Ant Lord in the Star Realm-Chapter 619 - 563 Everyone is old friends now_3

Ink Orchid asked, "Purple, how much do you know?"

Purple: "What I know is all hearsay..."

Purple: "I also heard that the One Fruit Bee Queen led the Wave Tree Bay Allied Forces to besiege the location of Blue Island's Ocean God's Scepter. The Saint Butterfly Tribe's Butterfly Kings who participated weren't ten but thirty. Unfortunately, in the end, they still lost."

Ink Orchid: "It wasn't thirty Saint Butterfly Tribe Butterfly Kings who joined the battle, but sixty."

Purple Fox questioned doubtfully, "The One Fruit Bee Queen once came to Fire Wheel Island asking for help, and I was there to help host her. What she said was thirty."

Ink Orchid: "Sixty!"

Dragon Cypress: "No need to argue about this, most likely they deliberately underreported the number of Butterfly Kings who fought to avoid damaging the Saint Butterfly Tribe's reputation."

Ink Orchid: "Our information comes from the Snow Velvet Spider King. Do you know the Snow Velvet Spider King? Its information is even more reliable."

Dragon Cypress stared at Purple, asking, "Purple, don't tell me you don't even know the Snow Velvet Spider King?"

Ink Orchid: "There isn't a single insect on Bayonet Continent who doesn't know the Snow Velvet Spider King. Aren't you from Fire Wheel Island? Did you sneak here from another continent?"

Purple: "???"

Ink Orchid: "I get it! You snuck over from Zhibai Continent!"

Dragon Cypress: "Bayonet, stop making wild guesses. If it's an insect from Zhibai Continent, they should know the Snow Velvet Spider King even better."

"Oh—"

"That's right!"

Ink Orchid glared at Purple, interrogating, "What's your deal?"

Purple: "..."

Purple: "I never said I didn't know, right? Of course, I know the Snow Velvet Spider King! Who doesn't know the Snow Velvet Tycoon who specializes in Divine-Grade Fruit trading?"

Ink Orchid: "Know them?"

Getting bombarded by these inexplicable suspicions, Purple actually started to feel guilty.

Purple snapped, "Of course I know~"

Purple retorted, "Then do you two know Butterfly King Jacaranda?"

"We know!"

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid answered in unison.

Purple: "...I know too."

Purple: "Butterfly King Jacaranda has also come to Fire Wheel Island to seek help."

Purple was getting increasingly confused, asking, "Are you two really from Dragon Vein Mountain United Kingdom?"

Ink Orchid: "Of course, why would we lie to you?"

Purple: "Exactly. Why would you guys want to trick me?"

Ink Orchid asked, "When have we ever lied to you?"

Purple retorted, "Have you ever told the truth?"

Dragon Cypress: "I never meant to trick you. The first time I was just afraid you'd chase me down; the second time was your own issue — you said we were from Blue Island, and we just played along and joked around with you. This is the third time...there's no reason to lie now."

Purple lifted his head slightly, reflecting, "...Now that you mention it, that seems about right."

Dragon Cypress didn't let him dwell on it, and went on, "Purple, did Fire Wheel Island take part in the battle to attack Yu'e Island?"

Purple became instantly on guard, insisting, "No!"

Purple fired back, "Did your Dragon Vein Mountain join the fight?"

Dragon Cypress: "Our Dragon Vein Mountain didn't want to get dragged into the continent's turmoil, but the Two Fruit Bee Queen and Butterfly King Jacaranda both visited three times. We really had no choice, so we agreed to provide a shipment of fresh meat and sent thirty thousand Soldier Ants as escorts."

Purple subtly revised his words: "Yeah, same with us on Fire Wheel Island. Both the One Fruit Bee Queen and Butterfly King Jacaranda claimed this was a life-or-death crisis for a hundred thousand races on the continent—they were pressing hard. Volcano Ant King had no option but to grudgingly agree to provide a batch of fresh meat and sent thirty thousand Soldier Ants as escorts."

Dragon Cypress: "Oh…"

This butterfly…

Is actually quite alert!

Still worried that Ink Orchid and I are from Blue Island.

Dragon Cypress shifted the topic, raising a claw and pointing west, saying, "Forest Beard Bee Kingdom seems to have been deeply involved in this battle. I noticed on the nearby coastal islands that the number of Worker Bees stationed in the larger and smaller branch hives has plummeted, and there are almost no Combat Professional Bees left at all."

As soon as this was mentioned, Purple perked up immediately, "Yes, I know all about this one!"

Purple said excitedly, "This time, Forest Beard Bee Kingdom dispatched eighty thousand Worker Bees in total to join the battle, and lost over half its forces. When they attacked Blue Island, they sent two Assistant Kings and fifty thousand Worker Bees, but apparently lost over half on Blue Island, so when attacking Yu'e Island, they sent an additional thirty thousand troops. Worse yet, I heard in the end only a handful of battered troops and a single Assistant King managed to make it back."

