Astral Ants

——The Second King is back!
——The second king who disappeared for nine thousand years is back!

—Wow! Wow! Oh! It’s incredible.

——The Second King has broken through to the realm of evolutionary domination!

--What?
——What state?

Inside the cabins of Hongdao No. 1 and Hongdao No. 3, the spiritual power was surging, and the news of the return of the Second King spread at the speed of light.

The dormant insects were startled into awakening, and they seriously suspected that they had been in the deep space environment for too long and had become confused and hallucinating. Then they wondered if some insects were playing a prank out of boredom, so they walked out of the nest room doubtfully to check the situation.

...

...

"Second King?"

"Didn't the Second King go back to break through to the Evolutionary Constellation Realm?"

"Second King, what realm are you in?"

"Domination Realm!"

"It's really the Domination Realm!"

"How can this be?"

"Second King, what are you doing..."

"What have you experienced in these nine thousand years?"

"The Second King is invincible!"

"Second King, you broke the record!"

"How did you do it, Second King?"

"Second King, please teach me!"

“I want to learn too!”

"..."

Eighty to ninety thousand insects, big and small, crowded together, surrounding Mo Lan in the center.

"All right. All right. Stop it."

"Let me tell you..."

Molan began to tell about her legendary experience since she left last time...

Nine thousand years ago, he returned to the Lingxiao star system. After simple preparation, he successfully broke through the Xingxiu realm. Using resources, he quickly advanced to the peak of the 9th-age Xingxiu realm...

I happened to meet Zi and Cai Gang, so we drove the Ziri together and visited the Green Willow and Tree Flower Seats. We also happened to meet Green Heart. We haven't been together for a long time, so we decided to go around and have a look...

What Molan brought back were not only surprises, but also shocks.

At this stage, the central star field of the Amber Galaxy is a forbidden zone for life!
They drove the Purple Sun into the central star field and toured around.

With fish vine in hand and relying on its spatial ability, they actually got within 0.1 light-years of the Amber Galaxy's supermassive black hole and observed and sensed the energy field of the supermassive black hole at a very close distance.

When life is active in the starry sky, if it encounters extreme celestial bodies such as black holes and neutron stars, it has to avoid them as far as possible. If it is pulled in by gravity, it will be directly compressed into debris.

Four spiral arms, a giant attractor that stirs the movement of a galaxy with a diameter of 15 light years...

Not only did these guys get closer to take a look, they also moved planets and threw them into the giant black hole to observe the reaction...

"Alright. Second King is awesome. Let's all go."

"I'm warning you, don't get crazy and do something stupid like running to the central star field to get yourself killed."

Long Bai shook his mental power to scold and warn sternly, waved his tentacles to disperse the swarm of insects, slowly tilted his head and looked at Yu Teng.

Yu Teng screamed, "It's none of my business! The four of them lied to me and said they were taking me for a ride, but we ended up in the central star field. It's so far away, I can't run away even if I want to..."

"..."

Long Bai turned his head and looked towards the star destroyer named Purple Sun.

Zi immediately flapped his wings and shouted, "This is my private bug custom-made starship! Longbai Ant, look, isn't it beautiful? Molan is so envious, are you envious?"

"Not envious."

Long Bai asked, "This design style comes from the Lizhu Chamber of Commerce, right?"

"Captain Longbai is indeed well-informed!"

Zi Yangyang proudly introduced, "That's right! This is a starship designed and built for me by Lord Baba. It's 1147 meters long, 539 meters wide, and can reach a maximum speed of 1600 times the speed of light!"

"It comes with three special functions: the first one is called 'Flying', which can quickly accelerate to 3 times the speed of light within 0.1 seconds, and during the flight, it can flash and move sideways in all directions, up and down, left and right."

"The second one is called 'time and space correction', which can counteract the gravity of ordinary life planets. It can directly land on planets with a gravity strength of no more than 10 and quickly take off from the planet. It also has a certain ability to counter extreme celestial bodies such as black holes, neutron stars, and dwarf stars."

"The third one is called 'Purple Sun'. It can help me release the Purple Sun ability and increase its power. This is a Star Destroyer that can cooperate with me in battle!"

The first is the technology of the Wafa civilization.

