This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 266, page 265: Only Ordinary Heroes Make Choices
Looking up a few skills was something Aiding thought would be simple, but things turned out to be unexpectedly complicated.

The information available to the Silent Wind Town branch was already limited, and a large portion of it was destroyed in the previous demonic tide.

Left with no other option, Aidin had to ask Far for a chance to access headquarters data.

Viewing the information itself isn't the problem; the main issue is that it requires a communication crystal, which consumes a significant amount.

Fortunately, Far approved it directly without even asking Aidin why he needed to investigate. The two maintained a good distance, which is why Aidin liked working with Far.

That afternoon, Lin Jun received information about Aiding:

[Spiritual Guidance]

One of the innate skills of the extinct monster "Dream Flower".

This flower grows on Dream Island in the western archipelago, from which the island is named.

Those who land on the island without proper protection will be lured into a blissful illusion by its deadly pollen, sinking into false happiness until death, and ultimately turning into fertilizer.

The island was swallowed by mist 20 years ago, and the Dream Flower has become extinct.

【resonance】

The same extinct monster "Long-sounding Bee" may possess it, but due to its long extinction, its specific effects and mechanisms are unverifiable, and records are vague.

[Negative Energy Collection]

This skill is confirmed to exist, and it is possessed by certain high-ranking scarecrows active in the "Forgotten Mansion" area at the very bottom of the Scarecrow Abyss.

The second is the Dead Soul Moss, which grows deep within the "Ancestor's Tomb" of a semi-abandoned ancient underground city within the empire.

……

Lin Jun was quite satisfied with the report in front of her.

It was worth the careful selection process I went through to choose Aiding; their efficiency is truly impressive!

While the neighboring Pinkie Pie was still foolishly sending someone home to ask, Aiding had already submitted his paper.

Considering his previous contribution in maintaining stable communication at the temporary camp, Lin Jun planned to spend a little money to get him a small S-grade magic crystal to play with later.

It's great to have people under your command!

Backed by humanity's vast knowledge base, its convenience is extraordinary!
Regarding the [Negative Energy Collection], since its source is already clear, Lin Jun gave up the idea of ​​using her precious opportunity to extract it, and instead decided to find a way to delve deeper into the Scarecrow Abyss.

If you really can't get down there, you can also consider posting a quest for adventurers to find it.

If all else fails, we could consider buying some of this Dead Soul Moss from the Demon Clan!
The effect of [Mental Guidance] seems to be about the same as I guessed. Although it is interesting, I feel that it does not help combat ability.

After all, the prerequisite for using this skill is to induce hallucination first, and since I've already induced hallucination in the enemy, why bother to create an illusion?
Perhaps it would be useful for extracting information through interrogation?

Unfortunately, Puji has no enemies right now, so there's no need for torture.

Old Di might really like this skill...

The only thing with not much information is this [Resonance]; the information in the guild is even less than the introduction you see on your own panel.

Using the process of elimination, Lin Jun tends to choose this one.

However, Lin Jun held back. Different fan channels might lead to different results.
……

It took two whole days.

For the past two days, Lin Jun has basically been playing dungeon "team adventure games" with the elves.

The elf's return journey was not smooth.

It wasn't that she encountered any danger. Elawen was clearly quite familiar with the Divine Tree Dungeon. Occasionally, when Puji spotted a diamond-level monster from afar, Elawen would detour before she even had a chance to warn it.

Unfortunately, the elves were unlucky, as they happened to arrive just as the "Migration Tree" was about to move.

A huge forest can be completely moved. No matter how powerful an individual tree is, just the sheer size and sheer number of them can flatten anything that gets in its way.

Even the local Pokémon have to obediently stop and wait for them to finish moving. So for the past two days, Aylawen has just watched as that silly bird Feifei keeps provoking Puji, only to be caught and swallowed by Puji in various ways, then pitifully begging for help from inside Puji's belly...

What's really amazing is that she learned for the first time that Puji, like flowers and plants, needs to bask in the sun!

However, you should drink water after sun exposure.

These were things she didn't know before, and she learned a lot!

……

Two days later, the information from PinkPuji finally arrived.

The result, however, left Lin Jun somewhat disappointed.

It was exactly the same as the one Aiding had gotten, not a single word different, clearly both came from the same database.

Lin Jun even had reason to suspect that the information was obtained directly from the guild after the Duke's Mansion received the request.

However, we shouldn't criticize fans based on this alone.

Lin Jun treated Ai Ding with a professional attitude, rewarding him when he deserved it and punishing him when he deserved it. They maintained a good superior-subordinate relationship based on professional matters.

It's just that Aiding has been doing well all along, so for now there's no punishment but rewards.

Unlike Pink Puji, she had no other needs for Puji besides psychological ones.

So Lin Jun needs to be coaxed.

Moreover, she didn't completely mess things up; she just didn't manage to dig up as much information as Lin Jun had hoped.

Lin Jun praised Inanna a few times in the fungal net, and then had the knight Puji rub her head with his tentacles, which made Inanna very happy.

Having finished this, Lin Jun was about to open the panel to make her final choice when Inanna suddenly blurted out, "Boss, are you looking for these things?"

"Hmm...more or less, what's wrong?"

"Well, my family might actually have a Dream Flower..."

"Huh?" Lin Jun perked up instantly. "Weren't they extinct?"

“It’s not alive! It was sealed away as an ingredient for potions,” Inanna explained. “When I was little, my mother needed potions with this added to them to fall asleep. After she passed away, the remaining Dream Flowers were sealed in the storeroom, and I don’t know if they’re still there… Boss, do you want one?”

Inanna stared longingly at the knight in her arms, as if she would be disappointed if Lin Jun said "no need".

Lin Jun certainly won't let her fans down!

"Yes! Of course we need it! Little Pink, you're awesome!"

They even have things that have been extinct for 20 years!

As expected of a duke's daughter! As expected of a duke's family!

The knight furiously rubbed Inanna's head, this time using all six tentacles at once, his enthusiasm three times greater than before.

"Hehehe!" Inanna gradually lost herself amidst the rubbing of the mycelial tentacles and the boss's constant praise.

……

What else is there to say?
Only ordinary heroes make choices; I, the Bacteria Lord, want them all!

The Pink Puji incident reminded Lin Jun that she could find some skills that suit her and see if they were readily available on the market.

While you can't directly devour high-level items like you would from their place of origin, unlocking a skill encyclopedia is still super convenient!
I'll leave this to Aidin after I give him the S-rank magic crystal.

Now...

Lin Jun decisively opened the panel!
[Acquired Skill: Resonance LV1]

　I already said it would be very late.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)