Dawn Spider

Pokeweed, 19 years.

As in previous years, Jin completed the trade for the Golden Nan God Seed from the Partridge Mountain of the Great Poison Armor Tribe and headed to the Blue Shark Port Wharf with Red Fang and Big Wind.

Lord Jin Nan led a group of heavily armored warriors, who followed along.

Lord Bloodfruit and Lord Purplewind Mountain, along with a large group of Horned Bull Warriors, were already waiting at the dock.

Some of these warriors were waiting at the dock to welcome their tribe's trading team, while others were heading to the Haimeng Peak Trading Plaza to enjoy the festivities.

"Kim! Red Fang!"

"Gale!"

"Jin Nan..."

A brief greeting is sufficient when you meet.

The Blood Fruit Lord lowered his mental energy and asked, "Jin, Jin Nan, should we still keep all the super high-grade earth-type divine-given primal force food that we dug out from the ruins?"

"of course."

"nonsense."

Lord Jin and Lord Jin Nan gave an affirmative reply.

The Blood Fruit Lord said, "Last year, the Sumeru Insect King and the Stone Insect King arranged for Lord Xitao to help exchange for King-level Force food. It should be able to be transported back this year."

Lord Jin Nan readily agreed, "I don't have any special requirements, anything metal will do. However, the items will be stored at Partridge Mountain, and you'll have to come with me there."

"no problem."

"Thank you for your help, Lord Jin Nan."

Lord Bloodfruit and Lord Purplewind Mountain happily agreed.

Jin said, "Mine is even simpler. I'll leave the items at the Haimeng Plaza Shanglu Mall, take the boat there together, and exchange them directly. Can't gather enough this year? Next year or the year after is fine too, I'll hold them for you."

"Ok."

"Thank you, Mr. Jin."

Lord Bloodfruit and Lord Purplewind Mountain expressed their gratitude.

Other insects don't matter. But for Blood Fruit Lord and Purple Wind Mountain Lord, this batch of ultra-high-grade earth-type divine-given primal force food may be the key to determining whether they can advance to Insect King.

We've worked together for so many years, there's no reason for us to make things difficult for each other.

We then moved into a pleasant chat.

Jin said, "I heard from the Eshu Insect King that their forces didn't have any significant gains last year, but they wouldn't tell me the specifics. Blood Fruit Lord, have you found out any useful information? What did the Stone Insect King say?"

Blood Fruit Lord: "..."

The Blood Fruit Lord said, "I heard that we encountered a level 0 ruin, but the harvest was meager, not even enough to cover our expenses."

Lord Zifeng said, "I overheard Lord Ziwu and the others talking and they analyzed that most of the level 0 ruins are concentrated in the southern part of Ivory Island, and the alien Force warriors seem to be distributed around Ruin No. 1002. Outside of Ruin No. 1002, there are only some unimportant small ruins, and the chance of making a fortune is slim."

This analysis is close to the actual situation.

The majority of the training grounds of the Mist Republic on its home planet are indeed concentrated in the Imperial Continent, specifically the southern region of Ivory Island.

"maybe……"

Jin said, "Perhaps there are other important settlements of alien warriors that we don't understand or know about."

A mountain lord-level comb-horned longhorn beetle warrior said, "Zifeng, why don't you stop digging? Let me do it."

Another Lord-level comb-horned longhorn beetle warrior said, "Blood Fruit, you don't need to dig anymore. You and Zifeng have earned so much already, let us try."

"Yes, yes. You've dug up all the major ruins and treasures. You can leave the remaining smaller ruins to us."

"Yes, yes. We're almost broke."

"Boss Jin, please take me with you."

"Jin Nan, you don't need to dig anymore. Let me do it."

"My turn. My turn."

"Mr. Jin, choose me..."

The conversation quickly spiraled out of control after only a few words.

After making a fuss for quite a while,
Zifeng suddenly added, "I overheard the Meridian Lords chatting and discussing that if there are three, four, five, or six Insect Kings in the future excavation team, they can consider going to the Southern Continent to try their luck."

