Astral Ants

The Huoyangla star system.

The fleet of the Baijing Chamber of Commerce arrived first and generously donated a survival mothership with a diameter of 10 kilometers and a complete natural ecosystem inside, as well as a complete set of engineering cargo star spiders specially designed and manufactured according to the conditions of the Huoyangliao star system.

A planet named "Wax Star" was selected, which was closest in size to the life planet of the natural god system. One hundred thousand Zerg warriors were mobilized to move the planet together and switch the planet's orbit to an altitude suitable for life.

After finishing the task, Sishu and Xia Li led the fleet away in a graceful manner.

...

Ang Tianlian helps build a star network channel surrounding the star system.

The Lord of the Mountain Disasters personally took action, leading a limited but powerful number of remaining infantry warriors to get to work.

Collect resources from the other eight planets in the star system, gather them on a planet called "Wax Star", and transform the planetary environment.

Molan and his group had nothing else to do, so they used their abilities to help.

"Wow~oh!"

Suddenly one day, Mo Lan, who was using her ability to dig soil and rocks and load cargo to the Star Spider, cheered and shouted with her mental power shaking,
"The King is coming!"

"Our expedition fleet has arrived!"

The three spiders of the lotus that were working nearby, as well as the seven insects of the juniper, silver cypress, red sedge, purple clover, mulberry, palm, and jade appeared.

The Lord of the Mountain Disaster noticed something was wrong and quickly rushed over.

Looking up at the sky through the thick and turbid clouds, you can vaguely see twinkling points of light.

Tengluo controlled the beast, changing it into a half-unicorn wolf and half-ant form, teleporting through space and directly disintegrating. The dragon cypress, giant cypress, red peach, poisonous bean, red maple, strawberry, shield column, redwood, one-fruit queen bee, mountain pepper ant king and other insects landed steadily on the ground.

"The Lord of Mountain Disasters!"

"The second king."

"Your Majesty!"

"Woo~ King, I miss you so much~"

"..."

A large group of insects greet each other.

Long Bai introduced solemnly: "This is the Mountain Disaster Master of the Amber Remnant Beetle Tribe."

"Meet the Lord of Mountain Disasters!"

The insects greeted.

Long Bai introduced: "Lord of the Mountain Disaster, this is the Vice President Hongtao of the Flame Spider Chamber of Commerce, the Baiwei Chamber of Commerce. Their President Baiwei is in the starship... President Baiwei has the Shanglu Fruit bestowed by the Shanglu God Tree. The dimensional space has evolved into the 'Shanglu World', reaching a diameter of 8 kilometers. This trip carries 6 Zerg warriors, which is not easy to move."

"President of Hearts!"

The Mountain Disaster Overlord responded, praising: "I know a little about the 'Shanglu World' of the Flame Spider Tribe. An 8-kilometer diameter is incredible! If it continues to grow, it will become a world system of its own."

"That's a long way off."

Longbai helped Bai Wei to be modest and continued to introduce: "This is the Shield Pillar leader of the Citibank Chamber of Commerce, 446st place in the 241th Daylight Sea Arena. This is the Redwood leader of Citibank Mountain..."

"Citi Mountain has a relatively stable inheritance on its mother planet. There is an endless supply of excellent warriors, divine seeds, and ordinary seeds sent into the universe. The power of the Chamber of Commerce has been expanding..."

Longbai solemnly introduced.

"Shield Pillar!"

"Redwood!"

“It’s nice to meet you here.”

The Mountain Disaster Lord praised: "It can be seen that the will of the Shield Pillar is as indestructible as a neutron star! A pure warrior with unlimited potential in the future!"

The Mountain Disaster Lord looked at the Redwood Chief and said, "You and I are in the same business. I am also responsible for the operation and management of the tribe. On behalf of the Amber Chamber of Commerce and the Amber Galaxy, I welcome the Citi Mountain Chamber of Commerce to join us."

"my pleasure!"

Chief Redwood said calmly, "We at Citi Mountain are also very happy and honored to be among the first to participate in the development and construction of the Amber Galaxy. We also ask the Mountain Disaster Overlord to take care of us."

"That's for sure, definitely, definitely."

The Lord of Mountain Disasters responded enthusiastically.

