Chapter 001: The Fallen Ant King
6 precious Qiao Wood seeds collected by the Dragon Pine.With almost no weight, Long Bo changed to carrying his bag and flew down, flapping his wings."Wait a moment."With a rip, Luoli pulled open anot...This is the plane of elemental energy, protected by the natural gods.
All life, regardless of size or strength, has the potential to awaken and ascend to become a Force being, birthing wisdom and becoming a Jedi.
Nature bestowed upon the zerg the ability to harvest plant seeds and nurture brood within their sacs.
The planting of the plants allows for their growth, development, flowering, fruiting, and production of primal energy food which helps the insectoids grow and evolve rapidly.
The Zerg dominate the stars.
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The Wasabi Spider Clan travels across the continent as merchants, carefully adhering to two principles:
First, absolutely neutral.
Never participating in wars between races or kingdoms, and even maintaining neutrality between the insect race and the beast race.
Second, do not engage in transactions with a profit margin below 20%.
Of course, one shouldn't engage in unprofitable transactions. Especially considering the arduous journey from the myriad races continent to the perilous realm of the Ten Thousand Nations Continent, a trade without sufficient profit is simply a loss.
However, this time, Luoli might be taking a loss.
Long Bai was discovered by Lu Qi in the spring of last year. The name was also given by Lu Qi, and following Lu Qi's suggestion, the first seed chosen for planting was the 'Long Bai' seed.
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It was originally thought that a rare male queen ant, in an ant kingdom of all females, would surely be highly sought after.
The result was the opposite. I asked 17 queen ants, and they all said they were not interested in male ants and were unwilling to spend even a single crystal on them.
It's spring again, and Long Bai has reached the early stage of a 4-year-old queen ant.
The Zerg undergoes metamorphosis once in its 1st stage of evolution, choosing a type of plant seed to incorporate into its brood sac, nurturing one larva.
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Longbai has already nurtured the seeds of three cypress trees, Longbai, Cibei, and Yuanbei. It urgently needs a safe piece of land to sow the seeds.
Merchants traveled at night and camped for rest during the day.
Under the glow of dawn, the sky-piercing boundary barrier radiated a dazzling array of colors.
Here is the easternmost point of the Multi-Nation Continent, the gathering place for the Flame Weaver Spider tribe's trading caravans. At this time, dozens of caravans have arrived, with hundreds of flame spiders, level Mountain Lord and above, gathering here to exchange information and goods. The scene is bustling with activity.
"Long Bai, I'm very sorry…"
Luoli wanted to speak but stopped herself.
The Mountain Lord-grade Flame Spider, resembling a heavily armored tank, bore a wide carapace laden with multi-colored sacs woven from silk. These sacs held the capital of trade caravans – primal food and ores.
On top of the highest backpack, a male ant, two to three centimeters long, with wings and carrying a membrane on its back, droops its antennae, utterly dejected.
"I know, Lu Qi, what should I do..."
Lu Qi hesitated and said, "There is no place for the Ant race to survive on Myriad Races Continent. On Wan Guo Continent, without the protection of a fellow Ant King, you will have nowhere to go. Once you leave the caravan, patrolling soldier ants will immediately discover you and kill you as an invader..."
Long Bo's heart, filled with dejection, turned into fear.
Luo Li hurriedly added, "Long Bai, don't worry. Our caravan knows of another safe place, but..."
Long Bai rekindled his hope, waving his tentacles and eagerly asked, "Where"
Luo Li: “The Traces of Clouds Continent.”
"Cloud Trace Continent" Long Bai looked at the light curtain and asked, "Across the way"
“Yes...” Luo Qi's front limbs moved, and the soil on the ground wriggled, forming a ball of dirt that floated in mid-air.
"Our world is a huge sphere, not just the two continents of all nations and all tribes."
Luo Li said, a spider silk horizontally wrapped around the earthen ball, "This is the equator. The natural god laid down a divine power barrier, dividing the planet into two halves: north and south."
