Astral Cockroach

From Red Rock County northward, the terrain gradually transitions into plains and forests, with occasional isolated peaks and rare mountain ranges.

The Changsheng Mountain Range meanders like a long snake, stretching over a hundred kilometers from east to west, and is the only mountain range on the northern plains of the Fire Roach Kingdom.

The mountain range is small in scale, with an overall height of only about a hundred meters. There are no peaks, only sparse, rolling hillocks.

South of the mountain range is a sea of peach trees, the peach tree being the iconic plant of Changsheng County.

North of the mountain range is a sea of tung trees, the tung tree being the iconic plant of the entire Flying Fire Roach Tribe.

"Currently, all affairs in Changsheng County are managed by the Fire Peach Roach King and the Tung Peach Roach King. The Fire Peach Roach King is older and witnessed our Red Roach Tribe break away from Changsheng County to develop independently, starting from Yuli County and gradually multiplying to this day. The Fire Peach Roach King doesn't reject our tribe, but isn't particularly close either. You can seek its help if you have trouble, as long as you provide enough primal stones."

Red Rock Roach King began to give Banbu a brief introduction.

"The Tung Peach Roach King is a newcomer from a hundred years ago, born later and full of youthful vigor. It believes that our Red Roach Tribe has taken too many resources and is very dissatisfied, somewhat rejecting us, and even looks down on us. After taking over internal affairs of Changsheng County, it gradually cut off aid to the Red Roach Tribe, resulting in an extremely poor relationship. Therefore, whether you have something or not, don't bother looking for it."

Banbu said, "Understood!"

After walking some distance further, a row of towering giant trees came into view.

They were all arboreal god-bestowed species, fourteen in number!

While traveling, Red Rock Roach King waved its antennae and began to introduce them one by one, saying, "That one is called 'Crisp Ice Peach', the first god-bestowed species obtained by the Changsheng Roach King in its early years, enhancing water element abilities. The tree species isn't particularly outstanding. You see, its height is much shorter than the Changsheng Longevity Peach next to it."

Next to the Crisp Ice Peach god-bestowed species was the renowned Changsheng Longevity Peach god-bestowed species?

Banbu roughly estimated that the tree was over 100 meters tall, belonging to the "short and stout" type of arboreal tree species, with an extremely impressive horizontal scale.

Such a huge tree only bears a mere 33 peach fruits each time it blooms.

"I probably don't need to say much about the Changsheng Longevity Peach, right?" Red Rock Roach King waved its antennae and continued to introduce, saying, "West of the Changsheng Longevity Peach is a wild tung tree god-bestowed species, which has already completed two transformations and growths. Further west is another wild tung tree god-bestowed species, which has also completed two transformations and growths. They both come from the tung tree sea in the north."

"Further west is a wild red date tree god-bestowed species, which enhances basic physical fitness. It was seized from a beast warrior by the Changsheng Roach King during its early territorial expansion and has currently completed two transformations and growths..."

...

The Changsheng Roach King only nurtured two god-bestowed species itself, but it left a total of ten wild arboreal god-bestowed species for the tribe. Each of them was a high-quality tree that had been screened and confirmed to have development potential, and even the smallest one had completed one transformation and growth.

"In Changsheng County, ordinary warriors are wealthy enough, and after being promoted to advanced warriors, they don't need tribal assistance. Therefore, the Changsheng Roach King specifically set up a treasure vault, and the primal stones obtained from selling Changsheng Longevity Peaches at each Changsheng Longevity Feast are stored in the treasure vault."

"After prosperity comes decline. The primal stones accumulated in the treasure vault and the wild god-bestowed species on the mountain range can help Changsheng County overcome difficulties, ensure the continuous inheritance of the bloodline, and survive until the next cycle of revival."

Banbu couldn't help but shake its antennae and sigh, "Our Red Roach Tribe is really too poor!"

"Your Lizhu Peak isn't poor," Red Rock Roach King waved its antennae, pointed to the two god-bestowed species on the far west side, and continued to introduce, "The Fire Peach Roach King lives next to the Changsheng Roach King. That is the Fire Peach Roach King's Fire Peach Tree god-bestowed species, which enhances flame abilities, a rare top-grade quality."

"The other one is the Green Walnut god-bestowed species, which was found in the wild jungle. The tree species isn't outstanding enough, enhancing vegetation abilities, only lower-grade top quality."

Only lower-grade top quality! Isn't that good enough?

The row of arboreal god-bestowed species on the mountain range were all precious tree species. In comparison, the Green Walnut was indeed slightly inferior.

Banbu was powerless to refute and asked, "Don't the Changsheng Roach King and the Fire Peach Roach King have any god-bestowed species of poorer quality? Like herbaceous ones..."

Red Rock Roach King said, "The warriors in the tree sea focus on managing the tree sea, and the god-bestowed species mainly come from the tree sea. They won't deliberately spend time or have time to find god-bestowed species in the wild jungle. My Red Rock Tree Sea is now gradually entering this mode."

This is the true prosperous clan! Accumulating a rich foundation over the long years. In comparison, Lizhu Peak and Red Rock County are really just remote mountain gullies.

While walking quickly and chatting, they had unknowingly approached the mountain range.

The wide road split into many winding paths.

Ahead was a large peach forest with exceptionally tall trees, all of which were ordinary peach tree life species.

Red Rock Roach King said, "This is the Fire Peach Roach King's territory. There are other roach warriors visiting inside, so let's wait here for a moment."

"Understood," Banbu was secretly using its divine sense to pry into the specific situation inside the peach forest.

Promoting to Roach King should involve nurturing 45 life species, no more, no less.

Within the Fire Peach Roach King's territory, the most numerous were ordinary Changsheng Longevity Peaches, 20 in number, some in the flowering period, some in the peach fruit ripening period, and some in the fruit-resting period.

