Astral Cockroach

"Handing over a deposit at this time? Banbu, are you that short on primeval stones?"

Mountain Lord Huabai wasn't as forthright as Yuzhu.

In fact, only a young insect like Yuzhu, who is single-mindedly focused on getting rich and lacks experience in dealing with the world, would unreservedly take out 20,000 primeval stones to support Banbu.

"Short!" Banbu wouldn't let this old fox Mountain Lord Huabai catch his tail, and immediately emphasized, "The primeval stones I have in reserve are only a little over 20,000, which might not be enough!"

"20,000 plus…" Mountain Lord Huabai calculated in his mind, looked again at the Rain Bamboo God-Given Seed, and moved his antennae, saying slowly, "Indeed, it might not be enough."

As a wise insect with rich experience, Mountain Lord Huabai wouldn't do something like providing charcoal in the snow; instead, he was more enthusiastic about gilding the lily.

"Banbu, I'll give you another 5,000 primeval stones as a deposit, how about that?"

"5,000…" Banbu said truthfully, "The Rain Bamboo God-Given Seed bamboo fruit maturing requires a fixed investment of 7,000 primeval stones, leaving 18,000 primeval stones, which should be enough."

After Banbu finished speaking, he added, "Mountain Lord Huabai, the Rain Bamboo bamboo fruit maturing, its appraisal, pricing, I will decide the quantity to sell based on the unit price and the deposit."

Mountain Lord Huabai hesitated, struggled for a while, and said, "It's a bit risky, just 5,000 primeval stones, I think that's about right."

Banbu asked, "No regrets?"

Mountain Lord Huabai said angrily, "What do I have to regret? More than a dozen merchant caravans pass through Autumn Maple County every year, is there any cargo that can't be bought with primeval stones? At most, it'll be a bit more expensive."

Banbu said, "Alright then, 5,000 it is."

Mountain Lord Huabai said, "I'm too lazy to run around, Banbu, come with me again, and get the primeval stones yourself."

…

After receiving Mountain Lord Huabai's 5,000 primeval stone deposit, Banbu felt a little more at ease, at least he didn't have to worry about primeval stone reserves this year.

Solving the small troubles that might arise.

There are still big troubles.

This autumn, the expansion of territory by the Skyfire Cockroach and Iridescent Flower Cockroach tribes is a big trouble.

Just thinking about it gives him a headache.

The only truly effective solution is to increase the fighting power of Li Bamboo Peak.

Currently, Big Bear is the strongest fighting force on Li Bamboo Peak.

Banbu invited Ya Bai to Li Bamboo Peak to help guard it for a few days, while he took Big Bear to the swamp.

Black Bear is also considered a large-sized high-level beast, possessing meridians, with high efficiency in utilizing primeval force, making growth easier compared to insect warriors.

After Big Bear consumed a large amount of high-quality primeval force food, a metallic elemental aura began to appear on its body, becoming increasingly obvious. This is a precursor to awakening elemental abilities, and also a precursor to breaking through and advancing to the Mountain Lord level.

…

Inside the harmonic resonance field, at the edge of the lake formed by the metal core's impact.

Banbu asked, "Big Bear, do you still remember the 'Soul-Seizing Secret Technique' I taught you last time?"

"Remember… a lot…" Big Bear scratched its head, and said sheepishly, "Banbu, the secret technique you taught me is too complicated, too much time has passed, I've forgotten some things…"

Banbu had already guessed, and directly stretched out his forelegs, carving a body structure diagram on the smooth floor, re-teaching it again.

Big Bear silently lay on the lakeside, absorbing the unowned mental power drifting in the force field.

Sovereign-level mental power will stimulate soul mutation, and soul mutation will in turn induce somatic cell mutation.

Metallic lifeform, the purest metallic elemental attribute, this can make it easier for Big Bear to awaken metallic abilities and obtain stronger metallic abilities.

However, Big Bear's soul has a certain rejection to the unowned mental power overflowing from the metal core, resulting in low efficiency and slow speed.

Big Bear also can't go into the water, lying on the lakeside to absorb it would probably take ten days or half a month.

