Astral Ant Tribe

Just as Long Bai expected, the two Spider Kings, Zeqi and Caowu, completely dispelled their doubts after seeing the divine soul-fixing fruit and decided to support the war here.

This year's transaction, various God-given force foods cost 200,000 raw stones.

Returned with a full load.

The most important thing is to successfully obtain the divine grade Youlianzi.

Mo Lan used it immediately, and the 'Nether Lotus Form' ability given to her was awakened after the next shedding and evolution.

The divine lotus seeds bring the strengthening effect equivalent to 50,000 to 60,000 raw stones and original food.

The evolution of the 2nd-instar Mountain Lord to the 3rd-instar requires about 250,000 resources.

In the next three years, Mo Lan will eat a lot of force food that strengthens the wind ability.

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Return to the mountain, organize the treasure house, count the wealth, and celebrate with a dinner party.

Early the next morning,

Long Bai began to run between various Force Points, distributing the Force Food obtained from the trade with the Flame Spider Travelers this year to the various Force Point warriors in Yunji Continent.

Everyone uses it immediately.

Early use results in early effect.

Long Bai quickly handled the spring business trip, arranged various management and reclamation tasks for the new year in Xianglan Mountain, went straight to Citi Mountain, returned the divine soul-fixing fruit, and then rushed to the deserted plains.

Continue to cultivate specialized blue soldiers, and seize the time to transport rough stones to Citi Mountain.

There are few things to do this year. In early summer, the fruits of the wild crimson god-given seeds mature and need to be harvested. There are no other delays in the process.

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Wanzu Continent, southeastern mountainous area.

Stone pattern kingdom, Hidden Wing Mountain.

It’s late autumn when the fruits of the Hidden Wing God’s seeds mature and fly.

Once a year, the little Stone Pattern Mantis Warrior’s favorite carnival harvest season is to pick up the hidden wing seeds given by the gods.

At this time, Hidden Wing Mountain was also under a high degree of martial law.

Along the border, swarms of worker bees were flying and patrolling, buzzing and buzzing.

There are soldiers on duty at various peaks.

During the autumn harvest season, no external insects are allowed to enter.

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Outside Hidden Wing Mountain, in front of the pass into the mountain, on the broad road,

There are Stone Pattern Mantis warriors who come from other mountains in Stone Pattern Kingdom carrying large and small bags to trade.

There were other Mantis tribe warriors who came from surrounding kingdoms to participate in the trading event.

There was also the flame spider caravan that arrived early.

Hundreds of Zerg warriors of all kinds gathered at the pass in advance, waiting for it to be opened.

Another caravan of flame spiders set up stalls next to the avenue and started trading in advance.

The temporary free market is also very lively with insects coming and going.

Above the head of a stone-patterned mantis mountain master, an intermediate small stone-patterned mantis warrior looked around, suddenly raised his paw, pointed at the mountain road in the distance, and shouted excitedly, "Force honey!"

Baiwei's caravan, which specializes in force honey, has distinctive characteristics. There are very few goods on the back, only the bottom layer, and a dozen large spider silk bags. But the metal jar filled with Force honey was extremely heavy, and the ground shook as he ran.

"Force honey! It will be sold out in a moment." The little stone-patterned mantis warrior reminded the old warrior by knocking on his head.

"..."

"Strange! In previous years, didn't their caravan arrive very late?"

"Okay. Go over and have a look."

The owner of Shiwen Mantang Mountain muttered, helpless, and walked slowly towards the fork in the mountain road. Before he could get close, he saw Bai Wei's caravan suddenly turn around, pass through the woods, and run straight towards the entrance pass of Hidden Wing Mountain.

"Master Bai Wei? Did you come so early this year?"

Lord Delphinium, who led the team to guard the gate, greeted them warmly.

"Lord Delphinium!"

Bai Wei greeted, raising her front foot to signal.

Luzu, Grass Dragon, Heart, and Minami Ogi are waiting in the field.

Bai Wei walked alone towards the remote woods not far away.

Lord Delphinium understood, followed, lowered his mental power, and asked strangely: "Lord Baiwei, what's the matter?"

Bai Wei: "Lord Delphinium, please inform Lord Xinyi that he has brought the goods he wants to see."

"oh--"

Lord Delphinium thought for a moment and asked curiously: "What kind of goods are worthy of disrupting the traveling merchant's route?"

"It's quite valuable."

Bai Wei spoke vaguely, untied the spider silk rope on her back, took out a packed spider silk bag, and took out a separate metal can from another bag, put it in, handed it forward, and said:

"Lord Delphinium, the Force Honey you ordered last year. Large quantity discount, comes with a small jar, take it back to the little warrior."

"Master Bai Wei, you're welcome."

Lord Delphinium glanced at the sign and saw that it was a jar of Force Honey priced at 2,000 raw stones. While he was happy to admire it, he also became more curious.

