Ant Lord in the Star Realm-Chapter 655 - 575: Lord of the 7th Age Period_2

Dragon Cypress: "Yes."

Dragon Cypress: "Thunder System abilities are powerful, I'll awaken the Thunder System first."

The Snow Velvet Spider King had already anticipated this and asked, "That means you need a Divine-Grade Leizhe Fruit? Good timing, the new batch is about to ripen and can be delivered the year after next."

Dragon Cypress: "Thank you! Sorry to trouble you, Snow Velvet Spider King!"

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Do you have a Divine-Given Seed?"

Dragon Cypress: "Just in time, I harvested a Cypress Divine-Given Seed this year."

The Snow Velvet Spider King asked casually, "Which type of Cypress?"

Dragon Cypress' mind spun quickly, then countered, "Snow Velvet Spider King, I heard from King Ant Goldna that the Zhibai Tree Seeds on Rainbow Island were given to it by you?"

"That's right—"

The previously indifferent Snow Velvet Spider King's spirit sharpened, "King Ant Goldna is a Leafcutter Ant; cypress leaves can't foster fungus, so I saw they'd only planted a few symbolically. Could it be that you guys..."

Dragon Cypress raised a claw and pointed down the mountain, "I got curious and asked for some Zhibai Seeds, took them back to Xianglan Mountain to plant as a test. As tropical plant seeds, under Azure's Water System Primordial Energy Field, they barely survived. Then, Zhibai and Silver Cypress Trees crossbred—unexpectedly, it succeeded, and even triggered a Natural Godsend. I harvested a Divine-Given Seed."

"Oh——"

The Snow Velvet Spider King said in disbelief: "From the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, tropical and cold-temperate cypress trees, they can actually hybridize?"

Dragon Cypress: "Just lucky! We never thought it would work, pure luck!"

"This world really is wonderful." The Snow Velvet Spider King mumbled, not thinking too much about it.

The Snow Velvet Spider King had seen countless Divine-Given Seeds, all sorts of Divine Grade and top-level ones, and was long numb to ordinary Divine-Given Seeds.

Dragon Cypress seized the chance to sigh: "Snow Velvet Spider King, the Zhibai Trees you sent to Rainbow Island are really special!"

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Of course. There's a forbidden mountain in Shanglu just for preserving all kinds of top-level plant seeds, I got the seeds from there. Roving Merchants don't farm, so I don't know the details. They've all been bred and refined by Native Breed Flame Spider Warriors through countless Origin Force Reincarnations, over endless ages, optimized to the limits of the Star Realm."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Goldena Tree, Rainbow Parasol Tree, and Zhibai Tree Seeds were each gifts I gave to King Ant Goldna when we first met, and when it broke through Mountain Lord and Lord-Level."

"!!!"

Dragon Cypress's tentacles stood straight up.

Goldena Tree? Rainbow Parasol Tree?

Eh!

Remembered!

Grab some later.

Yeah, exchange!

Top-level for top-level. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

The Snow Velvet Spider King saw right through Dragon Cypress's thoughts and warned: "Dragon Cypress Ant King, you'd better not spread plant seeds across continents. Beware of outbreaks due to a lack of natural enemies, which can overrun the area and squeeze out space for other flora and fauna, leading to ecological disasters. It's not about my stinginess or cowardice—if disaster strikes, you'll anger the Natural True God. We've got precedent for such things in the Shanglu Flame Spider Kingdom."

The Snow Velvet Spider King added: "Remote ocean islands like Rainbow Island and Fragrant Silk Island aren't much of a problem. Even if something overruns, it's just a few hundred square kilometers of island that will suffer. But on the Mainland, better be careful. Especially on the Cloud Trace Continent where Origin Force is dormant—if it gets out of control, it's almost impossible to suppress. Think about it: if tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of square kilometers end up with only a single type of dominant plant, what will happen? All sorts of animals will starve and die out, which in turn leads to the extinction of even more plants, the whole jungle's balance collapses—a chain reaction, spreading into a devastating disaster."

Dragon Cypress: "Got it! Thanks for the lesson, Snow Velvet Spider King."

Dragon Cypress had already been paying attention to and carefully considering this issue, so he had never dared introduce large numbers of Southern Hemisphere plant seeds.

He only brought in small amounts, and kept strict control over the area.

Not just plants—various little insects and small animals must be handled with utmost caution. Without natural enemies when crossing continents, ecological disasters can break out all too easily.

Dragon Cypress glanced at the Snow Velvet Spider King's carapace.

This year, it had four Spider Silk Bags tied to its carapace.

Two of them were 'little gifts' for Heliotrope and Red Peach.

The other two, from their shapes, were clearly carrying metal cans, clay jars, and similar items.

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Divine-Grade Festoon Fruit—one from the White Ivy Trade Caravan, one from the Aconite Spider King. Also a Divine-Grade Goldvine Fruit—White Ivy Trade Caravan exchanged it from me, infusing Metal System Talent. I hear it was swapped for Melde."

Snow Velvet Spider King asked: "Dragon Cypress Ant King, is your trading army ready?"

Dragon Cypress: "Of course!"

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Then let's go! Heliotrope and Red Peach must be getting anxious by now."

...

Rednan Mountain, Trade Cave.

Red Peach and Heliotrope had been waiting early.

Greeted each other upon meeting.

The Snow Velvet Spider King untied the Carapace Spider Silk Rope, first handing over the gifts, then passing over the Spider Silk Bag containing the Divine-Grade Fruit.

Along the way, scooped the ordinary Little Flame Spiders onto its carapace.

"Thank you, Snow Velvet Spider King!"

"Much appreciated, Snow Velvet Spider King!"

Red Peach and Heliotrope thanked happily.

Heliotrope handed over a Spider Silk Bag too, saying, "Snow Velvet Spider King, here's the Divine-Grade Winged Gourd you needed!"

"Great! Thanks for your effort, Heliotrope."

The Snow Velvet Spider King accepted it with delight, opened it to check—spiritual power swept over—and then he closed the lid again.

Heliotrope and Red Peach also quickly completed their inspections.

Everything confirmed.

The Snow Velvet Spider King asked excitedly: "Red Peach, did Lord White Ivy also successfully get a Divine-Grade Winged Gourd?"

Red Peach: "She got it. Already ate it, went through Molting Evolution once, and successfully awakened Wind System Talent."

Snow Velvet Spider King: "...Congratulations!"

Hearing that White Ivy succeeded, the Snow Velvet Spider King's heart burned with excitement. With a glance, he asked: "Heliotrope, did Spider King Pickerelweed and the others have anything needing communication this year?"

Heliotrope: "Nope——"

Snow Velvet Spider King: "Nothing to report from my side either. Then... we'll take our leave!"