Astral Cockroach

Banbu possessed two God-bestowed seeds. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, he would definitely grow into a Mountain Lord, or even a County Lord in the future. This forced Iron Saber Mountain Lord and Crimson Rock County Lord to take him seriously.

The matter had become quite troublesome.

Especially during the dull winter season, warriors from the Crimson Spider tribe of nearby mountains were very willing to come and help.

A cunning black bear warrior? Find him and kill him!

The next morning.

Banbu cleared a slope on the lower-middle section of the northwest side of Reeds Bamboo Peak and began digging holes. He had already scouted the area and found that the Cypress God-bestowed seed was most suitable for planting here.

Today, the Cypress was on duty to patrol Reeds Bamboo Peak. Just after dawn, it arrived early.

"Banbu, Hei Sang said you went to look for the black bear warrior last night?"

"Uh… yes."

"Banbu, you don't need to worry. Yesterday afternoon, I went to Banyan Water Mountain Range. Red Banyan Mountain Lord agreed to send 18 warriors to help. They are very concerned about your well-being and sent warriors to Sheep Hoof Mountain Range overnight to ask Drooping Banyan Mountain Lord for help."

"Calculating the time, Iron Saber Mountain Lord has already visited Bitter Jujube Mountain Lord of Red Mandarin Mountain Range and should have already arrived at the Greater Cool Mountains. He will return before dark tomorrow."

"I estimate that we can mobilize at least 300 high-level warriors this time, which should barely be enough to conduct a large-scale search of the northwest side of Brocade Screen Mountain Range."

Banbu's head throbbed as he listened.

It was all a misunderstanding!

A small misunderstanding had caused the clansmen from nearby mountains to mobilize so many people, and Banbu felt genuinely sorry.

While feeling guilty, Banbu was also worried that the big bear hadn't hidden far enough. He considered finding it late at night and taking it to hide further away.

The matter had become… just thinking about it gave him a headache.

…

Hei Sang also ran over, turning his head, looking around, searching for Big Head's trail, and casually asked, "Banbu, what are you doing?"

Banbu said, "Digging a hole."

"What are you digging a hole for?" Hei Sang asked casually, and without waiting for an answer, he immediately asked, "Banbu, where did Big Head go? You didn't drive it away, did you?"

Cypress gently tapped Hei Sang's head with its antennae, asking the same question: "Banbu, what are you digging a hole for?"

"Planting a tree," Banbu stopped his movements and said, "Cypress, you've come at the right time. I need you to do me a small favor!"

Planting a tree?

Cypress and Hei Sang were puzzled.

Banbu continued, "I found a wild God-bestowed seed last night, a Cypress tree seed, which has been growing for about four or five years. It's starting to take shape and has begun to condense seeds. I spent a lot of effort to dig it out and drag it to the foot of the mountain. Reeds Bamboo Peak is towering and tall, and with my strength as an intermediate warrior, I really can't drag it up."

The tree had been carried down the mountain overnight by the big bear. Banbu didn't want to waste his energy, so he waited specifically for Cypress to arrive to help out. A small tree was an easy task for a high-level warrior.

Hei Sang exclaimed, "Banbu, what did you say? You found a wild God-bestowed seed?!"

"Don't make such a fuss!" Cypress slapped Hei Sang's head hard with its antennae, pretending to be calm, maintaining the demeanor of an elder, and asked, "Banbu, did you go looking for the black bear warrior last night?"

Banbu said, "Yes."

Cypress followed up and asked, "Didn't find it?"

Banbu said, "Didn't find it."

Hei Sang protected his head with his two front limbs, and搶着 asked: "But you found a God-bestowed seed? And it's a Cypress tree?"

Banbu said, "Yes, it's at the foot of the mountain."

"Favored by the God of Nature."

Cypress finally couldn't contain himself, dropped a sentence, and flew towards the foot of the mountain.

"I'll go take a look." Hei Sang followed and flew down the mountain.

Soon, Cypress carried the Cypress God-bestowed seed back to the mountainside, carefully put it down, and said enviously, "Banbu, favored by the God of Nature, this is indeed a wild Cypress God-bestowed seed."

