Ant Lord in the Star Realm

Purple Cicada: "Is it called Snow Velvet?"

Chickpea: "It seems so."

Captain Upright Lotus: "..."

Captain Upright Lotus’s attitude slightly softened, saying: "If you want to follow, it’s fine. But first, let’s be clear: First, no distribution of profits; second, you must follow our arrangements and not act independently."

Dragon Cypress: "No problem!"

Ink Orchid: "Thank you, Captain Upright Lotus!"

Seeing this, Giant Taro then said: "In the Venus Star System, various top-level Divine Grades are rooted. Upright Lotus, Chickpea, Purple Cicada, if you need anything, you can directly purchase it with Primordial Crystal through Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid, and you can all have a taste."

"Moreover, their Territory also produces a visual Divine-Grade fruit that grants a scouting ability called ’Scorching.’ Upright Lotus, as you travel through the universe, you really need this ability..."

Ink Orchid immediately activated the Scorching Ability to demonstrate, while introducing: "It gathers light, summing up to form intuitive image information. Although it’s an Exotic System Ability, it can be enhanced through strengthening vision and the brain."

Ink Orchid then introduced: "We also have a Divine Grade that grants an ability called ’Super Brain’..."

Upright Lotus, Chickpea, and Purple Cicada, the three Great Spiders, listened, their eyes lighting up brightly.

——These ants and mantises really have a lot of good stuff!

——Normally, it’s impossible to acquire so many Divine Grades.

——Did you launch a genocidal war involving Bayonet and Zhibai on the home planet?

——Did you grab all these?

——Didn’t the Natural True God administer divine punishment?

——Is the Natural True God just ignoring this?

...

...

Ink Orchid works, and every 330 years or so, every time a Third-Level Star Spider comes, it routinely receives a Star Realm Level Divine-Given Origin Force Food priced at 1 million Primordial Crystal as salary.

Every time payday comes, Ink Orchid can’t help but get greedy and spends Primordial Crystals itself to buy a batch at a high price.

A Half-Star Realm growth for each Age Period requires 60 million Primordial Crystals of Origin Force food.

Over the past four thousand years, Ink Orchid unknowingly consumes enough for one Age Period, reaching Half-Star Realm 2 Age Period.

...

Divine-Grade Black Lotus Seed and Night Fragrance Fruit mature one after another, first arranged for the three Great Spiders.

Thirty-three years later,

Divine-Grade Baihe Fruit ripens and is harvested, then one is arranged for each of the three Great Spiders.

After waiting two more years,

The Third-Level Star Spider from the White Crystal Star System arrives as scheduled.

Dragon Cypress consumes a Soul System Gene Potion priced at 100 million, then supplements with 50 million from other system Gene Potions, evolving to Half-Star Realm 2 Age Period.

Ink Orchid also consumes a batch, further evolving once more, to Half-Star Realm 3 Age Period.

After arranging all matters at Xianglan Mountain, bidding farewell to all insects and departing.

...

...

Flying Wing Star.

District Plaza Meeting.

Captain Upright Lotus activated spatial ability, wrapping Chickpea and Purple Cicada, first diving into the Star Network, and disappearing.

Giant Taro waved its claws, space power enveloping it, carrying Dragon Cypress, quickly following into the Star Network.

There’s no Origin Force, no gravity, no matter, not even light, but the existence of a ’tunnel’ barrier could be distinctly felt.

Dragon Cypress, protected by space power, was dragged swiftly forward.

Behind, Giant Taro brought Ink Orchid following and explained:

"Our Flame Spider Roving Merchants, upon reaching a certain height of evolution, realizing a certain depth of spatial power, can traverse the Star Network with the flesh."

"Our Life Seed is different from conventional warriors, with an essential ability to store Primordial Energy, to be called upon when needed. Thus, our Flame Spider Roving Merchants can rely on their own strength to traverse long distances through the Star Network."

"Of course, any insect can store only a limited amount of Primordial Energy; speed is also very limited, and the distance that can be crossed is certainly limited."

"The universe is barren and impoverished, 99.99% of the areas are dark, devoid of energy, matter, or Origin Force, dead space. Origin Force Life stranded in such a place, without supply, faces certain death."

Ink Orchid immediately asked: "If there’s Shanglu Divine Pattern, Shanglu Space, or ’Huan,’ doesn’t that solve the problem of losing supply halfway?"

Giant Taro: "Exactly. That’s the tremendous power of the Shanglu Divine Pattern. However, speed remains a problem. Unable to run fast, so can’t go far, long journeys still depend on Star Spiders."

The old spider’s speed is not slow at all.

In just a few words of casual conversation, the Upright Lotus at the front let its spatial ability explode fiercely, its figure penetrating the Star Network’s barriers and disappearing.

Giant Taro and Giant Taro closely followed.

The scene before them suddenly transformed.

Deep dark space, with matter thin enough to be practically non-existent.

Looking back,

In the distance was a sphere emitting golden-red light — a star!

Outer space environment.

Giant Taro and Giant Taro withdrew their protections.

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid quickly closed the valves, the Forehead Ultimate Zhenshou Beast and the Ultimate Molan Star Core glowing faintly, instantly adapting to such an environment.

"You two little guys, move quickly!"

Captain Upright Lotus shook its spiritual power urging them, Wind and Thunder Dual System Primordial Energy exploded, flashing towards the depths of darkness.

Giant Taro, Giant Taro took off after.

Dragon Cypress, Ink Orchid activated ’Flash Strike Ability,’ closely following behind.

Ahead, in the distance, a vague black line in the darkness.

As they approached, entering the scope of spiritual power scanning, it became clear — it was a Starship blended with the darkness.

Its scale was small, only about 800 meters in length, compared to the human Starship that crashed on the home planet, it was practically ’miniature’ class.

Approaching closer, the spiritual power fully covered the inspection, the whole shape resembled a Thunder Green Vine Seed, an overall width of over 800 meters, of which each of the wing sides occupied 700 meters, the protruding oval section in the middle was the accommodating cabin.

The cabin width was just over 100 meters, a length of about 350 meters, and a thickness of only more than twenty meters.

With a Starship this small...

It must be expensive!

A large Starship sells expensively, the expense lies in materials.

A small Starship also sells expensively, the expense lies in the miniaturization of various technologies required for the craft.