Astral Cockroach

The Black and White Flower Roach tribe occupied a raw stone mine. Within the tribe, warriors at the County Lord level could enjoy a batch of raw stone benefits every year.

County Lord Qiufeng herself owned a high-quality Qiufeng Tree God-given Seed and would not haggle over a mere five or six hundred raw stones.

The Yabai Mountain Range was poor, and Mountain Lord Huabai was poor. Not to mention hundreds, even dozens of raw stones were worth haggling over.

Banbu was certain that Mountain Lord Huabai wanted to lower the price.

The low yield of bamboo fruit was originally a bad thing, but now it became Banbu's key to counterattack: low yield, short supply. Since Mountain Lord Huabai could not offer an ideal price, then prioritize itinerant merchants.

"Banbu, you should keep your promise and sell half of your bamboo fruit to our Black and White Flower Roach tribe!"

Mountain Lord Huabai was anxious.

Banbu's tone was still sincere, and he said, "My promise was based on the previously agreed price. If the price changes, the promise naturally becomes invalid. Mountain Lord Huabai, you are very clear about the situation in my territory. The Yabai God-given Seed has not been nurtured by a Life Sac, and only has a title as a gimmick; the Zijing God-given Seed has a high yield but low quality, resulting in mediocre income; the Cuizhu God-given Seed's quality can barely be considered acceptable, but the number of fruits is too small, and the actual income is not higher than the Zijing God-given Seed."

"Three God-given Seeds may sound like a lot, but the actual income is far from ideal. I need to maximize my profits as much as possible."

Mountain Lord Huabai said, "A bamboo fruit selling for 15 raw stones is a very considerable income."

Banbu shook his antennae and said, "To ensure quality, nearly 4 raw stones need to be invested in each bamboo fruit during the fruit ripening season."

Mountain Lord Huabai was of course aware of the investment in managing God-given Seeds, and knew that the higher the quality, the greater the investment. But at this time, he feigned surprise and asked, "Such a large investment?!"

Banbu affirmed, "Yes, absolutely no exaggeration."

Seeing that the negotiation was about to break down, Mountain Lord Huabai found a way to step down, took advantage of the situation, eased the atmosphere, and said, "Then I will discuss it with County Lord Qiufeng again, and give you an answer at the latest the day after tomorrow."

As Mountain Lord Huabai spoke, his tone became more sincere: "Banbu, don't worry, I will strive for an ideal price that will definitely not let you suffer a loss."

Clearly, you are directing and acting this yourself, right? Do you really think I'm a child who is easily fooled?

Banbu secretly ridiculed in his heart, but his tone was full of sincerity, and he said gratefully: "Mountain Lord Huabai, I'm really troubling you with this matter! I feel really guilty for running around for several days in a row!"

Mountain Lord Huabai said righteously, "No trouble! I said, we are both roach tribes, and the two mountain ranges are adjacent to each other. I hope that starting from you and me, the relationship between the two sides can be improved, and everyone can live in harmony and friendly exchanges."

… …

After all, they are intelligent beings.

Profits can cause disputes, and profits can also promote friendship, it just depends on how you operate it.

Two days later, Mountain Lord Huabai came to Lizhu Peak again.

"Mountain Lord Huabai! Is it done?"

Mountain Lord Huabai happily replied: "It's done! According to the previously agreed price, 16 raw stones. The bamboo fruit does not need to be preserved, and a deposit can be paid, but you must guarantee the sale of a sufficient number, that is, half of the output."

The result was as expected.

Banbu was delighted and sincerely grateful: "Mountain Lord Huabai, you have really troubled yourself with this matter, thank you!"

Mountain Lord Huabai was also happy, shaking the silk bag he was carrying, and said: "Ordering 584 bamboo fruits, paying half of the deposit, that is 4672 raw stones. Banbu, I'll round it up for you, 4700 raw stones, please check it."

"Okay! Thank you!" Banbu responded, once again expressing his gratitude.

Mountain Lord Huabai was very satisfied with Banbu's attitude: Although this kid is cunning, he has a pleasing appearance and speaks nicely, unlike other red roach tribes who are annoying to look at.

Mountain Lord Huabai took out the raw stones from the silk bag one by one.

Banbu pretended to check them one by one, confirming that the weight was sufficient.

With the deposit collected, the ordering matter was settled.

This time, Mountain Lord Huabai did not rush to leave, but stayed and chatted with Banbu for a while.

Mainly to introduce their Black and White Flower Roach tribe's Silver Fir County Lord.

Silver Fir County Lord owns a Silver Fir God-given Seed, and the pine cones have the effect of strengthening metal, which is compatible with Banbu, and it is of superior quality, only a little bit away from reaching the extreme quality.

Having tasted the sweetness, Mountain Lord Huabai planned to be a "middleman" for both parties, suggesting that Banbu could consider purchasing high-quality raw energy food in the future to accelerate his growth. If needed, he could look for him, and he could get Silver Fir pine cones at a price slightly lower than itinerant merchants.

