Chapter 189: Fragrance
Sunia Sea, Passu Island.
The summoned Blue Avengers finally arrived at the Storm Church's headquarters, docking at one of the ports.
Alger removed the strip of cloth wrapped around his head, jumped out of the boat from the side of the boat, and landed firmly on the dock floor in the wind.
The new "Wind Favorer" potion he had taken had already been digested, and the reason why he did it was to make his behavior more similar to that of the rest of the church and make them feel familiar.
All the things that have happened over the years have taught Alger that most of the time it's best to be consistent with the people around him, and not to seem too maverick, especially when he has a lot of secrets!
"Haha, Alger, restrain your impatience. A man who had been waiting at the dock smiled and greeted him.
He had soft yellow hair and wore a robe embroidered with lightning bolts, and was Alger's former partner, but one chose to be the captain of the ghost ship and continued to wander the seas, and the other returned to the clergy.
Alger smiled, raised his right hand, clenched his fist and struck his left chest:
"The storm is with you. ”
"The storm is with you. The yellow-haired man in the prime of life responded with a smile in the same motion.
He immediately lowered his voice and said:
"I heard you're used to the 'Wind Favorer' potion?"
"Yes, it's very simple, every day to get yourself flying, to keep afloat, to use the wind to go back and forth to different places, you can get used to it very quickly, I have already taken a telegram back to report this. Alger let the corners of his eyebrows and eyes carry a little pride.
The yellow-haired man glanced left and right, kept the volume just now, and said:
"No wonder I want to call you back.
"I heard that because the war continues and there is a shortage of manpower in all aspects, the Council of Cardinals has decided to organize a group of 'Wind Favors' to be promoted to Sequence 5 as soon as possible, you should be in this ranks, it's really enviable, I just became a 'Wind Favorite', I don't have this opportunity. ”
Organize a group of "wind dependents" to be promoted as soon as possible...... Knowing in advance that there might be a world war, Alger Wilson was not surprised, and a word popped into his mind:
Cannon fodder!
In fact, with only his contribution to the Bansey Port incident, Alger, who was only a "navigator" at the time, could rise all the way to the "Ocean Singer" without obstacles, and he usually worked hard and didn't know how many tasks he had completed, but he only became a "Wind Bearer" and had to wait in line for the opportunity to be promoted to Sequence 5.
And now, he didn't need to do anything, and he was suddenly put on the reserve list, and he would soon be able to enter the ranks of the quasi-upper echelons of the church, so he couldn't help but be suspicious.
Sure enough, once an all-out war begins, a crack will open in the order that was supposed to hinder the rise of people like us...... However, the most important thing is to survive the war, and only by surviving can everything gained be meaningful...... Alger's thoughts raced, and he asked in surprise:
"Sainz, really?"
"I'm not sure, anyway, that's what I heard, let's go, go get together, if you have a chance to become a senior deacon or cardinal in the future, don't forget us!" the yellow-haired man named Sainz slapped Alger on the shoulder.
Alger stepped out of the way without a trace, and responded with a smile:
"Okay. ”
............
Silver City, after the exploration team brought back the news that there was a sea on the other side of the "Giant King's Court", all the people briefly entered a state of excitement.
After two days of waiting, Derick Berg finally received a notice from the "Council of Six" to collect the potion recipe from the "Classical Alchemist".
This means that the upper echelons of Silver City have agreed to exchange that strange batch of mushrooms.
"The promotion ceremony is to personally refine a 'Life Stone'...... What is the 'Life Stone'? I don't explain it here......" Darek glanced at the parchment in his hand and began to prepare for the ritual without paying attention.
In his mind, Mr. "Fool" must know what the "Stone of Life" is, and he does not have to worry about Mr. "World".
Preparing the altar, he pulled out two more thin metal tubes, one containing the blood of him and one of the "Knights of Dawn" in Silver City.
- The "Knight of Dawn" was too old to withstand the various toxins in most of his food, and gradually came to the end of his life as predictable to everyone, and two days ago, his granddaughter stabbed the last sword with her own hands.
And Darek obtained the Chief's consent beforehand, and found an opportunity to take some of the deceased's blood.
As for the demonic blood that Mr. "World" needs, Silver City does not have it in its inventory for the time being, but Chief Colin Iliad said that as long as the mushrooms can meet some of Silver City's food needs, then he will organize a small hunting party to go around the demon-infested area.
After placing two thin metal tubes and parchment paper on the altar, Darek took two steps back and began the ritual of sacrifice and giving in front of the lit candle.
After some hectic work, the illusory door created by the fusion of fire and spiritual materials opened heavily, taking away the sacrificial items, leaving behind a dark glow.
The brilliance slowly faded, and a large number of different mushrooms appeared in Daric's eyes.
As for the question of whether their "appearance" is strange, Daerik did not think about it at all, because he had seen a mushroom once, or an abnormal mushroom, lacking sufficient references.
Recalling Mr. World's description of the image and function of different varieties of mushrooms, Derrick quickly sorted them into different leather bags.
Immediately afterward, he couldn't hide his excitement and picked up the "Darkless Cross" and prepared to go to the round tower.
But as soon as his hand touched the copper-green cross, there was a slight burning and stinging pain, and it seemed that a light seeped out of the rust and shone on the mushrooms.
