Astral Cockroach

With the successful birth of the first little warrior on Lízhu Peak, Bān Bù was delighted and also focused on observing, pondering, and summarizing experiences.

There were some speculations.

After the consecutive births of Hēi Sāng and Tiě Huā, two little warriors, in Cliff Cypress's territory, Bān Bù had made a special trip to visit its territory.

Among the life seeds selected by Cliff Cypress, six were Cliff Cypress life seeds, sown on the shady side of the Iron Saber Peak. Cliff Cypress's territory also retained many ordinary Cliff Cypress trees, making the overall environment appear dim.

Similarly, in Bān Bù's territory, the Mázhú bamboo forest where the little cockroach was born was also like this. The Mázhú was tall and dense, the environment was dim, and many ordinary little cockroaches also went out to forage during the day.

This time, Bān Bù had a clue: Red Cockroach warriors mostly preferred to live in sunny locations and would clear out excess plants in their territory to ensure that their life seed plants enjoyed ample sunlight and nutrients. Ordinary little cockroaches feared light. In this environment, they could only hide during the day and come out to forage when night fell, which undoubtedly reduced their activity and food intake.

Dense jungle, dim environment, allowing activity even during the day.

More exercise and eating could increase the probability of ordinary cockroaches awakening their Origin Power.

To verify the speculation, the method was very simple. Lízhu Peak still had two large patches of dense Mázhú bamboo forest, and it was now summer, the peak breeding season for ordinary cockroaches. Get a batch of egg cases, release them into the bamboo forest, work a little harder, spend some time and effort, and regularly provide meat.

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Time passed, and the height of summer was unknowingly over.

In front of the mountain cave.

The newly born little warrior was vigorously chasing a pitiful rice locust whose hind legs had been severed, forcing it to crawl, attempting to kill it using the Red Cockroach tribe's fighting methods.

Dù Zhú stood on a bamboo tube, waving its antennae, constantly cheering for the warrior, guiding it in hunting.

Whenever a rice locust was killed, Dù Zhú and the little warrior would cheer and eat the corpse, then open the bamboo tube, release another one, and continue practicing combat skills.

The two warriors, one big and one small, were having a great time.

The bamboo tube was sent up the mountain by Red Rice, and the rice locusts were caught by it in its own rice fields.

Red Rice successfully advanced to a mid-level warrior, and its mind matured a lot. It was obsessed with rice and spent all day guarding its rice, busy with planting. It disdained participating in this kind of “idiotic game”, but it also believed that it was necessary for the little warrior to play this childish game.

… …

Two crimson figures sped over from the north.

Bān Bù sensed them from afar and took to the air to greet them.

It was Princess Dà Yè and Pú Táo.

“Princess Dà Yè! How do you have time to come to this remote frontier? Pú Táo, long time no see.”

Princess Dà Yè explained, “I didn’t know the exact location of Lízhu Peak. I ran into Pú Táo along the way, so I invited it to point out the direction.”

Pú Táo asked, “Bān Bù, is this year’s little warrior growing smoothly?”

“Smoothly, already a 3rd instar primary warrior.” Bān Bù replied, leading them to land in the open space in front of the mountain cave.

“Wow! Princess!” Dù Zhú exclaimed.

The little warrior was somewhat afraid of Princess Dà Yè’s enormous body and powerful aura. It abandoned the rice locust it was chasing and hid behind Dù Zhú, craning its neck to look around, constantly waving its antennae, releasing pheromones, and asking Dù Zhú, “Who is it?! Who is it…”

Dù Zhú turned its head to comfort it, saying, “Don’t be afraid, it’s an elder of the Red Cockroach tribe, it won’t hurt you.”

Seeing this, Pú Táo asked strangely, “Bān Bù, is this the little warrior sent by the caravan? Didn’t you say it was very naughty?”

“Little warriors are all naughty. I have to watch over the two of them every day, and many of the mountain chores have been neglected.” Bān Bù said simply, then went into the mountain cave, took out some Origin Power food, and put it out, saying, “Princess Dà Yè, Pú Táo, come, let’s eat and chat.”

Realizing that Princess Dà Yè was indeed not a threat, the little warrior immediately became lively again and continued to chase the rice locust that was about to escape.

Pú Táo picked up a five-needle red pine nut, peeled it open, swallowed it, and asked, “Bān Bù, you’re about to advance to a 5th instar high-level warrior, right?”

“Yes, I plan to slow down my growth rate and advance in the autumn.” Bān Bù turned its head and asked, “Princess Dà Yè, you came here in person, there must be something important, right?”

