Astral Cockroach

After the rain, the sky cleared. Just as Banbu was planning to bask comfortably in the sun after seeing off the merchant caravan, Huoji hurriedly flew over, its divine sense booming from afar as it called out:

"Banbu, Banbu, we've discovered a wild young warrior! Come and take a look."

A wild young warrior? That's not bad.

Qingzhu had been sent to Guanli to study knowledge.

Banbu was worried about being idle all day long. Having a wild young warrior to play with and pass the time would be nice.

Huoji landed and then asked, "Where's Baba? The young warrior is injured, quickly get Baba to go and take a look."

"Injured!" Banbu asked, "What happened?"

Huoji said, "It should have been born in the bamboo forest and has been there for quite some time. It tried to pick a Giant Dragon Bamboo fruit, but was intercepted by Xiangpu's bee swarm. Xiangpu wasn't at the bamboo forest to command, and a medium-sized worker bee bit it…"

Without Xiangpu's on-site command, the other worker bees had limited thinking and discernment abilities, and their bites were not measured.

Upon hearing this, Banbu flapped its wings and took to the sky, soaring over the lake, grabbing Baba, who was leisurely resting on a lotus leaf, and flying directly towards the bamboo forest.

"Banbu, what are you doing!" Baba said angrily.

"A young warrior is injured, help take a look," Banbu said solemnly.

"Serves it right!" Baba said irritably, then quieted down.

For the past two years, Fangzhu had been guarding the Giant Dragon Bamboo Forest.

At this moment, Fangzhu was standing anxiously beside the bamboo forest, shaking its antennae.

Upon hearing the news, Guanli led Qingzhu and arrived first.

Qingzhu, being only a level 2 intermediate warrior with a small physique, was helping to check the young warrior's injuries.

"Banbu!" Fangzhu quickly explained upon seeing Banbu's arrival, "I went to the forest to hunt in the morning, just for a little while, and when I came back… it was like this."

Banbu scanned with its mental power.

Half of the young warrior's antenna was bent and broken, and its wing was torn.

It was probably caused by the medium-sized worker bee trying to subdue it, and the little guy struggling violently.

"Baba, can you see if there are any other injuries?"

"No more."

"How's its condition?"

"Extremely poor," Baba commented bluntly, then softened its tone and said, "It's easy for young warriors to evolve. If you give it some nutrient solution and primal force food to strengthen its physique, it can successfully get through the next molting and evolution, and its injuries can also heal."

Young warriors are fragile and easily injured, but their evolution and growth are relatively easy, with a low failure rate. If there are no other serious injuries, it's not a big problem.

Banbu felt relieved.

Its mental power scanned the bamboo forest. The Giant Dragon Bamboo fruits were half-ripe, beginning to emit a faint fragrance. The scent of the divine-grade primal force food instinctively attracted ordinary creatures to forage, which was a fatal temptation for ignorant primal force creatures.

This young warrior should have been born in the bamboo forest and has been there for at least a month.

It must have been wandering in the forest and caught Fangzhu's scent, following the scent to find Fangzhu. Coincidentally, Fangzhu wasn't there, and it discovered the Giant Dragon Bamboo fruit.

Wild young warriors who have survived in the wild not only have to hunt for themselves but also have to avoid small and medium-sized predators like snakes and rats.

It's wild and very cunning.

Caught red-handed stealing, the little guy lay on the ground, shaking its broken antenna and flapping its tattered wing, showing the injuries it had suffered, and constantly releasing pheromones, complaining to Qingzhu about the despicable Red-ringed Acid Bee!

Seeing its mental state, Banbu waved its antennae and instructed Fangzhu, "Go guard the other side of the bamboo forest, don't slack off again. From now on, I will also stay here to guard."

"Huoji, take Baba back to the lake. From now on, you will guard the lakeside."

"Guanli, Qingzhu, take the little guy up the mountain first, have something to eat, and rest more."

Hongdao descended the mountain upon hearing the news, just landing.

Banbu continued to instruct, "Hongdao, go find the leopard cat warrior Suocao. Now that it's spring, there may be other young warriors born in the bamboo forest, let it patrol around."

…

Currently, the overall plan is to build the bamboo sea around Lizhu Peak, Huozhu Mountain, and Shengyin Mountain, forming a preliminary shape. There are many Red Cockroach warriors with strong overall strength, as well as ant colonies, bee swarms, and bamboo rat warriors frequently active. Most small and medium-sized predators such as birds, snakes, and rats are scared away by the aura of primal force. During the breeding season, ordinary small cockroaches that stray into the bamboo sea can survive.

