Astral Sand Locust

Midnight,

In the hollow of the jade tree, beans and seashells slept and rested.

Sha Huai regularly opens the blue light curtain to inspect the situation in the divine kingdom.

……

Name: Sha Huai

Race: Desert Locust (Nature God)

Title: None

Rank: Intermediate Warrior (Age 1)

Divine Kingdom: Sand Locust

Divine power: 1/100

Life Seed: Sand Locust

Ability: Earth Rhythm (Beginner)

……

The rainy season has just ended, and the growth and reproduction of all things are still vigorous, with the divine power of the divine realm still emerging at a rapid pace.

Another 1 point of divine power.

Ten days ago, I allocated 1 point of divine power to the Golden Tortoise Divine Seed.

Based on the current rate of energy and life force consumption of the Golden Tortoise God-given Seed, the reserves within its branches are sufficient to sustain its life for 100 days.

This 1 unit of divine power could be allocated to other primal force plants...

As Sha Huai's thoughts raced, the light screen flickered, switching to an overhead map, his gaze and mental energy falling directly on the rain tree's crown-shaped seed, rooted in the hillside.

Wild, divinely bestowed seeds grow and evolve much slower than those of destiny.

When the tree's height exceeds 3 meters, its growth rate slows down dramatically.

After a year of growth, the tree is still less than 6 meters tall.

Based on this growth rate

During the next rainy season, it may barely flower and bear fruit, but the quantity will be small, and only at the initial stage.

—Should we allocate 1 point of divine power to speed it up?

In the proper order, any surplus divine power should be prioritized for the Mudou life form, but now it's being used by the shell...

The divinely bestowed bloodwood seeds and cedar seeds provided by the shells are crucial for the growth and evolution of the sand acacia and the bean tree.

First, it can ensure that the two insects evolve at the full rate of one instar every six months for the next few years.

Secondly, it greatly expands the selection of Force foods. A balanced intake of various Force foods can achieve the best enhancement effect.

Having gained such great benefits, the shells should be given a corresponding reward.

Both the sand locust and the wild bean get along very well with the seashell.

Shell is the third Zerg warrior we can contact so far. It is over 10 years old and needs to be promoted to a high-ranking warrior as soon as possible.

The seed of the Rain Tree Flower Crown Pillar, a gift from God, has the greatest effect on seashells.

How much improvement can 1 point of divine power bring to a wild, divinely bestowed seed?

"It's not very meaningful to not advance to the intermediate level."

"Is 1 point of divine power enough? Probably not enough?"

"Do we need to make up for it later?"

"How much do you need to top up?"

"Wild, divinely bestowed seeds grow and evolve very slowly..."

"However, the advancement of the Rain Tree Flower Crown Pillar's divinely bestowed seed to the intermediate level can also significantly increase the rate at which the divine realm produces divine power!"

After pondering for a long time, Sha Huai made up his mind. He simultaneously focused his gaze and mental energy on the seed bestowed by the god of the Rain Tree Flower Crown Pillar, and used his consciousness to sense and control the gathering and infusion of divine power from the divine kingdom, completing the task in an instant.

Divine power accelerates the growth of Primal Force plants; if Primal Stones are available to replenish Primal Force, the effect will be even better.

If there are no conditions, there will be no adverse consequences if you do not use Primal Stones to replenish your Primal Force.

I won't look at anything more, I'll get ready for bed.

It continued until the evening of the following day.

Before taking a break, turn on the blue screen and switch to the Divine Kingdom overview map to check the effect.

In just one day, the height of the Rain Tree Crown Column, a divinely bestowed seed, exceeded 7 meters.

Check again the next day.

The tree is nearly 8 meters tall.

In comparison, the effect of divine power in accelerating the rapid growth of wild divinely bestowed seeds is only half that of cultivated plants.

Roughly estimated, to accelerate the growth of the Rain Tree Flower Crown Pillar's divinely bestowed seed and advance it to the intermediate level before the next rainy season, it would require an investment of 3 or 4 points of divine power.

