Adeline's task was not difficult.
Her target was a special plant called "Gray Paste Scale Fungus."
There was no need to scheme against anyone, nor did she have to fight Monsters to the death.
If she gathered a certain amount of Gray Paste Scale Fungus and brought it back to the Adventurers Association, her promotion task would be a success, granting her the chance to officially go up to the Association Second Floor as a Professional and gain access to more resources and channels.
However, as one of the substitute main ingredients for making [Lesser Stone Skin Potion], as well as a useful stabilizer material in some mid- to high-level spells, Gray Paste Scale Fungus had rather harsh growing conditions.
This unique Mushroom had a grayish-white, rock-like color, with fine scale-like grid patterns spread across its surface. Like most fungi, it favored damp, dark environments.
At the same time, it also had one necessary condition for growth.
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—The bodily fluids of a Petrification Lizard.
Whether saliva or blood, urine or feces, as long as it carried the bodily fluids of that lazy Eight-Legged Lizard, Gray Paste Scale Fungus had the possibility of growing and multiplying.
In addition, Petrification Lizards were commonly found in the Underdark and were very typical cave-dwelling creatures.
So the places where Gray Paste Scale Fungus was most often discovered were easy to imagine.
Naturally, they were the underground nests inhabited by Petrification Lizards.
Adeline had only recently advanced to become a Professional. Even though she had the title of "Green Blood" in River Valley Town, she was still far from capable of crossing blows with a Monster of that level.
Fortunately, she was not alone on this promotion task.
Perhaps because the Association had considered that acting alone would be too difficult, as a necessary