Natural God's Gift

Fourleaf naturally wouldn't know about the conversation between the Jingtian Spider King and the Shanglu Divine Tree. Carrying the Divine-quality Wind-attribute Fruit, it happily returned to the kingdom. Just then, the Flame Spider warriors who had been traveling merchants outside were also returning one after another.

Some of the old-guard lords in the kingdom, upon learning that Fourleaf had returned from outside, immediately guessed what had happened, and then gathered at the Abyss Mountain.

Still at the trading square, the two Spider Kings and a dozen Flame Spider lords surrounded Fourleaf, watching as Fourleaf unscrewed the metal can, revealing the peach-sized, round Wind-attribute Fruit inside.

"A King-level Divine-quality Wind-attribute Fruit that grants Wind-attribute talent potential, worth 6.2 million Origin Stones."

"That price is a bit expensive, but with a Wind-attribute ability attached, it's still considered good overall."

The Flame Spider lords were all very tempted, but being tempted was useless. Most of the lords in the kingdom, after consuming the Divine-quality Amethyst Grapes, didn't have enough wealth left to consume another Divine-quality fruit.

The price of Divine-quality Amethyst Grapes in the kingdom wasn't very expensive, but the price of God-bestowed Origin Power food that increased the probability of awakening talents was expensive!

And the lords who hadn't eaten Divine-quality Amethyst Grapes basically couldn't afford to eat the Divine-quality Wind-attribute Fruit either.

The Ginkgo Spider King took out the God-Forbidden Box and opened it: "Put it in. Later, whoever accumulates enough Divine-quality Spider King Faith Scrolls can buy it in advance."

"Okay." The lords present all agreed.

Fourleaf picked up the Divine-quality Wind-attribute Fruit that was coated in God-bestowed honey and placed the fruit into the God-Forbidden Box.

Speaking of which, the God-Forbidden Box's ability to preserve Divine-quality fruits is extremely rare among the creations of extraterrestrial civilizations. Coupled with its durability, it can be said that its value is even higher than that of Divine-quality fruits.

At this time, the Ginkgo Spider King asked: "Fourleaf, when you went to Shanglu, did you inquire about the specific effects of the Divine-quality Wishing Fruit? Also, regarding the matter of trading Divine-quality Amethyst Grapes, is it feasible?"

Speaking of this, Fourleaf's expression also became serious: "The specific effects of the Divine-quality Wishing Fruit have already been analyzed by the Shanglu Divine Tree, and the effects are very impressive—."

Then, it repeated the Shanglu Divine Tree's description of the effects of the Divine-quality Wishing Fruit, startling the lords.

"Using ordinary God-bestowed seeds to nurture Law Divine-quality fruits? Isn't this ability too heaven-defying?"

"If that's really the case, doesn't that mean that any Law Divine-quality fruit can be produced in our Flame Spider Kingdom?"

Fourleaf said: "Theoretically, that's how it is, but the actual situation may not be so optimistic."

"How so?" The spiders were puzzled. They were all imagining the scene of numerous Law Divine-quality fruits being produced in the kingdom, but Fourleaf said that things weren't so optimistic. What was going on?

Fourleaf said: "To have an ordinary God-bestowed seed produce a Law Divine-quality fruit, although the Shanglu Divine Tree didn't say, I estimate that it would at least have to be a King-level God-bestowed seed to do it.

Furthermore, even if it is a King-level God-bestowed seed nurturing a Law Divine-quality fruit, the time would probably have to be extended to a hundred years or even hundreds of years."

"How many God-bestowed seeds are of the same type as Law Divine-quality God-bestowed seeds in total? Five? Seven?

With so few God-bestowed seeds, only 5-8 Law Divine-quality fruits can be produced in this long period of time,

The quantity is far from as much as imagined."

"Oh, right," everyone reacted. Although the Divine-quality Wishing Fruit can produce a batch every few years, the time it takes for a God-bestowed seed to nurture a Law Divine-quality fruit is too long. Even if Fourleaf is promoted to the King-level within a thousand years and doesn't leave, the number of Divine-quality fruits that can be produced is very limited.

The Ginkgo Spider King thought of a crucial matter: "That is to say, the number of lower-level God-bestowed seeds of Law Divine-quality God-bestowed seeds may limit the production of Law Divine-quality fruits?"

