Astral Cockroach

It was springtime in the Southern Hemisphere.

Beside the canyon, cherry blossoms were in full bloom.

The warm spring sun shone brightly, and the air was filled with the sounds of birds and the fragrance of flowers.

Little White Bamboo was still diligently digging the deep well.

Little Warrior Huitao stood guard by the well, carrying a spider silk bag.

The rock deep down was hard, and it was difficult to dig out a bag. Each time Little White Bamboo finished digging, Huitao would climb down to carry the rubble out.

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"Banbu, White Bamboo, you're here!" Huitao exclaimed upon seeing Banbu, jumping up.

"Banbu! White Bamboo!" Inside the deep well, Little White Bamboo cheered upon hearing the news, put down his work, and quickly climbed out.

Banbu unloaded the goods from his back and instructed, "White Bamboo, move the things into the cave."

"Okay," White Bamboo began to busy himself.

This time, the supreme-grade Origin Force food that was transported over was worth 150,000 Origin Stones per bag. There were a full 40 bags, most of which Banbu had prepared for himself, and it would need to last a long time.

Without Banbu's instructions, King Rat drilled into the deep well to check the situation.

"Little White Bamboo, Huitao, are you two alright?"

"Yes! We're fine," Little White Bamboo replied, excited, but then became a little uneasy.

"Banbu, you came just as we finished eating the Origin Force food!" Huitao wiggled her antennae in agreement, her gaze falling on Little Warrior Dongzhu, who was beside Banbu.

Banbu introduced, "This is Dongzhu. She will take Huitao's place and stay here to take care of the Wedge Thorn's Life Seed and that wild God-given Seed."

"Dongzhu, this is Little White Bamboo, and this is Huitao from Cloud Mist Peak. She is a direct descendant of Camellia."

They greeted each other and got acquainted.

Little White Bamboo glanced at the deep well and volunteered, "Banbu, the stones below are too hard. I can't dig anymore."

Banbu said, "Rest for two days. You and Huitao will return to the Myriad Race Continent with me, rest and play at Red Crow Mountain for half a year, and then enter Dragon Bamboo Continent to help lay steel rails."

"Yay!" Huitao cheered, jumping up and down, and called out, "Dongzhu, come over, I'll take you up and tell you about your daily tasks."

There were only her and Little White Bamboo in this place, and only a mere 10 Life Seed plants to take care of. She was bored to death, so she followed Little White Bamboo to dig the well.

Upon hearing that she was leaving, Little White Bamboo was a little reluctant and asked, "Banbu, will White Bamboo stay?"

Banbu said, "Of course."

Little White Bamboo asked, "Can I stay too?"

Banbu said, "You need to return to Red Crow Mountain to consume more types of Origin Force food and balance your Origin Force genes so that you can grow better. Little White Bamboo, you're not young anymore. Advance to County Lord as soon as possible."

Little White Bamboo's mind was quick, and he immediately thought of a more distant problem, saying, "Banbu, I am a Rank 4 Mountain Master. If I advance to County Lord, will I have no chance to come here again?"

Little White Bamboo looked around, reluctant to part.

Banbu said, "No, in the future, when I advance to Roach King and my abilities break through, and the Giant Dragon Bamboo God-given Seed breaks through and grows, you should still have a chance to come again."

"Understood," Little White Bamboo happily agreed.

King Rat checked everything once, climbed out of the well, and said, "Banbu, the earth and stone ability enhancement is very powerful. The hardness of the rock is not particularly high, but the amazing thing is that the effect of hardening over countless years has not dissipated."

King Rat emphasized again, "Incredibly powerful ability, it has remained constant and has not failed at all."

"I understand," Banbu also walked to the wellhead and probed the bottom of the well with his mental power.

In nearly 8 years, Little White Bamboo and Huitao had only dug down less than 40 meters.

At this time, the well depth had reached 190 meters, the width of the crack was still only about 2 to 4 centimeters, and the rate at which Origin Force overflowed had not changed at all.

Banbu asked King Rat, "Is it difficult to dig?"

King Rat moved his claws and said, "No problem."

White Bamboo quickly moved the Origin Force food into the cave and stored it away, then ran forward, eager to try.

