【021】Empty Mushroom Market
If something goes wrong, there will be a demon.
The owl listened carefully, but couldn't hear the problem at all, as if it was a bustling city.
"Why go and have a look?" So looked at Xiao and suggested.
Xiao frowned, always feeling something was wrong. He thought for a while and refused, "No, we have seen this forest on the trees before. There is no clearing ground at all, which means that it is definitely a forest ahead. How could there be so many people making noise in the forest? Aren't you afraid of death?"
The forests of this world are so dangerous.
Each of the beasts such as Gunmir, colorful leopard, monster bear and other wild animals is extremely dangerous. Ordinary people basically have only one way to die when they encounter them. How could they make noise in the forest? Isn’t this asking for death?
"Then pretend I didn't hear it?" So asked unhappily.
She was very curious about what was going on, what if there was a market.
Xiao said with a headache: "What if it is a strange creature? Are you not afraid of monsters like Guishan?"
"Then let's get closer?" So thought for a while and gestured with his fingers.
Xiao looked at So's eager eyes and sighed helplessly. He was so cute that he was so cute that he refused?
He squirted into the pot, then put the pot into the pot after getting smaller, then got up and said, "Then get closer. If things are wrong, listen to me."
"I understand." So said happily.
She actually listened to those human voices very seriously, but there was no error in the sound. Each voice has its own different tone. Although some sounds cannot be understood, they are definitely human voices.
The two followed the sound, and the sound gradually became noisy and became clearer.
None of them could hear the flaws, so they walked carefully and walked to a grassland. On the flat grassland, a three-meter-high white mushroom was constantly making noises.
This mushroom is very special. It is not only very tall but also has a huge mushroom umbrella. Translucent silk threads hang down from the mushroom umbrella, and every silk thread is vocal.
"Brother Xiao, what is this?" So asked curiously.
Xiao shook his head and said, "I don't know, this kind of mushroom is not recorded in the "Dashiyi Jing".
"The Great Eat One Jing" does not mean an encyclopedia, and I don't know how many years have been written. There will definitely be new plants and new ingredients in these years. It is not surprising that I don't know them.
So picked up a stone, looked at Xiao, and saw that Xiao did not stop him, so he threw the stone hard at the mushroom.
The stone fell on the mushroom umbrella, and the hanging silk threads swayed, and the voices that came out immediately shook, and changed with the amplitude of the silk threads swaying.
Xiao and So looked at each other and felt very curious. This thing seemed a bit strange, but it was not dangerous.
"I'll go over and take a look. You're waiting for me here. If the situation is wrong, you'll burn it with fire!" Xiao said to So, and at the same time handing over a pair of flints to So.
So knew that Xiao would definitely not agree to take the risk first, so he nodded and said, "I understand, Brother Xiao, be careful."
"Yeah!" Owl nodded and then walked towards the mushroom.
So took two flints and looked at Xiao nervously until Xiao pulled away the silk thread and walked into the mushroom.
From the angle of Sa, the owl's body became blurred, but from the angle of Sa, everything changed drastically. There seemed to be countless windows appearing around, and there were people opposite each window. These people seemed to see him, and all of them stopped talking.
"%&*…&…&*?" a man looked at him and asked.
The problem is that the language is not clear, and Xiao didn't know what he was talking about, so he frowned and said, "What are you talking about?"
"@%¥&…¥%&**!" the man said to the others in surprise.
The others immediately widened their eyes and looked at Xiao curiously. Then a kind-looking old man took out an olive-shaped fruit, talked aloud, and handed the olive fruit to Xiao.
The owl knew this kind of fruit, and the pattern of the fruit was very obvious. He could tell what it was after a little identification.
The fruit is called "Xiaoyin Fruit". It itself records all the sounds made around it. Any animal eats the fruit and will appear in its mind all the sounds recorded in the past, and auditory hallucinations will last for a long time.
Later, someone developed an alternative use of "Xiaoyin Fruit" by special planting and isolating the sound brought by the external environment.
For example, if you invite a famous singer to sing, the person who eats Xiaoyin fruit will feel that the singer is singing in his ear, and it is also to record the knowledge so that the person who eats can learn this knowledge through repeated listening.
Xiao looked at the old man and pointed at himself in surprise. The old man nodded with a smile. Xiao expressed his gratitude and then took the Xiaoyin fruit and ate it carefully at the old man's prompt.
Obviously, this Xiaoyin fruit is not an ordinary Xiaoyin fruit, but a specially processed fruit. After eating it, Xiao felt that he had learned a language without a teacher.
