Astral Cockroach

The worker ants, directed by Big Head, quickly brought the dried meat.

Banbu picked it up and began to eat.

The Divine Seed fruit had a very intense effect on strengthening cells, consuming a lot of stored nutrients and energy. The first piece of dried meat entered its stomach and was quickly dissolved and absorbed.

It seemed to have some effect, its digestive ability had become stronger.

But it couldn't feel any obvious effect because the toxic substances contained in the food were few and subtle, not easy to detect. It was a long-term accumulation process.

Banbu ate another piece of dried meat, and it was still the same. It felt something, but it was too vague to confirm.

This time, without waiting for Big Yellow Banyan and Cliff Cypress to ask, Banbu said, "4 banyan fruits are not enough to strengthen, and the benefits after strengthening cannot be tested all at once. I'm afraid it will take several years to see obvious results."

"Yes," said Big Yellow Banyan.

Cliff Cypress affirmed, "As long as it's related to extending lifespan, the value will be extremely high!"

Banbu asked, "Big Yellow Banyan, how many of these banyan fruits do you need to eat for the effect to be obvious? How many do you need to eat for the effect to reach its limit?"

Weeping Banyan Princess said, "I've tried it. It takes 20 fruits to have a noticeable effect. As for the limit of this strengthening effect, it should be related to individual strength. I just advanced to Princess, and after eating 50 fruits, I still haven't felt the limit."

Big Yellow Banyan explained, "I just advanced to Senior Warrior, and I reached the limit after eating 20 fruits. The Divine Seed was only planted this year, and it only produced a total of 124 fruits. We need to save enough for the trade caravan, so we can't try more."

Banbu asked again, "Weeping Banyan Princess, Big Yellow Banyan, what price do you plan to sell them for?"

"Not yet determined," said Big Yellow Banyan. "The benefits of extending lifespan need too long to verify, so the price is not easy to set, and it hasn't been determined yet."

Weeping Banyan Princess said, "I discussed it with Crimson Firmament Princess. Crimson Firmament Princess suggested that saplings grow slowly, and the fruits produced in the first few years are few, so we should not sell them to the trade caravan first, but sell them at a low price within our Crimson Ant Tribe, and then sell them to the entire Fire Ant Kingdom."

"Once the effect of extending lifespan is confirmed, we can raise the price and sell them to the trade caravan or to neighboring kingdoms."

Banbu thought for a while, moved its antennae, and said, "Confirming the effect first, establishing a reputation, and then plotting huge profits is a very good choice."

Banbu was happy and asked, "Selling at a low price to the same tribe, what is the price then?"

Big Yellow Banyan tentatively asked, "One banyan fruit, 50 original stones?"

Banbu immediately jumped up in anger and shouted dissatisfied, "Is this called a low price?!"

Weeping Banyan Princess said with a smile, "The volume of green grapes is less than one-fifth of the Big Yellow Banyan, and the quality is similar. The price of one green grape is as high as 500 original stones. Banbu, you are so smart, you know in your heart that this price is already very cheap."

Lifespan is priceless, and if it can be bought, it must be expensive.

Thinking carefully, the value of the Big Yellow Banyan far exceeds that of green grapes.

Weeping Banyan Princess is older and more mature, so she is not easy to deal with.

Banbu said to Big Yellow Banyan, "Make it cheaper, I'll buy more... I'll buy a lot!"

Big Yellow Banyan hesitated and looked at Weeping Banyan Princess.

Banbu reminded, "Big Yellow Banyan, you are already a Senior Warrior, you should learn to use your own brain to think about problems. Always relying on elders, how can you be considered independent? Look at me, when I was still a Tier 1 Intermediate Warrior, I came to Jinping Mountain Range to reclaim land and survive independently."

This was said to Weeping Banyan Princess.

Weeping Banyan Princess originally wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, she chose to remain silent.

Big Yellow Banyan looked at Weeping Banyan Princess for a while, and when it saw that she didn't speak, it looked at Cliff Cypress again.

Cliff Cypress said, "Everyone is from the same tribe, living close to each other, make it cheaper."

"Okay," Big Yellow Banyan tentatively asked, "Banbu, 40 original stones?"

"Deal!" Banbu said, "Next year, I want 200 Big Yellow Banyan fruits. Between members of the same tribe, there is no need to pay a deposit, right?"

"200 fruits!" Big Yellow Banyan was anxious and a little excited.

This was the first time it had promoted the original force fruit produced in its territory to the same tribe. When it came, it was worried that the price was too high and Banbu would not buy it.

It never expected that the other party would ask for 200 fruits as soon as it opened its mouth!

