Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

"Sun" Derrick Berg completed the ceremony and curiously held the four fruits with shriveled skins in his hands. At the same time, there was a thin piece of paper left behind, on which the basic cultivation process was clearly written in Giant language. :

Peel off the outer skin, instill spirituality until the light converges and darkens, bury the seeds in the soil, and pour water. The growth process normally takes three hours.

Compared to the tall figure of the "Sun", these spores, which are similar in shape to lanterns, appear even smaller. He had to hold them carefully and then pour them into the small square box prepared in advance. Derrick was afraid that if he exerted force, he would squash the soft seeds.

According to what Mr. World said, as long as they are filled with spirituality, how much water should be poured on them? A cup? Well, try pouring one cup first, and if there is no reaction, pour another cup...

Derrick compared the size of the seeds, and finally fumbled in the corner of the cupboard at home for a long time, and found a deep stone bowl that had been cracked and had not been used for a long time.

Derrick carried a lantern and went to the corner outside to dig out more than half a bowl of soil. He then returned to the house with the bowl in hand. After digging out a depression in the bowl, Derrick pinched a seed in his hand. superior.

He peeled off the shrunken outer skin and saw the slightly shiny round particles inside, and then tried to instill spirituality into it.

The round seed suddenly bloomed with a stronger light, and a halo of light spread from it. Derrick thought he had done something wrong and was filled with anxiety.

But the next second, such an abnormality disappeared, all the light of the seed was converged, and it became ordinary.

Is this what Mr. World is referring to? The light has subsided, but the flash seems strange. I have to write it down and tell him when the time comes.

With this thought, Derrick put the seeds in his hand into a stone bowl, spread out the soil, and then used the cup he usually drank at home to fill a cup full of water and poured it on top, layering a layer of soil dust. It floated up in an instant, floating on the impenetrable water.

Derrick quickly poured out the excess water from the bowl, and then placed the stone bowl on the table.

All that's left is to wait.

Derrick picked up the book he had not finished reading before and turned to the reading progress with stone leaves sandwiched between it. He touched the bookmark that was as thin as a thin piece and was ground into the shape of black grass.

When Derrick reached an age and started studying with others, Derrick's mother ground out more than a dozen of these bookmarks. Derrick once gave a few of them to his friends.

But like his parents, they are no longer here.

Even though his parents have been buried for a long time, their traces still remain in this room, in every detail that Derrick can touch and see, like sticky spider webs hanging on memories that seem to have happened just yesterday. .

Sometimes Derrick would be surprised that people who had left would leave so many traces in places he didn't originally care about. But after they left him, Derrick could clearly remember those people. Trivial matters he thought he had forgotten.

Of course he will miss his parents, and missing them will only make him stronger.

I will become better and stronger, and I will definitely become someone who can make you proud!

Derrick put the stone leaf bookmark next to him. For him, reading is also a way to spend time when he is not going to the training ground. The contact with the people in the Tarot Society also made "The Sun" interested in learning. Things have become more enthusiastic.

However, his reading time only lasted for ten minutes. There was movement in the stone bowl on the table, which attracted Derrick's attention.

He heard a very vague buzzing sound, like something constantly vibrating its wings. This should not be the sound of a "plant" growing - unless it was about to mutate.

Derrick immediately touched the dagger he kept in his room and stared at the stone bowl with vigilance.

The soil was crawling, and it didn't take long before a radiant roof came out. Derrick stared at it closely, even preparing to purify it at any time.

But the buzzing sound quickly dissipated. The mushroom was twisting slightly and extending upwards. The stable and gentle light became stronger, gradually calming down Derrick's nervous mood.

It seems really possible, it can really grow in such an environment...

Could such a plant be used as a new food source? Mr. "World" didn't seem to say that this plant is edible. I am not an expert in this field. If it were the elders of the council, they might be able to test it in various aspects.

Derrick's eyes widened in surprise as he watched the mushroom keep going up, its straight silver-white rods getting thicker and thicker, until the cap at the top suddenly swelled and turned into a huge saucer shape, with an external Has an eggshell-like texture.

In a series of slight "crackling" sounds, a cluster of soft lights lit up, and the translucent circles emitting light clung to each other and attached to the bottom of the cap, as if a large group of frog eggs were stuck together. .

Derrick has never seen a frog, but he has seen the lairs of some extraordinary monsters and similar things.

