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Elementary School Students' Team Building Travel Destination: Chapter 55: Wang Quan Hasn't Changed

Wang Quan stood up and pedaled Lihua's beloved bicycle forward at lightning speed. In order to avoid being thrown off, Lihua held on to the empty seat tightly. The strong bumps made her cute little face wrinkle.

But the twenty or so cyclists chasing her from behind made it impossible for her to complain. Instead, she kept urging Wang Quanti to speed up: "If we get caught by these guys, our lives will be in danger!"

"Don't say such scary things."

Wang Quan complained, "In my previous life, I was hesitant about which subject to study. My senior persuaded me to choose accounting, a field with bright prospects and plenty of vacancies, so I started taking the CPA exam. That was the only time I felt my life was threatened in real life. The rest of the time, there were basically no life-threatening situations in real life!"

"So you're afraid of mushrooms, right?"

"Uh...that's an exception."

Wang Quan muttered, "That despicable thing is very good at disguising itself so as not to make you feel threatened."

"And if you get caught, the FFF group wouldn't mind stuffing some mushrooms into your mouth to torture you in order to force you to reveal the location of the Holy Mushroom."

Lihua said with lingering fear: "The last time they caught me, they threatened me with the sourest green plums. I almost couldn't stand it."

Wang Quan imagined a little boy tied up, and then four burly men slowly approaching him with mushrooms. He couldn't help but shudder, and then kicked harder.

But he was only an elementary school student after all, and there was no way he could close the gap with the FFF group. The FFF group members had already caught up and were shouting at him, "Little boy over there! I can tell at a glance that a kid as ordinary and cocky as you will have no luck with women when he grows up. Why don't you join our FFF group in advance? Once we get the mushrooms and sell them, we can become winners in life together!"

"You've really been underestimated! I've already decided to marry a princess from the royal family, and you guys can stay single for the rest of your lives!"

Wang Quan gritted his teeth and pedaled Lihua's bike even harder, but as he saw the distance between him and the FFF group getting closer and closer, a "whoosh" sound was heard, and the Sky Monkey at an extremely fast speed flew past him and landed in the middle of the FFF group, followed by an explosion.

"This way!"

While Wang Quan was stunned, he found that all the members of the Mushroom Knights had gathered in front of him and were waving at them vigorously.

"Captain?"

He quickly turned the car around and looked at Sonozaki Mion in disbelief: "Why are you here?"

"It was the Holy Mushroom that notified us."

Sonozaki Meion looked solemnly at the crowd ahead. "I didn't expect the Bat Knight's taunts would further incite these FFF groups. They've gone completely berserk now. I don't think they'll give up until they get the Sacred Mushroom."

Wang Quan got out of the car and glanced at Lihua, who had been jolted along the way. He then panted and said, "Captain, what should we do now? Should we flee or fight?"

"The enemy is outnumbered and powerful. We can't defeat them, let alone escape."

Sonozaki Mion said solemnly, "If he's caught, the Stick Knight will be locked up somewhere where no detectors can find him, and he'll be tortured inhumanely."

The Stick Knight, who was in the taunting position, couldn't help but shudder.

"I have an idea."

Wang Quan raised his hand and said, "Since the leader doesn't know what to do, then we'll take them all."

"You want to fight and escape at the same time?"

"That's right!"

Wang Quan said to Sonozaki Meiyin confidently, "Some of you will stay behind to hold off the FFF, and then Rika and I will go destroy the Holy Mushroom. Of course, don't look shocked yet, trust me, we're just pretending to destroy the fake Holy Mushroom. Then we'll hide the real one. That way, the FFF won't have any reason to go berserk."

The Mushroom Knights looked at each other, and finally looked at Sonozaki Mion.

"I don't have any better ideas."

Sonozaki Meion shook her head and said, "Then I'll leave it to you and Rika. Please go to the location of the Holy Mushroom as soon as possible and without worry. We will help you clear a way out."

"Ah."

