Astral Gods

Chapter 106 The Powerful Flower Shop

Chapter 106 The Powerful Hundred Flowers Shop

"Then let's go in and take a look." The two brothers walked into the huge building through a door that could accommodate ten Zerg warriors walking side by side.

As mentioned earlier, the building is circular in shape. The yews initially thought that the building would be like their tribe's insulated room, with a circular exterior and an empty hall inside.

Unexpectedly, there was a hidden world inside. After they entered, they saw a straight passage that stretched from one end to the other, almost without a clear beginning.

On both sides of the passageway were buildings constructed of metal and earth and stone, with various earth, stone and metal materials forming one compartment after another, becoming neat and orderly shops.

Some of these shops were open, while others were closed.

The shops that were open were lit with lights similar to those in the Rhinoceros Tortoise tribe, indicating that they had also purchased similar electrical equipment from the Flame Spider Merchants.

In addition, you can see many Zerg warriors busy inside, and many Flame Spider warriors working in different shops.

The two brothers had many questions in their minds, but since they couldn't find any insects to ask, they went straight to a shop next door.

Upon arriving at the shop, they saw that there was no entrance, and the door was closed, leaving only a window for communication between the inside and outside. From the outside, one could see the insects inside, and from the inside, one could communicate with the outside.

Several advanced-level Cabbage White Butterfly warriors were guarding the shop. When they saw the Yew Brothers arrive, they immediately came to the window to greet them.

"Welcome to the Cauliflower Shop. What would you two like?"

What do you have here?

The Cabbage White Butterfly warrior pointed to the wall below the windowsill, which had been solidified with earth and stone abilities, and said, "This list shows all the types of Force foods. Just tell me what Force foods you need, and I'll bring them to you."

The two brothers then noticed that the wall below the windowsill was covered with inscriptions by the Flame Spider Merchants. Upon closer inspection, they saw that these shops categorized Force Foods into three types, corresponding to Mountain Lord, Lord, and King levels, and further divided them into God-given Force Foods and ordinary Force Foods. God-given Force Foods were relatively rare, with only about twenty types in total across the Mountain Lord, Lord, and King levels, and only two types at the King level.

The number of common Force foods has increased to thousands.

Zishan asked curiously, "Don't you sell Force-based foods below the Mountain Lord level here?"

The cabbage white butterfly warrior politely said, "The quality of Force food below the Mountain Lord level is too low, and the profit is also low, so it's not worth selling it."

"oh."

The two brothers then examined the types of Force foods in the shop. After a closer look, they discovered that although there were many types of Force foods, most of them were Force foods that enhanced life.

It's likely that their insectoid warriors bred too many life forms, producing so many fruits that they couldn't eat them all, so they brought them here to sell. The divinely bestowed food, on the other hand, is mostly comprised of items their tribe didn't need.

They understood after a little thought that there would never be enough God-given Force food. For large tribes like the Cabbage White Butterfly tribe, God-given Force food that was useful to their internal members would naturally be given priority to the Zerg warriors.

However, since the Divine Seeds are born randomly, some of the fruits produced by the Divine Seeds are not suitable for the Cabbage White Butterfly Warriors to eat. Therefore, they trade the Divine Force food produced by these Divine Seeds to maximize the effect of the fruits.

The two brothers, having been trained by the Lord of Zehui Mountain, naturally recognized the writing of the Flame Spider Merchant. The two brothers discussed in private: "Should we buy ordinary Force food or divine Force food? The price of divine Force food seems a bit expensive."

Zishan responded: "Of course I buy God-given Force food. Ordinary Force food isn't of that good quality, and the effects are not as good as expected."

Although they currently only have 1 Primogems worth of Spider King Scrolls, the Life Seeds in their territory have been working hard to grow trees this year, and they will be able to flower and bear fruit next year. At that time, they will have at least 10 God-given Seeds produced, which would be enough even if all three brothers ate God-given Force food to evolve.

"Then let's buy the food blessed by the gods!"

The two brothers searched for "Divine Power Foods." Although the Cauliflower Shop had about 20 kinds of Divine Power Foods, only three were suitable for their Rhinoceros Tortoise Warriors.

