As the tide gradually receded, Zero passed the few remaining transporters and looked at the devastated island, feeling like crying without tears.

It’s been more than ten years of hard work, all kinds of hard work, all kinds of efforts, but it’s all gone in one day!

The huge ant colony that originally numbered more than 10 million, was hit by this earthquake and tsunami, and only less than a thousand remained, which was less than one ten thousandth of the original number!

All the underground projects built with huge labor force in the past ten years were destroyed, and the carefully planted fruit trees and sweet potatoes were uprooted by the waves...

After the tsunami, there are no grasslands or forests on the entire island. There are only swamps and uneven land that can be seen everywhere.

After the disaster, not a blade of grass will grow.

Each of these incidents made Zero's mood extremely complicated.

Just a few days ago, He was so contented that the current ant colony had no natural enemies on the entire island, and he was leisurely leading the guards to wander around the beach for recreation.

But within one day, everything disappeared, leaving only this devastation waiting for Him to clean up.

……

Only six queen ants survived this disaster under the desperate protection of the ant colony. They are the top priority for the protection of the zero-sum ant colony. Fortunately, not all of them died, leaving room for the ant colony's comeback.

Having a little fire is considered a blessing among misfortunes.

There was almost no land at the foot of the mountain, and the ants could not gain a foothold at all. Ling simply sent two surviving air units to the caves in the mountainside to check the situation.

The reason why I went there to check was that after discovering the gem, Zero put the focus of the ant colony on the evolutionary experiment and stored a large amount of supplies there. Before the disaster happened, it seemed to have become the largest place in the ant colony.

One of the material bases.

Moreover, the terrain there is higher, and after the tide recedes, it is the most likely place for the ant colony to re-live.

Soon, Zero saw the situation in the cave through their vision.

The channels originally established by the ant colony have been basically damaged, but there are still a few channels that seem to be barely useful.

Zero immediately sent several surviving builders to clear the passage. He must know what is going on inside the cave now.

There is no doubt that all the ant colonies originally remaining in the cave must have died. Zero's lack of any vision inside the cave is enough to prove this.

Fortunately, the builders who had evolved several times were very efficient and strong enough, and they quickly opened up a passage that could barely lead to the inside of the cave based on a well-preserved passage.

Zero immediately let them in to see the situation. At the same time, he led the ant colony to carefully protect the remaining ant queen and move towards the cave.

Through the vision of the builder, Ling discovered that after the tsunami passed, almost all the water in the cave had flowed out. Only a little bit remained in the central depression of the cave. However, as time passed, this sourceless water must have quickly disappeared.

It will dry up.

In such a disaster, such a large cave miraculously remained basically intact. Even the gems on the top of the cave continued to emit colorful lights. It is really unbelievable.

Zero had to lament the unique structure here. Even such a strong earthquake and tsunami could not destroy this place!

The drowned corpses of the ants were scattered densely on the walls of the cave and in the small pool in the central depression.

It can be seen that there must be a lot of ants left here when the disaster occurs.

Zero directed the ants to carefully relocate the two queens to the edge of the cave along the newly opened passage. Then he breathed a sigh of relief. The closed cave gave him a slight sense of security, allowing him to gradually put aside

Calm down unnecessary emotions.

It is no exaggeration to say that this disaster is the closest to death.

If the ant colony that survived the earthquake had not firmly protected a few queen ants in the ant nest on the top of the mountain, I am afraid that Zero would have inevitably returned to the fate of nothingness.

However, fortunately, all this has passed, and there is still a queen ant in the ant colony, which means that it is not impossible to make a comeback.

After calming down, Zero immediately sent builders to explore the granary closest to the cave. The first step in development must be to ensure an adequate supply of food. There are currently no living creatures on the ground. Only by finding the original granary can we

Continue to survive.

After the center of gravity of the ant colony was moved to the cave, in order to meet the daily needs of the queen, five granaries were naturally built around it for consumption by the ant colony and queen working here.

Now, Zero is sending builders to find one of the granaries to see if food can be transported out.

After a round of exploration, two passages among the five granaries were relatively well preserved. If you spend some time cleaning them, they should be able to come in handy.

As for the other three, after zero judgment, based on the current number of surviving ant colonies, even if they open the passage at any cost, it will definitely take a lot of time.

The original cold and dry environment of a granary that has been flooded will no longer exist. Under the rapid reproduction and decomposition of various microorganisms, the shelf life of the food will be drastically shortened. When they open up the passage, I am afraid that only some rotten residue will be left.

Under the current situation, the right approach is to give priority to food that is easily available.

The granary on the mountainside is like this, let alone down the mountain. Even if it can be preserved intact during the earthquake, without a water-proof structure, I am afraid it is still soaking in water and will not be of use at all.

What's worse is that winter is coming soon.

At present, on the entire island, if microorganisms are not counted, they, less than a thousand ants, are probably the only living creatures left. Without organisms, there is no source of food. Therefore, what Zero can rely on now is

There are only these two granaries.

Under the hard work of the builders, the two passages leading to different granaries were quickly opened. Zero directed them to carry out the water-soaked food from the granaries one by one and place them in the cave.

Dry in the shade if possible so they can be stored longer.

Fortunately, before the disaster occurred, there were tens of thousands of ants of all types in the ant colony here in the cave. At that time, the ant colony had basically no food problems, so the five surrounding granaries were full.

Because it is the autumn harvest season, most of them are sweet potatoes and berries, and there are even a small amount of fruits left.

With food, Zero relaxed a lot. He immediately asked the builders to feed a few queen ants so that they could start to reproduce themselves, that is, to breed more queens. Now that there are only a few of them, Zero really couldn't feel at ease.
Chapter completed!