Astral Ants

Luoli Chamber of Commerce, President Luoli leads the fleet on an expedition to the starry sky.

Gan Sui, Hai Yu and Shui Gan, the three spiders, had long been transferred back to the Lizhu Star System headquarters to take up important positions. Long Bai wanted to build closer relations and give Luo Li a promotion. The last time he traveled to the Lizhu Star System, he made a special trip to visit him, but was stopped at the star port and was not allowed to enter.

These three old spiders can’t be contacted.

There has been no news of Ang Tianlian, Purple Cicada and Eagle Leaf Spider for more than 100,000 years.

Why did you suddenly come here?

...

Long Bai personally went to the star port to greet them and led them into the Fenglun Star territory as guests.

"Captain Longbai, are you in dormant meditation?"

"Yes. I basically no longer care about the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce and focus on the evolution of the Force."

"Trace unification? How much has been completed?"

"Very slowly. I've only just started, and I still have a long way to go. Captain Ang Tianlian, how about you guys?"

"Our progress is also slow. We are only about halfway to our core capabilities."

"Not bad, not slow anymore, the Star Realm is just around the corner."

"Not even close. We're not in a hurry. By the way, where's Chief Molan?"

"Hi. It now lives in the Bauhinia star system, leading a large group of little warriors to play every day."

"Play? Give the little warrior some pointers on how to improve his abilities?"

"You could say the same thing."

"Chief Molan is extremely talented. How far has he evolved?"

"It's just the beginning of the merging of traces, and the speed is a little faster than mine..."

In the living room on the first floor of the short-handled horn tree, after a brief greeting,

Long Bai asked, "Captain Ang Tianlian, which route have you been operating on for the past 100,000 years? Long time no see."

Ang Tianlian said: "The Chamber of Commerce prevents us, the bugs responsible for escorting goods, from colluding with foreign bugs to do bad things, and constantly changing and transferring. Our work is not stable. We mainly start from the Lizhu Star System and run to the Baijing or Liming Star System irregularly and irregularly. We are usually in a hurry and don't have time to visit you."

Ang Tianlian finished his explanation, paused for two seconds, and slowly said: "After working continuously for 100,000 years, I was given a 30,000-year paid vacation. Zichan, Yingye, and I drove the Haimeng into the Chaos Star Sea and conducted an ultra-long-distance voyage exploration..."

Long Bai's heart was slightly moved when he heard this, and he asked, "Any gains? Or discoveries?"

Ang Tianlian half-jokingly said, "There is a major discovery! However, I am not sure whether Chief Longbai is interested in it given his current financial resources and power."

It's not entirely a joke,

With Long Bai's current financial resources and power, the so-called "adventures" no longer arouse his interest.

Longbai waved its antennae, indicating that he wanted to introduce the situation first.

Ang Tianlian took out a portable holographic projector, turned it on, and the light flickered, and the image of a star appeared.

The red glowed with an orange glow.

A small star with a mass far smaller than that of a regular star in the natural god system, or called a red dwarf, has a simple character label indicating that the star has a diameter of 97.4 kilometers.

There are also 9 naturally formed planets orbiting around it.

A star system where matter tends to be stable.

Ang Tianlian introduced: "This is what we found in a chaotic galaxy numbered 'Goose Palm 8471' eight million light years away from the Baijing Galaxy. It is a star system that has been formed for nearly ten million years."

"Fortunately, the star is located right above the third-level source point. In other words, because the matter around it is close to stable, the third-level source point is derived, and the force concentration is about 3.4. According to our observations and calculations, the source point was born at least 300 million years ago. Theoretically speaking, there must be a large number of Chaos Stones derived from the nine barren planets in the star system."

Ang Tianlian paused as he spoke, pointed his tentacles at the stars, and said with regret: "Under the ultra-high-force environment, the Fire Principle Divine Stone and the Fire Element Innate God were derived. Under the influence of the power of the Principle Divine Stone, fire elemental life forms were also born."

"Elemental life forms have an almost endless lifespan. After a long time, their number has accumulated to over 100 million. They have gradually developed primary intelligence and can use the Force to evolve. They can also use Chaos Primordial Stones to assist in their comprehension and understanding of the laws. A large number of fire elemental life forms at the level of the Su Realm have appeared, and there is a trend of further evolution to form an intelligent civilization."

"Especially the fire-type innate god, which has evolved to the peak level of the Su realm. Relying on the law god stone and the stellar environment, its combat power should not be underestimated."

Long Bai understood the purpose of the three Angtianlian insects.

Cooperate to destroy this emerging fire elemental civilization, kill the innate gods, extract the origin, seize the law stone, and mine the chaos ore to make a fortune.

Located in the Chaos Galaxy, the source point of the Force concentration of 3.4, there are 9 planets that have existed for more than 300 million years, and must have produced millions or tens of millions of Chaos Stones.

