The weather was clear and the sea was calm.
High in the sky, a dense group of flying insects passed by, drawing a dim shadow on the ground. The shadow passed through the weeds and treetops, and penetrated into the far end of the sight!
This is the "Spider Wolf II" group flying upstream along the Qinghe River to their homeland. They have been flying for several days and finally arrived at the most critical fork in the road.
In the past few days, two teams of one hundred flying knights guarded the "Spider Wolf II" riding a dragonfly mount, heading west from the starting point. They first passed through the territory of the Black Fire Ant Nation, passed through the Great Wall battlefield on the Western Front where fierce fighting was taking place, and then passed through the depressed and dilapidated lost territory of the allies occupied by the Destroyers, and soon left the actual control range of the region.
There are no sacred trees or civilized ant tribes in this area within a short distance to the west. This area is a vast expanse of wild land, densely covered with barren and dangerous terrain. The envoy and his party flew from the air over swamps and riverbanks occupied by only a few indigenous ants. , hills, so barren that not even the Destroyer has visited.
Along the way, "Spider Wolf II" constantly relied on the information packets passed down from the group to check those iconic locations from the blurred memory to confirm that its course was correct. Although in theory it would be difficult for them to go the wrong way as long as they move along the Qinghe River, "Spider Wolf II" is still happy to identify the landmarks by himself. In his opinion, it is like experiencing the journey of his ancestors all over again, which is very special. Significant.
After arriving in the new area after drifting the walnut fleet, Zhu Jue, who rebuilt civilization, made major reforms to the surname inheritance system in the Ant Alliance. In the past, the Ant Alliance only gave names to ants who had made great contributions. The name was passed on to a new ant after the death of the ant who made great contributions. There was not much connection between the two generations of ants with the same name.
The only exception may be the "Xiao Mi" line. The three generations are all related by blood, because they are big worker ants, and no male ants question this. Ants themselves do not pay attention to individual genes and blood relationships, but only to the blood circulation of the entire ant clan, which cannot be measured by human reproduction.
After re-establishing the Ant Alliance, Zhu Jue reformed the name inheritance system, allowing the name bearer to select his successor ants during his lifetime. In addition to Zhu Jue's designation, he could also find suitable male ants of the new generation as successor ants. Once these heirs are confirmed, they will not only receive sufficient material support and an equal education among nobles, but they will also be allowed to study with their parents after their marriage and learn from their experience.
In this way, the characteristics of some title holders can be passed down through education, such as the Lambo Tu family who are good at defensive operations, and the Lambo Fei family who are good at administrative management, etc. These are all passed down from family to family. .
However, what followed was the familialization and relative solidification of classes within the top ranks of the Ant Alliance. Some old-time name-bearers were proud of their pedigree and controlled some important departments and even legions. Fortunately, as long as Zhu Jue is still there, the familialization of high-level officials will not subvert the current system. Zhu Jue is also vigorously promoting new title holders and constantly establishing new families to disturb the existing structure of these vested interests and ensure that the vitality among the top management will not be lost due to the solidification of the hierarchy.
The name "Spider Wolf" and the family "Spider Wolf" are undoubtedly the most core and most respected among the top leaders of the Ant Alliance. As a descendant of one of the four elders brought by Zhu Jue to the new land, and as the oldest individual among the second generation, "Spider Wolf II" is extremely proud and arrogant of his name and family.
So even though this journey may be difficult, he couldn't be more excited to be able to follow in the footsteps of his father's "Spider Wolf"! Along the way, he did follow the memory package given to him by his father and found many familiar places.
For example, the forest of water that I passed two days ago was the same forest where my father "Spider Wolf" followed Zhu Jue to plunder the eggs of the indigenous leaf-cutter ants. Now the leaf-cutter ants in the Ant Alliance are the same ones. Originated from here. As the president of the United Congress of All Races, "Spider Wolf II" knows this very well.
Another example is the constant ripples on the river and the fleeting huge figure on the water, showing the existence of a giant creature in the water - a fish. These aquatic animals were different from the various crustaceans and worms that "Spider Wolf II" was used to seeing, which surprised him, just like some inland residents in the human world who were surprised when they saw whales for the first time.
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After many days of flying, the "Spider Wolf II" envoys heading west along the Qinghe River finally found the suspected intersection of the Qinghe River and the Dahe River. Since both Zhu Jue and "Spider Wolf II" had unclear memories of the intersection of the two rivers, "Spider Wolf II" did not immediately move the troops.
It was getting late, so the envoy and his party simply found a tree hole to camp in a big tree by the river.
At dusk, "Spider Wolf II" looked out and saw countless mosquitoes flying by the water, forming mosquito pillars, like miniature tornadoes. He remembered the mosquito meat pie that his father had always missed, so he asked the flying knights to catch some mosquitoes to make barbecue meat pie!
Using the same smoking method that their fathers had used while rafting, the flying knights soon brought back dozens of mosquito carcasses, kneaded them into meatballs according to the old method, added the refined salt powder they carried with them, and roasted them on the fire. . "Spider Wolf II" finally had the mosquito meat pie he had been longing for during dinner.
But just one bite completely shattered the expectations of "Spider Wolf II". This rough texture and bland taste simply did not meet the minimum expectations of "Spider Wolf II". After all, the Ant United Kingdom where he lives has no shortage of all kinds of meat and a variety of condiments. The variety of food is rich, and his taste has long been cultivated. Zhu Jue and "Spider Wolf" were homeless at the time and couldn't eat a bite of meat for a long time, so mosquito meat cakes with coarse salt were considered delicacies. How can one experience the delicious feeling of being in such a desperate situation if he has never experienced the abject "Spider Wolf II"?
This was just an episode in the trip. The next day, the flying knight who went ahead reported that he found a sandbank that matched his memory not far upstream of this tributary. It was the sandbank that was once covered with gluttonous snails. This could confirm that this sandbank was The tributaries are just big rivers.
So "Spider Wolf II" and his party immediately left Qinghe and flew along the river. At that time, Zhu Jue's walnut fleet drifted downstream for seven days before reaching the sandbank, but for the envoy traveling from the air, the journey only took two days to complete.
On the first day of March, "Spider Wolf II" finally saw a sparkling lake from a distance in the air - his hometown! just in front!
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