The protagonist returns to the fortress, and he immediately asks about Xiaoqing's whereabouts in a hurry.

But Xiaoqing did not return here, and the only valuable clue was that a king reported that he saw Xiaoqing flying north over the fortress, which was the direction of "Dongyang City".

The protagonist had no choice but to send a messenger to rush back along the route of the transit station - the southern fortress - "Dongyang City", so that she could hurry up to find Xiaoqing's whereabouts, and if she had the result, she must report it immediately.

At the same time, taking advantage of the temporary retreat of the enemy army, the protagonist asks a small force to escort the wounded soldiers back to "Dongyang Castle", and informs the remaining troops in "Dongyang Castle" and two other places to send additional troops and supplies as soon as possible according to the plan.

Due to the absence of Xiaoqing, the protagonist cannot go out to investigate. In order to prevent the enemy from sneaking up, the king's first, second, and third legions took turns to be on guard, scattering the scouts from afar.

Some daring scouts even go into the grass and bushes that the protagonist highlights as ambushes, and report that there are no enemies in the area. It seems that after ambushing the protagonist, the parasitic ant army, whose whereabouts have been exposed, chose to retreat.

The other two legions, which did not have vigilance missions, took turns continuing to build forts and rest. By the afternoon, all the planned fortifications had been completed, and the walls on the east and west sides had reached the same height.

The scouts had extended their reconnaissance to the southern slopes of the hills, but there was no sign of a resurgence of the enemy.

Seeing that it was still early, the protagonist simply ordered the army of the Divine Envoy King to build a higher wall behind the first wall, and the platform of the second wall was about half a centimeter higher than the first wall.

This allows ranged squads to attack from a second wall, with better visibility and fewer blind spots within range.

Moreover, the protagonist always has a bad premonition about the enemy's mysterious retreat, and maybe the next time the enemy attacks again, he doesn't know what tricks he will play.

And with the second wall, the defenders of the fortress have an extra layer of insurance, even if the first wall is lost, they can still rely on the second wall to continue to resist, so as not to be forced into the underground lair to fight in the streets.

The construction of the second wall was completed in the evening.

For half a day, the enemy did not appear, and now that it was approaching night, it was clear that the enemy would not provoke again at this time, so the protagonist simply took the scouts back.

The convoy from the rear also arrived at the Stump Fortress at this time, and they brought some soldiers and ants as a supplement to the legion, and the three Divine Envoy King legions were once again fully formed.

The convoy also brought a small amount of grain and some pottery bombs, which were replenished into the storehouses under the fortress.

Taking advantage of the fact that the enemy will not be able to fight in the field, the protagonist can calmly transport and replenish at night, which also gives the Divine Angel King's legion a more durable combat capability.

In fact, if the protagonist is willing to seek the assistance of the main nest, it is still easy to gather an army of 100,000 to destroy this parasitic ant nest.

However, now that the protagonist has regarded "Dongyang City" as his own forbidden territory, if the main nest sends reinforcements, it will inevitably use "Dongyang City" as a starting base, and the fire, mealworm farm, flying knights, pottery workshops, and unauthorized wedding ceremonies in "Dongyang City" may leak secrets.

When the time comes, perhaps the identity of the protagonist Divine Envoy King will not be able to keep these secrets from being invaded by the main nest. After all, the main nest has the highest priority in the kingdom, and good things are sent there.

Just in case, the protagonist would rather spend time and energy fighting the enemy for a long time than borrow the power of the main nest.

Finally, there is also a messenger sent back by the protagonist in the convoy, who reports an important message to the protagonist:

Xiaoqing has returned to Dongyang City on her own and is currently recuperating in a dedicated fly stable. However, Rambo Fei checked its condition and found that its wings were damaged and could not be restored, and although it could barely fly, it may not be suitable for use as a mount again.

The protagonist is a little sorry, Xiaoqing was domesticated by him, and he is also the first fly to be domesticated in the entire "Dongyang City", and may even be the first to be domesticated in the history of ants, but he didn't expect to face the fate of retirement so soon.

However, the current war does not allow the protagonist to be more emotional, so he asks the messenger to return to "Dongyang City" again, and tells Rambo Fei to send ten flying knights to the stump fortress to assist in the defense, and re-breed and train a few fly mounts of the same breed as Xiaoqing (mercerized green fly).

- I'm the dividing line -

The night finally drove away the last rays of daylight, and only the bright moonlight could provide a glimmer of light between heaven and earth.

With the exception of two fierce battles in the morning, the fortress was not attacked again. The night is also a time of peace, and there is no danger of being attacked.

But the protagonist doesn't plan to stay in the fortress just like that, ready for the next attack that doesn't know when it will come. He had slept for a long time in the afternoon, and the First Legion, which had been rotated after completing the vigilance mission, had also rested for half a day.

The protagonist left the 2nd and 3rd Legions, together with the ranged units of the 1st Legion, to rest after a hard day's work, while he set out at night with the Praetorian Guard and the 24 melee squads of the 1st Legion.

Although the night march is theoretically safe, the protagonist who was ambushed once during the day and almost died cautiously sent out a lot of scouts. And Roll personally led three squads as the vanguard to open the way.

Without Xiaoqing, the protagonist can only move forward on foot, he is firmly protected by the Praetorian Guard, in the middle of the entire army.

Descending the southern slope of the hills, past the valley and the old abandoned parasitic nest, the Divine Messenger King's legion soon came to the new one.

The protagonist first sends a team to destroy the nearby "Ant Corpse Pyramid" discovered by the previous reconnaissance, which is an important source of infection for the silk thread parasite.

When the protagonist endures the stench and arrives at the scene, he discovers that the pile of ant corpses is much larger than the last time he saw it, and it seems that the parasitic ants have been replenishing the corpses here. If left uneradicated, more insects may become infected and spread the parasite.

After razing the "Pyramid of Ant Corpses" to the ground, eliminating all parasitic mycelium, and searching the neighborhood again, the protagonist finally determines that there is no new source of infection nearby.

Then, it's time to strike at the nest.

Of course, the protagonist doesn't plan to directly send troops to attack the enemy's nest, that's an act of looking for death. None of the enemies were found along the way, and that was only because at night, the enemies were customary to shrink back into their lair.

If the Legion of the Divine Imposter dares to attack the underground lair, then in a confined environment, the parasitic ants with superior numbers and stronger individual combat power will teach the Legion of the Divine Envoy a good lesson.

However, not being able to go down does not mean that there is no way to deal with the enemy forces hidden deep inside.

Thinking of this, a glimmer of conspiracy flashed in the protagonist's eyes.