Astral Cockroach

Li Bamboo Peak had two main workforces, Xiang Pu and Big Head, as well as Da Xiong with his brute strength, and seven bamboo rat warriors with nimble front paws. They undertook the vast majority of the farm work.

Having developed to this point, Banbu basically didn't need to work in the fields himself. This could be considered the only benefit of being the Mountain Master.

Life continued as usual. Every day, he woke up before dawn, patrolled the territory, and checked the growth of the important bamboo species on the mountain. Every evening after dinner, he would circle around the ordinary Life Seed plants, absorbing the excess Origin Power they had accumulated throughout the day and injecting it into the Second Heart's Divine Ability Markings.

Quite leisurely.

When he was really bored, he would run to the jungle at the foot of the mountain and capture a few more beast warriors. What he couldn't finish eating himself, he would cut into chunks and feed to the ordinary little cockroaches in the territory. Now was the beginning of spring, and they were about to enter the peak breeding season. Eating more meat would ensure that their offspring were healthier.

Flowers bloomed and withered, and trade caravans came and went.

The busiest spring plowing season passed, followed by a relatively leisurely and comfortable early summer.

The only shortcoming was that this year, no small warriors were born on Li Bamboo Peak, Fire Bamboo Peak, or Xiangfei Peak.

In contrast, good news kept coming from the Iron Saber Mountain Range. They had a burst of luck this year, with three small warriors born in one go. Most importantly, one small warrior was born in the territory of Flame Cluster Silvergrass.

Was this considered having another little sister? Banbu refused to admit it.

Born so late, several decades younger, she must be considered a junior.

Well, consider her a half-direct junior.

Banbu visited with a large pile of gifts and found Flame Cluster Silvergrass so happy that he was dizzy and disoriented. He couldn't help but have some wicked thoughts.

He gave a thorough persuasion with emotion and reason.

From the development of the small warrior, to the future of Li Bamboo Peak.

Finally, Banbu appropriately revealed that if their luck was good enough this year, Li Bamboo Peak might harvest at least two God-Given Seeds. Du Zhu was responsible for cultivating two bamboo-type God-Given Seeds, and Hong Dao was responsible for cultivating hybrid rice, which also had a certain probability of producing God-Given Seeds, the number of which was difficult to estimate.

There might be extra God-Given Seeds, so why not send the little warrior over? They could get one for her too when the time came?

God-Given Seeds! Flame Cluster Silvergrass impulsively handed the little warrior over to Banbu to take back to Li Bamboo Peak.

Abduction successful!

Banbu's plan was very simple: if this little warrior didn't like bamboo, he would use her to impersonate a native warrior of Li Bamboo Peak and report to Red-Chitin Roach King. According to the agreement, Red-Chitin County would have to send two more small warriors over, and the insect population of Jinping Mountain Range could increase by three. If the little warrior liked bamboo, that would be even better, send her to Fire Bamboo Mountain to accompany Fire Bamboo and Danzhu.

He wasn't happy for even one night. Late at night, the Iron Saber Mountain Master led all the Mountain Master-level warriors of the Iron Saber Mountain Range, killing their way over with a fierce momentum: Return the little warrior. You can have my old life, but the little warrior? Absolutely not!

Consequently, Flame Cluster Silvergrass was scolded and lost custody of the little warrior.

The little warrior was taken to Iron Saber Peak to be raised.

After this incident, Banbu thoroughly recognized a fact: closeness is closeness, but the Iron Saber Mountain Range and the Jinping Mountain Range are still two mountain ranges, and he had already separated. He considered the development of Jinping Mountain Range, and likewise, the Iron Saber Mountain Master was also wholeheartedly considering the development of Iron Saber Mountain Range.

Both mountain ranges were in short supply of warriors, and when it came to insect population issues, there was no room for negotiation.

… …

Under Baba's guidance, and with the constant use of Boundary Tree wreckage for irrigation, the various ordinary Life Seed plants were growing very well.

White Jade Mulberry and Reflection-Sun Fruit successively broke through their limits, with tree heights exceeding 25 meters and 20 meters respectively.

The Fire Oil Pine Life Seed at the top of the mountain had the biggest change, suddenly entering a period of vigorous growth. Last year and this spring, the tree height changed every day. In two years, it also broke through 20 meters in height.

Fire Oil Pine was the iconic plant of the Giant Roach Tribe, and among all the ordinary Life Seeds that Banbu currently possessed, it was second only to the ordinary Longevity Peach Life Seed that was being nurtured. It was a precious and high-quality tree species with great potential for development.

