Lamont paused, as if immersed in memories, and slowly said, "My brother and I were born into a noble family, and as children, we took pleasure in raising ants.
When the total number of individuals in an ant colony reaches a certain limit, they can develop self-awareness, even intelligence.
They can observe their keepers, become aware of their existence, and worship their keepers' various actions—
The ant colony, after satisfying their food needs, would pile the extra fungal scraps they produced in a conspicuous place within the glass box as offerings,
and whenever the keeper came to the glass box to deliver a new batch of supplies,
they would gather around the heap of fungal scraps, stacking them into a tower to attract the keeper's attention.
When the ant colony found that the strongest soldier ants among them were taken away by the keeper, they did not feel fear or choose to devolve,
on the contrary, they would regulate internally,
