Chapter 283 282. Open the Blind Box

The ground-drilling Puji had fallen into the basement, and two more Puji jumped out from the hole that was dug through.

A reconnaissance Puji, responsible for discovering possible magic circles or underground monsters, and a self-destructing Puji used as a precaution.

This is the perfect excavation team.

The three puffins surrounded the box and dug at it with their short legs for a long time, but the box didn't move at all. It seemed that it was locked.

I don't know what the point of locking it is. It's just an unattended wooden box. Can't you just force it open?

[Magic Perception] A scan revealed that there was no magic circle inside.

The Ground-Drilling Puji lay on the ground with its top facing the box, and the other two Pujis pushed the Ground-Drilling Puji up with their feet.

The vibrating and rotating sharp blade easily broke through the wood around the keyhole. The Pujis controlled the force to avoid damaging any items that might be inside.

Click!

An extremely slight breaking sound was heard from inside the keyhole, and then three thin needles shot out of the keyhole.

Puji's two legs, which were still pressing against the ground, suddenly went limp—he was dead.

There's a mechanism?!

The three thin needles seemed to be coated with poison, but apart from corrosive damage, Puji was almost not afraid of toxins.

However, Puji, who only had ten health points, couldn't withstand those three shots.

A few minutes later, the mycelium began to wriggle, burrowing into the ground and "resurrecting" on the spot. However, it had three more needles in its body that were getting in the way. Every time it twisted, it would cause secondary damage and lose some health...

There was only a disposable mechanism in the box. After the Drilling Puji was resurrected, it successfully drilled a hole in the wooden box.

Kick the wooden box open.

Some packaged dry food, two leather bags of water, a pendant with a scale pattern, and a thin booklet.

The cover of the booklet shows a strange tree, half of which is lush and leafy, while the other half is withered and dead.

Opening the inner pages, they were filled with dense elven characters.

Although I couldn't understand the content, judging from the neat layout, it was obviously some kind of book, not a private note or letter.

This means that it is highly unlikely that there will be any secret plans that are not to be seen in public.

As for the pendant, it is just an ordinary ornament, without any magical fluctuations, and it is even made of copper.

As a hidden room, the items that came out are really ordinary.

The Pujis groped around in the basement again, leaving round footprints all over the floor, but they didn't find anything.

There is an exit in the basement, but the stairs are very rough and primitive, even irregular.

The Pujis jumped up one step at a time and finally came out from the gap in the gnarled roots of a giant tree. There was no one around, and it was obviously a remote place.

Back in the basement, a few more Puji came out and collected the booklets and pendants in the box.

Then they built a mushroom ladder and went back into the cave, leaving only a few self-explosive puffballs in the basement.

After they walked away, with the sound of a dull explosion, the basement and half of the passage collapsed completely under the impact, erasing all traces of the Pujis' activities.

Then we took a detour and spent an extra day before finally reaching the cemetery.

Following his memory, he found the old elf that had been buried before.

Sure enough, only "leftovers" were left.

The corpse is incomplete, which will directly affect the plundering effect of [Greed].

Before receiving the [Inspiration], Lin Jun had no doubts about this. He just felt that the more complete the skills acquired from corpses, the more proficiency one would gain.

But after realizing that he was stripping away the skills of his soul, Lin Jun was confused.

Through observation, we can see that the soul is a whole. It does not dissipate as the corpse decays. Why would an incomplete corpse affect the effect of one's plundering?

Fortunately, even if this problem cannot be figured out, it will not affect Lin Jun at all.

Mycelium spread out from the web and slowly climbed onto the corpse...

[Seven Sins of Greed Trigger]

[Plundering Skill: Elvish LV1]

[Plundering Skill: Natural Magic LV1]

[Plundering Skill: False Voice LV1]

Elvish is needless to say, and natural magic is also to be expected.

Elves with an affinity for nature can easily acquire the talent for nature magic. Even if they are not mages, they are likely to have this skill.

Just like Ellaven, although she is a ranger hunter, she also has level four in [Nature Magic].

But...what is this [false sound]?

The first time I saw this old elf, he was already a corpse, so naturally I couldn't see the panel.

Now it’s time to open a blind box and get unexpected skills!

Since it is called "pseudo-voice", it should be imitating other people's speech!

Can you directly generate a talking Puji?

I couldn't wait to generate a fake voice Puji, but it looked like an ordinary Puji.

There is not even a hole for sound, so it is impossible for it to speak.

It seems that it does not match Puji's skills.

After thinking about it, Lin Jun tried to make a voice sound.

…

"Boss! I think the drill is the strongest!"

After half an hour of research, Voice Puji finally made a voice that was four points similar to Norris's.

Lin Jun figured it out. This skill itself doesn't make any sound, but it can adjust the sound it makes, thereby achieving the purpose of imitating the tone of others.

But the problem is, this didn't make the voice sound better, but instead created a hoarse, sticky, and disgusting echo of Norris's voice...

So... what's the use of this thing?

——

The woodland above the entrance to the underground chamber.

Two elven rangers were carefully searching the ground for traces.

Suddenly, one of the rangers leaned over the gnarled roots of a giant tree and blew a short whistle, signaling to his companions: "Here!"

Another ranger strode closer, his palms glowing with a soft and vibrant natural magic.

Under the control of magic, the roots of the giant tree moved open, revealing the passage below.

"Another hidden room like this?!" The ranger who discovered the entrance frowned, "Whose work is this?"

"Who knows," his companion said, scanning the quiet woods around him warily. "Weren't those rooms we found earlier also empty? Didn't they leave any clues?"

The two elves looked at each other, one of them moved nimbly into the room, while the other took out the short bow from behind him, put the arrow on the bowstring, and kept an eye on the surroundings.

A few minutes later, the ranger who had entered came out in a slightly embarrassed manner, brushing off the dust on his body.

"The area below collapsed, completely blocking the passage. The magical fluctuations detected earlier were probably caused by the explosion."

"Explode and collapse?" Another elf was a little confused.

Two months ago, an elf accidentally discovered the first similar hidden room, and after reporting it, it immediately alerted the captain of the guards.

The subsequent targeted search found several secret rooms with similar layouts one after another.

Unfortunately, only empty shells were left, and no valuable clues were found inside.

However, the owners of those secret rooms all evacuated quietly, but the one in front of him... violently wiped out everything with an explosion!

This is the first time such intense signs of destruction have appeared.

"Go back and report back. See if they want to send an earth mage to dig it up. But I'm guessing there won't be anything to gain even if they dig it up."

"Ah..." The companion put away his bow and arrow and looked towards the royal city. "How long will it take for the captain to recover from his injuries? That human sword master hit so hard? What a piece of shit!"

(End of this chapter)