"Why are you here?"

In the dimly lit room, an emaciated old man who was bent over seemed to be aware of it, opened his eyes from the rocking chair he was lying on, and looked at a person who appeared in the room at some point.

It was a man covered in a black cloak. There was no decoration on the cloak, except for a blood-red Z-letter on the back and chest, indicating the person's identity.

"Something happened, come and see."

The voice coming from the cloak was a little hoarse, but it felt a little familiar, and when the other party took off the hood, the bright bald head revealed was very eye-catching, and it seemed that with the appearance of this bald head, even the dim room became a little brighter.

In addition to the attraction of this bald head, this man also has a lifelike red scorpion tattooed on the upper right corner of his forehead.

"What will make you come out in person?" When the old man saw that it was an acquaintance, he closed his eyes again, sat down in a rocking chair, and shook it gently.

"It's nothing, just to see how the mushrooms you planted are doing, can you harvest them?" Such a hoarse and very characteristic voice, listening to the familiar, is only the iron hook that started to cooperate with Fu Fanghua in the North Acropolis before.

In Fu Fanghua's room before, he didn't take off his hood, but now in this wooden house, he didn't mean to be defenseless at all, so he took off the hood on his head before he spoke.

"It's still early." The old man still closed his eyes and said, "Recently, I sprinkled a batch over the Nine Ruins, and I didn't care much, you can go and see how it looks later." ”

"Actually, that's pretty much what I'm here for." Iron Hook said: "I just got the news that the fog on the side of the Nine Ruins began to dissipate, and there are rumors that the source of the fog is a legendary demon tree Overlord Flower, and when the fog dissipates, it is obvious that the Overlord Flower was hunted by someone." ”

"What? Are you interested in the tree species of overlord flower? The old man asked.

"If it was before the hunt, I would have had some ideas, but since it has been hunted, it is a bit troublesome to find out who the tree is planted on." "However, this tree will eventually be sold, so you can pay attention to it when the time comes." ”

"I don't care about this...... "The old man was obviously not interested, and said, "...... I think your group of people have been moving a little bit lately, have you forgotten what happened ten years ago? ”

Hearing this, Iron Hook shook his head and said, "How can you forget! Many people, including me, still remember! ”

“…… Since you remember, then I won't say much, I believe that you have a sense of measure, you know what you want to do, what you are doing. The old man said.

After a moment of silence, Iron Hook changed the topic and asked with concern, "How is Shan Lao's body?" ”

"Okay...... You can't die if you want to. The old man, who was called Shan Lao, gently patted the armrest of the rocking chair and said in an indifferent tone.

After the words fell, the atmosphere was quiet for a moment before Iron Hook spoke, "Then I'll go first." ”

"Go ahead!"

Shan Lao didn't move, lying quietly on the rocking chair, looking at the wrinkles on his face, and the breath that seemed to be nothing, if he hadn't spoken before, I am afraid that people would think that it was the corpse of a dead old man lying here.

Iron Hook turned and walked out the door.

This is how he walked in just now, but a strong man like him, who is more than 1.8 meters tall, walked on the wooden floor, but there was no footsteps, like a ghost, silent.

When I went out, I found that this wooden house was actually a two-and-a-half-story sloping roof hut, which was built on a vacant land of more than 200 square meters in the ruined forest, and this vacant land was obviously not naturally formed, but should be artificially created.

On the ground in front of the wooden house, there are obvious tree stumps, about seven or eight meters in diameter, and there are more similar tree stumps around, which are flush with the ground.

However, in addition to the stump in front of the hut, mushrooms of different sizes and heights grow around the stumps.

These mushroom umbrella lids are blue with white spots, exactly the same as the blue mushrooms seen by Rob and others in the Nine Ruins.

It's just that the mushrooms found in the Nine Ruins are obviously still in their infancy, not at all like the mushrooms here, the tallest is already two or three meters high, almost level with the wooden house, crowded together and growing.

As for the short ones, there are even more of them, and there are even those in a spore state, which are densely overgrown on the surface of the stump, and people with dense phobia will feel their scalp tingle when they see it.