One is the God-given Tiger Thorn, which enhances the sharpness of its limbs; another is the God-given Spearberry, which provides comprehensive enhancements in metal-type abilities; and the third is the God-given Mangosteen, which enhances earth-type defensive capabilities.

For the two brothers, these divinely bestowed foods were all edible, but not in urgent need. If they had to eat something, the divinely bestowed tiger thorns, which strengthened their physique and sharpened their sharpness, would only need to eat some to enhance their combat power.

Zi Ai asked, "How many raw stones does one 'God-given Tiger Thorn' cost?"

It seemed they wanted to buy divinely bestowed food, and the Butterfly Warrior became even more enthusiastic. It gently flapped its wings and said in a warm tone, "The divinely bestowed tiger thorns we sell here are produced in the territory of a mountain lord-level warrior. The price is quite reasonable, only 8 primal stones per thorn."

"Eight raw stones per stone," Zi Ai hesitated about the price.

Tiger thorn is just a small shrub, with a typical height between 30 and 80 centimeters, and the fruit it produces is not very large.

Each tiger thorn fruit contains four seeds, which together are slightly smaller than a broad bean. If it were a divinely bestowed food that enhances life, its size would be quite suitable considering its quality and function.

However, the tiger thorn's enhancement effect is to increase the sharpness of its limbs, specifically by growing sharp thorns at the joints of its six limbs and making its toes even sharper.

This enhancement effect is rather unorthodox and only applies to Zerg warriors with armor. Zerg warriors without armor, such as the Cabbage White, have no use for this type of Force food, so its applicability is relatively limited.

It's just that God-given Force food has no shortage of customers, and there will always be Zerg warriors who need it. But then again, if its price is too high, then it's not worth buying.

Zi Ai hesitated slightly before asking, "Do you have any samples we can take a look at?"

"Yes." Naturally, they need to prepare samples for customers to see when they open a shop.

The Cabbage White Butterfly Warrior took out a glass panel and displayed it, on which were 10 samples of divinely bestowed food. Each of the divinely bestowed food was covered with a small lid, and its quality could be felt with just a light mental scan.

Their mental energy swept across the glass panel, sensing the approximate concentration of primal force and the ratio of primal energy in the divinely bestowed tiger thorn.

Zi Ai shook her antennae: "The price of 8 raw stones per piece is too expensive. The price of 6 raw stones per piece is more reasonable."

The cabbage white butterfly warrior remained enthusiastic, but said firmly, "The price of 6 primal stones per stone is too low. If it's only this price, we might as well sell it directly to the Flame Spider Merchants. If they sell it to outsiders, they can easily sell it for more than seven or eight primal stones per stone."

"How about this, I'll make the decision: 500 stones worth 3800 each? I'll give you a discount of 200 stones."

Zi Ai continued to shake her antennae: "This price is too expensive, and I don't need that many. Let's compromise: 7 raw stones per stone, and I'll take 100 stones."

The Cabbage White Butterfly warrior hesitated for a moment, then readily agreed: "Alright, I'll consider it making a friend. Do you need any other Force-based foods?"

Zi Ai did not refuse immediately, but said, "Let me look around first."

The cabbage white butterfly warrior counted out 100 divinely bestowed tiger thorns and handed them to Zi Ai, asking, "Will you pay with the Spider King's Scroll or with Force food?"

"Pay with the Spider King's Scroll." With that, Zi Ai took out an iron tube from between her legs, unscrewed the cap, and pulled out a Spider King's Scroll with a face value of 1000, handing it to the other party.

"Here's 300 Primogems for you." The Cabbage White Butterfly Warrior counted out another 300 Primogems, put them in a spider silk bag, and handed them over.

After buying from the first store, the two brothers wandered around and bought any Force food they saw that suited them.

They found that buying Force Food here was no different from buying it at the trading square during the annual trade fair on Banana Island in October.

If there's any difference, it's that these shops are open year-round, and there are many Flame Spider Wanderers here.

The Zerg warriors in these shops work for the tribe, selling surplus Force food from the tribe.

The shops run by the Flame Spider Merchants are set up here by different caravans. They store the Force food they buy from other places here for long-term sale. They only need to send a few Flame Spider Merchants who are in their aging stage and unable to travel long distances to stay here, and they can make a considerable profit every year.

As they were strolling around, they suddenly saw a bustling shop with many Zerg warriors gathered there, ready to buy Force food. Out of curiosity, the two of them followed to take a look.

