Following the mushroom man who delivered food, Lu Yu saw the mushroom man's habitat.
The dense leaves of the ancient trees blocked the sky. It was noon, but there was only a little light in the mushroom man's habitat.
But it was also because of this that Lu Yu and others were able to enjoy the rare coolness in the hot weather.
A large number of mushrooms grow together with the big trees, layer upon layer, as if a pile of steps of different colors are built on the trees.
White and gray mycelium cover most of the ground here, but these mycelium are not slippery and sticky, but have a texture similar to wool. This made Lu Yu wonder, and he didn't know whether it could be used to weave clothes.
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Even Lulutis, who has always been knowledgeable, has never seen such a style of mycelium, and couldn't help but bend down to observe it carefully.
Seeing that the "gods" cared so much about mycelium, the mushroom people were overjoyed. They drilled into the tree holes wrapped in mycelium and took out the mycelium of various colors.
Black, orange, and red were displayed in front of Lu Yu one after another.
Lu Yu first rubbed it with his hands, and then stretched the hyphae curiously. He found that the hyphae were very malleable and soft enough.
Several tentacles of Lulutis mixed the hyphae together, straightened them, and after testing them carefully, she excitedly said to Lu Yu: "It's surprising."
"Their mycelium is non-toxic and tough. If treated properly, it can even be used as a kind of fabric."
"Aren't all hyphae like this?"
"I have never heard of anyone making mycelium into cloth in the books. Basically, the records related to the mushroom people describe their mycelium as slippery, sticky, and slightly rotten filaments.
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"The mushroom people here may be adapting to the environment, or they may be dealing with natural enemies. In short, their mycelium is completely different from what I know."
"Perhaps this is common sense in some places, but for me, and even for Mela Continent, this is a new discovery!"
Lu Yu didn't want to hit Lulutis, and rationally told him that these hyphae had only been roughly stretched and tested, and more tests had not been arranged.
He had just keenly noticed that the hyphae on the side near the pool looked very slippery and bulging like a sponge filled with water.
If Lulutis likes to play with mycelium, let her go. Lu Yu chose to continue visiting the mushroom man's home.
I wanted to get into a tree hole, but the moment I leaned down, I saw the food residue dissolved by the mushroom man in the tree hole. The sticky liquid still reflected the faint light, giving people a very fresh feeling.
The mushroom people behind them are all full of expectations, and the owner of the tree hole is ecstatic...
With no other choice, Lu Yu had no choice but to lower his head and dig in, groping here and there, looking here and there. After getting out of the tree hole, he turned his back calmly, condensed the water elements with simple water-attribute magic, and fiercely
Scrubbing hands full of mucus.
In order not to hurt the hearts of these mushroom people, he had to ask Sigrid to help block them.
The mist demon clicked through and found that the mushroom people group was not large, with only sixty-seven mushrooms, only seven large mushrooms, and the rest were small mushrooms.
A large mushroom was preyed upon by a sharp-toothed flower, immediately reducing the population of this sparsely populated group by one-sixty-seventh, and reducing its adult combat strength by one-eighth.
As Lulutis said, it is often a miracle for such a group of people who have awakened some wisdom and magic to survive in the wild. Most of them cannot wait for the next stage of awakening and evolution, and become other people.
Food for monsters.
Mushroom people of this size will disappear completely as long as they encounter the Sharptooth Flower a few more times, because they are not smart enough to leave words and patterns, and his existence will not be known.
Lu Yu saw clusters of mushrooms growing together, with white and fat stipes and fleshy caps. The color was not so bright that one would suspect that one bite would lead to early bliss.
Out of curiosity, he turned to ask Lulutis.
"Will these mushrooms turn into Mushroom People?"
Lulutis smiled: "How is it possible? Mushroom people do evolve from mushrooms, but this does not mean that mushrooms can become mushroom people. This is an accident."
"The known mushroom people reproduce by relying on spores. Most of them are asexual individuals. However, some scholars say that some mushroom people are both female and male. They are hermaphrodites and can give birth to new ones on their own.
Mushroom Man.”
