Astral Cockroach

Both the Amethyst Beetle King and the Mutton Fat Bee Queen could roughly sense that the Tree Spirit's condition was improving.

Their tense hearts finally relaxed a little.

"Princess Ban Bu, is that a Crimson Crow Mountain Celestial Eye on your forehead? A God-bestowed seed of the Celestial Eye Magnolia."

"Yes," Ban Bu asked, "How do you know about it, Amethyst Beetle King?"

The Amethyst Beetle King said, "Crimson Crow Mountain once offered Celestial Eye Magnolia in exchange with the neighboring Golden Mantis Kingdom. Our Amethyst Stem Beetle Tribe also had several exchanges with the Golden Mantis Kingdom, visiting each other, so I know about it."

The Mutton Fat Bee Queen asked, "I heard that the Celestial Eye can directly 'see' the soul?"

Ban Bu said, "Yes."

The Mutton Fat Bee Queen asked, "How is the Amethyst Tree Spirit's soul condition?"

Ban Bu said, "It's recovering. The remains are having a significant effect. It should be able to awaken today."

"That's great!" The Mutton Fat Bee Queen checked the absorption status of the remains and instructed, "Cao Zhu, bring more remains over, prepare them, and get ready to replace them."

Ban Bu hurriedly stopped her, "From my observation, using 10 bags of remains a day is too much. Five to eight bags are just right. Healing soul injuries cannot be achieved in one fell swoop. It requires a relatively long process."

"Is that so?" The Mutton Fat Bee Queen was dubious.

Ban Bu replied, "I've been watching the Amethyst Tree Spirit's condition change, I won't be wrong."

The Mutton Fat Bee Queen was overly anxious.

The Amethyst Beetle King followed up, "Princess Ban Bu is right, there aren't many remains, we must not waste them."

"Princess Ban Bu, how many remains can you get?" The Mutton Fat Bee Queen inquired.

Ban Bu replied, "600 bags."

"Is 600 bags enough?" The Mutton Fat Bee Queen suddenly became nervous again. This bee queen's will doesn't seem very firm. After one attack, suffering heavy losses, her mentality is somewhat broken. During the conversation, she would suddenly become nervously neurotic from time to time.

"The Amethyst Tree Spirit said 500 bags would be enough, so it should be enough," the Amethyst Beetle King said, also drooping his antennae and silently prostrating on the ground.

The atmosphere, which had just been joyful for a moment, became oppressive again.

Seeing this, Princess Cao Zhu suggested, "Princess Ban Bu, let me take you around. Our Amethyst County's grape cultivation is no less successful than your Li Bamboo Peak's bamboo. We have 27 native species, and through the efforts of dozens of generations of predecessors, we have cultivated a total of 281 derivative species."

Princess Cao Zhu waved her antennae, pointing to the vineyard on the north side of the mountain peak, and said, "The most famous Amethyst Grapes and Scarlet Grapes are planted there."

Ban Bu said, "Then I must see them. Princess Cao Zhu, thank you."

Princess Cao Zhu waved her antennae and said, "Please!"

… …

Grapes are divided by fruit color, roughly into five colors: white, green, red, purple, and black. According to the inheritance memory, there are only 38 native species in total. Amethyst County being able to collect 27 is very impressive.

Amethyst Grapes and Scarlet Grapes are both late-maturing varieties in late summer and early autumn. They are still green fruits now, so there is nothing to see.

Princess Cao Zhu took Ban Bu to visit another important Mutton Fat Grape God-bestowed seed in their tribe. It's an early-maturing variety, and the fruits have entered the ripening season. Bee swarms are using primal stones to replenish primal power to the plants. They can be harvested in a few days.

In addition, there were originally 37 wild God-bestowed seeds left by the ancestors. Nine were lost in the beast warrior attack. The other 27, except for the Mutton Fat Grape, were visited one by one.

It took a full two days to tour the entire vineyard of Amethyst County.

Finally, they returned to Mutton Milk Peak and visited Princess Cao Zhu's territory.

