Chapter 164 Metal Box

Winter fishing in Black Lotus Lake lasts for half a month.

Long Bai stayed at Xianglan Mountain, carefully inspecting the construction and development of the territory over the past year, and also conducted a statistics on the kingdom's ant population.

The number of advanced specialized soldier ants finally reached 500, and the number of large soldier ants also reached 400. The advanced combat effectiveness of the ant nation barely reached expectations.

Assign 500 soldier ants, commanded by Juniper and Giant Cypress in turns, to garrison the mountain fortress on the west side of the mountain range.

In the mountain territory, there are soldier ants stationed under every plant.

There are fixed ant paths crisscrossing the mountains and down the mountains, and there are groups of soldier ants patrolling regularly according to fixed routes.

Most of the soldier ants cultivated during the intermediate ant king period are arranged in the ant nest, with three steps, one post, and five steps.

In the south of the mountain and in the north, if any place is in danger, the information will be immediately passed from level to level, and a large number of reinforcements will immediately rush to it.

The majesty of the ant kingdom has initially begun.

There are 230 high-end specialized blue ants and 120 large blue ants included, providing sufficient logistical support.

Continue to improve the ant nation’s combat power!

at the same time,

In the middle of winter this year, the worker ants and soldier ants cultivated during the primary king period died in batches.

The resistance of old ants decreases and they cannot withstand the severe cold in winter.

…

Five days later,

Long Bai transported 50 empty-bellied specialized blue ants to Black Lotus Lake and returned 40 full-bellied blue ants.

Checking the status of Heiti, he is very healthy and no abnormality is found.

Five days later, 30 specialized blue ants with an empty stomach were transported, and 40 specialized blue ants with a full stomach were transported back.

Five days later, the winter fishing was over, and Long Bai made two round trips to transport all the green cypresses and the blue soldiers and blue ants who participated in the fishing back to Fanglan Mountain.

Hei ate 20 black lotus seeds one after another, and there were no signs of breakthrough or other abnormalities.

Long Bai made his third trip and brought Heiti and the remaining worker ants and soldier ants back to Pandan Mountain.

The seven specialized chemical worker ant larvae used in the test have all reached a length of nearly 1 meter. They do not show any special features and are completely consistent with the normally cultivated specialized chemical worker ant larvae.

At this point, it is basically certain that Heiti is an exception to the mutation.

Long Bai checked all the ants in the ant country again and found no second case.

Long Bai was a little free, so he called Heiti over again to conduct some confirmatory tests. He took out all kinds of force food stored in the warehouse and asked Heiti to try them one by one.

The result is the same, only about one-fifth of the Force energy can be absorbed, and most of it escapes and is wasted.

This is a matter of physical constitution and the level of life.

Long Bai became more and more curious: How did Heiti evolve?

He took Heiti with him, and when he had free time, he would give lectures and impart various knowledge to it.

Time passes.

Late winter.

It’s the time when common golden fruits in Feiguang Mountain are mature and harvested.

The wild crimson god-given seeds are about to bloom. The nectar and pollen are the raw materials for brewing ‘ant royal jelly’. Don’t miss it.

Long Bai packed his bags, took Heiti with him, and set off a few days in advance.

…

Hanlan Mountain.

Outside the range of the force point, in the thin area of ​​​​the force, Mo Lan flapped his wings and flew into the air, then fell vertically.

From a distance, Long Bai saw it and maneuvered the throne to step forward and land on the ground.

hilly slopes,

Molan, green maple and red maple are busy digging the soil.

A fragment of a huge starship wreckage was tilted and stuck in the soil.

A large pit has been dug, with the exposed part being seven or eight meters wide.

"Longbai!"

"Longbai Ant King!"

Green Maple and Red Maple greeted each other, jumping and cheering: "We found the baby!"

The two guys rushed to the spider silk bag placed not far away. While tearing it apart, they opened the bag and took out a black metal block.

"Longbai Ant King, look!"

"We found it together with Mo Lan!"

"Molan said it's not needed."

"Let's play with it."

"It belongs to me and Hong Ma."

Green Maple and Red Maple talked to each other, first emphasizing the ownership of the things, and then handed them to Long Bai.

Metal texture, quite light.

The length is about 10 cm, the width is about 6 cm, the thickness is about 4 cm, and the corners are polished and rounded.

Six cuboids, one side is frosted and looks like a base, and the other five sides are carved with exquisite unknown herbal patterns.

It's completely integrated, and you can't see any gaps just by looking at it.

After a mental scan, I discovered that there were tiny, almost imperceptible gaps in some of the patterns.

But there is no mechanism buckle.

Mo Lan, Green Maple, and Red Maple had obviously figured out the use of this thing, but they didn't give any hints, and just stared at Long Bai as if testing it.

Long Bai smiled in his heart and injected the force.

Silently, the patterns cracked and cracked.

Continuously injecting the force, layer by layer, the black metal retreated around like flowing water, revealing the inner space.

It turned out to be an exquisitely designed metal box for storing small items.

The box is empty.

After removing the force, the unfolded metal box did not close.

Long Bai tried to inject the original force again, and then the black metal slowly closed in like flowing water, and the patterns connected perfectly.

"Long Bai, do you know him?" Mo Lan asked tentatively.

"do not know."

Long Bai shook his tentacles and said: "A metal box for storing small items. Where is the content inside? Is it originally empty?"

Mo Lan: "It's empty——"

Mo Lan: "Long Bai, it has practical functions. Take a closer look."

