Astral Cockroach

When descending the mountain again, Lei Zhu had already directed two warriors to prepare the food.

A small banquet to entertain guests.

The larger tribes seemed to pay great attention to dining etiquette.

Three large metal platters were neatly arranged with various ordinary Origin Power foods.

Each person also had two smaller platters, one with several freshly picked God-given species Origin Power foods.

There was also a large platter where two Ghost Mantis tribe warriors were cutting beast meat into slices and arranging them neatly.

Princess Lei Zhu pointed to the platters and greeted, "Mountain Lord Banbu, this is our Crimson Crow Mountain's most famous Blood Laurel Longan, freshly harvested today. Please try it."

In front of Banbu's small platter was a longan exceeding 4 centimeters in diameter, its brown shell covered in grassy green patterns. Sensing its Origin Power, the aura of this thing was a bit strange.

He picked it up, peeled it open, revealing a blue-green flesh with clear veins, as if insect blood was flowing. A sharp, rich fragrance permeated the air, and viscous Origin Power began to dissipate.

Judging by the concentration of Origin Power, it was a good thing on par with the Longevity Peach, seemingly strengthening the basic physique, yet not quite.

Princess Lei Zhu introduced, "Our Ghost-faced Mantis tribe, through the efforts of countless generations of ancestors, has cultivated a total of six major tree seas: Laurel Longan, Small-scaled Leaf Fir, Magnolia, Snake Apple, Starfruit, and Wax Apple, cultivating a total of 67 top-tier precious tree species. The Blood Laurel Longan is one of the most distinctive."

Princess Lei Zhu jokingly added, "Mountain Lord Banbu, I really suspect you timed your arrival. The Blood God-given species is similar to your Fire Ant Kingdom's Longevity Peach, only harvested once every 13 years, with only 999 fruits each time, not one more, not one less."

A flowering and fruiting cycle of 13 years! Even more exaggerated than the Longevity Peach.

However, the number of fruits seemed slightly higher.

"What specific strengthening effect does the Blood Laurel Longan have?" As Banbu asked, he directly stuffed the fruit, along with its pit, into his mouth, chewed it vigorously, and swallowed it all in one gulp.

Regardless of its strengthening effect, it was definitely a good thing.

Looking down, the shell also contained a strong Origin Power. Wasting it was shameful, so he picked it up, chewed it, and swallowed it as well. As an Origin Power creature, his stomach had powerful digestive capabilities, so he wasn't afraid of not being able to digest it.

Princess Lei Zhu said, "We aren't sure what it specifically strengthens either. We've had many experienced large merchant caravans appraise it, but they couldn't discern it. However, it's certain that eating it is beneficial for growth."

Seeing Banbu's eating manner, the Crimson Crow Ghost King couldn't help but gently sway his antennae, and instructed, "Lei Zhu, go up the mountain again and fetch Mountain Lord Banbu two Snake Scale Fruits and Ghost Mist Lotus to taste."

Banbu silently felt the Origin Power contained in the Blood Laurel Longan strengthening his genes, and, diverting his attention, forcefully explained, "North and South, East and Southwest regions, the temperature and climate differ, and the types of plants vary greatly. I haven't eaten these kinds of fresh fruits before, so I'm just trying them out."

The Crimson Crow Ghost King calmly said, "The Crimson Crow Mountain's snow peaks have a total of 48 kinds of fresh fruits that are abundant in summer, 31 of which are compatible with your innate abilities. Mountain Lord Banbu, please rest on the mountain for two days and taste them all in turn."

Cold-stored and sealed, they must be condensed from God-given species.

There were as many as 48 kinds of fresh fruits produced in summer?!

Banbu inwardly clicked his tongue and said with a dry laugh, "How could I be so rude? Well, traveling a long distance does require more rest. Also, entering the Illusionary Mist Barrier requires some preparation, mainly spider silk, which must be long enough."

The Crimson Crow Ghost King said, "The spider silk has already been prepared, long enough."

"That's good." Banbu explained, "I need to tie the spider silk first and probe back and forth at the edge to figure out some patterns. If there are no other accidents, I should be able to pass through smoothly."

