Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 460 Frank's Wonderful Plants

When Rowling entered Frank's experimental area, he was greeted by a bouncing mushroom.

The mushroom was white like jade, about half a person's height. Although it didn't have human features, it gave the impression of being in a state of terror.

Behind that mushroom was a group of bright green cabbage puppies, who seemed to be hunting the mushroom in front of them. Rowling could also hear them barking.

"Mushroom—"

Just then, the white jade mushroom jumped in front of Luo Lin. The next second, Luo Lin saw a fist grow out of the white jade mushroom from somewhere. It expanded instantly, becoming several times larger than the white jade mushroom, and then punched Luo Lin.

Seeing this, Luo Lin raised an eyebrow and reached out with a hint of curiosity to catch the fist that the white jade mushroom was throwing. The fist was quite powerful, probably about the same as that of a Sequence 8 warrior, but for Luo Lin, this kind of power was nothing.

But then something unexpected happened to Roland. After losing a punch, the white jade mushroom suddenly burst into countless small mushrooms, each about the size of a palm. They nimbly dodged around Roland and tried to run away, but before they could escape, the cabbage puppy arrived.

The cabbage puppies happily pounced on the little mushrooms, picked them up, and one dog could even pick up several mushrooms. Then most of the cabbage puppies turned around and ran away happily.

The reason I say "most" is because there was one Cabbage Puppy who hadn't caught any mushrooms. It was clearly a little disappointed, whimpered twice, then perked up and rubbed against Rowling's trouser leg like a real puppy.

"Little guy, do you like me?" Luo Lin squatted down and tentatively reached out to touch the emerald green little guy. The texture was similar to that of a real cabbage, and it was a little cool.

"Rumble--"

Just as Rowling was petting the dog, a loud noise came from deep within the laboratory, startling the cabbage-shaped puppy that Rowling was stroking.

The puppy whimpered and then ran away quickly.

Luo Lin didn't care. He just looked curiously in the direction from which the explosion came, then stood up and walked in that direction. Along the way, he passed many white jade mushrooms and cabbage puppies, as well as some strangely shaped things that looked like vegetables and animals. Finally, he arrived in front of a laboratory.

The laboratory was filled with mushrooms, and one plot of land was littered with mushroom remains, which was clearly the source of the recent explosion.

Frank was squatting in front of the mushroom remains, his expression thoughtful.

"Boom boom boom——"

Seeing this, Luo Lin raised his hand and knocked on the laboratory door.

Frank snapped out of his reverie, glanced at the doorway, and his eyes lit up when he saw Rolin. He quickly walked over, opened the door, and said, "Your Highness Lucifer, what brings you here?"

"I've come to check on your experimental progress." Luo Lin smiled and didn't hide anything, saying, "Recently, the Republic has been facing a significant food shortage. I've come to see if you have any research results that can help solve this problem."

"A food shortage?" Frank paused for a moment, then his expression changed to one of sudden realization. Although he was engrossed in his experiments all day, he wasn't completely ignorant of the outside world, so he roughly guessed what was going on.

Frank then said, "Regarding food, I've actually made some progress recently, Your Highness Lucifer, please come this way with me..."

Frank led Rollin and Will to another experimental field, which was also planted entirely with mushrooms, a large, bright red field that looked very beautiful.

Looking at these mushrooms, for some reason, Luo Lin suddenly thought of a folk song he had heard before, something about red umbrellas and white stems.

"What are these?" Rowling asked tentatively.

"These mushrooms are a new variety that I grew after referring to the divine Nie Suea..." Frank said with great enthusiasm, clearly very excited and proud after mentioning his research results:
"They have very strong reproductive characteristics and low energy requirements. With just a little water and a little sunlight, they can grow very large and numerous."

"Moreover, this mushroom has a very good acceptance rate, so after the original version, I have improved several special versions. This one tastes like chicken, this one tastes like beef, this one tastes like lamb, and this one produces milk..." Frank excitedly led Rowling and the other person through the laboratory, introducing the red mushrooms that looked no different from each other.

Rowling listened quietly, and only after Frank had introduced all his mushrooms did he ask, "Do they have any negative effects?"

"The downside is that they have a strong reproductive capacity. Simply put, if you want to use them, you must first kill them with high temperatures, and there's one more important point," Frank emphasized, seemingly having thought of something.
"After eating these mushrooms, you absolutely cannot eat fish. Fish will react with them in a special way. Even mushrooms that have been killed by high temperatures will swell after coming into contact with fish."

As Luo Lin listened, he fell silent, mainly because he thought of the famous "dead fish mushroom" scene from the original work.

Hmm, suddenly I don't really want to eat fish anymore... After silently eliminating a certain option from my dinner choices in my mind, Rowling looked at Frank and asked:
"I will remember this. Are there any other negative effects besides these?"

"No, at least so far no other negative effects have been found. As long as they are cooked at high temperatures and do not come into contact with fish or meat, they are no different from normal mushrooms," Frank said, shaking his head.

“Okay!” Luo Lin nodded, and after thinking for a moment, he took out a coin to perform a divination. He didn’t mean anything by it; he just wanted to find out if these mushrooms were really harmless.

The divination results showed that what Frank said was true.

Rowling breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Frank with a smile, and said, "You've been a great help, Frank. These mushrooms are very useful."

Although mushrooms cannot replace staple foods, mushrooms of various flavors can undoubtedly play a good role, whether as a dish or as a food to soothe the mind.

Of course, to further ensure safety, these mushrooms will first be supplied to those undergoing labor reform. Only after confirming that the mushrooms are indeed safe and harmless will they be gradually introduced to other canteens.

Furthermore, to prevent any tragedies from occurring, Rowling will not sell these mushrooms publicly; instead, he will arrange for specialized personnel to cook them before supplying them to others.

After all, there will always be people in this world who don't read the instructions. Don't you see how many people in the old days got poisoned by eating mushrooms and ended up in the hospital?

(End of this chapter)