Overlord: Rise of the Zerg

With No. 2, the ant colony that had become saturated began to grow again. In order to prevent confusion in the ant colony's command system, Zero carried out a simple division of labor between No. 1 and No. 2.

No. 1 is responsible for commanding most of the worker ants and a small number of soldier ants. This part of the ant colony is only responsible to No. 1. They take on the important tasks of foraging, expansion and repair of the ant nest.

Number 2 commands most of the soldier ants, all male ants and a small number of worker ants. This part of the ant colony is responsible for defending the ant nest, supporting fighting, cutting food, reproducing offspring, and feeding the queen and larvae.

All ant species have a clear division of labor and will replenish themselves if there is any loss.

Although there is one more queen, the efficiency of the ant nest has not decreased. At present, the ants in the ant nest have not reached the command limit of two queens. The originally stretched command system of No. 1 has become efficient again. A steady stream of food such as grass seeds, insect corpses, etc. are transported from outside the ant nest into the granary every day. , the food originally consumed for breeding larvae and expanding the cave was quickly replenished.

Through the vision of the void space, Zero gradually figured out the terrain of the nearby ten meters over the past few days. This was indeed a piece of grassland. At least within ten meters, it was covered with dense grass, some high and some low.

At this time of year, the original dim yellow leaves have faded, and the new green buds are fluttering freely in the wind, and the boundaries of the grassland can't be seen.

The expansion of the ant colony has also expanded Zero's field of vision. In addition to the inside of the ant colony, Zero can also see a one-meter radius outside the ant colony from his own perspective. In other words, any disturbance within a one-meter radius around the ant nest will be difficult to escape Zero's observation.

Obviously, the void space has determined that this land belongs to Zero's sphere of influence.

Zero calls the direction in which the sun rises in the morning east, the opposite direction is west, the left side facing east is north, and the right side is named south.

Through the perspective of the ants who were out exploring, Zero discovered that the exit of the ant nest was a raised mound. The eastern mound of the ant nest quickly became shorter, and then became flat.

Five meters away to the south is a ridge about thirty centimeters high, with endless grass below.

The slope on the north side is gentler and gradually becomes flat.

As for the west, there is another ant group higher up the mound. It is also the only ant group Zero found on the mound besides his own.

This group of ants should be the same ones that snatched the beetle carcass from No. 1. If nothing else, No. 1 should have been a female ant born in this ant nest, but later separated and established her own group.

Zero's ability to find them is also due to the expansion of the ant colony. In order to obtain more food, the worker ants had to expand their search range before they were able to find them.

Spring is the season when all things revive, and there are not many sources of food. The creatures that have just emerged from winter are all very energetic, showing off their vitality wantonly. It is rare to encounter insect corpses that died naturally.

Previously, the main food source of ant nests was grass seeds, and the larvae were able to obtain energy from the seeds of these weeds. However, after spring, a large number of seeds germinate and are no longer suitable for food.

This forces the ant colony to find new food sources, and new food sources in this big grassland mean-fighting.

The worker ants spread out to explore, and once they find an insect that can be hunted, they immediately return to the ant nest to recruit a large army of soldier ants to hunt.

A worker ant was exploring around in the grass, and soon he found a grasshopper among the grass.

However, grasshoppers that beat very fast are not their staple food. Unless they are injured, it is difficult for the ants to catch them with their wings.

The worker ant moves on, targeting the fat, slow-moving larvae.

In autumn, many insects lay their eggs in the soil. In the next spring, the larvae will emerge from the soil and gradually grow into adults.

What the worker ants are mainly looking for is this kind of larvae. They move very slowly and have weak attack power, making them the best prey.

After careful exploration, the worker ant found the target, which was a bulging piece of land. There was something struggling slowly underneath, trying to get out of the soil.

This was obviously not a germinated seed. The worker ant approached cautiously and confirmed that there was a pile of small eggs in the ground. Several of them had hatched and the larvae were trying to climb out.

However, they have been discovered by worker ants, and they never have the chance to crawl out of the ground and grow up.

Soon, as the worker ant returned, a long army of soldier ants and worker ants spread from the ant nest.

Several larger soldier ants took the lead in getting into the gap that was pushed up, and at the same time lifted up the exposed ground.

Many ants swarmed forward. Dozens of worker ants picked up the unhatched eggs and ran toward the ant nest. The remaining hundreds of ants quickly attacked the five hatched larvae.

How can the delicate bodies of the larvae withstand such fierce bites? It could only helplessly shake its many legs in an attempt to push away the attacking ants.

However, this is doomed to be in vain. Once the soldier ants' huge mandibles are clamped, they can easily tear off the larvae's legs. Soon, the few white and tender larvae have no possibility of struggling and are carried back to the ant by the worker ants. hole.

Their bodies can feed the larvae very well, and the nutrient-rich liquid in their bodies can also replenish the physical strength of the worker ants with small waists. Their numerous limbs can also be stored in granaries for later use, making them very suitable food for the ant colony.

Ling found through statistics that the number of insect nests that the ant colony can find every day is not stable. Sometimes there are three or two, and sometimes it can reach five or six.

Moreover, as time goes by, the number of larvae that can be found as a whole gradually decreases.

The reason is also very simple. As time goes by, the number of insects within the activity range of the ant colony gradually decreases. Some are discovered by the ant colony and become food for the ants, while others are lucky enough to turn into cocoons and become butterflies and grow into adults.

Without an easy source of food, the ant colonies will challenge more powerful insects. They rely on their numerical advantage to surround lone and slow-moving insects, constantly attacking them, consuming the opponent's physical strength, attacking the opponent's weak points, until the opponent is unable to resist, and then drag it back to the nest to decompose.

Naturally, losses are inevitable in this kind of battle. Every time, a large number of worker ants or soldier ants are killed during the opponent's resistance. Sometimes, even the ant colony that has paid casualties cannot kill the opponent. In the end, all the efforts are made in vain. Zero has also seen many such scenes.

"Perhaps, I can find a way to make it easier for them to obtain food." Zero thought.

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