Chapter 23

In the mushroom forest, it was cold and damp, and being near the lake, there were a lot of mosquitoes.

Sun Yuan had been crouching in the grass for an hour, bitten by over a dozen mosquito bites, suffering greatly, but he still endured it.

Endure the hardships, and you will become a person above others!

There were two ways to pass this level.

The first was to use a long branch to poke the mushrooms from a distance until he touched the real Sweet Dew Mushroom, but this method was too time-consuming.

There were too many Explosive Mushrooms in the forest, and players might not gather three Sweet Dew Mushrooms even after two or three days of hard work.

The other method was to use a fragrant pig to find the Sweet Dew Mushrooms.

Just like how pandas love to eat bamboo, these fragrant pigs' favorite food is the Sweet Dew Mushroom.

Nature is amazing, and one thing can counter another. These fragrant pigs, through some unknown sense of smell or other factors, could accurately find the Sweet Dew Mushrooms.

Sun Yuan didn't know where the fragrant pigs' den was, but he had watched animal documentaries and knew that these wild animals all needed to drink water. So he came to the lakeside to wait, and he was sure he would have some success.

Two hours passed.

Sun Yuan's phone still had 75% battery, with movies and novels inside. He could easily pass the time by watching or reading, but he didn't.

He endured the mosquito bites and quietly watched the lakeside.

"Sun Yuan, believe in your judgment, you are right!"

Sun Yuan encouraged himself.

Thinking about the predators in animal documentaries, they often had to lie in wait for a long time to catch their prey.

Now, he had left human society and needed to learn to endure, to persist, and not to be defeated by setbacks after failure.

While waiting, Sun Yuan adjusted his mindset.

During this time, monkeys, sika deer, and wild boars came to drink water, but none of them were what Sun Yuan was waiting for.

The wind picked up,

The sky darkened, and it seemed like it was going to rain.

Suddenly, a rustling sound was heard.

Sun Yuan immediately looked over.

A small, round fragrant pig, about a foot long, cautiously approached the lakeside with its short legs.

"It's here!"

Sun Yuan's spirits lifted.

He looked at the tuft of red hair on the little fat pig's head and couldn't help but smile. It was truly ugly and cute.

In fact, the Silver Wooden Horse had given the key to passing this level.

There is a children's song in China called "The Little Girl Picking Mushrooms."

At first, everyone thought this level, "The Little Red Riding Hood Picking Mushrooms," was just replacing "little girl" with "Little Red Riding Hood."

After all, there is a European fairy tale called "Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf."

"Little Red Riding Hood" refers to a little girl.

But in reality, "Little Red Riding Hood" refers to this fragrant pig with a tuft of red hair on its head, testing the players' observational and associative skills.

Sun Yuan crouched low, even holding his breath.

He pulled out the Barbarian Boomerang from his waist.

The little fragrant pig started to drink water but remained very alert, looking around after every few sips.

When it looked around for the second time and lowered its head to drink again, Sun Yuan used all his strength to throw the Barbarian Boomerang at the little fragrant pig.

Swish!

The boomerang spun and shot towards the little fragrant pig at high speed.

Sun Yuan didn't idle; after throwing the boomerang, he immediately darted out to cut off the little fragrant pig's escape route, but he was overly cautious.

The Barbarian Boomerang was a high-quality weapon, and using it against a wild animal was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

Swish!

The little fragrant pig leaped to avoid the boomerang and ran, but after dashing about ten meters, the returning boomerang hit its butt with a precise strike.

Squeal!

The little fragrant pig immediately screamed and fell to the ground.

Sun Yuan sprinted at full speed, grabbed the little fragrant pig's hind leg, and lifted it into the air.

"Done!"

Sun Yuan was very happy. He didn't waste any time, quickly took out his belt, and tied the little fragrant pig's front and hind legs together to ensure it couldn't escape. Then he picked up the Barbarian Boomerang from the grass.

Thank you, Chu Yuntao. Without his delivery, he would have had to rely on the Angry Slingshot to catch the fragrant pig, but that weapon's power was hard to control.

The Angry Bird would explode upon hitting the target, likely killing the little fragrant pig.

With the prey in hand, Sun Yuan found a sturdy vine, about three meters long, and tied it around the little fragrant pig's neck.

"Be a good pig and help me find a hundred Sweet Dew Mushrooms, and I'll let you go!"

Sun Yuan, who had no food, grabbed a handful of grass to feed the little fragrant pig.

The pig turned its head away in disgust.

Sun Yuan chuckled, not minding.

"Behave, or you'll be tonight's roast pig!"

Sun Yuan checked the time on his phone. Zhen Yu was probably getting anxious.

He didn't waste any more time and started his return trip, picking Sweet Dew Mushrooms along the way.

The little fragrant pig wasn't very smart, but Sun Yuan knew how to train it.

As long as he held its head and brought it close to a mushroom, if it was an Explosive Mushroom, the little fragrant pig would instinctively avoid it to prevent getting hurt.

