Dawn Spider

Chapter 79 Let's start with an appetizer.

Huangtan Mountain.

A misty, rainy morning.

"Lord of Mount Garcinia!"

"Lord of Mount Garcinia!"

"..."

The main spirit of Red Cone Mountain resonates and shouts.

"This way!"

The spiritual power and intention of the master of Mount Fujiko came from below the mountain.

The Lord of Red Cone Mountain, along with Jin, Tianlan, and Yutou, followed the direction of the spiritual energy.

The owner of Tenghuang Mountain, carrying a few flowers, was busy in a woodland planted with Dalbergia odorifera, Dalbergia odorifera 'red fruit', Dalbergia odorifera 'garland', Dalbergia odorifera 'purple', and Dalbergia odorifera 'gum fruit'.

"Master of Mount Fujiko".

"Greetings, Master of Mount Fujiko."

"Rare flowers".

Hello, Xihua.

"..."

Jin and Tianlan greeted each other.

The master of Tenghuang Mountain was a little confused for a moment. It was very familiar, but he couldn't remember the name right away.

Xi Hua had a good memory and recognized them at a glance, calling out, "The Lord of Red Cone Mountain from Purple Sandalwood Peak! And Jin from Silk Sunflower Mountain!"

"Oh!"

The master of Mount Fujiko shouted, "Gold, a mutated Flame Spider warrior of the Lightning type! And a younger brother of about the same size, named Silver..."

The lord of Mount Fuji and the rare flower stared in astonishment at the giant taro on the back armor of the lord of Mount Red Cone.

"Yes."

Jin said, "This is Tian Lan, a mud bee warrior from Thousand Fruit Mountain. This is a wild taro seed that was parasitized and mutated by a malevolent spirit during the last Ivory Island incident. Its name is 'Taro'."

"Taro!"

"heard!"

"It truly is a divinely bestowed seed, a malevolent spirit!"

"I heard that it not only possesses intelligence, but can also activate abilities to promote plant growth?"

The master of Mount Fuji and the rare flowers inquired.

"can."

The master of Red Cone Mountain explained, "Xiang Puxin, an armored warrior from Thousand Fruit Mountain, obtained a divinely bestowed seed of a Golden-Mouthed Scorpion-Tail Banana. He then invited Jin and Taro to help accelerate its growth using their abilities. This work has been going on for almost a year, and the results have been remarkable."

"Whoosh~ Whoosh!"

The taro shook its two top leaves, making a sound to greet the passersby.

"Its leaves can move?"

"Is it saying hello to us?"

"Can it actively communicate? Can it understand our mental energy and thoughts?"

"How clever... a divinely bestowed seed!"

The master of Tenghuang Mountain and Xihua exclaimed in amazement at the novelty and beauty of the flowers.

After explaining a few more words to them, the Lord of Red Cone Mountain asked, "Where is the Lord of Green Plum Mountain?"

Xi Hua replied, "I'm going back to my territory to take care of my own offspring."

The Red Cone Mountain Master asked, "So, you've stopped excavating the ruins?"

Upon hearing this, the Lord of Mount Tenghuang and Xihua noticed the spider silk bag containing the raw stones on the back of the Lord of Mount Hongzhui, and their gazes towards Jichong immediately changed.

Xi Hua replied somewhat dejectedly, "It's been quite a while since I've dug any."

The Lord of Tenghuang Mountain asked, "Lord of Hongzhui Mountain, Jin, what brings you here...?"

Jin replied matter-of-factly, "We're digging for ruins and treasures!"

The Red Cone Mountain Master couldn't stand the two guys looking at him like he was an idiot, so he explained, "The weather has been nice lately, so I brought Jin and Tianlan out for a trip. There's not much to do on the Twin Islands of Saluo, so I brought you here instead."

"Ok!"

There was no reason to refuse the raw stones sent up the mountain. The master of Tenghuang Mountain readily agreed and instructed:
"Xi Hua, we have a task. Go and call Master Qingmei back quickly."

"Ok!"

"Red Cone Mountain Master, Jin, Tianlan, please wait a moment."

The sparse flowers ran away.

The master of Tenghuang Mountain greeted him, "Master of Hongzhui Mountain, let's go up the mountain and talk."

...

...

The living room was piled high with all sorts of scrap metal.
The master of Red Cone Mountain glanced around and asked, "Haven't you dug up anything decent in the past year?"

The master of Mount Fuji said, "I've been too busy with matters in the territory to go down and dig, so of course I haven't had any results."

Everyone understood but didn't say anything.