"I'm not a scholar, so I can't tell whether the Mushroom Man in front of us is asexual or hermaphrodite. But what is certain is that the Mushroom Man is made of big mushrooms. It is definitely not something you can turn into just by seeing a bunch of mushrooms on the roadside.
Mushroom Man.”
Lu Yu decided to ask the mushroom man.
He asked the fog demon to first transform into a mushroom, and then slowly transform into a little mushroom man. He pointed at the cluster of mushrooms with his finger.
The leader of the mushroom people quickly understood what Lu Yu meant and chose to shake his head based on his experience that shaking his head when nodding was inappropriate during previous exchanges.
"I don't know if it's poisonous or not. Maybe we can have a taste?"
Lulutis, who was studying the mycelium, almost threw the mycelium away with her tentacles.
"Eating again... I really admire you. Maybe one day you encounter a major crisis and are about to die, you will also want to take another bite before you die." Lulutis complained.
Lu Yu thought about the scene described by Lulutis.
"If you're really going to die, then there's nothing wrong with having a bite before you die. I really like beef. If I'm about to die, remember to feed me a bite of charcoal-grilled beef. It's best to bring some juice and not too much.
Dry."
Unable to keep up with Lu Yu's thinking mode, Lulutis would be thrown away unexpectedly by him every time he tried to follow him. No matter what happened, he would always come up with some fantastic ideas that would make you sigh, "Why didn't I think of this?"
matter".
Maybe this is the reason why Lu Yu’s summons are weirder than the last. From the flesh-and-blood chariot to the demon-eating tree, none of them looks in line with normal human aesthetics. Even if they are thrown to those races with naturally vicious looks, they will always be defeated.
You can still save yourself by looking like yourself.
Could it be said that everyone in Lu Yu’s world was like this?
Whenever I see something strange, I always want to try it first, and I always think about things in a very out-of-the-box way.
The tree hole of the leader of the mushroom people is the most spacious, which is also some of his privileges as the leader of the clan.
However, from the perspective of a truly intelligent race, this kind of privilege is really pitiful. It means living a little more comfortably and nothing else.
Yas III shed tears, and the Goblin King shook his head repeatedly.
The leader of the mushroom people pointed to his tree hole in fear, and stretched forward his two short hands.
After repeating this action several times, Lu Yu realized that this was his intention to dedicate this residence to them.
Lu Yu couldn't laugh or cry and shook his head.
Since they all think that they are gods, wouldn't it be too strange for a god to take over the residence of his own people?
There are basically six little mushroom people huddled together in a tree hole. When you lower your head, you can often see these little mushrooms clinging to each other as if they are rooted in the ground, with their thin eyes and expressions.
There is a sense of comfort.
After walking around, Lu Yu's only feeling was that the mushroom people's territory was too small, and the resources at their disposal were even pitiful.
In fact, leaves are not the first choice of mushroom people. They are already an evolved race and require a lot of energy. Leaves cannot meet the daily needs of mushroom people, so they spend most of the day looking for dead leaves.
, try to fill your stomach.
The little mushroom man is okay, he is small and can always be full if he eats more leaves.
The chief of the mushroom people, these big mushrooms, chewing leaves can only ensure that they can maintain some daily activities. Slightly more strenuous exercise will make the big mushrooms languish.
Fruits are naturally good things. Whether they are fresh or rotten, they can be eaten and decomposed by mushroom people.
However, the fact is that Sigrid is convinced that the trees in this area basically do not produce fruit based on the knowledge she obtained from the elves.
On the contrary, there were several fruit trees in the place where they just fell from the teleportation circle.
Although that place is not far from here, there are also monsters like the Tooth Flower that the mushroom people cannot deal with. Asking them to pick fruits to satisfy their hunger every harvest season is tantamount to giving away mushrooms.
The mist demon changed into the shape of a tree fruit, then turned into a mushroom man standing under the fruit tree, and finally turned into a sharp-toothed flower.
Lu Yu hoped to use these patterns to ask the mushroom people what methods the mushroom people had if enemies appeared and they had to obtain food.
In order to prevent misunderstanding, Lu Yu also asked the fog demon to repeat the scene of them beating the sharp-toothed flower.
