Ant Lord in the Star Realm-Chapter 552 - 531 Little Yellow

"Dragon Cypress, don’t talk about such deep topics, let’s talk about something simple."

"Simple? You say it."

"Blue Catalpa, Snakebark Maple, which one of you will nurture the upcoming Apricot Tree Divine-Given Seed?"

"Me!"

Blue Catalpa said, "The Green-Red Kiwifruit was nurtured by Snakebark Maple, so it’s my turn for this one. The next one can be nurtured by it again, and we’ll take turns."

Snakebark Maple didn’t object.

The two of them had already discussed the distribution plan.

Blue Catalpa: "Great King, Second King, now that we have the Divine-Given Seed, I urgently need to undergo an Age Period Evolution..."

Snakebark Maple: "But we don’t have enough Source Stones, so..."

Blue Catalpa: "Can you lend us a little?"

Dragon Cypress: "Origin Force Ant Honey can be lent, but not Ant King Honey. Ink Orchid and I are pretty strapped too, we still owe almost thirty million to the caravan and Huagi Mountain."

"..."

Blue Catalpa and Snakebark Maple exchanged glances.

Snakebark Maple: "Then we could..."

Blue Catalpa: "Borrow from Huagi Mountain?"

Ink Orchid snapped, "Blue Catalpa, you’re going to die if you evolve twice just by eating Origin Force Ant Honey?"

Blue Catalpa and Snakebark Maple resolutely shook their tentacles:

—We won’t die, but that’s not strong enough.

—We want to become the strongest Sky Ox Warriors!

Dragon Cypress thought for a moment, and said, "In winter, I’ll take you to Huagi Mountain, and you can talk to Boss Yellow yourself."

"Thank you, Dragon Cypress Ant King!"

"Thank you, Ink Orchid!"

Blue Catalpa and Snakebark Maple straightened their tentacles to show thanks.

Dragon Cypress: "Two Divine-Given Seeds are nowhere near enough to support your evolution at Lord-Level by only eating Divine-Given Origin Force Food."

Blue Catalpa: "We still have a chance to get a third one!"

Snakebark Maple: "A fourth one."

Blue Catalpa: "A fifth one."

Snakebark Maple: "A sixth one."

Blue Catalpa: "A seventh..."

"Stop!"

Ink Orchid yelled stop, waved its tentacles, and gave Blue Catalpa’s head a firm tap, praising, "Blue Catalpa and Snakebark Maple are amazing, you both learned how to count!"

Ink Orchid spoke rapidly and abruptly changed the subject, asking:

"Dragon Cypress, any other important things this year?"

"Probably not."

"Then are you heading back to White Lotus Lake to watch over Little Yellow?"

"Of course."

"Then I’ll stay here on Kiwifruit Mountain to help out?"

"That’s fine too..."

Tie Bush’s breakthrough evolution this time was truly nine deaths and one life, but in the end, it survived, crossing the deadly gap from High-Level to Mountain Lord Level. The growth and evolution to come would be relatively easy.

With eating and drinking, they celebrated for two lively days.

Ink Orchid stayed on Kiwifruit Mountain to play.

Dragon Cypress went back alone to White Lotus Lake.

...

Midsummer.

Morning after a torrential rain.

Dragon Cypress awoke from the Dominating Throne, heart stirring, and unfolded its Soul-Setting Ability to sense.

On the Tubao, at the core of the Nine-Leaf Huangqian Divine-Given Seed, a faint tree-shaped soul was gently pulsing.

A very calm fellow.

It must have awakened its soul consciousness last night. Dragon Cypress was right next to it, yet it made no movement and had zero reaction.

Dragon Cypress manipulated the Dominating Throne to lift off and slowly floated closer.

"Little Yellow?"

"..."

"Do you know who I am?"

"..."

"My name is Dragon Cypress."

"..."

"I’m called Dragon Cypress."

"Dragon Cypress."

The Nine-Leaf Huangqian Divine-Given Seed finally gave a response.

Dragon Cypress tapped its tentacle lightly. A burst of Flourish Ability fell, then it opened the spider silk bag beside it and pulled out a Source Stone, rolled it at its claw tip, and shook it, saying:

"This is a Source Stone."

Saying that, Primordial Energy gathered at its toe. The Source Stone collapsed and exploded into a flurry of Origin Force, with fine powder drifting down.

The erupted Origin Force was instantly absorbed by the leaves and branches of the Nine-Leaf Huangqian, and right after, a confused wave of spiritual power came.

