Soon, the time came to the next night.
Tianquan Ningguang no longer paid attention to the affairs of Beiguo Bank, because everything was in the plan, and it was not worth wasting more energy and time. Naturally, there was someone dedicated to pay attention to the other party's dynamics and planned developments. Therefore, in the evening, after hearing that Xiang Ling from Wanmin Hall was going to observe a certain rare 'big tree', she naturally took some time and happily followed her there.
then!
As the night got darker, they set out along the path of Chihuyan. After walking for nearly half an hour, they finally arrived at their destination.
"This is……"
"What a spectacular mushroom!"
"S-so big!"
Seeing those two huge flowers emitting blue fluorescence under the moonlight, and with colorful hyphae hanging down and dancing in the wind, like willows or silk, I was fascinated to see them. The drunk Xiang Ling exclaimed in surprise and ran over immediately.
"It looks very good!"
"It's no wonder..."
"No wonder Annie dug it back out of the rocky abyss..."
"If it were me, I wouldn't let it go so easily!"
"I didn't expect that we in Liyue have such ingredients that I have never seen before. It's really amazing!"
Then, while reaching out and stroking the hard rhizome of the giant mushroom, he sniffed and knocked it, and almost opened his mouth to take a bite, Xiangling started to study it in amazement again.
Of course, she didn't use it as a research on rare things, but as a study on food, because she, Xiangling, was a talented young cook, not a scholar.
"Um……"
"It's really beautiful."
"It does make sense for Ke Qing to ask the Qianyan Army to maintain security on the outside and prevent idlers from coming in."
Thinking of the Qianyan Army soldiers who were under martial law at the intersection when he and Xiang Ling came here, Tianquan Ningguang gave a rare nod and approved of Ke Qing's approach.
"Um……"
"Let me think about it..."
"It's not very far from Tiger Rock. If you walk faster, it only takes a quarter of an hour?"
"Perhaps I can order that this area be planned into a park or a characteristic town, so that the people of Liyue can have a fun place to go in their spare time?"
Immediately afterwards, while Xiangling was marveling and running around studying its edible value, Tianquan Ningguang, who was standing behind with his arms folded, watched for a while, but couldn't help but subconsciously think about the utilization and maximum value. some idea of developing its commercial value.
After all, the thing in front of me, which is bigger than the big tree in Liyue, is so spectacular. Not only does it fluoresce by itself at night, but its color is also very beautiful. It is really rare, even for Sumeru. There aren't many of these things in the jungle, so it's completely worth the huge investment she made for it.
Ningguang believed that just by looking at this rare giant mushroom, it would surely attract the attention of the people of Liyue Port who would come here to feast on their meal at night and trigger a new wave of public opinion?
"garden?"
“Why should it be developed into a park?”
"Can't we just turn it into a Mogu farm?"
She must have heard what Tianquan Ningguang, who was standing not far behind him, was mumbling to himself. Then, Xiangling, who felt that she didn't agree with the other party's opinion, turned around in surprise and asked.
"Lord Ningguang, are you afraid you don't know?"
"If the environment is right, this kind of mushroom can reproduce very quickly!"
"As long as it rains, they will grow all over the ground!"
As a chef, Xiangling is certainly no stranger to various types of fungi. Although this is the first time she has seen this huge thing in front of her, she knows that this huge thing in front of her should also belong to fungi. One type of mushroom, that is, the kind of mushroom called 'mushroom'?
They generally like to grow in woods or shady grasslands. The underground part is called mycelium, which can absorb nutrients from the soil or dead wood, while the aboveground part is composed of a cap-shaped cap and a rod-shaped stipe. Can produce spores and is their reproductive organ.
"Look! Look!"
"For such a big plant, its umbrella canopy is bigger than the roof of the Yuehai Pavilion Palace. God knows how many spores it can release!"
"Although they generally only like dark environments, but..."
"It's so big that it's probably no longer afraid of the sun, right?"
As she said that, Xiangling took out a small knife and planned to cut off a piece of the mushroom's rhizome, intending to take it back and study it carefully, and then ask her father about it. Can mushrooms be eaten? Are they poisonous?
