Seven-Leaf Mountain Lord had no intention of offering a share of the Divine-Given Red Cypress Seeds in an exchange, so he turned to leave.

"Seven-Leaf Mountain Lord, wait a moment, there is one more thing," Areca urgently called out.

Seven-Leaf: "What is it?"

Areca: "Now that you've evolved to the Mountain Lord Level, the Origin Force Food produced by common Life Seed Plants is also a significant source of wealth. The Cloud Trace Continent has unique top-level plants such as Silver Cypress, Red Cypress, Keg Vine, Huagi King Pine, and Nine-Leaf Huangqian, as well as high-quality plants like Azure Tree, Golden Light Fruit, Black Cory, Black Leaf Citrus, and White Mulberry, among others."

Areca: "Dragon Cypress Ant King suggests that, for future trades, you could sell some quality, ordinary Origin Force Foods to the caravans."

Seven-Leaf: "Okay!"

Melde: "Agreed!"

Areca: "The Cloud Trace Continent also needs to purchase quality Origin Force Foods in large quantities. Divine-Given Origin Force Foods are the priority. Strength, Water, and Wind System foods take precedence, though other elemental types are also in demand. Our procurement standard for Origin Force Foods requires them to be from a Mountain Lord-Level Territory at a minimum, preferably Lord-Level. Ideally, we would obtain those produced from an Insect King Territory."

Seven-Leaf: "Understood."

Melde: "I will try to transport as much as possible."

Areca looked towards White Ivy.

White Ivy said, "For manufacturing Origin Force Honey, I can organize other spiders to transport large quantities of low-priced but reasonably good quality Origin Force Food—even if it's poisonous or tastes bad. We can do this at a fair price, just covering the shipping cost."

Areca: "That's exactly what Dragon Cypress Ant King meant. Seven-Leaf Mountain Lord and Mountain Lord Melde, you handle the high-priced, premium Origin Force Food trades. White Ivy Mountain Lord, you manage the low-priced Origin Force Food trades."

After a pause, he continued, "There is one more issue…"

Seven-Leaf Mountain Lord: "What issue?"

Areca: "Regarding the Divine-Grade Night Fragrance Fruits produced by the Night Fragrance God-Given Seed, would Spider King Spurge be interested in them?"

Melde: "No."

Areca: "How about the three Mountain Lords?"

Melde: "I can help to inquire."

Seven-Leaf: "…I will help to inquire as well."

Just as White Ivy was about to state her position, Red Peach hurriedly asked, "What about the price?"

Areca: "Very cheap! 400,000 Source Stones per fruit, for you."

This price…

White Ivy exclaimed in surprise, delight, and then ecstasy, before asking suspiciously, "Areca, as far as I know, Divine-Grade Fruits require a massive input of Source Stones to replenish their Origin Force during the fruiting period. Doesn't the Night Fragrance God-Given Seed need that?"

Areca: "It does! Moreover, the input per fruit is as high as 300,000 Source Stones, which is among the higher consumption rates for Divine-Grade Fruits."

White Ivy: "Does that mean we need to find a way to transport Source Stones over?"

Areca: "That won't be necessary. For the Soul-Setting Fruits, aren't Spider King Spurge and Spider King Aconite planning to transport a massive amount of Source Stones over?"

White Ivy: "Good!"

White Ivy decisively declared, "Then I'll take them all!"

Red Peach bounced excitedly beside her, nodding her tentacles vigorously.

Seven-Leaf's gaze sharpened as he hesitated, then changed his statement, "I can take one to try. If it doesn't sell, I can consume it myself."

Melde, after hesitating for a long time, agreed, "I can also take one to try."

White Ivy turned around and glared at them.

White Ivy asked, "Areca, what is the Blossom-Fruit Cycle of the Night Fragrance God-Given Seed? How many fruits does it bear each time?"

Areca: "The Blossom-Fruit Cycle is as long as 15 years, and it only produces 7 fruits each time."

Its production is even lower than Life-Extending Divine Goods! Yet it consumes more Source Stones than Life-Extending Divine Goods. The five spiders and one mantis listened, all speechless.

White Ivy picked up a stone slab, carved the Night Fragrance Tree icon on it, and said, "Seven-Leaf Mountain Lord and Mountain Lord Melde want one share each, so the remaining five are mine."

Melde: "White Ivy..."

Melde, wanting to say something but hesitating, lightly kicked Grass Dragon.

