Astral Ants

Potato Leaf Star.

District 4201 North.

The half-ant artist came from outer space, traveled through space, and landed directly under the short-handled horn tree.

The hatch wriggled open.

Six little Zuo kings with ring patterns on their abdomens rushed out one after another.

"Wow!"

"Your Majesty!"

“Is this Xianglan Mountain?”

“Is this a seed given by God?”

“What a huge tree!”

"My lord, what kind of tree is this?"

……

The six assistant kings kept chattering and asking questions.

Shorthorn: “???”

"???"

The surrounding trees all cast doubtful mental thoughts.

The assistant kings of Giant Cypress, Fragrant Cedar, Juniper, Black Locust, and Spade, as well as the Zerg warriors who stayed behind in Xianglan Mountain noticed the commotion and teleported over.

Short Horn: "Longbai, what are you doing... these assistant kings..."

Long Bai explained, "Unlucky, I haven't been able to cultivate an all-round auxiliary king for 1,600 years. The royal nectar trade that I'm working with the Baiwei Chamber of Commerce is expanding, and we're in urgent need of auxiliary kings. So I first cultivated six giant ants and intelligent ants."

"What kind of tree is this?"

"What kind of tree is that?"

"There is a tree that has ill intentions towards us!"

"Everyone be alert!"

"Who?"

"Who dares?"

"..."

The six little Zuo kings were making a lot of noise.

"Quiet! Quiet!"

Longbai waved his antennae and knocked one by one, continuing to introduce: "The Zuowang cultivated in the Star Realm took nearly 15 years to emerge, and it was born at the advanced 9th age. It has just emerged as an adult for a month, and everything it sees is new to it."

Longbai pointed with his tentacles, introduced, and said:
"Like the cedar, the blue ant, the sunflower, the yarrow, the thistle."

"Giant blue soldiers like the Green Cypress and Silver Cypress, two-color Fei Lian, two-color Qian Guang, and two-color Tian Chong."

Shuangse Sang: "???"

Longbai: "Six generations of ants, six assistant kings, neat and tidy."

Shuangse Sang: "..."

"Stand still! Stand still!"

Longbai waved his antennae and introduced, "This is Xiangbai. He is responsible for the settlement of transactions and the entry of funds for the Chamber of Commerce. He is also proficient in the production of royal honey. Double-color sunflower, double-color yarrow, double-color thistle, you all stand behind Xiangbai and follow Xiangbai to learn from now on."

The three little Zuo kings looked at each other, motionless.

"Be neat!"

The cypress raised its tentacles, shining with silver light.

The three little kings quickly moved and stood behind the cedar.

Longbai pointed at Jubai and introduced, "This is Jubai. He is the smartest assistant king and has the most abilities. He is good at management and operation, as well as combat and war command. Two-color Feilian, Two-color Qianguang, Two-color Tianchong, you all stand behind Jubai and follow him to learn from now on."

"Roger that!"

"Ok!"

"understood!"

The fighting ants are different. They are more obedient and walk quickly and obediently to the back of the giant cypress and stand upright.

Longbai continued to introduce other members to the six little Zuo kings.

"Yuanbai, have President Baiwei and President Zeqi returned to Huangtao Mountain?"

Long Bai asked.

"no--"

Juniper was unsure and looked at Smilax.

The white smilax swayed its antennae.

Longbai asked again: "What about the Nebula Trifoliate Orange and Nebula Blueberry?"

Juniper replied, "They are training their abilities at the North 3202 area training ground, with Juniper as their guide. According to the request of the Dragon Cypress Ant King, they are using the Chaos Gyro to assist in speeding up the integration of their abilities, and strive to break through the Evolutionary Planetary Realm as soon as possible."

"Ah."

"it is good."

Longbai waved his tentacles and said, "Come on, let's go around together. Take Xiao Zuo Wang around and introduce the Force plants of our Xianglan Mountain to them first."

