Star Iron, my clone is taking over Onpharos

Wielding a scythe, Bai Yuan manipulated his clone to attack it.

……

On the way back, Xia Die noticed that Bai Yuan looked rather gloomy and asked him with concern:

"Bai Yuan, what's wrong? You don't seem to be in good spirits."

On the side, Wan Di said understandingly, "It's inevitable for someone going to the battlefield for the first time to have this reaction after seeing corpses everywhere. Bai Yuan's current performance is quite good, even among the Xuanfeng clan."

"I see." Xia Die nodded in understanding, then reached out and took Bai Yuan's hand, wanting to comfort him.

"Thank you, I'll be done in a bit."

Bai Yuan said to Xia Die and Wan Di.

He wasn't upset because of the battlefield. He had used his clones to attack the Scourge Warriors and Scourge Hunters quite a bit before, and was already used to the battlefield situation.

The reason for his expression at this moment is that he is still manipulating his clone to fight against Nicardori's avatar.

During the battle with the Myriad Enemy Butterflies, Nicardi's avatar suffered extremely severe injuries, including a crippled arm. Meanwhile, his own avatar had just absorbed a wave of enemy corpses, significantly increasing its energy and skill.

Despite this ebb and flow, the battle between Hakugen's clone and Nicardi's avatar remained extremely difficult. Nicardi's avatar's power and speed still surpassed those of Hakugen's clone, making it very challenging for Hakugen to cope.

Fortunately, Bai Yuan still has the advantage. As long as his main body is safe, the immortality of his avatar remains. And now, Nicardi's heavily injured avatar doesn't have the same attack power as the Fire Thief. Relying on immortality, Bai Yuan's avatar can slowly wear down Nicardi's avatar until it dies.

During those few hours of fighting, Bai Yuan's mental state wouldn't be very good.

Bai Yuan, Xia Die, Wan Di, and the warriors of the Sasos tribe joined up with the civilians led by Tian, ​​and the atmosphere among them was slightly somber. Many tribesmen had suffered heavy casualties in the battle, and many lay wounded on the ground groaning in pain.

Tian walked up to Bai Yuan and said, "Little Yuan, this time it's all thanks to you for bringing so many herbs. Otherwise, the wounded in the Sasos tribe wouldn't have received enough treatment."

"That would be wonderful."

Bai Yuan smiled.

He was still very happy to see this happen. Moreover, his clone had also made considerable progress. His clone seized the opportunity and successfully dragged the Nicardi avatar into the ground wrestling arena.

This is extremely disadvantageous for Nicardi's avatar, which is missing an arm. Furthermore, given the immortality of Hakugen's avatars, Hakugen can guarantee that victory in their battle will ultimately belong to his side.

“But…” Tian’s expression turned slightly somber. “In the battle just now, most of the food in the Thasos tribe was burned to ashes. The remaining food, combined with what we brought, will barely last until they reach Ohma.”

"It will take some time before the Senate provides them with food. I wonder how their tribe will manage during this time."

"This……"

Bai Yuan could imagine that many people would starve to death during the period when the Senate was distributing food. Bai Yuan even wondered if this was the Senate's intention.

Starve the old, weak, sick, and disabled who are not fit to live, and leave the able-bodied young people to work or join the army. This is the way to maximize efficiency.

Bai Yuan clenched his fist.

He doesn't want to see this happen.

To the senators, the Thassos were merely numbers. But to Bai Yuan, they were living, breathing human beings.

An old man over there is telling stories to children, while a wife over here is mending her husband's clothes that were torn in battle.

Are we really going to just watch them all starve to death like this?

Bai Yuan felt that the world shouldn't be like this.

He pondered a solution and said to Tian, ​​"Aren't they followers of the tribe of Gioria? Aren't they very skilled at farming? Perhaps we can use their farming skills to exchange for food."

“Little Yuan, this won’t work. There’s only so much arable land in Ohema, and the area exposed to sunlight during the day is limited. Right now, all the arable land in Ohema is already being used to its maximum capacity. Even with the best farming techniques, we can’t increase grain production.”

