Ant Lord in the Star Realm-Chapter 732 - 600 Green Worm Bean_2

Dragon Cypress swayed his tentacles and said seriously, "Let's not consider this matter for now. The Wanglan Continent is currently being hounded by the Stone Hunt Blue Ants. We'll discuss this when the situation becomes clearer."

「...」

The spring season's roving merchant trade concluded. Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid resumed their usual patrols across the Cloud Trace Continent, searching for a Divine-Given Seed, but they found nothing.

They returned to Xianglan Mountain to rest for a few days. In early summer, they arrived at the Areca Rainforest, waiting with the Assistant Kings beneath the King Cypress. It was bustling with insects, and the Elephant Foot King Orchid and the Rift Leaf Orchid King, both Divine-Given Seeds, argued with the Assistant Kings daily. Amidst the clamor, time flew by.

Soon, it was scorching midsummer.

One day at noon, an announcement suddenly came via Spikemoss's spiritual power transmission: "The Cypress Fruit is ready."

Dragon Cypress, who was resting in the shade, leaped up, then jumped onto his Throne. He controlled the Dominating Throne to rise swiftly to the middle of the tree.

The fruit was spherical, with a brownish, scaly, wooden outer shell that looked very sturdy. Shiny, silvery Original Energy Patterns were neatly traced across its surface. Under the strong light, it was a dazzling fruit. Only through Mental Power Sensing could one detect a very special Primordial Energy Fluctuation.

"Dragon Cypress?!" Ink Orchid flapped her wings and flew up.

Dragon Cypress raised his claw and plucked the fruit. "It's finally ready!"

Ink Orchid circled once and landed on the Throne, eager to examine it. She repeatedly scanned it with her spiritual power. It was quite different from common Divine-Grade Fruits, yet she couldn't discern many specific peculiarities.

Ink Orchid took it and examined it for a good while before asking, "Does one have to reach a King-Level of evolution to eat this?"

Dragon Cypress was speechless.

At the same time, Spikemoss reminded them, "Dragon Cypress, the Primordial Energy contained within the fruit is too powerful. Your current physical strength probably isn't enough to digest this force. The legends about the Law Divine Tree are correct; one must have achieved a King-Level of evolution."

Dragon Cypress agreed, "Alright—"

He then asked, "Spikemoss, can you now determine the specific effect of the 'Adaptive Evolution' that the fruit imparts?"

Spikemoss replied, "It grants a very strong adaptability, allowing for rapid evolution and self-adjustment when facing any environmental hardship... I can't say anything more specific."

Dragon Cypress said, "Alright. You should rest. Remember, no flowering or fruiting; we need to break through to the Evolution King Level."

Spikemoss responded, "I understand!"

Dragon Cypress turned his head towards Ink Orchid and said, "It can only be used by those at a King-Level of evolution."

He continued, "The fruit shell is extremely hard and looks very durable, perfect for storage. I'll keep it safe and use it after I break through to Insect King."

Dragon Cypress controlled the Dominating Throne to descend, landing smoothly.

"Great King!"

"Such a beautiful fruit!"

"The Primordial Energy is very strange."

"The Primordial Energy Fluctuation is very weak."

"It must have absorbed the Origin Force of at least 200 million Source Stones, right?"

"More than that, probably 300 million!"

"Where did all the energy go? The Primordial Energy Fluctuation seems much weaker, doesn't it?"

"Is the shell containing it?"

"Second King, let me take a closer look..."

A group of Assistant Kings gathered around, circling Ink Orchid, each taking turns to get a closer look.

Black Peach silently signaled the Worker Ants, who brought over a Metal Can. He then directed the Blue Ants to line it with Ant King Jelly. Shaking his tentacles sharply and patting them, he raised his claws, pushing left and right to squeeze through the crowd of ants.

"Make way! Make way!"

"Stop looking! Stop looking!"

"It's just a fruit, what's there to see? If you keep making noise, the Great King will get angry!"

"Second King, you stop looking too."

"Be careful not to damage it. Quick, bring it over here. Let's seal it up."

The shell of the Wangbai Seed is thick and hard, making it very durable for storage. The item was too precious, so it was sent back to Xianglan Mountain for storage.

「...」

Near the Shandong Reservoir, on a mountain peak, Dragon Cypress used his Earth System Abilities to create an 'Ice Cellar.' It was a square cave, its six sides hardened using Earth System Abilities, and insulated with a layer of flying bird feathers and wild beast fur to prevent heat transfer.

For testing, regular food was refined, sealed in clay pots hardened by Earth System Abilities, then frozen using his Freezing Ability into 40-centimeter square blocks, which were stacked neatly. The Kingdom also stored some of its reserved Ant King Honey there, sealed in metal cans and similarly frozen into stackable square blocks.

The entire Ice Cellar had only a 1.2-meter diameter entrance, which was also sealed with a thin layer of ice. Three hundred Specialized Blue Soldiers were assigned to guard it, divided into ten teams. Every time the thin ice sealing the entrance melted, a team of Specialized Blue Soldiers would enter the Ice Cellar, activate their abilities, and perform a deep freeze on the blocks of stored food to maintain an extremely low temperature.

Decades of practice had shown that for both regular food and Bee King Honey, the storage effectiveness was comparable to the metal cabinets—Outworld Civilization artifacts—in the Huagi Mountain Treasury. The Wangbai Seed, once sealed, was to be stored in the Ice Cellar.

Concerned about potential mishaps, Dragon Cypress also assigned Cypress to reside permanently on Xianglan Mountain, specifically to guard the Ice Cellar.

「...」

Meanwhile, on the Cloud Trace Continent, the comprehensive upgrade of the Silver Cypress Tree still required some finishing touches. Dragon Cypress led the Assistant Kings to continue working, pushing to complete it quickly.

「...」

Time flew by, and soon it was the 71st year of the Silver Cypress era. There was still no news from the Snow Velvet Spider King.

After the spring trading concluded, Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid set out from Xianglan Mountain, as they did every year. They headed south in a zigzag pattern, traveling between various Lands of Origin Force on their routine search.

One brilliantly sunny noon, the Dominating Throne was flying low, leisurely approaching the Jianlan Plain.

Ink Orchid, who had been stuck at the Lord Age Period for nearly thirty years, was growing anxious. She flapped her wings, took off, her form flickering as she dashed into the Land of Origin Force.

Before they even entered the Jianlan Plain, Dragon Cypress, who had been languidly sprawled on the edge of the Throne and staring absently at the sea of forest below, abruptly looked up. His Soul-Setting Ability activated, anchoring Ink Orchid's position.

Ink Orchid's voice transmitted, full of excitement, "Great King! A Divine-Given Seed! We've finally found one!"

Dragon Cypress exclaimed, "Second King, you're impressive!"

He leaped up, and the Dominating Throne accelerated. On the plain, by a riverbank, stood a small, raised hill. Partway up its slope, Ink Orchid guarded a large eucalyptus tree.