Dawn Spider

The King and Queen of the Secret Order Ants, after undergoing a slumber and evolution to their seventh instar, have both successfully acquired their sixth ability. Now, they will accelerate their sprint towards becoming Kings.

The round purple flame spider, which lives in the kingdom of red-headed termites, has reproduced naturally and has reached the fifth and sixth generations. The size of the colony has been increasing rapidly. The 100 million spider nests built last year were already full.

After obtaining the consent of the Secret Order Ant King, Jin simply spent a lot of money to invite forty Lord-level Combhorn Longhorn Beetle Warriors from Wuchao Mountain to carry out a major transformation of the four large and small mountains north of Dafeng and the surrounding forests, building another four million nest chambers for ordinary small flame spiders to live in.

We were busy from mid-February until early April when the project was finally completed.

Copper slumber evolved once, becoming a 4-year-old intermediate Flame Spider Warrior, with a leg span of 80 centimeters, which is not particularly small.

Gold, silver, bronze, and sky blue—from north to south, they visited the various tribes along the way, introducing the warriors they knew well to bronze.

In particular, the Zerg warriors who had partnered with the God-given Force food processing team informed him that they would be venturing to the Southern Continent next year, and that Silver would be in charge of all affairs on the Northern Twin Islands from now on, asking everyone to take care of him.

……

Between the Polei Mountain of the Red Firefly Tribe and the Partridge Mountain of the Great Poison Armor Tribe, there is a plain rainforest nearly 100 kilometers wide from north to south. The rainforest is filled with a large number of naturally formed lakes and reservoirs, and a dense network of rivers and streams, forming large areas of marshland.

This geographical environment is not suitable for most Zerg warriors to settle in.

Therefore, between Polei Mountain and Zhegushan Mountain, there exists an uninhabitable zone spanning nearly 100 kilometers from north to south.

However, this is not absolute. For insect species such as water beetles, water bugs, and dragonflies that generally live in water, this geographical environment is an excellent place to live.

The Black Dragonfly tribe, to which the Flower Lord of the Gold Organization's excavation team belongs, lives among them.

The Water Claw tribe, which migrated from the Twin Islands of Sal to Ivory Island, and the Star Dragon Lice tribe, to which the Water Banyan Lord belongs, also settled in this rainforest swamp.

The place where the Star Louse tribe settled was called 'Star Oil Vine Mountain'.

A rare mountain range in the vast rainforest.

The Shuijia tribe also migrated to this area and settled on a mountain peak named 'Yeling Mountain'.

Currently, only one soldier, born more than 20 years ago, has moved to settle here. His name is also 'Night Spirit', and he has a Night Spirit Tree, a divinely bestowed seed.

Ye Ling is two or three years younger than Jin and Yin, and only broke through to become a Mountain Lord a couple of years ago. Ye Ling Wood fruit is a berry, and they have a cooperative processing relationship.

Yeling Mountain is the main destination we will visit on this trip!
...

The sky was overcast, and a light drizzle was falling.

muddy paths carved into the rainforest

Gold walked at the front of the group, with Silver carrying Copper close behind, jogging along the way.

Tianlan flew ahead, its nearly two-meter-long membranous wings vibrating at high frequency, emitting a rolling roar.

A long way away,

A subtle spiritual force swept over, scanning back and forth before settling on Jin's body.

"gold!"

"silver!"

The king of the locust worms greeted them.

"King of the Sophora japonica insects!"

"King of the Sophora japonica insects!"

"I've seen the King of the Sophora japonica!"

"..."

Gold, silver, bronze, and sky blue all called out at the same time, speeding up and rushing to Night Spirit Mountain.

Creditors came to the door.

The King of the Locust Insects, along with the Lord of Night Spirit Mountain, descended the mountain to greet them.

Upon meeting, there was another round of warm greetings.
Jin asked, "King of the Locust Insects, you are now the king of insects, haven't your life essence migrated here?"

"I can't afford to move."

The King of the Locust Insects said, “Once the Tree King migrates, it will take at least thirty years to recover its production. How much interest will I have on my loan after thirty years? It’s the same if I stay on Borneo Island. The Locust God’s gift provides shelter for the Water Armor tribe of the Sea Leopard Mountains, so I don’t have to worry about their safety. I can stay here with peace of mind.”

Jin replied, "That's true."

Yin said, "The fog tides are erupting more and more violently each time. Only with a sufficiently powerful force can we feel at ease."

Jin said, "There's no rush with the loan. You're the Insect King now; a little over ten million is easy to pay off. The interest isn't high either; you can pay it off slowly."

The King of Locust Insects joked, "That's exactly what I plan to do. I'll pay off the high-interest portion first, and I'm not in a hurry to pay off the low-interest portion."

Just kidding.

The King of the Locust Insects led the way up the mountain, into a cave living room carved out halfway up the mountain, and then asked seriously:
“Gold, Silver, it’s not yet the season for the Night Spirit Tree’s divinely bestowed fruit to ripen and be harvested. You’ve come here…” The King of the Locust Insects looked at the Bronze.

Jin introduced, "You must all know the King of the Locust Insects and the Lord of Night Spirit Mountain, right? This is my direct descendant, Tong."

"That's right. I plan to travel to the Southern Continent with a caravan next February to conduct an on-site investigation, see what the situation is like there, and begin preparations to develop trade in the Southern Continent."

