Astral Cockroach

Flying over the Orchid Mountains.

Ahead lay the plains and forests, devastated by the wreckage of the spaceship.

Tens of thousands of blade mantis warriors were busy collecting the debris, piling it up into neat mountains.

It was morning, and at the end of the plains and forests, a colorful light and shadow flickered faintly.

Speeding through the air.

The colorful light and shadow gradually became clearer.

A vast and righteous divine power connecting heaven and earth!

County Princess Yuanbai was familiar with the Misty Mountains, so she led Banbu to land at the edge, introducing, "Mountain Lord Banbu, you should have heard that the Illusory Mist Barrier is similar to the Illusory Flame Spider tribe's ability, isolating mental power and obstructing vision. Once you enter, you can't tell the direction at all, and it's hard to get out."

Banbu was already trying to investigate.

Looking with the naked eye, the visibility inside the Illusory Mist Barrier was only about four or five meters. Entering the depths would be even worse, almost turning you blind.

Cautiously separating a wisp of mental power to peek in, it touched the colorful mist, and like a stone sinking into the sea, the connection was immediately severed. Mental power absolutely cannot be used inside the Illusory Mist Barrier.

Shaking its antennae and releasing electromagnetic wave signals, it was obviously interfered with, and the cockroach tribe's long-distance communication ability could not be used either.

Banbu asked, "County Princess Yuanbai, are there many things that have fallen inside?"

County Princess Yuanbai affirmed, "Many, even more than the Orchid Mountains. We suspect that valuable things have mostly fallen inside."

Banbu asked again, "Can you think of a way to go in and find them?"

County Princess Yuanbai pondered for two seconds and said truthfully, "The only way I can think of at the moment is to ask the warriors of the Illusory Flame Spider tribe for spider silk, long enough to lead into the barrier, and then follow the spider silk out."

"…" Banbu was speechless.

This stupid method was really stupid enough.

It was probably feasible, but the efficiency was extremely low.

Banbu asked, "County Princess Yuanbai, do other kingdom warriors have any objections to entering the Misty Mountains to search for treasure?"

County Princess Yuanbai said, "Of course there are no objections, you are welcome to do so. We can also provide some help within our capabilities, such as hunting from afar to provide free food for everyone."

County Princess Yuanbai said enthusiastically, "Mountain Lord Banbu, you see, this time, our blade mantis tribe has gained a lot of strange and bizarre items, and we definitely can't use them all ourselves. Including Mantis King Yunshan, the mantis kings of our blade mantis kingdom have discussed it and plan to hold a trade fair next year to sell various items at ultra-low prices."

"Uh… I can help you promote it. Hmm, I will participate and buy some back by the way," Banbu said with some difficulty.

The "rare items" that County Princess Yuanbai mentioned were at most outer clothes and coats found from the large wreckage, and underwear. The only things with some practical value were backpacks and handbags. The high-strength nano-polymer material was very strong and more durable than spider silk bags.

In addition, there were disassembled tables and chairs, all made of hydrogen-gold material, which were light and easy to carry.

The more practical ones were the personal storage cabinets. Buying them back and placing them in the residential cave, with push-pull drawers, had a good sealing effect and could store primal force food.

Banbu asked, "County Princess Yuanbai, I heard that you also picked up many crystals containing extremely rich primal force? Are you also planning to sell them?"

"Oh, we call them 'Primal Force Crystals'. A single crystal contains primal force equivalent to about 100,000 primal stones. Unfortunately, there are too few of them, so we haven't considered selling them for the time being," County Princess Yuanbai paused and said:

"However, we also picked up some well-preserved metal boxes containing primal force crystals, each box containing 64 primal force crystals… The cost of opening them is too high. The cockroach kings of the blade mantis kingdom have discussed it and have not yet decided whether to take them out for low-price sale."

"The cost is too high…" Banbu's antennae twitched, and he asked, "Can they be opened?"

"Yes," County Princess Yuanbai said, "Mantis King Jinlian of the Dark Night Gold Mantis Kingdom arrived four days ago. He tried it and opened a box containing primal force crystals, but he also suffered a lot of damage himself, and I'm afraid he will lose his lifespan!"

Losing lifespan should be the result of using metal abilities beyond the limit, causing damage to the carapace primal force patterns.

"I understand!" Banbu nodded his antennae, took one last look at the Illusory Mist Barrier, and said, "We can go back now. Time is of the essence. I can work today and use my metal abilities to help you check for dangers."

…

Banbu's task was very simple, and he didn't have to do the work himself.

Twenty blade mantis warriors carried fragments one by one from a mountain of garbage, allowing Banbu to sense and check them. After confirming that there was no danger, they were moved to the side and piled up.

County Princess Yuanbai was outwardly enthusiastic towards Banbu, but in reality, she didn't trust him at all. She only arranged for him to check the fragments and didn't allow him to touch those things they considered valuable, let alone enter the large spaceship wreckage erected on the mountain range.