However, whether it's poisonous or not, that kind of question actually doesn't mean much to a top chef like Xiang Ling!
You must know that Liyue's food culture is extensive and profound. Although Xiangling can barely master the three flavors, he is already proficient in eating.
In the eyes of Liyue people, no matter what it is, if it is not poisonous, then of course it can be eaten directly; if it is poisonous or slightly poisonous, it can be opened after being cooked or brewed to remove the toxins. Eat it; as for those highly poisonous ones, as long as you study them clearly and remove the parts of the organs containing the highly toxic ones, you can still barely eat them; as for those that cannot be separated from the poison sacs or glands, just treat them as medicinal materials. No matter how poisonous it is when soaked in wine, you will risk your life to eat it!
Therefore, deciding whether an ingredient is edible or not is often not based on boring factors such as whether it is poisonous or not, but rather what its texture and taste are like.
As for an old mushroom as big as the one in front of you, you definitely can't ask for more in terms of taste. You don't need to taste Xiangling to know that it can definitely compete with that kind of old tree root, even if the teeth are thicker. Even good people can’t chew it!
So, now Xiangling just wants to know how the thick soup it stews tastes, is it delicious enough, and does it have some special flavor that other ingredients don't have?
And if there were, everything would be much easier to handle, and the remaining problems would no longer be problems!
"Mugu Farm?"
"good!"
"This statement is quite novel."
Ning Guang was startled for a moment, then nodded, and then really started to think about it carefully.
"only……"
"I'm afraid the environment here is not suitable for the reproduction and cultivation of fungi, right?"
Unfortunately, after just thinking about it for a while, Ningguang smiled and refused.
To set up a fungus farm or something like that, instead of wasting time and effort here, it would be better to go directly to the Strata Abyss, because there is a unique dark environment required for the growth of fungi, which is completely incomparable here.
Naturally, it is definitely not possible to grow mushrooms in the giant rock abyss. There are many problems there. Because of the evil atmosphere and some reasons, they had to close the mine before and lost a lot of income. But now, if they can, , instead of going to plant fungi under the giant rock abyss, it would be better to just continue mining!
Besides, Xumi has long exported all kinds of delicious dry mushrooms to Liyue and Teyvat countries. At present, the market share has long been occupied by the other parties. The very small amount of fresh mushrooms that remain due to the distance, the wild mushrooms produced locally in Liyue, Things like solitary and matsutake mushrooms can make up for it.
Anyway!
Mogu's business is extremely low-profit, and there is no need to invest at all. Compared to developing it into a park and charging tickets and other added values, it is far worse.
"It's not suitable!"
"But it can barely grow!"
"Whether it's Liyue or Mondstadt, mushrooms, matsutake and other fungi grow everywhere in the entire world of Teyvat, and they will definitely grow here too!"
"No more."
"I have to think carefully, where should I strike first?"
"It's so old here that it seems like a knife can't cut it!"
After saying that, Xiangling, who had tried it, stood up, and then began to look up at the huge cap that was tall and emitted beautiful blue fluorescence.
Of course, there are also those beautiful myceliums that are just like beautiful ribbons, emitting little bits of colorful light!
The other party's mycorrhizae were too hard and knotted on the rocks. Not only did they look like old tree roots, but they were also exactly the same when cut. Anyway, there was no way she could do it with her knife, so she had to use an axe. ?
"Are you really planning to eat it?"
"Can't you just mess with some normal, simple ingredients and make a normal meal?"
Seeing that Xiang Ling was thinking of a way, and seemed to be preparing to climb to the top of the giant mushroom to cut off the caps and those beautiful hyphae, Ning Guang shook his head and sighed in confusion, and went to try to persuade him.
After all, she knew that little Annie had given up eating it, so she left it here. And now, Xiangling still wants to eat it, so what's the point?
"??"
"So, Lord Tianquan, in your eyes, what is ordinary, normal food?"
Xiangling didn't pay attention to the other party. She just circled around the root of the giant mushroom and returned to the original place. After roughly thinking of a suitable path to go up, she turned her head and used that kind of method. asked in a weird tone.
"Um……"
"Simple!"
