Ant Lord in the Star Realm

Chapter 1043: Chapter 701: Xianglan Chamber of Commerce

Xianglan Mountain.

Cloud Mist Flying Ant carried Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid through the sky, returning.

Red Moonseed from the alert post approached them.

"Great King!"

"Second King!"

Red Moonseed greeted them, flashed and landed on the Giant Ant’s head, eagerly asked:

"Great King, how did it go?"

"What do you mean, how did it go?"

"Uh... the 1 million Primordial Crystals?"

"What 1 million Primordial Crystals?"

"What... Blue Catalpa and Snakebark Maple mentioned!"

Red Moonseed clarified, explaining: "Blue Catalpa and Snakebark Maple said that the Great King and Second King were so keen to visit Huagi Mountain surely for the 1 million Primordial Crystals promised by Mountain Maple Ancestor."

Dragon Cypress said nothing.

Ink Orchid got angry first, "Those two idiots! What are they thinking about all day? Are Dragon Cypress and I that kind of Insect?"

"No!"

"Second King is righteous!"

Red Moonseed declared his stance, continued to ask: "Great King, since you went there, that promised Primordial Crystal..."

"Mountain Maple Ancestor is generous!"

Dragon Cypress calmly spoke: "Got it! Transferred into my account. A neat 1 million, we have the startup funds for development."

Ink Orchid continued: "White Ivy, Silvergrass, and Poison Bean have gone ahead to the North 1001 District trading plaza to wait. Dragon Cypress and I plan to go to Flying Wing Star to register the chamber of commerce, and incidentally convert the account assets into physical Primordial Crystals."

Ink Orchid instructed: "Red Moonseed, go notify Tie Bush and Rainbow Mulberry to gather at the mountain base, first purchase ’Star Network Fruit’ for them and recruit them into the chamber of commerce. As for you and Assistant King, form groups of five, Silvergrass and Poison Bean will pick you up. Be sure to maintain enough territory guard and fighting strength."

"Understood! Second King."

Red Moonseed promised firmly, then went to notify.

Dragon Cypress waited under the White Poplar Divine Seed tree at the foot of the mountain.

Ink Orchid quickly moved, picking a leaf from Night Fragrance, Wingless and the 39 Wild God-Given Seed trees, carefully sealing them.

Various Insects heard the news and rushed over.

"Great King, establishing a chamber of commerce so quickly?"

"Great King, how will you arrange the positions?"

"Great King, Second King, given my talents, being a leader is not excessive, right?"

"My requirements aren’t high, taking on a deputy leader role shouldn’t be an issue, right?"

"Dragon Cypress Ant King, what will our chamber of commerce be called?"

"Molan Chamber of Commerce maybe?"

"I also think Molan Chamber of Commerce sounds good, dead ants would strongly disagree."

"Then what shall it be called? Xianglan Chamber of Commerce?"

"Xianglan Chamber of Commerce."

...

Dragon Cypress waved his antenna vigorously to signal silence, and said: "The name of our chamber of commerce is decided, it’s Xianglan Chamber of Commerce."

"I will take on the role of Great Leader, overseeing all affairs of the chamber of commerce."

"Ink Orchid will take on the role of Leader, responsible for warfare and territory defense."

"Round Cypress will take on the role of Deputy Leader, responsible for logistics affairs, financial expenditures of the chamber of commerce. To elaborate, in the future when our chamber of commerce earns money, we will annually distribute fixed salaries. Round Cypress will distribute them."

"Fragrant Cypress will take on the role of Deputy Leader, responsible for transaction accounts and the revenue entries of the chamber of commerce."

"Further ahead considering, Wild Divine God-Given Seeds Wingless and Night Fragrance will also take on Deputy Leader roles, in the future they will oversee all Wild God-Given Seeds of the chamber of commerce."

"Other Insects are temporarily official members of the chamber of commerce."

"Nominally a chamber of commerce, essentially a multispecies coalition of insect forces. They are formally divided into three major departments: First Department, Plant Department; Second Department, Commerce Department; Third Department, Military Department."

"Warfare and defense are certainly the top priorities of all tribes, kingdoms, and forces."

"Military Department is dedicated to fighting, divided into eight major legions."

"First Legion, led by Spiked Cypress, assisted by Rainbow Parasol Tree."

"Second Legion, led by Cypress."

"Third Legion, led by Silver Cypress."

"Fourth Legion, led by Giant Cypress, assisted by Rainbow Tea."

"Fifth Legion, led by Black Birch, assisted by Rainbow Mulberry."

"Sixth Legion, led by Black Persimmon, assisted by Rainbow Apricot."

"Seventh Legion, led by Black Leaf."

"The Eighth Legion, composed of Insect Clan Warriors, currently, Red Moonseed, Snakebark Maple, White Willow, Mulberry, Areca, Purple Three Leaf have stronger fighting wills, so for now it’s just the six of you."

Dragon Cypress inquired: "Red Moonseed, Snakebark Maple, are you okay with developing towards specialized warfare and combat? If you don’t like fighting, you can apply to change."

"No problem."

"We follow Dragon Cypress Ant King’s arrangement."

"We follow Great Leaders’ arrangement!"

The six insects agreed.

Dragon Cypress further asked: "Any other Insect Clan Warriors who like fighting? You can also apply to join the Eighth Legion."

The insects looked at each other and shook their antennae.

No one else was interested.

Dragon Cypress continued: "When I’m present, the Military Department follows my command. When I’m not present, it follows Ink Orchid’s command. When neither Ink Orchid nor I are present, prioritize defense, do not launch attacks proactively, follow Giant Cypress and King Cypress’s command."

"When Ink Orchid and Giant Cypress and I are all absent, King Cypress takes charge, Keg Vine, Short Horn, Wingless, Zhibai, Thunder Oak, and other Divine-Given Seeds that understand warfare will assist in strategizing, and the commanders of the eight great legions will command the battles based on the actual situations."

Spiked Cypress and Silver Cypress raised their claws wanting to make comments, but Dragon Cypress smacked them down with a claw.

Dragon Cypress said: "Venus Star System, there aren’t too many things to do, most of the time we are waiting for Life Seed to grow and awaiting the harvest. Everyone should avoid wasting life whenever possible, hibernating when there’s nothing to do."

"Military Department rotates for patrol and sentry duty."

"Star Network accounts have chronology, one year is twelve months. First Legion is responsible for January and February; Second Legion for March and April; Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Legions are responsible for May and June, July and August, September and October, November and December, respectively. Seventh Legion is reserved for emergencies."

"In the Eighth Legion, Red Moonseed, Snakebark Maple, White Willow, Mulberry, Areca, Purple Three Leaf, you six will take turns, each responsible for two months of territory sentry duty. Daily, at regular intervals, use Soul-Setting Ability to sense the surroundings. If any situation is detected, immediately wake up the other insects."