Genshin Impact is a big stage, come if you dare

The deeper you explore, the more black mud you find.

After a long period of observation, the Traveler Team has confirmed that there are two types of black mud.

A thinner, lighter one. Even if you leave it alone, it will disappear on its own after a period of time.

Occasionally, a Hillic Mage would perform a strange but solemn dance around this black mud.

A very sticky black mud with huge pustules. Monsters contaminated by this black mud will become manic and their abilities will be significantly enhanced.

The crystal that Su Xin got was more useful than the lumen stone. Kong could easily purify the sticky black mud with that crystal.

But everyone knows that this is not a long-term solution, because there is often a deep crack underneath such black mud.

If you look closely, you will find that black mud is still slowly accumulating and surging in very deep places, and it is only a matter of time before the black mud overflows the ground again.

"······People on two feet, don't waste your time any more, don't hesitate any more, come here quickly." A hazy voice floated over along with the sound of flowing water.

Sora stood up alertly and looked around, "Someone is talking."

Su and Paimon looked at Kong in surprise, "This is the voice that spoke in our ears before, Kong, how can you hear it even though you didn't eat the mushrooms?"

Zhiqiong looked confused, "What happened to the seniors, cough cough cough..."

"It's Zanmaran calling you. Come, come quickly." the voice urged.

Fluorescent blue powder floated in the water, as if guiding the way.

The group briefly exchanged opinions and followed the powder on the river.

Su opened his eyes wide. "What a big mushroom! Is it enough to eat for a hundred days?"

She had never seen such a big mushroom before! It was taller than many trees in Liyue.

Gourmet Paimon judged with experience: "It has grown into a tree, so the meat should be very old."

Sora sighed and reminded, "Did you promise me not to eat the mushrooms from the Abyss?"

"Okay." Su shut up.

"Is this the big mushroom that's talking to us? Or is there someone hiding in the mushroom?" Paimon flew back and forth around the big mushroom, trying to find a flaw like a crack in the door.

The big mushroom Zanmaran spoke again, "The little thing with two legs but no use for them is too suspicious. It is Zanmaran who is calling."

Paimon was so angry, "I'm not called 'The Little Thing with Two Legs But Not Using Them'! My name is Paimon! You're so pissed, I must give you an ugly nickname!"

"Big Mushroom! I want to call you Big Mushroom!" Paimon, who is good at giving nicknames, quickly gave the big mushroom a nickname and even asked his friends to join him in the fight. "Su, give it one too!"

"Ah? Do I want one too?" Su thought for a moment, "Um... um... big, big mushrooms?"

"It doesn't matter whether it's a big mushroom or a big mushroom," Zanmalan said in a good-tempered manner, "a two-legged traveler, a destined person, Zanmalan has something to ask of you."

Zanmalan said that his hometown was Xumi, and that he was brought here accidentally to take root and grow, and was enlightened by the mysterious light deep under the rock abyss and gained wisdom.

But gradually, the abyss of rocks became filled with evil spirits, which affected its living environment. Zanmaran exhausted all his strength to resist the evil spirits and had to ask for help from the brave traveler.

It wanted to ask the Traveler Team to give it some crystal power so that it could produce more spores to plug the evil spirit's breach.

The Traveler Team started a small meeting.

Paimon: "What should I do? Should I believe it? Can I trust what the mushroom says?"

Su thought of something. "The miners who ate mushrooms may have followed us obediently because they listened to it."

And it is very likely that the miners were able to survive in the abyss filled with monsters because they ate the mushrooms and were able to hear the guidance of the big mushroom.

This big mushroom might not really be a bad guy.

"If it deceives us, we will stew it!" The meat can be used to stew soup when it is old, it may be very nutritious.

He held his forehead with his hand and emphasized food safety again, "You promised me..."

"Okay, I remember that." Sue corrected herself and said, "If it deceives us, we will chop it down!"

The meeting was passed, and Kong approached Zanmaran with the crystal stone. A brilliant light full of energy flashed, and Zanmaran was also lit up. The huge umbrella cap glowed with fluorescent blue and purple, and the hanging hyphae shone like crystal chains.

"A big fairy-tale style table lamp!" Su walked around Zanmaran, "Would you like to live in our house? As long as you keep quiet, I can build a garden just for you!"

Zanmaran refused and wanted to stay here and provide shelter for the weak as it did in the past.

Countless fluorescent spores scattered from the folds of the mushroom cap, like a crystal snow.

These spores flew everywhere to the black mud that was swollen with pustules. The black mud covered with spores gradually dried up, revealing the cracks underneath. New spores fell into the cracks and quickly grew into thick, one-meter-tall mushrooms, blocking the source of the black mud.

"Please don't refuse and accept this 'blessing of talent and wisdom'." Zanmalan sprinkled a bunch of fluorescent spores, filling the glass jar that Su took out.

Su praised this kind and generous mushroom, "It is worthy of being a cultural mushroom. The name of the spores and pollen sounds so impressive."

Zanmaran: "I have consumed too much energy this time. The conversation with the travelers and Paimon was very pleasant, but Zanmaran needs to hibernate and accumulate strength to resist evil spirits, shelter his people, and reproduce."

"Praise the traveler, praise Paimon. May there be no regrets in yesterday, and everything will go well in tomorrow."

After sending his blessing, Zhamalan stopped talking and fell into a restful sleep.

Zhiqiong, who had finished drawing a map of the area nearby, walked over and said, "Have the seniors dealt with it? Let's move on, ahem..."

The Traveler Team looked at each other, and Paimon advised, "Zhiqiong, your cough is getting worse. Let's go back to the camp with you to rest."

"I'm fine, it's just a small matter, I can hold on." Zhi Qiong waved his hand, "The map is almost finished, just hold on a little longer and it will be fine."

Although he tried his best to endure the itch in his throat, Zhiqiong still couldn't help coughing.

Paimon was unable to persuade Zhiqiong, so the group explored deeper and came across a blocked tunnel.

Zhiqiong checked it out and determined that this was created by the sealed mine in the Layered Rock Abyss a few years ago. The area is very large and cannot be opened or passed without explosives.

"There's nothing we can do," Paimon breathed a sigh of relief, "Let's go back to the camp and rest for a while."

This time Zhiqiong finally agreed to return to the camp to rest and to get explosives from Kritov.