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After a month of flying, they arrived at Crimson Crow Mountain, with just over half a month before the Great Yellow Sweet Osmanthus fruits matured.

As agreed, King Rat and Golden Bamboo had already returned to Crimson Crow Mountain and were resting in the trading square.

Their backpacks were filled with collected chestnut and red pine seeds.

They also each carried a spider silk bag full of lotus root remnants.

They had been continuously busy in Dragon Bamboo Continent for 7 years, and they would have even more arduous tasks to follow, so they needed to rest and adjust for a while.

After Banbu arrived, he settled Belly Bamboo and Red Rice down and went up the mountain alone to visit the Crimson Crow Ghost King.

… …

In the past decade or so, Crimson Crow Mountain had ushered in a new peak of development, already extremely prosperous and rich, and now it had risen to another level.

Especially in recent years, watching mountain after mountain of treasures being transported back to the mountain and stored in the treasury, the Crimson Crow Ghost King, as the master of a mountain, was in a great mood.

Upon meeting, he joked, "County Lord Banbu, you've been gone for nearly three years, the two bamboo rat warriors were almost starved to death in Dragon Bamboo Continent!"

"How could that be?" Banbu said, "I left them enough Origin Power food when I left."

The Crimson Crow Ghost King shook his antennae and said, "King Rat is getting old, you should consider letting him advance to County Lord as soon as possible.

Awakening dual metal and earth abilities, skilled at digging, treasure hunting, and freely traversing the Illusionary Maze, the bamboo rat warrior will play a vital role in the future development of your Li Bamboo Peak."

Banbu said, "That's right.

Wasn't the two Great Yellow Sweet Osmanthus fruits exchanged with your Crimson Crow Mountain used on the two bamboo rat warriors?"

"My intention in agreeing to the exchange with you was to hope that King Rat could have a share," the Crimson Crow Ghost King said, placing particular emphasis on King Rat, then curiously asked, "I heard that Li Bamboo Peak also has an even more powerful bamboo rat warrior?"

"More powerful…" Banbu thought for a moment and asked, "Could it be White Bamboo? That's an idiot."

"An idiot? Really?" the Crimson Crow Ghost King said, "County Lord Banbu, you should bring him to Crimson Crow Mountain when you have the opportunity so I can see him."

"Next time," Banbu said gloomily.

White Bamboo was indeed an idiot, having been tricked away by County Lord Weeping Fig.

Insect tribes were not good at innovation, but they were good at imitation.

For example, biogas digesters were initially created by Banbu, and in just over a decade, they quickly spread to various tribes throughout the Ten Thousand Clans Continent, and it was said that even the Myriad Kingdoms Continent was using them.

County Lord Weeping Fig saw Li Bamboo Peak's booming development and became eager, so she imitated Banbu and recruited several bamboo rat warriors from the bamboo sea, intending to train them.

But wild bamboo rat warriors knew nothing.

White Bamboo was tricked by County Lord Weeping Fig to teach those little bamboo rat warriors.

It was estimated that he had become addicted to being a "big brother" and had not returned for many years.

Banbu still had important matters that required County Lord Weeping Fig's help, so he was too embarrassed to forcibly bring him back.

The Crimson Crow Ghost King asked again, "County Lord Banbu, have you been gone for two or three years because you had important matters? Or did you encounter trouble?"

"The Crimson Ant tribe has the Longevity County backing them, so there generally won't be any trouble," Banbu changed the subject and asked, "Crimson Crow Ghost King, judging by the time, should your Crimson Crow Mountain also organize a team to go to Li Bamboo Peak?"

Seeing that Banbu was unwilling to say more, the Crimson Crow Ghost King didn't ask further and said, "The plan is to set off next spring.

This time, Ghost King Snake Scale will lead the team to eat the Sacred Bamboo fruit and, along the way, send the 2.5 million Origin Stone price difference for the next batch of Dragon Bamboo fruit exchanged for Double Star Apricots."

Banbu said, "The Dragon Bamboo fruit will mature the year after next.

Have the little warriors been selected? When do you plan to send them over?"

The Crimson Crow Ghost King said, "The 9 little warriors have already been selected, and the plan is to send them over the year after next."

The Crimson Crow Ghost King then gently swayed his antennae and said, "Crimson Crow Mountain and Li Bamboo Peak are far apart, and the round trip for our exchanges is indeed a hassle."

Banbu said, "Crimson Crow Ghost King, you can send the little warriors to Li Bamboo Peak next year as a detour, let them stay in Li Bamboo Peak for a year.

The year after next, when the Dragon Bamboo fruit matures, I will go back, and then a large number of Crimson Ant warriors will come to Crimson Crow Mountain, and we can help you send them back along the way."

The Crimson Crow Ghost King hesitated and said, "Stay in Li Bamboo Peak for a year?"

Banbu said, "Don't worry, food and lodging are provided, and high-quality Origin Power food is also provided for free, they won't be mistreated."

"That's fine too, it's good to go out and broaden their horizons," the Crimson Crow Ghost King asked, "I heard that you also found a 'divine grade' remnant of a God-given Seed, and you plan to move it to Li Bamboo Peak?"

