This year is the delivery period for the Divine-Grade Molan Seed, and at the sa ti, Divine-Grade Fruits granting Soul System Talents will be arriving.
Dragon Cypress predicted that it would get impatient and co early, so it waited in advance.
However...
After waiting and waiting, there was still no sign of the Snow Velvet Spider King.
Not until the annual transaction day...
Miscalculated...
Dragon Cypress took Spiked Cypress, Silver Cypress, Fragrant Cypress, and Black Sophora, and they all waited together on the mountain early on.
Spiked Cypress and Silver Cypress would, from ti to ti, activate their Scorching Ability and gaze off into the distance.
In the early morning,
a five-colored figure appeared beneath the Divine Force Barrier, moving briskly along the ant path.
"Here it cos!"
Spiked Cypress shouted excitedly, bouncing and whistling as it charged down the mountain to greet the newcor.
Just like every year, the Snow Velvet Spider King arrived at Xianglan Mountain right on ti as the sun peeked over the eastern skyline.
"Snow Velvet Spider King!"
"Greetings, Snow Velvet Spider King!"
"Snow Velvet Spider King, you're so punctual!"
Dragon Cypress, Silver Cypress, and Fragrant Cypress also hurried forward to welco it.
Snow Velvet Spider King: "...Thank you!"
The Snow Velvet Spider King glanced at Spiked Cypress and asked, "Dragon Cypress Ant King, are you planning to give the second Quin Olive Fruit to this Assistant King?"
Dragon Cypress: "There's nothing I can do. Spiked Cypress, Giant Cypress, Erald Cypress, and Silver Cypress—the four full-ti combat Assistant Kings—but there are only three Divine-Grade Quin Olive Fruits. I can only allocate them in order of their birth."
Dragon Cypress: "Maybe, in the future when we reach the Outworld, we'll find the One Fruit Bee Queen, and then find so way to exchange one for Silver Cypress. For now, I can only arrange for it to get so other good Divine-Grade Fruit."
Snow Velvet Spider King: "True—"
Snow Velvet Spider King: "Let's hope everyone ets the One Fruit Bee Queen in the Outworld one day."
The Snow Velvet Spider King untied the spider silk rope securing the cargo to its carapace, and handed a spider silk bag to Dragon Cypress.
The second Divine-Grade Quin Olive Fruit!
"Thank you, Snow Velvet Spider King!"
Spiked Cypress thanked it joyfully, spun around, shoved Fragrant Cypress and Silver Cypress aside, and pressed itself right up to Dragon Cypress.
Dragon Cypress quickly opened the bag for a simple inspection, then lifted its claw and handed it to Spiked Cypress, while flicking its antenna and giving Spiked Cypress's head a hard smack.
"Why are you in such a hurry?"
"Not in a hurry." Spiked Cypress cheered, "Thank you, Great King! Great King, you are wise and heroic! Great King, you are so generous..."
Spiked Cypress grabbed the spider silk bag and dashed toward the Ant Nest...
The Snow Velvet Spider King paused for a long mont, then couldn't help but say: "Dragon Cypress Ant King, you trained this Assistant King very early on, right?"
Dragon Cypress: "Yes—"
Snow Velvet Spider King said tactfully: "On Wanglan Continent, Ant Kings and Bee Kings usually only start training Assistant Kings after reaching Mountain Lord Level. That way, it's easier to pass on stronger bloodlines and intelligence."
Dragon Cypress: "I was careless back then. But since it's already trained, there's no changing it now."
Snow Velvet Spider King: "Of course, for you, it's not a big problem. From what I can tell, Silver Cypress and Spiked Cypress both have real personality, they're quite interesting."
Silver Cypress: "???"
Why was I dragged into this?
Silver Cypress didn't dare refute.
Black Sophora, holding a spider silk bag, hurried over a mont late.
"Greetings, Snow Velvet Spider King!"
"Great King!"
Black Sophora, all orderly and proper, handed the spider silk bag to Dragon Cypress.
Dragon Cypress gave a light flick of its antenna to gesture.
Black Sophora then respectfully handed the spider silk bag to the Snow Velvet Spider King, "Snow Velvet Spider King, as agreed, here are two Divine-Grade Molan Seeds harvested last year. Please have a look and confirm."
The younger-born Black Sophora and Black Peach were mostly fine except for not being quite diligent enough.
"—Alright!"
The Snow Velvet Spider King received the bag, opened it to check, swept over it quickly with its spiritual power, and smiled slightly, saying: "Both of these Divine-Grade Molan Seeds are destined for Wave Tree Bay. I'll have to wait for the next harvest before I can get so for myself."
The Snow Velvet Spider King then asked: "Where's Ink Orchid? Still busy sowhere?"
Dragon Cypress: "At Molan Mountain, tending to the Great King Molan's Divine-Given Seed. Senior Orchid Mantis needs to rest and recover this season, so that when spring cos next year, it will blossom and bear fruit on ti."
"Oh! Right!"
The Snow Velvet Spider King suddenly rembered, quickly packed its cargo, and asked, "Dragon Cypress Ant King, is the trading army ready? Shall we depart? There's sothing truly amazing being delivered this year."
"Fragrant Cypress, Black Sophora, let's move out!"
Dragon Cypress gave the order.
"Move out! Move out!"
Black Sophora turned, wiggled its antenna to issue the command, and step by step the order was passed on. The trading Ant Army filed out of the branch nest in the mountain peak.
Dragon Cypress and the Snow Velvet Spider King walked side by side at the head of the procession, chatting casually.
Dragon Cypress asked, "Snow Velvet Spider King, has a new round of war begun between Wave Tree Bay and Blue Island?"
Snow Velvet Spider King: "The war started last year. It's turned into the sa kind of regular battle as always—a big force from the Wave Tree Bay United Kingdom is defending Yu'e Island, and the Stone Hunt Blue Ant Army is attacking. The main battleground is Yu'e Island, but at the sa ti, the Stone Hunt Blue Ants are sending several raiding parties to sneak landings and launch surprise attacks on the other coastal kingdoms..."
Snow Velvet Spider King: "This ti, though, it's a bit different—Saint Butterfly Kingdom has officially joined the Wave Tree Bay Kingdom Alliance and will be a long-term participant in the war between Wave Tree Bay and Blue Island. For this round, the Saint Butterfly Tribe has sent 50 Butterfly Kings, split into 5 teams and lying in ambush in the coastal kingdoms..."
The Snow Velvet Spider King gave Dragon Cypress a detailed rundown of the war.
On this side of Cloud Trace Continent, nothing major was happening. As they walked, it was the Snow Velvet Spider King who did all the talking.
And when it finished,
the procession arrived at the Rednan Mountain branch nest.
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