Natural God's Gift

In the 243rd year of the Force Reincarnation Calendar, the kingdom was peaceful.

Well, not exactly peaceful. The kingdom had its share of events, but most of them didn't concern Fourleaf much.

The biggest event was Chariotfront Lord ascending to Spider King, becoming the second Spider King of the Flame Spider Kingdom.

Chariotfront Spider King had consumed a Divine-grade Three-Star Apricot decades ago. The money to buy the Divine-grade Three-Star Apricot was borrowed from the Ziyun Merchant Guild. If he hadn't awakened as a Spider King, he would have spent the rest of his life working to repay the debt.

Fortunately, he ascended to Spider King, granting him a long lifespan, enough time to slowly repay his debts.

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However, this had nothing to do with Fourleaf. Fourleaf himself was deeply in debt to the kingdom, so how could he possibly concern himself with others' affairs?

It's just that after Fourleaf ascended to Lord, his status in the kingdom clearly rose significantly.

This rise wasn't to say that his original status was low and that he had to rely on age evolution to squeeze into the inner circle.

Rather, it meant that he could now make decisions on many core matters himself. For example, regarding the use of Divine-grade Wishing Fruit, when he was just a Flame Spider Warrior, who would use it and how it would be used were all arranged by Silver Ginkgo Spider King or Green Maple Lord.

Now that he was over fifty years old and had ascended to Lord, Silver Ginkgo Spider King and the others naturally wouldn't overstep their bounds to arrange things for Fourleaf.

This wasn't to say that they looked down on Fourleaf before and forcibly used their authority.

It's just that Fourleaf was young at the time and didn't know how to arrange things to maximize his own benefits, so they provided guidance on his behalf.

In recent years, the kingdom has been accumulating strength and erupting with Lords. The original Flame Spider tribe alone has produced eight or nine Lords, such as Eight-Prong Lord, Tiger-Cane Lord, Great Thistle Lord, and Black Jade Lord.

The number of Mountain Master-level Flame Spiders is even more countless. Anyway, that batch of Flame Spider Warriors who were about the same age as Fourleaf have all been promoted to Mountain Master now.

Within the Flame Spider Kingdom, the original Flame Spiders have always held the highest status. The Spider Kings go without saying. Among the many Lords, Green Maple Lord has the highest age. After so many years of growth, he is now a Sixth-Age Lord.

His position in the kingdom is second only to the two Spider Kings.

Following that is Fourleaf. Although Tiger-Cane and Eight-Prong are both his elder spiders, whether it's the resources they control or the core secrets they participate in,

they are far inferior to Fourleaf.

As time passed, information about the Zhibai Continent gradually became available to the kingdom's Lords. The first reason was naturally because a large amount of Divinely-bestowed Force food produced from the Other Continent entered the kingdom every year, making it impossible to conceal.

The second reason was that many Lords held a large number of Divine-grade Spider King Vouchers but couldn't exchange them due to the scarcity of Divine-grade Fruits.

Especially the Lords of the Watarase Flame Spider tribe. The kingdom had Divine-grade Fruits that could bestow talents, and they happened to match their talents.

They were wealthy but couldn't get the Divine-grade Fruits they wanted. If this situation continued for too long, it would definitely affect their enthusiasm.

Telling them that the neighboring continent had various types of Divine-grade Fruits and that they could be exchanged would give their Divine-grade Spider King Vouchers a use.

In the initial territory, near the Lucky Clover Divinely-bestowed Seed, a large group of Flame Spiders were gathered together, crawling around.

Some were even crawling outwards, but they were all stopped by the Flame Spider Warriors on the periphery.

Bai Zhi and Ze Xie blocked the outer perimeter, looking up at Fourleaf: "Fourleaf, is this useful?"

"Who knows? Let's give it a try!" Fourleaf said rather nonchalantly.

With nothing else to do, he had Bai Zhi, Ze Xie, Ni Hu, and Huichun bring over the little Flame Spiders of their lineage. He decided to test out his newly awakened ability.

Several Mountain Masters gathered the little Flame Spiders of their lineage together. As far as the little Flame Spiders were concerned, there wasn't much difference between them.

Only some unique patterns on their bodies, or the traces left by breeding under the Divinely-bestowed Seed for too many generations, could be distinguished by the Flame Spider Warriors.

For example, Fourleaf's lineage was initially no different from the other little Flame Spiders in the kingdom, but after the little Flame Spiders bred under the Lucky Clover Divinely-bestowed Seed for dozens of generations, a light cyan pattern resembling a four-leaf clover was formed on their carapace under the guidance of the Divinely-bestowed Seed.

The little Flame Spiders of the Silver Ginkgo Spider King's lineage had a ginkgo leaf-shaped pattern formed on their carapace.

If they lived under a Divinely-bestowed Seed that bestowed talents for a long time, not only would the pattern on their carapace change, but even the type of talent they awakened and the color of their bodies would change.

Therefore, although there were many little Flame Spiders present, everyone could distinguish their own descendants.

Fourleaf came to the front of the many little Flame Spiders and tapped his forelegs to quiet them down. However, although these little Flame Spiders possessed some intelligence, much better than ordinary insectoids, they had been raised too well and had no fear of Force Warriors like Fourleaf.

