This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 272, Section 271: Spiritual Guidance
“I brought back three!” In the private house built especially for Inanna, Inanna placed three boxes in front of the Puji.

"You did a great job! You were a huge help!" Lin Jun praised sincerely.

A mycelium extended its mycelial tentacles and deftly swept away the three boxes.

The other Puji enthusiastically surrounded her, and amidst Pink Puji's giggling laughter, they gave her a full-body "mushroom massage" with just the right amount of force, kneading and patting to help Pink Puji relieve her fatigue from the journey.

Lin Jun only turned her attention to the three boxes after Inanna fell into a deep sleep with comfortable moans.

There was no need to return to the dungeon; they went directly to a spot inside the house with a fungal carpet and threw the flower there.

[Seven Sins of Greed Trigger]

[Plunder Skill: Mental Guidance LV1]

Under the [Inspiration LV5] vision, the faint point of light represented by that flower is like a star falling into a deep pool.

It silently shattered and dissolved, turning into countless tiny specks of light, and was eventually completely decomposed and devoured, leaving not a trace of residue or anything unusual.

As her [Inspiration] level increased, Lin Jun saw things more clearly and finally confirmed one thing—flowers and plants have no soul.

Not only flowers and plants, but most monsters also lack souls.

Or rather, their "spirit" is fundamentally different from the "soul" of intelligent life forms like humans and minotaurs.

The creep decomposes humans, eventually "spitting out" a smooth, soul-like orb devoid of all skill imprints. This orb then gradually merges into the surrounding world.

In Lin Jun's understanding, [greed] only devours the "skills" attached to it; the soul itself is not the target.

However, when decomposing monsters or plants that lack higher intelligence, nothing resembling a soul comes out at all.

Lin Jun speculated that either they did not have a soul in the sense of intelligent beings, or their "spirit" was highly bound to skills or life forms, and would naturally disappear once it was stripped away or decomposed.

In any case, at the level of the soul, intelligent life and non-intelligent existence are clearly two completely different things.

The specific meaning behind this distinction is still unclear, but Lin Jun believes it is likely related to something fundamental to the world's underlying logic.

Unfortunately, I knew too little.

Moreover, although she hadn't asked Aiding to investigate yet, Lin Jun felt that humans probably didn't know much about this aspect.

The reason is simple: humans don't even know that the core of a dungeon can be controlled by a soul, which clearly shows a lack of knowledge in this area.

She could check later, but Lin Jun didn't have much hope.

On the contrary, the demons might have more information, at least the Yellow Book, as the demons' holy book, knows this knowledge.

His mind returned to the newly acquired skills.

Lin Jun still remembers the description on the panel when selecting skills: it can be used on targets that are already hallucinating.

Who should we choose to try?
Pink Puji has already drifted off to sleep...

Norris had just crawled back into the Mushroom House...

Little Black...

How can it be!

Skills involve the word "spirit," so it's hard to say there won't be any danger. Lin Jun now has better experimental materials.

……

On the edge of Silent Wind Town, there was a resettlement area hastily fenced off with wooden railings. Tents stood everywhere, crowded and crammed together, and the air was filled with various smells.

Inside one of the crooked tents, a burly man with a stubble and reeking of alcohol was snoring loudly.

A tiny, silent mushroom emerged from the carpet of fungus in one corner of the tent and stood quietly in the shadows.

In order to cope with the ever-increasing population, the town of Silent Wind is already accelerating its planning and expansion.

But this speed is clearly still not keeping up with the influx of refugees.

Farr forbade these refugees from building their own houses, as those unplanned and even dilapidated illegal buildings would only be a future management nightmare.

These refugees, for whom there was no time to plan ahead, could only live in tents in specially designated temporary resettlement areas.

Naturally, these areas, which are entirely populated by refugees, also have the worst security.

Farr wanted to take charge, but he didn't have enough manpower, so in the end he could only prioritize dealing with the most heinous crimes.

As for petty theft, fights, and brawls, those can only be dealt with later.

The drunkard before me is a typical cancer that has bred in this "low-lying area." He dares not do things like murder, arson, rape, or robbery that would cost him his life, but extortion, petty theft, and bullying the weak are his daily occupations, and he does them all without fail.

When Lin Jun is bored, she likes to observe human life. This feeling of appreciating the joys and sorrows of others from a third-person perspective reminds her of the feeling she used to have when watching TV dramas.

Of course, as an observer, he wouldn't get involved.

