Astral Cockroach

"Banbu, are you sure we want to cultivate grapes here in Lizhu County?" Guanli asked cautiously.

Hongdao followed, "Banbu, this thing is time-consuming and laborious, and there are only a few young warriors who like grapes, and none of them are smart…"

Banbu said indifferently, "The ironwood heart, according to the suggestion of the Zijing Tree Spirit, could have been exchanged for 250 million original stones. That is to say, these grape seedlings cost me 250 million original stones to buy back. Do you think we should continue planting them?"

Hongdao stammered, "250 million original stones…"

Longzhu suddenly understood and asked, "Banbu, were you tricked again in this exchange?!"

"Tricked? What do you mean 'tricked again'!" Banbu waved his antennae and slapped Longzhu's head hard, scolding angrily, "You never learn!"

Guanli and Hongdao wanted to say something, but seeing this, they didn't dare to continue.

Baba gloated and laughed, "Banbu, you see, I was right. Your Lizhu Peak is getting worse generation by generation, each generation is stupider than the last. One day, without you, this stupid leader, decline is inevitable."

Seeing Banbu's anger, Guanli didn't dare to speak, and instead asked Baba, "Baba, what's so good about the grape seedlings that Banbu brought back? Our Lizhu Peak already has the three top tree species: Julong Bamboo, Guanli, and Kuili, as well as Shengzhu, a high-quality tree species that can sell for a high price."

Hongdao also wondered, "That's right, if we need other tree species, we can find them in those abandoned continents. 250 million is too… too expensive, right?"

"Humph!" Baba snorted coldly and sighed sadly, "You two guys can barely be considered smart, and you've learned everything you should. But compared to Banbu, you're far behind. That Banbu is very cunning!"

Hongdao and Guanli were even more confused.

Baba said briefly, "This tree species has been cultivated by the Zijing Beetle Tribe to be infinitely close to a top tree species. This means that with one more step, there is a great hope of giving birth to a 'divine' God-given Seed, understand?"

"This is the crystallization of labor of several generations of insects, thousands of years. It's about to succeed, and Banbu is trying to plunder their labor results. He's really cunning!"

"Where am I cunning?" Banbu retorted, emphasizing, "I spent 250 million original stones. Besides, I saved the most important God-given Seed of their tribe, and indirectly returned a God-given Seed. This is an equal exchange. I've always been upright in my actions."

"Furthermore, the Zijing Tree Spirit is extremely intelligent. It knows the state of every grape variety managed by the Zijing Beetle Tribe. It's very clear in its heart. Since it agreed to the exchange, it must have considered the consequences."

"However, the Zijing Tree Spirit was too clever for its own good, believing that I couldn't master the relevant breeding techniques, and deliberately induced me to choose the five original seeds for cultivating the mutton fat grapes."

Without allowing Baba to refute, Banbu began to assign tasks, saying, "Now, let's go back to the mountain and collect beast bones to make organic calcium fertilizer."

"Next spring, Guanli, Hongmi, and Longzhu, the three of you will come here and learn grape planting techniques from Baba."

Hearing this, Guanli, Hongmi, and Longzhu's antennae drooped down, listless.

The temptation of a Divine God-given Seed is great, but the difficulty of cultivation… is simply deadly!

Banbu continued to instruct, "Xiangpu, you can also learn a little. After all, there will be many tasks in the future that require you to lead the bee colony to assist. Especially grafting, I think it's most appropriate for you to direct the bee colony to complete this task."

"Alright…" Xiangpu gently recalled Baba's previous statement, and immediately felt that her head was a circle bigger.

Banbu finally said, "Hongdao, pay more attention. Send any young warriors who like grapes to settle in Jiangqing Peak. In addition, you can also select a few warriors who like vines and herbaceous plants and send them here to settle in the nearby jungle. They can help in the future."

Hongdao realized that she didn't need to participate in the grape management work herself, and her spirits doubled. She agreed, "Understood!"

Hongdao glanced again at Jiangqing and Niunai, who were still confused. When they heard that they had the opportunity to obtain a Divine God-given Seed, they were so excited that their antennae were waving wildly, and they were happily laughing there. She couldn't help but feel a little sympathy: Poor little guys, why did you have to like grapes? You're happy now, but you'll have time to cry for the rest of your lives.

Banbu comforted, "Actually, it's not as complicated as it sounds. With Baba directing from the side, you don't need to use your brains too much."

"Baba, in the future, you will scan and detect, analyze genes, and screen seeds, which will save time and effort. When I have free time, I will also come over to guide you personally. The Zijing Beetle warriors in Zijing County aren't necessarily smarter than you, aren't they still doing it?"

