Chapter 57 Hidden in the Dark Crisis
“The Dull Woodland is rich in food and water resources. I suggest that everyone take a good rest here and attend the 'Madam's wedding before setting off to the Dark Lake. Too late.”
As the Myconid King left, the drow elf Curze, who had never said a word from beginning to end, suddenly made a suggestion.
After saying that, he ignored everyone and turned around alone to walk in the direction of the fungus terraces.
Brian looked at each other and the Blade Bear beside him, nodded secretly, and immediately used his mind to send a message, asking Copper to follow him quietly.
"Jip, I think Curze is right, we need to take a good rest." Copper Nugget smiled and said to the Derro dwarf beside him:
"Did you see the terraces over there? The Corrugated Bark Mushrooms of the Lightwood are also one of the most famous ingredients in the entire Underdark. Their flesh is tender, nutritious, delicious and chewy. In a plate, stir together the olive oil, lemon juice, balsamic vinegar, thyme, salt and pepper. Place the mushrooms on the plate and marinate for 15 minutes, then turn the mushrooms over and add the marinade liquid to the spoon. Place it on the grill, flip and cook on both sides for 10 to 12 minutes, until tender and browned. 'Darkland Flip Baked Crinkle Bark Mushroom Steak' is done. It tastes like Eat unicorns, let’s go, let’s pick some mushrooms first and enjoy the mushroom feast.”
Diro Dwarf Jeep was immediately attracted by the mushroom soup in the goblin’s words, and the two headed towards the fungus terraces together. direction.
"Timo, this big bear will be left to you. You take him to Bastifer, the leader of your myconid king, and help him ask if there is a way to restore his true form."< br>
Seeing the two people leaving, Brian ignored the Kuo-toa monk who was gradually leaving. He put Teemo on the shoulder of the marsh bear-man and gave him serious instructions.
"Hey, what the hell is a big bear? I have a name, okay." The Glade Bearman protested depressedly.
However, what made him even more depressed was that no one paid any attention to him.
"Brother, won't you follow me to see the leader?" Timo asked doubtfully.
"I still have things to deal with. When I'm done, I'll find you." Brian stroked Teemo's mushroom head and said with a smile.
"Okay. I understand, brother, don't worry, I will do everything you tell me." Timo winked playfully at Brian, looked at the Zeland Bear Man, and sprayed telepathic spores to transmit messages to him. :
“Big Bear, let’s go, I’ll take you to see our leader. Don’t worry, Chief Basdia is the best pharmacist in the Lightless Woodland, and his mushroom gourd contains many The magical potion will definitely cure your mental illness and make you understand that you are a Marsh Bear, not a golden elf prince."
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The Marsh Bear. He glared at Teemo helplessly, then turned back to give Brian a careful look, and immediately walked with Teemo towards the vague tower deep in the Fungus Valley.
Looking at the leaving group, Brian frowned and thought for a moment, then turned to look at the sword mage beside him, "Follow me, I need you to do me a favor."
Hesiah looked around suspiciously, then quickened her pace to keep up with Brian's pace.
"Did you also notice something strange?" She walked side by side with Brian and couldn't help but express her doubts.
“That’s right.” Brian nodded, glanced at the fungus people busy on the fungus terraces, and used his telepathy ability to say to Hesiah:
“Actually, we The Myconid King I just saw has been influenced by the fungus queen Zugmoy. I guess this demon lord is probably secretly planning a conspiracy to bring the entire Underdark under his command.
< br>This is why more and more myconids in the Lightless Woodland have unknowingly become slaves controlled by the fungus queen. Otherwise, the peaceful and joyful life of the myconids will not gradually turn into indulgence and intoxication. Behind the carnival, even the carnival, there is also madness.”
The way myconids live is completely different from the daily experience of surface dwellers.
The only things they have in common with humanoids are nutritional needs, a desire for life, and social entertainment.
However, even these points are exactly the same as the way humanoids are satisfied.
But compared to humanoid creatures made of flesh and blood, myconids are still completely alien creatures.
Because they are completely unable to understand ethics and morals, their focus in life is to live in the present, with little regard for the future, and even no concern for the past.
In addition to a survival instinct that desires communication, their individual uniqueness manifests itself in unique interests and a clear personality.
They advocate simplicity, share joy, and rely on their own perceptions and insights into life.
Due to their innocent character and unique way of empathy, as well as their nature as fungal creatures, the myconids are extremely vulnerable when faced with the corrupted infection of the fungus queen Zugmoy.
It is this unique personality that causes the myconids in the Lightless Glade to quickly and selflessly accept her madness after being infected by the Fungus Queen.
They gave up the growth of their own lives, and their core also turned into the worship of decay and death.
What's even more frightening is that they promote all this with childlike ignorance, seeing the corruption of all life as a carnival of wonder and pleasure, unable to understand the fact that they are immersed in evil.