They tapped the ground with their forelegs, communicating with each other: "What is this big spider doing?"

"I don't know, ignore it. Is there anything to eat?"

"It's so big."

"Let's ask the big spider for food."

Seeing that his commands had no effect, Fourleaf helplessly continued to tap the ground with his forelegs: "Everyone, line up to receive food. No food for those who don't line up."

"There's food."

"Where's the food?"

"The big spider said there is."

"Do we have to line up to get it?"

"Then let's line up? I'll get in front of you."

Fourleaf was a little helpless: "Bai Zhi, go get two pigs to feed them, let them eat their fill before we talk."

"Okay," Bai Zhi said with some disappointment: "Why do these little Flame Spiders only know how to eat? Are they hopeless?"

The many Mountain Masters were speechless when they heard Bai Zhi's words. It would be one thing if other spiders said it, but how could Bai Zhi have the nerve to say such a thing? You weren't much better than them when you were little.

Bai Zhi went to catch two pigs, and everyone began to control spider silk to cut them up and feed them.

After the little Flame Spiders were all full, they gradually quieted down and comfortably hid in the shade.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Fourleaf unfolded his mental will and covered the surrounding two to three hundred meters, while simultaneously mobilizing Force to unleash the ability of life procreation. Waves of Force fluctuations spread in the air and then silently entered the bodies of countless little Flame Spiders.

Seeing Fourleaf pause his Force power and restrain the Force fluctuations, the spiders asked: "Fourleaf, is it done?"

"Is that it?"

Fourleaf calmly said: "It's done, let's leave it at that for now. Take them back and see if there are any changes. If the number of little Flame Spiders increases more than before in the future, it will mean that this ability has worked."

"Alright." Everyone was skeptical about the ability Fourleaf spoke of, and then tapped the ground with their forelegs, starting to call their own lineage of little Flame Spiders.

"Let's go home, hurry home."

"Are we going home so soon?" The little Flame Spiders who were originally resting got up one after another, looking for the big spiders who raised them,

lining up to climb onto their carapaces.

Occasionally, there would be a few confused spiders who climbed onto the wrong spider, and the Mountain Masters would control spider silk threads to hang them up and place them in front of the correct Mountain Master.

"Fourleaf," just then, Silver Ginkgo Spider King came looking for Fourleaf.

"What are you doing?" Seeing so many spiders here, the Ginkgo Spider King was a little puzzled.

"Just testing out my newly acquired abilities, Ginkgo Spider King. Is something the matter?"

"Yes, a small matter."

The Ginkgo Spider King told everyone to leave: "Everyone, disperse. Siyue and Baizhi, stay here for a moment."

"Alright, alright." Knowing that the Ginkgo Spider King had something to discuss with Siyue, everyone consciously led their own line of Flame Spiders away.

Once everyone had left, Siyue said, "Ginkgo Spider King, what matter requires everyone to be kept away? Is it related to the Zhibai Continent?"

"More or less." The Ginkgo Spider King said, "First, let's talk about the kingdom's affairs. In recent years, the number of God-given Origin Power Foods traded between the two parties has increased. Next year, the estimated trade will be one hundred million Origin Stones. Relying on me alone is not enough to transport them all. I plan to have Jixue accompany me next year to transport the God-given Origin Power Foods."

"Then who will replace Jixue in guarding the kingdom's administrative hall?"

The Ginkgo Spider King said, "Although guarding the kingdom's administrative hall is not a big deal, it involves many of the kingdom's secrets.

Only Spider King candidates are qualified to take on the role."

"Theoretically, we need to find an Original Flame Spider warrior who has sufficient resources, is mature and steady, and is intelligent and resourceful to replace Jixue."

"But among the many mountain lords who have been promoted in recent years, most of them have little potential to be promoted to Spider King.

So, I want Baizhi to temporarily take over this position until another, better spider can replace it."

Hearing this, Baizhi happily said, "Ginkgo Spider King, do you think I am mature, steady, intelligent, resourceful, and have the potential to be promoted to Spider King in the future?"

"No," the Ginkgo Spider King ruthlessly retorted, "I just think that although you are stupid, lazy, gluttonous, and not very bright, you own two God-given Seeds, and Siyue still pays you a salary every year. You wouldn't be so bold as to steal the God-given Origin Power Foods from the kingdom's treasury, so I'm letting you temporarily replace Jixue."

Baizhi: ? ? ?

Just because I'm a spider doesn't mean I don't have a temper!

Looking at the Ginkgo Spider King's strong and powerful limbs, Baizhi decisively suppressed the dissatisfaction in her heart.

The Ginkgo Spider King didn't care whether Baizhi was unconvinced or not. It continued, "There's one more thing. Last time, we traded the Divine-grade Five Elements Fruit and obtained a Divine-grade Spider King Token worth forty million Origin Stones."

"Because many lords in our kingdom also possess many Divine-grade Spider King Tokens, most of the lords, after learning about the situation on the Zhibai Continent, want to buy a Divine-grade fruit to taste."