The second is a safety function that many high-end leader-class starships are equipped with to prevent accidentally falling into the gravitational field of extreme celestial bodies.

The third one is the technology from the Eternal Star Civilization, which involves the science and technology of the demigod realm...

The Lizhu Chamber of Commerce has violated the rules!

It was agreed that products involving demigod technology were not allowed to be sold to the public...

Long Bai asked: "Zi, is this the reward given to you by the Baijing Chamber of Commerce?"

"Of course!"

Zi: "The Blue Vein Overlord came once, and all the bugs that searched for the third-level source point and made meritorious contributions have more or less received rewards! I told you a long time ago that it was the fleet under my command that discovered the third-level source point. I am the first-class meritorious! Xia Li's reward is not as high as mine! Lan Ying and Si Shu didn't get any rewards! They are so jealous of me, haha."

The surrounding insects looked at the sharp-edged, sharp-edged, and beautifully painted star destroyer with envious expressions.

"The reward mechanism of the Baijing Chamber of Commerce is very good."

"No wonder it can become a level 10 chamber of commerce, the management system is great!"

"My lord, let's learn from him."

"We will also send a dedicated starship to the warriors who have made outstanding contributions in searching for the source!"

"Star Spider is fine too!"

"The management bug who directed the operation should also be commended."

"I agree!"

"I agree too!"

"I give you both paws in agreement!"

"..."

Long Bai looked around coldly.

The noisy swarm of insects gradually quieted down.

Long Bai looked at Mo Lan and asked, "Second King, you have evolved into the Domination Realm. Your abilities must have improved greatly, right?"

"Of course!"

"The original energy leaps and turns into the power of laws, and the core ability undergoes a qualitative change!"

Molan waved her tentacles vigorously and called out, "Let's go! Let's go to another place and I'll show you."

...

...

White Crystal Galaxy,

Phoenix Eye Star System,
Beicang Star, the Luoli Chamber of Commerce in the North 1001 District is located in the headquarters palace in Fengyan Star Domain, an independent office hall on the fifth floor.

Luo Li looked at the holographic projection of densely packed characters and data in front of him, his intelligent brain fully activated, and his eight eyes flashed scarlet light...

The current situation of Luoli Chamber of Commerce is not very good.

First, President Luo Li led the older generation of the Chamber of Commerce, including millions of senior management insects, on an expedition to deep space. Then the Fourth Amber Galaxy was discovered. The Luo Li Chamber of Commerce could not miss such an opportunity for development and expansion, so it dispatched a large number of mid- and high-level warriors to go into the development and also took away a large number of insects.

Today, the Luoli Chamber of Commerce is seriously short of manpower, and many of its members are working part-time or double jobs, making it difficult for the business to operate.

Luo Li was promoted to the 18th-level president and also held two positions and did two jobs. He was responsible for the performance appraisal of the insect members in the Fengyan Star Domain, the appointment and removal of positions, the supervision of the Chamber of Commerce, and the internal audit of accounts.

Very busy!

While I was busy, my soul trembled and I became alert instinctively.

There are guys with bad intentions watching in secret.

——Who dares to cause trouble at the Luoli Chamber of Commerce’s star field headquarters?

As soon as Luo Li had a thought, light and shadow flashed in front of him and the holographic projection disappeared.

His eyes turned towards the entrance of the office lobby.

The alloy door slowly opened.
Bai Wei led Hong Tao, looked around, and walked in leisurely.

"President Luo Li, how are you? I hope I didn't disturb you."

"Have."

"That's right! I did it on purpose."

"..."

Luo Li asked calmly, "Bai Wei, how is it going? What big gains did you get from the Amber Galaxy this time?"

"Hi~"

Bai Wei waved her claws and said disdainfully, "This round won't work. It took Longbai the little ant more than 37,000 years to find a third-level source point. That's not good enough. They spent a lot of insect power and time on the star field layout, and it took 40,000 years to lay it out. In the end, the source point was derived and was snatched away by a third-rate fleet that appeared out of nowhere."

Luo Li: "..."

Bai Wei taunted, "However, I heard that your Luoli Chamber of Commerce's fleet is even more useless. You were one of the first to receive the news and arrive at the Amber Galaxy fleet first, and your fleet was even larger than Xianglan Chamber of Commerce's. But in the end, you only found one level three source point."

