Astral Cockroach

Crimson Crow Mountain named the continent on the other side of the Illusionary Mist Barrier the "Dragon Bamboo Continent," its area no smaller than the Myriad Races Continent. Following the customs of the Myriad Races Continent, it was roughly divided into three major domains: East, Central, and West.

To survive for an extended period in an environment completely devoid of Origin Power, and to search for dragon bamboo by air, the biggest problem was the resupply of materials. Most of the resources would be spent on transportation.

Whether it was the Swift Dragonfly Tribe or the Narrow Butterfly Tribe, their flying skills were undeniable, but they couldn't undertake the responsibility of aerial transportation. At most, they could carry two bags of Origin Power food at a time, and their speed would be severely affected. If the distance was slightly longer, the Origin Power food they carried might be exhausted on the way.

Aerial flight required resisting gravity, which consumed a great deal of energy, so strong and sturdy tribes had to transport from the ground.

The Ghost-faced Locust Tribe was very suitable, and the Mountain Lord-level warriors were the most suitable.

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According to Crimson Crow Ghost King's plan, the total number of Ghost Locust warriors participating in the transportation would exceed 1000 at most.

It would be implemented gradually in several steps.

First, Origin Power food would be transported from Crimson Crow Mountain to the storage warehouse outside the Illusionary Mist Barrier. This was just preparation work.

During this period, Banbu, along with Rat King, tentatively entered the Illusionary Mist Barrier to familiarize themselves with the path and direction calculation, making several round trips to ensure everything was foolproof.

Then, they would act separately.

Forty County Lord-level Ghost Locust warriors, divided into two groups of twenty, led by Banbu and Rat King respectively, would carry Origin Power food, pass through the Illusionary Mist Barrier, and transport it to the other side of the continent.

A round trip would take a day.

After returning, they would rest for half a day and continue.

When the stockpiled Origin Power food reached a certain level, they would begin transporting the first team of advanced Ghost Locust warriors to the other side of the Illusionary Mist Barrier. This team of warriors would be responsible for clearing the way, cutting down jungles, and solidifying earth and rocks to form a convenient road.

First, they would open up a road leading to a majestic mountain peak about 100 kilometers away. The snow peak was named "Dragon Bamboo Peak," which was the main warehouse for storing Origin Power food and the first supply station for finding dragon bamboo.

Once the road was opened, Banbu and Rat King would send the second team of Ghost Locust warriors over. These warriors would be responsible for transporting Origin Power food along the opened road to Dragon Bamboo Peak for storage.

At the same time, the first team of Ghost Locust warriors would continue to open up the road to the west.

Banbu and Rat King would each lead a team to continuously transport Origin Power food to the other side of the Illusionary Mist Barrier, stockpiling it at Dragon Bamboo Peak.

West of Dragon Bamboo Peak, about 400 kilometers away, they would select another mountain peak and name it "Longan Peak" as the second supply station for stockpiling Origin Power food.

A month later, the Origin Power food stockpiled at Dragon Bamboo Peak was already sufficient, and the transportation road to Longan Peak was opened.

Banbu and Rat King sent the third team of Ghost Locust warriors to the Dragon Bamboo Continent. This team of warriors was responsible for the transportation of Origin Power food between Dragon Bamboo Peak and Longan Peak.

After this team of warriors was sent over, Banbu and Rat King, along with 40 warriors, began transporting Origin Stones to the other side.

Chewing Origin Stones could indeed replenish Origin Power, but it was difficult to swallow, and it was also difficult to excrete after eating too much.

Crimson Crow Mountain was rich and generous, and treated its own tribe's warriors well, preferring to spend more Origin Power food and Origin Stones rather than let its clansmen suffer.

The Origin Stones were prepared for the Swift Dragonfly Tribe warriors responsible for the search. One bag of Origin Power food was paired with 5 Origin Stones, equivalent to 500 ordinary Origin Stones. The Origin Power food was eaten together with the Origin Stones to save expenses.

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After a month and a half of busy preparation, everything was ready, and 400 Swift Dragonfly warriors arrived.

They would be arranged in a long line, spaced approximately 2 kilometers apart, divided into two groups, heading south and north respectively, flying at low altitude, checking one by one.

Each time they set out, they would carry 2 bags of Origin Power food.

One bag would be eaten on the way there, and one bag would be eaten on the way back.

In this way, a round trip would take 10 days, and they could complete a comprehensive search of 400 kilometers in width from east to west.

Heading south, they could reach the coast directly, and heading north, they could penetrate about 500 kilometers, covering the entire southern tropical region.

Warm and humid environments were most suitable for dragon bamboo to grow.

In fact, dragon bamboo, as a bamboo species, had a very strong vitality. It could survive at temperatures above 0 degrees Celsius, liked hot and humid conditions, and was very drought-tolerant. It might also exist in some subtropical regions, but the probability was relatively small and not included in the scope of the search.