When Princess Cao Zhu was a high-level warrior, she fortunately cultivated the "Cao Zhu Grape," a high-quality derivative species, and obtained a God-bestowed seed reward, which she cultivated into her life-seed. This is her capital to become the next generation heir of Amethyst County. The tribe will spare no expense to help her advance to Beetle King.

When they returned to the Amethyst God-bestowed Seed's territory, the Amethyst Tree Spirit had already awakened.

The Mutton Fat Bee Queen's mood had improved a lot, and she introduced, "Amethyst, this is Princess Ban Bu of the Crimson Ant Tribe, Li Bamboo County."

"Princess Ban Bu, thank you for your help," the Amethyst Tree Spirit said, its soul conveying its thoughts, filled with extreme weakness.

"This is an equal exchange, no need to be polite." Ban Bu activated his Celestial Eye to check. The Tree Spirit's soul stretched out, its color changing from the previous purple-red to purple-black. If it continues to recover, its full state should be a deep black.

The bee swarms were busy preparing nutrient soil, preparing for the second fertilization.

God-bestowed seeds of divine quality possess complete wisdom, and their IQ is much higher than that of insect warriors. Moreover, they know their own condition best. For the sake of prudence, Ban Bu proactively asked, "Amethyst Tree Spirit, should 600 bags of this kind of remains be enough for you to recover?"

"It's definitely no problem to recover from soul trauma."

Compared to the Amethyst Beetle King and the Mutton Fat Bee Queen, the heavily injured Amethyst Tree Spirit was much calmer, calmly analyzing, "I am already disabled, and the plant's injuries cannot be restored. I must condense my power to form a tree heart and be reborn."

"There are two problems: First, the disability is severe, and the probability of condensing a tree heart successfully is very low. Failure means death; Second, even if I succeed and regrow, my current accumulation can only support me to quickly recover to the second transformation. I'm afraid it will take 100 to 200 years to recover to the third transformation."

"I can understand that." Ban Bu nodded his antennae in response, his mood a little unpleasant.

Even if he succeeds in condensing the tree heart by chance, it will still take 100 to 200 years to recover. Who has the patience to wait that long?

Ban Bu asked, "Amethyst Tree Spirit, do you have a good solution?"

"Yes," the Amethyst Tree Spirit said, "The Divine Iron Birch Tree God-bestowed seed also completed its third transformation and existed for countless years. I cannot understand why it withered and died, but I am sure that it was definitely not maliciously felled and destroyed to death by enemy forces. It must have struggled to survive before its death, condensing a tree heart… Princess Ban Bu, do you have any tree heart remains?"

"Yes!" Ban Bu smiled, "I was also wondering if it was necessary to use the Iron Birch tree heart to help you."

"It's necessary," the Amethyst Tree Spirit said, "If I am successfully reborn and recover to my peak as soon as possible, flowering and fruiting will all be wealth. Mutton Milk Peak can pay for it with primal stones, or it can be exchanged for Amethyst Grapes."

The Amethyst Tree Spirit immediately denied, "It is said that Li Bamboo Peak doesn't have many insects. Exchanging 600 bags of remains for 20 portions of Amethyst Grapes, 20 portions should be enough, right? You can't use more, can you?"

"I have heard some news about Li Bamboo Peak, Princess Ban Bu, my suggestion is that Mutton Milk Peak use primal stones to purchase the Iron Birch tree heart."

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"As for the specific rules, I will calculate the time required for my rebirth and recovery as 150 years. Using the Iron Birch tree heart will definitely allow me to recover sooner. All the output from the accelerated recovery will be converted into primal stones at a rate of 3 million primal stones per portion and paid to Li Bamboo Peak. This is the benefit you will receive."

"The Iron Birch tree heart also helps me smoothly condense the tree heart, which is considered the benefit of Mutton Milk Peak in this exchange."

Ban Bu asked, "Then how many years can the Iron Birch tree heart specifically help you recover to your peak state sooner?"