"Yes," Fourleaf said, "So the Shanglu Divine Tree has also issued orders to both of our Flame Spider Kingdoms,

To fully search for God-bestowed seeds of Yellow Crystal Trees, Zhibai Trees—and other tree species."

"That's no problem." Many lords expressed that when traveling merchants outside, they would communicate with the beastmen warriors who wanted to exchange God-bestowed seeds for resources, explaining the demand.

As for looking for insectoid warriors to purchase God-bestowed seeds, after the Purple Cloud Merchant Guild incident, everyone was unwilling to do it again, fearing that it would provoke dissatisfaction from other insectoid warriors, or even worse, they were afraid of punishment from the Natural True God.

"Also," Fourleaf suddenly said somewhat embarrassedly, "The Shanglu Divine Tree said that in order to maximize the effect of the Divine-quality Wishing Fruit, it wants all of my Divine-quality Wishing Fruit shares owed to the kingdom.

As compensation, each Divine-quality Wishing Fruit share will be exchanged for a Divine-quality Ginseng Seed and a Divine-quality Cocoa Fruit."

"Ah? This—" The spiders were stunned. They were all preparing to make a big splash, but the Shanglu Divine Tree said that it would directly take away all the Divine-quality Wishing Fruit shares? Isn't this a bit too much?

Many lords looked at the two Spider Kings: "Ginkgo Spider King, Plantain Spider King, is this order from the Shanglu Divine Tree a bit—"

They didn't dare to directly say that the Shanglu Divine Tree was doing too much, wanting to hear what the two Spider Kings thought?

After thinking for a moment, the Plantain Spider King exchanged a glance with the Ginkgo Spider King and decisively said: "We naturally have to obey the Shanglu Divine Tree's order. Besides, we won't lose out by being able to obtain Divine-quality Ginseng Seeds and Divine-quality Cocoa Fruits."

"Not losing out is not losing out, but the Shanglu Divine Tree is too domineering. How could it make such a decision?" A Flame Spider lord muttered.

"Domineering what?" The Ginkgo Spider King reprimanded: "The Shanglu Divine Tree has made a decision, we just need to obey it. Or do you think Fourleaf is lying? Falsely conveying the Shanglu Divine Tree's order?"

"Besides, do you have subordinate God-bestowed seeds of Law Divine-quality God-bestowed seeds? Can our kingdom produce Law Divine-quality fruits? It's already very good to have Divine-quality Ginseng Seeds and Divine-quality Cocoa Fruits as compensation."

The spider, who had been reprimanded, immediately dared not say anything.

Fourleaf, on the other hand, had a calm expression. Giving up the benefits for nothing would definitely cause some spiders to have opinions. It would be strange if they didn't have opinions, but it didn't care. As long as the two Spider Kings didn't explicitly object, everything else was not a problem.

Besides, compared to the Divine-quality Wishing Fruit, the other Divine-quality fruits in Shanglu were what the Flame Spiders in the kingdom urgently needed.

Spiders who couldn't even eat ordinary Divine-quality fruits shouldn't even think about Law Divine-quality fruits and the like.

Fourleaf: "Regarding the Divine-quality Amethyst Grapes, the Jingtian Spider King said to wait for the next batch and take one over to test it out."

"That's right. Without an accurate assessment of the ability, the other party won't buy it."

"Oh, right, the Shanglu Divine Tree wants me to stay in Shanglu for a few months every year. It wants to train me to learn how to use ability techniques."

The Ginkgo Spider King was very surprised: "The Shanglu Divine Tree personally teaching you?"

"Yes." Fourleaf said somewhat dejectedly: "It said that I only think about age advancement and don't train my abilities. If I don't reach proficiency in using my abilities, it wants me to slow down the speed of my age evolution and practice using ability techniques."

"This is a good thing. The Shanglu Divine Tree has existed in the Star Realm for countless years and has definitely taught many Flame Spiders. With its guidance, you can learn much more than you can learn here in the Fang Clan Continent."

Fourleaf: "Then I will go there for four or five months every year in the future."

The Ginkgo Spider King said: "Now that we've finished talking about the matters in Shanglu, let's talk about the situation in the Western Hemisphere.