Guanli asked in confusion, "Banbu, how did they do it? How did they come up with such a complicated hybridization breeding method?"

Banbu said seriously, "Ordinary insect warriors certainly can't think of it. It's the Zijing God-given Seed. It possesses the same outstanding wisdom as the Julong Tree Spirit and the Jiuye Honglian Tree Spirit, and it was born naturally, possessing unique abilities. The Zijing Tree Spirit is leading the grape cultivation and breeding in Zijing County."

Guanli was even more puzzled and asked, "Zijing Tree Spirit? But it's just a tree spirit! Tree spirits can't move, so their range of knowledge is limited…"

Banbu shook his antennae and said, "It's a secret related to the prosperity of a clan. I shouldn't spread it around, and you shouldn't talk about it everywhere. Let's not be greedy. It's enough for us to get one Divine Niuzhi God-given Seed."

"Alright…" Guanli continued to ask, "Banbu, what about Zijing and Fihong? These two grape varieties are the symbolic plants of the Zijing Beetle Tribe."

Banbu shook his antennae and said, "Zijing grapes breed Life Seeds, which strengthen the basic physique and are extremely valuable; Fihong grapes breed Life Seeds, which strengthen the fire element ability, which is in line with the talent ability of the Zijing Beetle Tribe. Therefore, the Zijing Beetle Tribe designated these two varieties as symbolic tree species. In fact, the cultivation time is much later than that of mutton fat grapes, and they are a bit lacking. At the genetic level, they are slightly inferior to mutton fat grapes."

Banbu added, "However, it's not far from surpassing the limit and obtaining the God-given reward, a Divine product. One day, the Zijing Beetle Tribe will have at least three Divine products."

…

Due to the growth rate of the evergreen grapes, the grafting work will not begin until about six to seven years later, and the "Niunai Grapes" of Lizhu County will not be cultivated until about eight years later.

Grafting crystal grapes onto Gesi grapes will also take about six to seven years.

Niunai grapes still have about four years of growth, so the cultivation of "Niuzhi Grapes" will not begin until at least twelve years later.

At that time, the heavy and cumbersome audition work will officially begin.

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Lizhu County has Baba, who can directly scan and detect genes and eliminate a large number of them in the seed state, which can greatly reduce the cultivation work. Therefore, the cultivation time is greatly reduced. There is still an uncontrollable probability factor, and it is not yet known when it will be successful.

After cultivating "Niuzhi Grapes", the next step is the "Divine product" link.

Two directions: Cultivate Niuzhi grapes and select and optimize them generation by generation; select and optimize the four varieties of Niunai, Baiyu, Yunzhen, and Zijing, and continuously cultivate better Niuzhi grape varieties.

Both directions have the hope of cultivating a Divine product.

It's just one step away. The time required for this step may be hundreds of years, hundreds of years, or even longer. What was exchanged for the ironwood heart is a possible future, which requires a large number of warriors to make countless efforts.

There's still a long way to go. After Banbu returned to Lizhu Peak, he ate all kinds of newly acquired Divine original power foods with peace of mind and entered a period of rapid growth.

…

After using up 300 bags of ironwood debris, the Tata God-given Seed changed, but not as obviously as it did when used on the Zijing God-given Seed. Banbu was a little reluctant to use the ironwood heart, and the matter was temporarily put on hold.

By accident, the ironwood and grapes, two seemingly unrelated tree species, seem to have a very high degree of compatibility. Since we are managing a vineyard, we can keep the things for now, and there may be a more suitable use in the future.

Two years later, five bamboo rat warriors led by Mazhu were promoted to county lords in Chiwu Mountain and returned to Lizhu Peak. They had been busy for decades. Banbu arranged for them to rest for a year before putting them to work.

After eating various Divine original power foods, the strength of Huozhu finally reached L9 mountain lord, only the last step away from county lord.

The unknown shrub-like Divine debris brought back from Beihuang has been used for the Bloodthorn God-given Seed. According to Banbu's request, two-thirds was used, and one-third was left for reserve. The compatibility is quite high, and the bloodthorn has been growing steadily, with the overall size and yield almost doubling.

…

Banbu, year 92.

February.

Chiwu Ghost King and Haitang Butterfly King personally led the team, bringing this batch of young warriors from Chiwu Mountain to Lizhu Peak. The two of them have completely retreated behind the scenes, and they have come to travel around the continent again. Leizhu Ghost King officially took over the position of Lord of Chiwu Mountain.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Julong bamboo fruit was successfully harvested, and the young warriors were busy eating and growing.

Banbu fell directly into a deep sleep.