Puji is not a hero, and Lin Jun doesn't even consider herself righteous. Her friendliness extends to her subordinates at most.

But this doesn't stop Lin Jun from prioritizing the selection of experimental subjects from this garbage when she needs them.

Even if you break it, you won't feel guilty!
Now that the entire Silent Wind Town is under her surveillance, even if Lin Jun makes this guy disappear without a trace, no one will be able to find any clues. Besides, it's just a skill experiment.

Hallucinogenic spores quietly permeated the tent, and the already drunk bully inhaled them to his heart's content in his drunken stupor.

[Spiritual Guidance LV1]

The moment the skill took effect, Lin Jun keenly sensed the change!
It was as if his own soul had extended invisible tentacles, and under the subtle guidance of the skill, it gently landed on the bully along the "bridge" constructed by the hallucinogenic spores.

The connection is extremely weak, as if it would break with the slightest force. It's not as good as the vacuum cleaner experience when it's in core mode, and it can't compare to the experience when it was hacking the Yellow Book.

But this was the first time Lin Jun had actively connected with someone using her soul, so it was quite novel.

Through the connection of souls, Lin Jun "saw" the bully's dream!

Lin Jun immediately became excited!

After all, I haven't had any dreams since I turned into a mushroom, I never expected this!
I couldn't wait to observe this dream.

A banquet filled with gilded wine vessels, greasy food, and heavily made-up beauties—a dream so vulgar it couldn't be more vulgar.

Strangely, after Lin Jun's consciousness entered, it actually formed a concrete image in the dream—a green mushroom lying on a banquet plate...

No... this isn't right!
I am indeed a mushroom now, no problem, but I was a human before I was reincarnated!

Even if the race has changed, the soul should still be in its original human form, right?
Why does it turn into a mushroom?
Could it be that even my soul has turned into a real mushroom?!
At least... at least give us a poop with legs...

The moment the thought crossed my mind, the mushroom on the plate expanded rapidly as if it were being inflated. In the span of two breaths, it stretched and deformed, growing into a round, white, and tender little thing!
Ok?
This dream world... is really convenient!

If that's the case, wouldn't I be able to become a human too?
As it continued to grow, its two mycelial legs rapidly extended, transforming into two human legs. Two anthropomorphic arms emerged from its sides, their ends even wriggling and branching into ten fingers...

However, it got stuck at the head!

What did I originally look like?

Strange, he should have been very handsome... How come I can't remember any of the details?
Thus, a bizarre entity with a humanoid torso and limbs, but a mushroom-shaped head, stood there dumbfounded in the center of the luxurious banquet hall, lost in thought.

Meanwhile, at the main seat of the banquet, the tyrant who had just been indulging in a life of pleasure with women on both sides now had his eyes practically bulging out of their sockets!

"Monster...monster!" He shoved the beautiful woman in his arms away, scrambled to the wall, and then, as if remembering his "identity," screamed, "Guards! Guards! Protect me! Kill this monster!"

"So you even gave yourself a noble status..." Despite not having a mouth, Lin Jun's mushroom-like creature still managed to make a sound.

As a group of "guards" with blurred armor and stiff, puppet-like movements poured in, Lin Jun temporarily put aside her memories.

Try the guided effect!
Although the connection is very weak, the part of Lin Jun that appears in the bully's dream is not even as high quality as the bully's own soul. However, the conscious guidance crushes the unconscious dream, coupled with the assistance of skills.

The next instant, mushrooms suddenly burst open on the heads of all the guards!

They paused for a moment, then in unison turned their spears around, the cold tips pointing directly at the bully cowering in the corner!

"What...what are you doing?! I am your master! Kill it! Kill it!" the bully screamed in terror, his back pressed tightly against the cold wall, with nowhere to retreat.

Amidst piercing screams and muffled thuds of blades piercing flesh, the glaring crimson gradually soaked through the ornate tapestries and corner rugs.

Lin Jun was about to try again and recall her "handsome" face, but with the complete death of the protagonist of the dream, the entire banquet scene collapsed!

This part of Lin Jun's consciousness was abruptly pulled away.

When I tried to connect the skill again, my consciousness sank into a void of deathly darkness, completely empty.

Okay, looks like I can't just kill someone who's dreaming in their dream...

……

"Mushroom... Mushroom Monster..."

The next day, the bully was listless and rambling on and on all day, and it wasn't until the third day that he barely recovered.

(End of this chapter)