Ant Lord in the Star Realm

Yellow Peach knew that even though he wasn't smart or worldly and knew nothing about roving merchant trade, as White Ivy's best friend, he should still help her come up with plans and strategies.

He must help her come up with plans and strategies.

Because White Ivy was really too naïve.

With her current state, she was absolutely going to lose everything again.

…

"White Ivy, I've also been thinking about roving merchant trade, and I think there are two basic points we need to clarify about trading."

Yellow Peach said, "The first is the source of quality goods."

White Ivy said, "Once we solve the storage problem, Origin Force Honey becomes a source of quality goods. It's made by the Dragon Cypress Ant King with refined, purified Mutant Water Abilities, sweet and delicious, without parallel."

Yellow Peach hesitated, then acknowledged, "It could, perhaps, be considered that way."

Yellow Peach asked, "What about the Divine-Given Seeds? Now that you've split from Melde, how will you divide the channels for acquiring the Divine-Given Seeds?"

At this, White Ivy was excited and proud, "Temporarily, I only have three types."

Yellow Peach said, "Is it still that Dragon Cypress Ant King? Three types are too few."

White Ivy replied, "Not few at all!"

White Ivy explained, "When splitting with Melde, they got all the shares of Divine-GivenFruit-scented Orchid Seed and Gorgon Fruit Seed. I got all the shares of Divine-Given Azure Fruit! I've agreed with the Dragon Cypress Ant King to process it into 'Azure Bee King Honey'."

Yellow Peach said, "Three types?"

Yellow Peach followed with joy, "Did you acquire trading rights for the Divine-Given Seeds elsewhere? White Ivy, you've made progress!"

Getting trading rights for Divine-Given Seeds from a secluded Little Ant King on Cloud Trace Continent, who didn't know much and had few choices, was nothing remarkable.

But to stand out against numerous Flame Spider Roving Merchants on the Ten-thousand Tribes Continent, or the Ten Thousand Nations Continent, and gain trading rights for Divine-Given Seeds—that was real skill!

Making this step was a qualitative improvement.

Yellow Peach sincerely rejoiced for White Ivy.

"White Ivy Mountain Lord is so amazing!" Red Peach also cheered.

However,

White Ivy proudly said, "The other two types of Divine-Given Seeds are still from that Dragon Cypress Ant King."

Yellow Peach, "???"

Red Peach, "???"

Red Peach asked, "White Ivy Mountain Lord, just how many Divine-Given Seeds does that Dragon Cypress Ant King have?"

White Ivy replied, "There are two from the Great-Headed Ant King Dragon Cypress: one Gorgon Fruit and one Deep Blue God-Given Seed. The Flower Mantis Warrior Ink Orchid has one, a Fruit-Scented Orchid Divine-Given Seed."

White Ivy said, "Plus, there's a huge secret, of great importance. If leaked, it could kill Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid. I haven't told anyone, not even Spider King Spurge or Melde. But I'm telling you now, and you absolutely must not spread it around."

A huge secret?

Yellow Peach and Red Peach guessed something and moved their tentacles in sync.

White Ivy revealed, "Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid found two Wild God-Given Seeds on Cloud Trace Continent. One is Southern Sour Jujube; the other, a variant of Golden Light Fruit named Divine-Given Scarletlight Seed, enhanced with Fire Element Ability."

White Ivy continued, "I've negotiated with them. All produce from these two Divine-Given Seeds will be made into 'Bee King Honey', and I will be the one to sell it all."

White Ivy stated, "It can only be sold in the Ten-thousand Tribes Continent, then falsely claimed to be a product of some Bee Clan Kingdom in the Ten Thousand Nations Continent, so it's called 'honey' and 'Bee King Honey'."

Red Peach, "!!!"

Yellow Peach said, "White Ivy, thank you for your trust."

Red Peach exclaimed, "White Ivy Mountain Lord, you're really going to make a fortune this time!"

Yellow Peach continued the previous topic, "I feel that being able to sell the goods is the second point roving merchants must consider in trade, and it is also the most difficult one."

White Ivy said, "Yes. Before, I always had a lot of goods that I couldn't sell and ended up having to eat them myself, or I would have to give them away at a loss to clear inventory. But now, that will never happen again."

Yellow Peach said, "White Ivy, you can't take this lightly. This 'canned Origin Force Honey' is entirely new, something never seen before. You need to carefully consider how to get everyone to accept it."

