Dawn Spider

On the continent of Zhibai, there is an unnamed river that originates from the central and northern plateaus, passes through the central Undead Lands, meanders eastward, and finally flows into the sea.

At the mouth of the long river, plains and forests were formed.

In order to store the food given by the gods, the Zerg warriors are accustomed to digging caves on the mountain peaks to settle down.

The vast plains are not an ideal settlement for Zerg warriors.

The Zerg warriors all settled on the surrounding rolling mountains.

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The merchant ships sailed south, reaching the bottom of the "V"-shaped strait. Following the nameless river upstream, they traveled nearly a hundred kilometers, passing through plains and forests, where majestic mountains were faintly visible.

Finally, the cargo ship docked at a freshwater port dug by insects.

——White Shark Harbor!

Long ago, the ancestors of the Northern Twin Islands, who came to the Southern Continent to seek trade, carved and built them.

It has developed into one of the most important trading ports.

Behind the port is a paved plaza with sides of three kilometers, where hundreds and thousands of Zerg warriors of all kinds have gathered and are trading freely.

What followed was a month-long trading session.
Around the plaza was a long row of warehouses built with earth and stone abilities. The trading caravan began unloading goods, which were then moved into the warehouses for storage. Due to the high humidity at sea, many of the food items had to be taken out and dried again.

After informing the two Spider Kings, Kashiki and Wuyou, Jin set off lightly, heading straight for Black Mountain under the leadership of Lord Mukui.

Traveling by day and hiding by night, crossing jungles, traversing snow-capped mountains, and traversing grasslands and deserts, the journey took four days, during which the desert transformed into grasslands and then into green forests.

This area has a temperate climate and a completely different landscape from the northern islands. It is full of large trees such as cypress, pine, maple, lacquer tree, linden, birch, elm, and hazel that are not found on the northern islands.

Going upstream along the river,

We arrived at a huge inland lake that stretched as far as the eye could see.

The lake water is dark green, hence its name Black Lake.

Running along the lakeside,

The majestic black mountain range stretches endlessly along the lake.

A particularly tall, black mountain peak, with a giant cypress tree soaring into the clouds at its summit.

Lord Mukui pointed with his paw and introduced, "Jin, that is Black Mountain, the headquarters of the Hunter Alliance on the Zhibai Continent! The tree rooted on the top of the mountain is the Zhibai God-given Seed, which everyone is more accustomed to calling the 'Zhibai Tree King'."

Jin asked, "Since the tree has come all this way, most of the Divine Gift Zhi Bai seeds produced by the Divine Gift Zhi Bai have probably been donated to the Hunter Alliance, right?"

Lord Mukui replied, "Of course!"

Jin asked, puzzled, "Is the Black Tribe very wealthy? Or do they have a blood feud with the Undead Beasts and have resorted to bloodshed to deal with them?"

"How should I put it..."

Lord Mukui explained in detail: "In the central part of the Zhibai Continent, between the Undying Land and the Thunder Domain, there used to be a safe zone spanning nearly two thousand kilometers. Over the years, numerous insect tribes of all sizes were born there."

"However, as the Undying Land and Thunder Domain continue to expand, many tribes have been either wiped out or forced to flee due to attacks from the Undying Beasts and Thunder Beasts."

"The Black Tribe was located between the two places. They originally occupied the best territory for survival and developed very well. They were a top tribe with a population of over a thousand insects. However, they were forced to migrate due to the threat of the Undead Beasts."

"The relocation is underway. Newly born warriors can move to Black Lake and settle in Black Mountain. However, those Black Warriors whose Force Plants have already taken root and grown to a certain size cannot be moved or escaped unless they reach the level of the Insect King."

"Therefore, the Black Tribe was the most active in establishing the Hunter Alliance, running around everywhere, calling on all the Zerg warriors on the continent to unite and fight the Undead together."

"They hope to delay the undead's invasion and expansion, buy time for the black warriors who cannot escape, and also buy time for the tribe's new generation to grow."

"Of course, forced to abandon their ancestral lands and flee to distant lands, many of their own warriors sacrificed themselves in the battle against the Undead Beasts. The Black Tribe and the Undead Beasts do indeed have an irreconcilable blood feud."

"The Black Demon Insect King also developed an ability called 'Undead Seed' specifically for the Undead Beasts. Using the Black Demon Flower Seed as a catalyst, he created the 'Undead Seed' by unleashing his power."

"Kill the undead beast, bury an 'undead seed' inside its corpse. The seed will quickly take root and sprout, absorb nutrients from the corpse, and quickly blossom and bear fruit, condensing into an 'undead fruit'."

"Zerg warriors can accelerate the recovery of injuries by eating the Immortal Fruit, or they can use it as ordinary food to satisfy their hunger. Long-term consumption can greatly enhance the body's vitality and strengthen the physique."

"It can also be used as fertilizer for Force Plants, which can supplement their nutrition, promote their growth and evolution, and the effect is particularly good."

"Originally, there was no benefit to killing undead beasts. But with the 'Undead Seed'... killing undead beasts will no longer be a waste of time."

"Unfortunately, only the Black Demon Insect King can use the 'Undead Seed' ability, and the number of 'Undead Seeds' that can be produced each day is limited. They are distributed in limited quantities to official hunters."

"The fruit of immortality..."

Jin pondered for a moment and said, "When I was a young soldier, Lord Famu told me about this. So that's how it came to be. I heard it tastes good, the most delicious food?"

Lord Mukui replied, "That is indeed true for carnivorous insectoids. But I am a vegetarian..."

