Genesis: Starting with Growing Mushrooms

Chapter 102 Double Happiness, Unexpected Gain!
ducal mansion.

In the garden, the metal box that was teaching Maria and Thetis became excited.

"God, god, god~~"

The grass, bamboo, and flowers in the Magic Plant Garden sway and sing together, as if a whirlwind has swept across the land.

"God! The Creator God!"

The metal box shouted, "Is it really alive, or perhaps just some kind of concept?"

"Perhaps it is the concept itself, a collection of concepts."

Rella was taking a shower in her room when she quickly wrapped herself in a bathrobe, ran out of the room, and excitedly looked at the sky:

"He has bestowed countless divine powers; He is the will of the world, perhaps the sum of the heavenly laws of countless worlds!"

"No!" the young and opinionated Maria shouted, "He may also be the [Origin], a mixture of the obsessions of countless beings and the divine objects from past eras."

"I think so too."

The little sea giant Thetis also shared her perspective: "The sorrows, pains, and fallen divine beings of each era converged to form Him!"

Over the years, countless magicians have pursued truth and explored the unknown.

The people of their time repeatedly speculated about the existence of the creator god and what he really was!
But they still had no answer.

They are too weak.

Civilization is only just beginning.

Fourth-order, fifth-order, or even sixth-order.
Only then can they glimpse that mysterious corner of the veil and see the truth of the world.

At that moment, the metal box next to them shouted, "Should we start making a move and prepare to fight for the descending divine artifact!"

"No need."

The great mage Li Wei said calmly, "With our current combat strength, I estimate that even fourth-tier experts will not be able to easily intercept the divine artifact. They will find a host on their own."

"It will be easier for us to search for it after it has parasitized a host."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the Duke's mansion agreed that it made sense.

So they waited quietly for the complete arrival of the divine object.

Liu Jun poured himself a glass of Celis wine, tilted his head back, and quietly looked at the sky.

The data for the three mushrooms also appeared.

The first mushroom.

It carries an eternal and unchanging power.

It doesn't seem like a mushroom, but rather a unique inanimate object that time cannot erase.

【Unchanging and Immortal】: Locks in your life state.

People discovered a magical wheat field where the wheat, after being harvested, would automatically regrow a few days later.

It was publicized in the news as the "wheat field phenomenon".

People are frantically researching the reasons for the rapid growth of wheat fields.

It wasn't until someone presented photos of the wheat fields that grew repeatedly and compared them that something even more terrifying was discovered:
"The wheat isn't growing back; it's refreshing its state!"

“Every stalk of wheat, after it grows back, has the same shape as before, and every ear of wheat on it is exactly the same.”

People were surprised to find that it was the wheat roots that were being refreshed.

With sufficient nutrition, they will quickly grow back to their original [fixed state].

People were incredibly excited.

As long as the roots and stems are left, the entire plant will be refreshed.

How is this different from the plants in those open-ended, free sandbox games?
"What if it were a human? If a human possessed this power, wouldn't they be forever young and immortal? Wouldn't that be eternal life?"

People began frantically digging into the wheat fields, hoping to find the source of this power, to bestow it upon people, and to gain immortality.

Unfortunately, they couldn't find the source.

But the power of this wheat field is spreading.

The nearby apple trees are laden with fruit, and after you pick one, another identical fruit will appear after a while.

The life state of each apple tree was frozen in that instant.

People became increasingly excited.

Some radicals say, "We must find the source of this power, so that we can live forever!"

Some conservatives say, "We must stop the power of the wheat field from spreading, because when it spreads throughout the world, it will bring unimaginable destruction."

The world is divided into two schools of thought.

But ultimately, people's greed led them to actively spread the "crop phenomenon."

One hundred years later.

All the plants on the earth have been transformed into a fixed, immortal, and refreshed state.

People had more food than they could eat, which made them feel like they were living in a fairytale paradise.

Two hundred years later.

People were surprised to find that animals were also beginning to exhibit this change.

Once an animal is cut in half, it will regenerate as long as it is fed.

People had more animals than they could eat.

"It's moving up the food chain!"

The third century.

People were surprised to discover that as the last few mammals also entered this mode, humans themselves also achieved immortality.

Can.
After their cheers, contradictions and conflicts erupted in immortality, bringing with them the destruction that terrified them.

Outrageous.

Upon seeing this, Liu Jun raised an eyebrow:
"Here it comes, low cost, the third Longevity series talent after Longevity and Long-lasting Vision."

“I always said that wisdom and longevity are two great blessings. This soup has been simmering for so long, it’s time for a third immortal to rise to the top.”

All of this was within Liu Jun's expectations.

Somewhat surprisingly, this new talent in the Longevity series seems quite unique.

"Is a fixed state a form of immortality? But it seems somewhat evil? Somewhat bizarre?"

"After all, it's normal for something that transforms from low-consumption to become zero-consumption and automatically replenished."

Liu Jun kept thinking.

The description of each mushroom's talent is actually very important!

This is a crucial basis for Liu Jun's judgment, and he can also take the opportunity to guess its hidden side effects.

It remains an important standard for assessing the degree of harm.

Such as now.

With the introduction, I could roughly guess what kind of trajectory this land would take after this thing turned into a disaster.

No matter how.

