Chapter 33 Midsummer
In the expectant eyes of Long Bai and Mo Lan, the deep blue did not lead to a new round of rapid growth, but the existing three leaves grew thicker, and the fourth A broad leaf has yet to unfold.
Many larvae and grasshoppers of unknown origin appeared in the small pond.
The most outrageous thing is that at some point, a frog passed through the defense of 12 soldier ants, jumped into the pond to lay eggs, and hatched a large group of tadpoles.
Zhanlan behaves very friendly and even a little happy towards these creatures that invade the territory.
The tadpole will develop into a frog, and Mo Lan is not happy about it.
The pond has just been fertilized, and Long Bai is reluctant to release water to catch them.
Children and waterhoppers will turn into mosquitoes and dragonflies and fly away.
As for the tadpoles, wait until they turn into frogs before getting rid of them.
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There are too many things to be busy with up and down the mountain.
The incubation room must be inspected every morning and evening to leave pheromones.
Mowing grass to replenish digester.
Grow some cypress trees on the mountain, loosen the soil and fertilize them, and let them grow taller before the heat in early summer.
The nursery where ordinary seeds are sown needs careful care. Ordinary plants are much more fragile than Force plants.
There was also a large pond at the foot of the mountain. Long Bai spent most of his time and energy on it, and it took him another twenty days to finally dig it.
The sun became fierce.
There has been no rainfall for 8 consecutive days, and the flow of water in rivers and ditches has decreased significantly.
Long Bai led the ant colony and worked overtime, and Mo Lan also came to help. Together, they dug the diversion channel in time and filled a large pond with water.
The growth of Azure requires sufficient light and likes a climate with high temperature and humidity.
Under the scorching sun, the growth rate is accelerated.
The fourth broad leaf unfolds, and the height of the whole plant is nearly two meters. The main trunk at the bottom of the pond is about 5 centimeters thick.
The first broad leaf is about 0.6 meters in diameter and over half a meter in height.
The designed water depth of the small pond is 0.5 meters, and it can be filled with water.
Long Bai felt a little relieved at this time and continued digging,
On the west side of the small pond, dig a large pond with a side length of about 6 meters and a depth of about 1.5 meters.
However, it is not as urgent as before.
Adjust working hours,
In the early morning when the sky is bright, I take the ants out of the nest to work. In the middle of the morning, when the sun is blazing, I stop working and return to the nest.
In the afternoon, when the sun sets, I will leave the nest and dig for a while, and then call it a day after dark.
In his free time, Long Bai either stayed by the small pond, telling stories to Zhan Lan and teaching some basic knowledge; or he huddled in an ant nest on the mountain, concentrating on eating and digesting Force food.
Many plant fruits are ripe during this season, and Mo Lan’s enthusiasm for searching for the seeds given by the gods has never diminished, and she wanders up and down the mountain every day.
......
At dusk,
Long Bai took the worker ants out of the nest to work.
Mo Lan flew over carrying a bulging bag of spider silk.
Long Bai's thoughts moved slightly, and the throne of control was enlarged.
Mo Lan landed directly on the cushion.
"Longbai, eat fruit."
"Uh——"
Mo Lan opened the bag, took out a bunch of raspberries and handed it to Long Bai, then took out another bunch and threw it to the ant colony below.
A worker ant came forward, touched it with its tentacles, licked it, and turned away.
Long Bai doesn’t like to be vegetarian either.
However, the Blue Light Scan of the Throne of Dominance always says that nutrition is imbalanced, and there are also cases where animals are mixed and matched and still unbalanced.
Try some fresh fruit.
"Long Bai, don't giant-headed ants like to eat raspberries?"
"Eat it."
"Why doesn't the worker ant eat it?"
Long Bai waved The tentacles gave orders to the worker ant just now to come back and eat the raspberries, and then ordered several nearby worker ants to go up and help.
Seeing this, the nearby worker ants turned around and ran away.
Most of these fruits are not ripe, and the unripe ones are extremely sour. Long Bai pulled the spider silk bag and took out two more skewers, picking and choosing, throwing away the unpalatable ones.