Grass Dragon: "Oh, shrewd and decisive White Ivy Mountain Lord, 400,000 is no small sum! Shouldn't we take just one to try first?"

Areca: "The Night Fragrance God-Given Seed tree currently bears two fruits, which will mature in five years. White Ivy Mountain Lord can take one to try first; Dragon Cypress Ant King intends to keep one for personal use."

Areca: "The Night Fragrance God-Given Seed can bear three fruits each time, with a fruit maturity cycle of seven years. Calculated this way, the yield hasn't really decreased much. Seven-Leaf Mountain Lord, Mountain Lord Melde, you can wait for the next batch."

Seven-Leaf: "…Okay!"

Melde: "…Fine."

Seven-Leaf and Melde were still hesitating. Theoretically, the Divine-Grade Night Fragrance Fruit was indeed useless, but seeing the attitudes of White Ivy and Red Peach... Are these two foolish? Red Peach is quite cunning. Or is there another explanation? What trickery is this?

Melde looked at White Ivy and asked, "How many Source Stones are you planning to sell them for?"

White Ivy: "500,000. I'll earn a bit less, that's all."

Melde: "Who do you plan to sell to?"

White Ivy: "I'll ask around. I'll sell to whoever wants to buy."

Melde: "…"

Melde: "500,000 is also a sky-high price. It's almost impossible to sell. And if it does sell, the trouble could be even greater."

Melde: "Think about it, who can afford it? Surely it's those from Great Tribes who possess Divine-Given Seeds, Lords or Insect Kings with influence in their tribes. If they spend a fortune to buy Divine-Grade Night Fragrance Fruits and then find the abilities gained are utterly useless, what will be the consequences? You could lose a major client, or even lose the right to trade within their tribe."

White Ivy: "I'll just explain everything upfront."

Melde: "How can you explain it clearly? Any Insect who still decides to buy after your explanation will surely be doing so hoping to get lucky. If it doesn't meet their expectations, they will only be more frustrated."

White Ivy said faintly, "Melde, your spider heart is really quite dark…"

White Ivy looked at Seven-Leaf and asked, "Seven-Leaf Mountain Lord, do you also think this way?"

Seven-Leaf said indifferently, "As far as I know, a Divine-Grade Fruit that grants a practical ability usually sells for only 1 million to 2 million Source Stones. Even those exceptionally useful and extremely expensive ones are priced at just four to five million."

Grass Dragon added, "The Divine-Grade Ghost Lotus Seeds from the Youlian Kingdom are priced at 1 million and can grant a very practical combat survival ability."

White Ivy: "Is that so!"

White Ivy, swayed a little and feeling less confident, said, "Then, should we just try one first? If you two don't want any, then I'll gladly reserve them all for myself."

White Ivy stated, "The Blossom-Fruit Cycle is 7 years, yielding three Divine-Grade Night Fragrance Fruits. White Ivy Mountain Lord claims all shares. However, if Seven-Leaf Mountain Lord or Mountain Lord Melde require any, you can negotiate with me to get them at a fair price." Muttering this as if to herself, White Ivy then carved three rice grain marks for herself on the Stone Slab behind the White Ivy Grass icon. She handed the slab to Red Peach, instructing, "Take this to Dragon Cypress Ant King, and make sure to clearly explain the allocation of the Divine-Grade Night Fragrance Fruits."

Red Peach: "Okay!"

Seven-Leaf: "…"

Melde: "…"

Seven-Leaf: "Forget it, do as you please."

Melde chose to remain silent.

Seven-Leaf asked, "Areca, is there anything else?"

Areca: "There's more!" He then looked towards Grass Dragon and inquired, "Regarding the debt of 3.6 million Source Stones for the purchase of the One-Glimpse Fruit, has Spider King Spurge agreed to the repayment method proposed by Dragon Cypress Ant King?"

Grass Dragon: "He agreed. However, the Divine-Grade Baihe Fruit can only be valued at 600,000 Source Stones each. This means for the first six fruits, Spider King Spurge won't pay anything. After the debt is cleared, Spider King Spurge will purchase them at the normal price of 750,000 per fruit."

Areca calculated mentally and said, "So, effectively, he's still paying 900,000 Source Stones in interest?"

Grass Dragon: "At least he doesn't have to pay right away. The payment is deferred for thirty years."

Areca: "This isn't for me to decide. Grass Dragon, you should go and discuss it with Dragon Cypress Ant King directly."

Areca: "That's all for now. Natsumi, Grass Dragon, Red Peach, let's head over."

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