This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 244, Section 243: Delicious
[Seven Sins of Greed Trigger]

[Delicious: LV1]

Dylan ultimately brought back only three fruits, one of which was accidentally damaged during a battle.

However, it wasn't a big problem; Lin Jun successfully obtained the skill from the three fruits.

At this moment, in a warm and safe cave covered with fungal carpet in the deep zone, Lin Jun's core employees are sitting in a circle, their eyes focused on a newly grown mushroom.

Its cap has an unprecedented, vibrant, deep red color!

A new mushroom color has appeared!
Is it because the fruit is red?

But none of that matters. What Lin Jun wants to know now is what kind of experience this [Delicious LV1] enhancement will bring.

As a mushroom without a sense of taste, it can only rely on the feedback from these "taste testers".

Louisa gracefully raised her hand to refuse, as vampires don't eat anything other than blood.

That's true, but what if we add some delicious flavor to it?

Lin Jun glanced at Norris... It can't be that bad, they can just catch some minotaurs to experiment on later.

Little Black rolled around on the fungal carpet, hugging its own tail, showing absolutely no interest in the little mushroom.

Dylan picked it first. He plucked a small piece and chewed it carefully. For comparison, he also picked a common gray mushroom next to him and took a bite.

"Hmm..." He frowned slightly, as if trying to discern, "It is... slightly sweet? And a bit umami? But... it doesn't seem to taste much better than ordinary mushrooms?"

Norris, seeing this, also tried it and gave a similar assessment: "Hmm, it is a little different, but... the difference is not obvious."

"Is that all?" Lin Jun asked, somewhat disappointed.

Could it be that the mushrooms themselves are of such poor quality that even the "deliciousness" can't make up for it?
“Perhaps it shouldn’t be eaten raw?” Dylan suggested, recalling the taste of the red fruit, which was far more than just that.

Then, a burrowing puki that Dylan had never seen before was generated right in front of him.

The Puji next to them threw in the red mushrooms and poured some water into the "pot" in the center of the burrowing Puji.

Its mushroom cap spun back and forth, and its entire body began to vibrate rapidly and subtly with a "buzzing" sound!
With this strange vibration, the water and mushrooms in the depression quickly heated up and churned. In just two minutes, a steaming bowl of mushroom soup with a unique aroma was presented to everyone.

Dylan scooped up a spoonful, blew on it, took a bite, sprinkled some salt he carried with him, tasted it again, and his eyes lit up slightly.

When Norris took another bite, his eyes widened instantly: "Good, delicious!"

Ignoring all pretense of decorum, I practically wolfed down the soup in the bowl, not caring that it was scalding hot.

As he ate, tears uncontrollably streamed down his face. In the past, a plate of honey-glazed pork chops in a tavern would have been the ultimate delicacy in his mind.

He had only ever heard about "delicious" from other adventurers; he never imagined he would one day taste it himself!
Not quite satisfied, Norris reached for another bowl, but his movement was too forceful, and his elbow slammed into the spikes on the edge of the still-vibrating burrowing machine with a "smack"!
The high temperature and continuous vibration caused a scale on his elbow to fly off instantly!

"Ouch—it hurts!" Norris pulled his hand back, but thankfully it was just a momentary sting and nothing serious.

A gust of wind blew by, and Norris instinctively looked down to look for the detached scale, but couldn't find it anywhere.

He looked up in confusion and saw that Xiao Hei had moved to the farthest corner of the cave at some point, turned his back to everyone, curled up into a ball, leaving only a seemingly calm back view.

"Boss!" Norris suddenly remembered something, pointing at the magical burrowing device, his voice rising with excitement, "This! Can we... install it on my giddy?"

Where? Under your butt?

“Of course… it’s in my hands,” Norris gestured hastily, “Change that bladed whip!”

The blade whip was long, but its power was still somewhat lacking. Seeing how powerful the burrowing-and-penetrating-armor-piercing technique was, he was immediately tempted. "It's possible... but I doubt it'll be as good as you think." Lin Jun was too lazy to explain further; he'd understand once Norris was equipped with it.

Lin Jun hadn't forgotten about Xiao Hei, who had already shrunk into a corner.

The fungal carpet in front of Xiao Hei gently arched up, and a plump, round mushroom with a deep red cap and an alluring charm was freshly made.

Little Black was immediately drawn to the scene, and after wedging the Norris scale into the gap between its own scales—

Sniff, touch, and eat.

Watching the little black cat bury its head deep into its round body, munching away as if afraid it would run out if it ate too slowly, it seems she really likes it.

[Skill Upgrade: Delicious LV1 → LV2]

Ok?
Producing more... So this is how delicious food is upgraded!
However, unlike skills like [Photosynthesis] and [Fluorescence] which have low mana consumption, the skill [Delicious] is surprisingly quite mana-intensive.

Of course, this amount of exertion was nothing to Lin Jun.

The demons quickly noticed that a new item, Delicious Mushroom, had appeared next to the original Mushroom on the exchange list, and Qiong tried exchanging for a pack...

……

On the surface, near Silent Wind Town.

An adventurer weighed the half-empty bag of mushrooms in his hand and clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction.

He was one of the first to sense the potential for wealth and flock to the industry, and he made a fortune in two rounds.

However, the good times did not last long.

Standing up, I looked around. Everywhere I looked, there were people coming and going: adventurers, refugees, guild members...

Mushrooms aren't unlimited. When I first came, I could easily fill several large bags in a day, but now, even after a whole day, I can only manage half a bag.

This amount might be attractive to ordinary people, but it was far too little for a professional adventurer like him. So he made up his mind to leave this place where there were far more monks than porridge first thing tomorrow morning.

As he was thinking this, he caught a glimpse of bright red out of the corner of his eye!
Red mushroom!
This is a type of mushroom I've never seen before; the mushrooms here at Zijing only come in three colors: green, gray, and cyan.

The gray and green varieties are edible, but the green variety must be carefully distinguished from the poisonous blue variety. Recently, there have been unfortunate cases of people falling into a coma after mistakenly eating green mushrooms, and some even dying from fainting in unsafe places.

But... this is the first time I've ever seen red!

Such vibrant colors... are they poisonous?

He carefully put on thick leather gloves, gently pinched the mushroom stem at the base, and pulled it up by the roots. He planned to take it back to show his companions...

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Two days later, at the temporary camp, inside the Adventurers' Guild tent.
"Fal! Look who I brought!" Aidin's voice carried a hint of barely perceptible boasting as he abruptly pulled back the tent flap.

Inside the tent, Far was holding a wooden bowl with a few red mushroom bits floating in it. He had clearly just taken a big gulp, with specks of fluorescent soup on his lips and chin, and his face showed the enjoyment of rain after a long drought.

Upon seeing the two people enter, he instantly suppressed all expression, wiped his mouth a few times, stood up, blocked the fluorescent mushroom soup on the table, and bowed to Inanna.

His demeanor was still impeccable; if only he could wipe the fluorescent dye from the corners of his mouth a little cleaner...

(End of this chapter)