Astral Ants

Human technological civilization has a short-range satellite communication device.

The information transmitter is installed at Quepiao Star Port.

All you need to do is buy an information receiver, find a reliable force plant, and hang it on a tree.

If a bug visits or has something to ask, you can find the bug in charge of the star port and send a message.

The electromagnetic wave signal is converted into mental information and transmitted to the Force plant, which then notifies the Zerg warriors.

The equipment is not expensive.

This thing charges a continuous fee of 38 original crystals per year.

Juniper 600 years period, come to report a work, need to use.

It is not cheap if you use it once every 600 years.

Longbai bought a set and entrusted the important task of receiving and transmitting information to the god-given seeds of the short-handled horn tree rooted on the mountainside. At the same time, he re-dug the tree hole and opened up eleven layers of nest chambers.

The world's gems were all moved here and usually live in tree nests.

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[78th Century - 196th Yuan - 771th Year]

The arborvitae hides in a tree nest eleven layers high, hibernating in a shallow layer.

In the nest chamber inside the mountain, the fluctuations of the Force that had lasted for more than a year gradually calmed down.

On a sunny morning,
Accompanied by the sound of a metal mechanism clicking, Molan jumped out.

Starry Realm Age 7!

Molan imitated the cypress, and the name of its core ability was changed from "Ultimate Molan" to "Big Aggregation, Big Decomposition". After the flare, it turned into a crystal jade mantis-shaped star spot.

Compared with Longbai's "Boundless Mountains and Seas, Infinite True Realm", Molan's "Great Aggregation, Great Decomposition" is no less complex.

Correspondingly, the difficulty of reflecting the soul and condensing the "trace" is also ridiculously high.

It has been nearly nine hundred years since Molan evolved into the Yao Realm, and he has already used three Chaos Stones. He has also been comprehending his abilities most of the time. So far, there has been zero progress and no sign at all.

"Congratulations to the Second King!"

The cypress lay at the entrance of the cave, watching and waving its tentacles to greet.

"How many world gems should I use? I need to experience what the 'trace' looks like."

As Molan spoke, she kicked her legs and jumped up, squeezed into the tree hole, and walked straight to the king's nest where Longbai lived.

The floor, walls and dome of the nest chamber are reinforced with a layer of soil four to five centimeters thick.

The walls and dome are sporadically inlaid with gemstones of various colors, shapes and properties.

Molan looked up, concentrated her attention, hooked her tentacles, and picked one.

Long Bai: "..."

Mo Lan moved its two tentacles at the same time and picked two.

Long Bai: "..."

Mo Lan's tentacles moved rapidly, and she picked more than a dozen flowers in one breath.

Long Bai: "..."

Mo Lan carefully selected thirty of them and put them into the Shanglu space.

"Okay. I'll try it first."

"Ok."

"Ant, does this make you feel bad?"

"Why do you feel sad? It doesn't hurt."

"lie!"

Molan waved his claws impatiently with disdain and displeasure, and said carelessly: "Hey, let's go to the Yiwei star system and visit President Sishu when we have time. Didn't you say so? Let's borrow 3000 billion from it..."

Mo Lan said, then changed the subject and asked, "Great Chief Longbai, we are all at the seventh stage of the Brilliance Realm now, and our combat power is extraordinary. Unless the Overlord takes action, ordinary insects can do nothing to us.

We have established a solid foundation in the Fengyan star system, right? We don't have so many concerns now. As for the information about the Great King Cypress... are we the ones who will tell Xia Li and Si Shu? Or should we wait until President Bai Wei comes back?"

Long Bai: "My original plan was to wait for President Bai Wei to come back, and then inform me when the ten thousand year period is over and the Boshuwan Chamber of Commerce settles the accounts..."

But now things have changed:
First, only when both the trace and the trace are complete can it be considered a complete Force life at the level of the Sujing realm. Almost all Zerg warriors will hide after the Radiance Transformation, concentrate on training, and condense the "trace" of the corresponding core ability as soon as possible. Longbai and Molan are no exception, and they know that there may be some difficulties, but they didn't expect it to be so difficult.