"The Sea Soul Fir God-given Seed and I have jointly decided that as long as enough Divine-grade Spider King Tokens are collected here, an application can be made to the kingdom to purchase Divine-grade fruits."

"When the time comes, they will submit the Divine-grade Spider King Tokens that we weave here to the kingdom, and the Divine-grade fruits over there will be paid for with the Divine-grade Spider King Tokens woven over there."

Siyue's mind stirred, and she immediately understood the Ginkgo Spider King's idea.

The reason for creating the Divine-grade Spider King Tokens here is that many lords are helping Siyue find God-given Seeds, and Siyue needs to pay for the interest generated in the middle with Divine-grade Wish Fruits.

Compared to the God-given Spider King Tokens, the Divine-grade Spider King Tokens have the added qualification to purchase Divine-grade fruits.

And the price of the Divine-grade Wish Fruits is too expensive for everyone to afford. As Siyue is promoted to the lord level, its price will only increase.

This was originally an unsolvable problem, but fortunately, the wealthy Shanglu Ancestral Land appeared, giving them a place to dump the Divine-grade Wish Fruits.

The Shanglu Ancestral Land does not recognize the Divine-grade Spider King Tokens privately manufactured by the Flame Spider Kingdom, but they will recognize the Divine-grade Spider King Tokens that they weave themselves to purchase Divine-grade Wish Fruits.

And the kingdom needs to acquire the Divine-grade Spider King Tokens from its own side so that it can purchase Divine-grade Wish Fruits from Siyue, or perhaps prepare for purchasing Divine-grade Dragon Bamboo Fruits in the future.

Siyue also needs to recover the Divine-grade Spider King Tokens to avoid incurring more debt.

Now, the suggestion put forward by the Ginkgo Spider King is that the kingdom's lords should collect enough Divine-grade Spider King Tokens and submit them to the kingdom, applying to the kingdom to purchase the Divine-grade fruits they want.

And the kingdom will use the Divine-grade Spider King Tokens traded back from the Shanglu Ancestral Land to purchase on behalf of the lords.

It's just a matter of passing through a claw in the middle.

Siyue: "So, are we going to reserve the quota for Divine-grade fruits in advance over there? Which spiders need Divine-grade fruits? What kind of Divine-grade fruits do they want?"

Ginkgo Spider King: "Currently, there are not many lords who can collect enough Spider King Tokens to purchase Divine-grade fruits."

"Fengxin needs a Divine-grade Kudzu Fruit. It's getting old and afraid of entering the aging period.

The Ziyun Merchant Guild has an overflow of resources, and Ziyun wants to buy a Divine-grade Water Lily Seed.

Tongquan wants to buy a Divine-grade Clump Bamboo Fruit."

"Currently, only these few spiders have a need. Other spiders have not yet collected enough Spider King Tokens.

My opinion is that if there are more Divine-grade fruits endowed with talent, it's best to buy them all.

Wasn't it said that a Divine-grade Fengxin Fruit will also mature in the next year or two? Buy that too.

Anyway, our kingdom has the God-Forbidden Box, which can temporarily seal the Divine-grade fruits inside."

Siyue thought about it and agreed that it was indeed a good idea to exchange the Divine-grade fruits for storage, and anyone who wanted to eat them could directly purchase them from the kingdom.

Siyue: "Then, when I go to the Shanglu Kingdom, I will reserve these fruits with them in advance."

"Good!"

"By the way, there was a previous rule in the kingdom that any spider can purchase the first fruit produced from the Divine-grade God-given Seeds recovered from the outside world at a 10% discount."

"Cheqian said, please ask the Shanglu Kingdom if they need it. If they need it, he will buy one and ask you to resell it."

Siyue: ".. —

Okay, okay, buy a Divine-grade Amethyst Grape for 800,000 Origin Stones at a 10% discount, and sell it for 8,000,000 Origin Stones, making a pure profit of 7,200,000 Origin Stones, right?

It seems that the Spider King Cheqian has quite a bit of debt to pay off in order to advance in level, and a dignified Spider King is resorting to all sorts of ways to fleece people.

The Ginkgo Spider King said, "If the Shanglu Kingdom has a large demand for Divine-grade Amethyst Grapes, we can also conduct large-scale exchange transactions.

After all, the original price of Divine-grade Amethyst Grapes is still a bit expensive. One Divine-grade Amethyst Grape can be exchanged for one Divine-grade Fengxin Fruit, plus one Divine-grade Clump Bamboo Fruit."

"Anyway, our kingdom has the Earth God's Milk, and the annual output of Earth God's Milk is now nearly a hundred drops, which is enough to supply the internal Flame Spider warriors for purchase."

Siyue nodded her antennae. Like the Divine-grade Wish Fruit, the Divine-grade Amethyst Grape is too expensive and not cost-effective.

Everyone doesn't want to eat it when they have a choice.

She herself can buy one at a 10% discount, and she still wants to buy it for Lord Longxu to eat.

"I'll go to Shanglu again after autumn to see if the Shanglu Divine Tree has awakened? And discuss matters related to Divine-grade fruits with the Spider Kings."