"Esteemed guests, I haven't yet had the honor of asking your names." Hao seemed to have received some information from inside the city. He turned to Xiao Ran and asked.
"My name is Xiao, and I have a brother named Ran."
Xiao Ran replied.
"Very well. Welcome to Spirit Tomb City. However, according to our rules, each person may only enter the city with five hundred units of mycelium."
"That's fine."
Xiao Ran agreed readily, without even trying to bargain.
Once Spirit Tomb City had carefully opened a small gap, Xiao Ran and Wu Man sent a wisp of their mental power inside.
The mycelium they would inhabit had already been prepared. But after they finished taking up residence, they discovered that its quality was extremely poor.
Clearly, this was ordinary mycelium that had gone a long time without being nourished by Gold Melting Liquid. It was already showing signs of deterioration.
They really were keeping a close watch on them.
Xiao Ran and Wu Man exchanged a glance. Such a petty trick meant nothing to them. If anything, it showed just how nervous the city lord of Spirit Tomb City was.
"I'm sorry. Resources have been rather scarce in Spirit Tomb City lately, so we've neglected our esteemed guests."
Hao's figure appeared beside them, and he apologized to Xiao Ran and Wu Man.
"It's all right. Show us around."
At five hundred units in size, the mycelium could accommodate only two or three points of mental power—no different from an ordinary person.
They couldn't easily take in all of Spirit Tomb City at a glance, as they had when they were in Summer Tomb.
"Of course. This way, please."
Hao gestured for Xiao Ran and Wu Man to follow, then led them along the streets of Spirit Tomb City.