Chapter 1 The Desperate Ant King
This is the star realm of the Force protected by the God of Nature.
All beings, no matter tall or short, strong or weak, have the opportunity to awaken, rise to the level of Force life, give birth to wisdom, and become Force warriors.
The God of Nature has endowed the Zerg with the ability to collect plant seeds and use their life sacs to breed life seeds.
Life plants grow and develop, bloom and bear fruit, and the force food produced helps the Zerg race to grow and evolve rapidly.
The Zerg rule the Astral Plane.
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The Watase Flame Spider clan travels the mainland doing business, carefully following two principles:
First, absolute neutrality.
Never participate in wars between races or kingdoms, and even remain neutral between Zerg and Orcs.
Second, do not do transactions with profits less than 20%.
Of course, let alone lose money. Especially when traveling long distances from the Continent of Ten Thousand Nations to the dangerous Continent of Ten Thousand Nations, a transaction without enough profit is a loss.
However, this time, Luo Li may suffer a loss.
Dragon cypress was discovered by Luo Jun last spring, and it was also named after Luo Jun. Following Luo Jun's suggestion, the first seed was chosen to be 'Long cypress'.
I originally thought that a rare male ant king would be highly sought after in the ant kingdom where all females are members.
The result is exactly the opposite. I have asked 17 giant ant kings, and they all expressed that they are not interested in the male ant king and are unwilling to spend even one rough stone on it.
It is spring again, and Long Bai is already the 4th instar junior ant king.
The Zerg molts and grows once, which is the first stage of evolution. It selects a plant seed to put into the life sac and breeds a life seed.
The dragon cypress has already given birth to three important cypress species: dragon cypress, juniper, and juniper. There is an urgent need for a safe territory to sow the seeds.
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The caravans all travel at night and camp to rest during the day.
Under the glow of the morning light, the sky-high demarcation barrier exudes a brilliant halo.
This is the easternmost part of the Ten Thousand Kingdoms Continent, the gathering place for the Watase Flame Spider tribe’s caravans. At this time, there are dozens of caravans, and hundreds of large and small flame spiders above the mountain master level gather to communicate with each other. Information, exchange of goods, bustling with activity.
"Long Bai, I'm sorry..."
Luo Li stopped talking.
The Mountain Lord-class Flame Spider is like an armored chariot. Its broad armored back is filled with colorful backpacks woven with spider silk, which contain the capital of the caravan trade - Force food and raw stones. .
On the topmost rucksack, a male ant with a body length of two to three centimeters and membrane wings on its back drooped its antennae, extremely frustrated.
"I know, Luo Li, what should I do..."
Luo Li hesitated and said: "There is no place for the ants to survive in the Continent of Ten Thousand Nations. In the Continent of Ten Thousand Nations, without the protection of the ant king of the same tribe, you have nowhere to stay. Once you leave the caravan, you will immediately be discovered by patrolling soldier ants. , and will kill you as an intruder..."
Long Bai's frustration turned into fear.
Luo Li quickly added: "Long Bai, don't worry. Our caravan knows that there is a safe place to go, but..."
Long Bai rekindled hope and waved Holding the tentacles, Xiji asked: "Where?"
Luo Li: "Yunji Continent."
"Yunji Continent?" Long Bai looked at the light curtain and asked: "On the other side?"
"Yes..." Luo Ji moved his forelimbs, and the soil on the ground squirmed to form a ball of earth flying around. levitate.
"The world we live in is a huge sphere, and there are not only two continents, Wanguo and Wanzu."
Luo Li said, a spider silk wrapped around the earth ball horizontally, and said: " This is the equator, and the God of Nature has set up a divine barrier to divide the planet into two halves: north and south."
Two more spider threads were wrapped vertically, saying: "The divine barrier set up by the God of Nature divided the planet into eight parts. Continent. The northern hemisphere where we are located includes the Wanzu Continent, the Wanguo Continent, the Longzhu Continent and the Yunji Continent.”
