Green Mushrooms and Red Mushrooms

Xiao Wu glanced in Lan Yu's direction, found that Lan Yu was already asleep, and thought: Was that dream real? The God of Fungi? The Sage Lord of Fungi?

Unable to figure it out, she simply lay down, only she could not fall asleep for the second half of the night.

Meanwhile, Lan Yu was cursing Bifulong in his consciousness: Why did you mention me to her? Do you have any idea how much this will skyrocket my risks?

I'm an idiot too, how could I have agreed to let you find that rabbit as a believer.

What does it matter? She knows you're also my believer, and will definitely find a way to help you. Isn't this great?

Her getting close to me will only make Tang San and his father target me, which is very disadvantageous for our development. Tell her next time to stay away from me and not implicate me.

Fine, fine, I'll listen to you, won't I? When can I increase the number of my avatars?

Once the Mycelium Network covers the entire Notting College, you'll be able to let your mushrooms sprout in hidden places.

Alright!

The next day, everything was as usual. Seeing that Xiao Wu was not deliberately approaching him, Lan Yu also breathed a sigh of relief; this at least showed she still had a bit of brains.

Actually, Tang Hao probably was not at Notting College during the period when Tang San went to hunt a spirit, but rather protecting Tang San in the Soul Hunting Forest.

Lan Yu continued to expand the Mycelium Network, especially in that area behind the back mountain of Notting College.

There were many trees there, and mushrooms popping up on the ground was quite normal, so it would not attract too much attention.

However, Lan Yu suddenly thought of one thing: Bifulong's avatars could turn into Fungus Beasts, and could even speak.

Then on Douluo Continent, would Bifulong's avatars be able to turn into Spirit Beasts?

Bifulong could not answer this question, only saying that they would know clearly after trying.

So Lan Yu came to the back mountain of the college, and only after confirming no one was around did he say: "Start!"

"Alright! My avatars, come out! This is the beginning of my rule over this world, wahahaha..."

"Shut up! You're so noisy!"

Lan Yu pressed his temples. Bifulong was truly noisy.

Immediately afterward, a batch of mushrooms popped up from the ground, some green and some red.

Lan Yu squatted down and looked at the red mushroom beside his foot. Poof! The red mushroom turned into a Fungus Beast.

"Sage Lord..."

"Haha, good, not bad, it's no different from Teyvat."

Lan Yu ignored Bifulong and instead carefully observed the Fungus Beast turned from the red mushroom.

"Are you a Spirit Beast now?"

"Spirit... Beast... what... is that..."

Fine, asking was just asking in vain. Poof, the green mushroom beside them also turned into a Fungus Beast.

"We should probably count as Spirit Beasts. We grow by relying on the spirit power gathered by the Mycelium Network. Since there is spirit power in our bodies, naturally we are Spirit Beasts."

"Doesn't that mean killing you guys can drop spirit rings?"

"We cannot be killed, unless the Sage Lord is killed."

"Yes... yes..."

"In other words, your consciousness is actually symbiotically linked with Bifulong."

"That's right, they are all my avatars, and of course their consciousness is also connected with mine."

"What's the deal with Zamalan?"

"It was an accident, an accident! Why must you bring it up..."

"Fine, I won't bring it up. It looks like my idea of self-producing and self-marketing spirit rings is going to fall through."

"No way! Spirit beasts can make sacrifices."

Lan Yu looked strangely at the green mushroom: "How do you know so much?"

"I don't know, this seems to be common sense that the spirit beasts here ought to know."

"Then what level of years are you guys equivalent to now?"

"One year...?"

"Wait, what did you say? One year! One-year spirit beasts don't even have spirit rings. Is there a way to increase the age?"

"Supplying the spirit power gathered by the Mycelium Network to a single mushroom should work..."

"Alright, then let's try it. From now on, provide the spirit power gathered by the Mycelium Network to you."

Bifulong protested, however: "Hey, didn't you say to gather power to let me expand the number of avatars?"

"Did you forget how you failed? It's precisely because your main body was too weak that you couldn't generate a sufficient number of green mushrooms in a short time.

So, learn from past mistakes and restore the main body's strength first—which means my strength. Understand?"

"Fine! Fine! It's not because I'm weak, it's clearly because that little girl eats too much..."

Bifulong muttered softly, naturally referring to Valesha.

Over the next few days, apart from attending classes, Lan Yu would go cultivate mushrooms while cultivating himself, and the roasted mushroom stall was not opened at all.

On this day, the guy called Boss Xiao in Notting College got into a conflict with Xiao Wu, and Xiao Wu roped in the entirety of Room Seven to have a fight with him.

Lan Yu was dragged into it as well; as a Food System user, nobody counted on him to fight, and he was purely there to be a cheerleader.

There was no difference from the original plot: Tang San came back and flexed with a hundred-year spirit ring, and Xiao Wu also displayed her hundred-year spirit ring.

The entirety of Room Seven was thus able to stop doing work-study student tasks.

"I propose we go have a good meal."

"No problem, Sister Xiao Wu is treating! Xiaoyu, I want to eat roasted mushrooms, I haven't had them in days."

"Alright, I'll prepare them."

While everyone was getting ready to go feast, Tang San sidled up beside Lan Yu and warned: "We are not people of the same world, don't harbor any ideas about Xiao Wu, otherwise... Humph!"

Without waiting for Lan Yu's response after speaking, he caught up to Xiao Wu. Lan Yu rolled his eyes, thinking: Is this fellow really an adult who has lived for over thirty years? How is he even more childish than a kid?

After the gathering, everyone went to sleep, and Xiao Wu dreamed of Bifulong again.

"Sage Lord of Fungi, I finally get to see you again."

"Ahem, I am here to remind you, the bad guy who is targeting you has already returned. Do not get close to my other believer, or it will bring danger to him."

"I understand, I know what to do. Sage Lord of Fungi, you are a deity—can you resurrect dead people?"

"Resurrect dead people! How could that possibly be done..."

Xiao Wu immediately wore a sorrowful expression.

"Ahem... this, it's not completely impossible. If the soul hasn't completely vanished, there's still a chance of resurrection."

"Really?"

"I am a deity, how... how could I lie to you? In any case, remember my words, cultivate well..."

With that, it withdrew from the dream.

The person Xiao Wu wanted to resurrect was naturally her mother, A Rou, whose remnant soul was still inside the spirit ring. As for whether she could be resurrected, that remained to be seen.

In any case, Xiao Wu now had something to look forward to, and she would definitely put more effort into her cultivation.

Actually, there was also something very strange: Xiao Wu clearly said she wanted revenge, yet her cultivation was three days of fishing and two days of drying nets, her words and actions inconsistent. As for why, that was unclear.

In the days that followed, Xiao Wu's cultivation truly became somewhat more serious. Aside from going to eat roasted mushrooms, Lan Yu and Xiao Wu had no intersections.

Tang San still clung to Xiao Wu like sticky rice, while Xiao Wu maintained her relationship with Tang San, all the while feeling extreme disgust in her heart for this fellow plotting against her.