The Amethyst Tree Spirit replied, "At least 50 years, depending on the size of the tree heart. What I need is not its primal power nature, but some kind of nutrient substance in the remains that is useful to me. Therefore, the bigger the tree heart, the better the effect should be."

"I understand…" Ban Bu lowered his antennae, pondering.

The Amethyst Tree Spirit reminded, "50 years, I can flower and bear fruit 7 times, producing 42 portions of Amethyst Grapes, which translates to 126 million primal stones. Princess Ban Bu, forgive me for speaking frankly, only with your current special circumstances, using the Iron Birch tree heart on me can you sell it for such a sky-high price. Under normal circumstances, 10 million primal stones would be the limit."

Even half-dead, the Amethyst Tree Spirit can still rationally think and analyze problems, with clear logic and meticulous thinking.

The Amethyst Tree Spirit is right, under normal circumstances, the Iron Birch tree heart cannot be sold for a sky-high price of 126 million.

But the exchange proposed by the Amethyst Tree Spirit is a win-win situation for both parties, which seems quite fair.

Ban Bu couldn't easily raise the price, otherwise, it would be taking advantage of the tree's predicament and being greedy. It seems that everything has been calculated by the Amethyst Tree Spirit, which doesn't feel very good.

Seeing that Ban Bu didn't respond, the Amethyst Tree Spirit continued to remind, "Princess Ban Bu, flowering and fruiting requires a huge investment of primal stones. This cost is all borne by Mutton Milk Peak, you are taking a big advantage."

"The Amethyst Tree Spirit's desire to survive is particularly strong." Ban Bu's heart stirred, and he looked at the Amethyst Beetle King and the Mutton Fat Bee Queen again. Their performance was very strange, both being respectful, acting as if whatever the Tree Spirit said was the law.

His thoughts shifted again, and it was easy to understand: the Amethyst God-bestowed seed has existed for a long time, considered to be the ancestor of their ancestors, a grandparent-level existence. The two younger generations are not qualified to refute.

Ban Bu said, word by word, "Amethyst Tree Spirit, talking about primal stones in this kind of exchange… is too demeaning, right? Li Bamboo Peak doesn't lack primal stones."

After pausing for a while, he continued, "We have several young warriors in Li Bamboo County who like grapes and intend to open a vineyard. Exchanging the Iron Birch tree heart for some high-quality grape tree species, I think, is pretty good."

Exchanging for grape tree species?!

Upon hearing this, the Amethyst Beetle King and the Mutton Fat Bee Queen both perked up their antennae, even showing anger and hostility.

Ban Bu hurriedly said, "The Amethyst and Scarlet, the two iconic species of the Amethyst Stem Beetle Tribe, are of course not included in the exchange. The others, the others will do. I have no other intention, I just want to enrich the plant species of Li Bamboo County."

The Amethyst Tree Spirit asked, "Which variety do you want to exchange for?"

Ban Bu said, "Mutton Milk Grape or Mutton Fat Grape, either one will do. We'll still calculate according to the time you proposed, helping you recover to your peak 50 years earlier, and exchanging for one of those varieties will be fine."

If it's not the two iconic species, Amethyst and Scarlet, then it's okay.

The Amethyst Beetle King and the Mutton Fat Bee Queen breathed a sigh of relief.

The Amethyst Beetle King then said with difficulty, "Mutton Milk Peak is named after Mutton Milk Grapes, so we can't exchange that."

The Mutton Fat Bee Queen said, "Mutton Fat Grape is a higher-quality derivative species developed based on Mutton Milk Grape, so we can't exchange that even more."

"Is that so?" Ban Bu said, "Then let's designate the exchange for Mutton Fat Grape."

"Princess Ban Bu, don't go too far!" The Mutton Fat Bee Queen was furious.

"Don't quarrel!" The Amethyst Tree Spirit stopped her, and said, "Princess Ban Bu, I'm a little tired from today's conversation and need to sleep and rest. Let's talk again tomorrow."

The Amethyst Beetle King waved his antennae and said, "Cao Zhu, take Princess Ban Bu to the top of the mountain to rest."