Chapter 239 238. Thief's Behavior
The few of them did not plan to enter the dungeon directly.
The scene of the dungeon’s collapse is still vivid in my mind, with twisted space cracks, crumbling domes, and the crazy roars of monsters.
Although it has not collapsed as the guild said, there is still a huge risk in getting close.
Several people only planned to go to the location of Yafeng Town. The latest news is that the town has been covered by mycelium.
At that location, even if they ran into danger, they would still have time to run away with their abilities.
On the path to Yafeng Town, a heavy cart passed by them. The packhorse pulling the cart was breathing heavily, and the mountains of sacks on the cart gave off a mixed smell of soil and fungi.
Vera didn't recognize the people in the car, but through the gaps in the sacks, all he saw were mushrooms.
As the problem of food shortage became more and more serious, naturally some people with quick minds and courage set their sights on the mushrooms here.
In the past, a truckload of mushrooms was worth only a few silver coins, not even enough to cover the shipping costs.
But nowadays, apart from the defect that they cannot be preserved for long, these mushrooms are life-saving food, and their prices have soared countless times.
Vera has no intention of judging these people's profit-making behavior.
Mushrooms are originally ownerless. Whoever picks them owns them. If we have to say who they belong to, perhaps it should be the Duke's daughter who took away the King of Puji?
As we stepped into the Yafeng Town, the scene before us confirmed what we had heard: almost all exposed surfaces on the streets were covered with a thick white mycelium carpet.
However, there was hardly a single fully formed mushroom to be found within the field of vision.
Obviously, the people on the cart had cleared the area.
Vera selected a clearing where the mycelium was particularly densely covered. “Let’s go here.”
Fei Ling couldn't hold back any longer, and tapped the ground with her toes excitedly: "Xi Rui'an, come on! Try it!"
"Is it really okay? Aren't the Puji in this dungeon very scary?" Xirian hesitated as he recalled the scene when he first fell into the Amethyst Dungeon and saw those Puji fighting crazily with other monsters.
Vera looked around and said, "It should be fine... There's no Pooji around. It's just the edge. If there's any problem, we'll run!"
Xilian nodded, walked to the edge of the thick fungal blanket, bent his knees and slowly knelt down, with his hands folded in front of his chest.
The melodious elven chant flowed from his lips again, and the emerald green magic halo condensed and spread in his palm, covering the fungal carpet under his feet.
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Lin Jun has been busy again recently.
Most of his mind was immersed in the huge crystal monument at the core of the dungeon, and he was tirelessly "poking" at the points of light in it that were as vast as a sea of stars.
Each spot of light corresponds to a subtle authority in the dungeon. To control them is to control this huge dungeon!
The problem is, there are too many stars! So many that my mushroom cap is numb!
Moreover, after triggering a certain light spot, it is normal that the feedback is often vague or even zero.
Lin Jun could only try them one by one and try his best to observe the changes that occurred in the dungeon.
While Lin Jun was immersed in his research, the native monsters in the dungeon were in big trouble.
For example, lightning that strikes out of nowhere can silently evaporate a few unlucky creatures, or some monsters are sleeping soundly in their nests, but suddenly find that the concentration of magic power nearby has plummeted, and finally they can only pack up and move away cursing.
After such experiments, Lin Jun actually gained a little bit of success - he invented the elevator!
To be precise, the star point that controls the location transfer of the hidden room was found.
Now, he can move freely between the hidden rooms on the first to tenth floors. Isn't this an elevator?
Although after each transfer, it must be opened manually from the outside...
To be honest, I haven’t figured out the usefulness of this function yet. Maybe... it can save me some effort when transporting goods in the future?
Compared with the elevator, Lin Jun was more interested in the source of the treasures that appeared out of thin air in those treasure chests. Unfortunately, he had not figured out this part yet.
All I can say is that the road to core exploration is still long.
