The biogas pool excavated within Iron Knife Peak's mountain cliff was a great success. Later, Pudao and Flame Cluster Spotted Grass also built biogas pools on flat ground and found them equally effective. However, biogas pools dug by some bugs themselves just didn't work.

Suddenly, Spotted Cloth became in high demand, with elders from the Iron Knife Mountains frequently inviting him to their territories to help examine the terrain and determine suitable locations for biogas pool construction.

Having received gifts and hospitality from these bugs before, Spotted Cloth couldn't refuse and patiently provided guidance. In the insect world, interactions among kin were generally harmonious, lacking the deceit and intrigue found elsewhere.

It was also a good time, with various fruits ripening in the summer season. Each time Spotted Cloth went to assist, it was like taking a stroll, offering a few words of guidance and receiving fresh fruits as hospitality.

Pudao planted five Gifted Seed shoots of pumao. When the fruits ripened, he specifically sent a batch to Spotted Cloth.

The Iron Knife Mountain Lord also kept his promise, sending batches of fresh fruits every few days. With a wide variety of plant species in his territory, each batch of fruits was different.

So far, Spotted Cloth had tasted almost all types of original force fruits popular among the Red Roach tribe.

Fruits could be roughly divided into two categories: fresh and dried. Fresh fruits included pumao, iron knife fruit, mulberry, dayglow fruit, loquat, pear, persimmon, raspberry, and more, with large sizes and high yields but short shelf lives. Dried fruits like reddish nuts, cypress seeds, pine nuts, walnuts, were smaller in size and yield but could be stored for longer periods.

Most Red Roach warriors preferred to choose dried fruit plants as Gifted Seed shoots. As for fresh fruits, they rarely repeated the same type, ensuring a variety of fruits available for consumption from early summer to autumn, followed by dried fruits in winter and spring.

The ideal growth state was to consume a variety of original force foods throughout the year.

To the north of the Iron Knife Mountains was the Red Orange Mountains, where the Bitter Orange Mountain Lord, much older than the Iron Knife Mountain Lord, managed various citrus tree species with great success.

There was occasional interaction between the neighboring mountain ranges, and the construction technology of biogas pools gradually spread to the Red Orange Mountains. Those who had used them praised them, spreading the reputation of Spotted Cloth, the new master of the Iron Knife Peak, through word of mouth.

Spotted Cloth's daily routine remained monotonous: cutting grass during the day, irrigating and fertilizing, and practicing martial arts techniques at night, occasionally engaging in physical exercise during leisure time.

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"Spotted Cloth."

"Spotted Cloth."

"Yes, Spotted Cloth. This is biogas sludge."

"Biogas sludge. I know, this is biogas sludge, delicious. Quick, Spotted Cloth, get some more biogas sludge for me, I like biogas sludge."

The tree spirit of the Gifted Seed was becoming increasingly intelligent. Through the connection of souls, Spotted Cloth easily taught it many new terms, including his own name.

"You only know how to eat. When will you bear seeds?"

"Bear seeds?" The tree spirit conveyed a puzzled emotion, then angrily: "Spotted Cloth, I want to eat biogas sludge!"

"We're out."

"We're not!"

"We are!"

"We're not!"

"We are!"

The tree spirit's angry emotion carried a hint of threat.

As their time together grew longer, this fellow's temper not only didn't improve but became increasingly irritable. It even learned Spotted Cloth's tactic, threatening to "kill you" at every turn.

Moreover, it was extremely domineering. Despite reaching the maximum number of offshoots and having only a small piece of land for survival, it kept transmitting intense emotions to Spotted Cloth, demanding the removal of all plants within a 10,000-range radius.

Now, the ground on the southern side of the mountain was bare, with only a few dozen blades of grass. The surrounding slopes were barren, devoid of any vegetation—a typical case of "not shitting but still occupying the latrine."

The tree spirit's appalling behavior overturned Spotted Cloth's perception of plants. These guys were the real "ruthless" ones.

Spotted Cloth began to consider whether it needed to dig another biogas pool on the southern side of the mountain. The tree spirit's ability to absorb nutrients was too strong, making it troublesome to transport from the north side every time.

"Biogas sludge! Biogas sludge..."

Seeing Spotted Cloth not responding, the tree spirit became even more arrogant.

"Stop making a fuss. I'll dig a dedicated biogas pool for you soon. Biogas pool, understand? Biogas pool produces biogas sludge and biogas water."

"Biogas pool." The tree spirit learned another new term and quickly understood the relationship between biogas pool, biogas sludge, and biogas water.

"Biogas pool, Spotted Cloth, dig a biogas pool."

"Okay, I'll dig a biogas pool for you when I have time."

Spotted Cloth marveled at the intelligence of the tree spirit, which seemed even smarter than the Red Roach tribe warriors!

"Dig a biogas pool."

The tree spirit urged.

"I don't have time now. I'll do it when I have time."

"Dig."

"I'm busy, very busy. There are many things to do."

"Dig."

The tree spirit became angry, once again transmitting threatening thoughts to Spotted Cloth.

"Screw off."

Spotted Cloth didn't have the patience to continue arguing with a brainless tree spirit. After cursing, he prepared to leave.

On the distant horizon, two red figures, one large and one small, continued to approach.

Soon, the Iron Knife Mountain Lord arrived.

The offshoots of the tree spirit were distributed in the center of the flat ground of the cave mouth, occupying a crucial location.

With no place to land his massive body, the Iron Knife Mountain Lord circled once before settling on the slope.

Following behind the Iron Knife Mountain Lord was Fengling.

Fengling was reclusive, always guarding his own small territory and rarely socializing or leaving home.

The arrival of Fengling was somewhat unexpected to Spotted Cloth.

Fengling was inherently solitary, being an outsider from the World of Ten Thousand Nations. In the Iron Knife Mountains, it wasn't well received by other warriors except for the Iron Knife Mountain Lord, who bought it.

The purpose of the Iron Knife Mountain Lord's personal visit should be for this.

Fengling itself had a solitary personality and was always guarding its own territory. It wasn't well received by other warriors in the Iron Knife Mountains.

The only one who cared about it should be the Iron Knife Mountain Lord who bought it back.