The Wizard's Secret Journey

Chapter 33 Cluster
"You've been waiting here? I just asked you to leave an address."

Lin En was a little surprised and asked Jigos with a smile.

Having settled his grudge and earned a large sum of money, he was in a good mood and his steps were much lighter.

"Haha, there's nothing to do anyway, just wait a little longer." Jigos said with a smile, stepped forward and hugged Lin En, then stepped back to look at him, raised his eyebrows and said, "It seems that you have been doing well recently, Lin En."

"It's indeed OK." Lin En smiled and nodded, and also looked at Jigos. The latter was no longer depressed as before, and looked much more energetic.
After a simple greeting, the strangeness between the two who hadn’t seen each other for a long time was much reduced.

"you know…"

"you know…"

After a pause, they spoke at the same time.

"You speak first." Lynn said.

Jigos nodded, organized his words and said, "Actually, it's all thanks to your reminder, Lin En.

"I now make a living by catching white shadow mushrooms...

“Originally, I was planning to do what you suggested and see if I could make money by reselling goods, but it was too difficult, and then I remembered a piece of knowledge.

"Remember that time when we ate the White Shadow Mushrooms, I went to ask the instructor for relevant knowledge? He told me that the White Shadow Mushrooms rely on smell to identify danger... so as long as you cover up your own smell, you can easily approach the White Shadow Mushrooms.

“Thanks to this knowledge, I’m doing pretty well now.”

Lin En raised his eyebrows and said half-jokingly and half-seriously:
"Such valuable knowledge, and you're telling me just like that?"

"You can support yourself by making crystal magic tablets, and you won't take the risk of coming to Cuiying Forest to steal my business." Jigos smiled.

“But I can sell this knowledge to others.”

Jigos's expression suddenly froze: "Lin, we are friends who grew up together..."

Lin En smiled and patted his shoulder: "Don't worry, it's just a joke."

After a pause, Lin En said seriously:

"The Green Shadow Forest is not safe after all. I recently discovered a business. Do you want to help me? I promise that I will make as much as you do now."

Jigos was stunned for a moment and shook his head slightly:

"No need, Lin En. I'm doing OK now. It feels good to be able to make money on my own."

The boy's tone was light, but his eyes were determined.

Lynn thought again of Gigos leaving without saying goodbye.

At that time, the boy actually had another choice -

To beg his help, or to plunder his wealth.

But Gigos didn't. He just left without saying a word to preserve his last bit of dignity.

When faced with death and despair, many people will lose their humanity, but there are always some people who stick to their bottom line.

Lin En was filled with emotion, and tried to explain the White Shadow Mushroom business to Jigos and extended an invitation again.

The latter was shocked when he heard it, but after careful consideration he refused.

Lin En didn't persuade him anymore, but just said that if he changed his mind, he could come to him anytime.

Although Cosi is dead now, the white shadow mushroom business will not disappear.

That's a lot of money, too good to be missed.

However, before taking over these businesses, he needs stronger power.

Only if he has enough power can he run those businesses smoothly.

After saying goodbye to Gigos, Lynn quickened his pace and returned to his shed.

He couldn't wait to verify the idea that had occurred to him earlier.

……

After Lin En left, Gigos also returned to his home.

In order to make it easier to go to the Green Shadow Forest to catch white shadow mushrooms, he rented a new shed nearby.

However, when passing through an alley, a voice suddenly sounded from behind.

"Gigaus, I heard that you are very good at catching white shadow mushrooms..."

Without any hesitation or looking back, Gigos strode forward and fled.

But soon, a figure that he had never expected came out from the end of the alley. "...Ante." Jigos looked surprised.

Subconsciously turning his head, he saw another familiar face - Dole.

Before Jigos could think about why Ant was with Dor.

He met Dole's eyes.

Gigos didn't know what words to use to describe those eyes and the intoxicating green in them.

He just felt that his consciousness seemed to be pulled into an abyss.

Gradually, a bit of green began to appear in Jigos's eyes.

Then he saw a consciousness network as huge as an ant colony.

That network consisted of a large number of nodes, most of which were far away from him and therefore a little blurry.

But Jigos could still vaguely sense that in the center of the consciousness network, there seemed to be a huge green shadow that was shaking his mind.

He only dared to take a quick glance, then instinctively and panickedly looked away.

And around the green shadow, there are several larger circles of consciousness bodies, and next to those larger circles of consciousness bodies, there are some slightly smaller consciousness bodies.

One of the smaller consciousnesses is Dor in front of him.

Next to it, there are some smaller consciousnesses surrounding it, one of whom is Ant.

This is not the end yet. Jigos can feel that there is at least one layer of lower consciousness below Ant...

"What on earth is this..."

The green in Jigos's eyes grew deeper and deeper, and his consciousness sank deeper and deeper into it.

Gradually, Gigos learned more information.

He was shocked to find that the network in front of him was not what he had imagined, but a complex consciousness network composed of multiple individuals.

This is a complete consciousness, a complete individual!

And he is becoming a part of it!

It was this feeling of the impending extinction of his self-consciousness that suddenly woke Gigos up.

The green in his eyes quickly receded, and his stiff body began to regain control.

At the same time, the information that had just been learned disappeared as quickly as the morning dew after sunrise.

In just a moment, Jigos could no longer remember what he had just seen.

It’s as if those memories are stored in the greenery before our eyes; when the greenery disappears, the memories disappear with it.

There was only a hint of fear left in Jigos' heart, and he instinctively began to struggle.

However, Dole seemed to have anticipated such a situation and held Jigos' hands.

"Get away, let me go!" Gigos struggled desperately.

Dor's seemingly weak arms actually possessed amazing strength. It was as if Jigos was facing a heavy rock and could not be shaken at all!

"I am still too far away from becoming a great being. I cannot complete the baptism with my own strength alone..."

Dole sighed, and suddenly realized something was wrong. He turned to look at Ant and said doubtfully:
"Ante, what are you still standing there for?"

He and Ant are actually a whole. As long as they are within a certain range, their minds and senses are shared. In fact, there is no need for them to speak out loud.

But Ant was now inexplicably stuck.

That's why Dole urged him.

Ant returned to normal. He walked from behind with an expressionless face and tied up Jigos tightly.

"Ante..."

Jigos stared at Ant, as if trying to find a hint of familiarity in this cold and unfamiliar face.

Ant...what happened?
Not sure if it was an illusion, but Gigos seemed to see Ant's eyes flicker.

"Let's go and collect the new white shadow mushrooms, and check how the Great One's food is growing."

Ant was still a little stuck, and Dor frowned again to urge him on.

The two men continued to move forward with Jigos.

(End of this chapter)