Wang Quan squatted down, picked up a branch, and nodded solemnly: "I will definitely complete this mission."

"Wait!"

The Bat Knight suddenly interrupted, pointing at Wang Quan and asking in confusion, "Why are he and Lihua going together? Lihua knows the location of the Holy Mushroom and must go there, but is it necessary for Wang Quan to come along?"

"Forehead……"

Wang Quan pointed at the FFF group that was still approaching in the distance: "Because if we stay here, we will have to fight those perverts. I don't want to stay."

"I don't want to either!"

The Bat Knight said tremblingly, "I'm a thorn in the side of the FFF group. If I stay, it will only further anger the FFF group and grant them the Berserk buff. So I should go with Lihua."

"I have a good question."

Wang Quan raised his index finger and asked, "Why are you such a thorn in the side of the FFF?"

"Because in their eyes, I'm two-timing..."

The Stick Knight covered his mouth with his hands, but it was too late. Sonozaki Mion had already grabbed the back of his collar and dragged him back. "Go, Wang Quan! The Stick Knight will perish with them and will not let the pursuers disturb you."

"Um……"

Wang Quan hesitated for a moment, glancing at the aggressive FFF and the Knights who had erected a human wall. His mind quickly flashed back to the thrill of fighting the Knights in the past few days, sneaking into the school camp at night, roasting sweet potatoes in the wild, and drinking water from the mountain rivers...

But in the end, he took a deep breath, tightened the mushroom-cutting knife in his hand, and left without looking back.

Because they were going up a mountain road, he had to leave his bicycle behind and followed Lihua along the mountain path upwards.

Although riding bicycles along the way seriously consumed his and Lihua's physical strength, because children recover several times faster than adults, their speed in entering the mountain was considerable. However, since they didn't know when the FFF group would catch up, the two of them didn't rest much and just focused on hurrying on. As they got closer to the location of the Holy Mushroom, Wang Quan subconsciously gripped the mushroom-killing knife in his hand tighter.

"The Holy Mushroom is just ahead..."

Lihua panted softly as she looked ahead. "Just hold on a little longer. Wait a minute, Wang Quan. Wait a minute, please."

Wang Quan strode forward unconsciously. Even though the distance was still a bit far, he could clearly smell the scent of mushrooms, which made his mind wander...

In his previous life, he failed to be a good child in the eyes of his parents, failed to be a good student in the eyes of his teachers, failed to be a good slave in the eyes of his boss, and even failed to be a promising man in the eyes of his partner.

But this life is different. He has a huge information advantage and time to study. He can change everything in his past life, except for the mushroom that makes him extremely distressed. It is the only weakness inherited from his past life that he has not been able to overcome in this life. As long as he can correct this weakness, he can get rid of everything in his past life! He can proudly cut off all ties with the loser in the past!

"No, that's not the case."

The girl's voice suddenly rang out.

Wang Quan stood there in astonishment, looking at the blue-haired, horned girl in a witch costume who suddenly appeared from the air in front of him.

Wasn't that the hallucination he saw when he fainted in Lihua's kitchen last time, the one claiming to be a god?

At this moment, the young goddess looked at him with the same compassion as before and said softly.

"Your changes are only in your outward appearance... The more fundamental things remain the same as in your previous life: you still crave your father's approval, your teacher's praise, society's admiration, and the approval of the upper class. So—son of man, your essence remains the same as in your previous life. Nothing has changed."

Elementary School Students' Team Building Travel Destination: Chapter 1: The Mushroom That Saves the World

Wang Quan bit his lip as he looked at the horned girl floating in front of him, ignoring gravity, and then turned his head to ask Lihua what was going on.

But when he turned around, he found that Lihua was lying on the ground without any movement. He hurried forward to help Lihua up, and then he heard the sweet sound of her sleeping.

Did you overuse your energy to catch up with me?

Wang Quan shook his head helplessly, then bent down, lifted up Lihua's light body, and walked straight towards the shrine god. After passing her, he continued forward.

