Chapter 127: New Mushrooms

Chapter 127: New Mushrooms

In the bottommost cabin of the Future, within an environment of absolute darkness, Frank Lee lit a candle, illuminating the long table piled with flesh, mushrooms, wheat, and fish.

He casually pushed those things aside, clearing out a space just large enough to hold a sheet of letter paper.

Immediately afterward, he spread the paper flat, picked up his fountain pen, and began writing with an excited expression:

“My dear friend Gehrman,

“I am delighted that you found the dried mushrooms from last time quite good. Perhaps they are even more useful than I imagined. When I have free time, I will reexamine them.

“Because I have thrown myself wholeheartedly into the experiment you mentioned, I have already stopped producing them. Most of the previous batch was also snatched away and burned by Nina, leaving only the last three. I hope they can help you.

“Along with them are my newest products: a type of mushroom that can grow and reproduce by devouring flesh in dark environments. It has three categories. One has been crossbred with wheat and can be ground into mushroom flour to produce bread. One has been mixed with the traits of dairy cows and can be milked. One has mated with fish, giving it a refreshing taste and dense, firm flesh.

“One thing that requires attention is this: they absolutely cannot be eaten raw. They must be boiled in water above ninety degrees Celsius for at least five minutes to kill their activity. Otherwise, no matter what form they take, they will actively absorb the flesh around them, including human organs.

“Another point is that they cannot distinguish between normal flesh and monster flesh, nor can they effectively process the latter. They will accumulate the corresponding toxicity or madness.

“I feel that, depending on different kinds of monster flesh, they will undergo different mutations and produce different dangers. However, I have no way to confirm this because I lack enough monster corpses for research. If you obtain any during your adventures, please be sure to send them to me. I only need a very small amount.

“As for whether there are other problems, I am not entirely sure. These are still semi-finished products, so I cannot conduct more trials and observations…

“May everything go smoothly for you, and may your adventures be fruitful.

“Your most sincere friend,

“Frank Lee.”

Putting down his fountain pen, Frank read the reply from beginning to end. Satisfied, he folded it, found a gold coin, and pressed it on top.

He swiftly set up the ritual for summoning the messenger and prepared to recite the incantation.

At that very moment, he subconsciously looked around and froze for two seconds.

Then Frank moved all the soil piled nearby out beyond the door.

…

In Queen Borough, inside the Hall family’s luxurious villa.

Audrey was hiding inside her room, staring at the glass bottle in her hand.

The bottle contained a transparent, colorless, viscous liquid. When it was still, it resembled a mirror, capable of perfectly reflecting everything within range. When ripples appeared, one tiny vortex after another silently spun beneath its surface.

This was precisely the Hypnotist potion that had just been successfully concocted!

Audrey had already digested the Psychiatrist potion. She planned to advance to Sequence 6 before the Backlund branch of the Psychology Alchemists contacted her.

Using Soothe to adjust her mental state, Audrey lightly bit her lip, raised the glass bottle, and gulped the potion down.

After a brief coolness, she abruptly felt her consciousness explode, and even her body seemed to be affected, becoming somewhat illusory.

At that moment, her Spirit Body, Astral Projection, and Ether Body seemed to be absorbed and assimilated by her Mind Body. Her entire person seemed to become an aggregate of pure thoughts, drifting upward. She sensed that boundless sea of collective subconsciousness connected to all living beings, as well as the spiritual…