Ant Lord in the Star Realm-Chapter 652 - 574 Silver Cypress Year 1_2

Dragon Cypress: "For example, if next year a Divine-Grade Fruit with Fire Talent arrives, it can be recorded as 'Silver Cypress Year 1, Divine-Grade Fruit with Fire Talent delivered.'

"Another example is 16 years later, when we harvest our Divine-Grade Molan Seeds. You can record it as 'Silver Cypress Year 16, Divine-Grade Molan Seeds harvested.'

"In this way, by chronology and record-keeping, you can easily calculate when the next batch of Divine-Grade Fruits with Fire Talent will arrive, and when the following batch of Divine-Grade Molan Seeds will be mature for harvesting. This avoids forgetting or confusing various matters when business becomes too overwhelming."

Black Sophora: "Understood!"

Dragon Cypress then said to Fragrant Cypress, "Fragrant Cypress, you also need to make records. Each Assistant King and Tie Bush should have their own set of accounts. For instance, in Silver Cypress Year 1, how many Source Stones were the fixed salary for Spiked Cypress, how many were profit-sharing income, rewards, expenditures, and what was the remaining balance in the accounts. Every transaction must be recorded clearly.

"There should be a small settlement every month, and a major settlement after concluding trades with the Flame Spider Roving Merchant every year.

"Also, Fragrant Cypress, be diligent. Record the inventory turnover of Origin Force Food and Source Stones every year. Divide the year into 12 months, marking the detailed year and month. The Kingdom's finances in terms of income and expenses should be clear, and the records must tally exactly with the surpluses."

Fragrant Cypress replied, "Understood, Great King."

Dragon Cypress continued, "Round Cypress, you have a task as well.

"Currently, the Silver Cypress Trees we cultivate have few variant branches. If we persist in large-scale cultivation, we will inevitably see more cultivated variations. Round Cypress, you record the information related to each cultivated variant. For example, the origin, location, and area of cultivation for Silver Cypress Hybrid Variant 3001, and for future optimized selections like Silver Cypress Variant 3002, or the emergence of a new mutant strain like 3101, record the time and place they emerge, who among the Assistant Kings cultivated them, or if they were discovered by accident.

"Keep detailed records to facilitate future review and analysis for cultivation planning and for giving out rewards after successfully cultivating Divine-Given Seeds."

Round Cypress: "Understood, Dragon Cypress Ant King."

Round Cypress hesitantly asked, "Dragon Cypress Ant King, is this really necessary?"

Dragon Cypress solemnly stated, "Absolutely! It's of great importance!"

Dragon Cypress continued, "The numbering of Silver Cypress Trees was taught by the Snow Velvet Spider King; it should be the method used by their Flame Spider Kingdom, the Native Breed Flame Spiders, in managing their territories. So, the question now is, how many Origin Force Reincarnation cycles has their Kingdom lasted through? How many tens of thousands of years have they spent optimizing and cultivating their plant species? Why are there only four digits in their numbering? Is that sufficient?

"I didn't pay attention to this question at first, but after thinking about it later, I realized there's a lot to learn from it.

"The first digit, 1 through 9, signifies the nine variants of the Native Species. For instance, if we persist in planting Native Species Silver Cypress Trees and cultivate the first, second, third, up to the ninth significantly different new variants, they would respectively be numbered from 1 to 9. But what if the tenth variant emerges? How do we handle that?"

Dragon Cypress looked around at the gathered Assistant Kings.

Silver Cypress tentatively asked, "Great King, would the last one be eliminated? If there are more than 10 variants, do we eliminate the poorest one?"

Dragon Cypress moved its tentacles and said, "Correct! You've got more than half of it right! Eliminate! Always only retain nine relatively superior variants of the Native Species branches.

"Likewise, as variations of the Native Species further mutate, like our existing Silver Cypress 1001, it has given rise to 1101 through optimization and selection, right? If we continue cultivating, we might produce 1201, 1301, and so forth, until there are nine variants. When there is a tenth, the same end-position elimination should occur.

"Nine times nine makes for a full eighty-one variants. This is a frightening number. We are already somewhat overwhelmed managing four variants at once, and to focus on managing and cultivating eighty-one plant species requires how much land? How much time and energy? It basically approaches the limit of a flourishing Kingdom's management capabilities.

"The last two digits represent the iterative renewal of the variant, reaching up to 99 generations. Ordinary lifeforms, ordinary plants, cannot undergo Origin Force Evolution, so there must be a limit. In fact, by our iterative standards, maybe the optimization might reach a limit at the thirtieth or fortieth generation, unlikely to improve further."

Dragon Cypress then asked, "And what if we optimize a plant species to its limit? What then?"

Fragrant Cypress lifted a claw, eagerly answering, "Keep the quality lineage, no need to fuss! Just plant on a large scale and wait to harvest Divine-Given Seeds."

"Fragrant Cypress is smart!" Dragon Cypress praised. He paused, then added, "Also, once a plant species has been optimized to the pinnacle, it can be removed from the numbering and be given an official name. This is another 'removal' mechanism within the four-digit numbering."

Dragon Cypress summarized, "The four-digit numbering method taught by the Snow Velvet Spider King may seem simple, but it hides the wisdom and crystallization of an ancient Kingdom that has managed territories for countless tens of thousands of years.

"Our Kingdom is just starting out now, only a few variants to remember, easy to memorize. But as we grow and there is more to manage, mistakes and confusion in remembering are likely to happen."

Round Cypress: "I understand, Dragon Cypress Ant King!"

Spiked Cypress excitedly waved its tentacles, "The Great King is the wisest, a mere four characters prompt you to analyze so much, making me see the light as well."

See the light?

Dragon Cypress gazed intently and questioned, "Spiked Cypress, did you really understand or not?"