Astral Cockroach

The thorns of the Blood Thorns are red, the leaves are dark green with dark green veins, and the flowers that bloom are pure white. Each flower spike often produces five or six thorn flowers, which then form several fruits.

The flowering period is long, blooming in midsummer and withering at the end of summer. The fruits go through early and mid-autumn before ripening in late mid-autumn.

The flower that Big Head pointed out occupied a flower spike all to itself. It was also white, with tiny streaks of bright red, slowly absorbing Origin Power, and it possessed a faint but detectable Origin Power fluctuation.

It had already been successfully pollinated, and the petals showed signs of withering.

There was no mistake, it was a God-given Seed!

Banbu was so excited that his antennae waved wildly. He said, "Big Bear, stop wandering around the mountain. From today… no! From this moment on, you will guard this place, protecting this flower, and don't let any animals get close, especially watch out for birds pecking at it, understand?!"

"Understood," Big Bear said, though he didn't really understand. He asked, "Banbu, aren't you going to let me see your Purple-Gold God-given Seed and Green Bamboo God-given Seed? The aura of the Red Roach warriors on Li Bamboo Peak is a deterrent, and birds dare not approach."

Banbu said, "The God-given Seeds are right there, they are plants, they can't run away. You can look at them every day in the future, what's the rush? This one is about to become a God-given Seed, it is very fragile and can easily die prematurely, so it must be carefully protected."

Banbu carefully instructed, "Especially birds! Blood Thorn fruits have a sweet layer of pulp on the outside, and birds like to eat them. This is at the foot of the mountain, and the deterrent of my and Li Bamboo's aura is not enough, there might be one or two foolish birds that aren't afraid of death and come over to ruin it."

Big Head agreed, "That's right, I've seen many kinds of birds wandering around at the foot of the mountain. They are especially bold, even catching ordinary cockroaches to eat, and they even want to attack the ant colonies."

Big Bear scratched his head and said reluctantly, "Alright then, I'll guard this place."

Big Head comforted him, "Big Bear, after I finish my work every day, I can come over and play with you."

Banbu said, "I'm quite busy recently, but after I'm done, I'll also take the time to come and take a look."

Only then did Big Bear become a little happier.

Big Head was clever, lowering his mental energy, and asked, "Banbu, should we tell Iron Saber Mountain Master and Wind Chime about the discovery of the Blood Thorn God-given Seed?"

Banbu hesitated slightly and said, "Let's not for now. What if it's not a God-given Seed, or if it dies prematurely during the growth process? Wouldn't that be another blunder? We can tell them later when the seed matures and we are sure."

Banbu pointed to the cliff not far away and said, "That's right, Big Bear, I'll dig a cave for you in that place, you can live at the foot of the mountain for now."

Big Bear nodded his head and pointed to his injured forearm and hind leg, saying, "Banbu, I'm injured, so I can only trouble you."

Big Head immediately said, "I can command the ant colony to help!"

…

Big Bear settled down at the foot of the mountain, guarding the thorn bushes.

Iron Saber Mountain Master didn't understand why, and only assumed that Banbu wasn't completely trusting of the beast warriors, and was being cautious, so he arranged for him to live at the foot of the mountain, and was very satisfied with this.

Flame Cluster Spotted Grass was staying in his territory when he suddenly received a notification that he owned a quarter of a God-given Seed, gifted by Banbu.

The Snake Vine God-given Seed had only recently been discovered, and the other three-quarters of the ownership belonged to Cliff Cypress, Yun Tao, and Wind Chime, respectively. They had all suffered severe injuries in the battle to protect Banbu's territory.

Upon receiving the news, Flame Cluster Spotted Grass rushed to Li Bamboo Peak to thank Banbu. Unexpectedly, he even sincerely thanked Wind Chime.

After all, Banbu was born in Flame Cluster Spotted Grass's territory and could be considered Flame Cluster Spotted Grass's junior, and Wind Chime was injured while helping Banbu protect his territory.

After this incident, the conflicting relationship between Flame Cluster Spotted Grass and Wind Chime eased.

Banbu and Iron Saber Mountain Master were both very happy about this. Racial development was not easy, so the Red Roach tribe was especially united, and conflicts between members of the same tribe rarely occurred. Being able to resolve conflicts was naturally a good thing.

