Dawn Spider

Chapter 175: Interest comes first
Qingsha Port.

Just as the cargo ship docked, two spider webs swept up, entangled, and pulled Jin onto the deck.

Led by the King of the Wood Spider and the King of the Carefree Spider, a large group of spiders surrounded them.

"Purple Hair, what treasures have you dug up this year?"

"What purple-haired guy? Show some respect, call him Boss Jin!"

"Boss Jin, how many treasures did you get this year?"

"Don't tell me it's still the original crystal this year."

"Can't we dig out some Force-based food?"

"..."

The spiders chattered and asked questions all at once.

The Primal Crystals harvested from the two ruins might not amount to much to the Spider King, but for the group of Lord-level warriors, it was equivalent to the income of an ordinary life form in their territory for more than ten or twenty years—an extremely considerable fortune.

The key point is that excavating ruins offers the chance to unearth other valuable artifacts. There are many precedents, such as the 'flying swords' that can change size and be manipulated at will, hidden in the scabbards of the Kashiwa King's legs…

These old spiders were enthusiastic about excavating the ruins, only regretting that they had fire-type talents and were not suited for digging.

"No……"

Jin answered hesitantly.

Jin isn't the type to complain when she encounters trouble, nor is she like Spider-Man who runs to his elders to complain when he's bullied.

Jin didn't tell any of the insects about being excluded from the excavation team.

"Purple fur?"

"what happened?"

"Didn't you find it?"

"Why are you unhappy?"

"Did some bugs bully you?"

"who is it?"

"Who dares to bully Boss Jin?"

"Quickly tell Kashiki that it burned it with a single old fire in the past."

"..."

The spiders noticed that King's mood was off and started to jump up and down in anger.

"fine……"

The golden gaze indicates:
There were also Ivory Island longhorn beetles and giant poisonous beetles on the ship, so it wasn't convenient to talk.

"Okay, stop asking."

"If we didn't find anything, then so be it."

The Worry-Free Spider King understood Jin's meaning and raised its claws in acknowledgment.

The Kashiwa Spider King changed the subject, asking, "Jin, how's the business on Ivory Island? How much have you made this year?"

Jin replied, "After a year of running around, we've basically made contact with the divinely bestowed seeds on Ivory Island that are suitable for processing with equipment from other civilizations, and the negotiations are complete. From now on, we just need to calculate the fruit's ripening and harvesting time and rush over in time."

"Then, this year, the revenue recorded on Ivory Island is a little over 46."

"However, with the development of the God-given Seeds suitable for cooperative processing on Ivory Island completed, subsequent growth will mainly rely on the breakthrough and evolution of warriors who possess the God-given Seeds, making it difficult to achieve significant growth."

"so much!"

"Little Spider, aren't you satisfied yet?"

"Your income has surpassed that of your elders."

“Your income has already surpassed that of Famu.”

"With this income, combined with your comprehension and talent, becoming the Spider King is just around the corner!"

"Purple-haired Gold, I heard you're a loan shark? Do you have so many resources you can't use them all? How about lending me some?"

"..."

The spiders were amazed.

Lord Famu quickly changed the subject, asking, "Jin, you're a level 4 advanced warrior?"

Jin replied, "I broke through ten days ago."

Lord Cloud Mushroom eagerly asked, "Have you mastered any new abilities?"

Jin said regretfully, "No."

Lord Famu asked, "And what about your blinking ability? How far can you blink?"

"A little over thirty meters."

Jin answered, his figure flashing as he appeared on the dock.

After a two-second pause, he flashed back to the cargo ship's deck.

"That distance is impressive!"

"Did you suddenly increase your height from over ten meters to over thirty meters this time?"

"They used primal crystals to enhance alien powers?"

"The enhancement effect of the Primal Crystal is quite good!"

"Purple Hair, you have the means to evolve by only eating food blessed with divine power. You'll have a surplus in the advanced stage of system enhancement. You could consider using more Primal Crystals to enhance and improve your alien power!"

"Is the raw crystal we harvested enough?"

"Jin, haven't we found any relics this year?"

The spiders surrounded the gold and chattered.

"At the 4th, 5th, and 6th instar stages, I plan to use 60 primal crystals to enhance my alien powers each time..."

Jin confessed truthfully, then changed the subject, saying, "Lord Yunzhang of Sumufeng has broken through to the 9th stage of evolution, and his Divine Seed of Destiny has begun to rest and bear fruit. I heard that the plan is to break through and advance to Spider King in eight years. If there are no accidents, our Flame Spider Kingdom will soon have its seventh Spider King."

"Is he/she 9 years old yet?"

"Yunzhang is that fast?"

"Only eight years of recuperation?"

"Are you getting impatient?"

"Why not just round it up to a whole decade? That would be more secure."

"Where is Shanluo? How old is Shanluo? When will it be able to break through to the Spider King realm?"

"Where is the West Snake?"

"No need to ask about the West Serpent, I heard he was terribly tricked by Little Purple Hair. All the raw stones he had planned and prepared for his breakthrough were taken away by Little Purple Hair."

"Ha ha!"

"That West Snake always prided itself on being incredibly clever. He probably never imagined that one day he would be defeated by a little spider's claw."

"..."

Mentioning the Western Serpent Lord brought a burst of laughter. Having successfully changed the subject, the spiders began asking about the past year of the few spiders in the kingdom most likely to break through to become Spider Kings.

Strong winds swept between Ivory Island and the twin islands of Sal, carrying goods and relaying messages in both directions.

Jin knows a lot about the situation and will explain it to everyone.