"For example, use domestic or wild healthy old chickens and pig tube bones to cook over low heat for a day to make a stock. Then, use the stock to pour on the most tender cabbage, which only takes the cabbage heart, to make that kind of water. Boil cabbage?”
"certainly!"
"It's okay to use white radish to carve it into the shape of cabbage."
He stretched out his long and thin white fingers and touched his lips, and after thinking for a while, Tianquan Ningguang tentatively said this.
That kind of boiled cabbage is really delicious. In her opinion, it is indeed better than those with stronger flavors, such as the well-received Fairy Tiaoqiang, Golden Crab, Boiled Fish, or Matsutake Stuffed Meat The rolls are much more crispy, refreshing and appetizing.
"!
"
"Is that boiled cabbage?"
"That's not ordinary at all. Most people can't afford it!"
"but……"
"If this mushroom is edible, can I consider adding it to your soup stock to make your 'boiled cabbage' more delicious?"
Pouring her lips, Xiangling said angrily, then she simply bit the knife in her own mouth, then stepped forward and started to climb up, as if she was really ready to climb up and cut off a few pieces of the fresh umbrella. Cover and remove a few handfuls of mycelium.
'...'
'You two-legged little thing who likes to use a knife, can you please stop eating me? '
'I do not want to hurt you. '
Suddenly, at the critical moment when Xiangling and Tianquan stopped talking, and when Xiangling was trying hard to climb up the giant mushroom's umbrella, a faint voice suddenly sounded between them. There was a ringing in the ears.
"!
"
"Ouch!
"
Peng!
"Well……"
"It hurts, it hurts..."
As a result, the frightened Xiang Ling naturally let go of her hand, and then she immediately jerked her spirit, and then she lost her hand and rolled down.
"oh?"
"Before, I didn't quite believe Keqing said Mugu could talk, but I didn't expect..."
"Tsk!"
"It's actually true?"
"It seems that developing this place into a park is more of a gimmick!"
However, unlike Xiangling who did not know in advance and was frightened, Ningguang had already learned about the situation yesterday. Therefore, not only was she not surprised when she heard the sound, but she took a few steps forward with interest, and then gently stroked the giant Mugu was so strong that at least a dozen people couldn't hold the mycorrhizae and sighed.
Now, how did Annie get it here in the first place? She no longer wants to investigate. She just wants to know what other rare things about this big mushroom can be used by her and generate additional commercial value. specialty?
"What's real or fake!"
"Lord Ningguang!"
"Mugu... Mugu can talk!"
"Aren't you surprised?"
At this time, regardless of the pain, Xiangling suddenly jumped up from the ground after regaining her strength, and took a few steps back before running to Ningguang's side, and at the same time she did not forget to exclaim. shouted.
"What's so surprising about this?"
"As far as I know, there are many little mushrooms that can move, fly, and bite people in Xumerna!"
"Thinking about it this way, it's not surprising that the big mushroom can talk."
First he glanced at Xiang Ling, and then shook his head. Regarding Xiang Ling's fuss, Ning Guang was a little dumbfounded, but also expressed that he didn't want to comment too much.
You know, as the Tianquan star among the seven stars in Liyue, as the actual controller of Liyue, although she does not know everything about the situation in the countries of Teyvat, she still has some basic information and understanding.
"ah!"
"You know a lot about a little white-haired thing with two feet."
"Yes."
"Zan Malan did come from his hometown of Xumi. That was many years ago. There were indeed many small mushrooms that had no legs but could move."
"Have you ever been to Xumi, a little white-haired thing with two legs?"
"You are so powerful, you can go to such a far place."
At this time, after hearing Ning Guang's words, the sound made by the huge mushroom became clearer and the light became a little brighter, making Xiang Ling on the side stunned.
"oh?"
"Your name is Zan Malan?"
"but……"
"The little white-haired thing with two legs...are you talking about me?"
Unfortunately, Ningguang did not accept the compliment because she, Tianquan Ningguang, was not very satisfied with the title the other party gave her, that is, the 'little white-haired thing with two legs'.
After all, words like 'two feet' and 'white hair' don't sound like words that should be used to praise a person.
"Yes."