"Our ancestors of the Watase Flame Spider clan once participated in the exploration of the continent and made a guess: During the same period, of the four continents in the northern hemisphere, only two were rich in force, and the other two would fall into 'silence'. In the current period, Longzhu The mainland and Yunji Continent are in a stage of silence. "
"The so-called 'silence' is the natural force vacuum of the mountains. We are all force beings. Without the force, we are like fish. Water cannot survive, but..."
Luo Li had no intention of showing off, paused, and finally said: "Although Yunji Continent is in the 'silent' stage, in the area close to the divine power barrier, there is force Infiltrate from the Wanguo Continent. Although it is barren, it is enough for you to take root and survive. "Longbai, this is the only safe place I can think of for you."
Barren and safe.
Long Bai grasped the key point of his words and said with complicated emotions: "I understand. Thank you. Luo Li."
"I'll take you there..."
Luo Li informed the leader of the team, the Zeqi Spider King, and took Long Bai away from the team, quickly walking across the plain grassland, climbing up the path full of low weeds and Bushy Hills.
Long Bai’s eyes were attracted by the standing stone tablet.
"Luo Li, what is that?"
"The commemorative stone tablet of our Flame Spider tribe. This is a tradition. Every year, we will send a Little Flame Spider to the opposite side Go to Yunji Continent, check the status of the force there, and then carve a mark on the stone tablet to indicate that one year has passed.”
Luo Li carries Long Bai closer.
There are a total of 13 stone monuments, 5 of which have been engraved with "spiders". A spider has 8 legs, representing 8 years. Each stone has 100 engraved, and the 5 stone monuments mean 4,000 years.
The sixth stone tablet is being carved, and more than half of it has been carved.
Luo Li said: "The periodic changes in the force power of the continent are just the speculation of our ancestors of the Flame Spider Clan. It has been more than 4,500 years, and the force power of the Ten Thousand Nations Continent and the Ten Thousand Tribes Continent has not been obvious. decline, while Longzhu Continent and Yunji Continent are still in a period of silence.”
“Everyone firmly believes in the ancestor’s guess, so the Spider King arranges to do this job every year, and plans to stick to it. It has become a custom of the Watase Flame Spider clan.”
"Oh——" Long Bai stood at a high place and looked around.
"Luo Li, how should I pass through the natural god's divine power barrier?"
"Over there!"
"There is a passage over there, you follow the passage If you keep walking, you can reach the Cloud Trail Continent. The Force is constantly seeping in along the passage, so, Long Bai, you can find a place to settle on a high slope near the exit and sow the seeds of life..." Luo Li While explaining, he climbed quickly and came to the other side of the hillside.
A hole less than one meter in diameter.
The mountain master-level flame spider is so huge that Luo Qi cannot get through it.
“Longbai, it’s right here.”
“Buried under the hillside is the ‘starship’ of an extraterrestrial civilization. It was destroyed by the God of Nature a long time ago and fell down here. It has become ours. Passage through the divine barrier."
"As early as when the starship crashed to the ground, a large number of ant kings came here to explore, opened all the hatches that could be opened, and took away all the treasures that could be taken away. ”
"Long Bai, there is a lot of space inside. After you go in, follow the signs. Don't wander around, be careful of getting lost..."
Luo Li warned, and at the same time controlled the spider silk binding the backpack with his mind. It automatically unties and is as flexible as an arm. With a "tear" sound, you can open a bag and take out the compact luggage inside.
“Thank you.” Long Bai raised his two forelimbs to catch it.
It looks very big, but in fact it only contains 3 life seeds and 6 precious tree seeds collected by Long Cypress.
The luggage was almost weightless, so Long Bai carried it instead and flapped his wings to fly and land on the ground.
"Wait."
With a tearing sound, Luo Ji opened another backpack, and five black wheat grains as big as Long Bai's head fell down.
"Longbai, this is the black brome that can strengthen the strength of your carapace. A small parting gift. I wish you good luck."
"Tribulus. Thank you."