Currently, there are starships connecting all four continents, and the scale of trade routes is expanding. Currently, the number of Flame Spider warriors in our kingdom is limited, and the distance that most Flame Spider warriors can travel is also limited. They can't even do a few transactions a year.

I suggest setting up a transfer station on Dragon Bamboo Continent. Ordinary Origin Power food and common God-bestowed Origin Power food can be stored in the transfer station, specifically responsible for the trade between Dragon Bamboo Continent and Cloud Trace Continent."

"In addition, I and the God-bestowed seeds of the kingdom have discussed it, and the amount of Origin Power food lent to Flame Spider warriors each year will be increased by 5 million Origin Stones. This part is for the Mountain Lord level and advanced warriors to borrow, and is calculated separately from the previous one thousand Origin Stone God-bestowed Origin Power food allowed to be borrowed each year."

"Establishing a transfer station is indeed feasible, especially now that we're engaging in trade across the four continents. The wandering merchants, particularly those going to the Cloud Trace Continent, find it troublesome to cross two continents every year."

Hearing the Ginkgo Spider King discussing ordinary Origin Power food trades within the kingdom, Four-Leaf felt it wasn't relevant to him. After listening for a while, he told the Ginkgo Spider King he was returning to his territory to rest.

Four-Leaf's return to his territory didn't cause a ripple. He had only been gone to Shanglu for a few days. That amount of time wasn't even as long as some spiders' naps.

Upon returning to his territory, Four-Leaf inspected it as usual. His territory now encompassed over two hundred square kilometers of land.

The hundred-plus square kilometers around Twin Peaks had already been cultivated. The Dragon Bamboo Plain, closer to Twin Peaks, had also been cultivated for many years, planted with durian and banana trees.

Actually, he had wanted to plant peach trees, but thinking about it, he figured it was better to focus on those two types rather than planting many different things.

It was just that, over the years, he hadn't managed to cultivate a God-given Seed within his large territory, which was quite depressing.

Now that the Shanglu Divine Tree side had mentioned searching for God-given Seeds of peach, pagoda tree, and oriental arborvitae varieties,

he wanted to plant peach trees again.

However, seeing the durian tree forest around Twin Peaks, which had already grown very tall, he felt a little reluctant.

They had been cultivated for so many years. Eradicating them all at once felt like a waste. What if a God-given Seed was born next year or the year after?

Four-Leaf carefully inspected the durian and banana trees, looking for any mutated strains. Even slight mutations could be guided through cultivation, evolving in a better direction.

"Lord Four-Leaf."

From the grass emerged a bug, its body over two meters long.

A herbaceous plant, more than two meters tall, grew out of the giant bug's head, making it look strange.

"Is that Yacon?"

Seeing the large bug, Four-Leaf responded with a smile.

Yacon was a bug he had found while patrolling the kingdom's territory after he advanced to Mountain Lord level. Its growth method was quite peculiar; it could be a plant in spring, summer, and autumn, and transform back into a bug in winter.

After Four-Leaf brought it back, the kingdom raised it to the advanced stage. However, it only had one life-seed and slept in the soil year-round, so no spider was willing to have it as a companion insect.

Four-Leaf felt sorry for it, so he let it help him raise Little Flame Spiders in his territory. He paid Yacon a salary every year,

to help it evolve faster.

However, Yacon was limited by resources, and it spent years growing as a plant, not consuming Origin Power food like other insect warriors. Over the years, it hadn't advanced to Mountain Lord level, which left Four-Leaf speechless.

Fortunately, as a member of the Cordyceps family, Yacon's lifespan was more than four times that of insect warriors of the same level, so Four-Leaf didn't have to worry about it aging and dying so quickly.

"Yacon, how is life here? Has any bug bullied you?"

"No,"

Yacon grinned, showing its teeth: "I stay in place most of the time, just watching the Little Flame Spiders, and don't interact with everyone."

"Mm,"

Yacon was truly too Buddhist.

Four-Leaf looked at Yacon, who was still only at the high-level of the ninth instar.

From the initial stage to the advanced stage, the kingdom provided Origin Power food for evolution, allowing it to reach the advanced stage within six years. After reaching the advanced stage, it needed to produce its own resources to grow.

Yet, Yacon had spent twenty or thirty years in these seven or eight instars. If it were still in the wild, who knew if it could even advance to the advanced stage in so long.

