Mushroom Man

"Newly arrived stone materials, don't miss out!"

"The Mushroom Master of the Way keeps his word and has opened a Silver Water Shop, where any Mushroom Master can withdraw Silver Water using their Credit Mushrooms!"

"The Chaotic Star Gambling House has opened a gambling arena. Anyone with ability is welcome to participate. Life and death are in the hands of fate, and wealth and honor are determined by heaven!"

The island of Chaos was filled with a deafening cacophony.

Wu Liang mingled among them, discreetly gathering intelligence without attracting anyone's attention.

He was standing under a notice board covered with advertisements from various shops on the island.

For a moment, he felt a sense of disorientation.

"Is the mushroom industry developing this fast?"

Wu Liang rubbed his chin, feeling a strong sense of déjà vu, even a feeling of being on Earth in his previous life.

There's no need to elaborate on jade gambling; gambling is rampant here, and jade gambling is the most famous activity.

What truly surprised him was the so-called Silver Water Shop.

In Wu Liang's view, the so-called Yinshui Shop is just like the loan companies in his previous life.
I never imagined that a place like the mushroom world would have a similar industry.

Judging from this, borrowing money on Chaotic Star Island seems to have become commonplace.

Along his journey, he has seen many loan shops of all sizes.

These shops are all backed by the Star Palace and have a mushroom master in charge, so there is no need to worry about any mushroom master defaulting on their debts.

If any mushroom grower defaults on their debts and refuses to pay, they are breaking their oath and will be subject to the sanction of the faith.

Even if someone can crack the channel, they should still consider whether they can afford to offend the Star Palace.

And these are just the tip of the iceberg on this chaotic star island.

Besides lending, gambling on stones and fighting, Luanxing Island also engages in businesses such as stock trading and mushroom rental.

That's right!

When Wu Liang first learned about these things, he also thought he had misheard.

Unexpectedly, it was all true.

That's why he couldn't help but exclaim how fast the mushroom industry has developed.

Just like on Earth in my previous life, many mushroom masters on Chaotic Star Island were involved in stock trading.

However, stock trading here is still very immature, in a nascent stage of development, and quite crude, merely a prototype.

Currently, the mushroom masters on Chaotic Star Island only speculate and earn silver by buying and selling mushrooms, mushroom materials, mushroom beasts, etc., selling low and selling high.

This was an opportunity for Wu Liang. Based on his experience from his previous life, manipulating the market of Chaotic Star Island would be incredibly easy.

Secondly, there's mushroom rental, which is a major feature of Chaotic Star Island!
Here, mushroom growers can rent mushrooms and temporarily obtain the right to use them through some means of the Star Palace.

Renting mushrooms is incredibly cheaper than buying them outright.

With this service, a major problem that has been troubling mushroom growers has been solved.

As is well known, many mushroom masters usually refine some mushrooms to build themselves up and protect their lives.

This leads to a problem: after mushroom growers upgrade their mushrooms, they need to replace the original low-grade mushrooms.

While the replaced mushrooms can be used to buy some silver potions to restore health, once the mushroom master's rank increases, they no longer value those silver potions.

This back and forth resulted in a lot of waste of low-transformation mushrooms.

With the establishment of the mushroom rental industry, mushroom growers no longer need to train mushrooms during low-level periods; they can simply rent mushrooms from others to make do.

This will greatly improve the promotion efficiency of mushroom masters, making the most of every drop of silver.

Furthermore, since renting mushrooms is significantly cheaper than buying them, many low-level mushroom growers can afford to use mushrooms even if they have to grit their teeth. This is why Chaotic Star Island is so prosperous, with countless mushroom growers.

Of course, not everyone is eligible to rent mushrooms.

After all, there are risks involved. What if the rented mushrooms are lost forever, like throwing meat buns to a dog?
Therefore, Xinggong currently only provides mushroom rental services to local mushroom growers on Luanxing Island.

Other outside mushroom growers, or those who are deemed unable to repay their debts by the Star Palace and have ulterior motives, are not eligible for this treatment.

"It really did catch my eye..."

"I wonder what methods that Star Palace used to be able to temporarily rent mushrooms."

Wu Liang raised an eyebrow, pondering to himself, quite intrigued by the matter.

Even someone like him, who possesses the memories of the Blood Path Mushroom Immortal, couldn't imagine any other school of thought or method that could rent mushrooms.

The fact that Xinggong can master such methods clearly indicates that they are quite capable and not some unknown small force.

And it is indeed true...

Looking across the entire North Sea, Xinggong can actually be considered one of the top-tier mortal forces.

The Lord of the Star Palace is a fifth-level Star Dao Master who is said to possess a large number of wisdom-based techniques and is known as the Star River Elder.

In addition, there are five elders of the Star Palace, all of whom are fourth-level mushroom masters.

Such a force would be something even a fifth-rank pirate like Wei Dai wouldn't dare to provoke casually.

Of course, no matter how powerful the Star Palace is, it is still just a mortal force.

It's at most a bit better than the Temple of Fertility in Zhaodi Town, but compared to the Dragon Palace, it's like comparing heaven and earth.

With Wu Liang's current strength and confidence, as long as it doesn't involve any immortals, he no longer needs to fear such mortal forces.

Wu Liang himself was equivalent to half a fourth-level mushroom master, and he also had two subordinates, Bone Master and Iron Slave, who could be used at his disposal.

If he were to face off against the Star Palace, he might only need to be wary of that Star River Elder.

As for elders like the Star Palace Elders, he could easily defeat any one of them in a group fight, and even if he couldn't win, he could escape.

Therefore, the threat that Chaotic Star Island could pose to Wu Liang was not really that great, making it a good place for him to recuperate and rebuild his life.

"Um……"

"It seems I can stay on Chaotic Star Island for a while."

"This is a good opportunity for me to fully digest what I have gained from the Dragon Palace."

"Once I advance to the fourth level, I will set sail again to seek out the Blessed Land of Leisure and the Blessed Land of Green Thatch."

After making up his mind, Wu Liang began to think about his next course of action.

He now has an excess of certain resources that he can't use at all; keeping them would only be a burden, so he needs to get rid of some of them.

In addition, he needs to supplement his strength, cosmology, and transformation aspects with mushrooms and fungi.

The purpose of replenishing the power mushrooms and mushroom materials is to help the Iron Slave refine the Dragon Elephant Giant Strength Mushroom and the Primordial Elephant Divine Strength Mushroom.

Yu Dao needs no introduction. Although the Dragon Palace obtained many Yu Dao mushrooms, most of them were fourth-rank mushrooms.

He collected as many resources as possible to prepare for the fifth transformation.

The path of change concerns the transformation of human faces into ever-changing forms and the unpredictable nature of human hearts. Therefore, it is necessary to purchase a large quantity of mushrooms and mushroom materials for the purpose of refining related mushrooms.

All of these are essential, and now they can be resolved in this prosperous place, Chaotic Star Island.

Wu Liang narrowed his eyes and touched his chin with a hint of regret.

"At this rate, I'm afraid my silver reserves will run out again..." (End of Chapter)