Chapter 393 Small Town
The town of Landis.
It is a quiet town with no railway and little contact with the outside world.
The townspeople live almost isolated from the world .
The biggest festival of the year is the 'Mushroom Festival', which is a festival set up to celebrate the mushroom harvest. At that time, the townspeople will share the large amount of mushrooms they have picked.
Of course, more often than not, these mushrooms are roughly processed and sold to foreign merchants, becoming one of the few sources of income for the town.
Although poor, the town of Landis has good public security and no major crimes have ever occurred.
Even the town's police station seemed to be in a state of doing nothing.
"This year's mushroom harvest is another bumper harvest!"
Little Jack walked through the dense jungle with a cloth bag on his back.
He was agile and would occasionally pick non-toxic mushrooms and put them into his prepared pockets.
White button mushrooms are delicious and can be used to make stock.
Ordinary mushrooms can be dried and made into mushroom cookies.
As for the precious matsutake mushroom, it is an extremely valuable food ingredient and foreign merchants are willing to pay high prices for it.
This mushroom forest all over the mountains is a gift from nature.
Little Jack was immersed in the joy of the harvest and unknowingly forgot the time.
When he looked up, he found that the sky had become dark, and he had unknowingly arrived outside a cave.
This cave seemed very deep and dark inside, but near the entrance, there were a large number of mushroom forests growing.
I don't know why, but the mushrooms here grow so big and strong.
Little Jack hesitated for a moment, then immediately went outside the cave and picked those mushrooms that looked very bright in appearance.
In nature, the more beautiful and colorful something is, the more likely it is to carry toxins, and the same is true for mushrooms.
To be cautious, it is best not to pick even common mushrooms that you don't recognize.
Little Jack's behavior has begun to go against his common sense.
But he did not stop, instead he continued to pick the brightly colored mushrooms greedily.
It was as if there was always a tempting voice in his heart, urging him to do so.
"have eaten……"
“Eat it!”
Little Jack looked at the mushroom in his hand, which was red on the outside with a little green on the surface, and swallowed unconsciously.
His palm began to move slowly, putting the mushroom into his mouth.
"No... this one looks poisonous."
"You can't eat it...you'll die if you eat it!"
'But...it looks so delicious...'
Little Jack's mind became confused and he put the mushroom in his mouth.
At this moment, he seemed to see the colorful spores in the air, and he suddenly understood: "It's the spores... They are poisonous and make me hallucinate?... No, they control me."
But it was too late.
His tongue couldn't wait to taste the deliciousness of the poisonous mushrooms, and his throat couldn't wait to swallow the poisonous mushrooms into his stomach.
"Why...I feel like this isn't the first time this has happened."
In the last moment of his blurred consciousness, an idea emerged in little Jack's mind.
Immediately, his expression became dazed and he quickly devoured the mushrooms around him, until his stomach swelled.
When there was no more room, Little Jack stood up and walked into the cave.
The depths of the cave were not as dark as the outside world.
The surface of the cave is covered with a layer of glowing moss, and there is the sound of dripping water.
In the darkness, figures walked out one after another.
Among them were old people, children, men and women, wearing clothes of various styles, including rangers, gatherers and lumberjacks.
At this time, the only thing they had in common was that they all had wooden expressions, patches of fungi grew on their bodies, and mushrooms sprouted from under their clothes, on their faces, and on their necks...
A group of dazed people were tinkering in the cave for a long time, during which time low or shrill sounds were heard.
I don’t know how much time has passed.
Outside the cave, figures walked out one after another.
As they moved further away from the cave, the strangeness in their bodies quickly faded away, and their expressions gradually became lively.
They have forgotten their experiences and are still good wives, fathers, and children.
Only at a certain time in the future will this information be recalled and re-entered the cave...
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Clank! Clank!
The train roared across the plain, emitting a huge column of white gas.
There were only Fang Xian and Luo Fu in the special box.
At this time, Fang Xian was studying a file: "Lantis Town?"
"Following the channel through which Dewen obtained the Kaipro manuscript, we found clues... there may be remnants of cultists in it..."
Love looked serious and nodded.
"The descendants of the outsiders who mastered the "Secret Gu Sutra"? Worms... Gu worms..." Fang Xian had a subtle association.
"In the land of the rising sun in the east, there are strange customs, such as the use of herbs in medicine and the technology of manipulating insects... The word 'insect' also means 'gu' in the East." Luo Fu seemed to think about it for a while before explaining to Fang Xian.
"Yes, I know the relationship between Gu and insects better than you do..."
Fang Xian secretly rolled his eyes, but on the surface, he pretended to ask for advice: "So... is this kind of fallen person easy to deal with?"
"It's quite difficult... You can tell from the text that the other party possesses supernatural powers and a strong vitality. He is a very difficult opponent." Luo Fu sighed: "This time, we will pretend to be merchants buying dried mushrooms and try to focus on investigation."
'Once we find the evidence and the truth, we can call for support or even destroy the place with artillery fire?'
Fang Xian nodded secretly: "I know what to do."
"Be careful of those pagans, especially those who have classics and heritage. They will master supernatural powers more systematically..." Luo Fu said: "For example, 'poisonous insects'... Sometimes they are not necessarily insects visible to the naked eye, but may be smaller and less noticeable. They will lurk silently and enter our bodies, making us weak, exhausted, sane, and even crazy..."
He was fulfilling his duties as a senior investigator and a guide for rookies, trying to explain some information to Roca so that he wouldn't be tricked without knowing anything.
"So... can we use the power of spells in this investigation?"
Fang Xian's eyes flashed and he asked.
"The spell will gradually corrode your sanity... but this time..." Love hesitated for a moment and quickly made a decision: "I have also prepared some methods. As for your spell... I let you use it. You use it again. In the previous sanity test, you have already deviated a little..."
"Isn't this what I did on purpose?" Fang Xian rolled his eyes, but his face was serious: "I know!"
