Astral Cockroach

“Do you all think direct sowing is better? I think so too, so it's my first consideration.”

Red Fortress Roach King spoke, looking at Banbu.

All the insects focused their attention on Banbu.

Banbu opened the silk pouch, took out the metal storage box, and said, "The Fire Lotus Bee Queen is about to succeed. I brought her a little gift, Red Fortress Roach King, please accept it."

Red Fortress Roach King said, "We are currently discussing how to handle the Ember Fruit God-given Seed."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but open the metal storage box. Two snow-white Origin Stones were placed on the top layer.

Looking at the silk pouches carried by Princess Youli and Princess Ginkgo, they were all delivering 10,000 ordinary Origin Stones.

Princess Weeping Fig was slightly better, with 10,000 Origin Stones, plus a large bag of messy high-quality Origin Power food, with a total estimated value of twenty to thirty thousand Origin Stones.

“Banbu, when did you change your personality?” Princess Youli found it strange and said dissatisfied, “Why send so much? Are you trying to highlight how poor we old folks are?”

“It’s not a change of personality. There’s no way this guy would suddenly become so generous.” Princess Weeping Fig seemed to know Banbu’s temperament better and asked, “Did you get rich again? Red Crow Mountain?”

“It is indeed possible to make a fortune at Red Crow Mountain, but it's still uncertain.” Banbu said, “Li Bamboo Peak has cultivated many God-given Seeds in recent years, and its income has improved. Bluebell Peak has recently cultivated a Wind Chime God-given Seed, which will reduce the burden on Li Bamboo Peak in the future.”

“With this ebb and flow, income becomes abundant, so I should naturally send more.”

After Banbu finished speaking, he changed the subject and said, “However, because there are more and more God-given Seeds, the consumption of God-given Seed remnants from beyond the sky will naturally increase. Gradually, Li Bamboo Peak itself will not have enough.”

“So, Origin Stones can be given, but God-given Seed remnants are not allowed. Ahem, it’s not that it’s absolutely not allowed, I can send two bags as a token.”

After going around in a big circle, it turned out that he was unwilling to give the God-given Seed remnants.

But Banbu had already spoken definitively. Since two Origin Power Crystals had been sent out, it was definitely not stinginess, but that there were indeed not enough God-given Seed remnants.

“I know that’s a good thing. Red Fortress County also hoarded some.” Red Fortress Roach King said, “Banbu, send me 10 more bags.”

“10 bags… okay!” Banbu asked, “Red Fortress Roach King, are you sure you want to directly sow this Ember Fruit God-given Seed? This thing grows very slowly. You may not see it generate considerable income in your lifetime.”

“……” Red Fortress Roach King hesitated again after being asked this.

He was anxiously thinking about developing Red Fortress County into a large county with tens of thousands of insects. The Ember Fruit God-given Seed, when nurtured into a Life Seed, could provide the resources needed for development.

He also wanted to leave some foundation for his insect children and grandchildren… but there was only one, and there was only one choice. He could only choose one of the two.

A difficult choice.

Princess Ginkgo suggested, “The Fire Lotus Bee Queen is about to wake up. Why not wait for her to wake up and ask for her opinion?”

……

When it came to making important decisions, the Fire Lotus Bee Queen was the opposite of the Red Fortress Roach King's indecisiveness. She acted much more decisively, and only had one opinion: sow directly.

The Fire Lotus Bee Queen's opinion was not to be refuted. There was no room for discussion, and the matter was settled.

During the autumn leisure, Banbu stayed in Red Fortress County for a few days. On his way back, he also visited the Green Oak Mountains and the Red Tangerine Mountains.

He specifically went to visit Princess Iron Tallow (Iron Tallow Mountain Master). With two arborescent God-given Seeds, her territory was even more fertile. Unfortunately, the Red Roach Tribe and the Large Roach Tribe were mixed, and their aura was neither one thing nor another. Ordinary cockroaches were unwilling to live in her territory, so she could not give birth to direct descendants.

Dragging his feet, he returned to Li Bamboo Peak.

At this time, Belly Bamboo had completed its molt evolution and incorporated the Holy Bamboo into its Life Pouch for nurturing.

After the bamboo rice and bamboo fruit were harvested, the Blood Thorn God-given Seed fruit ripened closely behind.

Due to the Northern Wilderness beast scourge, this year's autumn celebration banquet was not as lively as in previous years. Only the Red Roach warriors from several nearby mountain ranges rushed over, ate, and left in a hurry, as they had to return to defend their territories. The Blood Thorn Fruit could not be finished, and should not be wasted. Banbu tried to invite the Black and White Flower Roach Tribe warriors from Cliff Cypress Mountain Range.

In recent years, Flower White Mountain Master had earned a lot of Origin Stones through transactions with Li Bamboo Peak, and had been doing well in the Flower Roach Kingdom. His strength had even reached the L8 Mountain Master level, and there was a real chance to challenge the County Princess level.