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that four or five shops had been connected together, creating more than ten windows. Thirty or forty Flame Spider Merchants were busy inside, selecting Force food for the Zerg warriors.

Even so, they were extremely busy. A large group of Zerg warriors stood in front of the shops, discussing all sorts of topics and radiating all sorts of spiritual energy.

Zishan approached a Flame Spider wandering merchant dressed as a sales assistant at the entrance of the shop and asked, "Hello, what kind of shop is this? Why is it so lively?"

Seeing that a Zerg warrior was asking questions, the Flame Spider Merchant said with a hint of pride, "This is the Hundred Flowers Shop, one of the largest shops in the Thousand Star Islands Coastal Defense Training Camp, so it's naturally bustling."

Hearing the other party's boastful words, Zishan couldn't help but mutter to herself, "What a boastful tone, daring to claim to be one of the largest shops in the Thousand Star Islands."

Seeing the disbelief in the eyes of the two brothers, the Flame Spider Merchant immediately explained: "Our Hundred Flowers Mountain caravan has a total of 5 Spider Kings, more than 100 Lords, and countless Zerg warriors of the Mountain Lord level and below, with a total Zerg population of over 500."

Our caravan is not only large in number but also powerful. The Hundred Flowers Caravan conducts itinerant trade across two continents. We do not engage in ordinary Force food trade; we only trade high-quality Force food and divinely bestowed Force food for lords and above.

Our caravans transport goods worth hundreds of millions of raw stones every year.

Right here in this shop, we also have a lot of Force food produced by the Zerg warriors from another continent. The Zerg warriors are tired of the various Force foods on the Thousand Trees Continent and haven't tried Force food from another continent before. At first, the effects were quite good, so our caravan was always bustling with activity on our days off.

"Really?" The two yew brothers were also intrigued. "Is there divinely bestowed food from another continent?"

"Of course we have them. We have everything from high-level God-given Force food to King-level God-given Force food. As long as you have Primal Stones, you can buy them."

"Then I'll go take a look."

At this moment, the round purple flame spider warrior handed them a list of Force foods made of parchment: "To save you time, here's a look at the types and prices of various Force foods sold in our shop."

Our shop is different from other shops; we don't negotiate the prices of our "Original Force" food. If you don't feel the price is right, you don't have to buy it.

Hearing the arrogant words of the Purple Flame Spider Warrior, the two brothers felt slighted and slightly annoyed, but also felt that the caravan was indeed a bit too arrogant.

It's important to know that in order to trade for cheaper Force food, the Flame Spider traders often haggle with the Zerg warriors over the price of certain Force foods, sometimes arguing for a long time over the profit of even a single Originium.

Similarly, when the Flame Spider Vendors sell Force Food to them, the price of the Force Food is negotiable.

Even a caravan of a hundred tribes that could trade with their entire tribe wouldn't speak to them in such an arrogant tone.

However, seeing that this caravan seemed to be arrogant not only towards themselves but towards all the Zerg warriors, they became even more interested. For them to treat their customers with such an attitude, they must either be foolish or truly confident.

The two brothers, Zishan and Ziai, huddled together on a half-meter square piece of parchment to examine the text recorded on it by the Flame Spider Merchant.

I was stunned at first glance. The front of the kraft paper was covered with dense writing about the types and prices of various divinely inspired foods.

With a gentle sweep of their mental thoughts, they estimated that the list of divinely bestowed primal force foods ranged from advanced to king-level, and actually contained over a thousand different kinds.

It should be noted that even if you add up all the plants on the entire Banana Island, there are probably only a few thousand divinely bestowed seeds, not to mention that many of them are the same type of divinely bestowed seeds.

If we were to actually count the variety, it probably wouldn't even be as many as the types of divinely bestowed foods recorded on this parchment.

Moreover, the foods recorded here are all divinely bestowed foods of advanced or higher levels. Not to mention the variety, even the quality and grade are far inferior to the divinely bestowed seeds on Banana Island, since many of the divinely bestowed seeds are being nurtured by young warriors.

As far as Zishan and the others knew, the number of King-level God-given seeds on Xiangjiao Island was definitely no more than fifty, yet this list recorded 82 kinds of King-level God-given Force foods.