"This kid must be an indigenous person from a certain world. He happened to encounter the empty mushroom seeds sprinkled by the Mushroom King, so he accidentally ran into the empty mushroom market."
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"Is this an opportunity? If I could meet empty mushrooms when I was young, I would definitely be better off than I am now."
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"Forget it, your mouth is so smelly. If you really came into the market, you might have been killed in minutes."
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"Good bad breath is dreaming again, hahaha..."
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Xiao was surprised to find that he understood these people's words.
At this time, the old man who gave him Xiaoyin Fruit smiled and said, "Can you understand what we say now?"
"Yes!" Xiao nodded immediately, but realized that he was speaking the language of his own world, so he quickly answered in a newly learned language.
The old man smiled and said, "You can call me Lao Chen or Mr. Chen. If you don't know anything, you can ask me."
"Mr. Chen, where is this place?" Xiao asked quickly.
Mr. Chen smiled and said, "This is the empty mushroom market. It is made by the mushroom king sprinkling seeds in the world of heaven and connecting all worlds. Anyone who finds empty mushrooms is qualified to trade in this market."
"This is all worlds!" Xiao said in surprise.
Mr. Chen shook his head and said, "No, I just opened a small window. The empty mushroom you are in. Each line means connecting a world. The empty mushroom wire where everyone is in is different, but you can also contact more people through each other's lines. For example, I have never met the gentleman opposite before, but now through your window, I can talk to the other party."
The lines of empty mushrooms are limited, and many of them are not activated themselves, so everyone's windows are different because the worlds connected to each line are different. For people in the empty mushroom market, the more people hold empty mushrooms, the better, because everyone can connect with and trade with more worlds through different lines.
Therefore, most people are more friendly to newcomers. After all, one more person means more than several worlds.
"Since this is a market, which means we can buy and sell things to each other?" Xiao asked after hearing this.
Mr. Chen nodded and said, "Yes, every world has its own specialties. Some things can be seen everywhere for you, but in other worlds, they may be rare resources. Therefore, the most important thing for us to gather together is to trade with each other."
"In other words, can I open a restaurant here?" Xiao asked with his eyes lit up.
Mr. Chen was stunned and smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid there shouldn't be anyone here to eat. For example, I have been fasting for thousands of years and don't need to eat."
"Fasting?" Xiao didn't quite understand the meaning of Mr. Chen. This word did not exist in his world. Therefore, although he knew this word, he did not know its meaning because there was no reference word.
Mr. Chen smiled and said, "I won't die if I don't eat."
"That's amazing!" Xiao exclaimed. He was hungry if he didn't eat for a day. There was actually someone who didn't need to eat.
Mr. Chen smiled and said, "Everything can be traded here. If you insist on opening a restaurant, it doesn't matter. As long as you are mentally prepared to lose all your money, it will be harmless."
"Mr. Chen, what are you selling there?" Xiao asked curiously.
Mr. Chen made a little move and saw that there were various bottles and jars behind him. He introduced: "What I sell is elixir, fasting pill, Qi Gathering Pill, Heart Attacking Pill, Killing Pill... are all medicines that people in practice can use."
"So Mr. Chen is an alchemist!" Xiao nodded.
Mr. Chen was slightly surprised and said, "There are alchemists in your world?"
"No." Owl replied.
Mr. Chen asked in confusion: "How do you know?"
"Aren't you selling elixirs?" Xiao asked back. Of course, he would not say that elixirs were mentioned in "The Great Eats" and some elixirs were even seasonings for food.
Mr. Chen smiled bitterly and said, "Forget it, it's okay if you don't say it. Everyone has their own secrets, and I have passed it."
He picked up a bottle of pills and continued, "This is my apology."
"No, I can't ask for your stuff for nothing anymore. I'm already grateful for your Xiaoyin fruit and I don't need anything else..." Xiao quickly refused.
However, before he finished speaking, Mr. Chen smiled and said, "Don't rush to refuse. In fact, this is also a promotion. If you try it, you can also use some materials to identify them in the future. If it is the materials I need, I will exchange them with elixirs."
"But I can't stay here all the time. The woods where this mushroom is located are too dangerous." Xiao said distressedly.
Mr. Chen was stunned, then smiled bitterly and shook his head. He turned around and took out a treasure bag, then took out a ring from the treasure bag, and sighed: "You little guy is lucky. I have an extra treasure ring here. You just need to drop the blood to recognize the master, and then press the ring into the main trunk of the mushroom. The mushroom will become part of the treasure ring and be carried freely from now on."
He did not give Xiao a chance to refuse, so he threw Dingbaohuan at Xiao, and then closed the window.
Chapter completed!