……

People have settled into a regular lifestyle.

I wake up early every day before dawn.

The sand locust tree consumes food imbued with primal energy to enhance its strength.

After it was over,

Mudou and Haibei teamed up to explore the geography of the semi-arid plains in search of raw stone mines.

The sand locust tree moved alone, veering southwards, sweeping through the land in search of the divinely bestowed seeds.

We will regroup at the Shell Territory at night.

day to day,

Three days later,

The sand locust tree completed its search of the semi-arid plains.

Continue searching in the mountains to the south.

Eight days later,

The entire southern mountainous area was also searched.

The sand locust tree, along with the beans and shells, went out early and returned late.

Eight days have passed in the blink of an eye.

According to Sha Huai's precise calculations, the required Force and food resources for evolving from the 1st to the 2nd stage are 90% used up, leaving only a 10% gap.

Once you find a suitable divinely bestowed seed, place it in your life sac to nurture the seed, and with a little preparation, you can evolve into a 2-year-old intermediate warrior.

……

dusk,

Under the tree,

Locust trees, peas, and seashells gathered around a freshly hunted desert king snake for dinner.

"Mudou, we should still focus on finding the divinely bestowed seed. We've searched the entire semi-arid plains around the shell. We probably won't find anything in those barren mountains. We should go back. I'll go back to the southern mountains and hills of the super-giant mountain range to search."

"good!"

Mu Dou readily agreed, looked up at Shell, and asked, "Shell, is there anything particularly urgent in your territory?"

"no."

The seashell swayed its antennae, understanding what Mu Dou and Sha Huai meant, and proactively raised its claws to say:

"I can go with you to visit your territory and see the colossal mountain ranges and arid wasteland landscapes you mentioned along the way."

"And there's the basin oasis! It has a tropical rainforest landscape, though it's small in scale, it has a very complete range of species, all painstakingly collected by our predecessors."

"There are also mountain lakes! Both freshwater and saltwater lakes."

"..."

The three insects quickly reached an agreement.

Shell patrolled the territory overnight, mainly checking the Bloodwood Tree of the Desert and the Kauri Fir. If the two most important plants were fine, then there was no problem.

We set off early the next morning, heading straight south.

In the desolate mountainous region, the three insects capture animals, break their legs, tie them together, and then set off lightly, carrying a small amount of succulent plants with plenty of juice.

They lie in wait during the day and travel at night.

It took about 5 days to trek across the desert with relative ease.

The sand locust flew in the air to scout and lead the way.

We traversed majestic mountain ranges, crossed hills, crisscrossed rolling hills, and sped across the wilderness, finally arriving at the Windbell Basin.

Guided by the locust tree and the bean tree, we take Shell to visit the cave left by the dragonfly warriors and examine the murals inside.

Together, we will travel to the lake in the center of the basin, tour around the lake, see the unique flora and fauna of the tropical rainforest, and taste tropical rainforest cuisine.

After enjoying their trip for two days, the three insects set off south again.

As they approached the Green Tree Mountains, Mu Dou, who was leading the way, suddenly remembered and shouted, "Sha Huai, there's another wonder around here!"

"And another? A wonder? What wonder?"

Sha Huai was puzzled.

Mudou raised its antennae and swayed gently, saying with no small amount of pride, "That giant pillar that fell from the sky! It crushed an entire mountain."

Sha Huai: "..."

There was such a 'magnificent spectacle,' but it's been so long that I almost forgot about it.

Upon hearing this, Shell's eyes lit up, and she asked in astonishment, "Do you also have things falling from the sky here? Are they giant cylinders falling down?"

Do things also fall from the sky?

and also?

Mu Dou and Sha Huai were both taken aback, looked at each other, and turned around to look at the seashell.

Sha Huai eagerly asked, "Shell, do you also have things falling from the sky over there?"

"have!"

Shell answered affirmatively, saying, "About two or three years ago. I happened to be wandering along the western coastline searching for divinely bestowed seeds when I saw it."

