Astral Ants

There are 500 million Zerg warriors, most of which are small tribes of a few hundred Zergs and small chambers of commerce, and the number of their leaders is more than .

Longbai activated the "Boundless Mountains and Seas, Infinite Realm" to create a vast grassland environment, and all the insects gathered for a meeting.

Longbai stood on a mound, shook his mental power and shouted: "My fellow Zerg friends, thank you for your hard work."

"It's not hard."

"Thank you for your hard work, Chief Longbai."

"Thank you for your hard work, Boss Longbai~"

"..."

The response was not enthusiastic, but full of worry and uneasiness.

Everyone has heard some news. The first round of search work is over, and there are other arrangements next...

really,

Longbai got straight to the point and said, "The contract we signed is for 3 years, but in fact, the Shuhua First Combined Fleet, which set out first, actually searched for nearly 3.6 years, minus the time spent on sailing."

"The last batch of Shuhua's 3.1th Combined Fleet to set out actually spent nearly years searching."

"The contract was signed for 3 years, and it has already expired, or just about to expire. Next, our Shuhua Chamber of Commerce's activities will be scheduled for some changes."

Long Bai paused and said, "Let me ask you first, are there any teams that can't hold on and want to go back to the territory to rest? Are there any teams that want to quit? Or are there any teams that have gained a lot from this trip and are satisfied and have earned enough and don't plan to continue? "

No response below...

"This is normal and understandable."

Longbai paused for a few seconds, raised his claws and pointed, saying, "Over there, all the teams that want to withdraw, or want to go back to the territory to rest, can first report to the captains of their respective fleets. Then report to Commander Baifan so that we can make the next plan and arrangement."

No bug action.

Long Bai continued, "The contract has expired and the activities have been adjusted. Those who want to leave can leave now. Those who don't want to leave and still want to continue to make money with our fleet need to go to the Green Willow and Tree Flower constellations to help us build two star systems."

"I can promise that it will be completed in 1 years. You don't have to think too much. We will also recruit Zerg warriors, with sufficient Zerg power and all kinds of engineering equipment. We guarantee that it will be completed within years."

"More detailed arrangements... I'll explain the situation point by point..."

"First, the Xianglan Chamber of Commerce has produced the second batch of raw materials. The second batch of survival motherships, landing ships, and engineering ships needed to build star systems are under construction."

"The second batch of survival motherships will all be built into the King Butterfly 10 model, and the plan is to build a total of 200 ships."

"There are ready-made, brand-new starships in the Green Willow and Tree Flower constellations. We just need to send Zerg fighters over there."

"Second, the inter-galactic transport fleet led by President Bai Wei will soon arrive at the Amber Galaxy. The Molan transport ship and the White-Faced God can work together to transport warriors on a large scale and at a high rate."

"All bugs, return to the Lingxiao star system first and take a brief rest."

"The straight-line distance between Star Region 101 and the Lingxiao star system is only 3.8 light years. The Molan transport ship travels at 1200 times the speed of light, and the journey takes 32 years. Given this distance and time, if everyone squeezes in a little and bears it, it will be no problem to transport 50 soldiers at a time. Five million soldiers can be transported in ten trips."

"After resting, reorganize, form a fleet, and head to the Green Willow or Tree Flower Constellation in batches."

"Third, the Xianglanshan Chamber of Commerce does not have enough soldiers. Soldiers with management experience and willing to take on management work. Soldiers with scientific and technological knowledge who understand starship maintenance work. Soldiers who are good at fighting and willing to take on starship defense work. You can report to the captain of your fleet."

"In the next star system project, we will conduct a trial assessment. After passing the assessment, we will officially hire you and pay you a high salary."

"Third, after the construction of the source star system is completed, the contract will be renewed for 3 years. Everyone will directly board the survival motherships in the Tree Flower Constellation and the Green Willow Constellation and enter the nearby Molan Star Region to search."

"The third-level source point in the Molan star field was discovered early and announced in a timely manner. The search fleet was transferred to other star fields early, so there are still many zero-level and first-level source points left, and there are still 3 to 5 second-level source points."

"At this stage, we should focus on searching for the zero and first level source points. Forget about the third level source point. The chances are slim. We can't waste precious time on such an extremely low probability event. It's unwise."

"3 years from now, many warriors may have to consider the issue of lifespan... At that time, they will decide whether to stay or go..."

The lifespan of a stellar warrior is between 30 and 50 years.

During the search for the source, the mothership is on the way and the soldiers are resting, so they can lie dormant. The actual lifespan consumption is about two-thirds of the time. 3 years have passed, and the lifespan of the star realm soldiers has consumed about 2 years.