White Ivy said, "Don't worry. I've already thought it through. I have three types of Divine-Given Origin Force Food to pave the way; this time, I'm certain I can do it!"

This familiar, brimming confidence...

Yellow Peach, on the other hand, became even more worried, silent, thinking, unable to figure out how to help White Ivy.

White Ivy manipulated a strand of Spider Silk Rope, twisted open the can lid, and pointing to the Wood Plaque tied to the lid, said,

"Although I hate to admit it, the truth is my calculating skills are just too poor. When trading with other Insects, I always get the accounts wrong. I've always suspected this caused me to lose a lot of Source Stones, but I can't figure out exactly how much...

"But now, that problem is perfectly solved! Yellow Peach, Red Peach, look at this Wood Plaque. There's a grain of rice symbol on it. One grain represents 1,000 Source Stones, and two grains represent 2,000 Source Stones. Selling the canned Origin Force Ant Honey will definitely not be too complicated. I just need to quickly count the number of rice grains—simple, fast, and without making mistakes."

Yellow Peach praised, "Good idea!"

Red Peach asked, "White Ivy Mountain Lord, what about purchasing Origin Force Food?"

White Ivy said, "I've thought about that as well. I'm not purchasing Origin Force Food anymore, unless it's of particularly good quality and very cheap."

White Ivy continued, "I can directly find those trustworthy Roving Merchants from the Dulai Flame Spider Tribe, get a large quantity from them at low prices. My own Tribe can't cheat me. If they dare, Spider King Spurge will deal with them."

White Ivy added, "I'll sell these cheap, high-quality Origin Force Foods at fair prices to Dragon Cypress Ant King, who will turn them into Origin Force Honey. I'll buy it back and transport it to sell in the Ten-thousand Tribes Continent."

In the end,

White Ivy vowed fiercely, "In the past, I always suffered losses due to this or that problem, and I've tried hard to change, but I can't shake it off. Since I can't change, I'll simplify and omit them. I'll just do the work that I can do well!"

Red Peach praised, "Mountain Lord White Ivy, you're the cleverest!"

Red Peach asked, "Mountain Lord White Ivy, what if you have 'Origin Force Honey' that you can't sell?"

White Ivy declared, "Impossible! It will definitely sell."

Red Peach said, "Mountain Lord White Ivy, you're only one small problem away from becoming the wealthiest Flame Spider Roving Merchant in the entire continent!"

Red Peach, passionately excited, offered suggestions, "One can is worth 1,000 Source Stones—no bargaining, no discounts. If you can't sell it, ship it over to our place. Yellow Peach and I will help you consume it. If there's too much to eat, just discard it or give it back to that Dragon Cypress Ant King."

Red Peach explained, "You always have a lot of Origin Force Food that you can't sell. Every time something doesn't sell, you rush to offer it at a low price or give it away. The Insects that trade with you have figured out this pattern. They deliberately avoid buying your goods, waiting for you to discount or give them away. This puts you in a vicious cycle."

White Ivy fell into deep thought.

Yellow Peach, "..."

Yellow Peach suddenly realized that Red Peach, the little fellow who usually seemed so simple and honest, had become shrewd today!

Yellow Peach suddenly felt that White Ivy might truly succeed this time!

White Ivy said gravely, "Red Peach, you make a lot of sense! Some Insects are just downright despicable!"

White Ivy asked, "Yellow Peach, are the Metal Cans ready? How many do we have this year?"

Yellow Peach replied, "Thirty."

White Ivy exclaimed, "That's too few! We need 100! No, 1,000! We need to make four types of Metal Cans—standard size, with the Azure Tree pattern, with the Southern Sour Jujube Tree pattern, and with the Golden Light Fruit Tree pattern."

White Ivy continued, "Change the other side's Giant-Headed Ant insignia! Change it to... use the Metal Mantis pattern as the insignia! That will be our mark! I will become the wealthiest Flame Spider Roving Merchant on the entire continent, and you will become the wealthiest mantises!"

"OH! OH! OH!" Red Peach cheered, waving his tentacles and slapping Yellow Peach, urging, "Work! Work! Work!"

"Hold on!"

Yellow Peach pointed at White Ivy's empty Carapace and said, "White Ivy, you now..."

White Ivy admitted, "Don't have any capital for trading."

Yellow Peach asked, "Go make up with Melde?"

"Impossible!"

White Ivy said, "Yellow Peach, you go to the riverbank first to absorb Iron Sand and make the Metal Cans. I have a way to get the startup capital."