After half a day

After the seven tribes of Ivory Island finished unloading their cargo and exchanged brief greetings, the frozen sea thawed, and the cargo ship slowly sailed away from the port, raising its sails and setting sail with the wind.

The port gradually disappeared below the horizon.

The Kashiwa Spider King resumed the previous topic and asked, "Jin, what's the situation with the ruins?"

Lord Famu also asked, "Jin, what happened? Why are you unwilling to talk about the ruins?"

"It's nothing..."

Jin briefly stated, "This year, the excavation team for the ruins has been reorganized, recruiting a group of lord-level warriors and forming two powerful excavation teams. The Sumeru Insect King of the Comb-horned Longhorn Beetle tribe has officially joined and will personally lead one team. The Stone Insect King will lead the other team. The Curcuma Insect King will be involved in both, taking charge of the command work."

"There are only so many ways to explore the ruins of alien civilizations. The King of Eshu Insects and the King of Shizi Insects have mastered the essentials, and then they stopped including me in the game."

"You're not playing with me anymore?"

"What do you mean?"

"Does that mean they don't want you anymore?"

"That's unreasonable!"

"Purple Hair, can you tolerate this? Aren't you going to fight them?"

The spiders were furious upon hearing this.

"These bastards ganged up to bully the little spiders of our Flame Spider Kingdom?"

"Wasn't everything fine the past two years?"

"As soon as the Sumeru Insect King arrived, he ousted you?"

"It must be the Old Insect King of Sumeru who's behind this!"

"This insect is five or six hundred years old, has it lost all its remaining dignity?"

"Let's go! Go back and tell the Ancient Hook Spider King!"

"The Ancient Hook Spider King can handle it!"

"We need to teach those two bastards, Eshu and Shizi, a lesson too!"

"..."

Jin raised his paw to reassure everyone, "Don't get agitated, calm down! It's nothing, a small matter. I can handle this myself."

The Worry-Free Spider King also raised its claws to signal everyone to calm down, and asked, "Jin, what do you plan to do?"

Jin Youyou said, "It's been a year, and we haven't heard any news about them digging up any ruins..."

"Uh……"

"hey-hey!"

"Ha ha!"

The spiders were stunned, looked at each other, and then burst into mocking laughter.

"Things are getting interesting."

"In the past two years, gold followed, and we unearthed ruins. This year, there's no gold, and we haven't found any ruins..."

“Going back further, they dug for seven or eight years before that, but found nothing.”

What could be the reason for this?

"The answer is obvious..."

"Now, those three old insect kings are probably in a very awkward position."

"What should we do?"

"..."

The Worry-Free Spider King asked, puzzled, "Jin, I really don't understand either. Is it really impossible to find the ruins without a spider like you, who's only a teenager?"

Jin Qianxu said, "Of course not. If you're lucky, you can still run into one."

After being modest, Jin changed his tone and said bluntly, "However, such things are not so easy to come by just by luck. I don't know about the Sumeru Insect King, but when faced with unfamiliar and complex situations, Eshu and the Stone Insect King are not very good at thinking and analyzing, not at all."

"Oh……"

The Worry-Free Spider King said jokingly, "Jin, don't worry. I've known the Sumeru Insect King for over two hundred years. I know it well. It has an extremely high talent for the Force, but it's not very bright."

The Worry-Free Spider King pressed further, "What kind of unfamiliar and complex situations might one encounter while excavating ruins? And how exactly did you analyze them?"

"This... is too complicated..."

Jin said with difficulty, "The main issues are road information, signage information, and incomplete character information from the ruins. The alien civilization is a vast and complex one, buried thousands of meters underground for millions of years. The already unfamiliar situation has become even more unclear, and it's impossible to say what kind of situation we will encounter during the excavation process."

"I have mastered some tricks, but more importantly, I have the ability to adapt. When faced with completely unfamiliar situations, I also need to integrate information from multiple sources, think hard, deduce and deduce some clues, and follow the clues to find the relics."

Jin concluded, "This is a kind of talent, an innate ability that is hard to explain, and it seems that other insects also find it difficult to learn."

"talent?"

The Worry-Free Spider King was skeptical, muttering, "It sounds a bit mystical. If I get the chance, I'll go dig some myself..."

The Kashiwa Spider King asked, "Gold, so how do you plan to handle this?"

Jin said, “It’s very simple. I went to Ivory Island to make money. Profit is my top priority. I won’t do anything that doesn’t generate profit, and I try to avoid getting involved in anything unrelated to profit. As for anything that can generate profit, everything is negotiable and open to discussion.”

"..."

The little spider is not only cunning, but it also speaks in a very sophisticated way.

The Kashiwa Spider King praised, "This little guy has a very high level of awareness!"

The Worry-Free Spider King gloated, "If Sumeru and the others still can't dig anything out this year, either the digging team will be completely disbanded, or they'll have to find a new partner to cooperate with."

The Wood Spider King said, "If that's the case, Jin, you can ask for whatever price you want... How much did I give you last time? Ten percent? The price has gone up, you have to take twenty percent of the ruins! Don't be afraid, if anything happens to you on Ivory Island, it's all because of the Sumeru Insect King, the Ancient Hook Spider King will come and avenge you."

gold:"……"

Revenge? You weren't the one who died, were you?

Jin said, swinging his claws, "It's nothing. I can handle this simple matter properly."

Jin quickly changed the subject, asking, "The Southern Continent is vast; excavating relics must be very promising, right?"

"No."

“There are also insects digging.”

"But very little was gained."

"Where there is harvest, there is danger."

“There are no relics at all in places that are not dangerous.”

"Many landmasses in the southern continent seem to have been formed later."

"..."

(End of this chapter)