[Big Magnet City] is a typical emerging industrial nest. It was only built a year ago, but it already has more than 100,000 ant colonies. It is a medium-sized nest in the Ant Federation.
The layout of this industrial nest is very different from that of a typical ant alliance nest. In addition to the distinctive characteristics of the ant mounds on the surface, the underground part has an unconventional layout.
The entire underground lair has a well-planned aspect. For example, the blast furnace smelting area is located on the west side of the lair, and the residential area is to the east to stay away from pollution, heat and noise. But on the other hand, due to the natural extension of the mineral veins underground, the lair is the largest in scale. The mining area extends irregularly with the veins underground. After a mineral deposit is mined, this area will be used for other purposes. Therefore, the layout of the nest is very random, and the overall shape is like a ball with three raised circles. shape.
Zhu Jue came to [Big Magnet City] for the first time. He had seen the appearance of smelting bases such as [Hematite City] and [Hardware City]. Even in winter, they were in full swing, showing off from the inside out. The power of large-scale industrial production.
When you step into [Great Magnet City], you can feel this power and also notice that it is different from the noise and chaos of other metallurgical bases.
Due to the very good geographical location of [Great Magnet City], in addition to magnetite veins, it is the intersection of several important ant tunnels in nearby areas, so the end point of the long-distance underground tunnel was chosen here. A large amount of materials from the southern border of the Ant Alliance were shipped here in the spring. They gather here in the three seasons of summer and autumn, and then send them to the main nest [Pioneering City]. There are a large number of warehouses for material transfer in the city. The south side of the underground nest is a livestock area, where thousands of animals are raised to serve metallurgy. and the big and small bugs of the transportation industry.
In the metallurgical district, blast furnaces stand side by side underground, with thick black smoke spewing out even in winter, as if active volcanic craters are showing their power. In the nearby industrial area, the metallic luster shines with a warm and cold light under the firelight and fluorescent bacteria.
The residential area is bustling with people. In addition to the residents of this nest, those traveling ants who have traveled long distances and are stranded here due to the snow and wind also stay here to spend the winter. The nests for living are very tight, and sometimes as many as hundreds of ants are crowded into one room. Inside, the smell is really strong.
The smell is equally strong in the livestock areas. Most of the hibernating bugs hide in underground caves as if hibernating, either gathering in groups or alone, being properly cared for by ants. The temperature here is deliberately controlled to be relatively low to facilitate the insects and beasts to rest in winter. In the air, the smell of insect bodies and feces was very strong. It was a compound odor that hit the tentacles hard, making Zhu Jue unbearable.
Maybe the ants are lazy in winter. The ground in the livestock area is full of insect excrement. It looks like it hasn't been cleaned for several days. Zhu Jue doesn't dare to stay casually. This made a red forest ant male who managed the livestock area feel ashamed. He even tore and bit the ant breeders of various races who were napping in the nearby nest to clean up. It was also an interesting episode.
Zhu Jue had two meals and stayed one night in [Big Magnet City].
The food here is not as rich as the main nest, but it is also quite unique. After all, it is located at the confluence of traffic arteries. The food variety is very rich, especially the large number of new-line food products from the south. For example, the chestnuts, which are a specialty of the chestnut forests in the south, are stored in [Big Magnet City]. They cut them into small pieces and roast them by the fire. They become as sweet as honeydew and pink as gravel, with a hint of winter. The smell of fireworks in it was so delicious that Zhu Jue couldn't help but eat a few more pieces.
Zhu Jue stayed in the dormitory of a high-ranking aristocratic male ant in [Big Magnet City]. There were soft ant silk beds and ant felt cushions that were popular among the aristocracy. It was similar to Zhu Jue's usual room layout. There were A sense of intimacy.
Of course, the main purpose of coming here cannot be forgotten. Zhu Jue inspected local industries and praised the managers who have made meritorious services. The local nobles also reported that the batch of goods requested by Zhu Jue at the beginning of last year had been prepared as scheduled.
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The next day, Zhu Jue returned to the main nest [Pioneer City] along the long-distance tunnel under escort, and continued to live a regular life.
A few days later, while Zhu Jue was handling official duties, a mysterious worker ant suddenly came to report that a mysterious ant had arrived from outside the nest...
In such a cold winter, when Zhu Jue went outdoors a few days ago, he could see thick snow, which almost completely buried the ant mounds in Pioneer City. In such weather, a visitor actually visited [Pioneer City], and it was a...
Zhu Jue suddenly understood in his heart that although the date has not yet arrived, what should come has come ahead of schedule!
Zhu Jue immediately ordered the other party to be invited in and taken directly to his palace. Facing strange visitors with unknown intentions, this order made the warriors guarding the entrance feel surprised and wary. However, the authority of the Divine Messenger King was there, so the guards obeyed obediently.
As soon as they were brought into the nest, the guards met the guards sent by Zhu Jue. These guards took over the visitors on Zhu Jue's order, covered them with thick ant felt, and sprayed them with ant extract extracted from flowers. The essence covers the scent and is then sent to Zhu Jue's palace.
It was not that no other ant nobles saw this mysterious behavior along the way, but seeing that they were being escorted by the Imperial Guards, no one of the ants who had just been shocked by Zhu Jue's bloody methods in the conservative case and the crow honey incident dared to ask questions without opening their eyes. Inquire.
In the palace, Zhu Jue saw the face of the mysterious visitor.
This is a worker ant of a pavement ant. It would be difficult for ants of other species to reach here alone through the cold outdoors. This pavement ant has an unfamiliar smell. It does not belong to the pavement ants in the Ant Alliance, nor does it belong to the pavement ant empire.
If we have to make a connection, this smell is partially similar to the scent of the Pavement Ant clan in the Ant United Kingdom, or it is similar to the Pavement Ant Barbarian Kingdom that has become the homeland of history, just like a The differences between nest ants after they were separated and evolved over a long period of time in different environments.
What alarmed the guard soldiers was that there was another aura about this pavement ant. Although it was partially covered by ice and snow outdoors and it was difficult to distinguish the details of the aura, it was obviously not a friendly aura. This aura was imprinted on the ant. Deep in the genes, hostility is aroused. If the opponent hadn't kneeled down in time to show that he was not hostile, he would probably have been attacked by the guards.
Zhu Jue, however, was not surprised at the arrival of this unique-smelling pavement ant. He let the other party enter the palace directly and retreated, leaving only the guard outside the double doors.
Seeing that there were no other ants left or right, the seemingly submissive pavement ant immediately straightened up and looked at Zhu Jue with its compound eyes.
Clusters of mycelium slowly emerged from the gaps in her carapace!
