Chapter 122 The innovation of foodies is a big step in the evolution of civilization
With the increasing number of ants in the kingdom, food must be a big problem.
Due to over-hunting in recent years, the number of large animals near Fanglan Mountain has dropped significantly.
Hunting must be banned for a while.
Long Bai has already set his sights on Black Lotus Lake.
This lake is naturally formed and has an irregular shape.
Overall, the length is over 3 kilometers, the width is nearly 2 kilometers, and the area is about 5 to 6 square kilometers.
A river flows in at the northwest end and flows out from the southwest end.
There are all kinds of fish active in the lake, large and small, inexhaustible.
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The throne of dominance hovers low in the sky.
Long Bai lay on the edge of the throne watching the battle.
The worker ants who had followed all came together to watch the fun. They lay in a circle on the edge of the throne, and all they could see were dark ant heads.
In full view of the public,
Cui Bai deliberately showed off his abilities, walked on the water, locked a large herring nearly three meters long in the water, and commanded 40 specialized blue soldiers to quietly Action, arc outflank, gather and surround, dive to lock the target, all use their water control abilities to trap the herring in a ball of water, and work together to pull the herring out of the water.
Cui Bai waved his tentacles, and followed the 20 large blue soldiers beside him, running forward through the water, surrounding the big herring and biting it.
After a violent struggle,
the big herring was bitten with holes and was dying. Finally, it was dragged ashore by two special blue soldiers.
"Come on, Cui Bai!" Xiang Bai waved his tentacles and shouted in cheers. At the same time, he directed 5 large worker ants and 10 small worker ants to come forward, dismember the prey, feed it to the blue ants, refine it, and store it.
——The blue soldier can fish, but unfortunately he didn’t inherit my strength talent. He doesn’t have enough strength to fight in close combat.
Long Bai silently assessed.
Cuibai realized the problem and stopped trying to be strong. He adjusted his tactics and divided the 40 specialized blue soldiers into groups of five and five, divided into eight groups. They searched for fish schools, outflanked, dived, and cooperated to display their water control abilities and challenge Those medium-sized fish with a body length of about 20 centimeters are caught.
Eight shad were trapped in water balloons and pulled out of the water.
20 large blue soldiers rushed forward.
After a fierce struggle, one of them escaped and only seven were caught.
Sending it ashore, it is divided by worker ants and refined by blue ants.
When I looked back, I saw that the underwater fish had been disturbed and dispersed.
Cuibai led the blue soldiers to walk on the water and search again.
——The efficiency is a bit low.
——If the number of specialized blue soldiers and large blue soldiers is increased to 80, the efficiency can be quadrupled.
——There are also corresponding blue ants and worker ants that need to be transported, so I need to make several trips back and forth.
——Waste of time! It is far better to go hunting over the divine barrier.
——In your free time in winter, you can consider fishing in Black Lotus Lake to replenish the ant kingdom with food for the coming spring.
——Hunting is prohibited in winter and spring...
After Long Bai made a brief observation, he had some thoughts.
Cuibai found a group of white-striped fish at the edge of the lake, adjusted his formation again, and specialized soldier ants to hunt in pairs.
This kind of white striped fish is only a few centimeters to more than ten centimeters long. It has little ability to resist. It is easy to catch 20 of them, and they are carried by the large blue soldiers and brought ashore.
The blue ants and worker ants on the shore have understood what everyone is doing, and are clear and familiar with their own work, without the need for command.
Long Bai controls the shore of the ruling throne.
Bai Liu flapped her wings gently and followed.
"Bai Liu, bring the cedar up, let's go around the area."
"Xiang cedar, come up, I'll teach you how to direct the worker ants to dig the biogas pool."
Bai Liu grabbed the cedar , placed gently on the throne.
The Throne of Ruler flew away and landed at a location on a nearby hill.
After Long Bai gave Xiang Bai a brief explanation, he let him try to direct the worker ants to dig.
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Set up the work of the green cypress and the cedar.
Long Bai set out and drove at night, returning to Xianglan Mountain and transporting 50 specialized blue ants and 30 large and medium-sized worker ants.
This time there was no overload, the Throne of Ruler flew faster, departing in the morning and arriving the next evening.
Lakeside.
From a distance, you can see green cypresses, cedars, white willows, and a large number of blue soldiers, blue ants, and worker ants gathered together.
——What are you doing?
——What happened?
Long Bai was surprised, and the ruling throne accelerated.
Bai Liu rose into the air, greeted him, flipped on his back in the air, flew backwards, and flew in sync with the ruling throne.
"Long Bai!"
"Mo Lan still hasn't come?"
"No...what are Cui Bai and Xiang Bai doing?"
"They are boiling water."
"???"
"Then they put the caught fish in and boil it."