The owner of Red Cone Mountain asked, "Have all the things we dug out been sold?"

"Sold some..."

The lord of Mount Tenghuang said, "Tianlan has never seen treasures from other civilizations, has she? Is Taro also curious? Come, I'll show you around." "Thank you, Lord Tenghuang!"

"Whoa! Whoa!"

Sky Blue and Taro cheered.

"..."

Lord Tenghuang led the way into the bedroom, opened the hidden stone door, and entered the treasure vault deep inside the mountain.

More than half of the goods in the vault were missing, and the missing items were the best quality and best-preserved batch.

The master of Mount Fuji vaguely explained: "Last year, after the incident at the Cyathea Mountain ruins on Ivory Island, three Spider Kings and three Insect Kings, along with a large group of lords, came. They visited my treasury and bought all the best treasures."

"..."

It actually sold?

Are they a bunch of suckers?
Jin and the master of Red Cone Mountain remained silent.

Sky Blue and Taro looked around curiously.

Jin glanced at it and lost interest.

All that's left is scrap metal.

There are still 9 of those large metal boxes used for storing raw crystals left...

This box is pretty good for storing Force food.

Jin Xin's heart stirred slightly, and he asked, "Lord Tenghuang Mountain, can't this big box be sold?"

The owner of Tenghuang Mountain truthfully replied, "They don't sell well."

Jin asked, "Didn't you dig up any new ones?"

The master of Mount Fujiko replied, "No, that's all."

"there is none left……"

Jin's mind started working.

According to their descriptions, a large group of spider kings and insect kings came last time and turned the No. 0 pit ruins upside down, but found nothing else.

No storage box containing the original crystals was found.

That means the password you have to open the box is worthless.

Not entirely worthless...

Let's start with an appetizer.

Jin asked, "Lord Tenghuang, why don't you try opening it yourselves? This kind of metal box, once the password is cracked and it's opened, even the empty box is worth a lot of raw stones!"

"That's not worth much raw stone..."

As the master of Mount Fujiko spoke, a thought struck him, and he asked, "Jin, that box you and Yin bought last time, has it been opened?"

Jin said frankly, "Luckily, it opened."

"???"

The Red Cone Mountain Lord, who was looking around, listened to the conversation. His questioning mental energy exploded, and then he suddenly realized and glared angrily at Jin.

I've never understood how Jin managed to persuade Lord Famu to take out 4 raw stones and waste them on the God-given Seeds of Pokeweed.

It turns out that it wasn't Lord Famu's 'investment' or 'gift', but rather an exchange using 'original crystals' obtained from treasure chests?

I'm the one who took you guys to buy the treasure chest, and you didn't even tell me you opened it?
The owner of Red Cone Mountain was very angry.

Jin ignored him and continued, "Cracking the treasure chest's password, if you're lucky, it could take a few years, a dozen years; if you're unlucky, it could take twenty years, thirty years..."

"The passwords for treasure chests from the same batch are generally the same."

"An empty treasure chest that can't be opened is considered too expensive by everyone, even with 100 gems."

"A treasure chest that can be opened must contain rare items with practical value, worth at least... 500 Primogems? 1000 Primogems?"

"Therefore, the password is more valuable than the treasure chest itself!"

Jin paused, then said, "Lord Tenghuang, how about we cooperate? I'll provide the password, you provide the boxes. There are nine boxes here. I'll try; if I can open them, you get one, and I'll get eight. How about that?"

"???"

"Can it really be opened?"

Seeing that Jin was not joking, the master of Mount Fujiko said, "No way! You little spider are too cunning, aren't you? How about this, I'll have 4, and you'll have 5."

"fool!"

The Lord of Red Cone Mountain retorted angrily, "Jin, why don't we just buy them all for 900 raw stones and then resell them..."

Jin asked, "What if it can't be opened?"

The Lord of Red Cone Mountain asked, "How did you open it last time?"

Jin said, "I kept trying, and with a bit of luck, I figured it out."

The master of Red Cone Mountain finally realized what was happening and turned his gaze to the master of Tenghuang Mountain.

The master of Tenghuang Mountain was greatly tempted and said, "If we can really open it, I'll only take three. Master of Hongzhui Mountain, you take six, how about that?"

"it is good!"

Jin didn't hesitate and readily agreed. He pulled out a thick spider silk, touched the treasure chest at the top, input his Force, the screen rose, and the spider silk quickly clicked to confirm.

Click! Click!
The crisp sound of metal clips clicking.

The spider silk wrapped around the handle; with a strong pull, the lid opened with two clicks.

you can!

(End of this chapter)