...but if it continues, it could result in something like the Sorrow of Brusthonin, when...

Oh, Player! I was just thinking about you!

I may be an archaeologist, but I also have interest in biology. Did you notice the Fungies around here?

Player: "Not particularly. Why?"

There have been reports of a strain of Fungies never seen before, not even in the seminal "Mushroomer's Guide," which says that in the fall...

Ah, pardon, no time for this. I think these new Fungies might be the result of Drana contamination. But I must be sure.

If I could compare Moss Fungie Remains and Infected Fungie Remains, I could find the cause--perhaps even halt it!

Player: Accept.

Good, good. You should find Moss Fungie Remains or Infected Fungie Remains in good numbers; they don't seem to get along.

In the meantime, I'll start devising ways to examine what you bring back. If I decant a two percent solution of Rokathi serum into a...

Player: "I'll be going now."

It's turning green! Green! So I was right! The tertiary characteristics are obviously synchronized with...

Oh, you're back! Did you succed in finding Moss Fungie Remains and Infected Fungie Remains?

Player: "See for yourself."

Splendid! I love progress, don't you?

While you were away, I had progress of my own. Just wait a moment, and I'll be able to test my hypothesis.

Now, I just need to dissect the outer stem and brush with this Karnif marrow paste while I...

Player: "I'll be waiting over there."

...if the catalyst gives off 1.2 grams of effluvia... Yes! Success!

See these spores? The treatment I gave them will result in Drana-resistant Fungies that will spread that resistance to others.

Spray this on the Fungie Patch near the big Fungie tree and report back. Whatever happens should happen right away.

Player: "I hope this works."

So the Fungies grew up right away? And healthy? Marvelous! I knew as soon as I saw the Mallian reaction that...

Oh, I forgot to mention that there's one more problem--Pampam.

Its contamination is too strong. As long as it is alive, it will infect more Fungies. It must be destroyed.

Player: "It will not live another day."

Fantastic! It shouldn't take long for the local Fungies to become hale and healthy again.

You have been a vital help to me, Player. Please accept this token of my esteem.

Now I can concentrate on Marayas again. If their agriculture peaked in the third year, then their mill design must have...