Ant Lord in the Star Realm

Chapter 1061: Chapter 706: Turning Decay into Miracle (Part 3)

Spiky Wing quickly opened the Spider Silk Bag containing a metal can, twisted open the can, and introduced:

"Whitehead Leader, this is the Bee King Honey I once mentioned to you. The White Ivy Chamber of Commerce has started selling it again."

"Not buying."

"This is a gift for you..."

"A gift?"

Whitehead Leader’s spiritual power shifted to another Spider Silk Bag that Spiky Wing was holding.

Spiky Wing immediately opened the bag.

"Wood Element?"

"Also a gift. Chairman White Ivy hopes you can help deliver it to the Giant Mantis Commerce Chamber."

"..."

Whitehead Leader was silent for a long time, then said: "This gift is not light! Is it generosity or foolishness?"

Spiky Wing: "When I met White Ivy, it was still a Lord-Level Little Spider. My first impression was of grandeur. White Ivy grew up without elders, ventured out alone, and dared to engage in Divine-Grade Fruit trade at the Lord-Level, showing courage and opulence, naturally wealthy."

"..."

Whitehead Leader was silent again for a while, then said: "If I remember correctly, last time you said it was swindled shortly after arriving at the Venus Star System, a billion Primordial Crystal loan?"

Spiky Wing: "Yes! A billion in debt. This affair, White Ivy Chamber of Commerce is spreading it everywhere, causing the entire Venus Star System to know it."

Whitehead Leader: "..."

Whitehead Leader: "This is not the tactic of a smart Insect. The Flame Spider and Insect Tribe that tricked it have already left, no matter how much it’s publicized and condemned, what can be done about them? This would only expose its own stupidity and incompetence."

"Heh~ heh~"

Spiky Wing said: "If you listen carefully and discern closely, you’ll find that White Ivy is promoting that it lost a billion, with the emphasis on having a ’Shanglu Divine Pattern’ and daring to be cheated by Spider, rather than who exactly cheated it. Whitehead Leader, what do you think this means?"

Whitehead Leader: "I don’t understand."

Spiky Wing: "A billion Primordial Crystals is an extraordinary amount, enough to arouse the interest of all Insects. Combined with the ’Shanglu Divine Pattern,’ a Flame Spider Roving Merchant who obtained the Shanglu Divine Pattern got swindled out of a billion as soon as it arrived at the Venus Star System, that would become the talk among all Insect Tribes in the entire Star System."

"Through this kind of reverse publicity, they let every Insect in the Venus Star System get to know them. Flame Spider Roving Merchants greatly value reputation; even bad reputation is still reputation."

Whitehead Leader: "..."

Whitehead Leader asked: "Deliberate? So were they actually cheated?"

Spiky Wing: "That’s no longer important. In settlements with populations of hundreds of thousands of Insects, wherever you go, if you announce your name and an Insect has heard of it, knows about it, recognizes it, that’s a remarkable skill."

"Secondly, promoting that you were cheated is also a form of showing weakness. Many Insects, many closed-off groups, are wary of Flame Spider Roving Merchants; they won’t easily make deals with unfamiliar Flame Spider. Showing weakness makes it easier to be accepted by Insects, doesn’t it?"

Whitehead Leader said speechlessly: "The thinking of a cunning merchant is indeed eye-opening for Insects. I have long heard that Chairman White Ivy had a poor reputation on the Home Planet. It seems indeed that Insect Goods have problems."

Spiky Wing: "...Not quite so."

Spiky Wing: "On the Home Planet, White Ivy almost monopolized the Divine-Grade trades of the Ten Thousand Clan and Ten Thousand Nations Continent, holding three-digit transaction rights for Divine-Grade Fruits. Through immense trade turnover, there was a significant surplus of Divine Grade, and insects with good relations had the chance to exchange Divine-Given Origin Force Food for Divine Grade from it."

"On the Home Planet, all insects wanted to form connections with White Ivy, hoping to use Divine-Given Origin Force Food to exchange for Divine Grade. But how many Divine Grade are there in total? Those who couldn’t reach their goals, the narrow-minded insects, naturally held grudges and badmouthed it everywhere."

Whitehead Leader understood and asked: "Spiky Wing, you are one of the few insects who achieved the goal? That’s why you are always actively speaking for White Ivy."

Spiky Wing: "...You could say that."