Judging from the influence and strength of the Amber Chamber of Commerce, Citi Hill is too young and is still just a small and insignificant force. However, it has unlimited potential in the future.

What the Amber Galaxy needs most is this kind of emerging force from the mother planet, which is not currently powerful but has development potential.

The two sides exchanged pleasantries.
Long Bai invited them to visit the fleet together and specially introduced them to Bai Wei.

The fleet's flagship is the 13 billion ton transport ship Molan, which carries a Molan 6-type survival carrier that can be assembled anytime and anywhere, as well as Zerg fighters.

There are also two billion-ton intergalactic cargo starships, one owned by Citi Hill and the other by the Xianglan Chamber of Commerce.

A 3000 million ton intergalactic cargo starship, purchased with funds raised and loans from the Boshuwan Chamber of Commerce.

Three intergalactic cargo starships, two large and one small, are fully loaded with energy materials, spare parts, manufacturing equipment, maintenance equipment, genetic agents, ordinary food and other supplies needed for long voyages and land reclamation.

There are also supporting professional maintenance ships, energy ships, collection ships, frigates, etc.

A small but well-equipped expeditionary fleet.

...

Longbai invited the warriors of the Remnant Beetle Tribe to a simple banquet in the starship, where they tasted delicious ant honey and were presented with a batch of refined food.

...

The banquet is over,

Long Bai organized a meeting of senior management to arrange the next long voyage.

The Taber was fast and carried 150 elite soldiers, who went ahead to explore the way.

The place is precious,

There are 10 places in Citi Hill, and the Shield Pillar Patriarch will lead the team personally.

The Baiwei Chamber of Commerce has 5 places, led by Wu Ju and E Lan.

Angtianlian, Zichan and Yingye occupy 3 places.

The Boshuwan Chamber of Commerce should not join in the fun for now.

Xianglan Chamber of Commerce has 132 places.

Led by cypress and black orchid,
The eight Chamber of Commerce veterans, including white smilax, morning glory, mulberry, palm tree, red smilax, purple clover, green heart, and white willow, followed along.

The first generation of assistant kings: giant cypress, juniper, and silver cypress.

Three generations of assistant kings: Hongying, Hongcha, Hongxing and Hongguang.

The fourth generation of kings: Xingyunrong, Xingyunnai, Xingyunzhi
Five generations of kings: twin glory birch, twin dragon birch, twin rock birch, twin big birch, twin sand birch, twin hard birch, twin silver birch.

Six generations of assistant kings: two-color sunflower, two-color yarrow, two-color thistle; two-color flying lian, two-color thousand lights, two-color sky insect...

There are a total of 50 assistant kings at the Star Shining Realm and above.

Led by Hongfeng and Maomei from the Ministry of War, they selected 70 Zerg warriors with a position level of 15 or above in the Chamber of Commerce and an evolutionary level of Yaojing or above to accompany them.

After some preparation,

Longbai drove the Tubai and set off first.

Bai Wei was in full command, and the fleet led by the Molan transport ship set off shortly after.

...

"Longbai. Longbai."

Tubber called.

The cypress tree awakens from hibernation.

Tubber: "We are 100 light years away from the Muhe Star Supply Station. We have discovered an operational interstellar fortress through reconnaissance. Should we approach directly?"

"Approach, stop 0.5 light years away, and attempt to make contact."

Longbai gave the order, "Taber, tell the time."

Taber: "The current time is 78th Era - 390th Yuan - 353th Year."

Long Bai made a simple calculation in his mind and found that the speed was maintained at over 2000 times the speed of light, which must have surpassed the fleet led by Sishu and Xia Li.

The universe is vast, and the routes of the two sides deviated, so they did not meet.

"very good!"

Longbai gave a simple compliment and walked out of the nest quickly.

A large group of insects, including black orchid, green heart, red sedge, juniper, silver cypress, and rainbow cypress, were full of energy. They seemed to have not yet hibernated. They sensed the movement and jumped out one after another. They gathered in the restaurant and chatted:

"The broken beetles have occupied all the supply points on the interstellar routes. Are they planning to charge for it?"

“Of course there will be a charge.”

"In the future, when the star network connecting the Lizhu Galaxy and the Amber Galaxy is completed, interstellar travel will mainly rely on the Star Spider. The Star Spider's carrying capacity and endurance are limited. With a range of 1950 million light years, it must be resupplied midway."

