Dragon Cypress spent two days and once again saw the Treasury that had separated and fallen from the Starship.

Standing above the Treasury, his spiritual power swept through the holes, noting that the silt accumulated inside hadn't decreased.

He turned around and activated his Water Control Ability.

He controlled the current to constantly wash over from the gap below, backflowing, and in turn scouring out a large amount of silt.

Again and again, the originally unclear water at the bottom of the pool turned into murky mud.

As the proportion of mud in the water increased, his Water Control Ability became gradually more difficult to manage.

Dragon Cypress leaped back to the shore, repeatedly stirring up the muddy bottom with his Water System Ability, controlling one muddy Water Sphere after another to rise and fly, tossing them toward the distant hillside.

Again and again, after another day, the bottom of the pool was emptied, but a large amount of silt still filled the Treasury.

「The next day,」

Dragon Cypress controlled clean water from a nearby river ditch to pour in, continuing the washing.

A muffled RUMBLE echoed as the silt inside the Treasury collapsed.

Dragon Cypress expanded his spiritual power, looking through the holes, and suddenly felt joy. He saw a row of metal racks welded to the side wall of the Treasury. The upper part was completely empty, but on one of the lower rows, oversized Metal Cases were neatly arranged.

There were still treasures!

Dragon Cypress was delighted. He increased his strength and vigorously manipulated the mud, striking the inside of the Treasury, wrapping up a large amount of silt and rolling it out with the water's flow.

As he was engrossed, desperately exercising his abilities, Ink Orchid's cheers suddenly came from overhead.

"Dragon Cypress? Did you find treasure?"

"WOW! It's those oversized Metal Cases!"

"..."

Dragon Cypress's movements stiffened. He slowly looked up, casting a questioning glance.

I've been toiling here for two or three consecutive days, and you didn't even come to take a look. I've just made a discovery, and you immediately came over? We're separated by a mountain! How could you sense that?

"How did you know I found treasure?"

"Your Origin Force Fluctuation suddenly became intense, so I guessed you must have found something good. Why else would you be so excited?"

"Ah... Ink Orchid, you're amazing!"

Dragon Cypress said, "Don't talk to me. Don't distract me from making a fortune."

Dragon Cypress lowered his head and continued.

Ink Orchid watched for a while. Confirming she couldn't help, she lay down on the shore to wait peacefully.

The large Treasury was 15 meters long, 8 meters wide, and 4 meters high.

It took Dragon Cypress two whole days to finally clean it up.

A row of racks was integrated with the metal walls of the Treasury, about three meters long and just over two meters tall, with five layers.

The top four layers were already empty.

Only the bottom row, close to the ground, had six oversized Metal Cases standing upright, fixed into the racks.

Ink Orchid rushed in first, took a cursory look, and gently pulled one oversized Metal Case out.

She injected Primordial Energy to open it.

"Huh!"

The eyes of both Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid lit up simultaneously.

Unexpectedly, what was inside this oversized Metal Case was not the Azure Tree Seed.

It was a wooden seed case with protruding grains, brownish in hue, resembling a sunflower seed but longer and thinner, with a sharper tip.

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid swiftly searched their Inherited Memory, quickly confirming that it didn't belong to the Natural God System.

Undoubtedly, these were plant seeds from the Creator Civilization.

Dragon Cypress hurriedly pulled out the other five oversized Metal Cases from the shelf.

Ink Orchid opened them one by one. All were filled with these brownish seeds.

There were six oversized Metal Cases, each containing exactly ten seeds, making a total of sixty.

All carried a Life Breath.

These seeds had also been perfectly preserved.

After a careful inspection, Dragon Cypress urged, "Ink Orchid, pack them all up. The current season is just right. I'll immediately take them back to Xianglan Mountain for Azure to plant and try."

"Okay!"

Ink Orchid agreed and quickly closed the oversized Metal Cases.

Dragon Cypress directly harnessed the Dominating Throne and set off.

「…」

「Xianglan Mountain.」

「Azure Blue Reservoir.」

It was a warm spring day with gentle breezes and pleasant sunshine.

Azure was directing the ant colony to hoe the weeds and loosen the soil in the Golden Pine Forest below the mountain range.

"Azure!" Dragon Cypress called out.

"Have you found some treasure?" Azure sensed the eagerness and joy in Dragon Cypress's emotions and then asked, "Dragon Cypress, what good thing did you find?"

Dragon Cypress held up an oversized Metal Case, infused it with Origin Force to open it. "Azure," he said, "take a look. Do you recognize this plant?"

Azure replied, "…I don't recognize it."

"It feels somewhat familiar," Azure continued, a hint of sadness in its voice. "I should know them. I once took care of them just as I now manage Xianglan Mountain."

