Sixth Ring Wizard

Chapter 42 Sleeping Mushroom

Many people spend three to five days searching in Moonlight Forest and still can't find ten, which is a huge waste of time.

Only first-class wizards frequently accept this quest, as it is one of the few quests that can earn magic stones and is also very safe.

Herag continued to look through some information about sleeping mushrooms, which typically grow 20 to 30 centimeters below the ground.

Experienced players typically rely on their experience to observe whether the ground is suitable for the growth of dormant mushrooms, and then dig up the ground to see if there are any dormant mushrooms.

This method also has a low success rate, and even experienced users need to spend a lot of time on it.

"Perhaps we can let Deep Blue give it a try." After careful consideration, Herag concluded that this task would be more suitable for him.

This quest doesn't require you to accept it. After you collect the Sleeping Mushroom, just go to the Affairs Hall to exchange it for Magic Stones.

After making his decision, Helag began preparations, needing to go to the flea market to buy some relevant items.

Moonlight Forest is located in the northern part of the northern forest area. It takes an hour to hike there and only about 20 minutes by horse-drawn carriage.

There is a post station at the crossroads in the northern forest area where you can take a horse-drawn carriage to Moonlight Forest. The fare is two silver coins, and it is free for formal wizards, although formal wizards generally do not take the carriage.

While waiting for his ride at the post station, Herag noticed three other people waiting as well, all dressed in wizard apprentice robes.

"Are you also going to Moonlight Forest?" After a brief silence, a chubby wizard started the conversation.

"Yes, I...it's my first time going," a thin wizard apprentice said nervously.

After a brief introduction, the four became a little more familiar with each other.

The chubby wizard was named McKen, the skinny wizard was named Luca, and there was another one named Sunny.

McCann has been here three times already, earning a magic stone and some gold coins in total. The other two, like Herag, are here for the first time.

"Once you enter the Moonlight Forest, don't go too deep; just stay on the edge," McKen explained.

"Why? This mission should be quite low-risk," Luca asked.

McCann explained, "The mission itself is not dangerous, but there are not only magical beasts in the depths of Moonlight Forest, but you may also encounter people from Green Hut."

"Green Hut? Moonlight Forest is quite far from them, so it should be hard to find it," Luca said, recalling the terrain.

"The probability is indeed quite small, but someone once went too deep and encountered the people from Green Hut, was tortured to death, and had their body hung at the entrance of Moonlight Forest." McKen said with fear, as if he had experienced it firsthand.

Sunny added, "That's certainly a possibility. People from Green Hut might also come to Moonlight Forest to gather resources, so it's best if we keep a certain distance. We're all first-class wizard apprentices; we can't go too deep."

Helag listened to them say this, remaining silent in the background.

He had known this information before; someone had mentioned it in the gossip tavern.

After the group talked for a while, the carriage finally arrived.

The horses pulling the carriage were a hybrid of a magical beast called Hellfoot, with flames rising from their hooves, and they moved very fast.

The carriages in Moonglade don't have drivers. Hellfoot pulls the carriages himself along fixed routes, and then returns to the stables to rest when it gets dark.

The carriage is not very spacious, and can accommodate six people.

Hellfoot glanced back to make sure Hrag and the others were on the vehicle before he started running. His flaming hooves left scorched marks as he ran, and there were many such footprints along the road.

It was early morning, and Hrag and his men needed to hurry and return before sunset.

No matter where you are, the forest at night is always exceptionally dangerous.

Twenty minutes later, the four of them got off the bus at the rest stop at the entrance to Moonlight Forest.

The Hellfoot will stop briefly at the post station, and continue on its way once no one gets off.

The trees in Moonlight Forest are all very large and tall, clearly indicating that they have been growing for many years.

The area beneath the trees is usually covered with dense low shrubs, and there are some clearly shaped paths near the entrance, which are traces of people walking on them over the years.

Going a little further in, the path completely disappeared, making it extremely difficult to traverse through such a jungle.

Herag, now prepared, drew his longsword and cleared a path as he walked.

He chose a direction and began searching, as did the other three, each choosing a direction to search for the sleeping mushrooms.

"Deep Blue, begin scanning the underground. Target: Sleeping Mushroom." Hellagur gave the order, instructing Deep Blue to scan the surroundings.

After his physical data was improved, Deep Blue's scanning range expanded to 250 meters.

Sleeping mushrooms are usually located 20 to 30 centimeters below the surface, which is more than enough.

The Sleeping Mushroom is covered with a special substance that shields it from magic, but it has no effect on Deep Blue.

"A dormant mushroom has been found; its location is marked in red." Deep Blue gave the notification after Hellagur had only taken a few steps.

In Hrag's view, a few meters ahead on the ground, there was a red, spindle-shaped mushroom.

Herag took out a shovel from his spatial ring and began digging at the designated location.

He was very careful when digging because he knew that the mushroom was located too close to the ground and that he might accidentally destroy the dormant mushroom if he wasn't careful.

A few minutes later, Herag saw the head of the sleeping mushroom.

The dormant mushroom has no cap and is entirely purple.

Hrag cleared away the surrounding soil along the location of the Sleeping Mushroom, and then easily dug it out.

First Sleeping Mushroom acquired.

Hellagur continued forward, and with Deep Blue's support, he could save a lot of observation time.

The ground was covered with so many low-lying grasses and trees that even an experienced person would have to spend a lot of time just observing it.

Five minutes later, Hellagur stopped, and Deep Blue discovered another sleeping mushroom.

In just one morning, Herag found sixteen sleeping mushrooms.

He glanced at the sky and saw that it was still early. He grabbed some dry rations, ate a little, and continued searching for the Sleeping Mushroom.

It wasn't until the light in the Moonlight Forest dimmed that Hrag looked up and realized it was already evening.

He tallied his harvest and found a total of fifty-five dormant mushrooms.

His clothes were covered in dew and leaves, and his trouser legs were covered in mud.

Herag wiped the sweat from his forehead and started walking outside. He had been staying on the outskirts of Moonlight Forest and hadn't gone deep inside. It only took him about ten minutes to reach the entrance.

Walking in the forest is very tiring, and Herag felt a bit tired after a day of working there.

He was the first to come out, and after a while the other three followed one after another.

The three men looked even more disheveled than him, especially McKen, who was already quite overweight and was now covered in sweat, his robe soaked through.

"How much did you dig up?" McCann asked weakly.

"Two," Luca said.

Sunny said, "Two."

McCann caught his breath: "I only found three, I'm exhausted. Herag, how about you?"

(End of this chapter)