Too time-consuming, this is the reason why Banbu doesn't like bringing Big Bear over to absorb it.

Banbu had already been here once, his soul was in a saturated state, and he silently lay 30 meters away, vigilantly keeping watch.

It wasn't like he was idle either, constantly carving and drawing on the ground, occasionally doing some strenuous exercises, experimenting, and deducing cultivation methods.

Staying on Li Bamboo Peak, if it wasn't for farm work to do, it was being tormented by the two little fellows, Duzhu and Hongmi, always unable to find peace of mind.

In the harmonic resonance field, he could calm down.

A rare moment of peace.

When focusing on something, time always passes quickly.

Unconsciously, 10 days had passed.

As usual, Banbu walked out of the harmonic resonance field at dusk, searching and hunting a wild goat in the nearby hills.

He ate his fill first, and put the rest outside the force field.

Then he walked into the force field, mustered his mental power, and shouted, "Big Bear, it's time to eat."

There was no response.

"Big Bear?" Banbu called out.

Still no response.

He immediately became vigilant.

Separated by the tumbling black metallic mist, he couldn't see the situation in the distance clearly.

He unfolded his mental power and scanned, immediately finding Big Bear.

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Similar to a state of slumber, breathing steady and slow, primeval force aura naturally restrained, the power of the harmonic resonance field attempted to erode into the body, but was blocked by the fur on the body surface.

"This is freaking… evolution?!"

"Terrible!"

"Idiot!"

Banbu's mind raced, instantly thinking of various drawbacks.

Evolving within the harmonic resonance field, the most fatal drawback is the inability to absorb natural primeval force; secondly, the body will instinctively consume physical energy to resist the erosion of the force field.

Originally, Big Bear was 100% certain to successfully advance to the Mountain Lord level, the only difference was the strength of the awakened metal ability.

Now, with this happening… the probability of success…

During the evolution process, without being able to absorb natural primeval force, the probability of success is reduced by 50%; the harmonic resonance field consuming physical energy reduces the probability of success by 20%; not eating before evolution reduces the probability of success by 5%; insufficient oxygen in the harmonic resonance field…

After a rough calculation, Banbu came to the conclusion: certain death!

"Evolution has signs, how could it not have noticed?" Banbu was both angry and regretful.

Once entering a state of slumbering evolution, the most taboo is to be disturbed, awakening is even more impossible, it will lead to disordered vitality of somatic cells in the evolutionary state, and rapid death.

"The biggest trouble is the inability to replenish primeval force…"

"There must be rescue measures!"

"The harmonic resonance field radiates outward from the center, if I block it in front of Big Bear, and stop the force field…"

Banbu thought of a possibility, without hesitation, he flapped his wings and took off, rushing towards the Sheep Hoof Mountains at extreme speed.

…

Bamboo Sea.

Jasper Stone Ridge.

Fortunately, it happened to be the time when the seven bamboo rat warriors led by the Rat King returned to the Longevity Cave to rest and recuperate, they were gathering in the cave gnawing on bamboo.

"Banbu, why have you come?" The Rat King keenly noticed Banbu's anxiety and impatience, and asked with a deep mental state, "Has something happened to Li Bamboo Peak?"

"It's not Li Bamboo Peak, it's Big Bear who has had an accident." Banbu asked, "Have you all eaten your fill?"

So it was Big Bear who had an accident.

The Rat King breathed a slight sigh of relief, dropped the bamboo block, and asked, "What happened to Big Bear?"

Banbu didn't explain, and simply said, "If you've eaten your fill, come with me… run with me!"

"I've eaten my fill." The Rat King turned his head and asked, "Mazhu, have you eaten your fill?"

"I've eaten my fill." Mazhu turned his head and asked, "Shuizhu, have you eaten your fill?"

"Stop talking nonsense!" Banbu said angrily, and shouted, "If you've eaten your fill, come with me! Run back to Jinping Mountains, don't stop!"

"I haven't eaten my fill…" Baizhu raised its paw and said weakly, "Banbu, they made me cut bamboo, I haven't had time to eat, I've been hungry for several days…"

"This idiot…" Banbu flapped his pulse wings and said, "Get on my carapace, I'll carry you and run."