Lord Delphinium waved his front legs and said, "Cheera, come here."

Standing beside the road, keeping his gaze secretly on this side and paying attention to the conversation, the Mountain Lord-level stone-patterned mantis warrior stepped forward.

"Lord Delphinium, your command!"

"Zhaimao, run quickly, go to Heart Wing Peak, inform Lord Heart Wing, and tell him that Lord Bai Wei is here and that he has something important to do."

"OK!"

The master of the Cheelao Mountain ran away quickly.

Lord Delphinium waved his tentacles and signaled, "Lord Baiwei Mountain, take the caravan to rest in the woods over there..."

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Hidden Wing Mountain is quite big, while Xinyi Peak is remote.

After waiting for a long time, Lord Heartwing arrived.

After meeting and greeting each other briefly, without saying much, Lord Xinyi led Bai Wei and his party into the Hidden Wing Mountain boundary, turned left and right, and entered the mountain trail.

There was silence all the way.

Walk up a hill and look left and right to make sure there are no insects.

Lord Xinyi stopped, turned around, and asked hopefully: "Lord Baiwei Mountain, have you brought the things?"

Bai Wei: "Of course!"

Bai Wei: "It's not convenient to check here..."

Lord Heartwing: "Yes! Go to Heartwing Peak first."

Bai Wei: "Lord Heartwing, wait a moment!"

Bai Wei said slowly: "I have a small request... I wonder if you can take me to see King Mangyi Mantis..."

Bai Wei came closer, lowered her mental power, and said bluntly: "Lord Heart Wing, I want to buy a divine light wing from King Mangyi first..."

"this……"

Lord Xinyi was in a dilemma, "All the mantis kings in Hidden Wing Mountain usually live in seclusion and cannot be disturbed easily. Especially King Mangyi, I am his descendant. I have only seen him four times since I was born."

Bai Wei: "Uh-"

Do you want to be so condescending?

Bai Wei was speechless, thought for a moment, and then asked: "How about we go to Heart Wing Peak to rest first? Lord Heart Wing, are you taking the Night Fragrance Fruit to pay homage to King Mangyi Mantis?"

Lord Heartwing: "Okay."

Lord Xinyi said in embarrassment: "Lord Bai Wei, regarding the matter of 'Light Wings' that you brought up, I can only say that I will do my best. Or, I can ask King Mangyi Mantis for instructions and ask you to come over."

Bai Wei said briefly: "Okay! Trouble!"

Lord Heart Wing asked in confusion: "Lord Bai Wei, why are you suddenly in urgent need of a Light Wing?"

Bai Wei: "The kingdom to which Queen Bee belongs may have to go to war with other ant kingdoms in recent years. I will send a divine light wing there to stabilize the relationship between the two parties."

"Generally understood!" Lord Xinyi waved his front foot and greeted: "Master Baiwei, let's go to Xinyi Peak first."

The group walked quickly and arrived at Heart Wing Peak.

Bai Wei unloaded the cargo on her back, dug out the metal can containing the divine night scented fruit, and handed it to Lord Xinyi.

Lord Heart Wing opened it, took a look, packed it up, and hurried to Light Wing Peak.

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"King Mangyi Mantis—King Mangyi Mantis—King Mangyi Mantis——"

Lord Heartwing stood in front of the path at the foot of the mountain, summoning his spiritual power, and sent out three calls in succession towards the cave where King Mangyi lived on the mountainside.

It is a rule of Hidden Wing Mountain that if you ask for permission for important matters, you will shout three times in a row.

"Xinyi?"

The mental power of King Mangyi Mantis came from the forest on the mountainside, "You come to the mountain to talk."

"OK!"

Lord Heartwing, run up the mountain.

King Mangyi Mantis was already waiting in front of the cave where he lived, his eyes fixed on the bag of spider silk carried by Lord Heartwing with piercing eyes.

"Has the divine white barberry fruit been delivered?"

"It's not the white barberry fruit, it's another divine product..."

Lord Xinyi was afraid of misunderstanding, so he ran forward quickly, handed the things to King Mangyi, and explained quickly:

"Master Baiwei Mountain has obtained the entire share of another divine seed named 'Ye Xiang'. However, this divine night fragrance fruit... is endowed with a kind of mental hallucination ability, specifically to make other insects escape from their souls. It creates the illusion of smelling the aroma of flowers and trees..."

King Mangyi Mantis listened. He moved his claws quickly, took out the metal can, unscrewed the lid and looked at it. His tentacles trembled slightly, shocked.

"Wild god-given seed?!"

King Mangyi Mantis' sharp mental power interrupted Lord Heartwing's narration, "Peak Tree King!"

Lord Heartwing: "???"

