Dawn Spider

Apple Hill
The hall at the foot of the mountain is specially for receiving distinguished guests.

The Secret Order Ant King is a meticulous ant who hired metal-type Zerg warriors at great expense to create many exquisite metal display stands with patterns of flowers, birds, and animals.

The artifacts unearthed from the excavation sites, whether of practical or artistic value, are displayed on shelves as decorations.

The excavation of the ruins yielded fruitful results; the spacious cave living room was decorated in a magnificent manner.

"Secret Order Ant King, thank you for your help with the little soldier's matter."

"It's nothing. It's what I should do, no need to be polite."

"The fog has just ended, and the kingdom is probably busy clearing out the ferocious beasts right now, isn't it?"

"Yes. The Zerg warriors on the island are unwilling to contribute, so only our Red-headed Termite Kingdom can do it. The extermination work will last for at least a year."

"The matter of excavating the ruins..."

"Fire and White Night are organizing the team. They're eating and resting, and they'll set off tonight."

"That's good……"

Jin raised his claws and pointed to his forehead, introducing, "The little warrior's name has been chosen. His official name is 'Copper,' and the names of the other little warriors will be arranged in that order: gold, silver, copper, iron, and aluminum."

copper:"……"

Secret Order Ant King: "..."

The lively atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward...

Jin Hun didn't care and said, "I've discovered a seed of the Tall Rain Flower that's being nurtured by the God. I plan to take Tong with me and wait for the seed to mature and be harvested. We can set off with the Ant Army, and I'll also go to Ruins No. 3091 first to conduct an on-site inspection and direct the team to dig in the right direction."

"That would be the best..."

The Secret Order Ant King asked, "Are we taking the newly born little warriors out too? I heard that the place where the divinely bestowed seed was found is not far from Apple Mountain, and it's still in the northeastern region? There are ferocious beasts everywhere now, wouldn't that be a bit inappropriate?"

The Secret Order Ant King suggested, "Why don't we send Fire Sprout with another 10 elite soldier ants to garrison nearby and protect the God-given Seed and the little warriors?"

Jin Zheng had the same idea, and said without hesitation, "Then I'll have to trouble Huoya."

"No trouble."

Huoya happily agreed.

It is currently a 9-year-old advanced-level Zuo Wang and is not allowed to leave the kingdom's territory without permission.

It's time to go out and see the world!
The Queen Ant of the Secret Order waved her antennae and commanded, "Fire Sprout, you should go and prepare too."

"Roger that!"

Huoya gave a resounding reply and rushed off.

The Secret Order Ant King asked, "Gold, this little Flame Spider warrior... Bronze, after it receives the divinely bestowed seed, will it return to the Twin Islands of Salo, or stay and develop here on our Ivory Island?"

Jin replied, "I will definitely go back to the twin islands of Sal."

The Secret Order Ant King asked, "What about your Round Purple Flame Spider tribe? Will they also move back to Borneo in the future?"

"It depends on the situation..."

Jin paused for a moment and said, "In the future, if we can completely resolve the hidden danger of the Fog Sea, then I would naturally prefer to arrange for the Round Purple Flame Spider tribe to develop in the northeastern part of Ivory Island."

"On the contrary, if the Fog Sea crisis cannot be resolved, then perhaps... we should migrate to the southern continent to make a living?"

“Both Ivory Island and Borneo are small islands. According to the current development trend, the fog tide outbreak cycle will soon be shortened to 7 years, 6 years, 5 years. When it develops to the point of breaking out every two or three years, the island's ecosystem will collapse in just a few rounds. Everyone will have to flee and find another way to make a living.”

The Secret Order Ant King shook its antennae and said, "There are four more calamities in the Southern Continent that are even more destructive. If it really develops to that point, the Southern Continent will probably not be much better off."

The Secret Order Ant King returned to the main topic and said, "According to my observation, with a suitable living environment, sufficient living space, and abundant food supply, the number of Circular Purple Flame Spiders has increased dramatically year by year. There are already more than 300,000 of them, large and small, on and around Mount Dafeng. The previously built spider nests are already full, and many newly born Flame Spiders have to find places to dig and build their own nests."

"Jin, do you plan to continue increasing their numbers and expanding their population, or do you intend to control their numbers?"

"Continue to increase the quantity!"

Jin said, "The bloodline of the Purple Flame Spider is still unstable. Every year, a large number of small, yellowish-brown flame spiders are still born. To eliminate the bloodline of the original flame spider species, the first step is to continue screening, and the second is to expand the scale, increasing the population to millions, tens of millions, or even tens of millions."

“This will be troublesome; feeding these little flame spiders will be a major problem. Secret Order Ant King, I can offer you appropriate compensation…”

"The little flame spider can't eat much, so we'll waive the reward."

The Secret Order Ant King generously waved its antennae and said, "We've made a fortune following you in excavating the ruins. The resource problems of Fire Tube, Firethorn, White Night, and Purple Night evolution lords have been solved, and I and Cluster Flower evolution kings have all the resources. How could I possibly accept payment for such a small thing?"

The Secret Order Ant King said, "As our numbers expand, our territory should expand too, right? Which mountain north of Mount Dafeng do you think is suitable? Just pick one and let me know, and Bai Ye and Zi Ye will go over and help clear it out."

"Let's choose the one to the north..."

