Astral Gods

Chapter 8 Sowing the Seeds of Destiny

Zitong obtained more than a dozen kinds of low- to mid-level divine-given food from Lord Zili. Most of these were traded with other tribes on the island and Flame Spider merchants, as they themselves did not have so many divine-given seeds.

They combine more than a dozen divinely bestowed Force foods with ordinary Force foods to create Force food meals, comprehensively enhancing the little warriors' physique.

For the next period of time, the three little warriors stayed near the nest chamber. Purple Locust and Purple Artemisia were fine, but the rhinoceros beetle, though not good at flying, could still fly short distances and occasionally went out to play with Purple Pearl.

The third larva is a crawling larva. It is large, white and plump, and moves slowly. It is the most delicious food in the eyes of animals. It rarely leaves its nest. Even when it does go out, it is always taken by Zitong or Zizhu.

Forty days have passed in the blink of an eye. The third child has not yet transformed and emerged, but Zihuai and Ziai have already broken through the first instar and become second-instar novice warriors.

"They've finally broken through!" Zizhu and Zitong were overjoyed to see Zihuai and Ziai break through to the second age stage.

Upon reaching the second age, both the purple locust and purple artemisia have grown from five or six centimeters to about seven or eight centimeters.

Two insects spat out mulberry seeds, and Zizhu promptly handed them two birch seeds to nurture into second-instar seeds.

"Purple locust, purple artemisia, I will take you to plant the seeds of life."

The two Zerg warriors looked puzzled: "Where should the Life Seed be planted?"

You'll see when you get there.

"I want to go too! I want to go too!" the third dog cheered. It had been in the nest for long enough and wanted to take the opportunity to go out and play.

Zizhu hesitated for a moment, but then thought that there was no danger in taking you to plant the life seed, so she agreed: "Alright, I'll take you with me to plant the life seed."

Purple Locust and Purple Artemisia flew to the top of Purple Paulownia's head, while the third brother wriggled and climbed up Purple Pearl's horns.

Once they were sure they were standing firmly, the two advanced rhinoceros beetle warriors emerged from their nest and took flight.

Perched atop Zitong's head, Zihuai asked疑惑地问, "Zitong, shouldn't we plant our life seeds near the nest chamber?"

"We don't sow seeds near the nest cells; we sow all our life-sustaining seeds uniformly on the Purple Ridge."

"Purple Ridge?"

During the flight, Zitong introduced the warriors to the little soldiers: "Our Twin-Forked Rhinoceros Tortoise tribe has nearly 300 insectoid warriors, divided into the Green Lineage, Purple Lineage, Flower Lineage, and Blue Lineage."

"Besides the warriors of our Twin-Forked Rhinoceros Beetle main force, there are also more than a dozen close relatives tribes that depend on us for survival, totaling more than 600 Zerg warriors."

"The entire tribe occupies 1800 square kilometers of territory, and our Zi lineage lives in the Ziling Mountains that extend from the main peak."

"The best-developed lineage in the entire tribe is the Green lineage, which has 84 Twin-Forked Rhinoceros Tortoise Warriors, followed by the Flower lineage, which has 69 Twin-Forked Rhinoceros Tortoise Warriors."

Currently, our Purple Lineage has 53 Double-Forked Rhinoceros Golden Turtle Warriors. Adding the three of you, that makes 56. Among them, the highest level of evolution is Lord Purple Plum, and then Lord Purple Mulberry. Besides them, there are seven other mountain lords, including Lord Purple Hemp Mountain and Lord Purple Moon Mountain.

The three little soldiers cheered, "So many bugs!"

Zitong continued, "The four veins extend along the main peak. In the area around the main peak is a public forest cultivated by the tribe. On the main peak grows a king-level wild divine-given seed, as well as seven wild divine-given seeds ranging from intermediate to lord-level. This is the wealth of the entire tribe."

"Our Ziling lineage also has four divinely bestowed seeds, one of which is the Zili divinely bestowed seed of Lord Zili."

"The life seed of our Zerg warriors is planted on Purple Ridge. There are three reasons for this. The first reason is that the concentration of primal force on Purple Ridge is higher, which is more suitable for the growth of life seed."

The second reason is that having the Life Seeds concentrated in one place makes them easier to manage. Zerg warriors are constantly guarding the Life Seed forest on Purple Ridge to prevent other animals or Force warriors from intruding.

