Chapter 97 94. First employment
When the three Puji came to the tree demon forest again, Lin Jun found that the number of tree demons connected to the fungus web increased.
"Hello again, my tree demon neighbors. There are five of you this time..."
It was a small number compared to the hundreds of dryads in the entire forest, but it was a good start.
Several tree demons had obviously sensed Puji from the fungus web a long time ago and had been waiting for Lin Jun's arrival.
Lin Jun could feel that they were all a little nervous.
However, after discovering that Xiao Hei did not follow me, this feeling of tension decreased a lot.
As if worried that Lin Jun would find the amount too little, the tree demon with a mushroom growing on its head from last time stood up and said, "Mushroom Lord, our people need more time to accept the changes. Please understand."
A soothing thought was transmitted from the fungus web to several tree spirits: "I am very happy to see five of you willing to come out and communicate. In fact, I came here this time just to ask you for a small favor. Is there anyone willing to come? Of course, there will be rewards."
Lin Jun didn't say what kind of small favor it was, and it would take some time to explain the matter of testing the transit node.
Several tree demons looked at each other. They had all been mentally prepared to join the fungus web, so there was naturally no reason to refuse at this time, and they all walked out together.
But no matter how Lin Jun looked at it, there was a sense of determination.
Yes, thanks to Xiao Hei's good start, they might now think that "Xiao Mang" was sent to Xiao Hei for him to open for fun...
Take your time.
Puji led a few tree spirits out of the woods, and their destination was the bottom of the rock wall near the stairs that was covered with fungal blankets.
The location of the Dryad Forest is indeed very remote, and one has to pass through several other monster territories along the way.
Actually, there were five Pujis when they set out, but without Xiao Hei to lead the way, only three were left when they finally arrived at the tree demon forest.
For example, now, the team encountered another situation on their way back. A vine-type monster suddenly entangled a passing Puji and gradually tightened it, and it seemed that it was about to squeeze the Puji to death.
Lin Jun didn't care about this at first, and it was too late to save him.
The Pujis went up and down several levels. Normally, at least a hundred of them would die every day, not to mention that it was the sixth level strategy period, so even more people died.
But a tree man came up from behind, reached out his hand and touched the vines, and the vines actually let go of their prey on their own!
What is this?
Lin Jun opened the panel and searched for a long time before barely seeing a skill [Plant Affinity LV4].
He had known that the Dryad had this skill before, but he had always thought it was used to grow mushrooms and moss on its body.
Is this the effect?
If Puji had this skill, wouldn't it be...
Several tree spirits inexplicably felt a chill, but couldn't find the source.
No no no!
There's no need to do anything extreme.
I can just go back and pick up the bodies of the tree monsters that died accidentally... They don't probably have a cremation culture, right?
After being attacked by vines once, the tree demon jumped over Puji and took the initiative to act as a pioneer.
When encountering aggressive plants, we will first use [Plant Affinity] to appease the opponent, and then let the team pass.
This also made Lin Jun understand this skill more clearly - it was not as useful as he had initially thought.
At first, Lin Jun thought that with this skill, he would not be attacked. After watching the tree man use it several times, he found that it was an active skill rather than a passive skill.
You have to touch the plant when using it, but you have to know that when Puji is touched, it will most likely die instantly...
And the effect of the skill seems to be closer to a plant version of charm.
If used successfully, the opponent will give up attacking. If used unsuccessfully... the result will be a vine being pulled apart by the tree man through brute force.
When the five tree spirits finally arrived at their destination, they saw the fungal carpet spreading across the entire rock wall and more than sixty Pujis under the rock wall.
Every tree demon was filled with anxiety about the unknown. A brave tree demon asked directly:
"Mushroom Lord, can you tell us what we need to do now?"
Lin Jun did not deliberately leave them alone and explained directly:
"This time, I would like to ask you to help me test the fungus network. The fungus network is what we use to communicate now. You just need to know the general idea."
As he spoke, Lin Jun transferred the control of the two Pujis to the tree demon who was speaking.
The dryad noticed the change almost instantly.
It first looked at the two Pujis who were imitating its movements, and after half a minute, without any extra reminders from Lin Jun, it understood how to give instructions to Pujis.
"How does it feel?" Lin Jun asked.
"It feels..." The tree demon controlled the two Pujis to perform different actions in front of him, "It feels a bit like the root veins, but different."
Lin Jun knew the root veins, which were the way tree spirits communicated with each other, but they could only convey emotions. The specific meaning had to be guessed, which was far less convenient than the fungus network.
But this is not what Lin Jun wanted to ask.
"How do you feel mentally? Any pressure?"
The tree demon shook his head to indicate no.
Lin Jun decisively grabbed 4 more Pujis for it.
Seeing that there seemed to be no problem, Lin Jun continued to increase the number.
"If you feel pressured, just say it!"
After the number reached 24, the tree demon waved its hands to indicate that it was feeling unwell.
"faint……"
Lin Jun quickly took back all control and let the tree demon go aside to rest.
Next, Lin Jun asked several other tree spirits to test it one by one.
It was discovered that tree demons can generally control more than 12 Pujis, and the tree demon with mushrooms on its head can control up to 20.
From this perspective, the twenty or so I gave Xiao Hei was indeed a bit too much...
These tree monsters seem very suitable for helping me!
However, Lin Jun was not in a hurry to let them lead the Pujis to rampage on the sixth floor. This matter could not be rushed.
Just five dryads aren't enough.
After completing the test, Lin Jun took out the reward that he had prepared long ago.
Five finger-sized C-grade magic crystals.
It may not seem like much, but for these tree spirits this mission is just a stroll, so it can be said to be quite rewarding.
Moreover, Lin Jun had observed that although there were magic crystals on the sixth floor, they were mostly cracked and of poor quality, and were on the verge of being waste.
The quality was so poor that some magic crystals were exposed directly outside the earth wall, and the adventurers passing by were too lazy to pick them up.
C-grade magic crystals are definitely a rare resource for sixth-level monsters.
As for magic crystals, they should be no different to tree spirits than they are to mushrooms—they can be used to fertilize the fields.
Sure enough, after receiving the magic crystals, several tree people were obviously cheered up, as if they had not expected such a good thing to happen!
Lin Jun didn't waste any time. After paying them their daily wages, he let them go back on their own.
Looking at them like that, Lin Jun knew that the second goal had also been achieved this time.
After a few more visits and with a foundation of trust established, Lin Jun would select some tree monsters that were willing to completely loyal to him and give them more preferential treatment.
With role models in place, there will gradually be more and more mushroom factions among the tree monsters, and finally they will be completely absorbed!
Lin Jun has already planned the future for the tree demon.
By then, relying on the transit nodes of the fungus network, maybe I won’t have to worry about the management and maintenance of the sixth layer at all?
It would be nice if there were tree spirits in other classes as well.
After thinking about it, Lin Jun remembered that the werewolf on the 10th floor might meet the requirements?
But the 10th floor is still a bit far away, and Lin Jun hasn’t figured out how to break through the teleportation maze on the 8th floor.
Secondly, werewolves might not be a good thing. I don’t have a good impression of werewolves in my memory...
Everyone, from now on, I will probably update twice a day at 6 o'clock.
(End of this chapter)
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