"The Sunless Woodland is rich in food and water resources. I suggest that everyone take a good rest here. After attending the 'Madam's' wedding, it is not too late to set off for the Dark Lake."

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 Glade Bear Man next to him, nodded secretly, and immediately sent a message with his mind, asking Copper Block to follow him quietly.

"Jip, I think Curze is right, we need to take a good rest." Copper said with a smile to the derro dwarf beside him:

"Did you see the terraced fields over there? The corrugated bark mushrooms in the lightless woodland are also one of the most famous ingredients in the entire Dark Region. Their meat is tender, nutritious, delicious and chewy.

In a shallow dish large enough to hold the corrugated bark mushroom caps, stir together the olive oil, lemon juice, balsamic vinegar, thyme, salt, and pepper. Place the mushrooms on the plate and marinate for 15 minutes before tossing the mushrooms.

Come over and spoon the marinade in, then place it on the grill, flip and cook both sides for 10 to 12 minutes, until tender and browned, 'Darkland Flip Baked Crinkle Bark Mushroom Steaks'

'That's it. It tastes like eating a unicorn. Let's go pick some mushrooms first and enjoy the mushroom feast."

The derro dwarf Jeep was immediately attracted by the mushroom soup in the goblin's words, and the two walked towards the fungus terraces together.

"Timo, I'll leave this big bear to you. You can take him to Bastifer, the leader of your Myconid King, and ask him if there is any way to restore his true form."

Seeing the two people leaving, Brian ignored the Kuo-toa monk who was gradually leaving, 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 swamp bear man 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 something to take care of. I'll come find you when I'm done." 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 Bearman, 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 Matte Woodland. There are many magical potions stored in his mushroom gourd, which will definitely cure the disease.

It's good that your mental illness will help you understand that you are a glade bear, not some golden elf prince."

"..."

The swamp bear man glared at Teemo helplessly, then turned back to give Brian a careful look, and immediately walked with Teemo toward the vague tower deep in the Fungus Valley.

Looking at the group of people leaving, 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, quickened his pace, and kept 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, the Myconid King we just met 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.

This is why more and more myconids in the Lightless Woods have unknowingly become slaves controlled by the Fungus Queen. Otherwise, the peaceful and joyful life of the myconids will not gradually turn into indulgence, intoxication and carnival.

, even behind 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 with 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 the survival instinct of eager to communicate, their individual uniqueness will also be manifested in unique interests and 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 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, and simply 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 waves of vague murmurs and ethereal singing in a circle of towering Zeke wood fungi.

Hesiah knew that the Zhen people could not speak and 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 feel a kind of 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 type 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 dark beings." He continued to transmit the message to the sword mage with a solemn expression, "Choosing to escape at this time will only cause all the mushrooms corrupted by the devil to

people's attention, and then they are attacked in groups."

"Then what are you going to do?" Hearing Brian say these words so calmly, Hesiah felt inexplicably relieved. She looked at his face and looked at him hopefully.

Because she knew that she was trapped in the Underdark and wanted to return to the surface, and Brian was her only hope, so she felt particularly reassured when she saw 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 problems. 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 the best. Failure.

If so... we can take advantage of the chaos and find a way to escape."

"How are you sure that there are definitely myconids resisting the demon's corruption?" Although Hesaya would instinctively believe the other party in her heart, she still couldn't help but raise her own questions.

"Have you ever heard of myconids' telepathy?" Brian looked at the sword mage.

Hesiah nodded slightly, indicating that he knew.

The myconids possess a telepathic spore.

This spore can transmit a small part of all myconids' thoughts to other myconids in the association. 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 come together 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 mushrooms allows them to spare 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 ceremony is the most solemn ceremony of the myconid race. When we met Philo, the king of the myconids, I noticed that they had just finished a Nianhehe ceremony, but it was surprising.

The only thing missing from their ceremony is 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 played different roles in the colony.

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 under his control.

"Then what are you going to do now?" Hesiah was surprised by Brian's delicate thoughts, and she asked the question she was most concerned about at the moment.

"wait!"

Brian said in a firm tone, "Wait for the Zeland Bear Man to recover his true form, and then wait for the 'wedding' ceremony held tomorrow by the Myconid King Philo for the Fungus Queen Zugmoy."

In fact, he is relatively confident that the Blade Bears 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 swamp bear named Severil.

It can be seen from this that even if I did not save him on the Fansi Trail, he could still escape back to the surface by relying on his own abilities.

Therefore, he chose to place half of his bet on this golden elf prince.

"You don't plan to contact another Myconid King?" Hesiah asked while recalling the meaning of Brian's words.
Chapter completed!