"Hopefully, there won't be any other accidents." The Crimson Crow Ghost King sighed, "The continent on the other side of the Illusionary Mist Barrier is the only hope for finding Dragon Bamboo."

Butterfly King Haitang asked, "Mountain Lord Banbu, have you sensed it? What kind of strengthening effect does the Blood Laurel Longan have?"

Banbu shook his antennae and said, "My knowledge is limited, I can't discern it."

Banbu's detailed knowledge of Origin Power foods mainly came from this. Basic knowledge came from the inheritance memory of the insect race, and then through practical tasting and deep understanding. There were too many different kinds of God-given species on this planet. He had eaten hundreds of them, and with experience, he accumulated knowledge. The Blood Laurel Longan was named for strengthening genes, but he couldn't feel which aspect it strengthened. Even experienced merchant caravans couldn't discern it, so Banbu didn't have that ability.

Baba would definitely be able to identify it.

Banbu shamelessly said, "Butterfly King Haitang, Crimson Crow Ghost King, please give me a few more as gifts before I leave. I'll take them back to study and I'll definitely give you a definite result later."

The Crimson Crow Ghost King assumed Banbu was greedy, not satisfied with eating one and wanting more, and didn't answer.

Butterfly King Haitang asked with interest, "How will you study them?"

"I'll just do some comparative tests." Banbu felt that his expression was unclear, causing the other party to misunderstand, and with a change of mind, stated:

"More than ten years ago, a large piece of wreckage from outer space fell into the Orchid Mountains of the Mantis tribe, containing many incomprehensible new things, most of which I researched. If the Crimson Crow Ghost King hadn't invited me, I should still be helping the Mantis tribe research the wreckage. I have a naturally flexible mind and I'm best at research."

"Wreckage from outer space? I've heard of it! Our Crimson Crow Mountain has purchased many interesting things through merchant caravans." The Crimson Crow Ghost King became interested and asked, "Do you know the kind of metal beast that can clean up ground garbage?"

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"Of course, I know!" Banbu said, "The specific method of using that thing was researched by me."

Banbu couldn't help but sigh silently: The Mantis tribe's marketing methods are a bit strong! It's only been a few years? The goods have been sold to the Southwest region.

"You researched it?" Butterfly King Haitang obviously didn't believe it.

The Crimson Crow Ghost King complained, "They only gave us four large electric boxes, and the electricity inside always runs out. We have to spend Origin Stones and ask the caravan to send them to the Mantis tribe to replenish them."

Banbu asked, "Didn't you build a power station?"

"Do you know about power stations?" Butterfly King Haitang interjected, "The caravan told us about it, but we don't know how to build one! It is said that many insect warriors in your Eastern Region who have metal abilities know how to build them, but they all think the journey is too far and refuse to come no matter how we invite them."

The Crimson Crow Ghost King asked, "Mountain Lord Banbu, can you build a wind power station?"

"Of course." Banbu said, "I originally researched this thing and was the first to use it."

Banbu took the initiative and said, "I'll help you build one. The structure is very simple. With a sample, you can imitate it and build as many as you want, while mastering both metal and earth abilities."

After Banbu finished speaking, he used his metal ability to transform the earth and rocks on the ground into three metal blocks of iron, copper, and aluminum, and then said, "Building a power station requires a large amount of these three metals. Iron is the most needed, it's best to find an iron mine and use metal abilities to extract it from the ore, which saves a lot of effort."

The Ghost Mantis Kingdom didn't seem to have any warriors skilled in fire abilities, and Banbu didn't want to shoot himself in the foot, and be dragged to help with burning fire and smelting iron.

At this time, Lei Zhu happened to be carrying Origin Power food down the mountain.

"Put things down." The Crimson Crow Ghost King was a thorough-going man of action. He tapped the iron block on the ground with his antennae and ordered, "Lei Zhu, mobilize the warriors in the tribe who have metal abilities to find ore containing this metal... Well, I remember, there's some in the Magnolia Mountains, go there and look for it."