Astral Cockroach

Traveling merchants rely on buying and selling to make money.

This old fellow, Chonglou, really knows how to seize every opportunity.

The python-patterned melon is clearly a rip-off.

Because of their close relationship, Banbu didn't hide his dissatisfaction.

Just then, Feng Ling, sensing the activity, came down the mountain with Hongdao.

Seeing Chonglou forcing Banbu to buy two melons, Yuzhu, not wanting to be outdone, called out, "Feng Ling, according to the rules, you have 5,000 original stones to spend this year. Hurry, see if there's anything you need to buy?"

"I, I don't need anything," Feng Ling shook her antennae.

Seeing this, Banbu said, "Feng Ling, you also need to grow. Pick some original force food."

Feng Ling said, "Banbu, aren't you anxious to be promoted to mountain master? You should save the original stones."

Banbu waved his antennae and said, "It's not a big deal."

Feng Ling pushed Hongdao forward and said, "Hongdao, what do you like to eat? Go and choose for yourself."

"5,000 original stones?" Hongdao asked, then cheered, "I want a set of original force food to strengthen my power! Next time, I'll beat that little bastard, Duzhu, to death."

"No!" Feng Ling stretched out her forelegs again, grabbed Hongdao back, and lectured her earnestly.

...

Chonglou looked in the direction of the mountain range and sighed, "Banbu, the natural condition of the mountain range is not very good! Without trees, the weeds will never be eradicated."

Banbu said, "I have already started sowing mulberry and raspberry seeds that grow relatively quickly, to deal with the immediate situation."

Chonglou asked, "Banbu, you seem to particularly like melons and fresh fruits?"

"That, it's okay..." Banbu silently added a QNMD (cuss word in Chinese slang).

Chonglou said cheerfully, "I got a batch of very good melon seeds last year, I can give you some."

After speaking, he shouted, "Xuemai, take 100 Xuefeng Jinlan seeds and give them to Banbu."

The name of the melon and fruit planting was not recorded in the inherited memory.

Banbu was puzzled.

Chonglou explained, "A brand new variety of watermelon, grows in high mountains, drought-resistant, and has a strong adaptability to temperature. As long as it has enough sunlight, it can grow well. You can sow it on the upper layer of the mountain range. The melons are small, but there are many, and the golden flesh looks beautiful. The taste is not worse than the honeydew melons in the Western Regions."

"You can try planting it for a year. If you think it's good, you can nurture one as your life seed. That way, you can eat sweet and fragrant fresh melons every year during the hottest season of summer."

"Wealthy insect warriors pay attention to the deliciousness of food."

Xuemai handed a small snakeskin bag to Banbu.

Opening it to check, the seeds inside were exactly the same as the watermelon seeds in his memory.

As a life seed, the development prospect of a vine plant is certainly not as good as that of a tree, but if this melon is really as sweet and delicious as Chonglou described, it is worth using a nurturing life seed opportunity.

When life is rich, one should enjoy it.

"Thank you!" Banbu expressed his gratitude, accepting it happily, and the unpleasant feeling of being forced to buy melons disappeared.

Chonglou continued, "Banbu, there is also good news. Last year, when I changed the trade route and returned to the tribal lands from Lizhu Peak, I made a special trip to those places where colorful cold bamboo was most likely to grow, and asked the local warriors to help find it…"

Before Chonglou could finish speaking, Banbu interrupted his description and asked directly, "Did you find it?!"

Chonglou paused and said, "I found it, and this year I made a special detour to dig some for you. It's just that it's a bit past the season now, and I don't know if the transplant will be successful."

Without being told, Xuemai climbed onto the carapace of Luoshi, who was already an L8 advanced warrior, and began to rummage through it, picking off three large spider silk bags in a row.

Banbu couldn't wait to open the spider silk bags, inside were rolls of deerskin that had been tanned and wrapped into cylinders.

