The issue of longevity has always been a thorn in the protagonist's heart, and it is also an important variable that must be considered when it comes to his great career.

As a human being, the protagonist is more familiar with the average life expectancy of human beings, and in the previous life, China has entered an aging society, with an average life expectancy of more than 70 years, and the higher and higher average age has become a burden on the government to a certain extent.

The average life expectancy of human beings in the world has only increased to its current level after a long period of time. The average life expectancy was only 20 years BC, and by the twentieth century it had reached 61 years.

With the decades of human life, we will still lament that time flies and days are numbered.

Tao Yuanming sighed: "The golden year will not come again, and it will be difficult to get in the morning for a day." Be encouraged in time, and the years will not treat others. ”

Oda Nobunaga sighed before leaving for the barrel Sasama: "Fifty years of life are like dreams and illusions." He who once gained life, how can he not perish! ”

And when it comes to the scale of ants, their short lifespan, in a larger time scale, is no less than a mayfly that dies in the twilight of life, and it is not much better than a summer insect that is not enough to talk about ice.

In the case of big-headed ants, for example, the average lifespan of worker and soldier ants is only a few months, while male and female ants are slightly better, with a lifespan of several years.

What is the purpose of such a lifespan?

For example, if ants are able to conduct scientific research, they will grow old before they can discover and study a topic, and later ants will have to start from scratch again. This is a huge waste of time.

Even if ants have the ability to learn bugs through packets, it takes years to train a qualified researcher, and that already takes up the entire ......

Fortunately, after the protagonist previously forced the promotion of sleep, it was found that this move could effectively extend the life of the ants. After the promotion, more than half of the veteran ants who had reached the upper limit of their lifespan are still alive and well.

The protagonist optimistically estimates that the lifespan of ants who have been well-rested by forcing sleep at night can more than double.

But even so, this life is still not enough. In his own case, the protagonist doesn't want to go west in less than ten years. And ten years, for a primitive civilization, the progress that can be made in this time is very small.

- I'm the dividing line -

The protagonist pondered for a long time before being interrupted by the Flying Knight who returned.

The Fly Eagle led nine flying knights, and after scouting in the designated direction, they found the migrating parasitic ants.

These parasitic ants, numbering in the tens of thousands, bustle into small valleys between the hills, hiding under vegetation and retreating towards the shore of the lake in the distance. If it weren't for the eagle's good eyesight, it might have been hidden by them.

The parasitic ants, though slow to retreat and looking chaotic, are clearly well organized.

The team was full of grain, eggs, larvae, pupae and parasites. The queen and ant offspring are well protected in the middle of the group, while the soldiers and the strongest worker ants are on the periphery.

The migratory party continued to hunt the insects it found along the way, seemingly to replenish the scarce food reserves that had arisen after a hasty retreat.

Since the parasitic ants are hiding under bushes and grasses as much as possible, the fly eagle also wants to lower the altitude to get closer to reconnoiter and learn important information about the enemy's queen ant and the number of light golden workers.

However, it suddenly occurred to the Eagle that the protagonist had told them to beware of ambushes and other places. So the Fly Eagle flew around a bush with the team, and sure enough, he found the parasitic ant warrior lying in ambush on the tree.

The Flyhawk had no choice but to abandon his plan to approach and reconnoitre, and he continued to fly forward, discovering that the forward unit at the forefront of the parasitic ant team would always climb the nearby bushes to ambush. It was only after the large army had passed that these strong warriors would climb down and rush forward. Then the second wave of troops continued to the front to ambush, and the cycle continued. This arrangement was clearly a defense against flying knights.

Unable to obtain more information, the Flyhawk returns with the party and immediately reports back to the protagonist.

According to the Flyhawk's description, the army of parasitic ants was about eight hours away from the stump fortress. Dragged down by the infirm and the material, they move at less than half their normal speed. If the Divine Envoy King's legion attacks immediately, it will be able to catch up with the opponent in about sixteen hours.

Considering that the parasitic ants may camp and stop advancing after dark at night, the time to catch up with the enemy can be shortened.

Without further ado, the protagonist immediately rallies his troops, and all three unreplenished legions set out, leaving the Stump Fortress with no regular legions except for a few worker ants.

The reason for this arrangement is that the protagonist feels that the Stump Fortress is now basically no threat and does not need to retain too much defense.

Although the parasitic ants suffered heavy losses after several battles, and the strongest and elite warriors were swept away, they still numbered tens of thousands and still retained the strength to resist. The protagonist must concentrate all the forces at hand in order to be sure of completely destroying the other party.

The protagonist personally leads the army to set off, and before leaving, the protagonist asks a messenger to set off to find the supplementary troops sent by "Dongyang Castle" that will arrive in the evening, so that they can keep chasing the main army.

- I'm the dividing line -

After the sky is completely dark, the protagonist orders the troops to stop and rest for a while, and the troops are already too tired after a day's journey, and if they continue to catch up, they won't have much combat power even if they can catch up.

The last message from the Flying Knight is that the parasitic ants have also stopped moving forward and camped on the spot, which is what makes the protagonist decide to take a break.

It was getting late, and the flying knights couldn't go out to scout, so they also landed and began to rest.

As soon as the order to rest was given, the already exhausted legionnaires immediately lay down on the spot and began to nap. The protagonist is also sore all over, this is the first time to march with his own perseverance without a mount and a palanquin, which is second only to the sequelae of "the gods descend to earth".

Two hours later, the reinforcements who had made the long journey from "Dongyang City" also arrived at the resting place under the guidance of pheromones along the way. This force was even more tired, and they had been marching at a rapid pace since sunrise, and had not been able to stop until now.

Only about 800 of the 1,000 soldier ants that arrived from Dongyang City arrived, and the rest of the stragglers didn't have to worry about getting lost, but I don't know if they would be able to make it in time.

The protagonist assigns these reinforcements to various legions and squads before letting them rest.

An hour later, after sheltering more than 20 more soldier ants, the protagonist decides not to wait for the ants that have fallen behind.

As the protagonist's order is given, there is a dense sound again in the originally silent resting place, and countless ants get up and continue to follow the protagonist towards the depths of the night ahead.