Ant Lord in the Star Realm-Chapter 475 - 455: A Delightful Conversation

The internal situation of the Dabai Tribe is rather complex; each tribe has its own territorial region.

Ironwood is a Two-Pattern Column Firefly Leaf Beetle Warrior.

Their tribal territory is adjacent to the Ten-Star Firefly Leaf Beetle Tribe.

Ironwood could only lead White Ivy and Melde’s party to the border of the two tribes’ territories, then found a Mountain Lord Level Ten-Star Firefly Leaf Beetle Warrior he was familiar with to guide them.

Mountain Lord Level warriors cannot visit the tribal leader at will.

He then found his direct elder, a Lord-Level Ten-Star Firefly Leaf Beetle Warrior, to lead the way...

After several twists and turns, and expending four "small gifts," they finally made it to Nanxun Peak.

An old Insect King, already entering the period of decline, stared intently at White Ivy.

"Melde greets Wave Leaf Insect King!"

Melde greeted respectfuly.

"White Ivy greets Wave Leaf Insect King!"

At White Ivy’s thought, wisps of Wood Primordial Energy Power drifted out from her carapace.

Sure enough, Earth-Wood Dual Systems!

Wave Leaf Insect King withdrew his gaze.

The management of the Dabai Tribe had done an excellent job of information blockade; so far, within the Ten-Star Firefly Leaf Beetle Tribe, only a few Lord-Level and above warriors were aware of the news about the Divine-Grade Shashuo Divine-Given Seed.

Even within the Dabai Tribe management, only a handful of core members knew of it.

Under such strict conditions, for the Flame Spider Caravan to obtain the news and come seeking, they certainly must possess exceptional wealth and Insect Vein connections.

Judging by their bearing, this Flame Spider Roving Merchant named White Ivy was truly remarkable.

"Lord White Ivy and Lord Melde, you are too polite."

Wave Leaf Insect King responded warmly, not daring to slight them just because they were Lord-Level.

White Ivy introduced herself, "Melde and I both hail from the Spider King Spurge lineage. We mainly travel on the Wan Country Continent doing only high-end trade, specializing in premium Origin Force Honey, Divine-Given Origin Force Food, as well as Divine-Grade Fruit transactions. During autumn, we return to the Ten-thousand Tribes Continent, where we make a quick round among several top Great Tribes, Dabai Tribe included."

Melde appropriately supplemented, "Wave Leaf Insect King, perhaps you haven’t heard of Spider King Spurge, but I’m sure you’ve heard of Aconite Spider King. Strictly speaking, we and Aconite Spider King are of the same lineage and maintain frequent dealings, especially in the exchange of valuable goods."

Spider King Spurge? Aconite Spider King?

Judging from their tone, they seemed formidable.

Wave Leaf Insect King was just an old Insect King, nurtured with centralized resources by the tribe, who could not progress past Evolution King Level; his knowledge of Wan Country Continent was rather limited.

He had never heard of either of these Spider Kings...

However...

Wave Leaf Insect King seized the key point and asked, "Lord White Ivy, are you selling Origin Force Honey?"

Before they could answer, Wave Leaf Insect King suddenly realized, "That must be it. The metal cans have images of White Ivy Grass and Luoli Grass!"

Wave Leaf Insect King became even more enthusiastic: "Two Lords, come with me to the tribe’s reception hall to talk."

"Very well!"

"Thank you for your hospitality, Insect King!"

White Ivy and Melde responded, exchanging glances, secretly delighted.

On the way here, they had even been discussing how to market the Origin Force Honey.

This is great!

No need for any sales pitch—the fame of Origin Force Honey had already arrived and, apparently, it was quite popular.

Upon entering the cave,

White Ivy and Melde were even more pleased.

At the center of the stone table, in the middle of the cave, sat two golden, gleaming metal cans.

These were precisely the metal cans used by the caravan to store Origin Force Honey, which, after being enhanced by the Jinhe Pattern ability of the Yuezuo Mountain Golden Peach Bettle King, became brightly golden and adorned with exquisite patterns.

The key was that after being reinforced with the Jinhe Pattern ability by the Insect King, the can’s strength became extremely high, approaching the metal used to manufacture Starships by Outworld Civilizations, reaching the level of Origin Force Metal that could endure for thousands upon thousands of years without decaying.

They were not only practical containers for preserving valuable items, but also served as fine, elegant ornaments.

Currently, of the metal cans for sale with Origin Force Honey, nine out of ten could not be recovered by the caravan—they were instead collected and displayed by Insect Clan Warriors in their caves.