Tibo shook her head, but seeing that Bai Yuan was still thinking, she quickly said, "Don't think too much about it. When we get back, I will talk to Aya and make sure that there won't be a large-scale starvation in this tribe."

"Hmm." Bai Yuan nodded reluctantly.

But he is still thinking about this issue.

Meanwhile, on the other side, he was also manipulating his clones to fight.

……

The battle on Bai Yuan's clone's side finally ended in the evening.

After a long and drawn-out battle, the heavily wounded Nicardi avatar was finally defeated by Hakugen's clone.

Grabbing a scythe, Bai Yuan's clone began to dismember the Titan avatar. After dismembering it, the clone began to devour it.

This can be described as a snake swallowing an elephant. After Bai Yuan's clone devoured this incarnation, it did not immediately convert its skills and energy. Instead, it needed time to digest them before it could fully master them.

Just now, the continuous drain on his energy had left Bai Yuan feeling mentally exhausted, and he needed to rest properly.

So he manipulated his clone to move to a safe place and began to rest.

At this moment, Xia Die walked over.

"Bai Yuan, have some soup first." Seeing his tired appearance, Xia Die brought him a bowl of soup.

She comforted Bai Yuan, saying, "Things have come to this point, all we can do is do what we're supposed to do. Now, we can only trust that Lady Aglaia won't see so many people die."

"Ah."

Bai Yuan took the hot soup, intending to drink it to ease his mood.

Just as he was about to do his best and leave the rest to fate, his gaze fell upon a damp rock. Looking at what lay beneath that rock, his eyes lit up instantly.

The crops that can be grown under the sun in Ohmma are limited. But what if there were foods that didn't require sunlight?

Chapter 20 Bai Yuan and Wan Di's Poison Testing Experiment [Tenth Update]

Mushrooms—Bai Yuan noticed that quite a few mushrooms had appeared under the damp wall.

It seems that this kind of creature exists even in Onphalus.

There are so many different colors of these mushrooms that it's hard to tell which ones are non-toxic and which ones are poisonous.

Bai Yuan stood up and walked towards the direction where the mushroom was.

Xia Die followed behind him, puzzled.

Seeing the mushroom in Bai Yuan's hand, Xia Die instinctively snatched it away.

"Bai Yuan, this plant is poisonous. No matter how hungry you are, you can't eat it," Xia Die said to Bai Yuan.

Upon hearing Xia Die's words, Bai Yuan's heart sank.

Could it be that Onpharos has already done a lot of research on mushrooms?

"How much do you know about this mushroom?" Bai Yuan asked Xia Die.

“Mushroom? You call this a mushroom?” Xia Die asked doubtfully. Then, the mushroom withered in her hand, and Xia Die continued, “I once saw someone walking in the dark, eating this plant because of extreme hunger, and dying from poisoning. Bai Yuan, if you are hungry, I can give you the food I have here, and after we return to Ohema, I will take you to eat enough food.”

“No, I’m not hungry. I just want to use this food to find a way to survive for the Thasos tribe,” Bai Yuan said to Xia Die.

According to Xia Die, there's practically no research on mushrooms in this world. Bai Yuan can guess why. In a stable city-state like Ohema, constantly exposed to sunlight, it would be strange if mushrooms could grow under such constant sun.

Those places that remain dark and unsuitable for large-scale human habitation naturally wouldn't have anyone researching how to eat mushrooms. Most people who occasionally ate these wild mushrooms would die from poisoning. This further discouraged any research into cultivating these fungi. Even those who did eat the mushrooms without incident could very well perish from the Kuroshio Current.

In short, this mushroom can be put to good use in this world.

“When I was in my hometown, I saw people growing and eating mushrooms. These mushrooms like to grow in places without sunlight. We can grow them on a large scale outside of Ohmma, which can effectively alleviate the food shortage in Ohmma.”

"You mean? These mushrooms are edible? But why do other people die after eating them?" Xia Die asked in confusion after hearing Bai Yuan say this.

