Astral Ants

The expansion of the royal jelly and genetic agent trade cannot be stopped.

The first, second and third trade routes of the Tiemu star system were opened. Long Bai led six assistant kings to cultivate ant colonies and open up branch nests.

Return to the Aquamarine Planet.
He also trained six assistant kings.

The three intelligent blue ants were named Artemisia bicolor, Ling bicolor, and Jujube bicolor.

The three giant soldier ants were named Two-Colored Fujin, Two-Colored Hanpeng, and Two-Colored Sharp Dove.

It is still left to the cedar and giant cypress to cultivate. When they evolve to the Star Mark Realm, the fourth, fifth and sixth trade routes can be opened in the Tiemu star system.

The cypress is stationed on the cypress star and is stepping up efforts to cultivate specialized blue ants.

...

The main control station of the Guardian Detection System is installed on Molan Star.

Long Bai dispatched three alien beast warriors, namely, Rao, Lushi and Hongsang, to take turns on duty and go to designated locations regularly to check according to the detection information.

The many assistant kings under Longbai, as well as the four ant kings and queen bees led by Nebula Berry, all chose to operate their territories in the cold temperate zone where it snows in winter.

All of the land is uniform, with a focus on planting soul-building trees.

Suddenly one day,
Hong Sang traveled through space and across planets to come over, excited and shouting:

"Great Chief Longbai! Good news! The Soul-Building Tree God-Granted Seeds!"

"Flame Orchid Star! The territory managed by Hong Xing has just bloomed!"

"!!!"

"it is good!"

Longbai was overjoyed and asked, "Is Hongxing guarding it?"

Hong Sang replied, "Lu Shi and Hong Xing will guard it together."

"it is good!"

"Hongsang, you stay and take care of the little soldiers."

Long Bai gave brief instructions, called over the artist, transformed himself into armor that covered his entire body, and disappeared.

At present, the Ocean Blue Star System is still managed in a rough manner, with natural ecology as the main feature, and the actual reclaimed area is not very large.

This harvest came somewhat suddenly.

It flashed continuously, crossed the space, and landed straight on Yanlan Star. With a sweep of its soul-fixing ability, it locked onto the positions of Green Stone and Hong Xing and teleported there instantly.

"Your Majesty!"

"My lord! The Soul-Building Tree's divinely bestowed seeds!"

Lu Shi and Hong Xing greeted them together.

Hong Xing was in high spirits, waving its tentacles vigorously and pointing upwards.

In the middle of the tree canopy, there is a deformed green cone, the translucent white style has not yet faded, and there is a faint and imperceptible fluctuation of the Force.

There is no doubt that God has given the seed.

The rest of the fruit on the tree has been picked.

The land under the tree had just been plowed, fertilized and irrigated.

It has been handled properly.

"Very good! Lushi, Hongxing, you did a great job."

"It seems that the first ten thousand years of operating the Aquamarine Planet will not result in losses. Not only will there be no losses, but we can even make a lot of money!"

Longbai was in a good mood. He looked around and saw the endless orchards with neat and orderly layers and thriving trees. He praised again, "Hongxing, you did a great job!"

"Great leadership, my king!"

Hong Xing replied in a sonorous voice, and asked, "My lord, are there any rewards?"

"No."

Long Bai thought for a moment and said, "In the future, you can apply for leave first, travel around the Baijing Star System, advance to the Star Realm, and then travel to the Lizhu and Liming Star Systems."

"Oh--"

Hong Xing was overjoyed and asked, "My lord, when?"

Long Bai: "The ant colony left behind in the Azure Star System will age and die. The Twin Sand Birch, Twin Hard Birch, and Twin Silver Birch will be transferred to the Aquamarine Star System to take over the tasks of the two or three assistant kings. It will be about seven or eight thousand years later."

Hong Xing: “I understand!”

Longbai waved his antennae and said, "Green Stone, run faster and inform all the insects of the good news..."

...

When the insects received the news, they all rushed over.

We stayed together under the tree for half a month.

After half a month of development and growth, the God-given seeds have taken shape and can be distinguished between male and female.

Unfortunately, it's a female plant.

Longbai stayed under the tree for another five months, picking and packaging the fruits himself, and sending them back to Xianglan Mountain for sowing as soon as possible.

...

...

The years are long.

[Time: 78th Era-166 Yuan-219 Years]

In the morning when the sky is bright and clear,
The cypress tree usually gets up early and leaves its nest to start its day's work.

After inspecting the ant nest,
He habitually activated the Star Soul ability to scan.

The mental strength suddenly rose.
Inside the building-like nest built by the 'Ant Civilization', there is a strange specialized blue ant soul!

The figure of Longbai flashed and a nest chamber appeared.

