Late autumn.

Xianglan Mountain.

The Deep Blue God-Given Seed has fruited. It's a Super Divine Seed of Lord-Level quality, and a single fruit can sell for 25 Source Stones each.

However, this batch didn't yield much; only 1,800 Azure Fruits have been kept.

The Deep Blue God-Given Seed tree has grown to over 80 meters tall and its growth is undiminished. Next year, it's appropriate to keep 3,000 fruits with caution.

Wait for the Deep Blue God-Given Seed's growth momentum to pass before considering large-scale fruit harvests.

...

Ghost Fan Mountain.

The Ghost Fan Divine-Given Seed has fruited as well, and only an even 3,000 fruits have been retained. Dragon Cypress purchased them all, keeping 1,000 for himself, Ink Orchid gets 500, and the remaining 1,500 are distributed to other insects across the Cloud Trace Continent.

...

White Rice Mountain.

The White Rice Divine-Given Seed produces 1,500 fruits a year. All insects within the Cloud Trace Continent have had their fill, and the remainder is processed into White Rice Royal Jelly, priced at 3,000 Source Stones per jar, to be sold to caravans next year.

...

Kiwifruit Mountain.

The Blue Catalpa and Snakebark Maple trees' green and red kiwifruit Life Seeds yielded an income of 18,000 Source Stones this year; total territorial revenue reached 23,000 Source Stones, which is considerable.

...

The Red Cypress Divine-Given Seed has grown for a year. With an investment of 30,000 Source Stones, the tree has reached a height of 14 meters, initially forming a large tree, far exceeding expectations.

Dragon Cypress brings Silver Cypress from the Areca Rainforest to Southern Sour Jujube Mountain, where it will take up permanent residence and care for the area.

...

Dragon Cypress returns to Xianglan Mountain.

The 800 Specialized Blue Soldiers planned for Shandong Reservoir are all in position; Xianglan Mountain Ant Kingdom's combat power is saturated.

Dragon Cypress begins cultivating Mountain Lord Level Worker Ants and Blue Ants, as well as a small number of large and medium-sized Soldier Ants.

Time moves into winter.

Winter gives way to spring.

Black Leaf still works alone reclaiming land in the Areca Rainforest.

Cypress replaces Silver Cypress and takes up residence at Southern Sour Jujube Mountain to care for the Red Cypress Divine-Given Seed.

Silver Cypress returns to Xianglan Mountain, training Specialized Blue Soldiers alongside Spiked Cypress and Giant Cypress, practicing various battle formations, and honing combat command. During the campaign against the Termite Kingdom, Silver Cypress will be responsible for guarding Xianglan Mountain's main nest.

The reclamation work on Molan Mountain enters its final phase; Fragrant Cypress returns to Xianglan Mountain to take charge of territory management.

Dragon Cypress spends two days transporting fruit seedlings cultivated at Xianglan Mountain and Black Lotus Lake nurseries to Molan Mountain, where Round Cypress leads the ants in planting and stays to oversee follow-up management.

Spring blossoms bloom.

After completing trade with the Flame Spider Roving Merchant, Dragon Cypress boards the Dominating Throne with Black Cory and a large number of Worker Ants and Blue Ants, heading north.

Desolation Plains.

The winter chill here has yet to fully retreat, with cold winds constantly blowing, and tufts of sand whipped across the ground.

Cold. Arid. Barren.

Black Cory lies at the edge of the Dominating Throne, peering down to observe below.

"Great King, there isn't even a single hill here."

Dragon Cypress: "No water sources have been found, either. Use the Ice-Fire Water-Making Pot to supply water for the ants for now. Keep digging around—you should be able to find groundwater."

Black Cory: "…Understood."

Black Cory: "Great King, how should we dig the ant nest?"

Dragon Cypress: "Go check over there!"

The Dominating Throne tilts and descends, landing at the foot of a mound stretching two or three kilometers and rising more than ten meters high.

Dragon Cypress lowers a plank.

Black Cory leads the ant swarm onto the ground.

Dragon Cypress beats his wings and lifts off, flying low and circling to observe the area.

"Black Cory, this spot will do."

Dragon Cypress gestures with his antennae, saying: "Dig beneath the mound, make an ant tunnel about 1.2 meters in diameter, spiral downward. First open it up and check the underground soil, then decide the depth of the nest."

Dragon Cypress: "Building a nest here requires considering three issues: First, maintaining warmth and ventilation in winter nest chambers; second, nest humidity in the dry season; third, we plan to store five thousand Soldier Ants eventually—the nest's capacity and internal traffic will be very tricky."

Dragon Cypress: "With five thousand Soldier Ants, you'll need a support staff of Worker Ants and Blue Ants. The actual number may reach six thousand."

Dragon Cypress: "A single nest won't do. If it's dug too large, it might collapse. We must split into several sub-nests, built separately. Leave a passage between sub-nests for transmitting instructions and information only."

Black Cory: "Understood, Great King."

