Ant Lord in the Star Realm-Chapter 671 - 580: High-Level Divine-Given Seed (Extra - for Subscription)_2

Dragon Cypress paused, then continued his analysis: "The fruit of the Divine-Given Seed of the King Cypress is rather peculiar. It's not that its evolutionary realm is a level higher than other Divine-Grade Fruits, but rather, it exists on another dimension, a dimension we can't comprehend..."

Ink Orchid nodded his tentacles seriously and said: "I sensed it! Between regular Divine-Given Seeds and Divine God-Given Seeds, there's no essential difference in terms of Primordial Energy level. Essentially, they're all Divine-Given Seeds—including the three Divine Trees, Huagi, Quandong, and Linnan, which have evolved beyond King-Level. Their evolutionary degree may be higher, but there's no essential difference. It's similar to how in an ant colony you have Worker Ants, Soldier Ants, Assistant King, Ant King—that's a matter of hierarchy. The Divine-Given Seed of the King Cypress belongs to a higher class altogether."

Dragon Cypress: "Exactly! It's a matter of Life Tier! Ink Orchid, you're sharp! That's exactly what I meant."

Ink Orchid: "Then what about the value of the Divine-Grade Wangbai Seed..."

Dragon Cypress: "Definitely very high! But when judging the value of Divine-Grade Fruit, the core criterion still depends on exactly what Ability it bestows. For instance, even within the Soul System, a Divine-Grade Fruit that grants a Soul System Talent is worth more than fifty million, while a Night Fragrance Fruit is only worth five hundred thousand."

Dragon Cypress: "The Life Tier of the Divine-Given Seed of the King Cypress is indeed high, but that doesn't necessarily mean its fruit will be of high value."

Ink Orchid: "That's true—"

Dragon Cypress: "Let me add a second reason. The Divine-Given Seed of the King Cypress is currently only at Lord-Level in evolutionary terms, and its trunk isn't even a hundred meters tall. It's not yet a fully mature Lord-Level God-Given Life Seed. For it to condense such a high-tier Divine-Grade Fruit, there must be both a low Origin Force to Primordial Energy conversion efficiency, and also high internal resource consumption factors."

Dragon Cypress: "A variety of factors contributed to the terrifying Source Stone expenditure during this flowering. Moreover, based on this, we can infer that throughout the fruit's growth process—especially during every fruit expansion period—it'll continue to require enormous amounts of Source Stones."

The ant's analysis was clear, logical, and well-grounded~

Ink Orchid kept nodding his tentacles in agreement and, upon hearing that last sentence, reflexively stood up in excitement, "It'll still consume massive numbers of Source Stones?!"

Dragon Cypress: "That is my analysis and conclusion."

Ink Orchid's mind turned over rapidly. He glanced at the fruits atop the tree and declared fiercely, "Let's pick it!"

Before Dragon Cypress could answer, Ink Orchid clutched at his heart and wailed: "We've already spent a million Source Stones on this~ We can't pick it~"

Dragon Cypress: "Forget it. Putting in more is no big deal; let's just treat it as buying a Divine-Grade Fruit with spot Source Stones. Besides, confirming as soon as possible exactly what Ability the Divine-Grade Wangbai Seed grants—whether it's good or bad—will set everyone's mind at ease sooner."

Dragon Cypress paused, then continued: "The key is, we can't let the normal growth of the Divine-Given Seed of the King Cypress be delayed for the sake of just one Divine-Grade Fruit. I'll head to Huagi Mountain and fetch a batch of comprehensive physique Origin Force Ant Honey, dilute it for Great Cypress. Then, from Xianglan Mountain, I'll transport over six hundred thousand Source Stones as backup, just in case."

Ink Orchid: "Good!"

Ink Orchid: "Then what about this year's spring Divine-Given Seed search..."

Dragon Cypress: "Continue! Let's get this handled first."

...

Dragon Cypress withdrew comprehensive physique Origin Force Ant Honey worth two hundred thousand from the Huagi Mountain Treasury, split it into forty jars, and placed them at the Areca Rainforest sub-nest.

Spikemoss could take from them as needed, using one jar every five to seven days diluted with water and leaf feeding, supplementing as appropriate to reduce the fruit-bearing strain.

Dragon Cypress himself shuttled between Xianglan Mountain and Areca Rainforest for a month, hauling six hundred thousand Source Stones in one go.

Once done, he quickly headed to Bayonet Continent, inspecting Swinging Leaf Island and Fragrant Silk Island in turn.

Both Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid were still uneasy, and so returned to the Areca Rainforest and settled in for the long term. Every day, Dragon Cypress personally used his Flourish and Tranquility Ability to assist the Divine-Given Seed of the King Cypress's growth.

The Divine-Given Seed of the King Cypress directed the Worker Ants itself, hauling and expending batches of Source Stones every few days. Deeply sensing Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid's heartbreak, it exercised restraint—using only three to five thousand at a time, and consuming thirty or fifty thousand total each month.

This amount was within Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid's tolerable range.

With the ultra-high resource input, the result was immediate and obvious.

The growth of the King Cypress was not stalled at all by fruit-bearing; on the contrary, it was thriving even more vigorously, growing close to 15 meters taller in just a single year.

In winter, Dragon Cypress spent another two months shipping in an additional six hundred thousand Source Stones as reserve.

...

The second batch of Divine-Grade Molan Seeds was about to mature.

...

Year 16 of the Silver Cypress Era.

Spring.

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid arrived early at Molan Mountain, waiting at the side of the Great King Molan Divine-Given Seed.

At night, Dragon Cypress, Ink Orchid, and Black Peach, together with numerous Specialized Green Ants, worked in concert to wield the Tranquility Ability, creating widespread dense fog to envelop every offshoot of the Great King Molan Divine-Given Seed.

Every day, five thousand Source Stones were invested, adequately replenishing its Origin Force.

After over twenty days, this batch of Divine-Grade Molan Seeds completed their fifth fruit expansion smoothly.

All that was left was for them to continue growing for half a year, to be harvested at the end of summer or the beginning of autumn.

Ink Orchid stayed behind to look after them.

Dragon Cypress returned to Xianglan Mountain to organize the spring trading.

Once finished,

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid set out together to begin this year's spring Divine-Given Seed search, traveling with many stops and turns, eventually arriving at the Areca Rainforest once more.

The Dominating Throne went straight for the sub-nest where Source Stones were stored.

As they approached, a sweep with spiritual power.

Dragon Cypress's ink-green carapace turned black again.

When he left at the end of winter, there were clearly still over nine hundred thousand.

He'd only been gone two or three months, yet now there were barely just over three hundred thousand left?

The Divine-Given Seed of the King Cypress reached over with a mind full of spiritual power, cheerfully saying, "Dragon Cypress, good news, my fruit has had its first expansion."

Dragon Cypress: "And then?"