Four days later, gold mantis warriors from the Gold Mantis Kingdom, who were serious and proper, arrived one after another.

The mountain lord-level warriors were also arranged to be at the foot of the mountain, checking the fragments mountain by mountain.

The county princess-level warriors were treated much better, responsible for checking those "valuable" items.

The cockroach kings were secretly fiddling with the treasures and truly valuable things.

Two days later.

A team of flying fire cockroach tribe warriors, including County Princess Mujiang, came to observe the situation and took a look at the Misty Mountains.

County Princess Mujiang greeted Banbu, and seeing that he was safe and sound and still helping with the work, living a carefree life, she chatted for a few words without asking much and left with her fellow tribe warriors.

…

After a whole month, it was finally over.

The inside of the spaceship was completely emptied of everything that could be dismantled, and all the fragments and metal products were checked to confirm that there were no potential hazards.

The inspection work was declared over, and the rewards began to be distributed.

The name of the Long-lived Cockroach King was indeed useful.

The mountain lord-level warriors of the Gold Mantis Kingdom all received 1,000 primal stones as labor fees, plus a choice of clothing and a battle knife (or dagger) weapon as a reward.

Banbu not only had 1,000 primal stones, a personal storage cabinet, and a battle knife, but was also allowed to choose a backpack.

The backpack was used by battlefield medics during the landing war. The medical supplies inside were nowhere to be found, leaving only the empty bag.

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Banbu stuffed all kinds of things into the storage cabinet, tied it tightly with hemp rope, and flew away carrying it.

It was a bit strenuous.

…

Passing through the Red Bean Mountains, he stopped to rest.

"Mountain Lord Jinlan, are you finished with your work?!" Mountain Lord Hongdou flew up to greet him, leading Banbu to land in an open space.

"Mountain Lord Jinlan, what is this?"

"A metal cabinet, with good sealing performance. I'll take it back to store valuable things. It's very convenient." Seeing Mountain Lord Hongdou looking surprised, Banbu said, "It looks quite big, but it's actually very light. Mountain Lord Hongdou, you try it."

Mountain Lord Hongdou stepped forward, dragging the hemp rope, even more surprised, and said, "This is also metal, right? Why is it so light?"

"The metal material is different. This is the lightest metal," Banbu explained simply, and said, "I saw a lot of strange and bizarre things in the Orchid Mountains. County Princess Yuanbai of your blade mantis tribe was very enthusiastic. She showed me many things and told me many secrets."

"County Princess Yuanbai is a direct elder of our lineage. She is very kind," Mountain Lord Hongdou praised, lowered his divine sense, and asked, "Mountain Lord Jinlan, how is it? Did you figure out how to open that big guy?"

Banbu nodded his antennae lightly and said seriously, "I have a little confidence in opening it, but…"

Banbu hesitated.

Mountain Lord Hongdou asked, "But what?"

Banbu said, "Opening the cabinet comes at a bit of a price. It may shorten your lifespan. Mantis King Jinlian of our tribe forcibly opened a box containing primal force crystals… and is still recovering…"

"Oh…" Mountain Lord Hongdou heard that even the cockroach king was injured, and his mood instantly dropped. Still unwilling, he tentatively asked, "Mountain Lord Jinlan, then, shall we still try? Can you take a closer look?"

Banbu said sincerely, "The reason I came this time was to take a closer look and try, to see if I can open it at the smallest cost."

"That's great!" Mountain Lord Hongdou cheered first, and then asked, "Mountain Lord Jinlan, what is the specific cost? Injury? Why would you be injured?"

Banbu said, "It's not just as simple as injury. Exceeding the limit to use metal abilities will cause cracks in the corresponding primal force patterns. This kind of injury will lead to a shortened lifespan."

"This, this is so serious, this… this is too serious, right?" Mountain Lord Hongdou stammered.

"So we need to study it carefully," Banbu said decisively, "If that big guy contains valuable things, we'll make a profit. If it contains worthless things…"

Mountain Lord Hongdou interjected, "Then we'll lose terribly!"

Banbu said, "So, I hope you can compensate me with some primal stones."

"Primal stones…" Mountain Lord Hongdou asked guardedly, "How much would be appropriate?"

Banbu said, "It depends on the situation. One or two ten thousand can't be less, right?"

"10,000… 20,000…" Mountain Lord Hongdou lowered his head, a flash of inspiration, and said, "Mountain Lord Jinlan, how about this, after the thing is opened, we split the things inside equally, how about that?"

Banbu was embarrassed and asked, "What if the inside is empty, or if the things inside are of no value?"

"Then, you will… probably lose out," Mountain Lord Hongdou said in a tempting tone, "Mountain Lord Banbu, think about it, if the things inside are particularly valuable, you will make a profit, right?"

"Equivalent to taking a chance?" Banbu thought for a while and nodded his antennae, "My luck is always particularly good, okay, let's go over now!"