Astral Cockroach

Ban Bu led Princess Xianghun to inspect each God-given seed, detailing the fruit quality, enhancement effects, annual yield, unit price, and current sales distribution.

Finally, they stopped not far from the Bloodthorn God-given seed.

"Mountain Lord Ban Bu, you are already a ninth-instar advanced warrior. Do you plan to advance to Mountain Lord this year?" Princess Xianghun asked.

Ban Bu replied, "That's right, this winter."

Princess Xianghun asked, "Then what about after you advance to Mountain Lord? Your God-given seeds will undergo a qualitative change and growth, comprehensively improving yield and quality... I know both the Chonglou and Yuzhu merchant groups. I'm afraid they can't handle so much cargo, right?"

"That won't be a problem. They also have Lord Huangjing supporting them behind the scenes," Ban Bu said, then added, "Of course, Lizhu Peak prefers to trade with multiple merchant groups. After I advance to Mountain Lord, the output of various God-given seeds will be redistributed."

"Besides the Chilian warriors, Lizhu Peak also has a black bear warrior, a civet warrior, and seven bamboo rat warriors. They all need Origin Power food to grow. Therefore, not only is there a lot of goods sold each year, but also a large amount of Origin Power food of various kinds needs to be purchased."

"That's right, even Lord Huangjing's merchant group doesn't have our complete range of goods," Princess Xiangpu asked, "You're advancing this year, and production will start next year, so the redistribution will be the spring after next year? What specific time?"

Ban Bu said, "Ten days later than today."

Princess Xianghun calculated silently and said, "Then how about fifteen days later? Trade routes should not be changed easily. Our merchant group will detour to come here, how about that? If the trade volume is acceptable, we will consider slightly modifying the trade route and come to Lizhu Peak for trade at a fixed time every year, starting the year after next."

"Of course," Ban Bu asked again, "Princess Xianghun, I plan to standardize the selling price and fix the purchase quota for each merchant group, and not change it before advancing to County Lord. What do you think?"

Princess Xianghun naturally agreed and replied, "No problem! A very fair arrangement!"

"We at Lizhu Peak sow bamboo and cultivate bamboo seeds. You should have heard of it, right? Currently, we have cultivated two high-quality bamboo species, Cuizhu and Yuzhu. In addition, a brand new high-quality bamboo species was cultivated last year and trial planting observation will begin this year…"

Ban Bu began to introduce and promote his bamboo seeds to the merchant group in detail.

Xiangpu's strength has increased, and the number of combat bee warriors has increased year by year. The seed production of the three-line hybrid bamboo species will increase year by year. Slowly, there may be a situation where the seeds cannot be sold out.

Princess Xianghun is a mature large merchant group like Lord Huangjing. They travel different trade routes and have different social relationships, which is a brand new sales channel.

…

After sending off the Xianghun merchant group.

The Chonglou and Yuzhu merchant groups arrived as scheduled in early March.

"Ban Bu, look, what did I bring you!" As soon as they met, Chonglou greeted enthusiastically and shouted, "Xuemai, quickly move the things down. Heimai, you help too."

The Chonglou merchant group had an additional L7 elementary Flame Spider warrior. The little guy followed Xuemai to rummage through the goods.

A large spider silk bag was dragged down.

Opening it, there were bamboo tubes inside.

Pulling out the blocking hay, the bamboo tubes contained bamboo rice wrapped in dry fluff.

The Flame Spider warrior named Heimai laboriously dragged a medium-sized silk bag and handed it to Ban Bu, saying timidly, "Ban Bu, this bag contains bamboo fruit."

Ban Bu opened it. The silk bag contained large bamboo tubes, sealed with amber fruit. The low-temperature environment can prevent the bamboo fruit from germinating prematurely.

"Thank you, cute little guy," Ban Bu praised, scanning with mental power, carefully counting. There were exactly 100 kinds of bamboo seeds of various shapes and colors, without any markings. It was difficult to distinguish the specific varieties based on the seeds alone, and they could only be judged based on the seedlings after planting.

Chonglou said, "Ban Bu, as you wished, there was a drought in the Southwest Region last year. There are too many bamboo seeds, and Lord Leizhu doesn't quite remember which bamboo seeds you have and which you don't, so all kinds of rare bamboo seeds have been prepared for you."