More than 200 square meters of open space, not to say how big, plus there are towering trees around, so looking up, you can only see a small piece of sky, all of which are blocked by horizontal branches, people can only see a little bit of blue sky through the gaps, and the same is true for light.

The tall blue mushrooms around it obscured some of the light, resulting in a dim scene in and around the wooden house.

However, this kind of dimness, the old people who live here seem to like it very much, and they have no intention of changing, otherwise, just get a few lights, and the environment here can be much brighter.

Iron Hook carefully looked at the dense blue mushrooms around him, he knew the danger of these blue mushrooms, if he knew that just sowing seeds in the Nine Ruins, it would scare a group of hunters who did not dare to breathe when they passed by, he would definitely scoff at it, because its danger did not lie in the process of sowing seeds at all, but in itself.

However, it is precisely because of this danger that it has become a treasure in the church, whether it is medicine or used for something else, it is something in short supply, and the older it is, the more precious it is.

It's just that this kind of mushroom called Meizu mushroom, although it is very easy to sprout and grow, but it is very difficult to grow to a certain age, not only to pick a place, but also to need a lot of blood to feed, otherwise, the mushroom that is planted casually seems to grow well, but often after two months, it will wither and die, and it is completely worthless.

There are many places like this where the mushroom is grown in the ruins forest, however, only where the mountain elders live, the mushroom can grow for five years, six years, or even ten years.

As for other places, the longest is only two or three years, and more are still fixed for a year, and then harvested, and even so, such a blue mushroom is very effective.

Standing at the door, the iron hook paid special attention to a mushroom not far from the wooden house, this mushroom is the tallest, the thickest rhizome, the longest and oldest mushroom, it has grown for ten years, its preciousness can be imagined, almost every year, he will come here to see, just for this mushroom.

It's also the mountain elder who lives here, and if someone else comes, I'm afraid it will be impossible to grow such a long-lived blue mushroom. Looking at this blue mushroom that is still growing very well, Iron Hook thought to himself.

Many people in the sect feel that the reason why the mushrooms here grow so well is because this piece of land is good, which is very suitable for the growth of the mushrooms, and it is really unsafe to let an old man who is about to die at any time stay here, and should be replaced by young and powerful disciples.

However, it's not safe or anything, it's just an excuse, and the person who proposed to replace the old man of the mountain has what idea he has in his heart, almost everyone knows it, so there is no need to say anything.

However, it is no wonder that the particularity of the mountain elder is only known to a few high-level officials and sect leaders in the sect, and others just think that this is a strange and withdrawn old man.

Even many people know that there is such a person named Shan Lao, who is an elder of the Z-Horn Divine Sect, who seems to be one of the founders of the Divine Sect, and is very respected by several other elders and sect leaders, but they have never even seen him in person, let alone other inside information.

Of course, this inside story may also have a relationship that the sect deliberately concealed, but no matter what, even if the sect leader is changed, it is impossible to replace Shan Lao after knowing the inside story.

You must know that the reason why the mushrooms here can grow so well is more because the mountain is here, rather than the relationship between this land.

After observing for a moment, feeling that there was nothing to pay attention to, the body of the iron hook suddenly turned into a puff of black smoke, left the place, and flew into the ruins forest.

It's not particularly far from Jiuxu here, and looking at his direction, it's obvious that he is heading towards Jiuxu, maybe it's to see how the batch of Meizu mushroom seeds scattered casually as Shan Lao said before.

Although it has not been long since it was sprinkled, the old mushroom has the effect of the old mushroom, and the new mushroom has the effect of the new mushroom. The old mushroom is used at critical moments, while the new mushroom is naturally used in batches.

Iron Hook knows the temperament of the Meizu Blue Mushroom, and understands that the Meizu Blue Mushroom, as long as there is a beginning, then it can be sown almost twice the scale, I believe that in the case of fog, the Meizu Blue Mushroom over there is now a piece of Meizu Blue Mushroom, right?