"Silver is in charge of all the affairs, big and small, of the existing industries on Ivory Island. Copper, on the other hand, is very clever. In a few years, when he evolves into a high-level warrior, he will also start to learn how to trade. I brought him here specifically to visit, hoping that the King of the Locust Insects and the Lord of Night Spirit Mountain can take care of him."

"Of course!"

"I am very sure of that."

The King of the Locust Insects and the Lord of Night Spirit Mountain nodded vigorously with their antennae in response.

The Lord of Night Spirit Mountain jokingly asked, "Little Copper Boss, what business will you be in charge of in the future?"

Copper replied, "I want to trade in God-given Force food!"

"..."

Jin said seriously, "At the advanced warrior stage, the bronze guards will be responsible for some simple shop transactions. In the long run, after reaching the mountain lord level, they may be assigned to share some of the responsibilities with the silver guards, such as loan or bond business."

The King of Locust Insects inquired, "Jin, what will you mainly do when you go to the Southern Continent to trade? Will you do what you did on the Northern Twin Islands—bring over a divinely bestowed food processing device? Cooperate in processing and trading? And then gradually develop shop transactions and loan business?"

Jin replied, "That's the general idea. I plan to find a suitable location first, establish a firm foothold, and then gradually expand."

The King of the Locust Insects asked, "Have you ever planned to organize a team to try excavating underground alien civilization relics in the southern continent?"

"There are no plans to do so at the moment."

Jin countered, "Any news about Eshu and the Stone Insect King? Are they planning to go to the Southern Continent to dig?"

The King of the Locust Insects said, "The Curcuma and the King of the Stone Insects built a giant ship and sailed to the Southern Continent to investigate the situation two years ago. They invited me, and we agreed that after I broke through to the Insect King level, I would go to the Southern Continent with them, but they have not returned yet..."

We chatted for a while about excavating ancient ruins.

Jin said, "King of the Locust Insects, Lord of Night Spirit Mountain, Yin and I have come to find you, and we have another important matter to discuss."

Yin said, "We plan to open our third Shangluo Mall between Ivory Island, Polei Mountain, and Partridge God Mountain. We've been considering the location for many years, and the most suitable place is the Shuijia tribe. Yeling Mountain is located in the middle, and everyone here comes from the Twin Islands of Saluo, so we have close relationships and trust each other."

The reactions of the Golden Observer, the Sophora japonica king, and the Lord of Night Spirit Mountain.

The old man, Ke Huaichong, is more mature and cautious, and we await further developments.

Upon hearing this, the Lord of Night Spirit Mountain became excited and subconsciously wiggled his antennae, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped himself.

Jin took the initiative to say, "The business we do seems to be large in scale, but the profit is actually very low. I can't afford to hire an Insect King. What I mean is, the Shanglu Mall is built on Yeling Mountain, and we can hire the Lord of Yeling Mountain to help us, paying him 6 Yuan Stones worth of divinely bestowed primal force food as a salary every year."

Lord Yeling Mountain said happily, "Thank you for your kindness, Boss Jin!"

"Of course, that's no problem..."

The King of Locust Insects agreed and asked, "Boss Jin, when will it start? Next year?"

Jin replied, "Next year!"

The King of Locust Insects asked, "Do the Flame Spider Warriors in charge of the Shanglu Mall take turns serving in different locations?"

"Yes."

Yin replied, "Currently, there are five Flame Spider Warriors on duty: Shanlan, Xiangling, Hongya, Chicang, and Lvshu. There is also a Flame Spider Warrior named Zhuliao from Ziwei Peak, who will soon break through to the Mountain Lord level. When the Yeling Mountain Shanglu Shop opens next year, it will officially join the team."

Jin said, "In a few years, around the time when Tong breaks through to become a Mountain Lord, we plan to open another Shanglu Mall between Wuchao Mountain and Suoyu Mountain."

"There are four in total, covering the entire Ivory Island. Including the one at Haimeng Peak Square on the Twin Islands of Saluo, there are a total of five. Among them, the Shanglu Mall in Qingsha Port will be the headquarters, with plans to store divine resources worth 2000 to 3000 million..."

Jin then gave the King of the Locust Insects and the Lord of Night Spirit Mountain a general explanation of the operating rules of the Shanglu Mall.

As the future head of the Spider, Yin explained the daily work and various precautions to the Lord of Night Spirit Mountain in detail.

After the talk,

Ke Huai and the Lord of Ye Ling Mountain led the way to the neighboring area to visit the Star Dragon Lice, the Ink Dragon Lice, and other tribes.

Finally, Jin simply took the Lord of Night Spirit Mountain with him on a tour of Ivory Island, visiting the various tribes on the island, befriending other Zerg warriors, witnessing the various divinely bestowed seeds, and giving them a simple pre-job training.

……

In September,
Lords Jin Zhaoxueguo and Jin Nan spent a fortune to hire a large number of warriors from the Combhorn Sky Beetle tribe and the Great Poison Armor tribe to help build the Shanglu Mall located in Yeling Mountain.

The area around Yeling Mountain is dotted with lakes, marshes, and rivers. The roads are difficult to travel, so the soil needs to be reinforced and hardened. Bridges should be built over rivers, and a road connecting the north and south should be constructed.

They were busy until January of the 30th year of Shanglu's reign before it was finally completed.

On January 15th, Jin returned to Mount Sikui by boat. After a brief preparation, he entered a period of dormant evolution. (End of Chapter)