"You're not going to talk to me?"

The goddess said rather resentfully, "Son of man, do you still regard me as an illusion caused by breathing in mushrooms?"

"No matter how powerful mushrooms are, they can't make me hallucinate just by smell, so you are just my post-traumatic stress disorder, abbreviated as PTSD..."

Wang Quan sniffed the scent of mushroom spores in the air and said helplessly, "It's something worse than an illusion."

"No, I'm the deity enshrined at Furutate Shrine, not PTSD."

The goddess argued, "It really exists."

"I'm not that stubborn."

Wang Quan casually said, carrying Lihua on his back, "Whenever you show up somewhere where there are no mushrooms, and then let me study your body in a scientific way, then I'll believe that gods exist."

"That means you won't believe me even if you're beaten to death."

The goddess sighed and changed the subject, "Let me tell you something scientific. Hundreds of millions of years ago, when our ancestors first emerged from the sea, do you know what Earth's ecological environment was like?"

Faced with the doubt, Wang Quan thought for a while and then gave up: "I don't know much about this."

"It was a time when large carnivorous creatures appeared in large numbers. Even the tiny insects around us humans were incredibly large back then."

The goddess clasped her hands together, "It's incredible, isn't it? But it's true. Hundreds of millions of years ago, Earth's ecological environment was completely different from today. The biggest difference was the oxygen content. The overabundance of oxygen increased the oxygen supply in insects, greatly promoting their growth and development."

"Wait a moment."

Wang Quan's mouth twitched as he asked, "Why are you suddenly bringing up this half-hearted bit of knowledge when I need to see the Holy Mushroom?"

The goddess asked noncommittally, "Why do you think there was so much oxygen at that time?"

"Forehead……"

Wang Quan was stunned for a moment, then said thoughtfully, "The oxygen we breathe now mainly comes from photosynthesis by plants. Based on this, it seems that the Earth was too unurbanized hundreds of millions of years ago, right?"

"Yes."

The goddess nodded in satisfaction. "Hundreds of millions of years ago, Earth was dotted with lush forests. These forests constantly absorbed the energy of the prehistoric sun and generated vast quantities of oxygen. Then, a dire situation occurred that no one could have anticipated—the forests evolved."

"Bad? Evolution doesn't sound like a derogatory word, does it?"

"That depends on the circumstances. The bottom line is that the forest evolved much faster than other life on Earth, leaving no organisms in the ecosystem capable of balancing it. As a result, the forest began to overrun itself. The endless forests continuously photosynthesized and produced oxygen, causing Earth's oxygen levels to reach a dangerous critical point hundreds of millions of years ago. Finally, with a bolt of lightning and the ignition of an unlucky tree, the situation spiraled out of control."

"The oxygen produced by the trees in turn became the fuel that fueled the fire's incredible spread, allowing it to spread unchecked and eventually ignite the entire planet."

"Wait!"

Wang Quan, who was moving forward, couldn't help but complain: "Isn't it a bit too much to ignite the planet? Oxygen is not a combustible substance, it's just an accelerant. Oxygen alone is not enough to accelerant... Uh..."

"Yes, the wood that's everywhere is the best fuel. It's 'wood piled up from dead forests over hundreds of millions of years.' They've long been spread all over the planet."

"..."

"Isn't there anyone who can take care of the wood?"

Seeing that Wang Quan was concentrating on his journey and ignoring her, the goddess asked herself and answered, "Of course the answer is no. The forest evolved too quickly. Other life on Earth couldn't keep up. They could only watch helplessly as the burning wood consumed everything. The fire almost destroyed the entire ecosystem. Only life in the seawater managed to escape."

"The life that survived the catastrophe continued to evolve. After the fire subsided, life migrated from the sea to the land again. It took them about 200 million years to recover from the pain caused by the fire, and thus the Earth became a planet thriving with life. However, the ecosystem this time was no different from the previous one. The forest continued to rely on photosynthesis to absorb energy from the sun, achieving an evolutionary speed far ahead of other life forms."

