Chapter 83 Shanbei Reservoir
The winter when the worker ants don’t like to move.
Long Bai took the orchid, juniper, and juniper on the throne to inspect the topography of the north of the mountain.
There are two streams near Molan's territory, which converge into a ditch at the foot of the mountain, winding around the valley and heading east.
“We can use stones and clay to build a dike about 50 meters long to block the entrance of the valley over there.”
"There is a gap there, and we need to dig soil to fill it."
"If you want to build a reservoir, build it bigger. In the future, this reservoir can also take on the task of dry season irrigation for the orchards in the north of the mountain. Therefore, we still need Dig an irrigation canal to the west. The clay used to excavate the canal is also used to build the dam. "
"We not only need to increase the number of specialized worker ants responsible for the digging work, but also need at least 500 medium and large worker ants. Specially responsible for the transportation work. At present, the ant nest can only mobilize 200 ants at most, and about 300 more need to be added..."
Lying on the edge of the throne, Long Bai pointed with his tentacles, explaining his plan, and finally, controlled The throne of control is located on the gentle slope to the north of the valley floor.
"Mo Lan, next spring, I will first instruct the worker ants to dig a pond for you here with a side length of about 12 meters and a depth of about 1.5 meters. After you complete the evolution, you will first put the God-given seed of Gorgon Fruit Sowing ponds ”
"It is expected that in the year after next, the dam will be repaired and the reservoir will be filled with water."
Mo Lan worried: "Is 12 meters on a side too small? In case of drought..."
Long Bai pointed to the top of the slope and said: "Then dig another reservoir above with a side length of 6 meters and a depth of 2 meters, and reserve more."
"Okay." Mo Lan said slightly rest assured.
Long Bai switched the communication mode, shook his tentacles, and repeated his plan to Jue Bai beside him.
"Understood~" Junbai didn't understand at all, and said:
"Longbai Ant King, if we add 100 more special chemical worker ants and 300 large and medium-sized worker ants, the food problem will be very serious! Correspondingly, The number of specialized blue ants needs to be increased to 200, so that you and Mo Lan can travel far and wide with confidence."
Long Bai: "Create another giant soldier ant to be responsible for hunting for food. Go west, follow the divine barrier, go south and north, and there is endless food. Mo Lan and I have already given it a name. It is called Jucypress."
Junior listened to the conversation. The tentacles trembled, and he said excitedly: "Your Majesty! I have a suggestion! The giant cypress will guard the territory, and I will be responsible for leading the soldier ants to fight and hunt!"
"Juniper!"
Long Bai scolded, swung his tentacles, and slapped Juniper on the forehead. After thinking for a while, he did not directly deny it and said, "We'll see when the giant cypress is born."
Long Bai turned to Juniper and said: "Mo Lan and I will not go out this winter. You command the worker ants to dig out the tunnels running through the north and south of the mountain as soon as possible and build separate nests in the north of the mountain."
"Mo Lan, we are not afraid of the cold. Here we are. We can dig the pond slowly over the winter. If we have enough time, we can dig it a little bigger."
"Okay!" Mo Lan agreed.
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If Longbai controls the throne of domination in winter and travels to find the place of the Force, he cannot produce ant eggs because the low temperature at night may freeze the ant eggs and larvae to death.
An Xin stayed in Xianglan Mountain to run the Ant Kingdom.
The Force food is sufficient, and the giant soldier ants ‘Jucypress’ begin to cultivate.
Now the 5th instar ant king, the ruler of the throne, produces 5 ant eggs every 4 days.
First come 20 specialized blue ants to replenish the logistics reserve capacity.
Next are the specialized worker ants, 100 of which need to be replenished.
These will take a winter.
Then there are medium and large worker ants...the demand is quite large, and it is planned to be gradually completed in the spring, summer and autumn of the next year.
Soldier ants traveling far to hunt for food will definitely suffer battle damage, and they need to be replenished along the way.
……
Quiet winter.
Molan and Longbai go out early and return late, digging a pond in the north of the mountain.
Clear the vegetation, dig out the loose soil, pack it in bags sewn from sheepskin, and transport the throne away.