"Little white-haired thing with two legs, what's your problem?"
Naguzan Malan didn't realize what the problem was, and didn't seem to see Ningguang's expression. He still responded in that weird, unhuman tone.
Of course, the other party is not a human being, so it is inevitable that the accent and tone are a little weird.
"no problem!"
"Xiang Ling!"
"Don't you want to eat?"
"Do it!"
"Here! That umbrella cover looks good, it looks relatively tender. Just cut it off and take it back."
"I approve!"
Nodding, Tianquan Ningguang didn't say anything more to the other party. He just turned to look at Xiang Ling and suggested.
"ah?"
"No, no!"
Unfortunately, although she didn't know what was going on with Ningguang's sudden change of attitude, Xiangling just put away the knife in her hand and hurriedly waved her hand to refuse.
"It's talking, and it won't be good to eat it anymore."
"This is so rare!"
Immediately afterwards, she looked up again and looked at the giant mushroom named Zanmaran that could talk, and she was still marveling at it.
"Rare?"
"You can make the 'Salt and Pepper Fire Slime' and the 'Grilled Lizard Tail in a Chuqiu Mask' to trick us into eating it, but now you just don't dare to eat a mushroom?"
Crossing her arms, Tianquan Ningguang was somewhat disapproving and said that she had already seen through the details of the talented young chef in front of her and would not take his words seriously.
"That's different!"
"Slimes and lizards are animals. This mushroom in front of you can talk. It is an intelligent creature!"
"Annie said it's wrong to eat intelligent creatures!"
"I think it makes sense too?"
Smiling, Xiangling seemed a little shy and embarrassed about the bold ingredients she had cooked in the past and coaxed Liyue's highest officer to eat them.
However, although these people were verbally attacking her afterwards, she saw it at the time. When eating, these duplicitous guys didn't mention how delicious the food was.
"Annie..."
"You mean that scary little thing with two feet that can set fire, right?"
At this time, suddenly, I heard Xiang Ling and Ning Guang mention a certain name. The Zan Malan tree trembled slightly, and then exclaimed and asked.
"..."
"..."
Xiang Ling didn't speak. She just turned her head and looked at Tianquan who was also a little surprised.
"It's scary to have two feet on fire..."
"Um……"
"Are you talking about Anne?"
"I always feel that your description is a little inappropriate..."
Annie did have two legs, and she could indeed set fire. However, Xiangling didn't think Annie was scary, so she didn't know how to answer Zan Malan's question.
Uh-huh!
"snort!"
o(*｀ー)o
"People heard that there was a big glowing mushroom talking bad things!"
()
Suddenly, in a flash, Annie appeared in front of Xiang Ling and Ning Guang, and stared at the mushroom tree in front of her with a bluffing face, and would burn the other party or dig it out if they disagreed. It means planting somewhere else.
"..."
Upon discovering that Annie had arrived, Zan Malan suddenly stopped talking and stopped moving, and the light on his body dimmed a lot.
Even the luminous dust that originally emanated from the huge canopy of the mushroom and the millions of hyphae that had been floating in the surrounding sky, that is, what looked like mushroom spores, now It became sparse all the time.
It seems that Zanmaran no longer emits them?
"Very good!"
"Annie!"
"I thought you weren't coming tonight!"
Seeing Annie appear, Xiangling hurriedly cheered, and then immediately ran towards Annie, and then held Annie's hand and jumped up and down, looking very happy.
"Um!"
"Annie..."
"I thought you went to play somewhere under the quilt again!"
Seeing the rightful owner appear, Ningguang couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
You know, it is a lie that she came here to see Mugu tonight, but it is true that she came to see Annie.
Although the Zan Malan in front of her looks quite rare, it is not enough to make her Tianquan Ningguang come here for a special trip, let alone the other party giving her such an unpleasant nickname.
“Where else can we go to play?”
(ˇˇ)
"Liyue has been played all over by others!"
(ˉ▽￣~)Cut~~
Yes, here in Liyue, she, Queen Anne, has already visited all the famous mountains and historic sites, or the deepest part of the rocky abyss, and there is no new place to go for the time being.
