Even goblins are dangerous in this other world!

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Although the dialogue was stiff, the scenes were short, and the content was sparse and ordinary, it wasn't particularly exciting.

But the act of chatting is very strange. Logically speaking, these man-made products should not have their own thoughts and should obey the orders of the casino.

Now that they've started to talk on their own, it's highly likely that these "tools" have undergone some kind of mutation.

Combined with the image of the man in gold killing someone in the first photographic mirror, this bizarre turn of events is chilling.

Tata and Vivian checked the second mirror again, and it still wasn't fake.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the cave became stagnant, with only the sound of rushing water remaining.

A few minutes later, Shek finally spoke:

"Some changes have indeed occurred."

"Teng!"

Upon hearing Shek's words, the most excited person on the field was not Lucas, but Tata, who was sitting next to him, who suddenly stood up.

The terrifying black mist surged and spread instantly, filling the entire cavern in a flash. The temperature plummeted, and a layer of ice formed on the surrounding stone walls, where damp moisture condensed.

The others were surprised. If you were to ask who among the six had the best temper, it would definitely be Hermes. But if you were to ask who had the most composed emotions, even Hermes would definitely choose Tata.

In all those decades, no one had ever seen Tata experience such a dramatic emotional fluctuation.

Even Vivian, who has known Tata since childhood, has rarely seen such a scene.

“You once told me there would never be a problem.”

Tata's hoarse voice echoed throughout the cavern as the black mist spread, like rolling thunder. Anyone could hear the anger contained within it, and this was only after Tata had tried his best to restrain himself.

The surrounding fog was churning wildly, as if a cirrus cloud storm had formed in this small cavern.

Faced with the surrounding mist that felt like sharp blades aimed directly at his neck, Shek remained calm:

"I thought I could fix it..."

"What do you think?!"

Rumbling--

Tata's voice suddenly grew louder, like a thunderclap.

"You haven't even reached the sixth tier all these years, and I thought it was because you were focused on innovating that mushroom. Now you're telling me it's because you were trying to fix the mutation?!"

"Then why did this happen six or seven years ago? Is this what you mean by 'it can be fixed'?!"

Everyone fell silent, having never seen Tata so agitated.

Tata has always harbored a deep hatred for monsters, supposedly stemming from his teacher. This attitude worsened a decade or two ago, reportedly because Tata's teacher was killed by a monster.

Lucas, seeing this unexpected turn of events, glanced at Hermes beside him, only to find that Hermes wasn't looking in his direction at all.

Shek's face was grim, the tassels on his shoulders fluttering wildly in the mist:

"I couldn't possibly agree to that back then..."

"why?"

The mist churned, and Tata's tentacles had already touched Shek's Adam's apple.

Shek fell silent.

It's not out of fear, but because explaining these things now is pointless.

Back then, his father passed away, and he had only been in charge of Kanriel for three years, still some distance from reaching the fifth rank.

Tata advanced to the fifth rank before him and came to tell him that there were monsters in Kanriel and that he wanted to thoroughly investigate the Gold Rush Casino and completely eliminate the hidden dangers.

He knew, of course, that there was a problem; the problem had existed since his father's father's generation.

However, it occurs very infrequently, perhaps only once every few years. My father and grandfather both believed it was an accidental phenomenon caused by the aging of the magic array due to its long operation, and both generations have been trying to find ways to repair it.

Unfortunately, this problem has not been solved; the frequency has only decreased somewhat.

Because of this problem, my father and grandfather did not make any innovative use of the mushroom monster and passed away with regret.

Therefore, when Tata came to him and told him that he wanted to conduct a thorough investigation, he flatly refused.

He could not allow the foundations of Kanriel, passed down through generations, to be destroyed in his hands.

For this reason, he also took Tata to the Bellflower Garden and showed him the magic circle left behind by the [Guide] back then.

His intention was to show Tata that such a grand, orderly, and tightly arranged alchemical array would definitely not have any problems.

Unexpectedly, Tata left dejectedly after hearing the name of the "Guide".

