Chapter 979: Chapter 680: Reclaiming Blue Island (Part 3)
"Oh——"
The Azure Mica Ant King instantly grasped the meaning of Dragon Cypress and readily agreed, saying: "No need to consult the Silver Oak Ant King, I’ll help you agree to this! No problem!"
Dragon Cypress: "Good!"
They switched to idle chat mode, chit-chatted for a while, and bid farewell.
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The Zhen Beast transformed into a centipede shape, its carapace turned into an empty warehouse, loaded with plant seeds suitable for southern temperate zones in the Southern Hemisphere, and returned to the Wingless Mountain.
An urgent dry warehouse was established to store them.
Dragon Cypress carried a large batch of seeds inside the Shanglu Space on his forehead, all originating from the Purple Tung Insect Nation.
Dragon Cypress carefully observed and selected quality plant seeds found in both Cloud Trace and Bayonet Continent, amounting to 100 species in total. Although there were fewer varieties, the quantity was ample.
After resting for one night,
the next day, Dragon Cypress, along with Black Cory and Black Birch, personally designed and directed the reconstruction and construction of the Ant Nest.
Spending about twenty days,
when the living quarters suitable for Giant-Headed Ants were completed, the ice and snow of Blue Island’s mountains and fields melted, heralding the warm spring season.
Dragon Cypress, Black Cory, Black Birch, and Rainbow Parasol Tree together directed the worker ants and mountain ants, uprooting and preparing the land, and opened up three square kilometers of nursery land in one go.
Sowing seeds.
Soon,
amid the war-torn devastation, on the erstwhile bleak and barren land marked with patches of black, red, and yellow, burgeoned a fresh stroke of life’s green.
Propagation is too slow.
In the dense spring season,
when the seedlings reached a certain height, they were selectively dug out, and the Zhen Beast transformed into an ice boat to transport them back to Rainbow Island, handed over to Azure.
Azure used the ’Bud Cultivation Technique’ to cultivate them on a large scale, each batch comprising 200,000 seedlings. Before the northern summer, three emergency cultivation batches were implemented, transported back to Blue Island by ice boat for planting.
Maintaining a five-meter spacing between trees, 600,000 saplings instantly covered 15 square kilometers.
This method was quick, but due to the snowfall in Blue Island in winter, if the seedlings did not have sufficient time for growth and development, they would freeze to death.
This year’s time was late, only able to cultivate three batches.
Next year, with earlier planning, it should be possible to cultivate six batches, but six batches are basically the limit, with no possibility for more.
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Entering summer,
Black Cory, Black Birch, and Rainbow Parasol Tree led the ant colonies to continue working, refining river channels, digging out pools and canals, and constructing reservoirs.
Perfecting the variety of water management infrastructure in the territory.
Dragon Cypress traveled between Yu’e Island and Rainbow Island, with the Zhen Beast transformed into a kilometer-long ice boat, transporting Source Stones back and forth.
Wave Tree Bay United Kingdom gathered every bit, totaling 3 billion—an enormous number—keeping everyone busy.
Transported to Rainbow Island, stored first, then when Ink Orchid, Round Cypress, and Fragrant Cypress consume Shanglu Fruit and acquire Shanglu Space, only then will the transfer to Huagi Mountain be delayed.
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Year 206 of Silver Cypress.
Divine-Grade Radiant Fruit arrived.
Successfully harvested a Divine-Given Seed for a Crown Cypress.
Dragon Cypress achieved the top-level God-Given Life Seed evolution from age period 5 to age period 6.
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Year 208 of Silver Cypress.
The earliest sown various arbors bloomed and bore fruit.
In autumn, a large batch of seeds was harvested.
The total number of mountain ants and worker ants reached nearly 20,000.
Dragon Cypress summoned Round Cypress, Black Sophora, and Rainbow Tea to Blue Island for assistance.
On a large scale, they opened nurseries, propagated and nurtured seedlings, selected, and transplanted.
With Azure using Bud Cultivation Technique, every spring, they could help cultivate 1.2 million seedlings.
With dual approaches, they could increase forest land by 100 square kilometers every year.
More than 600 selected plant species were strategically mixed and planted.
All land,
was divided equally into 50% farmed forest land.
And 50% reserved as natural ecological forest land.
In natural ecological forest lands, each summer and autumn, some seeds were gathered and sown in spring without much interference.
Centered around the Main Nest at Wingless Mountain, greenery expanded rapidly at a rate of over 200 square kilometers annually.
To the north,
the territory of the Mountain Alder Ant King was bustling with activity.
It received assistance from the Cunning Whisker Ant Tribe, comprising four tribes, including Ant Kings, seventeen Assistant Kings, and twenty thousand worker ants working simultaneously.
They coordinated responsibilities clearly,
with one ant king at the center, starting from the middle.
The other four ant kings sowed from outside to inside, from east, south, west, and north, expanding and greening towards the central area.
With many ants and great strength, the territory of the Mountain Alder Ant King transformed significantly each year.
In just a few short years, the area adjoining Dragon Cypress’ territory turned into lush green forests, stretching beyond visible bounds.
Dragon Cypress had to keep up, first greening the boundary areas.
The Cunning Whisker Ants also introduced various insects, birds, and animals from nearby islands.
These natural balance-maintaining animals naturally flowed into Dragon Cypress’ territory.
The formerly lifeless earth began to echo with the chirping of birds and insects.
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Year 212 of Silver Cypress.
Under Dragon Cypress’s command, the combined number of mountain ants, worker ants, and green ants was close to 30,000.
Seeing the neighboring Cunning Whisker Ant Tribe’s territory develop to a satisfactory level,
Dragon Cypress wielded monetary power, investing 100 million Source Stones to hire the Cunning Whisker Ant Tribe to assist in cultivating saplings.
Every spring, finished saplings of various arbors were delivered to the border.
Spiked Cypress and Cypress also sprung into action, tasked with receiving and delivering, while the other Assistant Kings directed ant colonies for transplantation.
Source Stones proved more effective, surpassing Azure’s ’Bud Cultivation Technique.’
Dragon Cypress expanded greenery at maximum speed, also achieving 1,000 square kilometers annually.
Meanwhile, other parts of Blue Island saw corresponding ant clans and bee clans gradually settle in and begin land reclamation work.
The entire island entered a state of vibrant development.
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Year 213 of Silver Cypress,
during the warm spring season.
The Second King arrived on time to inspect work and survey the territory.
With flashes of crimson electric glow,
The Second King landed in front of Dragon Cypress, who was busy leading the ant colonies in work.
——Great King, good news! The Divine-Given Seed of the Large Fruit Cypress!
——It’s the first Divine-Given Seed harvested in our Blue Island territory!
——Not too much, not too little, just enough to repay the debt to Huagi Mountain.
