Astral Gods

Chapter 46 The Gem Pomegranate

"Has the Flame Spider Merchant Caravan arrived?"

"They seem to have arrived already; they should be at the trading square."

"Have you seen any of the hundred leaders?"

"I'm not too sure about that, after all, there are so many Flame Spider traveling merchants coming here every year."

"I need to speak with the leader of the Hundred Tribes, and I would appreciate it if you could show me the way."

"it is good."

Although somewhat puzzled, the Coast Water Lice Warrior did not ask any further questions. Instead, it led the way by walking on the sea. On the turbulent sea, the Coast Water Lice Warrior walked on the water as if it were flat ground, while the Green Bamboo Armor King spread its wings and flew slowly behind it.

After entering the territory of the Coastal Water Flea Tribe and flying for another half hour, King Qingzhujia saw an incomparably large ship on the beach.

The ship is made entirely of steel with giant logs for the hull, and is hundreds of meters long. It has sails, masts and other wind-powered navigation equipment, as well as generators and other technologies created by extraterrestrial civilizations. It can sail with the wind or against the wind.

It can carry two to three thousand tons of cargo at a time and is controlled by the Rainbow Spider. It is used to transport both Primal Stones and Primal Food.

The ship would sail from north to south along Banana Island, stopping at several trading squares one by one, and then unload the necessary goods to supply the Flame Spider Merchants for sale.

Moreover, they don't just go to this place; they travel to the main mainland and various islands that are no smaller than Banana Island to trade.

As the Green Bamboo Armor King approached the large ship, flapped its wings, and stood on the ship's mast, the Flame Spider Warriors on board immediately spotted it and raised their chelicerae in preparation for battle.

Several Spider Kings were on the ship at this moment. Upon seeing the Green Bamboo Armor King, they were equally wary: "King, Zerg warriors cannot easily board our Flame Spider Merchant's ship. What do you want?"

At this moment, their ships were piled high with Force food, Originium, and even more precious God-given Force food for trade, as well as all sorts of other valuable items, with a total value of up to hundreds of millions of Originium. Any Zerg or Orc warriors who wanted to approach their ships would be wary of them.

"Please don't misunderstand, everyone." The Green Bamboo Armor King calmly arranged its membranous wings. Among its peers, the Rhinoceros Golden Turtle Warriors were top-notch in combat power, and it had no fear even when facing several king-level beings.

"I have some urgent business to discuss with the leaders of the hundred tribes."

"One hundred?"

Under the watchful eyes of several Flame Spider Kings, the leader of the Hundred Tribes stepped out from the swarm: "Green Bamboo Armor King, is there something urgent that you need?"

"A little," said the Green Bamboo Armor King, glancing at the Flame Spider Warriors who remained vigilantly watching it. "It doesn't seem like a very convenient place to talk."

"Let's talk somewhere else." The leader of the Hundred Tribes was not carrying any Force food on its back at the moment. Its spider body was agile and nimble. It jumped down to the ground from the side of the ship in a few moments and then crawled into the jungle.

The Green Bamboo Armor King followed closely behind, flying into the jungle and away from the ever-vigilant Flame Spider Warriors.

The tribal chief ran into the jungle, then looked at the Green Bamboo Armor King behind him with some worry in his eyes: "Green Bamboo Armor King, I'll be there in a few days. Why are you rushing over here so urgently? Has something happened?"

It wasn't worried about anything else, but it was worried about the deal it had made with the Twin-Forked Rhinoceros Tortoise Tribe last year going wrong. If that happened, their caravan's profits this year would be greatly reduced.

"It's a little urgent, but not extremely urgent!"

"Here's the situation: I have a junior member in my tribe whom I have high hopes for, and I plan to train him. It just so happens that he is going through a growth period these days."

I was thinking your caravan would be arriving soon, and I happened to be passing by to take care of some business nearby, so I was hoping to ask you for a top-grade tree species to nurture into a life-giving seed.