"Forehead……"

Jin then asked, "Can't the fruit be preserved for a long time?" Lord Muku replied uncertainly, "It can be stored for a month or two, right? I've only tasted it once. When I bit into it, the inside was very juicy and tender flesh, and it also had a fishy smell like animal blood."

"It sounds delicious..."

Jin muttered, "The Zerg don't have much good food. I must try it sometime."

Lord Mukui: "..."

Jin asked, "Does the Immortality Fruit contain a special life force? Is it useful for warriors in their aging stages? Can it extend their lifespan?"

"Well... I don't know, I haven't heard of any life-extending effects. But theoretically speaking, there should be some effect, right?"

Lord Mukui quickened his pace, saying, "The Immortal Fruit has another effect: it's useless against other insects, but it should be useful to you, who have more divine resources than you can use."

Jin asked, "What effect?"

Lord Mukui said, "It can accelerate the growth of the Force and shorten the recovery period after the age transformation. To put it simply, it shortens the shortest interval between the age evolution of Zerg warriors. For Mountain Lord level, the interval is usually 3 to 5 years, and for Lord level, it is 5 to 10 years. The Immortal Fruit can shorten this interval by about one-third."

"Jin, you're now at the Mountain Lord level. For normal evolution, a two-year interval is enough. For 4-year and 7-year evolutions, a three-year interval is sufficient. Do the math, how much time will this save you?"

"nice one!"

Jin's eyes lit up at the sound of his words.

Lord Mukui asked, "Jin, your Flame Spider Kingdom should also cultivate wild divinely bestowed seeds, right?"

Jin replied, "Of course!"

Lord Mukui said, "Actually, the greatest use of my epiphytic moss and symbiotic fungi, the granular fertilizer you sell, and the Immortal Fruit lies in the wild divine-given seeds. Divine-given seeds grow quickly and don't yield much benefit. Wild divine-given seeds mature slowly and have difficulty evolving their primal force, so their effects are particularly significant."

"On our Zhibo Continent, those top clans with over a thousand insect populations are all cultivating wild divinely bestowed seeds. Most of the immortal fruits, as well as the undead beast corpses that were not processed by the immortal seeds, are fed to the wild divinely bestowed seeds."

Jin asked, "What are the specific effects?"

Lord Mukui said, "The combination of epiphytic moss, symbiotic fungi, immortal fruit, or the corpse of a ferocious beast, along with the assistance of other plant-based abilities, can at most double the speed at which wild divine-given seeds evolve and grow."

"That's really impressive!"

Jin had been thinking about cultivating a batch of wild, divinely bestowed seeds for the Round Purple Flame Spider tribe, and he was greatly intrigued by this.

Jin asked, "The Immortality Fruit plays a crucial role in this, doesn't it?"

"Extremely crucial!"

Lord Mukui gave a definite answer, explaining: "In nature, at the level of ordinary organisms, animals eat plants to obtain the basic energy and nutrients needed for growth. After an animal dies, the place where the carcass is located will definitely be covered with lush plants, and conversely, plants can also obtain the key nutrients needed for growth from animals."

"This natural law also applies to Force life forms. Force warriors use Force fruits produced by Force plants to grow and evolve rapidly. After a Force warrior dies, if the body is buried under a Force plant, the Force plant can obtain the key Force energy nutrients for its growth and evolution."

"Nature is a world of cycles and cycles."

"The ferocious beasts are semi-primal life forms. When they are at a higher level of evolution, their corpses have a good effect on plants, especially the undead beasts that contain special life energy, which have an excellent effect."

"You know the Scorpionfly tribe, right? A super tribe with 5,000 insects. They cultivate 144 wild divinely bestowed seeds! I've been there many times, helping them utilize the abilities of epiphytic moss and symbiotic fungi. I've secretly calculated that the resources produced by the wild divinely bestowed seeds alone amount to nearly ten million each year."

Lord Mukui advised, "Jin, you possess extraordinary combat strength. When you negotiate with the Hunter Alliance of Zhibai Continent, you can consider asking the Black Demon Insect King for a batch of undead."

"Didn't you want to hire dragonfly warriors to airlift the fruits produced by the God-given Seed? If you're strong enough, you can cross the sea and transport the Immortal Fruit back to the Northern Twin Islands, right?"

"Um--"

Jin immediately thought of a strong wind.

In the future, when the wind evolves into a Lord-level being, and replenishes itself with millions of units of God-given Force food, it should be able to fly long distances across the sea.

Jin Da praised, "That makes sense!"

Jin inquired, "Where did the Scorpionfly tribe get so many wild, divinely bestowed seeds? Did they cultivate them themselves? Did they establish a public forest? Did the warriors on each peak take turns managing it?"

"That's pretty much it."

Lord Mukui said, "There are also wild jungles. Every autumn and winter, they organize warriors to go into the wild jungles to search for suitable divine seeds. They must hand them over to the tribe to cultivate them into wild divine seeds."

"Will this work?"

Jin couldn't understand at all and asked, "Then the warrior who found the divinely bestowed seed must not be happy, right?"

"will not!"

Lord Mukui said, "Warriors who find the divinely bestowed seed will be rewarded with divinely bestowed resources, which the tribe will give far more than what a single divinely bestowed seed can produce."

"Their tribes are large, with a large number of lord-level or even king-level warriors who can no longer evolve. Many of them are willing to hand over their territory's resources to the tribe for its development."

A reasonable system!
Given time, all the hundreds of wild, divinely bestowed seeds will evolve into tree kings, generating over 100 million in revenue annually.

Five thousand insects were merely the starting point for the Scorpionfly tribe; they could develop into an invincible clan with tens of thousands of insects. (End of Chapter)