Ant Lord in the Star Realm-Chapter 581 - 551: Regretting Not Meeting Sooner_2

"...Only about ten?" the Snow Velvet Spider King inquired. It asked again, "So for your Evolution Lord-Level, you mainly trade with the Flame Spider Roving Merchants from the Ten-thousand Tribes Continent to exchange resources, right?"

Dragon Cypress replied, "Of course."

Dragon Cypress proactively explained, "The channel connecting Cloud Trace Continent and the Ten Thousand Nations Continent is a broken Outworld Starship. All its severed ends are overlapping and almost completely sealed, leaving only a crack about thirteen to fourteen centimeters thick. That's the only gap through which we can interact with the Flame Spider Roving Merchants."

The Snow Velvet Spider King was silent for a moment.

Then, it asked, "Can you still take me there to have a look?"

Dragon Cypress replied, "Actually, there's no need for me to take you; you can go on your own. If you cross the Starship Passage and enter Cloud Trace Continent, stick close to the Divine Force Barrier. Some Origin Force seeps through there. Though sparse, it's enough to sustain the normal activity and survival of Origin Force Life. Just follow the barrier westward until the end, then turn north, and you will find the Starship Rift that leads to the Ten Thousand Nations Continent."

The Snow Velvet Spider King was astounded. It asked, "You mean I can cross the continent on my own and communicate with the Flame Spiders from the Ten-thousand Tribes Continent?"

Dragon Cypress affirmed, "Yes."

He continued, "But I would advise against contacting them just yet."

The Snow Velvet Spider King asked, "Why not?"

Dragon Cypress explained, "Because I still have an unfinished trade with the Flame Spider Kingdom."

The Snow Velvet Spider King was puzzled.

Dragon Cypress asked, "Snow Velvet Spider King, how about we go and have a look together?"

"Great!" the Snow Velvet Spider King agreed.

Dragon Cypress began, "This war over here..."

"Let's make it a quick trip!" the Snow Velvet Spider King interjected.

The Dominating Throne carried Black Birch, submerging and moving underwater.

The Snow Velvet Spider King and Molan walked on the surface of the sea, striding across the water.

Setting off north, they chatted as they went.

The Snow Velvet Spider King, puzzled, asked, "Ant King Golden Frost, if I'm not mistaken, Male Ants shouldn't be able to lay eggs, much less nurture an Assistant King. Is your Assistant King...?"

Dragon Cypress began to explain, "My name is Dragon Cypress. The mantis's real name is Molan.

"The Dominating Throne," he went on, "was custom-built for Male Ants. It has another function: to collect my bloodline information and produce Ant Eggs. These are similar to those laid by a normal Ant Queen and can hatch normally. With Pheromone stimulation, they develop into various types of Worker Ants and Soldier Ants, as well as Assistant Kings.

"Actually," Dragon Cypress elaborated, "I was born on the Ten-thousand Tribes Continent, where many species coexist. Fortunately, I was discovered by a Flame Spider Roving Merchant named Melde. It took me on a tour across continents, exposing me to all sorts of wonders. Melde originally planned to take me to the Ten Thousand Nations Continent, where the Ant Clan and Bee Clan reside. Regrettably, Male Ants were unwelcome, and I was rejected by eight Giant-Headed Ant Kings. With no other choice, Melde brought me to the Cloud Trace Continent to take root. That's where I encountered Molan, the Orchid Mantis Warrior.

"Molan was born in Xianglan Mountain, right next to a narrow Land of Origin Force along the Divine Force Barrier.

"We knew each other back when we were Junior Warriors. At that time, I was just a Primary-Level Little Ant King with a strong sense of curiosity. Molan and I explored the Starship together and accidentally gained control authority over the Dominating Throne.

"It's said that the fallen Starship contained all kinds of novelties. Insects and bees from both the Ten Thousand Nations and Ten-thousand Tribes Continents swarmed to it, taking hundreds of years to empty it out. The enlarged Dominating Throne was incredibly heavy and couldn't be moved through the Treasury doors. Similar to the Ocean God's Scepter, it could only be possessed if certain conditions were met. The condition for the Dominating Throne was 'Male Ant,' which is why I'm a lucky ant.

"Molan and I have always been in contact with the Melde Caravan, and we've been incredibly lucky, with a continuous stream of Divine-Given Seeds. I currently have fourteen God-Given Life Seeds, with one more being nurtured in my Life Pouch. Among them is one Life-Extending Divine Good, three are Top-Level Divine-Given Seeds, and there's also one Superior Grade. Additionally, there's a Soul System Divine Product Divine-Given Seed named 'Night Fragrance' that we excavated from an ancient relic. However, it's rather underwhelming and not worth much.

"Molan has plenty of Divine-Given Seeds too and has also cultivated a Divine Grade Divine-Given Seed from Molan Grass. It's called Great King Molan, has a twelve-fold multiplication rate, and bestows an exceptional visual ability named 'Scorching,' which gathers light information and enables sight over infinite distances.

"I also have the ability to refine Origin Force Food, and I process Origin Force Honey and Bee King Honey for the Caravan. Each year, I earn more than a million Source Stones from this. Molan's and my current annual income exceeds eight million Source Stones, so we're no longer particularly focused on pursuing wealth. What we're doing now is collecting Divine-Grade Fruits that grant Elemental Talents. We plan to gather all nine—Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Strength, and Life—before evolving to King-Level. In the future, at each Age Period of our King-Level evolution, we aim to comprehend and condense at least three Divine Marks for each Talent, striving for ultimate strength.

"The resources on the Ten Thousand Nations and Ten-thousand Tribes Continents are limited, so we might not achieve this there. Moreover, for our future King-Level evolution, we'll need a variety of Divine-Grade Fruits that grant different abilities. Therefore, we're eager to establish trading relationships with the Southern Hemisphere. The more abilities each awakened Talent grasps, the better. We don't lack Source Stones or Top-Level resources; what we need are trade channels to obtain Divine-Grade Fruits."

This Snow Velvet Spider King was no fool. It was very clever and also quite scheming; it wouldn't directly point out any clues it discerned but would instead observe and probe in secret.

Aside from information regarding Huagi Mountain, the Huagi Divine Tree, the Quandong Divine Tree, and the Linnan Divine Tree, which he couldn't disclose, Dragon Cypress straightforwardly spilled everything else, his sincerity on full display.

The Snow Velvet Spider King was utterly astounded.

Three Divine Grades?