Dawn Spider

"Lord Famu!"

"Silver? Banana? How did you two follow us here? How did you get here?"

"Lord Famu carried us across the sea, and we came straight here."

"Jin, is this Lord Jin Nan of Partridge Mountain?"

"Yes. Lord Jin Nan, this is my elder, Lord Fa Mu, you should know him, right?"

"Of course I know him, I've met him several times."

"..."

The strong wind led the way, bringing Lord Famu, Silver, and Xiangjiao with them.

Lord Famu is both skilled and daring. It's understandable that he took Silver across the sea, but he actually brought the little warrior Xiang Jiao with him. Isn't he afraid that something might happen and Lord Sikui Mountain will come after him?

Greet each other when you meet.

Lord Famu said, "I heard that there are some yellowish-brown Flame Spiders in the Red-Headed Termite Kingdom that need to be moved back to Silk Sunflower Mountain? Yin and I are here to move the Flame Spiders to the Blue Shark Port dock and take a merchant ship back to the Twin Islands of Saluo."

"I heard the ruins unearthed this time are quite large? Silver and Banana are curious, and the two of them have been clamoring to come and see them, so I brought them along."

Xiang Jiao said in a serious tone, "I've come to broaden my horizons."

Yin explained, "Fourth Brother, I came here mainly to check the accounts with you, and also to take a look at the ruins."

Yin asked, "Haven't you dug up anything else good lately?"

"No. There aren't that many good things."

Jin called out, "Lord Famu, let's go downstairs and talk."

...

Lord Famu, Silver, and Xiangjiao were just curious and came to take a look.

Jin led them on a brief tour of the Muwang Palace, and then took them to the excavation site for a walk.

Jin took out the ledger, briefly checked it with Yin, and temporarily handed the ledger over to Yin for safekeeping, so that Yin could handle last year's accounts.

"Yin, there's one more thing. Go back and make arrangements."

"Fourth Brother, what is it?"

"My plan is to first build a commercial mall in the Qingsha Port Trading Plaza. Once the relics here are cleared up around March, construction will begin immediately."

“I understand! We’ll move the processing equipment for the divinely bestowed food harvested from these ruins over here and set it up in the Shanglu Mall. From now on, we won’t have to bother sending the divinely bestowed fruits we buy from Ivory Island back to Silk Sunflower Mountain for processing. We can process them locally, which will make things much easier for Dafeng. Also, some of the 'granular fertilizer' harvested from these ruins will be sold in the Shanglu Mall here?”

"Yes. Shanlan is now at the Mountain Lord level? Shanlan can officially start his job at the Qingsha Port Trading Plaza. The Shanglu Mall at Haimeng Peak Plaza will be managed by Xiangling and Hongya on a rotating basis."

"understand!"

"and many more."

Lord Famu raised his paw in a gesture and asked, "Jin, who gave you permission to open the Shanglu Mall on Ivory Island? Did you communicate with the Sumeru Insect King?"

"No……"

Jin confidently stated, "Once this site is excavated, I will go and communicate with the insect kings of the seven major tribes."

"Your little high-level spider isn't enough. I'm not even good enough."

Lord Famu said, "Go find the Thousand Claw Spider King later and have it arrange for the Ancient Hook Spider King to go with you. This matter can be accomplished."

"OK……"

Jin agreed.

Yin asked, "Fourth Brother, could we consider training another prospective employee?"

"can!"

Jin said, "Yin, when you have free time, ask around and see which peak in the Sea Lemon Mountains has a suitable Flame Spider Warrior who is smart, cheerful, and around the same age and evolution level as us."

"Your job isn't difficult, so why are you making so many demands?"

Lord Famu raised his paw to interrupt, saying, "I'll have Chi Cang come over to help you."

Chi Cang is a direct descendant of the Palm Bamboo Lord of Zitan Peak, only about ten years younger than Si Kui and the Lord of Red Cone Mountain. In general, he can be considered an elder of Jin and Yin.

Jin and Yin were not very willing to accept their elders into the company, for a simple reason: the elders did not follow orders.

Silk Sunflower and Red Cone Mountain Lord are examples; they don't like doing certain tasks and simply refuse to do them, leaving Gold and Silver with no way to deal with them.

