Chapter 2784 - 1193_3

Chapter 2784: Chapter 1193_3

The value within it needs no further explanation; its uses are very extensive.

Whether it’s trade and business, livestock breeding, or diplomatic missions to unfamiliar races, this ability can be utilized.

It’s not about having a Mushroom Person in your team; that is indeed one solution.

What Gaven thinks of is a more convenient method.

Could we study this ability of the Mushroom People and turn it into a magic artifact or a magic potion?

If people carry a few with them, it would be enough to handle most situations.

This is extremely helpful for the communication and integration of various races.

There is another potential value that Gaven cannot determine for now.

The way these Mushroom People reproduce—is it like the Sodalite Treant, not born but planted in the ground?

If it’s the latter, then their value is further enhanced.

This represents the possibility of rapid reproduction, allowing Gaven to achieve the desired scale in a short period as long as he has enough underground dwellings and tunnels for them to live in.

With the innate convenience of having the tunnel builder Casirio, Gaven has a natural advantage in this matter.

The beginning of everything is difficult.

The collection of the Purple Worms also falls under this situation.

With the help of Casirio, finding other Purple Worms will be much simpler.

Once we determine their traces, there is no need for Gaven to take action; Kellysha can lead the team to handle it easily.

Speaking of the tunnel builder Casirio, Gaven thought of another potential value.

Aren’t these Mushroom People the best believers of his?

In fact, defining their relationship as predator and prey is very narrow; a symbiotic relationship is more appropriate.

Although the Purple Worms feed on the Mushroom People and the mushrooms they cultivate, their secretions can become the best nutrients for the Mushroom People and their mushrooms, and the new caves dug by the Purple Worms effectively expand their living space.

It’s no exaggeration to say that half of the tunnels these Mushroom People live in now were dug by the pair of Purple Worms, Casirio and Casitari.

This gives these Mushroom People an innate reason to worship these Purple Worms.

As for the past when the Purple Worms fed on the Mushroom People... it can be attributed to the uncivilized hunting nature of the Purple Worms, which will be discarded and forgotten with their enlightenment; this matter is not hard to achieve if done correctly.

The more he thought about it, the more gentle and fondly Gaven looked at those Mushroom People, finding even their peculiar appearance a bit clumsy and cute.

"What are your opinions on this?"

"I think we should seriously consider... After all, we know nothing about the surface... We still have the duty of exploration, needing to report back to the king on the information here..."

"But don’t you want to see with your own eyes whether the surface the other party talked about truly exists? Was what he just showed only an illusion or does it really exist... This is also exceptionally significant for our tribe... Once confirmed that the surface does exist... it means our previous perceptions were all wrong, that the world is far larger than we imagined..."

"Mistaken perception is irrelevant to us... Survival is the most important thing... If these Digging Diggers all leave this place... we certainly won’t be hunted anymore... But it also means we won’t have new tunnels... If the original tunnels cave in, it will be difficult for us to have the capability to dig and restore them... Our living space will gradually shrink until one day it gets destroyed along with the dwelling."

"What you said is indeed possible, but that’s something for countless years later, not something we need to consider now."

"Precisely because of what you said, we must go and see the surface... If once confirmed, there is an infinite cave above... then we won’t need to worry about the collapse of tunnels... Our Interspecies Alliance can further develop and grow."

"I think..."

"I believe..."

Once again, these Mushroom People started a new loud argument through telepathy about whether to follow Gaven to see the surface.

Both sides hold onto their claims, each having their reasons.

Though these Mushroom People are simple-minded, their knowledge is equally limited by the enclosed environment they live in, but their intelligence is not low at all, definitely not inferior to those well-educated Humans.

They do not short-sightedly think that once the Purple Worms leave, they would thrive, but they have foreseen the survival crisis ahead.

Wanting to see the surface is not merely about satisfying their curiosity; it is also about considering the future development of their tribe.

Think carefully, the perception spores of these Mushroom People become nothing unusual.

The ease and frequency of communication between them far exceed that of Humans.

After all, the telepathic ability is much faster than speaking, naturally leading to a higher level of information sharing, making mental enlightenment easier.

If they weren’t living in an enclosed environment with limited overall knowledge, their behavior would not be as simplistic as it appears now.

When the two groups of Mushroom People were divided on the argument, Gaven timely suggested: "Since you are unable to make a decision right now, why not split into two?

Those willing to visit the surface can be taken there by me.

Those wanting to return to the alliance to inform their tribe of the situation here, I will not stop.

Just please inform your clan leader or king of my intention to visit, discussing future development matters together."