Astral Cockroach

"Banbu, Putao, you don't need to worry. Princess Chijian has been preparing for her advancement to Lianz King for 30 years. She only needs a Peach of Immortality, and the probability of success exceeds half."

"As for the matter of wasteland reclamation and land expansion, there is even less need to worry excessively. Currently, the Flying Fire Lianz Tribe has a population of over 150,000, unlike small branch tribes such as the Black and White Flower Lianz Tribe. When they reclaim wasteland and expand land, they can send out more warriors, and there won't be huge blunders like those in the Yulan and Shinan mountain ranges."

Princess Daye comforted them verbally, but in reality, she herself was also full of worries.

Racial reproduction, rise and fall, cycle after cycle, always follow certain patterns. Now is the period of transition from decline to prosperity and recovery.

At its peak, the Flying Fire Lianz Tribe could achieve control over the entire Fire Lianz Kingdom.

The Changsheng Lianz King's attitude towards the Chi Lianz Tribe actually reflects the Flying Fire Lianz Tribe's attitude towards all branch tribes in the kingdom—suppressing the development of branch tribes to reserve territory for the rise of the Flying Fire Lianz Tribe.

Banbu stared absentmindedly at the rough map on the ground. As expected, in another two years, the Flying Fire Lianz Tribe will definitely develop the abandoned land south of the Yangti Mountain Range, sandwiching the entire Chi Lianz Tribe in the middle, limiting the Chi Lianz Tribe's development space.

Then, the question arises…

"Princess Daye, now is a period when all tribes are moving towards prosperity. Do you know what specific factors cause our insect races to prosper and decline from time to time?" Banbu asked.

"This… is like the alternation of cold and heat, the cycle of day and night…" Princess Daye said, "When the gods favor us, the probability of new warriors being born in each tribe will significantly increase; when the God of Nature favors us, the probability of finding God-given seeds increases. A large number of warriors and God-given seeds emerge, creating a period of peak prosperity."

Banbu subconsciously looked towards the sky: This is not a natural phenomenon, it must be those so-called "gods" controlling it.

Controlling the probability of warrior births is acceptable. Human technology has mastered many methods to increase the probability of Origin Power awakening.

Could there also be a force that can control the birth of God-given seeds? This is incredible.

How ordinary plants evolve into Origin Power plants is a problem that human technology has not yet solved. Not only humans, but other technological civilizations in the universe also cannot solve it. It is a cosmic-level problem.

"Where exactly did the spatial turbulence drag me to?" Banbu's thoughts drifted.

"Banbu?" Princess Daye noticed Banbu's distraction, called out softly, and then said, "1.5 million Origin Stones are already owed and must be repaid. We have to prepare in advance."

"Princess Chijian has already struggled to take out 500,000 Origin Stones. Her intention is to hope that warriors in the tribe who possess God-given seeds can provide some assistance. It's a temporary loan, and if she advances successfully, they will all be returned in full."

There is also a hidden meaning in her words: if the advancement fails, the Chijian Tree will wither and die due to the fall of Princess Chijian, cutting off income, and the owed Origin Stones will not be able to be repaid.

But this is a risk that must be taken.

"Okay!" Banbu agreed readily, "I will save all the Origin Stones next year."

"Not all of them." Princess Daye asked, "Banbu, how many God-given seeds does Lizhu Peak currently have, and what is the specific net income per year?"

1.5 million Origin Stones is really a huge amount.

Banbu felt powerless and said sheepishly, "This year should be a little more than last year, probably an income of 50,000 Origin Stones. I can take out 30,000 Origin Stones… I am only a high-level warrior, and it hasn't been long since I advanced, so I don't have much savings. That's all I have."

Princess Daye calculated and said, "Well, our Chi Lianz Tribe has about 40 warriors with God-given seeds. If everyone contributes what they can, we should be able to raise enough."

…

Putao led the way, taking Princess Daye to continue to the Yangti Mountain Range to visit Princess Chuirong.

The matter was of great importance, so Princess Daye and Princess Xiaoye took action personally. They would travel through all the mountain ranges of the Chi Lianz Tribe, visiting them one by one, issuing formal notices, and raising Origin Stones at the same time.

The Chi Lianz Tribe is located in a remote area, and its situation is very bad.

Banbu was very worried: if Princess Chijian is gone, the Chi Lianz Tribe will be leaderless, and my future survival may not be so comfortable.

After feeling depressed for two days, his mood eased a little.

The annual dry season has arrived, and the bamboo species hybridization experiment can begin.