Mental power scanned.

Inside the leather rolls were bamboo clumps dug out with soil.

Because the colorful cold bamboo is a small bamboo species with a stalk thickness of about 1 cm and a stalk height of about 2 meters, each bamboo clump also has half a bamboo stalk.

Because the journey was too far and the time was too long, the soil had dried out and the bamboo leaves also had a slight tendency to wither.

Chonglou said, "It's been almost two months since it was dug out, the condition is not very good, Banbu, give it a try."

Luoshi explained, "Colorful cold bamboo grows on high-altitude mountains, likes sunshine, and is drought-resistant. We have already told the warriors who discovered it to transplant a batch to the foot of the mountain for planting. If we are lucky, we may be able to stimulate flowering this year and harvest a batch of seeds."

Chonglou said, "Banbu, it doesn't matter if the transplant fails. Perhaps, we can send you seeds next year."

Chonglou always considers things thoroughly when doing things. Knowing that Banbu is anxious to find colorful cold bamboo, he specially dug some and brought it over from thousands of miles away.

"Mountain Master Chonglou, you have gone to a lot of trouble!" Banbu thanked him sincerely, and then asked, "How many original stones do I need to pay?"

Chonglou showed his usual generosity and said, "Banbu, I must thank you for exchanging bamboo species with the Chiwu Ghost King last year. These colorful cold bamboo are considered a gift from the caravan."

Banbu knew that Chonglou must have earned a large sum of original stones from the Chiwu Ghost King last year, and thus won the friendship of a wealthy insect warrior, with endless benefits in the future.

"Alright! Thank you!" Banbu wasn't pretentious either, and accepted the things.

...

Because the caravan had detoured, it had already delayed its journey, so after completing various transactions, it hurriedly left overnight.

Banbu also led seven bamboo rat warriors to work overnight, planting all the colorful cold bamboo on the upper layer of Lizhu Peak.

The caravan came a little late, and the Xuefeng Jinlan (watermelon variety) had already missed the sowing season.

However, this small problem could not stump Banbu.

That night, he simply opened up a nursery on the top of Lizhu Peak, made nutrient clusters, and sowed the melon seeds.

The temperature on Lizhu Peak should be just right, and the March sunshine is a bit strong. Then, use bamboo poles to build a simple sunshade shed on the nursery to block the strongest midday sunlight.

...

The Chonglou caravan gave a total of 20 colorful cold bamboo clumps with stalks and soil. This bamboo species is too important, and Banbu observes it continuously every day.

Ten days later, new roots grew from the underground bamboo clumps, and new branches also emerged from the nodes of the bamboo stalks.

Due to the late season and the long-distance transportation, it was not very successful. It did not die, nor did it live well, half-dead.

Colorful cold bamboo is an autumn bamboo shoot, so we can only hope that they can accumulate some energy in the coming summer, and then make a comeback in the autumn, sprouting and growing new bamboo stalks.

The hybridization experiment between colorful red bamboo and colorful cold bamboo cannot be carried out this year.

The melon seedlings are growing very well, all 100 seeds have successfully germinated, and the seedlings are growing healthily.

When the seedlings grow to about 15 centimeters in height and begin to show a tendency to tilt towards the ground and transform into melon seedlings, Banbu calls the seven bamboo rat warriors to transplant them together.

The melon field is selected on the northern ridge of Lizhu Peak, clearing weeds and plowing the slightly barren land.

Banbu carries a bamboo tube and is responsible for transporting the seedlings down the mountain.

Baizhu is responsible for planting.

Threatened by beast warriors, everyone is on high alert. Rat King leads five bamboo rat warriors to spread out, guarding and watching.

A very easy little job, completed in half a day.

Seeing that the seven bamboo rats were so scared, Banbu simply let them go up the mountain first, and he completed the final work alone - carrying the bamboo tube and transporting swamp water down the mountain for irrigation, trip after trip.