The sun rises and sets, the wind rises, the rain falls, the water rises and falls.

The days passed, and soon, the date outlined on the protagonist's calendar had entered July, and the season and temperature had officially entered the middle of summer.

The flood waters of the Great River have receded, the waterline has basically retreated to its original position, and large swaths of sand have been exposed, expanding the range of activities of the Divine Envoy King's legion.

This was a period of peace, and for a period of time, the Divine Envoy King's army was free of external troubles, focusing on exercising internal strength, and began to vigorously operate [Xinyang City].

Now that we've decided to keep the window of [Xinyang City], we can't make do with this lair anymore!

At present, [Xinyangcheng] is built according to the standard of a temporary camp, with incomplete facilities and a very small scale, which cannot meet the needs of living after the growth of the ant population.

After a period of vigorous expansion, the current [Xinyangcheng] has a new look.

In terms of scale, the underground space of [Xinyangcheng] has more than tripled, mainly to expand the underground nest to the north, where the underground environment is relatively drier and the soil has less sediment content, so the geological structure is more stable.

After the expansion, [Xinyangcheng] has grown from barely accommodating more than 10,000 ants to more than 30,000 ants now, making it a large nest even in its homeland.

The expansion of the underground will continue, and the final size of the protagonist project [Xinyang City] will be enough to accommodate 50,000 ant mouths.

The underground facilities of [Shinyangseong] have also been completed: the combustion chamber has been expanded, and a pottery workshop is being built next to it, which also requires fire.

Weaving workshops, stone workshops, ballista workshops, and fermentation workshops were also set up, which could be used to produce from nearby resources.

Mealworm farms and maggot farms have also been re-commissioned and expanded to provide enough meat for more ant populations.

In order to prevent the plague from breaking out again, and also to completely solve the problem of dampness in the underground nest too close to the river, the four walls, ground and top of the underground nest and passage are coated with ant concrete, which can have the effect of preventing water seepage and moisture. The flue of the combustion chamber is also built in all directions, covering most of the nest area as much as possible to facilitate dehumidification.

Not only has the underground changed dramatically, but the [New Yang City] on the ground has also taken on a new look.

At the main entrance, to the south of the big poplar tree, a tall anthill rises from the ground, more than a meter high. Male ants and queens have moved into the mounds to stay further away from the damp underground.

The anthill is built against the trunk of a large poplar tree, and the other three sides are protected by a sandy wall about one decimeter high and a shallow trench.

The fence not only encircles and protects the poplar trees and ant mounds, but also extends to the east and west. To the west the perimeter wall extends to the cliff; To the east, it extends to the beach and extends more than four meters to the south at the best level of the flood at about half a metre.

The walls consisted of small fortresses at intervals of about five meters, as well as structures of trenches, enclosures, and ant mounds, and although the space could only accommodate one or two hundred warriors, it was sufficient as a support point for the defense system. These forts can also be equipped with ballistas to increase firepower.

With this defensive system of walls and fortresses, the entire peninsula is completely covered and becomes a safe hinterland. Even with a large number of enemy troops besieging it, it is difficult to break through the defensive line.

The only weakness may be that during the dry season, the enemy can enter the peninsula along the unwalled section of the riverbank, but then the enemy will have to pass through a damp and muddy beach, with a section of wall and two fortresses that extend from a bend not far away. By the time both fortifications were equipped with ballistas, the enemy would have to suffer heavy casualties even if they wanted to take this route. Good Mood Literature Network

It can be said that the defense line created by the protagonist is enough for 10,000 defenders to withstand the siege of more than ten times the enemy for a long time. If you retreat to the [Xinyang City] defense, then how long you can hold on depends on the amount of money in the city - unless the Destroyer comes to attack, the other ants will not be able to conquer the nest at all.

On the ground, farmland has finally been opened up, and seeds of various crops have germinated under suitable light and heat conditions.

The farmland is mainly concentrated in the north of the poplar tree, where the land is more fertile. However, there is also a small amount of farmland on the peninsula as a backup, and in case of siege, the farmland here can also provide some food.

Aphids and scale insects are also hatched and grazing in the weeds of the peninsula, where they begin to produce sweet honeydew.

Now, in addition to the fact that copper ore and salt have not yet been found, the production and living standards of [Xinyangcheng] are not inferior to those in their homeland.

It is also because even though the Divine Envoy King Legion is unique in civilization and technology, it is still in a very primitive state after all, so it is so easy to rebuild civilization.

Just like a Neolithic tribe that has fallen into decay due to natural disasters or plagues, and only a few members survive, they can easily rebuild their houses, continue to forage, and then give birth to offspring to perpetuate the tribe.

But if there is a crisis in human civilization in the 21st century, then at least a doomsday shelter is needed to ensure the survival of millions of people with the most advanced knowledge and skills, in order to preserve all the achievements of civilization created by human civilization.

The more advanced the civilization, the more difficult it is to reproduce and rebuild.

These days, the Legion of the Divine Envoy and the Legion of the Belly Lifter have gotten along more and more well, and both have gained some benefits from each other.

Although the Legion was required to pay gold to the Legion of the Divine Envoy King according to the agreement, they did not actually pay much at all.

Because the protagonist meets with "Old Heart" a few more times, the two sides have some trade.

That's right, it's trade, and the bellied ants have behaved like this with other ant colonies, so they can trade with the Legion of the Divine Envoy King.

And in the homeland, the protagonist has never heard of trade between different forces, even between the former big-headed ant remnant clan and the queen ant inheritance faction, there is no trade, only blackmail and gifts based on strength.

This is also a proof that the civilization of this land is more developed than that of the homeland.

The ability to trade greatly enriches the supply of the Divine Envoy Legion, after all, the land they control is too small and barren to produce enough to meet all their needs.

For example, salt is not produced in [Xinyangcheng], and the bitter alkali salt in the northern hollow is difficult to swallow even after repeated purification.

However, the bellied ants can get a relatively good amount of coarse salt, which they have exchanged from the red fire ants of the overlord, in exchange for gold or food.

After the protagonist gets this information from the "old heart", he immediately proposes to exchange gold for salt, thus obtaining a batch of coarse salt that is in urgent need, alleviating the urgent need.

Anyway, the gold is also obtained from the belly raising ants, and the god envoy king's army is equivalent to getting table salt for nothing, and the belly raising ants can also pay a large amount of gold less, and both sides are happy!