Astral Ant Tribe

Run through Yinbai Mountain and complete the last big deal for the autumn traveling merchants.

The cold wind howled, and the heaven and earth were silent.

It's winter time.

Mo Lan stayed in the purple linden country to play.

Long Bai went to Ghost Fan Mountain alone, picked up Ghost Fan, and headed straight to the sea.

Locking the position accurately, he passed through the undersea starship channel with ease and entered the cave at the end of the Moran Continent.

Ghost Fan used its tentacles to sweep around the cracks in the door, using the 'Golden Pattern' ability in reverse to destroy the reinforcement left by the ancient flame spider.

Then use the metal decay ability to turn the lost metal into fine grains of sand, swallow it directly, and transform it into 'metal armor'.

Evolved to the Lord level, the ability is greatly improved, and the efficiency is much higher than that of the Mountain Lord level.

But after all, they are fighting against the power left by the Insect King, and they can still only wear it away bit by bit, and it consumes extra force.

After a while of busy work, Ghost Fan will jump onto the throne of control to resume consumption.

Long Bai took advantage of the rest of the ghost fan to lie down in front of the door and activated his soul-fixing ability.

Similar to what was observed last time, a small group of ants marched past every one or two days.

Occasionally, he may stay within the sensing range, busy climbing up and down trees, but usually he stays for a short period of time and then leaves.

After Gui Fan's unremitting efforts, the width of the gap is expanding day by day, and the sensing range is also expanding accordingly.

A semicircular sensing range with a radius of more than 10 kilometers and facing the south was quickly formed.

Within this range, it is easy to observe the activities of the ant colony.

No branch nest was found, it came from a distance.

They are also parcels of land that are divided into clearings of woodland.

Then, very regularly, he entered various plots and picked fruits up and down the trees.

Longbai continued to observe for a month, and found that they had visited the same plot twice and picked the same tree twice.

All plots are harvested in rotation.

Continue to observe,

Another month passed.

With the same frequency, in the same plot, they visited twice in one month.

Go up and down the tree, pick 2 times.

All plots rotate regularly.

What fruit can be picked twice in a month and last for two months?

In the inherited memory, there is absolutely no such high-yielding plant in the natural star realm.

There are a large number of small and medium-sized ants going up and down the trees, and it is unlikely that they are hunting insect pests.

But,

What are you doing?

One should think about what is in the trees.

Besides leaves, what else is there on the trees?

There are only leaves on the trees.

Long Bai observed and thought for a long time before suddenly realizing that the ant country opposite might feed on leaves.

Definitely not termites.

Then there is only one possibility left: true leaf-cutting ants

A special ant race that is highly similar to termites and can awaken the talents of wood and earth elements. They grow mycelium on leaves and feed on it.

A powerful branch of the ant clan recorded in the inherited memory.

Like the giant-headed ant, it has five body types: specialized, large, medium, small, and micro, and is good at farming and management.

They have almost no food restrictions and their populations are huge, reaching millions or tens of millions.

There are no such ants in the Yunji Continent, the Wanzu Continent, and the Wanguo Continent ruled by the ant tribe and the bee tribe that Long Bai is familiar with.

It turns out they are not extinct.

It turns out that it lives in the southern hemisphere.

Long Bai told his guess and discussed it with Gui Fan.

Ghost Fan also determined that the opposite side was a certain tribe of leaf-cutting ants.

And it is certain that many animals and plants that have been recorded in inherited memories but have never been seen should live in the southern hemisphere.

…

It took two months for Guifan to complete the cleaning work of all the door seams of the entire door.

The door is unlocked,

But there is a stone wall behind the door blocked by the powerful Spider King of the Flame Spider Tribe who has strengthened it with earth-based abilities.

If the door cannot be pushed open, Baifan needs to evolve to the lord level and use his earth ability to destroy it.

"Long Bai, are we going back?"

Ghost Fan asked.

Long Bai said: "The door gap is too narrow and it is inconvenient to operate. Ghost Fan, is the metal of the door completely unable to be shaken?"

Ghost Fan: "It can be shaken. But it is a hundred times more difficult than the door crack. The door is made of an alloy that is very strong in itself, and the reinforcement is even stronger. I can only destroy it bit by bit."

Long Bai: "Oh——"

Long Bai: "How long does it take to dig a hole with a diameter of four to five centimeters in the crack of the door?"

Ghost Fan: "That might take half a year."

Long Bai: "..."

Ghost Fan: "I can work overtime, maybe I can get through it in four or five months."

Long Bai shook his tentacles and said, "Let's give it up now. Let's come back next winter and dig it out."

Ghost Fan pointed to the gap between the two doors and asked: "Is there a hole in the middle so that Bai Fan can use his ability to take out the rocks inside?"

Long Bai: "Yes."

Ghost Fan: "Long Bai, the stone wall opposite is harder than metal. You should bring Bai Fan over to see if it works. What if Bai Fan has evolved to the lord level, but his ability cannot shake the stone wall..."

Then we can only wait a few more years and spend resources to help Baifan undergo another age evolution.

Long Bai: "That's what I meant."

Long Bai greeted: "Gui Fan, let's go, I'll take you back to the mountain."

…

Send Gui Fan back to Gui Fan Mountain, transfer to Bai Fan Mountain, pick up Bai Fan, and come to the cave of Molan Continent again.

Bai Fan turned around and looked at the surrounding murals. He raised his head hard and fixed his gaze on the map of the continent on the dome. He was inexplicably shocked.

"White rice?"

"The world is so big!"

"……yes."

"There must be many plants in the southern hemisphere that are not found in the northern hemisphere, right?"

"……affim."

