In [Little Magnet City], which had just experienced a war, when the Southern Governor "Ramboser III" stepped into this lair, the broken traces left by the war could still be seen everywhere.
There are bloodstains here that have not been cleaned up, and the tunnels opened during the siege there have not been filled in, or a broken piece of iron breastplate was left by the road without bothering to pick it up and recast it.
However, despite the damage, the size of the ant colony in this nest has initially recovered. There are bustling ants everywhere, repairing the wounds of the past six months bit by bit.
Except for the die-hard crow honey elements who resisted desperately, the other ants in the city, especially the craftsman ants in the workshops, were basically ignorant and coerced. They only knew that the nest was being besieged and did not know that they were already in the siege. was defeated among the rebels.
While besieging [Little Magnet City], the Legion of the God Envoy continued to penetrate deep into the lair through tunnel tactics, and also took the opportunity to rescue some aborigines, who all quickly turned around. After [Little Magnet City] was liberated, except for those who died of illness, starvation or were accidentally killed, seven out of ten of the aboriginal people there survived and also submitted to the orthodoxy.
After the Governor of the Southern Territory, "Ramboser III", came here, he quickly felt that the conditions of this nest were good. First of all, there were important iron mines, ironwork workshops, and charcoal kilns. Secondly, the transportation was also convenient, and the size of the ant colony was relatively large in the Southern Territory. It was so big that he chose this place as the governor's residence.
"Lamboser III" is the first batch of male male ants bred in the Ant Federation. It is highly valued by the King of Divine Envoys. Zhu Jue personally formulated the educational curriculum for these male male ants. The few male male ants that have been cultivated so far have been passed through the grassroots level. After training in the military and local areas, he has gradually moved into mid- and high-level positions since last year, and is the successor to the top core of the future Ant Alliance.
For example, "Ramboser III" himself is the best among the male ants. His name was given by the protagonist. The previous male ant "Ramboser II" died in an accident and left no one to inherit the name. Zhu Jue gave him "Ramboser", a title that symbolized the top status and glory of the Ant Alliance, which also reflected Zhu Jue's expectations and respect for him.
"Ramboser III" first joined the army after graduation, and became the commander of the army from a young captain. He participated in two wars against the original Pavement Ant Empire and had outstanding military exploits. He also served as a national and local official in the satellite city of Pioneer City and accumulated administrative experience.
Zhu Jue valued his experience and talents in both military and political aspects. This time he entrusted him with an important task and became one of the three governors of the Ant Alliance. This was also the first time that a nobleman had obtained military and political power in a region, representing the place of the Ant Alliance. An innovation in the governance system - in the past, Zhu Jue adopted a policy of strong branches and weak branches. The hives in various places were autonomous but not strong, and were not allowed to be united. They could only accept the remote control of the main hive.
Although the objects that the Governor of the Southern Territory needs to exploit are only some indigenous ants in the mountainous areas outside the Southern Territory, the terrain and environment here are complex and there are many ant tribes, so it is not easy to conquer. Although "Ramboser III" has the title of Governor of the Southern Territory, he is authorized to control only [Little Magnet City] and the 24 surrounding nests. They are all small and medium-sized nests. The total number of ant colonies is no more than 150,000, and there are no mountainous areas. The numerous indigenous ant tribes add up to a fraction more than that. Even with technical and organizational advantages, rapid expansion is not easy.
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After "Lamboser III" settled in [Little Magnet City], he immediately started to arrange it.
The current top priority is to hunt down the remnants of the Crow Honey elements. There are two squads of flying knights under the governor of the southern border, one for reconnaissance and one for combat flying knights. "Ramboser III" has sent half of the reconnaissance flying knights out, and the rest mainly Undertake communication tasks.
Among the troops that have been assembled so far, "Lamboser III" dismissed the local garrison troops and asked them to return to their respective nests. On the one hand, he would not delay production, and on the other hand, he was afraid that the crow honey elements would suddenly emerge from the mountains and attack the weakly defended nests. Currently, except for [Little Magnet City] and nearby nests, which are heavily guarded, most of the other nests are operating as empty cities, only producing worker ants without any garrison troops.
In view of the fact that [Little Magnet City] has the most advantageous geographical location and can also be used as a base for expansion to the south in the future, "Lamboser III" also thought about leaving only one queen in the surrounding nests and gathering the rest of the queens here. , taking advantage of the warm weather to produce a large number of ant eggs, gathering troops and ant colonies before winter, opening a breakthrough in the mountainous area and establishing several strong camps.
According to the prisoners' previous confessions, the Yami elements had a camp that had been operating in the mountainous area for some time, so it could be the primary target. It's a pity that ordinary male ants and worker ants don't know the location of the camp, and the crow honey molecules wiped out the pheromones when they fled. We can only hope that the flying knight's investigation will yield some results.
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When the last camp of the Crow Honey elements was exposed, "Ramboser III" personally led two regular legions to encircle and suppress it, and quickly captured the camp.
It's a pity that the cunning "Jianiu II" escaped again, but "Lamboser III" is no longer worried. There are not a few die-hard elements around him to follow him, and he has no place to stay. It is the end of the road.
Looking at the camp run by the crow honey elements, although there are not many supplies, the location is well chosen. It is located halfway down the mountainside at the nearby commanding heights. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. There is a water source nearby, and there is also a small area of dense vegetation. The platform with many insects can supplement food. Compared with most of the bare hills nearby, it is a fertile land. Properly managed, it can support three to five thousand ant colonies, and use this commanding height to control the surrounding mountains.
"Ramboser III" left 10 teams to garrison and continue to pursue the remnants of the crow honey elements. He led his army back to [Little Magnet City] and began to organize a queen ant and a thousand worker ants to settle in the mountain camp. It is necessary to find several male ants to serve as local officials in the camp.
After returning to [Little Magnet City], "Ramboser III" returned to the simple nest he sponsored, and without stopping, summoned a reconnaissance flying knight, who spent the past few days chasing down the crow honey elements and managing the affairs of the southern border. , as well as future development plans, are all made into information packets and transmitted to the Flying Knight.
Finally, "Ramboser III" took out a small piece of pottery with simple symbols on it, smeared his short-term pheromone on it and handed it to the flying knight.
This is a token of communication between "Ramboser III" and the great Divine Envoy King. It is a bit redundant in terms of the communication method of ants, but it symbolizes a kind of glory. Currently, only a few high-ranking nobles have this token. The flying knight holding the token can directly meet the God Envoy King without any communication before the short-term pheromone expires. It is generally used to convey urgent military situations or important information.