After some inspection and testing, it was confirmed to be correct.

Finally, another all-around capable king.

Named the two-color Xiangfu.

Longbai completes the leap evolution and teaches knowledge.

He quickly grew and evolved to the king level, and was arranged to return to Xianglan Mountain to learn from Xiangbai. He stayed in Xianglan Mountain to help, and then went back to the endpoints of the five interstellar trade routes in the Bauhinia star system. The assistant king who was responsible for the refining work took turns to share the work pressure.

One Assistant King was far from enough, so Longbai continued to cultivate specialized blue ants.

...

The number of specialized blue ants gradually exceeded 50 million.

Gather together and settle down.

"Ant Tribe Technology" transforms the environment, imitates termites, and builds pointed-roof buildings that protrude from the ground.

With the square where the star spiders in Area 1001 of the north of Longbai Star were parked as the center, a "super city" for specialized blue ants to live in gradually took shape.

[Time: 78th Era-167 Yuan-891 Years]

Finally, another specialized blue ant leaped forward and evolved into an assistant king.

Named the two-color sandalwood pear.

Long Bai took him personally, trained him to the Three Trace Realm, and sent him to the Tiemu Star System to study under Hei Huai.

There are 6 interstellar trade routes in the Tiemu star system, and the number of assistant kings is just enough. If one more is arranged, everyone can take turns to go back to Xianglan Mountain to rest.

...

The trade of royal jelly and genetic agents has been expanded in two secondary source star fields, the trade volume has increased year by year, and the Chamber of Commerce’s dividends are close to 2000 million original crystals per year.

...

[Time: 78th Era-169 Yuan-036 Years]

The ten thousand year lease of the Azure Star System has ended, and the general account has been settled.

A total of 40 God-given seeds were harvested, and the quantity did not increase much.

Seven or eight thousand soldiers worked hard and the overall quality was greatly improved.

1 male soul-building tree god-given seed.

Five source gems were invested successively to accelerate its growth. It has now reached the half-star realm and generates an annual income of up to 15 source crystals.

According to the rules, when the planetary realm is evolved in the future, the annual income will double to 30, and when the star realm is evolved, it will double again to 60, which is comparable to the most profitable divine seeds bestowed by God.

However, there is a problem. The mother plant of the Soul-Building Tree that carries the pollen needs to have its evolutionary level synchronized with the male plant in order to maximize the benefits.

Xianglan Chamber of Commerce has invested a lot of source gems for this purpose, and it may need to invest a large amount of source gems in the future to accelerate the evolution and growth of ordinary soul-building tree mother plants.

The income is high, but the investment is large.

The divine seeds of the male Soul-Building Tree are not included in the operating income of the Azure Star System for the time being.

The other 39 regular God-given seeds,
Among them, there are as many as 11 top-level God-given seeds, worth about 650 billion;
13 double-excellent God-given species, valued at 465 billion;
The general God-given seeds are 9, worth 140 billion;
There are also 6 God-given seeds of types including herbs, herbaceous vines, weak vines, and shrubs, which were arranged for the little soldiers, with a value of about 35 billion.

The total revenue is 1290 billion.

...

Chamber of Commerce expenses:

The cost of leasing the source point is 500 billion.

A large number of young warriors were born in the Aquamarine star system, and the expenses for training them, as well as basic salaries and bonuses for many warriors, amounted to 850 billion.

Total expenditure is 1350 billion.

It seems that the loss is 60 billion.

...

The wild God-given seeds owned by the Xianglan Chamber of Commerce have generated a profit of approximately 40 billion in the past ten thousand years.

Currently, there are 90 wild God-given species.

With abundant resources and the best growth environment, 58 of them have evolved to the half-star realm, while the others have evolved at varying levels.

The Chamber of Commerce’s annual income from wild God-given seeds has reached 66, and is constantly growing and gradually becoming considerable.

It is estimated that in the next ten thousand years, the revenue generated by wild God-given seeds will exceed 80 billion.

...

Overall,

The income and expenditure of Xianglan Chamber of Commerce can barely maintain a balance.

The income from private insects of Longbai and Molan has also continued to grow, exceeding 400 million original crystals per year.

At the same time, the funds from the loaned source gems are being steadily recovered.

Twenty thousand years from now, we will have to start repaying the six hundred billion owed for purchasing artist armor and leader-class starships.

Ang Tianlian and his party had already completed the Yao Transformation and advanced to the Yao Realm, and they were counting on this resource to accelerate their evolution and skip the Yao Realm. Long Bai tried his best to start saving money as early as possible.

...

...

[Time: 78th Era-170 Yuan-000 Years]

Longbai Star.

The leader-class starship with the winged rose logo emerged from the star network and docked at the North 1001 District Square.

