Did the wind chime really move to Li Zhu Peak? Banbu had to consider it seriously. The biggest benefit would be the immediate addition of a senior warrior to Li Zhu Peak, greatly enhancing its security. At least, ordinary beasts wouldn't dare approach easily. Secondly, with two warriors residing in the mountains, they could look out for each other. For example, Banbu could entrust Wind Chime to help take care of the command breeds, allowing him to leave without worrying about them being harmed by wild animals.

The major downside would be interference. With an extra pair of eyes watching, many things might become inconvenient to do. For example, developing the soon-to-be-created cultivation technique or preparing various scientific researches in the future. Overall, the pros outweighed the cons.

Banbu tentatively said, "Master of Iron Knife Mountain, many of Wind Chime's command breeds have started to grow, and moving them would be quite inconvenient and could cause significant damage."

The master of Iron Knife Mountain replied, "Banbu, you've seen it yourself, Wind Chime's management of the command breeds is utterly atrocious. I believe relocating them to the fertile Li Zhu Peak would actually benefit their development."

Banbu nodded and said, "If Wind Chime has no objections, then I can accept it naturally."

"That's good if you agree. I will talk to Wind Chime about it. If Wind Chime agrees, I will gift it a seed of the Scarlet Firmament Tree and compensate it with a batch of Iron Knife Tree fruits to aid its rapid growth."

"Banbu, with Wind Chime moving over, you will be able to establish a foothold in the Jinping Mountain Range more easily. I won't send Cliff Cypress and the others to help anymore. The previous agreement for the two junior warriors... might have to be canceled."

The future two junior warriors from Iron Knife Mountain would both be sent to Li Zhu Peak, which was a crucial agreement. The probability of ordinary cockroaches evolving into cockroach warriors was too low; cockroach warriors were the most precious resource for tribal prosperity.

The master of Iron Knife Mountain had planned it well. Besides saving many troubles from the agreement, exchanging the unpopular Wind Chime for two future young warriors was like killing two birds with one stone.

Poor Wind Chime, sold from the mainland to Iron Knife Mountain by the cunning merchants of the Mirage Flame Spider tribe, was now going to be sold again by the master of Iron Knife Mountain.

The despicable insect trafficker.

Banbu bargained, "Master of Iron Knife Mountain, you should send another junior warrior. Li Zhu Peak would only be thoroughly secure with three warriors guarding it."

The master of Iron Knife Mountain replied, "Banbu, don't underestimate yourself. You are naturally skilled in combat. After becoming a senior warrior, you can handle two by yourself, which is quite safe."

Banbu said, "Three warriors would be safer. Moreover, with three warriors, more ordinary tribe members can be protected, increasing the chances of new warriors being born. After all, Li Zhu Peak also needs development, and the Jinping Mountain Range needs more warriors to guard it."

After a moment of silence, the master of Iron Knife Mountain said, "Next time the Mirage Flame Spider tribe's caravan passes by, I will negotiate with them, paying some price to redeem a Scarlet Roach tribe warrior and send them to Li Zhu Peak. Banbu, what do you think?"

Banbu thought for a moment and replied, "That's acceptable."

...

That evening, the master of Iron Knife Mountain brought Wind Chime to Banbu again. Wind Chime agreed to move to Li Zhu Peak, and Banbu chose a location with it.

Li Zhu Peak was magnificent and vast, with most areas having gentle slopes suitable for settlement. According to altitude, it could be roughly divided into upper, upper-middle, middle, lower-middle, and lower layers, level with the mountains.

Except for the upper layer, which was chilly in autumn and often snow-covered in winter, making it unsuitable for planting regular plants, the other areas were all good choices. Especially the upper-middle layer Banbu had chosen, with ample sunlight and abundant original force, making it an excellent place with plenty of unused land.

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But Wind Chime chose a steep slope in the northeast of the middle-lower layer. It was quite daring, even planning to plant wind chimes below the cliff.

After some warning from the master of Iron Knife Mountain, Banbu seemed somewhat helpless.

Cliff Cypress was obsessed with various pine and cypress trees; Li Zhu was obsessed with bamboo; Flame Cluster Mottgrass even once planned to nurture flame cluster mottgrass as command breeds but, wise enough, after being severely warned and explained by Mayu and the master of Iron Knife Mountain, it corrected its ways and promptly turned to the right path.

The master of Iron Knife Mountain himself was somewhat obsessed with iron knife trees.

