Ant Lord in the Star Realm

"Moreover, this fusion method can only master teleportation, jump transition, and these spatial abilities by oneself. It allows one to cross space independently."

"My suggestion is, should we arrange a courageous insect to attempt this first?"

Spiked Cypress raised his claw immediately: "Great King! I’ll do it!"

Dragon Cypress: "..."

Spiked Cypress’s mind doesn’t turn; he can’t distinguish between adaptive evolution and bionic transformation. Passive adaptation is fine, but actively mimicking transformation might need another three to five hundred years of hard training.

Looking at the other Assistant Kings whose minds do turn...

Each one is more cowardly than the last, all retreating.

Even Black Peach, who just squeezed forward, turned tail and ran.

Black Peach holds a grudge against the time it was made to observe the moon on the Home Planet~

Dragon Cypress said helplessly: "Forget it. Let Spiked Cypress try first. Next time the Third-Level Star Spider comes from the White Crystal Star System, I’ll buy you 1 billion Soul System Divine-Given Origin Force Food, and 50 million System Divine-Given Origin Force Food, to advance to Age Period 2."

"Thank you, Great King!"

Spiked Cypress was ecstatic.

Dragon Cypress: "Don’t let the other insects idle around, practice your abilities as well."

"...Alright."

The other insects agreed.

Dragon Cypress continued:

"The second path to integrate the Technological Star Core is to master a Kirin Beast or Sea Beast and combine it with the Adaptive Evolution Divine Pattern to form the Ultimate Kirin Beast Star Core or Ultimate Sea Beast Star Core insect. You can first mimic my ’Jungle Beast’, using Primordial Energy to condense an independent ’beast’ outside of yourself, and train biomimicry and transformation to the extreme, then mimic the Solitary Wolf or Artist with the ’beast’, and fuse with the Technological Star Core."

"This approach is tantamount to creating a ’bionic artifact’ that can act independently of the body. The advantage of this is that if there’s any adverse effect, the ’artifact’ can be abandoned without affecting oneself. Additionally, this artifact can change shape and size at will, carrying other insects or goods."

"This fusion method also has drawbacks; the individual cannot directly use the spatial abilities granted by the Technological Star Core and must manipulate the ’artifact’ indirectly through the ’beast’. It’s definitely not as intuitive as using the core within oneself."

"I have finished speaking."

Dragon Cypress finished his explanation and arranged things, saying:

"White Willow, Green Heart, go notify Second King, White Rice, Snakebark Maple, and Red Moonseed to return to the mountain."

"Greenstone, Starry Cloud Cypress, go to Yellow Peach Mountain, check if Chairman White Ivy is at home, and notify them to come over."

"Pueraria, Green Heart, Greenstone, Starry Cloud Cypress, you are not in a hurry for the Technological Star Core. After evolving to Half Star Realm, when you have your own Star Core, then consider it. Don’t slack off, train diligently and try to combine your abilities more with Star Marks."

"Alright!"

"Understood!"

The insects agreed.

Spiked Cypress became anxious, raised his claw, and asked: "Great King, how do I mimic? That, Technological Star Core? Solitary Wolf, Soul Consoling Box..."

Dragon Cypress replied impatiently: "Start by practicing various basic bionic abilities, delve into biomimicry and transformation. You lack too much ability, it won’t work."

Dragon Cypress said: "Blue Catalpa and Woodberry have practiced their bionic transformation abilities quite well, you can ask them for guidance."

"Blue Catalpa? Woodberry? Why can two planters teach me?"

Spiked Cypress was full of objections.

In response came a barrage of tentacle lashes, like a storm.

"Great King, I’m also a planter. Is there a problem?"

...

The working insects led by Second King returned to Xianglan Mountain.

The Yellow Peach Mountain insects led by Chairman White Ivy also arrived.

Dragon Cypress once again demonstrated, explained, passed on insights, and made plans.

Afterwards,

they dined under the Azure Divine Seed Tree.

"I have something..."

Chairman White Ivy hesitated and asked: "Dragon Cypress Ant King, Ink Orchid, do you still need the ’Artist’ remains?"

Ink Orchid: "I can use the Solitary Wolf remains?"

"Not for now."

Dragon Cypress: "However. White Ivy Spider King, this item’s power is too strong. You cannot use it where insects live. You must find time to go to the Arctic Insect-Free Zone. Also, be careful to clean up any derived spatial system Primordial Energy Body immediately. This thing is negligible for us, but for other insects below the Half Star Realm... it’s deadly on contact! If insect lives are lost within the Star Network’s range, that will be a huge problem."

White Ivy: "Don’t worry! I’m well aware of this! I’ll be extra careful. Currently, all trades are basically stable, Red Peach with Fish Vine, can run down the same way."

Looking at the cooperation over tens of thousands of years, White Ivy has been vigilant in major affairs, never making any mistakes.

Dragon Cypress’s forehead briefly flashed the Shanglu Divine Pattern, the Artist’s Soul Consoling Box floated over, with a solemn reminder: "Be cautious! Or perhaps, during times of fewer transactions like spring and summer, you can pair up with two or three insects."

"Got it. Got it. I’ll take Silvergrass and Poison Bean together."

White Ivy raised his claw to pack up the items, impatiently waved his claw, "Eat up quickly. I’m busy."

The feast was organized well.

The insects ate while discussing.

The feast concluded.

Ink Orchid urgently left with the Soul Consoling Box containing Solitary Wolf remains.

The other insects each went about their business.

...

...

Flying Wing Star.

Square.

Fish Vine lay at the entrance to the path leading to the back mountain, flipping through a metal book attentively.

"Individual, group, family, home"

Two more books are prepared nearby: "Light and Darkness," "Existence and Void"

"Fish Vine? What are you reading?"

"Dragon Cypress Ant King!"

Fish Vine stood up and answered: "Philosophy books."

"???"

"Purple Cicada said, it doesn’t matter if one is innately slow. We are Origin Force Life, we can expand our minds and increase wisdom through conscious learning and training later on. Purple Cicada also said, mathematics opens the minds of insects, philosophy and history enhances their wisdom."

"Uh—"