[Grass grass grass!]

Scarecrow: Summoner, I'm really scared!

The soaking wet scarecrow has returned to Li Pu's side.

Fear of fire is a common issue for most plant creatures.

"You can't be like this."

Li Pu frowned, crossing his arms as he looked at its sorry state.

He actually realized that the small flame wasn't much of a threat to the scarecrow.

A quick shake or a roll could extinguish it.

As a future mage who will craft fireballs, how can you fear fire?

And it might not be so far in the future; the opportunity could be right now.

Looking around, there are dozens of fire mushrooms in this Ring Valley.

Without any issue, there should be just enough to collect a relevant substance.

Though the money owed to Wu Guinan might have to be delayed.

"Come on, let me show you."

Flicking the scarecrow's tuft of hair, Li Pu swaggered toward the fire mushrooms.

[Mushroom fire!]

In this stance, the fire mushrooms naturally noticed him easily.

With a glance, it widened its mouth towards him.

[Mushroom~~]

Li Pu could even see small flesh bags hanging inside its wide-open mouth.

It reminded him of a doctor asking him to open wide to examine his throat when he had a cough as a kid.

With just a glimpse, he saw fire emerging from deep within the fire mushroom's throat.

But with its building momentum, it seemed it couldn't release it imminently.

Facing the creature's mouth, Li Pu sidestepped to the side.

[Ah~~~~~]

The red mushroom continued its attempt, turning its body with difficulty to catch up.

Its clumsy, awkward shape made aiming impossible.

With a simple Z-shaped maneuver, Li Pu directly arrived at the red mushroom's back.

"Was it this trick that set you on fire?"

Putting his hand on the fire mushroom's head, he asked the scarecrow nearby.

[Grass!]

The scarecrow nodded sheepishly.

"You rascal..."

Speechless, Li Pu could only sigh.

Clearly, the fire mushroom's move was very slow to deploy.

Being hit by it indicated the scarecrow's speed was even slower.

Asserting it didn't use [Slow Grass] would be hard to believe.

This was a classic case of being bested by the very move it tried to use.

[Grass grass!]

Scarecrow: Summoner, you're so clever!

The revealed scarecrow quickly offered a compliment.

Actually, it was an impulse, [Slow Grass] can be truly impressive.

The powerful impact combined with its visual effect is extremely satisfying.

After taking down the blue mushrooms with a single punch, the scarecrow felt it reached the pinnacle of grass-hood.

It just wanted to experience it again; who would've thought the opponent could spit fire?

Floating~

While the fire mushroom took its time to unleash, it eventually spat out a sluggish small fireball.

Only a quirky creature could be hit by such a ridiculous attack.

[Mushroom release!]

With the move completed, the fire mushroom regained its full mobility.

It turned around, waving its stubby arms trying to hit Li Pu.

With increased strength from being a summoner, Li Pu continued to press on its head, his arm much longer, preventing its attacks.

Compared to the red mushroom that at least launched headbutts, he felt this fire mushroom's abilities were hardly noteworthy.

A few punches and kicks, and he battered it into a pile of mushroom pieces.

[Grass!]

Scarecrow: Summoner, you're too powerful!

Only then did the scarecrow dare to come running down.

"Don't worry, you'll get stronger soon too."

Nonchalantly dismissing, Li Pu picked up the mushroom fragments from the ground.

Indeed, skill information transmitted back as soon as he touched them.

[LV1-Small Fireball (F)]1/100

Active Effect: Launch a fireball to attack

Attribute Requirement: 1~10 Fire

Type Requirement: None

Race Requirement: None

"Really hit the jackpot."

Scanning the information, Li Pu's face lit up with delight.

[Friend of Magical Beasts] can ignore attribute/type/race and pass on relevant skills to summoned creatures, and he really wanted his scarecrow with 10 Wood to learn fireball crafting.

Couldn't believe his wish could come true so soon?

Moreover, the crystal coin price for acquiring this skill is 1500.

Just enough with some to spare, leaving over 100 coins after learning.

"So, what are we waiting for?"

Looking at the distant fire mushrooms, Li Pu decided to set things in motion.

Though he seemed to have forgotten someone, that's not important.

Conveniently using them for scarecrow training, reducing fear toward fire attacks.

After a bit of thought, Li Pu already had a plan in mind.

[Grass?!]

But upon hearing the plan, the scarecrow's expression changed dramatically.

It finally agreed, albeit reluctantly, with the promise of ten bottles of cola as a reward.

Thus began an unconventional monster farming session.

Due to its aggressive nature, the scarecrow succeeded in attracting seven to eight fire mushrooms within three minutes.

[Stand still mushrooms!] xN

[Grass grass grass grass grass grass!]

It was running desperately along the Moonlight Lake's shore.

If it meets unforeseen disasters, immediately jump into the lake to extinguish the fire.

Meanwhile, Li Pu moved quickly yet awkwardly, following after these creatures.

Thanks to the lingering scent of mushroom-eating lizard, he wouldn't be targeted by the fire mushrooms.

Using this advantage, Li Pu tactically tackled the fire mushrooms one by one.

After taking out a batch, he'd collect usable mushroom fragments and stash them away.

After a brief rest, he'd let the scarecrow continue to lure more, repeating the process.

Unclear on how many laps they ran around Moonlight Lake or how many packs they lured, but whether the scarecrow's courage grew wasn't known, its swimming seemed to have improved.

After hours of effort, Li Pu felt he finally saw the light at the end.

Just needing to deal with one more batch and the usable fragments would be complete.

The mountain top of Ring Valley had Zhu Li secretly observing them the entire time.

"It's really quite chaotic."

Watching the duo act again, she felt somewhat numb.

Although unsure why Li Pu insisted on collecting seemingly worthless mushroom fragments, she acknowledged her previous worry was unnecessary.

Considering their entrance into the mushroom valley had Zhu Li sweating initially.

Fortunately, today's mushroom-eating lizard hadn't appeared, otherwise they'd face severe consequences.

Back then, she feared she'd have to intervene.

"Speaking of which, Li Fan is too sluggish."

Watching the duo from a distance, Zhu Li couldn't help but complain.

According to him, he was also off-campus, merely in the west district.

It shouldn't take much time to get here, yet she waited for hours.

[Ring ring...]

But just then, her phone finally rang.

Checking the caller, it was the cursed name, Li Fan.

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