After forcing it a few times, the little fragrant pig understood that this two-legged creature wanted the Sweet Dew Mushrooms.

Finding them was its specialty.

The little fragrant pig's nose started to sniff vigorously, searching for the scent of Sweet Dew Mushrooms.

...

Zhen Yu, worried about being bitten by snakes, climbed a mushroom about five or six meters tall, sat on the large, umbrella-like cap with her knees hugged, and looked towards the lake.

This desolate and eerie place was truly terrifying.

"If I started a live stream here, the popularity would skyrocket!"

Zhen Yu muttered, habitually taking out a chocolate bar but stopped just before tearing it open.

Save it for the senior!

I'm just a burden, so I don't need to eat. Being hungry for a couple of days is no big deal.

Zhen Yu was bored waiting but didn't dare to sleep.

She wanted to play with her phone but didn't want to waste the battery, so she just sat there. Just as she felt like she was turning into a stone, a gentle and strong voice called out.

"Zhen Yu!"

Swish!

Zhen Yu straightened up immediately.

"It's the senior!"

Zhen Yu's face lit up, and she quickly stood up, crossed the gap on the cap, and slid down the stem, hands and feet moving together.

"Senior, I'm here!"

Zhen Yu ran to Sun Yuan, relieved to see he wasn't injured: "Why did it take so long?"

The female streamer's gaze fell on the little fragrant pig.

"Haha, what kind of pig is this? Why does it have a tuft of red hair on its head?"

"Is there anything noteworthy?"

Sun Yuan asked.

"I saw three groups of passing students, some of whom were injured, and they were all using long branches to find mushrooms!"

Zhen Yu reported, "By the way, those mushrooms explode when touched!"

"Um!"

Sun Yuan nodded.

"Senior, I asked them, and they said the Sweet Dew Mushrooms are very rare, and they haven't found any. What should we do?"

Zhen Yu was worried.

The current situation was like looking for a few wheat stalks in a few acres of grass, a needle in a haystack, and it would take a lot of time.

"Find some high-protein food, sleep for eight hours, and ensure you have plenty of energy."

Sun Yuan had a plan.

"What?"

Zhen Yu was dumbfounded: "What about the mushrooms?"

"I already have two!"

Sun Yuan smiled slightly.

"Ah?"

Zhen Yu blinked her big eyes, still confused: "How did you get them?"

"Thanks to it!"

Sun Yuan tugged the vine leash.

Squeal!

The little fragrant pig grumbled.

"This..."

Zhen Yu scratched her head and laughed foolishly: "Senior, I can't understand!"

She couldn't connect a pig with mushrooms.

Sun Yuan explained.

After listening, Zhen Yu was speechless, looking at Sun Yuan as if he were a god.

"Senior, are you a demon?"

Zhen Yu exclaimed.

Sun Yuan raised his hand and gently patted Zhen Yu's head.

Smack!

"What are you talking about?"

Sun Yuan frowned.

"You are a demon!"

Zhen Yu argued: "You didn't see the expressions of those people earlier. They looked like they owed a million in microloans, about to collapse."

"You, on the other hand, found six Sweet Dew Mushrooms."

Zhen Yu felt incredibly happy after saying this.

It turned out that worrying and being anxious were unnecessary.

Senior God will carry me!

"It's just good luck!"

Sun Yuan was modest.

"I want that luck too!"

For these four hours, Zhen Yu felt like each day was a year, worrying about how to find the Sweet Dew Mushrooms, but the senior came back and solved the problem.

Wait.

Meeting the senior isn't my biggest luck?

Otherwise, could I have won so easily?

Thinking about this, Zhen Yu playfully clasped her hands and bowed to Sun Yuan: "Sun Bodhisattva, I want a 'beep' big boyfriend, please fulfill my wish!"

Zhen Yu looked devout.

Sun Yuan couldn't help but laugh.

This wish even has a beep?

"Hehe, senior, can I help you lead the pig?"

Zhen Yu looked at the little fragrant pig and couldn't help but comment: "I thought this was your dinner!"

"Be careful not to be too happy too soon, it's not time to celebrate yet!"

Sun Yuan warned.

"Okay, I'll remember!"

Zhen Yu quickly composed herself, realizing she had gotten carried away: "What's next? Find food?"

"Um, hunt while picking mushrooms."

Sun Yuan chose a direction and started moving.

"Senior is a good person!"

Zhen Yu praised, as Sun Yuan continued picking mushrooms, clearly preparing for others.

"I'm not that great."

Sun Yuan smirked: "I just want to earn some points!"

"Earn points?"

Zhen Yu was stunned, then realized: "You want to sell the mushrooms?"

"Right, Cui Xueren must have extorted a lot of points from the students. If I don't earn some from him, I'd be letting him down!"

Sun Yuan sneered.

A mushroom for ten thousand points, don't think it's expensive!

No discounts!