At present, the auxiliary effect of world gems is outstanding. Not only does it have no sequelae, but it can also increase the strength of ability to a certain extent. The only disadvantage is that the effect of a single gem is weak and needs to be used in large quantities. When calculated, the cost is somewhat unbearable for insects.

Second, in order for Longbai to evolve to the Brilliant Realm, he needs to absorb a massive amount of 'Energy of All Living Things', continue to strengthen his 'self', and enhance his 'Infinite Mountains and Seas, Infinite Realm'.

This requires world gems to help gather energy. Although it does not consume gems, the demand is huge. Three hundred billion is not enough, and six hundred billion is not enough. Long Bai estimates that at least more than one trillion world gems are needed to support his evolution in the Su realm. The more the better.

Long Bai said in a negotiating tone, "Molan, how about you go there? You don't have to go too far, go back to the Bauhinia star system and tell Cai Gang. Next time when you ask him to escort the God-given seeds to Sishu and Xia Li, please help pass on a message to ask Sishu and President Xia Li to come over, because I have something important to discuss with them."

"You damn ant! Why don't you go there yourself?"

Molan was extremely unhappy and said firmly: "I will not leave Fenglun Star until I condense a 'trace'. You have the Taber, and you can run fast, so go ahead."

"It makes sense for me to make a trip. It's just right that I can go back and deal with the Chamber of Commerce affairs on the way."

Longbai nodded in agreement and said, "Molan, all the most important force plants for you and me are here. They are our lives and property. If I'm not here, you must guard them and not leave..."

"Know. Know."

"Go away. Go. Go."

Molan lay down directly in the center of the king's nest and said happily: "Then I will live in the king's nest. I will absorb more energy from all living beings. Maybe one day I will suddenly become enlightened and comprehend this power."

"..."

Long Bai was still worried and reminded: "Use the World Gems sparingly. My experience is that you should use one, rest for ten days or half a month, and then use the next one. This is the best way to use it."

"Okay. Got it."

Molan waved her claws vigorously, urging Longbai to hurry up.

"..."

Longbai set off.

...

Both the Tabor and the Artist Armor were fully charged, and they traveled in a straight line, making continuous jumps, and covered a distance of 3000 light years in one breath.

After the reserve space energy was exhausted, the starship entered regular navigation mode, sailing at 2200 times the speed of light without load, and arrived at the Bauhinia star system in just over a year.

...

Longbai and Molan moved to the Bauhinia star system with the life seeds and most of the wild God-given seeds, and Xianglan Mountain became a little deserted.

The newly harvested God-given seeds were planted at the foot of the mountain, and the ant colony patrolled to protect them.

Outside, large areas of open space were converted into orchards.

The half-ant artist carried Longbai and teleported into the northern 4201 area of ​​Shuye Star, and landed on the lakeside as usual.

landing,

Long Bai was the first to notice that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the territory.

All the combat soldier ants are in a highly tense state of war alert!
The soul-fixing ability is deployed and swept,
A large group of auxiliary kings, including Juniper, Cedar, Spade, and Bicolor Chamomile, as well as a large group of Zerg warriors, including Mulberry, Palm, Black Rice, Honeysuckle, and Green Maple, are scattered in twos and threes, and are roughly concentrated in a mountainous area.

"Qing Feng, Wu Fan, and Jin Luo are not in charge of the work in the Azure Star System. Why are they all back?"

Long Bai was puzzled and scanned with his mental power.

Under the mature mixed wood forest, there are newly planted Arisaema in long and neat rows.

The soil has just been renovated and the plants have been recently transplanted.

The insects were obviously guarding and waiting nearby.

Only Bai Liu performed his duties conscientiously, soaring high in the sky and patrolling the territory.

"Longcypress Ant King?!"

"The Dragon Cypress Ant King is back!"

"Great!"

"The king is back!"

Bai Liu vibrated his mental power to call out, and used his soul-fixing ability to notify, while at the same time transforming into a stream of light and rapidly falling to the ground.

