Astral Ants

Chapter 437 Variation of Berberis domeleaf

There were more than [-] species of pine and fir trees in the former termite kingdom, and they were cultivated on a large scale.

After Longbai entered the Tilia chrysalis country, it increased to more than 120 varieties, and further expanded the planting area.

Pine nut oil content is high.

Blue soldiers and blue ants like to eat it, and soldier ants and worker ants do not refuse. Pine nuts, chestnuts, and oak seeds are listed as the most important dried fruit food in the kingdom.

In autumn harvest season, the most important job is to pick pine cones.

……

Juniper, Black Leaf, and Black Birch led [-] large, medium, and small soldier ants and worker ants, sweeping through the dense forest like an army hunting.

The soldier ants caught all the snakes, rats and toads on and under the trees along the way, and mixed them with pine nut ant honey to enrich the taste and nutrition.

"Cedar!"

"Black leaf! Black birch!"

The dragon cypress circled and landed.

The busy ant colony paused in unison.

The three kings all came closer.

Junbai said: "The dragon cypress ant king has discovered a novel mutant strain of berberis dorsalis! Its fruit has mutated into a purple-red color."

Barberry dorsalis?

The fruit of Berberis fornica should be very bright red.

Mutated into a purple-red fruit?That's a big difference.

The godsend was not triggered, which means that similar to spades, there are some shortcomings, which need to be optimized through large-scale cultivation and seed selection.

Long Bai asked, "Where did you find it?"

Hei Hua hurriedly replied: "Near the palace, next to the ant road in the north."

Heiye added: "The giant cypress discovered it."

Was it discovered by Jubai again?
Spades were also discovered by Jubai.

This guy Jubai has a pair of eyes that are good at discovering!

Long Bai: "Have the mutated seeds been collected and preserved?"

Juniper: "We have collected 6 seeds and plan to sow them next spring."

Long Bai tapped the tentacles, and ordered: "Heiye, Heihua, you are busy. Junbai, come back with me to have a look."

……

The berberis king and red berberis queen of the termite kingdom have collected many varieties of berberis trees, which are mainly planted in the central area.

After the dragon cypress moved in, it was ordered to be eradicated and replaced with silver cypress and azure persimmon, but they did not kill them all. Some of each species were kept, and together with the cypress, they were planted at intervals on both sides of the ant tunnel.

In late autumn, the weather is cold, and the barberry tree has entered the leaf defoliation period.

The leaves of different varieties have turned into different colors, red, orange, yellow, and purple, adding many bright colors to the road.

"Longcypress Ant King, this one!"

Juniper raised its claws and pointed, "This branch has been growing for two years, and no one paid attention to it before. Giant cypress is sensitive to all kinds of fruits..."

"Junbai, it's your negligence, the branches are forked."

Long Bai criticized in a neutral manner, staring at the branches carefully.

Branches also have some variation.

The petiole of the branches of Berberis dorsalis has thorns, which belong to the leaf thorns. Usually, there are 4 to 5 thorns under each cluster of petioles, which are sharp and slender.

There are only two thorns in each cluster of petioles of the mutant branches, which are thin and short.

The mutant branches are also slightly thinner.

Not a very good variation.

Seeing this situation, Long Bai couldn't help but touch his tentacles, giving it the ability of 'prosperity'.

"Not bad!"

"There are precedents of berberis and red barberry, which prove that the plant of berberis is also worth cultivating."

Long Bai warned: "Junbai, you should be careful, carefully collect those 6 seeds, and let's plant them in time for the coming spring."

Junbai: "I understand."

Long Bai: "According to my experience, the reason why this mutated branch did not trigger the gift of nature is most likely because it is too slender and not optimized for mutation. In this case, it is relatively simple to deal with, that is, large-scale cultivation. Breeding from generation to generation, select strong seedlings until they meet the conditions bestowed by the gods."

Junbai: "Understood."

