Chapter 189: Chapter 164: Island (11)

“You say you drifted on a wooden tub for a long time, all the way to Bengma Island? How long was that exactly?” Li Cunxu noticed an inconsistency.

The Wisdom Mushroom King pondered for a moment before responding, “I didn’t keep count of the days, but I remember it was at least more than two hundred nights.”

“Didn’t you encounter any dangers along the way?”

“No, all dangers were foreseen by my innate ability, and I adjusted my course in advance to avoid them.”

Li Cunxu asked again, “Is the wooden tub still here?”

“It’s still here. I’m quite nostalgic, so I keep it in my cave.”

“Take me to see it.”

Li Cunxu suspected that the wooden tub was some sort of artifact.

A wooden tub that could drift on water for at least two hundred days—the quality must be exceptionally good.

The Wisdom Mushroom King awkwardly said, “I can’t move right now. Four minutes off the ground requires four hours of rest.”

“Do you have to rest for an hour for every minute you leave the ground? For each additional minute off, it requires another hour of rest?”

“Yes, yes.”

Li Cunxu was somewhat convinced that the Wisdom Mushroom King had mutated from a Foolish Mushroom.

Foolish Mushrooms are the same, unable to run around off the ground for long periods.

It’s said that Foolish Mushrooms cannot stay off the ground for long due to a curse. A Foolish Mushroom accidentally killed someone who wandered into its territory, and this person was the only son of a Holy Curse Master. Enraged by his son’s death, the Holy Curse Master cursed the Foolish Mushroom tribe.

Li Cunxu said, “Tell me the location of your cave.”

“The largest tree in the forest, with its largest roots above ground, and a large moss-covered rock lying on the roots. Move it aside and you’ll see a dark hole; that’s the entrance to the cave.”

The Wisdom Mushroom King candidly revealed the cave’s location.

Using the coconut tree wood he had previously chopped, he made a large flowerpot and transported the Wisdom Mushroom King along with the soil to the entrance of the cave.

Li Cunxu did not enter the cave but sent in Slimes to explore, wary that the Wisdom Mushroom King might have left traps inside, thus averting any potential setbacks.

He was extremely cautious.

Seeing this, the Wisdom Mushroom King showed an expression of disappointment.

Disappointment because Li Cunxu didn’t enter, as there were traps in the cave that, if Li Cunxu fell for, would allow the Wisdom Mushroom King to use it as leverage, demanding its release.

As long as Li Cunxu let it go, it would immediately flee to the sea, making it impossible for Li Cunxu to find it again.

Little White Spider nudged Li Cunxu’s cheek and pointed towards the Wisdom Mushroom King. Following its direction, Li Cunxu saw the disappointment written all over the Wisdom Mushroom King’s face, leaving him speechless. The Wisdom Mushroom King’s facial expressions were so poorly managed.

Little White Spider whispered in Li Cunxu’s ear, “This thing still has a rebellious bone; let’s let Xiaoruan give it another beating.”

Li Cunxu agreed, as the Wisdom Mushroom King was not a contracted beast and needed regular discipline.

“Xiaoruan, activate the four-layer defense skill and punch it.”

Xiaoruan hardened, donned in metal armor, Durian Armor, and Light Armor, charged at the Wisdom Mushroom King, unleashing a flurry of punches, leaving its face black and blue.

Xiaoruan controlled its strength, for if it had not, it could easily kill the Wisdom Mushroom King.

While Xiaoruan’s strength wasn’t as exaggerated as Spiritual Energy, it was still terrifying.

Every month, all Slime subjects contributed one percent of their power to it; its power could never be weak.

Li Cunxu said, “Can you control the Slimes parasitized by your Wisdom Mushroom?”

“Yes, yes, yes.”

The Wisdom Mushroom King responded swiftly, fearing a slow answer would provoke another round of beating.

“Have them bring out all your collections!”

After a while, the Slimes emerged from the cave carrying various items.

The items were assorted, including stones and tattered canvas…

On the wooden tub that the Wisdom Mushroom King mentioned, Li Cunxu saw a panel.

Indeed, the wooden tub was a treasure.

[Item: Childbirth Wooden Basin]

[Level]: Tier Six

[Effect]: Place a child in the basin and throw it into water; it will safely deliver the child to a secure location.

A Tier Six item is two levels higher than a white flag of surrender, but Li Cunxu couldn’t use it.

The Childbirth Wooden Basin had usage restrictions; only children could use it.

The Childbirth Wooden Basin wasn’t just useless to Li Cunxu; it was also hard to sell.

All children stayed in cities, which were very safe; when would there be a need for a Childbirth Wooden Basin to save a life? As for the wilderness? What child would wander into the wilderness?

“Give it to Anle; she’s not of age and can use it.”

Amidst the pile of scraps, Li Cunxu found a wolf fang necklace, which was also an item.

The wolf fang necklace was too worthless a trinket for Li Cunxu to even wear.

Tier One, with the effect of summoning a phantom wolf shadow to scare enemies.

The summoned wolf shadow was exceedingly flimsy and lacked any real presence; anyone could see through it.

“A defect among Tier One items.”

“That Thunderous Fierce Horse on the island ranked among the golden nine, do you know about it?”

Li Cunxu inquired about the Thunderous Fierce Horse from the native Wisdom Mushroom King of Bengma Island.

The Wisdom Mushroom King was shocked, “Why? Did you provoke it?”

“No, it provoked me.”

“You’ve only been on the island for a short time? How did it provoke you?”

“I don’t know either, which is why I’m asking if you know about it.”

“I know, it’s the most untouchable presence on the island.”

“Why is it untouchable? Is it the strongest?”

“No, it’s because it’s the Dragon Consort of the Blue Lightning Dragon.”

Dragon Consort? That Thunderous Fierce Horse is a mare?

“Is there a golden-grade Blue Lightning Dragon on the island too?”

“No, it’s a lord-grade.”

Hearing this, Li Cunxu relaxed; the program team had cleared the island, leaving only golden-grade ones.

“That Thunderous Fierce Horse has repeatedly caused trouble in the shadows, maybe because its mate, the Blue Lightning Dragon, was dealt with by the program team, hence it has become hostile to humans, targeting me as a form of revenge.”

The Wisdom Mushroom King said, “Since you provoked the Thunderous Fierce Horse…”

“Hm?”

Li Cunxu raised an eyebrow.

The Wisdom Mushroom King corrected, “Since the Thunderous Fierce Horse provoked you, we’d better escape quickly, or it will be troublesome if the Blue Lightning Dragon finds us.”

“The Blue Lightning Dragon is dead, no need to worry.”

“When did the Blue Lightning Dragon die?”

“You’re not aware? Was it dealt with too quickly for you to hear anything? That’s possible,” Li Cunxu murmured.

Li Cunxu didn’t pay much attention and continued with his island exploration journey.

The terrain of Bengma Island is a basin, shaped like a bowl, with high mountains and forests surrounding the edges, and a flat plain in the center.

Standing atop a towering mountain peak, Li Cunxu opened his Blood Lotus Eye to gaze at the central plain meadow of Bengma Island.

A vast grassland unfolded, lush and vibrant with life.

The wind gently blew, creating waves of green ripples; horses galloped through, their neighs echoing across the open plains.

The horses on the grassland were gathered in three places, each with different colors.

With blue being the main color, the Thunder Horses.

With gold being the main color, the Radiant Horses.

With green being the main color, the Grass Healing Horses.

Bengma Island is called Bengma because there are many horse groups on the island, numbering over ten thousand.

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