Moreover, the Law Stone is a priceless treasure and a natural divine material.

The original value and function of the innate gods are also not low.

Long Bai pondered and asked, "Captain Ang Tianlian, is eight million light years the straight-line distance? Or is it the total voyage of eight million light years?"

"Total distance traveled. Almost in a straight line."

Ang Tianlian said: "Conventional starships and star spiders, at full power, can hardly last more than 500 million light years. I remember that the same is true for the Taber, right? If the Taber wants to maintain a high speed, it can't carry too many raw stones. If it carries too many raw stones, it won't be able to maintain a high speed."

"So, we need to resupply once in the middle of the journey. We have a star map of the Chaos Star Sea. There is a relatively stable first-level source point in the Chaos Galaxy No. 7021, Goose Palm. We can use technological equipment or special abilities to collect the Force and create original crystals to resupply the starship."

"Oh--"

Longbai asked, "If I go there in the Tubber, the voyage time will not exceed 4000 years?"

Ang Tianlian: “About 4000 years.”

"It's barely acceptable..."

Long Bai gently tapped his antennae and asked, "The number of fire elemental life forms exceeds 100 million? Then how many elemental life forms are there in the Su realm? What is the combat power of each individual?"

Ang Tianlian said: "The number of elemental life forms in the Su Realm is no more than ten thousand. Their combat effectiveness is very low, but they are not without any threat or resistance."

"Some Law Stones are strong and some are weak. Some grant support or production abilities, while others grant destruction or combat abilities. This Law Stone grants the second type of abilities, and it is extremely powerful. It is a very powerful Law Stone. Correspondingly, the innate deity derived from it is also very powerful, a fire-type ultimate warrior."

"Understood……"

Long Baining focused on moving his tentacles.

Zi Chan said at the right time: "It is very alert. The Sea Meng was detecting from a distance of one light year. As soon as it scanned over, it was keenly aware of it and hid itself. It turned into a blurry mass. It is estimated that its evolutionary level is the peak of the Constellation Realm. Its original energy strength is very high and its aggressiveness is very strong."

"Ordinary fire elemental life forms are not that sensitive. We have detected them from all directions."

As he spoke, he controlled the holographic projection screen to jump.

A model of a life form burning with orange-red flames was displayed.

Similar to an eel, it has eighteen flame-like feathery tentacles on its abdomen and back.

Zichan said, "They swim in the sea of ​​fire of stars like fish. We temporarily name them 'fire fish'. The higher the level of evolution, the larger their body size. The body length of 'fire fish' at the Sujing level is about 300 meters. According to our calculations, once they leave the star, their movements will be relatively slow and clumsy."

Ang Tianlian said: "Captain Longbai, how is it? With the strength of you and Chief Molan, you can easily deal with it, right?"

"It's not difficult to deal with."

"But, do these guys know how to mine? How much Chaos Stone is left?"

Longbai was a little hesitant.

A round trip of eight million light years would take eight to nine thousand years. If only one Law Stone was harvested, both parties would have to share it...

Juniper, spade, white willow and red sedge followed the cypress obediently and listened silently.

Juniper couldn't hold it in any longer, so he raised his paw and said, "My lord, I think it's worth your personal trip."

Juniper: "My king, I will go with you!"

Hongsui said quickly, "My fire ability is the most powerful! Dragon Cypress Ant King, I will go with you! I can deal with that so-called innate god of the fire with just one insect."

Zichan controlled the holographic projection to jump, zoom in, and freeze on a desolate planet. She said, "Captain Longbai, this kind of planet will not only produce Chaos Stones, but also has the possibility of producing other energy gems and metal materials."

Long Bai asked, "Didn't it detect it?"

Zichan: "The detection capability of the Sea Meng is still a little lacking. After these 'fire fish' sensed that they were being spied on, they responded quickly and used energy barriers to block the detection. There are so many of them, and they are obviously intelligent. The three of us dare not approach rashly."

Long Bai: "..."

Zichan controlled the holographic projection to shrink rapidly, and the star system turned into a bright spot, surrounded by dark and empty space.
Zichan continued:
"Captain Longbai, the material around this third-level source point is sparse within a thousand light years. From observation, there is no potential risk of destruction. We can consider occupying it, investing in reclamation, and operating it as a third-level mining planet!"

"Don't you already have a 'Molan Survival Carrier'? And Yu Teng, what level is its 'Stargate' at?"

"!!!"

Longbai tapped his tentacles vigorously and said, "I have nothing else to do, so I might as well go for a walk and take a look."

Longbai looked at Heitao and Bailiu, who had no intention of going along, and said, "Juniper, Hongshen, you must be bored staying on Windwheel Star, so come with us. Heitao and Bailiu will stay in the territory, and I will send Bicolor Chamomile to help."