The black smoke burrowed into the dark forest, silently, so fast that people couldn't tell it at all, and in the blink of an eye, it disappeared without a trace.

…………

The speed of the fog dissipation is not fast or slow, after more than forty minutes, this fog that has shrouded Jiuxu for more than three months, it has almost dissipated, only some remnants of the fog, not into the area left in place, looking like mist.

However, this no longer affected the view, and at this time, what appeared in front of everyone's eyes was a ruin with blue mushrooms growing everywhere.

Whether it's on the stones, on the houses, or in the dirt on the ground, there are mushrooms growing everywhere.

In some places, there is even a dense patch, and through the small gaps revealed by these blue mushrooms clustered together, you can faintly see the clothes and shoes worn by some people, and you can't help but feel creepy when you look closely.

Life is the best fertilizer.

This strange blue mushroom perfectly interprets this sentence; Those that grow on the corpses are already seventy or eighty centimeters tall, and those that grow directly in the mud, or on the stones and walls, have either just emerged in a lump, or are only about twenty centimeters, and the difference in growth rate is known.

"That's not going to work!" Seeing this, Rob couldn't help frowning.

"What's not going to work?" Cassava stood beside him, listened to this, and asked.

"There are too many blue mushrooms, if you rush in, it's very dangerous, you have to find a way to prevent it." Rob said.

"How can I prevent it?" Cassava rolled his eyes: "Can you still wrap everyone up?" ”

"That's a good idea!" Cassava was originally an unintentional sentence, but it was praised by Rob: "I look at the size of the seeds of this blue mushroom, and I guess that it should be through the human mouth, nose and even ears to drill into the human body and grow, it should be impossible to enter through the pores, so we may be able to cover the nose, mouth, ears and eyes, maybe it is effective." ”

"Will this work?" Pliers has always felt that he has a lot of ideas, but now compared with the newly recognized Rob, he has a lot of ideas, but his brain hole is not so big.

"Okay, let's try it first!" Rob said: "First find someone to catch two ordinary demon beasts, one directly put it in, and the other cover its ears, nose, eyes and so on, take a look." ”

It's cool to be a boss, after saying it here, someone will implement it there, and you don't have to do it yourself.

Soon, a hunter caught two demon beasts alive, and in order not to make mistakes, the two demon beasts were of the same species, and even the size was the same.

Moreover, in addition to these two demon beasts, a hunter also got a cotton-like object by the way, called leaf cotton, which is said to be something that grows on the leaves of plants, and it is very breathable, and it can be stuffed into the ears and nose, or it can be pulled into a piece to cover the mouth.

And then it's time for the trial.

First drove a demon beast into the blue mushroom, this job is a bit dangerous, Rob has snake pupils, can see the seeds, so he will do it himself, and at the same time, just in case, the seeds will float out, so I brought a wind demon hunter over, when the situation is not right, blow a gust of wind first.

This experiment was easy and simple, and after the demon beast drove it in, it panicked and quickly knocked down a blue mushroom.

At the same time as the blue mushroom was poured, seeds were spilled from under the umbrella cover, Rob watched those seeds get into the nose and ears of the monster beast that wanted to escape, and then suddenly fell to the ground, and a large white silk-like object, like smoke, came out of its mouth, nose and ears, quickly entangled the monster that was still struggling, and entangled it alive.

The whole process was very fast, and in less than half a minute, the demon beast died, and then, the corpse of this demon beast naturally became the growth base of the blue mushroom.

After watching the whole process, Rob beckoned the hunter who came with him to go back, and at this time, the other demon beast was ready, its ears and nose were stuffed with this kind of leaf cotton, and its mouth was too big to be covered, so it was simply wrapped in a large piece of leaf cotton, and then tied with thin vines, so that it was completed.

In the end, this demon beast was still released by Rob and the Wind Demon Hunter.

As soon as it landed, the demon beast rushed inside in a panic, breaking and breaking a lot of blue mushrooms along the way, but it still moved forward unscathed, and finally disappeared from sight.

The trial was successful!

(End of chapter)