Ant Lord in the Star Realm

Chapter 766 612: Explosive Jet

Dragon Cypress took the initiative to shoulder the task, using Water System Ability to control the Ice Boat and cut through the waves.

The four big spiders all seemed disinclined to speak.

The usually cheerful and eloquent Snow Velvet Spider King also wore an expression of deep gravity.

Dragon Cypress took the initiative to find a topic.

"Snow Velvet Spider King, is your plan to transport one hundred million Source Stones back to the Shanglu Ancestral Land each year?"

"Yes."

"Doesn't that mean, the space endowed by the Shanglu Fruit can contain...twenty million Source Stones?"

Standard large Spider Silk Bags for holding Source Stones; each can only hold a thousand Source Stones.

So twenty million would mean twenty thousand bags.

The current Dominating Throne, even by stacking layers, can only hold at most one hundred and fifty bags.

How large is that space?

Dragon Cypress was full of anticipation.

Snow Velvet Spider King: "There's also an issue of spatial potential. Different insects who use the Shanglu Fruit gain different sized spaces. In theory, it should match spiritual power, but in reality, it's reduced by dozens or even hundreds of times. The space is a perfect cube by standard. The space I obtained is fifty-four meters per side. Defined by the Shanglu Divine Tree, fifty meters per side is considered perfect. I am beyond perfect; in the entire history of the Flame Spider Tribe, only a few spiders of this caliber have ever emerged. One hundred million Source Stones is neither too few nor too many. I alone can transport them all in one trip."

Dragon Cypress: "!!!"

Dragon Cypress tilted his head to look at the relatively amiable Spider King Carpetgrass.

Spider King Carpetgrass: "Don't look at me. I haven't eaten it yet."

Blood Root Spider King: "Stop looking. Of everyone here, only Snow Velvet has eaten it."

Dragon Cypress's thoughts spun and he guessed the reason, probing, "The Shanglu Fruits produced in the last century, were they sent to the Ten-thousand Tribes Continent? Of the Five Flame Spider Tribes, each tribe got one?"

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Yes. For the Round Purple, Grape Hydrangea, Illusory Color, and White-Legged Tribes, there was no problem. But in the Diaphus Flame Spider Tribe, the Aconite Spider King and Spider King Pickerelweed could not agree, neither willing to yield, so there was an election of the Leader, and White Ivy Spider King benefited by picking up a bargain."

Snow Velvet Spider King said gloomily, "Normally, the Shanglu Fruit is distributed personally by the Shanglu Divine Tree. It inspects the Flame Spider's character, intelligence, wealth, and spatial potential, compromising nothing for waste. Over at the Ten-thousand Tribes Continent, things were special, and the Fruits were distributed without the Divine Tree's inspection. The four Spider Kings who have already used a Shanglu Fruit, their spaces are only a dozen or twenty meters, all less than ideal. As for the promised annual shipment of one hundred million Source Stones, the four of them together can't carry it in one trip..."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "The White Ivy Spider King's situation shouldn't be too bad. With the five Spider Kings together, they should manage a hundred million a year. If it still doesn't work, well, they'll just have to make two trips. In any case, this can't be delayed any longer."

"Uh—"

Dragon Cypress's heart stirred, and he asked, "It's said that the Shanglu Divine Tree is the ancestor of the Flame Spider Roving Merchants. In the beginning, the Round Purple Flame Spider clan was born as a mutation beneath the Shanglu Divine Tree, and later other clans gradually evolved out. So that means the spatial talent potential comes from the Shanglu Divine Tree?"

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Yes!"

Dragon Cypress: "Then, what about the Native Breed Flame Spiders, they..."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "The Shanglu Fruit will also consider allocating to the Primordial Spider Warriors, but the space they gain is always below ten meters."

"..."

Dragon Cypress was speechless, his desire for the Shanglu Fruit instantly dropping by ninety percent.

With a change of thought,

Dragon Cypress asked again, "Is the space granted by the Shanglu Fruit fixed and unchangeable? Will it grow as one evolves?"

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Yes, but it's negligible. During the Insect King stage, there's almost no increase. As for what changes after leaving the Origin Force Star Realm and breaking through the Insect King realm, no insect can say for sure."

Well, that's good.

As long as there's some growth potential.

Dragon Cypress stopped at that, not pressing further.

Snow Velvet Spider King suddenly seemed to recall something and said, "About the Law Divine Tree, there's one more thing. Dragon Cypress Ant King, you've already eaten the Ghost King Sophora Seeds, so that's considered final recognition of the previously negotiated price."

Dragon Cypress froze and asked, "What price?"

Snow Velvet Spider King, displeased: "What we agreed upon—take Blue Island, five Wild God-Given Seeds."

"Five!"

Dragon Cypress jumped, "We never agreed on that, right? I can't accept that price. Snow Velvet Spider King, we never received any word from you on this side, the Ghost King Sophora Seeds were delivered to Xianglan Mountain and just sat there—it couldn't go on like that! I only ate it because I had no choice, that's not my fault."

Dragon Cypress: "Three, that price I can accept. Or, I'll find a way to get another batch of Ghost King Sophora Seeds and give it back to you."

"Return?"

Snow Velvet Spider King: "And what will you use to return it?"

Dragon Cypress: "Three Wild God-Given Seeds? That price, Red Crow Mountain can accept."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "But as I recall, Red Crow Mountain has already clearly replied that they don't accept that kind of trade."

Snow Velvet Spider King said earnestly, "Dragon Cypress Ant King, you've misunderstood the value of the Wild God-Given Seed. Yes, a single Wild God-Given Seed can yield gains continuously over time. On paper, its potential returns are far more than three hundred million; given enough time—a hundred, a thousand years—even thirty billion, three hundred billion isn't impossible. But have you considered, how many centuries or millennia do insects actually live?"

"The 'Ancestral Divine Power' given by the Ghost King Sophora Seeds is the true lifelong benefit. It lets an Insect go farther and live longer. This is produced once every thirty-nine years; in a limited lifetime, its total possible output is easy to see, and each instance is exceedingly precious. By comparison, though God-Given Seeds are just as rare, there are always new chances to get one, as long as something grows somewhere—there are limitless opportunities."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "We in Shanglu collect Wild God-Given Seeds mainly to better survive the Origin Force Silent Period. Shanglu needs Wild God-Given Seeds, and you, Dragon Cypress Ant King, need the Ghost King Sophora Seeds."