Dawn Spider

Jin had two meditation cushions, both of which he entrusted to the Master of Sikui Mountain for safekeeping.

The master of the Silk Sunflower Mountain locked it inside the original crystal storage box.

……

As always, the Lord of Sikui Mountain was bold, or rather, careless.

They went to the east coast early in the morning, leaving the four-year-old warriors to guard the territory alone until dusk when they returned with their prey.

Jin received the meditation cushion.
Give the one with the frost effect to Golden Vine and let him play with it.

Jin, holding a black meditation cushion with spatial effects, came to test it under the Divine Seed Tree of Shanglu.

With an ample supply of raw crystals, growth has accelerated, and the tree of the God-given Seed of Pokeweed is almost 10 meters tall.

"Taro, 20% growth potential!"

"Whoosh?"

The taro swayed its leaves, making a questioning sound.

"Give me more. I need to do an extreme test."

"Wow~Wow~"

The taro agreed, its six roots wriggling together, quickly climbing up the mound. Its eleven leaves moved simultaneously, and a thick green mist rose, enveloping the entire seed of pokeweed, which then quickly thinned, faded, and disappeared.

As the tree's size increased, the rate and upper limit of the growth capacity absorbed by the Divine Seed of Pokeweed also increased. It absorbed all 20 seeds in just 20 to 30 seconds.

"Taro, give me five more rounds."

"Whoosh?"

"Let me see how many times the God-given Seed of Pokeweed can absorb at its current limit."

"Wow~wow~wow~"

The taro swayed its leaves, making a sound as if it were muttering and grumbling, while at the same time, a thick, green mist rose and spread once more.

The absorption rate of the pokeweed seed slowed down slightly, taking about ten seconds to completely absorb the growth potential of the five seeds.

The pokeweed seed, bestowed by the gods, hadn't reached its limit, but the taro had. Without waiting for Jin's command, it wriggled its roots and climbed down the mound, where they penetrated the soil and began to recover.

"..."

Jin observed silently and waited patiently.

About five minutes later, the influence of the wood-type growth force was transmitted to the pokeweed fruit, and the pokeweed fruit absorbed the natural force at a faster rate, causing the funnel-shaped force vortex to expand rapidly.

Jin then climbed the mound, his mind focused, and the spatial meditation cushion slowly rose into the air, hovering at a height of 15 meters. It then cast down a transparent spherical barrier with a radius of 15 meters, followed by a surge of primal force with spatial properties. The concentration of primal force within the spherical space increased rapidly, quickly reaching level 2.1.

The vortex formed by the rapid absorption of primal force by the pokeweed fruit was immediately extinguished.

The power contained in the growth ability of the 25 plants continued to exert its effect. Every branch, every leaf, and every capillary root of the pokeweed seed was operating at its limit, frantically absorbing the primal force.

Jin silently sensed it, and as expected, the spatial elemental force entered the body of the Divine Seed of Shanglu and was easily converted into spatial energy.

The immense spatial energy combines with the taro's wood-based growth power, transforming into a genetic force that accelerates growth and evolution.

Excessive wood growth energy is rapidly consumed.

In just half a minute, the pokeweed fruit restored its normal energy supply, and the rate at which the fruit absorbed natural energy also returned to normal.

Gold remains under observation.
About half an hour later, the taro's wood-based growth energy was exhausted, the pokeweed seed's energy was saturated, and the entire tree entered a stable growth state.

The test is over.

The spatial properties of the black meditation cushion are indeed universal; both I and the divinely bestowed seed of the pokeweed can use it, and the effects are quite good.

However, Kim discovered a new problem...

"Taro, right now, you can only release a maximum of 25 growth abilities at a time?"

“Hua~la~”

"I remember it was 25 rounds the year before last?"

"Wow~"

"..."

The growth and evolution of taro seems to have encountered a bottleneck.

When he first broke through to the Advanced Warrior level, he could unleash a maximum of 11 attacks at once, even with all his might. But back then, he could add one attack every six months, which clearly showed that Taro was growing and evolving rapidly.