…

Four days later, the Green Bamboo God-given Seed's bamboo fruit matured, and Iron Saber Mountain Master departed.

Banbu then began to use amber fruit for preservation.

Bamboo fruit is a relatively special fruit, somewhere between fresh fruit and dried fruit. The main component is still starch, but it is large, bigger than an apricot, with a thin skin, and the Origin Power inside cannot be stored for a long time, so a hard shell needs to be solidified using the juice of the amber fruit.

Currently, the temperature on the summit of Li Bamboo Peak is just right, so it can be placed on the top of the mountain.

Banbu used Ma Bamboo bamboo tubes, with 4 fruits per layer, and 4 layers, so each tube contained 16 bamboo fruits.

The 144 Origin Power fruits produced in the first year were made into 8 tubes, with 16 remaining, which were stored separately as samples for tasting.

In addition, Banbu also harvested a batch of ordinary Green Bamboo bamboo fruits. The sowing of bamboo fruits is different from that of bamboo rice. Bamboo rice is best sown in the spring for a high survival rate, while bamboo fruits can be sown in the autumn rainy season.

The large fruits contain rich nutrients. After the bamboo fruits are sown, the seedlings quickly grow into plants, capable of facing the coming winter.

The hybridization of Golden Thread Bamboo and Spotted Bamboo to obtain the Green Bamboo bamboo species also has a crucial question to be verified: whether it possesses reproductive ability.

Banbu opened up a clearing at the foot of the mountain and planted the bamboo fruits. He would have a definite answer next year.

Wind Chime couldn't work, so taking advantage of the early autumn rainy season, planting bamboo fruits, expanding the planting of Water Bamboo and Ma Bamboo, and other tasks had to be done by Banbu alone, making him very busy.

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…

Flower Cypress Mountain Master had seen the Green Bamboo God-given Seed and could estimate the time of fruit ripening, but he didn't arrive until the third day after the fruit matured.

"Banbu, I sensed the aura of a Black Bear warrior at the foot of Li Bamboo Peak!"

"Oh, that's a warrior I recruited to help protect the safety of Li Bamboo Peak."

"Iron Saber Mountain Master doesn't know about this?"

"Of course Iron Saber Mountain Master knows."

Flower Cypress Mountain Master felt even more incredible and asked, "Iron Saber Mountain Master actually allowed a beast warrior to live in your territory? Is he senile?"

Banbu explained simply, "When the Green Bamboo God-given Seed bamboo fruit matured, my territory was attacked by four Cloud Serpent warriors. This Black Bear warrior helped a lot, even saving Wind Chime's life, so we decided to take him in."

"There was such a thing? Were the Cloud Serpent warriors all killed? No lingering troubles left behind?"

"Of course, no lingering troubles were left behind, otherwise hundreds or thousands of warriors of the Red Roach tribe would be alarmed, and I would be even more uneasy."

"It's good that there are no lingering troubles, but you also have to be careful of that Black Bear warrior." Seeing that Banbu wasn't willing to say more, Flower Cypress Mountain Master simply stopped meddling and shook the silk bag he was carrying in his forelimbs, saying, "The raw stones are here! Let's talk about serious business."

"Okay." Banbu flapped his wings and said, "The bamboo fruits are all stored on the top of the mountain, Flower Cypress Mountain Master, please come with me."

"The top of the mountain?" Flower Cypress Mountain Master was puzzled.

Following him up the mountain, his mental energy swept over, and his happy mood instantly vanished.

Banbu was still enthusiastic, took out a bamboo fruit, used his fingertip to break the shell formed by the solidified amber fruit juice, peeled it open, took out the fruit, and handed it to Flower Cypress Mountain Master, politely saying, "Flower Cypress Mountain Master, please taste!"

Flower Cypress Mountain Master's mental energy swept over the bamboo fruit, first praising it, saying, "Judging by the aura, the quality is very good."

He stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it up and swallowed it, then said dissatisfiedly, "The taste is not good, it's disgusting."

His gaze swept across the mountain cave opened up specifically for storing bamboo fruits on the mountain peak, and his dissatisfaction became even stronger, saying:

"Banbu, the Green Bamboo God-given Seed you condensed has very few bamboo fruits. Our Black and White Flower Roach tribe is fully capable of eating them all. What do you mean by sealing them up? Would you rather trust the Flame Spider caravan than me, a fellow roach?"