Dawn Spider

Chapter 30 Registering?
A whole bag of 100 raw stones was used up, and his claws were almost worn out, but the seeds given by the Shanglu God showed no sign of being saturated with energy.

"Hey!"

"We must get a test result today."

Jin was mentally prepared beforehand and was not that surprised. He was determined and counted silently, continuing to use the raw stones one by one.

"101."

"102."

"103."

……

"141."

"142."

After using up the 142nd raw stone, Jin stopped his claws and keenly sensed that the rate at which the God-given seed of Shanglu absorbed the Force had finally slowed down.

"Is the energy capacity of the Space God-given Seed so terrifying?"

"The Golden Leaf Vine God-given seeds can only absorb six or seven raw stones at a time."

"It's just the intermediate level. Isn't that too exaggerated?"

"This tree is too weird..."

"It's a mid-level tree after all. It only has one flower and one fruit. That's not normal."

"During the transplant, we used 220 raw stones continuously, which only induced a few scattered leaf buds. After three months, the new branches only grew about one or two centimeters, and the leaves were not fully grown."

"The tree is small and grows extremely slowly, but its energy throughput is terrifying..."

Jin connected all the abnormalities of the seeds given by the gods to the Chinese rhubarb, and was convinced that this tree was extraordinary.

...

It's getting late.
I quickly took the metal bucket given by the Red Cone Mountain Master, scooped up the fish fertilizer, and mixed it with water to feed the Golden Leaf Vine God-given seeds. Since it was a rare opportunity to do farm work, I decided to give the Phytolacca God-given seeds a topdressing as well.

Running back and forth, busy all day long.

Late at night,
Jin went for a walk on the mountain and deliberately walked back and forth twice in front of the owner of Sikui Mountain.

The Lord of Sikui Mountain was busy distributing food to the ordinary flame spiders, and acted as if he didn't see it and didn't say anything.

Late the next night,
Similarly, go up the mountain for a walk and walk around in front of the master of Sikui Mountain twice.

It’s still the same, Lord Sikui acted as if he didn’t see it.

It definitely noticed that two bags of rough stones were missing from the warehouse, but it didn't mind.

——You can really take the raw stones from the mountain at will!

Jin immediately went to the cave, carried two more bags, and walked past the master of Sikui Mountain in a swagger.

"Gold? What are you going to do with all these raw stones?"

"Use the seeds given by God."

“Just enough, don’t waste it.”

"Nothing was wasted. There's something strange about that Shanglu God-given seed. Not only does it grow slowly, but it also consumes a lot of raw stones."

"I know. But you should still be careful to save money."

"I know too."

Does the Lord of Sikui Mountain know that the wild Phytolacca seeds given by God consume a lot of raw stones?

Jin stood there, and seeing that the Lord of Sikui Mountain had not said anything further, he thought for a moment, then carried the raw stone and headed straight for the southern part of the mountain to get the seeds bestowed by the gods of Shanglu.

...

Jin guessed that the Lord of Sikui Mountain might be reluctant to part with the raw stone and had long given up cultivating the seeds given by the God of Shanglu, so he gave it to himself.

Jin also guessed that the concentration of free force in nature was not enough to maintain the normal growth of the seeds given by the Shanglu God. Because it had been in a state of energy deficit for too long, a lot of raw stones were used the day before yesterday.

It consumes 142 original stones, fully charged once, and then wait one day before trying again.

Sure enough, this time after 97 rough stones, signs of saturation appeared.

Then a night and a day passed,
At night, Jin continued to use the raw stones to replenish the force of the seeds given by the Shanglu God, but it still reached saturation when there were 97 seeds.

Use it every other day.
Still 97.

Reuse,

Still 97.

Tests have confirmed that in order for the wild Chinese pomegranate seeds to grow and evolve normally, 97 raw stones are needed every day to replenish their original force.

All in all, the annual consumption is an exaggerated 3.5 raw stones.

Even the cost of the Insect King's evolution and growth is not so exaggerated.

Upward comparison,

On the mountain, the two mountain master-level god-given seeds of the Sikui Mountain Master need to use raw stones to replenish their original force during the flowering and fruiting seasons. On ordinary days, they can grow normally with only natural original force.

The owner of Sikui Mountain cannot afford to maintain this tree.

I can't even afford the money.

No insect can support it.

Isn’t this a trap?

Is it all for nothing?
...

More than 500 raw stones were used up in just a few days. Lord Sikui Mountain didn't say anything, but Jin himself felt a little distressed.

After figuring out the situation, I'm not going to continue.

I’ll think about it when I get rich in the future.

Jin can now think of two ways to make money:

The first one is self-explanatory. Defeat the six-year-old Blood Iron Progenitor and obtain the Black Oak God-given Seed.

The human fellows must have prepared more than just one God-given seed, there will be more to come.

