Chapter 1310 1310. Amanita Muscaria (4/5)

Chapter 1310 1310. Amanita muscaria (45)

Andrik lowered his head and said nothing, with an annoyed look on his face.

Steve took out a dagger, then patted Andrik on the face and said: "I contacted you, you probably know my energy, I said I will kill you here and no one will trouble me, do you believe me?" Do not believe?"

Andrik raised his head suddenly, opened and closed his mouth a few times, but finally he didn't speak, just sighed with a bitter face.

Steve said: "It's fine if you don't speak up, don't worry, you organize your language first, and tell me the truth of this matter, don't miss any details, tell me."

They have just started interrogation here, and brother wolf has already gained something.

He came over and said to the two, "Several pieces of news, the first news is Amanita muscaria, a variant of Amanita muscaria grows on the edge of the local jungle, it has a very powerful hallucinogenic toxicity."

As he spoke, Brother Wolf took out a dried fungus and handed it to them.

This fungus is dark green with black and red spots. It is not big, and the cap is only about two centimeters in diameter.

Li Du took it into his hand carefully and looked at it. Brother Wolf said, "Don't worry, it's not poisonous if you don't eat it."

"Be careful, we didn't eat this thing, did we?" Li Du said.

Brother Lang said: "We didn't eat it, but someone did. Let me introduce, this is a neurotoxic basidiomycete fungus, which belongs to the genus Amanita. It grows in temperate and polar regions of the northern hemisphere. I like it." Live symbiotically with pine trees and other plants in the pine forest."

"This mushroom is named for its ability to poison flies, and it contains toxins such as muscarine, muscarina, kiscasson, and leopard phalloidin."

"If you eat them directly, you will get sick within about 6 hours, producing severe nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and confusion, sweating, chills, muscle twitching, slow pulse, difficulty breathing or trismus, dizziness , unconsciousness and other symptoms.”

After hearing his introduction, Li Du said in surprise: "Isn't this a hallucinogen? I didn't hear you say that eating it would cause hallucinations."

Brother Wolf said: "Yes, the hallucinatory toxicity of this fungus is not obtained by eating. Its active ingredient for mental stimulation is a compound called muscimol, which is synthesized in the human body and excreted through urine. .”

When he said this, Steve snapped his fingers and said, "Wait, it's in urine? According to my knowledge, monks in Siberia possess a mysterious water that is used locally as a way to induce hallucinations and induce spirits." Drugs that leave the body, this thing has great meaning in their religious culture, but someone analyzed it and it was urine..."

Brother Wolf nodded and said: "Almost, I guess they are the urine of monks after eating Amanita muscaria. The Tungus and Yakujiang people in Siberia are good at digging up this fungus, and they can be sold at a high price locally."

Li Du's expression was a little ugly, and he said, "This stuff has hallucinogenic properties in urine, so it's also easy to volatilize in urine?"

Brother Wolf said: "I understand what you mean, boss, but don't worry, they didn't pour urine into our car, its volatility lies in the dry state."

Steve made a look of despair and yelled, "Damn it, they dried the urine into urea and ground it into powder and stuffed it in our car, that must be it."

Brother Wolf was silent, obviously Steve guessed right.

For this kind of thing, Li Du has a relatively strong tolerance, as long as he doesn't come into direct contact with the urine of the villagers, it's not a big deal.

Steve can't, he is the second generation of nobles, and he is a bit of a clean freak. It is unavoidable to encounter such a thing.

Li Du changed the subject and said, "This thing is so powerful? Why haven't I heard of it before?"

Brother Lang said: "There are many subspecies of Amanita muscaria, some are poisonous, some are edible, and there are very few subspecies that can cause hallucinations. We happened to come across one."

He looked at Steve and comforted him: "As far as I know, this kind of Amanita muscaria that can produce directional hallucinations has not been discovered outside, Mr. Tuchenberg, you can take them out, maybe this kind of Amanita muscaria can be named after."

Sure enough, the news made Steve happy, and he asked, "Really? This Amanita muscaria hasn't been found yet?"

Brother Wolf said: "I'm not sure about the specifics, but according to what I and other comrades in arms know, armies around the world have not included it in the introduction of poisonous plants in the wild. This subspecies should not have been discovered by botany."

Li Du asked: "You said just now that it can produce a hallucinogenic effect? ​​What do you mean by that?"

Brother Wolf explained: "It is that it can make people have similar hallucinations. For example, you have all seen the tentacles of the evil spirits in the deep sea. It can make people hallucinate and see this kind of thing."

"Of course, the other party didn't simply make you hallucinate automatically. They also used some inducers, and Andrik used words to induce you to hallucinate in this direction."

He whistled, and the madman dragged over a rather messy thing, with long ropes and long rubber sheaths, among which the rubber sheaths could twist randomly after inflating.

Li Du squatted down and looked at this thing. No matter the rope or the rubber sheath, there were red buttons on it. He asked, "We just saw this thing and took it as a monster's tentacles?"

Brother Wolf nodded and said, "It should be this one. The northern deer and Mr. Andrew were dragged away by the noose."

Li Du studied it for a while, and said: "Hey, this kind of fungus is really powerful. Just seeing these things can make people think of the tentacles of monsters. It's unbelievable."

Brother Wolf said: "Even without them, you will still see it, but this serves as a directional guide, allowing you to produce related hallucinations faster, and the hallucinations are controlled, what you see is what they want you to see something that arrived."

Steve turned his head to look at Andrik again, and said, "Tell me, why are you trying so hard to deal with us like this? Just for some supplies?"

Andrik still kept his head down and didn't speak. Steve got angry and said, "Hey, you're really tough. That's fine. I want to see if it's your mouth or my knife."

Brother Wolf said: "He should be doing it for money. He knows that we are rich, and the villagers are doing it for supplies. There are another group of people involved in this matter, but they are very cautious. They didn't catch them before, and they ran away. gone."

Li Du asked: "There is another group of people? What kind of people?"

"The villagers call them lumberjacks. They steal wood in the polar jungle. They discovered these new species of Amanita muscaria. Speaking of which, the villagers are just accomplices, and they are the leaders."

Steve said: "Then why are they against us? We know them? Have we ever had conflicts with them?"

Li Du guessed, "Could they be related to pirates?"

Brother Wolf shook his head: "I don't know, the truth can only be known after they are caught and interrogated."