This Is My Primitive Tribe-Chapter 501 - 305: The Mutation of Mushroom Forest

"Pop..."

In the Great Swamp, a pink flower the size of a fist, shaped like a cylinder, first bulged and then bloomed instantly. At the same time, dozens of needle-like stamens silently attacked the Vine Tribe warriors on the boat.

"Watch out!"

At the critical moment, the Old Witch was the first to notice and took out a piece of Beast Hide, shaking it violently to block in front of the warrior.

"Puff puff puff..."

Three needle-like stamens were blocked by the Beast Hide, deeply piercing the hide. The warrior looked at those thin and sharp stamens that had penetrated the Beast Hide, breaking out in a cold sweat.

Jing Jie was also startled, because those needle-like stamens were too thin, barely making any sound when shooting out, even he hadn't reacted.

The Old Witch calmly collected the Beast Hide back, returning to his ancient and decrepit appearance.

However, after experiencing so much, the Vine Tribe people already knew the Old Witch's prowess, and everyone was very respectful of him.

"Thank you, Old Witch, for saving me."

The warrior gratefully thanked the Old Witch.

The Old Witch waved his hand and said, "This type of flower is called Needle Tube Flower, the stamens are needle-shaped and poisonous, but the flower and root are good materials for making Witch Medicine. Go fetch the flower for me."

"Alright!"

The warrior held some grudge against the flower, so he enlisted help to lower a small boat into the water, then went over by boat, uprooted the Needle Tube Flower that almost hurt him, cleaned off the mud, and brought it back to the big boat to give to the Old Witch.

The fleet continued forward, everyone's vigilance heightened to the extreme, because the Great Swamp contained so many strange things, a moment of carelessness could lead to disaster.

There were many peculiar creatures and dangers in the forest too, but the tribe people had mostly experienced them before. The Great Swamp, however, was a completely new territory to them, requiring time to explore and familiarize.

The Old Witch was quite excited, because in this environment, he could collect many plants he had never seen before. To him, this place was a huge treasure trove.

Once he understood the characteristics and medicinal properties of these plants, he could incorporate them into the Great Wilderness Hundred Herbs Map, which was very important to the Old Witch.

...

Southern Wilderness, Mountain Turtle Tribe.

"Leader, there's trouble, big trouble!"

A warrior rushed in, panicked, pushing open the door, charging into Shan Jia's room. This displeased Shan Jia greatly, as he was exploring the origins of life with the tribe's female warrior.

"How many times have I told you, don't just barge in!" 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Shan Jia climbed out of bed, pants not worn, swaying as he walked to the warrior, glaring at him with dissatisfaction, "You better have something truly important to tell me!"

The warrior spoke urgently, "Leader, we've been chased out of the Mushroom Forest."

"What?"

Upon hearing this, the resentment in Shan Jia's eyes immediately turned to disbelief, even feeling it somewhat absurd.

"Clarify, what exactly happened to the Mushroom Forest."

The warrior continued, "This morning, we entered the Mushroom Forest as usual to harvest the newly grown Magic Mushrooms, but just as we picked a few, all the mushrooms in the Mushroom Forest seemed to come alive. Even those that normally don't attack people started attacking us."

"We were attacked and driven by the entire Mushroom Forest, and only when we left did the mushrooms stop attacking."

"Fortunately, those poisonous mushrooms did not release their deadly spore powder on us, otherwise surviving and returning might have been a problem."

Recalling the mutation of the entire Mushroom Forest, the warrior was clearly still frightened, as being attacked by the whole forest was terrifying.

Shan Jia frowned and said, "How could this be? This has never happened before."

After pondering for a moment, Shan Jia said, "Go back first, I'll consult with the Witch."

"Yes!"

The warrior hurried away.

Shan Jia no longer had the mind to tangle with the female warrior, so he dressed in Beast Hide Clothing and told the female warrior to return first.

Then he washed his hands and quickly walked towards the Witch's residence.

"Crackle crackle..."

Inside the wooden hut, the Witch of the Mountain Turtle Tribe stood by the hearth, holding a Turtle Shell, chanting mysterious witchcraft.

As the witchcraft chants sounded, the flames seemed to come alive, circling around the Turtle Shell, constantly burning, very magical.

Shan Jia arrived just as he saw this scene inside the hut.

He didn't barge in to interrupt the Witch, but patiently waited outside the room.

After a long time, the Witch's chanting finally stopped, and the flames in the hearth returned to normal.

