Start as a Spiritual Planter: I Have a Game Panel

Liam grinned, his earlier bravado returning. "Sounds like my kind of place. Don't worry, I've had my fair share of rough patches. We'll hold our own."

Ram smiled at the camaraderie forming between them. "Good, because we're going to need all the help we can get. Let's get back to camp, fill each other in, and figure out what's next."

As they continued walking, the atmosphere between them grew more relaxed, the earlier tension dissipating.

Little Black trotted happily alongside Liam, occasionally glancing up at Sid as if to say, "I've got my eye on you." Liam, noticing this, laughed and patted the pup's head.

"Looks like Little Black's still not sure about you, Sid. You're going to have to win him over."

Sid smirked, casting a sidelong glance at the pup. "Why would I care about a little dog?" he mused.

As the trio made their way back, Ram shared the vitality mushrooms he had previously cultivated, allowing the others to heal their injuries and replenish their physical strength.

"Bow, wow, wow," As soon as he took out the Vitality mushroom, Little Black came dashed towards him, eager to feast.

It barked incessantly, circling him with drool dripping from its mouth.

Amused by the sound of the dog bark, Ling'er, who had been hiding, flew out and sat on his shoulder, looking at it curiously.

"Ha ha, I have more for you, Little Black," he chuckled, watching the silly dog.

With a stealthy move, he drew another vitality mushroom from his inventory, using his jacket to conceal the action, so Sid and Liam only saw the mushroom being taken from his pocket to feed Little Black.

An unusual event occurred as soon as the dog consumed the vitality mushroom: its body visibly began to enlarge.

It wasn't much, but it did grow slightly. He quickly checked its attributes; first, its physique had improved by one point as the effect of eating the vitality mushroom for the first time, and second, its evolutionary degree had risen by over 5%.

Little Black, on the other hand, who had gulped down the vitality mushroom in one bite, barked again and rubbed his legs, begging for more.

Observing its sudden growth, he took out another mushroom and fed it to him, curious to see if it could further enhance its evolutionary degree.

"Huh?" Initially, he thought the effect was a one-time occurrence, but when Little Back consumed the second vitality mushroom, its body began to expand once more.

Just like the previous time, its physique was enhanced by another point and its evolutionary degree increased by 5% again.

Unlike humans, when Little Black ate the Vitality Mushroom the whole process didn't even take more than a few seconds.

Looking at the Little Black again which looked unsatisfied and asking for more, all three of them were shocked.

In haste, Ram pulled out another one from his jacket, eager to see if it would yield further improvement.

With hundreds stored in his inventory, he felt little reservation as he used yet another.

However, this time the effect was not as exaggerated as before; its body only grew slightly.

Upon reviewing its attributes again, its physique had not increased, but its evolutionary progress had advanced by another 3%.

"Burp," Little Black emitted a contented burp and stopped asking for more.

Three of them laughed at each other, and continued to walk towards the subway station.

As they walked, Ram turned to Liam, curiosity written all over his face. "So, what have you been up to since we got separated? You've been through some wild stuff, haven't you?"

Liam chuckled, shaking his head. "Man, you wouldn't believe half of it. It's been one crazy thing after another."

Ram's eyes sparkled with interest. "We've got time. Spill it. What have you been doing since then? Did the Shadow Society mess with you?"

Liam glanced at Sid and Ram, realizing he had their full attention. "Alright, alright. So, after we got captured, things went sideways real fast."

"After we tried to escape from that crazy Shadow Messenger that ambushed us, the next thing I knew, I woke up in a room packed with people. Thousands of them, all chained up."

"Most of them seemed like they were from different underground cities, captured just like us. I tried to find you, Ram, but I didn't see you. I got panicked at first, but then I remembered your agreement with them, and guessed that at least you should be alive."

He paused for a moment, took a deep breath, and resumed, "Then they shoved us into some kind of space gate. I'm not even kidding—at one moment, we were on Blue Star, and the next, we were on this Moon. I still don't know how they pulled that off."

Sid, who had been quietly listening, finally spoke up. "Huh? I also heard rumors that top organizations control space channels for transporting goods, but I always thought it was just that—rumors."

"So that's how it is, huh," Ram muttered, piecing things together.

He had assumed they were brought here on a spaceship, which made him feel like escape back to Blue Star seemed nearly impossible.

But now, knowing there was a space gate involved, he felt a flicker of hope.

As far as he knew, he heard of various types of space tunnels— like stable, unstable, random and etc.., he even heard of items that could teleport users, but they were all high-level stuff.

"But a stable space gate? That can transfer thousands of people sounds like high level advanced tech, or maybe is it some kind of crazy ability of someone?"

"Who knows," Liam replied, his tone darkening. "Once we got here, the Shadow Society started checking everyone's aptitude, talent, and details about our professions, trying to figure out who was worth keeping around."

"Apparently, I didn't make the cut, I was convinced it was all over for me, but, surprisingly, they left me alone afterward, and not just me, but also the others who didn't pass alongside me."

Sid couldn't help but smirk. "Sounds like they had you pegged, huh? Hahaha!"

Liam shot him a playful glare. "Oh, come on! I'm better than some hairy pig next to me!" He laughed, brushing off Sid's jab.

"But hey, it worked out. I'm not complaining. Kept me out of their sights and gave me a chance to figure out what the hell was going on."

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