Ant Lord in the Star Realm-Chapter 606 - 559: Sharing the Same Breath_3

White Ivy: "???"

White Ivy: "What about me?"

You old spiders, other than being older than me, what can you possibly compare with me?

White Ivy shuffled over, stood close next to Spider King Spurge, waved her claw, and instructed: "Red Peach, Heliotrope, Column Spotted, you go report back to Dragon Cypress Ant King and conduct the usual trade. Grass Dragon, Lupine, Silvergrass, go up the mountain and keep watch, stay sharp..."

Aconite Spider King spoke bluntly: "White Ivy, you're too straightforward, you can't keep secrets, so there are things you just can't be told. You should leave."

Secrets? What other secrets could there be? White Ivy insisted: "Aconite Spider King, you can rest assured. Secrets that must not be told—even if you beat me to death, I wouldn't let out a word. Just look at how I've traveled all over, building my business to what it is now, have I ever slipped up on the serious matters? No, right?"

Spider King Spurge, rarely, agreed: "That's true. For the secrets that absolutely can't be revealed, White Ivy has never let them slip. White Ivy can keep things to herself."

Aconite Spider King said no more.

When Tiankui and Purple Jade, the two spider kings, arrived, Natsumi was sent away, and Seven-Leaf retold the stories of the Southern Hemisphere, Bayonet Continent, Zhibai Continent, Shanglu Ancestral Land, and the matter of the Snow Velvet Spider King.

Spider King Spurge solemnly repeated the affair of Huagi Mountain. In just a few words, everyone reached an understanding, made a simple agreement, and aligned their responses to various scenarios.

Once finished,

Aconite Spider King began slowly: "No need for doubts. Our Flame Spider Roving Merchants really do originate from Shanglu. There, a Divine God-Given Seed grants spatial ability; its name is also Shanglu, evolved as a mutation from Shanglu Grass, existing for endless eons, leading our Flame Spider Tribe through countless cycles of Origin Force Reincarnation. The Ancestral Land also holds an Outworld God-Level Creation called 'Huan.' Legend says this divine artifact was inherited from the first generation of Roving Merchant Flame Spiders. It ensures that our Flame Spider Tribe's bloodline will never break, no matter the circumstances."

"And our Flame Spider Kingdom of the Ten-thousand Tribes Continent actually migrated from the Southern Hemisphere's Thousand Trees Continent. The Flame Spider Roving Merchants there originally split off from the Shanglu Ancestral Land, obeying the Shanglu Divine Tree's command to venture to other continents and collect resources..."

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…

After a whole day,

The caravan headed by Aconite Spider King had finalized their collusion.

Dragon Cypress couldn't wait for this year's roving merchant trade to conclude and set out in haste with Ink Orchid.

...

Rainbow Island.

King Ant Goldna was quite tactful; upon learning about the undersea passage, he did not station ants specifically to guard it.

Dragon Cypress, traveling between Cloud Trace Continent and Bayonet Continent, always quietly dove under the sea, never landing on the island or calling ahead. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

This time was different...

The Dominating Throne surfaced with Ink Orchid aboard, fully loaded with goods, hovered low over the water, and set course toward the island's main nest.

The soldier ants on the island, alert, detected this and sent back a report.

Assistant King Bidens Pilosa, leading the ant army at work, hurried over.

"Dragon Cypress Ant King!"

"Ink Orchid Lord!"

Dragon Cypress asked, "Bidens Pilosa, has the Snow Velvet Spider King arrived?"

Bidens Pilosa: "Not yet—"

Bidens Pilosa: "In previous years, the Snow Velvet Spider King would arrive in three months, when the Goldna Divine-Given Seed fruit ripens for harvest. This year, something came up, maybe they'll come earlier."

Bidens Pilosa: "Dragon Cypress Ant King, Ink Orchid Lord, it's rare for you two to come by, please stay on the island a few days. I've already notified King Ant Goldna."

"Great!"

"Much appreciated."

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid agreed.

Under the Goldna Divine-Given Seed tree,

King Ant Goldna and his four other subordinate ant kings were already waiting.

They exchanged greetings.

Ink Orchid lifted the spider silk bag, leapt down, arranged the items on the table, opened them, and explained:

"King Ant Goldna, this is Ant King Honey produced by our Xianglan Mountain Ant Kingdom, refined and brewed using fruits of Divine-Given Seeds unique to the Northern Hemisphere."

As Ink Orchid spoke, she picked up a wooden tag and checked it over: "This jar uses Divine-Given White Rice Fruit and Black Fruit Huckleberry as the primary ingredients, blended together for comprehensive Life System enhancement. King Ant Goldna, have a taste!"

"Thank you—"

King Ant Goldna, delighted, curved his tentacle, dipped in a little to taste, and praised: "The flavor of sweet fruit! Very tasty!"

King Ant Goldna couldn't help but glance at the Dominating Throne.

On the throne, Dragon Cypress was handing down bags one after another, with Bidens Pilosa and Golden Needle helping to receive and carry them to the wooden table.

Opening them, every one was a black metal can.

Opening those, all were Ant King Honey.

In the days ahead, they'd be passing through King Ant Goldna's territory frequently.

After careful discussion, Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid decided it was important to form good relations, so they had gone all out and brought a lavish gift worth a million Source Stones at once.

"Dragon Cypress Ant King, Ink Orchid Lord, this, it's too expensive, isn't it?"

King Ant Goldna, living reclusively with his five Assistant Kings on an isolated island, hardly ever had dealings with other Insect Clan besides the Snow Velvet Spider King. Somewhat introverted, he looked at the metal cans covering the wooden table and seemed a bit uneasy.

"King Ant Goldna, you don't have to be polite."

Ink Orchid waved his tentacle generously.

Dragon Cypress said candidly, "Our Xianglan Mountain Kingdom just finished this year's trade with the Flame Spider Roving Merchants. All these are our carefully selected specialties from Northern Hemisphere plants—we thought, why not bring them here for King Ant Goldna to try something new?"

Dragon Cypress: "The Land of Origin Force on Cloud Trace Continent is small with limited land. Snow Velvet Spider King ceded two little islands he found offshore to Ink Orchid and me. We're planning to develop them, and we'll definitely be passing through Rainbow Island Passage often in the future, and there will be many times we will have to trouble King Ant Goldna."

Ink Orchid: "King Ant Goldna, please don't find us bothersome."

"Not at all! Not at all! We're all Ant Clan; Dragon Cypress Ant King, there's no need to be so formal!"

King Ant Goldna waved his tentacles energetically, then turned and ordered: "Stab, Dragon Cypress Ant King and Ink Orchid Lord are carnivorous—quick, take the soldier ants to the seashore and hunt some food..."