Whitehead Leader asked: "Then what’s in it for me? A can of honey?"

Spiky Wing held the metal can with both claws, pointing with the tentacle: "White Ivy Chamber of Commerce’s White Ivy Grass mark. A certain Orchid Grass’s Chamber of Commerce mark, Third Level Chamber of Commerce!"

"Along with the Bee King Honey trade, there is also trade rights for Life-Extending Divine Goods. I suspect there is also a Divine Grade, probably a Soul System one."

"Whitehead Leader, you need both these items!"

With a rumbling sound, the stone door blocking the cave descended.

Whitehead Leader quickly walked out,

"Spiky Wing, are you certain?"

"Whitehead Leader, it’s just a lift of the claw, if you don’t try, you’ll never have a chance, give it a try, what if..."

"That does make sense..."

Whitehead Leader took the metal can, examined it, opened his mouth and inhaled, swallowing all the Origin Force Food inside in one go, smacked his lips, and commented:

"Delicious!"

"Spiky Wing, take me to see that Chairman White Ivy!"

...

...

Spiky Wing’s wide reception cave.

Introductions and greetings upon meeting.

After some scrutiny, Whitehead Leader went straight to the point: "Chairman White Ivy, you want to do big business, Divine-Grade trade, I happen to know someone."

White Ivy instinctively grew anxious and asked, "Who?"

Whitehead Leader: "The Giant Mantis Commerce Chamber, known as the ’Sea God Leader,’ specifically in charge of Chamber of Commerce trade, and resource coordination within the Mantis Clan Alliance."

"Oh——"

White Ivy suddenly reacted, speechless.

The Sea God Leader that White Ivy had also heard of, owning a Divine Fate Species evolved from a Sea God Flower, held a high and important position in the Giant Mantis Commerce Chamber.

But...

Judging by the tone, this Whitehead Leader was clearly attracted by the Divine-Grade Fruit.

Having just told Spiky Wing not to mention the Divine-Grade Fruit to other Insects, and immediately it gets told to other Insects...

White Ivy helplessly said: "Divine-Grade Fruit trade is not urgent. It will start at least fifty or sixty years later. Negotiating too early might cause issues if there are unexpected delays in delivery. For now, we’re only dealing in Bee King Honey."

White Ivy then switched to a joyous tone, saying: "The reputation of the Sea God Leader echoes throughout the entire Venus Star System, dignified and noble. If Whitehead Leader could help me make the introduction, that would be excellent, much appreciated."

Whitehead Leader thought and said: "The Giant Mantis Commerce Chamber is strong with many insects. I am not well acquainted with the Sea God Leader, we’ve merely had some dealings for coordinating Divine-Given Origin Force Food exchanges."

"Directly taking you to visit might be a bit abrupt. It’s just the harvest season now, I’ll send three cans of Bee King Honey first to feel things out. You wait here for my news."

White Ivy: "Much obliged!"

Whitehead Leader asked: "You sure you don’t want to mention anything about the Divine-Grade? The Giant Mantis Commerce Chamber is handling their Divine-Given Origin Force Food trade and internal equivalent exchanges, they might not be very interested in Bee King Honey, or even reject it."

"Is that so? This..."

White Ivy got tangled up.

Red Peach said: "It can be mentioned. But it must be made clear, the newly arrived Divine-Given Seed has only just taken root for rebirth for a few years, it’s uncertain when it can break through and advance to the Third Trace Realm, not certain when it can blossom and fruit, and yield its first batch of fruit."

"Hmm. Yes."

White Ivy said: "The Life-Extending Divine Good, according to the regular calculations, the Blossom-Fruit Cycle at the Third Trace Realm should be 24 years, with a maximum of three uses. The first one extends life by 300 years, the second by 180 years, and the third by 60 years."

"I conduct the Divine-Grade Fruit trade only informing about the effects and not telling the name or origin. Divine-Grade exchange with only a 10% fixed profit margin, not earning a Primordial Crystal more, but also not less."

"Good——"

Noticing White Ivy’s reluctance to discuss the Divine-Grade trade, Whitehead Leader thought for a moment and didn’t ask further, picking up the Spider Silk Bag and set off.

...

Two days later,

Whitehead Leader returned.

"I did not let you down, the matter is successful. The Green Giant Mantis Tribe has an endless demand for Life-Extending Divine Goods. The Sea God Leader invites Chairman White Ivy for a discussion..."