Chapter 345 The Hunting Of Worker Ants
\"For the ant colony, the worker ants will carry all the collected food back to the nest, and will eat the rest after the queen ants have finished eating. Since this worker ant came out to hunt on an empty stomach, that is Said...they might have run out of food.\”
Lin Qiye seemed to realize something, and frowned slightly.
By the side, Baili Pangpang is still full of bewilderment, \"Then what?\"
\"If the food in the nest is exhausted, then these worker ants will inevitably search for food around frantically, otherwise once the queen starves to death, the whole colony will be finished.\" Lin Qiye said slowly,
\"And here is a virgin forest with no people inhabited. If these worker ants want to get enough food to feed the entire group, they can only continue to explore the periphery and expand the scope of hunting...
\"This is also the reason why we encountered worker ants not long after we entered the forest. You must know that it is still two hours away from the place where we first saw the 'mystery'.\"
Cao Yuan frowned and said, \"You mean, these worker ants will go to the direction of the town?\"
\"Not necessarily.\" An Qingyu shook his head, \"Expanding the search range does not mean that they all move to towns. Their nests should be deep in the vast virgin forest, even if they expand outward in a circular manner , and may not just go in the direction of the town.\”
\"But it is still possible, and the probability is not small.\"Lin Qiye glanced at the dead worker ants on the ground,\"After all, we just chose a route randomly, and we happened to bump into one, excluding our luck Maybe... it can only show that this giant ant group has a large base of worker ants.\”
\"Wouldn't those families on the edge of the town be in danger?\" Baili Fatty's face changed slightly.
\"The good news is that on the edge of Anta County, there are very few people close to the virgin forest, and it is at least tens of kilometers away from the nearest city center, so it should not cause much impact in a short time.\ "
Lin Qiye took a deep breath, \"Of course, the premise is that we can find their nest as soon as possible, kill the queen ant, and if it drags on, the situation will really get serious.\"
Baili Pangpang looked around and sighed helplessly, \"This forest is so big, we don't know how long it will take until we find their lair...\"
Everyone suddenly fell into silence.
The biggest problem now is to find the ant nest in the vast Lin Hai. According to Lin Qiye's plan, they had to explore the forest for at least half a month before they could find the ant nest. But judging from the current situation, they don't have so much time.
At this moment, Lin Qiye seemed to think of something, and a gleam appeared in his eyes.
\"Next time, if we encounter another worker ant, let it live...\"
\"Why?\" Baili Pangpang asked suspiciously.
Lin Qiye looked up at the black sky above his head, wondering what he was thinking, \"I have an idea, I want to verify it.\"
...
Outside the virgin forest.
In the darkness, a few scattered old houses are located in the open wilderness, and a little light shines through the windows, slightly dispelling the surrounding night.
On the muddy path in front of the old house, the old man was wrapped in thick clothes, huddled up, holding the little girl's hand and walking forward against the cold wind, and finally stopped in front of an old house on the edge.
Pale light shines through the glass of the old-fashioned metal sliding door, and four large characters are pasted on the surface of the glass with red paper-cutting.
— Happy Hotel.
The color of the paper-cut has faded to white due to aging, and the corner of the wall in front of the door is full of spider silk, which seems to have been very old.
The old man led the little girl to the metal sliding door, grabbed the handle, and pushed the sliding door to the side with great difficulty, leaving a gap enough for one person to pass through.
The aged metal rubbed against the rails, making a harsh creaking sound, and as the sliding door was pushed open, a gust of heat rushed towards the face.
The old man stepped aside and let the little girl go in first, then went in by himself, and pushed the door behind him.
The old lady sitting behind a broken wooden table looked up at them and said slowly, \"Check out before twelve o'clock tomorrow morning, and you will be charged extra if you are late.\"
\"I know I know.\"
The old man nodded, and led the little girl up the dusty stairs to the second floor.
It is said to be a hotel, but in fact there are only three rooms in two floors, and the small room on the first floor is still the residence of the old lady at the "front desk".
Although the facilities are crude, the old man doesn't seem to care, as long as there is heating, they can sleep anywhere.
When the two entered the room, the little girl took off her coat and threw herself on the bed. She was already exhausted after a day of running around.
The old man took off his gloves and hat, looked around the room, and said: \"Tingting, take a rest first, and grandpa will get you some hot water.\"
The little girl hummed.
The old man closed the door, went downstairs, and was about to ask the old lady at the front desk for a pot of hot water, when the sound of windows breaking suddenly came from the second floor.
boom--! !
The next moment, the little girl's ear-piercing screams came from upstairs.
The old man and the old lady were taken aback at the same time, the former reacted quickly and ran up the stairs quickly.
\"Tingting! What's wrong Tingting!!\"
He slammed the door open, and the whole person froze in place.
The cold night wind blew in from the broken windows, the yellowed curtains on both sides fluttered, the floor of the house was covered with glass shards, the entire bed was smashed into several pieces, and the little girl who was lying on the bed It has long since disappeared.
The old man rushed into the house, ran to the window and looked out, and saw a blood-red giant ant carrying the unconscious little girl on its back, crawling rapidly towards the forest at the edge of the dim light not far away. .
\"Tingting!!\" The old man yelled and jumped out of the window desperately.
Fortunately, the windows on the second floor are not high, and the old man's body is also strong. After rolling half a circle on the ground, he struggled to get up, but when he raised his head, the giant ant and the little girl's figure It has long since disappeared.
He widened his eyes and called out the little girl's name loudly, but the only response to him was the whimpering of the wind...
Standing in the cold wind, this old man in his fifties opened his mouth wide, his gray hair was blown flying, and blood dripped from the back of his hand cut by glass shards...
He gritted his teeth, turned around quickly, and ran towards the darkness on the other side against the biting cold wind.
...
Twenty minutes later.
Anta County Forest Service.
A rapid and heavy knock on the door awakened Li Deyang from his sleep.
