Astral Cockroach

Each warrior was given a plot of land to plant their favorite plants, which was also a deep consideration by Banbu: What is the purpose of exhausting all efforts to prosper the tribe? It's not simply increasing the number of warriors, nor is it having a large group of warriors serve a small group of warriors. It should be that every warrior can be happy.

In this primitive social structure, with its primitive awareness of life, there is no class division, no administrative system, a simple structure, simple preferences, and every warrior being able to plant and manage their favorite plants is what they love most, what makes them happiest.

The universe is not eternal, the universe itself will eventually be destroyed, and every cosmic life, placed in the timeline of the universe, is just a shooting star streaking across the sky.

That brief moment is the most beautiful.

Banbu, having come from human society, cherishes the current life more than anyone else, and believes that what he needs to do is to create an opportunity for every tribal warrior to unleash their brilliant light.

With opportunity and hope, the existence of every life has meaning.

… …

Returning to Lizhu Peak, Banbu approached Hongdao, Duzhu, and Guanli to discuss and inform them of his latest customized decisions. He also sought out the Red-backed Cockroach King and Princess Iron Saber to discuss rice planting matters.

Among the small warriors sent by the merchant teams from the Myriad Kingdoms Continent, there is one who likes rice every two or three years.

There are already six warriors following Hongdao and Hongmi in planting rice, and the area of rice paddies has been expanding.

Currently, the achievements are remarkable. The 4 blessed rice seeds can create a wealth of over 400,000 Origin Stones each year. Quantity compensates for quality, comparable to a Flame Crown Pear or an Oak-like high-quality arboreal blessed seed.

Banbu had long intended to expand the scale of rice planting.

Jinping Mountain Range is not suitable for planting rice. Climate is the main reason. The dry season in mid-May each year is the peak growing season for rice. The rice harvest in August coincides with the rainy season, making it prone to mold and germination.

The problem of drying rice is not a major one; simple machinery can be used for drying.

The dry season problem is the most troublesome. Banbu plans to dig another lake on the north side of the lake where the Nine-leaf Red Lotus resides, choosing a slightly higher terrain. The higher terrain allows for a slightly deeper lake to be dug, specifically for water storage.

Banbu sought out the Red-backed Cockroach King and Princess Iron Saber, hoping that they could mobilize a group of warriors to help dig out the reservoir during the winter of the next two years.

Besides being easy to cultivate blessed seeds, planting rice also has another benefit: solving potential future food problems!

This is a very long-term consideration. With the area of Lizhu County, accommodating thousands of warriors, scattered along the mountains, there will be no food problem, as they can hunt in the jungle. If the number of warriors exceeds ten thousand, it may gradually become insufficient.

The current scale of rice paddies, the rice produced each year, the ant colony cannot finish eating the bulk of it at all. Consideration can be given to raising some animals.

Many large counties of insect tribes with over ten thousand insects have similar practices. For example, Changsheng County, they have domesticated large animals such as goats, yellow cattle, and buffalo, and also raise fish in ponds, sowing plants such as wheat, soybeans, and peas as feed.

Once the reservoir is dug, next spring, go to the swamps by the Jinjiang River to catch a batch of wild ducks to try to domesticate and raise, raising them by the reservoir.

For a long time, wild boars in the Gouju Mountains of Jinping Mountain Range were rampant, but they have been suppressed by continuous hunting in recent decades. In turn, the number of pheasants and rabbits has gradually increased. Pheasants do not need to be domesticated; fixed-point and timed feeding of rice grains is sufficient, considered free-range.

… …

The celebration feast for the promotion to a county will be held in September when the Blood Thorn blessed fruits are ripe.

The feast food will still mainly consist of freshly picked Blood Thorn fruit pulp. Some fresh fruits such as peaches and pears will be stored in the mountain top cold storage in summer, and a large batch of various bamboo rice and bamboo fruits harvested in autumn will be stored. In addition, there will be various high-quality dried fruits purchased from merchant teams in the spring.

The food is very abundant.

The Zhuhai Trading Plaza and the new merchant roads and plank roads will all be completed by August, just in time.

Guests from various kingdoms cannot pinpoint the time, those from slightly farther away will depart early and arrive early, all arranged to rest in the trading plaza.

There are also many merchant teams traveling clockwise, arriving one after another around this time of year in autumn, all arranged in the Zhuhai Trading Plaza, and solemnly informed of the new rules of Lizhu Peak.

The reputation of Lizhu Peak, or rather, the charm of the Sacred Bamboo fruit, in mid-August, the trading plaza began to be unusually lively, with nearly a hundred races coming to congratulate, quite like the grand occasion of the Changsheng Cockroach King's birthday banquet when he was still around.

The duration is still very long, the Blood Thorn fruit matures in mid-September, and the official banquet lasts for ten days before it ends.

