Mushroom Lord in the Underground City-Chapter 404 - 396: Retinue Creator
Pujie Dungeon, Deep Area, in an uninhabited cave.
This is a remote location without any special products. πππππ¨π²πππ¨π―ππ.ππΌπΊ
Before the Fungal Mat appeared, it was bare and had nothing. After the Fungal Mat spread, mushrooms grew and attracted some Rolling Beetles that lived on them. Other than that, there was nothing else.
Similar caves exist throughout the Deep Area. Whenever Lin Jun has any skill experiments, she usually conducts them in these places, and today is no exception.
As the experiment began, the Magic Power within the caveβs Fungal Mat started to converge crazily toward a single point.
The Rolling Beetles, which are insensitive to Magic Power, didnβt perceive this change at all and continued to leisurely munch on the mushrooms within the Fungal Mat.
One Rolling Beetle was happily eating a plump mushroom when it suddenly noticed the mushroom cap beneath its mouth shrivel and wilt rapidly, as if its life essence was drawn out in an instant.
Confused, it turned its simple brain, and before it could find another mushroom, a surge of Power sent its entire body flying.
In midair, the startled Rolling Beetle curled into a ball, and as soon as it hit the ground, it rolled away, disappearing into the crevices between rocks.
At the center of the cave, the vortex of Magic Power almost became tangible, and the Fungal Mat lost its luster at a visible speed, transforming from a glistening lushness to a withered state, ultimately losing all vitality.
This was only the beginning; even the adjacent caves werenβt spared, as the once thriving mushrooms wilted one by one.
When the storm of Magic Power subsided, the Fungal Mat across five entire caves vanished due to being drained of Magic Power.
And as a price for this, Lin Jun obtained... half of a Knight Pukiβs butt...
After the vortex of Magic Power disappeared, the Puki butt, having lost its support, wobbled and fell onto the dead Fungal Mat.
Great, it indeed turned out that she was too wishful. The new ability couldnβt exploit Magic Power for free after all...
[Achievement: Familiar Creator (Quickly create a familiar)]
This achievement popped up as soon as [Puki Creation] reached Level 10 yesterday.
The achievement system has always been a mystery; the conditions for obtaining all achievements are hidden, meaning ordinary people hardly have a chance to access achievements.
But clearly, one of the conditions for [Familiar Creator] appearing is definitely that [Puki Creation] reached Full Level, or perhaps other creation skills at Full Level would also work?
The effect is as its name suggests: quickly create a Puki, which currently seems to require normal consumption of Magic Power.
Lin Jun now has [Puki Creation Level 10], and without shortening time through Magic Power, she can use several hours for disposable skill Pukis with three or four skills, about five days for Elite Pukis with up to ten skills and added corresponding Attributes, and around half a month for stronger ones like Heavy Armor Puki and Scout Puki.
The birth of these Pukis can all be accelerated through Magic Power, just like during the Cult incident where those disposable Pukis were all rapidly spawned within half a minute.
But the acceleration also has its limits, and in cases of extreme waste of Magic Power, the Elite Puki can land in half a day, while the Scout Puki requires at least three days.
As for the Knight, that thing can only be nurtured slowly.
The current achievement ability may have failed, but itβs Lin Junβs greed to exploit a Knight for freeβs cause.
With normal Magic Power consumption, the Fungal Mat can generate an Elite Puki effortlessly. With slight preparation for pre-charging, a Scout or Heavy Armor Puki can be rapidly created.
Simply put, Lin Jun can airdrop Advanced Pukis in the future without having to rely solely on disposable Pukis.
Theoretically, Knight Puki can also be airdropped, but even the normal Magic Power required to nurture a Knight Puki exceeds the upper limit the Fungal Mat can store.
Lin Jun switched to another cave and prepared to generate a Heavy Armor Puki to see.
However, this time, there was no response...
Alright... turns out there was a cooldown...
After some research, it was roughly confirmed that this ability can be used once every five days.
With that being the case, this ability canβt be used as a regular production method, only for emergencies.
Still feels okay, after all, itβs just a bafflingly free achievement.
...
Meanwhile, in the Far North, the city, under the voluntary labor of multiple races, has taken on its initial form.
Following Lin Junβs request, they constructed a circular city wall with four gates: the North Gate, South Gate, West Gate, and East Gate.
In the future, all the captives will be relocated into it rather than being cramped in the Mushroom Garden as they are now.
Among these captives, itβs not just combat personnel.
Initially, the Half-demon Tribe was wrongfully burglarized by the detestable Chis... Speaking of Chis makes Lin Jun mad, it vanished after stealing her spoils, not even leaving any traces of where it hid, so Lin Jun couldnβt even find it to cause trouble...
In any case, the Half-demon Tribe was indeed left with only combat personnel, but the Lizardmen tribe as a whole was carried back by Lin Jun.
Subsequently, as Lin Jun redeemed various slaves from other tribes, her population composition grew increasingly complex.
Among them are demons, humans, and even dwarfs, and most of them arenβt combat personnel.
A fortress city with robust defense capabilities is quite necessary.
And now, completion is near, and Supervisor Hunting rushed over to request Lin Jun to name the city.
Lin Jun thought for a second: "To sound powerful, letβs call it Mycelium Bounce Puki Fort!"
Hunting didnβt perceive any imposing aura from the name, attempted to speak up several times, but ultimately decided against it.
Just as Lin Jun contemplated how to develop Mycelium Bounce Puki Fort into a city the world desires, Xing Huo came to report bad news to the Marshal Puki atop Hunting.
"You mean the nearby tribes might band together against us? How did you figure it out?"
Lin Junβs perspective quickly scanned several locations in the Northern Territory but didnβt find anything particularly suspicious.
"Boss, itβs about trade. Those nearby tribes, lately the slaves they bring for trade are almost all weak and lacking combat capability, either disabled or children, and theyβre exchanging for ordinary mushrooms instead of trading Delicious Mushrooms."
"What do you mean?"
"The former indicates they have started to guard against our strengthening power, the latter possibly suggests theyβre preparing for war. After all, with the arrival of spring, even in the Northern Territory, food sources are increasing, thereβs no reason to completely refrain from enjoying Delicious Mushrooms and instead hoard ordinary mushrooms en masse. As for the target of their potential war...given their near simultaneous change, itβs likely they secretly have contact with each other, then the most probable target naturally is us."
Xing Huo paused, then added: "Of course, itβs just my personal speculation, and it requires verification from multiple sides."
"Hmm... makes some sense." Despite saying this, Lin Jun wondered if itβs possible to deduce so much from a single trade?
Moreover, we were doing business well together, why suddenly attack? Clearly, she hasnβt made a move yet!
To verify Xing Huoβs speculation isnβt difficult, dedicating some time to focus on it can clear things up.
But even if it turns out true, Lin Jun isnβt overly concerned.
The combined strength of those tribes within the area isnβt particularly weak, but in the Far North, Lin Junβs strength here has turned the world upside down, coupled with a broader Fungal Mat.
No matter what, if they dare to make a move, Lin Jun could easily defeat them one by one simply through raw strength along with the advantage of broader vision.
In contrast, developments on the other side concerning the continentβs situation are much more important. (around ten minutes to the next Chapter)