"Oh, so that's what happened. It's a minor issue."

"Didn't Ze Hui bring three top-tier tree seeds to your tribe before? Have you already used them all?"

Bai Bu had thought it was something big, but it turned out to be just a trivial matter. He readily agreed, though he couldn't help feeling a little contemptuous.

It's just a life seed. Even the top-tier soul-type life seed only produces a few thousand primordial stones a year at the Mountain Lord level. Is it really worth a bug king making a personal trip for it? It secretly thought that the Twin-Forked Rhinoceros Golden Turtle tribe had too narrow a vision.

Of course, it would never say such a thing.

"The three top-grade tree species that Lord Zehui took over are excellent, and they have already been used by our tribe's young warriors."

"I just want to ask if there are any similar soul-type plants, or other high-quality top-tier tree species, so I can take one back and nurture it in my life sac."

The leader of the Hundred Tribes pondered for a moment and said, "The Azure Soul Kiwi Tree is already the highest quality tree species in our kingdom. After all, the Soul type is the most precious top-tier tree species, and you know their value."

"What level is your tribe's little warrior at now? I'd like to see if we can find a suitable life seed for it to be nurtured in its life sac."

"Its current level is not high; it has only just been promoted from the beginner stage to the intermediate stage."

"Then its life sac capacity is not large enough, and the number of tree species it can nurture is not large. Let me think."

After a moment of contemplation, the tribal chief had a flash of inspiration: "I've got it! Our caravan brought along some gem pomegranate tree seeds this time."

"Gem Pomegranate Tree?" King Qingzhu searched his inherited memories. In the inherited memories, there are 153 tree species under the Pomegranate family. The Force Food produced by them generally has the effect of color-related attribute changes, which can be simply put as jungle camouflage.

The yield is quite large, with hundreds or even thousands of seeds in a single pomegranate, but the quality and price are not high, and it can only be considered a premium fruit choice.

The gem pomegranate is also recorded in the inherited memory. Most of it is a disguise and transformation. For some butterfly or mantis warriors who are good at disguise, the effect can be doubled. However, for the two-forked rhinoceros tortoise warriors whose shells are naturally dark and yellowish-brown, the effect is somewhat low.

King Qingzhu asked with some doubt, "Chief of the Hundred Tribes, what is the purpose of this jeweled pomegranate you mentioned?"

The tribal leader calmly said, "The function of our tribe's gem pomegranate has changed from its original jungle camouflage to carapace crystallization. If more gem pomegranates are consumed, the carapace of the insectoid warriors will become harder. However, if even one point is damaged, it will become extremely fragile."

King Qingzhu was even more skeptical: "Doesn't this sound like the disadvantages outweigh the advantages?"

"Otherwise, Green Bamboo Armor King, have you ever considered this issue? Molting has always been a major problem for Zerg warriors during evolution."

Many Zerg warriors fail to evolve because they are too weak to molt after successfully evolving into their final form.

However, consuming more pomegranates can crystallize the shell, creating a strong defensive barrier and making it easier to successfully break through the shell.

As he spoke, the leader of the hundred tribes tapped the ground with his front foot, and the soil on the ground formed a sphere.

"Like this, when you attack a sphere from the outside, the force is distributed across the entire sphere, but if you attack a sphere from the inside, once a small part breaks, the sphere becomes very fragile."

"Gem Pomegranates are the most sought-after Force food for Zerg warriors who want to advance from advanced warriors to mountain lords. They are very popular. Eating more gem pomegranates can save at least 2%-5% of molting energy."

King Qingzhu was greatly intrigued: "That is indeed excellent."

The leader of the hundred tribes waved his claws and said, "King Qingzhu Armor, I will go to Pingdingshan Trading Plaza in a couple of days. I will ask my elders for a gem pomegranate for the young warrior to nurture as his life seed."

King Qingzhujia asked urgently, "Can't I take it back myself?"

"That won't do. That's the rule."

"Alright." King Qingzhujia could only leave disappointed.