Long Bai noticed it first and rushed over quickly.

A large group of insects, including the four-digit, summer oak, black birch, and one-fruit queen bee, gradually walked out of the star spider.

"Your Majesty!"

"The income and expenditure account of the Xuanling star system for ten thousand years."

Star spots flashed on Black Birch's forehead, and a pile of stone slabs floated out and landed in front of Longbai.

A 0.9-level source point, ten life planets, and over nine thousand years, a total of 76 God-given seeds were harvested.

360 ant kings and queen bees work meticulously, and the overall quality is also super high.

Total revenue is 2341 billion.

According to the agreement, most of the God-given seeds were purchased by Four Numbers at an estimated price based on the universal rules, while a few God-given seeds of herbal plants were directly auctioned and all of them were converted into raw crystals.

The land is rented at a 600% discount, with the rent being only billion.

Reward expenditure is 110 billion.

Other miscellaneous expenses were less than 1 million.

There is no basic salary.

In the first ten thousand years, the "gross profit" of the Boshuwan Chamber of Commerce reached a terrifying 1630 billion.

All the ant kings and queen bees working in the Xuanling star system came over. They were all energetic and enthusiastic. They lined up to greet Longbai.

The Queen Bee of Yiguo asked, "Captain Longbai, do you think you should keep some of the profits in the Boshuwan Chamber of Commerce for its development?"

"no need."

Longbai calculated and said:

"As agreed, let's divide it all. Just keep a little change for the daily expenses of the Chamber of Commerce."

"Each ant king and queen bee will receive 4.5 million original crystals. According to the lowest price, it only costs three source gems to support a god-given seed to break through and advance to the half-star realm."

"We all work for the King Zuo, and after working hard for thousands of years, this little bit of income is not much."

“That makes sense!”

“Everyone is in urgent need of funds for development.”

"Chief Longbai is wise!"

"..."

The ant kings and queen bees cheered in agreement.

Longbai waved his antennae to signal for silence and asked, "Heihua, the accounts are simple and clear, and the income and expenditure are clear at a glance. There should be no objection, right?"

Hei Hua replied: "We calculated it together, and there is no doubt!"

Long Bai: "Then I won't say much. Hei Hua, Shi Tong, you guys organize and distribute the original crystals now."

Simple processing completed,
Long Bai looked at Sishu and Xia Li.

The four looked at the tall buildings in the distance, then pointed at the flying machine flying through the sky, and asked in confusion:
"Captain Longbai, what are you doing? Developing technological civilization?"

Xia Li was surprised and asked, "How did you make it? It looks like a technological planet of humans."

"I'm bored. Just playing around. Killing time."

Long Bai laughed and said, "They are just some inferior creations of the zero-level technological civilization, crudely produced using the power of various elements."

Long Bai asked back: "President Sishu, President Xia Li, have you ever seen a human technological city?"

Xia Li gently tapped his antennae and said, "I just saw it."

Sishu said briefly, "We went to the Lizhu star system to do some work. Chief Longbai, we will talk about this later."

Long Bai understood instantly.

They must have gone to the Lizhu Galaxy to buy the law fruit of the Peach Blossom Divine Tree.

Xia Li changed the subject and said, "Great Chief Longbai, the income of Xuanling Star System in the first ten thousand years was not bad! It took a thousand years to reclaim the wasteland, so the start-up business must have been delayed to some extent. If we continue to operate it, the income will only be higher in the second ten thousand years."

Long Bai: "In the second ten thousand years, the land rent will also go up. Based on experience, the harvest of the Boshuwan Chamber of Commerce will not increase much, and the profit will inevitably decline in the end."

"Then... the profit won't be low..."

Sishu changed the subject and asked, "In the second ten thousand years, will all the profits be distributed?"

Long Bai said: "The ant kings and bee queens that came out of their mother planets have at least five or six God-given seeds, and some have more than ten. All of them use source gems to break through the half-star realm, and the expenses are very high. The profits from the cooperative operation of the source point can be directly distributed to them to speed up the dormant period first."

Long Bai asked, "President Sishu, President Xia Li, do you think this cooperation can continue?"

"can!"

Sishu and Xia Li tapped their antennae at the same time.

Four Number turned and walked towards the Star Spider, and soon ran out with an oversized spider silk bag.

When it was opened, there was a small square metal box inside.

He took one out, injected the Force into it and opened it. Inside was a drupe seed that looked like a date pit, but was rounder.

Sishu introduced, "We traveled to the Lizhu Star System this time and visited some ancient tribes that have close contacts with our Saint Butterfly tribe. We also collected a batch of top-grade and double-excellent plant seeds. They are all selected tree species that have been carefully cultivated for tens of millions of years and verified by practice."

