thefictionvixens Chapter 119 Green Soul Kiwi Male Plant Seeds
Chapter 119 Green Soul Kiwi Male Plant Seeds
Chapter 119 Green Soul Kiwi Male Plant Seeds
The leader of the hundred tribes rolled his eight eyes. This old fellow, Green Bamboo Armor King, was cunning and treacherous; no matter how many benefits he was given, he would not be grateful.
After seeing that the Green Bamboo Armor King had found a second caravan to trade with the Rhinoceros Golden Turtle tribe, it became reluctant to give, but it couldn't refuse, since the caravan was its biggest trading partner. Only by giving could it receive.
However, we can't let them take advantage of us so easily; we need to find a way to generate some profit for ourselves.
Fortunately, it already knew what kind of insect the Green Bamboo King was and was prepared for this: "Green Bamboo King, this year I have sent you another top-grade tree species that you have been longing for."
King Qingzhu was somewhat puzzled: "The top-tier tree species I've been longing for?"
Then it realized what was happening, immediately propped up its six legs, and excitedly asked, "Leader of the Hundred Tribes, did you send over the male seed of the Azure Soul Monkey Peach?"
"Yes." The leader of the hundred tribes nodded, somewhat puzzled as to why it was so agitated. He wondered if its limited knowledge was the reason for its unusual behavior.
The leader of the hundred tribes said calmly, "King Qingzhu, don't get excited. Let me remind you first that the male plants mainly rely on pollen to pollinate the female plants and improve the quality of the female plants' output. However, the improvement in quality is not as high as you might imagine. I just hope you won't be too disappointed."
The Green Bamboo King realized it had been too excited. It calmed itself down and slowly lay down on the ground, making an excuse to cover it up: "I know, but my tribe's Golden Rhinoceros Warriors have never eaten Soul-type Force food before. If we could have male Green and Red Kiwi Fruit plants to improve the quality of the fruit produced by the female plants, the effect would definitely be better. That's why I got a little excited."
"I see." The leader of the hundred tribes thought to himself with slight disdain, "He really is ignorant."
The tribal leader continued, "The goods will be delivered to you, but there are conditions."
"What are the conditions?" King Qingzhu felt that the leaders of the Hundred Tribes were indeed a bit difficult to deal with, as they had only sent over a few top-grade tree species before making demands.
Both sides actually have the same feeling about each other: they both think the other is a cunning old fox.
However, the seeds of male kiwifruit plants are extremely important to them. If a male seed is given to the yew tree to be nurtured into a divinely bestowed seed, it means that their tribe will be able to produce a large quantity of demigod-given soul-type primal force food in the future. This will definitely allow their tribe to achieve a qualitative leap.
Now, the Green Bamboo Armor King can only hope that the conditions proposed by the leaders of the Hundred Tribes are not too unreasonable, otherwise it will really be in a difficult position.
The leader of the hundred tribes said, "Actually, my condition is quite simple for you, and it's also mutually beneficial."
My condition is that from now on, for any seeds planted by your caravan that our caravan provides, you must give us half of the profits. Of course, we will buy them back at the normal price, and we will absolutely not let you suffer a loss.
The leader of the Hundred Tribes explained, "I'm not targeting you specifically. Most tribes on the Thousand Trees Continent cooperate with us Flame Spider Merchants in the same way. Otherwise, if we keep investing without any return, even if we don't say anything, the kingdom will have objections."
"This—" Logically speaking, this should be a fairly simple matter. In any case, the seeds were provided by the Flame Spider Traveling Merchants, and the proceeds were equivalent to the purchase price, so there was no loss involved.
But this very situation stumped King Qingzhu. The life seeds of the other Rhinoceros Tortoise warriors were one thing, but the life seed nurtured by the Zishan had become a divine gift, and it was not easy to take it out.
Otherwise, if they were to take it out, the Flame Spider Merchants would think that the Rhinoceros Tortoise tribe had secretly hidden the seeds, planted them, and cultivated the divinely bestowed seed.
But if the reason were explained to them, the yew's situation would be exposed again. Although it knew that the yew's situation would definitely be exposed, it did not want to be exposed so soon.
Seeing the troubled expression on King Qingzhu's face, the leader of the hundred tribes was somewhat surprised and dissatisfied: "What's wrong, King Qingzhu? The seeds were provided by our Flame Spider Caravan, and we're doing normal trade with them, taking only half the profits. These terms should be quite generous, right? Is there anything you're still unhappy about?"
King Qingzhujia couldn't explain the situation clearly, so he could only hesitate and say, "Chief of the Hundred Tribes, in principle I should agree to your conditions without any objection, and I also admit that the seeds you gave us are very good."
However, most of the seeds we obtained were given to the young soldiers to nurture into life-sustaining seeds, and many are still growing trees and have not yet produced Force food.
Many more have only just been planted. The high-quality Force food produced is currently insufficient even within our tribe.
