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

Chapter 45 The Reward of Hard Work

In the alley adjacent to the ruins area.

Three figures were lurking in the darkness deep in the alley.

The rat-skinned Xiao Zhuang played with his beard, looking bored:

"Laya, stop waiting, let's go back. That guy hasn't shown up for almost a month, maybe he's already dead."

Da Zhuang poked his younger brother:

"Don't mention death all the time, it's unlucky. Li Nuo might have been entangled by the cultists, so he couldn't come."

Xiao Zhuang let out a "tsk~" and squatted down to play in the mud.

Da Zhuang looked at Laiya worriedly and sighed in his heart.

Da Zhuang knew that Laiya bought sample-grade mushrooms from Li Nuo.

This mushroom is clean and hygienic. When eaten with medicine, it can effectively prevent the mutated parts from worsening.

After Li Nuo broke his promises several times in a row, the sample-grade mushrooms in Laya's hands were almost all used up.

The mutated area of her body expanded day by day, gradually spreading from the ends of her hair to her eyebrows.

If she continues like this, she will most likely grow horns, fangs, bone spurs, and extra limbs, evolving from a mild mutation to a moderate one.

At that time, it would be unreasonable to trade in the Eighth District.

Once caught by law enforcement, Leia will face only bullets.

"Wait a little longer, I believe he will come." Leia muttered softly.

Da Zhuang nodded in silence.

Xiao Zhuang grabbed a handful of mud and threw it against the wall without saying anything.

From the alley came the sounds of people drinking and playing.

Laughter and cheers echoed in the alley, making the air around the three people even more oppressive and silent.

A tall figure stepped into the alley.

Leia and the rat-skinned brothers became alert and looked over together.

He was a worker who had a simple and honest face, dressed simply and carried many bags on his back.

Such an outfit made Da Zhuang mutter, "Does this guy want to go to the ruins area to sell goods?"

Xiao Zhuang stood up, holding a sharp stone in his hand, "Let's go up and ask and we'll know. I'll go, don't come out."

Xiao Zhuang walked forward a few steps and came under the light.

The man walking towards him raised his mouth and laughed:

"I'm sorry, I've been delayed by other things over the past month and only now have time to come and trade."

"Huh? Do we know this person?" Xiao Zhuang was stunned for a moment, then turned around and looked at his companions.

Da Zhuang narrowed his eyes, shook his beard, and inhaled the man's scent:
"Why do I feel like the smell is familiar? Could it be Li Nuo? No, he doesn't look like this."

"It's me. You didn't recognize the wrong person." Li Nuo put the bags on the ground:

"I've had some makeovers lately, so I'm not the same as I used to be."

Leia frowned and stared at Li Nuo. For a moment, she was unable to connect the tall man and the skinny boy in front of her:
"How do you prove you are Li Nuo?"

Li Nuo peeled off the fake skin on his face, revealing his true appearance:

"I'm sorry, Laiya. I hope your mutation hasn't gotten worse. I brought a lot of sample-grade mushrooms this time. Half of it is for the illustrations you compiled over the past twenty days, and the other half is an advance payment for the next month. I'll give it to you all at once to avoid being delayed next time."

The two rat-skinned men were making a fuss about the "face skin" in Li Nuo's hand.

Laiya was relatively calm. As long as she was sure that the person in front of her was Li Nuo, it didn't matter even if the "face" in the other party's hand was really made of a human face.

She stepped into the light, and the gray reflection on her forehead made Li Nuo gasp. After not seeing her for nearly a month, Leia's forehead was already covered with gray fish scales, looking like it was covered with a layer of fish skin.

Leia adjusted her headscarf and scarf to cover her forehead and most of her face, leaving only her purple eyes exposed.

She came to Li Nuo and stopped, her eyes fixed on his face, the whites of her eyes slightly bloodshot due to the intense ups and downs in her heart.

She didn't know how to express the sadness of waiting for more than 20 days, nor did she know whether the other party was willing to listen to her worries and complaints about the worsening of the mutated part.

Finally, after a long silence, Leia chose to take a deep breath and suppress her emotions.

As long as Li Nuo can come to the appointment, it is enough, which means that there is hope of controlling the degree of mutation.

Laiya took off her backpack, took out the illustrated guide, and handed it to Li Nuo:

"In the past twenty days, I have recorded 192 species of organisms, including 15 species of fungi. Most of the samples I collected died. I don't have much free time, so I haven't had time to replenish the samples. I hope you don't mind."

"It's okay. I just need the illustrations." Li Nuo smiled and took out a second-hand data tablet from his pocket:
"Here, this is the data pad I promised you. You can use it to record your Pokémon from now on."

Li Nuo bought the data plate from the market at the price of 30 premium cigarettes.

Fortunately, Li Nuo had the foresight to advance sufficient funds from Isabel, otherwise he might not have been able to buy this data board.

Leia was a little hesitant when facing the pocket on the ground and the data tablet in Li Nuo's hand.

She lowered her head slightly and shook her head:

"I'd better not take so many mushrooms from you. I don't have any use for the data tablet."

"why?"

"In the ruins, there are at most a dozen species of organisms that I haven't recorded, and there are no fungi among them. At most, I only need three days to make the remaining illustrations. In comparison, the mushrooms you gave me are too many, which is not commensurate with my efforts."

"Oh, that's it." Li Nuo thought for a moment and stuffed the data pad into Leia's arms:
"Keep it. After the illustrated guide is finished, I have a lot of things I want you to help me with. You don't have to worry about the mushrooms."

Leia's breathing stagnated, "Really?"

"It's absolutely true. Don't worry." Li Nuo shook the diary in his hand:

"I'll take the illustrated guide back and enter it into the data board. I'll return it to you next time we meet. Also, there's something I want to discuss with you..."

There were only sample-grade mushrooms in the pocket at Li Nuo's feet, no ordinary mushrooms.

The Kram family's bonus was so huge that he no longer needed to rely on the mushroom trade to make a living.

After careful consideration, he decided to find a different way to cooperate with Laya and others.

"Do you want to learn how to grow milk mushrooms? I can teach you how to grow milk mushrooms. In the future, you can buy the mycelium from someone and grow milk mushrooms yourself."

Da Zhuang and Xiao Zhuang's eyes lit up and they became excited at the same time.

The rat-skinned man gets excited when it comes to topics related to farming.

After several generations of research by the rat-skinned people, they discovered how to grow mutant cabbages, mutant potatoes, mutant sweet potatoes, and mutant corn.

If we can learn to grow milk mushrooms on this basis, the rat-skinned people’s dining table will become more abundant.

"Of course we are willing to learn how to grow milk mushrooms." Da Zhuang clenched his beard and asked nervously:
"But what's the price? If your price is too high, we may not be able to afford it."

"I don't want ration cards and cigarettes, I want intelligence."

"Intelligence? What intelligence?" Da Zhuang was puzzled.

Li Nuo took a few steps forward, came to the edge of the shadow, and lowered his voice:

“Are there a lot of buried water purification equipment in the ruins area?”

"Yes, that's right, but most of the water purification equipment is broken, and only a few can be disassembled into useful parts. Are you trying to start a water purification equipment parts business? This is a big business."

Hearing this, Li Nuo thought to himself that it was indeed true.

(End of this chapter)