Mushroom Man

Chapter 187 Auction, The Drunken Sword Immortal

Manager Huang was sincere.

Upon seeing this, Wu Liang's expression softened slightly.

However, what Manager Huang said next made him frown.

Manager Huang looked troubled and said, "To be honest, the seven wine mushrooms that the Third Young Master wants are far too many."

"Our wealthy caravan currently only has three in stock."

"And this is already quite good, after all, other caravans in Bajiao Mountain don't sell rare mushrooms like wine-flavored mushrooms."

Three...

Wu Liang frowned, his face showing displeasure.

The three mushrooms, plus the one he originally had, are only enough to make one batch of Seven-Fragrance Mushroom Wine.

If it fails, everything will be ruined.

He needs to give Yan Zhaodi at least two or three chances to refine the mushrooms in order to ensure that she can refine the Three-Turn Seven-Fragrance Wine Mushroom to a certain extent.

Manager Huang noticed the displeasure on Wu Liang's face, and then, as if he had thought of something, he quickly spoke up.

"Young Master, don't worry. There is actually another place where you might be able to get the wine-flavored mushrooms you want."

Wu Liang was surprised that Steward Huang had a solution, and his interest was piqued.

"Oh? Please explain in detail, Steward Huang."

Manager Huang didn't keep them in suspense and immediately said, "There will be an auction at the Bajiaoshan Black Market tomorrow at noon."

"That auction was jointly organized by our Fugui Caravan and the other caravans from Bajiaoshan."

"As far as I know, there is a legacy of the Drunken Sword Immortal at that auction, which includes the Drunken Mushroom."

"If the Third Young Master is interested, he only needs to spend one thousand silver coins in this caravan to receive an invitation to the auction."

Upon hearing Manager Huang's words, Wu Liang couldn't help but show surprise.

"The Drunken Sword Immortal?"

"Who is this?"

"To have the character 'immortal' in one's name, could it be that he is an immortal from heaven?"

Unable to contain his curiosity, Wu Liang immediately asked.

Manager Huang was also somewhat surprised and asked, "The Third Young Master has never heard of the Drunken Sword Immortal?"

Wu Liang had indeed never heard of the Drunken Sword Immortal.

Although he had tried his best to collect travelogues from various places and learn about this world while in Zhaodi Town, there were bound to be omissions.

Fortunately, Manager Huang did not dwell on this.

He cleared his throat and began to tell Wu Liang about the origins of this swordsman who was drunk.

It turns out that this Sword Immortal was not a true immortal; strictly speaking, he could only be called a half-immortal.

The Drunken Sword Immortal was a mushroom master from the East, who later came to their Western Regions for reasons unknown.

It is said that he regarded wine and sword as his greatest loves in life, and that he was eccentric and unrestrained.

With a pot of wine and a sword, he vanquishes demons across the land, truly a righteous mushroom master.

However, it was precisely because of this that he offended many demonic mushroom masters and had many enemies.

Later, after the Sword Immortal reached the peak of the fifth level, he ascended to immortality in the Western Regions.

He had survived the natural disaster and was about to ascend to immortality, but in the end he could not withstand the man-made calamity and was sought after by his enemies.

As a result, the Sword Immortal was banished to the mortal realm and died on the spot, which was truly a pity.

"This……"

After hearing the story of the Drunken Sword Immortal, Wu Liang frowned and became even more determined to refine the Tai Sui Mushroom.

Natural disasters and man-made calamities are obstacles that stand in the way of all mushroom masters, preventing them from ascending to immortality.

The Drunken Sword Immortal is a perfect example.

If one only focuses on natural disasters and ignores man-made calamities, this is the fate that awaits him.

"A fifth-level mushroom master who almost ascended to immortality..."

"The legacy of such an existence actually appeared here?"

Thinking of this, Wu Liang looked at Steward Huang with suspicion.

How could a fifth-level mushroom master's lineage possibly exist in such a desolate place as Bajiaoshan?

Even if someone obtains the inheritance of the Drunken Sword Immortal, they will go to nearby large cities, such as Maya City, to sell it.

Selling the legacy of a fifth-generation mushroom master in this place is utterly absurd.

And even if it were true, how could the White Horn Tribe not know?

You should know that the inheritance of a fifth-level mushroom master is something that even the White Horn leader covets.

Manager Huang noticed Wu Liang's confusion and immediately smiled and explained, "It's my fault for not explaining clearly, which caused the Third Young Master to misunderstand."

"That is indeed a legacy of the Drunken Sword Immortal, but it is only a third-level legacy."

"It is said that someone obtained the inheritance of the Drunken Sword Immortal and then broke it into several parts for sale."

"And we just happened to get one of them, which is perfect for auction."

After hearing this, Wu Liang finally understood.

The three levels of inheritance were just right for him, neither too much nor too little.

He's about to reach the third tier and is currently short of third-tier mushrooms.

If we could obtain this inheritance, it might solve our immediate problem, not to mention that it might also contain something like wine-infused mushrooms.

However, five thousand silver coins might not be enough to obtain this inheritance.

Moreover, he needs to spend one thousand silver coins here to obtain admission...

Wu Liang frowned as he thought of this.

He seriously suspected that he might have contracted some kind of poverty disease.

Why is it that whenever he has a little extra money, he always feels like he doesn't have enough for one reason or another?
Wu Liang shook his head, not dwelling on it too much.

Anyway, the auction won't be held until tomorrow, and by then, the resources given by Morobi should have been obtained.

If he can find a way to gather more silver, obtaining the wine-infused mushroom from the third-stage inheritance shouldn't be a problem.

At worst, he could grit his teeth and deal with some of the inheritance he had on hand.