"Southern Continent?"

"Will the insects of the southern continent agree?"

"I've heard that evil spirits roam the southern continent."

"So we need three, four, five or six insect kings."

"Zifeng, did you hear this from Lord Ziwu? Who did Lord Ziwu tell?"

"Of course, I told the Sumeru Insect King and the Stone Insect King."

"..."

"The Meridian Lord hasn't mastered enough abilities, so there's no hope of him advancing to Insect King, right?"

"That's why the Meridian Lord is fearless and dares to venture into the Southern Continent. Any lord who has even a sliver of hope of becoming an Insect King would not take such a risk."

"Um...that makes sense!"

"I'm not afraid of death!"

"I'm not afraid of death!"

"Boss Jin, how about you go to the Southern Continent and cause some trouble?"

"That's right. Boss Jin, I'm not afraid to die! I'll follow you!"

gold:"……"

Jin Youyou said softly, "I'm afraid of dying~"

"Gan!"

"Crack!"

"..."

The insects remained silent.

But upon reflection, it made sense. After all, Jin was only a high-level semi-great flame spider warrior with more resources than he could ever use, so there was no need for him to take any risks.

Lord Jin Nan raised his Thousand Claws and asked, "Zi Feng, are you sure you heard this from the Sumeru Insect King and the Stone Zi Insect King?"

Master Zifeng replied, "Of course I'm sure."

Lord Jin Nan asked, "Does the Eshu Insect King know? Why hasn't it mentioned it?" Lord Xue Guo replied, "The Eshu Insect King is cunning and wary, so it won't tell you."

"nonsense!"

Lord Jin Nan was furious.

The Blood Fruit Lord chuckled and said, "So, is it because your status in the Great Poison Armor Tribe is not high enough that you are not qualified to know? That shouldn't be the case."

"..."

Lord Jin Nan choked for a moment, then changed the subject and asked, "The Southern Continent is very large, with a coastline of over ten thousand kilometers. Where are they planning to dig?"

Lord Zifeng said, "So, we've been discussing going there to investigate. First, we definitely need to avoid the areas inhabited by the insectoid warriors on the southern continent to avoid conflict with them; second, it's not advisable to go deep inland. So, that leaves only the Thunder Domain on the Central Coast and the Snow Domain in the Southern Polar Region, and we'll explore around these two calamity-ridden places."

The Blood Fruit Lord said, "The Sumeru Insect King's analysis suggests that important alien ruins should be located near calamity-prone areas such as the Thunder Domain and the Snow Domain."

"That's too dangerous!"

Red Fang raised his forelegs and hopped around, saying, "I've heard the Worry-Free Spider King talk about the situation in the Southern Continent. Near these calamities and dangerous places, a large number of king-level evil spirits occupy the mountains and rule as kings, while countless lord-level evil spirits roam around."

The Purple Wind Mountain Lord said, "Therefore, we need more Insect Kings to form a mining team that can both dig and fight."

The Blood Fruit Lord looked at Jin and, at the opportune moment, voiced his thoughts, asking, "Mr. Jin, shouldn't we also consider this and make some plans in advance?"

"Isn't it a bit too early to talk about this now?"

Jin immediately rejected the idea, saying, "Different evolution levels have different requirements for the income from the ruins. Once you evolve to the level of the Insect King, you must have the same kind of income as the Cyathea Mountain Ruins and Ruins No. 1002, otherwise our efforts will not have been in vain."

The Purple Wind Mountain Lord said, "The idea of ​​the Meridian Lords is to find ruins like the Cyathea Mountain Ruins, where alien civilizations processed food using primal force. If they find just one, they will make a fortune."

"It's not that easy..."

Jin said, "We're not in a hurry. Let the old insect kings go ahead and scout ahead, then we'll see how things go."

"Boss Jin, this job requires a group of exceptionally skilled warriors, right?"

"I'm pretty good at fighting, want to carry me?"

