Foreign Land Reclamation By a Vegetable-growing Skeleton
Chapter 1787 - 1348: 10 Yields

Chapter 1787: Chapter 1348: 10 Yields

Originally just tagging along, nobody would mind. After all, a silver coin is a merchant, and sticking to someone persistently is something he’s done himself. Being overly concerned with face wouldn’t suit this profession. Even handing out flyers in front of the Minotaur Fitness Club, those who persist get more clients.

Surely you can’t demand the right to cling to others while forbidding them from clinging to you, can you? Isn’t there a saying about the principles of sowing and reaping?

But laying hands on someone is crossing the line, especially detaining and restricting someone’s freedom. In such cases, it’s usually a matter of life and death. Out of respect for the Gray Divine Star, even if not killed, a beating is inevitable.

However, before killing or beating anyone, Anthony is still curious. Why did Kadiz, who was initially quite amiable, suddenly capture people?

Kadiz said, "The God of Tree can no longer wait."

"The God of Tree can no longer wait? Why can’t the God of Tree wait? Uh, it has nothing to do with the silver coin, he can’t solve the God of Tree’s problem," said Anthony.

Kadiz scornfully replied, "Stop pretending. He surely... no, you all surely have a way to solve the God of Tree’s problem. I noticed his confident look from the beginning, and now I’m more convinced. You all arrived so fast, even defeated the Divine Star; you surely have a solution to the Divine Tree’s problem."

The silver coin feebly raised his hand.

Anthony said, "Go ahead."

The silver coin, with a mix of emotion, said, "We merchants have a skill called posturing. Even with an empty warehouse, we can act as if we can fully deliver tomorrow. It has nothing to do with solving the problem, it’s just a negotiation tactic that can be used anytime."

Kadiz, shocked at the silver coin, then looked at Anthony, asking, "Really?"

This question didn’t require Anthony’s answer, as Luther responded directly, "True, when we first met, he carried a hundred tons of grain and dared to trade across planes, making me think he had an army of millions backing him. Who knew he was just a small commerce guild captain."

Back then, the silver coin was just a vice president of the Silver Chamber of Commerce, which was a joint-type ordinary guild, organized by several trade teams, sharing market information, unified procurement, joint transportation, and regional distribution, a loose alliance. Each vice president was just a captain of a trade team.

There are many such joint-type guilds. Sharing market information lets everyone know where prices are lowest, who has the most money, where specific goods are needed, then they unify in buying bulk goods, like grain and clothing, to increase negotiating power and thus lower prices.

Even for such a small guild, the silver coin was dispatched to the most underdeveloped area—the southernmost tip of the land, Saint’s Edge Castle.

Yet, despite such capabilities, the silver coin dared to carry a hundred tons of grain, unknown of what lay ahead, using the highly risky Delivery Array to send goods to the Abyss Dimension, opening trade routes.

This was already beyond just opening trade routes. This was the dreaded Abyss pioneering, with a high mortality rate even adventurers feared.

At that time, Anna even thought he had an army of millions backing him, but the silver coin was just a minor merchant leader of one of many trade teams under the Saint’s Edge Legion, a small trade team unnoticed by the Saint’s Edge Army’s leaders even if dozens failed.

But it was through this boldness that the silver coin met Ange, becoming Ange’s follower, curing his poison, and eventually becoming the God of Business.

And it all started with the act of posturing the moment he emerged from the Delivery Array, so the silver coin’s ’posturing’ is purely an original merchant skill, unrelated to his actual abilities, as he utilized it well even in weakness.

After Luther finished boasting about the silver coin’s illustrious achievements, Kadiz was dumbfounded. Had he truly been fooled?

Yet after a brief daze, Kadiz regained composure: "Even if he’s posturing, you all surely have a method."

"What does it have to do with you whether we have a method? If we have a method, we’d negotiate directly with the God of Tree ourselves without going through you," Anthony replied.

"That’s fine too, you negotiate directly with the God of Tree. I only ask for a bit of Star Flame as an introduction fee, ideally soon. The God of Tree can’t hold on much longer," said Kadiz.

"What happened? Why can’t the God of Tree hold on much longer? Is the God of Tree ill? Also, what do you need Star Flame for?" Anthony ’asked, puzzled’.

Kadiz pursed his lips, "It’s not like... that Star Shifting Archer is damaging the Divine Tree’s roots. If it continues, the God of Tree may die of malnutrition."

"Ah? Why cut the roots of the Tree of Ten Thousand Realms? Has the situation worsened so much during my absence? Is Gebaz Fortress truly planning to cut the roots of the Tree of Ten Thousand Realms? Why? What significance does destroying the Tree of Ten Thousand Realms have for them?"

The Star Flame Giant was power sent by Gemez Fortress. They represented the will of the Divine Star, the power of the Divine Star, and the wisdom of the Divine Star. They themselves were nameless. The names Gebao Maibao were given by the Astrology Association. Anthony first heard these names from the mouth of the Great Speaker.

Unfortunately, the Zi Castle, representing Divine Star Wisdom, had already been captured. In truth, one could not rely on wisdom, it seems.

Gemez Fortress deployed these Star Flame Giants here definitely not to damage the Divine Star, so why cut the roots of the Tree of Ten Thousand Realms?

The Tree of Ten Thousand Realms grows on the Divine Star; it’s beneficial and harmless to the Divine Star’s growth, even able to nurture an immense amount of life. Creatures grow using the light emitted by the Divine Star, nourished by life force to facilitate the growth of the Tree of Ten Thousand Realms, with consciousness returning incrementally to the Divine Star, and post-mortem consciousness reverting to the Divine Star.

It’s accurate to say that the Tree of Ten Thousand Realms completes the whole incremental cycle. Without it, cycles are incomplete, and the Divine Star would inevitably face decline, deteriorating much faster compared to those possessing the Tree of Ten Thousand Realms.

According to principles, Kadiz was wrong. Cutting the roots of the World Tree God wouldn’t lead to the Tree of God being malnourished, but it would sever the entire incremental cycle.

Kadiz shook his head, "I don’t know either, but the God of Tree is anxious, willing to offer ten units of Star Flame as a reward. I only require one unit as the introduction fee."

The silver coin almost laughed out loud—what kind of business is this? Even the intermediary fee isn’t charged this way; once you reveal all your cards, who won’t haggle? But how much exactly is a unit?

This was exactly what Anthony wanted to ask. Kadiz thought for a moment and said, "Do you know other than the Star Shifting Archer, there’s another Star Flame Giant?"

Everyone innocently fluttered their eyes; one must admit, spending time in this team, everyone’s skills in feigning ignorance had matured.

Anthony, with an even more puzzled look, asked, "Star Flame Giant? There’s another one?"

Kadiz nodded, "Yes, using that Star Flame Giant as a standard, it only has 0.7 units."

Everyone quietly sucked in a breath, yet had to maintain a dazed expression—Anthony was even more ’perplexed’ asking, "And how many units for the Star Shifting Archer?"

"The Star Shifting Archer’s power is fluctuating, wavering between 0.4 and 0.6 units, during past battles with the Star Descendant army, it was only 0.6 units," Kadiz said.

Anthony suddenly switched to the Soul Network, saying, "We have to get those Star Flames. With these Star Flames, the master’s Star Flame avatar can possess a strength that is several times stronger than that of the Star Flame Giant."