Astral Cockroach

Chang Sheng County was an ancient grand county that had existed for countless years, and it had always been one of the core territories of the Flying Flame Roach Tribe.

Chang Sheng County was world-renowned because of the Chang Sheng Roach King. In the recent millennium, it rose rapidly and became one of the most prosperous county lands in the Myriad Races Continent.

It was said that there was a true Red Ring Bee Queen who controlled tens of millions of worker bees, managing a peach tree sea with an area roughly equivalent to half of the Jinping Mountain Range.

In addition, there was also a huge tung oil tree sea, managed by another Red Ring Bee Queen.

Banbu was very eager to see it.

"I heard that the Lord of Chang Sheng County holds a longevity banquet every time the Chang Sheng Longevity Peaches are produced. Calculating the time, it should be soon, right?"

"Three years, three years later." The Red Hard Roach King said, "At that time, the Big Yellow Fruit Fig should also be promoted to Mountain Lord. Banbu, you and the Big Yellow Fruit Fig are currently the two best young warriors with the most development potential in the Red Roach Tribe. I will take you to pay respects to the Chang Sheng Roach King."

"Okay!" Banbu asked, "The longevity banquet is just a gimmick; there must also be a trade fair, right?"

"That's right." The Red Hard Roach King said, "Not only the Flame Roach Kingdom, not only merchant groups, but also County Lords and Insect Kings from other kingdoms will go to participate in the grand event. They often bring some rare plant species or special Origin Power foods with enhanced effects. For example, the high-quality bamboo species you cultivate, your Jade Bamboo rice, and the Blood Bramble, can all be taken for trade."

Banbu said, "Understood. Then I will prepare some goods in advance."

The Red Hard Roach King pondered for a while, stretched out his forelimbs, pointed to the sky, and said seriously, "Banbu, the stars in the sky are related to the gods, so don't publicize the secret about the birth of God-given seeds."

"Do not tell other members of the tribe again… I will pass on this secret. Within the Red Roach Tribe, it should be limited to only a few County Lords knowing about it."

"Do all the other members on the mountain know? You must solemnly instruct them not to publicize it under any circumstances."

Banbu understood somewhat, but also didn't quite understand.

"Red Hard Roach King, if the secret spreads within the tribe, and everyone masters the knack for obtaining God-given seeds, wouldn't that be more beneficial to our tribe's development?"

"That's how it is, but not entirely." The Red Hard Roach King said, "The stars in the sky are the gods' gift… The gods are a taboo!"

Banbu pretended to be ignorant and asked naively, "Red Hard Roach King, what kind of existence are the gods exactly? Do they live in the sky?"

"No." The Red Hard Roach King lowered his antennae, lowered his head, thought for a long time, and slowly said, "The gods have fallen, the stars have been destroyed, the Meta-Star Realm is the only remaining pure land of life, you are the only remaining descendants of the gods, the protective divine power will eventually be exhausted, and the Star Realm will eventually wither… The race needs you to seek the path to light in the darkness."

"This is…" Banbu questioned.

"This is the inherited memory I awakened when I was promoted to Roach King." The Red Hard Roach King said, "A very short piece of information… The inherited memory guides us Insect Kings to grow as much as possible and bear… the responsibility of finding the light."

"Banbu, I only have one Red Hard Tree God-given seed. I also have to protect the Red Roach Tribe. I can't continue to grow."

"You are still young, there is hope. Promoting to Roach King as soon as possible is a new beginning."

"Um… that's what I think too…" Banbu's thoughts wandered, and he had already begun to ponder.

He originally thought that this was an insect race that had fought with other cosmic races, failed, escaped, and hid.

He didn't expect… the situation seemed to be worse than he imagined.

The gods have fallen? That means all the universe-level experts of this insect race are dead?

Meta-Star Realm? Divine power protection? Does it refer to the shield covering the star system to prevent it from being discovered by enemies? The energy of the shield will definitely be exhausted one day.