“Yes, very important.” Princess Dà Yè’s mood was not high, serious and grave, she said, “Half a month ago, Princess Chì Jiān went to Longevity County to attend the Longevity Cockroach King’s birthday banquet.”

The so-called “birthday banquet” was actually a grand feast held during the season when Longevity Peaches matured.

Various wealthy county lords and insect kings gathered together to compete for the right to purchase those 33 Longevity Peaches.

Princess Dà Yè’s tone became even more solemn, and she said, “The Longevity Cockroach King no longer regards our Red Cockroach tribe as the same kind. Princess Chì Jiān bought a Longevity Peach, the price was 2 million Origin Stones.”

“2 million… This is the price sold to alien races, even more expensive than the caravan!” Bān Bù felt a chill in its heart, and its mood also became heavy.

Pú Táo carefully asked, “Princess Chì Jiān took out 2 million Origin Stones all at once?”

“Princess Chì Jiān couldn’t take out so many Origin Stones, she paid 500,000 Origin Stones, and the rest is owed, which can be owed for 1 year, and must be paid off completely next year.” Princess Dà Yè said, “The Longevity Cockroach King also put forward other conditions.”

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Bān Bù asked, “What conditions?”

Princess Dà Yè said, “In recent years, the Flying Flame Cockroach tribe has also become increasingly prosperous, and the size of the tribe has increased. They also plan to carry out a land reclamation and expansion in the late autumn season next year.”

Bān Bù asked, “The condition is that our Red Cockroach tribe participates in the war?”

Princess Dà Yè said, “That’s right, our Red Cockroach tribe needs to send 1000 high-level warriors, 10 mountain lords, and 3 county lords to help.”

As Princess Dà Yè spoke, she began to carve on the ground with the tips of her forelegs, drawing a long arc, explaining, “This is the Jǐn River.”

Bān Bù’s heart jumped, and an ominous premonition arose.

Princess Dà Yè outlined irregular blocks next to the arc, explaining one by one, “This is the Iron Saber Mountain Range, this is the Great Eucalyptus Mountain Range, this is the Jǐnpíng Mountain Range, this is the Jǐnpíng Mountain Range…”

“Following the course of the Jǐn River, the Iron Saber Mountain Range to the northwest is the Great Eucalyptus Mountain Range, and the Great Eucalyptus Mountain Range further north is the Red River Mountain Range.”

“Bān Bù, your Jǐnpíng Mountain Range to the northwest is the Jǐnpíng Mountain Range. Following the Jǐnpíng Mountain Range further north, there is a vast plain, once a fertile land, named ‘Oilseed County’, later abandoned, now it should be called ‘Oilseed Land’, at the same level as the mountain range territory.”

“Oilseed Land has a large area, and the Origin Power concentration is no less than that of Longevity County occupied by the Longevity Cockroach King.”

“The Flying Flame Cockroach tribe intends to continuously develop the Red River Mountain Range and Oilseed Land in one fell swoop.”

“Damn it!” Bān Bù couldn’t help but curse, asking, “Then what should I do? Beast warriors will flee down, enter the Jǐnpíng Mountain Range, and then break into my Jǐnpíng Mountain Range…”

Pú Táo also worriedly said, “Our Iron Saber Mountain Range will bear the brunt and be seriously affected!”

Princess Dà Yè drew a straight line, saying, “Our Red Cockroach tribe warriors, lined up in a row, starting from the southwest of the Red River Mountain Range and Oilseed Land, will encircle to the north and participate in the suppression.”

Bān Bù asked, “1000 warriors? Responsible for such a long front line? Is this deliberately targeting me and the Iron Saber Mountain Lord?”

“The Longevity Cockroach King couldn’t possibly deliberately target you and the Iron Saber Mountain Lord.” Princess Dà Yè said, “There will inevitably be casualties in battle. The Longevity Cockroach King is targeting our Red Cockroach tribe, forcing us to send more warriors to participate.”

Pú Táo said, “Our Red Cockroach tribe only has a total of 5,000 warriors.”

Princess Dà Yè said, “Princess Chì Jiān plans to try to advance to Cockroach King after trading with the caravan in the spring of next year. Whether it succeeds or fails, the result will be known in the late summer season next year. If it succeeds, our Red Cockroach tribe will do our best to participate in the land reclamation and expansion. If it fails, Princess Chì Jiān falls, and everything becomes empty, then simply break the promise, do not send a single warrior, and do not participate.”

“… …” Bān Bù asked, “Then what?”

Princess Dà Yè said, “Concentrate the tribe’s strength to help guard the Iron Saber and Jǐnpíng mountain ranges. The little warriors born in the tribe will all be moved here to help the two major mountain ranges rise rapidly and have the ability to protect themselves.”