Dawn Spider

Mount Sumeru is located directly east of Mount Wuchao and is a mountain peak near the coast.

The Sumeru Insect King lives alone here, partly to defend the tribe against the impact of the fog tide during each outbreak, and partly because the desolate coast allows him to unleash his abilities freely, facilitating training, practice, and understanding of his powers.

Under the laws of nature, the peak of the 8th instar is the top combat force allowed to exist in the Force Astral Plane, and the Sumeru Insect King already possesses the extraordinary power to move mountains and fill seas.

The King of Sumeru Insects also enjoys extremely high prestige on Ivory Island.

As for the shop, as long as the Sumeru Insect King nods its antennae in agreement, the matter will be more than half settled.

……

The coastline is marked by sharp, black, jagged stone pillars.

A meditation cushion with earth-elemental effects floats in the air, forming a hemispherical force shield with a radius of fifty meters.

The Sumeru Insect King has just completed a power training exercise and is currently absorbing primal force within the protective shield to restore its original energy.

"The King of Insects!"

"I have met the King of the Sumeru Insects!"

"I have met the King of the Sumeru Insects!"

"..."

Eshu and Shizi led the way, bringing Jin and Chicang to pay their respects to the Sumeru Insect King.

The Sumeru Insect King remained motionless, showing no intention of putting away his meditation cushion. His gaze was unfriendly, making no attempt to hide his displeasure: What is it? How did you bring two little spiders into my territory?
"King of the Sumeru Insects, Boss Jin wants to discuss something with you..."

The King of Eshu Insects said, "Shi Zi should have told you, right? Boss Jin's team unearthed a vast ruin of an alien civilization and made a great haul..."

Upon hearing this, the Sumeru Insect King became somewhat interested and asked, "Shi Zi, didn't you tell me last time that you didn't get anything?"

The Stone Insect King explained, "That's because the ruins weren't fully excavated yet, and they were afraid we'd come and steal them, so they hid all the good stuff. Now that it's finished, they're telling us the truth."

"..."

The King of Sumeru Insects remained silent.

Jin removed two large spider silk bags from his carapace and said, "This is granular fertilizer made from the remains of a divinely bestowed seed from an alien civilization with an extremely high level of evolution. You can try it on the Divinely Bestowed Seed of the Great Fruit Thorn Hedge Tree. It has many benefits, the most powerful of which is that it can greatly increase the yield and quality of the fruit."

"Significantly increase fruit yield and quality?"

Upon hearing this, the Sumeru Insect King stood up and asked, "Does this thing also have an effect on the Tree King?"

Jin replied, "Confirmed! The Thousand-Clawed Spider King's Thousand-Clawed Giant Fish Vine Tree Divine Seed has been tested."

The King of Curcuma Insects said quietly, "This time, we dug up the remains of 11 such divinely bestowed seeds. The purple-haired gold will be processed into granular fertilizer and packaged into bags like these. We plan to sell them by the bag, with prices ranging from 1 to 5, and the price will be based on the divinely bestowed primal force food. If we can really sell them, the income may be as high as hundreds of millions."

"..."

Upon hearing this, the Sumeru Insect King was taken aback. After thinking for a moment, he withdrew from his meditation cushion, flashed forward, opened the spider silk bag to examine it, and said, "This thing is not so easy to detach its claws. It needs to be sent to the Southern Continent for sale."

The Sumeru Insect King asked, "Anything else? You came to me just to deliver two bags of 'granular fertilizer'? And to have the divinely bestowed seed of the Great-Fruited Thorn Hedge Tree help you test its effects?"

"Of course it's not that simple..."

The King of the Eshu Insects said, "Boss Jin also plans to open a Shanglu Market in Qingsha Port to sell this granular fertilizer. In a couple of years, he'll take the opportunity to buy and sell divine-given primal force food. A few years after that, he plans to open four Shanglu Markets on Ivory Island to trade divine-given primal force food, issue bonds, and provide interest-bearing loans..."

The King of the Curcuma Insects wasn't that stupid; his mind was still quite clear, and he had excellent communication skills. He explained Jin's plan in detail, focusing on the promised bond quota with an annualized interest rate of 3% to the seven tribes.

"..."

The Sumeru Insect King's gaze suddenly darkened as he stared at the Eshu Insect King, then at the Shizi Insect King, and questioned, "You two, did you take bribes from the little spider?"

"no!"

"I don't!"

"I'm doing this for the sake of the tribe's development."