Luo Li: "..."

Bai Wei sighed and said, "The Amber Galaxy is a prey waiting to be killed. The fattest meat has been eaten up by the fast insect swarms. What's left now are hard bones to chew. Long Bai and his team have laid out another star field, and there is a relatively high hope of harvesting a third-level source point, a total of 5. Too few, alas. Bai Wei Chamber of Commerce wants to upgrade to a level 8 chamber of commerce, but there is no hope in the short term, because there are not enough third-level source points."

Luo Li: "..."

Bai Wei: "The Amber Galaxy is too large, and the Amber Chamber of Commerce is not well managed. The Manchi Lord took the lead in the chaos, and the prices are in a mess. Moreover, this chaos cannot be stabilized in a short period of time. In order to deal with the emergency, they came up with a method of 'estimated Chamber of Commerce rating'... Fortunately, the Baiwei Chamber of Commerce was rated as level 7, which is barely acceptable." Luo Li: "..."

Bai Wei: "The Lord of Manchi has a contradictory personality of greed and heroism, so he is easy to talk to. We gave him three law fruits and revealed some information that he was interested in, and he easily got the management rights of 48 third-level source star systems and 48 life planets. We estimated that the influence of the third-level source points of the Baiwei Chamber of Commerce can cover 100 to 150 star fields in the Amber Galaxy."

"If the star fields that Xianglan Chamber of Commerce and Citi Chamber of Commerce are currently deploying can find third-level source points. Through exchange, the influence of Baiwei Chamber of Commerce's third-level source points can reach 150 star fields. Combined with a certain number of second-level and first-level source points, our transactions can cover half of the Amber Galaxy. If this can be achieved, it is reasonable."

Luo Li: "..."

Bai Wei: "There is another very important thing. The Pei Diernan civilization of Xingshenao has been successfully revived, and it has been optimized. Starting from the primary little warriors, there is a certain probability of awakening space talents. Whether it is their own evolution or the field of science and technology, the development potential is higher. When we left, the scale of the tribe was about 10. Now, it is about 18 to 19."

"The Xianglan Chamber of Commerce has officially obtained the production qualification in the field of science and technology! Within the Amber Galaxy, only the Amber, Lizhu, and Xianglan Chambers of Commerce have obtained the production qualification."

"Baiwei Chamber of Commerce has also obtained the qualification to operate technological products. In the future, our Baiwei Chamber of Commerce's trade will focus on technological creations. Territory management, source point management, force food trade, and star system engineering will all take a back seat."

Luo Li: "..."

Bai Wei: "It's painful to think about it. The Chamber of Commerce has grown, and there are more things to deal with and more issues to consider. The burden on me is heavier and the pressure is too great. I dare not relax for even a second."

Luo Li: "..."

It turned out that he came here specially to show off and disgust himself.

"Thinking about it?"

Luo Li couldn't help but asked in astonishment and disbelief, "Bai Wei, when did you learn to use your brain to think about problems? This is a breakthrough comparable to the evolution of a true god!"

Bai Wei: "Level 7 Chamber of Commerce!"

Luo Li: "The third-level source points all belong to Longbai, and the technological products are also produced by Longbai. It has nothing to do with you!"

Bai Wei: "Level 7 Chamber of Commerce!"

Luo Li: "With those hundreds of pitiful little spiders, can you control a Level 7 Chamber of Commerce?"

Bai Wei: "Level 7 Chamber of Commerce, approved by the True God of Nature!"

Luo Li: "..."

Bai Wei said earnestly, "Luo Li, don't be so jealous. We are blood relatives, you should be happy and proud of my achievements. Say! Congratulations to President Bai Wei."

Luo Li: "..."

Luo Li: "Congratulations, President Bai Wei. I wish you can achieve your wish soon and upgrade your Chamber of Commerce to Level 8, Level 9, or Level 10."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"This is right!"

Bai Wei laughed wildly, stepped forward quickly, raised her paw and patted Luo Li on the head, saying: "Don't worry, when I become rich, I will definitely benefit from your help!"