Two more strands of spider silk wrapped vertically, saying: "The divine barrier set up by the gods of nature divides the planet into eight continents. In our Northern Hemisphere, there are the Ten Thousand Races Continent, the Ten Thousand Countries Continent, the Dragon Bamboo Continent, and the Cloud Trace Continent."
“Our ancestor, the Flameweaver Arachnid clan, participated in the exploration of the continent and made a conjecture: during that time period, among the four continents in the Northern Hemisphere, only two were abundant with primal energy, while the other two would fall into a 'dormant' state. At present, both Dragon Bamboo Continent and Cloud Trace Continent are in a dormant phase.”
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“So-called ‘silence’ means the exhaustion of mountain essence and the natural vacuum. We are all beings of essence power. Leaving essence power is like a fish out of water, unable to survive, however...”
Luo Li had no intention of beating around the bush. After a pause, she finally said: “Although Lu Chi Continent is in a ‘dormant’ phase, near the divine power barrier, there is primordial energy seeping over from Wan Guo Continent. Although it's barren, it's enough for you to take root and survive. Long Bai, this is the only safe place I can think of for you.”
Barren, safe.
Long Bai grasped the key point of the conversation, his emotions complex, and said: "Understood. Thank you. Luo Li."
“I’ll take you there...”
Luo Li informed Captain Ze Qi Zhu Wang of their departure. Carrying Long Bai, she left the group and swiftly crossed the prairie grasslands, climbing onto a hill covered in low vegetation and shrubs.
Long Bai's gaze was drawn to the towering stone stele.
"Luoli, what is that"
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“This is the year stone of our Flame Spider tribe. It’s a tradition. Every year, we send a young Flame Spider to the opposite Cloud Trace continent to check the state of primal energy there. Then, they carve a mark on the stone, representing that one year has passed.”
Luo Li, carrying Long Bai, approached.
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There are a total of 6 steles, 5 of which have been filled with "spiders". A spider has 8 legs, representing 8 years. Each stele is inscribed with 100 spiders, so 5 steles signify 4,000 years.
The sixth stone tablet is being carved, and it's already half done.
Luo Li said: "The cyclical change of the original force on the mainland is just a guess made by our ancestors, the Flame Spider Clan. For over four thousand five hundred years now, the original force of the Ten Thousand Kingdoms Continent and the Ten Thousand Races Continent has not shown any significant decline, while the Dragon Bamboo Continent and the Yunji Continent are still in a dormant period."
“People deeply believe in the guesses about their ancestors, so this task is arranged by the Spider King every year and intends to continue doing so, it has already become a custom of the Wasabi Flame Spider clan.”
“Oh—” Long Bo stood tall, surveying the surroundings.
"Luo Li, how do I pass through the divine power barrier of the Nature God"
"Over there!"
“There’s a passage over there. Follow it, and you’ll reach the Cloudy Trace Continent. Primal energy flows continuously through the passage, so, Long Bai, settle near the exit on a high slope and plant your life seeds…”
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As Luo Li explained, she scrambled up the hillside to the other side.
The opening of the hole is less than one meter in diameter.
The immense size of the mountain lord flame spider prevents the loli drill from entering.
"Long Bai, right here."
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"Buried down the slope is a 'starship' from an extraterrestrial civilization, struck down and shattered by the gods of nature long ago. It lies here, spanning across the landscape, serving as our passage through the divine energy barrier."
As soon as the starship crashed to the ground, a multitude of queen ants arrived to explore, opening every hatch they could and taking everything they could carry.
“Long Bai, the inside space is very large. After you go in, follow the markers and don’t wander around, be careful not to get lost…”
Luo Li instructed, at the same time manipulating with her mind. The spider silk binding the backpack automatically unraveled, flexible as an arm. With a 'rip,' she pulled open a pouch and took out a small knapsack from inside.
"Thank you." Long Bai raised his two front limbs to catch it.
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It looks large, but it only holds 3 Life Seeds and 6 precious Qiao Wood seeds collected by the Dragon Pine.
With almost no weight, Long Bo changed to carrying his bag and flew down, flapping his wings.