"Then what? Is it easier to refine? ”
“It tastes better”
"Uh-"
The ruling throne approached, and the green cypress and cedar hurriedly shook their tentacles to greet them. "Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, you are here."
"Your Majesty, eat fish!"
"Cook the fish."
"It's delicious!"
"Try it."
Long Bai glanced at the 10 special blue fish he brought last time The abdomens of ants and 10 large blue ants are already filled with food.
Cuibai must be bored, commanding the specialized blue soldiers to play.
A bamboo tube made of moso bamboo with holes tied with spider silk ropes. It was originally used by Bailiu to fetch swamp water.
At this time, they were used to fetch water, boil water, and then cook fish.
Other materials are also added to the bamboo tube.
"Xiang Bai, have you dug the biogas tank?" Long Bai asked.
“No——”
Xiangbai explained: "Cuibai discovered a kind of weed. After boiling it in water, the fish tastes better. It didn't recognize it, so it asked me to come over and recognize it, and I didn't recognize it either..."
Cuibai hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, I'm done."
Okay.
Long Bai twisted a blade of grass on the ground, came closer, touched it with his tentacles, sniffed, and said, "Is this picked by the water?"
Cui Bai: " Yes.”
Long Bai: "This is called water shield...can it be eaten?"
There are not only young leaves of water shield in the bamboo tube, but also a lot of ingredients, as well as lotus seeds and several kinds of boiled fruits.
Cuibai: "It can be eaten, but not delicious."
Xiangbai: "Cook it with fish, the fish will taste better."
Cui Bo: "The fish must be cleaned up."
Xiangbai: "You can also add something else, such as lotus seeds. There are also dried fruits of this grass, which have a very unique aroma and taste..."
The larval stage eats too much ant honey, has it been cultivated into a foodie?
Long Bai picked up one and smelled it, looked at it carefully, and said: "It looks like a fragrant fruit. It may also be some kind of cardamom. They are relatives, and most of them have a special taste."
Ants are particularly sensitive to smells, and after evolving into force life, as the evolutionary level increases, the range of recipes expands, and the range of acceptance of different aromas is wider.
Longbai feels that this smell is very good.
Xiangbai: "Your Majesty, you should try it too!"
Cuibai immediately commanded three specialized blue ants to activate their abilities together to heat the water in the bamboo tube until it boils.
Xiang Bai directed the worker ants again and threw a white fish with its belly cleaned and its head cut off into the bamboo tube.
Cook for a while.
A lucky worker ant is selected, urged by the flapping tentacles of cedar, to step forward and fish out the fish from the boiling water.
"Your Majesty, eat it while it's hot!"
"..." Long Bai's tentacles touched it lightly.
Indeed! The unpleasant fishy smell was reduced a bit, and the rest was suppressed by the scent of pimento.
He buried his head and tasted it.
Compared to eating it raw, the taste is completely different.
It's really good, tastes better.
“You two guys are good at tossing!”
“Yes—”
Long Bai praised him heavily and turned around and said: “Bai Liu, go catch another one. Snake, or catch a hare or something and try cooking it."
"Okay!" Bailiu flapped his wings, lifted off vertically, flew quickly along the shore of the lake, and sank suddenly. , grabbed a black snake, turned around and returned.
Long Bai personally directed the worker ants to peel off the skin of the snake, disembowel it, wash it with water, cut it into sections, and throw them into the bamboo tube.
Activate the ‘boiling’ ability yourself to heat water.
The king is showing his power~ Seeing this, the surrounding worker ants retreated and pushed each other: "You go and fish it out"
They couldn't help but be curious to watch the fun, but they were also afraid of being selected, so they went up to the boiling water to fish it out. Food.
Cooked for a while.
Long Bai did not bother the worker ants and fished out the snake meat himself with his claws.
After tasting it, the taste has completely changed, becoming more palatable and delicious.
When eaten in the stomach, it is obviously easier to digest and absorb.
This is awesome!
“I’m going to catch some food and bring it back.”
Long Bai personally went into the jungle and brought back some hares, moles, pheasants, rails, etc.
Try them one by one.
Without exception, once boiled water is boiled, the taste and texture will change qualitatively.
Long Bai has seen mountain master-level Zerg warriors who have awakened fire abilities before, grilling food over fire, and it is said to taste very good.
I never thought that it could be boiled!
Moreover, adding various plant branches, leaves and fruits that ants like to the water will make it taste even better.
This is a major discovery that subverts the way the kingdom eats!
Our civilization has progressed!
"Green cypress! Fragrant cedar!"
"You two, work hard for me!"
Long Bai scolded him seriously, then changed his attitude and said, "I'll get a metal vessel later. From now on, when we eat meat, we'll cook it!"
(End of Chapter)