Qi Le

The market in District [-] is gradually on the right track, and it has already formed a considerable scale when the dry season is approaching.

The news seems to have grown wings, and the more it spreads, the wider the population, and the more and more people are trading.Most of the day, the market is crowded with people and bustling.Even some rare species appear occasionally, such as the desert spider wasp.

Different from the bee colony Qi Le knew, the desert spider bee was withdrawn and liked to be alone.Its wings are bright red, and its body is jewel-like blue.When it appeared in the market, it caused quite a commotion.

Desert spider bees are good at catching arthropods, and their favorite food is mutant tarantulas.

Seeing the figure of the desert spider wasp, the long-legged ladies immediately became nervous and tapped their mouthparts hurriedly to warn the little spiders not to leave their sight before the spider wasp left.

Although desert spider bees rarely hunt black spiders, there are no absolutes, and there is no big mistake in being careful.

The spider wasp didn't care about the reactions of other groups.I found a few hornets as guides, walked around the market, and soon spent most of the crystal nuclei I brought, replacing them with potions, exotic animal meat, and seafood such as fish and shrimp.

"The store over there sells space devices." A bumblebee said, "You can put the things you bought in it, so it's easy to carry."

The direction she pointed was a building located in the center of the market, which was also a store opened by Qi Le.

As the ground buildings are rented out one after another, Dad Cat officially starts his career as a charterer. The monthly rent alone can make him a lot of money.But he did not stand still, and the Erdao dealer's business has not stopped, but has further expanded.

Out of various considerations, Qi Le made adjustments to the types of commodities on sale. Except for exotic commodities, only marine products were sold on behalf of marine native species, and others were no longer included in the list.Including the seafood business, he runs it jointly with Squirrel and Black Spider.

As the research results of Raptor began to blow out and shops were opened one after another, he was no longer the only one in terms of pharmaceutical business.

Replaced with space equipment and aircraft, currently only his shop sells them.If you don't buy it from him, you can only go to the alien base.

So far, most of the original species are still cautious about the base and will not take the initiative to attack, but they will not approach easily.The possibility of entering the base to buy goods is even slimmer,

For now, cat dads are still the only ones of this kind of product.

Fortunately, Qi Le is not black-hearted, and the price is quite reasonable, which is acceptable to most buyers.

When the desert spider wasp entered the shop, the cat father had just sent away a few spear ants.Holding up the crystal nucleus with claws, intending to tighten the space button.

"Hello." The desert spider wasp was very polite, folded its wings, and explained to Qi Ledao, "I heard that you have space devices for sale here."

Hearing the sound, he raised his head and saw more than a dozen animal skin bags on the ground, and Papa Cat showed surprise.

Some native species can transport goods by themselves, such as giraffes; some cannot move by themselves, so they use crystal nuclei as rewards and ask black spiders for help.The desert spider wasp did not meet the first condition, and was kept at a respectful distance by the black spider. To buy so many goods at one time, it did need space equipment.

When the business came, the cat father would naturally not refuse.

Please wait a moment for the spider bee, quickly put away the crystal nucleus, take out several space buttons and metal boxes, put them side by side, and explain the usage method, advantages and disadvantages.

"The metal box cannot keep fresh for a long time and is suitable for short-distance transportation. It takes a crystal nucleus to open and use, and the advantage is that it is cheap."

"The space button is easy to use and can store various goods for a long time, but the price is more expensive."

After listening to Papa Cat's introduction, the Desert Spider Wasp didn't hesitate and chose the space button directly.For her, good products are all that matters, and price is not an issue.

After receiving the crystal nucleus, Dad Cat made a demonstration in person.

The desert spider wasp put more than a dozen animal skin bags into the space, feeling much more relaxed.

Both parties are very satisfied with this business.

The cat dad counted the space buttons, smiled and waved his paws, beckoning the spider bee to come back next time, just like a beckoning cat.

The desert spider wasp turned its head sideways, looked at Lihua with a strange expression for a while, nodded solemnly, and walked out of the shop.

After leaving the shop, the spider wasp said goodbye to the hornet and gave the crystal nucleus as a thank you.Having bought enough goods, she decided to set off immediately and return to her territory.

"It's right to help, so there's no need for these." Bumblebee pushed away the crystal nucleus and said with a smile, "Next time you come, just bring us a tarantula."

