White Ivy: "Something big?"

Grass Dragon: "Do you know about Dragon Cypress Ant King's purchase of a One-Glimpse Fruit?"

White Ivy: "Of course."

Grass Dragon: "Then haven't you wondered, what does it want the One-Glimpse Fruit for?"

White Ivy: "What else? To make a Divine-Given Seed, obviously."

White Ivy: "Red Peach and I originally thought it was that wild Divine-Given Scarletlight Seed, but last year we got word that Dragon Cypress plans to cultivate the Scarletlight Divine-Given Seed to Evolution Lord Level..."

Red Peach said doubtfully, "But, spending so many Source Stones on a One-Glimpse Fruit, if it's for a wild Southern Sour Jujube Divine-Given Seed, it'd be hard just to break even."

White Ivy: "Maybe it's for some other Wild Divine-Given Seed. No need to overthink it. If it's suitable for producing Bee King Honey... a Divine-Given Fruit worth 700 Source Stones, if refined into Bee King Honey and sold to you or me, the price becomes 800 Source Stones—make an extra 100 in refinement fees. Dragon Cypress isn't stupid; it knows which to pick."

Grass Dragon: "Yep... Faultless reasoning..."

Grass Dragon: "Alright, Mountain Lord White Ivy, Red Peach, do you two know about the metal cases used to store seeds?"

Red Peach: "Of course."

Grass Dragon: "Dragon Cypress also asked me about the exuviae of Divine-Given Seeds. No doubt about it, Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid must have excavated a major tribe's relic from the Origin Force Era on Cloud Trace Continent..."

Red Peach: "So maybe they dug up a mortally wounded Wild Divine-Given Seed from a previous Origin Force Era. Use the 'Heaven Returning Glimpse' ability given by the One-Glimpse Fruit to turn it into its own Life Seed."

Grass Dragon: "Dragon Cypress also asked me about Divine-Grade Divine-Given Seeds..."

Grass Dragon: "The Source Stones to purchase the One-Glimpse Fruit are all borrowed from Spider King Spurge, and it's as if Dragon Cypress doesn't even intend to pay back the interest..."

Red Peach twitched her tentacle, silent.

White Ivy directly asked, "Are you saying that Dragon Cypress is about to obtain a Divine-Grade Divine-Given Seed?"

Grass Dragon: "Not me—Spider King Spurge. When Dragon Cypress asked to borrow money to buy the One-Glimpse Fruit, Spider King Spurge immediately caught on, and once it saw the metal case, it was basically certain."

Grass Dragon: "This whole time, I've been the go-between. I see it all clearly—no mistake."

Red Peach suddenly jumped up and said, "Grass Dragon, you mean... the trading rights for the Divine-Grade Fruit?"

Grass Dragon: "Exactly."

Grass Dragon asked, "Red Peach, you think you're clever, right? Let me ask you: if Dragon Cypress is about to have a Divine-Grade Divine-Given Seed, how will it allocate it?"

Red Peach: "First off, you get nothing."

Grass Dragon: "..."

Red Peach: "Second, neither does White Ivy."

Grass Dragon: "...Exactly!"

Grass Dragon: "Spider King Spurge is definitely getting a share, and a big one. Seven-Leaf Mountain Lord too, since it's the direct descendant most valued by Aconite Spider King. Not to mention, Divine-Grade Six Paths Fruit is in Aconite Spider King's hands—Dragon Cypress can't possibly resist that."

Red Peach chimed in, "Grass Dragon, Melde, White Ivy, you three have no shot, because you can't offer any comparable Divine-Grade Fruit."

Grass Dragon: "Correct——"

Grass Dragon: "But I think we can hatch a plan. Try to carve a slice out of Spider King Spurge's share."

White Ivy: "A plan?"

Grass Dragon turned and looked toward Hidden Wing Mountain, supremely confident: "I'm sure Hidden Wing Mountain definitely has a Divine-Grade Divine-Given Seed!"

No objections.

Grass Dragon: "Stone Pattern Mantis is a major clan, Hidden Wing Mountain has a large insect population, and with Divine-Grade Divine-Given Seed production, unless they can't use it at all, they're bound to keep some for themselves. If it's super useful, it'll of course go to tribe members first, and only occasionally will surplus be sold or traded to caravans."

Very true.

Generally speaking, this is how Divine-Grade Divine-Given Seeds are handled by great tribes, which is why there's so little related information circulating across the continent.

