Astral Cockroach

The primeval jungle is never short of food.

Spot and Black Mulberry ate their fill and brought back a large number of bamboo pit vipers and moles for Lizhu.

The prey was small and difficult to carry, so they only brought back enough to barely fill their stomachs.

Flying long distances against the wind and rain was exhausting both physically and mentally.

They rested from mid-afternoon until late at night before continuing on their way, heading straight for the nearest steep ridge.

The mountain was also covered with bamboo, golden bamboo, and other types of bamboo.

First, they examined the rocks and soil of the mountain in sections. Lizhu acted alone, starting from the middle, while Spot and Black Mulberry worked together as a group, dividing the work.

They worked until the morning of the next day to complete the examination of half of the ridge.

Spot returned disappointed.

Lizhu was already waiting.

"Spot, did you find anything?"

"No," Black Mulberry抢着 answered.

The main body of the mountain was mainly composed of grayish-white sandstone, with limestone and sandy shale in some places, and the soil was mainly loose, grayish-black sandy soil. This kind of soil environment is not suitable for Purple Bamboo to grow in the first place, so naturally it is impossible to find Purple Bamboo.

Spot asked, "Lizhu, judging by your appearance, you didn't find anything either?"

"No." Lizhu was not discouraged and asked Black Mulberry, "Are you hungry?"

Black Mulberry decisively replied, "I'm so hungry, let's find a cave to rest in first."

Lizhu said, "I didn't eat enough last night, and I'm a little hungry too. I see there are many bamboo rats on the mountain, let's get some and eat our fill first."

Black Mulberry immediately changed his tune and shouted, "I'm not hungry."

This time, Spot couldn't help it. Before Lizhu could act, he swung his antennae and hit Black Mulberry hard on the head, scolding, "Black Mulberry, you're just here to make trouble."

"Spot, you're bad! You're just as bad as Lizhu and Cliff Cypress!"

"Don't quarrel!" Lizhu had a gentle temperament and was not angry. After stopping the quarrel, he continued:

"It's too inconvenient to carry the snakeskin bag. When we get to the next ridge, let's find a cave first. Black Mulberry can rest in the cave to avoid the rain and help guard the Origin Power food. Spot, please work harder, let's examine the rock quality of the mountain separately."

Spot nodded his antennae and said, "Okay."

Black Mulberry, who had been battered by the cold wind and rain and was listless and dispirited, suddenly perked up when he heard this, cheering and praising, "Lizhu, you're so smart!"

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The bamboo rats were large and plentiful, and they quickly filled their stomachs. After a short rest, they continued on their way.

The second ridge was slightly longer, and it took half an afternoon plus a whole night to complete the examination. The rocks and soil still did not meet the growth conditions for Purple Bamboo.

Continuing forward, there were two large ridges arranged in a "人" shape, tall and majestic, with overlapping peaks and swirling clouds. According to the insect race's definition of mountains, they could almost be called a mountain range.

They landed on a flat mountain peak and began to look for a cave to escape the wind and rain.

"Spot, Black Mulberry, have you heard of this place?"

"Lizhu, do you want to show off your knowledge?" Black Mulberry always liked to go against Lizhu, and without any restraint, he said, "Lizhu, the knowledge you know either comes from inherited memories or Iron Saber Mountain Master told you."

"Black Mulberry, I really want to beat you to death." Lizhu's antennae swayed wildly in anger, but he quickly calmed down and said, "Black Mulberry, you're wrong. This time, I heard it from the warriors of the Goat Hoof Mountain Range, a very old legend."

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Black Mulberry hid behind Spot and shouted, "Lizhu, I'm hungry! You're talking so much nonsense, do you want to starve me to death?"

"..." Lizhu was discouraged, put away his thoughts of showing off, and simply said, "These two ridges are collectively called 'Jasper Ridge', and they are rich in a kind of emerald green raw stone."

"A long, long time ago, the Goat Hoof Mountain Range was governed by the Fire Roach tribe. Thanks to the raw stone mine, it was extremely prosperous and had more than one Roach King. Unfortunately, later the mining of Jasper Ridge's raw stone was exhausted, and the Goat Hoof Mountain Range rapidly declined."

Black Mulberry became interested and asked, "Lizhu, are there any raw stones left?"

"No more," Lizhu said, "However, there are many abandoned mines left on the ridge, which are ready-made places to escape the wind and rain."

Spot said, "Large ridges that produce raw stones definitely don't have red shale, which doesn't meet the survival requirements of Purple Bamboo, so there's no need to look for it, right?"

Lizhu shook his antennae and pointed to the bamboo forest below the mountain range, saying, "The last time I asked the warriors of the Goat Hoof Mountain Range, they said that there are Mandarin Duck Bamboo and Red Bamboo near Jadeite Ridge."

"Red Bamboo?!" Spot nodded his antennae and said, "If we can find Red Bamboo, it won't be a wasted trip! Mandarin Duck Bamboo shouldn't be that rare, we must get some back this time."

Red Bamboo is a rare bamboo species like Purple Bamboo, and it also needs special soil to grow well, which Jasper Ridge happens to meet.

PS: There are indeed too many trivial details in this chapter, I will streamline it, and make up for the missing parts later.