"How about this? The seeds your caravan gave us, once grown, will be used for our tribe's consumption for the next few years. After our mid- to high-ranking warriors have had their fill, we'll then, as you suggested, give you half of the produce."
The leader of the Hundred Tribes thought about it and realized that what the Green Bamboo Armor King said made sense. Most of the Force-based food was indeed only sold after the Zerg warriors had had their fill.
"Hmm, that will work then. I'll give you a few years. Once your tribe's mid-to-high-level warriors have gradually reached the Mountain Lord level, then the Primal Force food produced by those Life Seeds will have to be traded to us."
The leaders of the hundred tribes agreed readily, which surprised even the Green Bamboo Armor King.
This wasn't because the leaders of the Hundred Tribes were easy to talk to; it was mainly because in recent years, the top-tier seeds brought by the Hundred Tribes caravans had been given to junior, intermediate, and advanced warriors.
Needless to say, the junior and intermediate warriors have short evolution times and haven't even produced a few batches of Force food before advancing to the advanced stage of tree cultivation.
Even at advanced stages, the yield of Life Seeds is not high, resulting in little income. The mainstream food on the Thousand Trees Continent is still the Primal Force food of the Mountain Lord level.
Its plan was quite clever. After a few years, when those mid-to-high-level warriors had all been promoted to the Mountain Lord level, it would come and harvest their wealth.
When the Green Bamboo King heard that the leaders of the Hundred Tribes had agreed to its conditions, it breathed a long sigh of relief. It also had its own little schemes.
The yew is now in the advanced stage of the second age. In another year or two, its seed spawn will gradually produce divinely bestowed primal force food, which will be enough for the three brothers to evolve.
If we wait until seven or eight years later, even if Zishan doesn't advance to the level of Mountain Lord, she will be close to that level. At that time, it won't be a big problem to reveal some information to the leaders of the Hundred Tribes.
Thinking of this, King Qingzhujia's compound eyes shone brightly as he looked expectantly at the tribal chief, his forelegs rubbing together eagerly: "Tribal chief, where are the male seeds of the green and red kiwifruit you mentioned? I'll have my tribe's younger members come and collect them."
The White Tribe leader said calmly, "The male plant of the Green and Red Kiwi Fruit is of too great importance. Even I am not qualified to hold it in my claws. It is held by my elder, the Golden Sunflower Spider King. He will come over soon and personally take it to your tribe's young warriors to nurture into a life seed."
"The Golden Sunflower Spider King?" Although the Green Spider King was a bit poor, it was still a king-level creature and had dealt with the Golden Sunflower Spider King, the elder of the Hundred Tribes, several times.
However, it did not expect that the Flame Spider Kingdom would value the male seed of the Azure Soul Kiwi Fruit so much. Even the leader of a caravan who had traveled the continent for hundreds of years was not qualified to possess it, and the Golden Sunflower Spider King had to deliver it personally.
Since that's the case, it can't say anything more and can only wait silently.
The types of Force foods traded with the Hundred Caravans were quite numerous. Fortunately, once the trade of God-given Force foods was completed, the trade of ordinary Force foods did not require the leader's presence.
Therefore, the leaders of the Hundred Tribes and the Green Bamboo Armor King simply lay on the hall watching the Rhinoceros Tortoise Warriors and the Flame Spider Merchants haggling over prices.
In this rather lighthearted atmosphere, Qingzhujia King, who was chatting with the leaders of the Hundred Tribes, suddenly stood up and looked up into the distance.
The tribal leaders were somewhat confused: "The Green Bamboo Armor King?"
The Green Bamboo Armor King did not respond, but stared intently into the distance, his primal energy surging forth. Seeing this, the leaders of the hundred tribes also looked over.
At the edge of their vision, a massive, earthen-yellow figure sped towards them like lightning, crossing three hills in an instant and approaching the trading square.
The leader of the hundred tribes scanned the area with his spiritual senses and saw the approaching insect. He was overjoyed: "The Golden Sunflower Spider King has arrived."
In contrast, when the Green Bamboo Armor King heard the leader of the Hundred Tribes mention the name of the Golden Sunflower Spider King, it not only did not restrain its primal energy, but instead spread its elytra as if facing a formidable enemy, eager to engage in battle.
The Rhinoceros Golden Tortoise is naturally combative. Since the Green Bamboo Armor King was promoted to the King level, it has been almost impossible to find a worthy opponent, whether within the tribe or among other tribes on Elephant Banana Island.
For it, every clash of its shells in battle is a battle song that gets its blood pumping. Now, it can only find an opponent of equal strength by going to the Thousand Star Islands.
However, after hesitating for a long time, it retracted its elytra. After all, the Golden Sunflower Spider King was a guest and might bring rare and valuable items. Now was not a good time to test the other party.
After retracting their elytra, the Green Bamboo Armor King and the leaders of the Hundred Tribes came together to the edge of the trading square to greet the Golden Sunflower Spider King.
