Chapter 150 - Seeking Treasure in the Forest (2/2)

“Aye, wait.” Before Bai Qingqing could finish speaking, the manual laborer Parker came running back. Upon seeing this mushroom, Parker’s expression changed, and he retracted the hand he just stuck out.

“This is poisonous,” Parker said.

“Are you sure? Has someone been poisoned after eating this?” Bai Qingqing asked. If this happened in the past, she would rebut him with a firm attitude. But ever since she caused Cortis to be nearly poisoned, she was more cautious now.

Parker bent over and sniffed it, then said, “I don’t know much about mushrooms, but I always hear the old beastmen say that mushrooms are poisonous. Once upon a time, several females ate some very pretty-looking mushrooms, then they all died from poisoning.”

“That means you’re not sure.” Bai Qingqing’s eyes darted around, then said, “Let’s pluck and bring them back. Feed it to the chic… short-winged bird to test it out.”

1Parker’s expression changed drastically. He moved his hands behind his back and said anxiously, “I’m not plucking it. What if the short-winged bird is fine after eating it, but beastmen die from eating it? Qingqing, don’t eat this, alright? I’ll find you some fungus.”

A now impatient Cortis placed one hand on Bai Qingqing’s back and bent over to pluck this nest of pearl oyster mushrooms, before putting it into the basket on Parker’s back.

Bai Qingqing felt guilty seeing this. Especially since she had once thought of using poisonous fungi to harm Cortis. She hugged him, leaning her chin against his shoulder and keeping quiet.

There were plenty of mushrooms in a primitive forest. It didn’t take long before Parker filled his basket with mushrooms.

A “pff pff pff” sound could suddenly be heard in the quiet forest. Startled by the sounds they were making, a short-winged bird flapped its wings and flew towards a tree.

Bai Qingqing pointed at the short-winged bird and shouted, “Short-winged bird! Hurry up and catch it!”

Now that he had built a shelter for the bird, Parker didn’t mind having a few more birds in the house. He quickly set the stuff he was carrying on the ground, transformed into a leopard, and pounced onto the tree.