Luo Li: "Thank you, President Bai Wei, for your support~"

Bai Wei asked seriously, "Luo Li, have you tried? Apply to be transferred to the Amber Galaxy for development! There are opportunities everywhere over there! As long as you are transferred there, no matter what position you are in, our Baiwei Chamber of Commerce, Xianglan Chamber of Commerce, Citi Chamber of Commerce, Shuhua Chamber of Commerce, not to mention many more, can mobilize tens of millions of insects of all sizes to take care of your business."

Luo Li: "I've asked around. No. Everyone knows this is an opportunity, and they all want to be transferred to the Amber Galaxy for development. For the sake of fairness, the higher-ups randomly select the spots and then transfer them... This is the most fatal thing, there is no room for change."

Bai Wei: "Then what are you going to do?"

Luo Li: "What should I do? Luo Li Chamber of Commerce can be considered an old and large chamber of commerce, different from those pseudo-level 7 chambers of commerce that suddenly became rich. Am I not in charge of the two most important tasks in Fengyan Star Region? This is a height that many spiders can never reach in their lifetime."

"???"

"Oh--"

"Little Luoli has made great progress."

"If Elder Zeqi knew about this, he would definitely be pleased for you."

Bai Wei taunted a few times, then immediately switched to a serious attitude and said calmly: "The biggest problem facing the Bai Wei Chamber of Commerce right now is the lack of insects. This problem is not difficult to solve. We will develop a hundred source points and cultivate small flame spiders on a large scale regardless of the cost. At the lowest probability, if we get one per year, we will have 10,000 in 10,000 years."

Bai Wei said, "The Chamber of Commerce still has a crucial problem before it. Luo Li, please help me with some advice."

"As the Chamber of Commerce grows, the system needs to change accordingly."

“First, the Chamber of Commerce shares, from now on, will be fixed at 10 trillion shares.”

"My idea is that I will be the 21st level president, holding 3000 billion shares, or 3% of the shares. There will be three 20th level presidents, each holding 1000 billion shares, or 1% of the shares."

"Below the president, 36 vice presidents at 19 levels will be set up according to their responsibilities in different fields. They will enjoy dividends of 300 billion shares, which is 0.3% of the shares. But they do not own the shares."

"Further down, each star region has six 18th-level branch presidents who are in charge of various affairs within the star region. Similarly, they have 30 billion shares of dividends, which is 0.03% of the shares."

"Go down and refer to the management system of Luoli Chamber of Commerce for details."

"The Chamber of Commerce's profits, any surplus other than dividends, will be returned to the General Account of the General Association as the Chamber of Commerce's development funds and will be coordinated and allocated by the General Association."

Bai Wei humbly asked for advice: "Luo Li, what do you think of this?"

Luo Li: "As long as you are happy."

"Be serious!"

"I'm not kidding you, we're discussing the issue seriously."

Bai Wei was angry and conflicted. She said, "I am now faced with a very difficult decision. Under the president, there are three full presidents... One will definitely be held by Hong Tao, who will be responsible for the development planning of the Chamber of Commerce and part-time supervision; one will be held by our most respected old spider Zeqi, who will be in charge of all the trade affairs of the Chamber of Commerce; the third president will be responsible for the finances of the Chamber of Commerce and the management of insects..."

"Who should take up the third position of the chairman? In terms of seniority, Qingtao? Nandi? Qingtao is quite suitable, but we are the Flame Spider Chamber of Commerce, three chairmen and two mantises, it's not very suitable. Nandi is a little confused and can't bear such a heavy responsibility."

"The smart ones are Poison Bean and Pillar Spot..."

"Poisonous beans?"

Luo Li could no longer bear it and said sarcastically, "If Dudou becomes the chairman today, your guild will be dissolved tomorrow."

"Forehead……"

"Do you have a grudge against Dangerous Beans?"

"I've long wanted to kill that bastard Dudou..."

Bai Wei was helpless and said in a dilemma: "That's the column spot, but..."

Luo Li: "That's worse than poisonous beans."

"..."

"Ok."

Bai Wei: "Grass Dragon? Yudou? These two guys have low moral quality. Besides, there is only one spot. If you give it to one of them, the other one will definitely defect..."

