Dawn Spider

Jin has gained a great reputation and acquired a lot of raw crystals over the years by excavating ruins, but in reality, he has not received much divine resources.

Including the divinely bestowed food obtained by selling meditation cushions, the total amount is only 2600 million.

He kept a meditation cushion with a frost effect for his own use, valued at 1000 million.

200 million Thunder-type Divine Gene Agents; 200 million System-type Divine Gene Agents; 200 million Earth-type Divine Gene Agents, in exchange for corresponding amounts of King-level Thunder, Fire, and Metal-type Divine Force Foods; plus ultra-high-level ordinary System-type Gene Agents, worth around 25. All of these will be kept for personal use.

The actual amount invested in Shanglu Mall as operating capital is only 1000 million.

The loans already issued have reached 4500 million, and based on the loan agreements already reached, they will continue to increase at an average rate of six million per year.

The earliest major borrower, Lord Tianqing of Yilan Mountain, will need another 5 years to break through and be promoted to lord, and will not start repaying the loan for at least 6 years.

This means that the divinely bestowed resources that have been lent out will not be recovered for at least 6 years, and the loan business will only begin to enter the normal cycle of capital circulation at that time.

We cannot withhold the divine resources from other team members for too long; we must repay them year by year.

A capital of 1000 million is too little; Jin urgently needs to make a fortune through the ruins.

……

As in previous years,
On February 15th, Jin arrived at Qingsha Port aboard a merchant ship. He spent the day strolling around the port's trading square before heading alone to Huarong Mountain to deliver this year's evolutionary resources to Huateng and Rong.

at the same time,

Strong winds prompted the archaeological team to assemble and continue excavation.

After completing the collaborative processing of two divinely bestowed seeds in the southern part of Ivory Island in early spring, Jin and Dafeng rushed to the excavation site to check on the situation.

Until March,

Jin Cai arrived at the Red-Headed Termite Kingdom at a leisurely pace.

……

After the fog cleared, tens of millions, even hundreds of millions, of malevolent spirits emerged from the insect-free northern jungles of Ivory Island.

There are Zerg warriors on the island participating in the hunt, but they just wander around aimlessly, killing the easiest ferocious creatures to find and then leaving them alone.

The termite kingdom continues to deploy soldier ants to investigate and eradicate them.

A steady stream of various kinds of ferocious spirit meat was also transported back and displayed in the plaza on the south side of Mount Dafeng. With an abundant and high-quality supply of meat, the little flame spiders grew rapidly.

The first batch of cultivated round purple flame spiders were the fastest, laying eggs in February and entering the incubation period in March. Gradually, baby flame spiders that reproduced naturally began to emerge.

The second batch of cultivated Purple Flame Spiders have all reached the 14th and 15th instars, and some of the more intelligent ones have begun to pair up. February, March, and April are the egg-laying season, and tens of thousands of naturally reproduced second-generation Purple Flame Spiders will be born in March, April, and May.

Jin stayed at Dafeng Mountain, using the Primal Crystals to accelerate meditation and enhance his spatial abilities, while also keeping a close eye on the situation of the Little Flame Spiders below the mountain.

At the end of March
The first second-generation Flame Spiders to emerge complete their first molt and begin to differentiate their carapace colors.

The expected trait separation.

There are roughly four types:

The first type is bluish-purple, with short legs, and is a standard round purple flame spider.

The second type is yellowish-brown and has short legs.

The third type is bluish-purple and has long legs.

The fourth type is brownish-yellow and has long legs.

Of course, there is a seventh type, which is congenital malformation, and these all lead to premature death.

A statistical analysis of the surviving second-instar flame spiderlings revealed the following percentages: 57%, 18.5%, 18.5%, and 6%, respectively.
……

at the same time,

On the other side of Silk Sunflower Mountain, the second generation of small flame spiders, naturally reproduced from the short-legged, yellowish-brown flame spiders that were settled on the east side of the mountain, also completed a molt and grew.

The situation is the same as in Dafeng Mountain, with different characteristics and four different types of small flame spiders appearing, in the same proportions.

