Ant Lord in the Star Realm-Chapter 725 - 598: Eddy Scorpionfish Ant King

Rednan Mountain, Trade Cave.

Heliotrope, Red Peach, Fragrant Cypress, and Black Sophora were counting goods and tallying the account books.

There was still a Little Flame Spider standing on Heliotrope's carapace.

Seeing Dragon Cypress walking into the cave alone, they all froze for a moment.

"Dragon Cypress Ant King!"

Red Peach reacted first, waving its tentacles in greeting.

"Dragon Cypress Ant King..."

Heliotrope greeted and asked, "Snow Velvet Spider King didn't come over?"

Dragon Cypress: "Came... but left again."

"Greetings, Dragon Cypress Ant King~"

The Little Flame Spider standing on Heliotrope's carapace greeted timidly.

It was still just a little warrior that had recently evolved to mid-level.

"Hello~"

Dragon Cypress asked, "Heliotrope, did the Seven-Leaf Lord Caravan produce a junior?"

Heliotrope: "No. It's from the Spider King Melde Caravan. Flower Pillar Lord's direct descendant, just born last year; its name is Chasing Wind."

Red Peach: "Wasn't Spider King Lupine considering establishing its own caravan? Spider King Melde arranged for Flower Pillar Lord and Chasing Wind to go over together, to join Lupine's caravan."

Dragon Cypress: "..."

The Flame Spider Kingdom had a strict rule: every Spider King must lead a caravan and conduct trade independently.

Spider King Spurge's lineage would have to be split into at least four Spider King Caravans.

To branch out and proliferate the bloodline—that was a good thing.

But after the split, the number of spiders in each caravan would inevitably be reduced, and the strength of each single team would be weakened.

This rule had its rationality: it could prevent a single lineage from growing too strong, with wealth and resources highly concentrated to form a monopoly, squeezing the living space of other spiders.

Chasing Wind: "I'm helping Spider King Lupine with trading. Dragon Cypress Ant King, please take care of me."

Dragon Cypress: "...Of course!"

Dragon Cypress asked, "Lupine is in such a hurry to recruit Flame Spiders and build its own team—is it planning to expand its Origin Force Honey trade?"

Chasing Wind turned slightly and looked at Red Peach.

Red Peach said, "After the caravan is split, White Ivy Spider King will stop trading Origin Force Honey. Instead, it will conduct a small amount of Bee King Honey trading, but won't rely on this to earn Source Stones. White Ivy Spider King will only do Divine-Grade Fruit trading."

Red Peach: "Origin Force Honey trade, as well as Divine-Given Origin Force Food trade, will be entirely handed over to Lupine and Grass Dragon caravans. The two of them are trying everything to recruit team members, preparing to build their own teams. Lupine went through great trouble just to bring Chasing Wind over."

"Oh——"

Dragon Cypress asked again, "What about Silvergrass and Column Spotted?"

Red Peach: "Silvergrass went with White Ivy Spider King. Column Spotted also wants to follow White Ivy Spider King, but it's Grass Dragon's direct descendant, so the matter hasn't been settled yet."

Dragon Cypress: "..."

Dragon Cypress didn't know what to say, and silently pushed four Spider Silk Bags over. "These are the Divine-Grade Fruits from Snow Velvet Spider King this year. Red Peach, check them over."

"Alright——"

Red Peach took them, but did not rush to use its claw. Instead, it asked in puzzlement, "Did Snow Velvet Spider King encounter something urgent?"

Dragon Cypress: "There was a great battle at Wave Tree Bay and Blue Island, Yu'e Island was lost, the coastal defense collapsed..."

Dragon Cypress recounted Snow Velvet Spider King's words.

Red Peach and Heliotrope fell silent.

Fragrant Cypress and Black Sophora looked deeply worried.

Dragon Cypress said, "This is something we are powerless to intervene in, let's not concern ourselves for now. Let's trade."

Dragon Cypress was also in no mood for trade. After handling urgent matters, he hurriedly took his leave. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

...

Molan Mountain.

Ink Orchid was busy among the mountains tending its orchid grass. Sensing something was off, it fluttered its wings and flew up to greet him.

"Dragon Cypress, what's happened?"

"Grave news. There's been a great battle at Wave Tree Bay and Blue Island, Yu'e Island has fallen, the coastal defensive line has collapsed..."

Dragon Cypress again repeated Snow Velvet Spider King's words.

Ink Orchid was extraordinarily shocked, forcing out, "Th-th-then what about Flash Butterfly Zi..."

Dragon Cypress: "I'm afraid it's in danger."

If one was not careful, the parting last time might become a final separation of life and death.

Ink Orchid's mood instantly sank.

Dragon Cypress said slowly, "Xianglan Mountain Kingdom's migration to Wanglan Continent was mainly to hope for stable development. If Stone Hunt Blue Ant really invades the continent, stirring up war and unrest, well then, everyone..."

Ink Orchid: "Then what do we do?"

"Absolutely nothing can be done!"

Dragon Cypress: "Ink Orchid, you stay here on Molan Mountain. I'm making a quick trip to Swinging Leaf Island to fetch Cypress, Black Birch, and Tie Bush back to lay low for a while."

Ink Orchid: "Alright——"

Ink Orchid: "Don't run off, go quickly and return quickly."

Dragon Cypress: "Right!"

Thunder Oak, North Elm, and Purple Poppet all projected their minds and spiritual power, inquiring about the situation.

Dragon Cypress gave a brief summary and hurriedly departed.

...

Preparing for the worst, Dragon Cypress took extra precaution, urgently transferring all the Blue Soldiers and Blue Ants at the Swinging Leaf Island sub-nest to Fragrant Silk Island.

...

Dominating Throne, with Tie Bush and Black Birch at the bottom, Cypress and Dragon Cypress standing above, sped into the realm of the Areca Rainforest.

King Cypress noticed immediately and extended its spiritual power over.

"Dragon Cypress!"

"Cypress, Black Birch, you're here too."

King Cypress greeted them in turn, then immediately said: "Dragon Cypress, good news—a Divine-Given Seed!"

"!!!"

The originally worried Dragon Cypress, Cypress, and Black Birch all perked up, their tentacles straightening with energy.

Spikemoss: "The bad news... It's a White Clover..."

"..."

Dragon Cypress, Cypress, and Black Birch looked at each other.

Black Birch: "Great King, this..."

Dragon Cypress: "That's really not bad either."

Black Birch: "Great King, give it to Second King? It likes herb-type Divine-Given Seeds."

Dragon Cypress shook its tentacles.

The Second King was already planning to choose only top-level Divine-Given Seeds as its Life Seed, so it certainly wouldn't fancy this one.

Dragon Cypress: "Actually, this works out. This Divine-Given Seed can be used for testing, in case a future Insect King leaves the Origin Force Star Realm, we can see if it's possible to take the Divine-Given Seed along. Herb-type Divine-Given Seeds yield relatively little, so no one will mind using it for the test."

After finishing, Dragon Cypress shifted its mind and asked, "Spikemoss, where is it?"

Spikemoss: "Orchard No. 77, Purple Kiwifruit Grove."

"Alright!"

Dragon Cypress directed the Dominating Throne to descend and pick up speed.