Black Cory directs the ants to start digging.

Dragon Cypress remains, observing for a day. After confirming everything is in order, he leaves, returning straight to Xianglan Mountain.

From Xianglan Mountain's main nest, Mountain Lord Level Specialized Worker Ants, Large Worker Ants, Specialized Blue Ants, Large Blue Ants, and large and medium Soldier Ants in the High-Level Warrior stage, as well as small and miniature Worker Ants, are transported to the Desolation Plains.

There's no need for a massive number—two trips are enough.

Dragon Cypress stays behind with Black Cory, commanding Worker Ants to excavate the ant nest, while also using the Dominating Throne to produce ant eggs and breed more Worker Ants and Blue Ants.

A batch of ant eggs is produced every five days. During this period, whenever he has time, Dragon Cypress heads east into the rain-rich, life-flourishing mountain forests to hunt large animals to bring back.

Blue Soldiers and Blue Ants are herbivores, but in the larval development phase, it's best to eat more meat. They grow faster and are stronger as adults.

...

Time enters summer.

The first sub-nest is completed, extending more than twenty meters deep underground, capable of accommodating around 500 Mountain Lord Level Specialized Ants.

Preliminary plan is to build 12 such nests, but there's no hurry.

Black Cory instructs the ants to dig and construct a reservoir near the nest, planning for it to be 100 meters long, 30 meters wide, and 4 to 5 meters deep.

Dragon Cypress, meanwhile, returns to Molan Mountain to transfer the ants reclaiming that area to Cold Orchid Mountain, leaving Round Cypress in charge, and starting land clearing at Cold Orchid Mountain.

Next, Dragon Cypress visits Black Lotus Lake and White Lotus Lake, establishing a sub-nest in each Land of Origin Force and breeding 200 Specialized Blue Ants at each, to harvest ripe fruits from the orchards, refine, and store Ant Honey.

...

Time passes swiftly.

Autumn arrives,

Black Cory leads the Worker Ants and completes the reservoir excavation.

This reservoir will be used for future training of Specialized Blue Soldiers, developing their Water System abilities, and for practicing battle formations.

The Specialized Blue Soldiers haven't started breeding yet, so no rush to fill it with water.

They turn to dig the second military sub-nest.

Time moves into winter.

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid hurriedly complete their roving trade expeditions to Huagi Mountain, Silver Cypress Mountain, and Black Fruit Mountain in the north.

As agreed, White Rice will evolve to Mountain Lord Level this winter.

The Dominating Throne conveniently transports 50 bags of Divine-Given Remains, meandering its way to White Rice Mountain.

...

The White Rice Divine-Given Seed, after all, is not a Life Seed. When it reaches about 60 meters tall, its growth suddenly slows; it needs to absorb Origin Force bit by bit to accumulate and metamorphose its Life Level. This will be a long process, measured in decades or centuries.

"Red Fox!"

"White Rice. Black Rice."

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid leap down and land.

They greet each other.

The Dominating Throne suddenly shrinks, causing the loaded Spider Silk Bags to all fall with a rustle.

Ink Orchid says: "We brought a large batch of Divine-Given Remains with us. Red Fox, use more for yourself."

"Okay."

"Thank you."

Red Fox, White Rice, and Black Rice express their thanks.

Dragon Cypress doesn't chat idly and directly asks, "White Rice, are you ready?"

White Rice: "There are signs of a breakthrough. I can enter evolutionary sleep at any time."

Dragon Cypress waves his foreleg and calls out, as the Dominating Throne hovers off the ground, "Good! Come, let's head to your residence cave."

White Rice: "Okay!"

The group arrives at White Rice's cave.

The Dominating Throne is placed inside.

Full and satisfied, White Rice jumps onto the throne, adjusts his state, eats some Origin Force Ant Honey, and prepares for evolution.

Dragon Cypress, Ink Orchid, and Black Rice use bundled thorny Briar branches to pile up and seal the cave entrance.

They bring in Divine-Given Remains, scrape them into wood shavings, and use them on all of White Rice's Life Seed Plants.

White Rice doesn't have a Divine-Given Seed, so has no worries and finds it simpler to break through and evolve.

Three days later,

White Rice falls into deep sleep.

Nine days later,

Suddenly, violent Origin Force Fluctuations erupt in the cave. The Dominating Throne frantically draws in Natural Primordial Force, forming an Origin Force vacuum spanning 500 meters.

This persists for half a day before returning to calm.

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid are already very experienced with breakthroughs to Evolution Mountain Lord Level, and wait patiently for a while, sensing the Origin Force fluctuations in the cave, then peel back the briar branches blocking the entrance.

White Rice has shed its old shell, grown larger, and its carapace is rapidly hardening.

It's just about done.

Dragon Cypress sweeps with his spiritual power, then calmly announces, "All went smoothly. Evolution successful."

"Waa~oh!"

After days of anxiety and anticipation, Black Rice leaps up, bouncing in excitement and cheering.

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