Astral Cockroach

An unusual color of shell always easily attracts attention.

Chijian County Princess was staring at Banbu, sizing him up.

"Greetings, Princess Chijian!" Banbu snapped out of his thoughts and hurriedly offered a respectful greeting.

"Greetings, Princess Chijian!"

"Greetings, Princess Chijian!"

Ya Bai and Da Huangguorong also greeted her respectfully, both appearing somewhat uneasy.

Iron Saber Mountain Lord and Hanging Banyan Mountain Lord both originated from Chijian County, having been dispatched to develop the desolate Border Mountains.

Most of the Chijian ant tribe members in Chijian County were also descendants from Princess Chijian's territory, with a small portion being redeemed from the Myriad Kingdoms Continent.

The one before them could be considered their direct ancestor.

Princess Chijian surveyed the surroundings, and finally, her gaze settled on Ya Bai, as she asked with concern, "Ya Bai, how are Iron Saber Mountain Lord's injuries?"

Ya Bai replied, "His injuries are stable, but he urgently needs a molting evolution to fully recover."

Banbu immediately added, "Princess Chijian, please rest assured, my territory has produced a lot this year, and I can provide enough resources to help Iron Saber Mountain Lord."

"You are a clever little fellow." Princess Chijian's emotional fluctuations were minimal, always maintaining the kind of warm and amiable attitude that a clan elder should have towards her juniors.

"The pre-order deposit is your idea? It's a very fair and reasonable trading model. I plan to adopt this model for trading starting next year."

"And the biogas digester is a good creation! It's a pity that the soil in Chijian County is loose and not suitable for digging biogas digesters. We've tried it, and even after digging and firing it with flames to make it firm, it still collapses when it rains heavily."

Princess Daye was highly regarded by Princess Chijian, and there was a reason for it.

Princess Chijian had only spoken half a sentence when she guessed the second half.

Princess Daye opened her mouth at the right time and asked, "Banbu, do you have a solution to this problem?"

Banbu lowered his head to examine the loose, black, sandy soil beneath his feet.

He lowered his antennae and began to think.

It would definitely be unrealistic to have a group of insects build kilns and fire bricks. Such a complex procedure, if presented all at once, would inevitably arouse suspicion.

The entire Chijian County had few mountains, and they were very short. The stone material was probably not of good quality either.

Banbu raised his antennae and said with some difficulty, "I do have a solution, but it's troublesome. It involves quarrying stone from the nearby Qinggang Mountains, transporting it to Chijian County, and then digging pits underground, laying bricks, and constructing biogas digesters."

Princess Chijian gently shook her antennae and said, "I have thought of this method, but it's only feasible for building a few biogas digesters. It's too difficult to promote it on a large scale."

Banbu said, "It's not necessarily necessary to use biogas digesters. Every year, you can collect some plants, dry them, gather them together, burn them, and use the plant ash as fertilizer."

Princess Daye said, "We mainly use this method for fertilization at present, but the effect is not ideal, far inferior to biogas digesters."

Banbu said, "I can't think of a good solution for the time being. I'll think about it carefully later and tell you when I come up with something."

Princess Chijian nodded her antennae and looked at Da Huangguorong. She recognized Da Huangguorong and asked directly, "Has there been any abnormality after stimulating the growth of your banyan tree?"

Da Huangguorong replied, "Not at present." His mental power trembled slightly. This fellow was both timid and shy, and also a bit simple-minded.

A typical case of a fool being blessed with good fortune.

Princess Chijian clearly liked him more and asked, "How is the fruiting situation this year? I heard that it has the effect of indirectly prolonging lifespan?"

"124 fruits this year." Da Huangguorong quickly opened his silk pouch, took out four banyan fruits in succession, handed them to Princess Chijian, and then took out one and handed it to Princess Daye.

"Princess Chijian, please taste!"

"Princess Daye, please taste!"

Having arrived in the fertile Chijian County, Da Huangguorong was clearly more popular.

A single banyan fruit was just to taste the flavor, and the effect could not be tested. Princess Daye remained silent.

Princess Chijian commented after eating four banyan fruits, "Princess Chuirong's judgment is very accurate, it does have a certain effect of delaying aging. It's a pity that it's not very useful for us old fellows, it's more suitable for young warriors."

Princess Daye said, "Our Chijian tribe does not lack young warriors."

Princess Chijian asked, "Da Huangguorong, how do you plan to sell them?"

Da Huangguorong tentatively asked, "50 Origin Stones?"