After testing, Baba gave clear data that the vigorous growth period would last for at least 30 years, easily breaking through 100 meters in height.

Banbu was also not polite, persistently and regularly squeezing the Origin Power accumulated by the ordinary Life Seeds every evening.

At the location of the Second Heart, the second Divine Ability Markings of the seventh group lit up.

According to the current speed, if he stayed honestly on Li Bamboo Peak and didn't spend extra Origin Stones, he could light up one strand in a year, and light up one group in 30 years…

"It's good that no small warriors are born. The insect population has zero growth, but the number of God-Given Seeds is increasing. The territory's income is increasing year by year, and income is about to exceed expenditure!"

"Currently, there are 42 Origin Stone reserves. Can I invest the extra income each year in the Second Heart's Divine Ability Markings?"

Banbu's heart couldn't help but itch again.

Last year, the Creeper of Red Tangerine Mountain Range was promoted to Mountain Master. Its Creeper God-Given Seed was of medium quality and large scale. According to the budget, Banbu would receive about 4,000 Origin Stones in return this autumn.

The investment in You Bamboo Rice had begun to generate profits, and would continue to increase in the future. Income would only increase more and more.

The rice God-Given Seed nurtured by Red Rice grew in deep-water paddy fields. The rice grains were emerald green and named "Emerald Deep-Water Rice", which strengthened plant abilities. A small portion was given to Oil Tea to eat, and most of it was sold to the Black and White Flower Roach Tribe. Its branching growth mode was similar to that of Purple-Gold Plant, with roughly the same yield and comparable income. Currently, Red Rice was a Mountain Master-level warrior, and Emerald God-Given Seed could provide Li Bamboo Peak with a net income of about 40,000 Origin Stones per year.

A new rice species can be hybridized with various rice varieties. Hong Dao, with Hong Mi, continued various hybridization experiments, and there was a high probability of success, continuing to obtain God-Given Seeds.

Of course, the most important was the hybridization of Du Zhu-1 with Holy Sound Bamboo and Thunder Sound Bamboo. Judging from experience, as long as luck wasn't particularly bad, Li Bamboo Peak's income would increase dramatically.

The most ⊥ new ⊥ small ⊥ said ⊥ is ⊥ in ⊥ six ⊥ 9 ⊥ ⊥ book ⊥ ⊥ bar ⊥ ⊥ first ⊥ release!

… …

Banbu, year 19, mid-May, the dry season arrived as scheduled.

Xiang Pu personally took the field, directing the bee colony to collect pollen and precisely pollinate.

A moment of great significance.

Li Bamboo Peak entered a state of high alert.

Not even a bird was allowed to fly in.

Banbu personally guarded the experimental site of Holy Sound Bamboo and Thunder Sound Bamboo.

Wind Chime, Du Zhu, and Long Zhu also squatted guard day and night, guarding the other three directions respectively, their hearts in their throats at every gust of wind, fearing the slightest accident.

Banbu had experience with guarding once, so he multi-tasked at night, paying attention to the bamboo forest on one hand, and paying attention to the change in the number of "stars" in the night sky on the other.

The number of "stars" in the night sky varied, but in the past ten years, the overall number had been increasing, currently reaching about 40.

That meant that there were many of those "stars" that could turn newly born high-quality plant species into God-Given Seeds, and the probability of obtaining a "divine gift" was extremely high!

Silently, a star went out.

Correspondingly, a strange Origin Power descended from beyond the sky and landed on a white bamboo flower in the Holy Sound Bamboo forest.

"It's done!" Banbu lightly swayed his antennae, trying to maintain a calm state of mind and continuing to wait.

"It's done?" Wind Chime was sensitive and noticed the abnormality.

Du Zhu suddenly jumped up and roared in a low voice: "It's done! It's Holy Sound Bamboo! Banbu, the Holy Bamboo God-Given Seed you predicted!"

"Wow! Holy Bamboo!" Long Zhu cheered, then asked: "Banbu, what about mine? Why is there no reaction in the Thunder Sound Bamboo experimental bamboo forest?"

"Shut up!" Banbu's divine sense was low and he shouted: "Quiet, keep waiting!"

It was useless to continue waiting. Until dawn, no "stars" went out, and no bamboo flowers that could grow into God-Given Seeds were born in the Thunder Sound Bamboo experimental bamboo forest.

Unsurprisingly, the second night and the third night both failed to wait.