Ant Lord in the Star Realm-Chapter 593 - 555: Enthusiastic Audience_2

Snow Velvet Spider King looked at Ink Orchid and said: "Ink Orchid Lord, you don't seem to be neutral? You seem to be hoping for the Wave Tree Bay Allied Forces to win."

Ink Orchid replied honestly: "Of course. The Stone Hunt Blue Ant Kingdom possesses the Ocean God's Scepter, but they can't communicate with it, can't interact at all. On the other hand, if the Wave Tree Bay side wins and the Saint Butterfly Tribe takes their place, maybe, with a certain price, we might be able to gain access to the Ocean God's Scepter."

Ink Orchid: "Snow Velvet Spider King, you also awakened the Water System Talent..."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "If that's possible, that would be for the best..."

Ink Orchid looked over at Dragon Cypress.

Dragon Cypress: "May the world be at peace."

Ink Orchid: "..."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "..."

Ink Orchid suddenly had an idea and asked: "Dragon Cypress, Snow Velvet Spider King, do you think the Dominating Throne and the Ocean God's Scepter might come from the same civilization?"

—That question is just too silly~

—Can't you see the Stone Hunt Blue Ants are getting beaten up?

—They're all scrambling to distance themselves, and here you are bringing this up~

Dragon Cypress shook his tentacles, "No, they're not the same. It's obviously a big difference, they're not the same power system."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Dragon Cypress Ant King, relax, Xianglan Mountain is far away on Cloud Trace Continent, no insect's going to bother going that far to invade you."

Snow Velvet Spider King changed to a serious, grave tone, and said: "On this subject, I happen to know a bit. According to legend, the first Ant King of the Stone Hunt Blue Ant Tribe to awaken the 'Sea Soul' ability received a fragment of information when coming in contact with the Ocean God's Scepter. The item came from a barbaric civilization called 'Jungle', which was wiped out by a civilization named the 'Human Clan'. They used Starships to transport their spoils to a certain planet, but were intercepted midway by a Natural True God, who then snatched it away."

Ink Orchid: "Uh..."

Dragon Cypress: "I'm certain they aren't from the same civilization."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Then your Dominating Throne comes from..."

Dragon Cypress: "Creator Civilization. A peaceful, non-warring civilization, which was also wiped out by the Human Civilization."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Oh—"

Snow Velvet Spider King was silent for a few seconds, then muttered: "That's quite the coincidence, both plundered by Human Civilization, and then seized again by Natural True Gods."

Ink Orchid: "It seems that every time Origin Force Reincarnation happens, Starships fall from the sky. Does the Natural True God have a grudge against Human Civilization? Are they targeting them for robbery?"

Dragon Cypress: "..."

Dragon Cypress: "That Human Civilization is not weak at all!"

Snow Velvet Spider King: "With what we know, we can't really make sense of it, nor can we comment..."

...

After a brief discussion,

The Dominating Throne ascended vertically.

Black Birch adjusted, locked on a distant sea area, activated Scorching Ability, and continued to observe the battlefield.

Sure enough,

On the island captured by the Wave Tree Bay Allied Forces, tens of thousands of Termite Soldier Ants, riding Ice Boats, landed on the island. Under the command of an Assistant King, they quickly took high ground, hauled mountains and stones, and erected spire-topped fortresses one after another.

In a war of this scale, there's not much room for trickery. The ability to command disparate troops drawn from hundreds or even thousands of kingdoms, coordinate them, and let each race systematically play to their strengths—now that's some real skill.

Black Birch occasionally paused to rest, constantly adjusting angle and view, observing both sides of the battle.

As things stand,

The Allied Forces of Wave Tree Bay are cooperating well among the tribes, and there are no signs of confusion at all.

The Stone Hunt Blue Ants of Blue Island seem to be losing ground, but if you look closer, their intent to lure is too obvious; they're trying to draw the invading allied forces deeper into the mainland.

But the Wave Tree Bay Allied Forces are not taking the bait at all...

...

To the west on the skyline, the setting sun was like blood.

The fighting had grown increasingly fierce, but there didn't seem to be any real progress. The ones dying were soldier ants and worker bees, which is just a number to Ant Kings and Bee Queens.

The Dominating Throne descended.

"Any new developments?"

Snow Velvet Spider King asked.

"No."

Dragon Cypress replied: "By the looks of it, nothing major will happen for two or three days."

Black Birch volunteered: "I did a quick survey. Along about 50 kilometers of coastline, there are around 80,000 to 100,000 Stone Hunt Blue Ants fighting."

Black Birch: "Let's do the math. Blue Island just ramped up its soldier ant numbers by 10 million. How many were already on the island? At least another 10 million, right? So Blue Island has at least 20 million troops. Spread along a thousand kilometers of coastline, that's 20,000 per kilometer. Fifty kilometers of coastline should have a million ants. The ones fighting now? Just one tenth—mostly the old, injured, or congenitally weak batch."

Black Birch summarized: "The war is just beginning."

"An Assistant King inheriting Ant King-level wisdom."

Snow Velvet Spider King gave a word of praise, controlling a soaring water column to slowly descend, saying: "If the ones actually fighting aren't anxious, we have even less reason to hurry. Eat, drink, rest well, and watch slowly."

"Yes—"

"Alright—"

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid replied.

Returned to the sea surface.

Activated Freezing Ability, forming an ice floe a hundred meters in radius.

Black Birch went fishing in the sea, everyone sat together to eat, chat, and rested into the deep of the night.

The next morning,

The Dominating Throne ascended early...

Black Birch activated Scorching Ability to observe, reporting findings.

"Great King, Second King, within our observation range, all four islands—big and small—have been captured by Wave Tree Bay Allied Forces, and countless termites and ants are now jointly building spire-topped fortresses."

Dragon Cypress asked: "Is there anything special about those fortresses?"

Black Birch: "They're just piles of ordinary dirt and rocks, then solidified with Earth System Abilities. From what I can see, there's nothing unusual about them."

Dragon Cypress: "What about along the coastline?"

Black Birch: "Let me check again..."

Black Birch rested for a bit, then activated Scorching Ability to have another look.

"Great King, Second King, it seems the coastline is under a ceasefire. The Wave Tree Bay Allied Forces have taken the high ground along the coast. Can't see any sign of Stone Hunt Blue Ants anywhere."