Ink Orchid, puzzled, asked, "Is Forest Beard Bee always so fond of fighting? That active? Sending troops to attack Blue Island makes sense—there's loot to be had if they win. But to reinforce a second attack on Yu'e Island… what's the gain? Revenge? That doesn't quite add up."

Purple: "There's no direct benefit..."

Purple: "Well, um, it's funny, but I happened to pick up a few rumors recently. Word is that historically, Forest Beard Bee Kingdom has always sent Bee Kings to join the Wave Tree Bay United Kingdom. The Forest Beard Bee lineage has some standing in Wave Tree Bay, especially these last few centuries while the One Fruit, Two Fruit, and Three Fruit Bee Queens led the Allied Army—Forest Beard Bee became one of the core forces."

Purple: "Now can you see why Forest Beard Bee Kingdom is so eager to fight?"

"Makes sense—"

"Got it—"

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid twitched their antennae in understanding.

The Wave Tree Bay Kingdom Alliance is divided into two main sections. The bulk is the 'Wave Tree Bay United Kingdom,' which controls an expansive territory of 500,000 square kilometers, mainly made up of Bayonet Continent's warlike Ant Clan, Bee Clan, Termites, and also accepts wandering Insect Clan Warriors from Zhibai Continent and elsewhere who have no place to go. Once you join, you get land for survival, security guarantees, resource subsidies, but of course, there's hardcore combat training, and you have to take on the mission of fighting the Stone Hunt Blue Ants of Blue Island.

The other section is the forty-nine small and large kingdoms along the southwestern coast of Bayonet Continent and the northern and southern ends of Wave Tree Bay itself.

If the Stone Hunt Blue Ants invade the continent, these kingdoms are the first to suffer, so they've formed a mutual defense alliance with the Wave Tree Bay United Kingdom—together, they make the 'Wave Tree Bay Kingdom Alliance.'

Without a doubt,

The Wave Tree Bay United Kingdom is the current strongest force on Bayonet Continent, and none can match its influence.

To think Forest Beard Bee Kingdom has such deep ties to the Wave Tree Bay United Kingdom.

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid were both feeling a bit nervous.

When it comes to taking over the Thousand Reef Archipelago in the future…

The approach will have to change.

No direct takeover.

If you mess with Forest Beard Bee Kingdom, it could drag in a whole bunch of powerhouse allies…

This could get tricky…

Dragon Cypress quickly adjusted his mindset, snickering, "I'd wager the glory days of Forest Beard Bee Kingdom are over."

Purple: "???"

Dragon Cypress: "As far as I know, the plan to besiege Blue Island and seize the Ocean God's Scepter ended in total disaster. The One Fruit, Two Fruit, and Three Fruit Bee Queens are so disheartened, they're going to resign their leadership posts and attempt the 9th Age Period evolution—to leave the Origin Force Star Realm."

Ink Orchid added, "The Mountain Ant King and Red Maple Dragonfly King are leaving, too. Blue Island doesn't mess around; in one war, it took out all five of the Wave Tree Bay Alliance's Great Leaders in one stroke."

Purple: "!!!"

That's some explosive follow-up news!

Purple jolted, his antennae standing straight up, eyes shining, asking, "Is this info reliable? How come there's not a hint of it on the continent? I often help Volcano Ant King deliver messages to allied kingdoms and meet loads of insects, but I've never even heard a whisper of this."

"Well…"

Ink Orchid suddenly turned to look at Dragon Cypress.

Dragon Cypress: "..."

Dragon Cypress: "Purple, I can only tell you, the info is accurate. It came through special channels, absolutely true."

Dragon Cypress sternly warned, "Purple, if this hasn't spread around the continent, then clearly Wave Tree Bay is keeping things quiet for all sorts of reasons. All five Great Leaders stepping down at once—that's a huge upheaval, with lots of deadly issues behind it. Watch yourself. Don't go blabbing about this, unless you want trouble."

Purple: "I get it—"

With such explosive news shared,

The distance between the two sides seemed to vanish in an instant.

Purple withdrew his spiritual power, asking, "Where did you hear this news?"

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid both waved their antennae: Can't say

Dragon Cypress said, "Purple, let's talk about something lighter. When Ink Orchid and I were watching the battle on Blue Island, we saw the Armed Poison Sting Ants—ferocious as can be. Just ten thousand Soldier Ants rampaged all over Blue Island. If I remember right, not far from Fire Wheel Island, there's an Armed Poison Sting Ant Kingdom, right?"

Purple: "That's right, Venom Sting Kingdom. One of the most eager to take part in the war—pure carnivores, naturally violent and aggressive, love to seize territory, always starting fights, and have bad blood with every neighboring kingdom..."