Including the Xianglanshan Chamber of Commerce, there are many warriors who are already older and their lifespans are almost over. They must spend time returning to the three major galaxies to replenish their abilities, sort out their strength, strengthen their core abilities, and achieve a breakthrough.

...

After Longbai finished speaking, he asked symbolically: "Does anyone have any questions?"

An insect in the front row immediately raised its claws to signal, and asked, "Captain Longbai, then, how do we deal with the fleet in Star Region 101?"

Long Bai: "The technology bugs of Xianglan Chamber of Commerce will conduct a comprehensive inspection and maintenance of the survival mothership and landing ship. In the Lingxiao star system, we are recruiting warriors, still 500 million, to replace everyone and continue searching in the 101 star field."

"The second batch of warriors will receive the same share of the contract, but they arrived too late. We have already found all the easy-to-find source points in the 101 star field, and the remaining ones are not easy to find, so the harvest is destined to be much worse."

Long Bai paused and said, "Let me add a fourth point. Everyone should have a deep feeling that there are more and more fleets active in the Amber Star Region. It is certain that the number of Zerg warriors has exceeded 3 million and is rapidly sprinting towards the 4 million mark."

"The number of bugs is increasing rapidly, and the number of sources is decreasing rapidly. The probability of encounters between fleets is increasing, and the competition is becoming increasingly fierce.

Therefore, in order to avoid conflicts, the fleet organization was slightly changed. The size of each joint fleet was increased from 10 soldiers to 15. The insects are numerous and powerful, and other fleets dare not easily provoke them. Of course, we are here to make money, and we will not rely on the large number of insects to provoke and bully other fleets. "

"Boss Longbai has thought it through."

"this is necessary."

"Certainly not."

“We are disciplined.”

"..."

The insects echoed.

Longbai raised his antennae and finally said, "When I do things, I never consider the immediate benefits and never care about the gains and losses of the moment. When I do things as an insect, I always think and measure with the perspective of 100,000 years, 200,000 years, 1 million years, or 2 million years later."

"For those warriors who do not plan to continue to follow the Shuhua United Fleet, we will not ask the reason, nor will we blame them. We have known each other for more than 30,000 years and have worked together. We are all friends. For those warriors who leave, remember to keep in touch with our Xianglan Chamber of Commerce or Baiwei Chamber of Commerce. There are still many things to do in the Amber Galaxy, and there are still many opportunities for cooperation."

Long Bai: "Okay. I've finished what I want to say. Leaders, whether you want to go or stay, please register with the captain of your respective survival carrier. We will do a statistics and plan the next affairs."

"Ok."

"no problem."

"Chief Longbai is righteous."

"Be quick, move."

"..."

The insect swarm below clamored in agreement and took action.

quickly,

After registration is completed, the statistical results will be submitted to Longbai Claw.

Nearly 50 fighters chose to withdraw.

At the same time, nearly 100,000 soldiers took the initiative to apply to participate in fleet management, maintenance, and combat duties.

All applications were approved.

Longbai reorganized the remaining 450 million, sending 300 million to the Tree Flower Constellation and 150 million to the Green Poplar Constellation.

The second batch is 200 King-buzzard 10 survival carriers, each of which can carry 3 soldiers, a total of 600 million insects. There is a shortage of 150 million soldiers, so we will slowly recruit and strictly screen them to make up a batch of high-quality soldiers.

Two third-level source star systems, each with 300 million people, will definitely be completed in ten thousand years.

Long Bai arranged the insect crew issues, packed up and set off.

...

...

Manchi star system, Yongteng star port.

Caolong and Peanut were also calculating the time, estimating that the fleet led by Bai Wei would arrive soon. Peanut would fly away from the starport at a fixed time every day, using the Sunburn ability to look around and check.

"coming!"

"President Cao Long is coming! He's coming!"

"The Molan transport ship has arrived!"

Peanut, who went out to check on the matter every day, shook his mental power and shouted, and disappeared instantly in space.

The Molan transport ship was continuing to slow down and approaching the star port.

Peanut teleported over, hovered over the hatch, and with a flash of white light, he was teleported into the command cabin.

"President Bai Wei!"

"Wow! Chief Juniper! Long time no see! You're here too!"

"Nani!"

"White-faced God!"

"Black-faced God!"

"Leader Shan Indigo!"

"Leader Jinli!" "..."

Peanut greeted them one by one.

"Okay. Okay."

Bai Wei raised her claws to interrupt and asked, "It's been 37,000 years. What have you gained from the four star regions that Chief Longbai has laid out?"