...

Longbai stayed in Xianglan Mountain and waited for four years until Baiwei, Hongtao and Zeqi returned from their travels.

The insects finally discussed and confirmed it.

First, open up a trade route in the Tiemu star system. Baiwei No. 1 runs fast, so Baiwei and Hongtao run first.

About a thousand years later, the six little Zuo kings had evolved into the Nine-Trace Realm and were arranged to go and successively open up the second and third interstellar trade routes.

The pace of expansion cannot be stopped.
We will see the situation later. If the number of Flame Spider Warriors of Baiwei Chamber of Commerce increases, but Longbai is unable to train a Blue Ant King who is good at refining, then we will train six more giant blue soldiers and intelligent blue ants.

After the agreement, we packed up and set off.

...

...

Ironwood star system.

The Force concentration is level 2.3, a remote secondary source point far away from the constellation of Phoenix.

The reclamation time is still short and the occupancy rate is low. Among the 25 life planets, the permanent insect population is less than million.

The rent is relatively cheap.
The rent for Tianmu Star North District 5212, which belongs to the Luoli Chamber of Commerce, is only 18 billion per years, with the Xianglan Chamber of Commerce and the Baiwei Chamber of Commerce each paying half.

The rent for renting a shop in the commercial district is even lower, 1200 original crystals per year. If you rent from Xianglan Chamber of Commerce, you will get a 3% discount with a level 360 special ability certification, which means 360 original crystals per year, and the annual rent for a period of years is only million.

After a busy period of landing, the two major matters of territory and shops were quickly implemented.

Many insects gathered by the lake to eat and rest.

Bai Wei held up a can of royal honey, excited, and said, "From now on, this is the new starting point for our business development!"

Long Bai also held up a can of royal jelly and said, "President Zeqi, from now on, the development of the Tiemu star system will all depend on you."

President Zeqi said solemnly: "Your trading model, royal honey and gene agent trading, is not difficult to do well. The two bosses can rest assured."

"Ha ha."

Bai Wei said cheerfully: "I feel relieved!"

Long Bai reminded: "President Zeqi is the elder, Hei Huai, Bai Fan, if you have any questions, please communicate with President Zeqi and ask for advice."

"know."

"clear."

Hei Huai and Bai Fan agreed.

Bai Wei said immediately, "Rest for two days, then I will drive the Star Spider, carrying Hong Tao, Ze Qi, E Lan, Gao Ting, Bai Fan, and Mao Mei, to visit the tribes rooted in the first-level source star system under the Tiemu star system. Announce our official arrival and discuss cooperation."

Bai Wei asked, "Longbai Ant King, where do you think is a good place to build an ant nest?"

Longbai waved his antennae and said, "Black Sophora japonica, you choose."

Hei Huai used his mental power to scan the area, kicked up into the air, looked around, landed, raised his paw and pointed in a direction, saying, "My lord, about 14 kilometers to the south, there is a big mountain that is suitable for building a nest."

"Row."

Long Bai didn't say much.

Bai Wei: "Another name? It will be easier to call you."

Longbai shook its antennae and signaled to Heihuai.

Hei Huai: "..."

Hei Huai: "Nansuanzao Mountain?"

Longbai: “Okay.”

Bai Wei: "Then we'll call it 'Southern Suanzao Mountain'. Our Bai Wei Chamber of Commerce will still choose a mountain nearby, plant peach trees there, and still name it 'Yellow Peach Mountain'."

Bai Wei concluded, "From now on, Tianmu Star North District 5212 will be the joint branch of Xianglan Chamber of Commerce, Baiwei Chamber of Commerce, and Shuhua Chamber of Commerce."

"This is our first secondary source point branch leased land."

"Phoenix Eye Constellation has eight secondary source points under its jurisdiction. We will strive to expand trade to cover the entire Phoenix Eye Star Region in the next 8 years. We will increase the annual trade volume to 10 billion, and the total net profit to over 50 million. The Baiwei Chamber of Commerce and the Xianglan Chamber of Commerce will each receive 2 million!"

