Astral Ants

The topic of small talk continued to revolve around the rewards for the Arena Battle.

Xia Li enthusiastically repeated the description in detail for Longbai, Molan and the other five insects:
"In addition to a giant dragon bamboo fruit, the first prize also includes a unique leader-class star spider built specifically for this competition, with a speed exceeding the limit of 1200 times, reaching times the speed of light..."

Molan, Zi and Caigang's eyes lit up when they heard this.

Molan: "1200 times the speed of light? Has human technology made a breakthrough? Or has our Zerg civilization made significant progress in the core technology of manufacturing Star Spiders?"

Xia Li: “…neither.”

Xia Li said: "I heard that they used some kind of non-renewable god-level material. The technology is not enough, so they used the material to force their way through the limit."

So it's similar to the ant's 'Tubb'?
Molan's eyes were spitting fire, her tentacles were raised high, and she was filled with murderous intent.

Xia Li continued, "The second place prize is a giant dragon bamboo fruit and a leader-class starship with a speed 1000 times the normal speed."

"The third place prize is a giant dragon bamboo fruit and a top-level starship with a speed of 800 times."

"The 4th to 10th place winners will receive a giant dragon bamboo fruit and a dragon bamboo crystal."

"The Dragon Bamboo Crystal is similar to the 'Titanium Sand' produced on our Red Robin Star. It is produced from a giant Dragon Bamboo God-given seed. It is fused with the star core to greatly increase the power energy reserve. It is also a biological weapon transformation in essence, but it is more advanced than titanium sand. It is a third-level gem material and can be used in the Star Realm. After use, it will be reduced to the first level. It will be improved synchronously with evolution and growth, and has extremely high biological plasticity."

"The production is extremely low, and it takes an average of fifty years to produce one. It is more precious than titanium sand and is a rare treasure that cannot be bought on the market."

There are so many good things that make the insects excited.

There was another round of amazement and praise for the cypress, black orchid, red maple, colorful holly and purple.

Four Numbers took the opportunity to interrupt and continued:
"No. 11 to 20 will receive a Law Fruit, 'Rosary Bean', and can also choose a World Gem worth 100 billion crystals and 100 Chaos Gems, which means a total reward worth 200 billion crystals."

“After the 20th place, the rewards are still generous, but not as rare.”

"Ranked 21st to 30th, you can choose a world gem worth 100 billion original crystals."

"Ranked 31st to 100th, you can choose a world gem worth 50 billion original crystals."

"Ranks 101 to 200 will receive 30 Chaos Gems as a reward."

"Ranks 201 to 300 will receive 10 source gems as rewards."

"That's roughly what we've heard from the inside. I'm not sure if there will be additional rewards from other big clans when the official announcement is made."

Molan suddenly realized a serious problem and asked, "Who gave out the rewards last time?"

Number Four: "Dawn Galaxy. The three major galaxies of Dawn, Lizhu, and Baijing take turns."

Molan: "The reward for the Dawn Galaxy is..."

Number Four: "First place, a leader-class star spider with a speed of a thousand times the speed of light, a world gem worth 100 billion original crystals, 100 source gems, and 100 chaos raw stones."

"Second place: a Star Spider that travels 800 times the speed of light, a World Gem worth 50 billion Primordial Crystals, 50 Source Gems, and 50 Chaos Primordial Stones."

"Third place, a Star Spider that travels 500 times faster than the speed of light, a world gem worth 30 billion original crystals..."

“Isn’t this gap too big?”

"So stingy?!"

"The Flame Spider Tribe is going too far!"

"Then I'm afraid that the super warriors who have the ability to enter the top ten will not participate. Will they endure for 80,000 years?"

"If it were me, I would have to endure it!"

"Zi, stop talking nonsense. I can't change you."

"..."

"Molan wants to get the 'Giant Dragon Bamboo Fruit' and the Leader-level Star Spider? Will it be too difficult?"

"Molan's time to evolve into a star is too short."

"Time is not a problem..."

"The problem is not serious. The tribes that possess the Law Tree cultivate super warriors who care more about rankings and are not obsessed with pursuing rewards."

"For example, Mr. Lanja?"

"And that Ling?"

"That is not bad."

"The Flame Spider Tribe is quite disgusting. Spatial abilities are naturally stronger than the ten-element talents, and the Flame Spider Tribe has many spiders with super strong combat abilities. Many bastard spiders also dislike the small rewards given by their own tribe and do not participate."