Peanut: "Good news! Star field No. 111 has successfully found a super-high-quality source point with a Force concentration of 3.56! The source point is officially named Baiwei Constellation, Baiwei Star System, and Baiwei Star Field."

"President Bai Wei, you are famous now! There is no bug in the Amber Galaxy who doesn't know about President Bai Wei and Bai Wei Chamber of Commerce. If they don't know, just show them a star map and they will understand."

"Oh!"

"Ha ha!"

Bai Wei instantly floated up when she heard this, her spirits soaring, "Long Bai is too polite."

The spiders in the command cabin cheered.

White-faced God: “…”

Black-faced God: “…”

The White-Faced God asked, "Are there any more? How many have you found in total?"

“This is the only one I’ve found so far.”

Huasheng said, "There is another piece of bad news. The third-level source point of Star Field No. 124 was taken by a chamber of commerce called 'Lishan' first."

"We have inquired about a small chamber of commerce composed of various Zerg warriors coming from the Dawn Galaxy. These guys are very cautious and immediately transferred the development and operation rights of the source point to the old seventh-level chamber of commerce in the Dawn Galaxy, the Cedar Chamber of Commerce."

"They split into two. One group followed the fleet of the Cedar Chamber of Commerce and fled back to the Dawn System. The other group hid in the Manchi star system, staying in their territory without moving. No one can do anything to them now."

"..."

"So cheap?"

"Not even a chance?"

The atmosphere in the command module suddenly became cold.

The White-Faced God asked, "What about the other two star regions? What's going on?"

Peanut: "In Star Region 101, which is presided over by Chief Longbai, the total number of source points discovered by Xianglan Chamber of Commerce and Shuhua Joint Fleet exceeds 1.3. We have locked on to 30 points where third-level source points may be born, and are searching in a loop. Once they are born, we can find them at the first time, which basically locks the ownership of this source point. The only question is when they will be born."

"It's not that easy to get to Star Region No. 125 of Citi Hill and Boshu Bay Chamber of Commerce. The competition is huge..."

A white light was projected from the dome of the command cabin, and a grass dragon was teleported in.

"Yeah~!"

"My most respected elder Bai Wei~ I miss you so much..."

"Grass Dragon! Be serious!"

Bai Wei scolded and asked Huasheng, "What's the specific situation? Didn't Longbai and Molan send a group of warriors to Star Region 125 to help?"

"Definitely not!"

Huasheng said: "First, the pressure on the 101st star field of the Longbai leader is also very great; second, if we send soldiers to help, we can only send the Shuhua United Fleet. So, if we find the third-level source point, what will happen? Will it be counted as the Longbai leader and the soldiers of the Shuhua United Fleet? It is impossible to give it to Huaqi Mountain, right?"

"This is not helping, this is stealing business."

Bai Wei: "That's better than being robbed by other chambers of commerce, right?"

The grass dragon raised its claws and pressed down the peanut, saying, "If it was robbed by other chambers of commerce, it was just bad luck. We are not as skilled as the bugs and have to admit defeat. But if it was robbed by the bugs sent by Longbai, then Citi Mountain would definitely not be happy. So, it's better for everyone to take care of themselves."

Huasheng said: "Captain Longbai has also made arrangements! He used the materials produced in the second batch to exchange for three Sea Wave Bass 150-13 survival motherships from Lord Manchi. They are numbered Hongdao No. 7, No. 8, and No. 9, and are scheduled to sail to Star Region No. 101 and Star Region No. 125 respectively."

"Captain Shandian, how many warriors have come to Huaqi Mountain this time? Hongdao No. 7 is assigned to Huaqi Mountain. According to the old rules, the new warriors will first go to the Lingxiao star system to take root and recuperate, and then go to the No. 125 star field to reunite with the fleet."

Shan Dian replied: "It just so happens that this time, our Chamber of Commerce has arranged for 5 soldiers to come."

Bai Wei elaborated: "This time, the White-Faced God and I transported a total of 18 warriors. 3 from Xianglan Mountain, 5 from Huaqi Mountain, and 10 from the Tree Flower Chamber of Commerce who officially joined."

Cao Long asked, "Where is our Baiwei Chamber of Commerce?"

白薇：“327位。墨兰号运输舰还有盈余运力，我们捎带了100艘天青42型和20艘寰宇43型星蛛过来。”

Caolong: "..."

Cao Long: "Great!"

The Grass Dragon asked, "Why don't you hire or recruit a group of Flame Spider Warriors? It would be nice to organize them to build a star network."

Bai Wei said unhappily, "There are not many decent Flame Spiders in the three star systems of Liming, Lizhu and Baijing now. Those with intact legs and feet have long been poached by the major chambers of commerce."

