Astral Cockroach

The emerald bamboo fruits ripened, and the Lord of Flowercypress Mountain arrived on time.

With their familiar relationship, the Lord of Flowercypress Mountain wasn't as courteous as a trade caravan, directly landing in front of Banbu's mountain cave residence.

"Banbu, the trading square was built so quickly. How many horned cockroach warriors did you hire? It must have cost a lot of origin stones, right?"

"Not much, it was cheap," Banbu said vaguely.

The Lizhu Peak was becoming increasingly wealthy, while the opposite Cliffcypress Mountain Range remained poor and backward.

"Lord of Flowercypress Mountain, are you at the ninth instar? That means you're only one step away from the County Princess! Congratulations! Congratulations!"

"What's there to congratulate? You're probably almost at the ninth instar too, right?" The Lord of Flowercypress Mountain said, sighing, "I'm not far from the senile stage. County Princess Qiufeng knows my condition, so she provided an additional grant of origin stones."

Under Datou's command, two combat ant soldiers carried over two bags of origin force food. One bag contained freshly picked emerald bamboo fruits and 1,000 grains of rain bamboo rice, and the other contained barnyard millet seeds produced by the deep-water barnyard millet God-given seed from the Red Rice Territory.

The Lord of Flowercypress Mountain also brought two bags of origin force food, which he had purchased from the Flowercockroach Kingdom, with a wider variety, enhancing flame and metal abilities.

Trade between the two parties had already turned into a barter system.

After a simple tally of the goods, the transaction was considered complete.

Banbu asked, "How has County Princess Qiufeng been in recent years?"

The Lord of Flowercypress Mountain said, "Same as always. County Princess Qiufeng has had bad luck in recent decades, and has not been able to produce outstanding juniors who can take on the responsibilities of County Princess."

The Lord of Flowercypress Mountain suddenly became curious again, and asked, "Banbu, why are you suddenly concerned about this?"

"Hehe, of course I have ulterior motives," Banbu waved his antennae and said, "Lord of Flowercypress Mountain, let's go down the mountain. I'll show you something good."

"Something good? Another God-given seed?" The Lord of Flowercypress Mountain asked, "Bamboo? Or arbor? It wouldn't be that the bastard Hongdao has cultivated a rice-type God-given seed again, would it?"

Similarly, the Lord of Flowercypress Mountain had become accustomed to the increasing number of God-given seed foods on Lizhu Peak.

Back when Hongdao first came to Lizhu Peak, the Lord of Flowercypress Mountain was verbally abused, and he held a grudge. More than thirty years had passed, and he was still angry with Hongdao. Hongdao ran a paddy field at the foot of Lizhu Peak to cultivate rice. In the early days, the Lord of Flowercypress Mountain even mocked him, but he didn't expect that Hongdao would actually create a rice-type God-given seed, which was a fatal blow.

Banbu flapped his wings and glided down the mountain.

The Lord of Flowercypress Mountain followed, taking to the air and landing. In the distance was a bamboo forest that looked a bit strange, with faint origin force fluctuations.

"This is… Buddha's-belly bamboo crossed with… Holy Sound Bamboo, right?" The Lord of Flowercypress Mountain's thinking was indeed faster than Chonglou and Yuzhu.

"Banbu, this brand new bamboo-type God-given seed is not simple! It's already bearing fruit, but it's not ripe, which means the fruiting period exceeds one year, and the quality is exceptionally high!"

"Holy Sound Bamboo… Don't tell me the strengthening effect is extending lifespan from inherited memories? We can't be sure yet, can we?"

"Obtained by crossing Buddha's-belly bamboo and Holy Sound Bamboo, I named it 'Holy Bamboo'. Currently, it can be confirmed that Holy Bamboo fruits have the effect of extending lifespan," Banbu said, "In previous years, I saw many good things on Red Crow Mountain and learned a lot about God-given seeds. Judging from the experience of Red Crow Mountain, it should be extending lifespan."

The Lord of Flowercypress Mountain was shrewd and not easily fooled, so Banbu added another point, saying, "In addition, I once visited the Longevity Cockroach King and personally witnessed the Longevity Peach God-given seed. The aura is similar, so it shouldn't be wrong."

The Lord of Flowercypress Mountain's mind raced, and combining Banbu's words, he understood Banbu's meaning and simply said, "I will go to Qiufeng County now and invite County Princess Qiufeng to come here in person."

"584 bamboo fruits? How many do you plan to sell? How much deposit will you charge?"

Banbu waved his antennae and said generously, "The deposit is a small matter. I will set a unified price after the fruits mature. Lord of Flowercypress Mountain, don't worry, based on our friendship over the years, no matter what, the Black and White Flowercockroach Tribe will have a share of the bamboo fruits."