"..."

"it is good!"

"President Bai Wei is wise and powerful!"

"but……"

"For other secondary source points, including the current Ironwood star system, trade expansion will definitely not be as smooth as the Bauhinia star system."

"The Bauhinia star system is, to a large extent, a continuation of the insect vein relationship between the parent star and the Qiming star system."

"Yes. In the past 20,000 years, we haven't made any friends with many old and powerful clans in the Bauhinia star system."

"A third-level chamber of commerce is not good enough. Our evolutionary level is too low. Those old-established clans don't even bother to deal with us."

"The Ironwood star system is relatively easy to deal with because there are many newly-developed tribes and it is relatively easy to communicate. In star regions like the Honeysuckle star system that have been developed for a long time, it is difficult to conduct trade."

"The Honeysuckle star system is okay. It is the transportation hub of the Phoenix Eye Star Region, and there are many insects coming and going. The other five secondary source points are more difficult to deal with..."

...all the insects poured cold water on Bai Wei.

"Quiet! Quiet!"

Bai Wei was annoyed.

Say something nice to boost morale.

What does one by one mean?
Bai Wei asked, "Longbai Ant King, what do you think?"

Long Bai analyzed: "It is not difficult to fully expand the royal jelly trade in Fengyan Star Region, but it is difficult to make the trade and expand the scale of trade. Including the Ironwood star system under our feet, the profit that can be earned in 20,000 years will definitely not be as much as that of the Bauhinia star system. Other secondary source points will be even lower."

Long Bai paused and said, "It's not difficult, it just takes time to develop and settle. The relationships between insect veins are accumulated slowly. Let nature take its course. If the number of Zuo Wang and Flame Spider Warriors allows, we will try our best to speed up the expansion. First, keep the store open, accumulate customers day by day."

Hong Tao added, "To deal with these tribes, the evolutionary levels of the Half Star Realm and the Planetary Realm are not enough. Guild Master Bai Wei and I will evolve to the Star Realm as soon as possible, so that we can be responsible for visiting the Zerg tribes and opening up channels. At the same time, we can select Flame Spider Warriors who have lively personalities, strong minds, active thinking, and good communication skills, and focus on training them to be responsible for maintaining the channels."

All the insects agreed and discussed the future development of the Chamber of Commerce.

...

Two days later, Bai Wei set off in the Star Spider.

Longbai led Heihua to open an ant nest in the selected 'Nansuanzao Mountain' and began to cultivate ant colonies on a large scale.

4 fighting ants of various types.

There are 4 blue ants of all sizes.

There are 2 other medium, small and micro logistics worker ants and green ants.

It took 15 years to complete.

Long Bai was in no hurry to leave. He stayed and observed for more than ten years. He saw that Bai Wei and the others had planned the first interstellar trade route, started purchasing force food, and made royal honey and genetic agents, and the transaction was initially operational, so he left with peace of mind.

Returning to Mount Pandan alone,
Asked about the situation of Baiwei Chamber of Commerce.

Baiwei, Hongtao, Nandi and Dudou are not here, so Tianjie, Caolong and Yudou are in charge of the Chamber of Commerce affairs. Everything is running normally as usual.

He then piloted the Tabor to inspect the azure star system.

In order to reclaim the Aquamarine Planet, 1400 warriors were withdrawn at once. The mature forests that had been managed in large tracts degenerated into natural ecology due to the lack of maintenance by Zerg warriors, and the Zerg could not be stopped due to insufficient Zerg power.

There were losses but not big.

Just go back and reclaim the land again.

There is no problem with the rest.
Molan takes the little soldier out every day and has a lot of fun.

Each planet has three star masters on duty to manage it in rotation, and all work is carried out in an orderly manner.

