Astral Ants

The sea of ​​daylight,
Evening star.

The Star Spider is docked at the North 1001 District Plaza.

The cypress gathered with the strawberry, shield column, vine and other insects, greeted the blue jacaranda, purple and other insects, chatted with them, and lined up together. The master Xiange issued three reincarnation powers to all the participating warriors, guiding them to condense three rebirth cocoons on the white crystal tree bestowed by the god in the realm of domination.

After finishing, rush to Black Elm Star.

It’s still the North 5661 District where everyone temporarily rented last time.

It’s still that snow-covered mountain range, and it’s still that peak.

"Longbai!"

Molan led a large group of insects and came out, pointing at the big spider beside her and shouting:

"Look, who is this? Do you recognize him?"

"..."

"Edelweiss... the richest man!"

"Longbai Ant King!"

"This is Tenluo, right? Do you still recognize me?"

"Of course I know you! King Edelweiss Spider, long time no see!"

"This is the shield pillar ancestor of Citi Mountain."

"This is Mao Mei from our Xianglan Chamber of Commerce..."

After greeting each other and introducing themselves, they entered the living room of the cave together.

"Boss Xuerong, we heard that you left your home planet and came directly to the Dawn Galaxy? What's the situation? Can you tell us a little bit?"

"It's not inconvenient. Shanglu Divine Tree arranged for me to escort a batch of wild God-given seeds to the care of the Dawn Chamber of Commerce."

"Oh--"

"Then how did you get to work in the library?"

"It was also recommended by the Shanglu Divine Tree. It knows a lot about the universe and the stars."

"Oh--"

"We sent warriors to the library twice to look for you, but you were not there. Are you traveling far away to prepare for a brilliant transformation?"

"I have this purpose, but I can't spend that much time on it. I spent 10 years traveling through the three major galaxies, mainly to increase my knowledge and enrich my experience. The universe is too big and too complex. The library can only record a small and relatively important part of it. For more, we still have to go and see it in person, experience it and understand it personally..."

"philosopher!"

Molan interrupted and said, "It's the same with Yu Teng. That's why the Knowledge Tree also invited Yu Teng to join the library. But Yu Teng refused because the librarian was too boring."

Xuerong: “…”

Molan asked again, puzzled: "10 years? What does it take 10 years to see?"

Xuerong: "... a lot."

"I once drove a zero-level passenger spider to pick up passengers at the entrance and exit plaza of the star system's star network. I also drove a cargo spider to deliver goods to some Zerg forces, and occasionally transported large numbers of fighters. I watched those Zerg fighters cultivate and operate the abandoned planets, quickly developing them into life planets, and collecting the God-given seeds."

"I also worked as a legal advisor in the Dawn Galaxy, and interacted and communicated with humans and digital life in the Lizhu Galaxy. I stayed in the Baijing Galaxy for more than 40,000 years, opened a shop, sold knowledge compasses, and resold small gadgets of technological civilization. I also followed the adventure team to various dangerous star regions, entered and exited the dark trading market, and engaged in smuggling."

"black market?"

Molan's eyes lit up when she heard this. "I've heard of it, but I've never found a way to do it! I heard that smuggling is very profitable! Baijing Galaxy? Which star field? What are the coordinates? I'll go and learn more about it later."

Xuerong: “…”

Xuerong said faintly, "No more. I reported him and shot him down."

Cymbidium:"???"

"That's enough. Molan, be quiet and stop making jokes."

Longbai stopped him and asked seriously, "The Knowledge Tree has thirteen main vines and thirteen major categories of knowledge. Mr. Xuerong, as a librarian, do you need to learn all the categories? Or just some of them?"

Xuerong: "One main, two secondary, ten proficient. My main is politics and economics, and my secondary is the Minutes of Natural God Civilization and the Minutes of the Old Universe Era Civilization. Then, other types of knowledge also need to be read and familiarized."

"Future work..."

