Astral Cockroach

The banyan tree is a large arbor with lush branches and leaves, tending to grow laterally. It is already quite impressive when it reaches a height of four to five meters.

Under normal circumstances, it is considered normal for a banyan tree to produce around 300 fruits when it flowers and bears fruit.

Why are there only a hundred or so?

The reason is simple. During the forced growth, the plant used all its nutrients and energy on the development of branches and leaves, leaving no excess reserves to supply flowering and fruiting.

Judging from his tone, the number of fruits that will condense next year will not be many either. Banbu estimates that Princess Weeping Banyan plans to continue spending a sky-high price next spring to hire the mountain master of the Black and White Flower Cockroach tribe to force growth.

Banbu asked, "Princess Weeping Banyan, is there any danger in forcing growth so urgently?"

Princess Weeping Banyan replied, "My Weeping Banyan God-given Seed has been forced to grow six times, and 10 years have passed since then. The growth state is excellent, without any future troubles."

Banbu said, "Then I'll give it a try later!"

"Herbaceous God-given Seeds don't need to be forced to grow." Princess Weeping Banyan asked in confusion, "Are you planning to force the Blood Thorn God-given Seed to grow? Shrubs grow quite fast too, especially Blood Thorns. They can grow up in two or three years at most. There's no need to force them, right?"

Banbu said solemnly, "I'll give it a try when I get a God-given Seed of the arbor type."

Princess Weeping Banyan was stunned, and then said solemnly, "That makes sense!"

… …

While they were talking, Wind Chime and Red Rice walked up the mountain.

"Princess Weeping Banyan! This is… a Large Fig?"

Banbu immediately explained, "A Large Yellow Fig. The name has been slightly modified according to the actual situation of the God-given Seed to make it more appropriate."

"Oh." Wind Chime tapped her antennae and pointed to Red Rice, introducing, "Her name is Red Rice, and she comes from the Myriad Kingdoms Continent."

Red Rice also cleverly shouted, "Greetings, Princess Weeping Banyan, greetings, Large Yellow Fig."

… …

After introducing each other, seeing Wind Chime's miserable injuries, the topic naturally turned to the crisis in the Jinping Mountains.

Princess Weeping Banyan asked, "Banbu, are you sure that there are still Gouju Mountain Python warriors hidden in the Jinping Mountains?"

"I'm sure!" Banbu said, "Most of the territory of the Jinping Mountains is in a state of disrepair, and various beasts are breeding wantonly. Among them, the Gouju Mountain Pythons are the most prosperous and have become a disaster. It is impossible for only one warrior to be born."

"That's true." Princess Weeping Banyan pondered for a moment and said, "The Jinping Mountains have a vast area and complex terrain, making it too difficult to search. We can only wait for them to come to our door."

Yabai said, "Those Gouju Mountain Python warriors seem to be very cunning. They probably sensed my aura and dare not rashly attack Lizhu Peak. Should I leave?"

Princess Weeping Banyan shook her antennae and said, "If they dare not attack Lizhu Peak because they sensed your aura, it means they are very cautious. If you leave during the season when the Blood Thorn fruits are ripe, anyone who isn't stupid will definitely think that there is a trap on the mountain, and they will be even more afraid to attack."

Banbu nodded his antennae and said, "Princess Weeping Banyan is right."

Yabai asked, "Then what if they still don't dare to come?"

Banbu said, "If the temptation of the Blood Thorn fruit isn't enough to make them come, they probably won't dare to come in the future."

Yabai shook his antennae, denying, "We must not ignore the cunning of any beast warrior."

"That's right, Banbu, you can't take it lightly." Princess Weeping Banyan said, "I can restrain my aura and avoid the investigation of the Gouju Mountain Python warriors. Large Yellow Fig has just been promoted to a senior warrior and can't help much in battle. If he stays, he might scare the other party."

This is considered an explanation.

Princess Weeping Banyan said, "Mountain Master Iron Saber is a respected elder among the cockroaches. Large Yellow Fig, since you're here, you should go to Iron Saber Peak to visit Mountain Master Iron Saber, see how he is recovering from his injuries, and bring him my greetings."

Banbu said, "Large Yellow Fig rarely comes to Lizhu Peak. Don't leave yet. Let's take a look around Lizhu Peak and see my God-given Seed."

Large Yellow Fig happily said, "Banbu, I've wanted to see your Emerald Bamboo God-given Seed for a long time."

… …

After taking a tour of Lizhu Peak, Large Yellow Fig left alone.