"Thank you!" Ban Bu was overjoyed and grateful, "Lord Leizhu has put a lot of thought into this! Chonglou, when your merchant group passes by this year, please bring my gratitude and greetings to them. In the future, when Lizhu Peak harvests new bamboo seeds, I will definitely send them to them as soon as possible."

Chonglou said, "Chiwu Ghost King and Lord Leizhu also meant the same thing, to exchange bamboo seeds with each other."

"That's right, exchanging bamboo seeds with each other is good for everyone," Ban Bu echoed, pointing to the two black wolf skins hanging at the entrance of the mountain, and said, "Mountain Lord Chonglou, the black wolf pack that attacked your merchant group last year has been wiped out by me. These are the remains of two Mountain Lord-level black wolf warriors."

"I heard that last winter, King Chijian Lilian personally dispatched to clear out the beast warriors in Jinping Mountain? The journey has been much more stable," Mountain Lord Chonglou said, "Ban Bu, there were no problems with last year's harvest, right?"

"Of course."

Ban Bu put away the seeds and began trading with the Chonglou merchant group.

All 10,000 Rain Bamboo seeds added last year were sold out, increasing income by 5,000 Origin Stones compared to previous years, with total income just exceeding 100,000, plus a leftover of 1,000 Origin Stones.

The 150,000 Origin Stones saved in the previous two years, combined, made 250,000 Origin Stones.

Due to the addition of a new Fire Oil Tea God-given seed, and the decision to stimulate its growth, Origin Stones needed to be invested. Therefore, Ban Bu had to prepare at least 250,000 Origin Stones for his advancement to Mountain Lord, which was exactly the right amount.

After negotiation, Ban Bu borrowed 20,000 Origin Stones interest-free from the two merchant groups, to be paid in the form of Origin Power food.

With a little frugality, it would barely be enough for this year's expenses.

…

After the merchant groups left, Ban Bu immediately called on the members on the mountain to work.

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It was already late spring, and the seeds had to be sown as soon as possible.

Led by Huangwen, Bairong, and Hupi, they led the warriors stationed at Lizhu Peak to help weed, loosen the soil, and open nurseries.

The number of bamboo seeds obtained at one time was too large, and there was not enough open space at the foot of the mountain.

Xiangpu's honey collecting team returned, and another 10 advanced warriors joined in, helping to clear the jungle, dig ponds, and build ditches.

They worked day and night until mid-April before it was finished. The number of ponds increased to 50 in one go, and a square small bamboo sea with a side length of 3.5 kilometers took initial shape.

Mountain Lord Huabai and County Lord Hongfeng arrived.

"Ban Bu, are they the Black and White Flower Roach tribe?!" The Fire Oil Tea Tree Spirit conveyed its inquiry.

Ban Bu replied, "Yes, Fire Oil Tea, this is County Lord Hongfeng. She will stimulate your growth and help you grow quickly."

The Fire Oil Tea Tree Spirit cheered: "Ban Bu, 10,000 Origin Stones!"

Ban Bu said, "Yes, 10,000 Origin Stones."

"Hurry up, you let her hurry up," the Fire Oil Tea Tree Spirit urged.

County Lord Hongfeng said in surprise, "Ban Bu, have you communicated well with the tree spirit? Wasn't it said that it has a violent temper? It doesn't seem to reject me, but is very happy?"

"Yes, we have communicated well. It will not reject you," Ban Bu asked, "County Lord Hongfeng, are there any other preparations needed?"

County Lord Hongfeng said, "No other preparations are needed, just prepare more swamp water and Origin Stones. Also, I need some food."

Ban Bu replied, "No problem!"

County Lord Hongfeng approached the Fire Oil Tea God-given seed, inspecting it with her eyes and checking it with her mental power. After confirming that there was nothing wrong, she gently placed her antennae on the tree trunk and began to communicate.

Stimulating the growth of a God-given seed bred from a life sac was indeed very troublesome. Even if the tree spirit did not resist, the communication process still lasted for two full days before it was completed.

Ban Bu observed carefully. Although it was also a single stimulation, due to the inherent rejection of the Fire Oil Tea God-given seed plant, the "strange energy" injected in the end was only about half of that of the wild Cliff Cypress God-given seed, so it could only grow rapidly for 5 years.

The effect of the strange energy on the Fire Oil Tea God-given seed was particularly obvious. In just one day, the plant grew nearly 10 centimeters taller. At the same time, the demand for Origin Power also increased sharply, and a large amount of Origin Stones had to be invested.