Astral Cockroach

The ripening time of Twin Star Apricots is around mid-May.

In early June, the Butterfly King of Begonia flew over alone, tossed a box of Origin Power food to Banbu, and without further ado, rushed to Crown Pear Peak to guide Crown Pear in managing the tree sea.

Apricots are not suitable for long-term storage.

Banbu immediately relayed the order, summoning all members to gather at the mountaintop.

Bai Zhu carried Baba up the mountain.

Opening the box, there were exactly 20 apricots inside, a yellow and a white pair as one serving, neatly arranged. Each single apricot was even smaller than a common rice apricot, about the size of a plum.

The Origin Power contained within was extraordinary, with a concentration several times higher than Origin Power crystals.

Such a serving, two apricots, contained roughly the equivalent of 500,000 Origin Stones worth of Origin Power, truly a natural miracle.

Banbu felt a little nervous and asked, "Baba, calculate first, will eating this cause any problems with our insect lives?"

"No, O-type Origin Power is the gentlest and most easily absorbed by cells."

"This is the most precious thing I've ever seen, don't disturb me."

Baba was uncharacteristically solemn and serious, even a bit grave. Without Banbu's instructions, she earnestly and carefully inspected, and began calculating and analyzing.

Banbu wiggled his antennae, signaling everyone to be quiet and wait patiently.

Unexpectedly, this wait lasted an entire day.

The Butterfly King of Begonia came to take a look, greeted them, and sped away. Having completed the delivery mission and successfully delivered the apricots, it was eager to return to Crimson Crow Mountain to report to the Crimson Crow Ghost King.

Crown Pear led Snow Pear, sneaking onto Li Bamboo Peak.

Until late at night, Baba finally completed the calculations.

"Rat Overlord has the best talent. After eating it, there should be over a 95% probability of gaining earth and stone abilities."

Baba frequently checks the physical condition of the warriors on the mountain, recording detailed genetic data for each member.

Rat Overlord was currently working at Crimson Crow Mountain. Considering his hard work earning money, Banbu had arranged a portion for him in advance.

Banbu asked, "Baba, what about me?"

Baba said bluntly, "You can't. This can only harmonize two elemental abilities, and you've already mastered fire and metal abilities."

Bai Zhu immediately raised a paw, eagerly asking, "Baba, what about me?"

Baba said, "You can't either. Your talent is too poor. After eating it, there's less than a 30% probability of gaining earth and stone abilities. It would be a waste for you to eat it!"

"…" Bai Zhu looked at Banbu, pitifully saying, "Banbu, I'm the vice-captain of the Li Bamboo Peak combat team. I think I can try. It's not a waste."

"I'm still the captain," Big Bear raised a paw, swatting Bai Zhu away, and hopefully asked, "Baba, what about me?"

Baba said, "You can't either. You're too stupid."

"???" Big Bear was frustrated and depressed, then realized and angrily said, "Baba, you're lying to me again. What does this have to do with being stupid?"

Baba said, "Poor talent is why you're stupid. You only have a 36% probability of gaining… most likely earth and stone abilities, with a very small chance of lightning abilities."

"Lightning abilities are awesome!" Big Bear hopefully said, "Banbu, I think I can try."

What about me?

What about me?

Am I good enough?

The members of Li Bamboo Peak erupted, eagerly asking.

"Quiet!" Banbu, the most depressed one, scolded, and said, "Baba, go in order, starting with the highest probability."

Baba said, "Jin Zhu, his talent is B-grade, close to A-grade, with a 73% probability of gaining earth and stone abilities."

"Me?!" Jin Zhu's eyes widened, pleasantly surprised, then hopefully looked at Banbu.

With Rat Overlord not present, the 5 bamboo rat warriors respected Ma Zhu as their leader. Without Ma Zhu's word, Jin Zhu didn't dare to speak casually.

"One portion for Jin Zhu," Banbu said, "Baba, continue."

Baba said, "Hong Dao."

"In fact, insect warriors also have talent differences, but they are very small. Overall, they should all be considered A-grade talent. However, their genes are relatively stable, and the effect of using Twin Star Apricots will be slightly inferior to beast warriors."

"Hong Dao is more special. His talent is slightly better, almost reaching the S-grade standard."

Banbu said, "One portion for Hong Dao."

Baba continued to name names, saying, "Actually, Crown Pear and Snow Pear are both good."

Banbu said, "It's a pity they are only advanced warriors now, they can't use it."

Baba said, "Huo Ji."

Banbu said, "One portion for Huo Ji."

…

The members of Li Bamboo Peak were sorted according to the probability of obtaining a second elemental ability after consumption, in the following order: Rat Overlord, Jin Zhu, Hong Dao, Huo Ji, Long Zhu, Du Zhu, Hong Mi, Xiang Pu, Ma Zhu, Big Bear, You Cha… 11 portions, the full amount.