"Wait a moment."
With a rip, Luoli pulled open another backpack, and 5 black grains like dragon pine seeds tumbled out.
"Dragonberry, this is blackbird millet that can strengthen your carapace. A parting gift. Good luck to you."
"Thank you. Goodbye."
Long Bo opened his small pack and carefully put the blackbird oats into it.
"Luo Li, will we meet again"
Long Bo felt a pang of sadness, reluctant to part ways.
Luoli was equally downcast. After ten years as a merchant, this was the first time he had made a loss. He felt pain, reluctance, and unwillingness to let go.
Without the protection of its colony, this ant queen, who has been followed for a year by her subjects, is unlikely to survive in the harsh natural jungle.
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"If nothing unexpected happens, I will come back here in two years. I hope to see you again by then."
"In two years, you'll surely see me again!" Long Bai packed up his belongings and his mood, saying it with a resounding voice.
"Luo Li, I owe you 5 black sparrow wheat, worth 2 original stones. I will repay with equivalent pine seeds."
Having finished speaking, he rose and lifted the rucksack, ten times his size, with determination. With a steady gait, he walked resolutely into the passage.
Soon, he pierced through the layer of soil and saw the shattered metallic door of a starship.
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Stepping inside, you find a wide, metallic corridor. The passage has weathered the countless years, rusted and worn. On its walls are arrow markings etched with the sap of unknown plants.
At intervals, there were also metal doors that had been violently destroyed.
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Long Bai's heart was filled with curiosity, but remembering Lu Li's warning, he followed the marked path and dared not stray.
A colossal metallic creation, embarking on a lengthy journey.
Long ago, after walking for what felt like an eternity, until his strength had completely abandoned him, Long Bo finally stopped. He ate a black sparrow millet to regain some energy and then continued on his journey.
Exhausted, he stopped again, ate another blackbird millet seed, and set off once more.
At last, a glimmer of dawn breaks through the endless darkness.
Through the narrow slits of the heavy metal door, crawling over a stretch of dirt and stone passage, facing the dawn light, arrived on the opposite continent.
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Long Bo climbed up the hill, put down his backpack, and looked around.
Behind it is a divine barrier that pierces the heavens.
Ahead are rolling hills and vast jungles.
A cricket jumped past from in front.
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The dragonfly's wings beat as it takes flight, pouncing on its prey. Using its mandibles and front legs, it twists the head off directly. Then, it tears off the two plump hindlegs and devours them.
While replenishing physical energy, I looked around and silently felt the atmosphere.
As Luo Li said, the vitality density of Yun Yi Continent is indeed far lower than that of Wan Guo Continent next door. Take a moment to feel it, and you can sense the vitality flowing through the channels, constantly seeping in, only to be quickly diluted and dissipated.
Barren, therefore safe.
But this 'safety' is only relative to the neighboring continent of Pan-World.
Grasshoppers chirp in the surrounding bushes, birds flit through the branches, and occasionally a beast's roar echoes from the depths of the forest. And who knows how many hunters remain silent, lurking in wait
For a young queen ant of only 4 years old, the wild mountains are full of dangers.
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Long Bai quickly ate his fill and retreated to a patch of grass, lying in wait to rest.
Not until it was near noon that they packed up and set off, heading towards the mountains to the north.
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He dared not venture too far from the path, nor stay too distant from the exit. As dusk approached, Long Bai chose a suitable spot on the southeast slope of the peak and began to excavate the rock, carving out a cave for shelter.
Longbo had a strong sense of crisis. In the next three days, besides hunting for food and sleeping, he spent all his time digging a hole. It was planned, winding, and stair-like, digging deeper into the rock layers.
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On the fourth day, a light spring rain fell. Seeing the dried-up natural stream nearby filled with water, Long Bai finally felt relieved. He used his jaws to clear away weeds between the excavated nest chamber and the stream, dug small pits, and planted three life seeds. Then he brought over small stones to cover them to prevent them from being unearthed by other insects or birds.
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