“Hahaha...”
Mo Lan giggled when she saw this.
After laughing,
Mo Lan said seriously: "I've searched all over Longbai and Xianglan Mountains, but I haven't found any new god-given seeds. I'm thinking, over there at Molan Mountain... let's go and look for it?"
< br>Long Bai: "It will be the dry season soon."
In view of the fact that Mo Lan has found a god-given seed of fruit orchid, a kettle made of ice and fire, Long Bai raised his six legs and agreed with it to hunt for treasure everywhere.
"Mo Lan, you can arrange it this way. I will use the throne of control to send you there, and you stay in Mo Lan Mountain to find it slowly. I will go back to Xiang Lan Mountain and help you manage the territory. I will come back in 15 days. Take it.”
Mo Lan tilted her head and thought for a long time, then agreed: “That’s okay!”
Mo Lan then began to explain: "Ordinary orchids should be watered less. When it is particularly dry, just water a little. When planting orchids, you should use your mental power to check the underground soil. If it is particularly dry, water it near them, water them thoroughly, and let them soak. The water seeped through..."
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In the early morning of the next day, we packed our luggage and set off.
Longbai has a strong sense of direction. He has been there once and recognized the direction of Molan Mountain, and controlled the throne to fly in a straight line.
Travel day and night and get to the place in just one day.
This trip also brought 10 worker ants with them, and they spent another day helping Mo Lan dig a cave for her to live in the mountains.
After the arrangements are made, we will return straight to Xianglan Mountain.
Unexpectedly, the sky in midsummer this year is not as clean as last year, and there are always clouds covering the sun.
Clouds gathered, thunder and lightning struck, and heavy rain poured down.
The second large pond, which was dug less than half a meter deep at the foot of the mountain, was flooded.
Long Bai was too lazy to dig drainage ditches, so he directed the worker ants to dig a third large pond directly to the south of the small pond.
As a result, it had only been two days of digging, and as soon as some outlines were dug out, there was another heavy rain that lasted the whole night.
The turbid flash floods rushed down carrying dead branches and leaves, submerging large and small ponds, and lasted for a whole morning before gradually receding.
There is no drought or dry season this year.
The plants planted in the territory do not require much care, and they are relatively leisurely in the hot summer.
Soon, the 15 days agreed with Mo Lan came up, and Long Bai simply packed up and set off.
The Throne of Control flew continuously for a day and night and arrived at Mount Molan.
"Molan?"
Approaching the cave, I found that the entrance of the cave was blocked with thorny branches.
Just as he was about to release his mental power to scan around, his mind suddenly turned and he hurriedly took back his mental power.
Mo Lan didn't have the habit of going out to plug holes.
After sensing the fluctuations in the force around me, it is clearly that it is sleeping and evolving in the cave!
Something almost happened!
If it is disturbed, the consequences will be disastrous.
Long Bai quickly controlled the throne to retreat.
Looking closely at the branches used for sealing, it was hot and the leaves were a little wilted, but there were no signs of dryness and the incisions were still relatively fresh.
Sleep for no more than one day.
Mo Lan should also be counting the time. He probably fell asleep last night.
It has eaten a lot of food that strengthens its comprehensive physical strength. It has only evolved from the second instar to the third instar, so there is no big problem.
Long Bai stayed at the entrance of the cave with peace of mind.
The principle of Throne of Dominance to assist in quickly completing sleep evolution is to provide sufficient force.
Without the assistance of the Dominion Throne, one can only slowly draw what is needed for evolutionary transformation from nature.
Four days later,
in the middle of the night,
violent fluctuations in the force suddenly came from the cave. This was a sign of entering the final stage. It lasted for a while and then subsided.
Another day passed, and the force fluctuations in the cave returned to calm.
"Long Bai?!"
"Mo Lan, are you awake? Are you hungry? You sort out the inherited memories first, and I'll get some food back."
Long Bai took a look at the blocked dead branches, controlled the throne and entered the cave, letting it rest on the throne while he went out on foot to hunt.
(End of this chapter)