Ant Lord in the Star Realm-Chapter 607 - 560 Ant’s Remarkable Insight

The Octospine Leafcutter Ant is a herbivorous Ant Clan, mainly gathering leaves to cultivate mycelium, and occasionally eating some fresh fruit or honeydew.

The diets of both sides are worlds apart.

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid symbolically ate some fish, sitting at a wooden table, chatting leisurely with everyone.

The King Ant Goldna had heard many unusual anecdotes about Zhibai and the Wanglan Continent from the Snow Velvet Spider King, which were exactly what Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid needed.

Likewise, Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid also told the King Ant Goldna about the situation on Cloud Trace Continent, as well as the local customs and insect affairs of neighboring Wan Country and the Ten-thousand Tribes Continent.

The conversation was very enjoyable,

lasting from mid-morning all the way into late night.

The two sides could now be considered well acquainted.

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid rested for a night under Goldna's Divine-Given Seed tree, bidding farewell at dawn the next day.

...

Swinging Leaf Island.

All kinds of work were proceeding in an orderly fashion.

Tropical plants grow rapidly; the first Rain Tree saplings in the nursery had already grown to over 1.5 meters tall. It was autumn in the southern hemisphere, and after about two more months, when the slight chill of winter arrived in the tropics, it would be time to transplant them.

Currently, the main job on the island was digging underground water channels, a task suited for Black Birch.

Dragon Cypress visited the island for an inspection, brought with him a batch of large, medium, small, and micro ants, then hurriedly left again, heading for Fragrant Silk Island.

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid stayed on Fragrant Silk Island, waiting for the Snow Velvet Spider King to arrive, while also establishing a sub-nest to start operations.

The plan was to first cultivate a self-sufficient small community on the island that could also look after the wild Divine-Given Seeds growing there.

Once Swinging Leaf Island was fully transformed, the next stop would be pioneering Fragrant Silk Island...

...

In the blink of an eye, a month passed,

When suddenly, Ink Orchid, on sentry duty atop the mountain, sprang into the air, circled once above Dragon Cypress's head, then darted off at full speed.

Dragon Cypress followed, flapping his wind wings to take off, scanning from high above—the surface of the ocean, a colorful speck was closing in fast.

The Snow Velvet Spider King had finally arrived.

Dragon Cypress promptly activated his Wind Wing ability, flying swiftly to greet him.

"Snow Velvet Spider King..."

Ink Orchid came to a sudden halt, hovered, landed on the sea, stepped lightly on the waves, eyes fixed on the Spider Silk Bag atop the Snow Velvet Spider King's carapace, shooting him a suspicious glance while pretending to know nothing, and asked:

"Snow Velvet Spider King, are these resources to be sent to King Ant Goldna?"

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Of course. Every year, our Flame Spider Kingdom's Ancestral Land supports King Ant Goldna with 500,000 Source Stones worth of Origin Force Food, as payment for helping guard Rainbow Island."

This amount barely covered the needs for the evolutionary growth of three Assistant Kings at the Lord-Level Stage.

So on King Ant Goldna's territory, the yield was only enough to support himself and two Assistant Kings.

Scraping by, they could just about get by...

Ink Orchid didn't care about these trivial details, and asked, "Snow Velvet Spider King, about the undersea passage, what did the Steward Spider Kings of the Ancestral Land say?"

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Now that the passage is open, let it remain so. We also need to connect and communicate with our tribe on the Ten-thousand Tribes Continent..."

Dragon Cypress, rushing over, dove into the sea with a splash, using the water's resistance for a crude emergency stop.

"Snow Velvet Spider King!"

Dragon Cypress calmly climbed ashore, wiggling his tentacles in greeting.

Ink Orchid shot him a disgusted look. "Clumsy fat ant."

Snow Velvet Spider King asked: "Dragon Cypress Ant King, this year's transaction with the Flame Spider Roving Merchants from the Ten-thousand Tribes Continent—is it finished?" 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Dragon Cypress: "It's the height of summer here in the southern hemisphere, but the northern hemisphere's Roving Merchant transactions are already done."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Looks like I'll need to make major adjustments to my Roving Merchant route..."

Snow Velvet Spider King asked, "Any news of the Divine-Grade Fruit that grants Wood Element Talent?"

Dragon Cypress: "Heard about it. It's the Divine-Grade Green Cicada Wing Fruit, produced on the Ten-thousand Tribes Continent. The details are unclear, only that the next batch will be harvested in four years, and will require the Aconite Spider King to negotiate for it. Since it is a wild Divine-Given Seed maintained by a Great Tribe, there are no problems moving it out of the Origin Force Star Realm, so this can definitely be arranged. The only issue is..."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Don't worry about the cost! Bid whatever it takes!"

Dragon Cypress fell silent.

Ink Orchid added, "Rest assured, Snow Velvet Spider King. Aconite Spider King is one of the most prestigious elder Spider Kings in the Northern Hemisphere's Flame Spider Caravans. If the Aconite Spider King seeks it out, it'll surely be bought or traded for."

Wood Element Talent is secured! Unable to contain his joy, Snow Velvet Spider King said, "Dragon Cypress Ant King, Ink Orchid, sorry for the trouble."

Snow Velvet Spider King asked again: "What about Wind Element, the Winged Gourd? That's the one I want most."

Dragon Cypress: "Definite news—the Chunluo Mountain Termite Kingdom, the Chain Bead Ant Queen hasn't left yet. They've timed it just right to evolve their ninth Age Period Insect King, received the order to leave the Origin Force Star Realm, and will formally depart after a full 30 years. There's still one last harvest of Divine-Grade Winged Gourd to come, and after this batch, there will be no more."

"!!!"

Snow Velvet Spider King: "What about the quota? Hasn't all of it already been allocated?"

Dragon Cypress explained, "There will be a batch maturing and harvested next year; that quota is already spoken for. Then, after that, there will be time to produce a final batch, and the quota for that one hasn't been determined yet. Rest assured, Snow Velvet Spider King, Spider King Spurge and Aconite Spider King will both go negotiate—this can be done."

Dragon Cypress: "Of course, there are conditions—a trade, two for one. Aconite Spider King needs a Divine-Grade Thunder Zelkova Seed, and Spider King Spurge needs a Divine-Grade Fruit that grants Fire Talent."

"No problem!"

Snow Velvet Spider King readily agreed, and asked, "Also, what about the Divine-Grade Fruit that grants Life System talent? I wouldn't mind having one myself..."

Dragon Cypress: "No news for now."

"Alright, no hurry."

Snow Velvet Spider King paused in thought, and asked, "Dragon Cypress Ant King, it seems your luck hasn't been great... Did you fail to awaken the Thunder System talent?"

Dragon Cypress: "Bit unlucky."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Then the Divine-Grade Thunder Zelkova Seed..."

Dragon Cypress: "Within the next ten years, let's not consider the Divine-Grade Thunder Zelkova Seed."

"That's perfect then!" Snow Velvet Spider King paused, then said: