Chapter 369 368. It’s great that you are not dead!
The inner room of the potion shop was filled with the aroma of various exotic materials. The elf Riel was standing on a wooden stool, concentrating on refining a pot of skylight potion.
The potion in the crucible is in the most critical reaction stage, emitting a soft amber light. Any mistake may make the starlight moss and night orchid petals added previously go to waste.
Riel held his breath and carefully sprinkled the Moon Dew Butterfly Wing Powder evenly into the pot. He watched as the potion gradually showed fine silver spots, then he breathed a sigh of relief and stirred it clockwise three and a half times with a silver spoon.
Just then, there was a familiar "creaking" sound of a window frame being pushed open from outside.
Riel was delighted, knowing that it was the sound of the big mushroom walking in through the window.
After Grandpa left, only Big Mushroom would stay with her in the pharmacy and watch her make medicine.
The big mushroom hasn't appeared for several days in a row, and Riel is a little worried that it was caught and eaten by a big bird.
After all, big mushrooms look delicious and easy to eat.
What surprised her was that the window never stopped squeaking, as Big Mushroom had no habit of playing with windows.
Riel was distracted and couldn't help stirring a few more times. By the time she realized something was wrong, the potion in the crucible, which was originally glowing silver, had quickly begun to show yellow clots.
“Ah… It’s over!”
She threw down the silver spoon in frustration, walked out of the studio angrily with puffed cheeks, and saw at a glance the culprit of the chaos - a chubby Pooji, stuck in the middle of the window frame, twisting its body left and right, trying hard to squeeze in.
Ruier first ran quickly to the door, carefully confirmed the green cloth tied on Puji's leg, then reached out to help, pushed hard, and finally squeezed the fatter Puji in.
"Big Mushroom! Where have you been these days? Why have you gained so much weight!" If it weren't for the green belt, Riel would almost not recognize it.
Looking at the Puji in front of him, which was obviously bigger and fuller and rounder, Ruier suddenly wanted to hug it and see if it would be very comfortable.
She stretched out her hand tentatively, but Puji pressed her with its mycelial tentacles without hesitation, clearly rejecting this intimacy.
After pushing away Ruier's restless little hand, Puji went into the inner room on his own and fluttered onto a high platform.
This place is far away from Riel's reach, but the view is good, so he can clearly observe the process of potion making, so it naturally became Puji's exclusive shelf.
Lin Jun didn't let Ruier hug Puji, actually it was for her own good.
The Puji in front of you looks like just a fatter version of the Scout Puji, but it is actually a special individual born for combat.
In addition to conventional means, its chubby body contains extremely sharp spikes, which can bloom like a hedgehog once it exerts force. Combined with the [Blade Storm] skill, it is enough to tear the enemy apart in an instant of sneak attack.
Its mycelial tentacles also contain tiny poisonous needles that contain toxins that can paralyze the nerves.
It even coexists with an A-grade magic crystal. In addition to amplifying skills, Lin Jun can even cast spells through it when necessary, so he can be said to be fully armed.
Moreover, the fungal mat has now spread across the forest.
Although no changes can be seen on the trees, various types of mushrooms can be seen everywhere on the land below.
If necessary, Lin Jun can quickly produce a large number of cannon fodder at any time, but it is better not to do so.
The increase in mushrooms naturally attracted the attention of some elves, but they did not regard it as a threat.
After all, there are already many fungi in the forest, and they are just growing particularly vigorously this year.
Even if some scholars were interested and wanted to conduct in-depth research, they would have been assigned to the Shenmu Dungeon to assist in the mission.
For ordinary elves, the biggest change mushrooms brought was the addition of several delicious, shimmering mushroom dishes to the table, as well as a uniquely flavored mushroom juice. Even Riel secretly kept a small can.
But she probably thought it was not nice to eat mushrooms in front of Puji, so she hid it secretly.
In short, Lin Jun has made sufficient arrangements for defense.
If this still fails to protect Riel, then the elf can only blame itself for being unlucky.
If that really happens, the only thing Lin Jun can do for her is probably to send her to reunite with her grandfather.
As for Ellawen, since she was the one who handed the scout Puji to Salian, it was inconvenient for the new Puji to approach directly, so he had to hide in the forest near her cabin in a camouflaged manner in case of emergency.
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On the other side, through the fungal mat, Lin Jun watched Ilos come out of the dungeon and head towards the Elf King City.
On his side, Pelagle carefully avoided the "safe passage" cleared by the rangers, which took him a lot of time, and he just reached the bottom floor at this moment.
In fact, the bottom three levels are already quite dangerous for a Diamond Ranger acting alone.
Fortunately, many of the crazy monsters had been eliminated in the previous clearing operation, and the special super backpack he carried on his back provided excellent reconnaissance and early warning capabilities, so he was able to cross the dangerous area safely and gradually approach the elves' front-line camp.
According to the original plan of the Ranger Corps, after clearing out most of the crazy monsters and confirming that there were no greater hidden dangers in the Shenmu Dungeon, they should have gradually withdrawn the main force, leaving only a small number of elite teams to continue to sweep away the remaining mad monsters.
However, an unexpected event occurred. Their leader, Captain Echo, and several mages were trapped in an anomalous space. Only Chief Ilos, with his profound knowledge and powerful spellcasting ability, was able to escape.
In the chaos, the chief only had time to rescue the student closest to him, and the rest were all trapped.
Under these circumstances, retreat was out of the question. The entire frontline camp could only hold its ground, waiting for the Chief to return to the royal city and discuss a rescue plan with the Elf King.
Before leaving, Chief Ilos handed over the temporary command of the camp to the student he rescued, Seldan.
Lin Jun and Pelager naturally had no idea of these internal changes. Therefore, Pelager's original plan was to try to bypass the camp and sneak directly to the central area to explore the mysterious sapling.
However, when he caught a glimpse of the familiar figure in the camp from afar, he put away his longbow, changed his mind, and walked straight towards the camp.
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"Pelagle? Is it really you? Tell me this isn't an illusion!" In the center of the camp, Seldan's eyes flashed with tears of disbelief as he excitedly looked at his "resurrected" friend.
Pellagor simply crossed his arms and spoke in the same tone as always: "You haven't returned the bottle of high-level magic potion you borrowed from me last time. Do you need me to slap you again to help you confirm whether this is a dream?"
"It's really... it's you! You're not dead! That's great!" Seldan was ecstatic and opened his arms to give his good brother a warm hug, but Pelagel reached out and held his shoulders firmly.
Hugging is not an option, as it might cause Seldan to come into contact with the mycelium on his body.
"Don't be so cheesy," Pelager calmly rejected the hug and explained, "I just accidentally got poisoned by a strange thing and found a safe place to hide."
"Poisoned? Is there any residue left? Do you need me..."
"No need," Pelager interrupted him and got straight to the point. "I happened to meet the Chief when I returned after recovering, and he ordered me to assist you. But to be honest, I'm still a little confused about the situation here."
Seldan opened his mouth, as if he wanted to explain immediately, but after glancing at the other elves coming and going in the camp, he swallowed his words.
He motioned for Pelager to follow him and led him to the area where the small sapling was located in the center of the dungeon.
Other elves are not allowed to come here.
He first confirmed that there was no one else nearby, and then Seldan carefully used a magic shield to isolate the two people's voices. Only then did he tell his friend in detail what he knew about the situation.
(End of this chapter)
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