Chapter 42: Before the Northern Expedition (3)
"The oldest king!"
The moment this familiar and unfamiliar name came out, the protagonist was a little stunned.
Just a few days ago, the protagonist chatted with the elder brother about the disappearance of the oldest king, but he didn't expect that now the messenger of the oldest king appeared in front of him.
"Where is the oldest king now?"
Although the protagonist is not interested in the series of battles that take place in the main lair over the disappearance of the eldest king, he is also curious about the whereabouts of the oldest king, which is also related to the future development of his friend Big Brother.
The worker ant messenger replied that the eldest king was now in the "true Lord's nest".
"The real main nest", this is the second time the protagonist has heard this strange name.
"So, where is the 'real Lord's nest'?"
This time, the Worker Ant Messenger refused to answer, saying that the Elder King forbade to tell the location of the real main nest.
However, from the exchange, the protagonist learns a little about this "real main nest".
This nest should be located in the southern part of the Big-Headed Ant Kingdom, which is also the destination where the elder brother tracked down the whereabouts of the oldest king before, but the senior brother found nothing at that time.
Judging from the current situation, the eldest Wang took the initiative to leave the main nest, accompanied by three queen ants and a number of worker ant attendants.
The protagonist is curious about the reason for the departure of the Elder King and the Queen Ant, but the Worker Ant Messenger refuses to reveal any information. Judging from the name of the place "the real main nest", the protagonist speculates that it involves a conflict between the oldest king and the other male ants.
Seeing that he couldn't get much information from the worker ant messenger, the protagonist could only follow the other party's words and ask the other party for the purpose of coming.
The messenger worker ant passed a packet, and this packet was delivered in the tone of the most old king.
In the packet, the elder Wang said:
"The relationship between the eldest king and the divine envoy king has always been friendly."
The protagonist doesn't believe in this sentence.,The oldest king is passed down from generation to generation.,But the god king is not.,There have only been two god kings in history.,One is the first to teach the big-headed ant to use fire.,The other is the protagonist himself.。 How could the king of the gods, who often broke off his lineage, always be friendly with the eldest king.
After the polite words, the eldest Wang said: "I have received God's will to leave the false Lord's nest, and the goal is to build a 'real Lord's nest'. ”
This reason surprises the protagonist a little.
The most important duty of the oldest king is to receive the will of God, and the protagonist is clear about this. The dormitory of the oldest king is very special, located below the sacred passage of the main nest.
The Elder King only needs to place his tentacles close to the pebbles beneath the sacred passage to receive the divine decree.
The protagonist has verified that the white pebbles are like signal conductors, capable of transmitting the stream of consciousness of the ants, and the structure of the sacred channel, like an antenna, can receive not only the consciousness signals that are preferentially transmitted, but also the wireless signals in the air.
This is the protagonist's conjecture about the role of the Sacred Passage, and he does receive a meaningless murmur in the Sacred Passage, similar to the rustling sound of the radio when it is not tuned to the appropriate channel.
It is no wonder that the oldest kings in history have rarely received meaningful divine decrees, they think that these rustling sounds are God's dreams, but in fact they are just clutter in the air.
As for the occasional meaningful divine decree, the protagonist also believes that it is just a hallucination after the oldest Wang's head is tormented by noise. After all, there is no one in this world who can send a radio, and it happened to be received by the eldest king.
Anyway, the protagonist himself often pretends to be in the name of the divine decree to do private affairs, which leads him to be skeptical of any divine will.
Now, the eldest king says that he left the main nest only after receiving a divine decree, which is completely unconvincing to the protagonist.
So, the protagonist ignores this reason and continues reading.
"My actions went well, and three queen ants who believed in God's will and dozens of worker ants followed in my footsteps and left."
This information can be corresponded to the information provided by the previous senior brother that the three queens disappeared at the same time, and the oldest Wang is telling the truth here.
"We built a new main nest in the south, which is the 'real main nest'."
Their direction was indeed to the south, and they had exposed their whereabouts along the way.
"Some of the nearby secondary nests have been surrendered to the gods, and we are safe for now, and we will not be discovered by the pseudo-main nest for the time being."
Well, this news is quite exciting, and some of the deputy nests of the big-headed ant kingdom actually took refuge in the old Wang's gang. Could this be the reason why the previous investigation team of the senior brother did not produce results in the southern region? With the cover of local ants, it would be difficult for the outside team to find real clues.
Moreover, judging from the words of the most old Wang, the other party said that he would not be discovered by the pseudo-master nest for the time being, so it was very safe, what was the subtext? If they are discovered, will they not be safe?
The eldest king fled because of the divine decree, why did it cause him to be unsafe, and will there be forces in the king's council that have long had conflicts with the oldest king? Let him decide that he must flee to be safe?
This is another struggle within the kingdom of the big-headed ants, which gives the protagonist a headache, and has always thought that the ants are very united, at least within the group. Now it seems that the various palace fighting bridges are no less than those of the human world.
"We are also facing some difficulties now, lack of food, and hope to get the help of the Divine Messenger King, who is also favored by God."
This is the ultimate goal of the most old king, the protagonist thinks to himself. He thought of the news that the worker ant messenger in front of him was gobbling up food and looking hungry, and it seemed that the newly established "real main nest" was not in very good condition.
The other party left an address, which is a secondary nest on the border of the big-headed ant kingdom, hoping that the protagonist will provide a batch of food here.
This secondary nest may be the "real main nest" in the mouth of the oldest king, or it may be a secondary nest that takes refuge in the oldest king.
As for why the oldest king asked for help from him, the protagonist can only say that either his name as a god envoy king makes the other party think that he is also from their wave, or "Dongyang City" is too rich and is remembered. Or both.
Although the eldest king has fled, maybe the main nest still has his accomplices to report the news.
The protagonist feels like he's being drawn into a big conspiracy, which is very upset.
Do you want to give each other some food?
The protagonist is not determined, and he realizes that he has not finished reading the information packet, so he simply ignores the issue and continues to read.
However, the last sentence of the information package startles the protagonist again.
"Finally, the Elder King sincerely invites the Divine Envoy King, to honor the divine decree, and obey the call of the true Lord's Nest, and let us follow the ancient tradition and take the Great Queen as the leader to fight against the evil kings who steal power!"