The Witch sat down again, carefully observing the cracks on the turtle shell caused by the scorching. From the size, shape, depth, and other features of the cracks, he could obtain the results of the divination.

"Come in."

Shan Jia was still hesitating at the door whether to go inside, but the Witch had already spoken.

Shan Jia no longer hesitated and strode into the room, sitting on the other side of the hearth.

"Witch, a warrior reported earlier that there has been a mutation in the Mushroom Forest, and all our Mountain Turtle Tribe warriors have been forcibly driven out."

The Witch nodded and said, "I already know about this. From the results of the divination, this may not be a bad thing."

Shan Jia said urgently, "Witch, the most important goods of our Mountain Turtle Tribe are those Magic Mushrooms. If we lose these mushrooms, what will we trade with other tribes in the future?"

The Mushroom Forest has always been the crucial reason why the Mountain Turtle Tribe resides here; otherwise, like other tribes, they would frequently migrate.

If they lose the Mushroom Forest, it would mean the Mountain Turtle Tribe has no advantage in trading with other tribes.

This is something Shan Jia absolutely doesn't want to see.

The Witch did not directly answer Shan Jia's words but instead asked Shan Jia, "Do you know why only our Mountain Turtle Tribe can freely enter and exit the Mushroom Forest while other tribes cannot?"

Shan Jia responded without thinking, "Because our Mountain Turtle Tribe is familiar with the various mushrooms inside the Mushroom Forest and can accurately avoid those that are highly toxic and aggressive."

The Witch shook his head and said, "Nearby tribes have always wanted to enter the Mushroom Forest. Over the years, their efforts have been no less than ours, and they also have considerable knowledge of those Magic Mushrooms, yet they still cannot enter the Mushroom Forest."

After hearing this from the Witch, Shan Jia also found it very strange because, logically, those tribes living long-term around the Mushroom Forest should have a lot of knowledge about it.

Why can only people from the Mountain Turtle Tribe freely enter and exit the Mushroom Forest, while people from other tribes can only pick some mushrooms on the outskirts and can't get in at all?

Shan Jia tentatively asked, "Witch, does the Mushroom Forest have a favorable impression of our Mountain Turtle Tribe?"

The Witch shook his head and said, "No, this is actually a bargain."

"A bargain? With whom?"

"The Turtle God with a mushroom."

"This... what exactly is going on?"

Shan Jia was bewildered, as he had never heard of these matters before.

The Witch did not continue to keep the secret and directly told Shan Jia an old story.

Originally, the Mountain Turtle Tribe fled from the Central Southern Wilderness to the wilderness near the Great Swamp. To choose a suitable residence, they moved around many places near the Great Swamp.

During one migration, the Mountain Turtle Tribe inadvertently encountered the mysterious Mushroom Forest.

At first, all the mushrooms in the Mushroom Forest also crazily attacked the Mountain Turtle Tribe's people.

Later, the Turtle God personally entered the Mushroom Forest and found the culprit—a mushroom at the demigod level.

It's extremely difficult for plants to become gods, let alone mushrooms with very short lifespans.

Reaching the demigod level was simply a miracle.

The Turtle God was overjoyed and wanted to immediately eat that demigod-level mushroom to increase his strength.

At the critical moment, the demigod-level mushroom begged the Turtle God through divine thought and told him that as long as he didn't eat it, the Mushroom Forest could provide endless Magic Mushrooms in the future, which would greatly help the tribe.

The demigod mushroom's conditions moved the Turtle God.

Eating the demigod mushroom would enhance the Turtle God's strength to a relatively limited extent because, in the central region, the Old Turtle God had often fed him good things.

By agreeing to the demigod mushroom's conditions, the Mountain Turtle Tribe would be able to rely on this Mushroom Forest to settle down.

Thus, the Turtle God eventually agreed not to eat the demigod mushroom, in exchange for the Mountain Turtle Tribe's people freely entering the Mushroom Forest to gather Magic Mushrooms.

After listening to the old story told by the Witch, Shan Jia finally understood why only the Mountain Turtle Tribe's people could freely enter the Mushroom Forest.

However, he still had one question: "Why are Mountain Turtle Tribe warriors being driven out by the Mushroom Forest now? Is the demigod mushroom going back on its word?"

The Witch looked in the direction of the Mushroom Forest and calmly said, "If I'm not mistaken, the demigod mushroom is truly about to become a god."

"What?"

Shan Jia was completely shocked.