Chapter 306: Mushroom Forest Changes
"Boo..."
In the swamp, a fist-sized, cylindrical pink flower first swelled up and then bloomed instantly. At the same time, dozens of needle-shaped stamens silently attacked the Vine Tribe warriors on the boat.
"careful!"
At the critical moment, the old witch was the first to notice it, and took out a piece of animal skin, shook it violently, and blocked the warrior.
“Puff, puff, puff…”
The three needle-shaped stamens were blocked by the animal hide and were deeply embedded in it. The soldier broke out in a cold sweat as he looked at the slender and sharp stamens that pierced through the animal hide.
Nepeta was also startled, because those needle-like stamens were so thin that they made almost no sound when they were ejected, and even he didn't react.
The old witch slowly put away the animal skin and returned to his old and frail appearance.
However, after going through so much, everyone in the Teng tribe has realized how powerful the old witch is, and they are all in awe of him.
"Thank you, old witch, for saving me."
The warrior thanked the old witch gratefully.
The old witch waved his hands and said, "This flower is called a syringe flower. Its stamens are needle-shaped and poisonous. However, the flower and rhizome are good materials for making witch medicine. Go and get the flower back for me."
"Okay!"
The warrior also had resentment towards the flower, so he asked someone to help launch a small boat into the water. Then he rode the boat over and pulled out the syringe flower that almost hurt him by the roots, washed off the mud, and brought it back to the big ship and handed it to the old witch.
The fleet continued to move forward, and everyone's vigilance was raised to the extreme, because there were so many strange things in the swamp that they could get into trouble if they were not careful.
There are many strange creatures and dangers in the forest, but most of the tribesmen have already seen them. The Great Swamp is a completely new area for them, which requires time to explore and become familiar with.
The old witch was very excited because in this environment, he could collect many plants that he had never seen before. This place was a huge treasure for him.
Once he understands the characteristics and medicinal properties of these plants, he can include them in the Great Wilderness Herb Map, which is very important to the old witch.
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Southern Wilderness, Mountain Turtle Tribe.
"Chief, something has happened, something serious has happened!"
A warrior pushed open the door in a panic and rushed into Panicola's house, which made Panicola very dissatisfied because he was exploring the origin of life with the female warriors of the tribe.
"How many times have I told you not to barge in here without permission!"
Shanjia climbed up from the bed, without even putting on his pants, and staggered to the soldier. He glared at the soldier with dissatisfaction and said, "You'd better have something important to tell me!"
The warrior said anxiously: "Chief, we were driven out of the mushroom forest."
"What?"
Hearing this, the resentment in Shanjia's eyes immediately turned into disbelief, and he even felt it was a bit absurd.
"Please tell me clearly what happened to the Mushroom Forest."
The soldier continued, "This morning, we entered the mushroom forest as usual to pick the magical mushrooms that had just grown. Who knew that after we had just picked a few, all the mushrooms in the mushroom forest seemed to come alive, even those mushrooms that originally did not attack people, began to attack people."
"We were attacked and expelled by the entire mushroom forest. Only after we left the mushroom forest did the mushrooms stop attacking us."
"Fortunately, those poisonous mushrooms did not release poisonous spore powder to us, otherwise it would be a question whether we could come back alive."
When talking about the changes in the entire mushroom forest, the warrior was obviously still in shock. The scene of being attacked by the entire forest was truly terrifying.
Shanjia frowned and said, "How could this happen? This has never happened before."
Shanjia thought for a moment and said, "You go back first. I will go and discuss it with the witch."
"yes!"
The soldier left in a hurry.
The pangolin didn't want to bother with the female warrior anymore, so he put on his fur coat and let the female warrior go back first.
Then he washed his hands and walked quickly towards the house where the witch lived.
“Crackle, crackle…”
In the wooden house, the witch of the Mountain Turtle Tribe stood by the fire, holding a piece of tortoise shell in his hand and chanting a mysterious spell.
As the incantation sounded, the flames seemed to have life, wrapping around the tortoise shell in circles, burning continuously, which was very magical.
When Panther walked over, he happened to see this scene in the house.
He did not rush in to interrupt the witch, but stood outside the house and waited patiently.
After a long time, the witch's chanting finally stopped and the flames in the fire pit returned to normal.
The witch sat down again and carefully observed the cracks produced on the tortoise shell after being burned. He could get the result of divination based on the size, shape, depth, etc. of the cracks.