Princess Daye exclaimed in surprise, "Origin Force fruits that prolong lifespan, selling so cheaply? Is this Princess Chuirong's idea?"

Princess Chijian pondered slightly, but said, "A very reasonable price. Princess Chuirong is very clever and has considered it very carefully."

Princess Daye shook her antennae unhappily and said nothing more.

Princess Chijian continued to ask, "Da Huangguorong, how many banyan fruits do you plan to sell to the clan?"

Da Huangguorong replied, "The output of the first five years."

Princess Chijian nodded her antennae with satisfaction and said, "Then we in Chijian County will pre-order… 2000 fruits, is that too much?"

Banbu almost jumped up and cursed: TMD, is that not too much?

Da Huangguorong began to feel embarrassed and stammered, "I'm afraid, I have to wait… a few years…"

Princess Chijian asked, "A few years?"

Da Huangguorong mustered up his courage and said, "Next year's output has basically been pre-ordered by Banbu. The output the year after next, I have to use it to repay the debt owed for stimulating growth, and there is also a batch pre-ordered by Iron Juniper Mountain Lord, so there probably won't be any left over."

"Princess Chijian, that, how about… the year after next and the great-year-after-next, and the great-great-year-after-next? It just so happens to be five years."

Banbu almost laughed out loud.

"…" Princess Chijian was amused and said, "You've pre-ordered all of the shares for the next two years, so what are you doing here?"

"That…" Da Huangguorong mustered up his courage and said, "Princess Chuirong told me to come…"

After saying that, he lowered his head and drooped his antennae.

"Forget it, you can come back the year after next to get the deposit." Princess Chijian shook her antennae and looked at Banbu, asking, "I heard that the thorn fruits produced by your Bloodthorn God-given Seed have unique and outstanding strengthening effects."

The news of the Bloodthorn God-given Seed had reached Chijian County a few days ago, so Princess Chijian's tone was half-questioning.

"It's barely passable." Banbu opened his silk pouch and took out two Bloodthorn seeds, handing them to Princess Chijian and Princess Daye respectively.

Waiting for a moment.

Princess Daye nodded her antennae and said, "Comparatively speaking, the strengthening effect of the Bloodthorn seeds is more practical."

Princess Chijian asked, "Banbu, what price do you plan to sell them for?"

Banbu said, "For the same clan, the price is 4 Origin Stones, and for trading caravans, the price is 6 Origin Stones."

Princess Chijian said, "The value of your Bloodthorn seeds lies in the attached effects, and it also increases the upper limit, right?"

Banbu said, "Yes, the upper limit has nothing to do with strength, it varies depending on individual physique, and it's slightly low, about 3% to 5%."

Princess Daye praised, "It's already a very good improvement. If you calculate it carefully, buying it is earning, it's definitely worth the price."

Princess Chijian asked, "What is the yield like?"

Banbu said, "It's quite a lot. This year is the first year, and we harvested more than 5,000 fruits. The pulp has been distributed to the clan warriors in the nearby mountains to eat."

Princess Chijian commented, "The yield is not high, nor is it low. Did you set the price yourself? It's very fair, your Bloodthorn seeds will be very popular."

Bloodthorn is a shrub that grows and bears fruit very well.

The same is true of the Bloodthorn God-given Seed.

Banbu had calculated that the Origin Force food consumed by ordinary high-level warriors and the Origin Force absorbed through the life-bound plants, converted into Origin Stones, was equivalent to 100 to 300, and young high-level warriors might not even reach 100.

Under such conditions, improving the utilization efficiency by 5% would actually save 5 to 15 Origin Stones per year.

To obtain the strengthening effect, it is necessary to ingest about 50 Bloodthorn seeds. Selling it to the trading caravan at a unit price of 6 Origin Stones, and the trading caravan reselling it at 8 Origin Stones, would cost a total of 400 Origin Stones.

Roughly estimated, an ordinary warrior would probably take a lifetime to recoup the cost.

Of course, this price is more cost-effective for those slightly wealthier warriors who consume Origin Force food worth more than 500 Origin Stones each year. They can recoup the cost in a dozen years, and everything after that is profit.

For those warriors who can be promoted to Mountain Lords, it is a very profitable deal, a worthwhile transaction that benefits them for hundreds of years after each ingestion.

Based on the production situation of the Bloodthorn God-given Seed, Banbu planned to take a low-profit, high-volume route, selling it cheaply, which could also win a good reputation for himself and the Chijian tribe.

Princess Chijian had been dealing with trading caravans for three hundred years and was proficient in the art of trading. She immediately guessed Banbu's plan, so she commented that it was a fair price.