Rotting bamboo leaves are a good source of nutrients, and the probability of wild young warriors being born is not low.

Banbu ordered the leopard cat warrior Suocao to search the bamboo sea every year in March from now on.

Not only the bamboo sea, but in a few years, the pear tree sea, peach tree sea, and oak tree sea north of the mountain range will also need to be searched.

Young warriors are not easily born, don't miss a single one.

…

Time flew by, and it was early summer in April.

The wild young warrior was taken care of by Qingzhu, with all kinds of delicious food and drinks. After a month, it finally successfully completed a molting and growth, advancing to a level 3 elementary warrior. The broken antenna grew back, and the torn wing was brand new.

Dusk.

Qingzhu, with a body length of less than 30 centimeters, carried the young warrior, whose body length was less than 7 centimeters, flying down the mountain and landing in front of the bamboo forest.

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"Banbu, it's clamoring to go down the mountain. Guanli went to work," Qingzhu explained.

The wild young warrior was wary, but also very bold. It shook its antenna at Banbu as a greeting, flapped its wings, and was about to fly towards the Giant Dragon Bamboo.

Banbu tapped its antenna and knocked it to the ground.

Qingzhu quickly stepped forward and held it down, seriously educating it, "That's the Giant Dragon Bamboo, the most important divine seed of our Lizhu Peak. The bamboo fruit is not yet ripe, you can't pick it, you're not allowed to make trouble, understand?"

The young warrior shook its antenna in protest: I just want to go take a look.

Qingzhu said, "You're not allowed to get close! The Red-ringed Acid Bee warriors will bite you."

Upon hearing "Red-ringed Acid Bee," the young warrior immediately became fearful and obedient.

Seeing this, Qingzhu let go and said, "Banbu, this warrior especially likes the Giant Dragon Bamboo. It must like bamboo in the future, right?"

Most insect warriors of various races generally favor a certain plant, and different individuals have different degrees of preference.

Like Fengling, who is particularly obsessed with wind chimes. Princess Tiejiu is extremely obsessed with pear trees.

Normal warriors are often not so stubborn. If they like a certain plant and are arranged to plant it, they will be very happy, work more seriously and carefully, and think about how to manage the plant better.

This little guy showed such a strong love for the Giant Dragon Bamboo at just a level 3 elementary warrior!

Banbu asked, "Qingzhu, what plant did it choose as its life seed when it advanced to level 3?"

Qingzhu replied, "Guanli took out Small Fire Bamboo, Black Jade Mulberry, Flame Oak, and Cliff Cypress seeds for it to choose from. It chose Small Fire Bamboo."

That's right then, it must be bamboo!

That guy Guanli has ideas! He judged the young warrior's preferences early on through the life seed.

Banbu was delighted and said, "Very good, it's most likely bamboo!"

Qingzhu immediately suggested, "Banbu, arrange for it to live on Shengyin Mountain. I can continue to take care of it."

You're still a little guy who needs to be taken care of, and you're already thinking about taking care of someone smaller? Not wanting to dampen Qingzhu's enthusiasm, Banbu waved its antennae and said, "Qingzhu, there are many snakes in the bamboo forest, take it to play nearby, don't go far. Go catch bamboo green worms on the tree to play with."

"Okay," Qingzhu shook its antennae, beckoning the young warrior to follow it.

The little guy refused to move, shook its antennae at Banbu, moved closer, and stared eagerly at the half-ripe Giant Dragon Bamboo fruit.

Banbu's heart suddenly stirred: The "divine-grade" Giant Dragon Bamboo fruit is too tempting for primal force creatures. Could it induce the young warrior to like the plant bamboo?

It quickly rejected this conjecture: There are hundreds of ghost katydid and narrow-winged butterfly warriors residing in Chiwu Mountain, and a large number of direct descendants are born every year. Corresponding to the six great tree seas, each tree species has at least one "divine-grade" divine seed. If it were feasible, there wouldn't be so many young warriors born in Chiwu Mountain every year who have to be sent out of the tree sea to survive because of incompatible plant preferences.

Banbu's thoughts turned, and it had another guess: "Divine-grade" divine seeds should be able to stimulate young warriors to like the corresponding plant species to a certain extent, increasing the probability.

In recent years, the warrior base and overall strength of Jinping Mountain have improved, and young warriors are born almost every year. There may be more next year, send them over early to try.

As for the young warrior in front of it, it probably likes bamboo eight or nine times out of ten. Banbu had even thought of a name for it, naming it "Kongzhu" (Hollow Bamboo). In the future, it will settle alone by the pond about 400 meters away from the Giant Dragon Bamboo divine seed, specializing in guarding the Giant Dragon Bamboo.