Banbu certainly would not refuse this and readily agreed.

… …

The temperature was dropping.

The rain also became more frequent.

The sudden and fleeting summer rainstorms turned into long and lingering autumn drizzles.

Before he knew it, autumn had arrived.

The Zijing God-given Seed bloomed and withered, and the grass seeds were initially formed.

In just over a month, Banbu would be able to harvest the second batch of Zijing bamboo rice.

Among the ordinary Life Seeds, the grass seeds condensed by the Xun Grass Life Seed were still scarce. Banbu didn't like them and gave them all to Datou to eat.

Compared to other bamboo species, Golden Thread Bamboo grows relatively slowly. The Golden Thread Bamboo Life Seed inherited this defect. So far, there are only two bamboo poles, one large and one small, and only the small bamboo pole has condensed bamboo rice, a mere 23 grains, and the grains are particularly small.

Banbu tried it and confirmed that Golden Thread Bamboo was similar to Lizhu in that it had its own effect of strengthening the toughness of the carapace and could be regarded as a precious plant species.

Whether the Cuizhu, which was obtained by crossing Golden Thread Bamboo and Ban Bamboo, has the same strengthening effect as a Life Seed plant, will need to be verified next year.

It can be affirmed that bamboo is definitely a plant species with great development potential.

Flame Cluster Spotted Mao recognized Banbu's plan to open up a bamboo forest. Knowing that Fengling was injured and unable to work, she often ran over to help during the autumn leisure.

The relationship between Lizhu and Heisang became closer and closer, always traveling together, and occasionally running to Lizhu Peak to help.

After more than 20 days of continuous hard work, they finally took advantage of the early autumn rainy season to complete the first batch of bamboo species transplanting.

The following weather was mostly sunny.

Banbu began to dig the second pond according to the plan.

Unknowingly, he ushered in another molt evolution.

This time the evolution, the interval was nearly 40 days, the situation was much better, he only slept for a day before waking up, and there was no discomfort or weakness.

He spat out the Cuizhu seed that had been nurtured into a Life Seed and carefully stored it.

Banbu's heart suddenly moved, and he vaguely sensed a strong raw energy fluctuation down the mountain. His mental power condensed into a beam and probed down, and found that it was Mountain Lord Tiedao, who was staying in Fengling's territory.

"Mountain Lord Tiedao should have brought raw energy food to Fengling to help her grow and recover from her injuries as soon as possible… Why did he deliver it in person? And he didn't leave immediately."

Banbu felt a little strange, swallowed two pieces of dried meat in a hurry, and flew down the mountain.

"Banbu, you're awake!"

Fengling called out, but her emotions were filled with deep sadness.

"Banbu, you came just in time, I have something to report to you."

Mountain Lord Tiedao waved his antennae, signaling Banbu to get closer to him, and for the first time, he showed kindness.

The atmosphere was not right!

Banbu asked, "Mountain Lord Tiedao, what happened?"

Fengling said, "Mountain Lord Tiedao, it… it decided…"

As she spoke, she couldn't continue.

Mountain Lord Tiedao took over the conversation and sighed, "I'm old, and I have no hope of being promoted to County Lord. I have decided that starting this year, half of the raw energy food produced in my territory will be distributed to Hulu and Lizhu to help them grow."

"Putao, Flame Cluster Spotted Mao, and Heisang will also have appropriate assistance."

"So soon? Mountain Lord Tiedao…" Banbu had long expected this day, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly, and he didn't know how to persuade him for a while.

Mountain Lord Tiedao is currently only in the fourth instar, and the seventh instar is still far away, and there is no hope of being promoted to County Lord.

According to tradition, in order to continue the race, the previous Mountain Lord would take out most of the raw energy food they produced after entering the aging stage to cultivate the next generation, ensuring that a new Mountain Lord would be cultivated before they died of old age to inherit their position.

Mountain Lord Tiedao had not yet entered the aging stage, and making such a decision early was a kind of determination and a kind of helplessness.

"I have been considering this matter for two or three years, and it is the final decision after careful consideration. Fengling, Banbu, you don't need to persuade me."

"I followed County Lord Chijian's request back then and migrated to Tiedao Mountain to develop. I received a lot of assistance from County Lord Chijian before I could gain a foothold. I am ashamed to say that although I have gained a foothold, I have not been able to make it prosperous. You have all seen it, the mountain range's situation is very bad."

"To gain a foothold in a mountain range, there must be a Mountain Lord guarding it. The continuation of Tiedao Mountain depends on Yabai, Yuntao, Hulu, Lizhu, and Putao. Whether Tiedao Mountain can prosper and become strong depends on Flame Cluster Spotted Mao and Heisang's generation."

PS1: In response to book friends' requests, I will add another update.

PS2: Don't panic, everyone, I'm very free lately, I'll save the manuscript first, and when I have enough, I'll explode.