On the other hand, recently there have been sporadic refugees or groups of adventurers who have begun to carefully step onto the fungal carpet he laid outside the entrance to the Amethyst Dungeon, just to pick those naturally grown mushrooms.
Combined with the various information coming from Aidin, it is clear that the problem of food shortage among humans is very serious.
Lin Jun acquiesced to all these mushroom collecting activities.
These mushrooms all grew naturally on the fungal mat. Lin Jun had never used magic to induce their growth. So it didn't matter if he let them pick and eat them. It would also help spread the reputation of the mushrooms.
Lin Jun has considered how to reasonably integrate into the surface world and become a reliable source of food, which sounds good.
Anyway, the more humans eat mushrooms, the greater their demand for them, and the more they need their fungal blanket to expand outward.
Only a small part of the magic power in the fungal blanket will be used to produce mushrooms, so it is a sure profit.
Just let humans eat to their heart's content until the surface and underground are all covered with mycelium...
Suddenly, an extremely subtle but unusually clear feeling of "detachment" interrupted Lin Jun's blueprint.
Hmm? Who's draining my magic?
You are rebelling!
Like a cunning mosquito, trying to quietly suck away the magic power he stored in the fungal blanket!
His consciousness swept over and quickly locked onto the daring "magic thief" - an elf, plus three familiar human adventurers!
The twin sisters are easy to recognize.
The culprit is that elf!
[Name: Xilian Dusksong]
[Race: Elf]
[Level: 42]
[Racial Talent: Light Body, Affinity with Nature]
[Skills: Dagger Mastery LV7, Potion Mastery LV7, Nature Magic LV7, Magic Control LV6, Dodge LV6...]
[Title: Devout Believer (Spiritual attribute increased by 5%)]
This was the first time Lin Jun saw a pure-blooded elf (he didn’t notice it during the fifth-floor melee)!
She is indeed an elf girl, her beauty can easily kill any human!
But what is this guy doing?
There was a soft emerald green magical halo surrounding Xilian, and he was humming an ancient rhythm.
In front of him, the originally peaceful fungal blanket seemed to be awakened by an invisible force. Plump mushrooms popped out one after another as if they were being fast-forwarded, growing and maturing at an astonishing speed!
Lin Jun quickly understood that this elf was using some kind of natural magic to extract the magic power contained in the fungal blanket and directly catalyze the growth of mushrooms!
Isn't this equivalent to stealing Lin Jun's magic power and producing what he wants?
What kind of bandit magic is this!
That's too much!
Lin Jun felt it, fortunately, this kind of magic was more like a guide and had no compulsory effect. As long as he realized and refused the change in the flow of magic power, the other party would not be able to steal.
So scared!
If natural magic could really ignore his will and forcibly drain away his magic power, then wouldn't it be his natural nemesis? !
Not bad, not bad.
But I can't just let it go. He actually tried to use this trick to steal my magic power. If I don't teach him a lesson this time, what will happen in the future? !
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"Wow! It worked! It really works! So many mushrooms!" Fei Ling looked at the mushrooms that popped up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain in front of her. She was so excited that she almost jumped up, her eyes shining.
The Valar looked at the elf Sirion, who was still concentrating on chanting, with a hint of worry.
He forgot to ask how much this spell would consume the elves. If the consumption was very high, then even if mushrooms could grow, the cost-effectiveness might not be worth it.
However, the effect is indeed amazing... I should have gotten a cart earlier. How much can four people carry?
However, their joy did not last long.
As the astonished eyes of several people watched, the fungal blanket that kept sprouting mushrooms suddenly bulged into small bags...
"Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop!"
More than a dozen round Pujis popped out from the fungal blanket in an instant!
As soon as they popped out, they ran to both sides with their short legs and quickly surrounded the four people.
Vera's eyelids couldn't help but twitch: "Xiran, your magic... can also give birth to Puji?"
An elf who just stopped chanting: "..."
(End of this chapter)
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