"Ok!"

"Follow the king's command!"

The juniper and the sedge cheered and agreed.

Simple tidying up,
They set out together on the Tubber and arrived at the Bauhinia star system just one year later.

...

Potato Leaf Star.

The dirt square behind Xianglan Mountain expanded into a large square parade ground with a side length of 15 kilometers. Molan led two or three hundred young warriors whose evolutionary levels ranged from Insect King level to Star Mark level, and they were practicing hard.

Ten new star regions were added, and they cooperated with Sishu and Xia Li to resell energy materials. Ten zero-level source points were rented to build warehouses, five of which were leased by Xianglan Chamber of Commerce and operated by insects. There was a steady stream of young warriors born in the zero-level source star system. After evolving into the insect king level, they were sent back to the Shuye Star headquarters and taught uniformly by Molan.

In addition to the regular ability training, there are also courses in natural science, civilization history, philosophy, art, etc. A mature and feasible teaching system has long been formed, and all the young warriors who have been trained are versatile and excellent.

The number of Zerg warriors in the Xianglanshan Chamber of Commerce exceeds 100,000, and the number of official members exceeds 60,000.

The number of assistant kings trained by Longbai also exceeded three hundred.

The Zerg forces in the surrounding territories such as North District 4202, District 4203, and District 3202 wisely moved away and rented the area from the Xianglanshan Chamber of Commerce. The territories of 200 districts were connected into one piece, and Zergs lived together.

A large number of powerful Sujing warriors are guarding the place, forming a new and powerful force that dominates the area.

...

"Longbai!"

"Juniper? Red sedge?"

"Wow! Captain Ang Tianlian, long time no see!"

As soon as Molan saw the situation, she knew something was going on and waved her claws, saying, "Let's go to the living room of the headquarters to talk." At the foot of Xianglan Mountain, a three-story palace was built with an alloy that could block mental detection. It served as the headquarters of the Xianglan Mountain Chamber of Commerce.

The giant cypress, juniper, incense cedar, mulberry, purple clover and other insects stationed at the headquarters heard the news and rushed to the scene.

You can tell at a glance that it's something important.

Let’s go into the third floor living room together.

"Captain Ang Tianlian, long time no see!"

Molan held up the soul barrier and greeted them again, asking, "Are you going on an adventure again? Did you find anything?"

"……Yes."

Ang Tianlian took out a portable holographic projection device, turned it on, and explained the situation at a rapid pace.

"!!!"

Mo Lan's eyes sparkled and she was very excited. "Great! The Chamber of Commerce earns too little raw crystals and can barely support so many young warriors. We need a windfall!"

"It just so happens that the little warrior Dongyun that I have chosen to participate in the next Daylight Sea Arena is best at fire, so the innate divine origin can be assigned to him!"

Long Bai: "..."

Ang Tianlian: "..."

Molan asked: "How do we calculate the Law Stone? Who does it belong to? Have you discussed it?"

Ang Tianlian: "The three of us don't need it. If your Xianglan Chamber of Commerce needs it, you can take it at a discount. When the item arrives at the claw, we will see what type of ability it grants, and then we can estimate and set the price."

"Um--"

"Correct!"

Molan asked, "Juniper and Redthorne go together?"

Hongshen: "My fire ability is very powerful!"

Juniper: "The King arranged it!"

Silver Cypress and Purple Clover raised their paws, eager to try.

Longbai: "Silver cypress, Purple clover, you can come along too. Bring mulberry and palm trees with you as well."

Mo Lan said: "One hundred million fire elemental life forms! It will be very difficult to clean them up after they enter the star battlefield to fight..."

Mo Lan said, her eyes turned, and she suggested: "Bring Jade with you, its 'Spore Blessing' will definitely be useful in clearing fire elemental life forms below the Su realm."

Longbai nodded his antennae in agreement.

Molan deals with the innate god at the peak of the Su realm.

With the juniper, silver cypress, red sedge, purple clover, mulberry, palm tree, seven jade insects, and three spiders of the lotus, there should be no problem in dealing with other fire elemental life forms in the host realm.

Long Bai activated "Boundless Mountains and Seas, Infinite Realm" to quickly clear out the fire element life forms below the Su realm.

The fight should be easy.

After some discussion, we packed up and prepared.

[Time: 78th Era-377 Yuan-200 Years]

The insects set out from the Bauhinia star system on the Tuborg.

...

Adventuring in the chaotic sea of ​​stars and sailing across galaxies are not interesting or fun things.

The emptiness of the universe will only make the life in it feel lonely, helpless and desperate.

In the universe, the diameter of a galaxy is usually only tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of light years. The matter inside the galaxy is sparse and there are only a few source points.