"At a low level, during the Wandering Scholar stage, one would investigate the management systems and development status of each star system within a civilization and report it to the Knowledge Tree. The Knowledge Tree would collect information and report it to the True God of Nature, providing a reference for the formulation and issuance of various oracles related to the development of civilization."

"At a high level, at the stage of learned great scholar, you may need to lurk in other races and other civilizations, secretly observe and investigate social governance and development, and provide reference and lessons for the development of our natural divine civilization."

"At a higher level, one can serve in the Temple of Nature, assist the True God of Nature, and make various decisions in the political and economic fields that affect the development of civilization."

"We, the Natural Gods, may seem crude, barbaric, greedy, clumsy, primitive and backward, but in fact, we can always make the right choice every time we face a crisis or an accident. We have defeated countless competitors. We have risen to become a god-level civilization by stepping on the wreckage of countless civilizations, and have continued to do so to this day.

The most important reason for all this is that there is a wise force behind the scenes that is quietly controlling the overall situation and promoting development. I am honored to be a part of it and look forward to contributing my own strength to the development of civilization. "

"..."

"Forehead……"

Pack!
show off!

hypocritical!

After 140,000 years, Edelweiss still has the same temperament.

When it was on its home planet, it monopolized the most profitable trade in divine products, while saying everywhere that it had no interest in raw stones.

Now, it’s clearly all for power!
To enter the temple of nature is to enter the highest ruling class of civilization.

What kind of dedication? What are you dedicating? We are all ignorant, so who would believe it?
Long Bai asked, "Does it require demigod strength to enter the Temple of Nature?"

"No."

Xuerong said: "It's enough to evolve into the master of the universe. It requires a lot of experience and knowledge."

Long Bai: "Then at this stage, the Nature Hall hasn't started yet, right?"

Xuerong: "Now our civilization has just controlled three star systems, so there is no need for the Temple of Nature. In the future, when our civilization controls tens of thousands of star systems, we will naturally build it when the need arises."

Chief Redwood asked curiously, "What criteria do libraries usually follow when recruiting insects? Force talent? Brains? Leadership ability? Must they be from the mother planet?"

This is a topic that all insects are interested in.

By joining the library, you can obtain all the resources you need in the process of growth and evolution free of charge, which is an extraordinary treatment.

At the same time, they also enjoy a high status and hold the power to determine the development of civilization.

If we could send a few little warriors to sneak in...

Xuerong thought for two seconds and replied, "There are certain requirements for Force talent, but it is not the main thing. What is more important is to test one's character and not be obsessed with power and wealth. The most important thing is... one's stance."

"To give you a simple example, Chief Redwood, as the chief of the Citi Mountain and the leader of the Shield Grasshopper Tribe, you already have an inseparable bond. Whenever you consider any issue, you will inevitably consider the interests of Citi Mountain and the interests of the Shield Grasshopper Tribe."

"Longbai and Molan, you are similar. You have your own power and a strong and persistent desire and pursuit for wealth and power. You are not suitable either."

"The Knowledge Tree recruits those bugs who can think from the perspective of the natural Gods' civilization and take the overall situation into consideration. Bugs who can look down on everything and calm down to learn, observe, and think."

"..."

"I am a natural worm that considers the overall situation."

"I have always been thinking about things from the perspective of the natural Gods civilization~"

"I can do that too~"

"I can do that too~"

"I can do that too~"

The insects expressed their opinions one after another.

As for my stance, I will take whatever stance the organization requires me to take. It's not difficult at all.

"Boss Xuerong, do you have any connections to help get a few little warriors into the library?"

"no!"

"It's not up to me to decide."

"What do you want to do? Place an undercover agent next to the True God of Nature?"

Xuerong flatly refused and was speechless.

There's no point in reasoning with you bugs.

"Don't cause trouble."

"Don't talk nonsense."

Longbai shook his tentacles to stop him, and changed the subject, asking, "Boss Xuerong, at the beginning, Xuegen and Zilu left with you, where did they go?"

Xuerong: "At first, we all joined the Dawn Chamber of Commerce. But we soon found that the salary was low, the benefits were poor, and there was too much work, so we all jumped to the Chonglou Chamber of Commerce and went to the Lizhu Star System to develop. The distance was far, and gradually we lost contact."