"Bai Liu, what's going on? Could it be that a powerful variant of Arisaema has been cultivated?"

"Yes!"

"Mutated soul plant!"

Bai Liu introduced quickly, "Qingfeng, Wufan, and Tianluo have been organizing warriors to cultivate various dioecious plants on a large scale, looking for soul mutations."

"Longbai Ant King, you and Molan migrated to the Fengyan star system to settle down. Didn't that free up a lot of land? Giant Cypress can ask Qingfeng and the others to send back some seeds of the dioecious plants they cultivated, and open up a garden near Xianglan Mountain for cultivation."

"One of the big green elephant warriors named 'Xiang Nanxing' also sent back hundreds of varieties of araceae seeds that he had cultivated. The spade and bicolor chamomile were randomly sown in the mountains and forests, and no one paid much attention to them at first."

"Eleven years ago, when Giant Cypress was patrolling his territory, he discovered a mutant Arisaema that had no number or record. The flowers it produced were very special, dark black. He was keenly aware that this mutant was unusual, so he spent some time breeding it and arranged for the young warrior to select it for a life test."

"The test result turned out to be soul-related!"

"It was officially named 'Black South Star'. It was just confirmed two years ago. After two years of cultivation, a large number of seeds were harvested last year, and large-scale cultivation began this year."

"We have arranged for another young soldier to do the test, and the results will be available next year. If confirmed to be correct, we will prepare to promote cultivation in the Azure and Ocean Blue star systems."

"Plants like Arisaema are too weak. We need to invest a lot of insect power to select and optimize them generation after generation. It will be very troublesome. Soul-related plants are extremely unstable. A slight mutation may turn them into other elemental systems or systems. Even if the plants are optimized and strengthened too much, their properties may change."

"Oh..." Long Bai listened patiently, got excited for a moment, then quickly calmed down and said calmly: "It is worth investing in insect power to promote cultivation..."

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

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, you are back!"

"My lord, I thought you didn't want us anymore."

"Longbai Ant King~"

"My Lord! Soul Plant!"

"Meet the great leader Longbai. My name is Tiannanxing, and I specialize in growing Tiannanxing..."

When they met and greeted each other, the insects chattered one after another.

Let’s go to the forest where ‘Black Arisaema’ is planted to check it out.

A very weak woody plant with tubers growing underground and a single petiole growing above ground. It has bird-foot-shaped leaves and the height of a mature plant is less than one meter.

A tropical and subtropical plant that prefers moist woodlands and grows under the shade of large trees.

A 'lower' plant that is not necessarily much better than the black orchid.

First of all, the output and quality are not good. Even if it mutates into a soul system, it does not have the super high returns of the Soul-Building Tree and the Six-Path Wood.

This 'Black Arisaema' is a rare metamorphosed plant.

And it is divided into three genders: male plants, female plants, and neutral plants.

When the seedling is just born and still weak, it is a male plant.

When the environment is suitable and the plant reaches a certain height, the tuber will accumulate a certain amount of energy and nutrients, and after it has the foundation to bloom, bear fruit and reproduce, it will change into a female plant.

When the environment is not suitable, the male plant has enough growth time, but the nutrients accumulated in the tubers are not enough to support the transformation into a female plant, so it will compromise and become a neutral plant.

A magical plant that is very flexible and knows how to adapt.

This plant has one advantage, which is that it grows in tropical and subtropical areas, while the soul-building tree requires cold air and can only survive in the north where it snows in winter.

As a result,
Together with the Black Ginseng and the Soul-Building Tree, soul-related plants can cover most areas of the life planet.

After all, in terms of benefits, the soul system should not be lower than the top-level god-given seeds, right?

The four guys, Green Maple, Blackberry, Black Rice and Morning Glory, have led the little warriors and focused on researching and breeding new plant species for tens of thousands of years, and have achieved some results.

...

Long Bai stayed in Xianglan Mountain and waited for a year. When the second test results came out, it was confirmed again that Hei Nanxing was the soul.

Long Bai personally brought a batch of seeds, drove the Taber, and carried all the insects to the azure star system.

