Outworld Civilization Artifact.

About the size of an ostrich egg, almost identical in shape to those in the inherited memories.

Dragon Cypress pried apart the carapace fragments of the fallen Blue Beetle Tribe warrior, reached out a claw to secretly try lifting it, and found it was nearly weightless.

Tried injecting Origin Force—no response.

"What is this?"

"No idea."

"What material is it? Metal?"

"Seems so."

"Is it heavy?"

Ink Orchid flicked its antennae, touched the object, then lifted a claw and also tried to inject Origin Force, but got no response either.

Dragon Cypress simply handed it to Ink Orchid.

"Huh? So light?" Ink Orchid was surprised, turning it over in her claws. She declared, "This isn't an ordinary Outworld Civilization Artifact!"

Ink Orchid's eyes lit up, excitedly asking, "Dragon Cypress, do you remember what Yellow Stem said? Those three Divine Trees of their tribe, fused with treasures from the Outworld Civilization, are also shaped like 'bird eggs,' supreme treasures on par with your Dominating Throne!"

Dragon Cypress: "…"

Dragon Cypress got a bit excited for a moment, but then calmed down and said, "Doesn't Xiaoyang Mountain have wild King-Level God-Given Seeds? Not only do they have them, but there's more than one, and even Divine Grade ones! Why didn't they use this for their God-Given Seeds? Didn't figure out its use? That can't be, right?"

Ink Orchid weakly retorted, "Maybe—"

Ink Orchid: "It must be a treasure! It must be useful! Just haven't found the method yet."

Dragon Cypress gently flicked his antennae, calmly analyzing:

"Up to now, we've excavated five ruins: Xinghu Lake, Black Lotus Lake, Night Fragrance Mountain, Chuisi Lake, and Xiaoyang Mountain. Of these, Black Lotus Lake was a bit smaller, but the other four were all once top-level Great Tribes. Could they really not have collected any Outworld Civilization Artifacts? Not even one? They definitely did, and quite a few. So where are those things? Where did they go? For sure, the Insect Kings who left took them!"

Dragon Cypress: "This is the first Outworld Civilization Artifact we have discovered. Why wasn't it taken? My guess—it's similar to the Night Fragrance God-Given Seed..."

Because it served no purpose, it was abandoned.

Ink Orchid: "..."

Ink Orchid: "I don't believe it! Dragon Cypress, stop making wild guesses. Don't we have a God-Given Seed? We'll take it back and test it out."

Unwilling to give up, Ink Orchid kept inspecting it, repeatedly trying to inject Origin Force, and even tried scanning its interior with spiritual power.

Dragon Cypress turned away, gaze shifting to the metal wall, carefully studying the drawings and symbols on it.

The dome depicted a map of the Cloud Trace Continent; the surrounding walls mainly recorded details of Blue Beetle Tribe warriors' production and daily life, documenting how they built up their territory, managed gardens, and cultivated plant species in detail.

There were also records of great events that took place on the Cloud Trace Continent, in which the Blue Beetle Tribe participated. For example, the tribe's ancestors discovered a Source Stone Mine and organized its mining; a Starship crashed, and their clever forebears explored the Starship, cracked the door mechanisms, disassembled everything, hauled it all back to their territory, remodeled their cave dwellings, and changed their tribe's entire way of life; and of course, there was the 'Crimson Vein Mountain Catastrophe' that swept across both Cloud Trace and Dragon Bamboo continents…

A place much like the 'Knowledge Hall' of Huagi Mountain, though on a far smaller scale, recording only knowledge related to the Blue Beetle Tribe. When the Origin Force Silent Period arrived, they probably wanted to leave a legacy in this way, hoping that in the future, when Origin Force returned, a Blue Beetle warrior would come here, comprehend, and learn…

Ink Orchid followed behind Dragon Cypress, craning her head for a while before spinning and running back to the Dominating Throne. She fetched a spider silk bag, broke off a pine twig, and carefully gathered the Blue Beetle Warrior's carapace fragments from the ground into the bag.

In the end, Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid went together to the lakeside at the foot of the mountain to bury the remains, observing three seconds of silence.

At the very least, they'd gotten an Outworld Civilization Artifact. Even if it turned out useless, bringing it back to Xianglan Mountain as a restaurant ornament wouldn't be bad.

They tidied up in high spirits and left.

...

White Lotus Lake.

The dark clouds hung thick as ink, cold rain drizzling down.