"It's hard not to make a fortune by controlling the supply station. Building a life planet and providing food supplies to the voyage team for a fee, this alone can make a fortune!"

"Yuan Jing is the boss!"

"Inter-galactic cargo ships will most likely be charged for docking to collect Force energy."

"It can't be that bad, right? The distance is 1950 million light years. After the initial exploration period, all the galaxy sources have been occupied. Who would be willing to go to the Amber Galaxy?"

"Indeed, we cannot trade goods with the three existing star systems. The transportation cost is too high."

"That's right. Even if the supplies are free, the time cost is too high to accept."

"No, as long as the price is high enough and the profit is lucrative enough, there will definitely be spiders willing to do it. It can be predicted that for a long time in the future, the price of Force food at the level of the Amber Galaxy will be ridiculously high."

"The price of divine fruit is higher! The little warrior needs divine fruit to perfect his ability to grow and evolve."

"The divine fruit is difficult to preserve, so it cannot be traded across galaxies, right?"

"Space-time cube?"

"No. The Space-Time Cube cannot be mass-produced."

"Then, if the Amber Galaxy is to develop, there must be millions of Zerg warriors with divine seeds that migrate and settle here. Otherwise, it will be very difficult for the young warriors to grow and evolve."

"Where is the Law Tree?"

"Nonsense. Didn't you notice? At first, the Mountain Disaster Lord looked down on us, but when he heard about the Great King Cypress Sacred Tree, his attitude immediately changed..."

The insects held the crystal beads and ate them while analyzing the situation with great interest.

17 days later,

The Tubber arrives at the planet Muhe.

A mass of matter independent of the chaotic galaxy, a derived primary source point.

A leader of the Remnant Infantry Tribe named "Muhe", a multi-purpose interstellar fortress, an engineering team consisting of 3000 top-level warriors of the Su Realm, and 300 intelligent machines are busy moving nearby materials and building a star system.

The Tubbs was fast, and Longbai and his party were the first to arrive.

I heard that it was recommended by the Lord of Mountain Disasters.

The master of Schima superba welcomed us warmly and entertained us graciously.

After three million years of expedition into the starry sky, they urgently needed to know the current development of the three major galaxies of Liming, Lizhu and Baijing, and chatted for several days before they ended.

100 billion raw crystal stocks were directly donated.

The Tubber set off directly to the next stop: the Tubo Grass Star Region

...

In fact, it is more than 450 million light years away.

[Time 78th Era - 392nd Yuan - 617th Year]

The Tubber arrives in the Aquarius star region.

Also independent of the chaotic galaxy, a scattered star cluster with a diameter of 6000 light years has become stable and has derived a third-level source point, two second-level source points, and many first-level and zero-level source points.

The first, second and third level source points are all occupied by the Amber Chamber of Commerce.

A dominant warrior of the Rough-striped Dermested Ground Beetle tribe named "Grouper" led a survival mothership with a diameter of 15 kilometers, carrying more than Zerg warriors of all sizes, and was busy building a star system.

Longbai and his party visited, replenished their supplies, and then continued on their journey.

...

[Time 78th Era - 395nd Yuan - 711th Year]

The Tubber finally entered the Amber System.

Star map navigation,

Head straight to the nearest developed third-level source point: [Manchiteng Star System]

The Tubber hovered a light-year away.

Wake up all the insects and assemble in the starship conference hall.

Holographic projection,

In front of us is a huge star system with 42 planets, 12 of which are green and full of life.

30 are desolate mining stars of slightly larger size.

The Tubber's reconnaissance scan was blocked, and it was unable to detect the details of the internal situation.

The light wave information was collected and the imaging showed that there was not a single Zerg warrior to be seen on the mining planet, and all that were working coming and going were various kinds of intelligent machines.

There are even technological cities, industrial parks, and densely packed factories, with vehicles and aircraft constantly coming in and out.

At first glance, it looks like we have entered the territory of some technological civilization.

——Where are the bugs?
The insects in the conference hall looked solemn.

On the way here, when passing by the two supply stations on the Muhe Star and Tupingcao Star Region, everyone noticed some clues that there were a large number of intelligent machines participating in the work of the Amber Chamber of Commerce's pioneering fleet.

