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Late at night.

The brothers are all asleep.

Shang Song lay on the grass, looking at the pixelated stars in the night sky, his mind a jumble of thoughts.

He wanted to thank Xie Jing.

I want to go to Genting Highlands.

I want breasts.

As I thought about it, my eyelids grew heavier and heavier.

Just as he was about to drift off to sleep, he felt something gently touch his fingers.

Soft and cool.

He looked over instinctively.

He then saw a small, round, white mini mushroom rubbing its tiny cap against his finger.

When it saw that Shang Song had seen it, it took two steps back, shook its umbrella, and ran towards the forest, looking back every few steps.

Shang Song was stunned.

He glanced at his sleeping brothers beside him, then at the little mushroom waiting for him not far away. After hesitating for a moment, he quietly got up and followed the little mushroom.

Little Mushroom led Shang Song around the bushes and along a winding path for about ten minutes.

Then, Shang Song saw that under the moonlight, the stream was babbling, and fireflies were floating on the surface of the water, like scattered stars.

A large mushroom was perched on a big rock by the stream.

It's that giant mushroom king.

But it got smaller.

It's not the colossal, all-encompassing behemoth it is during the day.

It was a round, large mushroom that was only half the height of a person.

Upon seeing Shang Song arrive, the expression on its face changed from ๑•ᴗ•๑ to ๑•‿•๑.

Then it pointed with its tender white mushroom stem to a pile of things on a rock next to it.

Shang Song took a closer look and was stunned.

It was a pile of wild fruit.

It's bright red, looks juicy, and very sweet.

They piled up into a small mountain.

The giant mushroom stretched out its white stem and pushed the pile of wild fruit toward him.

Shang Song's feelings were extremely complicated.

This giant mushroom king beat his brothers to a pulp during the day, but secretly sent his underlings to call him over in the middle of the night, just to give him food.

He remained silent for a moment, then sat down, picked up a wild fruit, and took a bite.

It is too sweet.

It was so sweet that he almost cried.

After eating energy bars for six days, he was finally able to eat normal food.

He ate while secretly glancing at the giant mushroom next to him.

The giant mushroom king squatted on the rock, quietly watching him eat, the golden halo on its cap still swaying gently, looking like it was in a very good mood.

As Shang Song ate, he suddenly noticed some tiny specks of light scattered on the stone.

It looked like stardust falling from the umbrella of the Great Mushroom King.

Curious, he reached out and picked up a piece.

The stardust lay in his palm, glowing faintly, before slowly disappearing.

At the same time, his system panel vibrated slightly and a notification popped up:

[Player detected to have earned 10000 Star Coins.]

Shang Song looked at his palm, then at the scattered stardust on the stone, and finally looked up at the giant mushroom king beside him, who was tilting its mushroom head and looking at him.

He tentatively reached out and picked up another piece of stardust.

Stardust settled in his palm, and the system popped up again: [Player has gained 10000 Star Coins.]

Shang Song suspected that he had entered a dream within a dream.

When the Great Mushroom King saw Shang Song picking up the stardust it had dropped, it assumed that Shang Song liked its shining stars.

It happily shook its umbrella.

Then, more stardust fell from his umbrella canopy, like a golden snowfall.

Those stardust fragments, shimmering with beautiful light, fell on the stones, on the grass, and on Shang Song's hair and shoulders.

Shang Song stared blankly at the falling star-shaped snowflakes.

After a moment of stunned silence, he began picking things up like a madman.

Keep picking them up.

Keep picking them up.

Keep picking them up.

The Great Mushroom King watched him gently, and when he finished picking them up, it would shake off some stardust or push some sweet wild fruit to him.

As the sky began to lighten, the Great Mushroom King glanced at the sky and then at Shang Song, who was still engrossed in collecting stardust.

He took a step closer to Shang Song, but did not touch him.

Shang Song looked up and saw the Great Mushroom King tilt its umbrella at him as if to say goodbye, then turn around and walk back into the depths of the forest step by step.

The little mushroom that had led the way followed, hopping and skipping along, staying neither too close nor too far behind the giant mushroom king.

Shang Song watched as the Great Mushroom King and the Little Mushroom disappeared into the morning mist of the forest, then looked down at the last stardust in his hand.

As the last stardust melted away, the number in his account balance confirmed to him that he had probably truly entered a dream within a dream.

When we got back to camp, it was already dawn.

As soon as he walked back to the small hill, he saw three people sitting upright in the camp, all six eyes staring at him.

The second brother crossed his arms, his face serious: "Shang Xiaosong, tell me honestly, where did you go last night?"

Shang Song: "...I...I just went out for a walk."

Boss: "You left? You left all night?"

Shang Song: "...I can't sleep, so I'll take a walk."

The second brother sneered, "Taking a walk? Walking until dawn? Do you know we found you missing this morning and thought you'd been carried off by a wild animal!"

Shang Song lowered his head guiltily: "...I'm sorry, I made you worry."

The second brother wasn't going to let him off the hook. He stood up, walked up to Shang Song, sized him up, and said in a low voice, "Shang Xiaosong, confess and you'll be treated leniently. Are you a spy sent by the Great Mushroom King or not?!"

Shang Song protested, "What?! I'm not like that!"

Second Brother: "Then why does it never attack you? When I accidentally used you as a shield, it even healed you! Yesterday was even worse! When it attacked us, it had Little Mushroom hold an umbrella for you! It was practically giving you a drink, a soda, and a small stool! Just sitting there watching us get beaten up!"

Shang Song: "...Maybe it's because I'm good-looking?"

Second brother: "Pah!"

Eldest brother: "Fourth brother, who did you go to see last night?"

Shang Song: "..."

I can't say that.

At this moment, the system notification sounded exaggeratedly, extremely obsequious.

[A player account has been detected to have acquired a huge amount of Star Coins!]

[Current Balance: 1880000 Star Coins!]

The brothers were all stunned.

The second brother suddenly turned to look at Shang Song: "...Young Master Duo?! Shang Xiaosong, did you go out and steal money last night?!"

The system thoughtfully repeated: [Current Balance: 1880000 Star Coins!]

The leader jumped to his feet, his voice trembling with excitement: "One million eight hundred and eighty thousand! That's enough for us to buy the Ultimate Thunder Bomb! And enough for the Warrior of Light Set!"

The third brother suddenly realized, "Professor Xie finally topped up your account, didn't he?! As expected of Professor Xie! So much money!"

The second brother nodded frantically: "Yes, yes, yes! It must be Professor Xie! Only Professor Xie has such abundant wealth! He just spent 1.88 million in one go!"

Shang Song stood in the middle of the three, his expression complex.

He wanted to say that it wasn't Xie Jingchong who gave it to him, but the Great Mushroom King.

But he looked down at his palm, thought of the giant mushroom king from last night, and then thought of Xie Jing. He sniffed and said:

"...Yes, it was Xie Jingchong."