Jin said, "Flame Spiders don't live on mountains; they prefer to live in the plains and rainforests. We can expand northward from the Great Wind Mountain. By the end of the year, I will invite several warriors who are proficient in earth-based abilities to come and modify and expand the area. We will select suitable locations in the forest, build ten mounds, and add 100 million nest chambers at once."

"Row!"

"Jin, you can make your own arrangements. Just let me know if you need any help."

The Secret Order Ant King readily agreed, then changed the subject, asking, "Gold, there's one more question. This little warrior inherited your bloodline, so what about its life sac..."

"The life sac should be fine, right?"

Jin said uncertainly, "Over the years, I've had a vague feeling that my life sac can only nurture one life seed because of my heterogeneous talent. This is a law, or rather, a limitation of the law."

“I didn’t sense any alien power or alien talent potential in Copper. Its life sac should be normal.”

"Conversely, if there is a problem with the life sac, it can only nurture one life seed like me. In that case, copper should have successfully inherited my alien talent, but due to insufficient primal force talent, or rather, because its evolution level is too low, it has not yet shown its potential."

"Oh……"

"Is that so?"

The Secret Order Ant King pondered deeply for a long time before saying, "There are gains and losses; it's inevitable to be concerned about them."

"Yes." "Let nature take its course."

Jin, however, took it all in stride and wasn't bothered at all. He asked, "Secret Order Ant King, are you and Cluster Flower Ant Queen planning to evolve 5th Instar Lords?"

"Yes. The plan is for October this year."

"Are the resources sufficient?"

"Of course. The resources from excavating the ruins will be tested first by the Queen of the Cluster Ants, and we'll quickly strive to reach the King level."

"..."

Jin and the Secret Order Ant King chatted until late at night, when the termite army that had been traveling far away had finally assembled.

Gold, carrying copper, set off with the army.

...

...

The massive army of 200,000 marched into the swamp.

"Fourth brother!"

"Boss Jin!"

"Fire tube! White night!"

"Fire Sprout, you're here too!"

"Wow! A little purple flame spider warrior!"

"..."

Greet each other when you meet.

Huotong, Baiye, and Huoya all turned their attention to the tall, slender, rain-kissed flower seed beside the puddle.

Silver and Sky Blue stared intently at the top of Gold's head.

"Fourth Brother, what's its name? Copper?"

"copper."

"Haha. Our metal family finally has a new member."

"Bronze, this is Silver, and this is Sky Blue. Say hello to them."

"I've seen silver. I've seen sky blue..."

Copper rubbed its chelicerae in greeting, its gaze fixed intently on the divinely bestowed seed of the tall, rain-kissed flower, and shyly inquired, "Gold, Silver, will you give me this divinely bestowed seed?"

"Of course!"

Yin quickly answered, saying, "Tianlan and I are here specifically to keep watch for you."

The copper rubbed its chelicerae and said, "Thank you, Silver and Sky Blue!"

A polite little purple flame spider warrior!
"You're welcome! You're welcome!"

"Come on, get on my head."

Silver was overjoyed. It raised a spider silk thread, wrapped it around Copper, and pulled it above its head, asking, "Fourth Brother, shouldn't you go check out Ruins 3091? You go quickly, Tianlan and I can handle things here. Hmm, and Fire Sprout! Is it bringing soldier ants to help?"

"Fire Sprout brought 10 elite soldier ants..."

Jin called out, "Fire tube, fire sprout, stop looking for now, direct the ant swarm to disperse and set up camp."

"Ok."

"clear."

Fire Tube and Fire Sprout regained their senses and began directing the army's actions.

10 soldier ants are scattered around the swamp, taking turns patrolling to guard against ferocious beasts.

Huoya personally led a thousand soldier ants to guard the vicinity of the seed bestowed by the god of the tall vine and the long-lasting flower.

Jin checked everything to make sure it was all in order, and then sternly warned Yin and Tianlan not to take Tong around. Only then did he leave with peace of mind.

...

The team assembled at site 3091.

Jin chose a country road that looked fairly wide and directed his team to dig north along the road.

He stayed on site and followed the instructions for half a month. Seeing that he had not gained anything and there were no problems, Jin bid farewell and returned to the swamp, where he waited patiently with Silver, Copper, and Sky Blue.

Da Feng flies alone, busy, and regularly goes to check on the progress of the excavation of the ruins. If there are any problems, he reports them to Jin in a timely manner.

The main issue is that metal road signs were found at intersections, but it's unclear whether they are important or which way to dig.

Jin is not one to slack off; he always rushes over promptly to survey the site and point out directions.

...

time flies,
In mid-November,
The divinely bestowed seeds of the tall stalks finally matured. Upon harvesting, copper was placed into its life sac for nurturing. After resting for half a month, it began to use the divinely bestowed primal energy food to prepare for evolution.

The excavation team headed north and dug all the way to Qingsha Port, but found nothing.

After a brief discussion, the excavation work was suspended, the team took a break, and in March of next year, they will find a road on the north side of Qingsha Port to continue digging northward.

The Blood Fruit Lord, Yellow Cherry Lord, and Purple Wind Mountain Lord, all possessing awakened earth-elemental talents, accompanied Jin to the Red-Headed Termite Kingdom to help transform their territory and build nest chambers for ordinary round purple flame spiders. (End of Chapter)