Of course, even though she said that, most of the time, compared to wandering around outside, Annie still likes to stay in Liyue Port, between Liuli Pavilion, Crescent Pavilion, Wanmin Hall and Qunyu Pavilion He fools around and eats and drinks everywhere. Only when he is particularly bored will he go out to relax, and from time to time he will bring back some weird specialties from outside.
For example, the huge mushroom Guzan Malan in front of me is said to come from the fluorescent narrow channel of the underground mining area of the Strata Abyss?
"ah!"
"Have you really played it all?"
Nodding, Ningguang couldn't help but sigh, and then he didn't have any doubts.
"That's really rare!"
"I don't even have the chance to visit the entire Liyue!"
You know, even if she is Tianquan Ningguang, she dare not say that she has visited all of Liyue's Yunlaihai, Qiongjiye, Lishajiao, Bishuiyuan, Minlin and Layer Rock Abyss. But the little guy in front of me did it in about half a year, which is indeed impressive.
"but……"
"Annie."
"How are you going to deal with this thing?"
Then, Ning Guang pointed at the huge mushroom Guzan Malan, which seemed to be so frightened by Anne's arrival that it didn't dare to speak or move, and even didn't dare to send out spores anymore.
"Why deal with it?"
(.)
"Just leave it here and ignore it!"
()
"correct!"
(ω)
"Sister Xiangling, I have found a lot of good ingredients in the Layer Rock Abyss. Come and take a look!"
^-^)~''
Without waiting for Sister Ningguang to ask any more questions, Annie quickly grabbed Xiang Ling's hand and turned around to run away without even looking at the huge mushroom.
"Ignore it?"
With his mouth open, he looked at the huge mushroom in front of him, and then at Annie and Xiang Ling who were running away. Ningguang himself didn't know what to say.
"..."
Anne could ignore it, but as one of the Seven Stars of Liyue, with such a big mushroom planted here and so close to Liyue Port, how could it be said that she just wanted to ignore it?
"All right!"
"Zanmaran, what do you think?"
Therefore, Tianquan looked at the giant mushroom that quickly emitted light and spores after little Annie left, as if it was coming back to life and asked Gu Gu.
"Do you want to go back to the Rock Abyss by yourself?"
"If that's the case, I can issue an approval document to you. That way, the Qianyan Army will not stop you along the way."
If possible, Ningguang really hopes that the other party will just get out and go back to the abyss. In that case, all the problems will be solved. That is the best, fastest and most efficient way to solve the problem at present. Method.
"..."
"no."
"The little white-haired thing with two legs. Zanmaran was brought here by the scary little thing with two feet that could set fire. He can't move anymore."
"In fact."
"Zanmaran is no longer a spore. It cannot float from Sumeru to the depths of the rocky abyss like before."
"Zanmaran doesn't have the magical and powerful power of that scary little thing with two feet that can set fire."
"Zan Malan can't go back..."
The giant mushroom named Zanmaran was very honest and directly explained the fact that it could not go back or move freely like spores, and its words were full of frustration and helplessness. Emotions.
"!
"
A little white-haired thing with two, two legs? !
"All right!"
"It seems……"
"I still need to build a park, so I can use you as a landscape tree to make money for me!"
His eyes narrowed, and then he thought about it. Tianquan Ningguang quickly made up his mind, and then no longer asked Zan Malan for his opinion. He directly stated his decision and turned towards Anne. Pulling Xiang Ling away in the direction he left.
She was invited to relax tonight and have a camping barbecue with Annie Xiangling and the other three. It is said that Mona and Yun Jin will also come because Mona will go back to Fontaine tomorrow.
And now, since the business has been dealt with incidentally, it is of course time for her to go find those two people.
After all, it was rare for her to take a break from her busy schedule. She finally came across such an opportunity with sufficient reasons, and she was still unwilling to miss it.
As for the Zanmaran tree, the big mushroom that gave her Tianquan that unpleasant nickname...
Just keep letting it stay there!
In any case, if Anne is not willing to do it, she will definitely not be able to dig out such a big mushroom and safely send it back to the depths of the rocky abyss.
Anyway, she really had no choice, and she definitely had no intention of getting angry or retaliating against the other party.
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