The rope bridge will be suspended on both sides of the river, which was planned before.

On the south bank of the Great River, the planned binding site is on a root under a large banyan tree that protrudes from the ground, about a decimeter high above the ground. The root system of the banyan tree is well developed, and a large number of root systems are arched out of the ground, forming a complex understory terrain. This is not a good thing for defense, but it makes it easier for the protagonist to find a place to tie up.

The protagonist, with the help of his subordinates, quickly ties the hemp rope to the predetermined location.

On the other side of the river, the chosen site was the tall tree.

Since it is dangerous for other big-headed ants to set foot on the ice, and the protagonist does not want to pave a black dirt road on the ice, otherwise the ice will soon melt and create a crack, which will greatly increase the risk factor of walking on the ice.

So the protagonist crosses the ice alone with a hemp rope and goes to the north bank of the Great River. The other ants straighten out the hemp rope dragged by the protagonist on the south bank of the river to avoid knotting knots or tripping over obstacles.

After completing these tasks, the other big-headed ants have no work to do, and follow the previous protagonist's orders, and hide back in the "Waterfront City".

At this time, the protagonist has come to the destination, although these hemp ropes are countless times larger than the protagonist, but under the brute force of the protagonist who has entered the "God Descends to Earth" mode, they are still unstoppably pulled over.

The protagonist looks up and sees that the tall tree is bare at the lower level of the trunk, and it appears that there is no place to tie the twine, unlike the large banyan tree, which has rugged roots that protrude from the ground.

In the end, the protagonist simply wraps the hemp rope around the trunk one decimeter above the ground, and then uses both hands and feet to tighten the hemp rope little by little. After the hemp rope is relatively straight, the protagonist ties a few more knots to fix the hemp rope.

Now, the suspended rope bridge is built, and a hemp rope spans the wide river. However, because the rope is too long, under the action of gravity, the rope takes on an arc with a low middle and a high end. The lowest point is half a meter above the current surface of the river, while the end of the river is more than a meter above the water level.

This height difference was unavoidable, but there was one flaw that could have been avoided. That is, when the protagonist chooses the location of the tether at both ends, he chooses the height of the tree about one decimeter above the ground.

However, the terrain of the island where the "Waterfront City" is located is higher than the land where the tall trees on the north bank of the river are located, resulting in the overall trend of the rope bridge being high in the south and low in the north. Fortunately, this arc does not affect the passage of ants.

After the rope bridge was erected, this large-scale project, which was not easy in winter, was successfully completed. Seeing that it was not early, the protagonist climbed back to the south bank of the river along the rope bridge. Experiments have proved that the rope bridge is still very strong, but it is more of a test of the user's balance.

After all, such a long and thin rope, as long as there is a slight breeze, it will continue to sway in the air. The protagonist can only try to overcome the swaying, and his six limbs grasp the fibers of the hemp rope hard, and crawl back to the opposite bank little by little.

- I'm the dividing line -

The protagonist who returned to the lair yesterday drank two bowls of hot broth in one sitting, and then went to rest.

And early this morning, the protagonist once again organized his subordinates to go out. They followed the road to the suspended rope bridge, and then lined up one by one to climb the bridge and headed towards the south bank of the river.

Today, the sun is still very good, and the wind is not strong, but the rope bridge is still dangling. The protagonist had solemnly warned his subordinates before, so everyone was very cautious and grabbed the hemp rope under their feet very hard.

But the rope bridge is clearly more dangerous than expected. With a slightly stronger wind blowing, the two worker ants accidentally fell.

The protagonist hurriedly looked down, only to see that the two worker ants that fell on the ice were not in serious trouble, and they turned over and got up. But the real danger is the cold ice, which can easily take the life of the big-headed ants who don't escape in time.

The two worker ants immediately landed on six legs in an exaggerated posture, trying to keep their bodies away from the ice, and then quickly fled to the south bank of the river in a posture of stepping on stilts. This escape posture is not taught by the protagonist, but the natural reaction of the two worker ants under the cold and instinctive warning.

Fortunately, not far from the south bank of the river, the two worker ants quickly fled back to the bridge, and then climbed onto the rope bridge.

The protagonist relaxes and continues with the team, stopping every time the bridge shakes and clings to the hemp rope fiber underneath. In this way, there is no danger, and the protagonist and his party finally arrive at the north bank of the river.

Today, the protagonist wants to lead everyone to carry out the construction of the bridgehead on the north bank of the river in advance, so as not to build it again after the beginning of spring, when it is easy to encounter enemy attacks when the facilities are not yet complete.

The selected construction site is on the north side of the tall tree, because the south side is too close to the river, and the protagonist is worried about the hidden danger of water penetration.

However, the snow in the north is thicker, so the protagonist can only take everyone to repeat the old trick and continue to dig holes along the bark of the tree, waiting until it touches the soil before construction.

Because the tree is tall and straight, the excavated snow tunnel is also straight, reducing the risk of snow landslides.

Soon, the ants touched the ground, and then the construction team smeared the excavated soil particles on the four walls of the ice and snow tunnel to avoid accidentally touching the cold snow seeds when moving back and forth.

In the afternoon of the same day, the construction team began to officially excavate the soil layer. However, as the digging progresses, the difficulty begins to increase.

On the one hand, it is because part of the water-rich soil is frozen and somewhat compacted, which greatly increases the difficulty of construction.

On the other hand, it is even more troublesome, because the ants cannot be charged by the sunlight due to the construction under the snow layer and underground, and the heat they accumulate is only enough for them to leave the sun for half an hour, and considering the time to go back and forth, the workers can actually put in the work for 15 to 20 minutes.

When the nest is shallower, the ants are able to rotate up to the ground to rest and recharge. As the tunnel got deeper and deeper, the time spent on the road increased, and the labor time available to the construction team dropped sharply to less than 10 minutes. In this way, the labor efficiency is pitiful.

Finally, on the second day, the protagonist had to abandon his plan to build a bridgehead in advance in the winter and lead the team to retreat.

In the past two days, four more ants died, all of which were caused by falling into the frozen river while crossing the rope bridge and not escaping back to the shore in time.

Their bodies are quickly frozen in the ice, and the protagonist is unable to remove their bodies for burial. Every time you cross the rope bridge, you can see the road signs made up of these four corpses.

- I'm the dividing line -

For the rest of the winter, the protagonist is basically in the "Waterfront City" and rarely goes out.

In the wild, bad weather alternates with sunny weather, and winter is slowly coming to an end in this constant cycle.

Spring is coming!