Mountain olives, fragrant water chestnuts, and red fangs are different; they have the awareness of working spiders and do whatever they are told.

"Well..."

"Shouldn't we discuss this with Lord Sikui Mountain?"

"Doesn't the Lord of Red Cone Mountain have to agree?"

"Will Lord Palm Bamboo agree?"

"..."

Jin and Yin looked around, and seeing that Lord Famu's gaze was unfriendly and his attitude resolute, they had no choice but to change their tune:

"If Lord Bamboo has no objections, we would certainly be happy to accept."

"The Lord of Silk Sunflower Mountain and the Lord of Red Cone Mountain should have no objections, right? Lord Famu, why don't you go and ask them yourself?"

Lord Famu said indifferently, "They have no objections. The matter is settled. After we go back, I will arrange for Chi Cang to come over. It will be perfect. He and Shan Lan will be in charge of sending over the blue-purple flame spiders from Si Kui Mountain. Jin, you take Chi Cang and wander around Ivory Island to broaden your horizons and get to know the insects here."

"OK……"

Jin agreed.

Lord Famu asked, "Jin, I heard you're planning to open four shops like the Sea Lemon Peak Plaza on Ivory Island? That would require at least four Flame Spider Warriors..."

Purple Sandalwood Peak also has seven Flame Spider Warriors who do not possess the divinely bestowed seed; they are all elders.

"This isn't urgent; it won't be open for business anytime soon."

Worried that Lord Famu would continue to force spiders into the company, Yin quickly changed the subject and asked, "Fourth Brother, since the Shanglu Mall is to be built in Qingsha Port, will it be necessary to transfer a batch of divinely bestowed primal force food over?"

"It depends on the situation..."

Jin said, "For now, the Shanglu Mall here will only handle the processing of Divine Fruits and the sale of granular fertilizer. As for other businesses, we'll see how things go in a couple of years..."

They discussed it for quite a while.

Jin sent away Lord Famu, Silver, and Xiangjiao.

...

...

Borneo (two islands)

Haimeng Peak Plaza.

Yin was overjoyed.

With Boss Jin absent, Boss Yin Er is in full charge of this year's trading affairs.

Very busy!

First, a meeting was convened with all company employees to check accounts, inspect Shanglu Mall's inventory, and arrange for the distribution of last year's salaries and bonuses.

Announcement: Shanglu Mall is about to expand, and Shanlan will officially start his new job and be stationed permanently in Qingsha Port.

Talk to the Wood Spider King to receive the Force Food, worth 1200 million Primogems, that was given to you last year when you sold the Force Convergence Shield.

Find the Spider King of the Five Schools to settle accounts. Based on the estimated value of the Divine Force Food that Shanglu Mall acquired and sent to the Kingdom's warehouse last year, move an equivalent amount of newly traded Divine Force Food from the warehouse.

They organized their staff overnight to categorize and price the goods, and put them on the shelves before dawn. Next door, the newly opened 'Shanglu Securities Trading Center' officially opened for business this year, and the owner of Yin'er will personally oversee the counter and greet customers.

Tianlan greeted guests at the entrance, announcing the upcoming issuance of 5-year short-term bonds next year.

...

In mid-February,

Shanlan and Chicang rushed to Ivory Island to help transport the Blue-Purple Flame Spiders to the Red-Headed Termite Kingdom. Led by a strong wind, they hurriedly arrived at the Wood King's Palace ruins to help.

...

Jin's prediction was largely correct. The 11 divinely bestowed seeds of the Wood King's Palace were arranged in a very regular pattern, with the Wood King taking root on the east side of the palace, and the other 10 seeds, 5 of which took root on the north side and 5 on the south side.

The excavation work is nearing its end. The remains of the 10th Divine Seed have been unearthed, leaving only the last one. There's no fear that insects might get wind of it and rush over to snatch it up.

The problem now is, where to move all these excavated remains, where to put them?
We can start planning to build the Shanglu Mall.

At the end of February,
Jin, accompanied by Chi Cang and Da Feng, set off for Partridge Mountain.

As soon as they approached the mountain peak, a large group of heavily armored warriors surrounded them.

"Mr. Jin is here?"

"Where is my most respected elder, Lord Jin Nan? I haven't seen him for a year."

"Is Jin Nan still alive?"

"Mr. Jin, have you unearthed another alien relic?"

