Ant Lord in the Star Realm-Chapter 521 - 501 Ivy

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A Little Warrior Grasshopper, two or three centimeters long, bright green carapace, its body sparsely covered with sharp spikes.

It lay motionless atop Boss Yellow Stem’s forehead, staring at Dragon Cypress and Cypress.

Immediately, a grumpy warning came from Linnan Divine Tree: "Ant! Stay away—don’t scare the Little Warrior."

Dragon Cypress and Cypress, who were striding over, stopped in their tracks.

Dragon Cypress asked, "Boss Yellow, is this the one Ink Orchid found last time?"

Boss Yellow Stem’s tentacles bounced with excitement, "Of course! I’ve been watching it the whole time! It just went through an Age Period molt, and really turned into a Little Warrior!"

Dragon Cypress: "..."

Cypress: "..."

Dragon Cypress: "Congratulations!"

Cypress: "Congrats! Congrats!"

Dragon Cypress: "Huagi Divine Tree, Linnan Divine Tree, congratulations—you finally don’t have to worry about Boss Yellow Stem suddenly dying and there being no insects left on Huagi Mountain."

Huagi Divine Tree is not joking.

Linnan Divine Tree laughed, "Boss Yellow’s legs are sluggish and his mind slower than an ant’s. If he keels over sooner it’s fine too. Looks like this little guy is a bit smarter..."

Linnan chuckled, then suddenly his spiritual power snapped stern, scolding, "Mantis! Stop! Don’t fly so fast!"

Ink Orchid quickly sensed the commotion and flashed over, "Little Warrior?"

Cypress explained, "Second King, the Little Shield Grasshopper you previously detected Origin Force Fluctuation from has really evolved into a 1st Age Period Little Warrior."

Ink Orchid: "!!!"

Ink Orchid: "So it seems even ordinary insects show signs before evolving into warriors!"

Ink Orchid: "How about I check all the Little Shield Grasshoppers just in case?"

Boss Yellow Stem: "That would be troublesome for you, Ink Orchid."

Huagi Divine Tree: "That’s not it. Don’t waste your time or energy. This little one is special, an exception—we’ve observed it for a while now. Normal Insect Clan Warriors don’t display Origin Force Fluctuation before ascending to become Origin Force Life."

Ink Orchid: "Oh——"

Ink Orchid: "So this little one is extraordinary?!"

Dragon Cypress: "Definitely. He’s not even scared when facing such a fierce mantis."

Ant, what’s your deal? Ink Orchid lifted his wings and fluttered, asking, "Boss Yellow, did you arrange the first Life Seed for our little one?"

Linnan Divine Tree: "Of course. Personally arranged by me."

Boss Yellow Stem said gloomily, "...Ivy Tree."

Ivy is also a kind of bean-vine plant.

The seeds were collected by the Wormwood Spider King from the Ten-thousand Tribes Continent.

Dragon Cypress arranged for them to be planted in a ring around the River Canal, cooperating with Bean Vine Entanglement Ability, for territory defense.

Dragon Cypress: "A pretty nice large woody vine."

Ink Orchid: "So is the little one’s name going to be Ivy?"

Linnan Divine Tree: "Isn’t that obvious?"

Boss Yellow Stem: "..."

Boss Yellow Stem: "The Ivy seeds are a bit big, the little one can’t swallow them."

Boss Yellow Stem: "We’re discussing it. Thinking of giving the little one a smaller plant seed first."

Huagi Divine Tree: "There are lots of options. The key is where the little one will put down roots in the future."

Dragon Cypress: "We could have part of the Life Seeds take root in Purple Tung Insect Nation, and part on Huagi Mountain. When the little one grows up, he can take shifts with Boss Yellow and Spruce, always keeping someone stationed here."

Huagi Divine Tree: "If planting in Purple Tung Insect Nation, Frost Birch, Black Birch, Silver Cypress, Cold Fir, Giant Insect Sequoia, and so on are all good choices."

Boss Yellow Stem: "The climate on Purple Tung Insect Nation is more suitable for plant growth—the types of plant seeds we can choose from are endless..."

Linnan Divine Tree: "The little one’s name is Ivy..."

Huagi Divine Tree: "Dragon Cypress Ant King, could I bother you to escort Boss Yellow back to Huagi Mountain for some seeds, and also collect some quality plant seeds from here in Purple Tung Insect Nation? We can lay them all out and let the little one choose for himself."

Linnan Divine Tree: "About that name..." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Linnan Divine Tree was determined to name the little one ’Ivy.’

Huagi Divine Tree: "..."

Huagi Divine Tree: "Thanks to Ink Orchid for discovering him early and taking care of him, the Little Warrior could finally be born. Ink Orchid, you name him."

