Astral Cockroach

The Sheep Hoof Mountain Range has nearly a hundred warriors, and the number increases every year. If there are no accidents, the number of warriors will exceed 200 in at most 5 years. According to the rules of the insect race, a mountain range with a population of 200 insects, plus a county princess-level warrior, can be upgraded to a "county." The Sheep Hoof Mountain Range would then be renamed "Sheep Hoof County" or "Weeping Fig County."

The Weeping Fig Mountain Master takes out a portion of his annual income to support the growth of other warriors in the mountain range. A Weeping Fig God-given Seed not only enriches the Weeping Fig Mountain Master but also enriches all the warriors in the entire mountain range.

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Young warriors are the future of the tribe and cannot be ignored.

After some introductions and getting acquainted, at the Weeping Fig Mountain Master's order, Yang Tao burrowed into the "warehouse" cave and carried out a piece of amber fruit.

Ban Bu lightly spread out his mental power and swept through the cave, wanting to see how much amber fruit the Weeping Fig Mountain Master had hoarded, but he inadvertently discovered something else—a square, silver-white metal box!

Too familiar!

Sure enough, when the spaceship crashed, in addition to the dominator-level metal core, other things survived and were scattered on this planet.

Nearly forgotten memories were awakened.

That was a crystal storage box!

Standard size, a cube with sides of 20cm, made of hydrogen alloy.

Inside were the Origin Power Crystals plundered from the Hephaestus star system.

Origin Power Crystals were manufactured using human technology. To facilitate transportation, high-quality natural raw ore was refined and concentrated. Each standard crystal was a sixty-four-faceted sphere with a diameter of 4cm and a weight of 1kg, containing the Origin Power equivalent to 1 ton of high-quality raw ore.

The box was divided into 4 layers, with 4 rows of 4 crystals each, holding 64 Origin Power Crystals in total. It had a built-in mechanical combination lock that required special equipment and a password to open.

Hydrogen alloy was inexpensive, strong, and heat-resistant, and could not be destroyed by forces below the Origin Power creature level.

The Weeping Fig Mountain Master had found a treasure, but he couldn't open it!

No, he didn't realize the enormous wealth hidden inside the box he had found!

Ban Bu couldn't help but release his mental power to carefully examine the crystal storage box, finding a row of somewhat blurred characters on the side: G-11-B01

G represented the degree of preciousness, with SSS being the highest level and G being the lowest. Among the goods transported by the spaceship, Origin Power Crystals were the most numerous, a common spoil of cosmic warfare. After a human fleet occupied a planet, they immediately installed large-scale Origin Power equipment to forcibly extract the planet's Origin Power and turn it into Origin Power Crystals for transport back to the Milky Way.

11 represented the deck number of the spaceship, the eleventh deck; B01 represented the warehouse number.

Ban Bu was responsible for the twelfth deck, warehouse B01.

That's right, this crystal storage box came from the warehouse downstairs!

"Ban Bu!" Iron Saber Mountain Master noticed Ban Bu's gaffe and called out to remind him.

The Weeping Fig Mountain Master didn't mind Ban Bu's impolite peeking and began to explain, "Ban Bu, besides the high cost and complicated procedures, there's also the risk of spoilage when preserving fresh fruit."

"When picking fruit, you must be careful not to damage the skin at all. If it's damaged, you should dispose of it as soon as possible and not preserve it by sealing it with amber fruit."

"Ban Bu?" The Weeping Fig Mountain Master called out.

"Oh, I'm listening." Ban Bu shook his head vigorously and said, "Weeping Fig Mountain Master, I'm sorry, I spaced out. Please continue."

The Weeping Fig Mountain Master said, "The fruit of the Weeping Fig God-given Seed is small and numerous, making it troublesome to pick and even more troublesome to preserve. If we follow the method taught by the traveling merchants, coating each one with amber fruit juice, we simply can't keep up."

"So I came up with a labor-saving method that is not only labor-saving but also preserves the fruit better. As long as you don't mix in fruit with damaged skin, there usually won't be any problems."

"The only problem is that the cost is slightly higher."