The hornet refused to accept them, so the desert spider wasp had no choice but to put away the crystal nucleus and promised to bring them some mutated tarantulas next time.Immediately spread its wings and flew into the air.

When the desert spider wasp left, more than a dozen native species were walking into the market with animal skin bags on their backs.

They did not go to the store to trade, but found a familiar location, greeted the patrolling native ants, and waited for the other party's permission, spread out the exotic animal skins, and set up a stall.

The houses built by squirrels and moles are limited, and many native species are one step behind, and they cannot be rented with crystal nuclei.

Some used local materials and built temporary shops along the periphery of the territory; some were not good at building houses, so they simply spread out a piece of animal skin and placed the goods to be sold on it; some carried the goods on their backs and sold them along the street.

Of course, no matter which one it is, the consent of the owner of the territory is required, and a "site fee" is given, either part of the goods, or the crystal nucleus paid according to the number of transactions.

Most people have no objection to this.A few want to break the rules, native ants and black spiders will immediately come forward to drive out the provocative thorns.

It is an extraordinary time and an extraordinary law.

For hundreds of years, the various groups of Blue Star have always followed the principle of loud fists and power.

If it is not possible to act vigorously and resolutely and kill chickens to warn monkeys, there will inevitably be more and more provocative behaviors.

The base promulgated a number of regulations and adopted the most severe punishment measures, and poachers are still banned repeatedly.

For a newly established market, if the rules cannot be established from the beginning and curbed from the source, troubles will surely follow, and even intensify.

In the worst case, it may become unmanageable.

After careful consideration, Qi Le asked the native ants and black spiders to help him patrol the market, and throw out anyone who didn't obey the rules immediately, and they were not allowed to come back.

The effect is immediate.

After the army ants disposed of a group of mongooses with thunder, the number of men who dared to make trouble became less and less, almost extinct.

Qi Le is very clear that this method of maintaining order is crude and can only be used for a period of time.

With the further expansion of the market, the eleventh district began to be combined into a whole from divided territories, and there would inevitably be the first real town in Blue Star after the catastrophe.

At that time, it is absolutely impossible to rely on him alone. It is necessary to gather the wisdom of more species to formulate a series of rules that everyone can accept and are willing to abide by.

Qi Le is very clear that there is still a long way to go for the smooth development of the market, the emergence of towns, and the stable development thereafter.

Without a precedent to imitate, we can only continue to grope in our stumbles.

"Is this probably crossing the river by feeling the stones?" Qi Le propped his cheek with one hand, talking to himself.

The female lynx just walked into the shop, and when she heard this, she gave him a strange look.

The girl's expression was too majestic, and the cat dad subconsciously corrected his sitting posture, no longer lying on his stomach lazily, but with his paws together, and his tail curled around the paws.

Dalia turned her ears, and a smile flashed in her eyes.

Qi Le reminded her of her brother.

Her mother died in an accident, leaving the cubs unable to survive on their own, who were eventually raised by her and her older sister.

The male lynx was very powerful in combat. After independence, it occupied a vast territory, on the border of the third district, and it was a type that was rarely provoked.But in front of the sisters who raised him, he would always be inexplicably nervous, completely missing his usual ferocious appearance.

Especially the squatting posture, which is almost exactly the same as Qi Le's.

Walking in front of Qi Le, Dalia stretched her waist and lay down comfortably.

"I'm here this time to ask for your help."

"Help?" Father Cat pricked up his ears.

"Yes," Dalia said, "it's about a herd of elephants."

As the two talked, a dozen hedgehogs and porcupines passed by the shop.

The hedgehogs dragged animal skin bags five or six times larger than themselves, which contained the strange animals they had caught.The porcupine carried the mutated grass collected from the grassland on its back, as well as many fresh mutated wild fruits.

Hedgehogs and porcupines met at the market, and they hit it off right away. They exchanged news and ideas, such as which shop offered the most reasonable price, and where to get the latest medicine.

Between the lines, it mentioned the shop opened by the kitten.

In addition to marine native species, the lynx brothers have also become the kitten's business partners.Little killer whales and little dolphins couldn't go ashore for a long time, so they simply concentrated on hunting, while kittens and lynx took on the responsibility of trading in the market.

The kitten asked the squirrel for help to connect the two buildings with a long bridge and display all the products on it so that buyers can see it at a glance.