We are weak and inefficient.
Longbai also needs to frequently enter the ant nest to release pheromones to stimulate the differentiation and development of the 'Giant Cypress' in the larval stage.
The larvae of specialized blue ants and soldier ants eat a lot. Every now and then, Long Bai and Mo Lan need to go into the forest together to hunt large animals and replenish food for the ant nest.
When the molan seeds on the mountain pulled out their flower spikes, only an outline of less than half a meter deep was dug out of the 12-meter-long pond.
Jueberry directed the worker ants to dig a tunnel through the mountains, leading directly to Mo Lan's cave, and then opened another ant nest.
There is a small branch nest every 100 meters in the tunnel, where soldier ants or worker ants live all year round. If there is an emergency in the south or north of the mountain, the information can be quickly transmitted to the opposite side, and the soldier ants can be mobilized to rush to the rescue in time. ……
Time flies.
The orchids are blooming.
Spring returns to the earth. Busy season.
This year has been unprecedentedly busy.
The territory requires planting plants to loosen the soil and fertilize.
Sow seeds of new life.
The cypress trees are blooming, and the flowers should be thinned appropriately as usual.
Clean up the reclaimed wasteland and transplant the cultivated torreya, large-fruited hemlock and Kui chestnut seedlings.
Sow seeds of silver cypress and juniper macrocarpa to cultivate new seedlings.
The two hills in the south and north of the mountain are planned to be planted with cypress trees. The land reclaimed last year needs to be plowed, weeded and the soil matured.
The Shannan reservoir where the azure god-given seeds have taken root still needs to be sown with rice and sown with black lotus seeds and gorgon seeds.
The busiest thing is in the north of the mountain. The pond for the roots of the God-given seeds of Molan is continuing to be dug deeper. The pond above specially used for water storage must also be excavated at the same time.
The slope here is located above the river ditch and cannot be diverted. It needs to be dug as early as possible to store water when it rains in spring.
The number of large and medium-sized worker ants responsible for transportation is insufficient, so Long Bai still needs to use the control throne to lift.
Mo Lan is clearing out the weak plants that were sown in previous years and transplanting newly cultivated orchid seedlings. Clean the nursery and sow the 'hybrid orchid' studied last year.
Specialized soldier ants bred in winter are being produced one after another.
Mo Lan is also responsible for hunting food for the ant colony, and is so busy that she doesn’t know what to do about the east, west, and north.
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A bright spring noon.
The Shanbei excavation project is in full swing.
The downhill pond and the uphill pond were dug at the same time, and the cypress and juniper cypress each directed the worker ants to work.
The familiar and intense pheromones suddenly came from the distant hillside.
Two giant soldier ants came, surrounded by hundreds of specialized soldier ants.
"Your Majesty, the giant cypress has emerged!"
The juniper rushed to the dragon cypress first, and hurriedly explained: "I didn't cause trouble! It broke out of the cocoon on its own. Then it wandered around and came to the north of the mountain..."
You are just asking for it!
Long Bai waved his tentacles, whipped the juniper twice, turned his head and shook his tentacles, and called the juniper forward.
Look carefully and inspect.
The juniper is currently in its second instar and has evolved and grown once.
The giant cypress is slightly smaller than the juniper. It has well-developed jaws and six slender and powerful limbs. It is a normal cocoon.
The reason why it was born was that its carapace was not dark enough.
"Your Majesty..."
Under the urging of Juniper, Giant Cypress shook its tentacles to greet Long Cypress.
“Giant Cypress!” Juniper stepped forward to greet him.
"Juniper..." The juniper timidly retreated behind the juniper, and shook its tentacles to command the specialized soldier ants to protect itself.
Long Bai was dumbfounded: What happened to this giant soldier ant?
Introverted and shy?
Or are you born timid and cowardly?
The giant soldier ants have to lead the soldier ants in battle. If you are timid, you will be in trouble.
Long Bai thought for a while, shook his tentacles, and ordered: "Juniper, take Ju Bai to familiarize himself with the territory, and then explain some basic knowledge to it."
(End of this chapter)