Immediately, a spiritual and mental pressure full of threat fell onto Ink Orchid’s head.

Ink Orchid: "I think...Ivy is a pretty good name, and Ivy is a nice plant too. Let’s call him Ivy."

Ink Orchid: "Dragon Cypress, do you have any objections?"

Dragon Cypress: "...No objections."

Huagi Divine Tree: "Then Ivy it is."

The name of the Shield Grasshopper Little Warrior was officially settled.

Cypress went to notify Round Cypress and Black Birch to gather some newly ripened, small-seeded arbor seeds from the jungle this year.

Dragon Cypress escorted Boss Yellow back to Huagi Mountain to share the good news with Quandong Divine Tree and Spruce, and also brought back a batch of quality plant seeds from Huagi Mountain Treasury.

On the ridge’s giant rock,

Boss Yellow solemnly laid out all the seeds together.

Little Warrior Ivy stepped forward to choose.

Ivy, a bit lost and dazed, stared for quite a while. Prompted by Boss Yellow, he finally picked a Giant Insect Sequoia seed, buried his head, struggled to swallow, and placed it into his Life Pouch.

Top-Level Plant Seed!

Boss Yellow was overjoyed and praised, "Smart choice."

Quandong Divine Tree also praised approvingly, "Very clever little one."

Dragon Cypress and Spruce were both delighted too.

A newly born Little Warrior able to pick out a Top-Level Plant Seed from among so many unfamiliar plant seeds clearly shows a keen instinct for quality plants.

This is a kind of indescribable ’ability.’

In the future, Little Ivy should do quite well with managing and developing his territory.

Quandong Divine Tree: "Boss Yellow, how are you planning things? Still going to Purple Tung Insect Nation?"

Boss Yellow Stem: "I’ll take Ivy to Purple Tung Insect Nation, use the Dominating Throne to complete an Age Period Evolution. At the end of Autumn, we’ll return to Huagi Mountain to overwinter in the Knowledge Hall."

Boss Yellow Stem: "Come Late Winter Season, we’ll head south to Dragon Cypress Ant King. Borrowing the Dominating Throne, Ivy will evolve to Age Period 3. By late next Spring, he can evolve to Age Period 4. That way, in Spring next year, Ivy can sow three Life Seed Plants."

Quandong Divine Tree: "...A reasonable plan."

After all these years, Huagi Mountain finally gave birth to a Shield Grasshopper Warrior.

Truly rare and precious.

Quandong Divine Tree originally wanted Boss Yellow to keep the Little Warrior at Huagi Mountain, but a rookie 1st Age Period Little Warrior is fragile, and using the Dominating Throne to help him evolve really does keep failure risk to a minimum.

Quandong Divine Tree couldn’t say anything more.

Spruce remained stationed at Huagi Mountain.

Dragon Cypress once again drove the Dominating Throne, carrying Boss Yellow and Ivy back to Purple Tung Insect Nation.

...

First Age Period Little Warrior’s growth and evolution is very simple.

Half a month,

Ivy’s soul state stabilized, so he could use spiritual power to communicate with everyone.

Another half month later,

Boss Yellow took out a jar of Ant Honey, dipped his tentacle in a little bit each day, and fed it to Ivy.

Fed a little each day, for about ten days,

Ivy fell asleep to evolve, smoothly advanced to a Primary-Level 2nd Age Period Shield Grasshopper Little Warrior.

...

Late autumn.

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid made a whirlwind tour around the continent, finishing the autumn trades, and finally arrived at Southern Sour Jujube Mountain.

After some simple prep, Ink Orchid went into hibernation to evolve into an Age Period 8 Mountain Lord.

Successfully comprehended the Forest Symbiont ability.

Dragon Cypress also promised ten thousand Green Ants, and only then plucked some leaves from Linnan Divine Tree.

When using them without activating the Orchid Mantis Talent Ability, her carapace was inky green, but wouldn’t conflict with the Talent Ability. Quite ideal.

...

The newly cultivated Fey Oil Fruit Divine-Given Seed by Ink Orchid was still sown here on Southern Sour Jujube Mountain.

It was late autumn, the temperature just right.

The seed sprouted the day after sowing.

Three days later, it grew into a ten-centimeter-tall seedling.

Half a month later, it reached half a meter in height.

Ink Orchid’s Chestnut Beans, Sea Blue Tree, Ink Emperor Peach, and Fey Oil Fruit—the four Divine-Given Seeds were gathered together, as close as possible, and usually, the Divine-Given Seeds could communicate with each other.

Ink Orchid stayed to look after them.

Black Cory helped out.

Dragon Cypress piloted the Dominating Throne north alone, finally making a trip to Black Fruit Mountain and Silver Cypress Mountain...