Ant Lord in the Star Realm-Chapter 649 - 573: King Cypress_2

Carefully control the strength, use the Flourish Ability once every five days, use the Tranquility Ability once every three days, to assist the growth of the Divine-Given Seed's cypress tree.

...

The temperature gradually rising in the early summer

The long-unchanged Divine-Given Cypress Fruit suddenly skyrocketed in its rate of absorbing Natural Primordial Force.

The old method still works: Dragon Cypress shrank the Dominating Throne and brought it close, assigned a medium-sized Worker Ant to scrape the Source Stone and replenish its Origin Force.

After one day and one night, with nearly six hundred Source Stones consumed, it returned to stability.

But during the next four or five days, the cypress fruit suddenly swelled rapidly, just like a Divine-Grade Fruit, reaching about 0.5 centimeters in diameter.

Pulp expansion stage during Divine-Grade Fruit growth!

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid continued their vigil.

Three months later,

End of summer, early autumn, the Divine-Given Cypress Fruit entered a second phase of rapid expansion...

The diameter reached about 1 centimeter, about the usual size for regular cypress fruit.

It grew even more peculiar, as the surface of the fruit gradually picked up a layer of silvery-white powdery scales, looking as if it had just begun developing...

...

Ink Orchid's Divine-Given Seed of Red Leaf Rain Tree had finished incubating.

After a brief preparation, she entered evolution sleep.

Six days later, she awoke from her sleep.

Molting completed successfully.

2nd Age Period Lord.

Ink Orchid tore open the can of Ant Honey herself, holding it with her forelegs as she ate and walked out of the cave.

"Second King, how did it go?"

Spiked Cypress, guarding the cave entrance, asked enthusiastically.

Ink Orchid: "Do you even need to ask? Of course I successfully awakened the Earth Talent."

Spiked Cypress: "Congratulations, Second King! Second King, you are wise and mighty!"

Spiked Cypress: "Second King, what about your Abilities? How many did you awaken?"

"Let me think..."

Ink Orchid buried her head in thought. The joy of evolving and awakening a new talent gradually faded. "Oh no..."

Ink Orchid raised her claw and tossed aside the metal can, asking, "Dragon Cypress is watching over the Divine-Given Seed?"

Spiked Cypress: "Yes—"

Ink Orchid: "Spiked Cypress, bring back some food. I'm heading down the mountain."

"Alright—"

Spiked Cypress wanted to ask but, seeing Ink Orchid was in a bad mood and suddenly unhappy, dared not say more and turned to dash away.

Ink Orchid went down the mountain and, not waiting for Dragon Cypress to ask, said directly, "Dragon Cypress, it's a bit of a problem. Although I successfully awakened my Earth Talent, I only comprehended two abilities."

Dragon Cypress: "..."

Dragon Cypress: "Two abilities is already a good amount."

Ink Orchid's tentacles lightly waved, and a pebble by the roadside leapt up, suspended mid-air under Primordial Energy control. "Earth-Stone Control Ability."

Dragon Cypress: "That's the ability that's always gained with the awakened talent, no need to introduce it. What else?"

Ink Orchid: "I couldn't comprehend the Earth-Stone Solidification Ability as I wished."

As Ink Orchid spoke, she lifted her left foreleg, Dual Earth-Wind Primordial Energy surging, and in an instant, the floating pebble crumbled and scattered as fine sand.

Ink Orchid: "Dual Earth-Wind System ability, Sandification."

After speaking,

The dual Earth-Wind ability then surged through all six legs, Primordial Energy spreading out from her toes in all directions, turning the packed earth-stone ant tunnel into a patch of sand.

This was again an auxiliary-type ability with some attack potential.

Dragon Cypress was speechless.

The abilities Ink Orchid comprehended were almost all combat-oriented abilities, not a single one could help manage the territory.

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid had planned that if she awakened an Earth Talent and mastered the Earth-Stone Solidification Ability, they could reclaim Fragrant Silk Island without needing White Rice's help...

Ink Orchid: "Dragon Cypress, should I eat an Amethyst Grape first and evolve one more time?"

The Amethyst Grape is a type of earth-based Divine-Grade Fruit mastered by the Spider King Tiankui, granting one an ability to crystalize earth and stone, similar to Earth-Stone Solidification Ability, but with even greater reinforcement strength.

Ink Orchid is now a 2nd Age Period Lord, having successfully awakened the built-in Earth, Wood, Water, and Wind Talents of the Orchid Mantis Bloodline. She can't find any Divine-Grade to add a Strength System; as for Soul System, that's another matter. She's only missing Gold, Fire, Thunder, and Life systems.

Dragon Cypress lightly shook her tentacles and said, "We've already reserved the Divine-Grade Thunder Melia Fruit, so it's best not to change plans. Let's stick to them. It's no trouble to have White Rice do a bit more; we pay her anyway. She definitely won't mind."

Every winter we drag White Rice to work on Wanglan Continent's projects, and in spring have to ship her back. Even Dragon Cypress is annoyed by the hassle.

Dragon Cypress: "Ink Orchid, eat more earth-based Divine-Given Origin Force Food, maybe when you evolve to the 4th Age Period, you'll comprehend the Earth-Stone Solidification Ability."

Ink Orchid: "Okaaaaay—"

Ink Orchid: "I should hurry up and evolve too."

Ink Orchid's eyes sparkled as she looked at the Divine-Given Cypress Fruit.

Dragon Cypress: "Don't even think about this one! I'm ninety-nine point nine nine percent sure it's Divine-Grade, and it's my turn this time."

Ink Orchid protested, "Fat ant! I'm just taking a look!"

"You just evolved, go recover! No random peeking!"

Dragon Cypress waved her claw to shoo her off.

Ink Orchid stomped off in front of the gilded cauldron, lifted her claw, and carved on the cauldron: 'Great King is a jerk~ Great King is a cheapskate~ Great King is selfish...'

Dragon Cypress: "..."

Dragon Cypress reasoned patiently: "Ink Orchid, I'm about to evolve to 6th Age Period. My evolution speed is much faster than yours. If it's finally confirmed this is Divine-Grade, I'll accelerate to Evolution King Level. That way, we'll maximize the benefits."

Ink Orchid: "Uhhh—"

Ink Orchid changed the subject, asking, "Where should I plant my Red Leaf Rain Tree Divine-Given Seed? Areca Rainforest?"

Dragon Cypress: "Areca Rainforest. My Elephant Foot King Orchid Divine-Given Seed is also sown there..."

...

Dragon Cypress escorted Ink Orchid to Areca Rainforest to sow the seed.

After three days of observation, all was confirmed to be safe.

Ink Orchid stayed behind to take care of it herself.

Dragon Cypress returned to Xianglan Mountain to continue the vigil.

...

Time flew by; autumn arrived, bringing all sorts of things that required Dragon Cypress's personal attention.

Autumn's roving merchant trade, seeking Divine-Given Seeds on Cloud Trace Continent.

End of autumn, early winter, the Divine-Given Cypress Fruit was still green and full of vitality, with no sign of ripening. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid quickly set out for Wanglan Continent, searching for Divine-Given Seeds in turn at Fragrant Silk Island, Swinging Leaf Island, and the Thousand Reef Archipelago...