"They are evil and need to be purified ......" Derrick was confused for a moment and finally decided to believe Mr. "World".
He hid the "Darkless Cross" and carried the "Thor's Roar" all the way to the Round Tower, where he met Chief Colin Iliad.
"Are those mushrooms?" as he asked, two complex dark green symbols appeared in the eyes of the "Demon Hunter" Colin, and his gaze swept over the different mushrooms, which were either white and full, or fleshy and fleshy.
"Yes......" Derick began in turn.
Colin returned to normal, was silent for a few seconds, and said:
"There is an air of wickedness and uncleanness, but very little, to bear.
"This is supposed to have been precipitated after devouring the flesh and blood of the monster. ”
He paused and said:
"Let's try their ability to reproduce. ”
With the issuance of this sentence, some of the personnel of Silver City, who had long been ready to "greet" the mushrooms, carried several monster corpses into the chief's room, and sprinkled a little bit of different kinds of mushrooms.
As soon as the mushrooms touched the flesh, they immediately grew a root hyphae and pierced into it.
After about twenty or thirty seconds, they begin to swell wildly and separate spores.
After a while, the corpses of those monsters were densely covered with mushrooms.
But the mushrooms did not stop, and kept jumping upward, until at the end, some of them were taller than Derick Berg, and faced him with a "look down" posture.
......Mr. "World" didn't say that he would grow so big...... Moreover, this is growing too fast...... Daerik looked at it a little blankly, but didn't think it was a problem.
Colin Iliad's expression did not change, and when the monster was left with only skeletons and debris, he looked around and said:
"It's better than I expected, next, who will try the effect?"
Without hesitation, Derrick stepped forward and said:
"Your Excellency, I'm coming. ”
He is in charge of the "introduced" mushrooms, of course, to personally determine the safety.
Colin Iliad bowed his head lightly and said:
"Good. ”
He then turned his head to the other Silver City resident and said:
"Ask Elder Lovia to come over and take precautions. ”
As an extraordinary person who controls flesh and blood, Lovia is able to resolve most of the human-based anomalies.
Of course, whether the mutants survive or not is another matter.
The crowd waited for a few minutes, and the "shepherd" Lovia, dressed in a dark purple robe, came to the chief's room.
As soon as she passed through the door, her pale gray eyes suddenly narrowed, and her gaze instinctively looked at the mushrooms that occupied most of the space.
After staring for a long time, Lovia looked at Colin Iliad and nodded slightly, signaling that she was ready to help.
Derick Berg did not hesitate any longer, and chose a mushroom half his height with a black base, inlaid with blood-colored filaments and fat patterns, tore off the mycelium that was wrapped around the skeleton, and made a bonfire on the spot and began to roast it.
Gradually, a stream of aroma that seemed to be able to burrow into the stomach diffused, which was a taste that the people of Silver City present had never smelled.
They squirmed in their Adam's apple, and instinctively swallowed their saliva.
There was a sizzling sound from the campfire, and then the smell grew stronger.
This is not the kind of strange taste that seems to make the soul crave, it is the type that everyone is more familiar with, it is the type that they have not eaten black grass food for a long time, and after returning to Silver City, they will naturally have a craving.
As the sound grew denser, and as the light of the fire brightened, they felt as if a hand had reached out in their stomachs, trying to reach over and grab all the food.
Unconsciously, the other residents of Silver City, who were originally doing other things in the round tower, followed the fragrance and gathered at the door.
It took a great deal of effort for Darik to control himself from tasting the mushroom halfway through, and waited until its shell was all browned before he took it back and blew on it.
At this moment, all eyes were on him, including Colin Iliad and Lovia the Shepherd.
In the spirit of believing in Mr. "World" and Mr. "Fool", Daerik did not speak, buried his head and took a bite of the mushroom.
"Hiss......" he made a scalding sound, and then chewed, hula and hula gulped.
When the mushrooms were nearly half gone, Darek raised his head with a slight blush, and said vaguely with a greasy gloss:
"It's weird...... Palate...... I can't help it...... Always wanted to eat ......"
Colin Iliad looked at Derrick deeply for a few seconds, then turned his head to look at Lovia the Shepherd.
Lovia shook her head slowly:
"No problem. ”
The surrounding people of Silver City suddenly let out a cheer and stepped forward one after another, surrounding Dareik, either wanting to share a piece or asking about how to deal with other mushrooms.
Seeing this, "Demon Hunter" Colin's expression gradually relaxed, slowly closed his eyes, and raised his chin slightly.
He took a deep, deep breath of the smell that permeated the room.
............
Isn't that a little strange that there's a mushroom festival in Silver City...... Also, what is the "Stone of Life"? Well, the people of Mother Earth God Church must know, and Frank is no exception...... Above the gray mist, Crane listened to the latest report of the little "sun" and opened the parchment that he had received before and had not had time to look at it carefully.
The reason why he hurriedly returned to the real world after the sacrifice and bestowing ceremony just now was because the horror legend of the Beckland Hospital serialized in several newspapers was at its climax, so he had received a lot of feedback in the past few days, and he was just at the critical moment when the "Sorcerer" potion was about to be digested.
And now, he's done that.
He was ready to be promoted to "Ancient Scholar".