Lord Heartwing reiterated: "The abilities given by the divine night scented fruit have almost no practical use..."

King Mangyi Mantis exclaimed: "This wild god-given tree is incredible!"

Lord Heartwing: "But its fruit..."

Lord Xinyi thought about it, stopped in time, adjusted his thinking, and asked for advice: "King Mangyi Mantis, what is the Peak Tree King? Is it very powerful?"

King Mangyi Mantis affirmed: "It's amazing! The evolution level of the Yexiang God-given seed that produces this divine fruit is as high as the 9-year-old king level, which is the highest level of existence allowed by the natural star world. The wild God-given seed must reach this level. A high level, either with great wisdom or..."

King Mangyi Mantis stopped speaking abruptly, waved his tentacles, and said: "I will tell you more in detail when I have time. Let me ask you, where does the seed of Night Fragrance God-given take root? Isn't it in the Continent of Ten Thousand Races?"

Lord Xinyi: "Yes. Ten Thousand Kingdoms Continent."

King Mangyi Mantis slowly shook his tentacles, immersed himself in deep thought, and asked: "Then Master Baiwei Mountain has obtained the entire share of the divine night scented fruit?"

Lord Heartwing: "It told me it was the entire share. The flowering and fruiting cycle lasts for 7 years and produces 3 fruits."

King Mangyi Mantis: "What's the price?"

Lord Heartwing: "500,000 rough stones/stone."

King Mangyi Mantis was stunned for a moment, buried his head, and stared at the metal can to examine it carefully.

The enhancement and improvement brought about by using this divine fruit are equivalent to 100,000 raw stones, right?

Also gives an ability...

King Mangyi Mantis: "Incredible price. I bought it. God of nature created all things, and no one is worthless. I want to open my eyes to see if it is really useless, or has been underestimated and buried."

Lord Xinyi was immediately troubled, "This..."

Lord Xinyi's mind raced and he said quickly: "King Mangyi Mantis, this divine night scented fruit is not completely useless. This night scented fruit has been reserved by Zibei Mountain of the Liji Kingdom. I tried my best to persuade and paid for it. The Kong family has purchased a large amount of force honey, so Master Bai Wei reluctantly agreed to send the things to Hidden Wing Mountain for you to take a look at."

Lord Xinyi raised his paw and pointed at the distant mountain peak where Hidden Wing God-given seeds took root, and said: "Isn't it time for our Hidden Wing Mountain to trade? Lord Bai Wei specially adjusted this year's business trip route and rushed to give away It's coming here. After I show it to you, it has to be sent to Zibei Mountain."

"Purple Back Mountain?" King Mangyi Mantis raised his head slightly, tilted his head, and thought carefully: Have you heard of this place?

Lord Xinyi explained in detail: "A new small tribe called 'Baraji'. The warriors of this tribe have steadily awakened the hallucinogenic ability of water and wood after evolving to the Mountain Lord level. When fighting on land, they can use the environment to Li, constructing an illusion of flowers and trees that is both real and fake.”

King Mangyi Mantis suddenly said, "I understand!"

King Mangyi Mantis: "Are these two abilities compatible?"

Lord Heartwing: "This is the first one this year, sent to Zibei Mountain for testing."

King Mangyi Mantis touched his tentacles and asked: "Is this divine night scented fruit sold to Zibei Mountain for 500,000 raw stones per piece?"

Lord Heartwing: "...Probably so."

King Mangyi Mantis: "Why? So the Baiwei Mountain Team has a good relationship with the Banji Tribe? Or can Zibei Mountain come up with something of equal value?"

Lord Heartwing: "I don't know."

Lord Xinyi: "The prices of the goods sold by the Baiwei caravan are relatively affordable. King Mangyi, I mentioned to you last time that Lord Baiwei also possesses a unique super-grade god-given seed called 'Azure Blue' , made into 'Azure Queen Honey' and sold for 5,000 rough stones/can. The same thing, if used by other flame spider caravans, would sell for at least 6,000 rough stones."

The eyes of the Mangwing Insect King brightened slightly and he said: "He also has the trading rights for a super-grade god-given seed!"

The Mangwing Insect King asked: "Which Insect King is the elder of Lord Bai Wei? Doesn't he walk in the Continent of Ten Thousand Races?"

Lord Xinyi: "I have asked about it. My direct elder, 'Lord Tianming', walks on this side of the Ten Thousand Races Continent. He used to come to our Hidden Wing Mountain to trade every year. When Lord Tianming was very old, he had two more juniors. The older one The bigger one is called Luo Li, and the smaller one is called Bai Wei."

Lord Xinyi: "Unfortunately, when Luo Li and Bai Wei were just high-level flame spider warriors, their elder Tianming passed away. In the early years, Luo Li and Bai Wei walked in some remote places in Wanzu Continent. After evolving to the Mountain Lord level, they changed In order to take turns following the Zeqi Spider King’s caravan, go to the Continent of Ten Thousand Kingdoms to explore.”

