Astral Gods

Chapter 25 The Good Days Are Over

Time passed quickly, and in the days that followed, the entire Double-Forked Rhinoceros Tortoise tribe returned to peace.

It's not just the Twin-Forked Rhinoceros Tortoise tribe; the entire Banana Island, or rather the entire Thousand Tree Continent, is like this. Everyone focuses on managing their territory and hoping to obtain the divinely bestowed seed.

There are only two places on the entire continent where wars frequently occur. One is the northern part of the Thousand Trees Continent, where orc warriors gather to form tribes and often raid insectoid warriors.

Located in the eastern ocean, a kingdom of sea monsters attacks the islands every two to three years using the power of tsunamis.

Theoretically, Banana Island was also one of the targets of the sea monster warriors' attacks, but further east of Banana Island was the Thousand Star Island Group, which was dozens of times larger in area. There were many more insectoid warriors on it, and they were much stronger. They firmly guarded the entire island group, making it difficult for the sea monster warriors to set foot in this area.

In return, the major tribes on Banana Island also need to regularly send insectoids to the Thousand Star Islands for defense and support.

I've heard from Lord Zili that the Rhinoceros Tortoise tribe has two lord-level warriors who take turns guarding the island, I think they are the Sea God Hercules Warrior and the Halberd Hercules Warrior.

That area is vast, unlike the crowded Xiangjiao Island, and many large tribes migrated there from Xiangjiao Island.

Opportunity and danger go hand in hand. It is said that King Qingzhujia is preparing to go there to guard the island and conquer a large territory for the Double-Forked Rhinoceros Golden Turtle tribe.

However, the young soldiers don't need to worry about these things.

On the plains below Ziling Mountain, a large group of warriors gathered together. There were more than a dozen different kinds of insectoid warriors, and they were all large beetle warriors with considerable combat power.

This group of beetle warriors ranges from beginner to intermediate levels, and there are as many as twenty or thirty of them.

They drew a large circle on the ground, and a dozen or so Zerg warriors stood in two groups inside the circle. Once all the Zerg were in the circle, without anyone giving an order, the two groups of Zerg charged at each other and fought each other with their huge horns. Whoever knocked the other out of the circle would win.

Outside the circle, there was a large group of novice soldiers watching the excitement. They kept jumping around and occasionally flew into the air, excitedly cheering for the insects they supported.

"Go, Zihuai!"

"Go, Zi Ai!"

Zishan stood outside the circle, jumping excitedly with the other novice warriors to cheer on the rhinoceros beetle warriors inside.

The Zerg warriors within the circle were already locked in fierce combat, creating a chaotic scene. Sometimes it was the Southern Ocean Hercules and the Mammoth Hercules fighting each other, sometimes it was the Two-Forked Rhinoceros Beetle warriors and the Sea God Hercules fighting each other, and sometimes the Two-Forked Rhinoceros Beetle warriors were fighting each other.

They are drawn into teams by lottery, and who is on whom is entirely based on luck, regardless of race or species. Everyone tries their best to push the other out of the circle.

They have nothing to do all day, so they rely on this method to expend their energy. The losing team has to take care of the winning team's seed, clear weeds, water and fertilize it, so they fight very hard.

In the center of the circle, the purple locust tree and the purple artemisia were fighting each other.

Unable to fly within the enclosure, they rely on their six legs to walk. They first retreat a few steps, then suddenly charge forward. The huge horns of the two insects collide repeatedly, exerting terrifying force. Even the grass within the enclosure is overturned by the force brought by their claws.

They grow up eating divinely bestowed food, making them much stronger than other Zerg warriors of the same age. Even Zerg warriors one or two years older than them might not be able to defeat them.

Since the two insects were siblings from the same mother, they had eaten the same Force food since they were young, and their size and fighting power were evenly matched, so they fought fiercely and evenly for a time.

After fighting for most of the day, a squad of Zerg warriors was finally pushed out of the circle, and the outcome began to become clear.

Subsequently, Zihuai was also pushed out of the circle by the remaining Zerg warriors on the other side.

"We won! We won!" The winning soldiers cheered happily, while the losing soldiers hung their heads in dejection.

Purple Locust flew to Purple Fir's side, somewhat disgruntled, and said, "Should we cheer for eldest brother or second brother?"

"Huh?" Zishan, who was cheering, was a little confused.

Just then, a Zerg warrior raised his claw and pointed into the distance, exclaiming, "Zerg are coming to Purple Ridge!"

The young soldiers looked in the direction its claws were pointing and saw a giant beetle flying in from the distant horizon. Its size was enormous, and even though it was hundreds of meters in the air, everyone could see its shape.