The King-Level God-Given Seed seemed even more powerful now.

Raindrops fell in a neat line, but as they neared the Night Fragrance God-Given Seed, they came under the influence of an invisible energy field, suddenly slowed, then broke apart into droplets and scattered chaotically.

The Dominating Throne slowly descended from high above.

A burst of spiritual power consciousness abruptly arrived: "The continent's Origin Force still hasn't revived?"

Worn, heavy, and weak.

Dragon Cypress and Ink Orchid were stunned, then overjoyed: the soul consciousness of the Night Fragrance God-Given Seed had awoken!

The Dominating Throne accelerated to approach.

Ink Orchid rushed to answer: "No. This is White Lotus Lake, a Land of Origin Force. For some unknown reason, many small areas across the Cloud Trace Continent have Origin Force, seeping up from deep underground."

Ink Orchid: "Hello Night Fragrance. My name is Ink Orchid, High-Level Orchid Mantis Warrior, King of Fragrant Orchid Mountain. This one is Dragon Cypress, High-Level Great-Headed Ant King, King of the Creator Civilization, blessed by the Natural God..."

Ink Orchid spoke but suddenly had trouble continuing. Even Yellow Stem couldn't be fooled by such a lie—could she possibly deceive a venerable God-Given Seed that had existed thousands or tens of thousands of years?

Night Fragrance: "Creator Civilization? An alien civilization from the Outworld? Is what you ride a Creator Civilization Artifact? Seems to be quite the extraordinary Primordial Energy treasure."

Judging by the tone, this really was a worldly-wise old tree.

Ink Orchid honestly replied, "Yes. It's a gift from the Natural God."

Dragon Cypress controlled the Dominating Throne to descend near the tree, observing it up and down.

The tree was nearly 10 meters tall, with a trunk about 20 centimeters in diameter. Buttress roots had begun to form—it was beginning to look like a towering giant tree.

The Night Fragrance God-Given Seed's spiritual power was radiating from its branches and leaves, but its soul consciousness should be hidden near the base of the trunk.

Dragon Cypress focused his spiritual power and probed toward the buttress root, only to be blocked by an invisible wave of Primordial Energy.

As expected, a God-Given Seed that had achieved Evolution King Level now possessed some resistance.

"Night Fragrance, how is your injury recovery?"

Night Fragrance: "Just a little recovered."

Already able to block my spiritual probe after just a little recovery? Dragon Cypress asked with concern, "Do you need anything?"

Night Fragrance countered, "Is this not Night Fragrance Mountain?"

Dragon Cypress: "This is White Lotus Lake."

Night Fragrance: "Where is my exuviae?"

Dragon Cypress: "All stored in the Treasury excavated by the Zhidun Guoluo Tribe at Night Fragrance Mountain. If you need, and I happen to have the time, I can help transport some here."

Night Fragrance: "Thank you. Young Ant King."

Night Fragrance: "Any Source Stones?"

"No!"

Ink Orchid and Dragon Cypress replied in unison.

Ink Orchid asked worriedly, "Is the Origin Force at White Lotus Lake not enough for you to recover?"

Night Fragrance: "Origin Force concentration is acceptable, but I still cannot determine the area it covers. I also do not know how much Origin Force I need for rebirth."

Dragon Cypress: "White Lotus Lake is nearly circular, about five kilometers in diameter."

Dragon Cypress clarified, "Cloud Trace Continent is still in the Origin Force Silent Period, surrounded by Origin Force Vacuum Land. Ink Orchid and I rely on the Dominating Throne, traveling between Origin Force Points, trading Origin Force Food with about ten scattered Insect Clan Warriors, exchanging information. We're really poor; we don't have any Source Stones."

Ink Orchid had a sudden idea and asked, "Night Fragrance, you probably know a lot, right?"

Night Fragrance: "...Not much."

Ink Orchid: "Do you know anywhere that might still have Source Stones?"

Night Fragrance: "Let me think… All of the Source Stone Mines everywhere must've been mined out…"

Night Fragrance: "Southeastern coast! The only place that might still have Source Stones. It's far too desolate there—no life, the Source Stone Mines are scattered. Those bankrupt and failing Flame Spider Roving Merchants are forming teams to explore and mine there…"

Night Fragrance: "I know a Flame Spider Roving Merchant named Wood—when it was young it had gone to the barren hills of the southeast coast in search of Source Stone Mines…"

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