On April 2, the Paving Ant Imperial Army was assembled and swore to march south at the assembly site.

The so-called "oath" is actually a traditional ceremony before the Paving Ant Empire set out for the expedition, but it is not an oath, but it is a bit similar to a military parade.

I saw that in the morning, well-fed and well-fed troops marched to the ground from the entrances and exits of various places, and under the leadership of the commander, found a place to assemble and stand by.

It took nearly two hours for a million soldiers to all take place, occupying a large square of nearly 200 square meters that had been cleared out of the lair.

Looking down from the air, the paving ant empire army on the ground is dense, orderly, solemn, and full of killing intent!

In the center are the fully armored paving ant warriors, while the vassal and slave ant tribes such as the red fire ants live on the periphery.

Among the soldiers of the Paving Ant Empire, the formation of the familiar nest warriors in the center and the nest warriors outside is sworn in formation.

The so-called mature nest and raw nest are the division of territory within the paving ant empire.

Mature nests are either the primitive territories occupied by the Paving Ant Empire when they rose to prominence, or they are nests that are rich in resources and rich in food, or they are nests located in the main transportation routes. These mature nests are under the direct jurisdiction of the main nest of the empire.

The nest is not directly governed by the main nest, but the local autonomy, but still under the head of the main nest, pay supplies, and provide troops.

The nest of the paving ant empire is similar to the secondary nest of the old big-headed ant kingdom, and has greater independence. The ruling system of most ant countries is also similar, the secondary nest is like an independent colony and backup of the main nest, in addition to providing materials and military resources to the main nest, the internal affairs of the secondary nest are not under the direct command of the main nest.

The mature nest system of the Paving Ant Empire is already very advanced, and only a few ant forces have this kind of sub-nest directly under the jurisdiction, such as the current Ant Alliance, as well as some civilized ant tribes.

Although the Paving Ant Empire is the so-called barbarian ant of the "Ancient God Inheritance" civilization ant tribe, its civilization is not inferior to most civilized ant tribes at all.

In the Imperial Army, the Paving Ant Warriors from the Mature Nest are well-equipped and are the main force of the first rank.

Whether it is a soldier auxiliary, these paving ant warriors are a team of 36 each, including 1 male ant officer and 35 warriors.

Every 36 teams are 1 battalion, of which 1 team is a battalion officer escort team, and the escort team has 1 battalion officer, 1 team officer, 34 soldiers, and the rest of the teams are ordinary establishments. The 1st Battalion has a total of 1,296 ants, which is roughly equivalent to the strength of half of the Divine Envoy King's legion.

The 36th Battalion is the 1st Division, of which the 1st Battalion is the Divisional Officer Guard Battalion, with a total of 46,656 ants and nearly 50,000 soldiers, and the strength is considerable.

The Imperial Army from the Familiar Nest has 5 divisions, accounting for about one-third of the total strength, including 2 divisions of soldiers and 3 auxiliary divisions.

The most surprising thing about these well-equipped warriors is the very distinctive armor they wear.

Armour! The Paving Ant Empire Army is currently the only armoured army other than the Ant Alliance.

Imperial officers wore golden armor, including the golden helmets tied to their heads and the golden armor on their bodies, all of which were tied to their bodies with ant silk. These armors are made of large and small pieces of armor, and the helmet has holes in the antennae, single eye, and compound eyes, and the armor is draped on the side of the body close to the ground, which can partially protect the side and arthropods.

The battalion officers wore silver armor, which was the same as the division armor except for the color.

Whether it's gold armor or silver armor, it's not actually metal armor. These golden armors are made from golden cicada pupal shells, and silver armor is made from silver cicada pupal shells.

The Paving Ant Empire has an industry of raising golden cicadas and silver cicadas, which are raised at special roots for two or three years, and then they will burrow out of the soil and pupate. Its pupal shell is sturdy and beautiful, the pupal shell of the golden cicada is dark gold, and the pupal shell of the silver cicada is dark white. After the cicada breaks its pupa, the remaining pupal shells are processed into armor by acid etching, which is a piece of equipment that only high-ranking officers can wear.

The officers and ordinary soldiers wore tan leather armor, which was made of the belly carapace of the golden and silver cicadas of adults, which was closer to a leather cloak and could be draped on the body to play a certain defensive role.

After the golden cicada and the silver cicada break the pupa, they will be killed without waiting for the shell to dry and harden, and its meat is a fine delicacy for the nobles of the empire to enjoy.

At this time, whether it is a golden cicada or a silver cicada, the shell has not completely changed color, just changed from translucent body color to light brown, if you wait for an hour longer, the shell of the cicada will become golden and silver, but it is hard and brittle, and cannot be processed, unlike the pupal shell.

The cicada must be killed while it is still light brown, peel off the carapace, wipe it with water beads and oil to keep it soft, and then air dry it after processing and molding, which is a dark brown stiff leather armor.

The leather armor worn by the Paving Ant Officers is dyed red with ochre dye to distinguish them.

The formation and equipment of the raw and mature nest units are the same, and it is impossible to distinguish their raw and cooked identities from their appearance.

There are a total of 10 divisions in the nest, including 2 divisions and 8 auxiliary divisions, and the proportion of auxiliaries is higher than that of the mature nest army.

Hundreds of thousands of armored paving ant imperial warriors gathered together, and countless dark brown armored warriors gathered densely together, in an orderly manner, which was dotted with red armor team officers, silver armor battalion officers, and gold armor division officers, and the atmosphere at the end was azure and extremely spectacular.

And among these paving ant warriors, there are actually a small number of war beast troops, these war beasts are species domesticated by the paving ant empire, mainly snail and pull beetle.

The largest number of war beast armies is only battalions, and the total number of war beasts is a few hundred, which is not much compared to the total strength. Most of the beasts are screws, medium in size, about 20 mm in length, and equipped with weapons unique to the Paving Ant Imperial Army.

In addition to the large double-pronged rhinoceros beetle and spade beetle, the largest number of medium-sized beetles is the spiral beetle, which is docile and easy to domesticate.

There are also a small number of trojan armor, which are brightly colored and emerald green, but they are not used for combat, but are the riding mounts of division officers and other high-ranking male ants.

Next to the Imperial Army, there are also a large number of vassal states and slave ant warriors, as well as mercenary warriors.

Among them, in addition to the Red Fire Ant Army, there is also the Silver Ant (Silver Silk Arrow Ant) family.

Hailing from the gravel regions of the southern Empire, the silver ants are native to the area and are known for their brisk movements.

The Imperial Army has been fighting the Silver Ant Tribe in the Sand for hundreds of years, but they have never been able to wipe out these swift and brave natives, nor can they force their free-spirited opponents to submit.

In the end, the two sides reluctantly coexisted peacefully, and the Paving Ant Empire would exchange silver ant eggs with food supplies to the silver ant tribe every spring, and bring them back to the country to hatch on their own. And the silver ant tribe that got food and supplies no longer had to invade the paving ant empire to loot.

After hatching, these bought silver ant warriors are the mercenaries of the Imperial Army, and they are also its important tactical units, which play a very important role, and are generally directly commanded by the campaign commander.