The Unsolved Battle in the Ant World

Synopsis of the story of "The Unsolved War in the Ant World" Yili, a thirty-year-old structural engineer, suddenly experienced a sudden change while observing an ant nest in the backyard. His body shrank into a worker ant and fell into the microscopic world. When he first arrived at the ant nest, he relied on his human engineering intuition to quickly decipher the communication system of the ant colony that uses tentacle tapping and vibration frequencies to transmit information, and integrated into the life of the ant colony. Faced with the task of reinforcing the granary in the East District, Yili broke the traditional "herringbone" support structure of the ant colony and introduced the truss principle in human architecture. He successfully allowed the granary to withstand heavy rains and won the Cicada Wing Engineer Medal, a symbol of honor. Soon after, the red ant army invaded in large numbers, with forces three times that of black ants and capable of spraying corrosive liquids. Yili commanded the soldier ants to set up rosin lava traps and use high-temperature resin to defeat the enemy. However, he witnessed the sacrifice of his comrades and loved ones one after another, and he deeply realized the cruel laws of survival in the microscopic world. Three months later, the ant nest was rebuilt, and the new queen laid her first egg in the spiral egg-laying chamber designed by Yili. The colony was in good order. Standing at the top of the ant nest, Yili realized that small lives can also build sophisticated and great civilizations. The mutation ended suddenly, and Yili returned to his human form, still holding the rice-sized Cicada Wing Medal in his palm. The anthill deep in the trees was still expanding, and he finally understood that greatness has never been about size, but about how life shines in its own way.