Astral Ant Tribe

"Long Bai, I'm going home first!"

As soon as Xianglan Mountain appeared in the field of vision, Mo Lan left a few words, kicked her legs into the air, and flew away.

Molan left its territory for more than three months.

During this trip, Long Bai was away for 68 days, and it was already the end of autumn.

The ruling throne went straight to the pond at the foot of the mountain.

The eleventh broad leaf of the azure god-given seed has been fully expanded, and the plant is more than 6 meters tall.

As the weather turns cooler, the growth rate slows down and it is about to enter the dormant period.

"Azure!"

Long Bai greeted.

The ruling throne slowly descended, close to the water.

After such a long time, the fruits under the leaves seem to have only grown a little, and they are green and green particles the size of peas.

However, the rice sown in late spring has been mature for a long time, and it is a long golden line around the bank of the pond.

The lotus leaves began to wither.

The frogs, which are particularly active in the summer, were nowhere to be found.

"Long Cypress."

With deep thoughts of joy in his blue mind, he greeted one after another:

"Long Bai, long time no see."

"Long Bai, where is Mo Lan? Have you gone far this time?"

Long Bai replied: "Molan went back to see its fruit orchid. We walked very far this time. We first went to the South Suzhou Mountain..."

Long Bai was telling about his travel experience, but suddenly stopped, simplified his language, and spoke directly to the key points, saying:

"We found two more places of force. One was empty and named 'Jianlan Plain'; the other was inhabited by a red fox warrior, two ball warriors, one large and one small, and a wild white rice tree. The seed given by God is named 'Baifanshan'."

"oh--"

"so amazing."

Azure admired.

Long Bai knew that it was not interested in this, so he took the initiative to ask: "Zhanlan, is there enough nutrients at the bottom of the pond? Winter is coming soon, would you like me to bring some swamp water and pour it into your leaves to topdress before winter?"

"need……"

Zhan Lan is still a bit shy, and she begged with some embarrassment: "Long Bai, can you harvest the rice on the bank? Sow it again next spring."

Long Bai agreed: "Of course! I will go back to the mountain to make arrangements! Next year we will plant a large circle of rice around the pond!"

Zhan Lan: "There are also lotus flowers. Frogs like to squat on the lotus leaves..."

Long Bai: "Don't worry about that. Next spring, they will sprout and grow on their own, growing many lotus leaves and blooming lotus flowers."

"Great!" Zhan Lan was happy.

"Okay. Zhanlan, I'll go back to the mountain first and check out the situation on the mountain. I'll come over later to find you."

Long Bai gave an explanation, and the ruling throne slowly rose and floated toward the ant nest on the mountain.

…

Surrounded by five special chemical worker ants, Juniper trotted out of the nest to greet her.

Long Bai used his claws to cut the hemp rope binding the bamboo tube.

Three large bamboo tubes contain medium, small, and micro worker ants cultivated along the way, as well as some ant eggs and larvae.

First move down the ruling throne and let the worker ants move back to their nest.

"Juebee, while I'm away, the territory will be fine, okay?"

Long Bai asked, throwing down the spider silk bag containing Force food and ordering the special chemical worker ants to move the storage room.

The ruling throne began to shrink and flew closer to a rock.

Long Bai shook his tentacles.

10 specialized blue ants and 5 large blue ants cultivated on the long journey lined up and walked to the rock, then walked along the rock to the ground and walked into the ant nest.

Jue Bai: "Everything is fine."

Juanbaihui reported: "Twelve days ago, the fruits of the cypress tree in Shannan Territory matured. According to your instructions, they were harvested, dried, and stored in spider silk bags."

"The day before yesterday, the fruits of the Moran species in Shanbei were ripe. I also helped pick them and were drying them."

"Okay! Let me take a look..." Long Bai asked: "Where is the juniper? Is it guarding the god-given seed of the fruit orchid in the north of the mountain?"

Juniper shook its tentacles and directed two chemical worker ants to return to the nest to carry cypress seeds, and then said to Longbai:

"The junipers have gone into the mountains and forests to hunt."

Long Bai asked: "Isn't there enough food in the ant nest?"

Juniper: "Food is plentiful in autumn, and the ant nest is always fully stocked."

Juniper noticed the displeasure in Longbai's mood and hurriedly explained: "Both Juniper and I believe that spring is the season for the reproduction of all things, and it is not appropriate to hunt too much. You can hunt more in autumn and winter, store enough food, and then spring Hunting is prohibited. In this way, there will always be endless prey in our territory, and the ant nests will have endless food."

"Hmm -" Long Bai was stunned and said: "It makes sense!"

Long Bai skipped the topic and asked: "How is the damage done to the soldier ants?"

