"It's a synthetic sugar solution, high in calories, suitable for replenishing energy... It even contains a bit of hallucinogen and sleep aid. It seems these Giant Gold Mushrooms attract other creatures to 'symbiotically' live with them using this sugar solution, huh?"
After the initial shock from the 'extraterrestrial life' information, Ian quickly calmed down.
On Earth, in his previous life, although intelligent extraterrestrial life had yet to be confirmed, the existence of simple alien life forms had been proven—the Light Speed Spacecraft project he once wanted to join was for the purpose of immigration and extraterrestrial exploration of habitable planets.
However, unlike many people imagined, these alien pioneering missions basically didn't have humans on board; it was intelligent robots that were sent out.