"There are lots," the little girl hurriedly said. "They're everywhere in town."
As if afraid he wouldn't believe her, she hastily added, "Butterfly Bone Town was built against the rocks to begin with. Wood gets eaten by fungi very easily, so it doesn't last long as building material. We don't have enough money to buy metal materials from other places, either, so we all build our homes against the mountains or out of stone."
Xu Huo's expression softened. He smiled and said, "There's no need to be so nervous. I just think this kind of fungus is rare. It can even use stone as nourishment."
Since he was carrying someone, and the forest paths were difficult to traverse, they had to move slowly. At any moment, they might run into ground eaten away by fungi and have to change course.
Seeing that he seemed to believe her, the little girl relaxed a little and volunteered, "The old people in town say there's actually a kind of fungus that can live inside stone. This insect-repelling fungus really likes it, so it settles on the stone too. It's not that the insect-repelling fungus eats the stone."
Xu Huo nodded. "District 013 really is a fascinating place. Do many Outer District Players go there?"
"Not many..." The little girl paused, then asked, "You didn't come for a dungeon, did you? You came specifically to look for fungi?"
Xu Huo glanced back at her, and she explained, "People don't often come through here, but every year some people who like studying fungi still visit. Several came just a few days ago... But they've already left. I guess they didn't find any fungi they liked."
Pretending not to notice how awkwardly she'd changed the subject, he asked, "Are there many Outer District Players in Butterfly