After staying in the Azure Star System for five years, they harvested and packed a large number of seeds and set off for the Ocean Blue Star System.

Arrange promotion of insects.

Long Bai took Qianlimu and Qianli Shuiyun, two guys who skipped classes and refused to go back to Xianglan Mountain, to the Xuanling 1 star system run by the Boxuwan Chamber of Commerce to say hello to Cai Gang.

Then we went to inspect the haddock material group and finally returned to Xianglan Mountain.

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...

As soon as he landed, the soul-fixing ability of Huang Taoshan next door swept over him.

Zeqi arrived at lightning speed.

"Longbai. Back from the whiting mass?"

"Yes. President Zeqi, what's the matter?"

"Yes. Luo Li said that the president of Luo Li Chamber of Commerce, Shui Zhu, who is in charge of the star system construction project, is looking for you?"

"OK--"

Long Bai understood instantly.

In the entire star system construction project, life-bearing planets are the easiest and can be completed ahead of schedule.

There is no technical difficulty in building a star. It is just to use the "gravity ship" to gather hydrogen-based gas in the appropriate gaseous material enrichment area. Soldiers with wind abilities assist in collecting and moving the gas and investing it in the star.

The only problem is that the star is huge and the project workload is huge, requiring a large amount of equipment and soldiers to build.

During this trip, Long Bai heard news from Yudou and Caolong, confirming that the Chamber of Commerce named "Yingying" could not complete the task on time.

In fact, during the fourth phase of the inspection, President Qian Qu asked Long Bai if he was interested in contracting the construction of some stars after the planets were built...

Now that President Shuizhu has come again, his purpose is self-evident.

Longbai waved his antennae and ordered, "Qianli Mu, Qianli Shuiyun, go to the Luoli Chamber of Commerce branch in Area 1001 of the northern part of Anye Star and invite President Luoli to come for dinner."

"understood."

"Okay. Your Majesty."

The two little Zuo kings left cheering.

Long Bai said to Zeqi again: "President Zeqi, it's been a long time since we last met. Let's get together."

"it is good--"

Zeqi readily agreed, turned around and shook his mental power to notify Huang Tao and Yu Tao to come over.

The insects in Xianglan Mountain noticed the commotion and rushed over. After a round of greetings, they began to prepare a banquet.

Luo Li was invited over.

The insects gathered by the lake to eat, drink and discuss.

Long Bai said slowly: "The Molan survival carrier is going to participate in the star construction project. There are two issues that need to be clarified. First, where will the engineering equipment come from? Second, where can we find Zerg warriors who are proficient in wind system abilities?"

Zeqi said: "You don't have to worry about Zerg warriors at all. I will recruit as many as you want. Not to mention 20,000 or 30,000, even 200,000 or 300,000 will be no problem."

"it is good!"

Longbai looked at Luoli.

Luo Li said, "I have consulted in detail. The Molan is carrying 3000 Zerg warriors. Correspondingly, we need to purchase 'gravity ships' worth 4000 billion to 50 billion to cooperate with the work. I have also communicated with Luo Li Chamber of Commerce President Shui Zhu and President Qi Ye respectively. We can do this. Pay 20% of the payment first. 30% of the payment will be paid by Xianglanshan Chamber of Commerce itself, and the other 50% will be paid in advance by President Shui Zhu. As for the remaining % of the payment, there will be no interest for years, and it will be paid off in one lump sum after years."

"Oh--"

"So we need to solve the equipment problem? Then, what types of gravity ships does Luoli Chamber of Commerce have, and what are their performance parameters?"

"This type of engineering ship is durable. There are not many styles and models, only three in total: Red Dwarf-3.1, with a gravity strength of 3.1, a maximum effective working radius of 1000 million kilometers, and a price of 60 billion crystals per ship;
White Dwarf-5.1 type, gravitational intensity 5.1, maximum effective working radius 3000 million kilometers, price 300 billion per ship.