Even now, sitting in his seat, he doesn't think there was anything wrong with how he handled things back then.

He couldn't accept that the foundation of the city, which had been passed down for nearly a thousand years, had been destroyed in his own hands, making him a sinner against his family.

"I propose that we proceed to the next vote now."

Lucas's voice, barely suppressing his joy, rang out.

The vote began quickly.

This time, the result was finally different from before.

With the dust settled, Earl Shek's position as Lord of Kanriel has been temporarily suspended.

……

The Bellflower Garden.

Even now, are you still insisting on the mushroom monster's resurrection?

The woman looked at Luo Xiu and asked slowly.

Luo Xiu nodded:

“I can’t explain it to you, but it’s just the truth.”

The woman stared at Luo Xiu for a few moments, then suddenly turned her head away:

"Even if what you said is true, none of this matters to me. I'm about to fly away, and I don't care at all whether there are monsters in Kanriel."

"Once I find my senior brother and tell him that Lucas has corrupted the magic circle, I'll leave immediately."

“There are plenty of places with monsters, stop focusing on Kanriel all the time.”

She crouched down, an entrenching tool appearing in her hand, and began digging at the mushroom monster's feet, clumps of scorched black soil being kicked up.

As she dug, the woman muttered to herself:

"Let me tell you, human lifespan is very short. So what if you're at the seventh or eighth level? You'll be lying in a coffin soon enough."

“If you keep dwelling on something, you’ll be trapped for life. Look at my senior brother, and look at Shek. They’ve been trapped for most of their lives in a small place like Kanriel.”

"Happiness, happiness is the most important thing."

The woman kept muttering to herself as her body sank deeper and deeper into the pit.

Until Luo Xiu's voice came from above the pit:

Are you a witch?

The woman froze, her movements halting instantly. She slowly raised her head and saw Luo Xiuzheng standing at the entrance of the pit, smiling at her.

"I heard from a friend that witches have very long lifespans, is that true?"

"..."

The woman was silent for a few seconds, then burst out laughing:

"Little brat, you've been reading too many storybooks."

She lowered her head and began digging through the scorched earth again:

"If you want to compliment my looks, just say so. There's no need to beat around the bush. I am indeed beautiful. You little brat's fantasy of a witch is far from being as good as me."

"I just felt that the way you were talking just now finally sounded a bit like my elders."

With a "thump!" Luo Xiu jumped into the pit, grabbed the shovel from the woman's hand, and began to dig furiously, several times faster than the woman, raising clouds of dust.

"You always spoke like a little girl who hadn't grown up."

Luo Xiu's words made the woman blush, but seeing that Luo Xiu didn't turn his head to look, she quickly calmed herself down and said fiercely:

"Discussing a woman's age is very impolite, especially when that woman is your elder."

Luo Xiu didn't answer, because he had dug something up.

"Ding--"

The entrenching tool seemed to have struck some kind of metal, and a faint, dreamlike light burst forth from the scorched earth beneath.

"Found it! Found it! This is it!"

The woman happily rushed over, ignoring the dirt, and dug the thing out of the soil with her bare hands.

Swah——

In an instant, the rosy mist swirled around, and the seven-colored light illuminated the pit, making it seem like daylight in the darkness.

It was a piece of metal that looked like a longan from a previous life. The outer layer was a translucent white metallic texture, and inside there was a ball of seven-colored light floating, changing, and bursting with light.

"Phantom Spore, a fifth-tier mushroom monster will only secrete one every hundred years. Within two months of secretion, the mushroom monster will distribute the Phantom Spore to lower-tier mushroom monsters to help them advance."

The woman introduced him, looking at Luo Xiu:

"Give me this. If you want any other compensation, just ask your sister."

The woman patted her chest.

"10000 gold coins."

Luo Xiu spoke.

"forget it."

The woman's face fell; apart from his appearance, this child was unlikable in every other way.

Luo Xiu smiled.

His teacher didn't ask him to find the phantom spore, but rather "the very center of the bellflower in the bellflower garden."

There are no bellflowers here at all.