"I haven't seen you guys for a year. What kind of ruins take a year to excavate?"

"Are you done digging? Do you need any help?"

"..."

Jin Rushi replied, "We have unearthed a very large ruin. We will be finished in about ten days, and Lord Jin Nan will be back."

—Snap! Snap! Snap!

—We've really unearthed a major ancient site!

—You must have dug up a great treasure, right?

—Is there food powered by the Force? How much?
—Do you have Force Convergence Shields? How many are there?
The insects swarmed, pushing and shoving each other as they jostled for the golden statue, their shells clanging against each other.

Jin patiently explained the situation, emphasizing that the remains of a Wood-type Divine Seed with an extremely high evolutionary level were unearthed from the ruins. They were processed into granular fertilizer, which can be used by the Wood-type Divine Seed. He planned to open a shop in Qingsha Port to facilitate the sale of the fertilizer.

He then highlighted the introduction of Chi Cang, an elder from Zitan Peak, and introduced him to everyone.

After a lively journey through the forest, they arrived at Partridge Mountain, where Jin went up to visit the King of Curcuma zedoaria.

"The King of Curcuma Insects~"

"You stingy purple-haired guy, you came all this way just to see me?"

"..."

"Yes."

"Is something wrong?"

"Here's the thing, I plan to open a commercial mall in Qingsha Port to sell granular fertilizer made from the remains of the God-given Seeds we just harvested. The equipment for processing God-given Force food will also be placed there..."

Jin quickened his pace and said, "The situation on Ivory Island is different from that on the Twin Islands of Saluo, and the Blue Shark Port Trading Plaza is different from that on Sea Lemon Peak Trading Plaza. Various tribes and insectoid warriors come and go here, so we must do a good job of preventing theft. Therefore, I would like to ask you and the Stone Insect King to use your metal and earth abilities to build a sufficiently sturdy building that combines metal and rock."

"..."

The King of Curcuma Insects turned to the side, giving him a cold look, and said, "Boss Jin, your Shanglu Mall isn't just about selling granular fertilizer, is it? Are you planning to make it like Haimeng Peak Plaza, a mall that sells and buys divinely bestowed primal force food?"

Kim Ru-sil replied, "Yes."

The King of the Eshu Insects asked, "You are smart, you should know that the seven tribes of Ivory Island have a job: they buy up Force food locally, transport it to the Southern Continent to exchange for Force food that everyone needs, and then transport it back, exchanging it for everyone at a 5% premium, earning a labor fee in the process."

Jin replied, "Of course I know."

The King of the Eshu Insects asked, "You took away the divinely bestowed food of primal force. Doesn't that mean many warriors from the seven tribes have lost their jobs?"

"will not."

Jin said, "Don't your seven tribes have divided up their respective territories? We'll just buy up the divinely bestowed food and sell it to your trading teams at a fair price. The divinely bestowed food produced in the territory of the tribe we're in will be sold to that tribe."

“King of the Curcuma Insects, you should know that the ultimate goal of my design of shops, credit currencies, bonds, and loans is to profit through paid lending.”

"At the same time, by providing loans to help the Zerg warriors with whom we have a cooperative relationship evolve rapidly, and to help the Divine Seed evolve, we indirectly and significantly increase the profits from the cooperative processing of Divine Force Food."

Jin said, "Of course, I can't keep all the profits; I can offer some concessions..."

The King of the Curcuma Insects asked, "How can we offer concessions?"

Jin said, "Once my system becomes popular, there will definitely be a shortage of 10-year bonds with an annualized interest rate of 3%. I can promise to give a certain share to the seven tribes."

"For example, if you buy 1000 million worth of bonds, you will receive 30 in interest income every year, which is equivalent to the output of a top-tier divine seed at the lord level, enough to support a lord-level warrior with substantial income."

"That sounds really good..."

The King of the Eshu Insects was somewhat tempted, but questioned, "Seven major tribes, 1000 million each, that's 7000 million. What about the rest? How much capital do you have? How much bond quota have you promised to other insects? Can you lend out that much? Can you guarantee that you'll get it back? What if the warrior who takes out the loan fails to break through and dies? Won't you go bankrupt? Will all the insects that buy the bonds lose everything along with you?"