"Come in."
While Shanjia was still hesitating at the door whether he should go in, the witch had already spoken.
Shanjia no longer hesitated, strode into the house and sat down on the other side of the fire pit.
"Witch, a warrior just reported that something strange happened in the Mushroom Forest, and all the warriors of our Mountain Turtle Tribe were forcibly driven out."
The witch nodded and said, "I already know about this matter. Judging from the results of divination, this may not be a bad thing."
Shanjia said anxiously: "Witch, the most important goods of our Mountain Turtle Tribe are those magical mushrooms. If we lose these mushrooms, what will we use to trade with other tribes in the future?"
The Mushroom Forest is an important reason why the Mountain Turtle Tribe has always lived here, otherwise they would migrate frequently like other tribes.
If the Mushroom Forest is lost, it means that the Mountain Turtle Tribe will have no advantage when trading with other tribes.
This is something the pangolin absolutely does not want to see.
The witch did not directly answer Shanjia's question, but asked Shanjia: "Do you know why only our Mountain Turtle Tribe can freely enter and exit the Mushroom Forest, but other tribes cannot?"
Shanjia answered without hesitation: "Because our Shangui tribe is familiar with all kinds of mushrooms in the mushroom forest, we can accurately avoid those that are highly poisonous and aggressive."
The witch shook his head and said, "The nearby tribes have always wanted to enter the Mushroom Forest. They have made as much effort as we have over the years and know more about those magical mushrooms, but they still cannot enter the Mushroom Forest."
After the witch said this, the pangolin also felt very strange, because it stands to reason that those tribes that have lived around the mushroom forest for a long time should know a lot about the mushroom forest.
Why can only people from the Mountain Turtle Tribe enter and exit the Mushroom Forest freely, while people from other tribes can only pick some mushrooms on the periphery and cannot enter at all?
Shanjia asked tentatively: "Witch, could it be that the Mushroom Forest has a better impression of our Mountain Turtle Tribe?"
Wu shook his head and said, "No, this is actually a deal."
"Trade? With whom?"
"A deal between the turtle god and a mushroom."
“This…what on earth is going on?”
Shanjia was confused, he had never heard of these things before.
The witch did not keep the secret any longer and directly told Shanjia an old story.
At the beginning, the Mountain Turtle Tribe fled from the central part of the Southern Wilderness to the Great Swamp near the Border Wilderness. In order to choose a suitable place to live, they moved to many places near the Great Swamp.
During a migration, the Mountain Turtle Tribe accidentally encountered a mysterious mushroom forest.
At the beginning, all the mushrooms in the mushroom forest madly attacked the members of the Mountain Turtle Tribe.
Later, the Turtle God personally entered the mushroom forest and found the culprit - a demigod mushroom.
It is very difficult for plants to become gods, let alone mushrooms with a very short lifespan.
It is simply a miracle that it can cultivate to the semi-god realm.
The Turtle God was overjoyed and wanted to eat the demigod mushroom immediately to increase his own strength.
At the critical moment, the demigod mushroom used its divine consciousness to beg for mercy from the Turtle God, and told the Turtle God that as long as it was not eaten, the Mushroom Forest would be able to provide the Mountain Turtle Tribe with an endless supply of magical mushrooms, which would be of great help to the tribe.
The conditions of the Demigod Mushroom made the Turtle God excited.
Eating the Demigod Mushroom only had a limited effect on the Turtle God's strength, because when he was in the middle part, the old Turtle God fed him a lot of good food.
If they agree to the conditions of the Demigod Mushroom, the Mountain Turtle Tribe will be able to rely on this mushroom forest to gain a foothold in the future.
So, in the end, the Turtle God agreed not to eat the demigod mushroom in exchange for the benefit of the Mountain Turtle Tribe's free entry into the mushroom forest to pick magic mushrooms.
After listening to the witch's story of the past, Panther finally understood why only members of the Mountain Turtle Tribe could enter the Mushroom Forest freely.
However, he still had a question: "Why are the warriors of the Mountain Turtle Tribe being driven out of the Mushroom Forest? Is that the demigod mushroom planning to break the contract?"
Wu looked in the direction of the mushroom forest and said slowly, "If I'm not mistaken, the demigod mushroom is really going to become a god."
"What?"
The pangolin was completely shocked, his face full of disbelief.
Mushrooms becoming gods sounds like a fairy tale.
(End of this chapter)
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