"Very good."

Bai Fan withdrew his gaze, quickly ran closer to the stone wall, and looked at the mural with bright eyes.

At some point, Bai Fan also started to be keen on collecting various plants.

Baifan evolved to the Mountain Lord level, and after awakening its earth ability, it took advantage of its ability talents to complete the reclamation of Baifan Mountain intermittently.

The managed plants have expanded from rice trees to various easy-to-live plants.

"Long Bai, is this an ivory coconut?"

Bai Fan raised his paw and pointed at a plant on the mural high up.

"It seems so."

Long Bai had seen the murals a long time ago. They mainly recorded the various daily activities of the Flame Spider Kingdom's production, management and traveling trade. There was nothing particularly noteworthy.

Long Bai raised his paw and pointed at the door, saying, "Want to try white rice first?"

"What two huge spiders!"

"How much metal was used for this door? It cost a lot!"

"Let me try……"

Bai Fan looked at the spider-shaped relief on the door, sighed, and walked forward quickly.

He sensed it for a while through the crack in the door, raised his paw, and tried it. The original energy gathered at the tip of the talon and hit it.

"no……"

Bai Fan was not willing to give in, so he put on more flexible tentacles, gathered his original energy, and punched through the crack in the door.

"not now……"

Bai Fan pondered, thinking, and said slowly: "The sealing is made of special silt, which is stronger than any rock after being solidified with earth-type abilities. The earth-type abilities used for solidification are also extraordinary, and are extremely difficult to reverse."

Bai Fan: "I definitely can't do it at the Mountain Lord level. At the Evolution Lord level, I can only grind slowly and destroy it bit by bit."

Long Bai: "How long will it take?"

Bai Fan: "I won't know until I evolve to the lord level and try it. It will definitely be very time-consuming. It will be difficult to do."

--All right.

Long Bai tapped his tentacles and said, "Baifan, let's rest here for two days and leave in two days. I'll go to the Purple Lime Worm Country to find the Citizen Sacred Tree and help you get a grant."

Bai Fan was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "Thank you first, Long Bai Ant King!"

Bai Fan added: "I just want to take a look at these murals. Longbai Ant King, if you are not tired, we can rest for one day."

…

Leave after one day.

Long Bai sent the rice back to the mountain, turned around and headed straight to the purple linden country.

Mo Lan was keenly aware of the fluctuations in the force and came forward.

"Long Bai, how are you?"

"The ghost fan has successfully removed the metal blocking the cracks in the door."

"Any new discoveries?"

"A little……"

The ruling throne landed vertically under the Citizen tree.

The mental powers of Lin Nan, Zilin, and Yexiang all came over.

Lin Nan Sacred Tree: "Little Ant, is the door open?"

Long Bai: "Soon."

"Soon?"

Lin Nan's sacred tree was furious, "I've seen it a long time ago, you are all useless! So many rough stones have been spent on a simple door, but it hasn't been opened yet!"

Long Bai ignored it, raised his head and said: "The Citizen Sacred Tree, the ghost fan has cleaned all the metal blocking the door. The door can be moved. I just wait for Baifanshan Lord to evolve into a lord, and then gradually remove the metal blocking the door." Dig out the stone wall.”

Citizen Tree: "Well done!"

Long Bai: "I took Baifan over and tried it. With the strength of its current 'soil improvement' ability, it is completely unbeatable. I'm worried that it won't be able to do it after it evolves to the lord level..."

Just in time, Huang Zhan noticed the movement and ran over.

Citizen Sacred Tree: "Then I will arrange another 1 million raw stones for the god-given food for Bai Fan. Huang Ya, you can keep the account."

Huang Ke: "...note it down."

Long Bai: "There is another new discovery. According to my two-month observation, there should be a kingdom of leaf-cutter ants on the opposite side..."

"The Kingdom of Leafcutter Ants?"

"What kind of ant is a leafcutter ant?"

Linnan Sacred Tree and Yexiang God-given Seed asked questions at the same time.

Long Bai explained: "A special tribe of ants that cut plant leaves to cultivate mycelium and feed on the mycelium. It is very similar to my tribe of giant-headed ants. In total, we are somewhat related..."

Lin Nan Sacred Tree: "That's okay, then it shouldn't be a threat to our plan."

Long Bai: "..."

Citizen Tree: "Let's get down to business. In any case, at the lord level, try to avoid contact between the Ant Tribe and the Flame Spider Tribe in the Molan Continent. According to the plan I mentioned, after the door is opened, dig a tunnel directly to the depths of the seabed. First, start from Sneak into the deep sea into the Moran Continent, try to figure out the situation on that continent, and then make further plans."

Long Bai: "I understand."

Citizen Tree: "There is too little information, and I have nothing else to say for the time being."

Long Bai: "I'm going to see the barberry..."

Linnan Sacred Tree rarely said in a serious tone: "Longbai Ant King, I have a suggestion for you. It is better not to use the Zuowang named Spades to lead the ant army to protect the seeds given by the White Barberry god."

Linnan Sacred Tree: “It is in name only.”

Linnan Sacred Tree is very keen on training Zerg warriors. So far, it has only been willing to teach two Zerg warriors, one raspberry and one spade.

Raspberry pretends to die when she disagrees with him.

There are many tricks in spades. Today it is a stomachache, tomorrow it is a broken leg, the day after tomorrow it is cloudy and stuffy and the whole body is weak, the day after tomorrow it is windy and rainy and it is easy to break the leg...

In short, they are unwilling to endure hardships and hardships.

Long Bai: "...Forget it, Spades is spoiled. I'll come back in exchange for Hei Ye." (End of Chapter)