"At that moment, I saw a fireball suddenly light up the sky. Something had fallen from outer space into the star realm, passing overhead and crashing into the distant sea, creating towering waves that formed a tsunami that swept inland."

"Fortunately, I was alert and realized there was danger. I ran and climbed a nearby mountain to avoid being swept away by the towering waves."

"oh--"

Mu Dou quickly followed up with, "Shell, what fell down from your side?"

The shell shook its tentacles and replied, "I didn't see exactly what it was. I only saw a very large fireball, and it was very long, with a long orange-red tail of flame, falling rapidly and slanting across the sky."

"Since it crashed into the sea, I can't fly, and I don't dare to risk walking across the sea to check it out. I don't know what it was."

"But that thing must be huge and very heavy, and the tsunami it creates would be tens of meters high!"

The shell asked, "How big is the giant cylinder that you mentioned that crashed into your area? How long is it? What is its diameter? How much does it weigh approximately?"

"..."

Sha Huai and Mu Dou were speechless for a moment when asked the question, unsure how to answer.

How can we know the weight of something that's so big and made of unknown materials?

Since part of the cylinder was tilted and inserted into the ground, its length is hard to say.

The diameter of the cylinder should be more than seven meters, close to eight meters.

Mu Dou waved its antennae and pointed, saying, "Over there! Let's go over there, and we'll understand everything in one look."

"Let's go! Let's go take a look!"

The shell couldn't wait.

Shells and beans ran wildly across the ground.

The sand locust tree flew swiftly through the air, arriving first and circling as it landed on the cylinder.

--Um?

Something's up!

The tentacles of the sand locust tree suddenly stood upright.

The moment I landed and touched the giant cylinder, a strange feeling inexplicably arose in my soul.

It was a strange feeling; the cylinder seemed to have some connection to me, a very faint and vague one.

The sand locust tree lowered its head, its antennae reaching out to scan and inspect with its mental energy.

A vague piece of information was gleaned: [The giant cylinder has an attribute, Earth type.]

—Because of advancing to intermediate warrior, I awakened the earth element talent, which caused the resonance?

—And perhaps it's also because of the Kingdom of God?

It is a strange connection with the soul, still faint.

The giant cylinder seems to be a manipulated object, possessing some kind of supernatural power.

It seems that it's because it's too weak to start.

It's as if some key element is missing, making it impossible to do.

"hiss--"

"Is my divine kingdom derived from the Ethiopian civilization?"

"If so, that means this pillar also comes from the Isolean civilization and is related to it?"

"..."

The sand locust tree kept its head down, its antennae sweeping back and forth across the engravings on the cylinder's surface, lost in deep thought.

"Sand locust tree!"

Shell called out, and Mu Dou, a step ahead, rushed over.

"Sand locust, have you found anything?"

Mu Dou followed closely behind, maintaining its speed, and quickly climbed up the cylinder. It then rushed up the cylinder to the sand acacia tree and, imitating the sand acacia tree, dangled its antennae on the surface of the giant cylinder, scanning and sensing it with its mental energy.

"Mudou, do you feel anything special?"

No. Do you have any?

"I have a feeling that this giant cylinder has elemental properties, specifically earth properties."

"Oh? I don't feel that way?"

Mu Dou buried her head and reattached the antennae.

"I'll give it a try!"

Seashells imitate what they see.

a long time,

Mudou raised its head, raised its antennae, and swayed them from side to side. "No."

"No……"

The seashell looked up, waving its tentacles, and speculated, "Could it be because the sand acacia has awakened its earth elemental talent?"

"Is that possible?"

"Very likely!"

"Any other discoveries regarding the sand locust trees?"

"there is none left."

"It just felt like it was an earth-type attribute? That's it?"

"That's all."

"..."

Mu Dou and Bei Ke were suddenly speechless: The locust warriors aren't very smart!

"Never mind, never mind."