Thinking that in the black market, as long as he was careful and used the unpredictable nature of human faces, there should be no risk of being exposed... Wu Liang looked at Manager Huang with this in mind.

"Good, very good. Please keep a copy of the auction invitation for me."

"It's just a mere thousand silver coins, nothing to worry about."

"Manager Huang, please bring me the three wine mushrooms from your merchant caravan beforehand."

Three wine-flavored mushrooms make up 750 drops of silver solution.

For Wu Liang, who was carrying a "huge sum" of five thousand, this was no big deal at all; he didn't even need to blink.

Manager Huang beamed with joy and quickly brought out the three mushrooms that had been brewed with wine.

After collecting the wine and mushrooms, Wu Liang strolled around the caravan for a while.

Before long, after careful selection, he bought three more three-times-transformed mushrooms.

And all of these mushrooms, without exception, were used to make up for his shortcomings.

First, there's the three-turn scent mushroom used for reconnaissance.

This mushroom allows Wu Liang to smell all kinds of scents within a hundred feet. It has many uses, is of good quality and inexpensive, and costs only four hundred silver coins.

Next are the three-turn breath-gathering mushroom and the three-turn air-breathing mushroom.

As the name suggests, the Qi-Concealing Mushroom can conceal one's aura and, to some extent, hide one's cultivation level.

If it were to be true that human faces are ever-changing, it would probably not be so easy for Morobi to find him again as before.

As for the jet mushroom, it is a mobile mushroom, specifically designed to compensate for Wu Liang's lack of mobility and inability to escape when in trouble.

These two mushrooms aren't too expensive; they only cost 800 silver coins in total.

However, that wasn't all. To replenish his strength, Wu Liang also bought a three-turn White Elephant Giant Mushroom.

This mushroom is a Beast Power Flow mushroom, which can permanently add "the power of an elephant" to the mushroom maker.

It's considered one of the better mushrooms in terms of increasing strength among the beast-strength-based mushrooms.

It's important to know that the different types of Beast Force Mushrooms grant different powers to Mushroom Masters.

The added strength, such as that of the Galloping Horse Mushroom, comes from the endurance and explosive power of the mushroom grower's legs.

The White Elephant Giant Mushroom, on the other hand, is purely for enhancing the power of the mushroom master's fists and feet.

However, this mushroom is only at the third stage of transformation, so Wu Liang cannot use it rashly at the moment. He must wait until it reaches the third stage before starting to modify it.

During this time, he also paid special attention to whether there were any Wisdom Mushrooms that could resolve the memory effects.

Unfortunately, Wu Liang's search yielded nothing.

This type of mushroom, specifically designed to improve memory, is so niche that it's really hard to find right now.

"Looks like I'll have to try my luck at the auction tomorrow."

"I spent a total of two thousand four hundred drops of silver water in one go on this trip."

"Senior Bone Immortal's money for selling himself is far too short-lived..."

Wu Liang shook his head, put away the auction invitation, and then walked out of the wealthy merchant caravan.

He didn't rush back to the tribe, but wandered around outside, spending another hundred drops of silver water to make a total of two thousand four hundred drops of silver water.

Of course, he didn't waste those hundred drops of silver liquid.

Almost all of it was used to buy wine, spices, and various kinds of raw materials.

He bought dozens of jars of wine, including those with four different flavors: sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy.

It was no easy task to collect all four flavors. He spent two or three hours running back and forth in Bajiaoshan before he finally managed to gather them all.

The seven spices were also quite difficult to collect, but fortunately there were many caravans in Bajiaoshan, and Wu Liang used silver water to pave the way, so he managed to gather almost all of them.

These wines and spices were all intended for Yan Zhaodi to use in making Seven-Fragrance Wine Mushrooms.

As for the remaining nutty mushroom materials, Wu Liang had other plans.

Soon, the sun set in the west, and dusk began to fall.

Wu Liang spent the afternoon wandering around before finally returning to the White Horn Tribe.

As soon as he returned, he saw a white mushroom master standing outside the tent.

The mushroom grower immediately bowed respectfully upon seeing him.

"This humble servant greets the Third Young Master."

"I am here on the orders of the Second Young Master to deliver something to the Madam."

After the mushroom master finished speaking, he showed the jade box in his hand.

Upon hearing this, Wu Liang nodded slightly, naturally knowing what was inside.

"Alright, give the things to me, and I will pass them on to Madam."

Wu Liang waved his hand and then had Tie Nu take the jade box.

"Isn't this bad..."

The mushroom grower frowned, as if he wanted to say something more.

However, Wu Liang ignored him and led Tie Nu straight into the main tent.

Seeing this, the mushroom master had no choice but to retreat and return to report.

After Wu Liang returned to the main tent, he casually opened the jade box, revealing a bright green, three-turn mushroom inside.

This mushroom has a peculiar appearance; its cap has a smiling face that makes people smile.

"Three-stage poisonous mushroom, smiling half-step madness!"

Wu Liang smiled slightly and then refined it in an instant.

That's right, this mushroom is called "Smiling Half-Step Madness," and it is a poisonous mushroom.

This mushroom is highly poisonous, and it's also somewhat delicious.

Anyone who eats this mushroom must, as the name suggests, not walk a single step or show a smile.

Otherwise, they will laugh uncontrollably until they laugh themselves to death.

Wu Liang stroked the three-turn, smiling half-step madman and narrowed his eyes.

"I only mentioned to the Second Young Master that Morobi wanted to find an opportunity to poison the High Priest and needed a poisonous mushroom."

"I didn't expect the second young master to be so savvy, directly finding a pill containing three kinds of 'Smiling Half-Step Madness'."

"Now that we have this mushroom, the high priest is going to be in deep trouble..."

(End of this chapter)