The termites that the protagonist currently sees outside the nest are numerous and distributed throughout the basin to feed. Although these termites are slightly different in size and shade of body color, their body structure is the same, and they are all worker ants.

The protagonist doesn't see any other forms of termites, so he can't tell if the termites have developed civilization from their organizational form.

Even, the protagonist doesn't know if there are soldier ants in this group of termites.

Of course there is, but the protagonist can't see it, the soldier ants of termites are not like big-headed ants and soldier ants will go out to forage for food, whether it is the upper jaw soldier or the elephant trunk soldier, they all stay in the nest for a long time and are responsible for defending the ant mound, and do not participate in foraging.

The large jaws of these termite soldiers are so special that they can only be used for fighting, and they cannot eat on their own, and they have to be fed by worker ants, which is naturally useless in foraging.

The protagonist looked at the worker ants of termites for a long time, but still didn't see any doorway, only countless worker ants were busy coming and going, which seemed to be no different from termites in the human world.

It wasn't until it was almost noon that he saw something interesting, though it was useless for the civilization of the termite colony.

A colony of termite worker ants discovers another colony of termites not far from where the protagonist stays. These termites don't even have ant mounds, their nests are placed under litter and leaves, and they are nyats instead of adult termites who go out to feed, and they seem to have just established a new colony.

The termite worker ants of the big ant mound are very strong, and after some temptation, they decisively entered the other party's nest, and it didn't take long for them to carry out the corpse of a huge fat termite queen who had been bitten to death, and went to the nest.

It's the end of July, and it's just past the time for ants and termites to get married, and the protagonist speculates that this apparently newborn colony was built by a new ant queen who flew out of the giant termite mound.

Unexpectedly, these termites did not even let go of their own relatives, maybe a month ago this dead new ant queen was still enjoying the service and worship of the worker ants in the ant mound, but now they were mercilessly bitten to death by the worker ants, and the corpse was brought back as a trophy.

But the termites are not to blame for being ruthless, and this new queen ant is building a new colony not far from the antmound, which will definitely rob the headquarters of resources in the future.

The termites do not seem to have any intention of establishing a secondary nest, and only one ant mound can be seen in the small basin, and perhaps some new colonies that have just been established have not yet been detected by the headquarters.

But this group of termites must have lived here for a long time, and it is only before a huge mound has been built up little by little, and other termite colonies have been bulldozed, and there is only one mound in the basin.

Perhaps only new ants who leave the basin can build new colonies that will not be destroyed by the headquarters, which is also a unique spreading strategy evolved by termites, right?

In the afternoon, there is no new harvest, and the protagonist no longer continues to observe the termites, but turns away from the basin.

Although it is not yet possible to determine whether this termite colony is civilized or not, the protagonist does not intend to continue observing and has no intention of interfering. The territory between the Divine King's legion and the other party is not bordered, there is no conflict of interest, and there is no need to pay too much attention to the other party.

Now the protagonist's priority is to find food and move on.

In the luggage on the back of "Little Black", there was already the last meal left, and it was almost to the point of running out of food.

Following the stream that flows from the basin and along the valley, the protagonist soon reaches the fork in the road again.

This is the confluence of three valleys, which are roughly Y-shaped, with two streams flowing from the valley to the east and northwest respectively, where they meet and continue to the valley to the south-southeast.

The protagonist came from the downstream of the confluent stream, and just chose to go east in the valley, but ended up in the small basin where the termites were, and there was no way forward.

Now turn back, and you can only continue to move forward on another path.

In the valley, the protagonist's view is restricted, and looking to the sides, the skyline is obscured by layers of high and low mountains.

And if you lower your gaze, the canopy of the endless trees is more perfect to shield the prying eyes from prying eyes.

Many trees are so tall that the canopy is more than ten meters high, and the protagonist and the "little black", an ant and a fly, fly at a stable altitude of about three to five meters, flickering left and right, high and low, constantly avoiding the trunk in front of them, like flying between countless pillars connecting heaven and earth.

This height is relatively safe to avoid the numerous predators in the shrubs and grasses on the ground, as well as from predators that prefer to climb high into the canopy to catch caterpillars.

Safety is safe, and the protagonist also thinks that he has not been able to find food, and it may be because of this high level of lack of vitality.

Soon it's night again, and the protagonist and "Little Black" make another leaf tent to sleep, and before going to bed they eat a little of the unknown fruit they find.

The fruit grows from a nearby tree, has a rough and inconspicuous appearance, and its skin is similar in color to bark, and its shape is similar to that of jujube.

After peeling off the thin skin with an obsidian knife, the yellow-red flesh is revealed, which is not berry pulp, but soft and glutinous, and tastes quite good in texture and sweetness, a bit like a sweet potato.

These fruits are about the same size as the protagonist, and only a small half is cut, and the protagonist and "Little Black" are full.

Before nightfall, the protagonist cuts some more flesh, and the red flesh is crumpled into a ball, wrapped in fresh leaves, and placed in a sac.

With these pulps, it is enough to eat for a while, although there is no protein, but the preserved fruits are enough.

The next day, it was August.

The sun has risen in the morning, and the protagonist wakes up and burrows out of the leaf tent, already feeling a rush of midsummer heat.

The insects had already begun to move, and "Little Black" was tied to the reins and could not leave the tent, but he was already restless.

The protagonist is woken up by the chirping of cicadas, and the poignant chirping of cicadas in nearby trees interrupts the protagonist's dreams.

Seeing that it was not early, the protagonist ate some more pulp, fed "Xiao Hei" and ate some food, and did not eat the last dry food he brought, so he had to wait until a critical moment to eat.

After packing up, an ant and a fly set off again.

After continuing along the mountain valley for a while, the protagonist suddenly makes a discovery at dusk.

In the foreground on the right, a towering mountain is recognizable, a very steep and sharp rocky mountain, shaped like a miniature version of the Matterhorn.

The protagonist knows this mountain, he has seen it when he fought in the swamp area before, and he will never admit it wrong.

The mountain is like a landmark, indicating the location of the destination. Based on the direction of the descent, the protagonist knows that he should not be far from the swamp!

The destination is not far ahead, if the road goes well, maybe tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, he will be able to arrive!