Attacking the Termite Kingdom, the 'Lightspeed Healing' granted by the Divine-Grade Lightwing Seed can play an important role.

But the White Ivy Trade Caravan's overall strength is too weak, and it doesn't have the ability to win the trust of Hidden Wing Mountain on its own.

The solution Dragon Cypress thought of was simple: he could first have White Ivy deliver a Night Fragrance Fruit over—even if just to prove they can access Divine-Grade trades.

...

White Lotus Lake.

"Dragon Cypress."

Night Fragrance called out from over a thousand meters away.

"Is that Fragrant Cypress? Ink Orchid isn't here."

"There's still some transplanting and slope reinforcement work to finish up at White Lotus Lake. Fragrant Cypress came over to handle it. Ink Orchid is resting, preparing for the Evolution to 7th Age High-Level Flower Mantis Warrior."

Dragon Cypress replied while controlling the Dominating Throne to dock and lowering the plank.

Fragrant Cypress, supported by the ant swarm, walked onto the ground and headed toward a secondary nest.

The Night Fragrance God-Given Seed asked, "Dragon Cypress, you're about to become a 9th Age High-Level Ant King."

"Yes."

Dragon Cypress paused for two seconds and asked, "Night Fragrance, your blossom-fruit cycle is 15 years?"

At these words, the previously inattentive Night Fragrance God-Given Seed perked up and said, "That's right. The blossom-fruit cycle is 15 years, and at most seven Divine-Grade fruits can condense each time."

Dragon Cypress: "What if it's just one fruit?"

Night Fragrance: "???"

Night Fragrance: "One fruit still takes six or seven years, I guess."

Night Fragrance: "Dragon Cypress, I promised to give you and Ink Orchid each one. You have Glinting Gold, right? For two fruits, the ripening stage doesn't need Source Stone. Want to give it a try?"

Dragon Cypress: "..."

Dragon Cypress: "Then, shall we try two?"

Night Fragrance: "Alright!"

Dragon Cypress: "...Alright."

Night Fragrance: "Alright!"

Immediately, on the lowest and sturdiest seven main trunks of the Night Fragrance God-Given Seed, leaf buds sprouted and rapidly developed into fruiting branches.

Dragon Cypress directed the Worker Ants to climb the tree and cut off five fruiting branches, leaving only two.

In just half a day, the branches produced flower buds and began preparing to blossom and bear fruit…

The miraculous Divine God-Given Seed!

Unfortunately, Dragon Cypress didn't have time to observe continuously. After staying for a day, he took his leave.

...

Returning to Xianglan Mountain.

Ink Orchid was the first to use the Dominating Throne and completed a molting evolution.

Dragon Cypress cautiously used various Divine-Given Origin Force Foods, prepared for ten days, and then evolved into a 9th Age High-Level Ant King.

Round Cypress, Spiked Cypress, Giant Cypress, Silver Cypress, and Black Cory all took turns using the Dominating Throne to evolve.

Time passed into late spring.

Dragon Cypress controlled the Dominating Throne, carrying Areca, Cypress, and Black Cory as he set off.

As soon as they entered the Black Lotus Lake borders, White Willow darted over, abruptly hovering in front of the Throne and flying backward to face them.

"Dragon Cypress Ant King!"

"Areca! Cypress!"

White Willow greeted them in turn. "Black Cory, you're back! All the Azure Seeds you sowed have sprouted."

Dragon Cypress waved his tentacles and interpreted White Willow's words for Black Cory. "White Willow says the Azure Seeds you planted have sprouted."

Black Cory: "Oh—"

Black Cory raised the Spider Silk Bag and shook it vigorously, gesturing for White Willow to take it.

Areca hurried to explain, "White Willow, Black Cory brought you a present back, an Ice-Fire Water-Making Pot just like Ink Orchid's!"

"Wow!"

White Willow was pleasantly surprised and asked, "Where did you get it? Did you find it somewhere?"

Areca: "...No."

Areca: "...Bought it."

Dragon Cypress explained, "Last time mining, didn't Black Cory end up with 124,000 Source Stones? She made a small fortune, so she bought an Ice-Fire Water-Making Pot for you."

"Bought it?!"

White Willow was shocked, circled around once, and flew beside the Dominating Throne, asking anxiously, "That must've been expensive, right? How many Source Stones did it cost?"

Dragon Cypress: "Not expensive."

Dragon Cypress: "Black Cory helped me work, and during the Southern Sour Jujube Mountain reclamation earned 4,000 Source Stones. Didn't your seedlings and Azure Fruits also sell for 2,000 Source Stones? So all together it was exactly 130,000. The Ice-Fire Water-Making Pot cost 15,000, so there were 115,000 Source Stones left."

