Eh!!
The next moment, the Molten Lava Pool boiled violently, and red-yellow smoke shot up, immediately filling the entire mine pit!
——System prompt: Warning! You have come into contact with toxic gas, your "Whale's Power" has immunized you against the toxic effects.
Holy Shit!
Luckily immune to poison, this scenario is practically tailored for Cleaner Fish! So, what's the trial exactly?
The next moment, the entire field of Little Demons screamed and cheered, and the Little Demons in the pit passages also flooded in to join the frenzy.
Soon, something unusual occurred, and many small protrusions began sprouting from the ground near the lava pool, spreading and growing larger, turning into mushrooms! Red caps and yellow stalks!
So that's it, there's no cafeteria here. They don't eat mineral crystals directly; they rely on these mushrooms that grow from the burned minerals! But the problem is, food and lodging can be sorted on the spot, but what about the durability of the pickaxes? If they break, there needs to be a place to repair them. There's no blacksmith's warehouse, right? Maybe because pickaxes are precious, losing one is a capital offense...
Amidst these thoughts, the mushrooms spread across the field at an astonishingly visible speed, covering the walls and ceiling of the mine pit.
The Little Demons couldn't wait for the mushrooms to grow any bigger, and they rushed in to snatch them, a chaotic scene reminiscent of wild dogs fighting for food.
Chun was anxious too; this was his food!
But he didn't dare rush in to grab it; instead, he picked some small mushrooms off a nearby wall.
At a closer look, the mushrooms seemed hazy and almost non-existent, like a mass of smoke condensed into a gel.
——System prompt: Warning! You have collected an unknown dangerous mushroom and successfully triggered the "Collection Technique" skill training...
Unknown Mushroom: Seems poisonous, seems like it will quickly disappear as the energy dissipates and isn't at all filling.
Ah, this?
Chun wasn't surprised about the poison since he was immune to it. What caught his attention was this abstract description text! If players don't have the Identification Technique, anything unrecognized would appear unidentified. You wouldn't see subjective speculative words like "seems" appear. Chun suddenly remembered the Magic Stone, which he hadn't noticed before, had a description also like "seems lucky."
Could it be because I have 5 Wisdom points, granting me an innate identification function?
Alright, wisdom is the ultimate hidden attribute! As long as you quickly comprehend a bunch of advanced expert masters, there are achievement rewards. Even if this scenario doesn't have task prompts, you can infer yourself.
That Collection Technique must be practiced!
Then look at the mine's ceiling above the molten lava pool; the mushroom cluster is the largest and most vibrant, even radiating a gem-like brilliance, while the surrounding mushrooms are far inferior in rank but plenty in number. These are not things Little Demons can snatch; they require climbing.
Good, I almost messed up before due to lack of climbing skills; now let's train climbing and collection together. However, ordinary climbing just involves climbing vertical cliffs—it's hard to climb the ceiling like a gecko—this is the difference between ordinary and master climbing.
In the midst of thoughts, the small mushroom in hand was becoming more and more translucent, really about to disappear! Can this even be used as reserve food?
Then quickly eat it, try its toxicity.
——System prompt: You have immunized against the poison damage of the unknown mushroom, you seem to have gained an unidentified effect.
Being immune to poison is enough. Any unknown effect doesn't matter; it's the only food available.
Chun finds a slightly uneven wall, first picking off all the small mushrooms above to replenish the physical strength lost from mining.
Then realizes that physical strength replenishes quickly, but the hunger level diminishes slowly—Holy Shit! So, this is the "non-filling attribute"? Anywhere else it's junk food, but here it's top-grade!
Climbing is one of the most stamina-draining skills; the quickest way for newcomers to restore stamina is by eating dry food, which immediately resets the hunger level to zero and achieves fullness, preventing further consumption and forcing rest for stamina recovery—but where is there time to rest while climbing? This ultimately leads to failure in training.
With these mushrooms, it's different. You can eat them along the way while climbing to restore stamina, not worrying at all about hunger level resetting and inability to eat.
Then let's begin.
——System prompt: You are too heavy, you failed to climb…
Chun tried several times, all failing due to excessive weight.
Clearly, the issue lies with the over 100 heavy Magic Stones he carries; it's hard for newcomers to comprehend overloading.
Chun thought of the professional climbers he saw on TV who would dig footholds while climbing. And with his master mining technique, he could hold two tools, freeing one hand… Okay, this approach might allow climbing while enhancing master mining and dual wielding; maybe it's a combo skill...
Chun uses his pickaxe to dig several staggered little holes in the wall for footholds, then starts stepping on them to climb.
This time, he's got the hang of it!
But the difficulty lay above. After climbing a section, Chun steps on holes with both feet and grips one with a hand, while wielding the pickaxe to dig a string of holes above with the other. This feels just like cleaning the bottom of the ship with one hand yesterday!
Keep climbing!
Climbed up!
——System prompt: Congratulations! You have successfully comprehended Basic Climbing Technique Level 1, achievement reward: +1 Weight Capacity, +1 Physical Strength.
Very good! With Basic Climbing as a base, it somewhat offsets the difficulty.
Moreover, the mushrooms here are slightly bigger, and Chun casually picks one:
——System prompt: Congratulations! You have successfully comprehended Basic Collection Technique Level 1, achievement reward: +1 Weight Capacity, +1 Physical Strength.
A small double blessing, keep going!
Chun's climbing proficiency soared all the way, soon reaching the top of the wall, at the mine pit's ceiling, with a hump transition in between.
Here, further difficulty was akin to climbing into the heavens. Even with footholds dug, with no foothold for both feet, relying solely on one hand dangling in the air, what immense grip strength would that require? Not possible for his current self.
So, he picked all the mushrooms here. The mushrooms here are medium-sized and more solid; he can save some to see how long they last.
Once finished with this patch, he dug footholds to move sideways and continued picking.
In the midst of picking and eating, the game screen's brightness suddenly increased a bit! Chun was startled, another hacker attack?
——System prompt: You have absorbed a large amount of mushroom energy, you have gained an unidentified effect.
Ah, this? Turns out the visibility brightened, what's the use?
Chun hurriedly looked toward those Little Demons. By this time, they had ceased their brawling and grew giddy and wobbly as if intoxicated.
Typical symptoms of being high, this mushroom is actually...
Right then, the Supervisor's muffled roar sounded through the passage again.
Holy Shit!
A group of Little Demons abruptly awoke from their stupor, rushing back to their posts and started mining with newfound vigor.
Chun also needed to hide. After jumping down, he remembered those two little ones, and turning back, saw they were still lying flat, clearly unable to even get a hot bite and being severely beaten.
Chun didn't want to cause trouble and drag them into a capital offense, so he tossed the pickaxe back to them.