Chapter 299 298. Piggy's Interest
"Is it delicious?" The voice wrapped around the neck asked in a low voice.
Even though the broth was so bland that the salt was barely noticeable, Slick still wiped his mouth vigorously and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Delicious!"
"That's good!"
Phew!
Before he could finish his words, a mushroom suddenly pushed open the hard scales and flesh on Slick's thigh, and burst out with blood!
"Aaaaaaaaa——!" The excruciating pain that pierced his heart and bones instantly overwhelmed Slick, and he rolled to the ground screaming.
"What...what the hell is this?!" He stared at the strange mushroom on his leg in horror, completely unable to understand what was happening.
Puff, puff... more mushrooms were slowly and cruelly breaking through his scales and popping out one after another.
The captives looked at the scene in horror - Slick, who had just proudly accepted the "reward", turned into this miserable and terrifying appearance in the blink of an eye.
A small number of prisoners who had seen the completely parasitic mushroom-like captives on the battlefield had a terrible guess in their minds.
However, Slick was not among these people.
"Of course the strong deserve respect, but..." The voice was still hanging on Slick's neck, but every word it said made his heart fall into the abyss, "Are you... considered a strong person?"
"Look at these guys around here. Missing limbs is common, and at worst, they're covered in scars. How come you're the only one..." The voice suddenly turned harsh, "Your scales are shiny and bright, but you can't even find a decent scratch?!"
"I...I..." Slick wanted to defend himself, but his voice was choked by pain and fear.
Lin Jun revealed the answer for him: "Because when your leader was blown to pieces by me, you ran faster than anyone else! Even when my Puji caught up with you and surrounded you, you knelt down and begged for mercy before I could even flash my claws a few times! Is this... what you call a strong person?"
"Of course, the most important thing is, you are a captive, a criminal, and you dare to tell me what to do?"
Two more mushrooms exploded with blood foam. Slick curled up on the cold ground, coughing up blood foam, his body shaking like a sieve, and begging incoherently: "I was wrong... I was wrong! Please... spare my life, I can still... serve..."
The voice Puji let go of his neck, was picked up by Shou, and placed back into the brim of Marshal Puji's big hat: "Of course you will still serve me... in another way!"
Phew!
With the last muffled sound and the abruptly stopped scream, Slick finally got his wish and escaped from being a prisoner.
He stood up stiffly and with a mushroom on his body and became one of the jailers.
"Is there anyone else who thinks they are strong and wants to cut in line and get special privileges?"
No one answered, and the newly promoted "Mushroom Lizard Man" Slick stood upright in front of the team. Most of the captives lowered their heads in unison, not daring to look at each other.
The subsequent meal-getting process was orderly, with no one cutting in line. The invisible barrier between the half-demons and the lizards seemed to have dissolved. Everyone was silent, and it took nearly two hours to complete the first meal of this "re-education".
Only then did Shou stand up again, pick up a thick roll of cowhide filled with rules, and read out in a loud voice:
"You are a group of invaders and criminals. I really want to drag you all to the fields! But the boss is merciful and is willing to give you a chance to mend your ways!"
"New rules for prisoners in the Mushroom Garden! Listen carefully, remember, and follow them! Violators will bear the consequences!"
"No private fighting, no stealing, no vandalism, no making noise or causing trouble, no spreading rumors..."
"All sinners need to complete corresponding tasks every day to atone for their sins. On this basis, the extra tasks completed can accumulate contribution points!"
"Contribution points can be exchanged for various supplies, including food, animal hides, weapons, and even... freedom!"
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After transferring the control of Slick to Shou, Lin Jun was too lazy to care about it anymore.
Training captives is a long-term battle. At present, the rules must be engraved with the iron fist of fear. Later, their edges and corners must be slowly polished with the web woven by interests and the warm water imposed by the environment. This takes time to settle and cannot be rushed.
If we spend three to six months to completely absorb these captives, the power of the Mushroom Garden will reach a new level!
As for complete parasitism, Lin Jun would not use it unless it was absolutely necessary.
What is valuable is not the combat effectiveness of these prisoners, but their ability to serve as nodes to expand Puji's team.
After being completely parasitized, the mushroom man lost his ability to serve as a node and was essentially just another kind of Pooji that also occupied control capacity.
Furthermore, at the moment of complete parasitism, the soul will separate from the body, leaving only the skills and the body in place.
The departure of the soul made it impossible for Lin Jun to add further skills to these puppets, nor could he decompose them to gain skill proficiency.
Of those manufactured previously, except for those above gold level which still had some value, those with lower strength were not as useful as ordinary Puji. After the war, they were recovered by Lin Jun and turned into pure magic power.
Of course, although making mushroom people is a wasteful act, it is still worth using in scenarios like killing the chicken to scare the monkey.
If any of the prisoners want to cause trouble in the future, they will probably calm down after looking at Slick.
Turn your attention to the piglet.
She was leaning lazily against the wall, half-closed her scarlet eyes, licked her bloodless lips, and savored the screams that lingered in the air.
When she remembered the boss's terrible methods used on other people, it always made her feel a pleasure that was almost trembling.
If the target were her colleagues in the empire who had once competed with her for promotion, the joy would surely be doubled!
For example, the vampire count, Ms. Unir, who is still imprisoned in the dungeon.
Although they belonged to different dukes and had no intersection, Louisa had already labeled Uniel a "parallel import" in her heart.
A dignified earl was actually entangled in a long fight with himself and Xinghuo, along with a group of Puji. It was obvious that he was a loser who relied on nepotism to get to the top!
She hates this kind of person more than those open competitors!
It was these rubbish that took up precious promotion spots, forcing her to fight tooth and nail with other vampires for the few remaining spots. Otherwise, she wouldn't have taken such a risky mission...
Louisa's sharp canine teeth were grinding unconsciously, thinking that she had to find an opportunity to persuade her boss to plant some beautiful mushrooms for the "honorable" Countess Unir as well!
"piggy."
"I'm here!" Louisa straightened her back instantly.
"Come to the conference room."
"yes!"
It is called a meeting room, but in fact it is just a remote room that was simply dug out, with stone chairs and tables.
The moment Louisa stepped in, her eyes were caught by the strangely thin yellow book in the middle of the stone table, which had only one page and seemed like it would fall apart at any time.
"Holy Scripture..."
(End of this chapter)
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