Big Yellow Banyan hurriedly explained, "Banbu, my Divine Seed is a tree, it grows slowly, and the number of fruits it bears is relatively small. It is estimated that the total number of fruits produced next year will not exceed 300..."

Banbu casually said, "That's enough! Just sell it to me first. Won't there be more produced the year after next? You can sell it to other members of the tribe, the same, right?"

Banbu comforted, "I'll try it out, test the effect. If the effect is good, I'll help you promote it, and you can appropriately raise the price, slowly increasing the price to 80 to 100 original stones."

"This..." Big Yellow Banyan once again cast a pleading look at Weeping Banyan Princess.

"Alas..." Weeping Banyan Princess sighed.

The time of birth of Big Yellow Banyan and Banbu differed by no more than a year, and the wisdom they displayed during transactions and exchanges was completely at different levels.

Weeping Banyan Princess said without doubt, "The price can be cheaper, but the yield of banyan fruits is indeed not much. In order to take care of more members of the same tribe, each mountain range can only buy up to 100 fruits. In addition, Banbu, you came up with this deposit transaction model, and it has been recognized by all insects, including the trade caravan. When it comes to yourself, you want to renege on the deal?"

"Hehe, just kidding, the deposit must be paid, it must be paid. Limiting purchases to 100 fruits per mountain range is just right. Jinping and Tiedao are two mountain ranges, which adds up to 200 fruits."

Banbu pointed to the Bloodthorn Divine Seed whose fruits were about to ripen down the mountain, and said, "The strengthening effect of thorn fruits is suitable for all cockroaches. I also sell them to the same tribe at a low price. How about exchanging them?"

"Exchange? Well, that's what we intend to do." Weeping Banyan Princess asked, "Do you plan to buy 100 fruits for Tiedao Mountain Range?"

Banbu truthfully said, "While it's cheap now, buy more. If the price rises in the future, I'm afraid I won't be able to afford it."

Weeping Banyan Princess said, "My plan is to sell to the same tribe for the first five years, and not raise the price for the time being."

Big Yellow Banyan explained, "The harvested original stones are enough for my growth needs. After five years, I should consider advancing to Mountain Lord, and I will need more original stones at that time."

The meaning of 'It's good to enjoy the cool under a big tree' is this.

With the protection of Weeping Banyan Princess, the burden is small. Big Yellow Banyan manages the territory and does not generate other expenses. All income can be used for its own growth.

Banbu quietly envied it for a moment, and then asked strangely, "Banyan trees are trees, how can they grow so fast? They bloom and bear fruit in the first year after planting, and the number of fruits exceeds hundreds."

Cliff Cypress also asked strangely, "How tall has that Big Yellow Banyan Divine Seed grown?"

Weeping Banyan Princess shook its antennae, pointed to the bamboo forest not far away, and locked onto a bamboo pole, saying, "It's about the same height as that bamboo, but more lush."

That was Banbu's Mazu Lifeblood Plant, and the bamboo pole it was referring to was nearly 5 meters high.

"So tall!"

"So fast?"

Banbu and Cliff Cypress exclaimed at the same time.

Banbu asked further, "Although banyan trees grow fast, they are not this fast, right?"

"Natural growth is indeed not this fast." Weeping Banyan Princess explained, "But have you forgotten the talent ability of the Black and White Flower Cockroach Tribe? They can promote the benign growth of plants."

Banbu was even more strange and asked, "Didn't you say that they can only promote the growth of their own Lifeblood Plants? It's a very useless talent ability, with various restrictions."

Weeping Banyan Princess explained in detail, "The ability to promote plant growth is awakened at the Mountain Lord level, and can only be used to promote plant growth during the peak season of plant development in spring. It cannot be overdone, as it may lead to poor development of the Lifeblood Plant, and in severe cases, death."

"Under normal circumstances, the Black and White Flower Cockroach Tribe can indeed only promote their own Lifeblood Plants, but... if they are willing to pay the price, they can also promote the Lifeblood Plants for other insect warriors."

Banbu asked, "Willing to pay the price?"

Weeping Banyan Princess paused and said, "They forcibly use their ability to promote non-Lifeblood Plants and enter a very serious state of weakness."

Weeping Banyan Princess bent its antennae and pointed to the original force patterns on its carapace, and said, "This is where it is damaged, a very serious trauma, but it can be recovered by eating original force food, which takes about a month."

"I spent 30,000 original stones at the time to invite three Mountain Lords from the Black and White Flower Cockroach Tribe to help promote it. The promotion effect in the three months of spring is equivalent to the growth of a full three years."

"30,000 original stones! This price..." Banbu smacked its lips.

"Too expensive!" Cliff Cypress kept shaking its antennae as it listened.