Among all seven bamboo rat warriors, Bai Zhu was ruthlessly ranked last.

Among all the members of Li Bamboo Peak, Big Head was ranked last.

Banbu was not at all biased, and distributed the Twin Star Apricots according to Baba's ranking.

Knowing that Twin Star Apricots would be delivered this year, the members of Li Bamboo Peak, as instructed by Baba, had prepared in advance, adjusting their physical condition to the best possible state. Upon receiving the apricots, they immediately began eating them according to Baba's guidance.

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Two apricots, eat the white one first, then the yellow one, eat the flesh first, then the kernel, dividing the consumption over 20 days, during which they would be paired with some Origin Power food of the element type they might obtain.

Baba checked everyone a second time, giving the results.

Jin Zhu and Ma Zhu both successfully awakened earth and stone abilities.

Hong Dao awakened a grass and wood ability similar to the Black and White Flower Roach tribe. He possesses the bloodline of the Black and White Flower Roach tribe, and with continued growth, he will likely gain the ability to stimulate plant growth.

Huo Ji, Long Zhu, Du Zhu, and Hong Mi, their probabilities were all around 50%. The most inconspicuous Huo Ji and Hong Mi were the luckiest, awakening grass and wood and lightning abilities, respectively. Long Zhu and Du Zhu failed.

Xiang Pu and You Cha failed.

Big Bear was lucky and awakened earth and stone abilities.

Of the 10 portions of Twin Star Apricots, 6 warriors obtained a second elemental ability. Even with Baba's help in checking and analyzing, the probability was still only 60%, not ideal.

Rat Overlord was a special case, a rare S-grade talent, with a super high success rate, and should have obtained earth and stone abilities.

That's 7 successful warriors.

Not a loss.

The greatest use of earth and stone abilities is for the basic construction of the territory, as well as for fertile soil. Bamboo rat warriors and Big Bear, who have both mastered metal and earth and stone abilities, are more effective at working.

Now that Li Bamboo Peak is not so short on Origin Stones, Banbu plans to slightly skew resources, allowing the other warriors besides Jin Zhu and Rat Overlord to slightly accelerate their growth, striving to reach L9 Mountain Lord as soon as possible, and preparing to advance to County Lord.

A County Lord-level earth and stone ability would be very useful.

As for Jin Zhu and Rat Overlord, Banbu instead plans to suppress their growth. The Giant Dragon Bamboo Fruit is about to ripen, and after exchanging 13 portions to Crimson Crow Mountain, Li Bamboo Peak still has 3 portions left.

Give one portion to Du Zhu first, to ensure his smooth growth, and the other two portions will be given to Jin Zhu and Rat Overlord. Afterwards, Banbu will send the two of them to Dragon Bamboo Continent to take a trip.

…

In late autumn, Banbu led a group of warriors from Li Bamboo Peak to Cloud Mist Peak.

You Cha and Shuo Cao, two warriors skilled in tracking, wandered the nearby jungle, searching for traces of other beast warriors. Once discovered, those who could be killed were killed directly, and for those who could not be killed, Banbu personally took action.

Ma Zhu led 4 bamboo rat warriors to dig an underground reservoir for water storage on the mountaintop.

Banbu, on the other hand, led Big Bear, Bai Zhu, Hong Mi, and Long Zhu to investigate and select a residential address, open up residential caves, build biogas digesters, construct a tap water system, clear wild plants, and renovate the soil.

After a busy winter, they basically got it done.

Next was the busy spring plowing.

Little warrior Shan Cha moved over and planted the Destiny Seedlings.

The other members returned to the mountain to work, and Banbu and the lynx warrior Shuo Cao stayed behind.

Banbu guided the little warrior on how to manage the territory.

Shuo Cao continued to patrol Cloud Mist Mountain.

After the spring, Banbu left, setting off for Crimson Crow Mountain.

The busiest spring season on Li Bamboo Peak had passed, and Hong Mi came to join Shuo Cao in guarding the mountain peak, protecting Shan Cha's safety.

Shuo Cao's experience was similar to Rat Overlord's, having survived in the wild for a long time. His personality was also similar to Rat Overlord's, conscientious and mature, and Banbu was relatively assured of him.

Next year, Crimson Firmament County will send two little warriors to accompany Shan Cha, bringing the number of warriors in the Brocade Screen Mountains to 29. However, Crimson Firmament County also needs to expand the number of warriors, and according to the agreement, no more little warriors will be sent in the future.

PS: Arrived home early, updated early. Coding, will post 2 chapters if I can put them together before 9pm.