Ant Lord in the Star Realm-Chapter 627 - 566: Soul-Intoxicating Fruit_2

Column Spotted said, "Moon Peach Fruit, a Life-Extending Divine Good. A single fruit can extend one's life span by a hundred years..."

"Good!"

Snow Velvet Spider King said, "Moon Peach Fruit. I'll take... shall we start with three?"

Snow Velvet Spider King asked in surprise, "Column Spotted, Red Peach, aren't you part of a Spider King Caravan?"

Column Spotted replied, "No. The most evolved in our Caravan is Lord White Ivy, currently in her seventh Age Period."

Red Peach added, "Lord White Ivy has already awakened Talents in the earth, wood, metal, and fire systems, and she possesses a variety of powerful Abilities."

Column Spotted explained, "We have blood relations with Aconite Spider King and Spider King Spurge, but we don't operate together. Spider King Spurge is a very senior elder to Lord Melde and Lord White Ivy, from a generation above even their direct elders. Here on the Ten-thousand Tribes Continent, for safety, we travel with Spider King Spurge, but when it comes to trading, everyone manages their own affairs."

So, they don't have the patronage of a Spider King elder?

To control shares of more than three kinds of Divine-Grade Fruits at the Lord-Level is indeed rare among Flame Spider Roving Merchants.

Snow Velvet Spider King praised, "Impressive!"

Snow Velvet Spider King said, "Divine-Grade Moon Peach Fruit. I need three to five. I can exchange Divine-Grade Black Ink Fruit or other Divine-Grade goods for them. What do you need?"

Red Peach asked, "Snow Velvet Spider King, how do you price the Divine-Grade Black Ink Fruit?"

Snow Velvet Spider King replied, "If priced in Source Stones, Divine-Grade Black Ink Fruit can sell for 4,000,000 to 5,000,000 Source Stones in the Southern Hemisphere."

Column Spotted remarked, "Well, that's about the same~"

Red Peach asked, "The items are similar. Are prices in the Southern Hemisphere higher than in the Northern Hemisphere?"

Snow Velvet Spider King confirmed, "There is indeed a price difference."

Column Spotted suggested, "Then how about we do a one-to-one, equivalent exchange?"

Snow Velvet Spider King agreed, "That's what I was thinking too. Black Ink Fruit is the choice of a wise spider. After you exchange for them and take them back, it's best not to promote or distribute these goods on the Ten-thousand Tribes Continent or the Ten Thousand Nations Continent. Don't make it public and attract suspicion from other Insects. You must not disclose any information about the Southern Hemisphere."

Snow Velvet Spider King continued, "The Red Crow Pattern Ability can help Insect Clan Warriors strengthen their Life Seed Plants. A Flame Spider Roving Merchant who masters this Ability is especially popular wherever they go."

Red Peach exclaimed, "Understood!"

Column Spotted added, "Thank you, Snow Velvet Spider King!"

Red Peach and Column Spotted were ecstatic.

Column Spotted, brimming with enthusiasm, raised a claw and said, "Snow Velvet Spider King, we also control other Divine-Grade Fruits. For example, the Divine-Grade Lightwing Seed confers a rapid healing Life System Ability."

Column Spotted continued, "Additionally, last year our Caravan finalized a deal on a top-level Divine-Grade Fruit, considered one of the best in the entire Star Realm. It's called 'Soul-Intoxicating Fruit' and confers a Soul System Ability named 'Soul-Intoxication'. Upon activation, it can cause the target to become dazed and lethargic, wanting to sleep without any Perception. With further enhancement of the Ability, there's a chance to directly make the target intoxicated and fall into a deep sleep."

"Great stuff!"

Snow Velvet Spider King exclaimed in surprise and excitement, "Great stuff! I need this Soul-Intoxicating Fruit! I must have one! No, the more, the better! I'll exchange good things for it..."

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid were so excited their Tentacles stood straight up.

Heliotrope was clearly just as astonished upon hearing this.

A Soul System!

A combat Ability!

Undoubtedly, the most top-level Ability in the Star Realm!

Ink Orchid demanded, "Red Peach, Column Spotted, you have new Divine-Grade products and didn't notify Dragon Cypress and me?"

Column Spotted replied, "We didn't have time..."

Red Peach said, "Dragon Cypress Ant King, Ink Orchid Lord, how could we possibly leave you out? Lord White Ivy and Lord Melde intended to reserve a share of the Divine-Grade Molan Seed for you..."

Ink Orchid declared, "Naturally!"

Dragon Cypress inquired, "What's the yield? How many years is the Blossom-Fruit Cycle? And the price? What's the arrangement?"

Red Peach answered, "Its origin is inconvenient to reveal. It's a Soul System Divine-Grade Divine-Given Seed, born from repeated mutations of the Heartleaf Soul-Intoxicating Vine. The yield isn't low, with eight fruits per batch. It's a Wild Divine-Given Seed newly cultivated by a Great Tribe, currently at the Lord-Level, hence the longer Blossom-Fruit Cycle of 27 years. Our Caravan has only secured a stable share of one fruit, so the supply is very tight."

It probably only evolved to Lord-Level in recent decades; King-Level seems a distant prospect.

The Blossom-Fruit Cycle is a bit long.

Only one share is too little.

Dragon Cypress pressed, "And the price?"

Red Peach revealed, "The acquisition cost is already as high as 6,000,000 Source Stones per fruit, with a projected retail price of 10,000,000 Source Stones. For Snow Velvet Spider King, Dragon Cypress Ant King, and Ink Orchid Lord, it's definitely a discounted price; 8,000,000 will suffice."

Prices in the Northern Hemisphere are really low!

The Snow Velvet Spider King silently calculated.

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid nodded their Tentacles in agreement that the price was quite fair.

Dragon Cypress asked, "Snow Velvet Spider King, are you in urgent need?"

Snow Velvet Spider King replied, "Extremely urgent!"

Dragon Cypress said, "Then, Snow Velvet Spider King, you should have priority."

Snow Velvet Spider King turned to Red Peach and Column Spotted and began to describe the various Divine-Grade Fruits he possessed...

They struck a deal in just a few words.

It was a one-for-one equivalent exchange; Red Peach requested the Divine-Grade Festoon Fruit.

Both sides acquired what they needed for their own use.

While Snow Velvet Spider King was pleased, he couldn't help but ponder.

The Shanglu Divine Tree always cursed the Spider Kings of its Ancestral Land as stupid and useless, deteriorating with each generation, their entire clan regressing...

It seems there truly is some bloodline degeneration...

Heliotrope and Column Spotted both look very promising.

And then there are Lord Melde and Lord White Ivy. Without relying on the patronage of elder Spider Kings, they've already secured trade permissions for numerous Divine-Grade Fruits while only at the Lord stage. If their Caravan evolves into an Evolution Spider King Caravan in the future, what then? They could probably achieve forty to fifty percent of my own accomplishments...

The lineage of White Ivy and Melde is particularly outstanding...

Should I help out the Dulai Flame Spider Tribe a bit? Optimize their bloodlines?

Snow Velvet Spider King called out, "Column Spotted, there's one more thing. We plan to select the superior bloodline branches from the five divisions of the Flame Spider Kingdom on the Ten-thousand Tribes Continent and relocate them back to the Shanglu Ancestral Land. You two seem quite outstanding. Column Spotted, go back and discuss this with Lord Melde and Lord White Ivy. If they're willing, they can start by sending a batch of ordinary Dulai Flame Spiders here, two hundred each year. I'll deliver them to Shanglu en route. This is a special benefit as part of our mutual cooperation."