In a short while, the Golden Sunflower Spider King traversed a vast distance and arrived at the Trading Square.
"Golden Sunflower Spider King"
"Green Bamboo King".
After exchanging friendly greetings, the Golden Sunflower Spider King, led by the Green Bamboo Armor King, entered the trading square.
The Golden Sunflower Spider King is a spider king that has roamed the continent for hundreds of years. Compared to it, the Green Bamboo Armor King can only be considered a newbie.
However, despite its seniority, the Golden Sunflower Spider King was a very talkative spider, well-versed in the ways of itinerant merchants. On the way to the trading plaza, it glanced at the Green Bamboo Armor King and proactively said, "Green Bamboo Armor King, you've only recently been promoted to King level, haven't you?"
"Golden Sunflower Spider King has good eyesight. I have been a King for less than 20 years. I was fortunate enough to meet the Golden Sunflower Spider King a few times when I was still a Lord."
"Oh, it seems you haven't been consuming Force-based foods since you advanced to the King level."
"Yes." King Qingzhu made no attempt to hide anything: "I had to borrow some raw stones from the tribe to successfully advance to the King level, and I am still repaying the debt I owe the tribe."
"Then you'd better be careful. King-level Zerg warriors have a lifespan of about 800 years. Each time they advance to a higher age, their lifespan increases by 20 years. Don't waste that time."
"Thank you for your guidance, Golden Sunflower Spider King." Green Bamboo Armor King also wanted to advance its age quickly, but after all, they were not a large tribe, and their resources were limited, making it difficult to support its rapid advancement.
King Qingzhujia invited King Jinkui Spider to rest in the hall. Then, King Qingzhujia looked at King Jinkui Spider somewhat embarrassedly and said, "King Jinkui Spider, I heard from the leaders of the Hundred Tribes that you brought over a male seed of the Azure Soul Kiwi Fruit. Are you planning to give one to one of our tribe's young warriors to cultivate as a life-sustaining seed?"
Speaking of this, the Golden Sunflower Spider King changed his previous amiable demeanor and said somewhat seriously, "Green Bamboo Armor King, in view of your good reputation with the leaders of the Hundred Tribes for over a hundred years, the leaders of the Hundred Tribes specially requested a male seed of the Green Soul Kiwi Fruit from me to nurture into a life seed for your tribe's young warriors."
I can give you the seeds, but you must strictly abide by the rules of our Flame Spider Kingdom. The seeds cannot be planted on your own and become ordinary plants.
The Soul-type Force food produced can only be consumed within the tribe or traded to Flame Spider Merchants; it cannot be spread outside.
Furthermore, we cannot reveal to outsiders that the seeds were obtained from our Flame Spider Kingdom. If it were discovered that the above situation was indeed discovered, the consequences would likely be unfavorable for everyone.
After repeated reminders from the leaders of the Hundred Tribes, the Azure Bamboo Armor King realized the importance of the Azure Soul Kiwi Fruit to the Flame Spider Kingdom, and knew that they absolutely could not allow this fruit to be leaked out. It also solemnly replied, "I understand."
"Well then, call over the newly promoted warriors of your tribe. I want to personally watch it take the seed into its life capsule and form a soul bond."
The Green Bamboo Armor King summoned Zishan into the hall with his spiritual power and introduced her to the two Watase Flame Spider warriors: "Golden Sunflower Spider King, this is Zishan, our tribe's Twin-Forked Rhinoceros Golden Turtle Warrior. We have decided to have her nurture the male seed of the Green Soul Kiwi as our life seed."
The leader of the hundred tribes was somewhat surprised. It looked at the yew tree and said, "King Green Bamboo, if I remember correctly, this little warrior has three divinely bestowed seeds, right? Among them, the divinely bestowed seed of the male mulberry tree and the divinely bestowed seed of the red cherry are also its life seeds."
In my opinion, it already has the potential to become the king of insects. Although the male plant of the Qinghun kiwifruit has a very good effect, it only plays a supporting role.
By nurturing it into a life seed, you're essentially depriving it of a life seed slot, which seems somewhat inappropriate.
The Green Bamboo King swayed its antennae, insisting on its decision: "Leaders of the Hundred Tribes need not worry. The Purple Cedar will nurture the male Green Soul Kiwifruit plant into a life-giving seed. When it blooms in the future, it will pollinate the female plant, and at that time, it will also receive a portion of the profits."
The leader of the hundred tribes just shook his antennae repeatedly, thinking that this guy was too stubborn and overestimated the role of the male Qinghun kiwifruit plant.
However, this was an internal matter for its Rhinoceros Beetle tribe. It only needed to deliver the seeds and didn't care about anything else.
The Golden Sunflower Spider King didn't care about any of that. It turned out a silk pouch from the bottom of its carapace, opened layer after layer, and took out a seed the size of a sesame seed, handing it to Zishan: "Your life pouch is currently empty, isn't it? Just put it into your life pouch and nurture it into a life seed."