"So mean?"

"Otherwise, how can you call him a profiteer~"

"Doesn't the Flame Spider Tribe give outstanding young people the fruits of their laws in exchange?"

"The Flame Spider Tribe only has one sacred tree of law, the Shanglu sacred tree, which is left on the mother planet."

Having said that…

A Saint Butterfly Warrior who was only at the Nine-Mark level and looked very young, and was not well known to the insects, raised his paw and asked:

"Ancestor Lan Ying, as far as I know, the ability bestowed by the sacred smilax tree on the Flame Spider Tribe's home planet is 'smilax space'? It belongs to the space system, the 'dimensional world' type ability? So, where does the Flame Spider Tribe's spatial talent come from?"

Lan Ying hesitated for a moment and said, "I actually know a little about this!"

"!!!"

Upon hearing this, all the insects raised their antennae.

Lan Ying stood up, looked around, waved his claws to release a soul barrier to block prying eyes and cover all the insects. He suppressed his mental power and said:
"The Flame Merchant Spider's spatial talent was neither influenced by the Law God Tree's energy field nor bestowed by the True God of Nature."

"It is said that it was a space-related 'divine creation' made by an old god and controlled by the Lord of Time and Space. It induced the mutation of the ordinary native Flame Spider in an unknown way, and derived the 'Round Purple Flame Spider' branch."

"The Purple Flame Spider branched out from the Round Purple Flame Spider. Over the long years, the Round Purple and Purple Flame Spider branches gave rise to many other branches. The spatial talent is deeply rooted in the blood. No matter how it branches out or mutates, the spatial talent is always there."

“That’s how it came about~”

"I have always been confused~"

"I see."

"Thank you, Master Lan Ying, for clearing up my confusion!"

The unknown little Saint Butterfly warrior expressed his gratitude affectionately and politely, then raised his paw and asked:

"Ancestor Lan Ying, then, what is the name of that space-related divine creation? What is its specific function?"

Lan Ying shook his antennae and said, "I don't know."

Lan Ying was a little dizzy after being called "ancestor" by the younger warriors. He became more talkative and continued:
"The stingy nature of the Flame Spider Tribe, like their spatial talent, is engraved in their blood and passed down from generation to generation. The source of their stingy bloodline is in the Lord of Space and Time."

"Most of the older generation of insects and trees know that the ruler of time and space has three mosts: the strongest, the richest, and the stingiest."

"In the new cosmic era, so far, the Lord of Time and Space is the most powerful Zerg civilization after the True God of Nature."

"It has also independently marked 200 third-level source points and tens of thousands of second-level source points in the Dawn Galaxy. It is no exaggeration to say that the Lord of Space and Time owns most of the Dawn Galaxy."

"The key is that it is reluctant to share the wealth it earns with its younger generations."

"It is said that the Lord of Time and Space used a third-level source point to build 33 'treasure planets' similar to the Red Robin Star. He also built a large number of dimensional treasure houses and collected infinite wealth. He is undoubtedly the richest man in the universe!"

"As for the most stingy..."

"There is a rumor that a long time ago, the Flame Spider tribe gave birth to a genius little warrior with extremely high spatial talent, who is rarely seen in tens of millions of years. An elder of the tribe took him to pay a visit to the Lord of Time and Space... It was called a visit, but in fact, he hoped to obtain some resources, such as letting a third-level source star system emerge to help the little Flame Spider establish a chamber of commerce and develop its power..."

"result……"

"Rumor has it that the Lord of Time and Space praised the little warrior and then... sent him away with three source gems."

"???"

They stood up subconsciously and listened attentively to the insects that dominated the gossip. A large number of them fainted after hearing his words.

"real or fake?"

"Such a great master, it shouldn't be that serious, right?"

"The founder of the dawning new era, the leader of the Zerg civilization, it's impossible for him to lose face like this, right?"

"correct."

"impossible?"

"Don't spiders like this get deserted by everyone?"

……

Sishu was also hearing about this for the first time. He suppressed his mental power and asked, "Lan Ying, where did you hear this? Is the news reliable?"

"……Unreliable."

Lan Ying said, "This is what I heard from some old trees when I was practicing in Red Robin Star."

"Most Force plants are unreliable. Just listen to them for fun. Don't spread them around."

The insects nodded their antennae in agreement.