In addition, the kitten also asks the mole to help in collecting information.If someone wants to buy a certain seafood, but there is no one in the market, they can go to the store to register, and they will help to search, and they can basically satisfy the other party.

Qi Le was surprised.

Is this considered a foreign version of "purchasing agent"?

The son is so business-minded, the cat father is naturally proud.

For a while, Qi Lefeng was about to raise his paw, pointing to the kitten's shop and saying, "See, that belongs to my son!"

The little lynx and the kitten do business together, and the number of Dalia's visits to District [-] has increased significantly.Occasionally meeting Yam and Toum with their baby ostriches, the three mothers would get together and discuss various intimate topics.

The ostrich father was brushed aside as male eyesore.

The cat father also wanted to avoid it, but was caught by the female ostrich with a wing: "Where to go, let's go together!"

The cat father lay beside the ostrich mother, with his paws raised, his beard drooping, and tears streaming down his face.

It is true that he considers himself a "friend of women", but he is not a female after all. He is really not suitable for participating in topics like "Mother's Handbook".

However, the ostrich and lynx didn't think so at all, and turned a blind eye to his protest.

Sister Crow and Sister Jindiao Yu joined the discussion, looked at the listless cat father, knew why he was depressed, and laughed heartily.Then he hugged the cat dad into his arms and buried him in turn.

Whenever recalling the situation at that time, the cat father would look at the sky at a 45-degree angle, with bright and sad eyes.

Is it lucky or unfortunate to have such treatment?

Seeing Qi Le's distraction while talking, Dalia thought it was very funny, raised his paw and patted it, but the cat dad didn't respond; he patted again, and the cat dad turned his head to look over.

"I found a small group of mutant elephant beasts at the border of the eighth district." Dalia withdrew his claws and continued the previous topic, "They should be on the way of migration and looking for food at the edge of the forest."

Most of the mutated beasts have no fixed home, and they migrate all year round like army ants, looking for food everywhere.Due to the many migration routes, it is not so easy to meet a group.

"so?"

"These mutated elephant beasts came from the fourth district. They are not as good as the population in the second district, but they are also very rare. Their crystal nucleus energy is very strong, and the meat is also delicious. Are you interested in catching them together?"

Mutated elephant beasts like to act in groups, and Dalia alone cannot attract the attention of other elephant beasts and successfully attack the target.With Qi Le joining, the target can be separated from the group, and the probability of success is greatly increased.

"You can also bring cubs." Dalia continued, "If you can successfully capture the elephant beast, it will not be a problem to face other strange beasts in the future."

The mutant elephant beast is huge in size, and its combat power is second to none among the mutant beasts, even as good as the native species.It is by no means an easy task to successfully capture them.

For the cubs, it is indeed a rare opportunity to hone their hunting skills by aiming at elephant beasts.

After thinking for a moment, Qi Le nodded and said, "Just let me know when you're going to act. I'll take Qining with me."

"Ok."

Dalia stood up and decided to return to the eighth district.

She seized the time to see Qi Le while the elephant beast was resting.It is necessary to rush back as soon as possible so as not to lose track of the target.

"Elephant beasts like to eat mutated plantains, and they have just arrived in the eighth area. They will not leave easily until the food in the area is emptied." Dalia said.

"I'll follow them and make sure of their route. When the time comes, I'll send Ash to you."

Father Cat thought for a while, took out a communicator from the space button, and handed it to Dalia.

"It's more convenient to use this."

Dalia did not refuse, learned how to use it, stepped out of the shop, and called her two sons back to the territory.

Ash and Yuan each carried a metal box, wrapped in exotic animal skins, and tied to their bodies.Inside is half a month's trading harvest, some of which are kept by myself, and some are sent to the seaside, and the sea turtle transfers them to other business partners.

After the lynx mother and son left, the kitten finished its business for the day, closed the shop door, trotted all the way, and came to Qi Le's side.

"Dad, I earned so many crystal nuclei!"

The kitten opened the space button, took out all the profits, puffed up its chest, and wrote on its face: praise me, praise me quickly!

Qi Le never minded being a spoiled parent, so he patted his side and motioned for the kitten to come over.When the kitten lay beside him, he licked his ears and cheeks: "Son, good job!"

The kitten narrowed its eyes and turned over, revealing its soft belly.

The father cat raised his front paw and patted it, shook his beard, and continued to lick the kitten's cheek.

