Dawn Spider

Chapter 156 The Invitation of the King of Curcuma Insects to Join

The King of Curcuma zedoaria had clearly been waiting for a long time.

Jin knew what it was about without even thinking, so he quickened his pace and arrived at the Golden Leaf Nanmu Tree, a gift from the gods.

After a brief greeting,

Jin asked proactively, "King of the Eshu Insects, are you returning to the mountain to rest? Or is it that the gains from the ruins were too meager, and you're not planning to continue?"

The King of the Eshu Insects said, "I don't care about the amount of the harvest. I'm interested in the strange creations of alien civilizations. I collect all kinds of artifacts from alien civilizations. However, the other insects in the group are not like that. They follow me simply to make money, but they are impatient and eager for quick success."

The King of the Curculigo Insects made no attempt to hide his intentions, stating frankly, "The old team has disbanded, and I'm preparing to form a new one. Little Spider, are you interested in joining?"

Jin said tactfully, "Conservatively speaking, once the cooperative trade on Ivory Island is fully developed, I can earn 40 raw stones a year. After deducting salary expenses, the net profit will be over 30, and it's all divinely bestowed food."

"It won't delay your transaction."

The King of the Curcuma Insects said, "Aren't you and the giant dragonfly always running around the island? Little Spider, you have a real talent for digging up relics. Every time you pass by, you come over to take a look, help analyze, and offer advice. As usual, if we find anything, I'll share it with you."

"That's no problem!"

Jin readily agreed.

In fact, excavating relics is just like managing territory; there are too many uncertainties.

Managing your territory offers a chance to reap divinely bestowed seeds and rise to the highest level of insects, but the probability is extremely low. Nine out of ten insects may work hard their whole lives but ultimately gain nothing.

The same applies to excavating ruins; it's difficult to determine whether anything will be found, or what might remain inside the ruins that have been painstakingly unearthed.

Even if they manage to find Primal Crystals or Primal Food, their power will only last for a short time. Once the Primal Crystals are used up, they're gone; once the Primal Food is consumed, they're finished. As for armor, weapons, and the like, they're just useless items to the Zerg warriors, mere decorations for the caves.

In Jin's view, excavating ruins on a planet protected by the power of the true god of nature is putting the cart before the horse; it would be more worthwhile to manage one's territory.

Jin is unwilling to invest his time and energy in something with such high uncertainty. The current cooperative transaction is much better, offering a consistently high and stable income.

but,

If it's just about casually offering suggestions while passing by on trade routes, without contributing any effort, and then getting a reward afterward, then there's definitely no problem.

Having received a benefit once before, King Kong was quite happy to take on this job, considering it a part-time opportunity, since 66 original crystals were no small amount.

"King of the Eshu Insects, what are your plans for organizing the team next? Or are you looking for suitable lord-level warriors?"

“Those lord-level guys are all talk and no action, I don’t want them anymore.”

"..."

"I discussed it with the Stone Insect King, and we're going to try a different approach..."

"!!!"

Why didn't the Stone Insect King withdraw?
Kim was greatly surprised by this.

The mighty Insect King, after eight years of hard work, has only reaped such meager rewards. Shouldn't he give up on that?
Is Shi Zichong Wang also a seasoned antique collector?

Ignoring Jin's unusual emotional fluctuations, the Eshu Insect King continued, "The Stone Insect King and I jointly funded the hiring of Mountain Lord-level warriors to work. On an annual basis, we will provide them with a fixed salary of 3 to 5, and also provide them with divinely bestowed primal force food worth 1 to 2 primal stones."

"In this way, even if no relics are found, everyone can still make a good income."

"If we find any relics and make a profit, we will distribute 20% to 40% of the profits to the participating warriors as a reward. The more we find, the more we will receive."

"good idea!"

Jin Dazan asked, "Eshu Insect King, do I also have a fixed salary?"

"You don't! You receive a fixed 5% share of the profits."

