Mushroom Man

A mushroom master who wants to rely entirely on silver water to restore his true energy.

The amount of silver water required depends on the cultivation level.

To become a Mushroom Master, it takes approximately one to four drops of Silver Water, corresponding to the beginner, intermediate, advanced, and peak levels, respectively.

A second-stage mushroom master requires ten times the amount of a first-stage mushroom master, roughly ten to forty drops.

Three-stage mushroom growers can produce 100 to 400 drops, while four-stage mushroom growers can produce 1,000 to 4,000 drops.

The same applies to the fifth-level mushroom master, whose earnings increase tenfold.

Xiao Chusheng is a fourth-level high-ranking mushroom master. Each time he replenishes his true energy, he needs to consume three thousand silver water.

This is already the price of two or three three-stage mushrooms.

This shows just how uneconomical it was for Master Gao to use silver water to restore his true energy.

Ordinary mushroom masters usually only use silver water to replenish their true energy when breaking through bottlenecks, assisting in cultivation, or fighting to the death and urgently needing to restore their true energy.

Even the wealthiest mushroom growers would probably find it difficult to afford Xiao Chusheng's extravagance.

If possible, Xiao Chusheng would naturally not want to be so extravagant.

how...

"Ah~"

"What should I do now?"

"Maintaining the filth-filled mushroom every day requires me to exhaust my true qi river approximately three times."

"If this continues, let alone accumulating true energy to restore strength."

"I'm afraid that before three days have passed, I will run out of silver and be unable to maintain the filthy mushroom, and thus be slapped to death by the Golden Dragon King."

Xiao Chusheng looked worried and muttered to himself.

The reason he's here, repeatedly complaining about being poor, isn't actually because he's wallowing in self-pity.

His real purpose was to get the Holy See envoy to help him out through this method.

Xiao Chusheng was well aware that the Holy Church envoy must have left some tricks on him.

In this situation, everything he said could be overheard by the Holy See envoy.

That's why he's here, crying poverty and playing the victim.

And just as Xiao Chusheng had thought...

His pleading for poverty and misery was indeed overheard by the Holy Church's special envoy, Wu Liang.

Wu Liang, being a shrewd man, was well aware of Xiao Chusheng's little scheme.

And this action was exactly what Wu Liang wanted.

And so, Xiao Chusheng, who was pretending to be pitiful, quickly heard Wu Liang's deep, hoarse voice in his mind.

"Heh, young man, it seems you're about to give up..."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chusheng's eyes lit up.

He had been eagerly anticipating this arrival, muttering to himself for ages, and finally, the guy showed up.

"Your Excellency, please help me!"

"I have very little silver left, not enough to last three days."

"I implore Your Excellency, considering that I am now a subordinate of the Holy Church, please grant me some silver."

Xiao Chusheng hurriedly spoke up, shamelessly asking for silver water at every turn.

Upon hearing this, Wu Liang snorted coldly.

"Useless trash! You don't even have this much silver liquid!"

"My willingness to save your life and recruit you as a downline is already an immense favor."

"Now you're pushing your luck and demanding more money. Do you really think I'm your wet nurse or nanny?"

"I've said before that I don't even have enough silver water for myself, so why should I give it to you?"

Wu Liang's words were utterly merciless.

His tone was condescending, which made Xiao Chusheng blush.

However, Xiao Chusheng's expression changed twice, and then he still shamelessly chuckled and spoke up, "Your Excellency, you are joking."

"How could I, a junior, possibly regard you as a wet nurse or nanny?"

"This junior is asking for the silver water on the orders of the special envoy!"

"If I were to die because the silver water runs out, wouldn't I be unable to help the Special Envoy destroy the Dragon Bell and obtain the Dragon Transformation Technique?"

"For the sake of the Holy Church's plans, even if I have to lose face, I will still try to get some silver from the special envoy."

"Moreover, this silver can be considered as a loan from a junior."

"Once I survive, I can repay it all—no, I will repay it double!"

After hearing Xiao Chusheng's words, Wu Liang couldn't help but sneer.

He pretended to ponder for a moment, then said in a calm tone, "You young man, you're shameless and sharp-tongued."

"Very well, I can do it. I'll give you some silver to help you through this difficult time."

"However, there's no need to repay double. After all, who knows if you, a junior, will actually return it in the end?"

"If you want silver water, I'll allow you to exchange it for some mushrooms, how about it?"

Wu Liang revealed his true intentions, casually suggesting that he use silver to exchange for the mushrooms on Xiao Chusheng's body.

This move is undoubtedly taking advantage of someone's misfortune!

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chusheng's smile froze, and doubts began to arise in his heart.

Is this person eyeing the mushrooms on my body?

'Could it be that my deduction was wrong, and this person isn't a fifth-level mushroom master at all?'

'If he were truly a level 5 mushroom master, why would he covet the mushrooms on a level 4 mushroom master like me...'

Xiao Chusheng's thoughts raced, and his eyes flickered.

However, at this moment, circumstances are beyond our control.

Regardless of what tricks this person might have up his sleeve, in order to obtain the silver water and restore his strength, he seemed to have no choice but to accept it reluctantly.

This was also Wu Liang's idea and purpose.

In Wu Liang's view, Xiao Chusheng was already a dead man, like a grasshopper in autumn, who wouldn't be able to hop around for many more days.

Since it is known that this person cannot be used for one's own purposes, then naturally one should squeeze as much out of him as possible before he dies.

As for whether it will arouse any suspicion, there is even less to worry about.

After all, even if Xiao Chusheng knew that he, the Holy Church's special envoy, was all show and no substance, what could he do?

In this situation, if Xiao Chusheng wants to survive, he has no choice but to believe in him, trust him, and rely on him.

Xiao Chusheng was naturally well aware of this principle.

Xiao Chusheng forced a smile and said, "So, Your Excellency has taken a liking to my mushrooms."

"No problem, no problem. As long as the special envoy doesn't mind that my mushrooms are only at the third or fourth level."

"I wonder, Your Excellency, what kind of mushrooms would you like to exchange for this junior's body?"

"Let me make this clear beforehand: some mushrooms are part of my core techniques, and I absolutely cannot give them up..."

The mushrooms that Xiao Chusheng couldn't part with clearly referred to the fickle nature of human nature.

Wu Liang never intended to gain people's favor through this method, as the nature of human relationships is unpredictable.

After waiting for him to finish speaking, Wu Liang calmly opened his mouth.

"I only wanted to get a couple of Yu Dao mushrooms to play with in exchange for your mushrooms."

"A lower RPM is fine, as long as it meets my requirements."

When Wu Liang said this, his voice paused.

He narrowed his eyes, and then made an outrageous demand.

"I am quite interested in your fourth-rank Void-Breaking Mushroom."

"If you are willing, junior, I can exchange ten thousand silver coins for your Sky-Breaking Mushroom."

"What do you think?" (End of Chapter)