Lord of the Mysteries

“These dried mushrooms don’t look… very delicious.” Rozanne looks at the bag of dried mushrooms in my hand seriously for a few seconds before replying hesitantly.

It’s obvious that she’s a little embarrassed to say that the mushroom looks dry and black—it causes alarms to go off, and it can hardly whet up an appetite. After all, I’d offered it out of kind intentions.

Hehe… I take this opportunity to change the topic.

“What’s your drink called?”

Rozanne immediately turns around and picks up the beverage bottle on the table. She says with a smile, “This is it! The design looks cool, right?”

The beverage bottle has a streamlined design with a footprint theme. The name is:

“Reporter.”

That’s different from mine… I politely compliment, “Looks good.”

Rozanne twists the cap that has been opened a long time ago as if she’s preparing to take a sip.

I instinctively want to stop her, but after opening my mouth, I realize that I don’t have a reason.

Furthermore, a third of the Reporter beverage is gone. This means that Rozanne has already drank it. There’s no point in stopping her now.

Gulp… Rozanne lowers the bottle and twists the cap back on.

“It doesn’t taste bad. Try it.”

“Okay, okay,” I say perfunctorily.

Rozanne doesn’t urge me any further. Instead, she points at the remaining beverage bottles in the plastic bag.

“You can also switch bottles.”

“No need, there’s no need,” I reply without hesitation.

Either way, I don’t intend to drink it. It doesn’t matter if I switch it or not.

After two seconds of deliberation, I look at Rozanne and probe, “How do you feel after drinking it? Any special sensations?”

“Special sensations? Do you think this is a drug? Erm, it’s moderately sweet and refreshing. The fragrance will definitely be better after chilling it.” Rozanne says, a little pissed.

She doesn’t look like she’s lying… This means that she probably didn’t obtain superpowers from the Reporter beverage… I subconsciously survey my surroundings and realize that my fellow colleagues have more or less drunk some of Rozanne’s beverages, but none of them show any signs of abnormality.

even appear

a special effect? I wonder if that’s considered being lucky or not… I quickly control my doubts and

need to get

let me stop you.” Rozanne waves her

seat, I sit down. I look at the Instigator beverage in front of me

use my large mug meant for drinking water. This is something I prepare for taking pleasant gulps of water. I open the cap of the

on drinking this beverage, I’m curious about what the liquid inside looks like,

all of the

it? That definitely isn’t 500 milliliters! I can’t help but

can’t hold the entirety of a 550-ml bottle of mineral

bit of “Instigator” in

and it’s quite enticing… I carefully observe the liquid in

that, the drink is no different from anything else, at least not on

to throw something into the mug to see

look around when

Those dried mushrooms!

on eating,

really am

the packaging and throw the black dried mushrooms into the

aren’t any changes. I’m starting

work’s chat group. I

fifteen minutes later, I finish my work and raise my

I see

with red star dots

glance over and discover that it’s growing in my

Its skin, no—its surface is so tender and supple. On the

hell is

that moment, the mushroom sways and the cap moves upwards as though

stars that look like

I look at it, and

its many “hands,” and using the edge of the mug as leverage,

jumps to the floor and wildly runs towards

F*ck… I’m still confused.

All of the Instigator beverage in

up and chase after the

product from the fusion

have to resolve this accident I caused, as soon