"Forehead……"

Cao Long choked and said, "Hongdao No. 8 and No. 9 are scheduled to go to Star Region 101. Long Bai's arrangement is that the new Xianglan Mountain warriors and the Shuhua Chamber of Commerce's joining warriors will all go to Star Region 101 to help."

"The warriors of Xianglan Chamber of Commerce are searching in a circular manner around the 30 points where the third-level source points are most likely to be born."

"The allied warriors of the Shuhua Merchant Guild have been searching the surrounding star regions repeatedly, finding all the surrounding source points. This has completely cut off the thoughts of other fleets."

"Yudou and I have collected a lot of third-level energy materials over the years. Longbai used these materials to customize a luxurious exclusive starship for Yuchong that can travel at 1000 times the speed of light. Later, Yuchong will work hard to run back and forth between the Xianglan Chamber of Commerce fleet and the Shuhua Chamber of Commerce allied fleet to guide everyone."

"Oh--"

"Captain Longbai is going to kill Star Region 101!"

"With such a huge investment, there must be a fifth source point in our pocket!"

“It’s definitely worth it!”

"What if we don't find it? Isn't that a huge loss?"

"impossible!"

The insects were talking a lot.

Cao Long then said, "President Bai Wei, good news! The Amber Galaxy has conducted a preliminary evaluation, and our Bai Wei Chamber of Commerce has been rated as a Level 7 Chamber of Commerce! It is valid for 30 years!"

Bai Wei: "30 years? The main star network connecting the Lizhu Galaxy and the Amber Galaxy will be fully connected in another to years! Isn't the Chamber of Commerce's information connected to the network?"

Cao Long: "At this stage, the prices in the Amber Galaxy are changing every year, rising and falling, it's a mess, and it won't be settled in a short time. The star network is connected, and its main function is transportation. The information of the Chamber of Commerce will definitely be merged after the prices in the Amber Galaxy stabilize."

Peanut: "Unlike before, the Amber Galaxy has a diameter of 15 light years. It is too large to be stabilized in a short time."

"Oh--"

“Is it that complicated?”

Bai Wei asked: "What are the current prices of energy materials and starships?"

Peanut: "I heard that the four level 10 chambers of commerce, Lizhu, Liming, Baijing and Amber, have joined forces to intentionally control the price and lower it to within 100 times the regular price."

Cao Long: "But that's not a solution. The price of starships has been pushed down, and the starships used to search for the source are in sufficient supply. All the Zerg warriors have bought starships and are running to find the source. The price of Zerg power has soared, and it's impossible to hire Zerg to work."

Peanut: "Without Zerg working to build the source star system, the new Zerg warriors can't even find a place to take root..."

Peanut and Caolong took turns describing the situation in the Amber Galaxy in detail.

finished speaking,

Juniper asked, "Where is Chief Longbai? Where is he?"

Cao Long: "According to the agreed time, it should be on its way."

Cao Long: "The Lords of Amber Chamber of Commerce Man Chi and Zhao Ye Bai are urging us to develop the third-level source point as soon as possible."

"Captain Longbai is organizing the last batch of 500 million Zerg warriors and plans to start construction of the Green Willow and Tree Flower Blocks."

"The Green Willow Constellation will be transformed into a regular star system. According to the plan, we will exchange the permanent management rights of the life planet with other chambers of commerce, mainly the Amber Chamber of Commerce. We will open the land to external leasing."

"The Tree Flower Constellation is quite special. We need to build a star system inside the Black Law, construct a mining star, construct a mineral vein, and begin to cultivate third-level energy materials to prepare for future deep space voyages."

Peanut: "The second batch of survival carriers can carry 600 million soldiers. We are desperately recruiting soldiers..."

Cao Long and Yudou then explained the next work arrangements in detail.

finished speaking,

The White-Faced God asked, "President Bai Wei, Chief Sabre, then, should we release the soldiers and arrange for them to enter the Manchi star system to rest? Waiting to reunite with Chief Longbai?"

"no need!"

Cao Long said, "The fleet should turn around and head directly to the Lingxiao star system. By the way, I have recruited 2 warriors here, take them with you. Longbai, come here, we will report to it. The Taber is fast, let it chase you."

Bai Wei: “…Alright!”

Cao Long asked, "President Bai Wei, what about you? What's the situation at Baijing Chamber of Commerce? How many law fruits and gene agents did you bring this time?"

Bai Wei: "Something has happened in the Baijing Galaxy... Good news! A sacred tree of laws has entered the Baijing Galaxy and has contacted us..." (End of this chapter)