On this day, "Dong Mao" received an invitation from the number one elder of the Maolin Ant Kingdom to visit the lake with him.
He eats and drinks every day, and can only practice with the God Envoy King and his subordinates through flying knights. He suddenly feels relaxed, and it is difficult for "Dong Mao" who is used to hard work to adapt. So every day he tried to find ways to enrich himself, and took the initiative to invite the elders of the Maolin Ant almost every day. Even if the progress was slow, he was not discouraged. Although it is not possible to make an appointment smoothly every day, I have become familiar with all the elders.
Today was the first time I received an invitation from the other party, and it was also from the number one elder. Although the status of the elders in the Presbyterian Council of the Maolin Ant Country is equal, and the number one elder has a seniority advantage, he is still the nominal number one ant in the Maolin Ant Country. "Dong Mao" is still very excited. Just treat it as if the mission is successful.
As soon as he arrived at the appointment, he was still disappointed. The number one elder of the hairy forest ant clan was just like a newly married young male ant, excitedly introducing a new "toy" without mentioning the mission of "Dong Mao". Things.
On the shore of the main nest pool, a white "yacht" is moored quietly. 36 hairy forest ant workers are standing on the shore, with ropes on their backs connected to the "yacht". The number one elder is also on the shore, followed by guards, waiting for "Dong Mao".
"Dong Mao"'s eyes were immediately attracted, and he could recognize it at a glance as a ship, a ship made by ants. In the Eastern Territory Governor-General under his jurisdiction, there is a standing naval force, including a giant bamboo ship that has just been commissioned, and many walnut boats. "Dong Mao" himself once took a walnut boat to patrol the area along the Qinghe River. Very familiar with boats.
The boat in front of him was the first time "Dong Mao" saw a water vehicle built by other ant tribes. Although it obviously did not use walnuts as raw materials, the purpose and craftsmanship were easy to understand.
This white "yacht" is made of a large nut the size of a single peanut. This kind of nut is produced in the nearby woods. Some trees grow near the water. The shell of the nut is pure white in color. It is light yellow when it is newly ripe. It will bleach after being exposed to the sun.
The white-shelled nut looks like a hazelnut from the side, with a pointed top and a rounded bottom. When mature and falling, the rounded surface will naturally fall to the ground with the pointed side facing up due to gravity. In autumn, many yellow and white-shelled nuts often float on the water, which are blown by wind and water. The power spreads to expand the population. On the upper tip of the nut, there are three bud holes distributed in an arithmetic triangle. When the seeds germinate, the shell will not crack, and the buds and roots will be drilled directly through the bud holes. Drill a hole through the bud hole, and the yellow-green nuts inside are sweet and rich, which is a local specialty. "Dong Mao" has been tasted several times. This kind of nut can be preserved for several years even in its shell and is invulnerable to water and fire.
If Zhu Jue were here and saw this kind of nut, he would definitely feel that this kind of nut is very similar to pistachios in the human world in terms of size and appearance, but there is a slight difference in shape. Later, Zhu Jue named it "Happy Fruit", which is a later story.
The current happy fruit yacht is parked quietly on the shore. Judging from the draft, the kernel inside has been hollowed out. There are no sails and other equipment on it, but there is a rope with multiple equally spaced knots. The upper part hangs down.
Elder Mao Linyi invited "Dong Mao" to board the boat. "Dong Mao" was also very curious, so he climbed on the rope and boarded the boat. The tentacles of the "Dongmao" in the middle felt the wall of the ship and found that the shell was thick and smooth. After climbing up, looking down from the top, the pistachio fruit is in the shape of an equilateral triangle. The three holes are located at the center quarter between the midpoint and the vertical line on the three sides.
The three holes were covered with insect shells, and they were all open at this time. "Dong Mao" and the elder got in, and "Dong Mao" couldn't help but sigh at the luxury of the nobles of the Mao Lin ants.
With the help of the sunlight coming through, "Dong Mao" could clearly see the inside of the small cabin:
Although the space is very small, which is equivalent to the nest chamber of an ordinary nest, there is a flat floor on the ground. It is made of green bamboo skin and has been washed with acid to maintain the green color of the bamboo. It will not fade for many years - with the processing ability of ants, just this layer of bamboo skin flooring will take a long time. Under the bamboo skin, it is said that there is crushed sand and gravel from the warehouse. According to the elder's request, the white sand and gravel produced on the nearby water bank are always used. There is no furniture on the floor, but there are several baskets made of plant fibers, which contain nuts, nutshell containers for honey or honeydew or fermented wine, sweet dried fruits, dried meat and other delicacies. Snacks at the lake. The four walls of the bulkhead are also covered with thick ant felt imported from the ant United States. Three knotted ropes hang from the hole to the ground, which are the ladders going up and down.
At this time, "Dong Mao" felt the hull of the ship sway, and it seemed to be setting sail. He was accustomed to the posture of the ants from the United States with their hind limbs on the ground and the front body raised. It was not as stable as the posture of the elder Mao Lin ants with six limbs on the ground. He fell to the ground in one fell swoop. Fortunately, there was ant felt padding on the bulkhead, so it didn't hurt at all.
"Dong Mao" thought again that although the stability of standing and moving in this posture is slightly worse, it is not much worse. It can also free up the front two limbs to do other things, which is very convenient. Nowadays, many young male ants in other allied countries are also popular in this posture, and the country of Maolin ants is no exception. The number one elder is still an old-fashioned posture with six limbs on the ground.
The number one elder and "Dong Mao" had tentacles intersecting, and "Dong Mao" ignored his own mission and curiously asked about the happy fruit yacht. Elder Mao Linyi said proudly: How could the water god inheritance clan not have a boat? He also did not shy away from the fact that the nobles who visited the walnut boat brought back information and then imitated it themselves.
"Dongmao" is not worried about the loss of technology. Anyway, the God Envoy King is omnipotent. Now the navy of the God Envoy King's army also has much more powerful bamboo tube giant ships. This kind of small boat made of pistachios is not as big as a walnut boat. It is not at all One level.
However, "Dong Mao" also admitted that this ship still had the characteristics of the woolly forest ants. He climbed onto the deck and felt that the deck was tilting on three sides, so he could only hold on to the rope. The boat is moving very slowly on the water, with 36 hairy forest ant workers treading water in front of it to pull fibers. The speed is certainly not as fast as the walnut boat with sails, but it is more stable and flexible, and has a good-looking appearance.
After a long day on the boat, "Dong Mao" also understood that this yacht had no military value at all. The elders of the Mao Lin ants had no intention of establishing a naval army. They just took the boat to play around, as if they had a new and big toy.
According to the number one elder, the other elders will each have the right to use the yacht for one day in order. In order to balance, at this critical moment of the war, the Maolin ant clan also deployed thousands of ants to build more pistachio yachts, and finally Let each elder have his own exclusive yacht.
The number one elder is extremely proud of this!
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