Chapter 806 - 166: Level 7 Sea Adventurer
"Xiao Jin, let's quickly steer away from this sea area!"
Shang Siteng suddenly sped up her speech and explained to everyone:
"The Proud Slime Mushroom secretes a special sticky spore to monitor its surrounding environment."
"When nearby ships pass by, it ejects a special type of spore through its root conduit!"
"Once inhaled, these spores will paralyze the tongue, making it impossible to speak."
"You can only relieve the tongue's paralysis through a kiss, or just wait for the spore effects to wear off in a day!"
"We..."
Just as Shang Siteng was about to say more, she suddenly found herself unable to speak.
Not just Shang Siteng.
The other people on the "Gray Sparrow" were the same.
As they got close to the Proud Slime Mushroom, they had already inhaled the spores, and Shang Siteng's warning came a step too late.
However...
Relieving the tongue's paralysis doesn't seem to be too difficult a task.
Thus, Han Zhan, who couldn't speak, and Shang Siteng, also unable to speak, got together, and after a long while, indeed, the tongue's paralysis vanished.
Han Zhan then used the same method to help detoxify the other Contracted Spirit girls one by one.
The girls, with their tongues wet but able to speak again, couldn't help but feel a bit fortunate.
"It's a good thing Siteng is here, otherwise, encountering such a strange plant, one might fall victim without realizing."
"Your focus is still on that; my focus is different," Li Lingzhen shook her head and said at this time.
"We have a way to detoxify, but what about the person to detoxify with?"
As expected from a Forbidden Book author, her focus is both unusual and keen.
Hearing Li Lingzhen's words, everyone's expressions changed again.
Li Lingzhen continued, "The 'Gray Sparrow' is okay; there are no other people on board and Ah Zhan and I are old partners, so there's no taboo."
"But cases like ours are rare. I saw Bai Wuheng's 'White Camel' earlier, which is almost entirely male."
"If they've also inhaled these spores..."
"Alright Lingzhen, stop saying more!" Han Zhan got goosebumps hearing this.
To continue would be disgusting.
It seems that the detoxification method for this Proud Slime Mushroom is indeed a bit perverse.
"Wait a minute, did we forget someone... a dog?" Nuannuan suddenly seemed to think of something and pointed not far beneath her feet.
There, Big Golden Fur was opening and closing its mouth, trying to speak, but no sound came out.
It too had inhaled the Proud Slime Mushroom spores and couldn't speak!
The Contracted Spirit girls looked at each other.
They didn't mind kissing Han Zhan, but if they had to kiss a dog...
Everyone's gaze turned towards Han Zhan.
Han Zhan: "???"
"Why are you looking at me, don't tell me you want me to kiss it?" Han Zhan paused, exhaled heavily, and firmly said, "Don't even think about it!"
"It's just one day without speaking; I think it should be able to tolerate that, right?"
Han Zhan asked Big Golden Fur.
"If you don't answer, I'll take it as your agreement."
Big Golden Fur: "?!!"
You really are a dog... Big Golden Fur bared its teeth at Han Zhan.
The latter pretended not to see.
Returning to the proper business.
The "Gray Sparrow" continued to sail ahead.
Fortunately, after detoxification, there was a temporary resistance to these spores, so the tongue paralysis wouldn't happen again soon.
Because, the next area was filled with these Proud Slime Mushrooms, forming a colorful ocean.
Every mushroom had a root conduit standing on the sea, densely packed and quite spectacular.
As the "Gray Sparrow" approached, they collectively ejected spores.
The originally nearly transparent spores, in such concentration, started showing a slight pink color.
Under the spore canopy of the Proud Slime Mushrooms, the entire sea was silent, and even the wind and waves calmed down significantly.
Thankfully, there was still a barely navigable channel that wouldn't destroy such a maritime wonder.
But, where was the "luck" that Big Golden Fur predicted? It hadn't been found yet.
The rain fell harder.
The sky grew darker, as if a mass of dark clouds blocked the already scarce light.
To ensure not colliding with the Proud Slime Mushrooms, Han Zhan ordered the lights on the "Gray Sparrow" be turned on.
Thanks to the resupply at Spring Breeze Port, the "Gray Sparrow" was equipped with almost everything needed.
The blinding light illuminated the way, quickly turning the tumultuous deep sea into a straight white path.
Suddenly, as Gongyang Jin carefully piloted the "Gray Sparrow," her eyes narrowed with a sharp focus.
"Ah Zhan, there's someone!"
"Someone? Who?"
Gongyang Jin didn't respond immediately; she maneuvered the ship's light to shine on the nearby Proud Slime Mushroom colony.
The mushroom colony was illuminated by the strong light, leaving nothing hidden in the dimness.
A ghastly white face suddenly appeared behind a conduit.
It really was... a person!
Startled by the light, he instinctively covered his face and leaped back into the mushroom colony, disappearing again after a few bounds.
The mushroom colony was vast, making it challenging to find one person.
"What do you say, Ah Zhan?" Gongyang Jin asked again.
"These mushrooms can support a person, preventing drowning."
"The man's skin looked sickly white, likely from prolonged immersion in the sea."
"He didn't seem to have undergone any mutation from the Evil Curse, or if he did, it was minimal and not visible; how he managed this is intriguing."
Could this be the "luck" Big Golden Fur talked about?
"Find him and ask," Han Zhan decided after some thought.
He activated the "Gray Sparrow's" loudspeaker and called toward the dim mushroom colony:
"Come out, since we've already spotted you, hiding is pointless."
"Come out, or we'll consider you a threat and proceed with a bombardment attack."
Han Zhan's words had an effect.
Soon, the pale face of the middle-aged man appeared once more within the mushroom colony.
He opened his mouth, pointing to his own mouth, unable to speak.
Han Zhan walked onto the deck, saw the man's gesture, nodded in understanding, and then pointed at Big Golden Fur, who was watching the commotion yet still unable to speak.
Big Golden Fur: "???"
Middle-aged man: "???"
A moment later, the middle-aged man, after regaining the ability to speak, tried hard not to think about the previous scene and said:
"I am a Level 7 Sea Adventurer; my name is Ren Kui."