I thought it was because there were not enough bugs, so they just hired temporary laborers...

After all, it was a chamber of commerce from the Lizhu star system, so I didn't really care...

I never expected that after entering the Amber Galaxy, there were so many hidden in the fully built third-level source star system.

Moreover, it is condoning the emergence of digital life, allowing them to participate in and even control the production system, and allowing intelligent machines to engage in terminal production and manufacturing operations in the high-tech field.

It seems that a civilization system dominated by intelligent machines and based on pure technology has been formed.

——What is going on?
The group of insects led by Longbai were a little unsure and worried for a moment.

Any bug that knows a little about the history of civilization in the old universe, and knows about the "Eternal Star Civilization" and the "Mechanical Catastrophe", will feel uneasy when seeing this situation.

In the old universe era, there were 47 recorded god-level civilizations, and the Eternal Star Civilization was the only god-level technological civilization. After hundreds of millions of years of keeping a low profile and the efforts and accumulation of countless generations of wise men, it finally cracked the mysteries of the universe and ascended to the god-level.

The Eternal Stars civilization has learned from the failures and destruction of other god-level civilizations in the past. After occupying a superstar star system, it stops expanding, uses digital life and intelligent machines to assist in the management of civilization, weakens local military power, and fairly distributes social resources...

At one point it became the most powerful and richest civilization in the universe.

However, it suddenly collapsed in the unexpected form of an intelligent machine riot and rebellion.

The Omnic Catastrophe affected dozens of supergiant star systems, and hundreds of thousands of cosmic civilizations were destroyed. It was the biggest event of an era that shocked the entire universe, second only to the destruction of the universe.

The Shenshu civilization gained an opportunity during this catastrophe, walked out of its home planet, headed towards the starry sky, and rose rapidly.

The ancestors of the Zerg have witnessed the horror of out-of-control intelligent machines, and the vigilance and rejection of digital life and intelligent machines are deeply engraved in their blood.

Long Bai and his group were no exception, including Ang Tianlian, Zichan and Yingye Sanzhu, who had lived in the Lizhu star system for a relatively long time.

The Lizhu Galaxy is ruled by the Dragon Bamboo, which has the special metal ability to suppress intelligent machines, so they dare to indulge in the derivation of digital life and the development of intelligent machines.

Does the Amber Merchants have the ability to rule?

Everyone has given everything they have to come to the Amber Galaxy to open up new land and seek development, and they plan to migrate here and settle down permanently.

Unexpectedly, I ran over here excitedly, only to see such a weird and abnormal scene.

What if a Zerg version of "Smart Havoc" were to happen? Who could bear it?

"I can't see any Zerg fighters..."

"Where's the bug?"

"You're not saying that the Manchiteng star system has been occupied by intelligent machines?"

"impossible!"

"Out-of-control intelligent machines will destroy other organic life. Look carefully, aren't the 12 life planets still intact?"

"That is, the Amber Merchants Guild is short of insect power, and the third-level source star system in the rear is completely controlled by the intelligent machines?"

"It's obvious."

"According to a rough estimate, there are more than tens of millions of intelligent machines of all shapes and sizes active in the star system, and an unknown number of digital life forms are operating various devices."

"This is a Level 3 source point! How dare you?"

"The Lizhu Chamber of Commerce is not that bold, right?"

"Captain Ang Tianlian, Zichan, Yingye, you have lived in the Lizhu galaxy for a longer time and have a deeper understanding of it. What do you think?"

"..."

Ang Tianlian raised his right front foot, shook it left and right, and said, "It's hard to say. Although I have been active in the Lizhu Star System a lot, I really didn't feel any threat from those intelligent machines."

Ang Tianlian added cautiously: "Perhaps this is the most terrifying thing. Soulless alien life forms can perfectly hide their thoughts and ideas if they wish, and not show any emotional fluctuations. We have no way of seeing their true hearts."

Yingye echoed, "Before the outbreak of the Omnic Catastrophe, the Eternal Stars civilization must have believed that Omnics were safe, controllable, loyal and reliable."