Juniper: "Cypress Ant King, large-scale cultivation? That may need to borrow Zhanlan's 'bud cultivation technology'."

Long Bai: "Zhanlan is busy enough... Try the seed cultivation first. First make sure whether the seeds can grow normally."

Juniper: "Yes—"

Long Bai: "The traditional grafting method can also be used, and the scale can be expanded relatively quickly."

Long Bai: "I brought the green maple here, it uses wood-type abilities to cooperate with you."

Juniper: "Good!"

Make things clear.

Long Bai paused for a few seconds, and said succinctly: "The law is no secret. It is not a secret to find mutants. There are 50 kinds of plants in the natural astral world. The world is vast and the opportunities are endless. There is no need to hide it from Citi Mountain and barley worm tribe, be more atmospheric."

Juniper: "Okay, Cypress Ant King."

Long Bai: "It's okay. Junbai, you go now."

The juniper leaves surrounded by ants.

Long Bai stared at the mutated branch for a while, then walked slowly towards the seed bestowed by Jin He.

……

"Little ant, I forgot to ask just now. I speculate that your wood-type worker ants should be able to inherit your wood-type abilities relatively well, right?"

"Indeed. I named the wood-type soldier ants and worker ants 'qingbing' and 'green ants' respectively. According to actual measurements, specialized green soldiers are not very good, and specialized green ants can inherit one-twentieth of my wood ability."

"Then try hard to cultivate specialized green ants. First cultivate [-] ants in the Tilia worm country, and it will be cool for me."

"Forehead……"

You can talk more than Nanqian...

Long Bai explained solemnly: "There are quite a lot of restrictions on the ability to prosper. One is the limitation of the original force, and the other is food. Every time the worker ants use the ability to prosper, they will consume a large amount of nutrient reserves, and they need to eat meat to recover quickly."

Jin He: "Aren't you digging a reservoir to raise fish?"

Long Bai: "The original plan was to dig four large reservoirs to support 500 medium, small, and micro soldier ants and worker ants. Now, the plan has been slightly changed, and the soldier ants and worker ants may be replaced by green soldiers and green ants that are mainly vegetarian. Ants, instead of feeding [-] specialized green ants."

Jin He: "500? Is that enough? Fifty thousand 'prosperity' abilities hit me and I don't feel anything."

Long Bai: "..."

——This is an arrangement bestowed by God Baibo, of course you won't feel it.

Long Bai secretly complained in his heart.

The seed bestowed by Jin He was puzzled and asked: "Your south is not far from the ocean, isn't there? Isn't there a lot of fish in the sea? It happens that there are also specialized blue soldiers who are good at water warfare. You can go fishing in the sea. After refining, it will be shipped over.”

Is the fish in the sea edible?
Long Bai's tentacles flicked, he was silent, and didn't ask out immediately.

Very early on, Long Bai and Mo Lan went to the seaside, tasted the sea water, it was salty and bitter, and instinctively felt that it was very poisonous.

Ant tribes have a keen sense of smell, and it is not very comfortable to smell the smell of the ocean.

Can the fish grow in such water be eaten?

Can you eat?
Long Bai looked at himself. All along, he subconsciously believed that fish in the sea should not be eaten, but he had never tasted it himself, and never thought of trying it.

The words of Jin He's god-given seed awakened Long Bai.

The meaning in Jin He's words is very clear: the fish in the sea can be eaten!

So far, the experience and knowledge taught by the five old trees, Citigroup, Quandong, Linnan, Yexiang, and Jinhe, have not made any mistakes.

Long Bai said vaguely: "I'll try... I'll think about it when I evolve to the lord level in the future, and the ruling throne will fly faster."

The seed bestowed by Jin He: "That's right. You are already in the 7th age. According to your evolution speed, it is most cost-effective to cultivate green soldiers and green ants on a large scale after the lord level..."

……

Long Bai spent the night resting in the Tilia Kingdom.

the next morning,

The ruling throne set off with Mo Lan and Yun Shan.

(End of this chapter)