"Xu Zhi." Xu Huo used Xu Zhi's name after all. Seeing his gaze pause on the open book, he asked, "Are you interested in fungi?"
"A little." Chi Xian nodded. "I came here for these fungi. I'm getting off at Suffocating Rainforest Station."
"What a coincidence. So am I." Xu Huo smiled and set his book aside to chat with him.
"Are you going into the dungeon?" Chi Xian asked. "There are hardly any locals left near Suffocating Rainforest Station. The dungeon must be gone by now, right?"
"We'll only know when we get there. But since the Ticket still works, the dungeon probably hasn't disappeared." Xu Huo brought the conversation back to fungi. "Do you study them?"
"Not really. It's just a hobby." As he spoke, Chi Xian took out a fairly large glass tank and set it on the table. Inside was a miniature seascape, complete with water, fish, and a shoreline. But a closer look revealed that both the fish and the water were made up of incredibly tiny organisms. Some of the fish's floating scales were covered in down-like fungal filaments.
"Are all of these fungi?" Xu Huo asked, a little surprised.
"Yep." Chi Xian was eager to talk about them. "See these transparent fungi that make up the water? When fully grown, they're only half a millimeter in size, and they're completely free of impurities. It took me half a year to find them, and I've been raising them for a long time. They're very particular about their environment."
"Can these fungi survive in the Storage Compartment, too?" Xu Huo leaned closer to take a look.
"For a short time, yes. I've equipped them with the right gear," Chi Xian said. "I also have special cultivation containers. If any die, I can quickly replace them