Dragon Cypress's Tentacles twitched. He shook his Tentacles and asked, "Azure, have you remembered anything?"

Azure fell silent.

After a long time, Azure said, "I can't remember. My soul's memories have been erased."

Dragon Cypress also fell silent.

Was this something I had done? But it wasn't me; it was the Dominating Throne. Why would the Dominating Throne have such a feature? And it had only been triggered once, for Azure. At that time, it was for some Contract…

Dragon Cypress pondered for a long while but couldn't figure it out.

"Azure, don't be sad," Dragon Cypress said. "In the future, we can establish an even more powerful and prosperous Civilization."

"Azure, feel it out. Should these seeds be sown in the water? Or on the bank?"

Azure replied, "In shallow water."

"Dragon Cypress," Azure continued, "the winter in Xianglan Mountain is quite cold. Actually, it's not suitable for the growth of Azure Trees and this kind of plant. They can survive under my protection, but without it, they might freeze to death in the winter."

Dragon Cypress said, "I've noticed that too. So, shall I take ten seeds and find a place to plant them in the river channels downstream of the reservoir?"

Azure said, "I'll do the planting."

Dragon Cypress agreed, "Alright!"

「...」

Dragon Cypress found that he had suddenly become busy again.

He needed to transport various Mountain Lord Level Specialized Ants to Southern Sour Jujube Mountain, where Round Cypress and Silver Cypress were in charge of training and guiding them to act correctly according to character commands.

Black Leaf had reached its third Age Period at Mid-Level. Having evolved from a Soldier Ant, it was slightly stronger in battle than Black Cory and capable of pioneering in the Areca Rainforest on its own. Dragon Cypress needed to transport ant colonies to the Areca Rainforest.

The Dominating Throne produced Ant Eggs, and the work of breeding new Mountain Lord Level ants couldn't stop.

After some thought, Dragon Cypress devised a reasonable arrangement.

Between Xianglan Mountain and the Areca Rainforest, they could use Cold Orchid Mountain as a transit station. He would first transfer the ant colonies to Cold Orchid Mountain, where they would temporarily settle in the abandoned Ant Nest excavated in earlier years.

Black Cory could also command these ants at Cold Orchid Mountain to dig and construct an open-air plaza, an oversized living room cave, and residential caves for receiving guests.

A round trip for the Dominating Throne between Xianglan Mountain and Cold Orchid Mountain only took a little over three days, while its Ant Egg laying cycle was five days.

Dragon Cypress could rest for two days at Xianglan Mountain, manage the Ant Nest, and then make a trip to Cold Orchid Mountain.

Periodically, he would also take a trip to Southern Sour Jujube Mountain.

Occasionally, he could also visit Molan Mountain to check on the pioneering progress there.

The Dominating Throne's flight speed had increased. With proper planning, he could take care of everything.

「...」

「As time went on, summer arrived.」

The ant colonies planned for transfer to the Areca Rainforest were all moved to Cold Orchid Mountain.

The forces assigned to Black Leaf for pioneering included several types. For its personal guard, tasked with ensuring its safety, there were five Mountain Lord Level Specialized Soldier Ants, five Specialized Blue Soldiers, and ten Large Soldier Ants.

The main workforce comprised 200 High-Level Specialized Worker Ants, 400 Large Worker Ants, and 100 Worker Ants of medium, small, and tiny sizes.

Supporting them were 50 Specialized Soldier Ants, 200 Large Soldier Ants, and 100 Soldier Ants of medium, small, and tiny sizes.

Finally, the contingent included 50 Specialized Blue Soldiers, 50 Large Blue Soldiers, 150 Specialized Blue Ants, 50 Large Blue Ants, and 30 Blue Ants of medium and small sizes.

The numbers weren't large, but the types were comprehensive, capable of handling any task.

「...」

The seeds dug out from the Treasury had been sown nearly two months ago, and all survived under Azure's meticulous care.

They loved heat, light, and water.

Their growth rate seemed very slow. Only with the support of Azure's strong Water System Primordial Energy field had they grown just over half a meter tall.

The tree's shape was similar to that of tropical palms: one main trunk grew straight up with no side branches, and it had large, elongated leaves with blue-black veins.

It also differed greatly from Natural God System plants.

Dragon Cypress named Azure's kin the 'Sea Blue Tree'.

If cultivated as a Life Seed, the enhancing effect of the fruit it produced was unknown.

He decided to start by planting them to observe. Once their habits were understood, he would consider letting Areca or Mulberry select a Seed to cultivate into a Life Seed for testing.

If successful, they would promote its large-scale cultivation.

The Xianglan Mountain Kingdom would then have another unique, highly distinctive plant species.

Dragon Cypress had a faint feeling that the Sea Blue Tree might be a Top-Level Great Tall Tree.

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