Secret: I can play two paths

Chapter 265 Bernadette's Research Report

After unpacking the bundle with traces of mud, Sta saw, as expected, all kinds of mushrooms brought by the "Secret Saint" Butis.

Some are pure white and plump, as if they would spurt out milk if poked; some are black with blood-colored filaments and fat patterns; some are covered with golden stars, and their caps are as big as a palm...

At this time, these mushrooms were still wriggling slightly, as if trying to spread their mycelium, spores, etc.

Star called out "Between Reality and Illusion", and then saw that the light pattern phantoms seemed to be in two different worlds from the mushrooms, without any intersection at all - this was not surprising, because "Between Reality and Illusion" seemed to "not exist".

And because those mushrooms themselves did not contain any extraordinary properties, the appearance of "Between Reality and Illusion" did not affect them.

They are still restless, like living things, stretching and shrinking, trying to reproduce and multiply in this world.

Star thought for a moment, and asked "Between Reality and Illusion" to pop up the "Life Card" symbolizing the "Fallen Mother Goddess". Then he saw that the pile of mushrooms had shrunk a little, and were no longer so aggressive under the unknown constraints.

So, Star stopped teasing these little guys and picked up the instruction manual that was surrounded by mushrooms in the middle.

Since Frank was not the only participant in this experiment, in order to coordinate the progress of two angel assistants and a Sequence 6 project leader, Star specially taught Bernadette some things.

This instruction manual is the research report in which Bernadette summarizes the results.

Star unfolded it and began to read:

"Project Name: Development and cultivation of new crops in dark and harsh environments"

"Keywords: dark environment, mushroom cultivation, new food source, toxicity research, biologists' clever use, mystical innovation"

“项目起止时间：1349年8月20日-1349年8月25日”

"Brief introduction to the content:"

“I. Research Background:”

"In many harsh environments and situations, such as the God-forsaken Land and the Raging Sea, traditional crop cultivation faces huge challenges. In such environments, it is almost impossible to grow conventional crops."

"At the same time, these creatures that exist in special environments, such as certain monsters, may contain toxins that are harmful to the human body. Directly hunting them for consumption has a high probability of accumulating curses and causing people to mutate. The disgusting taste also poses a great challenge to the psychological endurance of the eater."

“Therefore, how to utilize the resources in these environments while ensuring the safety of human food in the surrounding environment has become a topic that needs to be studied.”

"This project aims to develop a mushroom that can be grown in a dark and harsh environment. This mushroom can grow and reproduce by devouring the flesh and blood of monsters, without any other conditions."

"In order to improve the taste and nutritional combination, we plan to develop 12 different flavors of mushrooms, such as milk-rich, beef-like, delicate fish-like, and chicken-like."

“II. Research objectives:”

“1. Successfully developed mushrooms that can be grown in dark and harsh environments.”

“2. Treat the accumulated toxicity in the mushrooms to ensure that their food safety can pass the final review.”

“3. Develop mushrooms with a variety of flavors to meet the needs of different groups of people.”

“4. Explore how mushrooms perform in different cooking methods to provide optimal consumption recommendations.”

“III. Expected outcomes:”

“It is expected that through the implementation of this project, we will obtain a new method of growing food in the dark that is stable, efficient, environmentally friendly and economical - a new type of mushroom with a tendency to self-reproduce.”

“Not only is this new type of mushroom able to grow and reproduce after devouring the flesh and blood of monsters, but its offspring are also divided into two categories: one type accumulates various toxins and can be used as a source of toxins, and the other type can be used as food after being processed at high temperatures. This discovery has greatly enriched our food sources and is expected to solve the problem of famine in certain environments.”

“IV. Project budget declaration:”

"1. Mr. Frank requested to advance to Sequence 5 'Druid' so that he can better display his talents. At the same time, he will expand his personal experimental field and have a dedicated area for hybridization experiments."

"2. Will wants an ice cream feast with different flavors!" "3. The project writer (Bernadette) needs more secret information."

"4. According to the project plan (i.e. the mature idea provided by Star before), we need at least one 'Rose Bishop', the more the better."

"..."

“V. Project Team:”

"Project leader: Frank Lee (has extensive experience in biological research, is good at hybridization, and provides all kinds of weird new ideas)"

"Team members:"

"Bernadette Gustave (responsible for experimental design, data analysis, report writing, etc., her angel-level information acquisition ability has greatly helped the advancement of the experiment)"

"Will Wayne (responsible for being cute...crossed out, responsible for providing various favorable conditions for the advancement of the experiment, the 'prophet' of the 'fate' pathway sequence 1 level and 'good luck' make the experiment progress extremely quickly) ('biologist' Frank Lee added: But after the experiment is over, the luck disappears, I protest here!)"

"The nameless 'Rose Bishop' (responsible for providing the necessary materials for the experiment)"

"..."

“Six. Project risks and countermeasures:”

"Mushrooms are dangerous to a certain extent. Once they cause biological invasion, they will bring great disasters to the ecology of the northern and southern continents."

"Based on this, we have deployed two angels as security."

"Note: If there is divine power from the 'Earth' realm nearby, it will also cause special mutations and increase the activity of the mushrooms, but the overall result is benign."

"..."

“Appendix: Optimal Eating Suggestions”

"Note: Milk mushroom: The extracted liquid can be drunk directly."

"Except for mushrooms that produce milk, which can be consumed directly, all other mushroom species should not be eaten raw. They must be processed at high temperatures (steamed, boiled, fried, or roasted) before they can be eaten to prevent unripe mushrooms from multiplying in the body and causing health risks."

"Note: Health risk: Immature mushrooms will absorb blood and flesh from the body and regain their vitality, thus turning the eater into countless mushrooms from the inside out."

"..."

After reading the report that neatly listed a bunch of instructions for use, Star wondered whether he should say that Roselle had exposed Huang Beibei to a certain degree in the process of teaching his daughter, or that after the "secret peeper" reached the "sage" sequence, his ability to accept things was simply strong.

In short, Star taught Bernadette the experience he had gained from searching for papers before. He did not expect that the finished product Bernadette presented to him would be so complete.

This is good. Later, I don’t have to worry about how to explain it to the Tarot Club and the Silver City behind classmate “Sun”, which saves me a lot of effort.

Star studied the report, made some annotations on it, and then noticed that there was more than one report.

"Well, two copies, that makes sense..."

He looked at the sample instruction manual in his hand, and then at Bernadette's identical wording on another report, except that she left a blank space on the last page for his comments.

Star thought for a while and looked at the finished product in his hand which took only a few days to produce.

He nodded, picked up the pen, and added to the report led by Frank, assisted by the two angels, and finally written by Bernadette:

"I have reviewed it, it has passed the inspection, and it is approved."

(End of this chapter)