Ant Lord in the Star Realm

Chapter 1068: Chapter 709: Deadly Friendship

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"Oh! That’s right! Speaking of Divine-Grade Fruit, Dragon Cypress Ant King, there’s another important issue!"

"What issue?"

"Back on the Home Planet, you bought a lot of Divine-Grade Ghost Lotus Seeds, right?"

"Yes. Why?"

"On the Home Planet, everyone underestimated the value of the Divine-Grade Ghost Lotus Seed. But in Star Space, it’s worth a lot!"

"We only discovered when we reached the Venus Star System that the ’Youlian Form’ is a unique ability formed by a fusion of matter, life, soul system, space, and other universal system powers, classified as ’Type 0 Special Ability.’

"This type of ability has a remarkable use; it can harmonize with all system abilities, serve as a ’medium’ for many cross-system ability combinations, making combinations relatively easier, and even make some previously incompatible abilities compatible."

"Combining abilities to form ’Trace’ is foundational practice for all Origin Force Life in the Trace Realm and the Star Realm. The significant role of Divine-Grade Ghost Lotus Seeds can be imagined."

"Oh—"

"Exactly!"

"We’ve noticed it long ago!"

"We’ve used the special function of the Youlian Form for quite some time."

"Huagi and the Linnan Divine Tree wisely realized early the items were precious and advised us to buy more."

"What is the current price of Divine-Grade Ghost Lotus Seeds here?"

"On par with Molan Seeds and Black Lotus Seeds, around 80,000 to 100,000."

"Hiss~ expensive now?"

"Big profits!"

"Report! Great King, Second King, I’ve never eaten~"

"Neither have I~"

"And me~"

"Me~"

Ink Orchid’s gaze swept around the circle.

Both the First Generation and Second Generation Zuo King have eaten Youlian Seeds.

Tie Bush has eaten too.

Third Generation Zuo Wang Hongying, Rainbow Tea, Rainbow Apricot, and Rainbow Light haven’t eaten.

Rainbow Mulberry hasn’t eaten either.

Among the Insect Clan Warriors, Blue Catalpa, Snakebark Maple, White Willow, Mountain Persimmon have eaten, others haven’t.

"Missing 15 pieces?"

Ink Orchid broadly waved a claw and said, "Then please trouble Chairman White Ivy to help exchange for 15 Divine-Grade Ghost Lotus Seeds."

Chairman White Ivy answered with difficulty, "No problem. I’ll try."

"Try?"

Ink Orchid asked in confusion, "Chairman Wei, didn’t you have a life-debt relationship with Bee King Lotus?"

White Ivy: "That was Spider King Spurge..."

Silvergrass: "Spider King Spurge has gone to the White Crystal Star System..."

White Ivy helplessly said, "The value of Divine-Grade Ghost Lotus Seeds has skyrocketed, and Bee King Lotus’s position has become unattainably high; we can’t even talk to it."

Silvergrass: "Three or four hundred years ago, we visited it once and almost got killed by its subordinate Assistant King."

Poison Bean: "It’s not a life-debt relationship; it’s a relationship that could take your life."

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A celebratory banquet saw the newly divided Bee King Honey worth 23,000 Primordial Crystals entirely consumed.

The banquet concluded.

Bid farewell to Chairman White Ivy and the entourage.

Dragon Cypress formally summoned all insects to convene.

"Thirty years, and finally, our business has profits."

Dragon Cypress expressed a feeling before continuing, "This means our Xianglan Chamber of Commerce now has a formal and stable source of income."

"Hooray~"

"Great King mighty!"

Spiked Cypress and Silver Cypress led the cheers.

"Quiet!"

Dragon Cypress waved tentacles in reprimand, speaking seriously: "Now we must formally consider the issue of Chamber of Commerce profit distribution."

"Moreover, we must look beyond the present to long-term considerations."

"First, for the currently existing Wild Divine God-Given Seeds and Blessed Seeds. The ownership of White Rice Blessed Seeds belongs to White Rice and Black Rice; production profits are theirs. Others, the ownership belongs to me and Ink Orchid; production profits are also ours."

"But in the future, jointly managed Divine-Given Seeds, once planted into Wild Divine God-Given Seeds, will belong to all insects collectively. Profits will be divided proportionally."

"This includes transaction profits from Origin Force Honey, Bee King Honey, Origin Force Bead, Ant King Pearl, also proportionally divided."

"Ink Orchid and I each hold 18%, totaling 36% of shares. Other members, including current Assistant King, Insect Clan Warriors, as well as Tie Bush and Rainbow Mulberry, totaling 32 of you, each hold 2%, totaling 64% of shares."

"Additionally, Chamber of Commerce business profits cannot be fully distributed; a portion must be left as capital for ongoing development, with some periodically distributed as dividends."

"For example, our Chamber of Commerce currently earns 73,000 Primordial Crystals annually. I suggest leaving 50,000 in the Chamber’s account. The remaining 23,000 will be divided among everyone, distributed annually."

"During the Origin Force Honey transaction, Ink Orchid, Fragrant Cypress, Black Sophora, and Mountain Persimmon Red Moonseed, other than those, all Insect Clan Warriors contributed, each initially receiving a salary of 200 Primordial Crystals, totaling 3,000 Primordial Crystals."

"After salaries, the remainder is profit, divided proportionally."

"Similarly, for future growth, hiring other insects for labor will require salary payments, considered a business cost, with net profits divided proportionally after deduction."

"..."

All insects used Super Brain for calculations.

23,000 Primordial Crystals minus 3,000 equals 20,000, multiplied by 2% equals 400 Primordial Crystals?

Seems quite alright.

Equivalent to the profit from an exceptionally good Third Trace Realm Divine God-Given Seed.

Accumulate over time; a ten thousand year span amounts to 4 million, enough for a Third Trace Realm entity to evolve four Age Periods on Divine-Given Origin Force Food alone.

The key is that transactions grow larger, and dividends only increase.

Blue Catalpa raised a claw to ask, "Dragon Cypress Ant King, with our Divine-Grade Fruit starting production, can White Ivy and others expand the scale of Bee King Honey trading using Divine Grade as a gateway?"

Dragon Cypress: "Definitely."

Snakebark Maple: "Then future earnings will increase significantly?"

Dragon Cypress: "Certainly will."

Blue Catalpa: "Then our dividends..."

Snakebark Maple: "Should we continue increasing the development funds stored in the Chamber of Commerce account?"