Chapter 1260 - 769: Wuju_3

Areca's front legs tapped the ground, letting out a low, high‑frequency sound. "Come back! Come back! You can't eat too much Origin Force Food. No more for today."

The bouncing Little Flame Spider halted, raised a claw and pointed at the Metal Can. "Take it back! Eat it slowly."

The star core in Dragon Cypress's forehead flashed as he stowed the Metal Can away. He said, "Freshly born Little Warriors shouldn't take in too much Origin Force Food. Come find me in two months."

The Little Flame Spider looked back at Areca, then turned to glance at Dragon Cypress, and bolted toward Dragon Cypress, trying to climb onto his body.

"..."

Dragon Cypress and Areca choked again.

Dragon Cypress asked gravely, "Chairman White Ivy's ordinary Diaphus Flame Spiders—where did she find them all? Is the bloodline trustworthy? Why does this little one have a hint of Lupine, Grass Dragon, Poison Bean, Column Spotted mixed in again?"

Areca said, "Chairman White Ivy ran all over the place and cobbled them together from more than a dozen clans of the same kind, mixed bloodlines. During the breeding process, Column Spotted and I also paid special attention to crossing and mixing their bloodlines. Theoretically, pairing Little Flame Spiders whose kinship is distant should produce superior offspring."

Dragon Cypress thought carefully for two seconds and said, "Then it must have been influenced by Chairman White Ivy's powerful Primordial Energy Force Field."

Areca: "..."

Areca jumped topics and said, "Dragon Cypress Ant King, I have an idea, I don't know if you've considered it. Could we maybe cultivate some Insects under the King Cypress tree? As long as we persist, one day they'll be affected by the King Cypress Energy Field and mutate, deriving a new species that's born with part of the 'Adaptive Evolution' Talent."

"I've thought about that..."

Dragon Cypress said, "But what species would be suitable to cultivate? Mantis? Primordial Spider?"

Dragon Cypress said, "Our Xianglan Chamber of Commerce follows a Ten Thousand Clan mixed structural model, we don't accept a single race. Even Ink Orchid doesn't breed her own kin."

Areca said, "We could try helping Chairman White Ivy cultivate Metal Mantises or Diaphus Flame Spiders."

Dragon Cypress swayed his Tentacles and said, "Too troublesome. When we're richer in the future, we'll rent another zone and assign King Cypress its own Territory with a radius of twenty to thirty kilometers, cultivate on a large scale—then the chances of success will be somewhat higher..."

In the time it took for a few sentences,

The Little Flame Spider Warrior had climbed up along the side legs onto Dragon Cypress's Carapace, then ran along the Carapace up onto Dragon Cypress's head, circling around, curiously sizing him up.

"What was that Ability just now?" the Little Flame Spider asked.

"Your Flame Spider Tribe's Ancestor received a Law Divine Product produced by the Shanglu Divine Tree—the Shanglu Fruit—which granted a Spatial Ability called 'Shanglu Space.'"

"Ancestor? Shanglu Divine Tree? What's a Law Divine Product?"

"Your Flame Spider race was originally a single 'Native Breed Flame Spider'—big Spiders like Areca. Later, a terrifying Space Law Divine Tree mutated and appeared within the Tribe, that is, the Shanglu Divine Tree..."

Dragon Cypress patiently explained the origin of the Flame Spider race.

Just as they were chatting,

Ink Orchid piloted a Star Spider down to the plaza and hurried over.

Standing atop Ink Orchid's head was a Ground Beetle with a brown‑green Carapace, mottled with rusty reddish patterns.

Rust‑Green Ground Beetle, Crimson Alnus.

Two years ago, Ink Orchid had personally found him—an Intermediate Little Soldier.

"Greetings, Great Leader Dragon Cypress!"

"Greetings, Deputy Leader Areca!"

Crimson Alnus swayed his Tentacles in greeting, staring straight at the top of Dragon Cypress's head.

Ink Orchid: "..."

Ink Orchid said, "That guy Column Spotted is poisonous~ After slogging away for twelve hundred years with no Flame Spider Little Soldier being born, the moment it leaves, one pops out."

Dragon Cypress and Areca felt the same way and stayed silent.

"Lively little fellow!"

Ink Orchid praised, swaying her Tentacles and calling, "Come over, come over, play with Crimson Alnus."

Ink Orchid then asked, "Areca, what's its name?"

Areca said, "It was just born last night. We invited Second King over to help choose a Life Seed. Roving Merchant Flame Spiders only have one Life Seed quota: whatever Life Seed is chosen, that's what the name will be."

"Choosing a Life Seed?"

Ink Orchid said, "Molan Grass is pretty good. But we already have Great Ink Orchid and Little Ink Orchid."

Ink Orchid's eyes lit up; the Shanglu Divine Pattern on her forehead flashed, and a Petite Spider Silk Bag dropped out. She said:

"This is a batch of Wuju Orchid Seeds I just harvested half a month ago. If we use Wuju Orchid as the Life Seed and name it 'Wuju,' how about that?"

Areca said, "That's a good name! But if we use Orchid Grass as the Life Seed, won't it be a bit innately frail?"

Ink Orchid was inwardly annoyed, and reasoned, "So what? In the future, we just feed it a couple Primordial Gemstones to make up for it."

"The name 'Wuju' has a strong artistic vibe. I think it's quite nice."

Dragon Cypress called over, "A Merchant Fire Spider Warrior's Life Seed really doesn't need to worry about innate strength or weakness. If we've decided, then choose Wuju Orchid. Ink Orchid, pick out a Seed that's plump and packed with Vitality."

…

…

The Life Seed was chosen and placed into the Life Pouch to gestate.

"Little one, from now on you have a name. Your name is 'Wuju,' got it?"

"Got it!"

"Smart."

Ink Orchid set her Tentacles on the ground and called, "Wuju, come up. You'll play with Crimson Alnus."

Wuju turned around and ran toward Dragon Cypress.

Ink Orchid: "???"

Areca also called, "Wuju, come here. You're coming with me, we're heading back to the mountain."

Wuju ignored them.

Ink Orchid questioned, "It's this snobbish right after Awakening? Does it think that following the Great Leader has more prospects than sticking with the Leader and Deputy Leader?"

It's not that complicated...

Ink Orchid's thoughts had gotten complicated...

The star core in Dragon Cypress's forehead lit faintly; the Metal Can floated out and drifted down toward Ink Orchid's head.

Crimson Alnus raised both claws high and caught it.

Wuju stared, dazed for a moment, then turned and ran toward Ink Orchid.

"..."

A brief silence.

Dragon Cypress said, "Ink Orchid knows how to take care of Little Warriors. Wuju will go with Ink Orchid. Areca, a single Flame Spider Little Soldier is far from enough—even a hundred wouldn't be too many. Keep working at it and expand the scale."

"Alright."

"Alright——"

Ink Orchid and Areca agreed.