Chapter 39 (1/2)

Books with words were not the only type of literature in the world. There were illustration-based and code-based ones as well. It was unsurprising that scent-based literature existed too.

Different scents meant different things, just like how different words could form different essays. This old ant seemed as if it was writing a book by means of emitting scents.

That shocked Wei Huo. Nature was indeed full of wonders and he did not expect to encounter yet another nature's wonder here.

The old Demonic Ant put its stone down and approached Wei Huo. It watched Wei Huo closely before eventually lifted its antennae, and extended them towards Wei Huo's head.

Wei Huo scrunched his brows. He released his inner Qi to form a shield around him. He was worried that the old ant was up to something.

However, Wei Huo saw everything on his Social Feed.

'Demonic Ant Warlock is attempting to befriend you.'

Wei Huo lowered his guard when he read that line. The old Demonic Ant's antennae touched Wei Huo's brow in the next moment, and Wei Huo felt a load of information flowing into his brain. There were countless photos, videos, and numerous scents as well as what each of them meant. ;

Wei Huo was shocked.

'There was such a function?'

After the information transfer was completed, the old Demonic Ant retrieved its antennae. It seemed like it aged a little more than before. However at that moment, Wei Huo suddenly 'understood' their language.

Truth be told, Wei Huo now understood the meaning behind their scents.

The guiding Demonic Ant checked on the old Demonic Ant, and the latter said that it was fine.

The old Demonic Ant emitted scents, and it was automatically translated to Mandarin in Wei Huo's brain. ”Foreign ant. What brings you here to our home?” ;

'Did they really think that I'm a different species of ants?'

Wei Huo did not know how to answer as he did not have the scent emitting organs on his body. Nevertheless, he wittily picked up a stone that still had the old Demonic Ant's scent on it. That scent represented the meaning 'traveling'. ;

The old Demonic Ant had recorded on the stone its traveling stories back when it was younger. Other Demonic Ants could then learn its story through the stone.

The old Demonic Ant understood what Wei Huo was trying to relay. It 'said' sympathetically, ”So you are a traveler. Such a waste. No one could've expected that you would become mute at such a young age.” ;

Wei Huo was left speechless. ”...”

What a grave misunderstanding!

But standing before Wei Huo was a group of ants without eyes or ears. It was no wonder that they could not identify him. They probably misunderstood him because he demonstrated intelligence that was higher than other animals, and not because he had the scent of ants on him. ;

(The automatic translation function has been activated below. The parts involving Demonic Ants in the following conversations were all translated from 'sensory' writings.)

The old Demonic Ant spoke, ”I traveled many places when I was younger. I've encountered many tribes of ants and learned their languages. I've also come across many rare and unique animals. I only understood later that we, the Demonic Ants, are the dominant species.” ;

Wei Huo finally understood why the Demonic Ant tribe was treating him respectfully. They had mistaken him for Demonic Ants from another tribe — the Mute Demonic Ants.

In their opinion, Demonic Ants were the only ones in the world who possessed both intelligence and intellectuality. If they came across other intelligent and intellectual living creatures, they automatically assumed that it must be Demonic Ants as well. It was just that they came in different shapes, and had varying scents as well as languages.