Ant Lord in the Star Realm-Chapter 624 - 565: Red Crow Pattern_2

Got it!

A single tree can only hold one 'Red Crow Pattern' imprint, but it can be stacked and strengthened.

Rest for a night.

Early the next morning, Mountain Persimmon once again used the 'Red Crow Pattern' ability on the Sky Blue Persimmon Divine-Given Seed.

The leaf-shaped Primordial Energy imprint grew even brighter by three degrees, looking just like a red-black leaf pasted onto the trunk.

Compared to the beginning, the rate of absorbing Natural Primordial Force also increased by about twenty to thirty percent.

"Dragon Cypress, want to try again?"

Mountain Persimmon asked.

"No need."

Dragon Cypress analyzed, "The effect of ability stacking suffers heavy diminishing returns. The limit is probably four or five times, and the fourth and fifth times won't be as effective."

Dragon Cypress: "Mountain Persimmon, let's not waste time. You've got nothing much going on in Silver Cypress Mountain during early spring, right?"

Mountain Persimmon: "...Not much."

Dragon Cypress: "Then I'll trouble you for a few days, let's go to the Purple Tung Insect Nation and give the White Poplar Divine Seed a few Red Crow Pattern imprints. Then we'll head to Xianglan Mountain and give Azure, Black Yellow, and the others three each. Counting it up, it'll take about half a month of your time—just right, in half a month the snow on Silver Cypress Mountain should be melted."

Mountain Persimmon: "...Yes."

Mountain Persimmon: "Let's head out now then, go quickly and come back quickly."

...

Purple Tung Insect Nation.

Dragon Cypress deliberately waited until nightfall to enter the Land of Origin Force, stowed away the Dominating Throne, switched to walking, took a detour to avoid Night Fragrance and Linnan, and quietly arrived underneath the White Poplar Divine Seed tree.

"Great King!"

"Dragon Cypress—" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Mountain Persimmon?"

Cypress, Giant Cypress, and White Poplar all greeted them.

"Mm. Just a moment. Quiet."

Dragon Cypress gently waved its tentacle to signal, then lifted a claw to beckon.

Mountain Persimmon walked quickly forward, came under the White Poplar Divine Seed tree, locked onto the trunk, gently raised a claw, and Wood Primordial Energy began to gather at the tip of his toe...

"Hm?" The spiritual power of the Jinhe Divine Seed suddenly appeared.

"Ant? Mountain Persimmon?"

The spiritual power of Linnan Divine Tree surged over, questioning, "What are you two sneaking around doing?"

Dragon Cypress: "Nothing..."

You old guys are too sharp, aren't you?

We're over 1,500 meters apart, you know.

Dragon Cypress was speechless.

Mountain Persimmon, who was in the middle of using the ability, was caught in a dilemma. After a moment's hesitation, he unleashed the ability anyway.

—Eh!

Linnan Divine Tree and Jinhe Divine Seed swept their spiritual power over, both surprised.

"What is this ability?"

"Such a strange Primordial Energy Fluctuation!"

"Wood Element Ability?"

"I almost thought it was a special ability."

"This isn't something from the Northern Hemisphere, right?"

"An ability granted by a Divine-Grade Fruit from the Southern Hemisphere?"

"Looks like a strengthening-type Wood Element Ability. What's the specific function? Does it strengthen plants? In what way?"

"Ant, explain it in detail..."

...

Before Dragon Cypress or Mountain Persimmon had to say anything, Linnan Divine Tree and Jinhe Divine Seed had already figured out most of it by discussing back and forth.

The spiritual power of Purple Tung Divine Seed also swept over to join in.

Purple Tung politely asked, "Dragon Cypress Ant King, Mountain Persimmon? You've come? Why so quietly? Is there something you need?"

"Nothing, nothing. I was just afraid of disturbing your rest. It's nothing, Purple Tung, go get some rest."

Dragon Cypress quickly denied, then briefly explained, "Correct, it's from the Southern Hemisphere, a newly-traded ability. Black Ink Tree, Divine-Grade Ink Fruit—the ability it grants is called Red Crow Pattern. Basically, it leaves a leaf-shaped Primordial Energy imprint on the trunk, which continues to work, strengthening the plant—making its stems, branches, and roots harder, and the leaves tougher. That's all, just an ordinary little ability."

—Ordinary?

Linnan Divine Tree: "Tenebrionid Beetle, get over here, and give me two hundred shots of your so-called ordinary little ability."

Mountain Persimmon: "..."

Mountain Persimmon: "I'm afraid that's not possible..."

Mountain Persimmon: "A tree can only bear one imprint. Also, every time I use this ability it drains all my Primordial Energy. Now, my Primordial Energy is already depleted."

Linnan Divine Tree saw this as well and said, "Then hurry up and recover! Try it on me once first."

Jinhe: "Mountain Persimmon, give me one too!"

Purple Tung politely said, "Mountain Persimmon, if it's convenient, I'd like one too."

Mountain Persimmon: "Oh..."

Mountain Persimmon glanced at Dragon Cypress.

Dragon Cypress: "..."

Dragon Cypress released the Dominating Throne for Mountain Persimmon to rest and recover.

The next morning,

With Linnan Divine Tree's deathly urging, Mountain Persimmon gave it one first.

"Wait, that's not right!"

Linnan Divine Tree, after personally feeling it, saw through the nature of the ability and said, "Even though a tree can only hold one imprint, the Primordial Energy Power can be stacked. Tenebrionid Beetle, recover quickly and give me a few more."

Linnan Divine Tree questioned, "Ant, what was with you two sneaking back last night?"

Dragon Cypress: "No special reason..."

Damn it.

Knew it would turn out this way.

The news quickly spread to Night Fragrance, who also insisted on trying it.

All the other Divine Trees and Divine-Given Seeds got one, so of course Banner Divine Tree couldn't miss out.

And as for Yellow Stem, Ivy, and a bunch of Life Seeds rooted in the Purple Tung Insect Nation, they all wanted a piece of the action too ...

In the end, Dragon Cypress and Mountain Persimmon were delayed in the Purple Tung Insect Nation for twenty days before they could leave...

...

When Dragon Cypress sent Mountain Persimmon back to Silver Cypress Mountain and then returned to Xianglan Mountain, it happened to be time for this year's trade with the Flame Spider Roving Merchant.

Snow Velvet Spider King arrived on time.

Rednan Mountain sub-nest, Trade Cave.

Red Peach, Heliotrope, Column Spotted were already waiting.

Snow Velvet Spider King took down three large spider silk bags from its carapace and handed them over at the Starship Rift.

"Heliotrope, Column Spotted, Red Peach, these are little gifts of supplies for you."

Dragon Cypress waved its tentacle, directing the worker ants to come up and help open the bags for inspection.

Inside were small bags of various Divine-Given Origin Force Food from the Southern Hemisphere.

All produced in Insect King Territory, plenty of quantity—just one of these big bags would be worth at least a hundred, maybe two hundred thousand Source Stones.