Qin Yan poked it.
The ant merely twitched its antennae a few times, as though greeting her, then went still.
Li Zhu'er and Wen Boyu sat on the bed, chattering away as they explained things to her.
"We used gu-rearing methods to produce two kinds of ants. One is this small kind. They're especially good at tracking and following scents, and they can even find mineral deposits."
"The other kind is huge, about the size of a sheep. They're strong and can carry lots of things. Most importantly, you can ride them. Those guys run really fast, but we haven't raised many yet. We only have two."
But at least this proved that raising those ants using gu-rearing methods worked.
It just used up quite a lot of meat.
These ants were carnivores, too. Not only did they like meat, they also liked sweet things.
Fortunately, Cloudtop Miao Village now had plenty of things they could exchange for money.
Li Zhu'er said, "Mom's still researching it. She says she wants to raise a kind of ant that other people can command, too, and then sell them. Our village will be the first to sell anything like this, so they'll definitely sell well."
Qin Yan nodded firmly. They were such a novelty that, if her family hadn't already had so many, she would definitely have wanted to buy one herself.
Wen Boyu said, "That's not all. Red Army Ants have to eat lots of hard ore before Yellow Rock Crystals can grow on their heads. We can sell the Yellow Rock Crystals to the Special Administration Bureau, and to your Eldest Uncle and Third Uncle. They can even go find rocks to eat themselves."
"But it's best for them to eat that kind of hard ore."
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