Astral Ant Tribe

"Mo Lan! Have you been staying outside?"

"No...I came over to see if you were awake."

"Did I sleep for a long time this time?"

"Wrong! It was very short. It only took one day and two nights."

"oh!"

Long Bai was secretly happy.

The shorter the time spent in deep sleep, the better the body is in good condition and the evolution is smooth.

Long Bai also noticed that Mo Lan's eyes and mental energy had been focused on the bamboo tube held in his jaws, and took the initiative:

"The seed given by the blue god was successfully completed!"

"Great! Congratulations, Long Bai, you also have a god-given seed!"

Mo Lan asked: "Long Bai, are you ready to sow the seeds?"

Long Bai: "Yes! Now!"

Mo Lan: "No need to soak it in water?"

Mo Lan asked one after another: "Long Bai, do you know how to sow seeds? At least you have to find out whether they grow in water or on land, right?"

"I don't know...it's not difficult...let's go and give it a try."

Long Bai quickly ran back to the ant nest, took out the throne of control, and led the way to a small pool formed by a mountain stream at the lower level of the mountain.

Dig a hole near the water, put the seeds in, and fill it with a layer of sand.

Although it is not clear whether the azure god-given seed was born in water or on land, I am very sure that this thing is of the water system and loves water.

Then sow seeds by the waterside. After germination, observe the growth status and shape of the seedlings, and then make next plans.

Long Bai waved his tentacles, and the specialized soldier ants moved into action and surrounded the pool.

The ruling throne stopped aside. Long Bai and Mo Lan lay on the throne, guarding and waiting.

The vitality of the god-given seeds nurtured by the life sac far exceeds that of ordinary plant seeds.

Soaked by the spring water, only one day passed, and a crack opened at the top of the heart-shaped shell of the azure god-given seed.

After another day, the color of the fruit shell dimmed, the force lines disappeared, and the light blue shoots broke out of the shell and took root in the sandy soil.

In another day, the young shoots broke out of the ground with the fruit shell on their head.

Mo Lan took three rough stones and Long Bai stood next to the seedlings, scraping his toes and sprinkling the raw stone powder to replenish the original power.

In the close spiritual connection, Long Bai felt that it liked the original stone very much and was greedy for more force power.

Three days later, two thick green heart-shaped cotyledons finally broke free from the shell and unfolded in the bright morning sunshine. In the center, a little spore probed.

The mental power scans the rhizome, a bit like a tree.

However, looking at the buds, they look a bit like lotus leaves.

This made Long Bai, who had originally planned to take matters into his own hands, a little confused as to what to do.

I can only look at it again...

The young plants are upright and growing rapidly.

Three days later, the cotyledons withered, and the lotus-leaf-like young shoots jumped to a height of about 10 centimeters. After a day of light, the leaves slowly unfolded.

Round broad leaves, single leaf.

In the center of the leaf, a little bud tip emerged.

The main trunk is made of wood and looks more like an tree.

I knew that the plants of alien civilizations might be different from those of natural plants, but I didn't expect the differences to be so big.

Long Bai and Mo Lan searched their inherited memories and thought hard all day long, but could not find any plants with similar appearance.

The underground roots are all extending towards the pool, and you can 100% confirm that it loves water.

Mo Lan asked: "Dragon cypress, do you think it is a tree similar to a mangrove? A big tree growing in the water."

Long Bai: "Nine times out of ten, this is the case..."

Mo Lan: "Then if you plant it here, the summer sun will be hot and dry, and the mountain springs will dry up. Wouldn't it be a big problem?"

"Then transplant!"

"Move to the foot of the mountain and the river! As soon as possible!"

"Mo Lan, help keep an eye on the place here. I'll take the worker ants down the mountain and dig a puddle first."

Long Bai jumped onto the control throne, took off and returned to the ant nest.

Putting the ruling throne to its maximum position, Long Bai picked up the worker ants one by one and flew down the mountain, carrying the worker ants.

At the foot of the mountain is a small river ditch less than two meters wide, which is the continuation of the stream on the mountain.

