The RV soon reached a fork in the road, and Xi Xi immediately ordered the central control screen to stop the vehicle and carefully examined the pixel map.

All around, every inch of air seemed to be frozen in a thick darkness and an unknown chill.

The tunnels on this map are crisscrossed, but it would be an exaggeration to call them a maze, because these tunnels are not as winding and circuitous as a maze.

Xi Xi believes that comparing it to a subway track map in the same color scheme is more appropriate.

While the mountain tunnels appear to be interconnected, accurately identifying a suitable route within the visible area of ​​a pixel map is extremely difficult.

Left with no other option, Xi Xi could only temporarily order the central control screen to continue along the tunnel that extended eastward.

Is it really only possible to try each path one by one using the left-hand rule? Xi Xi couldn't help but feel a little confused; this was clearly not a wise move.

Inside the tunnel, it was pitch black, and everything seemed to be swallowed up by this endless darkness.

Occasionally, a faint light would flash in the distance, only to disappear quickly into the intricate network of tunnels, appearing and disappearing like a ghost, both enticing and mocking every adventurer who stepped into this place.

"What was that light just now?" Chu Zhiqin asked in horror, her expression very serious. The will-o'-the-wisp was flickering and clearly not something normal.

Xi Xi didn't speak. She stared intently ahead until the car approached the faint light source, then she let out a long sigh of relief.

It turned out to be a piece of blue stone.

She stepped off the vehicle carrying a sickle, the dampness following her like a shadow. An indescribable musty smell and dampness permeated the air, as if it could seep into her bones, making her shiver involuntarily.

Water droplets slid slowly down the tunnel wall, making a "drip, drip" sound that sounded particularly jarring in the silent darkness.

It is probably the light refraction caused by water droplets flowing over the surface of the lapis lazuli that makes it appear to shimmer from a distance.

Xi Xi switched to the light blade mode and used the scythe to knock down the violet stone.

She then realized that the upgraded multi-bladed scythe seemed to have evolved in terms of energy consumption, and it was much less strenuous than when she first encountered the scythe in the underground ruins.

Xi Xi looked at the faintly glowing tile in her hand and suddenly fell into deep thought.

She remembered that although the blue stone could be dug up, if you wanted to increase the probability of pure strains of blue fungus when cultivating it, it was best to expose it to the sun beforehand to eliminate other strains by high temperature.

But now that we are in complete darkness, and sunlight is absolutely impossible, the probability of cultivating Valyrite is extremely low, even if we obtain Valyrite.

Thinking about this, Xi Xi remembered the azure stone she had placed in the car's roof storage compartment. After all, that azure stone had been exposed to the sun and should have grown a relatively pure strain of fungus. She absolutely couldn't mix up the two azure stones.

She immediately returned to the RV. After being upgraded to an RV, the vehicle's structure underwent a huge change. The storage compartment opened from inside the vehicle, like a small attic, with a narrow attic door appearing on the ceiling.

Chu Zhiqin was anxiously looking out the window when she saw Xi Xi return. She immediately went up to her and asked for details. Xi Xi then asked her mother to lend a hand and conduct a control experiment with her.

She placed the newly acquired sapphire directly into a sealed box beforehand, and then turned on the rooftop cabinet knob.

The folding ladder unfolded from top to bottom like dominoes, and Xi's mother held onto it, somewhat bewildered.

After washing her hands in the bathroom, Xi Xi walked out and slowly climbed up the folding ladder.

She quickly climbed to the top of the storage cabinet and immediately spotted the gleaming blue stone in the darkness.

Because of the fungi growing all around, the light of the sapphire was almost dimmed, but it was still clearly visible in the dark.

In the darkness, Xi Xi couldn't make out the specific shapes of the mushrooms, only the faint fluorescent spots on their surfaces, swaying gently with the slight trembling of the mycelium.

She then removed all the bacteria from the surface and handed it to Xi's mother below.

When Xi Xi returned to the carriage, she finally saw that what was in front of her was a cluster of short, plump blue mushrooms.

These mushrooms have broad, rounded caps covered with a fine layer of mycelium.

Under the vehicle's headlights, the blue fluorescence of the mycelium was not as pronounced as before, but instead appeared exceptionally soft and delicate.

The blue mushrooms emit a faint fragrance, a fresh and calming aroma that seems to soothe the restlessness and unease in one's heart.

However, while it looks appealing, its color is really unappetizing.

The unusual color made Xi Xi inexplicably doubtful: wouldn't eating this really make her feel like she was lying on her back...?

[Item Hint: Vallisneriaceae. An edible fluorescent fungus.]

Xi's mother, who was standing nearby, seemed to have heard the notification sound as well. She was quickly flipping through "Dongli Zhiji: A Beginner's Cooking Tutorial," and she remembered that her daughter had mentioned this ingredient to her before.

“Page 47,” Xi Xi said softly as she looked at the mushrooms.

She has spent a lot of time studying this special ingredient cookbook these days, and has already memorized the names of many ingredients, and can even name the dishes that can be made from them.

Sure enough, Xi's mother found the dish cooked with blue violet on page 47.

【Azure Mushroom Soup: After drinking one bowl (400ml), an azure halo with a radius of 6 meters will be emitted from the adventurer, and the glow will last for 30 minutes.】

Literally speaking, this Blue Mushroom Soup is equivalent to a 30-minute living torch, except that this torch doesn't need to be held or take up space; instead, it's the light emitted by the adventurer himself.

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