The lively atmosphere gradually cooled down after nearly two months.

The Red-backed Cockroach King and Princess Iron Saber acted in advance, traveling to various mountain ranges, organizing warriors, and preparing to dig the reservoir in winter.

… …

Yan Cu Ban Mao, who is responsible for entertaining guests at the Zhuhai Trading Plaza, approached Banbu: "Banbu, the warriors of the Purple Stem Beetle tribe have not yet left, Princess Caozhu wants to see you."

"The Purple Stem Beetle tribe? Looking for me?" Banbu was a little puzzled and asked: "Did they say what it was about?"

The two tribes are relatively far apart, and there is only a little interaction during the Sacred Bamboo fruit transaction, so the relationship is not very close.

Yan Cu Ban Mao shook his antennae and said: "I asked, but they wouldn't say."

Banbu's heart stirred and he said: "Good thing! I'll invite them up the mountain."

Yan Cu Ban Mao had a flash of inspiration and suddenly understood, and followed: "Good thing!"

Banbu and Yan Cu Ban Mao trotted to the Zhuhai Trading Plaza.

"Princess Caozhu!"

"Lord Banbu!"

They greeted each other upon meeting.

The divine sense could feel that Princess Caozhu was a little anxious and uneasy.

At this time, the trading plaza was empty of guests, leaving only the cattail bees to clean up the scraps.

"Lord Banbu, there is something I need your help with."

"Princess Caozhu, no rush, let's go up the mountain to talk."

Banbu led the way to the mountain trading plaza.

Princess Caozhu immediately took a liking to the unusually tall Tata tree and couldn't help but ask: "Lord Banbu, that blessed seed is not ordinary, is it?"

Banbu shook his antennae, not answering.

Princess Caozhu was stunned, returned to the topic, and said: "Last time, beast warriors attacked Zijing County, and a divine-quality blessed seed of our Purple Stem Beetle tribe was severely damaged. Lord Banbu, you should have heard about it, right?"

"I've heard some rumors, but I haven't been able to confirm the truth of the news. Since you say so, it seems the news is true." Banbu then exclaimed: "Your Zijing County planted grape trees and cultivated a divine-quality grape blessed seed, an unbelievable achievement!"

"The grape is a plant that has no top-quality native species, not even precious native species. It is the result of the efforts of our tribal ancestors for more than ten generations." Princess Caozhu said without any hint of pride, but rather with worry:

"The news was witnessed by the ant-step beetle and bumblebee tribe warriors who came to rescue, and then spread. It is undoubtedly true. In the fierce battle, a county-level snow leopard warrior who was driven to desperation maliciously released an ability towards the Zijing divine blessed seed, and most of the vines were frozen and instantly turned into dust…"

"Damn beast!" Banbu cursed angrily, knowingly asking: "Princess Caozhu, you came to me, is it for this matter? Is the Zijing divine blessed seed okay?"

"Its life is not in danger, but the trauma caused by the ice and snow ability… is difficult to recover, it must condense the tree heart and regrow. It's very troublesome, first of all, condensing the tree heart poses a great risk…"

Princess Caozhu paused, then continued: "Lord Banbu, in recent years, rumors about the interactions between Lizhu Peak and Chiwu Mountain have become more and more prevalent. I think that not all of them are false guesses, right? The obvious change is that the red cockroach tribe warriors use the remnants of divine-quality blessed seeds to strengthen their life seeds, and the quality and quantity of the origin force food produced in the territory have greatly increased."

Banbu and the Red-backed Cockroach King distributed the remnants that had lost their origin force properties to reward the warriors who participated in the transportation. The use of the remnants corresponded to a significant improvement in the life seed plants in the territory.

This kind of news cannot be hidden. Every year, large and small merchant teams pass through the red cockroach tribe, and they can definitely see it.

Every time a merchant team arrives at a place, after completing the transaction, they will also chat about some fresh and interesting topics, and various news from the continent is spread by them in this way.

Banbu answered very simply: "We did indeed get some remnants of divine-quality blessed seeds."

"There really are!" Getting a definite answer, Princess Caozhu's antennae swayed, as if she had grasped a life-saving straw, and then complained:

"Lord Banbu, you should know that our Purple Stem Beetle tribe is just a small tribe attached to the Ant-armor Kingdom for survival. The Zijing divine blessed seed has always been our tribe's greatest source of income and the greatest guarantee of the race's prosperity and continuation."

Banbu said: "What we at Lizhu Peak obtained are the remnants of arboreal plants."

Princess Caozhu immediately said: "Trees will do too. To be honest, a merchant team helped us get a piece of remnant. We tried it on the Zijing divine blessed seed, and the tree spirit confirmed that it has a great effect!"