Xiao Ran looked at the four characters in front of him, a warmth rising in his heart. As expected, his own grandfather still cared about him.
"Do we have to leave too?"
Wu Man asked Xiao Ran.
"Yes. Once you're out, find Golden Toad Son and the others as soon as possible and join up with them. If everything goes smoothly, great. If it doesn't, leave whenever you get the chance."
Xiao Ran still didn't trust Gu Xuan. To be safe, he had to make sure Wu Man left with the others.
"Okay!"
Wu Man was about to hand all his belongings over to Xiao Ran.
But Xiao Ran gestured for him to wait. "Hold on. The quest matters too. Since you're leaving, let's have Gu Xuan help us while we're at it."
As he spoke, Xiao Ran turned to Lingxi and asked, "What do you still need for your quest?"
"I've already completed one of my Side Quests, but I haven't collected some of the assorted spores."
Lingxi sent Xiao Ran the list of items required for her Side Quest.
As a beginner, Lingxi's quest was much simpler than Xiao Ran and the others'.
However, the miscellaneous spores listed were all specialties of the Four Great Tomb Countries. They really weren't easy to collect.
Xiao Ran made a note of them, then bundled the list together and sent it to Gu Xuan.
Before long, the mycelia outside began to writhe. It was as if a giant hand were moving through them, and soon it had delivered all the items they needed to Xiao Ran.
Along with the assortment of spores Lingxi needed were the Spirit Eye Spores Xiao Ran and the others were after.
Now they had collected every spore required for their Side Quests.
Xiao Ran looked at