Chapter 587 - 272: A Bowl of Mushroom Soup to Soothe Worries

[Defeated a Tier Three Pet Beast, gained 0.5 Source Point]

When the notification of gaining the Source Point echoed in his mind, Chen Yuan finally relaxed his guard.

Though the victory method wasn’t very dignified, would you say it was a victory?

Chen Yuan had considered it carefully. The Abyssal Giant Mushroom had incredible defenses, an astonishing appetite, and remarkable jumping power, making it difficult to defeat with conventional means, even if Cola and the Twin Flower Concubine worked together.

If Spark intervened, it would only escalate the conflict and make the already-hungry Abyssal Giant Mushroom even more berserk, causing irreversible negative effects on the surrounding environment and other creatures.

In that case, it’s better to figure out a way to make this guy stay quiet.

Looking forward, the towering Abyssal Giant Mushroom lay on the ground. It bore no injuries, its eyes tightly shut, but its enormous mouth slightly raised, emitting a loud, satisfied snore.

It didn’t seem defeated; rather, it seemed to fall into a deep, satisfied slumber after eating its fill.

But Chen Yuan knew that this big eater was just temporarily asleep and far from being full and satisfied.

Once it wakes up and finds it hasn’t eaten enough, it will be even more violent than now.

So Chen Yuan looked at the others with a serious expression: "We need to do one thing now."

"What thing?"

The group was immersed in the deep shock of Cola and the Twin Flower Concubine defeating a strong enemy together and took a moment to react.

Chen Yuan pointed to the Abyssal Giant Mushroom, which had fallen asleep: "Find food for this guy, as much as possible."

Then, he turned his head to look at Duoji: "Do you know where there is food nearby?"

Duoji raised his hand high.

The food Duoji referred to were actually mushrooms specifically stored by two major Fungal Pet Beast tribes, originally intended to be offered to the Abyssal Giant Mushroom; this outcome was unexpected.

Since these creatures were still asleep, Chen Yuan and his companions, along with the little ones, began transporting the mushrooms.

The poisonous Fungal Pet Beast tribes dwell in dark, damp caves, hiding the mushrooms in the deepest, unilluminated sections, making it challenging to transport them out.

Fortunately, the Ice Crystal Illusion Cat was quite effective.

"Meow~"

The Ice Crystal Illusion Cat’s eyes gleamed blue, and its powerful Spiritual Power spread out, weaving into a net that caught all the mushrooms in one sweep, then transported them outside the cave, after which other little ones moved them in front of the Abyssal Giant Mushroom.

"Great job."

Jiang Wenning smiled warmly, taking a cat treat out of her pocket and handing it to the Ice Crystal Illusion Cat.

The Ice Crystal Illusion Cat nodded with a sense of pride, gracefully and calmly walking up to Jiang Wenning, extending its tongue to gently lick the cat treat while its tail began to sway unconsciously.

Even the proud feline family could not resist the temptation of a cat treat.

Non-poisonous Fungal Pet Beast tribes reside in coniferous forests, hiding the mushrooms under leaves, in the soil, and even inside tree holes.

These mushrooms were considerably easier to pick, and soon enough, the group and little creatures gathered and transported them in front of the Abyssal Giant Mushroom.

Looking at mushrooms piled like a small hill, Jiang Wenning felt a strong sense of pride surge within her, mixed with a helpless smile: "I never thought we would actually become Mushroom Gatherers."

Li Junyue, however, had a different sentiment: "It turns out there is more than one way to defeat a Pet Beast."

As a member of the Investigation Department, the only way for Li Junyue to solve similar situations was to gather personnel and defeat the Abyssal Giant Mushroom.

He couldn’t do as Chen Yuan did, first letting the agitated Abyssal Giant Mushroom fall asleep, then collecting food to completely calm it down.

He mused to himself: "Perhaps this is the way a Forest Ranger thinks."

The group each had their thoughts, but Cola sneaked to another side, raising its head to gaze at the mushroom pile and secretly swallowed its saliva.

So fragrant.

Really so fragrant.

In fact, Cola’s endurance was fairly strong; its stomach wasn’t rumbling, but its mind had reached a hunger state ahead of time.

The stomach wasn’t hungry, but the mind was. This state is commonly known as having a craving.

"Awooo~"

Seeing that no one was paying attention to it, Cola stealthily tucked its tail and buried its head into the mountain-like pile of mushrooms, as various wild mushroom scents overwhelmed its nose, prompting it to open its mouth wide and gobble dozens of mushrooms in one go.

Amidst them were brightly colored mushrooms.

However, Cola didn’t care at all, swallowing them in one bite, yet it was still unsatisfied, so it opened its mouth wide again, continuing to munch away.

"Awooo awooo awooo~"

Gradually feeling full, Cola slumped on the ground, its face bearing a contented smile, and its tail gently wagging on the ground.

If only Duck and Electric Flying Cat were here, they could join me in enjoying these delicious mushrooms.

Sadly, they stayed back at the farm.

Cola shook its head, feeling regret for the two little creatures.

The big sister was full of authority, Twin Flower Concubine never left its master’s side, and only it could enjoy these delicacies.

"Cola, where did you run off to?"

The master’s voice sounded by its ear, and Cola knew that disappearing for too long could raise suspicion, so it hurriedly pretended to come out from behind the mushroom pile as if nothing had happened, barking repeatedly: "Awooo awooo awooo!"

Wait.

Why is this mushroom dancing?

Cola widened its dog eyes, watching as a tall, slender mushroom approached it while dancing and mimicking its master’s voice: "Cola, where have you been?"

The mushroom turned into a spirit?

No, the master turned into a mushroom?

Cola was completely shocked, feeling like this world had become incomprehensible, its tail wagging faster, and it let out a baffled cry: "Awooo awooo awooo?!!"

Master, what’s happened to you?

The tall, thin mushroom kept getting closer, and Cola urgently looked around, suddenly realizing everything around had changed drastically.