Ant Lord in the Star Realm

Chapter 767 612: Explosive Jet_2

Dragon Cypress: "I understand the logic..."

Dragon Cypress: "Snow Velvet Spider King, let's switch to another pricing method—calculate based on the Divine-Given Seed's yield. The Wild Divine-Given Seed I pay you brings an annual yield of about 1.5 million. How about it? You'll recoup your cost in 200 years, everything after is profit."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "..."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "That's a more reasonable calculation, but 1.5 million is too low—3 million? For us Flame Spider Roving Merchants, long-term investments can't have a payback period of more than 100 years."

Dragon Cypress: "This is a once-in-200-years grand deal; you can't measure it by ordinary rules. A 200-year payback is just right."

"..."

Snow Velvet Spider King hesitated for a long while, then said, "I'll take a step back—2.5 million."

Dragon Cypress guessed that Snow Velvet Spider King's true bottom line was probably 2 million.

Dragon Cypress said nothing.

Snow Velvet Spider King also fell silent.

Blood Root Spider King glanced around, breaking the silence: "Snow Velvet, let me add one more condition for you. You can have priority picking Divine-Given Seeds with a comprehensive body constitution and Water System abilities."

These are the Divine-Given Seeds that the Illusory Color Flame Spider lineage can make use of.

Blood Root Spider King's intentions couldn't be clearer.

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Dragon Cypress Ant King, what do you think?"

Dragon Cypress: "That's acceptable. I can also make another concession—2 million, Snow Velvet Spider King, and you have priority selection. How about it?"

Snow Velvet Spider King considered, and replied concisely: "Acc—"

Spider King Water Orchid commented wryly: "You two are truly interesting. Stone Hunt Blue Ant drove you all to flee across the whole world. One's roving merchant business is at a standstill, the other's got nowhere to take root, and yet you're already discussing how to split up Stone Hunt Blue Ant's wealth."

—Can't we take root on Rainbow Island?

Dragon Cypress was silent and did not argue.

Snow Velvet Spider King spoke with confidence: "My judgment never errs. In both combat and strategic potential, Dragon Cypress Ant King is someone who can reshape the very structure of the Southern Hemisphere."

Snow Velvet Spider King asked, "Dragon Cypress Ant King, in your estimation, how long will it take to condense the 'Heavenly Frost Remnants Realm' Divine Pattern? Your Blue Soldiers still lack powerful Divine Mark Abilities."

Dragon Cypress: "I'll try to manage it within 20 years."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "And the Whirl Beast Devouring? That's not an ability you pick up easily."

Dragon Cypress: "Indeed, I've experienced it myself. The difficulty leaves my ants in utter despair. I'll have to see how things go. Once I've acquired the Divine-Grade Rosy Fruit, I'll devote myself to the Heavenly Frost Remnants Realm."

Spider King Carpetgrass reminded: "Don't forget the Thunder System! That is the key. Till now, it's the Elemental System that most effectively counters Stone Hunt Blue Ant. Dragon Cypress Ant King, you ought to make plans for Thunder System Divine Patterns as soon as possible."

Dragon Cypress: "I've thought about that, but unfortunately, at present, my number of Thunder System Abilities is insufficient..."

Spider King Fork Pillar: "Snow Velvet, is there also a scarcity of Divine-Grade Fruits that grant Thunder System Abilities in the Northern Hemisphere?"

Snow Velvet Spider King: "So far as I've heard and managed to acquire, there's just one Divine Grade, the origin unknown, which grants an ability called 'Controllable Current.' To elaborate: the Primordial Energy-generated lightning can persist a long time, unlike most lightning abilities that vanish in a flash. You can control it, morph it into many forms, and attack in various ways."

Spider King Water Orchid: "That ability sounds great! Snow Velvet, get me one."

Spider King Fork Pillar: "I'd like one too—Snow Velvet, see what you can do."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "... We can trade, Divine-Grade Fruits for Divine-Grade Fruits."

Snow Velvet Spider King quickly shifted the topic: "Dragon Cypress Ant King, besides the Divine-Grade Silver Leaf Fruit, the Southern Hemisphere has another Thunder System Divine God-Given Seed called 'Crumble Tooth Wood.' Its fruit is known as Thunder Firm Nut, and the power it grants is 'Flash Strike,' allowing your body to dash as quick as lightning—a straight-line instantaneous move for a certain distance..."

...

In conversation, it was gathered that the four Old Spider Kings traveling with Snow Velvet Spider King were once leaders of eminent caravans across the continent, now long retired, just waiting to eat a Shanglu Fruit before leaving the Star Realm for good.

Their party arrived at Xianglan Mountain five days early.

It had the sense of journeying and expanding one's horizons.

Dragon Cypress introduced them to the Deep Blue God-Given Seed, let them observe the Sea Blue Tree and the Silver Cypress Tree, then carried them one by one using the Dominating Throne to Molan Mountain to witness the Divine-Given Seed of Great King Molan.

Dragon Cypress also hosted a grand banquet to entertain the spiders.

...

The annual spring trading season.

The trade force set out bright and early.

At Rednan Mountain, the party halted.

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Dragon Cypress Ant King, this trade cave you built is rather cramped—can't fit so many of us insects..."

Dragon Cypress immediately replied: "Snow Velvet Spider King, honorable Spider Kings, after you!"

Snow Velvet Spider King boldly led the four Spider Kings and squeezed into the trade cave...

Dragon Cypress brought up the rear, crouching at the cave entrance and peering in.

"Snow Velvet Spider King!"

"!!!"

"..."

At last, the much-anticipated Snow Velvet Spider King was here!

Red Peach, Heliotrope, and Chasing Wind were all beside themselves with delight.

"This Little Flame Spider is...?"

Snow Velvet Spider King looked toward Chasing Wind.

"Chasing Wind!"

Chasing Wind responded warmly, explaining succinctly: "Lupine Spider King split off from White Ivy Spider King's caravan. The original White Ivy and Luoli Caravans had too few Flame Spider Warriors, so Spider King Melde sent me to assist Lupine Spider King."

"Uh—"

Snow Velvet Spider King asked: "Has your Diaphus Flame Spider lineage selected a Leader? White Ivy Spider King?"

Chasing Wind: "White Ivy Spider King!"

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Red Peach, Chasing Wind, do convey my congratulations to White Ivy Spider King."

Snow Velvet Spider King explained: "The crisis on Bayonet Continent is still unresolved, and it's even spreading to Zhibai Continent. I have many important matters to handle this time, and it's risky coming here. For safety, I invited four Ancestral Land Spider Kings to travel with me—this is Blood Root Spider King..."

Snow Velvet Spider King introduced each in turn; after everyone got acquainted, he briefly updated them on the Southern Hemisphere situation.