Astral Cockroach

The winding path twisted and turned.

As they walked along, Princess Kuli's gaze remained fixed on the Tata Tree, and she couldn't help but ask, "Lord Banbu, what kind of tree is that? It's not recorded in my inherited memories, is it?"

"Indeed, it is not," Banbu replied. "It happened a long time ago. It fell from the sky as wreckage, and I found it inside. It was almost dead, and I put a lot of effort into saving it. It's a very strange tree species, growing exceptionally tall."

"Found it…" Princess Kuli said with difficulty, "I knew it. Its appearance is peculiar, unlike any derivative species in my inherited memories. Coming from beyond the sky, it's probably even more extraordinary…"

Banbu changed the subject, asking, "Princess Kuli, what important matter brings you here?"

Seeing that Banbu didn't want to discuss the Tata Tree further, Princess Kuli didn't press the issue. Instead, she asked, "I heard from Mountain Lord Hongdao last time that you're looking for a God-given seed for Guanli?"

"That's right," Banbu said. "Preferably a pear tree, and as long as the quality isn't too bad, the price is negotiable. Princess Kuli, you wouldn't happen to…"

Princess Kuli said, "The quality will definitely not be bad. Flame Crown Pear, naturally born, what do you think?"

Flame Crown Pear!

Naturally born, not God-given, so it shouldn't be a "Divine Grade." If it's not a Divine Grade, its value won't be so exaggerated. Of course, if it were a Divine Grade, it wouldn't be brought out for exchange.

"Excellent!" Banbu asked, "Did it just appear this year? What kind of enhancement does it have?"

Guanli blooms early, and now that the flowers have fallen and fruits have formed, there should be a roughly accurate assessment.

Princess Kuli said, "Fire element."

The fire element is useless to the Horned Beetle Tribe, but it perfectly suits the Red Beetle Tribe.

Banbu asked, "How do you want to exchange it?"

Princess Kuli asked in return, "I heard from Flame Cluster Banmao that your Lizhu Peak has cultivated a better quality Sacred Bamboo God-given seed? Great Sacred Bamboo?"

"Yes, we have," Banbu replied.

Princess Kuli said straightforwardly, "For each batch of Great Sacred Bamboo fruits produced, our Wutong County wants to receive one portion for free, until… the God-given seed withers and dies. As an additional condition, our Wutong County also wants the priority to purchase 1 to 3 portions of Sacred Bamboo fruits when there are special needs. Don't worry, when purchasing, we will explain in detail the use of the bamboo fruits and which warrior needs them and why. We will never resell them and harm the interests of Lizhu Peak."

"Lord Banbu, you are very clever. Calculate carefully and give me an accurate answer."

Banbu was already calculating in his mind.

A Flame Crown Pear God-given seed, confirmed to enhance fire element abilities, has a relatively stable and reliable value, with no possibility of being cheated. The more specific value mainly depends on the quality and scale of the plant. However, the Cave Crown Pear is already a top-tier tree species, and the Flame Crown Pear is a high-quality derivative species, so the quality and scale are unlikely to be too bad.

If it becomes a Life Seed, it can generate approximately 200,000 to 300,000 Origin Stones of income per year when you are at the Lord level. In the future, if you advance to the Beetle King, it can generate approximately 300,000 to 500,000 Origin Stones of income per year, but that's uncertain.

After the death of the Longevity Beetle King, Lizhu Peak tentatively increased the price of the Sacred Bamboo fruits.

The Horned Beetle Tribe is keenly aware that if no other high-quality longevity-enhancing Origin Power foods are born in the future, the selling price of Sacred Bamboo fruits will definitely skyrocket.

The Great Sacred Bamboo God-given seed is of better quality, and correspondingly, the longevity-enhancing effect is better, so the price will definitely be higher.

Banbu set the selling price of the Great Sacred Bamboo fruits at 700,000 and 800,000 Origin Stones per portion for the Mountain Lord and Lord levels, respectively. In the future, when Huozhu advances to the Beetle King, the price of the bamboo fruits will be set at around 1.2 million Origin Stones.

The flowering and fruiting cycle of the Great Sacred Bamboo is also three years. Averaging it out, it is roughly equivalent to the value brought by a Flame Crown Pear God-given seed.

The exchange proposed by Princess Kuli gives Lizhu Peak the dominant right to obtain a high-quality God-given seed, which can be directly sown to become a wild God-given seed. Long-term development can create greater profits for the tribe. Therefore, they also want to propose an additional condition to obtain some of the dominant rights to the bamboo fruits produced by the Great Sacred Bamboo God-given seed.

It's a fair deal weighed on a balance, and neither side will suffer a loss.

Both parties get what they need, and they hit it off immediately.

Banbu said straightforwardly, "Okay, deal!"

Princess Kuli wasn't surprised by this and said readily, "Then the seeds will be sent to Lizhu Peak in half a year."

Banbu said, "The Great Sacred Bamboo God-given seed was just sown this spring. According to the rules, the first batch of bamboo fruits can be harvested in three years. Princess Kuli, you should come and see it in person."

Princess Kuli said politely, "Lord Banbu, please lead the way."

Banbu wasn't stingy either, taking Princess Kuli to inspect the Sacred Bamboo and Great Sacred Bamboo God-given seeds, and then taking her for a stroll on the mountain, showing her various unimportant God-given seeds.

