Astral Cockroach

Wind Chime always liked to call Du Zhu and the Little Warrior to her territory to play, trying to make the Little Warrior like wind chime flowers.

Ban Bu knew this very well and didn't stop it.

A newborn Little Warrior's preference for plants is highly random, and external forces are actually difficult to control.

However, thankfully, although it wasn't bamboo, it wasn't the worst wind chime flower either.

Rice is an acceptable plant species.

Red Rice got off cheap!

The consequence of Red Rice's complacency was being punished by Ban Bu to help Big Head cut 200 kilograms of fresh grass, which also had to be dried in the sun, moved up the mountain, and stacked neatly.

… …

After confirming what kind of plant the Little Warrior liked.

Next was naming it.

"Ban Bu, you give it a name," Wind Chime said, feeling down.

Ban Bu pondered.

"Currently, besides Red Rice, there are no other high-quality rice varieties on Li Zhu Peak," Red Rice suggested, "Why not call it Barnyard Grass?"

"That doesn't sound good," Xiang Pu finally found an opportunity to participate in the discussion.

"Ugly," Du Zhu refuted.

The Little Warrior was still in the babbling stage, and its object of imitation was Du Zhu, joyfully waving its antennae and emitting a series of messages: "Ugly, ugly, ugly…"

Ban Bu said, "Li Zhu Peak currently only has one kind of high-quality rice, so let's call it Red Rice."

Wind Chime said, "This name is quite nice."

Xiang Pu shouted, "Sounds good!"

Du Zhu followed, saying, "This name sounds good."

The Little Warrior immediately swayed its antennae and cheered, "Good, good, good…"

The name was settled, and the first red ant warrior born on Li Zhu Peak was named Red Rice.

Ban Bu rushed to Iron Saber Mountain Range overnight.

He conveyed the news to the Iron Saber Mountain Lord.

He visited the Iron Saber Mountain Lord to check on the recovery of his injuries after molting and evolving.

Most importantly, the fruits of the ordinary bamboo life species on the mountain began to mature, and according to past years' patterns, Emerald Bamboo fruits would also enter the maturity period. To guard against accidents, he needed to ask the Iron Saber Mountain Lord to come and help guard the area.

Ban Bu asked the Iron Saber Mountain Lord to go to Li Zhu Peak a few days in advance, while he himself went to Goat Hoof Mountain Range to visit Princess Hanging Fig again, and then went to the Bamboo Sea to find the Seven Bamboo Rat Warriors.

… …

Bi Shi Ridge, the cave where Rat King once hid.

Ban Bu waited for two full days and nights before the Seven Bamboo Rat Warriors returned.

Rat King wasn't in a very good mood and simply greeted, "Ban Bu, you've come!"

Ban Bu asked, "Didn't you find the Seven-Colored Cold Bamboo?"

Rat King drew a not-so-regular circle on the ground with its paw, and then drew two tangent lines, dividing it into four areas: east, south, west, and north, and said, "We have searched the southern and eastern parts of the Bamboo Sea, but we didn't find it. If you urgently need it, give us another autumn to search the western and northern sides and complete the search of the entire Bamboo Sea."

Rat King paused and said, "We searched very carefully. If we still can't find it, then the Bamboo Sea simply doesn't have the Seven-Colored Cold Bamboo species."

Rat King was still relatively reliable in his words and actions.

Ban Bu nodded his antennae, pondered slightly, and said, "If you didn't find it, then forget it. There are many things to do in autumn and winter. I'll come again next summer."

Rat King readily replied, "Okay!"

Ban Bu asked, "Did you find any other bamboo species?"

"Of course, we did," Rat King turned his head to look at White Bamboo.

White Bamboo shouted, "Ban Bu, I found White Bamboo!"

"White Bamboo?" Ban Bu asked, "Are you sure? How could the Bamboo Sea have the White Bamboo species?"

"It got lost again," Rat King said unhappily, "It ate things randomly, got confused, and broke into the swamp. We looked everywhere for it, and then we found the White Bamboo."

"… …" Ban Bu asked, "White Bamboo, what did you eat again?"