Longbai made a round of inspection and finally drove the Taber back to Planet Aquamarine alone.

Living deep in the ant nest, they continue to cultivate the ant colony.

The pioneer ants are enough.
Cultivate specialized blue ants and green ants in large quantities.

...

...

[Time: 78th Era-162 Yuan-153 Years]

The reclamation work on Aquamarine Planet is coming to an end.

1400 Zerg warriors evacuated in batches in an orderly manner.

Go back to your respective territories for vacation first.

Some of the formal members of Xianglan Chamber of Commerce have moved to Shuye Star.

There are more than 600 official members who are rooted in Shayuan Star.

When leasing the Aquamarine Star, Luo Li gave two territories as a gift, and Long Bai chose areas 2312 and 2313 in the south of Shuye Star.

It just so happens that these more than 600 official members can take advantage of their vacation time to complete the life seed migration work.

Green cypress and silver cypress also returned to Xianglan Mountain to rest.

Longbai convened a meeting of the assistant kings to formally divide their duties:

"Hei Ti serves as the star master of Molan Star. Xing Yunrong and Xing Yunnai assist him."

"Hei Ye serves as the star master of Longbai Star. The twin Rong Hua and the twin Long Hua assist him."

"Hei Shi serves as the star master of Lu Lan. The twin Yan Hua and the twin Shuo Hua assist him."

"Hongying is appointed as the master of Zhulan Star. Xingyun Yueju leads his subordinates, the assistant kings, to settle in Zhulan Star and follow Hongying's arrangements."

"Hongcha is the star master of Zhulan Star. The Crow Ant King will lead his assistant kings to settle in Zhulan Star and follow Hongcha's arrangements."

"Hong Xing is the star master of Yanlan Star. The Southern Snake Ant King will lead his assistant kings to settle on Yanlan Star and follow Hong Xing's arrangements."

"Hongguang is the star master of Paphiopedilum. Queen Bone Bee will lead her assistant kings to settle on Paphiopedilum and follow Hongguang's arrangements."

"In the future, Azure and Aquamarine will work together. All new Zerg warriors will be sent to Azure for development. All new queen bees, ant kings, and even termite kings and queens will be sent to Aquamarine for development."

"On Planet Aquamarine, each planet is divided into 36 parts, 500 districts, covering a vast territory of approximately 1300 million square kilometers. Each ant king or queen bee can occupy at most one territory for management. All ant kings and queen bees are not allowed to operate beyond their boundaries."

"Don't worry about the vacant territories. Just keep the natural ecology and manage them in a rough way."

Hong Ying immediately raised her paw and asked, "My king, what about our Xianglan Mountain Ant Kingdom? How many territories do we occupy and manage?"

Long Bai: "Star Lords of all planets, please look at the situation and do what you can. At present, we don't have many assistant kings, ant kings and queen bees, so we mainly manage the business in a rough and unrestrained manner. For many, many tens of thousands of years to come, we should mainly manage the business in a rough and unrestrained manner. First, set up the rules and reserve enough development space for the ant kings and queen bees that will inevitably be born in the future."

"Oh--"

"Understood--"

"understood."

The insects agreed.

Hongguang raised his claws and pointed at Xingyunzhi, who was curled up behind Longbai with his breath in concentration, "My king, did you miss a deputy king?"

"..."

Xing Yunzhi glared at Hong Guang fiercely and stood up depressedly, "My lord, what about me~"

Long Bai: "Everyone should do their job. Xingyunzhi should listen to the Second King's instructions and focus on searching for the God-given seeds."

what--

Xingyun Zhi was secretly delighted.

The second king is in the azure star system and cannot control himself.

Looking back, the king left again...

That means no one can control you.

Xingyunzhi raised its antennae and said in a sonorous voice: "Don't worry, my king! Not a single god-given seed will be leaked."

Long Bai immediately said: "To enfeoff a star lord means to take full control of the management of the planet."

