Chapter 249 248. Try this
"Why is there no one here?" Horn stood on tiptoe, leaning on the wooden door frame of the Rotten Willow Tavern, looking into the dim shop, and muttered in disappointment.
A passing adventurer carrying luggage casually replied, "I heard they moved all their belongings to Noweide for refuge. It will take at least three to five days to transport them back."
“Bad luck!”
Horn had no choice but to find another place to stay, but most of the hotels in the town were still busy cleaning out the mycelium clinging to the wooden structures, and the few that had finished cleaning were already full.
"Tsk, I guess we really have to camp outdoors in the end..." Horn scratched his head, feeling a little worried.
The team of Horn had benefited greatly from the "Puji Lottery" and everyone got a lot of gold coins.
Especially Ai Mei, with the compensation from the expedition team, her net worth is definitely over a hundred gold.
They had plenty of money, so when the guild announced that the dungeon was going to be destroyed, they decisively retreated to the surrounding cities, enjoying life while waiting to see what would happen next.
Although they are teammates, they all have their own lives, so they temporarily parted ways.
Now that the dungeon has been miraculously restored, according to the previous letter agreement, it is time to regroup in Mute Wind Town. Horn strolled around the town and it seemed that he was the first to arrive.
Unable to find an inn, Horn had to wander out of town, intending to find a shady place to camp, but the scene before him was unexpected.
The land around Yafeng Town has been divided into mushroom fields. Between the ridges, guild members are leading the recruited civilians, busy dividing the management areas and loudly explaining precautions.
In other mushroom fields, guild members were holding notebooks, carefully watering the fields, and then busy setting up simple sheds to block the strong sunlight.
Out of curiosity, Horn approached one of the guild members who was busy taking notes. Although the other party didn't actively respond, they didn't stop him from reading.
Horn glanced at the logbook and saw that it was filled with records of various possible ways to increase mushroom production. It was obvious that they were conducting experiments.
"Hey, let me tell you," Horn couldn't help but point his finger at the bottom of the book, "You can try this method first."
"Using monster corpses to feed the fungal creep?" The guild member looked up at him suspiciously. "Trading meat for mushrooms? That's not a good deal no matter how you look at it! Why do you say that?"
Horn shrugged. "It's just a hunch. Doesn't Puji love dragging away corpses? Besides, not all monster meat can be eaten..."
The guild member stroked his chin, thoughtfully saying, "Hmm... that does make some sense..."
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"Horn!" After chatting for too long, I heard someone calling my name from afar.
"Aimee! Noah!" Horn immediately grinned, opened his arms and rushed forward enthusiastically, but was blocked by the latter with his arms with a look of disgust.
Ai Mei glanced around, frowning slightly: "Where's Lao Hammer? Hasn't he come back yet?"
"Hey, we won't be seeing him this time!" Horn waved his hands, his tone tinged with gloating. "That guy got drunk in town and got into a fight, and ended up beating up even the guards who came to take care of things! That miser couldn't bear to pay the fine, and now he's sitting in jail, eating out of his cell phone, and he won't be out for more than two weeks."
"Heh, dwarf!" Aimee rolled her eyes and then stared at the horn. "How do you know so much?"
"Nonsense! Wasn't I drinking with him right next to him?"
"Then why didn't you stop him?" Aimee asked, hands on her hips.
"Me?" Horn exaggeratedly gestured at his not-so-big frame. "Do you think I can stop that drunken bear?"
Noah sighed and asked, "What now?"
"Let's just go down and explore!" Horn patted his chest, full of confidence. "Don't worry, I've prepared the latest strategy. We'll only be hanging around the first five floors. It's absolutely safe!"
After a brief discussion, the three of them felt that there was indeed little risk in only operating on the first five floors where they were relatively familiar, so they finalized the plan.
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After a day of preparation, the three entered the dungeon early the next morning.
Although there were fewer cracks on the first floor, it was still shocking to see. They walked very slowly, fearing that they would accidentally bump into the cracks. Fortunately, there were no monsters on the first floor that could force them to move.
Upon entering the second floor, Horn immediately distributed an insect repellent pill to everyone to drive away the newly rampant poisonous mosquitoes. Although the pill is not fatal, it can make your face swell up like a bun!
The group's plan was to quickly reach the 4th floor, collect some monster corpses, and then bring them to the 5th floor to draw a lottery to see if Puji had stuffed anything in there.
However, when they passed through a dark stone corridor on the third floor, Noah suddenly shouted and called out to the Horn and Aimee in front.
"Look at that!"
Following the direction Noah indicated, Horn and Aimee looked across the stone corridor and fell on the other end, where the body of an adventurer lay!
The reason why he confirmed it was a corpse at a glance was not because of the arrows deeply embedded in the body, but because... the Pujis had already started packing him up!
Generally speaking, even if you are seriously injured, the Pujis will not take the initiative to touch you. Only when you are completely dead will the Pujis come out to clean up the mess.
So when you see Puji calling his friends to try to move the thing, it must be dead.
Although it's not common to encounter a recently dead adventurer in a dungeon, it's nothing to be surprised about. However, it's a different story if there are gold coins scattered around the corpse!
The three did not rush forward, but looked around vigilantly. The three floors were full of traps, and the adventurer had obviously died in the trap.
Soon, Horn found several mechanisms on the ground that could be stepped on, as well as corresponding, subtle holes in the wall - typical pressure-triggered hidden arrow traps.
These mechanisms require a considerable weight to activate, and the light-weight Puji can come and go freely. Adventurers who judge safety based on this will probably pay a heavy price.
Several people carefully bypassed the mechanism and came to the other side.
Just as Aimee leaned over and her fingers were about to touch an enticing "gold coin", Horn grabbed her wrist!
"Wait!" He growled, and the dagger in his hand chopped a gold coin accurately!
With a crisp sound, the "gold coin" broke into two halves, and red and green smelly mucus gurgled out from the broken end!
In an instant, all the bugs disguised as gold coins on the ground exploded with a "buzz" sound and flew into the air!
The three people who had been prepared reacted very quickly and killed all the flying insects in just a few moves.
"Bad luck! All this work in vain!" Horn shook off the mucus on the blade, looked disappointed, and turned to leave.
"Wait!" Ai Mei pulled him back again, her voice a little strange.
"What's wrong? It can't be gold again..." Horn complained and turned around, looking in the direction of Aimee's doubtful gaze, only to see a heavy stone door carved with intricate and mysterious patterns!
"Hidden...hidden room?" Horn's voice was filled with incredible excitement and a hint of uncertainty. He had never come across a hidden room before!
Aimee and Noah also shook their heads in shock, as this was also their first time.
The three of them exchanged glances filled with surprise and excitement, and tacitly lowered their footsteps and cautiously moved towards the door.
Behind them, a Puji who had been waiting for a long time came out and began to pick up the unwanted gold coin worm remains on the ground.
After being prepared to deal with various possible traps, Horn pulled the mechanism next to him with excitement and anxiety.
Following the dull creaking of the stone door, as the three people gazed expectantly, a round, white creature, exuding a lazy aura, suddenly appeared from the shadows, instantly occupying the entire view of the doorway...
(End of this chapter)
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