Chapter 762: Chapter 526: The Mushroom Hero and Spawm
On the journey that followed, Li Pu and his companions finally got to witness what it’s like to have the hero’s aura.
It’s not that the Mushroom Hero had some kind of overwhelming charisma or anything like that.
Rather, on their way to the capital of the Dao Mushroom Kingdom, they kept encountering all sorts of big and small incidents.
Of course, their journey was peppered with encounters with beasts.
Some of the beasts were weak, so weak that even the Mushroom Hero could almost defeat them.
Others were quite strong, requiring the Scarecrow or Li Pu to step in to take them down.
Through all this, they fully realized why the Mushroom Hero, despite being so weak, could travel freely across the Mushroom Continent.
Because this guy truly seemed immortal.
But that’s not the key point. The key point is that during several ambushes by beasts, the Mushroom Hero would get killed in the very first turn.
Yet before too long, he would resurrect at full health right on the spot.
This was also the first time they encountered someone drawing more hate than the Fire Scorpion.
Even when the Fire Scorpion is alive, the Mushroom Hero is always the first to be attacked.
This quickly led to an unexpectedly deep friendship forming between the Fire Scorpion and the Mushroom Hero.
Apart from getting killed by beasts, the Mushroom Hero also performed deaths like falling to his death, getting burned, crushed by rolling rocks, and even accidentally stepped on by a Rolling Turtle, showcasing a variety of ways to die.
But even if reduced to a pile of mushroom fragments, he could slowly reassemble himself.
The Mushroom Hero explained that he belonged to the Long-Life Mushroom species.
However, Li Pu and the others believed this might also be one of the effects of the hero’s aura.
Simply put, although this guy seemed useless, he might actually be some sort of chosen one of the realm.
After several days of trekking, the group finally entered the Dao Mushroom Kingdom and arrived at the nearest city to the border.
Coming to Dao Mushroom Kingdom was quite different from being in the Evil Mushroom Kingdom.
Previously in Evil Mushroom Kingdom, they could eat and drink for free with the Royal Mushroom Coin.
But in Dao Mushroom Kingdom, that didn’t work.
The Royal Mushroom Coin is an Evil Mushroom Kingdom currency, and taking it out in Dao Mushroom Kingdom could even invite hostility.
Luckily, along the way, they’d collected a good number of resources.
Beast materials, rare natural treasures, and such were valuable and Li Pu and his group decided to hold onto them.
However, spores like mung bean filler, which were completely useless, could be sold off.
The money wouldn’t be enough to atone for the Mushroom Hero’s offenses, but at least it would cover their travel expenses to the royal capital.
After finding an inn to stay at, on the Mushroom Hero’s suggestion, the group went to a restaurant to celebrate.
Only, this guy didn’t hold his drink well, and fell asleep snoring on the floor before the dishes were even all served.
"Aren’t heroics supposed to include being able to drink a lot? And yet his limit is just this little?"
Wu Guinan, whose face was only slightly flushed, gave the Mushroom Hero a disdainful glance.
"Everyone, the journey has been tiring for all of you, bop."
The Slime Demon appeared to still be very sober.
It was well aware that they’d protected the Mushroom Hero many times during their travels.
While the guy wouldn’t die, without everyone’s help, he would surely have suffered much more.
Furthermore, it seemed every time they reached a populated area, the Mushroom Hero invariably caused trouble.
During this time, with everyone’s help covering up, his bounty hadn’t increased.
"No worries, Spam."
Qian Shanshan smiled brightly and lifted her cup.
Over time, they finally learned the Slime Demon’s name was Spam.
It’s a bit strange, really. Contrary to the Mushroom Hero, Spam never seemed to be attacked by beasts, possibly due to its demon nature, nor did it provoke hostility from them.
However, it also had no threatening skills, with combat power even lower than the Mushroom Hero.
Apart from this, it displayed no demonic traits.
In fact, it was sometimes seen daydreaming at flowers and grass, completely unlike the demons they’d all imagined.
"Actually, everyone, there’s something I’d like to ask of you, bop."
Perhaps due to the influence of alcohol, or perhaps their time together had lessened its vigilance.
Spam’s tone now was similar to when it first sought help from everyone.
"Oh?" x5
I Its words immediately piqued everyone’s interest.
During their travels, represented by Qian Shanshan, they had tried to inquire about wish-making from Spam.
But Spam always avoided the topic or steered the conversation away.
Asking the Mushroom Hero didn’t help either as he knew nothing at all.
Everyone almost pinned their hopes entirely on the Divine Mushroom Knife.
But hearing this now, it seemed there might be a breakthrough.
"I can see you’ve always been interested in making a wish with a demon, right, bop?"
Predictably, Spam dove straight into the topic.
"But you should have also heard that making a wish with a demon comes at a cost, bop."
Its gaze suddenly turned a bit somber.
"This..." x5
The group had already heard about it from the Mushroom Prophet, though calling him an evil mushroom salesman might be more accurate.
But judging by Spam’s attitude, it seemed not as straightforward as they thought.
"Is it possible that the cost here is even greater than we imagined?"
Li Pu asked proactively.
"Captain Handicap, why don’t you tell me what you think the cost is, bop."
Captain Handicap was Spam’s nickname for Li Pu.
Meanwhile, the rest were referred to as members Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta.
Initially, no one was particularly fond of these names, but they quickly got used to them.
In fact, Wu Longqian and the others often got into fights over the order of Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta.
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