Dawn Spider

Chapter 141 Secret Order Ant King
After the strong winds descended vertically over the distant mountains, tens of thousands of combat soldier ants that had been lying in ambush behind the mountains rushed out, surging down the mountain, passing through the cultivated fire tube forest, and stopping on a small hillside two hundred meters away from Lord Jin and Famu.

A giant soldier ant, over three meters long, with its head covered in crimson spikes and a single, sharp, brownish-red horn, emerged from the ant colony.

Zuo Wang!

Termites are divided into support worker ants and combat soldier ants.

The Assistant King is also divided into the Logistics Assistant King and the Battle Assistant King.

This is a Mountain Lord-level Battle King.

"Lord Famu of the Flame Spider Kingdom, the Apple Mountain Red-headed Termite Kingdom welcomes you."

“I am Zowang Firecannon. I have informed the Queen Cluster Ant and the King Secret Order Ant of your purpose. The message is on its way. You may come with me to Apple Mountain first.”

"Okay, sorry for the trouble!"

Lord Famu gave a brief reply.

Dragonfly Warrior Dafeng flashed past, flying low alongside Lord Famu, and asked:

"Jin, I heard that during the incident at the Cyathea Mountain ruins, you caught... a wild Alocasia seed that was being parasitized and possessed by a malevolent spirit?"

"I heard that you were just a novice warrior back then? How could a novice Flame Spider Warrior end up on Ivory Island?"

Jin Jianjie replied, "The West Serpent Lord of our Flame Spider tribe brought me here to join in the fun."

"You dare to join in that kind of excitement? You guys are really bold!"

As Da Feng spoke, he seemed to remember something, and with lingering fear, he took a breath and asked again:

"Jin, I heard that the divinely bestowed evil spirit has mastered wood-type abilities, specifically the ability to accelerate plant growth? And it even possesses intelligence, allowing you to command it to assist the growth of your chosen plants?"

"Yes."

Jin replied, introducing it as "taro".

"Taro?"

After exchanging a few words, Da Feng felt that the two had become quite familiar with each other, and said bluntly, "This name doesn't sound good. Why not call it Taro? Or Divine Taro? Divine Taro sounds better, it sounds powerful!"

"..."

Golden Fox glanced suspiciously at Lord Famu: Cooperating with this guy? Wouldn't that be a bit unreliable?
"..."

Lord Famu said, "It's just a form of address. It's best if it sounds friendly. There's no need to overthink it."

"Gale!"

Zuo Wang Huo Tong appeared quite composed, gently vibrating his mental energy to issue a prompting call.

Da Feng realized his mistake, flapped his wings awkwardly twice, and fell silent in slight embarrassment.

Two seconds of silence,
Unable to contain his curiosity any longer, Da Feng asked, "Jin, did you awaken your lightning-type talent ahead of schedule?"

Kim politely replied, "Yes."

Da Feng followed up with, "So, have you grasped the ability?"

Jin replied, "Of course."

Da Feng tentatively asked, "What ability?"

Jin raised his claws, and a wisp of blue-purple lightning struck out, exploding into a tree-shaped bolt of lightning half a meter long.

The surrounding ant army immediately erupted in chaos, stopping in their tracks, turning around, and looking warily at Jin.

"..."

Lord Jin and Lord Famu stopped.

Zoro shook its antennae vigorously, releasing pheromone commands, and the restless ant colony gradually quieted down.

"Gale!"

Fireball said angrily, "Flame Spiders eat meat. Go to the jungle and catch some meat to take back to Apple Mountain to entertain our distinguished guests."

"All right……"

The wind gently flapped its wings, and it rose vertically into the air. A layer of cyan-yellow primal energy covered its pulse wings, and its body transformed into a cyan-yellow stream of light and disappeared.

"Dafeng isn't very talkative, but it has a cheerful personality and can talk endlessly with all kinds of insects. It's also very serious and responsible when it comes to work."

Zuo Wang Huotong added a question, tentatively asking, "Lord Famu, I heard from Dafeng that you've come to seek cooperation with it in trading divinely bestowed primal force food?"

"Yes."

Lord Famu said unhurriedly, "Last time at the Cyathea Mountain ruins, Jin also entered the underground treasure vault. The Eshu Insect King gave it a spot to choose a treasure vault. Jin chose a device used by the alien civilization to process divinely bestowed food, the kind that processes it into metal box packaging..."

Lord Famu first explained in detail the origin and function of the equipment, as well as the processing trade that was taking place on the twin islands of Borneo.

Huotong seemed to understand and asked, "Lord Famu, do you now intend to expand your trade to Ivory Island?"

"Yes."

Lord Famu said, "We need a dragonfly warrior who is fast enough and has a strong enough carrying capacity to transport the freshly picked divine fruits to Mount Silk Sunflower for processing as quickly as possible."

Fireball assured, "On the entire Ivory Island, there is no Dragonfly Warrior more suited for this job than the Gale."

"In terms of speed alone, the strong winds are certainly more than capable..."

