I cultivate mushrooms in warhammer

In an alley adjacent to the ruins.

Three figures lurked in the darkness at the alley's end.

The rat-skinned Xiao Zhuang fiddled with his whiskers, looking utterly bored:

"Leia, let's not wait anymore, let's go back. That kid hasn't shown up for almost a month, he's probably dead."

Da Zhuang nudged his younger brother:

"Don't talk about death, it's bad luck. Li Nuo might be held up by cultists, that's why he hasn't been able to come."

Xiao Zhuang "Tch~"-ed, squatting down to play with mud.

Da Zhuang glanced at Leia with concern, sighing inwardly.

Da Zhuang knew about Leia buying sample-grade mushrooms from Li Nuo.

These mushrooms were clean and hygienic, and when eaten with medicine, they could effectively prevent the deterioration of mutated areas.

After Li Nuo had failed to show up several times in a row, Leia had used up all the sample-grade mushrooms she had.

Her mutated area was expanding day by day, gradually spreading from her hairline to her eyebrows.

If this continued, she would likely grow horns, fangs, bone spurs, and extra limbs, evolving from mild mutation to moderate mutation.

At that point, trading in the Eighth District would be unthinkable.

Once caught by the enforcers, Leia would only face bullets.

"Let's wait a little longer, I believe he will come."

Leia murmured softly.

Da Zhuang nodded in silence.

Xiao Zhuang grabbed a handful of mud and threw it against the wall, saying nothing.

The sound of lower-hive people drinking and playing came from the alley entrance.

Laughter and cheers echoed in the alley, making the air around the three even more oppressive and silent.

A tall figure entered the alley.

Leia and the rat-skinned brothers became alert and looked over together.

It was a simple-looking, honest-faced lower-hive worker, dressed plainly and carrying large packages.

This appearance made Da Zhuang mutter, "Is this guy trying to sell goods in the ruins?"

Xiao Zhuang stood up, holding a sharp stone in his hand, "We'll know if we go up and ask. I'll go, you guys stay here."

Xiao Zhuang took a few steps forward, coming into the light.

The man walking towards him raised the corners of his mouth, chuckling honestly:

"Sorry, I was delayed by other things for the past half month, and I only had time to come and trade now."

"Uh? Do we know this person?" Xiao Zhuang was taken aback, looking back at his companions.

Da Zhuang squinted, twitched his whiskers, and inhaled the scent on the man:

"Why do I think the smell is a bit familiar, could it be Li Nuo? No, he doesn't look like this."

"It's me, you haven't mistaken me."

Li Nuo put the packages on the ground:

"I've recently undergone some modifications, so I look different from before."

Leia frowned and stared at Li Nuo, unable to connect the tall man in front of her with the thin teenager:

"How can you prove you are Li Nuo?"

Li Nuo peeled off the fake skin on his face, revealing his true appearance:

"Sorry, Leia, I hope your mutated area hasn't deteriorated. This time I brought a lot of sample-grade mushrooms. Half of them are to exchange for the illustrated guide you've been writing for the past twenty days, and the other half is the advance payment for the next month. I'll give it to you all at once, so I won't be delayed by things next time."

The two rat-skinned people were making a fuss about the "face" in Li Nuo's hand.

Leia was relatively calm. As long as she was sure that the person in front of her was Li Nuo, it didn't matter if the "face" in his hand was really made from a human face.

She stepped into the illuminated area, and the gray reflection on her forehead made Li Nuo gasp.

He hadn't seen her for nearly a month, and Leia's forehead was now covered with gray fish-scale patterns, looking like it was covered with a layer of fish skin.

Leia adjusted her headscarf and scarf, covering her forehead and most of her face, leaving only her purple eyes.

She stopped in front of Li Nuo, her gaze lingering on his face, the whites of her eyes slightly bloodshot due to the intense fluctuations in her heart.

She didn't know how to express the bitterness of waiting for more than twenty days, nor did she know if he was willing to listen to her worries and complaints about the deterioration of the mutated area.

In the end, after a long silence, Leia chose to take a deep breath and suppress her emotions.

It was enough that Li Nuo could come to the appointment, which meant that she had hope of controlling the degree of mutation.

Leia took off her backpack, took out the illustrated guide, and handed it to Li Nuo:

"In the past twenty days, I have recorded one hundred and ninety-two kinds of creatures, including fifteen kinds of fungi. Most of the samples I collected died. I don't have much free time, so I didn't have time to replenish the samples. I hope you don't mind."

"It's okay, as long as there's an illustrated guide."

Li Nuo smiled and took out a second-hand data pad from his pocket:

"Here, this is the data pad I promised you. You can use it to record illustrated guides in the future."

The data pad was something Li Nuo had found at the market, priced at 30 high-quality cigarettes.

Thanks to Li Nuo's foresight in pre-ordering sufficient funds from Isabel, he might not have been able to buy this data pad.

Leia hesitated when faced with the bags on the ground and the data pad in Li Nuo's hand.

She lowered her head slightly, shaking her head:

"I still won't accept so many mushrooms from you, and I don't need the data pad either."

"Why?"

"In the ruins, there are at most a dozen or so creatures that I haven't recorded, none of which are fungi. At most, I only need three days to make the remaining illustrated guides. In comparison, you gave me too many mushrooms, which is not commensurate with my efforts."

"Oh, I see."

Li Nuo thought for a while and stuffed the data pad into Leia's arms:

"Keep it. After the illustrated guide is finished, I still have a lot of things I want to ask you to help with. You don't have to worry about mushrooms."

Leia's breathing stagnated, "Really?"

"Absolutely, don't worry."

Li Nuo shook the diary in his hand:

"I'll take this illustrated guide back to record it on the data pad, and return it to you next time we meet. Also, I have something I want to discuss with you..."

There were only sample-grade mushrooms in the bags at Li Nuo's feet, not ordinary mushrooms.

The Kram family's bonus was so generous that he no longer needed to rely on mushroom trading to make a living.

After careful consideration, he decided to change the way he cooperated with Leia and others.

"Would you like to learn how to grow milk mushrooms? I can teach you how to grow milk mushrooms. In the future, you can buy mycelium and grow milk mushrooms yourselves."

Da Zhuang and Xiao Zhuang's eyes lit up, and they became excited at the same time.

As soon as they talked about farming-related topics, the rat-skinned people became energetic.

After several generations of research by the rat-skinned people, they have explored the cultivation methods of mutated cabbage, mutated potatoes, mutated sweet potatoes, and mutated corn.

If they could learn to grow milk mushrooms on this basis, the rat-skinned people's table would become more abundant.

"Of course we are willing to learn how to grow milk mushrooms."

Da Zhuang clenched his whiskers and asked nervously:

"But what is the price? If you ask for too high a price, we may not be able to afford it."

"I don't need ration cards or cigarettes, I want intelligence."

"Intelligence? What intelligence?" Da Zhuang asked puzzled.

Li Nuo took a few steps forward, came to the edge of the shadow, and lowered his voice:

"Are there many buried water purification devices in the ruins?"

"Yes, that's right, but most of the water purification devices are broken, and only a small part can be disassembled into useful parts. Do you want to deal in water purification device parts? This is a big business."

Hearing this, Li Nuo secretly thought, "As expected."