Now Banbu, still a junior warrior, just beginning to develop his territory, already showed a clear inclination toward bamboo and had started collecting precious bamboo seeds.

All signs indicated that insect tribe warriors were generally prone to fixating on a certain type of plant, and it was difficult to correct.

It was evident that Wind Chime was somewhat pleased.

Moving to Li Zhu Peak was akin to breaking away from Iron Knife Mountain. The master of Iron Knife Mountain had no authority over matters in the Jinping Mountain Range anymore. Banbu was the nominal master of Li Zhu Peak, but it was still too early for him to formally become the mountain master. In terms of seniority, he was a generation lower than Wind Chime, and in terms of strength, he was far inferior, so he had no right to control it.

He could cultivate his beloved wind chimes recklessly, without any restrictions. That was quite good.

The migration was scheduled for the end of winter and the beginning of spring this year, during the transition of the two seasons, minimizing damage to the command breeds during transplantation.

...

The ears of the Xun Grass command breed matured rapidly after the spikelets formed seeds.

With three spikes, each with 32 grains, a total of 96 round and full original force grass seeds, Banbu quickly consumed them, greatly accelerating his growth.

After harvesting the mature seeds, the grass leaves quickly withered. Banbu simply cut them off. After a few days of irrigation, three new shoots emerged from the ground, rapidly growing into new grass plants.

The Divine Gifted Grass still showed no signs of sprouting.

...

After the large-scale hunting in midsummer, the dry season followed, requiring water to be fetched from the mountain's reservoir every day to irrigate various plants.

Right in the scorching hot season, Banbu showed signs of breakthrough towards advancement.

The four senior warriors of Iron Knife Peak were too busy, so Banbu decided to ask Flame Cluster Mottgrass, Wind Chime, and Pudao to take turns helping.

...

Dusk.

Flame Cluster Mottgrass's territory.

Flame Cluster Mottgrass was very busy. Besides taking care of the command breeds, it also sowed a large batch of ordinary iron knife trees last year. These ordinary saplings were much weaker than the command breeds and couldn't withstand the drought.

The water stored in the mountain's reservoir was running low. Opening the floodgate and channeling water wasted a lot, so it was busy fetching water with bamboo tubes for irrigation.

"

Banbu, why are you here? With Li Zhu Peak planting so many bamboo trees, shouldn't you be busy to the point of exhaustion?" Flame Cluster Mottgrass said, then realized and continued, "You can't keep up with the work and need help, right?"

Banbu said, "Indeed, I can't keep up, and there's also a more troublesome matter. I'm about to shed my shell and grow into a middle-level warrior, so I need to sleep for a while."

The period of growth could still be endured, but the transformation from a junior warrior to a middle-level warrior, a qualitative change, inherently carried the risk of evolution failure, which Banbu dared not take lightly.

"Banbu! Are you going to become a middle-level warrior?" Flame Cluster Mottgrass exclaimed, cheering, "Black Mulberry just became a middle-level warrior half a month ago, and you'll soon catch up with it! I knew it, Banbu is a better warrior than Black Mulberry."

Meaningless comparison.

Banbu shook his antennae and said seriously, "I'm planning to ask Wind Chime and Pudao for help. They shouldn't refuse. You can take turns coming to Li Zhu Peak, arriving at night, just to help me irrigate the command breeds. Also, leave some scent to prevent birds and beasts from approaching. It won't take up too much time."

Flame Cluster Mottgrass readily agreed, "No problem. We can guard you all night, and during the day, leave it to the Cliff Cypresses of Iron Knife Peak."

Flame Cluster Mottgrass then asked suspiciously, "But, will the stingy Wind Chime help?"

Banbu replied, "Wind Chime will definitely help. The master of Iron Knife Mountain has decided that it will move to Li Zhu Peak and accompany me this winter."

"Is this true?" Flame Cluster Mottgrass shook its antennae, displeased. "Wind Chime is a nasty fellow, Banbu, as the mountain master of Li Zhu Peak, you should refuse it."

Banbu said, "Wind Chime chose a terrible location for its territory, and its command breeds grow poorly there. The master of Iron Knife Mountain hopes that it will change for the better after moving to Li Zhu Peak."

Flame Cluster Mottgrass sneered, "That's because it's stupid, a miserly idiot."

Banbu shook his antennae without responding.

The conflict between Flame Cluster Mottgrass and Wind Chime seemed to deepen due to some incidents. Their territories were not far apart, which was probably one of the reasons why the master of Iron Knife Mountain was determined to move Wind Chime to Li Zhu Peak.