Finally, they stopped to talk next to the territory of the Purple-Gold God-given seed.

"Lord Banbu, is the tree spirit of this God-given seed very sensitive? I can feel it constantly releasing intense emotions."

It's greeting your Wutong County's past ancestors. Banbu slandered in his heart, but said politely, "The Purple-Gold God-given seed was originally Xun Grass. It was the first God-given seed I obtained when I was a junior warrior. Its tree spirit has been very lively and obedient since it was young."

"I can feel it, a clever tree spirit," Princess Kuli exclaimed. "Lord Banbu, you were able to develop a barren mountain range into what it is today within a hundred years. You truly have the ability! Speaking of which, all beetle tribe warriors admire you."

"Cockroaches with spiky shells are all idiots… Banbu, you're also an idiot. Why haven't you killed this fool yet…" The Purple-Gold Tree Spirit went berserk.

"Haha, that's true…" Banbu couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Princess Kuli, let's go to my cave dwelling and chat slowly."

"Okay, thank you," Princess Kuli followed Banbu for a short distance and then said, "Lord Banbu, this time I came on behalf of Wutong County to discuss the exchange with you. Privately, I have another good exchange proposal."

"Princess Kuli, please speak!"

"You should have heard of the Bitter Crown Pear cultivated by my lineage, right?"

"Of course…"

Banbu's reply was a bit difficult.

Banbu had eaten the pear fruits produced by the Bitter Crown Pear God-given seed. Thinking back on it, he couldn't help but feel uncomfortable all over. That taste… was deadly!

Insect warriors cultivating tree species is quite a test of imagination.

Taking the Cave Crown Pear tree species as an example: Some pursue the size of the fruit, specializing in cultivating small or large fruits; some pursue the size of the plant, specializing in cultivating tall plants or large crowns; some pursue the number of fruits, specializing in cultivating those with a large number of fruits; and some are eccentric, choosing the shape of the fruit…

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Different choices, different development directions, accumulated generation after generation, lead to qualitative changes and breakthroughs, forming derivative species with numerous varieties.

When cultivating pear species, the Bitter Crown Pear lineage chose the sweetness of the fruit. After generations of warriors' efforts, Princess Kuli's generation finally succeeded in cultivating the "Bitter Crown Pear."

Ordinary Bitter Crown Pears take a long three years for the fruit to mature. Of course, the pear fruit cannot be bitter. On the contrary, it is very sweet, too sweet, so it goes the other way and is named "Bitter."

A perfectly good tree species, judging solely from the taste, has been ruined.

The accompanying enhancement effect is excellent, strengthening the physique and enhancing physical fitness.

Precisely because of this, Princess Kuli has a high reputation and status in Wutong County, responsible for many important affairs, belonging to the kind that will be promoted to Beetle King in the future.

Banbu asked, "Princess Kuli, you wouldn't want to exchange pear species with me, would you?"

Princess Kuli said seriously, "That's exactly what I intend."

Banbu asked, "Red Crown Pear for Bitter Crown Pear?"

Princess Kuli slowly shook her antennae, saying, "Orange Crown Pear."

Orange Crown Pear?!

The Orange Crown Pear is close to the original Cave Crown Pear species, one level worse than the Red Crown Pear, and much worse than the Bitter Crown Pear.

This doesn't seem like an equal exchange.

Banbu thought for a moment and understood: the Orange Crown Pear is enhanced with earth and stone elements, which suits the Horned Beetle Tribe. What Princess Kuli is optimistic about is the development prospects of the Orange Crown Pear derivative species.

Princess Kuli took the initiative to explain, "When I came, I passed by your Lizhu Peak's pear orchard. Driven by curiosity, I asked Flame Cluster Banmao to take me around. Lord Banbu, to be honest, from my experience, the Orange Crown Pear derivative species has excellent cultivation potential, especially for our Horned Beetle Tribe. Its value is no less than that of the Bitter Crown Pear. This is also an equal exchange."

The warriors of the Horned Beetle Tribe are mostly straightforward by nature. Many tribes in various kingdoms in the Eastern Region like to cooperate and trade with them. Banbu and Flame Cluster Banmao are no exception.

"Princess Kuli, you should have heard that the Cave Crown Pear tree species of Lizhu Peak was jointly discovered by me and Beetle King Qiufeng. Among them, the Orange Crown Pear is jointly owned by Lizhu Peak and Qiufeng County. There is an agreement that it must not be circulated to the outside world, not even to other mountain ranges and counties of the same clan."

Banbu said, paused, and then said, "However, for your Horned Beetle Tribe, the conditions can be relaxed. I will pay a corresponding price to obtain Beetle King Qiufeng's consent. We will only exchange between our two families, and the Bitter Crown Pear does not need to be circulated to Qiufeng County."

"Haha, that would be the best. Then I'll have to trouble Lord Banbu," Princess Kuli was also very satisfied with Banbu's way of handling things and his attitude.

Banbu asked, "Will the seeds be traded this year when the pears ripen in late autumn?"

Princess Kuli said, "Of course."

Banbu said, "The exchange quantity should be as large as possible. How about 30,000? All at once."

Princess Kuli said, "Okay."

Banbu said happily, "Then it's settled."

Princess Kuli asked, "Beetle King Qiufeng won't object?"

Banbu replied affirmatively, "Of course not, just give him enough benefits."