This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 123, Section 122: Core
Inside the six-story mountain cavern, the cage was pulled up once again, revealing the spatial fissures below.

A curse of corrosive damage swept through the entire void, and all the pristine white bodies began to be corroded.

This time, the cage was raised for an unusually long time, so long that the two-colored slimes became impatient and moved around inside the cage, making "beep beep" sounds. The cage was only put back in place when the slimes' health was almost depleted.

The yellow book said something about [the cracks gradually widening], and Lin Jun frowned as she looked at it for a long time.

It seems... it's a little bit bigger?

The change was so minute that Lin Jun wouldn't have noticed it at all if the Yellow Book hadn't specifically mentioned it.

But that's all for now. As the cracks continue to widen, it won't be long before Lin Jun notices this change.

Is it completely adjacent to an unknown dungeon with a curse?
It's a problem, the unknown is always a problem, but it's not enough to throw Lin Jun off balance.

Based on the rate at which this fissure expands, even if it expands faster, Lin Jun is confident that she can apply the [Corrosion Resistance] buff before it becomes large enough. At that point, it will simply be six layers with one more exit.

While thinking, Lin Jun confirmed with the yellow book, "The crack has indeed changed a bit."

Could you please specify the exact location?
Lin Jun didn't hide anything: "Sixth floor, why?"

[My lord, the rift is a harbinger of the dungeon's collapse.]
[If the collapse started from the sixth floor, then the crack you see is the whole thing.]
[But if the collapse started from other levels, then the rift in the sixth level might only be a small part of it.]
[Have you made similar discoveries elsewhere?]
Lin Jun thought to herself, "At least not on floors one through five."

Instead of answering the question in the yellow book, Lin Jun directly asked, "What kind of collapse are you talking about? How will it collapse? Why will it collapse?"

[The cracks multiplied and grew larger until the entire dungeon was torn apart—this is what's known as the collapse.]
[As for why... well, it's because of the erosion of time. Just like houses deteriorate over time, it's normal for the dungeon to start showing signs of problems after more than three hundred years since its appearance.]
More than three hundred years?

This coincides with the timeline of the story Dylan told: the hero fought a great battle with the Demon King, opened a passage connecting to the abyss, and formed the dungeon.

Do you know the origin of the dungeon?

[Sir, I don't know everything either.]
Tsk.

If the Yellow Book were a person, we could easily find out whether it was lying through parasitic arrangements.

"Now, back to the issue of the rift, you're not the kind of useless person who can only point out the problem but can't offer a solution, are you?"

[Sir, could you please stop locking me up like this?]
I also want to serve Mushroom Farm, just like I am now.
When faced with the question, Huang Bishu didn't rush to answer but instead made a request first, which didn't surprise Lin Jun.

"If what you said is helpful..."

Having received a reply, the yellow book immediately provided its answer, showing no concern that Lin Jun might change her mind.

[The core, the core of the dungeon]
[My lord, if I may be so blunt, you are like an outsider lodging under someone else's roof; even if the house is broken, you have no right to repair it.]
[But once you control the core of the dungeon and become its master, you will naturally find a way to repair it.]
"The core of the dungeon... So where is the core you're talking about?"

[The core lies at the very deepest part of the deepest zone.]
"So your method is to let me smash through the dungeon... Okay, one last question."

Lin Jun's tone didn't seem to change after hearing the secret, but Norris, who was in charge of the translation, was trembling on the spot.

"The Holy Scripture, how do you know so much?"

[My lord, I don't know. I am merely a creation, and there are some things I am born knowing. If you insist on asking why, you can only ask my mysterious creator.]
"Humph……"

[My lord, you must believe me! I have nothing to hide!]
After a brief silence, just as Norris thought Lin Jun was about to tear up the book and interrogate him again, Lin Jun suddenly said:

"If Norris agrees, you can let him take you, provided you stay within the fifth or sixth floor."

You are not allowed to seduce Norris, nor are you allowed to drive him mad, or I'll tear you apart.

"When Norris isn't with you, just stay put in the cave."

Thank you, sir!
[wrong]
[Thanks, boss!]
The yellow book was filled with cheers and praises, while Norris looked completely bewildered. Me?
Carrying this evil book?

Look what the boss said: It's not allowed to bewitch or drive you crazy.

No matter how I listen to it, it feels like it's dangerous for me to be with him.

I glanced furtively at the yellow book still celebrating freedom; come to think of it, the boss didn't seem to have said he had to bring it with him...

Norris silently decided to avoid the Yellow Book as much as possible!

After asking questions for a while, Little Black, who was waiting on the side, got so bored that he leaned against the mushroom tree and fell asleep, drool dripping down the scales on his face.

Three little creatures came over, extended their mycelial tentacles, lifted Little Black up, and carried her all the way back to her sparkling mushroom house.

A mycelial tentacle swayed back and forth, barely clearing a space to place Little Black down.

Just as the Puji were about to leave, Xiao Hei suddenly reached out and hugged one of them.

Puji, still being held, was following Lin Jun's order to leave. Feeling Puji's struggle in his arms, the dazed Xiao Hei hugged him even tighter.

Snapped--

The mushroom house returned to tranquility.

……

Lin Jun did not fully believe what the yellow book said.

This guy is telling me half the story and hiding the other half; I don't know if he's up to something, and the key is that I don't have a good way to verify it.

What kind of underground city is facing disrepair after only 300 years?

Even if you build a castle out of stone, it won't collapse in three hundred years.

Its credibility is questionable.

However, there is still some useful information in it.

For example, the probability of the Yellow Book making up something out of thin air to deceive him about the Dungeon Core is not high. Once he gets there, he can tell whether it's real or fake.

Lin Jun herself wasn't afraid of any traps in the deepest part. The first to charge would inevitably be her own Puji. If there were traps, they would only kill a bunch of her Puji, which would be completely meaningless.

It has been proven that the cracks will grow larger. As for whether they will increase in number... Lin Jun will find out if this is true as the story continues to unfold.

Overall, the recommendations in the Yellow Book did not conflict with Lin Jun's original plan.

Lin Jun originally intended to develop further, but now she has added the underground city core to her goals.

Regarding the Yellow Book, it had always been kept under wraps. All I knew was that it was a holy book and a heretical text, but I knew very little about it in other aspects.

It definitely has more secrets, but Lin Jun hadn't figured out how to pry them out of it. Simply threatening to tear up the book wouldn't guarantee its authenticity.

Allowing the Yellow Book to follow Norris under one's nose can be considered a form of observation of it.

As for the potential dangers Norris might encounter... Lin Jun decided to pay more attention to him and keep a close eye on him at all times...

(End of this chapter)