Astral Cockroach

The bamboo rice from the Shadow Bamboo has high operating costs and is not sold externally. However, the value it creates should not be underestimated. It could even be said that among all the divinely bestowed seeds in Lizhu County, its value is second only to the Dragon Bamboo God-given seed.

Nine-Leaf Red Lotus, Iron Gall Bladder Chestnut, Sacred Bamboo, and Great Sacred Bamboo cannot compare to it.

Every winter, a large number of warriors from Lizhu County enter the wild jungle to search for naturally born divinely bestowed seeds. Thanks to the primal force perception enhancement effect of the Shadow Bamboo rice, they achieve twice the result with half the effort. Almost every two to three years, they are able to gain something.

This phenomenon is not limited to Lizhu County; the entire Red Ant Tribe benefits from it.

With a large number of warriors possessing divinely bestowed seeds, more and more trading caravans are attracted to the Red Ant Tribe for trade, which is a symbol of racial prosperity.

Generally, divine-grade divinely bestowed seeds can only drive the prosperity of a mountain range or a county.

However, Shadow Bamboo rice can drive the prosperity of the entire tribe.

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Not counting the income from the Dragon Bamboo God-given seed.

After Banbu advances to the Ant King, Lizhu Peak's annual external sales of primal force food will reach a total income of 15 million primal stones.

Annual expenses are controlled at around 10 million, saving a fixed 5 million primal stones.

With more primal stones, storage also becomes a problem.

Learning from Changsheng County, a drought-resistant reservoir is being excavated on the south side of Lizhu Peak, about 2 kilometers away from the mountain range.

The income from primal stones is divided into units of 1 million, and cubic containers are made using earth and stone abilities. They are then packaged one box at a time and sunk to the bottom of the lake.

Hidden at the bottom of the water, there is no need to worry about theft by beast-type warriors who are good at digging. Beast-type warriors who are good at water are generally not good at walking on land and have difficulty approaching the reservoir.

Banbu personally presided over the excavation, designing it to be 500 meters long and wide, and 40 meters deep, with an estimated storage capacity of 1 billion primal stones.

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Banbu, year 138.

A year when various events集中爆发.

Early summer.

The Bloodthorn God-given seed blossoms.

Midsummer, dry season.

The Dragon Bamboo God-given seed blossoms, with a flowering period of 1 year and a fruiting period of 6 years. The new batch of bamboo fruits will mature in year 145.

The selling price to the Black and White Flower Ant Tribe has been set: 15 million primal stones. Their tribe's primal stone mine is almost exhausted, so they will only buy two portions per batch. The primal stones have begun to be transported to Lizhu Peak in batches.

The exchange with Chiwu Mountain requires compensation of 5 million primal stones per portion.

Late summer.

The first batch of grape fruits produced after the rebirth of the Amethyst God-given seed matures, and County Lord Caozhu sends them to Lizhu Peak at the first opportunity.

A total of 7 portions.

One portion each for Banbu, Duzhu, Huozhu, Rat King, Baizhu, Xiangpu, and Datou.

As expected of an old-brand divine product, the effect is even better than expected.

Banbu plans to appropriately increase the speed of eating primal force food, striving to advance to L2 Ant King within 20 years.

Duzhu, L7 County Lord, has annual expenses increased to 1.5 million primal stones, preparing to advance to Ant King within the next 50 years.

Huozhu, just L5 County Lord, also has annual expenses increased to 1.5 million primal stones, but there is still some distance to becoming an Ant King.

Late autumn.

The first batch of fruits produced by the Iron Gall Bladder Chestnut after recovering to its peak state matures in due course.

The Tree Spirit did not boast; the quality of the Iron Gall Bladder Chestnut is indeed far superior to any divine-grade primal force food that Banbu has eaten.

Elemental enhancement, a single portion can be worth over 1 million primal stones.

Unfortunately, the flowering and fruiting cycle is as long as 7 years, and the yield is only 7 portions.

The first batch is digested by Lizhu Peak itself, with one portion each for Banbu, Daxiong, Datou, Baizhu, Rat King, Mazhu, and Shuizhu.

After eating, all members except Banbu enter a dormant evolution state.

As everyone's strength grows, differences in primal force talent become apparent.

The Rat King only eats 400,000 primal stones worth of primal force food each year, but its strength growth is still soaring, advancing to L4 County Lord.

On the other hand, Baizhu, who also spends 400,000 primal stones each year, Banbu knows that its talent is not very good and often secretly gives it some good things. As a result, this guy can't catch up with the Rat King no matter what, lagging behind by a whole level, advancing to L3 County Lord.

Datou is congenitally weak, and its talent is even worse than Baizhu's, making it the worst in Lizhu Peak. It entered the County Lord realm more than twenty years earlier than Baizhu and the Rat King, and has eaten a lot of good things, but it has only just advanced to L3 County Lord at this time.