"As I watched the oxygen levels soar again and the wood piled on the ground threatened to burn everything down once again, 'I' evolved."

Wang Quan stopped and stared blankly at the goddess with horns in front of him. A large amount of mycelium appeared on the ground, wrapped around her feet, spread upwards, covering every inch of the goddess' skin. Finally, what appeared in front of him was a mushroom with a ruby-like umbrella cap and white jade-like branches?

Under Wang Quan's astonished gaze, Mushroom continued to speak in the voice of a goddess.

"Evolution has endowed me with the ability to release cellular enzymes to decompose dead trees. With this newfound ability, I'm able to decompose large quantities of wood. This not only effectively reduces the amount of accelerants in the air, but also eliminates a significant amount of wood as a combustible material. This way, even if the skyfire strikes again, the ecosystem won't be completely consumed."

The mushroom looked at Wang Quan and spoke slowly, "I'm not humanity's savior. I evolved spontaneously to protect myself from being burned to death. But the entire ecosystem believes I saved the planet, and countless lives have gathered here to protect me for billions of years. They even gave me a name: 'Supreme Mushroom.'"

Elementary School Students' Team Building Travel Destinations: Chapter 57: The Truth About the Glory of Life

There is always light at the end of the tunnel…

This is the best description of Wang Quan's current mood. He finally arrived at his destination, a quiet forest with lush branches and leaves. The sunlight was blocked by the dense branches and leaves, and only scattered spots of light fell among the trees, just like the resting place of elves in fairy tales.

What was even more eye-catching was the tall mushrooms standing at the bottom of the woods, which were exactly what he was looking for.

His breathing, which had calmed down, became rapid again, and the branch he had already gripped became even tighter. Panting, Wang Quan walked towards the mushrooms, holding the mushroom knife high in his hand, but...

The Holy Mushroom transformed into the human form of the Imperial Shrine God again, looked at Wang Quan and said softly: "As expected, you didn't listen to a word I said, did you?"

"No, I believe it, because it's scientifically sound. Furthermore, mushrooms decomposing trees not only prevents the planet from burning, but also reduces global glacial disasters caused by the greenhouse effect caused by rising carbon dioxide concentrations. Frankly speaking, the Holy Mushrooms have saved this planet from suffering."

Wang Quan said softly, "So I will be gentler later."

"That's not what I meant."

The shrine god sighed, "No matter how much you insist on changing the past, even if you're willing to endure PTSD to face the mushroom that defeated you in the past, you still can't change your own nature."

Wang Quan curled his lips: "You speak as if you understand my nature very well. What do you know about me?"

"It's because I don't understand that I've been actively investigating everything about you since we last met. After completing the investigation, one question has been bothering me."

Looking at Wang Quan who had not put down his mushroom-killing knife, the God of Shrine asked the question softly.

"Do you understand yourself?"

“That’s very understanding.”

Wang Quan raised the corner of his mouth in disdain. He controlled the vast flow of information and, while everyone else was confused about the future, he had taken control of his own destiny. He even knew exactly what his future would be like. Who in the world could understand himself better than him?

"Life Glory Plan."

The shrine god spoke softly, "This plan relies on achieving your own glory by deflating others' tires and strengthening human civilization. As long as you follow this plan, when you reach the end, you'll be an MIT graduate, a CEO of a world-class corporation, a philanthropist with numerous charities in the Third World, and a financial tycoon who can secretly determine the rise and fall of human civilization. You've even decided long ago to marry a noble princess, leading a life bathed in glory until death."

Wang Quan looked at the God of the Shrine with a somewhat stiff expression. His Life Glory Plan only described the process of its realization, and never wrote down what it would look like after it was realized... How did she know? And why did she bring up the Glory Plan here?

"Because I didn't study well in my previous life and was looked down upon by my teachers, I want to graduate from a world-class prestigious university this time."