……

Entering winter, the members of Li Bamboo Peak did not dare to easily leave the mountain and enter the jungle to find God-given Seeds.

King Rat led the five Bamboo Rat warriors, including Arrow Bamboo, to start digging the mountain reservoir. According to Banbu's plan, they would first dig out the outline.

Oil Camellia occasionally went to the nearby jungle to check for the presence of beast warriors.

The other members stayed at Li Bamboo Peak and had basically nothing to do.

Until the late winter and early spring season, news came from the north: on the northern border of the Wolf Scorpion Kingdom, the alliance led by Longevity County clashed head-on with the Northern Wilderness Beast Clan, evolving into a small-scale war. Both sides suffered casualties, and various tribes were urgently dispatching warriors to provide support.

War came as soon as it was said to come.

Not many days after the war news came, news came again: both sides did not want the war losses to escalate, and had already ceased fighting and were preparing for peace talks. The conditions proposed by the insect tribe alliance were to hand over the Cloud Piercing Eagle warriors who had sneaked into Longevity County to plunder, plus 500 million Origin Stones in compensation.

The amount of compensation was excessively black. Banbu estimated that they would not be able to reach an agreement, and they might have to go to war again.

Beast warriors could not win on the frontal battlefield, so they would try every means to cross the blockade line in the autumn, disperse south, and attack the rear. After fighting back and forth, it was the warriors who lived in barren mountains who suffered. With a small number of insects, they were most easily successfully attacked.

However, the situation would change in the spring, for two reasons: the warriors in the barren mountains did not have much income from their territories, and they would almost eat it all in the winter. There was no harvest even if they succeeded in plundering; in the spring, when the weather warmed up and entered summer, the insect warriors could also attack the territories of the Northern Wilderness Beast Clan, plundering mines. The beast warriors who went south had to return to defend.

……

Spring is in full bloom.

The warm sunshine shone down, warm and comfortable, indescribable.

The busy season once a year.

At some point, Banbu had developed the habit of sleeping in. As usual, he woke up when the golden sunlight slanted into the mountain cave in the morning.

He pulled over a section of Curved Hook Mountain python that had been left over from last night.

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The metal ability was activated, and the food plate in the corner of the cave floated and landed in front of him, ready to cut and eat breakfast. Several metal cabinets opened one after another, a box of compressed biscuits, a can of energy drink, a tube of nutrient solution, and various Origin Power foods floated and landed on the ground.

A hearty breakfast.

It was already mid-morning, so it could also be called lunch.

Wonderful life!

According to the usual practice, after eating, he would patrol the territory, and the day's work would be considered done. The rest of the time, he would lie at the entrance of the cave to bask in the sun during the day, and after eating in the evening, he would practice a little.

“Hmm?”

Banbu's antennae swayed, and in a daze, he seemed to capture a trace of the pheromone aura of a Red Roach warrior.

A familiar taste.

His spirits lifted, his soul trembled, and with Origin Power perception, he captured another trace of weak Origin Power fluctuations.

He turned around and looked towards the entrance of the cave.

A reddish-brown little cockroach warrior was lying at the entrance of the cave, only showing half of its head, secretly peeking into the mountain cave.

“Eh!”

“Little warrior!”

Banbu gently waved his antennae and said softly, “Little guy, come over.”

The little warrior was a little scared, shaking its antennae vigorously, releasing friendly pheromones, as if afraid that Banbu would misunderstand.

Banbu thought for a while, cut off a small piece of python meat, placed it on the food plate, and with metal ability control, the food plate gently floated and landed at the entrance of the cave.

The little warrior should have just completed Origin Power awakening and was starving. Hunger overcame fear, and it quickly ran to the food plate, hugging the piece of meat and gnawing on it.

“Hehe!” Banbu couldn't help but laugh.

A genuine direct descendant born in his own territory!

It looked much smarter than that little guy Hongmi. It knew to ask him for help.

“Brown carapace? Not reddish-brown? I haven't seen it before!”

“Maybe it was frozen in the winter?”

Banbu thought, feeling relieved, and replaced by undisguised joy.

After the little warrior ate the piece of meat, it mustered up the courage to approach Banbu.

Banbu opened the energy drink and dripped a drop onto the food plate.

The little warrior tasted it, and immediately, its antennae stood up, releasing joyful pheromones: So delicious!

Banbu opened the metal box again, took out a piece of compressed biscuit, and placed it on the food plate.

The little warrior took a bite and was even happier: Delicious! Delicious! Delicious!

Then it lay on the compressed biscuit, unwilling to move, and it looked like it was planning to stay there until it had finished eating it.

Banbu placed it in the corner of the mountain cave, drilled out of the mountain cave, shook his antennae, wireless communication, and transmitted the good news to the other members of the mountain, while notifying them to go to their own territories to look for it, maybe there were more.