Ant Lord in the Star Realm

Dragon Cypress: "..."

Dragon Cypress: "4 million Primordial Crystals per piece. The current batch is sold out, and more will be available in 33 years."

Captain Upright Lotus looked at Kansui and asked, "Chairman Kansui, when is the next Star Spider expected to arrive?"

Kansui replied indifferently, "Also in 30 to 40 years."

Captain Upright Lotus: "Kansui, Giant Taro, how much private cargo did you two bring along?"

Kansui: "Speak properly."

Giant Taro objected, "Captain Upright Lotus, it’s not pleasant to discuss this openly, is it?"

"Hmm—"

Captain Upright Lotus rephrased, "How many Soul System Gene Potions did your private bugs order?"

Giant Taro: "Filled to capacity."

Kansui: "One billion. Star Realm, Divine-Given level. Mixed types."

Captain Upright Lotus: "Judging by this short conversation, this Dragon Cypress Ant King seems quite straightforward."

Giant Taro: "A very clever Ant King."

Kansui: "I suppose so."

Captain Upright Lotus did a quick mental calculation and said, "Is that enough? Just about enough for Dragon Cypress Ant King’s soul strength to be elevated to around the Half-Star Realm, Age Period 8 level? The range of the Soul-Setting ability is close to a thousand kilometers, right?"

Giant Taro: "Just about, yes."

Kansui: "Let it give it a try?"

The Five Old Spiders remained silent.

Dragon Cypress looked serious and asked, "Everyone, what’s going on? Can you explain it to me first?"

Giant Taro: "Big matter!"

Kansui: "Ant, don’t be nervous. It’s a good thing. We’ll help you make a fortune."

The space before Captain Upright Lotus fluctuated slightly, and a finely crafted, beautifully designed metal platform, mostly cylindrical in shape, landed on the ground.

With a mental prompt, a clear image appeared above the metal platform.

In the image was a broken metal hemisphere, full of tears, burning, and penetration marks.

Captain Upright Lotus explained, "Here’s the situation: Five thousand years ago, information was sent back to the White Crystal Star System, reporting the discovery of ’Will Torrent’. The analysis concluded it was the remnants of an Overlord Realm expert from some Exotic Beast Civilization in the Old Universe Era, who specialized in systems and Water System’s Ice Frost power, named ’Solitary Wolf’."

"These remnants are of high reference value to beings in the Star Realm and Constellation Environment. They are quite valuable."

Dragon Cypress: "..."

Dragon Cypress immediately recalled.

——Could it have been the ’Will Torrent’ encountered on the way to the Venus Star System long ago?

Captain Upright Lotus didn’t notice Dragon Cypress’s reaction, paused, and continued:

"Coincidentally, the Haimeng Ship was on a break, so I, Chickpea, and Purple Cicada transformed into cosmic explorers to check it out and try our luck."

"At first, I thought collecting a fragment would be a simple task. As it turned out, upon arrival, the transmitted information was incorrect; it wasn’t a beast civilization, and it wasn’t a singular remnant..."

Captain Upright Lotus raised a claw, pointing to the broken hemisphere in the virtual image, and said, "A technological relic from the Old Universe Era! Capable of withstanding the destructive forces between cosmic extinction and rebirth, it likely surpassed the scope of Third Level technology civilizations."

Dragon Cypress’s tentacle quivered in shock, "Surpassing Third Level? Fourth Level? Wouldn’t that make it a Divine-Level Technology Civilization?"

Captain Upright Lotus: "No, it lies between Third and Fourth Levels. Isn’t there a Third Point Zero First Level, Third Point Zero Second Level, as well as Third Point One Level, Third Point Two Level, etc.? It could be a Technology Civilization at the peak of the Third Level, touching upon the strength of a Fourth Level Technology Civilization. A top-level Civilization merging a Technology Civilization with an Original Force Civilization!"

"Oh—"

"There’s such a theory too..."

Dragon Cypress asked, "What trouble did you encounter?"

Captain Upright Lotus: "It happened to be near the Origin Point of an Old Universe Civilization’s site. The remnant of the strong absorbed Original Force, generating ’Primordial Energy Bodies’. That’s something you might know a bit about, right?"

Dragon Cypress: "I know a little."

Captain Upright Lotus: "Normally, when facing ordinary Primordial Energy Bodies, with our strength at the Constant Star Realm Peak, a mental attack from a Soul System Spiritual Ability could easily sweep them away. But..."

"The Haimeng Ship, as a Pioneer Ship, is equipped with the most advanced scouting systems. Upon scanning the remnants of the ruins, it was found that inside, there were unusually solidified, peculiar ’Primordial Energy Bodies’ condensed into something similar to Elemental Life Forms."

"We’ve traveled across the Three Major Star Systems and have never seen nor heard of such a situation. Considering it’s the relic of a Third-Level Peak Civilization, we decided not to rush in without caution."

As Captain Upright Lotus was speaking, she paused, saying, "This relic is vast, and it surely holds a good amount of wealth. Among them, items at the Third Level can be preserved."

"We came here to invite Chairman Melde of our Chamber of Commerce to personally check it out. But it wasn’t quite suitable..."

Captain Upright Lotus stopped talking about it.

Kansui continued the topic, saying, "Firstly, Chairman Melde has a prestigious status and is in seclusion on the Home Planet, it’s not appropriate to disturb him easily."

"Secondly, if Chairman Melde personally steps in and discovers something truly valuable, we might not get our share."

Kansui: "Dragon Cypress Ant King, you’re in luck; you’ve stumbled upon this, and happen to have the right skills. Follow us on this trip, and we’ll escort you closer to investigate what exactly this bizarre Primordial Energy Body is and if there’s any danger."

Kansui: "Once the exploration is clear, we’ll decide whether to keep it ourselves or notify Chairman Melde."

Dragon Cypress: "..."

Dragon Cypress raised a tentacle, "First question, do the Primordial Energy Bodies have souls?"

Kansui: "They will develop fragmented, chaotic, and distorted souls. They’re not true Lifeforms, so they won’t develop consciousness."

Dragon Cypress raised another tentacle, "Second question, are you sure there’s no danger? Can you ensure my safety?"

Kansui questioned back, "You would have at least mastered one ’Mental Spike’ ability, right? Awakening a Soul System Talent, didn’t you awaken one or two Soul System Spiritual Abilities yourself?"

"Ordinary Primordial Energy Bodies are strong in a sense, as general abilities can’t harm them easily. But they are weak in another way, as they’re very fragile against an impact from Soul System Spiritual power. One hit can shatter them."