White Ivy and Melde were not very surprised by this.

Melde apologized, "Wave Leaf Insect King, to speak frankly, it’s true that White Ivy and I are engaged in the trade of Origin Force Honey. However, I must apologize: this year’s transactions have concluded; the goods are sold out. We only have some Divine-Given Origin Force Food left on our backs. If you need, we can send some over next year."

White Ivy added: "The Origin Force Honey is brewed by worker bees under a Mutant Bee King over on the Wan Country Continent. Production is severely limited by various necessary factors; it is extremely scarce. On the Ten-thousand Tribes Continent, only our caravan offers it."

"Oh——"

Wave Leaf Insect King: "I heard it must be pre-ordered?"

White Ivy: "Yes. Now we only accept reservations from Great Tribes. The quota is limited. For example, Dabai Tribe’s quota is one million Source Stones."

White Ivy: "The standard pack is sealed in cans of ten thousand Source Stones each. There is also a special large can, intended for Insect King use, sealed at thirty thousand or fifty thousand Source Stones each."

Melde lifted his left foreleg and pointed to the table, "These two cans of yours are standard small cans."

Wave Leaf Insect King signaled understanding with his tentacles.

White Ivy continued, "According to the flavor of Origin Force Honey, it is divided into four standard types: Fresh Fruit Light Fragrance, Fresh Fruit Strong Fragrance, Dry Fruit Mellow Fragrance, and Mixed Mellow Fragrance. Bee King Honey, brewed from Divine-Given Origin Force Food, comes in two special flavors: Azure Fruit Fragrance and Golden Light Fruit Fragrance."

White Ivy: "According to the reinforcement type, Origin Force Honey comes in five main categories: Comprehensive Physique, Elemental System, Perception System, Carapace System, and Life System."

As she explained with practiced ease, White Ivy took out a stone slab from the Carapace Spider Silk Bag: "Wave Leaf Insect King, you can pre-order up to a total of one million Source Stones with no problem; just let me know what reinforcement types and flavors you want, and I’ll note them here."

Wave Leaf Insect King: "..."

Origin Force Honey is a scarce commodity; even with Source Stones, you may not be able to buy it.

If you did, you could resell it at a high price even if you didn’t use it yourself...

Wave Leaf Insect King hesitated for two seconds, then said, "How about thirty thousand Source Stones to start with? Ten thousand each of Comprehensive Physique, Water Element, and Carapace Reinforcement types. As for flavor, let’s go with a mix; bring some of each so we can try and find out which is tastiest."

Wave Leaf Insect King added, "I’m buying these to distribute to the tribe’s warriors."

"Very well! I’ll also send two extra cans of Water System Azure Bee King Honey."

White Ivy agreed, gathering a wisp of Earth Primordial Energy at her toe and passing it over the stone slab to record the order information.

After this exchange, Melde and White Ivy both formed an impression: this Ten-Star Firefly Leaf Beetle Tribe is rather poor, and this Wave Leaf Insect King is not wealthy either.

However, a single Divine-Grade, Elemental Talent-granting Divine-God-Given Seed can bring them huge wealth and drive the tribe’s rapid development.

It’s a pity such a treasure was mishandled by an ignorant Little Warrior and made into a Life Seed. If it had simply been planted and nurtured into a wild Divine-Grade God-Given Seed, the Ten-Star Firefly Leaf Beetle Tribe would have a secure future...

As White Ivy packed up the carapace stone slab, she took out some Divine-Given Cypress Fruit and placed them on the stone table.

Melde cut to the chase: "Wave Leaf Insect King, to be frank, White Ivy and I are here mainly for the newly emerged Divine-Grade Shashuo Divine-Given Seed of your tribe."

White Ivy also revealed a bit of Wood Primordial Energy Aura: "You can rest assured of our caravan’s strength. Though Melde and I are only Lord-Level, our trades are on par with, if not greater than, most Spider Kings, and the Divine-Grade Fruit quotas we control are larger than the typical Spider King’s as well."

White Ivy: "We have all three major categories of Divine-Grade Goods—Talent Granting, Ability Granting, and Life-Extending Divine Good. We can even get Soul-type Divine-Grade Fruit, though at a high cost."

Wave Leaf Insect King nodded his tentacles repeatedly: "I can tell. Just by the bearing of you two Lords, I know you do big business."