White Willow: "..."

White Willow: "So expensive—"

Dragon Cypress urged, "No returns allowed. Black Cory is giving it to you, just accept it quickly."

White Willow: "Alright—"

In a flash, the Spider Silk Bag disappeared from Black Cory's claws.

White Willow flitted back to her mountain home, landing on the peak…

...

Roving merchant trade at the turn of late spring and early summer.

Dropped Black Cory off at Black Lotus Lake.

Brought Cypress to Southern Sour Jujube Mountain to handle weeding, pest control, irrigation, and more at the orchard there.

Took Areca back to Scarletlight Mountain, also transporting 10,000 Source Stones along the way.

This spring, the Scarletlight God-Given Seed sprouted a lot of new shoots and grew rapidly—getting ready to accumulate tree vigor for evolution to Lord-Level.

The fruit on the tree is still there, which also means it won't suddenly evolve within the year.

Just in case, Dragon Cypress started hurrying between Scarletlight Mountain and the second Source Stone Mine, transporting 100,000 Source Stones first for preparation.

Theoretically, the larger a God-Given Seed's tree body, the less Source Stone it consumes during evolution.

The Scarletlight God-Given Seed's tree height now exceeds 60 meters, so 100,000 Source Stones should be enough.

He also brought over extra Divine-Given Remains to help it grow taller and bigger, saving Source Stones and improving success rates—more flowers and fruits in the future…

Busy with errands, another annual midsummer arrived.

The usual drought season.

Xianglan Mountain has five reservoirs: Southern Gorgon, Northern Gorgon, Shandong, Shanxi, and Azure—making it easy to get through. Silver Cypress alone could direct the Blue Soldiers to complete all irrigation.

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid felt bored after two weeks on the mountain, but neither was motivated to excavate the ruins of a great tribe from a previous Origin Force Era.

Utter boredom,

Dragon Cypress piloted the Dominating Throne in random flights, visiting and wandering about at various Origin Force Points.

Catching up with Red Fox; chatting with Ghost Fan; going to Kiwifruit Mountain to instruct Blue Catalpa and Snakebark Maple on orchard reclamation;

Talking to Night Fragrance about the Flame Spider Roving Merchants it knew in the past, trying to learn what kinds of insects they were, what their thoughts and mindsets were, how they could bear to spend so many Source Stones to buy Night Fragrance Fruits…

Heading to Red Cypress Mountain, checking the Red Cypress God-Given Seed's status, then feeding it another batch of Dragon Cypress Divine-Given Remains, as well as hunting some large animals for compost and life extension.

Eventually wandering to Black Fruit Mountain, Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid were surprised to find the summer there had abundant rainfall, cool temperatures, and pleasant for insects—so they chose to stay long term.

Dragon Cypress commanded the accompanying ant swarm to help with managing the Red Moonseed territory, conveniently hauling over some Divine-Given Remains to help its Life Seed Plant grow.

After the Beautiful Ji Bee evolved to Mountain Lord Level, its combat power became outstanding. Unfortunately, she met Red Moonseed two or three years too late—no way to catch up for the assault on the Termite Kingdom.

The strengthening effect of Divine-Given Black Fruit Lingonberry is similar to that of the Divine-Given White Rice Fruit—both Life System. Their effects are a little different: Divine-Given White Rice Fruit is more focused on healing, while the Divine-Given Black Fruit boosts Life Force and is more helpful for High-Level Warrior molting evolution.

Sadly, Dragon Cypress discovered it too late—he was already a 9th Age High-Level Ant King, about to evolve to Mountain Lord Level. But the Divine-Given Black Fruit Lingonberry's blossom-fruit cycle is two years: this year's flowers will only bear ripe fruit next autumn.

Dragon Cypress missed out.

Ink Orchid and all other sub–Mountain Lord Level insects on Cloud Trace Continent still have time.

...

Autumn brings a chill,

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid bade Red Moonseed farewell and returned to Xianglan Mountain to begin the autumn roving merchant trade.

With nothing to do, they again wandered among uninhabited Lands of Origin Force in search of God-Given Seeds.

Aimlessly roaming, tasting wild fruits in the mountains and forests.

Time quietly passed through another autumn.

Upon winter's arrival, Dragon Cypress went to Silver Cypress Mountain, where the Dominating Throne helped Mountain Persimmon evolve to an 8th Age High-Level Warrior.

He lingered on Silver Cypress Mountain, watched the snowfall, and only then left at a leisurely pace.

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