Ant Lord in the Star Realm

Chapter 940 - 668: Preparing for War (2)

Dragon Cypress didn’t want to speak.

"Dragon Cypress Ant King!"

White Willow came rushing in.

"Great King!"

Red Moonseed followed closely behind, "Great King, according to the Second King, you’re now the Great Leader of Wave Tree Bay!"

Dragon Cypress: "..."

Red Moonseed had no sense of timing.

Dragon Cypress, annoyed, said, "All of you, stop the chitchat. There’s a lot to deal with. We’ll talk more on the island."

Ink Orchid noticed something amiss and asked, "Where’s Cypress? Where’s Silver Cypress? And the Specialized Blue Soldiers you took? Did you attack Blue Island? Why are there so few left?"

"Gathering food."

Dragon Cypress responded briefly, impatiently adding, "Back to the island, we’ll discuss it together."

...

Returning to Rainbow Island, gathering the insects.

Ink Orchid anxiously urged, escorting Dragon Cypress into the King Nest, first activating the supporting ability of the Dominating Throne to repair the Pond Fir Divine-Given Seed.

Ink Orchid didn’t linger, directly placing it into the Life Pouch, to begin nurturing during the stage of the 5 Age Period Insect King Life Seed.

The meeting was held under the White Poplar Divine Seed tree.

Dragon Cypress, in a serious tone, detailed the plight of the Wave Tree Bay Alliance’s lack of war funds, and his proposal to sell the permanent usage rights of the Ocean God’s Scepter to the Great Tribes, along with considerations to disperse power to avoid future crises similar to Blue Island.

——A brilliant idea!

——The Great King always finds solutions!

——The Great King’s wisdom is unparalleled.

The insects and trees expressed sincere admiration.

The Second King, who had just been sarcastic, reluctantly asked, "Great Leader Dragon Cypress, how many slots have you sold? When will the war bounty be settled?"

Dragon Cypress: "Currently, 14 have been pre-sold. 13 in Zhibai Continent. As for Dragon Stride Mountain, I’ve negotiated with the Six-Column Ant King, promising one first."

Dragon Cypress: "I’m uncertain how many warriors the Ocean God’s Scepter can hold each time, so I dared not overpromise. My thought is to set the final price aiming for a total amount of 30 to 40 billion, which should cover all expenses before and after the war. If, after settlement, there are surplus funds that cannot be used, they will be divided among the Great Leader, five Leaders, and seventeen Deputy Leaders."

Ink Orchid: "..."

"..."

A moment of breathlessness.

Dragon Cypress continued, "Attacking Blue Island is easy; besieging Bafangzhou to seize the Ocean God’s Scepter is difficult! Moreover, time is running out; it must be captured before the next activation of the scepter. So, I thought of gathering food from across the continent..."

"Cypress leads ten thousand Specialized Blue Soldiers stationed at Wind Phoenix Mountain. Silver Cypress leads ten thousand stationed at Pangqi Lake. To the east of Zhibai Continent, directly opposite the passage between the two realms, adjacent to the Moss Elephant Beetle Tribe, there is a deserted archipelago. We’ve chosen an island of about 60 square kilometers as a temporary base, named ’Golden Scale Island,’ to serve as the ’Main Nest’ for food collection and storage in Zhibai Continent."

"I left twenty thousand Specialized Blue Soldiers there. Black Birch, Rainbow Parasol Tree, prepare yourselves; in a few days, I’ll send both of you there to lead the soldiers and manage related matters."

"Understood! Great King."

"Following the Great King’s command."

Black Birch and Rainbow Parasol Tree agreed.

Dragon Cypress, in a serious tone, assigned the next tasks:

"Giant Cypress, Spiked Cypress, Black Persimmon, you are responsible for the island’s security. The situation in Wanglan Continent is unstable, some forces may dare challenge our Rainbow Island, so do not relax your vigilance. Second King, for the next two years, do not leave the island or venture far to search for Divine-Given Seeds; focus on condensing Divine Marks and quickly evolving into the 6 Age Period Insect King."

"Black Sophora, later, you’ll follow me to station at the Thousand Reef Archipelago, clear land during ordinary days, and fish with me offshore during summer and winter seasons."

"In Xianglan Mountain on Cloud Trace Continent, just leave Fragrant Cypress to guard. Transfer Black Leaf and Black Cory to Rainbow Island to assist."

"Expedition Year is approaching. Blue Catalpa, Snakebark Maple, you can pack up your Life Seeds to hide on Rainbow Island in advance. Yellow Stem, Black Rice, Wuye as well. I’ll take the time to fetch them over and report the battle situation to Huagi Divine Tree."

The work assignments were complete.

Ink Orchid raised a claw, solemnly said, "Great Leader Dragon Cypress, there’s bad news, you’d better be careful."

Dragon Cypress: "What bad news?"

Ink Orchid: "When I fought with Eddy Scorpionfish Ant King, it said that Blue Island only has a little over 800 Wild God-Given Seeds in total."

Always in control, Dragon Cypress suddenly lost his composure, jumping anxiously.

"Eddy Scorpionfish Ant King said that?"

"Yes! During the battle, it offered 2 billion, using Wild God-Given Seeds to bribe me, wanting me to spare its ant life and assist it in returning to Wanglan Continent. I refused."

"..."

Dragon Cypress became solemn.

Dragon Cypress implied that upon conquering Blue Island, the stolen Wild God-Given Seeds would be shared among everyone.

Due to the urgent timing, more than 300 powerful Ant Kings and Bee Kings need to be gathered to spawn soldiers together.

After the battle, these Ant Kings and Bee Kings would need at least one Wild God-Given Seed each, plus bonuses for meritorious service in battle and compensations for Assistant King sacrifices, Dragon Cypress estimated that the participating Ant and Bee Kings would require 400 Wild God-Given Seeds.

The Ocean God’s Scepter is as deadly as the Thousand-Year Tree, an artifact of the Outworld Civilization. Attacking Bafangzhou, as the backbone of the Allied Army, Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid certainly can’t charge in.

The strategy should be first using the Ant and Bee Clan armies to attack, followed by a particularly battle-hardened Ant and Bee Clan army, along with numerous Insect Clan Warriors, to form an Elite Combat Team, charge into Bafangzhou, slay the Ant Kings, Beetle Kings, Assistant Kings, and escort the Butterfly King Nupur to seize control of the Ocean God’s Scepter.

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid would hold the fort at the rear, intervening as the situation dictates.

The Elite Combat Team must risk their lives, and after the battle, will certainly require the distribution of Wild God-Given Seed rewards, with the expected expenditure also being 400 seeds.