"That's a must," the Lord of Flowercypress Mountain said, "This matter is too important, so I still have to invite County Princess Qiufeng to come here in person, so everyone can discuss it in advance."

After speaking, he flapped his wings and took to the air, went up the mountain, picked up the spider silk bag, and left in a hurry.

…

Four days later, County Princess Qiufeng personally arrived at Lizhu Peak.

She arrived alone, probably because she thought the Lord of Flowercypress Mountain flew too slowly and ditched him.

Banbu repeated the same speech and personally took County Princess Qiufeng down the mountain for a tour.

Buddha's-belly bamboo led County Princess Qiufeng to observe the aura of the Holy Bamboo fruit at close range.

"The aura is very close to the Longevity Peach, so it shouldn't be wrong," County Princess Qiufeng gave a definite answer, unable to suppress her excitement, and said, "Top quality! The individual bamboo fruits are small, but there are many, 584, so the yield is not low!"

"We can't be sure when it will mature, and we can't be sure how many years of lifespan it can extend at most… It shouldn't be less than 50 years!"

County Princess Qiufeng was about to enter the senile stage, and extending her lifespan by 50 years was too important for her. With 50 more years of life, she would have more time to wait for Qiufeng County to produce a qualified successor. Being 50 years younger, she could also try one last gamble to reach the Cockroach King level.

In recent years, County Princess Qiufeng had been seeking origin force food that could extend lifespan everywhere, so she was quite knowledgeable. She calmed down and said, "Lord Banbu, you should be planning to sell the bamboo fruits in portions, right?"

Banbu replied, "That's right. I plan to sell it in portions based on extending lifespan by 50 years, with a unified price of 10,000 origin stones per year of lifespan, which is 500,000 origin stones per portion."

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County Princess Qiufeng nodded her antennae and said, "That's a deposit of 250,000. I'll send warriors to deliver it to you after I return."

Banbu shook his antennae and said, "County Princess Qiufeng, Lizhu Peak is not short of origin stones now. I hope we can exchange in a different way."

County Princess Qiufeng's aura stagnated.

Banbu said directly, "Help me catalyze the growth of two wild God-given seeds. Fair exchange, 50 years for 50 years."

A County Princess-level warrior spends 2 years catalyzing the growth of a wild God-given seed, shortening their lifespan by 1 year.

This transaction meant that another warrior in Qiufeng County would have their lifespan shortened by 25 years.

County Princess Qiufeng hesitated, and finally gently shook her antennae, saying, "Not appropriate. I can't harm other warriors for my own lifespan."

County Princess Qiufeng changed the subject and said, "Sell two portions of bamboo fruit to our Qiufeng County, one for exchange and one for purchase with origin stones."

Banbu thought for a while and agreed, "Okay! It can start next spring."

To actually buy two portions! County Princess Qiufeng was overjoyed and a little unable to suppress her happiness, and asked, "Lord Banbu, are you still catalyzing the growth of that wild Cliffcypress God-given seed? How far is it from the first transformation and growth?"

Banbu said truthfully, "It completed its first transformation and growth last spring, and it will enter its peak growth season after two years of recuperation."

"It has already completed its first transformation and growth?!" County Princess Qiufeng was surprised and shook her antennae vigorously, saying, "It is not advisable to over-catalyze during the peak growth season."

Banbu said, "Just catalyze it for 10 years to accelerate through the peak growth season. There is also a rather special wild God-given seed down the mountain. I found the seeds from the wreckage that fell from outer space, and I plan to catalyze it for 40 years."

"From outer space? What's so special about it?" County Princess Qiufeng was curious and said, "Lord Banbu, please take me down the mountain to see it."

"Easy to say, please follow me!" Banbu flapped his artery wings and took to the air, flying south.

…

Tata's growth was really too slow. Even with the wreck of the World Tree being invested without cost, it was still despairingly slow. Banbu planned to catalyze it for 40 years, recuperate for three to five years, and then let it grow naturally for ten years or so. It would almost complete its first transformation and growth, and the quantity and quality of the condensed fruits would greatly increase, and the benefits would definitely exceed the investment.

Banbu was simply a little impatient waiting for the wild Cliffcypress God-given seed, so he catalyzed it once, recuperated for a year or two, and continued to use plant gene fluid to strengthen and improve it.

In the future, he could also consider continuing to use Holy Bamboo fruits to exchange with the Black and White Flowercockroach Tribe, "50 years for 50 years", to catalyze Tata and the wild Cliffcypress God-given seed, helping them complete their second transformation and growth as soon as possible.