Every God-given seed is an inexhaustible mine of resources and endless wealth.

The second option was to follow the Flame Spider Kingdom's team to the southern continent to trade. Most insects were obsessed with cultivating plants and managing their territories, and after spending so much time working with the soil, their minds weren't as sharp. Trading with them would definitely yield huge profits.

However, due to various dangers, a Lord-level evolutionary level is required to barely guarantee safety. Even if the combat power is extremely strong, it must not be lower than the Mountain Lord level. This is not something that can be considered for the time being.

The two ways to get rich have one common element: strength!
...

Jin possesses the mature mind and self-control of an adult human being and has always maintained a regular daily routine.

Meditate at night, exercise during the day, and practice combat skills.

Two and a half months have passed since the evolution of the 4th-stage primary warrior, and we have unknowingly entered the long and hot summer again.

The Lord of Sikui Mountain once again solemnly called Jin and Yin into the living cave, picked and chose, and prepared a set of Force food for age evolution.

25 days later,

Yin was the first to finish eating as required, then fell into a dormant state to evolve and successfully became a 3rd-age junior warrior.

5 days later,

Gold sleep evolves into a 5th-stage primary warrior.

...

Three months passed quickly.
Silver was the first to evolve from dormancy.

Jin stood guard at the entrance of the cave, holding the raw stone, ready at all times to replenish its Force.

Two days later,
At midnight, Si Kui and the Lord of Hongzhui Mountain finished their work and walked into the living room of the cave together, guarding it silently.

Snapped!
The door to the nest was violently pushed open, and Silver rushed out cheering, "I'm in my 4th year!"

"Yin, check the life sac first."

The Lord of Red Cone Mountain gave a nervous reminder.

Because of the matter with Jin, both the mountain masters Si Kui and Hong Zhui suffered psychological trauma. Every time Yin evolved, the first thing they did was to check whether the life sac was safe.

Sikui Mountain Master was better. He calmly pushed a Gemu seed in front of Yin and said, "At the fourth age, you can choose a Gemu seed as your life seed."

"Ok!"

Yin happily agreed, spitting out the three-year-old red cone tree seeds, and neatly put the Gemu seeds into his life bag.

Hold your breath, concentrate, absorb the Force, transform the energy and inject it into the life sac.

"There's nothing wrong with the life sac, it can produce life seeds normally."

"That's good."

"I said it was okay."

"I'm 4 years old now and haven't had any problems. I'm sure there won't be any problems in the future."

"That's right. Jin's misfortune is a special case."

Si Kui and the Lord of Hongzhui Mountain were relieved.

The Red Cone Mountain Master raised his paw and said, "The silver ones are now 4 years old, and the golden ones are almost 6 years old. It's time to take them to Haimeng Peak to register."

"It's time to register..."

The Lord of Sikui Mountain said bluntly, "Hongzhui, you stay and help guard the territory. I'll take them there and we'll set off early tomorrow morning."

"no!"

The Red Cone Mountain Master flatly refused and said, "I have been helping you for nearly a year. I am going back to Rosewood Peak to see how my life seed is doing."

It was obvious that this guy wanted to take the two little guys, Gold and Silver, out to play.

But Lord Sikui couldn't find any words to refute. For more than a year, he was very grateful to Lord Hongzui for helping him take care of the two little guys, otherwise he would have been too busy to handle it.

The Red Cone Mountain Lord quickly added, "Silver is now four years old and has a certain level of self-preservation. Gold is a natural-born fighter. Aside from Force warriors, no creature on the island can threaten its safety. I'll take them to register, and then it's time to return to Rosewood Peak to manage my own territory."

"All right……"

Sikui Mountain Master reluctantly agreed and emphasized, "Don't run around with him. Go quickly and come back quickly. Come back immediately after finishing your business."

The Red Cone Mountain Master said readily, "I'll do the job, don't worry."

After saying that, he manipulated a spider silk to twist up the red cone tree seed that Yin had nurtured at the third age. The spider silk spun rapidly, wrapped around it, and made it into a ball, which he handed to the Lord of Sikui Mountain.

“Complete the registration and come back to sow seeds.”

The Lord of Sikui Mountain took it and said nothing, which was considered as his agreement.

Seeing that the two mountain masters had finished their discussion,
Silver raised his paw and asked, "Master of Red Cone Mountain, what does registration mean? Is it fun?"

The Red Cone Mountain Master said sternly, "This isn't a joke... Let's get down to business..."

The so-called "registration" is roughly equivalent to the human race's "household registration." Jin roughly understood it and asked, "After registering, will I still have to pay taxes in the future?"

"???"

"Household registration? Taxation?"

The Red Cone Mountain Master's eight eyes were confused and he asked curiously, "Jin, what strange things are you talking about again?"

"Strange? Is it possible that none of your inherited memories contain any information about taxation?"

