Chapter 190 189. Lin Jun’s Little Plan

"He... why is he so bad?" Inanna's face was full of incredible anger and sympathy.

"Who knows?" Lin Jun's voice was filled with just the right amount of helplessness and sadness. "Perhaps in their eyes, a 'monster' like Puji is only fit to live in the deep areas where there is no sunlight..."

Fen Puji finally succeeded in contacting Lin Jun - but it was the early morning of the next day after the transformation spell was lifted and the veil of confusion was put away.

When the fellow villagers meet, their eyes are filled with tears.

Lin Jun first emotionally took Inanna to relive the carefree and beautiful time in the mushroom garden, and then "inadvertently" mentioned that he "could not survive" in the deep zone and "had no choice" to move up. Finally, he focused on describing the "cruel persecution" of Puji by the current President Farr:

What about the cruel killing and dissection of those "good and harmless" creatures who only provide lighting services for adventurers?

What kind of brazen organization of a crusade to destroy the homes of those "peaceful" and "law-abiding" Pujis on the fifth floor...

As for the heavy casualties of up to one third of the expeditionary force?

Lin Jun said that Puji was acting in self-defense and the blame should be put on the new president.

I just want to live a peaceful life in the dungeon. If it weren't for the new president's constant making things difficult for me, humans and Puji should have become good friends.

Inanna's eyes turned red as she listened and she nodded frequently, feeling deeply sympathetic for what happened to her boss after she left.

"Then...what should we do now?" she asked anxiously, really wanting to help the boss solve his dilemma.

But she was also aware of her limitations: although her status as the Duke's daughter was noble, her influence on major decisions regarding the management policy of the entire dungeon could only be to make suggestions at best. This little say was obviously not enough to shake the guild's "attack Puji" policy.

Lin Jun had anticipated this.

From the very beginning, he had not counted on Inanna to "persuade" the guild.

"Inanna," Lin Jun changed the subject and got to the point, "Did you bring what I mentioned in the letter?"

"I have it! Look!" Inanna immediately rummaged through her luggage and took out a gorgeous dagger inlaid with colorful gems, like offering a treasure.

The dagger itself exudes a strong magical fluctuation that cannot be ignored.

"Very good!" Lin Jun's voice revealed a hint of excitement about the plan being implemented.

Lin Jun's plan was to have Inanna take out a prop that was claimed to be able to "control monsters", and then perform a show in front of everyone to "recruit the knight Puji under her command".

Although items that can control monsters are uncommon, they are not rare either. Many adventurers who tame magical pets rely on such items, but their effectiveness is usually limited and they can only restrain low-level monsters.

As the daughter of a duke, it shouldn't be surprising for Inanna to take out a tool that can control the knight's Puchi's level.

As for whether this prop is real or fake?

It doesn't matter, Knight Puji will cooperate with the performance with all his strength anyway.

Once "control" is successful, one of the two main reasons for the guild to attack Puji - "the threat of out-of-control monsters" - will disappear!

As for the other reason: fear of pooji is related to the core issue.

Since this is not true, everything will become clear once their "expert group" goes there.

And with Inanna sandwiched between the guild and Puji, there is no need to worry about the guild giving orders to Puji unscrupulously.

Of course, there are still details that need to be polished, and the biggest flaw is this prop.

If it was a fake, others might be able to get away with it, but Inanna’s family should know exactly what they have!

This flaw requires a story to be told to cover it up, and Aidin can be asked to cooperate if necessary.

Of course, these are all stopgap measures, and Lin Jun has no intention of completely solving the problem of human suffering with this.

In the final analysis, your own safety depends on yourself.

After this plan, as long as it can delay for two or three months, it will be enough. By then, either Lin Jun will seize control of the core, or find an opportunity to move to another place. Then Chis may be able to...

As his thoughts turned, Lin Jun asked with a hint of curiosity and confirmation: "Speaking of which, this gemstone dagger...what is its real effect?"

"Control the monsters!" Inanna answered simply and crisply.

Is it the real thing? As expected of the Duke’s family.

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The “expert group” did not stay in the guild for long.

After just one day of rest and a brief meeting, they set off under Gugna's vigorous urging.

In addition to the members of the "expert team" itself, Fifteen followed the Sword Master as a disciple, and Aidin joined the team as an important supplement due to his excellent reconnaissance capabilities.

As pure combat units, they were under the command of the unexpectedly descended god, the Sword Saint, so military support seemed redundant.

Before departure, President Farr solemnly saw everyone off and gave routine instructions on safety and mission.

The only thing that made him feel a little strange was that the look Miss Inanna gave her before she left seemed... mixed with a hint of disgust that was hard to ignore?

Farr frowned secretly.

The two had met for the first time yesterday, and he racked his brains but could not remember how he had offended the Duke's daughter.

"How strange..."

As for the method proposed by Miss Inanna, with the help of the Sword Master, the difficulty of capturing him alive is greatly reduced. Fal thinks it is still worth a try.

After all, even if it fails, you can always kill the "King of Puji" as planned.

“Hope everything goes well for them!”

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"It's so dark!" The first person to express surprise as they stepped into the entrance of the dungeon was the Sword Master Alvian.

He squinted his eyes and scanned the dark corridor, his tone full of disbelief: "The Amethyst Dungeon has changed so much!"

Judging from his tone, he had obviously been here before.

"What is that?"

Before Fifteen had the time to explain the previous question to his master, the Sword Master pointed at a lighting fixture rented by an adventurer in the distance and asked the next question.

Apparently, Lord Sword Saint did not read a single word of the thick report on the situation presented by President Far last night.

Fifteen could only sigh resignedly and began to act as a makeshift commentator, answering his master's questions one by one.

"Then let's rent one too!" the Sword Master suggested enthusiastically.

As he was speaking, a passing monster at the end of the corridor was silently split into two halves, and the cut was as smooth as a mirror.

"Master, this... isn't a good idea?" Fifteen looked troubled. "This time, our mission, in addition to the core mission, also includes..."

And there is the mysterious "King of Puji"!

What's the point of having a Puji around?

"That's something we need to consider after we find the core!" The Sword Master waved his hands impatiently, then kicked Fifteen on the butt, "Stop talking nonsense and get it done!"

Fifteen rubbed the place where he was kicked, with a helpless look on his face, and had to drag the remains of the monster back obediently, in exchange for a round lighting Pooji.

Going down all the way, the Sword Master marveled at the earth-shaking changes in the Amethyst Dungeon, like a tourist who had just arrived.

What Fifteen was more concerned about was that this time no Puji jumped out to stop them.

Occasionally, when I saw Puji, he was fighting with the slimes in his class and ignored them, which was completely different from the treatment he gave last time.

Did you realize the master's strength?

Fifteen was suspicious, but had no way to confirm it.

They arrived at the deep area smoothly, and the lighting Puji stopped at the end of the seventh floor and no longer followed.

Then... they saw the true status of the Amethyst Underground City...

Right next to the stairs leading to the deeper area was the lava nest where the Fire Demon used to dwell.

After the death of the Fire Demon, this place was still a burning lava cave, but at this moment, the entire cave did not feel the slightest bit of heat.

The once surging lava lake had now disappeared without a trace, and at the bottom of the lake, everyone discovered a space crack about five meters wide.

Everyone could not hide their surprise. Many of them even saw the so-called space rift for the first time. Even the Sword Master couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

Gu Ge, who had been silent all the way, looked extremely unhappy after seeing this scene: "This situation... is much more serious than we expected..."

(End of this chapter)