Ant Lord in the Star Realm

Chapter 1055: Chapter 705: Deep Cooperation

Green Heart had been running around this whole time and was quite familiar with both Houpu Star, where the Ant Clan had settled, and White Poplar Star, where the Bee Clan had settled.

Dragon Cypress had Green Heart lead the way, met up with White Ivy, Red Peach, and Fish Vine at the plaza of District 1001 on White Poplar Star, and first paid a visit to the old leaders of the former Wave Tree Bay Kingdom Alliance: the three Bee Queens One Fruit, Two Fruit, and Three Fruit.

The key one was the One Fruit Bee Queen; it possessed a Divine-Given Seed of Divine-Grade Quin Olive, and the "Heart of Bee King" granted by the Divine-Grade Quin Olive Fruit was hugely beneficial to both the Ant Clan and the Bee Clan.

It was no exaggeration to say that once they secured the trading rights to the Divine-Grade Quin Olive Fruit, every Divine-Grade Fruit produced by the Ant Clan and Bee Clan, no matter how rare or precious, could be traded for it.

White Ivy knew about the One Fruit Bee Queen and the Divine-Grade Quin Olive Fruit, but since she had no corresponding Divine-Grade Fruit in her claws to trade, she had never been able to establish a connection.

With Dragon Cypress here, it was different; he settled it in just a few sentences.

On Dragon Cypress’s side, he needed 13 Divine-Grade Quin Olive Fruits.

As for the One Fruit Bee Queen’s tribe, they had a large insect population, and they had demand for Divine-Grade Wingless Fruit, Molan Seed, Black Lotus Seed, White Poplar Fruit, and Red Mulberry Fruit.

Once Dragon Cypress finished his exchange, the Divine-Grade Fruit trading was handed over to White Ivy to handle.

Dragon Cypress did not want news of him possessing many Divine-Grades to become public; he was just helping White Ivy get things started. As for the other Divine-Grades, White Ivy would have to run around for them herself.

...

The journey back.

Dragon Cypress suddenly remembered something and said:

"White Ivy, Red Peach, there’s something I need you two to pay attention to."

"What is it?"

"Night Fragrance was born in the tribe of the Straight Shield Wasp on Cloud Trace Continent. That tribe definitely hasn’t left the Venus Star System yet. To avoid extra trouble, steer clear of them when you’re acting as Roving Merchants."

White Ivy and Red Peach both froze.

White Ivy said, "That tribe lives on Twisted Blue Star, and they’re in the Northern Hemisphere, in District 4451, right next to District 4450 where the Shield Grasshopper Tribe lives."

Dragon Cypress: "..."

Fish Vine said, "I know them! A small tribe, with an insect population of fewer than five hundred. But pretty rich; it’s said they have over a hundred Wild God-Given Seeds and several God-Given Life Seeds."

Dragon Cypress asked, "No Divine-Grades, right?"

Fish Vine said, "Haven’t heard of any."

Dragon Cypress said, "If there are no Divine-Grades, then don’t make contact."

Red Peach suggested, "Dragon Cypress Ant King, Chairman White Ivy, for now the Divine-Grade Night Fragrance Fruit isn’t that valuable. I suggest we simply rest blossom and fruit, and focus on breaking through to the Star Realm as soon as possible."

"That’s what I was thinking too."

Dragon Cypress said, "Don’t go around bringing it up when you’re doing Roving Merchant work. In the future, once you reach the Star Realm, don’t make the name ’Divine-Grade Night Fragrance Fruit’ public either, or better yet, just do the same as back on the Home Planet and keep everything confidential. When trading Divine-Grade Fruit, only talk about the effect; don’t reveal the name or where it comes from."

White Ivy, Red Peach, and Fish Vine agreed.

Red Peach said, "Dragon Cypress Ant King, your Divine-Given Seeds and Divine God-Given Seeds need time to recover and grow; resting blossom and fruit to break through the Third Trace Realm also takes time. Then blooming and fruiting takes time too. All told, it’ll be about fifty years before they start producing again, right?"

Dragon Cypress said, "More or less. The Divine-Grades might be a bit faster."

Red Peach said, "Chairman White Ivy, I suggest that for at least the next thirty years we don’t publicize anything about the Divine-Grades. Just maintain our current trade and insect-network relations. After thirty years, we can start moving around again. Otherwise, if we talk too early and the goods never show up, it’ll just damage the little credibility we already have."

White Ivy said, "Makes sense—"

White Ivy said angrily, "What do you mean ’the little credibility we already have’?"

Poison Bean, who was driving the Star Spider, got worked up and scolded, "Red Peach, what are you talking about? Chairman White Ivy’s credibility collapsed long ago, didn’t it?"

"Poison Bean!"

White Ivy flew into a rage.

"Chairman White Ivy, don’t be in such a hurry to get mad. There’s more business."

Red Peach hurriedly stopped her and said, "One more thing, Chairman White Ivy. You can hold off on evolving for now. Let’s first save up a batch of Primordial Crystals and pick up a brighter-looking Star Spider. That Silvergrass one is really too shabby; it’s time to replace it."

Fish Vine said, "What about me?"

Red Peach said, "Aren’t you the one who keeps getting lost?"

Fish Vine said, "I can carry Chairman White Ivy on the road! Chairman White Ivy can point the way."

Red Peach said, "Then why not let Chairman White Ivy drive the Star Spider herself?"

Fish Vine said, "How could we let Chairman White Ivy personally drive a Star Spider? Hard labor should be left to me!"

"We’ll talk when we’re rich," Red Peach said impatiently, flicking her claw.

Poison Bean asked, "What about me?"

White Ivy snapped, "Isn’t yours brand-new?"

Poison Bean said, "Brand-new? White Ivy, we should be honest when we talk."

Red Peach said, "Don’t argue, don’t argue. Now that Dragon Cypress Ant King is here, Divine-Grade trading is starting up again, and we’ll be making money fast. Once we’re rich, everyone can buy whatever they want..."

...

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Twisted Blue Star.

District North 2528, Xianglan Mountain.

The Life Seed Origin Force Plants and Wild God-Given Seeds were steadily recovering their growth; they were resting blossom and fruit, and were expected to restore their tree-body scale and break through to the Evolutionary Three Trace Realm in about thirty to fifty years.

All the insects had settled down; within the Dragon Cypress Organization, everyone formed teams to enter the jungle for surveys, to get familiar with the new Territory and also with the environment of a Life Planet in the Universe.

Another month later,

The Blue Refinement Bead condensed from the Night Fragrance God-Given Seed’s remains brought from the Home Planet was spent, and the tree’s height surpassed 80 meters, regaining some of its former bulk.

Dragon Cypress led all the insects over to the foot of the tree.

Solemnly, he took out a Primordial Gemstone.

Twelve Azure Water System Tentacles cradled it, pressing it tightly against the place on the main trunk of the Night Fragrance God-Given Seed where its soul resided.

Night Fragrance cooperated, fully opening its Energy Field and then compressing it to the limit, wrapping the Primordial Gemstone while simultaneously using spiritual power to communicate and fuse with it.

Dense, tree-root-like purple-black Original Energy Patterns spread out from the Primordial Gemstone, slowly extending along the trunk, inch by inch branching outward and spreading over the boughs and leaves.

After lasting for half a day, the entire lush green giant tree turned into a deep, purple-black color.

Night Fragrance withdrew its spiritual power and Energy Field, and the Primordial Gemstone fused into the trunk along with it.