I cultivate mushrooms in warhammer

A woman from the lower hive whistled at the entrance of the alley, a malicious smile appearing on her face.

The lower hive resident slowly approached, wanting to chat her up, but the woman intentionally revealed her forehead from under her hood, and the smile on the lower hive resident's face froze.

A gray, fish scale-like pattern protruded on the woman's forehead.

The light shone on it, reflecting a greasy light, making one feel disgusted.

"Damn, she's a mutant."

The lower hive resident stopped, crossed his arms, spat on the ground, and went back to watch the brawl:

"Get lost, you rat from the gutter."

Getting close to mutants can lead to infection and uncontrollable mutations, a common belief among lower hive residents.

Mutants are therefore unwelcome, like rats crossing the street.

If the mutation is so severe that it cannot be covered by clothing, the mutants will be shot on sight by law enforcement.

Faced with the lower hive resident's abuse, the woman covered her forehead again, her expression indifferent.

Since her body mutated, she had experienced too much discrimination and hatred.

At first, she felt desperate about her mutation and often had suicidal thoughts.

By chance, she discovered that as long as she consumed relatively clean water and food, the degree of mutation could be controlled and would not worsen further.

From then on, she lived a life of scavenging for survival in the ruins.

Three days ago, a young man found her.

The young man claimed to be a mushroom farmer who could provide edible mushrooms on a long-term and stable basis.

The two decided to make their first transaction today.

The woman was full of anticipation for this.

"Leia, I'm here," Li Nuo said as he walked into the alley.

"Are the mushrooms ready?" The woman named Leia led the young man deeper into the alley.

Li Nuo took out a brown glass jar from his pocket, "Try the sample first. If you confirm there are no problems, I'll go move the mushrooms over."

"Okay." Leia opened the glass jar, and a rich milky aroma drilled into her nose, rushing straight to the top of her head.

"Hiss——"

Leia inhaled with all her might, letting the refreshing aroma fill her chest, "This smells so good, so rich. What kind of mushroom is this?"

"Milk mushroom, I grew it myself."

"Would milk mushrooms have such a strong aroma?" Leia was a little puzzled, and took out a mushroom from the jar, examining it carefully.

Li Nuo shrugged slightly, "Maybe my cultivation techniques and ingredients are better, so these mushrooms are more fragrant and delicious."

Leia put the mushroom into her mouth from under her scarf, and bit down, a rich aroma and slightly sweet juice bursting between her teeth.

The next second, Leia's body shook violently, her whole body stiffened, and memories surfaced in her eyes.

"This this taste... It's so familiar..."

A memory that Leia had already swept into the depths of her mind played uncontrollably.

Before the ruins became what they are today, she and her parents lived there.

The family lived in a house with an attic, and lived a happy and fulfilling life.

Leia's father was a foreman on the factory assembly line.

On Leia's coming-of-age day, her father asked someone to buy a box of milk mushrooms from the upper hive.

It was the first time in Leia's life that she had eaten such delicious food, so much so that she ate most of the box in one go, before remembering to share it with her parents.

From then on, she never had the chance to eat food from the upper hive again, and her life underwent a dramatic change not long after she came of age.

An explosion shockwave of unknown origin tore apart the happy family, her parents died in the explosion, and only she survived, becoming a homeless dog wandering in the ruins.

Now, eating mushrooms with the same taste, the past memories instantly overwhelmed Leia's will.

She was immersed in her memories, her eyes filled with tears, and she couldn't recover for a long time.

…

Li Nuo was speechless for a while.

She just ate a mushroom, why is the woman in front of him crying so much.

We're not filming a live-action version of "Cooking Master Boy", there's no need to be so exaggerated.

Despite his grumbling, Li Nuo took out the handkerchief he carried with him and handed it over:

"Why don't you wipe away your tears and calm down?"

Leia focused her eyes, came back to her senses, and realized that she was crying.

She swallowed the mushroom in her mouth, refused the young man's towel, and wiped her eyes with her sleeve:

"I'm sorry, you must think I'm ridiculous. The mushrooms you grow are delicious, they remind me of the mushrooms my father brought me from the upper hive a long time ago. The two kinds of mushrooms have the same taste, the same deliciousness, the same unforgettable."

So she was reminded of the past by the mushrooms, no wonder her emotions fluctuated so much.

Li Nuo stuffed the towel back into his pocket, pondered and asked:

"You mean, the taste of the sample is already comparable to the mushrooms in the upper hive?"

"Yes." Leia nodded, took out a second mushroom from the glass jar, "Can I eat another one?"

"Yes, it doesn't matter if you eat them all, they were originally samples for you to try."

Li Nuo waved his hand, his mind racing, secretly rejoicing.

Fortunately, he arranged a tasting session to observe the transaction partner's evaluation of the mushrooms, otherwise there would have been trouble.

He originally thought that the mushrooms produced by the system were at most comparable to the food in the middle hive, but he didn't expect that they could reach the level of the upper hive.

A tall tree attracts the wind.

There are many forces in the lower hive who like to play dirty tricks, and even law enforcement can't do anything about them.

He can't just sell the mushrooms produced by the system like this.

He must tamper with the mushrooms, manually reduce the taste of the mushrooms, so as not to attract the attention of people with ill intentions.

"Leia, I have to tell you something first." Li Nuo pointed to the glass jar in the other party's hand and said:

"The samples are the best quality of all the mushrooms. The quality of the mushrooms I'm really going to sell is far inferior to the samples."

Li Nuo reached into his inner pocket, pretending to take out an item.

In fact, he took out the mushrooms on the stall from the fungal warehouse by silently chanting.

Li Nuo handed the mushrooms to Leia:

"Here, try these mushrooms again, they are the same quality as the mushrooms I'm going to sell."

Leia picked up a mushroom and put it in her mouth.

As soon as it entered her mouth, her face changed, as if she was eating shit, but she still swallowed the mushroom with a stiff upper lip, without wasting it:

"Uh, so disgusting..."

Li Nuo had expected Leia's reaction:

"It can't be helped that it's disgusting. The water quality and air here in the lower hive are not very good, and the mushrooms that are grown are generally of this standard. If you go to the stall to buy mushrooms, you can only buy this kind of mushroom."

Leia shook the glass jar in her hand, "Then what's the matter with this jar of mushrooms? Why are they so delicious?"

Li Nuo spread his hands:

"You get what you pay for. The mushrooms in the jar are cultivated with pure water and clean air, and the cost is extremely high. I call them sample-grade mushrooms. With just three ration cards, you can buy ordinary mushrooms at the stall. But for the same price, you can only buy a few sample-grade mushrooms. This is the difference brought about by cost."

"I see." Leia asked, "Then how many ordinary mushrooms and sample-grade mushrooms are you going to sell this time?"

Li Nuo thought for a while and replied:

"I want to sell twenty kilograms of ordinary mushrooms. I want to keep the sample-grade mushrooms for myself."

Leia lowered her head and stared at the mushrooms in the jar.

Drinking dirty water, inhaling air with pathogenic bacteria, and eating contaminated food can all cause the body to mutate.

Ingesting relatively clean food can stop the mutation, but it cannot reverse the mutation.

If she can eat sample-grade mushrooms for a long time, and combine them with drug treatment, she might be able to cure the mutated parts and become a normal person, returning to the lower hive.

Leia met the young man's clear eyes, and a hint of pleading appeared in her eyes:

"I want all twenty kilograms of ordinary mushrooms. I brought enough ration cards and can trade on the spot. Also, I want the sample-grade mushrooms too. Using them together with medicine may help me get rid of the mutation. Just name your price, and I'll find a way to scrape together your asking price."