Astral Cockroach

Currently, the most valuable things on Dragon Bamboo Continent are only of two categories: high-quality tree species and the remains of "divine-grade" God-bestowed seeds.

Li Bamboo Peak first spent nearly 7 years transporting remains, followed by 3 consecutive years of fruitless searching.

The transportation team led by the Red-backed Cockroach King was naturally rendered useless.

When the third batch of bamboo fruits matured, Crimson Crow Mountain sent its own team to protect the 9 young warriors traveling between the two locations.

Having eaten the Giant Dragon Bamboo fruit, slumbered and evolved at Li Bamboo Peak, and then delayed for some time waiting for Spot, who had been promoted to L4 County Lord, to awaken from his slumber, they set off together.

… …

After arriving at Crimson Crow Mountain, Spot conveniently carried 20 bags of high-quality Origin Power food and hurriedly entered Dragon Bamboo Continent.

It was late spring and early summer, the season for gathering at the mountain stronghold.

Last year, King Rat and White Bamboo completed a search of the "Daqing Mountain" range within a 3-kilometer radius, but still found nothing.

Besides various tree species, Crown Pear and the others had no other gains either.

Tasks were assigned.

Crown Pear, Fragrant Torreya, Fire Bamboo, and Light Bamboo continued to search for tree species in the jungle south of the mountain range.

Spot, along with King Rat, Golden Bamboo, Big Bear, Oil Tea, White Bamboo, and Little White Bamboo, entered the Northern Wilderness to continue searching "Daqing Mountain".

Adjustments were made to the assignments.

Oil Tea was responsible for collecting food in the swamps and wetlands.

Big Bear was still responsible for transporting food with a wheeled cart.

Spot, along with King Rat, Golden Bamboo, White Bamboo, and Little White Bamboo, began to investigate the hills beyond the 3-kilometer distance from the mountain range.

Expanding outward, the area increased dramatically. After working for four months, they only completed a 1-kilometer search. Continuing outward, the area would be even larger, not only slowing down the speed but also decreasing the probability of finding anything.

The reasoning was simple. Given the preciousness of "divine-grade" God-bestowed seeds, the beast warriors who once lived here would, if they weren't stupid, definitely choose to sow seeds closer to their settlements rather than far away from the mountains.

What troubled Spot was that there was another possibility: during that period, somewhere outside the mountain range, a certain hill or valley might have had particularly abundant Origin Power, making it more suitable for the growth of "divine-grade" God-bestowed seeds, so they were sown farther away from the mountains.

It was very difficult.

Searching would be time-consuming and laborious.

Abandon it? This thing was a perfect match for the Bloodthorn God-bestowed seed; how could he easily give up?

Spot had a profound realization of being stuck on one tree.

… …

Spot Year 64.

The Double Star Apricots of Crimson Crow Mountain matured.

Little White Bamboo had good talent. After eating the apricots, there was over an 85% probability of obtaining a second elemental ability. Spot took it out of Dragon Bamboo Continent for an emergency slumber and evolution, ascending to L1 Mountain Lord in time for the Double Star Apricot season.

The Double Star Apricot fruiting cycle was 22 years. During that time, the Giant Dragon Bamboo fruit had matured twice, with 5 portions exchanged each time, for a total of 10 portions.

Crown Pear, Fragrant Torreya, Fire Bamboo, Light Bamboo, and White Bamboo, who followed Spot on his treasure hunt, each received a portion.

These arrangements had been decided by Spot long ago. The remaining 4 portions would be personally delivered to Li Bamboo Peak by the Hibiscus Butterfly Queen, to be given to three other bamboo rat warriors. They had awakened earth and stone elemental abilities, which were most urgently needed for the construction of Li Bamboo Peak. The extra portion would be sent to Qinggang Peak.

… …

Returning to the Crimson Crow Mountain trading square, the scene before them left Spot and his party somewhat stunned.

The Autumn Maple Cockroach King was personally leading a team, with a large number of black and white patterned cockroach tribe warriors busily tying bags of Origin Power food onto their carapaces.

Couldn't be, right?

They only had two high-level warriors active in Dragon Bamboo Continent, yet they had such explosive luck, finding the remains of a "divine-grade" God-bestowed seed?

Spot's mood plummeted at the sight.

"County Lord Spot!" Autumn Maple Cockroach King called out from afar.

Thunder Bamboo had just been promoted to Ghost King two years ago and had already begun to take over some important affairs of Crimson Crow Mountain. When the Crimson Crow Mountain Bamboo Forest was completed, it should be the day the current Crimson Crow Ghost King retired and Thunder Bamboo took over.

Thunder Bamboo Ghost King was also at the foot of the mountain, calling out at the same time, "County Lord Spot, you're out so early this year? How's the harvest?"

"Not so good." Spot waved his antennae at Autumn Maple Cockroach King, greeted him, and asked, "Autumn Maple Cockroach King, what is this… …"

Autumn Maple Cockroach King chuckled and said, "The remains of a cypress-like God-bestowed seed, severely decayed, so we can't identify the specific tree species."

Thunder Bamboo Ghost King lowered his mental power and said, "Most of the tree body has been preserved, which is considered relatively complete. We also discovered a dead tree heart, confirming that it was a 'divine-grade' cypress-like God-bestowed seed that had completed 3 molting growths."

