Chapter 112: A New World (1)

This second envoy is still the oldest Wang's subordinate. However, the information package she delivered this time represents a third-party force that the protagonist did not know before.

This is a packet of information that was conveyed to the most old Wang's subordinates.

The protagonist's attitude is solemn, because from the first paragraph of the packet, he realizes the difference and importance of this packet.

The packet indicates that it is from a southern country, a group of "remnants" to be exact.

The "remnants" are the self-proclaimed names of the owners of the packets, and this group of "remnants" is also a big-headed ant clan, and is currently in an alliance with the oldest Wang faction.

"Remnants", this word is actually made up by the protagonist's own brain. Their self-designation, translated in its actual sense, is "survivors who have arrived in another world without disappearing with their old lair".

The protagonist is a little confused as to why they call themselves "remnants", and literally, perhaps a group of unlucky people who escaped after the capture of the original lair.

But what the so-called "other world" means, the protagonist can't guess.

It's interesting that these "remnants" call themselves allies of the most old king's faction, allies rather than subordinates.

They obviously do not belong to the Big-Headed Ant Kingdom, but they are the same race as the Big-Headed Ant Kingdom.

Generally speaking, it is rare for different ant kingdoms and tribes to form alliances. Most ants are only willing to coexist and compete with opponents they can't eliminate for the time being, such as the big-headed ant kingdom and the paver ant barbarians.

Alliances, on the other hand, generally only exist between ants of the same race. Because ants of the same family, going back several generations, may be related. Carefully distinguishing their scents, often with similarities as well, provides the basis for alliances. For example, the "Holy Alliance" formed by the Hunting Scythe Ant under the pressure of the Divine Envoy King's legion.

And this group of big-headed ant "remnants", because they are also big-headed ants, it is not impossible to form an alliance with the weaker old Wang faction, after all, if there is no way to eliminate the other party, peaceful coexistence is also an option.

Judging from the ethnic smell of the "remnants" carried in the packet, the protagonist finds that it is far from the smell of the Big-headed Ant Kingdom.

Generally speaking, the smell of an ethnic group is mainly derived from the combined effect of the ant's odor glands and the environment.

There is a certain similarity in the smell secreted by the same race, but if the eating habits of the two people are very different, the taste secreted by them will also be very different. Factors such as the type and quantity of food also depend on the external environment.

Therefore, the smell of ants of the same species living in different areas may be greater than that between ants living in similar areas.

Fortunately, the vast majority of ant races have a strong scent memory and are able to fine-tune the composition of the scent glands as needed. In this way, it is possible to give birth to a kingdom or empire that rules multiple nests, otherwise, ants with different secondary nests do not recognize their companions at all, and they will pinch themselves as soon as they see each other.

Because the environment of different secondary nests is still different, these ants of the same family can even fine-tune their secretions, so that ants from the same country can distinguish each other. However, the smell of each secondary nest is unique, and trained ants can distinguish which secondary nest the other party is from from the smell.

Just like the soldiers of the First Legion of the Divine Envoy King, when they were stationed in Dongyang City, they carried the smell of Dongyang City, which was a mixture of grass, mealworm droppings, and honeydew.

When the First Army was transferred to fight near the Great River, it was soon contaminated with the cold wind near the Great River and the smell of the sweet fruits of the Great Banyan Tree.

While fighting near the "Southern Fortress" some time ago, the smell of the First Legion was gradually infected by the smell of sweet honeydew and putrefactive fungus in the South, and it changed again.

It can be seen that the smell of ants is a business card, ID card and resume, and experienced old ants can analyze the race, country and nest to which the other party belongs based on the smell alone, and can see the living environment, main food and places they have visited recently.

And the protagonist, who has been in this world for so long, has gradually mastered this skill.

This time, from the scent information carried by the "remnants" in the packet, he found that although the main smell of the other party was a mixture of the unique scent of the southern region and the general scent of the big-headed ant family, there was a trace of a smell that was completely different from the smell that the protagonist was familiar with.

The protagonist suspects that the smell comes from the former kingdom of the "remnants", and that the smell of their past is not the smell of the world known to the protagonist.

What kind of world is it when the "remnants" claim to be from another world?

It's not just the unique smell that arouses the protagonist's doubts and interests. What's more, the next information in the packet.

The "remnants" claim to have learned that the Divine Envoy and his legions have defeated the Scythe Ants in the southern hills and become the overlord of the region.

They live in an area not far from the southern hills and the "true side nest". They are also members of the Big-headed Ant Clan, and the "remnants" want to form an alliance with the Divine Envoy King. As a gesture of goodwill, the bereaved people sent a gift.

The gift is not a physical object, but also a piece of information, but this message immediately makes the protagonist take it seriously.

Because, this information is how to domesticate the beetle.

Domestication!? That's right, it's domestication!

The protagonist reads the content carefully and quickly confirms its authenticity, and in the protagonist's opinion, the content is indeed very operable.

Domesticating beetles, including other insects, is a long-standing concern for the protagonist.

Aside from aphids and scale insects, which are born with a symbiotic relationship with ants, the protagonist has to recognize that ants in the human world do not domesticate insects.

The Legion of the Divine Envoy King has been successful in domesticating flies, and the semi-domesticated flies have brought great help to the protagonist, and he has formed the Flying Knight Legion, which has played an important role in all wars.

And domesticating beetles is also an idea that the protagonist has long had. As large insects, beetles like stag beetles are simply natural "bulldozers", "big trucks" and "tanks".

However, domesticating beetles is not so easy just to imagine.

For example, many beetles need fresh tree sap for food, which is difficult for ants to collect.

So how did these "remnants" domesticate beetles?

They themselves say that it is derived from their "old-world" knowledge. It is a "new world" that is strange and mysterious to the protagonist!