Chapter 122 Lime Powder
After confirming that Bai Jiyang and Lin Feng could hold on, Bai Tang and Gu Yanxu each carried a bag of lime powder to the other side.
They first went to the squad that was closest to them.
The two handed over a bag of lime powder, and Bai Tang said:
"Lime powder is effective against this type of ant colony; you can use it for now."
The other team quickly thanked them and took the bag.
Bai Tang then walked towards where Zhao Lei and his team were.
Zhao Lei directed his team to deal with the red ants that were crawling down, but there was always a continuous stream of ants crawling down.
He was extremely anxious when he suddenly caught sight of Bai Tang and Gu Yanxu coming over with some things.
In that instant, his heart calmed down.
For some reason, Zhao Lei always felt that Bai Tang and the others gave people a sense of security and reliability.
Bai Tang quickly walked up to Zhao Lei and handed him a bag of lime powder.
Gu Yanxu explained, "The ant colony is afraid of this, so we'll use this to hold them off for a while."
Zhao Lei quickly instructed his team to sprinkle lime powder around the perimeter.
"Quickly, grab some stuff and spread it around."
The team members quickly scattered the ants around the bag, but since there was only one bag, a few fearless red ants still crawled out.
However, the number was much smaller than at the beginning, and it was processed very quickly.
Bai Tang and Zhao Lei said, "We can't stay here and guard this place forever."
When the sun comes out at noon, we will get severely sunburned.
"Captain Zhao, do you have a walkie-talkie here so you can report to your superiors?"
Zhao Lei said, "I have a walkie-talkie here. I'll report to my superiors right now that you've discovered that the ant colony is afraid of lime powder."
Ask the higher-ups to find a way to transport some lime powder as an emergency measure.
Otherwise, if we stay until noon, we'll be dried out by the sun.
Bai Tang gave Zhao Lei a few more instructions before they returned to their assigned spot.
Zhao Lei quickly pulled out his walkie-talkie: "Hello, hello, can Captain Chen hear me?"
"This is Zhao Lei. I have urgent news to report. Please respond immediately."
Chen Weiliang kept his eyes glued to the walkie-talkie, waiting for news from the people on the back mountain.
When he heard the voice coming from the walkie-talkie, he immediately replied:
"I can hear you. This is Chen Weiliang. Please report your situation immediately."
Zhao Lei replied over the walkie-talkie: "Captain Bai and the others discovered that the ant colonies on the back mountain are afraid of lime powder."
We hope the base can send a batch of lime powder as a temporary emergency measure.
It's almost noon and the sun will be at its hottest. I'm worried that the team members won't be able to hold on.
The base is requested to handle the relevant situation promptly.
Upon hearing that there was a way to temporarily suppress the ant colony, Chen Weiliang quickly said:
"I'll go report to my superiors right now. You all wait, the lime powder will definitely be delivered."
After hearing the sound, Zhao Lei breathed a sigh of relief for a moment, then focused his attention on the back mountain.
Chen Weiliang rushed to report to the base and asked for approval to send a batch of lime powder to the back mountain for support.
The base's leaders quickly approved his proposal.
Two trucks were quickly dispatched to deliver the lime powder.
The squad that was holding a tight guard on the back mountain cheered when they saw that the base had sent reinforcements.
The person who got out of the truck was Chen Weiliang. He was holding a megaphone and shouting:
"Each team sent someone to collect a certain amount of lime powder and spread it in the area behind the mountain to prevent the ant colony from continuing to enter the base."
Soon everyone started receiving the lime powder.
Bai Tang and the others also came to collect it; after all, who would put so much lime powder in the car for no reason?
They could only muster three bags, which was already their limit, so they definitely had to come and collect some.
Soon everyone evenly sprinkled lime powder over the area behind the mountain.
As expected, the ant colony stopped crawling into the base and slowly retreated back up the mountain.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, except for Bai Tang, who was still worried.
Because a thousand-mile dike can be breached by an ant hole, the ant colony may not be able to come down from the mountain for the time being.
But it is still a potential hazard, as there is a concern that they might dig holes underground and emerge.
However, the immediate difficulties have been overcome.
Chen Weiliang had already memorized the names of the teams that came to provide support.
He then used a megaphone to shout, "Everyone has worked hard; the sun is about to reach its hottest point."
Everyone, head home first. You can come back to collect your contribution points after sunset tonight.
As soon as he finished speaking, the people in each squad felt the heat.
Just now, in order to stop the ant swarm, they were all focused on the ants and didn't feel how hot it was.
Now that things are temporarily resolved, they all feel the heat.
So everyone drove home quickly, and Chen Weiliang also led the base's vehicles back.
Bai Tang and the others naturally packed their things and rushed home before the sun got hottest.
Grandpa Gu and his mother looked out anxiously from the doorway.
I didn't feel relieved until I saw their car come into view.
Grandpa Gu opened the gate for them, letting them drive their car into the yard before closing the gate and following them inside.
Gu's mother asked worriedly, "Is everything alright?"
Bai Tang comforted her, saying, "Don't worry, Mom, we're all fine."
"You haven't had any bugs crawling into your house, have you?"
Mother Gu shook her head and said, "There's none at home. I was just worried."
I even checked again to make sure it wasn't there.
Bai Tang said, "That's fine then. Let's take a shower first. It's really uncomfortable to be covered in dust and sweat."
Mother Gu said, "Go, go."
Bai Tang and the others then went back to their rooms to take showers.
Gu Yanxu was in the bathroom, while Bai Tang went into the space to wash up.
Bai Tang quickly took a shower, and while she was drying her hair with a towel in the space, Mu Mu floated over.
"Sister Tangtang, I just discovered an ant colony nest on the back mountain of your area, and there is an ant queen inside."
As long as the queen ant isn't eliminated, there will always be ant colonies on your back mountain.
Bai Tang paused in drying her hair, looked at Mu Mu and said, "The queen ant? Is she on the back mountain?"
Mu Mu said seriously, "Yes, I remember my sister telling me that before."
If you discover anything threatening, you must tell your sister.
This queen ant must be considered a threat.
Bai Tang praised it: "Mu Mu is really great. This queen ant is a threatening creature."
"Mumu, stay here and play with the canned food. I'll go out and talk to them about this."
Mu Mu skipped along and said, "Sister, you go ahead, I'll play with the canned food."
Bai Tang flashed out of the space, and Gu Yanxu also came out of the bathroom while drying his hair.
Gu Yanxu walked over and started drying Bai Tang's hair, saying as he did so:
"Why didn't you dry your hair before coming out, honey?"
Bai Tang said, "It's as hot outside as a dryer right now."
My hair will dry in no time, don't dry it yet, I need to talk to you.
Gu Yanxu stopped what he was doing, put the towel aside, and reached out to pull Bai Tang to sit down on the bed.
Bai Tang then spoke up, saying, "Mu Mu just told me that there is an ant nest on the back mountain."
There was even a queen ant inside, constantly laying eggs.