Mu Dou waved its antennae and called out, "Shell, hurry up and look around. We'll head back to our territory when we're done."

"I've already visited!"

Shell leaped down from the stone pillar and called out, "Let's go."

"Walk!"

"Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!"

The sand locust tree kicked off and took to the air, leading the way.

Crossing the wasteland,

After crossing two small hills,

Ahead lies the Green Tree Mountain Range.

Climb the mountain and stand on the ridge. Looking down, you can clearly see every Force plant in the territory.

"Shell, look at that one! That's the seed bestowed by the Golden Beetle God! It's bearing fruit! 3049 fruits, enough to yield over 12,000 Golden Beetles!"

"Wow—amazing!"

"Next to it is a white thorn plant, which is currently in a dormant state of flowering and fruiting. If needed, it can still flower and bear fruit."

"oh--"

"That one over there is my 'Grass Bean' seed, and the one next to it is my 'Sand Locust' seed..."

Mudou enthusiastically introduced the most important Force plants in the territory to the Shell.

The sand locust tree flew in the air, leading everyone along the ridge to the end, until they arrived at the hill where the rain tree crown pillar was rooted.

Wow!

The sand locust tree flying ahead cried out in shock:

"Mudou! Hurry! Come and see!"

The sand locust, losing its balance on all four wings, tumbled dramatically to the ground, overwhelmed with excitement and its spirit trembling, cried out:

"Mudou, while we were gone, the Rain Tree Flower Crown Pillar God-given Seed suddenly grew so tall!"

Mu Dou and Bei Ke rushed over at full speed.

"It suddenly surged a lot, but..."

"Not that much, right? We're going on this trip for quite a while, 41 days."

Mu Dou, on the contrary, remained calm and somewhat speechless, looking ashamed to be associated with him.

"Shahuai, you're being too impulsive. It's just divine favor; it's not the first or second time this has happened. Is it really necessary to get so worked up?"

Sha Huai: "...Yes."

Mu Dou and Sha Huai both turned to look at the seashell.

The shell straightened its front legs, tilted its head back, and looked at the divinely bestowed seed from the Rain Tree Flower Crown Pillar. It could not contain its excitement, and its antennae trembled slightly.

Of the three insects present, Shell was the most excited.

The shell awakens its water-type talent and comprehends water-type abilities. The divine-given food produced by the Rain Tree Flower Crown Pillar's Divine-Given Seed not only helps it evolve quickly and advance to a higher-level warrior, but also enhances its water-type abilities.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, the seashell leaped up, excitedly waving its antennae and shouting, "Thank you, God of Nature! God of Nature has blessed me!"

???

Shouldn't they be thanking us?

Sha Huai: "..."

Mu Dou: "..."

Sha Huai called out, "It's been a long drought. The shallow soil around here is completely dry. Let's fetch some water and irrigate it."

"Yes! That's right!"

Mu Dou picked up the earthenware jar placed under the tree and prepared to set off.

"I'll do it!"

The shell cried out, raising its claws to stop Mu Dou's movements. Its gaze sharpened, and the primal energy within its body surged. With its mind, it manipulated the water, causing the water from the deep well at the foot of the mountain to condense into water spheres about twenty centimeters in diameter. These spheres formed a string, floated out, and rapidly drifted up the mountain, crashing down with a splash at the base of the Rain Tree Flower Crown Pillar, a divinely bestowed seed.

"Click!"

"Snap!"

This efficiency left both the sand locust and the pea bean in awe.

Mu Dou silently put down the pottery jar in his paws and stood side by side with Sha Huai, staring blankly.

The arduous task of watering locust and bean trees, which would take at least half a day to complete, was finished by Shell in just two or three minutes.

"shell!"

Sha Huai mustered his spiritual power and shouted, "How about you also help water the common plants in our territory?"

"Mudou and I can dig a well nearby! We'll dig it right now! You just need to help control the water for irrigation."

"..."

Shell hesitated for a moment, then readily agreed, "Sure! No problem!"