The distance between galaxies is often millions or tens of millions of miles away. There is a sub-vacuum space with almost zero matter and no source point between galaxies. Even a strong man in the Domination Realm will surely die if he is stranded halfway.

Galaxies are tiny, barren islands of life.

The Force life is a tiny existence that depends on the barren island for survival.

Standing on the scale of the universe, we observe and think about the boundless darkness that makes insects shrink and fear.

...

Since the Taber was carrying 120 billion original crystals, its maximum speed dropped from 2200 times the speed of light to 1800 times the speed of light.

Due to the continuous consumption of raw crystals, the speed gradually increased.

According to the star map, lock the direction and navigate automatically.

Insects such as arborvitae hibernate and sleep to save energy.

"Long Bai! Long Bai!"

Suddenly one day, a call from the intelligent computer system Taber came from the top of the nest.

Long Bai woke up slowly and was stunned for a few seconds before coming to his senses.

Tubber: "The starship is only 7021 light years away from the chaotic galaxy numbered Goose Palm . Molan said that it wants to go out of the cabin to see and enrich its insect life experience."

"..."

Long Baining paused for two seconds and asked, "Isn't Molan dormant?"

Tubber: "Lying dormant, suddenly awakened."

"Ok."

Longbai sighed, "Taber, tell the time."

Taber: "The current time is 78th Epoch 380 Yuan-837."

Long Bai calculated silently, then stood up and said, "Taber, wake up all the bugs, gather in the restaurant, eat and recover, and then go out and take a look together."

...

The insects quickly recovered from the weakness of long-term hibernation, teleported away from the starship, hovered in the space above the starship, and gazed out.

Ten thousand light years ahead is the chaotic galaxy No. 7021 Goose Palm.

A huge white disc, its chaos and violence can still be clearly felt even from such a long distance.

The so-called chaotic galaxy is a galaxy with highly concentrated matter, filled with a large number of extreme celestial bodies such as massive stars, white dwarfs, neutron stars, black holes, etc. Their gravity interacts with each other, they operate in disorder, attract each other, collide, and high-energy shock waves and gamma-ray bursts crisscross.

The essence of matter is energy.

The original meaning of chaos is disorder.

A chaotic galaxy is simply energy riot and disorder.

The galaxies in the universe that can support survival are those with "stable energy and orderly operation".

Chaotic galaxies will produce iron and heavier elements in the process of repeated collisions, explosions, and aggregation and reorganization of matter. After tens, hundreds of millions, or even billions of years of expansion, matter will become sparsely distributed, gradually calming down, and then becoming orderly, evolving into galaxies that can support life.

Molan activated the sunburn ability, collecting light and forming a three-dimensional chaotic galaxy projection.

"Captain Ang Tianlian, are you sure there is a first-level source point in this place?"

"determine."

Ang Tianlian looked at it carefully for a few times, raised his claws, and a green light appeared. A green dot was marked on the outskirts of the chaotic galaxy, quite far away from the "white disc".

"It's probably here. An asteroid with a diameter of about 2300 kilometers happened to fall on the origin, forming a protective layer. A passing Zerg warrior discovered it and used his ability to create water, attaching a layer of ice armor 200 kilometers thick to further protect it. Therefore, this origin has been able to exist for a long time."

"Oh--"

Molan immediately adjusted her perspective and used her intelligent brain to calculate and search.

Half a day later,

In the three-dimensional projection image, a very beautiful deep blue crystal planet appeared.

"Wow!"

Mo Lan exclaimed.

"Woo~"

"Oh~"

"Found it!"

"The Second King has a good aim~"

“It only took half a day to find it.”

"If the king were to come, it would take at least ten minutes!"

Juniper and Silver Cypress cheered along, mocking quietly.

Pa~pa~
The tentacles of Longbai shone with silver light, and he waved and lashed, "Asshole, stop trying to sow discord between me and the Second King."

"Alright. Enough. Let's go."

...

The distance to the primary source is less than 10,000 light years.

It took four and a half years to arrive.

The starship docked at the blue ice-covered planet.

Long Bai activated the ability of 'Boundless Mountains and Seas, Infinite True Realm' to cover the planet and form a world of mountains and seas. At the same time, he activated the ability of 'Crystal Cluster Growth' to condense 120 billion 'original crystal embryos' in one breath to form a mineral vein.

The mineral vein absorbed the original force released by the source point, and after a hundred years of gestation, the original crystal solidified and took shape.

The Tubber was fully refueled and continued on its way.

PS: I recommend a fan fiction written by a fan friend, "Evolution of the Force in the Star Realm".

The protagonist is Mantis, a native of the Star Realm. He begins by hatching a nymph from an egg sheath. Book lovers who like a slow pace and gradual development can go and have a look. (End of this chapter)