Long Bai had already considered the issue of "the azure god-given seeds are aquatic plants" and had already chosen a location at the foot of the mountain.

We went straight to a low-slope depression four to five hundred meters away from the foot of the mountain.

The ruling throne shrank rapidly, and the worker ants fell to the ground with a clatter.

At a position seven or eight meters away from the river ditch, direct the ant colony to dig.

A shallow pond for temporary emergency use,

It doesn't need to be too big, about 3 meters long and wide. 80 special chemical worker ants cannot spread it, so 30 of them are divided to dig drainage channels.

There is no need to dig too deep. Dig down 0.8 meters and backfill with a layer of clay 0.3 meters thick to a depth of 0.5 meters.

Worked overtime and got it done in 4 days.

…

on the mountain,

The first broad leaf of the azure god-given seed grew rapidly, shrank, and turned into an open trumpet shape with the mouth facing upward. The diameter of the opening exceeded 0.3 meters.

Dark green, blue veins, smooth surface, tough texture, leaf edges turned down, thick and serrated.

The main trunk under the leaves is straight and strong, with a height of more than 0.2 meters.

The buds from the center of the leaves are also jumping upwards, reaching 0.2 meters, and the second broad leaf is about to unfold.

Long Bai and Mo Lan carefully dug it out, carried the roots with a spider silk bag, carried it to the throne of control, and airlifted it down the mountain.

In the center of the newly dug pond, a tree pit had been left long ago, and the azure god-given seeds settled again.

Long Bai shook his tentacles and issued an order.

30 specialized chemical worker ants excavated at the same time to clear the last half meter between the canal and the river ditch.

The river water flows into the pond along the channel, and soon approaches the depth of the bottom of the first broad leaf.

Long Bai continued to instruct the chemical workers to push the two prepared sheepskin bags filled with gravel into the ditch, and then backfilled them with clay to completely seal them to prevent the pond water from flooding the leaves of the azure god-given seed.

Just dig it out when you need to replenish water.

Mo Lan watched the whole process and was amazed and admired.

"Long Bai, is this okay?"

"It's enough for a short time."

"How long?"

"Currently, our plants are still very young and the number is not large. We can handle it if there is a drought, and the pond on the mountain can be put aside. I will first dig a few more large ponds with a depth of 1 meter to 1.5 meters around this small pond. , dug through, connected into one piece, integrated with the river ditch."

Long Bai shook his tentacles, pointed to the southeast, and said:

"In the future, if the depth of the pond is not enough as the azure god-given seeds grow, we can dig down half a meter of the whole valley and use the excavated soil to block the entrance of the valley. Convert this depression into a reservoir.”

“In the future, orchards will be opened at the foot of the mountain, and water will be diverted from the reservoir for irrigation.”

Long Bai raised his front legs, pointed to the mountains to the west, and said: "In the future, when the ant colony develops and grows, we can dig a large reservoir on the ridge over there, open up a river channel, and collect it down the mountain to replenish water for the reservoir under the mountain and also provide irrigation. Orchards along the way.”

Mo Lan fluttered her wings and rose into the air, looked around and praised: "Long Bai, you are so smart!"

Mo Lan landed on the ground, pointed at the pond and asked: "Long Bai, what should I do if there is heavy rain and rising water? The blue god-given seeds are not afraid of being flooded, right?"

"Mo Lan, you always find problems quickly."

Long Bai praised it and said: "However, this is not a problem. We will go back and widen the river channel at the mouth of the valley to ensure that it can be drained away in time when there is a flood."

"oh!"

Mo Lan looked up at the sky and said, "Longbai, it's gloomy. It's going to rain. You have to dig out quickly."

Long Bai: "Yeah..."

Mo Lan turned to look at the azure god-given seed, and said: "Longbai, with leaves of this shape, water will accumulate inside when it rains, right?"

Long Bai: "There will definitely be water accumulation."

Long Bai said: "The forms of all animals and plants are natural evolution, and the results of natural selection have their own reasons. There is no need to worry about it at all."

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