"For the next tens of thousands of years, I will stay in the Ocean Blue Star System, but I will not interfere in the planet's management affairs. If you have any problems, please find a way to solve them on your own, or discuss and solve them with each other. If you really can't solve them, come to me."

"..."

"understand!"

"understood."

"Don't worry, my king!"

The insects agreed.

Longbai organized a dinner for everyone by the lake, had a simple celebration, and then everyone took their seats and went about their business.

...

Two years later,

Suddenly one day, the Star Spider driven by President Xiao Peng emerged from the star web and stopped at the square of District 1001 in the north of Longbai Star.

A large group of insects arrived, including juniper, black birch, one-fruit queen bee, mountain pepper ant king, green heart, and colorful ant.

"Leader Longbai!"

"Captain Longbai, the millennium has expired, and it's time to settle the income and expenditure."

Star spots flashed on Black Birch's forehead, and two large spider silk bags fell out.

Open one,
The spider silk bag contains a lotus bud-shaped, cyan-gold object.

An instrument for storing seeds created by human civilization, called 'Hundred-Layered Green Lotus', its effect and principle are the same as those of the 'Metal Box'.

Hei Huai took out a 'Hundred Layers Green Lotus' and injected the Force into it. The light red lotus petals, as thin as a cicada's wing, bloomed layer by layer. After a hundred layers, the central lotus pod was revealed.

In the groove of the lotus hemisphere lies a beige God-given citrus seed with light golden veins.

Hei Huai reported: "My lord, this is a variant of the Great Wing Orange, a God-given seed of the Golden Wing Orange, specially designed to enhance metal-based bionic abilities, a top-level God-given seed."

"In the first thousand years of official operation, we harvested 1 top-grade God-given seed, 2 double-excellent God-given seeds, 1 high-quality God-given seed, and 1 herbal God-given seed."

“The total revenue is about 160 billion.”

"Not bad!"

Long Bai commented, praising: "This is just the beginning, the benefits are quite good."

In the first ten thousand years, the rental discounts are the greatest and we will definitely not lose money. It just depends on how much everyone can earn in the end.

Cai Gang said: "The Herbal God-given seeds were sold directly to the Baiwei Chamber of Commerce. The remaining four should be delivered to the President of the Four Numbers in a timely manner according to the agreement."

Cai Gang suggested: "Captain Longbai, the things are valuable. I hope you can send a Zuo Wang with dimensional space ability to accompany me."

Longbai thought for a moment and ordered, "Black Birch will stay and take charge of the affairs of the Xuanling star system. Juniper, do you have anything else to do? Juniper, you go. Green Heart will accompany you as a guard."

Long Bai immediately asked, "One Fruit Bee Queen, Mountain Pepper Ant King, you can also go to the Water Hemp Star System to visit your old friends such as the Blood Vine Bee Queen and the Six Pillar Ant King, right?"

A fruit queen bee: "That's exactly what I meant!"

The King of the Salamander Ants said, "All the work in the Xuanling Star System has been arranged properly, and with President Black Birch watching over us, there won't be any problems if we leave for a hundred or two hundred years."

"Okay. Go ahead then."

Longbai nodded his antennae, opened another spider silk bag and rummaged through it.

Inside is a stone slab that records the detailed expenditure accounts of the Boshuwan Chamber of Commerce for nearly a thousand years.

Longbai simply glanced at it and handed it back to Heihua, saying, "I will not be too involved in the management of the Boshuwan Chamber of Commerce. From now on, the Xuanling star system will settle accounts every thousand years. Heihua will inform Juniper or Xiangbai of the harvest data, and they will pass it on to me. Heihua, Caigang, you don't have to come and report directly to me."

"OK--"

"I know, Your Majesty!"

Cai Gang and Hei Hua agreed.

The insects gathered at the lakeside, ate, rested, and chatted for a while before saying goodbye and leaving on the Star Spider. (End of this chapter)