Astral Cockroach

Originium crystals are crystals synthesized from various non-metallic and metallic elements. They are very hard, but have a weakness. Simply destroying any eight edges will cause the entire structure to collapse, immediately turning into tiny crystal powder, and the concentrated originium inside will also burst open.

The weight is a standard 1 kilogram, a very important measure.

The first thing Banbu did after returning to Li Zhu Peak was to make a balance to measure weight: selecting a straight iron knife tree branch as the beam; polishing scales from a Mountain Lord level Rainbow Boa warrior as pans; extracting the back tendons of a Mountain Lord level Rainbow Boa warrior, tanning them with grass and wood ash, and making hanging ropes.

Three tree trunks were crossed, fixed, and suspended.

A simple balance was made.

Using originium crystals as a standard, after many attempts, Rainbow Boa scales were polished to create weights of varying sizes.

The raw stones from the trade caravan each weighed exactly 13 grams, cut very precisely, with the error between each one being almost zero.

The large raw stones that Mountain Lord Hua Bai traded to Banbu weighed between 1300 and 1310 grams, indeed a sufficient amount, only more, never less.

Mastering accurate units of weight and length, Banbu's understanding of this planet became clearer.

In the future, when his strength is great enough, flying around the planet once will allow him to measure the planet's circumference, diameter, volume, and other data, and indirectly calculate the planet's gravity.

What's still lacking is a time standard, and there's nowhere to get it for the time being. It can only be indirectly calculated in the future after calculating the planet's gravity.

Time, mass, and length are the three most important basic units.

Banbu has no way to develop technology and uses it very little, so he's not in a hurry to get it, only dabbling superficially.

Originium crystals are precious. After obtaining the required weight data, Banbu instructed Dà Tóu to command the worker ants to dig a hole specifically to hide them deep within Li Zhu Peak, filling it with gravel and sealing it up.

… …

The Bloodthorn God-given Seed finally matured, and Banbu incorporated it into his life pouch to nurture.

Banbu planned to cultivate Dà Xióng to master the metal element ability, so he simply deleted and revised a set of low-level human martial arts, 《Iron Sand Palm》, and taught it to him.

Every martial art, no matter how low its grade, is a crystallization of the hard work of human ancestors for generations. Martial arts are not learned in vain. Dà Xióng practiced at the foot of the mountain every day, using various tall trees as practice targets. Palm after palm, he broke the trees, then dragged them away, clearing the open space, and preparing to open up a bamboo forest for Banbu.

With reasonable arrangements, cultivation and work were not delayed.

Banbu began to attach importance to his own combat power. In addition to being busy with labor every day, he would also take some time to practice the revised 《Mantis Fist》, which was also a low-level martial art, only combat skills, and could not strengthen genes.

The essence of martial arts civilization lies in gene martial arts. Practicing a certain gene martial art can obtain a gene strengthening effect similar to eating a certain originium food.

Banbu has no meridians and cannot practice directly. Gene martial arts are too complicated, and there is no time to deduce and convert them for the time being.

This planet is full of originium foods. Eating originium foods can obtain better gene strengthening effects than gene martial arts. After calculation, messing with martial arts is not as good as spending time improving the quality of life seeds.

… …

The seeds of the Violetgold God-given Seed were about to mature, and Mountain Lord Iron Saber came again at the invitation to help guard them.

Banbu felt bad about busying himself with his own affairs, and stayed with Mountain Lord Iron Saber.

There are currently 1092 divisions of the Violetgold God-given Seed, which is a considerable number. Dà Tóu commands the soldier ants to sprinkle raw stone powder on each plant to replenish originium and improve the quality of the bamboo rice.

Mountain Lord Iron Saber asked, "Banbu, did you sell this year's bamboo fruit to the Blackwhite Flower Cockroach tribe?"

Banbu said, "Yes."

Mountain Lord Iron Saber asked, "How was the price?"

Banbu said, "The price is good, each bamboo fruit sells for 16 originium stones. This year's harvest sold for 2048 originium stones. After deducting the 500 originium stones invested in the fruit ripening season, the net income exceeds 1500 originium stones."

Mountain Lord Iron Saber had seen the mature bamboo fruit and had a bottom line in his heart. He couldn't help but praise, "The warriors of the Blackwhite Flower Cockroach tribe are all cunning and treacherous, and Mountain Lord Hua Bai is even more sly and cunning. It is rare for you not to be at a disadvantage in the process of trading with him!"

