Mushrooms Grown by Orks
A few days later, early one morning, before the sunlight had passed through the light-bending device at Dragonbone Village and spilled over the settlement, Xiado and Maiduo were already up.
Curious and excited, they set off together, following the babbling stream outside the window of Annie's bamboo house and searching downstream.
Yes, searching—or exploring?
They were going to see whether those Ork spores Annie had mentioned had sprouted yet!
The streambank at Dragonbone Village was constantly wet and slippery where water flowed between the stones. The mossy spots that never saw sunlight were especially slick, and there was no path to follow, so walking there was obviously dangerous for an ordinary person!
Fortunately, none of the villagers at Dragonbone Village were ordinary people!
Even the children there had to undergo comprehensive training at the academy. Some of the stronger ones could take on a Devourer Beast by themselves without breaking a sweat, so there was no need to mention Xiado and Maiduo, two of the academy's top graduates.
The rugged stream rocks posed no challenge to them. Instead, the stream's clear, trickling sounds guided them, and they easily bounded downstream along its course.
!!
Xiado, who was leading the way, suddenly lit up as if she'd discovered a new continent. She leaped onto a relatively flat patch of shady grass and excitedly called back:
"Wow!"
"Maiduo, come take a look!"
"So many mushrooms I've never seen before have grown!"
Ignoring the way her voice echoed through the woods, she bounced toward an even larger patch of mushrooms growing farther ahead. The two braids behind her swung back and forth against her loose hair.
"Really?"
"Coming! Coming!"
Hearing the call, Maiduo hurried over, speeding up and bounding across the rocks.
Soon, when she saw the