Genesis: Starting with Growing Mushrooms

Chapter 10 Breakthrough, Third Talent!
Hiding in my room, reading and conserving my energy, I can clearly see my own growth step by step, which is truly captivating: "I'm living off the mushroom soup, so Little Swallowtail can continue to support me."

But real-world troubles always come unexpectedly.

Liu Jun, who was studying the classics in seclusion, received a message from Si Anhe at noon, saying that she wanted to visit his home.

Logically speaking, it shouldn't be that fast.

They shouldn't even have come to visit my home, since I've only taken ten days off.

His original plan was to take another ten days or so of leave, and then he would be contacted.

Why not play by the rules?
Until Liu Jun heard someone on the other end say:

“I’m going to visit Xu Changsheng’s family, and I’ll stop by here for a visit as well.”

Good grief, I've gotten dragged into this mess.

But Liu Jun wasn't too scared.

In terms of cultivation level, Si Anhe, as a teacher, is only at the tenth level of the Rain Realm.

That's only two minor realms higher than me.

She was essentially just a graduate of the 13th Rehe High School, one of the countless ordinary people who were working hard in Rehe City after graduation, earning resources, and preparing to break through to the third level.

not to mention.
100%
full.

Liu Jun opened the pot of mushroom soup with great anticipation, and three freshly cooked mushrooms floated in it.

Talent #1: Mushroom

It looks like an invisible, flat, transparent bubble mushroom.

[Disappear without a trace]: You can blend into your surroundings, making it difficult for ordinary people to find your whereabouts.

On that day, people found the world as usual, unaware that the entire city had already been covered with mushrooms.

How can one see the world without breaking through the barriers in one's heart?
Second talent: Mushroom.

A melancholy mushroom weeping like raindrops.

【Deep Affection is Short-Lived】: When you are extremely emotional, you can unleash your potential, but the side effect is that it shortens your lifespan.

When you ignite the world's mushroom sea, and strike with all your might at the cost of genocide, the world will be turned upside down, and a giant mushroom will rise from the earth.

Talent #3: Mushroom

A plump mushroom brain shaped like a butterfly, with the butterfly's left and right wings resembling the left and right hemispheres of a human brain.

【Middle Wisdom】: Wisdom that is present in a normal life.

"These three talents are quite valuable."

Liu Jun thought to himself.

Disappearing without a trace, an advanced talent with low symptoms.

Its practicality is basically at its maximum.

This is the type of talent that's a must-have for development. With just one glance, Liu Jun decided that this would be his third talent!

The second mushroom talent, "Deep Affection is Short-lived," is quite interesting!

For my own use, it's just a burst-type survival talent.

But what if this talent continued to grow, expanding throughout the entire microbiome, causing them to burn through their lifespans and commit suicide?
Holding a devastating giant mushroom in his own hands, he has the right to negotiate with the world.

The Mushroom Clan's nuclear weapons.

Because if combined with the toxicity of other mushrooms, the power would definitely increase, causing it to explode directly, making it practically a super dirty bomb.

But this made Liu Jun feel increasingly uneasy, as if he was becoming more and more like a nuclear peacemaker.

This cheat ability was originally designed for fighting against humans.

Through destruction and war, infection and plague, a massive amount of resources are generated, creating a snowball effect.

If I get infected myself, just wiping out this one civilian neighborhood could probably fill several progress bars instantly, generating a huge number of mushroom talents.
Using war to sustain war is the main theme of this plague-ridden planet.

But Liu Jun really didn't want to court death!

Let's look at the next talent.

Medium wisdom is an advancement from low wisdom.

After a brief moment of consideration, Liu Jun chose to disappear without a trace.

After all, the best choice is to leave the amber swallowtail butterfly inside, given the wisdom of the species.

Let's see if it can fuse with the second advanced talent mushroom. *Whoosh!*

After Liu Jun decisively chose to disappear without a trace, the transparent mushrooms that flew out of the mushroom soup merged into his body.

The microwaves triggered a rapid inward movement, causing Liu Jun's entire spirit and soul to merge into his body, quickly receding and disappearing.

He silently sensed his body and discovered that there was indeed a significant difference:
“In my case, it is indeed very difficult to scan my consciousness fluctuations using only telekinesis.”

The next second, his form changed, and he turned into a mushroom.

Then the whole person began to turn into wood, like those inconspicuous rotten logs by the roadside, turning into the material of wooden furniture.

Can it be turned on manually?
Liu Jun's eyes lit up; he found it quite interesting.

Is this disguised as wood?
This ability is highly practical!
In an instant, he thought of a way to play: if he was being chased, he could turn into a piece of wood by the roadside, or a piece of wooden furniture, such as a table or chair, to hide his aura and soul, and most people would not be able to detect him.

Hmm, the mushroom invisibility technique!
As long as the difference in skill level isn't too exaggerated.

In this way, my safety problem is most likely solved.

And then, another novel idea popped into his head: perhaps this ability to conceal one's aura could be used to make money!

Name: Liu Jun

[Race: Fungus]

[Realm Level: Thunder Realm First Level Mind Master]

[Talent: Low resource cost, low symptom severity, disappearance]

[Mushroom Soup: Low intelligence, blending in with the world, like a clear sun and gentle breeze, a bright and radiant moon, deep affection is short-lived, medium intelligence]

Third-order Thunder Realm.

This is the biggest surprise!

Thunderous realm, thoughts like thunderclaps.

He has already established himself in this city, fulfilling the ultimate dream of generations of his parents.

The second surprise was that two new floating talent mushrooms appeared in the mushroom soup, adding two more divine treasures to that Butterfly Era.

Liu Jun was originally planning to check on the mushroom soup situation again, but then he received a message from Si Anhe saying that she had arrived downstairs.

There was no time to waste.

Liu Jun could only tidy up the room and make sure there were no problems before going to the living room and downstairs.

A light drizzle was falling outside. There were hardly any sunny days in Rehe City. It's true that heavy industry uses a lot of water. The amount of industrial water discharged by Rehe Heavy Industry every day could make the whole city drizzle.

A woman in a black uniform was waiting with an umbrella.

She glanced at Liu Jun, sensing something was different, but couldn't quite put her finger on it.

"Hello, teacher," Liu Jun greeted.

"Let's go upstairs," Si Anhe said softly.

living room.

Liu Jun gave Si Anhe two cans of energy drinks.

Si Anhe glanced at Liu Jun, "You haven't given up on your studies these past few days, have you?"

"No, I studied hard last night, reviewed the book 'The Amber Swallowtail,' and even made a breakthrough."

Just as Liu Jun was about to open the drink tab, Si Anhe snatched the drink away, saying, "Drinking junk food and you still say you weren't slacking off?"

Si Anhe took the drink away, picked up an empty cup from the table, went to the windowsill, reached outside to collect a cup of rainwater, then turned around and said:

"Drinking this, a gift from nature, a benefit to this city, a blessing from heaven, you're really wasting resources."

“I just visited Xu Changsheng’s home. Do you know what he was doing? Drinking water! He was gulping it down. He even uses rainwater to cook rice. I also saw him build a distiller to concentrate the rainwater. That’s what it means to be ashamed and then strive to improve!”

Is Xu Changsheng that cunning?

Liu Jun was surprised, took the water glass, and silently took a sip.

It has a sour, rusty taste, mixed with the residue from a pharmaceutical factory—it tastes like home.

"That's right, you have to be able to endure hardship to enjoy happiness."

Si Anhe nodded with satisfaction, while she opened a can of energy drink. "I suffered enough back then, so I don't need to drink it now, because it will only accelerate my aging."

(End of this chapter)