Lord Heartwing: "Luo Ji is developing very well and is somewhat famous. Many mantis warriors in the Jade Peach Kingdom know it. Bai Wei was a bit depressed in his early years, but his reputation is very good. In the past ten years, he suddenly changed and focused on Force Honey. Transactions, controlling the two core links of force food refining and royal jelly, monopolizing and specializing, have risen rapidly. The transactions of Baiwei Caravan in other tribes are not clear. Just talking about our Hidden Wing Mountain, according to my observation, the annual transaction volume has been Up to a million."

Lord Xinyi paused, collected his thoughts, and added: "Bai Wei's direct elder is Tianming, and Tianming's direct elder is Zeqi Spider King. Zeqi Spider King walks in the Continent of Ten Thousand Kingdoms, and you may not be familiar with Mangyi Mantis King. , but you must know about the Caowu Spider King who is in the same line as the Zeqi Spider King."

King Mangyi Mantis gently touches his tentacles: one of the five spider kings who controls the trading power of the divine six Daozi.

Lord Xinyi continued: "I heard that, including the caravan led by the Caowu Spider King, the caravans of the four spider kings, and forty or fifty flame spider warriors are helping the Lord Baiwei transport goods. They transport worth of money every year Millions of force food went to the Continent of Ten Thousand Nations, made into force honey, and then transported back to the Continent of Ten Thousand Nations for distribution."

Lord Heartwing: "Nowadays, in almost the entire southeastern mountainous area, it is popular for warriors from large and small tribes to place one or two metal cans with icons of white myrtle on them as decorations in caves, and it is popular to use force honey to entertain guests. Baiwei Caravan The Flame Spider Travel Merchant has been arranged to be responsible for the sales here in Wanzu Continent and to sell to further areas. According to the current trend, it is not certain that Force Honey will become popular in the mainland in another ten or twenty years."

--very good!

King Mangyi Mantis moved his tentacles approvingly, put the metal can back into the spider silk bag, and handed it back to Lord Heartwing. He seemed to be commenting but also pointed out something, and said:

"The strong rise of a bug can often directly or indirectly drive the evolution and growth of a large number of bugs, and can even drive the prosperity of a tribe or a kingdom. The life of a bug is short and concise, and there are not many such opportunities."

"I understand, but..."

Lord Xinyi took the opportunity to complain: "King Mangyi Mantis, the population of Xinyi Peak is not prosperous, and the total annual income is only 500,000 rough stones. I also need to take care of other caravans. Every year, I have to piece together everything, and I can barely divide it. 150,000 raw stones to purchase raw honey from Baiwei caravan..."

King Mangyi Mantis raised his paw to interrupt and asked: "Xinyi, what position do you hold in the tribe?"

Lord Xinyi: "I am responsible for the nursery work of the Eight-wing Linhai. I receive a salary of 30,000 rough stones from the tribe every year."

King Mangyi Mantis pondered and said: "In that case, every year you help me order another 150,000 yuan of raw stones and raw honey for the Insect King to eat. Just give me 100,000 yuan and keep the remaining 50,000 yuan for your own use." "

King Mangyi Mantis looked around and said: "Yincui has always been helping to take care of my territory, and it is also arranging and processing the force food produced. You can find Yincui and collect the original stones."

"I know! Thank you King Mangyi Mantis!"

Lord Xinyi was overjoyed, his thoughts turned around, and he asked: "King Mangyi Mantis, this divine night scented fruit..."

King Mangyi Mantis: "You can talk to Master Baiwei Mountain. Leave one for me in the next batch of production. You can exchange it for the light wings."

Lord Heartwing secretly said, "Okay!"

Lord Xinyi: "Lord Baiwei Mountain is at Xinyi Peak. King Mangyi Mantis, do you want to invite him over?"

King Mangyi Mantis: "No need."

King Mangyi Mantis sighed softly: "I am old. I have three legs buried in the earth and three legs in the sky. Whether I go to heaven or to the earth depends on the last hundred years. I have no energy to interfere with tribal affairs."

Lord Heartwing: "Oh——"

Lord Xinyi did not dare to comment on such a profound topic. He paused for two seconds and said tentatively:

"I just heard from Master Baiwei that the kingdom of the Queen Bee of Baiwei who possesses the divine seed of Baiwei is preparing for a war. Master Baiwei wants to buy a divine light wing first and send it there..."

"Yeah?"

King Mangyi Mantis thought for a moment, then turned around and walked into the cave. He quickly walked out with an oblate porcelain vase and handed it directly to Lord Xinyi.

"Take it. You give the rough stones for sale directly to Yincui, which is managing the tribe's wealth."

Lord Heartwing: "Got it!"