Long Bai had no interest in this little game of testing insects, and said: "Don't look at it. I can't see what it's for. You guys, just tell me. Qingmai, tell me."

Long Bai handed the metal box to Qing Ma.

"I know."

"I know too."

Qingmae continued to inject force and opened the metal box.

Hong Ma randomly picked a few grass seeds around, put them into the metal box, and rushed to inject the original power into them.

A burst of emerald green raw energy was emitted, and the black metal slowly gathered, fixing the grass seeds, and released wisps of emerald green raw energy, wrapping the grass seeds.

Hong Ma continued to inject force, and the metal box was completely closed.

Long Bai understood.

A creation of an extraterrestrial civilization used to store seeds.

It comes with wood-based original protection function, which can greatly extend the storage time of seeds.

Long Bai's thoughts turned sharply, and he immediately thought of the purpose of the things: [Often, the time when the Zerg warriors are sleeping and evolving does not coincide with the sowing season of the life seeds, so they need to be carefully preserved. If you use this kind of metal box, it must be foolproof]

nice one!

Mo Lan, are you so generous? You gave a treasure with such high practical value to these two flatterers?

Long Bai asked tentatively: "Green maple, red maple, how about selling it to me?"

"Not for sale!"

"We have no shortage of rough stones!"

Green Maple and Red Maple were alert and did not dare to show off anymore. They quickly put the things back into the spider silk bag and pressed them tightly under their bodies.

I knew I shouldn't leave you two little bastards here.

Long Bai thought for a while and asked: "When you found this metal box, what was in it was..."

Qing Ma: "The seeds of extraterrestrial civilization!"

Red maple: "It will break with just a touch."

Long Bai: "..."

Long Bai unfolded his mental power, swept around the area, and asked:

"Mo Lan, are there any other gains?"

"Here——"

Mo Lan pointed at the large piece of starship wreckage in the pit.

Long Bai: "..."

Long Bai jumped down into the pit to take a look.

The material of this wreckage is the same as the room partition and door, which are all light silver-white raw metal. The thickness exceeds 10 centimeters and should be a layered partition of a starship.

A very large area.

Mo Lan: "Long Bai, can the Dominion Throne transport it back?"

Long Bai: "I'm afraid it's a bit laborious... What are you doing transporting it back?"

Mo Lan: "I haven't thought about it yet. But it might be useful in the future."

An idea flashed in Long Bai's mind, and he suddenly had a whim and said:

"You can spread it on the mountain to make an open-air camp, or you can dig a huge restaurant on the mountain and spread it in the restaurant. In the future, when I evolve to a higher level, the control throne will fly faster, and I can put all the points of the Force All the Zerg warriors come to Hanlan Mountain to play. Just like those wealthy tribes in the Ten Thousand Tribes Continent, they hold a large gathering every year, where everyone gathers to chat and enjoy all kinds of delicious food."

"Oh——" Mo Lan tilted her head and thought.

Green Maple and Red Maple looked at each other and cheered.

--Wow! great!

——Long Bai Ant King has a great idea!

——Bring Sang over!

——Bring over the black rice and raspberries!

——Let’s all get together and play!

Mo Lan said seriously: "If you think about it carefully, it's pretty good. This way, no one will be lonely and bored."

Long Bai: "Then let's make a decision first. We'll make detailed plans later."

Long Bai returned to the throne, put up a wooden plank, and gave the order: Heiti, take the large worker ants down and help dig the soil!

"Okay. Your Majesty."

Heiti led the 30 large worker ants accompanying him and walked down the throne in formation.

Mo Lan concentrated her attention and stared at Heiti.

"Long Bai, this worker ant..."

"Heiti. The one who first discovered the starship wreckage."

"Why is its body a size smaller? Its aura seems to have changed."

"That's right."

Long Bai said: "On the way back to Fanglan Mountain after picking wild fruits at the end of autumn, in order to save transportation capacity, I dumped some worker ants, soldier ants and blue ants in Black Lotus Lake and let Heiti direct the work..."

Long Bai told the story in detail.

Mo Lan, Qing Ma, and Hong Ma were shocked, and then began to analyze the reasons.

After a lot of excitement.

Long Bai asked: "Mo Lan, it's been nearly half a year, have you searched Hanlan Mountain?"

Mo Lan: "Absolutely. I've searched carefully for every place I can go to. I haven't found anything else."

Mo Lan took the initiative and asked: "Have the beetroot and fruit orchids been harvested successfully? It's time for me to go back and take a look at them after being away for so long."

"The harvest went smoothly. They seemed to be growing better while you were away."

Long Bai teased and turned to look at Qing Ma and Hong Ma.

These two little guys got the benefits, but they obviously still had some unfinished business and were reluctant to leave.

Long Bai: "Green Maple, Red Maple, follow me to Feiguang Mountain to visit Sang. Evolve there for 8 years. Starting next year, you will have to try to survive independently."

Long Bai: "Mo Lan has been living alone in Xianglan Mountain since she awakened. I also came to Yunji Continent when I was 4 years old and made a living in the wild."

Qing Ma's tentacles drooped and said: "I understand."

Hongmae: "Thank you."

…

The mochi, green maple and red maple followed the ant colony in digging and filling the soil.

Long Bai controls the throne lifting.

After five days of busy work, Long Bai and Mo Lan finally worked together to pull out the wreckage.

The whole piece is square, seven to eight meters wide and more than ten meters long.

It's so light that Long Bai can lift it with just one front foot.

Throw it on the hillside first and deal with it later.

Simply pack up and head to Feiguang Mountain together.