In addition, there were 10 non-peach tree arboreal life species, all of which were high-quality trees, probably nurtured when the Fire Peach Roach King was still a primary warrior. Peach fruit cores are relatively large, and only intermediate warriors have the ability to include them in their name pouches. In addition, there were various peach tree life species, with a variety of different tree species, totaling as many as 16, with the Fire Peach Tree life species personally cultivated by it being the most numerous.

Adding it all up, the numbers aren't right!

There are still 2 god-bestowed species on the mountain.

The total number of life species plants of the Fire Peach Roach King reached 48?

After Banbu was puzzled, it immediately understood: The Fire Peach Roach King was still consuming resources to grow after being promoted to Roach King. It should now be an L4 Roach King!

How many resources does a Roach King need to grow each year? This is exactly what explains why the Fire Peach Roach King had to use its official authority to privately collect wealth.

"A Roach King with ideals and pursuits," Banbu silently commented.

A familiar aura appeared within the sensing range.

A black and white figure was walking out along the path.

"Prefect Qiufeng!" Red Rock Roach King greeted warmly and asked, "How is it going?"

"No luck," Prefect Qiufeng was in a terrible mood, gently shaking its antennae, and then nodded its antennae to Banbu and Red Rock Roach King respectively, as a greeting, and then quickly left.

"Red Rock Roach King! Oh, and Banbu, you're willing to come over?"

The Fire Peach Roach King's divine sense came from the depths of the peach forest.

Banbu followed the Red Rock Roach King towards the Fire Peach Roach King's residence cave.

Banbu lowered its divine sense and said, "Prefect Qiufeng wants to buy Changsheng Longevity Peaches, and seems to be in a hurry."

"It's about to enter its aging period," Red Rock Roach King said, "Don't worry, it won't be able to buy them."

Banbu asked, "Why?"

Red Rock Roach King said, "It's a long story. Before you were born, the Red Roach Tribe and the Black and White Flower Roach Tribe had fierce conflicts on the border. I visited the Changsheng Roach King and got the Changsheng Roach King's promise that it would never sell Changsheng Longevity Peaches to the Black and White Flower Roach Tribe."

Treacherous!

"..." Banbu was speechless: You don't sell, just let us know! At least give us a straight answer. Prefect Qiufeng runs over here every Changsheng Longevity Feast, just playing around?

They arrived at the Fire Peach Roach King's residence cave.

When they were treasure hunting in the Orchid Mountain Range, they had already become very familiar with each other. After a simple greeting, the Fire Peach Roach King asked, "Have you brought all the primal stones?"

"Of course," Red Rock Roach King directly took out the primal force crystal storage box contained in the spider silk bag and handed it to the Fire Peach Roach King.

Pay first, then get the goods?

Banbu wasn't very clear about the transaction process, and followed suit, took out the box, opened it, took out a primal force crystal, closed the lid, and handed the box over directly.

The Fire Peach Roach King briefly counted, confirmed the number, put the box away, and sent it to the cave next door.

Banbu moved its position and looked around.

Most insect warriors use ordinary primal stones for transactions. At this time, the warehouse next to the residence cave was already half full, and there were several primal force crystal storage boxes.

The Fire Peach Roach King instructed, "The Changsheng Longevity Peaches will start to ripen the day after tomorrow, 3 will ripen at noon every day, lasting for 11 days. Close relationships take priority, you can come over the day after tomorrow in the evening."

The Fire Peach Roach King looked at Banbu and said, "Do you plan to purchase a batch of high-quality primal force food to take back? Then you have to move quickly, and leave directly after getting the Changsheng Longevity Peaches, don't stay."

Banbu replied, "Understood."

The Fire Peach Roach King asked, "You all plan to use that kind of metal box for storing primal force food to hold the Changsheng Longevity Peaches, right?"

Red Rock Roach King said, "Yes."

The Fire Peach Roach King said, "Give me the boxes."

Red Rock Roach King and Banbu immediately took out the boxes.

The Fire Peach Roach King turned around and put them in its own residence cave.

There were already more than a dozen such boxes in the cave.

Red Rock Roach King asked, "Fire Peach Roach King, the matter I mentioned to you last time, about visiting the Changsheng Roach King... how is it going?"

The Fire Peach Roach King looked at Banbu and said bluntly, "10 portions of Dark Bamboo Rice!"

"..."

It's asking for a benefit fee again.

Banbu said, "1 portion!"

The Fire Peach Roach King firmly said, "10 portions!"

"2 portions!"

"10 portions!"

...

"5 portions! If not, forget it."

"Deal."

The Fire Peach Roach King shook its antennae, releasing a wireless signal.

After waiting for a moment, a mountain lord-level warrior dragged over a fresh beef leg.

The Fire Peach Roach King took out a colorful metal plate from the cave and handed it to Banbu, saying, "The Changsheng Roach King likes fresh beef, especially the leg meat. Banbu, you send it over, slice the meat, slice it well and put it on the food plate and send it into the cave."

Wealthy insects are beginning to pay attention to their lifestyle and diet. The colorful metal plate is called a food plate, produced by the Gold Mantis Kingdom, with peach tree reliefs inside and out, exquisite and lifelike. Eating is to first slice the food and place it on the food plate, prepare it, and then slowly enjoy it.

"Remember to be meticulous, slice it thinly," Red Rock Roach King instructed, "The Changsheng Roach King will ask you some questions, just answer truthfully. Don't believe what Prefect Yuli says, don't play dumb, and don't be clever."

The Fire Peach Roach King also instructed, "The Changsheng Roach King has seen countless insects in its life. It can tell what kind of insect you are at a glance, remember not to play those useless little tricks in front of it."