Pet Expert
The painted woman secretly wanted to pat him on the shoulder, but Xu Huo turned around just then and stared at her.
The painted woman awkwardly drew back her hand and pulled out her phone, tapping away. "I'm here to work part-time."
Xu Huo ignored the helicopter circling overhead. He took out Shelter 101 and gestured for the painted woman to go inside with him.
Only after he shut the door did he take out the Nuwa Stone. He also removed the mycelium he had planted in a nutrient tube ahead of time, then pressed its roots against the stone.
King Fungus's mycelium grew quickly across the Nuwa Stone, branching out continuously until a white, frosty web covered the surface.
He put the Nuwa Stone and the mycelium together into the Bandit's Treasure Box, then said to the painted woman, "Take this box deep into the depression. If you find any items down there, put the box next to them and open a crack so the mycelium can grow out."
"Bringing the items back would be even better, of course, but it's fine if you can't. Just let the mycelium spread underwater."
The painted woman was no longer what she used to be. She had long since stopped being the prop who barely understood language, and she nodded before typing on her phone: "Can I make an unreasonable request?"
"If you know it's unreasonable, don't ask." Xu Huo was cold-hearted and bluntly shut her down without a moment's hesitation.
The painted woman gazed at him pitifully. "Could you hear me out before you say no?"
"Go ahead."
"I want this stone too..."
"No." Xu Huo turned her down. "You're here to work. Employees don't haggle with the boss. I'm offering decent compensation, so you need to have some