Chapter 1184 - 745: Seven-Leaf's Visit (Part 3)

"Don't know you!"

"Who are you?"

"You are...?"

The insects swayed their tentacles.

Seven-Leaf: "..."

White Ivy was a bit speechless and reminded them: "We went to find Seven-Leaf to purchase Star Spiders..."

"Oh!"

"Oh~"

"Seven-Leaf, huh!"

"I knew that aura felt familiar!"

"Planet Realm!"

"Your evolution level is way too high now!"

"Your Primordial Energy Power has changed so much too!"

"We almost couldn't recognize you!"

"Chairman Seven-Leaf!"

"Why has Chairman Seven-Leaf come over here?"

"Seven-Leaf is now one of the top managers in the Melde Chamber of Commerce in charge of Starships and Star Spiders sales in the Phoenix Eye Star Domain!"

"Everyone, hurry up and say hello!"

"We have met Chairman Seven-Leaf!"

"Welcome, Chairman Seven-Leaf, to Xianglan Mountain!"

The insects swayed their tentacles, welcoming him enthusiastically.

Seven-Leaf: "..."

Seven-Leaf spoke again: "Dragon Cypress, Ink Orchid, Blue Catalpa, Snakebark Maple, Areca, Chinese Clematis, Purple Three Leaf, long time no see."

"Eh! And this one—are you Pueraria? You joined Xianglan Mountain too?"

Pueraria: "...I am. That's right."

Ink Orchid: "Seven-Leaf, there are a lot of insects here you don't know, right? This is Round Cypress, this is Fragrant Cypress..."

Seven-Leaf's current status is anything but ordinary—he's crossed a distance of two thousand light years, running over from the Giant Plate Star System to the Sheep Hoof Armor Star System, and his purpose goes without saying.

Next door, Yellow Peach and Green Peach also rushed over.

After a round of greetings, small talk, and introductions—

All the insects' gazes and attention unconsciously shifted toward the Star Spider.

The "little Star Spider" was even a bit smaller than the Zero Level Star Spiders commonly seen back in the Venus Star System.

But just judging by the coating's color and its crystalline texture, you could tell this thing was anything but simple.

Ink Orchid raised a claw and asked: "Chairman Seven-Leaf, if I'm not mistaken, you've set up Chairman White Ivy with a... Third Level Star Spider?"

Seven-Leaf: "A Third Level Star Spider, spec designation 3-1-7042 type, official designation Sky Blue 42 type, common name 'Sky Blue'. Its maximum cruising speed can reach 250 times the speed of light..."

Seven-Leaf gave a very professional rundown.

White Ivy, clearly excited, added: "Original price 22 billion, two claws, but it's barely been used, basically brand new, discounted to 17 billion..."

The cockpit has one seat, the belly cabin has four passenger seats—for a grand total of only five insects, and they all have to be regular-sized, body length 3.5 to 4 meters. If you swap in one of the large-bodied insects born on a Giant Insect Planet, or an insect with Ancestral Divine Power that can't shrink its body, you'd have to reduce the headcount.

The capacity is a bit too small.

With so many insects on Xianglan Mountain, if they wanted to go somewhere, how many trips would this thing have to run back and forth?

Aside from that, you couldn't find any fault with it.

There was also that 10 billion loan, which was a bit overly aggressive—such a huge debt made the insects' hearts tremble uneasily.

…

"Round Cypress, Fragrant Cypress, Black Persimmon, Black Sophora, you four go prepare the soup ingredients."

"Spiked Cypress, Silver Cypress, you two go hunt some food in the forest and bring it back."

Dragon Cypress issued orders, then waved his tentacles and called out: "Chairman Seven-Leaf, we've been trading on the Home Planet for four or five hundred years, and you still haven't seen Xianglan Mountain's Divine-Given Seeds and Divine Grade Divine-Given Seeds with your own eyes. Come on, I'll take you on a tour first and introduce everything to you."

"Alright!"

Seven-Leaf agreed: "That's exactly what I had in mind."

A mighty swarm of insects flowed along the ant tunnels, walking and wandering.

They chatted as they walked, introducing things, making idle talk.

Finally,

They all arrived beneath the King Cypress.

"King Cypress, this is Chairman Seven-Leaf, an old friend I met long ago on the Home Planet."

"I know."

King Cypress politely greeted him: "Chairman Seven-Leaf, hello. Thank you for going through so much trouble to come all this way to visit us."

"King Cypress... hello..."

Seven-Leaf praised, "Law Divine Products really are different—the soul is especially tough, and the mind is clearly more mature and steady."

Dragon Cypress said, "Every move burns through Origin Force like crazy—practically oceanic. Raising him is going to be a chore."

"...Well, of course."

Seven-Leaf asked, "Judging by King Cypress's Primordial Energy Breath, he's long since met the conditions to break through to Half Star Realm, hasn't he?"

