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(Elayne’s POV)
When everything finally ended, we were almost out of Satiation, we dropped almost dead over the floor. All the messages were nice and all, and a bit frightening too, but we really didn’t had the time to care for them for the moment… Hahh~ I want to eat something, this game’s realistic hunger is killing me! I am supposed to be a plant but I get hungry… Ugh, must be because there’s no sun inside a cave to make photosynthesis.
Ugh, I got a lot of new things to look, but I am so tired I don’t want to… At the very least I would like to eat something in-game to fill my Satiation before logging-off. It is already pretty late and I should be definitely sleeping right now, I got work tomorrow morning after all!
“Alright, I need to log-off quickly…” Said Titan. “Thanks a lot for everything, Planta, Achlys… Can we see each other tomorrow? I am interested in seeing this farm you were talking about, Planta.”
“Sure thing! …But how about we eat a little bit before?” I wondered. “Also, let’s go to the squirrel-kin village, it is getting late and Acorn must want to go back with some company if there is some wild monster, right?”
“I would happily guide you there!” Said Acorn.
“Alright! Let’s go!” I said. “We’ll prepare something yummy inside of Acorn’s house!”
“Okay!” Said Rita.
“Very well…” Said Titan.
After we picked up the chest, and I equipped the accessories, I began to glow rather mysterious, and I had a message that I got something like the full blessing of the Mushroom Hero or something… But I had completely ignored it until now when we were already on our way towards the squirrel-kin village.
“Planta you’re still growing rather mysteriously… Is there something happening? Also there are small mushrooms made of orange light dancing around your body, have you not noticed?” Asked Rita.
“EH?!” I asked. I must had been rather tired all this time because I never actually realized there was something like this happening to me right now! I began to analyze my entire body and quickly realized she was very right! Something weird, very weird was happening to me… I looked around me and I really had a weird Aura! I decided to finally give some attention to the System Messages, and was surprised by it…
[You have received the complete Blessing of the Mushroom Hero!]
[You shall lead the Mushroom Kin to a new Future!]
[While equipping all Mushroom Hero Accessories, you can now use the [Mushroom Brigade] Skill!]
“It’s just a single Skill?” I wondered. “And it has a very simple name… Mushroom Brigade.”
“Really? What? Are you going to summon mushrooms now or something? Hahaha!” Laughed Rita.
“Hmmm… I have never heard of such a Skill, but it is indeed true that by equipping a whole set of equipment, you can receive special effects named Set Effects, sometimes they come accompanied with special Skills that can only be used while equipping such items.” Said Titan.
“Huh…”
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[Mushroom Brigade]
A special Skill that the Mushroom Hero once had. It is the special Skill that shall allow you to summon the legendary Mushroom Brigade, a group of twenty powerful Mushroom Warriors, Knights, and Magicians with great talent that once fought at the side of the Mushroom Hero. Once summoned, the Mushroom Brigade cannot be unsummoned and are independent but will obey the one that holds the Blessing of the Mushroom Hero. The Mushroom Brigade can grow stronger over time and convince Mushroom-kin to join your cause.
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Huh?! This explanation only makes it even weirder! It says I can summon twenty mushroom people?! So was the Mushroom Hero actually a human or what? He did look human, his armor only looked like a mushroom cap in the helmet… But these Mushroom Brigade… are they not Walking Mushroom monsters then? So there is people that are Mushrooms? And what about recruiting Mushroom-kin? That’s a thing? The Mushroom Monsters must not be included into that… but is there another tribe of intelligent people that are like mushrooms then?
“Weird… Well, let’s see… Mushroom Brigade!”
Without even thinking it twice, I conjured the Skill to see what could happen, and right in front of us, a large amount of white smoke appeared, covering the area!
POOOOF!
“UUAAGGH! So much smoke! What did you do now, Planta?!” Cried Rita.
“T-This is… you summoned the Mushroom Brigade?!” Asked Titan.
“This is really enormous! A giant Mushroom Brigade!” Said Acorn.
In front of us, there were twenty warriors! They were slightly taller than Acorn, and they all looked like mushrooms with tiny legs and arms standing proudly in front of us… some of them were wearing leather and steel armor, holding weapons, others wore robes and held staffs, and they all had… adorable faces! But seriously, they were twenty! So many… It was true, the Skill was saying the truth…
“We are here, Master!”
“Please, give us an order, the new Mushroom Heroine!”
“All hail the Mushroom Heroine!”
“Please give us an order, shall we slay some beasts for you?”
“How about we craft something? do you want some better armor? You’re all half-naked, my lady!”
“A leather armor can be made… Do you happen to have some scales as well?”
“I think we could help in making potions for you as well, there are plenty of materials around, my [Gathering] Skill is tingling!”
“Please, give us an order!”
“Do you have anybody that needs healing? I am a renowned priest of the Mushroom Demigoddess! All ailments can be healed with enough faith!”
“W-Wha…!”
The Mushrooms all began to surround me like a swarm! Some of them were analyzing my entire body and moving around my dress, saying I was dressing very inappropriately, others offered to create items for me, some even could heal! A-Are they all a big army of super useful people?! Some were willing to go hunt right away as well! 𝒷𝒹ℴ𝓿𝓁.𝓬𝓸𝓂
“T-This is… Y-You guys, calm down!” I cried.
“Understood!”
And then, all of them stood in a row like soldiers…
“We are at your service, our lady!” They all said in unison, their voice were so loud it resonated across the entire forest.
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