Next year, these naturally reproduced small flame spiders will need to be replaced.

Color directly represents the inherent potential of an element.

Purple corresponds to the lightning element.

Brownish-yellow and earthy-yellow colors correspond to the fire element.

As for spatial talent, it's hard to say, and it's uncertain whether it can be inherited.

In the Silky Mountain, the small, blue-purple flame spiders are also easily bullied by the large number of native flame spiders.

Therefore, ignoring the legs and only looking at the color, the blue-purple termites were sent to settle in the termite kingdom.

The yellowish-brown spiders are settled on the east side of the Silky Sunflower Mountain, or they can be sent to other peaks of the Sea Lemon Peak to inject excellent new bloodlines into their spider colonies.

……

April,

A large quantity of the divinely bestowed seeds ripened and were harvested, which Da Feng handled alone.

Jin returned to the underground workshop in the hospital and spent a lot of money to cultivate another 2 round purple flame spiders that inherited his genes, preparing to arrange for them to live together with the second-generation blue-purple flame spiders that reproduced naturally.

Incidentally, the genes of the Lord of Silk Sunflower Mountain and the Lord of the Western Serpent were combined to create a powerful synergy, resulting in the breeding of 1 ordinary flame spiders carrying superior genetic traits. These were then sent back to Silk Sunflower Mountain to further optimize and enhance the bloodline of the ordinary flame spiders there.

It took two months to complete.

……

Good news keeps coming from the islands of Sal.

Silver has completed a molting evolution, becoming a 9-year-old advanced warrior. The Black Oak and Blood Camphor God-given Seeds can now rest and bear fruit, and will break through to the Mountain Lord level in two years.

The Mountain Lord of Silk Sunflower used a super high-grade divine gene serum to supplement and strengthen its overall physique, and used a large amount of king-level divine primal force food to successfully evolve into an 8-year-old Mountain Lord.

Employee No. 5, Shanlan, has successfully broken through to the Mountain Master level.

Employee No. 6, Xiangling, has also completed a molting evolution and is now a 9-year-old advanced warrior. She also plans to break through and evolve into a mountain lord the year after next.

Employee #7, Redtooth, is scheduled to evolve into a 9-year-old next spring.

Rong, the 8th employee, is scheduled to break through to become an advanced warrior this September.

Sky Blue evolves a bit slower, undergoing an age-based evolution every two years. It is currently only at age 8 and will be able to break through to become a Mountain Lord in three years.

The Red Cone Mountain Lord is stuck at age 6 and cannot move. It is slowly accumulating divine resources while waiting for the Silk Sunflower Mountain Lord to evolve into a Lord. At that time, it will borrow divine resources from the Gold Cone Mountain Lord without interest and evolve by only eating divine force food. It will try to see if it can learn an ability at age 7.

Overall, the capabilities of the company's employees are steadily improving.

...

Jin has been closely following the progress of the archaeological excavation.

They found another level 0 ruin, painstakingly dug it open, only to find nothing but useless souvenirs; this time, they didn't even get any original crystals. Following the main highway southward, they dug to the southernmost tip of Ivory Island, which was also the southern coast of what used to be Dizhou Island. However, they only discovered a city-level coastal city that was about 20 kilometers long and nearly 4 or 5 kilometers wide.

They dug up some streets to check, but found no villa communities where Force warriors lived.

Kim directed the team to continue digging along the southern coast of the island.

Dafeng regularly went to scout the movements of the teams led by the Curcuma zedoaria king and the Shizi worm king, but like them, they found almost nothing.

In mid-September, the teams led by the two veteran insect kings explored the entire main highway south of Ivory Island, excavated a level 0 relic, and only obtained a little bit of raw crystals. The teams disbanded on the spot.

When the news arrived, the morale of Kim's team plummeted.

Time flies, and it's already October, the season when the fruits of the divinely bestowed seeds ripen and are harvested.

Jin summoned all the insects to discuss the matter.

"It looks like this year is going to end badly for us."

"Mr. Jin, aren't you going to stop digging?"