Banbu said modestly, "Mountain Lord Hua Bai is still good to me and didn't cheat me much."

"I said long ago that your carapace color is very popular in their tribe." Mountain Lord Iron Saber waved his antennae, pointed to the Violetgold God-given Seed, and asked again, "Banbu, how many originium stones have you invested in Violetgold bamboo rice?"

Banbu said, "Violetgold bamboo rice requires relatively few originium stones. Li Zhu Peak has abundant natural originium. It is estimated that only 100 originium stones need to be invested until the seeds are fully mature. The quality is low, the income is low, and the investment is reduced accordingly."

Mountain Lord Iron Saber calculated and said, "The income gap between the two kinds of God-given Seeds is not big!"

Banbu said, "I will be able to grow into a senior warrior next spring. According to the pattern, the income from the Emerald Bamboo God-given Seed will be more considerable."

Mountain Lord Iron Saber tapped his antennae and asked casually, "How is that Cliff Cypress God-given Seed? How many fruits did it bear this year? What is the strengthening effect?"

Banbu said, "It is a strengthening effect that improves speed. Only 49 fruits were produced this year. Arbor trees grow slowly, and there will not be many fruits in the next 5 years."

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Mountain Lord Iron Saber said, "Wild God-given Seeds that are not nurtured in the life pouch grow too slowly. It will take at least four or five hundred years to complete a transformation before there can be a considerable income. I can't see it, Banbu, you may be able to wait until that day."

Banbu hesitated slightly, but finally said, "Mountain Lord Iron Saber, I have obtained another God-given Seed and am nurturing it."

"Another God-given Seed!" Mountain Lord Iron Saber heard this, his antennae shook, and he jumped directly from the ground, suspecting that he had heard wrong, and asked:

"Another God-given Seed?!"

Banbu replied affirmatively, "Yes, a Bloodthorn God-given Seed."

"Bloodthorn… Bloodthorn may be a little worse than Emerald Bamboo, but it is definitely better than Xun grass!" Mountain Lord Iron Saber's emotions fluctuated violently, and it took a long time to calm down. He stretched out his front claws, pointed to the foot of the mountain, and asked, "Was it produced by the Bloodthorns planted last winter?"

Banbu said, "Yes."

Mountain Lord Iron Saber sighed, "Li Zhu Peak has a huge mountain, gentle terrain, and abundant originium. God-given Seeds are born every year. It is a treasure land blessed by the natural true god!"

Banbu felt the same way and deeply agreed.

Mountain Lord Iron Saber asked again, "Was it discovered when cleaning the Bloodthorn fruit?"

Banbu said, "It was discovered in the summer. The characteristics are obvious, and the flowers absorb natural originium. Fortunately, Dà Tóu discovered it in time and protected it well. Otherwise, it is very likely that it would have died prematurely or been missed."

"That makes sense." Mountain Lord Iron Saber looked at Dà Tóu and sighed again, "Originally, everyone was against you raising such an alien ant king who is not blessed by the gods. Now it seems that we were all wrong. It can not only help you work, but also… It's really too lucky! I have been looking for it all my life, spending a lot of time every year, but I have not been able to find a God-given Seed."

Slowly, Mountain Lord Iron Saber completely calmed down, leaned back on the ground, and shook his antennae lazily, saying, "Bloodthorn is very good. The outer skin of the Bloodthorn fruit is a very thin layer of pulp, sweet and delicious. The seeds are very large and the shell is very thick, suitable for long-term storage. If the strengthening effect matches, you can eat the pulp yourself, spit out the seeds, dry them, and sell them to the trade caravan. It is another income that makes insects envious."

Mountain Lord Iron Saber decided to give up his own growth and place his hope on the next generation or even the next generation. The former sharp edges and corners suddenly disappeared, and the whole insect became kind and gentle.

"Banbu, after being promoted to a senior warrior, the God-given Seed will grow accordingly, and a large number of originium stones will be needed, especially the Emerald Bamboo God-given Seed. It is of high quality and has the greatest demand. 2000 may not be enough."

Banbu said, "I collected a deposit of 4700 originium stones from the Blackwhite Flower Cockroach tribe, which is more than enough!"

Mountain Lord Iron Saber was speechless for a while, and finally said, "Banbu, you are the real… clever one!"

He wanted to say "sly and cunning", but changed his mind at the last minute.