I'm in Warhammer, I just want to grow mushrooms

Chapter 17 The Road to Ascent
Burrow.

Li Nuo stood up with his hands on his hips, panting with exhaustion.

The excavation work was more difficult than he had expected.

I originally thought that with the virtual contour lines provided by the system, I could simply dig along the contour lines to dig out the entire root system.

Now that seems to be completely different.

The soil near the mushrooms is full of rotting matter, mucus, germs, insect eggs, and rocks as hard as steel.

The complexity of the ingredients is unprecedented.

The drill bit struck the ground, stone chips flew everywhere, and all kinds of filthy things sprayed out, as if it had drilled into the aorta of a giant beast.

In just a moment, Li Nuo was already covered in mud.

This job is really not for humans.

How about running away?

Wouldn’t it be nice to go back and do business with Laiya?
It's not like you have to take advantage of the cigarette factory's free two meals.

After thinking about it, Li Nuo gave up the idea of giving up.

The living environment in Xiachao District is really terrible. Most of the houses are tin houses, and only a few are apartments or small Western-style buildings.

It is said that the environment in Zhongchao District will be much better, similar to the city before the time travel, and everyone can live in an apartment.

The supervisor previously mentioned that after working for five years, you can move to Zhongchao District.

Li Nuo is still looking forward to this.

If you think about it carefully, it seems that there are only two ways for people from the Lower Nest to become people from the Middle Nest: to work for a certain family or to join the army.

Signing up for the Planetary Defense Force basically means a risk of death, so it is better to serve a big family.

This may be the biggest change before and after time travel.

In the hive world, it is impossible to change social class through examinations. Only by gaining the appreciation of the family can there be a relatively safe opportunity for promotion.

Li Nuo's mind was wandering when he heard his supervisor's voice through his earphone.

"Li Nuo, I forgot to tell you that we only need to dig out one tenth of the roots to complete today's task."

Li Nuo breathed a sigh of relief.

It turns out that there is no need to dig out the entire root system, which makes it much simpler.

"Roger that, Director."

Li Nuo responded and continued working.

In the following hours, work and rest alternated.

At lunch time, Li Nuo returned the same way.

The capsule used to transport him has a cleaning function. As it glides on the track, it sprays disinfectant to remove dirt from his body.

The breathing mask, helmet and shoulder armor were placed in the transport cabin, and Li Nuo returned to the locker room wearing a stretch tights.

Between the locker room and the lift, there is a large hall, where everyone gathers in the morning.

Now, the hall has undergone a simple renovation, with more folding chairs and tables on the floor, distinguished by table signs with names on them.

This place is designated as a lounge, where meals and lunch breaks are taken, and everyone has their own seat.

Lunch was delivered via a lift and a dining cart.

Today's lunch is sausage made of synthetic meat, a bowl of synthetic starch, and a clean boiled egg.

Not to mention the delicious and juicy synthetic sausages, the eggs alone were enough to excite the apprentices who had been busy for half a day.

This is a food that only exists in legends!
I didn’t expect that on my first day at work, I would enjoy delicious food that other people in Xiachao would never be able to eat in their entire lives.

Li Nuo almost shed tears when he bit the egg white.

It has been a long time since he had eaten such normal food since he traveled through time.

Huh?
Why is the yolk purple?

Maybe it’s because the physiques of chickens are different.

Anyway, the taste is similar to the impression of eggs, so just eat it.

After enjoying a sumptuous lunch, everyone took a lunch break.

Praise for the Cram Cigarette Factory.

Each person’s folding chair can be unfolded into a single bed, and the lunch break time is up to one hour.

Li Nuo doesn't have the habit of taking a nap.

After lunch, he asked to go back to the cave to continue digging.

"Wait in the locker room for a while. I'll bring your transport cabin over." The supervisor's voice came from the headset. Li Nuo asked casually:

"Supervisor, has anyone completed the training task this morning?"

"Ten people have completed their training mission. They will be doing combat training in the training room this afternoon. Your movements are not slow. You are faster than any of them. It's just that you are too small, so your progress is not as fast as the others."

It turns out that being young brings you disadvantages wherever you go.

Li Nuo shook his head helplessly.

Back to the burrow, and get to work.

Li Nuo followed the instructions of the scanner and dug a deep pit near the mushroom, exposing more and more roots.

Although the blue-purple light became stronger, the whispering in his ear remained faint and could not disturb Li Nuo's mind at all.

The scanner screen showed that the excavation progress had reached 9.2%.

Li Nuo turned off the drill and used a brush to remove the dirt from the roots.

The excavation progress slowly increased and unknowingly reached 9.9%.

As the brush scraped off a layer of dirt, a faint white light flashed before my eyes.

Li Nuo let out a light exclamation, quickly and gently brushed away the dust, and the white light gradually became brighter.

It was a silver-white metal card tied to the roots. It was new in color and didn't look like it had been buried in the ground for a long time.

There is a pixel screen on the front of the card with the number "1" on it.

"Drip."

The scanner beeps.

Li Nuo looked down and saw the words on the screen:

"You have dug up today's score card, with a score of 1 point. The excavation progress has reached 10%."

Score card?
Did the supervisor put this card here on purpose?
A voice came from the headset:
"Li Nuo, you're faster than I thought. Let's stop talking and take your score card back the way you came. The others have finished their work and are waiting for you in the lounge. I'll have a meeting with you all when everyone arrives."

I am the last one after all.

Li Nuo shook his head secretly.

There's nothing we can do about it. I don't have three heads and six arms, so I can't work as fast as an adult.

In silence, they left the cave and returned to the locker room.

The apprentices who completed their training tasks first have already changed their clothes.

They gathered in the lounge, talking about something.

Seeing Li Nuo coming back, everyone looked over.

A man in his early thirties said:
"Not bad, kid, you finished today's work by yourself."

The other man looked Li Nuo up and down, and said with a smile, "To be honest, I don't think your body can last until the end of the training."

Li Nuo glanced at the two people who were talking in confusion and ignored them.

What do you mean?
Have I offended them?

Why are you so weird?

"Okay everyone, now that everyone is here, let's start the meeting."

A bearded man clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention.

Only then did Li Nuo discover the existence of this person.

Judging from his voice, he is the head of the collection department. He is about fifty years old and it is understandable that he is forgetful.

Everyone sat down in the lounge.

The supervisor held his pipe in his mouth, puffing smoke while saying:

"My name is Robnos. I used to be a fungus walker of the Pharmacist Association, and I have been collecting pharmaceutical materials in the bottom nest all year round. Three months ago, I retired from the Pharmacist Association and now work for the Kram family as the head of the collection department of the Kram Cigarette Factory and Pharmaceutical Factory.

"I'll say the most important thing first. Even though most of you already know what I'm going to say, I'm going to repeat it anyway."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked at Li Nuo.

Li Nuo frowned slightly under dozens of gazes.

He saw a variety of emotions on everyone's faces, including jealousy, scrutiny, and disdain.

I really don’t know what Robnos had said to these people before that made him the focus.

Li Nuo calmed his mind and did not panic.

(End of this chapter)