Dawn Spider

Chapter 160 Returning from Working
Ivory Island, the kingdom of red-headed termites.

A streak of bluish-yellow light hurtled down towards Dafeng Mountain.

Wow!

The wind cheered and plunged into the mountain bedroom, opened the spider silk bag, took out the metal box, injected the Force, and tapped the screen with its tentacles to enter the password. The box opened.

Manipulating a wisp of air, he pulled out a long, cylindrical container, twisted the lid open, and then manipulated another wisp of air to envelop it, extracting a brownish-red, flat, round gene agent, which floated into his mouth.

The pure system's original energy diffuses slowly, integrates into the blood, and then spreads throughout the body along the bloodstream.

Foods that comprehensively enhance physical constitution, like divinely bestowed primal force foods, provide a noticeable transformation and strengthening of one's physique.

"Comfortable!"

After absorbing one gene agent, Da Feng muttered a long sigh.

I've eaten a lot of God-given food before, but I always went to other insect territories to freeload, and I only got a little bit of fruit peels and flesh each time.

For the first time, I ate the food given to me by God with great relish.

I have more than half a box now!
Every year thereafter, there will be just this many, which is equivalent to a high-yield, divinely bestowed seed!
If I run around more often and freeload off others, I can eat 6 Primogems worth of God-given Primogem food a year!

"As the deal grows bigger, the salary will increase..."

"I'll use another comprehensive wind-elemental enhancement..."

Da Feng murmured smugly, screwed on the metal tube containing the gene agent of the encapsulation system, and put it back into the storage box. The airflow swirled up a metal tube engraved with a light blue bird and beast pattern. Just as he was about to unscrew it, a commotion came from down the mountain.

A quick scan with his spiritual power revealed it to be Zuo Wang Huo Jing.

"Strong wind?"

"Firethorn! Come quick!"

"Did you receive your wages for last year's work?"

"Of course!"

"Divine Force food worth 5 Primogems?"

"Yes."

"..."

Huo Jing ran quickly into the cave.

With a gentle touch of its tendrils, the wind whipped up a metal tube engraved with crimson and green floral patterns and handed it to the fire thorn.

"Firethorn, this is for you and Fire Tube. Inside are 20 divinely bestowed food items that comprehensively enhance fire-type abilities. You each get 10."

"Oh……"

Huo Jing exclaimed in surprise, "Me and Huo Tong get a share too?"

"That's for sure!"

"There won't be any next year. I need to evolve to the second and third instars as quickly as possible and fly faster! Otherwise, if I don't do my job well and other dragonflies take it from me, I'll be doomed."

The wind's tentacles curved and pointed to a milky-white metal tube, saying, "These are the divinely bestowed primal force foods that I specially selected, which combine life-enhancing properties. There are 20 of them, 10 each for White Night and Purple Night."

Termites are a special species that are destined to awaken life-related talents, along with an elemental talent, making them innate dual-type talents.

The red-headed termite awakens dual talents in the Life and Fire elements.

Zoro is a half-force life form, inheriting only half the power of the Ant King and Queen. Firethorn and Fire Tube are combat Zoro, awakening fire-type talents. White Night and Purple Night are logistics Zoro, awakening life-type talents.

"White Night and Purple Night are also included?"

"That's a must."

"What about the dense-sequence queen ant and the cluster-flower queen ant?"

"Forehead……"

"With my meager income, it seems a bit inappropriate to give them gifts, doesn't it?"

"That's right! The king and queen ants don't lack food from the divine force, so we don't need to worry about them."

Firethorn turned around and waved its tentacles towards the outside of the cave, sending a message.

The information was relayed through the ant kingdom, and before long, Zi Ye Zuo Wang, who was working near Apple Mountain, arrived. After a burst of joyful chatter, he was filled with envy.

Da Feng has really struck it rich this time; it's like a windfall from heaven.

"Oh! That's right!"

After the initial excitement wore off, Zi Ye suddenly remembered something and said, "Da Feng, the Secret Order Ant King wants you to go over there."

"Oh!"

"Ok!"

"Together?"

Dafeng hesitated for a moment, then gathered up the metal box, held it in his paws, and prepared to take it to show the Secret Order Ant King, while giving him a word of advice:

"Firethorn, Purple Night, our Zerg warriors are not capable of manufacturing the metal tubes that encapsulate the Force food. Remember to return them to me after you're done eating. Don't break or lose them."

"You don't need to teach me."

"Hurry over there."

...

Apple Hill.

The main hall of the cave located at the foot of the mountain.

A strong wind opened the metal box, revealing this year's harvest to the queen ant.

"not bad!"

The Secret Order Ant King commented, saying:
"Big Wind, do a good job. You won't find another job on Ivory Island that pays you with food from God's Force."

After speaking, the Secret Order Ant King paused slightly and asked, "Great Wind, how much did Gold earn in total last year through processing and trading?"