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The insect population of Lizhu County is close to 800, with as many as 42 County Lord-level warriors and nearly 500 Mountain Lord-level warriors.

The overall strength is powerful and getting stronger year by year, so Banbu can leave with peace of mind.

Spring, year 139.

Banbu sets off with Xiaobaizhu.

Chiwu Mountain, to discuss the detailed exchange matters of the Dragon Bamboo Fruit and Iron Gall Bladder Chestnut with the Thunder Bamboo Ghost King.

The western region of Dragon Bamboo Continent, the southern end of the coast, the metal for manufacturing a 10,000-ton giant ship had already been in place several years ago, and the shipyard had also been excavated.

Banbu arrives and starts working directly.

With Banbu as the main force, 5 Ghost Kings with awakened metal abilities from Chiwu Mountain and 30 County Lord-level warriors assist. It takes 4 years to finally complete the construction.

The length is 160 meters. It requires 2 first-level electric boxes connected in series to drive as one power level, divided into four levels. Roughly calculated, an empty ship crossing the sea requires consuming the power of 16 electric boxes. A fully loaded return trip requires consuming the power of 24 electric boxes.

For safety, the ship is equipped with 48 electric boxes before setting sail.

The ship is built, tested at sea, and confirmed to be feasible, officially named "Explorer".

Banbu brings Xiaobaizhu along because this guy is smart, and he plans to let it witness the manufacturing process of the giant ship with its own eyes.

After the test, the ship sets off again with a batch of metal materials and 30 warriors.

Under Banbu's guidance, Xiaobaizhu learns how to calculate distance and direction, and explores self-study of nautical knowledge suitable for itself. In the future, it will serve as the "captain" of the "Explorer".

The ship departs from the fixed port of Dragon Bamboo Continent, crosses the sea, and arrives at the Red Firmament Continent, approximately in the central region, directly choosing a steep cliff coast with deeper water as a port.

The warriors of the Red Ant and Black and White Flower Ant tribes both have the ability to fly, and can fly to the ship to unload and load goods.

Under Banbu's guidance, using the transported metal materials, they choose a mountain peak and build a lighthouse.

It is quickly done.

The warriors of Chiwu Mountain and the Black and White Flower Ant tribe enter the continent and move freely.

The warriors of the Red Ant Tribe, led by Dongzhu and Nightingale, enter the canyon. Next, treasure hunting in the southern hemisphere, everyone will use the canyon as the main base.

Xiaobaizhu is already a County Lord, and it is inconvenient to move in an environment without primal force. Banbu did not stay for long either. After resting for a month, he set sail with only Xiaobaizhu, taking advantage of the most violent season of sea storms.

Banbu's first heart position reserves 18 million primal stones of primal force, possessing enough power. The metal ability drives the ship to resist the waves and storms, but other warriors certainly cannot, far from it.

This time is to test the ship's ability to resist storms, and also to allow Xiaobaizhu to practice exploring and accumulate operational experience corresponding to extremely bad weather. Learn to independently drive the ship to navigate at sea.

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Time, year 144.

Banbu returns to Chiwu Mountain with Xiaobaizhu.

After resting for three months, in the spring of the following year, he takes 12 warriors from Chiwu Mountain with him and returns to Lizhu Peak.

There are two ways to use the new batch of mature Dragon Bamboo Fruit:

The first is to still eat a complete portion, which is 64 fruits. The effect of strengthening power is better. The key is that the ability to generate primal force obtained is stronger, and the amount that can be produced every day is equivalent to 500 primal stones, enough to support County Lord-level warriors to move freely in an environment without primal force.

The second is to give it to warriors who have eaten the old version of the Dragon Bamboo Fruit in the early days. Only half a portion is needed, which is 32 fruits. These warriors can also obtain the same strengthening effect as the new batch of Dragon Bamboo Fruit.

The earliest warriors who ate the Dragon Bamboo Fruit have participated in treasure hunting for 80 years, and most of them are about to advance to County Lord, or even have already advanced to County Lord, and withdraw from treasure hunting.

Lizhu Peak, Chiwu Mountain, and the Black and White Flower Ant Tribe all choose the second method of use, selecting warriors who have performed outstandingly in the previous treasure hunting process to continue to strengthen their abilities.

After Xiaobaizhu eats a portion of Dragon Bamboo Fruit, Banbu arranges for it to eat a portion of Iron Gall Bladder Chestnut to advance to L1 County Lord.

Rat King and Baizhu also have new Dragon Bamboo Fruit to eat, but it is still far from the next dormant evolution, so they can't wait and follow Banbu to sea again.

This time for the exchange, Chiwu Mountain needs to compensate Lizhu Peak 30 million primal stones, all of which are exchanged for high-quality primal force food. The train transports it to the southern coast of the western region of Dragon Bamboo Continent, and then the giant ship transports it to Dragon Bamboo Continent, and it is transported to the canyon.