Jin explained point by point: "First, I have roughly calculated that among the Zerg warriors currently on Ivory Island, there are more than 100 with the potential to take out loans within the next 50 years. Assuming that each of them starts taking out loans at the 7-year-old Mountain Lord stage, and each of them only takes out the minimum loan amount of 3 million, that would still be a loan amount of 300 million."

"Secondly, with enough divinely bestowed food and the assistance of Force Convergence Shields, the risk of sudden death can be minimized when a Mountain Lord breaks through to the Lord level. I myself have two Force Convergence Shields. The Flame Spider Kingdom and the seven major tribes all have Force Convergence Shields, right? In critical moments, we can coordinate to borrow or rent them for a fee. We will do our best to ensure that the corresponding warriors can complete the breakthrough smoothly."

"Even if I were to fail and die suddenly, it would be an extremely low-probability, isolated case. With the wealth I have accumulated so far, I can still afford to lose three or five million."

"Third, in the future, when I have grown bigger, evolved to a higher level, and possess sufficient strength, I plan to extend this system to the Southern Continent. Currently, the seven major tribes support me, and in the future, I can increase everyone's bond quota to 2000 million, 3000 million, or even higher. We, the insects of the Northern Twin Islands, will form a consortium to earn resources from the Southern Continent together."

"..."

The King of the Curcuma Insects was even more intrigued. After some thought, he said, "Purple-haired Gold, before, you didn't tell me the truth because you weren't sure you'd finished excavating the ruins and were afraid that Shi Zi and I would take them from you. Now that you've come to me on your own initiative, that means the ruins are finished, right? Now you can tell me the truth about your harvest this time, right?"

"The King of the Curcuma Insects is wise in his apparent foolishness. The harvest we have obtained from this site is indeed more abundant than we could have imagined."

Jin said, "There are indeed only 10 boxes of divinely bestowed food. However, you and the Stone Insect King may not have realized the value of those divinely bestowed remains..."

"We have already tested and verified the divinely bestowed seeds of the Thousand-Clawed Spider King's Thousand-Clawed Giant Fish Vine Tree. The granular fertilizer made from these divinely bestowed remains can effectively improve the yield and quality of the fruits of the wood-type divinely bestowed seeds. According to our estimate, the granular fertilizer made from the divinely bestowed remains is worth hundreds of millions."

Hundreds of millions? The King of Curcuma Insects twitched its antennae and asked, "Anything else?"

Jin said, "We also unearthed a Force artifact we've never encountered before, called the 'Wood King Heart Armor,' which is a special armor worn by Force plants' heartwood to protect the heartwood and also grants it three Wood-type abilities."

"We haven't told anyone about the 'Wood King's Heart Armor,' not even the Thousand Claw Spider King or the Thousand Claw Giant Fish Vine Tree's divinely bestowed seed. The specific effects still need to be tested and verified. I believe that the value of this thing lies in providing a king-level security guarantee for the core territory of a tribe. Its practical value is no less than the Force Convergence Shield and the divinely bestowed Force food processing equipment, and may even be much higher."

Jin recounted the story of the 'Wooden King's Heart Armor' in detail.

"Could a foreign civilization really create such a divine artifact?"

"You little spider, you're quite something..."

The King of Eshu Insects' four horns gleamed with envy. He turned his gaze and asked, "Boss Jin, since Shi Zi and I helped you build the Shanglu Mall, shouldn't you pay us some compensation for our hard work?"

Jin replied, "Of course."

The King of Eshu Insects tentatively asked, "Would you like to bring over a complete set of the Wood King's Heart Armor to play with?"

"That is impossible!"

Jin said, "300 bags of granular fertilizer. The Curcuma Insect King can take them and distribute them to his Poison Armor Warriors who have Wood-type Destiny Seeds. This will greatly increase their territory's income. Of course, you can also sell them at the trading square down the mountain. The price will probably be between 1 and 3 per bag."

"hiss--"

"can!"

"Then I won't stand on ceremony. I'll take some for myself! I'll distribute it to the young soldiers for their own use."

The Eshu Insect King readily agreed, but then felt a little guilty, saying, "I've always supported the cause of you young warriors, but the matter of the Shanglu Mall you mentioned is too complex for me, an insect, to make a decision on. Let's go find Xumi and the old Insect King Shizi to ask." (End of Chapter)