"It seems like we really can't find anything good anymore."

"Is this a vacation? Will we continue next year? Or are we just going to call it a day and never dig again?"

"Everyone, go back and focus on comprehending the laws of the elements, hone your elemental abilities, and break through to the Insect King level as soon as possible. Then we can all head to the Southern Continent and try our luck."

"I'm still far from having enough resources to break through to the Insect King level~"

"That's easy. First, borrow from your clan. If that's still not enough, then ask Boss Jin for a loan."

"Mr. Jin, we're taking out a loan, you have to give us a discount, right? Interest-free?"

"Interest-free is impossible. I heard that the Flame Spider Kingdom has set up a 'Tribal Development Fund,' which allows insects that meet the conditions for breaking through to become the Insect King to get loans at a low interest rate of 1%. Boss Jin, would it be alright if you gave us a 1% low-interest rate based on the 'Tribal Development Fund' standards?"

"..."

After two consecutive years without any success, coupled with the disbandment of the Insect King team, the insect spirit was completely shattered.

Before Jin could even speak, everyone immediately started discussing what would happen after the team disbanded.

As they talked, everyone's attention was drawn to Jin.

gold:"……"

Jin asked, "Aren't you all stopping digging? I still want to dig. Should I find other insects to cooperate with?"

"???"

"Mr. Jin?"

"Still digging?"

"The Curcuma worm king and the others have already scattered."

"Our speed is too slow."

"Mr. Jin, do you think there are still any major ruins?"

"Firethorn, Purple Night, do you want your termite kingdom to continue?"

"..."

The insects were still somewhat unwilling, and upon hearing Jin's words, they immediately became agitated.

Zi Ye replied briefly, "The Secret Order Ant King instructed us that we will follow Boss Jin's arrangements regarding the excavation of the ruins."

Jin said, "I'm not sure if there are any other large ruins. If there are, they'll most likely be near the sea. I'll definitely continue digging, as planned, and try digging around the coastline."

"That……"

"That would take several years to dig!"

"What if we can't find it? Wouldn't we lose a fortune?"

"But what if we actually dig it up?"

"..."

Lord Tuanhua was the first to raise his paw to express his opinion, saying, "I choose to continue. I trust Boss Jin's judgment."

Lord Bai Cang and Lord Huang Ying followed suit by raising their hands in agreement:
"Then I'll continue."

"My evolutionary level is low, I'm not in a hurry to comprehend abilities, I can keep digging."

Lord Jin Nan, Lord Xue Guo, and Lord Zi Feng hesitated for a moment, then twitched their antennae to indicate their willingness to continue.

Everyone's worried that if they quit now and try another insect, and actually find one, wouldn't they regret it terribly? And then they'd be laughed at...

"So everyone agrees to continue?"

Jin said, "Alright, then we'll dig for another two months in October and November this year. We'll decide whether to take a vacation in December based on the situation. I'll be busy with the cooperative transaction. Dafeng, come over whenever you have time. Report any developments immediately, and I'll come to handle any problems as soon as possible."

"Good~"

"Okay~"

"Then let's continue?"

"..."

The insects agreed, rested for one night, and the next morning, regained their confidence and continued digging.

Jin stayed for two days before taking his leave.

……

The roads built by humans are like a spider web, connecting one settlement after another.

Digging along the narrow path was very difficult, as it was winding and had many forks, frequently leading into inhabited towns.

Whenever he came to a fork in the road or a small town, Jin would make a trip there to check it out and then decide which direction to go.

At the end of November,

The team dug into a small town called 'Linzhi Town'.

After careful consideration, Jin directed his team to first dig through the town along the main street.

After a long period of searching, not even a single level 0 ruin was found, and the team's morale plummeted.

Jin stayed behind to oversee the work, acting as a supervisor.

On the third day of excavation,

Late at night, as Jin was meditating and absorbing the primal energy of the crystals, he suddenly heard the Blood Fruit Lord's excited shout from ahead: "Boss Jin, those stone signposts... we think we've stumbled upon a great ruin!" (End of Chapter)