He recognized the shape of those light spots, which looked very similar to the seeds he had obtained earlier, but the size of the mushroom was a bit beyond his imagination. Mr. World did not say that this thing would grow half as long. He is tall...

The stone bowl made an even more overwhelming crackling sound under the pressure of the large amount of mycelium inside.

"Ah, crap!"

Derrick stepped forward, tried hard to hold the increasingly cracked stone bowl with his hands, and hurriedly transferred the still-growing mushroom to an empty bucket.

Finally, at a position half a head shorter than Derrick, the mushrooms stopped growing. The broad caps took up one-fifth of the area of ​​his bedroom, and the large "seeds" hanging below gave off a faint light, making the candlelight even brighter. It looked bleak.

At least it stopped, which made Derrick breathe a sigh of relief - he was really afraid that this thing would continue to grow taller and break through his roof, and everyone around him would see a bright "mushroom light" ” hung outside the Berg family’s house.

Klein would not have thought of such a mutation. The glowing mushroom he planted was short, and the cap surrounding the light spot was also an oval the size of a fist. It was similar to the huge fungus in front of Derrick. Totally different.

Derrick didn't know this, but he also began to wonder whether the current situation was normal.

Derrick cautiously moved his hand close to the bacteria rod, which was as wide as a person. Although the temperature was so cold that it was very soft.

This kind of mushroom grows so big that it is not suitable for keeping indoors. I wonder if there is any way to improve it. "Chief" and the others will definitely find a way.

Thinking of this, Derrick tried to reach out and hold a fruit under the cap, but it was tightly adhered to other fruits. After pulling, Derrick discovered that there was a thin thread sticking out from inside them, and it was connected with the other fruits. The remaining fruits are connected into a huge network of branches.

These filaments eventually fuse together and cling to the inside of the cap.

Derrick used his dagger to break the filament and successfully picked out a seed. However, the size of this seed was much larger than the ones Mr. World gave him. It exuded a The stable and soft light can almost be used as a candle lamp for lighting.

Derrick looked around subconsciously. His entire room was illuminated by the huge mushroom, which was so bright that he was confused.

Just as Derrick was holding the seed in a daze, there was a sudden knock on the door outside.

Derrick quickly rushed to the door and saw a very familiar member of the exploration team: "Hello, Candice."

The equally tall team member nodded: "Derrick Berg, the chief calls you to participate in the call. We are going to explore North City."

"North City..." Derrick nodded vigorously, "I understand, I'll be ready to go right away!"

If you want to leave to complete the exploration mission, the plants in the house cannot be left alone, and you must find someone to take care of them.

Derrick decided to hand the box of seeds directly to the chief, and then told him about the experiments he had done at home.

Of course, he would not hide the source of this mushroom from the chief. This was an aid with the tacit approval of "The Fool".

Praise Mr. Fool!

Derrick thought as he clenched the seed in his hand.

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The Red Glove Team's liquidation of the "Spiritual Cult" continues in Balam.

"Eye of the Goddess" Ilia accompanied him, but when everyone chased "Pale Hand", they missed the target.

And when they channeled the captives, they got an unexpected clue. The person the "Pale Hand" went to meet turned out to be "Ince Zangwill".

At night, after having some free time, Leonard Mitchell wrote a letter as soon as possible and handed it to Gehrman Sparrow's messenger.

The reply came much faster than Leonard expected. He quickly opened the envelope and saw slightly familiar handwriting - it should indeed be familiar to him. Leonard had seen Klein's signature, handwritten notes and occult notes. , some when they were chatting, and some when he made up his mind to leave Tingen.

But when Leonard's mind returned to this letter, he was in trouble again.

Although the old man promised to make charms for him with two "Insects of Time", what should we do if Ince Zangwill is possessed by an evil spirit?

Leonard is still self-aware. He is still a Sequence Six "Soul Master". Only by being promoted to a Sequence Five "Spirit Witch" can he significantly improve his control over spirits.

Then asking professionals for advice seems to be a more feasible way.

Leonard struck a match and let the flames devour the letter before leaving his room.

These were private bedrooms temporarily arranged for the Red Gloves with the help of local "nighthawks."

After Leonard straightened his expression, he knocked on Daley's door diagonally opposite.

No one answered the door, so Leonard sighed silently and walked towards Dunn's door.

Leonard knocked on the door: "Ms. Daly, are you there?"

"Hold on!"

Daly's smiling voice came from the house. Leonard rubbed his face and stood expressionlessly by the door, waiting.