Wave Leaf Insect King then said with difficulty, "You two arrived a bit late... The number of Divine-Grade Fruit yielded by the Shashuo Divine-Given Seed is extremely limited at the Mountain Lord Level—only three fruits, and who knows when they’ll mature. The quotas have already been allocated. Deadwood Elm made the call: Dabai Tribe gets one; the caravan introduced by Dendrobium from the Butterfly Leaf gets one; and the last is with Golden Frost Mountain Lord—but a month ago, it was already reserved by another caravan..."

As expected, the stable trading right had already long since gone.

White Ivy: "No matter. Melde and I are in this for the long term; we’re not impatient."

Melde: "Based on what I understand about Divine God-Given Seeds, when Golden Frost Mountain Lord evolves to Lord-Level, the output of Divine-Grade Shashuo Fruit will certainly increase—from three per batch to four. By then, as Lords, we can trade with each other."

White Ivy: "We can exchange with fruits that surpass King-Level, granting Wood Element Talent, as well as others that grant hallucination abilities of the soul type and dual Waterwood System hallucination ability Divine-Grade Fruits."

Melde: "We possess two kinds of Life-Extending Divine Goods. One is called ’White Poplar’ and comes from Wan Country Continent: three fruits to a set. The first extends life by fifty years, the second by thirty years, and the third by ten years."

White Ivy: "There’s another Life-Extending Divine Good that can extend life by a full century with a single fruit. We also have some inexpensive Divine-Grade items, such as Divine-Grade Ghost Lotus Seed—which grants a brief state of bodily intangibility to evade attacks; it’s very cheap, just 1.2 million Source Stones. Also, Life System healing type Divine-Grade Fruit, which grants a ’light-speed regeneration’ ability."

Melde: "We also have Divine-Grade Fruit that bestow Metal System Abilities..."

Melde pointed to the stone table: "The reinforcement ability used on this metal can is called ’Jinhe Pattern.’ Divine-Grade Jinhe Fruit—we have a stable supply right for our caravan, and it pairs great with Divine-Grade Shashuo Fruit."

Wave Leaf Insect King: "..."

——The Divine-Grade Fruit you control is not just more than an ordinary Spider King. Across the whole continent, there are likely few Spider Kings who can match you!

——How do you have so many Divine-Grade items?

Wave Leaf Insect King, after all, had lived more than seven hundred years; poor as he was, he wasn’t ignorant.

From their words, it did not sound like empty boasting.

Wave Leaf Insect King: "Lord White Ivy, did you just say—Divine-Grade Fruit that surpasses King-Level?"

White Ivy: "Yes. It’s called ’Kunlun Seed,’ and grants Wood Element Talent. A wild God-Given Seed, using an Outworld Civilization Artifact to shield from Natural Law, evolved beyond King-Level and was honored as the ’Linnan Divine Tree.’"

Wave Leaf Insect King: "!!!"

Wave Leaf Insect King asked again, "Lord White Ivy, the Divine-Grade Fruit that grants dual Waterwood System Abilities—is that the ’Spotted Embrace Fruit’ of Cloud Crown Mountain?"

White Ivy: "Wave Leaf Insect King is truly knowledgeable! Yes, it is the Divine-Grade Spotted Embrace Fruit. We have a stable trade with Cloud Crown Mountain, and not a small quota either."

Wave Leaf Insect King nodded his tentacles, picked up a Divine-Given Cypress Fruit from the table to examine it, thought for a while, and said solemnly:

"If the Lord-Level Shashuo Divine-Given Seed really produces four fruits, I will recommend to Shashuo that the stable trading right for the fourth go to you. However..."

Wave Leaf Insect King sincerely and with some difficulty said, "The Ten-Star Firefly Leaf Beetle Tribe depends on Dabai Tribe for stable survival. The allocation of Divine-Grade Shashuo Fruit is ultimately subject to the three Great Leaders’ decisions... But, even if a stable trading right can’t be secured, we can still do some exchanges, right?"

Wave Leaf Insect King’s meaning was very clear—he greatly hoped to establish friendly trade with White Ivy and Melde’s caravan.

However, the stable trading right for the Divine-Grade Shashuo Fruit was basically out of reach, as the decision belonged to Dabai Tribe’s three Great Leaders.

"Indeed!"

"Wave Leaf Insect King is absolutely right."

White Ivy and Melde both responded in unison.

Melde tentatively asked, "Wave Leaf Insect King, would it be convenient for you to introduce us to Golden Frost Mountain Lord?"

Wave Leaf Insect King stood up: "Of course. It’s not far, I’ll take you both over now."