Lan Ying's eyes turned, scanning Long Bai and Mo Lan, and asked, "Captain Long Bai, Captain Mo Lan, do you know who was the genius warrior who met the Lord of Time and received three source gems?"

Molan asked, "Who?"

Long Bai thought for a moment, choked with speech, and asked tentatively: "Don't tell me, it's Luo Li, the president of Luo Li Chamber of Commerce?"

"Exactly!"

Lan Ying smiled and said, "President Luo Li is good friends with our Saint Butterfly tribe. He often visited us when he was young. Those trees said that they heard it from President Luo Li..."

"At that time, everyone knew that President Luo Li was taken to visit the Lord of Time and Space, so they asked about the situation..."

"President Luo Li described the scene at that time... It said this... Chaos stones piled up into a vast mountain range, and world gems piled up into a towering peak. The fat and ugly ruler of time and space curled up on the top of the mountain, lost in the ocean of wealth."

Lan Ying emphasized: "According to those old trees, these are the original words of President Luo Li, and it is difficult to tell whether they are true or false. We should just listen to them and don't say anything nonsense." "..."

"rest assured."

"will not."

"If you slander a galaxy master, you will be held accountable. If you don't die, you will have six legs broken."

"As for the bugs present, as long as Zi doesn't talk nonsense, there will be basically no problem with the others."

"..."

The topic returned to the daylight sea arena battle.

The insects continued to eat, drink and chat.

Ten days later, after a good meal and rest, they set off on the Hongying and Dou Ke Star Spider respectively.

...

In the dimensional world that the Rainbow Ying is carrying, insects such as the dragon cypress, black orchid, and red maple have no intention of resting at all.

Get together, read the information from the knowledge compass, and study the abilities of various super warriors from the previous five sessions.

...

...

Eight star systems.

The Star Spiders that tourists take touring the planet all stop at the 9999 areas of the southern and northern wastelands of the Shanxiang Star.

Countless life planets and tens of billions of Zerg warriors from the three hundred star fields of the Baijing Galaxy poured in within a short period of time, and the entire planet became congested.

There were Zerg warriors walking around everywhere, and the place was filled with mountains and seas of Zerg.

A large number of warriors with white crystal leaf logos printed on their shells were maintaining order, sorting out traffic and providing directions.

A spherical technological object hung in the sky, constantly scrolling and broadcasting information: [Dear visitors, welcome to the Baxiang star system. The preliminary date for the Daylight Sea Arena Battle is set for '78 Era - 174 Yuan - 990', and the countdown starts 2 years and 1 month. The outer battlefield has been opened, please do not stay too long on the Shanxiang star, you can go to other planets to visit, or enter the battlefield in advance to wait...]

Those young warriors who drove level zero and level one star spiders to carry passengers became rich. They kept running around and had endless passengers.

The Rainbow Ying landed, and the hatch opened a crack.
The soul-fixing ability of the cypress was deployed, covering the entire northern hemisphere, locking onto a large army of up to four thousand insects of various shapes and sizes, led by Baiwei, Juniper, Queen Bee, and Shield Pillar.

Longbai: "North Area 7417. Let's go there and meet up."

"it is good!"

"receive."

Hongying and Sishu drove the Star Spider and hurried on their way.

A large group of soldiers led by Bai Wei huddled in a forest and waited.

When meeting, there is a greeting, introduction and brief discussion.

The survival planet is too crowded and full of bugs.

Go directly to the outer battlefield to check the situation. The participating black orchid, red maple, blue jacaranda, and shield pillar need to report in advance.

Let's take the leader-class Star Spider together and transport it away in one trip.

...

Deep space 3000 million kilometers away from the star system.

From afar, 101 white light balls are arranged in arcs.

The spherical flash shield supported by technological creations,
On each ball of light, there is a flashing giant number: 000 to 100.

Among them, No. 01 to No. 100 are battlefields.

The outer ring has a diameter of 5 kilometers, with billions of silver-white elliptical metal plates suspended at the south and north ends: [Audience Stand]

Every piece of metal plate was shining, flashing the seat number characters. Looking back, the soldiers watching the battle had to buy tickets and take the seats according to the numbers.

The light ball numbered 000 is very small, with a diameter of only two or three kilometers, and is a striking blue-purple color. Inside is a palace building shaped like an ocean wave, which is where the soldiers participating in the war register and report.

The Star Spider stopped at the entrance.

Mo Lan, Hong Jian, Blue Jacaranda, and Shield Pillar went to register and returned in a few minutes.