Princess Weeping Banyan tried her best to restrain her aura and hid in the cave on the southeast side of the mountain, waiting for the beast warriors to come to her door.

Yabai, as usual, lived in Banbu's cave on the north side of the mountain.

Banbu frequently showed his face, either taking care of the Purple Gold God-given Seed on the mountain, which was about to enter its maturity period, or observing the changes in the fruits of the Blood Thorn God-given Seed at the foot of the mountain.

Lizhu Peak is hiding a cockroach warrior of the princess level. This time, no matter what kind of beast warrior, no matter how many come, they will all die!

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The aroma emitted by the two God-given Seeds as they approached maturity was unusually strong. There must still be many beast warriors hidden in the Jinping Mountains. If they can attract a batch over and kill them, the threat facing Lizhu Peak in the future will be reduced by one point.

Banbu was looking forward to it.

In anticipation, the passage of time seemed to slow down.

One day.

Two days.

… …

The Blood Thorn God-given Seed has always been strong in its ability to absorb Origin Power. The Origin Power concentration outside Lizhu Peak is not enough, and the area covered by the thorn bushes is always in a state of Origin Power vacuum.

No matter how many Origin Stones are invested, it will absorb as much Origin Power as possible, without missing a single bit.

Banbu was worried about the quality of the thorn fruit, and with a reserve of 11,000 Origin Stones on hand, he was no longer stingy and invested 1,000 Origin Stones every day.

Most of the transformed Origin Power was used for the growth of the Blood Thorn God-given Seed, and only a small part was used for the thorn fruit.

There were a total of 1021 panicles, each panicle blooming with 5 flowers and bearing 5 thorn fruits, for a total of 5105 thorn fruits.

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Ten days later, the first batch of 1021 thorn fruits matured.

The matured fruits were bright red in color and very small, slightly larger than peas and slightly smaller than raspberry fruits, spherical in shape, with a diameter of about 0.6 centimeters.

Banbu didn't want to be disturbed by the Blood Thorn Tree Spirit, so he stood at a distance and watched and waited.

Big Head directed the petite worker ants to come forward and pick them.

King Rat led seven bamboo rat warriors, scattered around to keep watch and be vigilant.

Yabai, Wind Chime, and Red Rice couldn't sit still and waited beside Banbu.

Big Bear's injuries had improved somewhat, and he also climbed down the mountain and sat leaning against a rock, waiting for Banbu to try it.

What is the specific strengthening effect of the Blood Thorn God-given Seed's fruit? This is the key factor that determines its value.

Snake Blood Apricot is a good example. Its strengthening effect is precious and rare, unique in the world, and it is impossible to find a second similar tree. Therefore, even if the quality is medium, it can still be sold at a high price comparable to the top-quality Fire Oil Pine pine nuts.

It has been confirmed that, based on the aura of the Blood Thorn God-given Seed, the strengthening type is definitely rare, and only tasting the finished product is needed to confirm the specific effect.

The greater the benefit of the strengthening effect to growth or combat power improvement, the higher the selling price.

What exactly is it? It will be verified soon!

The worker ant in charge of picking the fruit carefully held the thorn fruit with its mandibles, formed a straight line, and came to Banbu.

Banbu picked up one, peeled off the pulp, and tasted it.

It had little moisture, was astringent, very sweet, and had a strong fruity aroma.

The pulp was about 0.1 centimeters thick, and a single piece of meat was very small.

Banbu smacked his lips, shook his antennae, and said regretfully, "Not enough Origin Stones were invested. The pulp is only of medium to low quality."

Inside the pulp was a spherical Blood Thorn seed. The seed was about 0.4 centimeters in diameter. Scanning it with mental power, the quality was slightly higher than the pulp, and it should have reached the standard medium quality.

The shell was smooth and hard. Since it was a freshly picked fruit, Banbu took some effort to peel the shell open.

He tasted the seed.

His antennae immediately stood up, and he cursed, "Damn, bitter."

Wind Chime and Yabai became nervous.

Yabai asked, "Banbu, is it poisonous?!"

Banbu pondered, felt it carefully, and shook his antennae lightly, saying, "For ordinary insects, it is a deadly poison. However, insect warriors are immune to this type of toxin."

Wind Chime felt relieved and said, "It doesn't matter if the taste is a little worse. This does not affect the price."

Yabai asked, "Banbu, what is the specific effect?"

"I still have to try it." Banbu said, "Everyone eat together. Eat the pulp and leave the seeds. Big Head, direct the worker ants to peel off the pulp and move the Blood Thorn seeds to the mountain to dry."