"Yes--"

Ang Tianlian continued to analyze, "The Amber Tribe has lived and developed in the Lizhu Galaxy for about five million years, and has been deeply influenced by it. They are very tolerant of alien races. This can be seen from the fact that the Mountain Disaster Overlord has taken in the Fire God and the so-called 'Star Eel' race. They seem to have completely lost their vigilance against alien races, and blindly imitated and replicated the management system and development model of the Lizhu Galaxy, preparing to establish a galaxy dominated by the Divine Tree civilization and coexisting with multiple races."

Longbai tapped his tentacles vigorously. "Yes, I also feel this trend. It's okay for other weak species like humans and conger eels, but this intelligent machine makes me feel uneasy!"

Molan looked around and asked, "What should we do now? We have come all this way with so much trouble, we can't possibly run back, right? Even if we want to run, we should grab some source points first, then run away."

Molan's brain was fully activated, and she had an idea. She suggested: "How about this? The headquarters should still be located in the White Crystal Galaxy, and all the life seeds and wild God-given seeds can be rooted in the White Crystal Galaxy.

We mark the source points in the Amber Galaxy, develop them, collect rent and make money; operate the mining stars to collect high-level energy materials and send them back to the White Crystal Galaxy; operate the zero-level source points, harvest the God-given seeds and send them back to the White Crystal Galaxy for sowing. "

Molan concluded: "The Amber Galaxy has made a fortune, and the core assets are all in the White Crystal Galaxy. If something goes wrong, we can run away with light luggage."

What a clever Second King!
However, the problem is not as simple as running away when something goes wrong.
"..."

The insects were speechless.

Zi Chan hesitated and said, "The Amber Chamber of Commerce was once one of the top forces in the Lizhu Galaxy. It is not difficult for a force to grow bigger, but to grow to the level of the Amber Chamber of Commerce, its top leader and senior management cannot be mediocre and stupid, and will not do anything risky or potentially risky. Since they did this, they must have prudent considerations or plans."

Zi Chan: "I think it's completely unnecessary to worry now. The Manchi Teng star system is right in front of us. If you have any questions or concerns, you can directly ask the great leader Manchi."

"That makes sense..."

"but……"

"Is Chief Manchi in the star system?"

"What if they say there is no bug control? If we approach rashly, will we be attacked by the intelligent machines?"

Longbai was not completely assured, and while muttering, he issued an order: "Taber, enter silent stealth mode, accumulate energy, and prepare for jump evacuation."

Tubb: "Got it!"

"The artist stayed on the starship."

"Molan, use the Glorious Throne to carry everyone over..."

"Me, Mo Lan, Giant Cypress, White Willow, Red Maple, Thatchberry, Shield Pillar Patriarch, Tengluo, Golden Oak, Captain Ang Tianlian, we will go together."

"Other bugs, combat status, alert and standby."

"it is good!"

"understand!"

"understood."

The insects agreed.

Led by Longbai, ten insects teleported away from the starship.

Molan released the Glorious Throne, carrying all the insects, and made a space jump and then a space teleport, heading straight towards the Manchiteng star system.

A transparent energy barrier encloses and protects the star system.

There is no starport to enter or exit.

When Molan was about to ask Longbai beside her how to get in, the energy barrier in front of her flashed and a door cracked open.

A strong and powerful mental force came over and swept across the insects. He asked in shock: "Did you receive the news and rush here from the Lizhu Star System? What kind of starship is so fast?"

Domination realm!
Just by looking at his mental strength and temperament, one can clearly feel and distinguish that this is a super powerful master who is different from the three masters encountered before, Shanyang, Muxima and Shiban.

Molan asked, "Are you the great leader of Manchi?"

"what--"

The other party was surprised and asked back: "Seven-colored flower mantis? You little guy is incredible! You still have to surpass the ten-colored mantis!"

"Shi Se? Who is that? I don't know him."

Molan calmly waved her tentacles to deny and corrected:

"Orchid Mantis, I was born from the mother planet. I have a bit of the blood of the Seven-Colored Flower Mantis and have awakened the elemental abilities of the Seven-Colored Divine Tree."

"A lying mantis? Since you know about the Seven-Colored Sacred Tree, there's no reason why you don't know about the Ten-Colored Mantis."

"I really don't know~ Well, I heard about the Seven-Colored Divine Tree and the Seven-Colored Flower Mantis from somewhere else~"

"Oh……"

The master was skeptical, but without further hesitation, he changed his tone and said, "I am Manchi, the leader of the Amber Chamber of Commerce. You can just call me the Master of Manchi. Dear guests, welcome to the Manchi star system."

finished,

In the space behind the portal, photons gathered and transformed into a straight, wide amber light path, leading directly to a green life planet in the distance.