"The third reason is that some plants are dioecious, such as your mulberry tree, which is a female plant. After the female plant blooms, it needs male flowers for pollination."

"Using ordinary mulberry male flowers for pollination will lower the quality of the mulberries. Therefore, some of our warriors will specially cultivate a male plant in their own seedlings to pollinate the female flowers. This way, the mulberries produced will be of much better quality and can be sold for a higher price."

"One male plant can pollinate ten to twenty female plants, so concentrating the plants in one place can maximize the benefits."

Just as they were talking, two insects flew to the vicinity of Ziling.

Standing atop the giant beetle, the three little warriors gazed at the distant mountains. On the summit of one of the peaks, a clear lake lay, its surface a deep blue, reflecting the sky.

There are several gaps around the lake, forming trickles that flow down the mountain. At the foot of the mountain, there are crisscrossing waterways that channel the water flowing down the mountain to various parts of the jungle.

The mountain peak is surrounded by dense forests, which cover the entire mountain, mostly mulberry and plum trees.

Among the many trees, every few dozen meters there is an exceptionally tall tree that suddenly rises twenty or thirty meters, and there are at least one or two thousand such trees at a glance.

These trees emitted primal energy fluctuations that startled insects, and many of them also exuded the fragrance of fruit, which greatly excited the young soldiers.

The most eye-catching tree is a purple plum, a gift from the gods. It grows at the foot of the mountain, yet it has grown to over a hundred meters tall, more than twice the height of other trees.

Upon seeing the enormous Purple Plum God-given Seed, Purple Locust and Purple Artemisia's eyes lit up. They immediately spread their wings and swooped down from above Purple Paulownia's head. The third brother, who had no wings, was so anxious that he kept sending out his spiritual messages: "Quick, quick, get down quickly."

The purple bead ignored it and fell gently from the sky.

Below, just as the purple locust and purple artemisia were about to land in the Life Seed Forest, a large swarm of bees flew out of the forest and surrounded them.

A queen bee, two or three meters tall, flew out and looked at the two little warriors trembling in fear, surrounded by the swarm: "Little warriors, don't run around, it wouldn't be good if you hurt your lifeblood."

Then it turned its gaze to the falling Zizhu and Zitong: "Zizhu, are these your juniors?"

"Yes, I brought them here to sow the seeds of life."

"Alright." King Zo of the Bee Clan shook his antennae, signaling the swarm to move aside and make way for the two little warriors.

"Purple Pearl!" Purple Locust and Purple Artemisia were terrified. They fled to Purple Pearl's head and huddled together with the third brother, trembling as they asked, "Purple Pearl, weren't we told that the plants here are all the lifeblood of our Double-Forked Rhinoceros Tortoise Warriors? Why are there swarms of bees?"

"It's nothing. The bee warriors are specially raised here by us, mainly to pollinate our species, protect our territory, and produce Force Honey."

Generally, larger tribes would invite flame spider traders to bring one or two queen bees or queen ants to help them manage their territory.

Putting aside everything else, the thousands of bee colonies here produce honey worth a considerable amount of raw materials every year.

The entire Rhinoceros Beetle tribe has over 600 insectoid warriors and more than 15000 life-seedlings. They can produce hundreds of kilograms of Force Honey every year, worth tens of thousands of Primal Stones.

Not to mention that they also grow many mulberry trees, which are dioecious species, requiring precise pollination by bee colonies to ensure fruit quality.

It can be said that with such a bee colony around, the entire tribe can save 50% of its effort.

The bee king seemed to dislike interacting with other insects. After exchanging greetings and seeing that there was no danger, it hid in the jungle again.

Just then, several more enormous rhinoceros beetle warriors ran out and greeted Zizhu and the others: "Zizhu, Zitong, these two little guys have reached their next life stage? Did you bring them here to plant their life seeds?"

"Yes, Lord Zima Mountain, could you please tell me where would be the most suitable place to plant their life-sustaining seeds?"

"No problem," said the leader of the Purple Hemp Mountain Lord. "Lord Purple Plum asked us to divide up territories for a few young warriors more than a month ago."

It led the insects to the foot of a cleared mountain and pointed to a piece of land that had been cleared, saying, "When these three little guys grow up, you can plant the life seeds in this area."