Astral Cockroach

Seven high-level warriors took turns on guard, day and night, and Ban Bu, having eaten and drunk his fill, fell into a deep sleep without worry.

Lightning rumbled and a gale howled.

Outside the cave, rain poured down.

He woke up in a daze, experiencing the long-lost extreme weakness after a breakthrough.

After eating some dried meat he had stored and resting for a while, he couldn't wait to move his limbs and check the structural changes in his bloodline and heart.

Fortunately, the number of hearts still increased according to the previous pattern, which meant that the basic cultivation technique about to be completed was usable.

L1 Intermediate Warrior, body length around 75.

This advancement was a qualitative transformation. Although the increase in size wasn't significant, the strength and speed of his body, as well as the intensity of his soul, all improved by leaps and bounds, as if breaking some kind of restraint. Compared to an L9 Primary Warrior, his overall combat power had almost doubled.

"Ban Bu, are you awake?"

Ban Bu was in secluded cultivation to advance, and the cave below the nest chamber was opened up by the early Golden Bamboo Mountain Master. It was late at night, and it was raining heavily. Flame Cluster Spotted Grasshopper was resting in the cave, and feeling the movement above, he cautiously transmitted his mental power to call out.

Ban Bu crawled out of the secret chamber and responded, "Yes, I'm awake."

Flame Cluster Spotted Grasshopper stared at Ban Bu and couldn't help but mutter, "Ban Bu, why are you getting darker and darker?"

Ban Bu turned his head and looked around, discovering that the color of his newly grown carapace after molting was changing from dark black to jet black, and the shell had a matte texture that didn't reflect light. The metallic luster of his Primary Warrior days had disappeared.

Indeed, he looked even darker, perfectly blending into the night. Even the lightning flashes that often erupted outside the cave couldn't illuminate him.

Ban Bu spread his wing membranes, and the main veins of his forewings were covered with fine barbs.

Then he checked his leg armor. Many curved barbs grew out from the back of the shin guards on his forelegs and hind legs.

The two slender antennae on his head became flexible and could make bending movements, and his perception ability also became sharper.

The number of compound eyes increased, greatly improving his visual ability, and the visual effect also underwent subtle changes, allowing him to see more detailed and subtle things.

Perfect evolution, revealing a ferocious appearance!

"Ban Bu, you should ask Iron Saber Mountain Master for some Iron Saber Tree fruits to eat, preferably Red Firm Tree fruits and Tung Oil fruits. The fire talent might change the color of your carapace a little, so it won't be so black."

Flame Cluster Spotted Grasshopper stared at Ban Bu for a while, and once again struggled with the color of Ban Bu's carapace.

"Black is good," Ban Bu stretched out his antennae, pointed south along the cave entrance, and said, "The Black and White Flower Cockroach Tribe likes black, which will make it easier for me to interact with them in the future."

Flame Cluster Spotted Grasshopper asked, "Interact with the Black and White Flower Cockroach Tribe about what? Ban Bu, don't get into disputes with them."

Ban Bu said, "No, I mean trade. Flame Cluster Spotted Grasshopper, look, across the Jin River is a mountain. The river and the mountain block the exchange of cold and heat, creating different climates in the north and south. Different climates create differences in plants and insect species."

"The fruits produced by northern plants can be sold for a good price in the south. The fruits produced by southern plants can be sold for a high price in the north."

Flame Cluster Spotted Grasshopper said, "Ban Bu, only lowly peddlers trade. Noble Red Cockroach Tribe warriors should manage their territory to make it prosperous."

Emphasis on agriculture and suppression of commerce is the norm in low-end agricultural societies.

Ban Bu was speechless for two seconds, and said, "My territory will be prosperous in the future, and there will be endless primal force food to eat. At that time, I will take some of it to trade for more valuable things. That's what Iron Saber Mountain Master and Red Firm County Master do."

Flame Cluster Spotted Grasshopper said unceremoniously, "Ban Bu, you're thinking too much. That's a very, very long time from now."