Hearing Brian's rather solemn spiritual message, Hesiah looked shocked and looked around in disbelief.
Vaguely, she heard bursts of vague murmurs and ethereal singing in a circle of towering Zeke wood fungi. Hesiah knew that the Zhen people could not speak, and they could only communicate through the teleportation spores they released, so they lived very quietly.
But the echo of this weird music and singing came from the other end of some caves in the forest. The sound was just loud enough for people to vaguely notice its existence, which made her I couldn't help but feel a creepy feeling.
She took a deep breath to calm her ups and downs in her heart, moved her mouth slightly, and spoke to Brian in a slightly trembling tone, "Then what are you going to do? Do we need to get out of here quickly?"
"It's too late." Brian shook his head slightly, and out of the corner of his eye he spotted a purple mushroom as tall as an ogre.
This is the Screaming Mushroom, a kind of intelligent mushroom that will emit a piercing scream when any creature approaches.
But this was not what Brian needed to pay attention to. The reason why he looked at the shrieking mushroom was because he found a hissing demon hiding in the shadow of the shrieking mushroom cap.
“From the moment we stepped into the lightless forest, we were already being targeted by the dark presence.” He continued to transmit the message to the sword mage with a solemn expression, “Choosing to run away at this time will only cause trouble. The attention of all the myconids corrupted by the demon was then attacked in groups."
"Then what are you going to do?" Hearing Brian say these words so calmly, Hesiah felt inexplicably relieved. She stared at his face, looking forward to his next answer.
Because she knew that she wanted to return to the surface when she was trapped in the Dark Territory, and Brian was her only hope, so she felt particularly relieved to see that he was not panicked as she imagined.
“Not all myconids have been corrupted, there are still a few myconids who are aware of the existence of corruption and try to resist.” Brian pondered for a moment and sent a message to her:
“ I'm worried that it will be difficult for these myconids who have never experienced internal struggle to solve the current problem. Therefore, if we want to leave here, we must help the few myconids that have not been corrupted. If the resistance succeeds, it is naturally best to fail. .We can also take advantage of the chaos and find a way to escape."
"How can you be sure that there are definitely myconids resisting the corruption of the devil?" Although Hesiah instinctively believed in the other party, she still couldn't bear it. Zhu raised his own questions.
"Have you ever heard of myconids' telepathy?" Brian looked at the sword mage.
Hesiah nodded slightly, indicating that he knew.
Myconids possess a telepathic spore.
This spore can transmit a small part of the thoughts of all myconids to other myconids in the society. As long as they absorb or immerse themselves in the spores, they can establish a family-like telepathic connection. .
In this way, when the mushrooms in the association gather for mindfulness, they can share each individual's opinions, fears, hopes and dreams.
Through the unique method of mind union, they jointly build the heart and soul of their own colony.
"The life of the myconids allows them to free up eight hours every day, and then gather together to share what they see and hear through mindfulness."
Brian said to her , "It can be said that the Nianhehe is the most solemn ceremony of the myconid race. When we met the myconid king Philo just now, I noticed that they had just concluded a Nianhehe ceremony, but surprisingly, their The only thing missing from the ceremony was two association leaders and another myconid king.”
He learned from Teemo that each association in the Sunless Woodland was responsible for specific functions, and different associations were in the colony. Playing different roles.
There are currently seven societies in the Woodland, they are: Hunters Society, Explorers Society, Sowers Society, Builders Society, Cultivators Society, as well as Core Society and Master Society.
Those absent from the Nianhe Ceremony were none other than Basdia, the other Myconid King, and the two leaders of the Hunters Association and the Explorers Association it controlled.
There was a strange color in Hesiah's silver-gray eyes, and she was surprised by Brian's delicate and thoughtful thoughts.
"Then what are you going to do now?"
So she asked the question she was most concerned about at the moment.
“Wait!”
Brian said in a firm tone, "Wait until the Glade Bear Man returns to his true form, and then wait for tomorrow's 'wedding' ceremony held by Myconid King Philo for Fungus Queen Zugmoy."
Facts On the topic, he is relatively confident that the Zedi Bearmen will regain their status as golden elves.
Because when he was in the game world, he had heard that the legendary elf city lord of Illanthe, the "City of Peace" in the Supreme Forest, was this man named Severil.
It can be seen from this that even if I did not save him on Fansi Trail, he could still escape back to the surface by relying on his own abilities.
So, he chose to place half of his bet on the golden elf prince.
"Aren't you going to contact another Myconid King?" Hesiah recalled the meaning of Brian's words and asked with a smile.
“I have given this task to the Glade Bears.” Brian said as he walked, “Our current task is to first visit Luobam, the leader of the Hunter Association.”
(End of this chapter)