Xuerong asked, "Is Zilue's direct descendant named Yuteng following you?"

Long Bai: "Yes. He has a high talent for space and has comprehended the 'Stargate'. President Bai Wei treats it as a treasure."

"Oh--"

"When I was little, I was a stupid spider with a congenital defect. I couldn't walk steadily, and I often got dizzy and bumped into trees while walking..."

Xuerong said in disbelief: "Zi Lu had given up a long time ago. It is totally unimaginable that this little guy Yu Teng could walk out of his home planet by himself! He was lucky to meet Bai Wei..."

Xuerong asked: "Are you feeling better now? Can you walk by yourself?" Yudou: "Not really. My sense of direction is zero. If I go far out of the nest, I have to send at least one spider to follow me, otherwise, I will definitely get lost."

Cao Long: "You can follow along. In the star system construction project, it can use the interstellar gate to help transport matter."

"That's not bad. It's good to be able to follow along and do things."

Xuerong sighed and said, "I'll leave you Zilue's address. When you have time, ask Yu Teng to go over and take a look..."

Chat for a while,
Mo Lan suddenly asked: "Long Bai, have you seen the Knowledge Tree's prediction of the ranking of this year's Sujing battlefield?"

"I just arrived, where can I go?"

"You are second, and the White-Faced God is first!"

"anything else?"

"It is said that the Immaculate Kingdom is a divine device with its own world space, a pure, single world of divine power. The essence of the power of purification is to repel, neutralize, and assimilate foreign matter and power. When it is evolved to its extreme, it can be transformed into an attacking force that assimilates all foreign matter."

"It is said?"

Longbai looked at Xuerong.

Molan: "That's right. Boss Xuerong is a librarian and has the authority to browse relevant information."

Xuerong: “…”

Molan: "According to Boss Xuerong's description, it's a bit similar to the power of the Crystal Throne, right? The difference is that the power of the Crystal Throne is out of control, dissipating and infiltrating, affecting and changing the laws of the universe. The power of the Immaculate Country is confined to the dimensional space and has no infectious properties, so it is controllable."

Long Bai tapped his antennae and said, "I roughly understand it."

Long Bai asked: "Are there any other theories?"

"Have!"

Molan: "In the Daylight Sea Arena, it is not allowed to use tools to assist in the battle, but the two god-level creations, 'The Immaculate Country and the Pure Heart', seem to be allowed, because they are the aggregation of pure god-level laws and power, and have merged with the original force life."

"To put it more intuitively, if you master the ability of reincarnation, after death, the god-level creation will not fall, but will be reborn synchronously."

"The rules of the Daylight Sea Arena Battle, if you can do this, it is not considered an external thing."

"This……"

Long Bai said angrily: "Who can beat this?"

Mo Lan said lightly: "This kind of god-level creation focuses on the inheritance of power, not fighting. The Black-Faced God has the 'Pure Heart', isn't it? In the Star Realm battlefield, it almost didn't even make it into the top ten."

Molan: "Come on, my king! The Knowledge Tree is betting on you to win! If you lose again, it will go bankrupt again, haha."

Long Bai: "..."

Longbai asked in confusion, "You saw the Tree of Knowledge? Then why didn't it buy my defeat? It was just a matter of one sentence."

Molan: "I guess it's a matter of odds. Only those who try to win big with a small investment are qualified gamblers..."

...

...

[Time: 78th Era - 259 Yuan 999 Years]

The Daylight Sea battlefield opens.

Visitors enter through the North and South Pole entrances and buy tickets.

The participating warriors passed through the equatorial entrance and entered the Star Realm Battlefield and the Dorm Realm Battlefield respectively to register and report.

There is a star port behind the battlefield.
The Qingshuang Chamber of Commerce sent three Domination-level Flame Spider Warriors to maintain order.

Each participating warrior is equipped with a metal cabin similar to a technological cocoon, called a 'recuperation cabin', a device that assists in rapid recovery.