The King of the Eshu Insects asked, "Little Spider, you've earned quite a bit of divinely bestowed primal energy food from this cooperative transaction. Why don't you invest some to increase your share of the profits?"

Invest in shares?

Jin waved his hand dismissively, "No. No need. It's unnecessary. My trading capital is severely insufficient. I'm strapped for cash, very poor, I can't afford to play this game." "..."

"Then we can only give you a maximum of 5% of the profits. Don't complain that it's too little."

The King of the Eshu Insects tempted, "Little Spider, don't pretend. What kind of working capital do you need for this deal? You have more than enough divinely bestowed food to eat, right? If you're willing to contribute some to pay everyone's wages, we can give you 10% or even more when we have a harvest in the future."

What a joke!
Who would dare to invest in a project with such high risks?

The old beetle is trying to fool me? You've chosen the wrong target!

Jin reiterated, "I am in the early stages of my career development, and I am short of funds for trading. I can't even bear to eat the little bit of divinely bestowed food I have earned to help myself grow and evolve."

"Ok."

"let it go."

"Then you can consider it when you earn more money in the future."

Seeing this, the King of the Curcuma Insects didn't want to force the issue. He wiggled his antennae from side to side, thought for a couple of seconds, and said:

"Little Spider, we're facing a problem now: where to dig next? Is it necessary to excavate that large settlement ruins in depth?"

"No need!"

Jin immediately got to work and helped analyze the situation, saying, "It's just an ordinary settlement of a foreign race. It's large in scale, and digging it out would be time-consuming and laborious. The chances of finding anything of value are extremely slim, and it would be a losing proposition."

"What we're looking for is a settlement of alien Force warriors built entirely of metal."

Jin paused for a moment and said, "Based on my observations and speculations, there are two major patterns in the distribution of the settlements of the alien Force Warriors: First, they are connected to the settlements of ordinary alien races, but far away from them; second, the settlements of Force Warriors are spaced far apart from each other."

"I suspect that this is to avoid large numbers of Force warriors crowding together and competing for the Force. Therefore, each settlement is limited in size and scattered."

"Therefore, I suggest that we continue exploring southward along that wide road that runs from north to south."

"Ok!"

"Makes sense!"

The Curcuma Insect King nodded vigorously with its antennae in approval and said, "I discussed it with the Stone Insect King, and it had no objections. So the exploration direction is determined. We will recruit warriors and officially begin excavation once the Thousand-Layer Flower has withered."

"That's just right."

Jin said, "After completing the transaction for this Golden Leaf Nanmu Divine Seed, I will go to Qingsha Port to wait for the ship and take a cargo ship back to the Flame Spider Kingdom for a vacation. After the Sea Lemon Flower withers, I will join the team that went to the Southern Continent for trading and take a ship to Ivory Island for the transaction. When that time comes, I will first report to you, King Eshu Insect."

"Row!"

The King of the Eshu Insects glanced back at the Golden Leaf Nanmu God-given Seed and said, "How much can you earn from this tree? A God-given Force food worth 1900 Primal Stones?"

Kim replied, "Yes."

The King of the Curcuma Insects said, "I see you're a spider destined for great things, little fellow. You're really interested in this meager income?"

"I don't think it's too little!"

"What's more, there's quite a bit of divinely bestowed food worth 1900 Primogems!"

Jin said, "The yield of the Golden Leaf Nan God-given Seed is considered high. Most of the God-given Seeds I have traded so far are worth less than 1000 Origin Stones."

"Less than 1000 Primogems? Then why are you even running?"

"Little by little, it adds up. One tree yields 1000 raw stones, so 100 trees would be 10..."

"Then you might as well focus on digging for ruins with me. If you just dig up one like the Cyathea Mountain we dug up last time, you'll earn more than you would in a lifetime of hard work."

"..."

Jin and the king of the turmeric insects chatted casually.

(End of this chapter)