That night, there was a heavy rain in District [-], thunder roared, and lightning tore through the clouds.

The rain was so heavy that the night market was forced to end early.

The native species that cannot return to the territory can only stay overnight in the cat father's territory.The building is not enough, the squirrel generously opened the hatch, allowing everyone to board the spaceship and rest in the cabin.

Of course, it is not free, and the accommodation fee is charged per person.

"One crystal nucleus per person." Heisong held his paw and offered the price.

The native species that come to trade have more or less crystal nuclei on their bodies.Those that have been traded before can be used as compensation or mortgage.As a mortgage, as long as the accommodation fee is paid off within a certain period of time, the goods can be taken away.

Most of the original species are boarding the spacecraft for the first time, and they are curious about everything they see.

The squirrel acted as a guide, leading the way for everyone and showing them around the entire spaceship.

"This is the conveyor belt." The squirrel pointed to the long metal bridge laid in the corridor.

The long bridge is divided into upper, middle and lower floors. Considering the shape of the squirrel, it was rebuilt on the original basis, which greatly improved the mobility and work efficiency.

"Across the corner is the engine room."

"The upper floor is the crew lounge."

"The command warehouse is located at the bow of the ship, and it is temporarily closed to the public."

Among the native species present, there are both new and familiar faces.

Familiar faces are fine, everyone has been doing business for a long time, and maybe they will trade spaceships in the future, even if they enter the command warehouse, there is no problem.

For raw faces, there should be no less vigilance.Regardless of the future relationship, caution must be exercised at this stage.It's not that the other party must have bad intentions, but there is always nothing wrong with being careful.

Both the squirrel and the mole have experienced similar losses. The jackal brought the hyena to rob, which made the squirrel extremely angry; the mongoose attracted the pangolin and almost destroyed the mole's home.

You learn a lot from a pit, and you must not relax until you have enough trust.

During the visit, two little hedgehogs curiously climbed up to the roof of the cabin, were caught by the elders, and were grouped into balls for education.The porcupine tried to dissuade it, but he didn't pay attention. The spikes on its back flew out, and by coincidence, it hit a wild boar in the buttocks.

The wild boar looked back, and immediately flew into a rage, snorting from its nostrils, and was about to charge in place.

It was the original deer who came forward and mediated in the middle, so there was no real fight.

This episode occurred, and the visit could only be stopped halfway.

The squirrel led everyone up the elevator, sent them into the cabin respectively, and then closed the passage leading to the command room. The spaceship quickly became quiet, and there was no more noisy sound.

The sound of rain continued, accompanied by lightning and thunder, as if it would never stop.

In the early morning of the next day, Qi Le walked out of the underground bunker. He thought that the sky would still be full of dark clouds, but he never expected that as soon as the metal plate was pushed away, warm sunlight would pour down from the top of his head.

Without any preparation, the eyes were bright.

The cat dad instinctively narrowed his eyes and rested his paws on his forehead.

After the heavy rain, the brook gurgled among the woodlands.

Several transparent streams pass through Qi Le's territory, bypassing the silver-gray buildings, and the water surface reflects colorful light, like flowing jade belts.

Towering ancient trees, with luxuriant branches and leaves, cannot stop the red sun breaking through the clouds.

The crisp chirping of birds and yellow warblers can be heard in the ears, the forest wind blows, and the damp breath transpires in the sun, which is quickly replaced by the fragrance of grass and trees.

After his eyes could adapt to the sunlight, Qi Le walked out of the underground bunker.

The kitten followed closely behind him, jumping over the stagnant water in front of him. Under the sunlight, its soft fur shone with golden light.

The native species who stayed overnight woke up one after another and walked out of the house and spaceship.Bathed in the morning sun, there is nothing but joy on the face.

"The rainy season is over!"

The arrival of the dry season means that there is no need to endure heavy rain day and night, and no need to worry about the territory being flooded.Less the threat of floods, no need to worry about food, and no need to worry about not getting enough crystal nuclei to exchange for urgently needed potions.

The presence of native species, one counts as one, has never been so welcoming to the arrival of the dry season.

After breakfast, the shops started to open one after another.

As the weather improved, more populations came from other areas, and the territory became more and more lively.Many businesses that Qi Le didn't expect, such as the barbecue stall of native hedgehogs, opened amidst the noise.

Instead of doing business, the ostriches went into the forest to look for new growth mushrooms.

