Astral Cockroach

“Ban Bu, we only have 2 Origin Power Crystals left.” Da Tou was heartbroken.

“Ban Bu, I’m so tired, can I rest for two days…” The Blood Thorn Tree Spirit was almost crying.

“Okay, rest for two days, and we’ll do it again!” Seeing the Blood Thorn Tree Spirit was extremely weak, Ban Bu allowed it to take a vacation.

He then said to Da Tou, “Da Tou, don’t worry, we’ll use up the Origin Power Crystals now, and we’ll earn even more later!”

“How will we earn more?” Da Tou muttered.

“I definitely have a way!” Ban Bu said confidently. He had also been exhausted these past few days, so he returned to the mountain to rest.

…

Ban Bu spared no expense in lighting up and activating 15 supernatural power patterns. To his surprise, he discovered that these 15 patterns could form a simple Origin Power circulation system.

When he released his metal ability, it consumed the Origin Power stored within the supernatural power patterns. These 15 patterns immediately began to circulate, absorbing natural Origin Power and automatically replenishing the consumed power.

This is how normal, “living” supernatural power patterns should function!

Problems followed one after another. The 15 supernatural power patterns could only form the simplest Origin Power circulation system, and the rate of absorbing natural Origin Power was too slow!

Ban Bu hardened his heart and consumed 3 Origin Power Crystals to light up another 15 supernatural power patterns, using up 120 D-391 Origin Power food in one go to activate them.

The results were significant. With 30 supernatural power patterns circulating together, the recovery rate increased somewhat.

But it was still not ideal!

Ban Bu named each set of 15 supernatural power patterns that formed a circulation system a “group”.

There was a pleasant surprise. As the number of groups of lit and activated supernatural power patterns increased, his metal ability also increased.

Now, Ban Bu’s idea was very simple: light up and activate as many supernatural power patterns as possible to increase the rate of absorbing natural Origin Power, while also enhancing his metal ability.

After all, it was a Dominator Realm supernatural power technique. Reaching a certain number would definitely make opening the box no problem.

After resting on the mountain for two days and seeing that the Blood Thorn Tree Spirit had recovered, he immediately called Da Tou and took the Origin Power Crystals down the mountain.

Continue lighting them up!

2 Origin Power Crystals could only light up 10 supernatural power patterns.

There were still 5 short, and the ordinary Origin Stones stored on the mountain were not enough to light them up, so he had to put it on hold for the time being.

…

Winter passed and spring arrived.

Rat King and Hong Dao returned.

Good fortune did not always descend upon Li Bamboo Peak. This was the third winter they had gone out to search for God-given seeds, and they had returned empty-handed.

The spring planting began, and they all honestly farmed.

Ban Bu sowed the Steel Bamboo seeds he had conceived last year, and the situation was similar to that of the Emerald Bamboo.

The seeds landed, took root, sprouted, and grew rapidly. With sufficient Origin Stones invested, they fully matured in just 3 months.

584 bamboo poles, judged by their aura, enhanced earth and stone abilities, were of superior quality. If they condensed bamboo fruit, the income would be about the same as that of the Emerald Bamboo, with a net income of 29,200 Origin Stones per year. If they condensed bamboo rice like the Rain Bamboo, the net income per year would definitely be even lower.

The only advantage was that it enhanced metal abilities and could be self-produced and self-sold, reducing the need to purchase from caravans each year and saving a sum of money.

At the same time, the God-given seed conceived by Fire Thorn was also sown and named “Mud Bamboo”, and the situation was similar to that of the Steel Bamboo.

This was already the fourth and fifth bamboo-type God-given seed on Li Bamboo Peak, and the enhancement effects were still unremarkable. Not only Ban Bu, but also the other members on the mountain no longer had the usual anticipation.

The God-given seed that Ban Bu was currently conceiving had a rather special aura, so they could still have some expectations.

They were short of money, desperately short of money.

All their dreams of getting rich were pinned on the Misty Mountains.

…

In early March, the treasure hunting team organized by the Red Beetle King arrived at Li Bamboo Peak.

Ban Bu was a little disappointed at first glance.

Led by Princess Da Ye, there were only a mere 20 warriors, among whom 15 advanced warriors were mixed in.

What could advanced warriors do if they went there? Sightseeing?

Ban Bu pulled Princess Da Ye and Mountain Lord Huang Wen aside and asked, “Princess Da Ye, the Red Beetle King doesn’t seem to attach enough importance to the Misty Mountains! Why are there so few warriors? Why are they all advanced warriors?”

Princess Da Ye said, “The Misty Mountains are too dangerous. These advanced warriors are all old and have no possibility of continuing to grow. The Red Beetle King’s intention is to let them enter the Misty Mountains to search.”