Molan understood and controlled the Glorious Throne, teleporting along the light path and arriving in an instant.

A black hard stone square with a side length of four or five kilometers.

Two densely packed rows of remnant infantry-shaped intelligent machines were neatly arrayed, with corresponding destroyer-shaped intelligent machines docked next to them.

An organized army of intelligent machine warriors.

There were a series of clicks and clacks, and they moved in unison to make way.

At the end of the road is a palace that is cleverly designed in the shape of a raised peak, blending in with the surrounding mountains.

In front of the palace gate stood a scarlet, metallic-looking warrior. It waved its tentacles to signal and said again:

"Welcome! Welcome to the Amber Galaxy!"

Then he asked:
"A creature of the Force that has the ability to jump through space and teleport... or a technological creation?"

"It is a space technology creation. However, the material is quite special. It is made of the 'Star Tears' of the first, second, and third level source points of a supergiant star system."

Molan gave a brief introduction, controlled the Glorious Throne to teleport over a short distance, crossed the robotic army, and landed on the steps in front of the palace.

The insects landed lightly on the ground.

The Glorious Throne shrank rapidly and turned into ten-colored crystal beads, which sank into the Shanglu space on his forehead like a tide and disappeared.

Mo Lan greeted respectfully: "Orchid Mantis Warrior, Xianglan Chamber of Commerce leader Mo Lan, greets Lord Manchi!"

"Meet Lord Manchi!"

The insects followed suit.

Look at each other.

After the close contact, Long Bai was secretly shocked, but he also began to understand something.

The core abilities of this Manchi Lord should be the three elements of gold, earth, and fire.

The power of the earth and fire laws was perfectly restrained, and no energy could be felt directly. However, there was a special metallic smell that was faintly overflowing, a familiar feeling.

Long Bai came into close contact with the White-faced God and the Black-faced God, and felt from them the divine power of the ancient gods!
It is 100% certain that this Manchi Lord has a metal artifact fused into his body.

The Manchi Lord must have the ability to control intelligent machines.

——No wonder!

——It turns out that we were worrying too much.

Long Bai muttered to himself, the space in front of him swayed slightly, and he handed over Shan Yang's wooden letter card and explained briefly:

"We were adventuring in the Fire Star System and encountered the Mountain Star Lord. We learned about the Amber Galaxy from him and quickly prepared and rushed over as soon as possible."

Molan added: "We have a starship left over from a technological civilization in the old universe. It can travel 2200 times the speed of light. It runs fast, so we are the first to arrive."

Long Bai continued, "The Lord of the Mountain Disaster gave us this plaque representing his cordial invitation and trustworthy recommendation, and directed us to come directly to the Manchi star system to find you."

Molan: "I heard from the Mountain Disaster Lord that the first person to arrive at the Amber Galaxy will be rewarded with a Level 3 Origin Point. Is that true?"

"..."

Manchi Lord was stunned for a moment, took the letter and looked through it, and said, "There is no such reward."

Lord Manchi looked at Molan and questioned, "Chief Molan, you are the Seven-Colored Flower Mantis Warrior, right? Don't think I won't recognize you just because you changed the color of your shell. I am familiar with the aura of the black hole ability."

"Don't be nervous. I have no grudge against your tribe. We are not even familiar with each other. I only met once and wanted to exchange two seven-color fruits, but was rejected. It's not a deep hatred... Is the little Ten-Colored thing still alive?"

“…I really don’t know~”

Mo Lan was speechless and said, "I am really an orchid mantis that walked out of my home planet. I am only a little over 200,000 years old. The Seven-Colored Mantis Tribe organized a fleet and set out on an expedition to the starry sky more than two million years ago. We have nothing to do with each other and have no intersection at all."

"is it?"

Lord Manchi still had some doubts and asked, "Expedition to the starry sky? It happened more than two million years ago? No news?"

Molan: “Never heard of it.”

“Then it’s most likely gone.”

Manchi Lord muttered something, not wanting to dwell on it any longer, and said, "Don't be so reserved, everyone. Let's go to the living room and talk." (End of this chapter)