Ignorance.

Ban Bu lost the interest in talking about the future with Flame Cluster Spotted Grasshopper, changed the subject, and asked, "Flame Cluster Spotted Grasshopper, my life seeds are all doing well, right?"

"Of course," Flame Cluster Spotted Grasshopper mysteriously said, "Ban Bu, guess how long you slept while advancing to Intermediate Warrior."

Ban Bu thought for a while and asked, "Fifteen days?"

Flame Cluster Spotted Grasshopper shook his antennae.

Ban Bu asked, "Twelve days?"

Flame Cluster Spotted Grasshopper said in surprise, "Ban Bu, how did you guess it in two tries?"

Ban Bu shook his antennae, without explaining.

Flame Cluster Spotted Grasshopper was responsible for guarding before he fell asleep. Flame Cluster Spotted Grasshopper, Pomelo, and Wind Chime took turns guarding every night, and Flame Cluster Spotted Grasshopper was guarding when he woke up, so it must be a multiple of 3.

As a rule, it takes half a month to a month to advance to Intermediate Warrior, and longer is a failure to evolve. Ban Bu felt that he was in excellent condition, and estimated that he had not slept for a long time, so it was easy to guess.

Of course, it is difficult to explain such a complex logical problem to Flame Cluster Spotted Grasshopper.

Ban Bu continued to change the subject and asked, "How many days has the drought lasted? Are the ordinary bamboos on Li Bamboo Peak still doing well?"

Flame Cluster Spotted Grasshopper said, "It rained heavily on the fifth day after you fell asleep. This year's drought is not serious. Only a few bamboo forests have been dried to death due to lack of water."

"Ban Bu, unfortunately, the bamboo you planted on the north side of the mountain is probably not going to make it either. Wind Chime said that it was a new bamboo species that it gave you?"

"Yes," Ban Bu sighed, "A very beautiful bamboo species, what a pity."

Flame Cluster Spotted Grasshopper said, "It's not as bad as you think. Wind Chime waters it every day, but it has already flowered, and its vitality is declining day by day. It will definitely die, but hopefully it can leave behind two or three seeds."

Ban Bu was pleasantly surprised when he heard this: "Oh?! That's great, at least it won't be extinct."

Flame Cluster Spotted Grasshopper solemnly said again in an educational tone, "Ban Bu, you are too young and lack planting experience. Look, bamboo is obviously more suitable for growing on the flat ground at the foot of the mountain, or at least on the lower layer of the mountain."

"The emergence of this situation with the new bamboo species that Wind Chime gave you should have nothing to do with the drought, but mainly because it cannot adapt to the climate in the middle and upper layers of the mountain."

Flame Cluster Spotted Grasshopper's muddled wisdom was rarely clever this time.

Ban Bu felt enlightened when he heard this and thought it made sense.

Looking at the ordinary bamboos planted by Golden Bamboo Mountain Master, they are basically planted in the middle and lower layers of Li Bamboo Peak, and even on the flat ground under the mountains and mountains.

Ban Bu deeply analyzed this: The soil on the mountain is fertile enough, so why is it not suitable for bamboo to survive?

He quickly figured out the key: The main reason should be the wind. The mountain is high and the wind is strong. The bamboo poles are hollow, making them easy to break, which makes the plant feel threatened, so it flowers and bears fruit. The secondary reason is the temperature. There is plenty of sunlight on the mountain, but the temperature is relatively low. Most bamboo species are cold-resistant but prefer high temperatures. There may be another reason, which is that there is not enough carbon dioxide on the mountain.

Combining the three reasons, they jointly promoted the bamboo plant transplanted to the mountain to hurriedly flower and bear fruit.

After ordinary bamboo species are bred into life seeds, they become primal force plants. Their genes are strengthened, their survival ability is stronger, and they will also absorb primal force during the growth process, continue to evolve, and become more adapted to the current environment, so bamboo life seeds can be planted on high mountains, but ordinary bamboo cannot.