Jin feigned surprise and replied, "Taxation generally means taking a portion of the territory's income and handing it over to the kingdom to cover its administrative expenses."

"..."

Si Kui and the Lord of Hongzhui Mountain looked at each other, somewhat confused.

Lord Sikui asked, "Why should we hand over the profits from our hard-earned territory to the kingdom?"

"Uh……"

Jin Gaikou said, "That means there's something wrong with my inherited memory."

The so-called "Flame Spider Kingdom" has a population of only one or two thousand insects, and is basically just a small insect tribe.

Their level of civilization remains at the primitive tribal stage. They have no clear moral concepts, no concept of rule of law, and no established political system.

The oldest and most highly evolved warriors of the Kingdom naturally became top management, responsible for various affairs.

"..."

The Lord of Red Cone Mountain quickly explained, "Sea Lemon Peak is the birthplace and headquarters of our Flame Spider Kingdom. Every newly born Flame Spider warrior must register, recording their name, birthplace, and immediate lineage. Once registered, they become official members of the kingdom."

"Becoming an official member of the kingdom has three benefits. First, the kingdom will directly provide 1000 raw gems as compensation to all new young warriors to fund their initial growth and evolution."

"Secondly, you can consider reporting for participation in the garrison on Red Firefly Island. Red Firefly Island is a small island located directly north of the Sala Islands. It contains a massive, multi-billion dollar deposit of raw stone, owned by the Flame Spider Kingdom."

"After reporting, you will evolve to the Mountain Lord level and can participate in island garrison and mining work. Every 30 years, you only need to work on rotation for one year. As long as you participate, you will receive a fixed salary of 1000 rough stones per year at the Mountain Lord level. The Lord level can receive an annual salary of 3000 rough stones."

"Oh!"

"Ten billion-level raw stone deposits?"

"Our Flame Spider Kingdom is so rich!"

Upon hearing this, Jin and Yin were shocked and stretched out their spider legs.

The Lord of Sikui Mountain said leisurely, "Raw stone deposits are almost non-renewable. The Kingdom attaches great importance to the sustainability of resources and strictly limits and controls mining. The raw stones we use daily still mostly come from some small and medium-sized mines, as well as trade gains from the southern continent."

The Red Cone Mountain Master continued, "The third benefit is that you can apply to participate in the kingdom's 'Flame Spider Fire' program. Basically, you'll start as a high-level warrior, regularly work, and participate in the management of the kingdom's 'Sea Lemon Peak Forest Sea', systematically cultivating high-quality plants and carrying out large-scale cultivation."

"The Haimeng Peak Forest is a public forest. The harvested God-given seeds are sown directly, becoming wild God-given seeds. The kingdom funds the cultivation and nurturing of these seeds, cultivating them into the common wealth of all the warriors of the Flame Spider Kingdom."

"All warriors who participate in 'Fire of the Flame Spider', starting from the advanced stage, can enjoy a share of the existing Force Food produced by the wild God-given seeds every year."

The Sikui Mountain Master said, "Sikui Mountain is too far away from the Haimeng Mountain Forest Sea. Gold and Silver, there is no need for you to participate."

The Red Cone Mountain Master consoled him, "I participated, but it wasn't very interesting. It was a lot of work, but the dividends were small. It would have been better if I hadn't participated."

Silver: “Oh~”

Jin: “I roughly understand.”

Yin asked cautiously, "Can Fourth Brother participate? Fourth Brother only has one life seed..."

Isn't there enough land on the mountain and below to farm? Jin raised his leg and kicked Yin, refusing, "I won't join!"

"..."

Si Kui and the Lord of Hongzhui Mountain were speechless.

It can be seen that this guy Jin is naturally obsessed with fighting and extremely averse to farm work.

Don't force it.

The Red Cone Mountain Lord continued, "Registration offers another benefit. Flame Spider warriors without direct lineage, including those of other races, can apply for growth resources. The Kingdom will lend resources to help warriors evolve and grow, reaching the level of advanced warriors. Of course, after evolving to the Mountain Lord level, the borrowed resources must be fully repaid to the Kingdom."

"Also, in situations like the one at Sikui Mountain, where two young warriors were born at once and there are elders to care for them but no resources to train them, they can also apply to the kingdom to borrow growth resources. Once they reach the level of Mountain Master, they can repay the full amount."

The Sikui Mountain Master said unhappily, "We in Sikui Mountain can still afford to support two young warriors."

Jin raised his claws and asked, "What's the interest rate for borrowing resources?"

The Red Cone Mountain Master asked in return, "Interest? What interest?"

"..."

Jin was speechless.

In the poor and backward primitive tribal model, all rules are for the survival and continuation of the tribe.

Sikui Mountain Master waved his paw and ordered, "Alright, Yin, eat and rest quickly. Jin, you should also catch up on your sleep. You will set off at dawn."

(End of this chapter)