Golden Thread Bamboo and Spotted Bamboo have achieved large-scale planting and have begun mass production of Emerald Bamboo seeds, so this year's cross-pollination work is twice as large as last year.

Sour Bees are the best bee species for pollination. With the help of Xiang Pu commanding the bee colony, the work has become easier.

There are also many other complex hybridization experiments that require Banbu's personal guidance.

Du Zhu and Little Warrior were brought by his side, and Hongdao was also called over. Banbu took this opportunity to teach them some genetic knowledge derived from human society.

…

There are many observation objects and experimental objects.

The hybridization of Golden Thread Bamboo and Cloud Thread Golden Bamboo to obtain an enhanced version of Cloud Thread Golden Bamboo bloomed as scheduled. To facilitate differentiation, Banbu renamed it "Cloud Thread Golden Bamboo - No. 1".

There are three experiments on Cloud Thread Golden Bamboo - No. 1: self-pollination; cross-pollination with Spotted Bamboo and Xiang Bamboo respectively.

Self-pollination is used to test whether the seeds will show shape separation.

Cross-pollination, as expected, can obtain an enhanced version of Emerald Bamboo, which Banbu has named "Emerald Bamboo - No. 1" in advance.

In addition, Banbu selected 4 Xiang Bamboo plants in the spring, isolated and planted them, for this year's hybridization experiments.

Using the special climate of Lizhu Peak during the dry season, he stimulated Xiang Bamboo to bloom and pollinated them with pollen from Golden Thread Bamboo and Cloud Thread Golden Bamboo - No. 1 respectively.

…

The enhanced version of Rainbow Red Bamboo obtained by hybridizing Rainbow Bitter Bamboo and Rainbow Red Bamboo also bloomed and set seeds this year. Banbu named them "Rainbow Red Bamboo - No. 1".

There is currently no suitable hybridization object, so we can only self-pollinate to obtain a batch of seeds. Planting them next spring will soon allow us to observe whether this bamboo species will show shape separation.

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A large number of Lizhu Bamboo on the mountain are blooming.

Stimulate Jing Bamboo to bloom.

Take Lizhu Bamboo pollen and pollinate Jing Bamboo.

This year's dry season is relatively long. Banbu also successfully stimulated a piece of Ma Bamboo forest to bloom and obtained a batch of Ma Bamboo seeds.

Ma Bamboo is the tallest bamboo species, with bamboo poles that can grow up to 30 meters, exceeding most trees. It has great development potential and is regarded by Banbu as a key cultivation object.

Water Bamboo is also a tall bamboo species and is also listed by Banbu as a key cultivation object.

…

Precious bamboo species such as Purple Bamboo, Black Bamboo, and Red Bamboo were all stimulated by Banbu to bloom this year, risking failure and extinction.

He was relatively lucky and achieved it very smoothly.

In the autumn season, a batch of bamboo fruits can be obtained. The bamboo fruits can be directly sown in the autumn rainy season and are easy to survive.

The purpose of this approach is to quickly increase the number of bamboo species.

A bamboo species only has the capital to carry out the next breeding experiment if it achieves scaled planting.

There are still many excellent bamboo species, too many indeed.

Banbu wants to cultivate and try every bamboo species. For the first time, he feels that Lizhu Peak is too small and not enough to be used as a breeding experiment base alone.

…

Bamboo blooms are concentrated in those ten days of drought.

After being busy and confirming that all the experiments were proceeding smoothly, Banbu felt relieved. A feeling of drowsiness struck, and he was about to molt and evolve. After some tangled deliberation, for safety's sake, he decided to send Du Zhu and Little Warrior down the mountain to Fengling to take care of, and then fell into a deep sleep.

This time, due to eating a large amount of Origin Power food that strengthened his basic physique, the evolution was relatively smooth. After waking up, he only felt slightly hungry and tired, not as weak as last time.

"Banbu, you're awake!"

It was late at night, and Datou was resting in the corner of Banbu's cave. He was awakened immediately and said quickly, "Banbu, good news, another God-given seed has appeared on Lizhu Peak."

"Another one?" Banbu didn't know why, but a thought suddenly popped up, and he asked, "Datou, is it a bamboo species?"

Datou originally wanted Banbu to guess what kind of plant it was, but his tone was choked when he heard this. Then he shouted happily, "Yes! Banbu, you are so smart, it is a bamboo species, then guess what kind of bamboo species it is."

Banbu thought for a moment and asked, "Xiang Bamboo? Or Cloud Thread Golden Bamboo?"

Datou said, "You guess!"

Banbu said, "Then I'll guess Xiang Bamboo."