I must acquire the Longevity series talent. But not now; I'll have to wait for a bye and save it for the next round!
Liu Jun's thoughts remain unchanged in this round:

Prioritize obtaining [Ultimate Wisdom].

After all, [Immortality and Change] is only the third talent in the Longevity series, which is comparable to the third talent in the Wisdom series, [High Wisdom], rather than the ultimate talent.

In terms of priority, the ultimate talent in a series is definitely higher.

He thought for a moment: "One cannot be absolute. Let's look at the other two."

Mushroom number two.

[Low Transmission]: Slightly increases the speed of fungal transmission.

People discovered that the transmission rate of sexually transmitted diseases (STIs) between men and women in large cities was increasing, initially attributing the increase to a decline in social morality.

Until they discovered that various epidemics were also accelerating.

Even the simplest cold spreads within every citizen's body and eventually takes root in every citizen's body.

Various viruses and plagues are spreading rapidly and becoming widespread.

Gradually, every citizen developed at least one hundred different viruses in their body.

They are all recognized as top drug addicts.

Those seemingly insignificant minor ailments and pains, when accumulated in the same body, can transform from a quantitative change to a qualitative one.

In this horrific catastrophe, the thirty-seven surviving humans finally coexisted with more than one hundred viruses, and began a new era in the wasteland.

Don't know how to describe it.

Liu Jun's expression was strange:
"Don't underestimate this thing just because it has low talent. When it gets going, its power to buff the major divine calamities is probably no less than my [Ultimate Wisdom]."

He found it hard to believe.

From now on, every trial of the gods will be enhanced by this thing, which will greatly increase the infection rate.

It's practically a super-powered version!
Of course, there are also some advantages.

This thing amplifies every Trial of the Gods, increasing the infection rate, wouldn't that increase the popularity of magic? Increase the compatibility of magic?
It can even increase the network signal of the Magic Network!

In the age of magic, a qualitative change will occur based on this foundation.

Are misfortune and fortune interdependent?

Liu Jun ignored the low transmission rate and looked at the last one.

Number three is a clump of shadow mushrooms.

【Hidden Fragrance and Sparse Shadows】: A slight ability to control shadows.

It hid in the shadows, unnoticed by anyone.

Until that day, someone discovered that the shadow could move.

The shadows began to develop their own civilization.

People walk in the streets, people talk, and their shadows chat as well.

People read in the classroom, and their shadows read as well.

People were terrified, yet powerless to do anything about it.

Until that day, their identities began to switch.

It is no longer humans moving.

Instead, the shadows move, and the humans move with them.

Humans are passively becoming the shadow of an entity.

The shadows conversed on the street, while the actual humans on the street could only talk to each other with expressions of terror.

The shadows return home, and humans can only return home in terror.

Excellent! Light has appeared, and darkness has appeared as well.

At this point, all the mushrooms with basic attributes—light, darkness, and the five elements—have been collected.

Choose "Ultimate Wisdom"

As soon as Liu Jun had a thought, the sealed mushroom completely merged into his body.

Above, the three mushrooms transformed into three beams of light, shooting off in all directions.

"Why didn't He take one this time?"

"what happened?"

"I don't know!"

On the land, the magicians were discussing it animatedly.

Liu Jun lowered his head.

Name: Liu Jun

[Race: Fungus]

[Realm Level: Fifth Level of the Electric Realm - Mind Master]

[Talent: Low resource consumption, low symptom severity, disappearance from sight, longevity, versatility, and ultimate wisdom.]

[Mushroom Soup: Low intelligence, low dissemination, medium intelligence, high intelligence, blending with the world, clear sun and gentle breeze, bright moon and radiant spirit, deep affection but short-lived, swift as a star, blazing firelight, peaceful seas and clear rivers, all under heaven, immortal and unchanging, subtle fragrance and sparse shadows]

Boom!

The power within Liu Jun's body flowed and merged rapidly.

With the incorporation of a new mushroom into his body, his cultivation level broke through two minor realms once again.

Now, his cultivation level is somewhat lower than that of the hot carp he encountered before!
"Finally, I've got the ultimate wisdom!"

Liu Jun felt as if he had truly become a mysterious god, and he had a sense of omnipotence.

Wherever he goes, that becomes his kingdom!
The grass sang for him, the clouds shaded him from the sun, the breeze cleared a path for him, and the soil protected him.

"It's incredible that he truly mastered this power; it's even stronger than I imagined."

"Furthermore, it seems there are still many undeveloped areas."

"That's true. Before, it was only borrowing power and it was already that strong. Now that it's 100% integrated, the power is naturally even more terrifying."

A satisfied smile appeared on his face.

This time, it seems we really won't be eating beef anymore!
at this time.

Suddenly, something strange happened.

In the sky, that invisible, transparent ray of light seemed to linger between two lives.

finally.

He transformed into a stream of light and entered Liu Jun's body on his own initiative.

It is precisely the immortality and unchanging nature of the Longevity series!
It seems that compared to Xu Changsheng, it still chose itself with two longevity series talents.

Liu Jun let out a long breath, his heart filled with even greater joy:
"Double happiness."

"The [Immortal and Unchanging] that flew away has descended upon the Grand Duke's mansion, and this time, I have chosen as its host."

(End of this chapter)