Dragon Cypress: "Source Stone. It can supplement Origin Force, and is great for helping you grow and evolve."

Little Yellow: "Source Stone!"

Dragon Cypress sped up, using up more than half a bag of Source Stones in one go.

The rising sun.

Black Peach led a squad of Green Soldiers, walking along the ridge, not too slow and not too fast, heading this way. When they got closer, they ran up quickly.

"Great King!"

Black Peach exclaimed in delight, "Great King, Little Yellow... has finally awakened its soul consciousness?"

"Mhm—"

Dragon Cypress: "Come a little closer!"

Black Peach scampered up the Tubao.

Dragon Cypress: "Little Yellow, this is Black Peach."

Little Yellow: "Black Peach."

Little Yellow: "Who is it?"

Dragon Cypress pondered, trying to use the simplest and clearest wording to explain:

"I am the Ant King of the Xianglan Mountain Ant Kingdom; Black Peach is the Assistant King I nurtured. There are also many ordinary ants nearby; they are all nurtured by me..."

The newly awakened soul consciousness was still fragile; too much conversation was unwise.

Dragon Cypress gave a brief introduction, taught Little Yellow to recognize the ant colony and Black Peach, and told it to rest well.

...

A top-level Divine-Given Seed is worth a big investment.

Every morning and evening, 500 Source Stones at a time, with a shot of Flourish, then the Tranquility Ability at night to aid growth.

After three days, Little Yellow’s soul stabilized.

Black Peach led the ants to roam the jungle and collect plant and animal samples, then delivered them up the mountain.

Dragon Cypress began to teach Little Yellow to identify things.

A nearly unchanging routine for teaching Divine-Given Seeds.

After recognizing things, it moved on to teaching characters and arithmetic, and telling all kinds of interesting stories.

Divine-Given Seeds with Huagi Mountain bloodlines all seemed especially smart; the Nine-Leaf Huangqian Divine-Given Seed had exceptional memory and understanding.

Everything Dragon Cypress taught, Little Yellow only had to hear once to remember—and quickly catch on. As knowledge accumulated, Little Yellow’s mind matured rapidly and its wisdom soared.

At whatever cost, the tree body grew at lightning speed.

Mid-Autumn.

The Nine-Leaf Huangqian Divine-Given Seed reached 15 meters tall and had already become a big tree.

"Little Yellow, I have to go far away for some things—I’ll be back in winter."

"Okay."

"Black Peach will stay. If you need anything, go to it."

"Understood."

"Then I’m off."

"Go ahead."

Little Yellow was born with an especially calm personality—unlike the Little Wild Chestnut Divine-Given Seed. Little Wild Chestnut doesn’t like to interact, while Little Yellow is just incredibly concise.

Communication was quick and efficient.

After giving a few more warnings to Black Peach, Dragon Cypress controlled the Dominating Throne to lift off and sped away.

...

Kiwifruit Mountain.

Ink Orchid sensed Origin Force Fluctuations and rushed to meet him, "Dragon Cypress! Why are you only getting here now? How’s Little Yellow doing?"

"Little Yellow is great. Learned all the basic knowledge. Right now, it’s the only tree rooted in White Lotus Lake, and I’ve arranged for Black Peach to stay and take care of it."

"Oh!"

Ink Orchid hovered onto the throne and said, "The Apricot Tree Divine-Given Seed has been successfully harvested. It even mutated into a strengthened composite Wind Element Ability."

Dragon Cypress: "...Not bad."

Ink Orchid: "Officially named ’Drooping Green Apricot.’"

Dragon Cypress: "Hmm. Nice."

Dragon Cypress: "Tie Bush is still doing well?"

Ink Orchid: "Of course."

Dragon Cypress: "There’s nothing else this year, so I’ll first take Black Leaf and Tie Bush back to Cold Orchid Mountain to gather Cypress Seeds. Then I’ll come pick you up for this autumn’s roving merchant trade in Xianglan Mountain..."

...

...

The cultivation work for Silver Cypress No. 1 must not stop.

With Black Peach stationed in White Lotus Lake, a large nursery was reclaimed there, specializing in seedling raising and selection.

...

Autumn and winter,

Dragon Cypress traveled various Lands of Origin Force, collecting Silver Cypress No. 1 seeds and sending them to Xianglan Mountain, White Lotus Lake, Southern Sour Jujube Mountain, and the Purple Tung Insect Nation.

Large-scale sowing, selection, and seedling cultivation were done every year, over and over again.