Later, it could only grow by 1 shot per year, which intuitively shows that the speed of growth and evolution slowed down.

Now, two years have passed and there has been no growth. It may take another two to three years for growth to occur, or more likely, it has encountered a bottleneck.

We'll need to observe for another year or two to see the specifics.

Taro's life form is too unique, and one can't help but worry whether it can evolve normally like a normal Force plant or Force warrior.

Jin stared at the taro, pondered for a while, and then temporarily put the question aside.

With a thought, he retrieved the meditation cushion, manipulated the spider silk to cut the various sea fish brought back by the Lord of Silk Sunflower Mountain, and beckoned the ordinary little flame spiders to line up and receive them.

...

The first batch of 1.9 small flame spiders, of which 9500 were yellowish-brown, were the offspring of the gold-bred spiders; the second batch of 2 spiders, of which 1 were also yellowish-brown.

In terms of color, it is similar to the brownish-yellow color of the traditional flame spider, so the two sides coexist peacefully.

Of these common, yellowish-brown flame spiders, 1.4 survived.

Jin has specially designated an area on the east side of the Sikua Mountain for them to live in.

Among them, the first batch of breeding has more than 6,000 ants that have reached adulthood. Some of them are precocious and, like the red-headed termite kingdom, have begun to pair up.

The fastest-moving female spiders already had silk sacs on their backs.

It is estimated that before March, a batch of second-generation baby flame spiders will hatch naturally.

…When the gene samples were collected, there were 14 samples whose origins were not labeled.

Jin Tongyi arranged for the combination of the genetic material of the West Serpent Lord to cultivate 1.4 spider eggs.

Since it was impossible to tell them apart, they were simply mixed together and allocated proportionally.

Silver was allocated 1000 spider eggs. The bloodline sample of the Silk Sunflower Mountain Lord was marked, and the Silk Sunflower Mountain Lord and the West Snake Mountain Lord's genetic combination cultivated 1000 spider eggs.

Of the 2000 spider eggs, nearly 1400 survived and were gathered together in a special nesting chamber built in the southern part of the mountain for them to settle in.

These guys are very eager to eat, as they're already waiting under the pokeweed tree before it even gets dark.

Their bloodline advantage is significant; compared to other native spiders of the same age, they are noticeably stronger.

These small flame spiders are very popular with the native spiders of Mount Silky Sunflower. They can get along well with the native spiders, and their superior genes will spread quickly within the colony.

The quantity is slightly less.
After discussing with the master of Silk Sunflower Mountain, Jin decided to train another 10,000 spiders next year to accelerate the bloodline optimization of the Silk Sunflower Mountain spider colony.

Jin's northern mountain can accommodate one more Flame Spider Warrior, and Silk Sunflower Mountain can hold up to five Flame Spider Warriors.

The Flame Spider Warriors that are born later can be sent to nearby mountains to explore new territories and strengthen the island's eastern defenses.

...

...

Yinhe Tianlan has returned to handling loan business.

"Fourth Brother, we lent out 420 million this year. I checked with Shanglu Mall and the remaining inventory is around 1600 million."

"Understood. We're not in a rush to lend money out for now."

"Fourth Brother, after selling the Force Convergence Shield, will you also receive 1200 million Primogems worth of divine resources next year?"

"Yes."

“Let’s do the math. At best, we can give the excavation team 800 million and still have 400 million left over. But on Borneo, the loans available next year will be less than 400 million, and if nothing unexpected happens, it should only be 320 million.”

"Won't there be more the year after next? The year after next, we can release around 1200 million from Ivory Island alone. Add that to Borneo, and the total for the year will be around 1600 million?"

"almost……"

Silver Brain quickly calculated and said, "Fourth Brother, should we start stocking up for next year?"

Jin denied it, saying, "Isn't Shanglu Mall's inventory quite plentiful? There's no rush next year."

"Oh……"

Yin asked, "Will interest-bearing bonds be issued the year after next?"

"of course."