"He's the tribal lord, so ignore him. These big insects just like to fly around." Giant beetles often fly around the mountain, and the tribes are used to it and don't care.

But a short while later, another giant beetle flew out from the Purple Ridge and headed in their direction.

The giant beetle warrior landed in front of them, and seeing these energetic little creatures, immediately laughed smugly: "You lot, your good days are over! The tribe has invited the Flame Spider Merchant to teach you a lesson!"

The young soldiers, unaware of the meaning behind those words, asked curiously, "Lord Purple Bell Mountain, what does 'class' mean?"

"The purpose of teaching is to instruct you in knowledge that you cannot learn from memory."

"Was that the Flame Spider Merchant teaching us?"

"Why should the Flame Spider Merchant teach us? We should be the ones teaching it! Our Rhinoceros Tortoise tribe possesses the strongest fighting force. Can the Flame Spider defeat us?"

"Yes, yes, it's our turn to teach it lessons, we should teach it how to fight."

"Enough nonsense," the Purple Bell Mountain Lord said irritably. "Once Teacher Flame Spider arrives, you'll all learn from her. This time, the tribe spent a great deal of money to invite this spider. If you don't study diligently, I'll beat you to death!"

The young soldiers ignored what the Purple Bell Mountain Lord said and continued to do as they pleased, not taking it seriously.

However, just as the Lord of Purple Bell Mountain said, their good days are over.

Two days later, King Qingzhujia personally ordered all warriors below the advanced level of the Double-Forked Rhinoceros Golden Turtle tribe to go to the main peak for classes.

As for the Zerg warriors of the subordinate tribes, they were left to their own devices. However, the many mountain lords and chieftains of the subordinate tribes also knew that this was a rare opportunity, so they all brought the warriors of their tribes to the main peak to register.

The young soldiers were unaware of the impending doom. They followed their elders to the main peak, Daqing Peak, and stood atop their elders' heads. They were overjoyed to see the bustling crowd of insectoid warriors and thought that attending class was actually quite nice.

Upon seeing the other high-level warriors, the little warriors above the mountain lord-level warriors even waved their antennae and greeted each other happily.

At the foot of the mountain, a Mountain Lord-level Watase Flame Spider Warrior and the Green Bamboo Armor King stood together.

Looking down at the numerous Zerg warriors, the Mountain Lord-level Watase Flame Spider Warrior laughed, "King Green Bamboo Armor, your tribe has quite a few young warriors."

The Green Bamboo Armor King swayed its tentacles: "A lot? Not at all."

Their entire Rhinoceros Beetle tribe has more than 600 Zerg warriors, of which more than 50 are lower-level warriors.

According to the standards of the Twin-Forked Rhinoceros Tortoise tribe, young warriors must be promoted to advanced warriors before the age of ten.

In other words, these 50-plus little soldiers represent ten years of accumulation, with an average of only 5 little soldiers born per year, which is not a large number at all.

The Watase Flame Spider Warrior smiled but didn't say anything. A tribe can easily develop as long as it has a single Insect King.

The Green Bamboo King is currently in its growth stage and requires a large amount of resources, therefore it cannot provide feedback to the tribe.

When it enters its old age, the resources will be saved. They can be used to evolve the tribe's lords or to buy young warriors from the Flame Spider merchants to return to the tribe. Both are good options. It will only be a matter of time before it becomes a large tribe with thousands of insects.

The Green Bamboo Armor King remained silent. It had come at a great cost to invite the Flame Spider Merchant to teach the young warriors.

It invited the Flame Spider Merchant to teach the young warriors at a price of 100,000 raw stones per year. According to the agreement, the Flame Spider Merchant would stay for five years before leaving.

In other words, it has to pay 500,000 raw stones to the Flame Spider Merchant, which is equivalent to five years' worth of output from the territories of two Mountain Lord-level warriors. This price is considerable.

However, for a small tribe to rise to become a large tribe, learning various kinds of knowledge is an essential process.

According to the learning subjects reported by the Flame Spider Merchant to other tribes, over a period of five years, the Flame Spider Merchant needs to teach the young warriors how to learn the Flame Spider script, as well as how to select high-quality life seeds and cultivate new varieties of plants.

Only by using wisdom to assist in managing their territory can the entire tribe thrive.

For example, the Flame Spider Merchant, even though they only have one life seed, still lives a very wealthy life by relying on their intelligence.

Otherwise, no matter how powerful the tribe becomes, it will just be a bunch of brainless worms.