Spot understood at a glance that Crimson Crow Mountain must have helped identify and confirm it, then collected benefits, and mobilized warriors to help transport the thing out of Dragon Bamboo Continent.

You guys are making a fortune without me? Spot felt even more displeased.

Autumn Maple Cockroach King asked, "County Lord Spot, I heard that you've been in Dragon Bamboo Continent for two consecutive years without coming out. You must have found something good, right?"

Spot said indifferently, "No gains at all."

"How could that be? Such bad luck… …" Autumn Maple Cockroach King chuckled and said generously, "County Lord Spot, these remains would greatly benefit your wild cliff cypress God-bestowed seed at Li Bamboo Peak. I'll send 20 bags of remains back and send 2 County Lords to help catalyze its growth for 20 years."

"After all this, the time it takes to complete the second molting growth can be shortened by at least 50 years, right?"

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"Hehe, how could I be so impolite!" Spot's depressed mood improved slightly upon hearing this, and he said, "Then I'm too embarrassed to refuse! Autumn Maple Cockroach King, this is really troubling you."

Autumn Maple Cockroach King waved his antennae and said, "County Lord Spot, you're too kind. Everyone is cooperating to explore Dragon Bamboo Continent, after all, it needs to be centered around your Li Bamboo Peak."

Thunder Bamboo Ghost King waved his antennae and said, "County Lord Spot, let's go up the mountain. Crimson Crow Ghost King instructed earlier that when you come out, you must pay him a visit. There are important matters to discuss."

"Important matters?" Spot said, "Then let's go up the mountain first."

Autumn Maple Cockroach King seemed to know what it was about and followed them up the mountain.

It was still the bamboo forest formed by the Moso Bamboo life seed. Crimson Crow Ghost King and Chinese Flowering Crabapple Butterfly Queen were both there.

Upon meeting, they exchanged simple greetings.

Spot asked, "Crimson Crow Ghost King, I heard you have important matters to discuss with me?"

"Yes." Crimson Crow Ghost King asked, "County Lord Spot, how is your exploration of the Northern Wilderness progressing?"

Spot said, "According to our division, we've just started on the Central Domain continent."

"So slow… …" Crimson Crow Ghost King originally wanted to express something but swallowed it back.

Spot understood that transporting the remains had delayed them for 7 years, searching "Daqing Mountain" had delayed them for 5 years, and his progress in exploring the Northern Wilderness had been stalled too much.

Crimson Crow Mountain had many insects and great power; they had probably already completed the exploration of the southern end of the Western Domain continent.

Spot had seen them mobilizing tribe warriors who had not eaten Giant Dragon Bamboo fruit to enter Dragon Bamboo Continent to transport remains, and not just once, indicating that the good things they had obtained were definitely no less than those of Li Bamboo Peak.

With Crimson Crow Ghost King's ambition, next, he would either be thinking about entering the Northern Wilderness to explore, or continue westward through the Rainbow Illusionary Barrier to explore the continent on the other side.

With even greater ambition, following the continent branching south from the Western Domain, they could continue through the Rainbow Illusionary Barrier at the equator, enter the southern hemisphere of the planet, cross the ocean, and explore the southern hemisphere continent.

Spot said, "Currently, Li Bamboo Peak only has so many warriors. They also need to manage the territory, so the pace is really not fast! Crimson Crow Ghost King, don't be anxious. I'll think of a solution later."

"We're not anxious. We can still carefully search the tropical regions of the Central and Eastern Domains of Dragon Clan Continent. County Lord Spot, rest assured, according to the agreement, we won't compete with you for the Northern Wilderness."

Crimson Crow Ghost King first stated his attitude, and then, with his metal ability activated, the earth and stone in front of him rolled, forming a sphere more than one meter in diameter, suspended off the ground, with 5 bright silver-white metal lines condensed, encircling and dividing the sphere into 8 equal parts.

Chinese Flowering Crabapple Butterfly Queen said, "According to the observations of our Narrow-winged Butterfly Tribe, we have confirmed that the world we are in is not square or flat. On the contrary, it should be a super huge sphere, revolving around the sun in the sky."

You're quite capable! You've even discovered this?!

Spot was indeed shocked and observed left and right: facing such frightening information, Autumn Maple Cockroach King and Thunder Bamboo Ghost King didn't seem surprised at all. It seemed that they had already discussed it beforehand.

Crimson Crow Ghost King continuously tapped his antennae and said, "This corresponds to our Myriad Race Continent, and this corresponds to the Myriad Kingdom Continent."

The earth and stone sphere slowly rotated, and Crimson Crow Ghost King tapped his antennae heavily and said, "This is Dragon Bamboo Continent. We currently only know of 3 continents."

Chinese Flowering Crabapple Butterfly Queen waved her antennae, and a wisp of blue-purple electric light shot out, hitting another continent west of Dragon Bamboo Continent, and said, "County Lord Spot, I, Crimson Crow Ghost King, as well as Thunder Bamboo Ghost King and Autumn Maple Cockroach King, we all want to enter this continent and take a look."

Crimson Crow Ghost King said, "County Lord Spot, I wonder if you have time this year. If you do, please lead the way and take us on a trip."