"How about it?"

"So fast?"

"Is it done?"

"Second King, which battlefield is it?"

"What's Lan Ying's number?"

"..."

The insects asked in unison.

"Quiet! Quiet!"

Molan said, "Randomly assigned. I am battlefield No. 013, northern theater; Red Maple is battlefield No. 014, southern theater; Boss Blue Jacaranda is battlefield No. 001, southern theater; Senior Shield Pillar is battlefield No. 009, northern theater."

The Four Numbers said, "Sacred Butterfly tribe warriors are not allowed to run around. Follow me to battlefield 001 to help Lan Ying in the battle!"

Chief Xing Shi immediately said, "Citibank Chamber of Commerce warriors, follow me to battlefield No. 09 to cheer for the Shield Pillar Patriarch."

Molan asked, "Is there anyone going to battlefield 013 to watch me fight?"

"I!"

"I!"

"I!"

"I support the Second King!"

"Chief Molan is mighty."

"..."

The insects in Xianglan Mountain quickly expressed their opinions.

Baiwei Chamber of Commerce had 14 soldiers watching the battle, and many small chambers of commerce that Baiwei had won over by joining the "Shuhua Chamber of Commerce" also sent more than soldiers to join in the fun. Everyone saw Molan's position in the group and expressed their willingness to watch Molan fight.

Similarly, thousands of ant kings, bee queens, and assistant kings came to the Boxuwan Chamber of Commerce. They greeted and chatted with the familiar insects behind the four people while expressing their opinions.

Red Maple: “…”

Qing Feng: “…”

Red Maple: "No more love?"

Qing Feng: "Just a bunch of snobs."

Red Maple: "I vaguely heard the King say that it went to battlefield 014 to cheer me on?"

Qing Feng: “I heard it too.”

"Stop talking nonsense!"

"I did not say."

Longbai raised his claws, ruthlessly denying, and ordered: "All assistant kings, follow me to battlefield 013. All Zerg warriors, follow the arrangements of Red Sedge, White Willow, Palm, Purple Clover, and Green Heart, and divide into five groups. Form teams and go to battlefields 001 to 050 separately. While watching the battle, pay attention to identifying and collecting information about warriors with particularly strong combat effectiveness. Compile it into images and character information, and store the knowledge compass. Make three copies. I, the second king, and Red Maple each need one."

"understand!"

"Ok!"

"Please don't worry, Chief Longbai!"

The insects agreed.

This time, the Xianglan Chamber of Commerce carefully selected and organized 500 second-generation professional fighters to come and watch the battle and broaden their horizons.

Just give them something to do...

The great leader gave the order.

Red Sedge, White Willow, Palm Tree, Purple Clover, and Green Heart took immediate action and began to call names, divide into groups, and arrange tasks.

Long Bai exchanged a few words with Sishu and Huaqishan's group, said goodbye to them, and finally, Long Bai activated his beast ability and transformed into a ten-thousand-meter-long frost flying boat, carrying more than two thousand insects from Xianglan Chamber of Commerce, Boxuwan Chamber of Commerce, Baiwei Chamber of Commerce, and Shuhua Chamber of Commerce, flying across space to Battlefield 013.

...

The super-large closed spherical battlefield with an outer diameter of 50,000 kilometers is divided into the south and north battlefields.

At the south and north ends, there are an integer of eighty thousand entrance passages distributed regularly.

Each entranceway corresponds to 2 seats, and the elliptical metal plates are staggered and suspended. Zerg warriors lie on them and look down from above, just enough to see half of the sphere scene clearly.

Each battlefield can accommodate up to 16 billion viewers.

The entrance is one kilometer wide, with a metal frame portal and a vertical row of star columns.

Longbai, Baiwei, Yiguo Queen Bee and other insects organized themselves into a line and went forward one by one to communicate with the star pillar, open the star network, pay 3000 original crystals, and obtain a seat number 013 to watch the battle on the battlefield.

After entering, take your seat according to your assigned number.

There is also a transparent defense barrier inside, with a holographic projection and three-dimensional characters that scroll through the broadcasts. The general meaning is that the audience is not allowed to make noise, fight, or walk around at will. Please ask the participating fighters to report, and there are also detailed rules for the preliminary rounds.

Longbai, Baiwei and Yiguo Queen Bee invited all the insects to take their seats.

Molan passed through the inner door and entered the battlefield to inquire about the situation. (End of this chapter)