Banbu instructed, "King Rat, you dig first, dig it yourself, and transport it out yourself."

"White Bamboo, you take Dongzhu and go to the abandoned mine first to dig and transport a batch of Origin Stones back for storage. I will send Huitao and Little White Bamboo back and come over to help immediately. I don't want to waste too much time on this matter in the Red Rock Continent, understand?"

"Understood," King Rat agreed.

"Oh, okay," White Bamboo reluctantly agreed, his eyes darting around, and suggested, "Banbu, why not let King Rat mine? I'll dig the well? My metal ability is much better than King Rat's."

"Does King Rat know the way?" Banbu flicked his antennae and slapped White Bamboo on the head, scolding, "Stop talking nonsense and hurry up, don't waste time."

White Bamboo asked again, "Banbu, how many Origin Stones do we need to prepare?"

Banbu said, "At least 2 million."

"Uh…" White Bamboo lowered his head, depressed.

Banbu called Dongzhu over and gave her some instructions.

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After resting for two days, he left in a hurry with Little White Bamboo and Huitao.

He was in a hurry. It was spring, and the seas in the Southern Hemisphere were still calm, making it relatively easy to cross the sea. It would be difficult after a while, when summer came.

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Returning to Dragon Bamboo Continent, they directly took a bullet train in the Eastern Region, speeding along the rails day and night, and arrived at Red Crow Mountain in just half a month.

Huitao and Little White Bamboo had worked hard in the Red Rock Continent, so Banbu specially communicated with the Thunder Bamboo Ghost King. For the next batch of Divine-grade Origin Force food exchanged between the two parties, Huitao would be rewarded with a Fire Scale Pine Cone, and Little White Bamboo would be rewarded with a Heavenly Eye Magnolia.

In the future, only particularly outstanding warriors would be sent to the canyon on Red Rock Continent. After working hard for ten years, they would be rewarded with a Divine-grade Origin Force food. Upon returning to Li Bamboo County, they would be given key training.

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Banbu rested at Red Crow Mountain for a few days, and before summer arrived in the Northern Hemisphere, he set sail alone with 20 bags of supreme-grade Origin Force food, and once again landed on Red Rock Continent.

2 million ordinary Origin Stones was no small amount, and the distance was far, making digging and transportation very troublesome.

When Banbu arrived at the canyon, White Bamboo and Dongzhu had just completed their task.

Inside the deep well, King Rat was working alone, responsible for both digging and transporting, so his speed could not be fast. He had only dug down about 20 meters.

With Banbu in place, he reorganized the existing metal resources, used his metal ability, and manufactured an even larger mechanical winch.

The next job was monotonous.

King Rat and White Bamboo were responsible for digging at the bottom of the well, and Banbu was above, operating the winch to pull out bags of rubble.

Little Warrior Dongzhu helped by moving the rubble to a distant place to dump it.

Banbu personally took charge of the most difficult vertical hoisting work, and the digging efficiency increased tenfold.

There might be big guys underground. If there was value, it might need to be transported out, so the deep well had always maintained a diameter of 10 meters. If the things dug out were too big, it might need to be expanded in the future.

Initially, the progress could be maintained at more than 1 meter per day.

Soon, the well depth exceeded 500 meters, and the digging efficiency also dropped to less than 1 meter per day.

The main reason was that the deeper it went, the harder the earth and stone became. It was a bit difficult for White Bamboo and King Rat to dig with their claws, so they switched to cutting with Silver Edge daggers, which was also very difficult.

Encouragingly, the crack continued to expand as it went deeper. At a depth of 500 meters, the crack width reached about 13 centimeters.

After another full year of work, the depth reached 700 meters, and the crack width reached about 19 centimeters.

At this depth, it was too much effort to transport rubble vertically. Banbu had thought about being lazy and simply throwing the rubble down the crack, but he was afraid of blocking the passage.

What was the situation deep underground? Banbu had personally checked it with his mental power, but he could only probe down about 150 meters.

Continuing to dig down 80 meters, the crack width exceeded 20 centimeters, and White Bamboo and King Rat could rub down the crack.

Banbu was a little impatient and simply sent them down to explore the situation first.