"Your judgment is correct, it has been growing for about four or five years and has already begun to condense seeds. This year's seeds are all gone. The aura emitted by the plant is quite unique, and I can't determine what type of enhancement effect its seeds possess."

God-bestowed seeds are primal force plants born from nature, randomly generating an enhancement effect.

Banbu had seen the seeds. By observing the changes in the big bear and Big Head after they ate the seeds, he roughly confirmed that the enhancement effect of the Cypress God-bestowed seed was "reaction speed", or more specifically, it should be an enhancement targeting nerve cells.

The big bear ate the most, so the naturally clumsy it could accurately strike its palms again and again in the process of fighting with the cloud leopard, which is known for its agility, and knock the opponent away.

Banbu knew, but it was not convenient to say it, so he changed the subject and said, "Cypress, the pit has been dug. I'll go get some marsh sludge to pad the bottom. I'll also need you to help me plant it upright later."

"No problem." Cypress tapped Hei Sang again with its antennae and roared, "All you know how to do is play, you're lazy and gluttonous. Hurry up and find some rotten branches to pad the bottom of the pit. Remember, only cypress branches."

"Oh." Hei Sang touched his head with his front limbs aggrievedly and flew down the mountain.

Banbu returned to the north side of the mountain and used a bamboo tube to dig marsh sludge from the biogas pool.

…

The Cypress God-bestowed seed was still small, and the corresponding pit was not big.

With the help of Hei Sang and Cypress, it was quickly completed.

"It's so beautiful!"

Cypress sighed enviously, staring at the Cypress God-bestowed seed with some fascination.

"The God of Nature is biased, always favoring Banbu." Hei Sang first protected his head with his two front limbs before expressing his jealous words.

Cypress's antennae stood up again, and when he saw Hei Sang's appearance, he paused in mid-air and retracted them. Hei Sang was born in his territory, was clever and likable, but compared to Banbu, who was born in the Flame Cluster Ban Mao territory, the gap was not ordinary!

Hei Sang warned, "Cypress, I am already a third-year intermediate warrior, you are not allowed to bully me anymore!"

Cypress sneered, "Or what?"

Hei Sang said, "Otherwise, I will tell Iron Saber Mountain Lord that Reeds Bamboo beat me twice yesterday, and you beat me four times today. I remember them all."

Cypress seemed to be really afraid of Hei Sang complaining, waved his antennae, and said, "Hei Sang, aren't you looking for Big Head to play with?"

Banbu suddenly realized that Hei Sang seemed to be living a very tragic life on Reeds Bamboo Peak, always being bullied by four high-level warriors, and said happily, "Big Head is in the cave on the south side of the mountain. Hei Sang, go by yourself. Remember, you can only play on Reeds Bamboo Peak, you are not allowed to leave the mountain."

"I know." Hei Sang was in a bad mood, flapped his wings, took off and left.

Cypress stared at the God-bestowed seed for a while, and issued similar jealous words to Hei Sang: "Banbu, why does the God of Nature always favor you!"

"Well, maybe it's because I'm dark," Banbu replied humorously.

"One more wild God-bestowed seed is equivalent to one more high-quality life seed plant!" Cypress shook his antennae, and finally used mental power to help check it again, and said:

"Transplanting in this season is a bit hasty, but Cypress's life is tenacious, and the plant is still small, so the damage is not too great. The location is no problem, the planting is no problem, the transplant will be very successful. Banbu, you must take good care of it."

"Keep in mind that you should not water it as frequently as other plants. Cypress is drought-tolerant and afraid of waterlogging. Too much moisture in the soil may damage its root system."

Banbu solemnly said, "I understand, thank you, Cypress, I will take good care of it. I will send you a batch to taste next year when it bears seeds."

"Primal Force food is a small matter, the focus is on the noble elegance of cypress plants…" Cypress shook his antennae and said: "Forget it, you are like Reeds Bamboo, you like bamboo, and you won't understand even if I tell you. You don't understand appreciation."