"I have communicated with Black Birch and cooperated with the Boshuwan Chamber of Commerce to enrich the planting categories and reduce ecological pressure."

Xia Li followed up, "Captain Longbai, Sishu and I have specially prepared ten large bags for you, with a total of one hundred tree species. You, Xianglan Chamber of Commerce, can also try it."

"it is good--"

"Thank you!"

Long Bai took a quick look, the star spots on his forehead flashed slightly, and he put it away.

The four people walked towards the Star Spider again, and Long Bai followed, and together they entered the Star Spider dimension world.

"Captain Longbai, we have reserved five peach fruits from the sacred peach tree. Xia Li and I will each reserve one. I will reserve one for Cai Gang. As for the remaining two, you and Chief Molan will each reserve one."

"Thank you!"

Longbai was quite interested in the Peach Blossom Fruit. He had originally thought that when he had the strength in the future, he would exchange it with the King Baizi. In this case...

"President Sishu, how much original crystals? I'll pay you."

"The stuff is cheap. Forget the original crystal."

"Xia Li and I will each give one as a reward for your help in managing the business here."

"There is a small problem. It is relatively easy to buy 'peach blossom fruit'. If you can afford the price, the Creek Fanged Grasshopper tribe will sell it. They have a full reservation system. There are too many insects to reserve, so you need to queue up. Currently, our queue is 18,000 years later."

"Forehead……"

"Sure. That's not a problem."

"That's great. When the time comes, we will all go to the Dawn star system and cheer for Molan and Lanying in the 'Daylight Sea Arena Battle'. After the event, we can travel around the Dawn star system together and head to the Creek Fang Grasshopper tribe according to the time."

"Okay! Then I won't be polite. We'll go together then."

Make things clear in a few words.

Long Bai quickly put away the spider silk bag and teleported away with the four people.

Walk out of the Star Spider,

There was silence for two seconds.

Sishu took the initiative to say, "I have discussed with Xia Li about cooperating with the Boshuwan Chamber of Commerce to operate the source point. The details of the cooperation discussed previously will not be changed."

"I invested 1 trillion to renew the lease of Xuanling Star System for 10 years, plus 2 years for free, which means 12 years."

"According to the current profit efficiency, I still need to retain at least 2 trillion to repurchase the God-given seeds and other expenses."

Xia Li continued, "I will invest and rent the 0.88-magnitude source star system. It will also last for 10 years."

Sishu said, "Xia Li and I will each contribute half of the funds and cooperate to rent the 0.71-level source star system. We will take turns to collect the benefits for a period of ten thousand years. For example, in the first ten thousand years, I will get all the benefits, in the second ten thousand years, Xia Li will get all the benefits, and so on."

"Understood!"

"no problem!"

Long Bai agreed readily.

Sishu asked, "Cai Gang should be with Leader Molan and the others? It's been such a long time, has he ever come back?"

"..."

Longbai shook his tentacles, "No news~"

Sishu was not surprised at all and continued, "Besides Cai Gang, I can't find any other insects who are idle and can be absolutely trusted. So for the time being, I can only trouble Chief Longbai to arrange reliable insects to escort the God-given seeds."

Xia Li: "Me too~"

Longbai: "It's a small matter. No problem."

...

Insect organizations such as the Black Birch, One-Fruit Queen Bee, and Mountain Pepper Ant King have connected to the Star Network accounts to quickly complete the transfer and distribute the original crystals.

Long Bai invited them to go to the lakeside, eat, drink, rest and discuss the details of the cooperation.

Before coming here, the two sides had communicated and calculated the accounts. The three leased source star systems have a total of 26 life planets, which can accommodate a total of 936 ant kings and queen bees for farming if carefully cultivated.

The rear territory still needs to be guarded by the king ant and queen bee who are dedicated to fighting, and the king ant and queen bee who are dedicated to managing the territory are needed to help everyone take care of the force plants.

All in all, the insect population of the Boxuwan Chamber of Commerce was just enough, and everyone had something to do.

...

Negotiated,

Let’s go to the Xuanling-1 star system together first.

Then go back to the Bauhinia star system and find Luoli to rent land.

The 0.88 magnitude source star system was officially named 'Eta Carinae Star System'.

The 0.71 magnitude source star system was officially named the 'Triple Bell Star System'.

Busy separately,

Black birch, one-fruit queen bee and other insects returned to the fire-seeking star system to recruit ant kings and queen bees, and rushed straight to the front line.

Ask Citi Mountain for help and send 400 warriors with frost abilities to help cool the planet.

Longbai, Sishu and Xiali returned to the Aquamarine Planet to move the ecological base station and the life base.

The reclamation work was carried out in an orderly manner. (End of this chapter)