Chapter 257 256. Puji's Autumn Harvest
By using the [Inspiration] skill to observe, Lin Jun finally figured out what this strange space was.
The [Falling Curse] that had afflicted Puji as soon as he arrived was probably meant to impose a "burden" on his soul!
When this invisible weight accumulates to a certain critical point, it is enough to drag the adventurer's soul into a deeper space.
The position of the soul is used to locate the space where the body is located in reality.
Although Lin Jun was not sure how this was done, he still understood why he couldn't go down.
Oh my god, I’m too fat to squeeze in!
What is this?
To describe it, the adventurer who enters the dungeon is like a marble falling on a large elastic net. As the "weight" of the soul increases, the marble becomes heavier and heavier, making the holes in the net under it bigger and bigger, and eventually it can no longer hold the marble and falls to the lower level.
However, the marble Lin Jun was controlling... was too large! Trying to get such a massive object through the net was a real hassle for the net...
Even with double the "load"—enough to make an ordinary adventurer fall—Lin Jun could only barely feel a faint tug. If he really wanted to fall, who knows how long Scout Puji would have to spend in this damn place!
And logically speaking, this superposition effect usually has a limit...
So, doesn't that mean I don't have the ability to travel between the different levels of the Scarecrow Abyss?!
I feel like our compatibility is very bad.
Lin Jun began to regret closing the rift on the sixth floor.
The opposite side was obviously the deeper area of the Scarecrow Abyss, while the areas left behind were shallower areas where the curse was weaker.
I didn't expect that I would be trapped in a situation from which I couldn't get out!
But if the crack on the sixth floor is not sealed, most of the sixth floor will be reduced to scorched earth, and it will continue to spread slowly. We can't give up on the sixth floor and the tree demon, right?
Besides, it's impossible to have considered in advance that the rules here are so bizarre.
In comparison, Amethyst's side is really simple and clear, just walk down the stairs one by one and you're done!
It's really... I just enjoyed a huge amount of soul benefits in the Amethyst Dungeon, and immediately suffered a loss in the Abyss. It's true that fortune and misfortune go hand in hand.
If going down doesn’t work, what about going up?
Lin Jun found some crow's nests and dug them out one by one.
After digging out more than ten pieces, I finally found a slightly dull yellow gem.
Flying to another area, Lin Jun tried to use it to "bribe" a crow that did not have the [Puppet] mark in its status bar.
The crow was very wary of Puji's sudden appearance and looked around at it repeatedly.
But after grabbing the gem, it still flew in a certain direction quite professionally.
Under its guidance, Lin Jun did see the "edge" area from afar.
However, every time the scout Puji tried to fly there, the scene in front began to distort and blur, and the place he finally arrived at was still the familiar, endless wheat field!
Even the crow was holding the gem in its mouth, tilting its head and looking at Puji in confusion.
After thinking for a while, it felt that it had completed its work. It was not its problem that Puji could not get out, so it flew away decisively with the gem.
Lin Jun even tried to let Puji jump directly into the deep ditch and let it fall freely.
But no matter how long it falls, it can return to the ditch with a few flutters of its wings.
Obviously, in the Scarecrow Abyss, the position of the body is meaningless, and the soul cannot cross the levels and cannot leave.
Fortunately, Lin Jun still has some cracks.
After nearly three days of exploration, scout Puji returned to the fifth floor safely.
Neither the monsters nor the mechanisms in the "Wheat Field Maze" pose a threat to Scout Puji.
The most troublesome [Falling Curse] for adventurers is similar to the exploration time limit, but it is meaningless to Lin Jun.
Lin Jun even wished it had some meaning, but unfortunately it didn't.
The final assessment result was that this crack did not have much value and it did not matter if it was sealed.
[Seven Sins of Greed Trigger]
[Plunder Skill: Corrosion Curse LV1]
[Plundering Skill: Sensory Enhancement LV1]
But it is not completely worthless after all. It is reasonable to grab a few of them before it is blocked.
…
The endless flapping sounds rang out in the mushroom garden, so noisy that a large goblin came over to see what was going on. This time he had carefully disguised himself in advance.
One after another, Puji flew across the rift and landed on the edge of the ditch. In the end, there were nearly five hundred of them standing there, all of which were targeted Puji carrying [Corrosion Resistance].
The circling crows were restless, their cries merging into an ominous wave of sound.
The wheat waves surged, and the scarecrows nearby who had received the signal gathered together, parted the wheat fields, and rushed towards Puji, who outnumbered them less than fifty meters away...
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Intensive explosions sounded, and grass clippings and rags flew all over the sky!
Lin Jun could have attacked earlier, but he let them get so close simply because he didn't want to hurt his wheat, or the weeds.
After waiting patiently for a while, the crow alarm indeed attracted a dozen lone scarecrows.
After cleaning up, the grand "autumn harvest" finally begins!
The Pujis have clear division of labor.
The scout stood on a wooden pole, sensing back and forth to guard against sneak attacks.
The melee fighter Puji brandished his tentacle blades and diligently harvested the wheat.
Following behind him were cows and horses, which took up piles of evil grass in their bodies. When they were full, they carried them back to the fifth floor, going back and forth without stopping.
In other words, the crack left behind was too small for the fat guy Puji to pass through, otherwise the cow and horse Puji would not have to suffer so much.
However, if it's not hard work, what's the point of being an ox or a horse...
As for the mushroom cannons, they were of no use except for destroying the first wave of scarecrows.
The occasional scarecrows that jumped out were all dealt with by melee Puji. After all, with one mushroom cannon shot, the enemy would die and a piece of the wheat field would also be destroyed, which was not cost-effective.
Occasionally, a noisy crow would fly too low and be easily shot down by the mushroom cannon, but it was better than nothing.
Lin Jun did not plan to lay a large-scale fungal mat here. After all, this crack was to be abandoned and only extended a little bit.
Only the parts that are closer should be harvested. There is more than one crack leading to the Scarecrow Abyss, so there is no need to rush to squeeze out all the resources.
During the harvest, Lin Jun was fortunate enough to "watch" the "layer-changing" process of a team of adventurers.
A few blurry souls fell down first, and then, the figures of several adventurers suddenly appeared in the perception of the scout Puji as if emerging from the thick fog.
It was a group of dwarves. They also noticed the movement from Puji from afar. They were obviously stunned for a moment, then turned around without hesitation and ran in the opposite direction.
Lin Jun ignored them. At that distance, the fungal mat could not spread over, and Lin Jun could not do anything to them.
Soon, the originally lush wheat fields were shaved bald, with only a few lonely wooden frames left standing.
A "farmer" scarecrow, holding a pitchfork in his hand, watched from afar the backs of the Poojis returning with their full loads. I wonder what he was thinking.
Meanwhile, in the mushroom garden, the weeds diligently carried back by the cattle and horses had piled up into a small hill that exuded a cursed aura!
Dylan, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly felt a tingling sensation on his skin. When he jumped up screaming, Lin Jun remembered that he had no resistance.
Let the Pujis carry Dylan, whose skin and mycelium were beginning to shed, away from here.
[Seven Sins of Greed Trigger]
[Plunder Skill: Corrosion Curse LV1→LV5]
[Plundering Skill: Perception Enhancement LV1→LV2]
[Plundering Skill: Resilience LV6 → LV7]
(End of this chapter)
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