"It has to be now," Ren whispered to Taro while the others were distracted gathering. "Every day I spend without cultivating the hydra is a day lost."
"Now?" Taro nearly shouted, but Ren quickly covered his mouth.
"Keep your voice down," Ren hissed, his mushrooms pulsing with urgency. "The excursion with Zhao is in 3 days and I need to start the hydra's cultivation or I'll go crazy with the feeling of stagnation during the gathering trip."
"But going deeper alone..." Taro tried to protest against Ren's hand over his mouth once more, but it was too strong.
"Listen," Ren released him but kept his voice low. "I've already started cultivating the fungus to get rank Bronze 2 in 100 days, that was just a matter of money. But the hydra..." his mushrooms pulsed intensely, "needs this specific location to start. No amount of crystals can replicate the small vein that's further ahead."