Ban Bu moved his antennae, indicating that he was listening attentively.

The Weeping Fig Mountain Master cut a gap in the amber fruit and handed it to Yang Tao, saying, "Yang Tao, demonstrate it to Ban Bu, using ordinary stones to replace the raw ore."

"Okay."

Yang Tao deftly poured the milky white juice from the amber fruit into a bamboo tube, picked up a stone, and quickly flicked his toes, shaving off powder and sprinkling it into the bamboo tube.

The Weeping Fig Mountain Master explained, "One amber fruit mixed with one piece of raw ore is the perfect ratio. You can't add more, or it will affect the preservation effect."

Yang Tao cut the "raw ore" into powder and sprinkled it into the bamboo tube, then picked up a polished wooden stick and began to stir. The movements of his two toes were not very coordinated or flexible.

The Weeping Fig Mountain Master continued to explain, "Remember to be patient and thoroughly stir the raw ore powder and amber fruit juice until they are evenly mixed."

"No need to rush. After the amber fruit is opened, the juice will take a full day to solidify completely. Wait for half a day until it becomes thicker before proceeding to the next step."

Iron Saber Mountain Master said, "We're not in a hurry to go back, so let's wait."

The Weeping Fig Mountain Master burrowed into the warehouse cave and brought out the crystal storage box.

"This thing is... six years ago? Or seven years ago? Anyway, it's been a long time. It fell from the sky and landed in a pond in the swamp. I happened to be passing by and, out of curiosity, fished it out."

"It seems to be filled with something, but it's too hard and fireproof. I've tried all sorts of methods, but I can't open it."

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Iron Saber Mountain Master muttered, "In recent years, things have often fallen from the sky. The previous mountain master of Li Bamboo Peak, Golden Bamboo Mountain Master, was..."

Ban Bu spaced out again: Six or seven years ago? Why was it one or two years earlier than him? It shouldn't be that long! The space turbulence the spaceship encountered was strange!

"Ban Bu?" Iron Saber Mountain Master was dissatisfied, pointed to the crystal storage box with his antennae, and asked, "Do you recognize this thing?"

Ban Bu shook his antennae, denying, "I don't recognize it."

The Weeping Fig Mountain Master asked, "You seem very interested in it?"

Ban Bu said, "I'm wondering who made it. It looks like it's made of metal, but it doesn't feel like metal when you touch it. Moreover, it's so square and neat. Our insect warriors certainly couldn't make it, right?"

Iron Saber Mountain Master said, "It fell from the sky, so it certainly wasn't made by our insect tribes."

The Weeping Fig Mountain Master noticed the key point in Ban Bu's words and asked, "Not metal? I thought it was clearly made of some kind of metal."

Ban Bu had a flash of inspiration and said, "Weeping Fig Mountain Master, I have a metal talent ability and am sensitive to metal... This thing, overall, you could say it's metal, but the material it's made of isn't metal."

The Weeping Fig Mountain Master was confused.

Iron Saber Mountain Master suddenly thought of something and exclaimed, "The thing that fell into the swamp of Jin Ping Mountain Range and killed Golden Bamboo Mountain Master... the evil power, approaching its range, can turn branches and water into metal, and they immediately turn into powder when they leave its range of power."

Ban Bu quickly echoed, "Yes! That's right! That's what I wanted to express, using some means to convert non-metallic substances into metallic substances."

The Weeping Fig Mountain Master tapped the crystal storage box with his toe and asked, "Iron Saber Mountain Master, Ban Bu, are you saying that this thing was made by an evil power? Or, simply put, that it seals an evil power inside?"

"It's possible!" Iron Saber Mountain Master solemnly moved his antennae and said, "The evil power that killed Golden Bamboo Mountain Master came from the sky, and this thing also came from the sky..."

"Not quite like it..." The Weeping Fig Mountain Master pondered for a moment and said seriously, "For safety's sake, I'd better sink it into the Jin River."

"..." Ban Bu was speechless. He was still thinking about how to trick the other party into giving him the thing when they were about to abandon it on their own initiative. He said solemnly, "We can help you sink it on the way back."

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