Jue Bai: "During the time you left, 6 junior specialized soldier ants were killed in battle and 4 were disabled. 2 intermediate specialized soldier ants were killed in battle and 2 were disabled. Large, medium, small and micro soldier ants were lost. A total of 14 animals were killed and 5 were disabled."

Such huge battle losses!

Long Bai jumped up when he heard this.

"How did Juniper lead the army? Without its command before, the soldier ants themselves would not have suffered such heavy casualties when they left their nests to hunt, right?"

Jue Bai: "In the past, Mo Lan helped us hunt, and he often brought large animals. One wild boar is enough for us to eat for a month."

Long Bai: "..."

Long Bai was silent.

Both juniper and juniper have their own thoughts and ideas.

Is this why they originate from the Throne of Rulership?

Before he left, he made it very clear: defend the territory! Take good care of your plants!

Orthodox intelligent worker ants and giant soldier ants will absolutely obey the orders of the ant king.

This is certainly not the case with juniper and juniper.

Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

If they start to think and act independently, should I teach them from an early age like I would a little warrior? Give them more knowledge and teach them how to do things like insects.

Long Bai was silent for a long time, then threw down the five empty gourds on the throne and said: "Juan Bai, these are gourds. Instruct the worker ants to dig two tables in the restaurant and put two on them. The other three are stored in the warehouse."

"I patrolled the territory..."

Just then, four special chemical worker ants came out of the nest carrying four small bags of spider silk.

The bag contains recently harvested cypress seeds.

The particles are very small, smaller than mung beans.

This year is the first time they have been produced. The flower buds were thinned out in spring to control the yield. There are only 200 to 300 cypress seeds in dragon cypress, juniper, juniper and giant cypress.

The output is very small.

For an intermediate ant king, the quality is acceptable.

Long Bai called the worker ants to send them to the blue ants, and they refined them all. Later, Mo Lan came over and had a taste together.

…

After a year of growth,

Both juniper and juniper trees are over 3 meters tall.

The branches of the juniper tree grow sideways, and the tree is huge, only 3 meters tall, but its size is larger than juniper and juniper.

Giant cypress is similar to dragon cypress, and the species of giant cypress is one size smaller than that of dragon cypress.

The cypress tree is over 2 meters tall and will bear fruit next year.

Dry cedar will not produce anything until the year after it is planted.

"Jiup!"

Long Bai shook his tentacles to summon.

Jue Bai received the message and rushed over surrounded by specialized chemical worker ants.

"Longbai Ant King, what's the problem?"

"Small question..." Long Bai pointed with his tentacles, pointed at the giant cypress seed in front of him, and said:

"Jiupe, let me teach you a little trick about tree seeding that many insects don't know."

"The branches that bear fruit are called 'fruit branches'. Once the fruits are mature and harvested, they are of no use. Leaving them on the tree wastes nutrients and affects the ventilation of the tree. Fruit branches will affect the growth and development of the plant and affect the next year. output.”

"Juniper, remember this. In the future, every time you harvest, remember to cut off the fruit branches as soon as possible."

"I understand..." Yuan Bai is very smart and can understand what Long Bai means, but...

Yuan Bai said worriedly: "Long Bai Ant King, won't this hurt your life seed?"

Long Bai: "It will definitely be fine if you just cut off the fruit branches."

"Okay...I'll send the little worker ants up to clean it up."

Juniper has an independent personality, clever and tactful but weak, less decisive. Only after getting a definite and affirmative answer from the ant king does he dare to call on the worker ants to work.

Long Bai continued to inspect other life species in the territory.

The three most important plants, Big Fruit Hemlock, Green Torreya, and Golden Pine Nut, all grew very slowly. Long Bai estimated that he would have to at least become a high-level ant king before they would start to produce crops one after another.

When Long Bai climbed up the ridge to inspect the Qing Torreya seeds, Mo Lan flew up after inspecting the territory.

"Long Cypress! Are all the cypress seeds mature?"

"Of course. The junipers have directed the worker ants to harvest them. Your junipers from the Mulan species have also been harvested for you and are now drying."

"Oh! I was just about to ask, where are my orchid seeds~"

Mo Lan glanced at the seeds of his green torreya tree in the distance, and urged: "Longbai, let's go and taste your cypress seeds."

Long Bai shook his tentacles and said: "Don't worry yet. Mo Lan, do me a small favor first. While the weather is still not cold, topdress Shanxia Zhanlan."

"Okay..." Mo Lan asked: "How old is the Azure Fruit? When will it mature?"

"Probably next summer, later autumn, maybe winter... I can't be sure."

It's the same as saying nothing~

Cymbidium:"……"

Long Bai led the way, and together they came to the biogas tank on the mountainside. They fetched water from a bamboo tube, carried it down the mountain, and filled each trumpet-shaped broad leaf of the azure god-given seed with a tube.

Thanks to book friend 20220519003419182, Sunset Outside the Mountains, and Marrying Eight Wives for your rewards.