Jin said, "We can announce this year that we will issue 5 million five-year bonds the year after next. Those who are interested in buying them should prepare their bonds in advance."

"500 million? Is that enough? It probably isn't."

Yin calculated, "The excavation team will need to be allocated around 700 million, right? We'll need to borrow 1600 million? And for Shanglu Mall, we'll need at least 1000 million in inventory. In total, we'll need to prepare 3300 million."

"Our inventory is only 1600 million to 1700 million? The difference is more than 1600 million."

Jin said, "Privately, we can sell a certain amount of 10-year long-term bonds to the excavation team, with a planned amount of 700 million. Also, we can arrange 10-year bonds totaling 500 million for the Flame Spider Warriors who have a cooperative processing business with us for the Divine Seed." You and Tianlan should make a special trip to inform them. As for whether they buy them or not, that's up to them.

"Finally, we will publicly sell 5-year short-term bonds; we will issue as many as needed."

Silver Eight's eyes flashed, and he replied, "Understood!"

Yin followed up with a suggestion: "Fourth Brother, I heard that we can't find any treasures on Ivory Island anymore? If we don't have the divine resources from treasure hunting to replenish our resources, then we'll have to issue bonds every year from now on, right? We'll keep lending out and borrowing in, while also issuing new bonds to pay off old ones."

"almost."

Jin instructed, "Yin, be careful in your work, keep a good record of every transaction, and make sure there are no mistakes."

"I know!"

Yin said excitedly, "Fourth Brother, I have a brilliant suggestion!"

Jin asked, "What suggestion?"

Yin said, "We can open another 'shop' next to Shanglu Mall, specializing in loan and bond business. We can also offer bond trading services."

"For example, a Flame Spider Warrior might purchase our 10-year bonds, but after only 5 years, due to unforeseen circumstances, urgently needs divine resources. In that case, we can charge a fee to buy back the bonds..."

"For example, a face value of 10, with a 3% interest rate, and a term of 5 years, would amount to 11.5 including principal and interest, right? We would buy it back for 11. Then, we would resell it for 11.5."

"..."

"That's not very realistic."

Jin said, “Flame Spiders are smart and good at calculations. As time goes by, bonds will definitely be in short supply, and many spiders will want to buy them but won’t be able to. The kind of bond you mentioned, with a face value of 10, a 3% interest rate, and already 5 years old, will probably sell for 11.5 instead of 12.”

"If you ask other spiders, they can easily detach their claws. It's impossible for you to make the difference so easily."

Yin Yi pondered for a moment, then immediately deflated, saying indignantly, "Fourth Brother, I've been in the loan business for so many years, and apart from the Five Schools Spider King, very few spiders have come to me to inquire about bonds."

Jin said, “That’s because everyone knows that I made a fortune excavating ruins on Ivory Island. Everyone has seen it. Mountains upon mountains of divinely bestowed food are being transported to our Shanglu Mall and put on the shelves. We have capital and don’t need to issue bonds.”

"That's right~"

Yin was completely heartbroken.

Jin pondered for a moment and said, "However, Yin, the 'shop' you mentioned that specializes in handling loan and bond business can be built. It can be open for business for one month every year from January 1st to February 1st, and you and Tianlan can be in charge of it. It can be handled centrally at a fixed location, saving us the trouble of running around everywhere."

"Fourth Brother, you're wrong. It won't make things easier."

Yin said, "Tianlan and I still have to collect debts. Fourth Brother, we can't expect the indebted bugs to come looking for us to pay back the debts, can we? Since we're going to run away anyway, we might as well run away together."

Jin said, "Those who come forward to repay their debts can do so voluntarily. If they don't, we'll start collecting after February 1st. Most importantly, opening a shop like this makes it look more legitimate and professional, which helps build credibility."

……

Jin Xiang informed the mountain lord of the Sunflower Mountain, and immediately set off with Yin, Tianlan, Yutou, and Xiangjiao to Haimeng Peak to request Huang Qi to take the lead in constructing the 'Shanglu Securities Exchange Center'. (End of Chapter)