Banbu said, "We'll start this year, moving a batch out first and temporarily hoarding it at your Crimson Crow Mountain, um, this matter may require your help, Crimson Crow Ghost King."

The remnant of the God-given Seed was precious, and it would definitely be inappropriate to put it in the trading square.

The Crimson Crow Ghost King understood what Banbu was getting at and readily agreed, "I'll have Thunder Bamboo clear out a storage warehouse specifically for you on Crimson Crow Mountain in a moment.

However, you'll have to send one or two warriors to guard it yourselves."

Banbu said, "Understood.

I just happened to bring two warriors here.

Next year, when the Fire Scale Pine cones mature, they will eat them.

The little guy who is six years old is called Red Rice, and he will stay to guard the warehouse.

The one who is eight years old is Belly Bamboo, he has also eaten Dragon Bamboo fruit and followed me into Dragon Bamboo Continent to help transport the remnants."

"… …" The Crimson Crow Ghost King sighed, "Your arrangements are so meticulous, not wasting anything."

Crimson Crow Mountain had a large insect population, and the number of warriors had long been saturated.

Every year, many newly born little warriors were sent out, so there was no need to worry about the scope of labor at all.

Li Bamboo Peak was different, adding up all the warriors, big and small, there were only so many, and every laborer had to be used sparingly.

… …

After a winter of rest.

Banbu carefully designed and used his metal abilities to create two wheeled carts.

In early spring, February, the Crimson Crow Mountain team set off for Li Bamboo Peak.

Banbu also set off on the same day with Belly Bamboo, King Rat, and Golden Bamboo to enter Dragon Bamboo Continent.

Banbu and Belly Bamboo followed the plank road, all the way west, hurrying along, with signposts along the way, and when they arrived, they turned north.

King Rat and Golden Bamboo dragged the wheeled carts, running behind, slowly catching up.

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When Banbu and Belly Bamboo rushed to the mountain range where they had previously settled, it was almost April, and the temperature in the Northern Wilderness Grassland was showing a warming trend.

Continuing north, they entered the Frost Wolf tribe's territory.

The ice and snow on the lake islands melted, and they entered the underground, took out the lotus root remnants, cut them into small pieces, and loaded them into the oversized spider silk bags specially made for Crimson Crow Mountain by the merchants.

Such a bag must have at least 200 kilograms, which was just enough to hold 9 sections, that is, one divided lotus root remnant.

The underground warehouse on the island stored a total of 1,000 roots, which meant that 1,000 bags had to be filled.

It was not easy to make a trip, so they maximized the load.

Banbu and Belly Bamboo each carried 20 bags, crawling through the jungle, and transferring south to transport them along the plank road built by Crimson Crow Mountain.

At this time, King Rat and Golden Bamboo took over, using the wheeled carts to transport the remnants out of Dragon Bamboo Continent and send them to Crimson Crow Mountain's warehouse for storage.

A round trip took about two months.

Calculating the time, they could transport 2 trips a year.

When the third trip was transported to the plank road, it was already autumn, and it was snowing in the Northern Wilderness, and the lakes were frozen, so it was not easy to move around anymore.

Banbu, Belly Bamboo, King Rat, and Golden Bamboo worked together to transport the things out of Dragon Bamboo Continent on the last trip.

After resting for a month at Crimson Crow Mountain, the Fire Scale Pine cones matured, and after Belly Bamboo and Red Rice ate them, they set off with Banbu.

Banbu and Belly Bamboo each carried 5 bags of remnants, and Red Rice carried 3 bags, running on the ground to return to Li Bamboo Peak.

Because King Rat and Golden Bamboo had eaten Great Yellow Sweet Osmanthus fruits last year, and had good food in and out of Dragon Clan Continent this year, they were both about to fall into slumber and evolve.

They stayed in Crimson Crow Mountain, guarding the warehouse on one hand and adjusting their state on the other, preparing for their advancement.

… …

Spring of Banbu's 52nd year.

Another particularly busy season for Li Bamboo Peak.

In the north of Li Bamboo Peak, there were large areas of newly transplanted mulberry and pear saplings that needed to be taken care of.

Fire Thorn was lucky enough, another little warrior was born in his territory.

This guy originally liked to be lazy, and he was slow and procrastinating, but now that he was taking care of the little warrior, his movements were even more clumsy.

The second batch of bamboo fruits condensed from the Dragon Bamboo God-given Seed was entering the ripening season, and a huge amount of Origin Stones needed to be invested every day to replenish Origin Power.

The oversized 13 bags of lotus root remnants were sent back, and Banbu had to do the work himself, urgently preparing them into nutrient soil and sprinkling it on the lake.

This thing was originally the body discarded by the Nine Leaf Fire Lotus, and it was the best growth nutrient for it.

Last year, 81 divided plants grew.

With the input of nutrients, Baba continued to observe and confirmed that 729 divided plants could be initially derived this year, but subsequent growth would be very difficult, so it was best to transport all the lotus root remnants back as soon as possible.