Rags to Riches: The Rise of a Dual-Talent Prodigy-Chapter 495 - 487: Annoying Ghost Peeking Without Boundaries!

Chapter 495: Chapter 487: Annoying Ghost Peeking Without Boundaries!

[Do you know how to get in?!] The system asked in shock.

"Didn’t the analysis already say that? The Three-Water Orchid Eye Spider will crawl out of the fungus cave to forage after it rains..." Qian Qi said carelessly, "This indicates that the reason the film can be opened is related to rainwater, there’s definitely some reaction mechanism between them..."

"The Blue-eyed Spider Fungus will automatically absorb water molecules from the air and gather them on the film, but now the film has already accumulated a lot of absorbed water molecules, the Blue-eyed Spider Fungus won’t do unnecessary work. If there’s no reaction now, either the amount of rainwater isn’t enough, or the content of some substance in the rain isn’t sufficient..."

"Since that’s the case, getting a Water Element Awakener to fill this film with water would determine the answer, wouldn’t it?"

Qian Qi glanced at the system with a smirk, "Of course, when you said this answer was worth twenty thousand dollars, I knew I guessed right. The film didn’t open because there wasn’t enough rainwater, or rather—you could say—there wasn’t enough water."

System: ...

[You evidently already knew the answer, so why did you transfer the money to me?] After a moment of silence, the system said blankly.

"Because I want you to know that even if you don’t speak up, I’m still willing to feed you a little cash~ You’re my absolute favorite System Lord~" Qian Qi said with a grin.

The system was quite touched by this, never expecting Qian Qi to feel this way in her heart.

It really had been too damned before!

The system had considered the possibility that Qian Qi was deliberately tricking it, but... she transferred the money!

She’s such a stingy person, yet she gives it money for free. Isn’t that enough to show her sincerity!

It was enough!

No way! It also had to reciprocate Qian Qi! A proper system cannot accept free meals!

The system ran to the side to rummage through its inventory, completely unaware of the crafty gleam flashing in Qian Qi’s eyes.

The system remained as adorable as ever, not at all in vain for her diligent act of being miserly!

Retracting her gaze, Qian Qi touched the film of the fungus cave next to her. Actually, she confirmed that the amount of rainwater was the key to opening the film not just because of what she had just mentioned.

Like ordinary plants, Magic Plants also have protection mechanisms. Although the Three-Water Orchid Eye Spider has strong blood-sucking capabilities, its defense is not high. Being spores, they must choose to complete their reproductive tasks in a safe environment.

And heavy rain is an excellent criterion for judgment.

During a storm, many Demons are unwilling to move around. Confirming the size of the rainstorm through the water volume inside the film is probably the method by which the Blue-eyed Spider Fungus judges whether it’s appropriate to release spores.

The Water Element Awakener soon arrived, and upon hearing Qian Qi’s instructions, they immediately filled the fungus cave with water. Just as it was about to overflow the cave’s edge, a phenomenon indeed emerged.

The water level inside the fungus cave suddenly dropped. That film seemed like a water absorbent sponge, rapidly soaking up the rainwater at a speed visible to the naked eye. Just as it was about to absorb it all completely, the film detached from the fungus cave and plopped into the depths like a large blob of soft gel.

"It’s open!!!"

The Nan Family Army cheered and immediately began dispatching drones and Awakened Warriors in preparation to enter the Blue-eyed Spider Fungus for investigation.

Qian Qi, on the other hand, looked at the fungus cave for a while, and then mused, "It’s actually a renewable material for A-level Defense Armor... It seems more suitable to take back to the academy for cultivation as greenhouse material."

The system overheard this and thought: ...

You’re already infiltrating into Magic Plants now, you devil!

——

Inside the deep cave, there were white mycelium tunnels like a labyrinth. Qian Qi looked at the water traces left on the ground, not following the steps of the Nan Family Army, but instead drew an A-level knife to cut a piece of fungus meat from the mycelium wall.

The analysis data indicated that the mycelium was non-toxic, and looking at the white, tender, plump fungus, Qian Qi couldn’t resist tossing it into her mouth to chew.

Soon she spat it out, "Yuck, so bitter, truly disgusting."

System: [... Don’t randomly eat things, who taught you that.]

"It looks so tempting; how is that my fault?" Qian Qi shrugged, then opened the Light Brain.

The signal was stable, and the Blue-eyed Spider Fungus didn’t react... Qian Qi glanced at the small notch carved by the knife on the mycelium wall, waited about ten minutes, and saw no sign of the fungus meat healing.

"It seems these mycelium won’t affect wireless signals, and marking them won’t lead to getting lost." After confirming, Qian Qi nodded in relief and burrowed into another fungus path.

...

...

Seconds later, she quickly thrust her head back out and glanced at the mycelium wall that was moving to cover the wound, her smile turning sinister and insidious, "Haha! I knew you were just pretending!"

Blue-eyed Spider Fungus: ＼(;￢_￢)...

What a nerve-wracking, boundary-less ghost peeking over!

Qian Qi decisively exited the fungus path and gave a kick to the system following her, "What else are you hiding from me! Don’t tell me the fungus paths not only lead to getting lost but might also change directions at will!"

System: [!!!]

How the hell did you even guess that?

Qian Qi: ? Really?

She was just making a random guess, after all, since these mycelium on the walls could be moved, it meant that the whole mycelium wall could possibly move.

And the area occupied by the Blue-eyed Spider Fungus was quite vast. Getting lost among them would be a real problem.

Qian Qi immediately intended to leave the fungus cave, but as soon as she lifted her foot, she suddenly felt a shake beneath her feet. Looking down, she saw that the mycelium floor instantly opened up beneath her, swallowing her whole!

Damn! She was careless! Forgot this is mid-air!

The feeling of weightlessness came instantly, followed by a heavy landing on a soft, slippery fungus, making Qian Qi feel like she was sliding through a sealed pipe. After an indeterminate amount of time, she finally plopped down on a solid ground.

True asphalt road surface.

She had entered Cui City.

"Did it treat me like waste and expel me?" Qian Qi rubbed her head, somewhat puzzled. However, regardless of how it happened, since she could enter Cui City, the first task was to see if there were any survivors around.

As soon as Qian Qi started to move, the Light Brain suddenly vibrated. She answered the call to find it was Nangong Yan.

"Where are you?"

"I’ve entered Cui City. Can you tell how the advance team is doing on your side?"

There was a brief silence on Nangong Yan’s end, then he said, "They’re... doing circular movements?"

Qian Qi: ?

"There are many fungus paths inside, and the mycelium can move. They must be trapped in the fungus paths," Qian Qi speculated, "So only I got into Cui City."

"How did you get in?" Nangong Yan asked curiously.

"Well... maybe I’m just more likable to the fungus paths." Qian Qi didn’t want to discuss the topic any further. "I’ll go look for survivors first, contact you later."

"Alright, send me your location at any time." 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Not knowing why Nangong Yan wanted her location, Qian Qi still sent it over, then dashed swiftly along the asphalt road.

Soon, she saw some cars on the road. Approaching one car window, she looked inside and found the drivers slumped over their steering wheels. She reached out to check their breathing: they were breathing steadily and seemed only to be asleep.

Probably influenced by the plant hormones of the Blue-eyed Spider Fungus.

She captured this scene on video and sent it to Nangong Yan.