Chapter 371: New Spores

Rod raised an eyebrow.

Oh ho

Because the Spirit Battle-Soul's appearance was modeled on a Gorgon, the spiritual essence granted it legitimacy, recognizing it as a true Gorgon.

This is also why Zugu Zugu Moyi's summoning would appear on the Battle-Soul.

And the successfully summoned Zugu Zugu Moyi would not harbor any doubts about its identity.

Having thought this through.

Rod strode forward, easily leaping up the steps, and went straight to the Fungal Lady Zugu Zugu Moyi.

After encountering the Gorgon, Rod had taken a portion of the Gemstone City's Magic Daily from Shi Ying Town's city hall, mainly reading the information about the Fungal Lady Zugu Zugu Moyi.

Some scholars would argue that the current development of the Spiritual Continent is owed to the inadvertent arrival of powerful cosmic beings.

Some mages who pursue the 【Magic Singularity】 choose to believe in this theory, and are called the Arrivalists.

They believe they should establish good relations with cosmic beings, seeking opportunities for societal development from them, and they wholeheartedly welcome and are devoted to bringing about the arrival of cosmic beings.

As for the Fungal Lady Zugu Zugu Moyi, she is considered by them to be the progenitor of all fungi and molds.

From the ordinary mushrooms growing in the forest to the deadly yellow blight, all are believed to originate from her.

So the Arrivalists communicate with her across different planes, and there are quite a few of them.

And Zugu Zugu Moyi does not seem to mind this, only occasionally demanding in their communications that the Arrivalists spread her evil doctrine.

—That is, to establish a reality completely dominated by fungi.

But the Arrivalists are no fools either.

What they believe in is letting cosmic beings descend and change the world, to trigger the 【Magic Singularity】, never the worship of a single cosmic being.

You, Zugu Zugu Moyi, have already played your part on the continent; contacting you again is just to make use of waste.

Besides, which normal humanoid being would be interested in worshipping fungi?

Unfortunately.

Although few, there really are some.

Some druids who harbor extreme hatred for cities, some golems who vainly attempt to 'take back the name of humanity,' and so on.

And the Arrivalists exploit their communication with the Fungal Lady to attract the support of this small group.

The Arrivalists are keen to propagate their theories in various newspapers; Etherlon's regulation is not even worth calling garbage, having never once stopped them.

So regarding the Fungal Lady Zugu Zugu Moyi, this cosmic being who possesses a true name, even ordinary civilian mages know a thing or two.

The information Rod found was therefore not scant.

For instance, this Fungal Lady is not a being who likes to fuss over formalities.

This is also why he dares to face a lord who controls an entire plane like this.

He was brazen, his eyes burning like fire, staring intently at the massive objects on her chest.

Zugu Zugu Moyi slowly raised her gaze, casually scanning Rod up and down.

She then extended her sharp, long claws, the tips slowly sliding down, from his abdomen all the way to his crotch.

"My brave warrior, your campaign against the underground oozes has been arduous; all of this is for the grand unification of Sindakra, and I shall not treat you poorly."

"This is merely your subject's duty."

"Mm, why does your scent smell so fine? Have you absorbed some new type of spore?"

As Zugu Zugu Moyi spoke, she slowly drew closer, that exquisite yet inhuman, sculpture-like face burying itself against Rod's abdominal muscles.

She inhaled through her nose with relish and greed.

And her massive objects happened to be pressed tightly against Rod's own.

Rod's eyebrow rose once more.

A bit too stimulating, brothers.

But at the same time, he could also sense the vast aether energy within her.

If he could take a sip using 【Elbert's Secret Art of Love】... he might be able to advance further, and given his comprehension, he might even learn the method of using aether in one go.

Aether energy is different from both spiritual essence and psionic power.

Currently, mages believe aether energy possesses the characteristic of 【Polarity】.

The so-called 【Polarity】 means this energy only has two states:

One is called 【Stellar Pole】; aether in this state is extremely active, possessing very intense properties.

The other is called 【Spirit Pole】; opposite to 【Stellar Pole】, 【Spirit Pole】 represents the other extreme of aether elements, a state of extreme stillness.

Pure bipolar energy.

But if one could master it, it would indeed be no small aid.

The dog-girl Sharon has a portion of aether energy within her; this is because she gained energy by a stroke of luck in the Dreadscape, obtained through a partial alteration of her soul, not through technique.

This is also why her strength far surpasses that of an ordinary seventh-tier.

Rod had once attempted to explore the use of aether on the little dog-girl.

But unfortunately, even she herself couldn't figure out this portion of aether; as the two of them explored, Sharon's soul at the climax was frantically stimulated by Rod, and she climaxed so hard she lost consciousness on the spot.

Rod's other head lifted, nudging Zugu Zugu Moyi's chin.

He secretly activated the domain skill 【Enchanted Confusion】 from the 【Enchantment Domain】.

—Words that can stimulate a girl's desire and sensitivity.

Although he didn't know if it would work or not.

After all, this is a fungal being.

"Indeed... Your Majesty, your subject has obtained a rather fine spore from the material plane and is about to present it to Your Majesty."

"Oh?"

Zugu Zugu Moyi's interest was indeed piqued: "Take it out and let me have a look."

Rod nodded.

The giant dragon revealed its ferocious, domineering form.

This giant dragon had been tempered by the Forest Party Six, and was now extraordinarily powerful, its veins bulging all over, its explosive force terrifying.

But the Lady who governed the Sindakra plane, a fungus, smiled, with disdain and contempt.

"Gorgon, isn't this the thing from those humanoid creatures of the material plane? Such a lowly thing, and you want to graft it onto yourself?"

Rod showed a helpless smile:

"There's no choice, Your Majesty. This is a wondrous spore native to the material plane, and it must be preserved by material-plane methods. Look, Your Majesty, this is the spore release opening."

"I have no interest in its origins. Release it and let me have a taste."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Rod was about to do it manually, but suddenly felt it was pointless.

So he said apologetically: "Your Majesty, my method of preserving the spore is poor. If I force the release, I'm afraid it will affect the flavor. Could Your Majesty please exert Your great power—"

Zugu Zugu Moyi frowned, a hint of anger surfacing: "You can't even handle such a small thing? Gorgon."

But every inch of her skin was constantly being penetrated by the enticing scent emanating from the 'Gorgon' before her, and a faint tingling sensation actually spread through her body.

An irresistible craving for this new spore arose within her.

"Speak, how do you want me to help?"

"Very simple. Please extend Your hand, Your Majesty, like this, then like that—gentle motions, repeated in a cycle, will suffice."

"That's all? Isn't that just the reproductive behavior of humanoid creatures?"

"That's right, Your Majesty."

After all, as a fungal species, she was not sensitive to such matters, or rather, she simply had no thoughts in that area at all.

To be able to taste the new spore, Zugu Zugu Moyi complied.

A good while later.

"Why haven't the spores been released yet?"

"This subject deserves death—please, Your Majesty, that's it, just like that, treat it as a straw."

(End of this chapter)