White Bamboo lowered its head and said, "Mushrooms, they looked very beautiful and smelled very fragrant…"

Some kind of poisonous mushroom? An ordinary bamboo rat would probably have been poisoned to death.

Origin creatures have tenacious vitality. It wasn't fatal, but it should have caused a disorder of physiological functions, leading to the failure of the magnetic navigation function in the brain, causing it to get lost.

Ban Bu estimated that this guy had a similar experience last time, eating some kind of highly poisonous wild fruit.

He's really a lucky little general!

"Don't eat things randomly next time," Ban Bu warned.

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White Bamboo asked expectantly, "Ban Bu, is there a reward this time?"

"No!" Ban Bu said, "Because you got lost, it delayed everyone's search for the Seven-Colored Cold Bamboo. However, you found White Bamboo again, which is considered offsetting the merits and demerits. There's no punishment or reward."

"Oh," White Bamboo lowered its head in disappointment.

Rat King said, "We also found three new bamboo species that we haven't seen before. We don't know the specific varieties. Ban Bu, it's a bit far away. Let's set off now, and I'll take you to see them."

Ban Bu nodded his antennae and said, "Okay."

… …

Six Little Bamboo Rat Warriors stayed in the cave to rest.

Rat King led the way.

Running close to the ground, it took three full days to confirm the location of all the bamboo species.

It was currently the early autumn season, and the rainy season was coming next, so migration could also be carried out.

Ban Bu went to Goat Hoof Mountain Range again to ask Princess Hanging Fig for help. Princess Hanging Fig sent out a full 20 high-level warriors to help dig and transport them in one go, and the quantity was sufficient.

In addition to White Bamboo, the three bamboo species that Rat King didn't recognize were Red-Shelled Leizhu Bamboo, Sprout Bamboo, and Green Stone Bamboo.

Sprout Bamboo and Green Stone Bamboo are rare bamboo species, but they are not considered precious.

Red-Shelled Leizhu Bamboo is even more precious and rarer than Purple Bamboo and Red Bamboo. This bamboo species nurtures a life species, condenses bamboo rice, and has the effect of enhancing lightning abilities.

Currently, the one that can be used immediately is White Bamboo, which looks somewhat similar to Seven-Colored Red Bamboo and can temporarily replace Seven-Colored Cold Bamboo to try hybrid breeding. However, Ban Bu wasn't very optimistic about their offspring. White Bamboo is the smallest bamboo species, and its bamboo pole is about the same height as Xun grass. Seven-Colored Red Bamboo is also a small bamboo species. The combination of weak species cannot breed strong offspring.

… …

When Ban Bu brought the Seven Bamboo Rat Warriors back to Li Zhu Peak, the God-given Seed obtained by hybridizing Yunsi Golden Bamboo - No. 1 with Xiang Bamboo had already matured and was directly used as the life species for the L5 high-level warrior.

The Emerald Bamboo God-given Seed's bamboo fruit had entered the maturity period five days ago, and Big Head was extremely busy, watering and fertilizing it every day, as well as directing the ant colony to invest in ore to replenish its origin power.

Before Ban Bu was promoted to Mountain Lord, the quality and yield of the bamboo fruit were basically fixed. Like last year, there were 1168 bamboo fruits, with a total investment of nearly 7,000 origin stones.

Having experienced three consecutive years of attacks by beast warriors, this time the Iron Saber Mountain Lord was much more vigilant. He accurately timed the maturity of the bamboo fruit and summoned all four high-level warriors: Iron Saber Cypress, Yun Tao, Hu Li, and Li Bamboo.

Rat King led six Bamboo Rat Warriors to distribute themselves at the foot of the mountain to be responsible for vigilance.

It could be considered a smooth harvest.

Mountain Lord Hua Bai's sense of time was very precise, and he arrived on time late that night.

This transaction also became simple. 584 bamboo fruits, priced at 20 origin stones each, half in payment and half in deposit, Ban Bu earned 11,680 origin stones.

In less than 20 days, the Blood Thorn God-given Seed at the foot of the mountain and the Purple Gold God-given Seed on the mountain would enter the maturity period one after another, and the newly earned origin stones could be used to replenish their origin power.