< br>Long Bai opened his small luggage and packed in the black brome one by one.
"Luo Li, will we meet again?"
Long Bai was a little sad and reluctant to leave.
Luo Li is also in a low mood. He has been doing business for more than ten years. This is the first time he has made a loss-making business. He feels distressed, can't bear it, and can't give up.
Without the protection of its own kind, this little ant king who has been following him for a year will most likely not be able to survive in the cruel natural jungle.
Luo Li: "If there are no accidents, I will come here again in two years. I hope I can see you again then."
"You will definitely see me in two years!" Long Bai packed his bags and his mood, and said sonorously:
"Luo Chenwei, I owe you 5 grains of black brome, worth 2 rough stones. I will repay it with the equivalent of cypress seeds."
After saying that, he lifted up his luggage that was ten times the size of his body and walked into the passage with steady steps.
Soon passed through the soil layer and saw the broken metal door of the starship.
Going inside, you will find a spacious all-metal passage. Countless years have passed and it is rusty. There are arrow marks carved with unknown plant sap on the side walls.
At intervals, there are metal doors that have been violently damaged.
Long Bai was curious, but he remembered Luo Li's instructions and walked along the marks, not daring to trespass.
Incomparably huge metal creation, a long journey.
I don’t know how long I walked, and I don’t know how far I walked until I was tired and had no strength to move forward. Long Bai stopped, ate a black brome, rested, and then started on the road.
When your strength is exhausted, stop again, eat another black brome, and hit the road again.
Finally, a ray of light lit up in the endless darkness.
Going through the gap between the heavy metal doors, crawling through a passage of earth and rocks, facing the early morning light, we arrived at the opposite continent.
——Have you been gone for a day and a night?
Longbai climbed up the hill, put down his luggage, and looked around.
Behind it is a divine barrier that reaches straight to the sky.
Ahead are rolling mountains and vast jungles.
A cricket jumped in front of me.
The dragon cypress flapped its membrane wings and flew up to knock it down. Using both jaws and front legs, it directly unscrewed the head. Then it tore off the two plump bouncing hind legs and gnawed on it.
While replenishing physical energy, look around and observe and feel silently.
It is true as Luo Li said, the abundance of the Force on the Yunji Continent is much lower than that of the Wan Guo Continent next door. If you calm down and feel it, you will be able to notice that the force is flowing along the channel, continuously seeping in, and then quickly diluting and dissipating.
Barren, so safe.
But this ‘security’ is only relative to the Wanguo Continent next door.
Frogs and insects are singing in the surrounding grass, birds are jumping on the branches, and beast roars are heard from time to time in the deep forest. There are also countless hunters who are silent and waiting.
For a junior ant king who is only 4 years old, the wild forest is full of dangers.
Long Bai quickly ate his fill and retreated to a bush to hibernate and rest.
It wasn't until almost noon that I picked up my luggage and set off, running towards the peak on the north side of the hill.
I don’t dare to walk too far, and I don’t want to be too far from the exit of the passage. Before dark, Long Bai chose a suitable location on the southeast slope of the mountain, dug rocks, and dug a cave to live in.
Long Bai has a strong sense of crisis. In the next three days, apart from the necessary hunting for food and sleeping, he was busy digging holes at other times, planning, zigzagging, and climbing stairs up to the depths of the rock. Dig.
At the same time, we were also observing the surrounding environment to confirm that there were no large predators inhabiting the mountain.
On the fourth day, a spring rain fell in patter. When he saw the dry natural stream nearby accumulating water, Long Bai felt relieved. He cut the weeds and dug a hole between the excavated nest chamber and the stream. Sow the three life seeds and put small stones on them to prevent them from being dug out by other insects or birds.
PS: The second part of Astral World, if you haven’t read "Astral Cockroaches", it will not affect your reading.
In the real world, the rule of an ant colony is called "Queen Ant", but since the protagonist of this book is a male ant, it is convenient to write it, so it is set as "King Ant".
(End of this chapter)