Chapter 245 244. Everyone Loves Red Mushrooms

There are more people around Yafeng Town.

Ever since an adventurer used toxins to test the red mushrooms for non-toxicity and tried them himself, the "mushroom picking fever" that had been gradually cooling down has suddenly been rekindled!

Only this time, the fanatical target shifted from ordinary mushrooms to the red mushrooms that possessed [deliciousness]!

【tasty】

Plants with this characteristic are almost impossible to grow.

It takes more magic to produce delicious food, which means that they need the magic concentration in the environment to meet the standard, but they cannot withstand the magic dilution caused by large-scale concentrated planting.

Even if you find a good place that suits you, it is likely to be coveted.

In order to guard against monsters and human thieves, manpower is needed to be on guard day and night.

Therefore, the places that stably produce [delicacies] are either the lord's private manor guarded by soldiers, or remote places with few people, or the depths of a dungeon full of dangers.

Among them, the most famous dungeon delicacy is undoubtedly a magical plant in the elves' Esoggar dungeon. It uses its [delicious] fruit that exudes deadly temptation to lure greedy adventurers and monsters.

As for the Amethyst Dungeon, it didn't exist before.

But now, just by wandering around its outer area, you actually have a chance to stumble upon a delicious red mushroom?!

Although the chance of its appearance is very small and the weight of a single mushroom is far less than that of other delicious fruits, this delicacy that can be harvested with relatively insignificant time cost is like a pie in the sky!

The only danger is the so-called "dungeon collapse", but so many days have passed and nothing has happened. Many people have begun to wonder if the dungeon will collapse?

Nowadays, civilians are looking for food among the trampled fungal mats near Mute Wind Town; the more cautious adventurers will follow the trail of the fungal mat, go deep into the forest where low-level monsters live, and collect various types of mushrooms; and the most daring ones have already started to move around in the area not far from the entrance to the first floor of the dungeon, with the only goal being the delicious red mushroom!

It is worth mentioning that this situation was not deliberately guided by Lin Jun.

Delicious mushrooms, like hallucinogenic green mushrooms, will randomly appear in the mushroom group, but due to the high magic power consumption, the production is naturally scarce.

If Lin Jun really wanted to give birth deliberately, it would be like what was happening in Mushroom Garden No. 3 right now—

Qiong came to exchange for delicious mushrooms again. After trying a small bowl last time, the taste he had never experienced before lingered in his mind. He couldn't wait to share it with Shou, even though the contribution points required for this delicious mushroom were a full twenty times that of ordinary mushrooms!

After the exchange was confirmed, the delicious mushrooms that the adventurers could not find anywhere began to emerge one after another from the fungal carpet around Qiong.

Qiong waited patiently for a few minutes, until the small caps were full of magic power and stretched out fully, then he stretched out his fingers, pinched off the mushroom stems one by one, and soon filled half a bag.

Weighing the delicious mushroom in her hand, Qiong is already looking forward to the expression on Shou's face when she tastes it tonight!

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On the fungal mat not far from the dungeon gate, a bright red delicious mushroom grows there, but it is still a little small and seems to have room to continue growing.

A young adventurer, walking towards the forest with a bag in hand, spotted it and instantly beamed with joy: "Ha! I'm so lucky!"

He rushed forward in two steps and bent down to pick it up.

whoosh——!

A cold light passed by his fingertips and pierced into the ground in front of him, and the handle of the knife was still trembling!

"Boy, do you understand the rules?" A rough voice sounded, and two adventurers with unfriendly eyes appeared from the shade of a tree not far away.

One of them crossed his arms and raised his chin towards the delicious mushroom. "We've been eyeing this treasure for quite some time, waiting for it to grow to its fullest size, and you come right up and try to snatch it away?"

The young adventurer was still in shock, then flew into a rage: "Bullshit! If you hadn't squatted over there, how would anyone know if you were new here? Your name is engraved on this mushroom! Besides, whoever picks it first gets it!"

The young man couldn't bear it when a flying knife was suddenly thrown at him. He drew the dagger from his waist and pointed the tip of the sword at the other party.

The two men on the opposite side also drew their weapons, and the atmosphere instantly became tense. Greed, anger, and murderous intent intertwined, and a bloody conflict was about to break out.

"Stop it!"

With a loud shout and the clanging sound of armor, five guards in shiny armor came between the three men.

They were swift and well-trained, and the cold tips of their spears flashed with a cold light.

The leading guard captain picked the red mushroom in front of several adventurers.

"Save your energy. What are you fighting for? This mushroom is neither yours nor theirs." He looked around and said in a cold, hard voice, "It belongs to St. Clair!"

"you!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the three adventurers who were originally arguing with each other instantly exploded, and all their anger was directed at the soldiers, with their eyes almost spitting fire.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense. The captain was only at the silver level, and the four soldiers behind him were ordinary soldiers at the bronze level. The three adventurers on the opposite side were all at the silver level. If a fight really broke out, it was unclear who would win.

However, the captain of the guards showed no fear at all, and even had a hint of condescending indifference on his face.

This confidence does not come from his strength, but from the emblem on his chest representing the St. Clair family.

"What does this mean?!" An adventurer suppressed his impulse, his voice hoarse with anger, "The Duke is now even interfering with us picking mushrooms in the wild?!"

The captain of the guards glanced at him and said calmly, "If we were deep in the forest or in the dungeon, no one would care whether you lived or died. But here, we're still on the territory of Mute Wind Town! Miss Inanna has officially exercised her authority over the territory. If you have any questions, please go to the temporary camp and read the notice."

The three adventurers were shaking with anger, their eyes fixed on the red mushroom in the captain's hand, as if they wanted to snatch it back with their eyes, but no one dared to point their weapons at the guards.

Finally, the three of them glared at the guards, turned around and strode towards the camp.

They wanted to see what this suddenly appearing daughter of the Duke was going to do.

By the time they arrived at the guild's temporary camp, a large number of adventurers had already gathered there, and almost everyone had the same experience.

As soon as I squeezed into the outer area, I heard a loud voice among the adventurers protesting:

"With just one word from the St. Clair family, the entire output of Mute Wind Town and all surrounding fungal blankets is now under the guild's control? Why?! There wasn't such a rule before! Even the Duke's family can't just do whatever they want, right?!"

"That's right! This is too overbearing!"

"You can't be so unreasonable!"

This undisguised question was like adding fuel to the fire, and the crowd immediately became excited.

Relying on their numbers, the adventurers mixed in with them opened their voices, pouring out their pent-up dissatisfaction and doubts, and the protests became louder and louder.

For a moment, even the few guards near the announcement could not suppress the commotion.

There was a deafening commotion outside the tent, but inside the big tent, the atmosphere was completely different.

Farr stood quietly aside, his eyes fixed on the Duke's daughter who was being affectionately surrounded by the Pujis. His voice was steady and clear: "Miss Inanna, it's almost time."

(End of this chapter)