Master of Ten Thousand Foxes-Chapter 157 - 111: Fox Mountain Racing Champion

Swish...

Amidst the sound of water, the massive mushroom ship moved like a giant python, slithering through the swamp.

Quanquan Hu, Black Ears, and White Ears sat behind the mushroom’s neck, carefully steering.

First, they went to a small island to pick up White Tail and the batch of copper plates it had unearthed, then to another island to retrieve Bai Xingxing and the two Bronze Bottles it had dug up...

As more and more brothers were picked up, the big mushroom ship carried an increasing number of foxes, more plates, stone slabs, and utensils, sinking deeper into the water.

Swish...

"Awoo?"

"Ying ying ying!"

"Ying ying!"

Behind the big mushroom, the brothers confirmed with each other, all present, and no fox was left behind.

Quanquan Hu turned the steering wheel with his fox claw, steering the ship back towards the shore.

Dusk had settled on Fox Mountain, and the sky was getting darker. They were heading for dinner, which would signal the end of their day.

Swish...

In the water’s sound, the big mushroom swayed like a snake.

The foxes crouching behind the big mushroom swung from side to side, rocking back and forth.

"Ying ying ying!"

"Ying ying ying!"

They occasionally swayed their tails to balance their bodies, brimming with excitement, grinning, squinting, their faces beaming with smiles.

This was something they had never played with before, a very fresh experience!

In the middle of the big ship, Bai Xingxing settled comfortably, with its chubby belly, occasionally swaying its tail for balance, like the other brothers.

But its face lacked a smile; instead, its pupils trembled, appearing very frightened.

It didn’t know why... it feared snakes, feared pythons, and feared this gigantic mushroom.

Seated at the back of this big mushroom, weaving through the swamp, made it even more scared!

Swish...

The sound of water as the big mushroom reached the shore.

"Awoo awoo awoo!"

"Ying ying ying!"

The foxes cheered, some holding the unearthed manuscripts aloft, others lifting the big mushroom ship, rushing out of the ruins, up the mountain path, through the dusk, heading towards the Fox Mountain canteen.

After eating and drinking to their fill, they carried the big mushroom to the dormitory hall.

...

The dormitory hall was pitch-black now, with foxes opening their dark red eyes, playing games in circles, or chatting in groups of three or five in their fox language.

Bai Xingxing peeked around, crawled up to the bed with a "whoosh," and went to the end of the bed to see its busy master.

With a "whoosh," it burrowed into its master’s arms, nudging its master with its head.

Riding that snake-like big ship today really frightened it.

"Ying..."

Bai Mo paused his work, rubbed Bai Xingxing’s neck, patted its chubby head, and pinched its chubby cheeks.

Bai Xingxing was a very timid fox; its brothers had always looked after it.

Was it upset today?

"What’s wrong?

"Anything wrong?

"Want to tell master?"

Bai Xingxing nestled in its master’s arms, frowning.

Could it say this?

To tell master it’s afraid of snakes?

Wouldn’t that be so embarrassing?

Foxes have pride too!

It shook its head, indicating nothing’s wrong!

"Oh?

"Nothing wrong?

"Then join master in work."

What was master doing?

It turned its head to see the snake-like mushroom ship in front of its master, with his hands pulling out strands of mycelium from the ’snake’s’ nape!

This...

It should be scared.

But nestled in master’s arms, it wasn’t afraid.

Looking at that ’snake,’ the urge to shiver was gone.

Yes, in master’s arms, what was there to fear?

"Ying..."

It snuggled tighter into its master’s embrace, lest it disturb his hands.

Thus, Bai Mo held the apprentice, focusing on crafting this millennia-old mushroom. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Whether animal or plant, centennial or millennial, are all complex, intricate biochemical machines. What Bai Mo did was to find functional principles and rules within this biochemical machine, modifying and utilizing them.

Now, thousands of nerves were pulled out from the big mushroom’s nape, swaying like aquatic plants in the air. Bai Mo’s Divine Sense followed these nerves, exploring their functions within the big mushroom, tracing the origins and paths of signal transmission, before transforming them after understanding.

His brain operated at high speed, probing continuously, memorizing, deducing until he slowly understood more and more, gradually forming solutions. Emerald-green Pill Fire rose from his palm, beginning to transform each nerve, shaping the big mushroom into his desired form!

...

Unknowingly, more and more fox apprentices gathered around the master, watching the modification of the big mushroom.

Fuzzy heads huddled together, whispering in fox language.

"Awoo awoo."

"Ying ying ying."

The big mushroom ship during the day was already great!

Could it be even more interesting?

Suddenly, Quanquan Hu noticed a small chair that his master tossed aside.

It approached to see the small chair... it’s tailored for foxes! Neat and delicate, just right for a chubby fox to sit in!

"Awoo!"

It grinned.

It also saw a hole at the back of the chair, just perfect for a fox tail to poke out.

It promptly sat in the small chair, its tail swishing out from the hole, very comfortably.

Suddenly, chair and fox were lifted by the master and placed at the big mushroom ship’s nape.

"This is the new seat for the mushroom ship.

"Just right, you try it first."

The mushroom ship’s nape sprouted numerous mycelium, growing towards the seat, binding it firmly.