Chapter 1240 - 764: Wingless Breakthrough

Xianglan Mountain.

Some of the sharper, more perceptive Divine-Given Seeds have independently completed Nine Traces Combined and evolved into the Star Marks Realm.

Right now, Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid's income:

Common Life Seeds, God-Given Life Seeds, and Wild God-Given Seeds bring in over 210,000 a year.

The three Divine God-Given Seeds Night Fragrance, White Poplar, and Senior Orchid Mantis each year bring in over 1.47 million.

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid's annual Territory yield reaches more than 1.68 million.

At the last millennium settlement, the Chamber of Commerce dividend payout was over 300 million.

Almost all income is used to bid for Primordial Gemstones.

Be flexible—Chamber of Commerce funds can also be appropriately shuffled around a bit...

Southern Gorgon, Northern Gorgon, Fruit-Scented Orchid, and Red Cypress were the first to break through and advance to the Half Star Realm.

Southern Gorgon and Northern Gorgon are five-times-multiplier split bodies, with yields over 8,000 Primordial Crystals per year, not bad at all—solidly above average.

Red Cypress's boost was fairly big, with yield reaching 12,000 per year.

Fruit-Scented Orchid is a bit weaker.

Cuihua Hanlan and Black Yellow are currently using Primordial Gemstones to break through.

Cuihua Hanlan definitely won't make it.

Black Yellow's yield will be rather impressive.

The Chamber of Commerce still has to save up Primordial Crystals to renew the lease on the Azure Star System, so Chamber funds can't just be misappropriated.

Going by the current trend in Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid's rising yields, roughly every 200 years they can scrape together enough Primordial Gemstones for one Divine-Given Seed to break through.

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid's God-Given Life Seeds total 55 trees, plus the Hammerfruit Vine acquired in the Venus Star System and 40 Wild God-Given Seeds.

Altogether 95.

A long, heavy road ahead.

Dragon Cypress is still a bit dissatisfied with the current speed.

In the short term, the only way to greatly boost yields is through Divine God-Given Seeds.

Black Lotus is White Willow's Life Seed—leave it alone.

Wingless is slow-tempered and steady; it knows its own situation, no need to rush it.

This guy Bicolor Mulberry...

Dragon Cypress returned to the mountain, rested two days, got a detailed read on the Territory's situation, then went to find Bicolor Mulberry.

"Bicolor Mulberry, how's the comprehension progress on your 'Umbrella Bird'?"

"Ant, don't rush me!"

"I'm not rushing. I'm worried about you."

"Hypocritical Ant! What you care about is yield."

"Bicolor Mulberry, you've already eaten 5 Primordial Gemstones."

"Five isn't enough. Prepare five more for me."

"Then first tell me what your current situation is. How many Traces have you condensed? I need that to plan."

"My situation is excellent, no need for you to worry. Don't ask. Classified."

"..."

Dragon Cypress整理了一下思路,说道:"Then I can't give you any more Primordial Gemstones. Do the math—Night Fragrance and White Poplar only used three each."

Bicolor Mulberry said carelessly, "Then don't give them. I'll just slowly comprehend on my own. I'm not in a hurry. I can drag this out for ten, eighty thousand years or whatever. I don't care."

"Alright. Then we won't give them. The Territory makes several million a year; it's not like we're short your little bit."

"Mm~ right~ absolutely don't give~"

"Exactly. That's right."

Dragon Cypress looked left and right, turned to glance behind.

Ink Orchid is pretty bad too—led by Black Emperor Peach and Zhibai, coordinating with the four Great Cypress trees of the Silver Cypress clan, they've boxed Bicolor Mulberry in completely.

"Bicolor Mulberry, are you brewing some powerful offensive Ability? Planning to go after Black Emperor Peach, Zhibai, and Er Bai and the others?"

"How could I? Ant, your vision is too small. We're all our own trees here, why would I go after them?"

"Your emotional fluctuation when you speak says otherwise."

"So what if I am? I'll blow you all to death!"

"The reverse-ecological Base Station also has a Level Two model, corresponding to the Habitat Realm level. Not that expensive either. I'll have Round Cypress purchase six sets and install them on Black Emperor Peach, Zhibai, and the others."

"???"

Bicolor Mulberry flew into a rage: "Ant, you wouldn't dare!"

Dragon Cypress asked, puzzled, "What's there not to dare? They're only a few tens of thousands per set—like I can't afford them?"

Bicolor Mulberry instantly deflated, fuming, "You're all ganging up to bully me! Fine! I'll endure for now. Once my Ability is perfected, I'll shark all of you! Not one left alive!"

"From the sound of it, you're definitely studying offensive-type Abilities."

Dragon Cypress stayed calm, pondering, then said seriously:

"Bicolor Mulberry, how about this: you move to a different spot. Go to the plains northeast of Xianglan Mountain, a bit farther from everyone..."

"Why me? Why do I have to move? Move them away. Don't interfere with my comprehension of Abilities."

"See? You're stirring things up again. Yet you're the one saying everyone's teaming up to bully you."

"How am I stirring things up? Ant, you're slandering me."

Right in the middle of this tangle,

Wingless's spiritual Mind drifted over.

"Dragon Cypress, I think I can break through."

"Huh?"

"Wingless, what's your situation right now? How many Traces?"

"Forty-five Traces. I've comprehended my Elemental Talent and wind-type movement Abilities to the utmost. I've preliminarily integrated these two types of Strength into one. If I keep going, it'll just be like Bicolor Mulberry—comprehending some other types of Strength to enrich the Star Marks System."

"Ooh——"

"Then you can break through~! Whatever you do, don't copy Bicolor Mulberry. Once your Ability System gets too messy, it actually harms the Fruit's effect."

"..."

Bicolor Mulberry seethed silently.

Wingless: "I'm hesitating too. I was planning to observe Bicolor Mulberry, see what it's like after it breaks through, then decide."

Dragon Cypress shook its Tentacles and said, "No need to observe. The experience summarized by countless Plant Clan predecessors..."

Dragon Cypress shifted tone and said, "Wingless, don't feel pressured either. According to predecessor experience, in your case, when you break through and advance to the Half Star Realm, the probability that the 'Wingless' Ability undergoes qualitative change is over 90%, while the chance that your Wind System Talent gets boosted is under 10%. This is a Universe Law, a Life pattern, a probabilistic event that doesn't change according to the will of trees or Insects—success or failure is all up to luck."

Bicolor Mulberry perked up, chiming in, "Exactly, exactly. Wingless, what are you tangled up over? No matter whether the Divine-Grade Fruit you produce sells for 10,000 or 1,000,000, it has nothing to do with you anyway. All the Primordial Crystals get taken away by that black-hearted Ant and the Mantis."