The leader of the mushroom people and several big mushrooms looked at each other and began to shake their bodies in unison.
A large amount of powder fell from their bodies. Lulutis took some time to collect some and tried it with the potion in her backpack.
"It's just a paralysis effect. These mushrooms don't even have toxins. No wonder the Tooth Flower bullies them so arrogantly."
It can only paralyze but cannot produce effective killing. What kind of gentle monster is this?
Are you a little tougher so that other prey don't dare to covet your own methods?
After the mushroom people repeatedly watched the changing patterns of the fog demon, the big mushrooms showed off their grass-attribute magic power.
The body of the leader of the mushroom people suddenly swelled a bit, and the body transformed from the mushroom stalk suddenly more than doubled in size.
Lu Yu, who understood, quickly shouted stop.
Afraid of missing the mark, he pounced directly on the leader of the mushroom people.
When the leader of the mushroom people saw his god flying towards him, he was immediately deflated in surprise. He looked like a child who had done something wrong, looking around in confusion.
Lu Yu didn't expect that just to show off his talents, the leader of the mushroom people almost exploded. These mushrooms were too silly.
"Just self-destructing like this doesn't have much power. At most, it will blow up the surrounding monsters with mucus and dust. Counting the paralysis effect...a one-time hit-limited skill?"
Lulutis pointed out the shortcomings of this one-time skill very rationally. If the mushroom man could understand his god's evaluation, he would probably want to bury the umbrella cap in the soil.
If most races want to survive, they either have an advantage in strength, intelligence, or some unique skills to protect themselves. Looking around, the mushroom people seem to have neither.
Their birth was an accident, and their existence today depends on luck. There is no chance to control their own destiny in this wetland. They can only passively count the days. Once a powerful monster appears, they will all disappear.
Is there really no advantage at all?
"Um?"
Lu Yu looked at the little mushroom man next to him in surprise who picked up leaves and stuck them on his short hand.
The little mushroom man kept his eyes fixed on Sigrid. When Sigrid took a step, he moved a step. Sigrid's shield hand dropped, and his short hand also dropped.
Lu Yu's frown gradually eased. He picked up a branch and threw it to Sigrid, asking her to stand with a shield in one hand and a gun in the other.
When the little mushroom man saw that Sigrid had new equipment, he quickly lowered his head and looked around on the ground.
Finally, he found a short branch, imitated Sigrid's movements, and stood still.
After carefully recalling Lu Yu's behavior of burning leaves just now, they quickly understood and imitated...
"That's right, it's just imitation."
According to Lulutis, the earliest magicians in mankind actually followed slimes, understood their use of magic, imitated the magic they used, gradually stepped into the door of magic, and created a new school.
Mushroom people do not have an advantage in strength, talent, or skills, but at least they can imitate.
With some wisdom, they can acquire new knowledge from imitation, and then perceive new power.
Mushroom people who cannot use effective magic will learn how to use props to protect themselves and their homes, and mushroom people who can use magic will teach them the magic that is suitable for use.
But before that, Lu Yu decided to help the mushroom people transform their living environment.
This habitat, which can be attacked by enemies on all sides, is really unpleasant to look at.
"You don't want to teach these mushroom people to build defenses, do you? What they have to face is monsters. Those gadgets are effective against wild beasts, but they are basically just decorations against monsters." Lulutis reminded.
"It's not a decoration."
"It's impossible for monsters to stage a siege. A low-level magic might destroy your fortifications."
Lulutis still thought this idea was strange and wondered why the usually smart Lu Yu couldn't figure it out.
"Lulu, the significance of building fortifications for the mushroom people is to let them understand a thinking mode that is difficult for them to form. What I want is not the fortifications, but to let him understand that the act of building can bring a sense of security.
And let them imitate this behavior and learn to develop the skills behind it."
"Once they adapt to this thinking mode, they will cooperate with the built fortifications and equip them with a powerful enough magic defense system. Your so-called monsters that can overwhelm the defenses with just one magic will become a thing of the past."
"When they have such a system, they will be different from the monsters around here... In other words, Lulu, we are shaping the future of a race, and you don't want to see a race that regards us as gods accepting us.