Lord Famu said, "For the transactions on Ivory Island, Jin needs a fixed place to stay. If we are cooperating with Dafeng, then the Red-Headed Termite Kingdom is undoubtedly the best choice."

"Understood!"

Huo Tong said, "The location of the Red-Headed Termite Kingdom may not be the best, but the security of the transaction is absolutely guaranteed!"

That's true; no insect wants to mess with a termite kingdom.

This is one of the reasons why Lord Famu chose to cooperate with the Red-headed Termite Kingdom.

……

The forest of the Red-headed Termite Kingdom radiates outwards from Apple Mountain.

The land was cleared into neat rows of woodlands, and special marching roads were built.

Following the mountain path,

We passed through the forest of firewood trees, through the forest of smart cypress trees, through the forest of red light trees, and through the mixed forest of silver birch and red birch...

Ahead lies a hilly landscape dominated by various types of rose apple trees.

A mountain range stretching for several kilometers.

Fire-tong led the way, and they arrived at the foot of a mountain.

Apple Hill.

The tunnels carved out at the foot of the mountain resemble a living room specially for entertaining guests. In the surrounding forests, thousands upon thousands of soldier ants patrol, while large groups of worker ants work busily and orderly.

A strong wind brought the three-headed King Zuo to meet them.

"Lord Famu."

"Let me introduce you. This is Huo Jing, the combat assistant king. This is Bai Ye, the logistics assistant king. And this is Zi Ye, the logistics assistant king."

"This is the very famous Jin, the lightning-type mutated Flame Spider Warrior from the Flame Spider Kingdom."

After an introduction,

Surrounded by ants, Lord Famu and Jin entered the cave hall.

A termite nearly 4 meters long, with a dark brown carapace, a single dark brown horn on its head, and a slightly thin body.

Without a doubt, the queen termite is the secret order queen. In a termite kingdom, the queen is large and immobile, lives deep within the nest, and is responsible for laying eggs and maintaining the nest's logistics. Outsiders generally do not see the queen.

The queen ant is responsible for all matters outside the anthill.

Upon meeting, the worker ants greet each other and offer food.

Fire Tube explained the situation and his purpose to the Queen of the Secret Order Ants.

Lord Famu and Jin slowly extracted the spider silk, wrapped and bound the food, and injected venom.

After Huo Tong finished reporting,
Lord Famu asked at the opportune moment, "Secret Order Ant King, you are more familiar with the situation on Ivory Island. Do you think this processing and trading of divinely bestowed Force food is feasible?"

"Of course we can do it!"

The secret order ant king gave an affirmative answer, saying, "I don't know about other things, but the fruits produced by the three divinely bestowed seeds in our red-headed termite kingdom each year are basically wasted, with both the peel and the pulp being discarded."

“Every year when the fruit ripens, Dafeng can bring some friends over to eat, but not many insects come. In a short period of time, each insect warrior can only consume a limited amount of God-given Force food. After that time, all the Force is lost.”

"If the equipment manufactured by the alien civilization is really as miraculous as you say, then this deal can definitely be made. I have no reason to refuse, and I believe the other Zerg warriors will not refuse either."

After giving his approval, the Secret Order Ant King changed the subject and asked, "Lord Famu, are you personally handling this transaction?"

Lord Famu replied, "When the Gold-Lightning system mutates, the life sac also mutates, and can only nurture one life seed. The output of one life seed is simply not enough to support its evolution and growth. Since the equipment is made of gold, this transaction can only be conducted by gold itself. It's not about getting rich, but about earning the resources needed for evolution and growth."

"Oh--"

The Secret Order Ant King looked at Jin with sympathy, pondered for a moment, and slowly said:

“Ivory Island is different from Borneo. Borneo is dominated by the Flame Spider tribe, which holds an absolute dominant position. Everyone on the island is of the same tribe, so it's easy to talk to them.”

"On Ivory Island, the situation is more complicated. Besides the seven major tribes, there are more than two hundred medium and small tribes of all kinds, including all sorts of insects..."

The secret order ant queen stopped short of making a move.

Lord Famu said, "I have been involved in trade in the Southern Continent for over a hundred years, and I have some friends among the seven tribes who will look after me."

Lord Famu then added, "Of course, with the protection of the Red-headed Termite Kingdom, no insect would dare to covet the gold."

The Secret Order Ant King said bluntly, "On this Ivory Island, among the seven major tribes, there is indeed no tribe that dares to oppose our Red-Headed Termite Kingdom."

"Jin is still a high-level warrior. Dafeng's job is not just to transport goods, but also to protect its safety."

Lord Famu said indifferently, "If you encounter danger, just run. Find out what kind of insect it is, and rush to the Sea Lemon Mountain of the Twin Islands of Saluo as fast as possible to ask for help. Our Flame Spider Kingdom will send a Spider King to deal with it."

Secret Order Ant King: "That's still to protect the gold's safety..."

