In his previous life, the protagonist was not a trouble-loving character.

But it's not good in this life, there are too many things that the protagonist needs to do himself, even if there are tens of thousands of ant brothers under him, and some male ants like Lan Bofei have not bad IQ, but the burden of the protagonist is not much easier at all.

If you just accept the reality, just like an ordinary male ant in this world, maybe the protagonist's life may be able to get by.

But the values established by people in the previous life make the protagonist have no way to accept the simple setting that he is an ant in this life, or an ant who has opened his mind.

The protagonist wants to live well, to live like a human. And with the body of an ant, it is not so easy to live a human life.

What's more, after undergoing the initial reshaping of the worldview, the protagonist discovers that the world of ants also has competition and politics, and is not like a single-player game.

The protagonist has no sense of belonging to this big-headed ant kingdom, and he can only manage his own forces in order to achieve his original goal.

And it is impossible to run a force similar to a country, and the protagonist can only accept the reality that he is getting busier and busier. Often, the protagonist also reflects on the meaning of being so busy, and sometimes he feels that being busy has replaced the goal he was striving for.

At least for now, it's up to the protagonist to solve the salt crisis he faces.

So, the protagonist rested for the night, and then hit the fly again, this time the destination was "Yancheng".

Rambo Fei has already informed the protagonist of the specific location of "Yancheng", so the protagonist found his destination very smoothly.

This is also because "Yancheng" has a very conspicuous landmark - a small saline swamp.

This sparsely vegetated swamp stands out on the Great Plains, like the slick scalp of the dean of middle school in the middle of a sea of thick hair.

To the east of the salt marsh, the protagonist finds the entrance and exit of "Salt City". But the protagonist does not stop there, he flies directly to the edge of the salt marsh and lands.

The salt marsh is actually made up of a series of large and small pools of water, some of which are the size of several football fields, and the water is not deep, and some are only shallow puddles, and the water here may evaporate in a few more days.

Water and soil, dry and wet, constantly moving forward and retreating on this salt marsh land, shaping this terrain.

In the land where the salt water rises and falls repeatedly, the natural salt of the sun-dried crystals is left behind. Some of the worker ants of the big-headed ants collect these salt crystals and bring them back to their nests.

This method of collecting salt does not require the process of building a pond to expose to the sun or boiling on fire, but only needs to look for natural salt crystals around the salt marsh.

But this primitive method of harvesting is just as susceptible to disturbance by the weather, and when there is enough rain and the salt marsh water level rises, it is almost impossible to harvest.

In the past, the salt stocks in the various nests of the Big-Headed Ant Kingdom could still support the next time the salt was harvested and transported in "Yancheng", but now, with the combination of the Reconquest War and the frequent activity of fierce insects, the protagonist can guess that there should be a salt shortage in various parts of the Big-headed Ant Kingdom.

The protagonist doesn't have much to worry about the life or death of the other side nests, but the salt supply in his own territory needs to be guaranteed.

Although the water level of the salt marsh is high, there are still plenty of natural salt crystals in the fringe areas, and the greater difficulty may be the lack of labor in Yancheng and the frequent attacks on transport teams.

After solving these two problems, you can temporarily solve the salt shortage in the protagonist's territory.

And it is not difficult to solve these two problems, "Yancheng" is less than two days' walk from "Dongyang City", and the protagonist can organize a force to collect salt here, and then escort it all the way back to "Dongyang City".

The army of ants on a large scale is not comparable to the salt transportation team composed of one or twenty ants, and even one or two fierce insects with strong combat effectiveness do not dare to take the lead.

But the protagonist also needs to think about deeper issues.

This time the salt shortage can be solved, but this salt mine is in the hands of the big-headed ant kingdom after all. If the resources are not in your own hands, you will not feel at ease after all!

At this time, the protagonist can deeply understand the mood of the leader of the country in his previous life - the world's second largest economy and the largest oil consumer, but more than ninety percent of oil needs to rely on imports, and it is really difficult to sleep.

Be sure to master your own salt mine, that's what the protagonist is thinking at the moment.

It is good to have an idea, and many people have an idea, but whether the idea can be implemented or not, and whether the objective conditions allow the idea to be realized, are very realistic things.

There are not many natural salt mines, especially those on a large scale, but there are still many small-scale natural salt mines, and many animals can find suitable sources of salt to survive.

While most animals can replenish their salt through the salt recovery mechanism of the circulatory system, they can also be replenished by licking urine, feces, and other body fluids, such as monkeys, which are supplemented by salt crystals evaporated from sweat.

However, additional salt supplementation is also essential, such as cattle and sheep licking salty stones or nitrate soil in the corners, parrots eating saline soil, and some herbivores prefer to eat plants with high salt content.

These salty stones, saline soils and plants are all natural small-scale salt mines. Perhaps, with human consumption and mining capacity, this bit of salt will not be looked down on until the last resort.

But ants are different, a small salt mine that has been neglected by humans may be able to meet the consumption of an ant nest for hundreds or thousands of years.

So, after the protagonist returned to "Dongyang City", he immediately gave three instructions.

The first order was for the Flying Knights to follow them and bring back a little salt from the salt marshes to make up for their urgent needs.

Although the Flying Knights have always disdained to do anything other than what they consider to be "military affairs", salt, an important material that seems to be related to the gods, is still barely able to drive the Flying Knights.

The second order is that the protagonist asks Rambo Fei to organize a team, about half a legion, to transport salt to the salt marsh.

After all, it takes about four or five days to make such a round trip, but the salt brought back is enough for the needs of the territory for a long time.

The last order is to mobilize the ants who go out to forage every day to keep an eye on whether there are suspected salt mines around "Dongyang City".

The protagonist gives them specific requirements, focusing on rocks with hoarfrost on their surfaces, bare dirt, or plants.

Of course, salt mines are not everywhere, and whether they can be found or not is left to fate. If you can't find a salt mine in your territory, the protagonist has a backup plan.

That is to directly control "Yancheng".