"Of course, not all mushrooms are edible; only one or two types are," Bai Yuan replied to Xia Die, looking at the colorful mushrooms.

"Then do you know him?" Xia Die asked again.

Does Bai Yuan's hometown really have the technology to cultivate this plant? Can he really find edible varieties from it?

"I do not recognize."

"Then what should we do... Hey? Bai Yuan, what are you doing?" Xia Die was about to ask something when she saw Bai Yuan sitting in front of the mushrooms, picking up a mushroom and starting to chew it.

"I didn't know which ones were edible, so I took the simplest approach." Bai Yuan ate, foaming at the corners of his mouth. "I'll try each one to see if they're edible. Xia Die, remember this one: this kind of mushroom is inedible."

He lay on the ground and vomited white foam for a while.

Since people won't die anyway, let's just try everything.

After foaming at the mouth for a while, Bai Yuan recovered. He then picked up another type of mushroom and put it in his mouth.

"It's so bitter!"

He put it in his mouth and then spat it out.

His actions attracted the attention of Wan Di, Tian, ​​and the other Thasos. Tian quickly came over and said to Bai Yuan, "Little Yuan, are you hungry? These things are not edible."

Bai Yuan was vomiting, while Xia Die explained from the side:

"Bai Yuan isn't hungry..."

He shared his thoughts.

The Thassos man looked puzzled.

Is this really possible?

“Little Yuan…” Tian looked at Bai Yuan in shock.

On the other side, Wan Di silently walked to Bai Yuan's side and picked up another kind of mushroom to eat.

I hope you're right.

The food shortage in the city of Ohma not only affects the people of Ohma, but also the Xuanfeng tribe. As their prince, Wan Di also hopes to bring more food to his people.

After a while, Wan Di pointed at the mushroom and said quietly, "This kind is poisonous and can kill people."

He closed his eyes and lay on the ground, dead for a while.

After Bai Yuan finished vomiting and returned, he looked at the remaining mushrooms, picked up another type, and ate it.

After a while, he shook his head at the mushroom again.

"No, you can't eat this either."

"Hey? But Xiao Yuan, you seem to be alright?"

“The problem is that this mushroom itself says it’s inedible,” Bai Yuan said, pointing at the mushroom.

"Ah this..."

Tian didn't know how to respond.

Bai Yuan experienced a brief hallucination before recovering. Meanwhile, Wan Di successfully completed his marathon and returned. He picked up another type of mushroom and began to eat.

Pfft!

Wan Di yu$e yi qi liu yao shan er xi jiu er fell down again.

And so, Wan Di kept doing sit-ups. Bai Yuan, on the other hand, exhibited various behaviors, sometimes hallucinating, sometimes foaming at the mouth. The two of them tried most of the different kinds of mushrooms.

Wan Di was chewing on a gray mushroom. After a while, he suddenly stood up.

"This is edible, it's fine."

He had been poisoned several times, and his mouth was numb when he spoke, so he could only say one word at a time.

"Really? That's great." Bai Yuan had just recovered from his excited gestures, and upon hearing Wan Di's words, a smile appeared on his face.

The two looked at each other, then lay down on the ground.

Tian quickly asked, "Little Yuan, Little Di, what's wrong with you?"

At this moment, Xia Die had already hugged Bai Yuan on her lap.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little tired."

Bai Yuan and Wan Di said.

Wan Di glanced sideways at Bai Yuan.

"We've found the edible varieties. You should know how to grow them, right?"

"Don't worry, I will," Bai Yuan said weakly.

After saying this, he turned to look at the chieftain of the Thassos.

"Chief, I will tell you how to grow mushrooms later. You should be able to grow some during the next few days on the road. When you do, remember to use this technique to exchange for food that can sustain your survival for the time being with the Senate."

The Thassos were taken aback upon hearing this.

"You...you mean you're going to give this technology to us?"

"It's not for you, it's for you to exchange for food. I just don't want to see anyone starve to death."