"I'm a good fighter too! And I'm not afraid to die!"

"Please help me. I'm starving. I'm willing to risk my life."

"..."

The Poison Armor Warrior and the Comb-Horned Longhorn Beetle Warrior who came along started making a fuss again.

The trading square was also filled with warriors from various other tribes, who came over to join in the commotion.

Upon hearing that they were planning to go to the southern continent to excavate relics, they also clamored and asked to join the team.

Jin resolutely refused, making it clear that he would not venture to the southern continent in the short term.

……

Lord Tuanhua, Lord Huangying, and Lord Baicang arrived one after another.

A large number of soldiers gathered at the dock and chatted.

1 month 14 day,
Midnight,

Merchant ships that had been trading in the southern continent returned and slowly sailed into the port.

The ship hadn't even come to a complete stop yet,
The Worry-Free Spider King manipulated two spider silk threads, first binding Gold and Red Fang, and then pulling them onto the clamps.

Unlike Shanlan and Xiangling, Hongya is a younger relative of the Worry-Free Spider King.

"Red Fang, are there any bugs bullying you on Ivory Island?"

"Who would dare?"

"How's it going? You've learned a lot after a year of following Jin around, haven't you?"

"A very fruitful year! I have seen many God-given Seeds, learned a lot of knowledge, and met many Zerg warriors from Ivory Island."

"Haha. Very good."

The Worry-Free Spider King turned to Jin and asked, "Purple-haired Jin, how was the harvest this year? What treasures did you dig up this time?"

Jin said, "I haven't had much luck this year, I haven't gained much..."

"Isn't it right?"

Red Fang retorted, his spider eyes flashing crimson light, and prompted, "You've made a profit! I even helped out, so you gave me 2 primal stones as a reward."

"That was an unexpected gain for me and is not included in the excavation team's earnings."

Jin turned to look at the Kashiwa Spider King, changed the subject, and asked, "King Kashiwa, has last year's Force Convergence Shield been sold?"

"Of course!"

"Force Convergence Shields are still easy to sell as long as the price is right."

The Kashiwa Spider King said, "I've already negotiated with the Coast Tiger Armor Tribe for the Force Convergence Shield from last year, which comes with a comprehensive earth-type effect. It'll be traded next year."

"The Force Convergence Shield from two years ago, which had a frost effect, was successfully traded away in exchange for God-given Force food worth 1000 million Primogems. I've brought it back to you."

"!!!"

"Great!"

"The Kashiwa Spider King is amazing!"

"..."

On the dock, the excavation team listened to the conversation with great delight.

The Worry-Free Spider King inquired, "Jin, is there truly no harvest this year? There's another quite wealthy super-clan in the Southeast Continent, the Thornless Coarse Water Armor Tribe. They approached us on their own initiative, wanting to buy a Force Convergence Shield with comprehensive water-based effects. The price is negotiable..."

Jin said, "Really not!"

The Worry-Free Spider King said, "Didn't you keep a Force Convergence Shield with a frost effect? ​​Have you thought about selling it?"

Jin shook its paws vigorously and said, "I don't plan to for now. I'm keeping it for myself. Mainly, I'm saving it for when the Golden Leaf Vine's divine seed evolves to a higher level."

Selling the Force Convergence Shield yields a 5% premium. The first five were all entrusted to the Wood Spider King for sale, and the Wood Spider King will definitely take the lion's share, with the other insects getting a small cut.

Clearly, the Worry-Free Spider King was envious and wanted to earn some extra money as well.

Jin quickly added, "We're still digging. If we're lucky and find something, I'll save it for the Worry-Free Spider King."

"Row."

The Worry-Free Spider King suppressed his mental energy and asked, "Gold, Red Fang, what you just said means that there was actually a harvest last year? What exactly do you mean? Is there something you can't say?"

"Nothing much to say, just a little unexpected gain..."

Jin also suppressed his mental energy and said, "It's not convenient here. Let's discuss it in detail when we return to Haimeng Peak." (End of Chapter)