There is also a public lounge for everyone to communicate.

There is a teleportation portal in the rest hall, so participating fighters can enter the battlefield in advance and have three months to familiarize themselves with the environment.

Nine thousand soldiers crowded into the rest hall.

Longbai also joined in the fun.

"Longbai Ant King~"

A simple and honest mental power thought came.

A drum-armored warrior named Thick Shell.

"Longbai Ant King, have you seen the ranking prediction of the Knowledge Tree? You are ranked second!"

The Dragon Cypress Ant King who ranks second in the Sujing battlefield!
The surrounding soldiers all looked sideways.

"I've seen the Dragon Cypress Ant King!"

"Longbai Ant King, my name is Brown Bamboo, and I am also a White Crystal Galaxy Bug. Please take care of me."

"..."

A large group of Zerg warriors came over and chatted with Longbai.

"Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you."

"Easy to say. Easy to say."

Longbai responded in an orderly manner.

"Longbai Ant King~"

Thick Shell pointed to the back of the lounge with its slender front feet.

A lone bee warrior with a slender body, snow-white body, transparent white eyes, and jaws with a silvery metallic luster.

An aura that scares insects away.

——White-faced God!

"Can you beat it?"

Hou Ke suppressed his mental power and asked, deliberately letting the White-Faced God hear it.

The white-faced god slowly turned around and looked over.

Long Bai: "There's no real reward, so what does it matter if we win or not?"

Hou Ke: "There is a difference of 2 billion between the first and second rewards, and they are Chaos Origin and World Gemstone materials, which is a lot."

Immediately, a bug echoed: "Even if we don't fight for the reward, we should fight for our dignity."

Hou Ke followed up, "Being first in the Sujing battlefield is still very important, not worse than the top ten in the Xingjing battlefield."

This guy with thick shell has a really thick shell.

Pretend to be simple and honest, pretend to be poor, be sinister, take the lead in doing bad things...

However, the White-Faced God obviously didn't buy it and turned his head away, too lazy to look any further.

"Okay. Okay. Okay. I'll take first place to cheer you guys up."

Long Bai spoke vaguely, changed the subject, and reminded: "Everyone follow the rules, don't mess up the formation, and line up properly."

"What are you queuing for!"

Hou Ke took the lead and shouted, "Longbai Ant King does not need to queue up."

"Everyone give way."

"Let the Dragon Cypress Ant King go first."

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, all the bugs in front of you get out of the way."

"Let the Dragon Cypress Ant King familiarize himself with the battlefield environment first."

"..."

Immediately, a large group of insects followed suit, surrounding Longbai and crossing the team. They rushed to the teleportation portal in front, squeezed out the soldiers in line, and swarmed into the teleportation portal.

None of these guys are vegetarians.
After entering, they scattered one after another and rushed to the sea of ​​matter below to search and rummage.

A luminous spiral disk of matter with a radius of 10 billion kilometers and a unique construction structure, influenced by the energy field of the Dusk Tree, produces a variety of precious light gems.

As a rule, the crops are harvested once before the battle, but not dug up completely.

Long Bai followed the team into the material sea, traveled through space, and teleported to the central area where the Dusk Tree was rooted.

He scanned the area with his mental power, thought for a while, and then his energy surged, and Dodder's ability was activated.

Countless threads spread along the matter, quickly covering an area with a radius of 2000 million kilometers.

The intelligent brain capabilities operate synchronously to assist in retrieval.

There is no dark rose.

There are some sporadic omissions of first-grade gemstones with low unit prices, such as sunstone, chalcedony, etc., but the quantity is not large.

Long Bai had an idea.

A tiny black ant emerged from the meteorite, flapped its wings, and landed on top of the cypress tree. It lowered its head and spit out a teardrop-shaped, sparkling amber gem.

Light chalcedony!
A first-level gemstone that can directly absorb the original energy and enhance light capabilities has high practical value. The key is that it is not easy to buy on the market.

Long Bai happily accepted it and continued searching. (End of this chapter)