"Can I say that?"

The strong winds hesitated.

"What's wrong with saying this?"

The Secret Order Ant King swayed its antennae from side to side and said irritably, "According to the agreement, if the Purple Hair Spider's annual income on Ivory Island exceeds 30, I will have to urge it to give you a proper raise. How can I speak up for you if I don't know how much it has earned?"

"Yes!"

"It's a promise, a raise!"

Dafeng answered truthfully: "Last year, the total income from Ivory Island and the two islands of Saluo was 41.5. Saluo Island earned 13, while Ivory Island earned as much as 28.5, which is not far from 30."

"so much……"

The Secret Order Ant King was slightly surprised, drooping its antennae and pondering. It said, "This year we'll definitely break 30. Big Wind, don't bring up the issue of increasing salaries. It's best if Flame Spider Gold brings it up first. If it doesn't, then I'll bring it up for you. Understand?"

"I understand a little."

The wind answered.

"But you can't just think about getting a raise. You also need to improve yourself and demonstrate your value."

The Secret Order Ant King pondered for a moment and asked, "Great Wind, you're only a first-year mountain lord. Carrying heavy Force food and traveling over 1500 kilometers must be quite strenuous, right?"

Dafeng answered truthfully, "It is indeed very strenuous to handle some fresh fruits with high water content. I have to stop and rest to recover halfway through."

The Secret Order Ant King moved its antennae up and down and said, "This year, our Red-Headed Ant King's domestic production of Divine Force Food yielded a profit of 30. Da Feng, take this and try to exchange as much Divine Force Food as possible for the Comprehensive Enhancement System. First, improve your physical fitness."

"Next year, I will lend you another 30 divine-given primal force foods. Exchange as many wind-type divine-given primal force foods as possible. Great Wind, speed up your growth and molt into a 2-year-old Mountain Lord next year."

"I'll provide you with 60, plus your own 10, which will be equivalent to 70 worth of divinely bestowed food for enhancement. That should be enough for you to handle the current transportation work. At the same time, it will lay a solid foundation for your future growth and evolution."

"Thank you, Secret Order Ant King!"

Overjoyed, Da Feng flapped his wings vigorously in gratitude.

"Don't be too happy yet, this is a loan, you'll need to pay it back later..."

The Secret Order Ant King said, "I will ask the Purple Hair Spider to raise your salary to 6 per year. I will lend you 60, repaying 6 per year for 10 years. I will not charge you interest."

Da Feng: "...Understood."

The Secret Order Ant King asked, "Is there anything new or important news from the Flame Spider Kingdom?"

"A little, perhaps?"

Da Feng said, "Secret Order Ant King, when we were taking stock of last year's profits at Silk Sunflower Mountain, Jin mentioned two things."

"The first thing they're going to do is issue 'credit currency' woven from spider silk in the Flame Spider Kingdom, the kind that Jin showed you last time."

"Is it really going to do it?"

The Secret Order Ant King, its antennae raised and its interest piqued, asked, "To be more specific, have the six Spider Kings of the Flame Spider Kingdom agreed? If the Spider Kings don't agree, this plan can't be done, right?"

Dafeng replied, "According to them, this matter first requires the consent of the Five School Spider Kings, and they are about to consult with them. I obtained the divinely bestowed food and was in a hurry to return, so I took my leave and am not aware of the follow-up for the time being."

Secret Order Ant King: "..."

The secret order ant king asked, "How exactly does it work?"

"It's not complicated."

"When the Lord of Red Cone Mountain was harvesting the fruits from the divinely bestowed seeds, he used 'credit currency' to buy all the fruits..."

Da Feng recounted the story in detail.

After listening, the Secret Order Ant King pondered for a moment and said, "If that's all there is to it, this matter will most likely succeed."

The Secret Order Ant King asked, "Great Wind, is there anything else? A second matter?"

Da Feng said, "The second thing is the idea of ​​interest-bearing loans that Jin mentioned to you a long time ago. Due to its egregious nature, it was directly rejected by its elders, Si Kui and the Lord of Red Cone Mountain, and was also severely warned."

"..."

The secret order ant king remains silent.

The Secret Order Ant King highly approves of the paid loan model that Jin mentioned and is considering joining in. However, in the Zerg tribe, this is indeed difficult to implement.

"Ugh……"

After pondering for a long time, the Secret Order Ant King sighed inwardly and asked, "Great Wind, is there any other news?"

The wind replied, "No more."

The Secret Order Ant King waved its antennae and instructed, "It's alright, Dafeng, you go and rest first. Tomorrow morning, you and Huotong pack up and go to Wuchao Mountain Square to see if you can exchange for enough of the divinely bestowed primal force food you need. If not, go to Suoyu Mountain or Qingsha Port Trading Square."

(End of this chapter)