"Mushrooms taste best in the first few days of the dry season after the end of the rainy season."

When the little lynx arrived, the kitten's shop became lively.

Medicines and seafood were put out, and half of them were sold within half a day.Kitten had to go to the underground bunker to retrieve more goods to replenish the already empty shelves.

Native ants and black spiders started routine patrols.

It's just that in the team of native ants, the shadow of army ants is missing.

"We are ready to leave." The ant queen Maiya came to say goodbye to Qi Le in person, "We can't stay in one area for a long time, otherwise it will cause damage to the local ecology."

The hunting success rate of army ants is close to [-]%.

On the entire planet, there is nothing they can't catch, it just depends on whether they want to do it or not.

With such terrifying efficiency and such a huge number, they are destined to stand at the top of the food chain.

If the plan to breed alien animals is successful and the herd forms a certain size, the army ants may be able to live a semi-settled life, but at this stage, they cannot stay for a long time and must set off as soon as possible.

"Leave immediately?"

"Yes." Mai Ya stood opposite Qi Le, nodded her front legs, and motioned him to approach, "I heard that the spear ant wants to buy a spaceship?"

Qi Le nodded.

"I'll buy it too." Maiya shook the tentacles, and immediately a soldier ant sent a crystal nucleus, "You don't need many, one is enough."

"In that case, you need to go to the alien base with me." Qi Le said.

"Go to the alien base?"

"Except for the spaceship used by the squirrel, the others are all at the foreign race base. According to the previous agreement, we can receive them today." Qi Le said, "You can directly drive the spaceship to leave. If you are not familiar with the operation on the ship, you can ask the foreign race to demonstrate."

"Will they be willing to help?" Despite the short-term alliance with Xial, the ant queen's perception of alien races has always been mediocre.

"Even if they don't want to help, there's me, my piloting skills are no worse than squirrels." Father Cat grinned, "If it doesn't work, you can also buy a space button and put the spaceship inside."

"I know you have to leave, but is it okay to leave a small number of people?"

"You can let them stay and study, and wait until they are proficient in the operation of the spaceship, and then go to join you."

"Using the communicator, you don't have to worry about losing contact and not being able to find each other."

After thinking for a moment, the ant queen adopted Qi Le's suggestion.

The cat dad turned on the communicator and told the kitten that he was going to leave for the base.

"If you have something to do, discuss it with the squirrel. If someone makes trouble, go to the black spider and native ants."

It's not that he deliberately made an unnecessary move, it's just that the kitten is too busy now, and the shop is crowded with people, so it's not generally difficult to squeeze in.It's faster to use a communicator.

"I will remember."

The kitten nodded vigorously, and there was a lot of noise behind him, which showed that the business was booming.

Father Cat greeted the spear ants who stayed in the territory and invited them to go with them.

When the ant colony gathered, the cat father boarded the aircraft, waved his paw, and headed for the alien base.

The team marched through District [-] with astonishing momentum.Looking down from above, it looks like two long dragons winding in the forest.Whenever a large army passed by, the strange beasts avoided them, fearing that they would be targeted by the ants and lose their lives before they could enjoy the sunshine.

About [-] meters away from the gate of the base, the ant colony stopped and stopped moving forward.

The cat father drove the aircraft forward, and wanted to contact Xi Yaer, but suddenly remembered that the captain was not in Blue Star.The next best thing to do is to contact Gaspas, who is acting as the commanding officer.

After receiving Qi Le's communication, knowing that it wasn't the native ants who suddenly turned their backs and planned to besiege the base, Gaspers ordered the alarm to be lifted, and Moran and Ashlia took Qi Le to the airport to receive the rebuilt spaceship.

Seeing Qi Le, the green girl was very happy, she bent down and picked him up.

Ashlia looked behind Qi Le, but couldn't find any sign of the squirrel, so she couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

Hair balls are addictive, the captain is like this, and so is the girl.

At the same time, the trial of the mother star finally officially kicked off.

Speaker Hetty sat on the left side of the trial seat, his eyes swept over General Tristan, and then at Alecto sitting opposite, with a gloomy expression.

The door of the courtroom suddenly opened, and a slender figure stepped in.Platinum-blond long hair hung behind him, his cold eyes swept across, and met Hetty's gloomy gaze.

Shial smiled and nodded politely to the speaker.

Hetty's face became even uglier.