White Ivy asked: "Grass Dragon, what's your plan? What do you have to plan with?"

Grass Dragon: "In the face of Divine-Grade-level deals, we've basically got nothing."

Grass Dragon: "But, between Hidden Wing Mountain and Dragon Cypress, there's a tiny fissure. We have a shot—Dragon Cypress is the breakpoint..."

Grass Dragon: "First, the caravans Dragon Cypress can deal with are limited. Strictly speaking, it's boxed into only two—Spider King Spurge and Aconite Spider King's caravans."

"Second, Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid both have no tribe. Right now there's just Blue Catalpa and Snakebark Maple, those two cuties. Whether Divine-Grade Fruit is useful to them or not, demand will be extremely limited, so they're bound to sell externally."

"Third, Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid already have lots of normal Divine-Given Seeds—their evolution isn't starved for resources. They'll definitely want to exchange Divine-Grade Fruit for more types of Divine-Grade Fruits."

Grass Dragon: "Add up those three points—between Hidden Wing Mountain and Dragon Cypress, as long as Hidden Wing Mountain's Divine-Grade Fruit is something Dragon Cypress can use and they show a willingness to trade, we get an opening."

White Ivy: "!!!"

White Ivy: "Brilliant!"

Red Peach: "Hard."

Red Peach: "First, we need to earn Hidden Wing Mountain's approval. But our caravan is too weak—no power, very little in resources."

White Ivy: "That Lord Heartwing who reached out to us for trade seems to have some standing and say in Hidden Wing Mountain. It wants to buy Azure Bee King Honey."

Lupine: "The Deep Blue God-Given Seed is Superior Grade; although it's only Mountain Lord Level now, it has tremendous future potential."

Grass Dragon: "Mountain Lord White Ivy, your word still carries weight—that's enough!"

All the bugs chimed in, everyone feeling there might just be a chance.

White Ivy: "Grass Dragon, just say it. What, specifically, do we do?"

Grass Dragon: "It can go like this: Step one, next spring's trade, I'll sound out Dragon Cypress and get full details about its Divine-Grade Divine-Given Seed. If it's useless to Stone Pattern Mantis, then that's that. But if it is..."

Grass Dragon: "Step two, in autumn's trade next year, Mountain Lord White Ivy, when you're talking to that Lord Heartwing, mention in passing that a certain Bee King we're allied with just got a Divine-Grade Divine-Given Seed, and specify the type. I bet Lord Heartwing will be very interested, and then you can ask if Hidden Wing Mountain has a Divine-Grade Divine-Given Seed."

Grass Dragon: "There are only three possible answers: One, you get a clear answer right away. Two, they don't know, but are willing to ask around. Three, they refuse to tell and aren't open to a trade."

Grass Dragon: "If it's the first or second, we proceed to step three: once we have full specs on Hidden Wing Mountain's Divine-Grade Divine-Given Seed, we immediately tell Dragon Cypress. As long as it's not a complete dud, Dragon Cypress will definitely be interested, and we can broker a fruit exchange between the two."

Grass Dragon: "Dragon Cypress will evolve to age 8 next year, age 9 the year after, and the One-Glimpse Fruit matures the year after that..."

Grass Dragon: "The timing lines up exactly. Before Dragon Cypress gets the One-Glimpse Fruit and its Divine Grade Divine-Given Seed allocation solidifies, we'll have completed the information loop between Hidden Wing Mountain and Dragon Cypress, and brokered a Divine-Grade Fruit swap."

Grass Dragon: "Mountain Lord White Ivy, if all goes well—once the swap is done, you'll gain stable trading rights for a Divine-Grade Divine-Given Seed, namely Dragon Cypress's one. As for Hidden Wing Mountain's side, don't get your hopes up too high—but hey, it's not impossible."

Grass Dragon: "Mountain Lord White Ivy, with stable trade rights for Divine-Grade Fruit, you'll be in the uppermost tier of those with real say in the Flame Spider Tribe. Never mind Melde—even Spider King Spurge will have to treat you with respect."

White Ivy: "Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!"

White Ivy: "It doesn't sound complicated, and it doesn't seem too hard, either."

White Ivy: "Grass Dragon, you're actually pretty clever."

White Ivy: "Alright! We'll do as you say. If this works out, Grass Dragon gets top credit, and as for the Divine-Grade Fruit profits… Grass Dragon and Lupine get seventy percent, Red Peach gets thirty. As an elder, I won't take any direct share."

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