Pulling back and forth twice,

Lord Famu tried to explain, “Gold resides in the Red-Headed Termite Kingdom, starting its trade from Apple Mountain to Ivory Island. In return for the Red-Headed Termite Kingdom’s protection, we will process the fruits produced by the three divinely bestowed seeds—Apple Banyan, Clustered Rosehip, and Red-Headed Rosehip—free of charge. This can increase your annual income by seventy to eighty thousand primal stones.”

The Secret Order Ant King asked, "Your trading rules are to split the increased revenue from processing 50/50? That's equivalent to paying us about 35,000 units of divinely bestowed Force food as compensation every year?"

"That's one way to calculate it."

Lord Famu said, "That's the annual yield of a typical Mountain Lord-level Divine Gift Seed."

The Queen Ant gently shook her antennae, raised her claws, pointed to the strong wind, and remained silent.

Lord Famu said, "Great Wind's work is crucial and arduous, so we can pay it a separate fee."

The secret order ant king asked, "How many?"

Lord Famu suggested, "Why doesn't Dafeng name his own price?"

Da Feng was so excited that his mind went blank, and he stammered, "I don't quite understand..."

"Let me do it."

The Secret Order Ant King said, "Every year, we receive divinely bestowed Primal Force food worth 10 Primal Stones."

Upon hearing this, Dragonfly and Wind were startled and floated up.

"..."

Lord Famu and Jin cast strange glances at them.

"This one……"

The Secret Order Ant King changed his tune, saying, "This price might indeed be a little high. Only fruit trees like rose apples and banyan trees in your transactions yield extremely high profits. Most plant fruits only have a thin skin and a little flesh, so the profit is very low. 10 is indeed a bit high."

The secret order ant king tentatively asked, "How about 8?"

Lord Famu simply said, "For now, we can only give you 3. In the future, as the trade expands and grows, we will increase Dafeng's salary."

"future?"

"That's only a year or two, right? Let's just do it all at once."

The Secret Order Ant King pondered for a moment and said, "3 is too little, 8 is more appropriate. We can agree that we will not ask for an increase in salary until your total transaction revenue exceeds 40. Once it exceeds 40, we will need to increase it appropriately."

Lord Famu turned slightly to look at Jin.

Jin realized that the Secret Order Ant King was convinced that he couldn't find a more suitable Dragonfly Warrior to cooperate with than Da Feng.

An annual salary of 8 is simply outrageous.

Jin asked, "Secret Order Ant King, I've heard that your Red-Headed Termite Kingdom controls a small raw stone mine?"

The Secret Order Ant King replied, "It's just a very small raw stone mine, nothing secret."

Jin said, "I have awakened a different kind of primal energy through mutation. I need to absorb natural primal forces, convert the energy, and strengthen this power. Primal Stones can help accelerate this process. I have a large demand for Primal Stones."

“How about this? I’ll give Dafeng an annual salary of 5. The God-given Force food, worth 5 Primogems, will all belong to Dafeng. Then, Secret Order Ant King, when I need Primogems, I’ll exchange them with you for God-given Force food. It’ll be a fair exchange, how about that?”

Can you exchange raw gems for divinely granted food with primal energy?

Originium can only be traded with regular Force food.

Divinely bestowed seeds are rare, and divinely bestowed primal food is precious. Primal stones are merely a unit of measurement for the value of divinely bestowed primal food. Under normal circumstances, only divinely bestowed primal food can be exchanged for divinely bestowed primal food at an equivalent price.

Upon hearing this, the Secret Order Ant King was greatly intrigued and asked, "Purple Spider, how many Primal Stones do you need?"

Jin said, "How about I reserve 10 Primal Stones first? I need them urgently. I'll pay with the Primal Stones now, and I'll pay you back for the God-given Primal Force Food next year."

"it is good!"

The Secret Order Ant King readily agreed, saying, "The Red-Headed Termite Kingdom has plenty of raw stones. If you need any, just ask me for them anytime."

Helping Dafeng gain benefits—that's Dafeng's benefit. Gaining benefits for yourself, no matter how much, is yours.

The Secret Order Ant King sensed the despicable intent in Little Purple Spider's proposal, but could not refuse. He said with difficulty, "Then, we can agree that if the transaction revenue exceeds 30, you will need to appropriately increase the reward for Dafeng."

"this is OK!"

Jin readily agreed, adding, "For every additional 30 yuan in income exceeding 10 yuan, I will increase Dafeng's salary by 1 yuan."

"This... we can agree on this for now..."

The Secret Order Ant King tilted his head and silently calculated, then reluctantly agreed, warmly inviting, "Lord Famu, Jin, please have something to eat."

"Woo~woo~"

Seeing that the deal was settled, Da Feng could not contain his excitement and flapped his wings and took flight.

Jin glanced sideways.

Whew! This big dragonfly is unusually dim-witted!

You've been sold out, and you don't even realize it?
On second thought, it's not so bad.

It's just manual labor; you don't need to use your brain, just obey orders.

(End of this chapter)