Chapter 1356 - 799: Iron Areca

All insects are gradually transferred away from the Leader-Level Starship.

Dragon Cypress in control, resets the Starship AI system, revoking control rights.

Captain Upright Lotus activates ability, retrieves the Starship into Shanglu Space.

Two 'Soul Consoling Boxes', one retrieved, one left floating among the insects.

Dragon Cypress waves a claw to signal,

Half-Star Realm insects retreat to a distance.

Including White Ivy and Fish Vine, all keep away.

Captain Upright Lotus manipulates the 'Soul Consoling Box', twisting it briefly, its once uniform metal surface splits into cross-hatched gaps.

An uncontrollable oppressive force from the Overlord erupts instantly, causing the souls of the insects to tremble.

Wisps of spatial power that touch the Universe Law spill out, causing surrounding space to churn and disorder, forming a dazzling purple-red light ribbon, swaying and twisting continuously.

"The Soul Consoling Box has three levels."

Captain Upright Lotus introduces: "This is the first level, with 12 fissures on the surface of the cube, suitable for Star Realm use; the second level has 24 fissures, suitable for Radiance Realm use; the third level has 36 fissures, suitable for Morning Realm use."

"Me, Chairman Kansui, Chairman Giant Taro, since we're eager to advance to the Morning Realm, there's another reason to use the thing quickly. Avoiding leaks, spreading from one to ten, ten to a hundred, reaching some Flame Spider friends with close relations, it'll be hard to refuse, hard to handle."

White Ivy and Fish Vine push forward despite the pressure.

White Ivy asks: "What about Chairman Pond Silk? The message has already leaked to Chairman Pond Silk."

Captain Upright Lotus responds: "Chairman Kansui and Chairman Giant Taro decided, Chairman Pond Silk symbolically pays a sum of Primordial Crystal and follows us, using it for some time."

White Ivy's eight eyes shine brightly and says: "Captain Upright Lotus, given our familiar relations, can I symbolically pay a sum of Primordial Crystal...?"

Kansui: "No way!"

Pond Silk: "Don't get too close! We're not familiar with you!"

Captain Upright Lotus uses mind control, the Soul Consoling Box rotates, gaps close, pressure disappears, and Spatial Primordial Energy gradually dissipates.

Captain Upright Lotus waves a claw to collect the items back into Shanglu Space.

Dragon Cypress helps by saying: "White Ivy is also a Spider with Shanglu Divine Pattern, Fish Vine is a Spider with high spatial abilities, both are the future rising stars of your Flame Spider Tribe. Captain Upright Lotus, for the sake of the same tribe, give them a chance to follow and learn from you, guide the younger generation."

Dragon Cypress flicks a tentacle to drag over Fish Vine, who is silly and staring expectantly over here, solemnly, formally introduces:

"Captain Upright Lotus, Chairman Kansui, Chairman Giant Taro, weren't you aware during the Venus Star System time? Fish Vine this Spider is quite extraordinary..."

"Extraordinary?"

"What's extraordinary?"

Kansui clearly very much resists other Spiders sharing the Soul Consoling Box, bluntly says: "We just think this guy is foolish, listens well, allowing it to follow beside us, no other intentions. Don't force familiarity."

Dragon Cypress: "..."

Dragon Cypress continues: "Fish Vine in Half-Star Realm already comprehended the first Spatial System ability, Chairman Kansui, you should witness."

Giant Taro asks in doubt: "What spatial ability? You all being so solemn, is there an explanation?"

Fish Vine: "Gate of Truth!"

Dragon Cypress taps with a tentacle, "Fish Vine, demonstrate for Captain Upright Lotus."

"Alright!"

On Fish Vine's body, a fluctuation of spatial primordial energy occurs, raises a front leg, opens a pincer limb, an elliptic purple-red gate slowly opens.

— Star Gate!

— What Gate of Truth?

— Listening to Purple Cicada's nonsense, reading philosophy books, brain's wrecked?

— Also incorrect, this Spider's brain was never good.

Five old Spiders stare blankly, exchanging bewildered looks.

Giant Taro hesitantly says: "So, Fish Vine can follow us, learn for a period."

Captain Upright Lotus: "Half-Star Realm peak, ready to break through to Planet Realm? Evolution level too low, can only realize at the edges, won't cause consumption. In the name of Great Leader Dragon Cypress, Primordial Crystal is waived."

Pond Silk: "..."

White Ivy raises a claw and calls out: "And me! I've also comprehended a spatial ability! Although it's just rather ordinary spatial transference..."

White Ivy points to the ninth black-and-white pupil on the forehead, saying: "Look, what's this? I have integrated a Tech Star Core, and the Tech Star Core brings the dimensional space and Shanglu Space integration experience!"

"Yes!"

Kansui suddenly realizes: "I found strange at first glance, why does White Ivy Little Spider's forehead have black-and-white pupils? Generated by integrating the Tech Star Core? What's special about it?"

"The secret!"

White Ivy: "I study with you for a thousand years, I'll tell you!"

Kansui speechless.

Captain Upright Lotus says: "Can follow to realize, but, we charge! One thousand years term, fee is 10 billion, not too expensive for you, right?"

White Ivy hesitates briefly, then agrees heartily: "Not expensive! It's acceptable!"

After another round of thorough discussion, it is finalized.

The Red Qu Star activity ends, everyone meets once more to complete the transaction.

White Ivy and Fish Vine follow Captain Upright Lotus and party, borrowing the 'Soul Consoling Box', cultivating spatial ability.

Red Peach and Yellow Peach return to Sheep Hoof Armor Star System, Red Peach takes full charge of the transaction affairs there.

Then idle chit-chat starts,

Captain Upright Lotus introduces their experience traveling to Dawn and Lizhu Star Systems.

Dragon Cypress's Wisdom Brain Ability auto-operates, controls the Purple-Red Technology Star Core, transforms spatial primordial energy.

…

At the same time, Wisdom Brain Ability is testing the 'Artist Armor'.

Dragon Cypress lied.

Regarding the Artist Armor's energy storage ability, it was not truthfully told to Captain Upright Lotus's party, and they didn't notice.

The Artist Armor's ability to store spatial primordial energy is fixed, rather than increasing with the advancement in evolution level.

The Leader-Level Starship similarly has the ability to store spatial primordial energy, with storage consistent with the Artist Armor.