Dragon Cypress: "Yes, he'd already met them back in the Venus Star System. Our plan is to comprehend more Traces, strengthen and perfect his Star Marks all the way to the extreme limit, then break through. That way, the Law Divine Product produced at Half Star Realm will bestow an Adaptive Evolution Ability that's stronger, more perfect."

"Got it—"

Seven-Leaf asked, "Roughly how long will that take?"

Dragon Cypress: "King Cypress himself said that even with a sufficient supply of Primordial Gemstones to assist comprehension, he'll need at least two thousand years."

"That's not long either..."

Seven-Leaf was briefly at a loss for words, then got back to business and said solemnly, "Dragon Cypress Ant King, you're a smart ant, I'm sure you've guessed it. This time I mainly came to see everyone, get more acquainted. Secondly, I'd like to ask for two more Wangbai Seeds. Right now I'm together with Aconite, so one for me, one for Aconite."

Seven-Leaf continued, "The price is negotiable. Dragon Cypress Ant King, feel free to name it. I heard from White Ivy that you've rented a Zero Level Origin Point and the expenses are flowing like water. You're short on Primordial Crystals at the moment. I work at the Luoli Chamber of Commerce; the pay is decent, I've saved up a bit. I can give it to you upfront as emergency funds—consider it a down payment."

Back on the Home Planet, they'd already traded two Wangbai Seeds to Seven-Leaf, but it had later exchanged them for Shanglu Fruit.

Since Seven-Leaf had come all this way, they definitely had to sell it two more.

This fellow had put everything so nicely, full of sincerity,

so Dragon Cypress felt embarrassed to name too high a price. He bowed his head in thought, then said, "Let's keep it the same as back on the Home Planet—three hundred million?"

Seven-Leaf: "Three hundred million Primordial Crystals?"

"..."

"But of course."

"What, you thought it was three hundred million Source Stones?"

Dragon Cypress added, "Seven-Leaf, by now you should understand that each Law Divine Product represents a powerful Path of Evolution, full of infinite possibilities. You can fuse it into a Star Core to amplify and strengthen your own Path of Evolution, or, after evolving to Habitat Realm, it can directly transform into a shining 'Star.'"

"King Cypress is the greatest backing our Xianglan Chamber of Commerce has to stand firm in the Universe."

"It's only because it's you, an old friend of twenty thousand years. If it were any other Insect, I wouldn't sell no matter how many Primordial Crystals they offered."

"Understood!"

Seven-Leaf agreed readily, "Two Wangbai Seeds, six hundred million Primordial Crystals—I'll pay you first."

Seven-Leaf watched Dragon Cypress's reaction, then probed, "Natsumi and Heliotrope also know about King Cypress's existence..."

Dragon Cypress lightly tapped his Tentacle and asked, "I heard Natsumi is studying knowledge related to Origin Point construction?"

"Yes."

Seven-Leaf: "Natsumi's Spatial Talent is excellent. After using Shanglu Fruit, her initial Shanglu Space edge length reached 43 meters. That counts as top-tier in our Flame Spider Tribe and concretely shows she has outstanding Spatial Talent."

"In the future, Natsumi may work in star and planet relocation, and might even get a chance to learn confidential techniques for machining and manufacturing core components of Starships and Star Spiders..."

"Oh——"

"Relocating Stars?"

"Well now, what a coincidence!"

All the insects of Xianglan Mountain raised their heads in unison and looked up at the sky.

Seven-Leaf: "What's up?"

Blue Catalpa: "Lately, we just happened to spot an Origin Point under construction, relocating a Star and Planets."

Snakebark Maple: "We use our Scorching Ability to watch it every night."

Blue Catalpa: "These last few days, the Star being relocated has started to decelerate, so it should be almost in position."

Snakebark Maple: "We're witnessing the entire process of building a First Level Source Star System."

"Oh——"

Seven-Leaf said, "Exactly. In the future, Natsumi will be doing that kind of work. But she'll specialize in Spatial Ability, only responsible for assisting with opening Star Gates."

Blue Catalpa: "You can earn several hundred million in a single job, right?"

Snakebark Maple: "Natsumi's future is limitless!"

Seven-Leaf said nothing, but couldn't hide its pride.

Dragon Cypress asked, "What about Heliotrope?"

Seven-Leaf: "Heliotrope isn't doing so great. It's been assigned to handle rare treasure trading and auctions. After twenty thousand years, it's only just at Level 7, doing some marginal work that doesn't matter much."

"Heliotrope's not in the same Star Domain or even the same industry System as I am. I want to help it out, but the distance is too great—I really can't manage..."

...

The transaction for the Law Divine Products was basically settled,

and Seven-Leaf went on to explain in detail to Dragon Cypress how that batch of spiders it had met on the Home Planet were all doing nowadays.

They chatted as they walked, wandering back to the Lakeside beneath the Azure Divine-Given Seed Tree.

They held a banquet to celebrate.

After the celebration, they headed off together to stroll around Palace Powder Star and visit the Tree Blossom Shop jointly opened by the Xianglan Chamber of Commerce and the White Ivy Chamber of Commerce...