After another heavy rain, more than twenty continuous days of scorching sun followed. However, the mountains had already stored a massive amount of water, so the mountain brooks and the streams at their base never ran dry.
Dragon Cypress led the worker ants, digging every morning and evening. The third large pond to the south of the small pond was now over one meter deep and nearing completion.
Intermittently, Dragon Cypress had consumed half of his Origin Force Food, valued at 2,000 Source Stones, and faint signs of evolution were appearing.
Four months had passed since he reached the ninth Age Period, and the time for his next evolution was about right.
Dragon Cypress consumed three Green Torreya Seeds in one gulp. Feeling increasingly drowsy, he informed Ink Orchid and Azure, then retreated to the Ant Nest on the mountain to rest and wait.
As usual, he fell into a deep sleep at nightfall.
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The sound of rain echoed outside the cave.
