Starting with a Train, I Plunder Multiverse Civilizations

The mother planet exploded, and humanity escaped into space aboard a star-spanning train.

As the train's conductor, Chen An transports passengers for interstellar survival, forging his ow...

Chapter 696: Ant Colony Under the Tree

The villa is very comfortable to live in, but it is still far inferior to the Star Lord's Mansion.

Feiyi and the others were so excited just for the novelty of it.

Chen An rested in his bedroom for the entire afternoon, then followed Chu Xiao out and boarded her spaceship.

"My current position is Minister Qin's deputy, and I am responsible for arranging the banquets he hosts." Chu Xiao spoke while piloting the spaceship with sophisticated techniques.

Chen An asked her, "Are you the deputy minister?"

"Not really a deputy minister, more like half a secretary. Minister Qin will probably just make an appearance at tonight's banquet; he's too busy. Many star lords and commanders will be there, and you can get to know them. I'll be very busy then."

"I understand. Just mind your own business."

The spacecraft went to the military headquarters in the second circle, an extremely large complex of buildings.

Chen An understood that it would be more accurate to say that the banquet was hosted by the military rather than Qin Zhong, and the purpose was probably to find talents.

The location was in a building outside the complex. When we arrived, it was magnificent and there were a lot of people.

"I'll go in through the back door, you go through the front. The party will be simple, just chatting and eating, just like a gathering of friends. Minister Qin doesn't like things to be too serious."

The spaceship stopped, Chu Xiao took the internal passage, and Chen An took the external gate.

On the way, Chen An asked Fuyao to get the information inside.

[Two thousand people have arrived so far, 70% of whom are star masters from various places]

[Scanning detailed identity and retrieving corresponding information]

As long as he had the information, Chen An entered the hall after verifying his authority.

The hall was very spacious, and the two thousand people were scattered in groups of three or five.

Chen An discovered that they were not all Tianwu people, there were other races, such as the Qing tribe.

Just after taking two steps, a greeting came from the side: "Brother, which planet are you from?"

Chen An replied: "Xuanji Star."

The man who asked him the question was dressed in gorgeous clothes and looked arrogant, with a tone as if he was shouting at an ordinary person.

When he heard that he was from Xuanji Star, the man became even more arrogant.

"A planet in the Tianxuan Star Region? I can tell."

After saying that, he turned around and went to talk to other people. If the answer was what he wanted, his tone would be much gentler.

"Fuyao, what does he mean?"

【Unclear】

Chen An walked forward for a while and was asked about his origin by many people.

When they learned that he was from the Tianxuan Star Region, their enthusiasm immediately faded.

Chen An quickly understood that the Tianxuan Star Region was too remote and of low status, and those star lords did not want to make friends with it.

In other words, the star regions are too far apart and there is no possibility of cooperation.

[In the Star Palace's characterization of each star region, the Tianxuan Star Region is considered a semi-war zone.]

"Pirates, Splinter Clan, there's really no need for cooperation here."

Chen An didn't care. He was not planning to go back anyway, so it didn't matter whether he met other star masters or not.

He found a place to sit down, read the information provided by Fuyao, and corresponded with the people on the scene one by one.

"What a fool!"

After learning the information about the person at the beginning, Chen An felt much more comfortable.

That bastard relied on his family connections to become the planet master. He has terrible relationships with people and the planet he manages has been criticized year after year. If he doesn't improve, he will probably be demoted in a few years.

If we look at other people, most of them have family backgrounds, and very few of them have risen to the top through their own strength like Chen An.

"To put it bluntly, their communication with each other depends on their family background, and has nothing to do with their own strength."

In view of this, Chen An lost interest in these star lords.

After waiting for about half an hour, the banquet finally began.

Due to the self-service nature, the scene was very messy and there was not much order.

Chen An was busy looking for good food to eat, and he had never seen much of the star beast meat before.

Occasionally looking around, most of the star lords were just gathered together chatting and bragging. They were arrogant and acted as if they were tired of eating delicious food.

Star Crossers do not need to eat. The food at the banquet is just for the taste buds, just to enjoy the atmosphere.

At about eight o'clock, the area at the entrance became lively. It turned out that Qin Zhong had arrived.

He is tall, has a kind face, and always smiles to everyone around him.

After reaching the platform, Qin Zhong said some words of encouragement, then looked around.

Before he could find his target, he answered the call with a frown and hurried away.

Chu Xiao then took the stage and said, "Minister Qin has something to do and will leave first. Please feel free to do as you please."

Facts have proved that Chu Xiao's influence is indeed great.

The scene did not become cold because of Qin Zhong's departure, but became more lively. People kept wanting to make friends with Chu Xiao, and the words "giving gifts and taking the back door" were almost written on their faces.

Chen An looked at it for a long time but was really uninterested, so he sent a message to Chu Xiao and turned away.

There are bright stars outside the building. They are the stars outside the Star Palace system, providing sufficient energy for the entire system.

"Fuyao, if we thoroughly study this structure, can we also have stars orbiting the train to continuously provide energy? We can also use artificial stars."

[The train is mobile, but the Star Palace is not. However, it is possible to carry stars as energy, but the train level is not high enough.]

"What's the military deployment like here?"

[A total of five fleets, 500 ships, scattered across the planets, anchored]

A fleet is a larger command structure containing dozens or hundreds of fleet groups.

"Suddenly I realized a problem. The spaceship belongs to Chu Xiao. Doesn't that mean I have to walk home?"

[The owner can go to the street to take a public shuttle, or walk back. At full speed, it takes about four hours.]

"Let's go out and take a look!"

Taking advantage of the good night, Chen Ando walked a little further and discussed more details about the Tianwu Continent with Fuyao.

Chen An didn't know when he stopped talking. He glanced sideways and saw a strange old man squatting under a tree in front of him like a sculpture, who seemed to be observing something with great fascination.

Chen An approached cautiously and found that the old man was observing ants.

"I thought it was something else!"

He turned to leave, but heard the old man mutter in a low voice: "This is a new type of ant colony, with a more perfect social structure."

Chen An became interested and went over to squat down and take a look.

The ant looks very ordinary, except that its head is golden, which makes it look even more shiny at night.

Being shiny is not a good thing as it can easily be noticed.

These ants are carrying food, which is fed by the old man.

"Is it any different from a regular ant colony? What makes it perfect?"

Hearing the question from the other side, the old man raised his eyes and said excitedly, "Their division of labor is more detailed, and the error rate is very low. Look at the golden structure above their heads, that's a signal transmitter, which can emit electromagnetic waves for more convenient communication. I've observed that their communication distance is over ten meters."

Chen An was surprised: "This means that the ant colony is more efficient and its exploration range is greatly improved. But I have a question, do they need such a strong evolution?"

"Evolution? I prefer to call it evolution. They evolved such a powerful signal-emitting structure, definitely not simply to find food. I think it's for migration. They yearn for a bigger world."

migrate?

This word made Chen An stunned.

Didn’t he leave Purple Star to migrate?