"Yacon, when will you advance to Mountain Lord level?"

"I don't know, maybe in another ten years or so."

Four-Leaf looked at the sapling on its head, which hadn't even grown a fruit, and couldn't help but say: "Yacon, doesn't your life-seed grow fruit?

If you grew some fruit, you should be able to accumulate some resources to advance to Mountain Lord level, right?"

But then again, he didn't know if the life-seed on Yacon's back was an ordinary life-seed or a God-given Seed?

If it was an ordinary life-seed, its rate of absorbing natural Origin Power was faster than the Flame Spider wanderer's only life-seed.

If it was a God-given Seed, it didn't have a soul consciousness. It could be said that it was one with Yacon. Could Yacon be its soul consciousness?

Anyway, it looked quite strange.

"Ah?"

Yacon blinked innocently: "My life-seed and I are one. Photosynthesis allows us to grow together. Wouldn't eating the fruit after it grows be like eating my own excrement?"

Four-Leaf was speechless: "You, you're disgusting."

Yacon continued to wag its fat tail innocently.

"Never mind that, Four-Leaf, I have good news for you. A Little Flame Spider warrior was born in your territory this year."

"Really?"

Hearing Yacon's words, Four-Leaf was somewhat surprised, then immediately excited: "Where is it?

Take me to see it."

"It's nearby."

Yacon took the lead and crawled forward, saying as it crawled: "The Little Flame Spider warrior was only born a few days ago and is very vigilant. I approached it a few times, but it ran far away.

I'm not that fast, so I was planning to wait a few days for Angelica to come over and ask her to make contact, but I didn't expect to run into you."

Four-Leaf followed behind Yacon, scanning the nearby forest with his mental power, and soon detected a very weak Origin Power fluctuation.

Ignoring Yacon, who was slowly crawling forward, he moved his eight legs directly into the depths of the durian forest.

Under Four-Leaf's powerful mental gaze, a Little Flame Spider warrior, the size of a lychee, trembled under a leaf.

"Little one, don't be afraid,"

Four-Leaf sent out his mental power: "I am your elder, my name is Four-Leaf,

when did you evolve into an Origin Power warrior? Have you chosen a life-seed yet?"

"Elder?"

The Little Flame Spider warrior, who was originally hiding under the leaves, felt this mental power. It quietly peeled back a bit of the leaf, using its eight eyes to size up the behemoth in front of it.

The spider in front of it was too big. Its eight eyes couldn't even see one of its feet, and a leg hair pulled from its leg would be bigger than it.

Was this really its elder?

However, the Little Warrior felt Four-Leaf's aura and indeed had a sense of closeness.

Without searching its inherited memories, Origin Power warriors instinctively felt close to their same-race elders.

The Little Flame Spider warrior emitted a weak mental power, sticking to Four-Leaf's mental power like a puppy, trying to please him.

"Heh heh."

Four-Leaf chuckled: "Come out."

"Okay."

The Little Flame Spider warrior moved its eight short legs, struggling to crawl on the fallen leaves.

Four-Leaf extended a front leg and placed it in front of the Little Flame Spider warrior, allowing the Little Warrior to climb onto his back.

The Little Warrior climbed up Four-Leaf's spider leg to the top of his head, then settled down. It wasn't too shy.

Four-Leaf repeated the question from earlier: "After you awakened, have you chosen a plant seed to incorporate into your life-sac?"

"Not yet,"

the Little Warrior replied: "A super big bug nearby chased me, and I didn't dare to come out."

"That's Yacon,"

Four-Leaf explained with a smile: "He is a bug that I arranged to take care of you, he won't hurt you."

"Big bug is too scary."

The Little Flame Spider warrior complained, unconvinced.

At this moment, Yacon happened to crawl over. Seeing Yacon, the Little Warrior shrunk its head timidly, as if afraid of being seen by Yacon, and didn't dare to make a sound.

Four-Leaf didn't discuss the topic of whether the bug was fierce or not with the Little Warrior: "I'll take you to pick a plant seed you like as a life-seed."

"Life-seed, life-seed, pick a life-seed!"

The Little Flame Spider warrior stood on Four-Leaf's head, waving its chelicerae wildly, overjoyed.