Mountain Lord Huang Wen said, “Ban Bu, the Red Beetle King sent Princess Da Ye here because he was sure that you would go, to keep an eye on you and not allow you to venture into the Misty Mountains.”

“……” Ban Bu felt a toothache and said laboriously, “I’ve seen it, it’s not as dangerous as the legends say.”

Princess Da Ye said, “It’s not okay if there’s danger! Count how many God-given seeds you have now? Your annual income exceeds that of the Red Beetle King. Why risk it for a little wealth that has no guarantee at all?”

Ban Bu’s mind turned and said, “Okay then, I’ll listen to you, I won’t take risks.”

Princess Da Ye and Mountain Lord Huang Wen then breathed a sigh of relief.

Princess Da Ye continued, “When I came, I already spoke to Mountain Lord Tie Dao. During your absence, they will send a mountain lord to help guard Li Bamboo Peak.”

“That’s for the best, that’s what I meant too.” Ban Bu greeted, “Princess Da Ye, please rest on the mountain for a day or two.”

…

That night, the three caravans of Fragrant Soul, Chong Lou, and Jade Bamboo arrived as scheduled.

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Princess Da Ye and Mountain Lord Huang Wen helped to move the goods and went down the mountain to greet them.

“Red Beetle Territory, Princess Da Ye? Mountain Lord Ban Bu, are you preparing to go to the Misty Mountains?” Princess Fragrant Soul understood what was happening at a glance.

Chong Lou directly shouted, “Xue Mai, quickly take down the spider silk we prepared and give it to Mountain Lord Ban Bu.”

Ban Bu didn’t even have time to speak.

The three caravans each presented a spider silk bag.

Opening them to check, inside were rolls of spider silk, wrapped around wooden rollers.

“Princess Fragrant Soul, Mountain Lord Chong Lou, Mountain Lord Jade Bamboo, you came prepared!” Ban Bu said with emotion, and asked strangely, “You got the news a long time ago and started preparing in advance?”

“The speed of news spreading is definitely faster than the speed of our traveling merchants.” Princess Fragrant Soul explained, “Last summer, we received news in the Western Regions, and guessed that something like this would happen, so we started preparing spider silk at that time.”

Mountain Lord Chong Lou said, “I heard that among our Myriad Races Continent, the Knife Mantis Kingdom was the most severely hit, and also had the richest harvest?”

“That’s true.” Ban Bu said, “I saw it with my own eyes. The earth and forests were riddled with holes, and fragments of various colors were piled up into mountains, one mountain after another, stretching endlessly.”

“So many! Then the Knife Mantis Kingdom really made a fortune!” Jade Bamboo said with emotion, “I heard that there are even more in the Myriad Kingdoms Continent, and even several ant kings were directly destroyed because too many life seeds were smashed to death.”

“Destroyed…” Ban Bu asked, “Is it mainly concentrated in the areas near the Misty Mountains?”

Jade Bamboo said, “About the same, most of the fragments are concentrated there, and it is said that even more fell into the Misty Mountains.”

Princess Fragrant Soul suddenly thought of something and asked, “Mountain Lord Ban Bu, you don’t plan to venture into the Misty Mountains, do you?”

“How could I.” Ban Bu said, “I’ll go take a look. I have so many God-given seeds, how could I take such a risk.”

Princess Fragrant Soul, Chong Lou, and Jade Bamboo were relieved to hear this.

Ban Bu greeted, “Jade Bamboo, same as usual, let’s start trading.”

…

Selling the goods, nothing changed, and the transaction amount was also fixed.

The total income was 282,000 Origin Stones.

As usual, he spent 160,000 Origin Stones to purchase a batch of goods for all the members on the mountain.

This year, the surplus was 122,000 Origin Stones.

Due to the consumption of the new God-given seeds, there were currently more than 70,000 Origin Stones remaining from the reserves of the previous two years.

All in all, it was more than enough.

Ban Bu took out 100,000 and lit up 5 supernatural power patterns. When purchasing Origin Power food, he focused on high-quality Origin Power food that enhanced metal abilities, which came in handy at this time to activate the 5 supernatural power patterns.

In this way, the number of lit and activated supernatural power patterns in the heart position reached 3 groups, 45 in total.

There were about 93,000 Origin Stones left. Ban Bu considered that the warriors of other tribes might pick up good things during the treasure hunt, so he brought 50,000 for backup, in case he could pick up a bargain.

All the preparations were already in place. After a simple cleanup, he set off directly.

Except for Princess Da Ye, Mountain Lord Huang Wen and the other four mountain lord-level warriors took turns carrying Bai Zhu and flying on their way.

Starting from Jin River, they flew along Jin River.

Heading north a bit, Ban Bu began to skim the surface of the river, flying at low altitude.