Overall, the search width was about 1000 kilometers, divided into sections, with a longitudinal depth of 400 kilometers each time, checking from east to west.

The rate was very slow.

The Swift Dragonfly warriors had to rest after each round trip, trying their best not to move, reducing exercise, reducing the consumption of Origin Power food, waiting for the next supply station to be built and the next batch of supplies to be transported before they could begin the next round of searching.

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In the midst of busy work, 3 months passed.

They had searched about 3000 kilometers to the west, completing the search of what Crimson Crow Ghost King defined as the "Eastern Domain," without finding any traces of dragon bamboo.

Continuing to advance westward meant entering the "Central Domain."

The further west they went, the greater the intermediate consumption of transporting supplies. Even at this distance, out of every 10 bags of Origin Power food sent from Crimson Crow Mountain to the Dragon Bamboo Continent, 7 bags were consumed during transportation.

The number of warriors invested in the front line was increasing, gradually reaching the expected 1400. Even if they were just lying down and not moving, they would consume about 200 bags of Origin Power food every day. If they moved, the consumption would almost double.

The most crucial point was still Banbu and Rat King, this transfer point. They led 40 warriors back and forth through the Illusionary Mist Barrier to transport Origin Power food, but the speed was somewhat unable to keep up.

Once the supply to the front line was cut off, the warriors deep in the environment without Origin Power would suffer damage to their Origin Power genes at best, and rapidly age and die at worst.

The search work ahead had to be suspended, and everyone lay down and did not move.

They paused for half a month, first storing 3000 bags of Origin Power food at the Dragon Bamboo Peak supply station, before daring to continue the next step.

Winter passed and spring came.

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In the southern tropics, the lowest temperature would not be lower than 10 degrees Celsius, and the seasonal changes were not so significant.

The search work continued.

No good news was reported all along.

The weather was getting hotter day by day.

Banbu began to worry a little, constantly helping to calculate the consumption. Crimson Crow Mountain's budget of 50 million Origin Stones was about to be exhausted.

The most fatal thing was that they had probably penetrated about 5000 kilometers westward, and were about to complete the search of the Central Domain of the Dragon Bamboo Continent.

The first stage of the plan was coming to an end.

A few days later, no more Origin Power food was sent from Crimson Crow Mountain.

County Lord Leizhu conveyed Crimson Crow Ghost King's order: the search was to stop here, and the participating warriors would return to their managed territories to rest for a year, stockpile Origin Power food, and continue after autumn next year.

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Two years of planning, mobilizing a large force, investing 50 million Origin Stones, but all the results were in vain, and the atmosphere of Crimson Crow Mountain was a bit depressing.

Among all the participating warriors, probably only Crimson Crow Ghost King was still calm and composed. Banbu had to admire this in secret. Leaving aside other things, the demeanor of the master of Crimson Crow Mountain was sufficient.

"Banbu!" Seeing Banbu going up the mountain, the little warrior Guanli flew over.

This little guy didn't like County Lord Iron Tallow very much. After becoming familiar with him, he became attached to Butterfly King Haitang instead, following Butterfly King Haitang every day.

"Mountain Lord Banbu, what is this..." Butterfly King Haitang wondered.

Banbu was carrying a spider silk bag up the mountain, and the bag clearly contained something.

"I asked County Lord Maple and Camellia to venture west to search, and there was a little harvest."

Banbu opened the spider silk bag and took out a hemispherical plant tuber that resembled a tortoise shell.

The lignified tuber, the hemispherical bottom was covered with dense roots, and there was a vine branch on top.

"Since I was a primary warrior, every time I molted and grew, I would awaken some inheritance memories about plants, until I reached the Mountain Lord level before it stopped. I have roughly calculated that the memory contains about 250,000 kinds of plants... After careful searching, there is no record of this plant."

"The thing was found by County Lord Maple and Camellia. County Lord Maple also has no memory of it." Banbu finished speaking and asked: "Crimson Crow Ghost King, Butterfly King Haitang, do you have any relevant memories?"

Crimson Crow Ghost King and Butterfly King Haitang looked at each other and shook their antennae.

Crimson Crow Ghost King said: "Never seen it before."

Butterfly King Haitang said: "It seems to be a completely new plant?"

Crimson Crow Ghost King asked: "The Western Domain of the Dragon Bamboo Continent?"

Banbu said: "Yes, the Western Domain. County Lord Maple has been there to see it. Most of the inheritance memories of plants are recorded, and they also exist on our Myriad Nations Continent. There are also very few plants that have no records in the inheritance memory at all."

Crimson Crow Ghost King quickly reacted and roughly understood what Banbu meant: if they continued westward, they would no longer simply look for dragon bamboo, but also look for completely new plant species that were not recorded in the inheritance memory.