Ant Lord in the Star Realm

Remaining 220 bags, 220,000 pieces...

Dragon Cypress: "Chairman White Ivy, the collaborative loan is 550 million, with principal and interest, repay 605 million, rounding off, it’s 600 million, sold at 3,000 Primordial Crystals per piece, needing 200,000 pieces."

White Ivy: "Then there are 20,000 pieces left, let’s split it half and half!"

Dragon Cypress: "Deal!"

Each takes an additional 10 bags.

This is the profit from the collaboration dividend, totaling 10,000 Primordial Crystals.

White Ivy raises a claw to signal everyone to be quiet, and solemnly says:

"The Primordial Crystals this time have extracted all the Primordial Crystals from the Insect Star Network accounts in the Venus Star System. It’s not okay for the market to have no circulation of Primordial Crystals. Therefore, Chairmen Kansui and Giant Taro have instructed all the Flame Spider Caravans that for a long time to come, the Melde Chamber of Commerce will continue to purchase Origin Force Food in large quantities through our Flame Spider Roving Merchants."

"Therefore, our Bee King Honey and Origin Force Honey trade cannot resume anytime soon."

— As expected!

All the insects nod their tentacles.

White Ivy: "I’ll use the Primordial Crystals to exchange for Origin Force Food, then sell it to the Melde Chamber of Commerce, covering the principal and interest of the loan. There will be a slight profit margin, which I’ll gladly accept."

Dragon Cypress: "That’s only fair."

All matters settled.

White Ivy collects the 220 bags of Primordial Crystals from the ground and bids farewell.

...

Dragon Cypress calls a meeting of all insects.

"The entire 700 million loan is taken out in the name of the Xianglan Chamber of Commerce, and if it can’t be repaid, everyone must sell themselves to settle the debt."

"The 10,000 Primordial Crystals are net profit, and we’ve divided it accordingly, each taking 2%, that is 200 pieces each. Round Cypress, Cypress, you two divide them."

"Alright, Dragon Cypress Ant King!"

"Thank you, Dragon Cypress Ant King!"

"Dragon Cypress Ant King is mighty!"

"Dragon Cypress Ant King is generous!"

All the insects cheer.

Including Green Heart, there are currently 15 Insect Clan Warriors in the Xianglan Chamber of Commerce, taking 3,000 pieces.

Dragon Cypress then divides four bags, giving them to Blue Catalpa and Red Catalpa, saying: "Lending these to you, use them to enhance your Green-Red Kiwifruit Life Seed."

Blue Catalpa: "Thank you, Dragon Cypress Ant King!"

Red Catalpa: "Thank you, Ink Orchid!"

Blue Catalpa: "Is it a loan?"

Red Catalpa: "Do I have to return it?"

Blue Catalpa: "How about as a gift?"

Red Catalpa: "I think that’s great!"

"Dream on?" Ink Orchid waves its tentacles, cracking whips at Blue Catalpa and Red Catalpa.

Dragon Cypress grumpily says: "Can’t just give them away. If I give them to you, what about Ghost Fan, White Rice, and the others?"

"Priced at 2,500 Primordial Crystals per piece, you two owe Ink Orchid and me 10 million Primordial Crystals in the future."

"Each insect is an insect. The Chamber of Commerce is the Chamber of Commerce. Everyone should settle the accounts clearly for mutual long-term benefit."

Blue Catalpa: "Yes—"

Red Catalpa: "Understood—"

Dragon Cypress continued: "Primordial Crystals are to be kept by Round Cypress, Azure will command the ants, one piece every three days, first allocate to Night Fragrance for use. After Night Fragrance has its fill, whatever is left will be for me and Ink Orchid’s Common Life Seed to use. All Common Life Seeds should use up to 60 pieces, and if there are excesses, maximize profit by selling them to other warriors in the Chamber of Commerce at 2,500 Primordial Crystals per piece."

All Assistant Kings accepted the orders.

Arrangements settled, a feast was held to celebrate.

All the insects continued their hibernation.

...

The dividend from the trade was gone, but territory income remained.

Tie Bush and Rainbow Mulberry breakthrough Evolution Nine Traces Realm.

Next was the turn of the Assistant King.

The First Generation Zuo King, including Round Cypress, Spiked Cypress, Giant Cypress, Fragrant Cypress, Cypress, and Silver Cypress, evolved together.

...

Three hundred long years later,

200,000 pieces of Primordial Crystals sold out, 600 million funds returned, transferred into the Xianglan Chamber of Commerce account.

The shock of mass Primordial Crystals on the Venus Star System’s trading order finally subsided.

Trade in Bee King Honey and Origin Force Honey gradually resumed.

Another long slumber...

"Dragon Cypress!"

"Dragon Cypress!"

Night Fragrance’s spiritual power directly transmits through the eleventh level of the Short-Handled Horn Tree,

rousing Dragon Cypress from hibernation.

Night Fragrance: "My hallucinogenic ability is sufficient, reaching the level of breakthrough Evolution Star Realm."

Dragon Cypress activates the Star Network account.

[Time: Era 78-120 Origin-846 Year-March]

Previously, Night Fragrance predicted it would take 500 years.

Actually, it only took 458 years.

Task achieved ahead of schedule!

Dragon Cypress rises, blinking to the Night Fragrance God-Given Seed tree.

"Night Fragrance! Excellent!"

Dragon Cypress said no more, the Shanglu Divine Pattern on its forehead gleamed, Primordial Gemstone fell, a hydra tentacle grasped and closely attached to the trunk.

Night Fragrance activated spiritual power and energy field, merging with the trunk, fusing with the soul.

"Dragon Cypress, the Read-Write Energy Field Crystal Stone."

Night Fragrance reminded.

Dragon Cypress followed suit.

After handling Night Fragrance’s matter, Dragon Cypress patrolled the territory, then continued to hibernate.

...

...

[Time: Era 78-120 Origin-870 Year]

The thousand-year interest-free period for the 3 billion loan used to purchase two Primordial Gemstones expired, and repayment began in installments.

Dragon Cypress specifically awakened from hibernation to check the Star Network account, silently calculating.

— Twelve thousand a year, automatic deduction.

— The evolution growth of the Assistant King should not be delayed.

— Continue selling Divine-Grade Fruit to repay debt.

Dragon Cypress pondered, shifted focus, and again checked the Shanglu Space.

The cubic space was nearing 9 meters long.

Each hibernation brought the activation of meditation ability, absorbing Natural Primordial Force to strengthen the Shanglu Divine Pattern, accumulating bit by bit, yielding satisfactory results.

With a good mood, Dragon Cypress left the nest to feed, ran around the earthen square, practiced various abilities, returned to the nest, and continued to hibernate and wait.