There is also the Black Dwarf-10.1 model, with a gravitational strength of 10.1, a maximum effective working radius of 1 million kilometers, and a price of 2800 billion per ship. "

"The gravitational strength is based on the gravity on the surface of a life planet. 3.1 is 3.1 times."

Luo Li paused for two seconds and continued, "President Shuizhu requires that we must have a Black Dwarf-10.1 Gravity Ship. The collected materials will be concentrated on the Black Dwarf-10.1 Gravity Ship, which is convenient for measurement, pricing, and account settlement. The Red Dwarf-3.1 Gravity Ship can be used appropriately to move flexibly and assist in collection."

"Since this is an emergency project, the price is relatively high. For every trillion tons, 28 crystals are paid. We have calculated that the comprehensive cost of Zerg warrior salaries, equipment maintenance and depreciation is about 20 crystals, and the profit is 8 crystals. If the management is good, the Zerg warriors are powerful, the efficiency is high, and the profit is high, the investment of a Black Dwarf-10.1 gravity ship will be recovered after one project is completed."

Long Bai: "..."

Long Bai: "After completing this project, a small team like ours may not be able to get another job building a star. The equipment we bought may be left unused."

"Yes."

Luo Li knew Long Bai's thoughts and said, "There are also chambers of commerce that rent out gravity ships, but the ten-thousand-year rental of the Black Dwarf-10.1 model is as high as 600 billion to 800 billion. It is equivalent to a quarter of the project profit. If it is renting equipment, it is better to change places after the work is done and find a job building a life planet."

"Right--"

Longbai drooped his tentacles and said thoughtfully: "However, Molan Yaobian and I have spent nearly 150 billion to rent land at the third-level source point and grow and evolve. We are already poor."

Long Bai looked at Zeqi and asked, "President Zeqi, your Baiwei Chamber of Commerce has not made any moves for more than 5,000 years, right? How many original crystals have you accumulated? Are you interested in investing?"

Zeqi was moved when he heard this and asked, "How do you calculate it?"

Long Bai: "The Molan survival carrier is valued at 1.2 trillion, the gravity ship is expected to cost 4000 billion, and the full set of equipment is worth 1.6 trillion. Your Baiwei Chamber of Commerce will contribute 1600 billion, and I will give you 10% of the shares. Add to that the 10% dividend agreed upon previously, and I will give you 20% of the net profit of all future projects."

Zeqi: "The Molan survival carrier is priced at 1 trillion, and we offer 1400 billion."

Zeqi explained: "We also need to reserve enough original crystals to purchase star spiders and expand the Force food trade."

Zeqi added: "Besides, the Chamber of Commerce just paid off its debts not long ago. Even if it is 1400 billion, we can't take it out for the time being. A down payment of 20%, which is 800 billion? We will have to wait at least years to get it together."

Long Bai made a rough calculation.

Baiwei Chamber of Commerce has been developing with debt and has been paying off debts all the time, so it really cannot come up with 800 billion at once.

Long Bai said, "Then let's all take a step back and make it 1500 billion. The Baiwei Chamber of Commerce will pay the down payment of 800 billion, and after 700 years, you will pay another billion. How is that? No pressure now, right?"

Zeqi simply agreed: "Sure!"

"Then it's settled."

Long Bai said, "Luo Li and I will go meet with President Shui Zhu first. I will tell him directly that I am not willing to invest such a large amount of money to purchase a gravity ship for a project. Let's see what he says."

"President Zeqi, please take the trouble to invite President Qiye over. Then, we will have President Shuizhu talk to President Qiye to see if the price of the gravity ship can be lowered further."

"By the way, President Caowu is not easy to talk to, so there is no need to invite him over."

Luo Li: “…Alright.”

Zeqi: “…Okay!”

After discussing it and having a quick meal, the insects went their separate ways.

Longbai brought the giant cypress, the juniper, and the fragrant cedar to meet Shuizhu and President Qianqu.

In Longbai's absence, the Chamber of Commerce's major affairs are decided by Giant Cypress, Juniper is responsible for financial expenditures, and Xiangbai is responsible for collecting accounts and receiving funds. (End of this chapter)