The Star Realm withering should refer to the abnormally rich Origin Power of this planet, which should be gathered by those so-called "gods" by unknown means. Withering means that the Origin Power is completely exhausted.

Seeking light in the darkness? It probably means guiding everyone, if they have the ability, to quickly escape to prevent being found by enemies and exterminated…

That seems to be the meaning…

But, they are almost extinct. What does it mean to set up genetic locks to restrict the development of the race?

They mastered top-level technology that many humans have not yet mastered, and they were still defeated. How powerful must the enemy be?

…

He thought back and forth, considering various possibilities, but he couldn't perfectly interpret it.

Thinking about it, his thoughts became chaotic instead.

Very bad news.

Banbu worried for several days until the Blood Bramble fruits matured, and warriors from all tribes came one after another, and the banquet began. Only then did he feel slightly relieved: grow rapidly, advance to a cosmic-level life, and then find a way to run away…

…

The banquet arranged by Banbu was much richer and more refined than that of the Blood Peach County Lord.

Warriors were sent out in advance to enter the jungle to hunt. The prey was cut into slices, neatly arranged, and available for free consumption. Ordinary food was sufficiently supplied to ensure that they would not be weakened after eating Origin Power food.

The ants collected fresh bramble fruits, peeled off the pulp, and packed them in bamboo tubes, 50 fruits per tube.

The Blood Bramble pulp was not sweet enough. There was a surplus of honey collected from the cattail honeycomb this year, so some was taken out, and a few drops of honey were dripped on each bamboo fruit.

In addition, each bamboo tube of Blood Bramble pulp was sprinkled with a Rain Bamboo rice grain worth 10 Origin Stones as a garnish.

…

As agreed, warriors from various mountain ranges came one after another.

On the first night, the number of warriors attending the banquet was as high as 60.

The harvest celebration banquet, which should have been lively, brought together fellow tribesmen from different mountain ranges sitting together and talking loudly.

However, very annoyingly, the atmosphere cooled down.

The Red Hard Roach King actually stayed and participated in the banquet together.

When the Roach King was lying there, few warriors dared to speak. Even when communicating, they had to try to carefully lower their spiritual power.

Very disappointing.

The Red Hard Roach King was very embarrassed and a little sad: Am I that scary?

Fortunately, the Red Hard Roach King was self-aware. After hastily eating a tube of Blood Bramble fruit, he bid farewell to Banbu and left silently.

As soon as the Red Hard Roach King left, after a while, confirming that he had gone far, the atmosphere slowly became active.

…

The Blood Bramble fruits still matured in batches over ten days, and the Li Bamboo Peak was lively for ten consecutive days.

After the liveliness, there was the silent late autumn.

Banbu sent all seven Bamboo Rat warriors and the Camellia off to search for wild God-given seeds, taking advantage of the good season.

Until the Purple Gold Bamboo rice matured, Mountain Lord Hua Bai arrived late, carrying two bags himself. One bag was Origin Power food, and the other bag was Origin Stones.

He had already calculated the price. The various foods that enhanced flame and metal abilities were worth 20,000 Origin Stones, plus 10,000 Origin Stones, which exactly offset the value of 5,000 Blood Bramble seeds.

Mountain Lord's growth mainly relies on Origin Power foods that enhance elemental abilities, and Banbu started a crazy eating mode.

…

Late autumn.

The Flame Oil Camellia God-given seed bloomed. As expected, there were only a sparse 200 or so flowers. The yield was very low in the first year.

The Red Hard Roach King and County Lord You Li again organized their forces early to start a siege against the beast warriors hiding in the Jinping Mountain Range. At the same time, the Chang Sheng Roach King also organized a large number of forces to clear out the beast warriors hiding in the Da'an Mountain Range.

Year after year, repeatedly, the beast troubles caused by land reclamation and expansion were basically cleared up.

In the spring, the Red Hard Roach King withdrew all the Yellow Stripe Mountain Lord and the 5 high-level warriors stationed at Li Bamboo Peak.