"Xumi, how dare you question the quality of my insects?"

The king of the turmeric and the stone worm king swayed its antennae in denial.

Jin said, "This time, the Blood Fruit Lord, Purple Wind Mountain Lord, and Golden Nan Lord will all receive tens of millions in profits from this relic, which they can't digest in a short time. I can, appropriately, give them some more quota to purchase bonds. The resources they can't digest will continue to generate revenue." The Eshu Insect King praised, "That's right~"

The Stone Insect King praised, "This is a good idea."

The King of the Curcuma Insects said, "Resources generate resources, inexhaustible resources."

The Stone Insect King said, "Both Blood Fruit and Purple Wind have good talents and with ample divine resources, they both have a chance to advance to Insect King."

"..."

The King of Sumeru Insects remained silent.

Over the years, Xueguo and Zifeng have indeed made a fortune by following Jin in excavating the ruins, accumulating enough divine resources from the Evolution Insect King, and even having a surplus.

The younger generation of the tribe has benefited, so they should give something back.

However, while Jin's scheme may not outwardly harm the interests of the seven tribes and could even bring them greater benefits, it will inadvertently erode their prestige and ruling power on Ivory Island.

Jin understood the concerns of the Sumeru Insect King and said calmly, "For a tribe to survive in this world and prosper, the most important thing is wealth. Abundant resources can cultivate more high-level warriors with long lifespans, thereby achieving a rapid increase in the tribe's insect population. When the tribe grows to a certain size, it must also have enough resources to maintain this size without decline."

"The most basic way to obtain resources is nothing more than two things: the first is through the production of seeds; the second is through the production of wild, divinely bestowed seeds."

"Besides that, monopolizing the Force trade and charging a 5% premium is a third way, but that's just earning a small fee."

"The system I've created is the fourth way for everyone to acquire resources. If we limit ourselves to the two northern islands, the benefits will be very limited. What I mean is that we should unite and expand into the southern continent. The southern continent, with its vast lands, can bring us infinitely high returns."

"That's a good idea..."

The Sumeru Insect King said, "Do you think everyone in the Southern Continent is a stupid insect?"

Jin confidently said, "The insects of the Southern Continent are certainly not stupid, but I have plenty of ways. I believe the best way is to eliminate the calamities of the Southern Continent, expand our territory, and then thousands of small tribes that need resources to develop will naturally rise up."

Kim's intelligence is beyond question.

The fact that they previously cracked the equipment usage in the hospital's underground workshop shows it. This purple-haired spider's intellect is unmatched by any other insect; you can't deny it.

And this time, when everyone agreed that there were no more relics worth excavating on Ivory Island, it still managed to lead the team to make such a huge windfall.

Most importantly, he has strong organizational skills. As a high-level warrior, he can command a group of lord-level and mountain lord-level warriors to do the work. Everyone is convinced of his abilities.

Jin's combat prowess should not be underestimated.

As a high-level warrior, he has already mastered three extremely powerful abilities, which have already surpassed most of the mountain lord-level warriors.

How powerful will the Mountain Lord, Lord, and King levels be in the future? It will likely be the strongest warrior in history.

It's quite possible that Jin could lead the Zerg warriors to resolve several calamities in the southern continent.

The Sumeru Insect King rummaged through the spider silk bag, examining the granular fertilizer inside, and asked with dissatisfaction, "Jin, you're just trying to fob me off with this piece of broken wood scraps?"

"This isn't just scrap wood..."

Jin then changed his tune, saying, "King Sumeru Insect, I'll arrange to send you more later."

The Stone Insect King said, "Sumeru Insect King, there is one more thing. There were other gains from this relic: a kind of primal force armor that I've never heard of before, which can be used by plants, called 'Wood King Heart Armor'..."

The Stone Insect King recounted the story of the Wood King's Heart Armor.

The King of the Sumeru Insects' eyes lit up upon hearing this.

Jin hurriedly said, "There's still some finishing work left at the ruins. Once we're done, let's come over together and test the Divine Seed of the Great Thorn Hedge."

"very good!"

The Sumeru Insect King thought for a moment, then sighed and said, "I can last another hundred years. After that, it will depend on you young insects."

"Spider Jin, I won't interfere much with your Shanglu Mall matter. Eshu, Shizi, take the little spider to the other five tribes and ask for their opinions."

"Ok!"

"Row!"

Eshu and the Stone Insect King agreed, and led Jin away to take their leave. (End of Chapter)