Bai Wei: "Heavenly mustard is good in every way, but it has no blood relationship with us. It's not that I care about blood inheritance, but the other spiders will definitely not be happy."

"There's also Feiyang, who's on par with Dangerous Beans."

"Cicada bean is even more inappropriate. It keeps following Tianjie..."

Luo Li said sarcastically, "President Bai Wei's subordinates are really full of talented people."

Luo Li: "Be careful not to ruin the Chamber of Commerce because of a 20th-level guild leader position. Also, why must there be three guild leaders? Can't two be enough? Then can't we split it into seven or eight?"

“I’m just copying it!”

Bai Wei: "Other major Flame Spider Chambers of Commerce are designed in this way, and they have all developed very steadily, which shows that this management structure is relatively reasonable. I will definitely be right if I follow suit."

Luo Li looked at Hong Tao and asked, "President Hong Tao, what do you think?"

Hong Tao: "Our Baiwei Chamber of Commerce was a small Level 3 Chamber of Commerce that suddenly jumped to Level 7. We have no experience in operating and managing large chambers of commerce. The most stable choice is to imitate and learn from successful large chambers of commerce in all aspects. In the subsequent implementation process, we will adjust and optimize according to our actual situation."

Hong Tao: "Luo Li, you have experience working in Luo Li Chamber of Commerce. Why don't you resign and come to Bai Wei Chamber of Commerce to serve as the chairman? In this way, the guys below, such as Du Dou, Zhu Ban, Yu Dou, Cao Long, Chan Dou, and Fei Yang, will have nothing to say."

"I?"

Luo Li woke up instantly.

Bai Wei came up to me and talked a lot of nonsense. It turned out that she wanted to recruit me into the gang.

"I'll just forget it. I'm fine now. There's no need."

Luo Li said: "If I join Bai Wei's Chamber of Commerce, Bai Wei will be the first to be sarcastic to me. Feather Bean, Grass Dragon, Poison Bean, Pillar Spot, the second, third, fourth, fifth, or, tied for second..."

"how come!"

"I certainly won't!"

"Luo Li, you are too narrow-minded, aren't you? In your heart, am I that kind of spider?"

Bai Wei denied it repeatedly and said, "You are in charge of the appointment and dismissal of the Chamber of Commerce members! Who dares to mock you? You demoted it and fired it?"

"is it possible?"

Luo Li said solemnly, "Since I joined the Luo Li Chamber of Commerce, I have always been valued by the leaders above me. I have been promoted all the way and have hardly encountered any difficulties or setbacks. If I suddenly resign at this critical juncture, who will take over the affairs of the Phoenix Star Region? I, Luo Li, will not do such a thing that goes against professional ethics."

Bai Wei: "You don't have Shanglu Space, so your position in Luoli Chamber of Commerce stops at the level 18 president of the Star Domain Branch, and there is almost no possibility of further advancement..."

Bai Wei said, and suggested: "How about this, the position of the president is left vacant for you. I know that the Luoli Chamber of Commerce is also short of spiders. You can wait until they recover, and then you can resign."

"No need."

Luo Li refused.

Bai Wei was displeased, "You look down on me?"

Luo Li: “Yes.”

Luo Li: “But it’s not either.”

"..."

"I understand!"

Bai Wei said, "How about this? Let's let old spider Zeqi be the president of the Chamber of Commerce. I'll be the executive president. Luo Li, we'll be on the same level. Is that okay?"

Luo Li was moved when he heard it.

As long as Bai Wei doesn't ride on my head, it's still acceptable...

The current development of the Baiwei Chamber of Commerce is showing a tendency to catch up with the Luoli Chamber of Commerce...

If he keeps following the Xianglan Chamber of Commerce and the Citi Chamber of Commerce, it is possible that he will surpass the Luoli Chamber of Commerce in the future...

Luo Li asked, "Really?"

Bai Wei: “Really!”

Bai Wei said contemptuously: "Look, you just don't want me to be one level higher than you. You narrow-minded Luo Li!"

Bai Wei waved her paw and said, "Then it's settled. Zeqi will be the president. Hongtao, and I, Luoli, will be the executive president. After all this trouble, it feels like I'm back to the home planet again..." (End of this chapter)