Zhao Zian then controlled the flying ants to watch for a while. These insects fighting over the remaining flesh and blood were basically weaklings pecking at each other. Even a defeated insect like the horned beetle could thrive among them.
He felt he could produce more flying ants, wipe them all out, and then collect the remaining flesh and blood from the battles between the wild beasts.
But just as he was about to do so, several large birds swooped down from the sky and treated the insects like a buffet, pecking at them frantically.
After the big bird flew away, several squirrel-like creatures came over and picked up the small insects one by one with their paws, treating them as snacks.
A large bird, seemingly not satisfied with its meal, circled around again and also ate the flying ants that were flying nearby.
Before Zhao Zian could react, the flying ant went black and died.
If it's password-protected, then what's the point of playing this game?
Is this deep in the forest really that dangerous?
Zhao Zian planned to develop his strength first, and once he became powerful, he would definitely shoot down and eat all the birds in the sky.
We won't go to the other side of the river yet. There are many powerful beasts there, and they might unleash magic at any moment, making it impossible for the ants to fight them.
Consciousness returned to the ant nest's base camp.
These past few days have been turbulent, with previous events almost impacting our own base of operations.
Actually, this ant nest was already a bit unsafe.
Moreover, with ample food now, the ant population has increased, and one ant colony is no longer sufficient.
We are ready to open a branch base.
Zhao Zian planned to have each queen ant lead a group of ants first.
There are now five queen ants, each placed in a different location, so that the ant army can be divided into five groups.
If they encounter any danger in the future, even if some ant colonies are destroyed, the ants in other areas can still thrive normally without being affected.
After all, you can't put all your eggs in one basket...
Furthermore, separating the ants makes it easier to obtain resources; otherwise, if all the ants are in one place, resources will be insufficient.
With a single thought, the ants, along with their queen, began their migration.
The horn beetle stronghold is still empty. After the horn beetles were wiped out, the ants have hardly come to this place anymore.
Now we can use their nests without having to dig up a new one.
One of the queen ants was placed in the horn beetle's base camp.
The location of the Hive was originally quite rich in resources.
The bees over there had been mostly cleared out, so there was no danger. Another queen ant could also set up camp there.
In that case, there would be three bases, including the original headquarters.
There are three queen ants in the main base and one queen ant in each of the branch bases.
For now, three bases are sufficient.
After dividing the base, Zhao Zian ordered all the queen ants to start producing at full speed.
If all these loot I've recently acquired can't be converted into ants, then what's the difference between acquiring loot and not acquiring any at all?
The ant army continued to expand outwards.
Ignore the right side for now; that area is full of frogs. At this point, ants are just snacks for the frogs, and they have virtually no power to resist.
Continue exploring ahead and to the left.
With the addition of flight units, exploration missions have become much easier.
The results were quickly obtained from the investigation.
Zhao Zian's flying ants discovered several new horned beetle nests.
However, the numbers are all below 10,000.
It's nothing like the original Horned Beetle stronghold.
Further ahead, we flew directly out of the forest. Without the dense trees blocking the way, the whole world seemed much cleaner and more spacious.
After flying a little further, they came across a city.
Various races were constantly coming and going inside.
There were elves we'd seen before, some dwarves, and some humans.
These people are basically similar to Westerners, of the Caucasian race, with very white skin and relatively abundant body hair.
As for dwarves, they're basically the same as those in movies and TV shows.
There are also some humanoid creatures with animal companions.
Perhaps it's a Druid or something similar?
Zhao Zian controlled the flying ants to fly directly into the city.
Anyway, nobody cares about a flying bug.
And it seemed that something big was about to happen recently, with people coming and going from inside and outside the city, and the guards constantly checking this and that, basically never stopping, their expressions somewhat numb.
The city is predominantly populated by humans; it is likely a human-occupied city.
Other races who come to this city mostly stay in hotels, which indicates that they are all outsiders.
This world must be the kind of world found in Western fantasy...
Zhao Zian looked around and made some judgments.
There are also some shops selling technological weapons in the city.
Things like laser guns and energy cannons.
The entire city contains fantastical magic wands, energy gems, and the like.
There are also high-tech weapons such as laser guns, energy bombs, and exoskeleton armor.
Overall, it appears very fragmented, yet it blends together to create a rather peculiar art style that seems to make people feel that this is how it should be, and there is nothing wrong with it.
Zhao Zian then controlled the flying ants, which flew around everywhere until they finally found a place that resembled a tavern.
As everyone knows, taverns are the easiest places to find out information, and in adventure stories, such places often yield very valuable news.
Sure enough, as soon as Zhao Zian entered the door, he heard some very exciting news.
"...Hahaha, the appearance of this elixir is truly captivating! When has our Forest City ever been so lively?"
Inside the dimly lit tavern, a bearded man laughed and chatted with his companion.
The sky outside was still fairly bright, but the inside of the tavern was rather dark.
Many candles made of unknown oil paper hung on the wall, burning slowly, their flickering flames emitting a faint light.
Perhaps this is what atmosphere is all about?
As the candles burned, black smoke rose steadily, mingling with the smoke from what looked like old-fashioned pipes being smoked by the patrons in the tavern…
The air was thick with the smells of sweat, and the grime of these filthy mercenaries or adventurers who looked like they hadn't showered in ages.
The entire tavern was like it was soaking in a cesspool.
Fortunately, the flying ants controlled by Zhao Zian couldn't smell the odor, otherwise they might have been killed by the fumes. The effect was probably even better than insecticide.
"Hey Hans, what's gotten into you, old drunkard? You've started preparing armor and weapons lately? You're not thinking of getting a piece of the pie at this event, are you? Hahahaha..." A burly man with a full beard asked a man drinking in a corner.
The other people in the surrounding tavern echoed his words and laughed.
"Yes, Hans! Don't let those wild beasts in the forest bite off your head! Hahahaha..."
Just as everyone in the tavern was laughing heartily.
A young boy suddenly appeared from the corner and shouted at the crowd in the tavern.
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