The mycelium entered the cup and rapidly swelled like a sponge soaking up water. In less than ten seconds, a sphere identical to the bouncing Yutu Sphere beside it appeared in the wineglass, though it did not seem very intelligent.
Yutu hopped beside the newly formed sphere and released an obscure ripple. The liquid inside the new sphere then automatically flew into the pot, while its shell was absorbed by Yutu's main body. Xue Xi could clearly sense that after merging with this body, Yutu's energy fluctuations and life force had grown considerably stronger.
On the Beast Pet Contract in Xue Xi's hand, a special life-form evolution progress bar suddenly appeared under Yutu's entry, though it was only at one ten-millionth progress. Xue Xi looked at Yutu in the pot in surprise. She had not expected this little thing to have the potential to evolve into a special life-form!
"Master, that's how it works. I grow stronger by absorbing the life energy in the Highland Barley Wine, but I have no use for the innate spiritual liquid inside it, so I'll use it to trade with you for wine. How about it?"
Xue Xi had not intended to ask the little fellow for payment, but she had not expected it to actually be useful. Since that was the case, she gladly accepted!
"Alright, then we have a deal. By the way, little fellow, how many new spheres can you produce in a day?"
Yutu pondered for a moment. "Right now, I can only separate one thousand strands of mycelium per day. But Master, the mycelium beneath the cave was all separated over the years with the mindset of casting a wide net. If all that mycelium were gathered together, the number would be astronomical. I'm afraid even all your wine