This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 302, Section 301: Promotion
Puji came down with a full coat of "fresh wolf fur".

After all, Xiao Lan couldn't go back looking like that fluffy ball, so Puji thoughtfully provided him with a haircut.

There was so much wolf fur that it couldn't even fill the pouch, but we didn't need that much anyway.

When Lin Jun returned with the wolf fur, the scene was in complete chaos.

The yellow book, in Norris's hands, was written in a furious hand, directing the demons responsible for inscribing the magic circles.

[Idiot! This line must be straight! Do you even know what a straight line is?!]
Norris leaned closer for a couple of glances: "Isn't this just a straight line?"

[Are you blind, you lizard-headed idiot?! Are you blind or am I?! That bump! See it?! Make them recarve it! Immediately! Right now!]
Norris scratched his head and could only call over the demonic offspring to point out the problems he felt the Yellow Book had.

[Why are you being so polite?! Scold him! That useless piece of trash! He can't even cut a straight line, is he trying to kill me?!]
"Didn't you say this ritual was for Louisa? How could it kill you?" Norris couldn't help but mutter.

[......]
Upon seeing Puji appear with wolf fur, the Yellow Book immediately felt like it had seen a savior:
[Boss! You're finally back! You have to do something about this! If these useless idiots keep causing trouble, Louisa is doomed!]
Left with no other choice, Lin Jun had to summon Xinghuo. This new priestess of the demon tribe had finally managed to earn the discerning approval of the Yellow Book regarding her skill in magic arrays.

On the other hand, there's the issue of magic crystals.

The battle puppets absolutely cannot be dismantled; they are the last and strongest defensive force in the dungeon!

Then we'll have to produce it ourselves...

Piles of magic crystals were moved out and piled up into small mountains in the open space.

Six special Puji surrounded the crystal pile, constantly absorbing the essence inside the crystal.

With a series of cracking sounds, the magic crystal quickly dimmed, cracked, and turned into a pile of useless powder and debris.

The absorbed energy slowly and laboriously condensed into an S-class magic crystal within Puji's body.

This is all of Lin Jun's stock!
It's not that there won't be any new magic crystals in the dungeon after we use them all, it's just that we don't know how long it will take to dig up so many again!
However, the one who felt most heartbroken was not Lin Jun herself, but Xiao Hei.

Little Black, who routinely checks her "little treasure trove" after waking up, noticed something amiss today—the Pujis are "ruining" her future, Bright and Sparkling!

Although these magic crystals were at most "glass balls" in her eyes, not as good as silver scales and gems, they were still sparkly!

Seeing the magic crystals that were originally shimmering being crushed by the Puji, Xiao Hei rushed over anxiously, growling at the Puji, and spreading its tail and wings as wide as possible to cover the magic crystals, trying to stop the Puji's "atrocity".

In the end, Lin Jun had no choice but to "agree" to General Hei's request.

Xiao Hei was relieved to see that the chubby guys had put all the magic crystals back.

Lin Jun then moved to an even more secluded corner to continue his "money-burning" spree.

three days later.

When nearly 90% of the magic crystal inventory was wiped out, six palm-sized, crystal-clear S-grade magic crystals finally managed to take shape with great difficulty!
Looking at this substantial "achievement," I felt like an old father who had to sell everything he owned to send his child to further his studies; my heart was bleeding.

To increase the success rate, Lin Jun even consumed magic power to add recovery abilities such as [mycelial recombination] and [regeneration] to Louisa.

"Little pig, you have to succeed!" (Otherwise, I'll lose everything!)
[Luisa, you absolutely can't die!] (If you die, the boss will really tear me apart!)

"Go, Sister Xue!" (Sincerely)

Carrying the sincere expectations of everyone, Louisa stood in the center of the ritual magic circle.

Six S-grade magic crystals were embedded in the nodes of the magic circle, and several magic storage pods supplied energy, with magical radiance flowing like stars within the magic circle.

Of course, there is also the indispensable sacrifice, the great vampire countess Yunier.

She was dragged over by the Puji like a dead pig. Although Lin Jun really wanted to have a philosophical conversation with them at this moment, the high cost of six S-grade magic crystals made her suppress her unbearable urge and choose the safest method—to completely numb the sacrifice!
As the ceremony began under Louisa's guidance, the flowing starlight gradually turned blood red. Then, the scarlet light shot straight up to the dome, forming a twisted pillar of light that completely enveloped Louisa and Yunier!
Countless energy-based, blood vessel-like threads shot out from the magic circle, piercing deep into Louisa's limbs and bones. At the same time, another group of thicker, more greedy threads pierced Yunier's heart!
"Uhhhhhh-!!!"

The intense pain even jolted Yunier awake from her coma, causing her to let out a piercing scream that was almost inhuman!

However, Lin Jun's insurance policy had multiple layers, leaving Yunier no chance to resist.

Her body convulsed and spasmed violently, visibly shriveled up, her skin lost its luster, became gray and wrinkled, and her once beautiful blonde hair withered and turned gray, as if she had quickly gone through the process of aging.

The intense pain left her speechless except for screams.

Lin Jun watched the changes in the soul during the ritual with great curiosity, while the Yellow Book observed the progress of the ritual with tension. Only Norris showed a hint of reluctance on his face, but he did not look away.

The essence blood containing primordial power within Yunier's body was roughly extracted by the scarlet threads and poured into Louisa's body!

Louisa also let out a painful scream!

Her body was like a rapidly inflating balloon, with veins bulging under her skin like writhing dragons, bones groaning under the strain, and muscles twisting and deforming under the onslaught of energy, almost bursting open!
[Hold on! Guide it! Break free from the shackles!] The Yellow Book was frantic, and Norris immediately read it aloud for him.

However, the situation is still deteriorating.

[No, although her willpower is still holding on, her body can't take it anymore! The backlash from the bloodline difference caused by her special condition is much greater than expected!]
The yellow book practically says it's a problem with the mycelium.

[There's still a chance, let me in!]
Lin Jun didn't waste any words and threw it in.

Upon entering the magic circle, the yellow book floated up, and Lin Jun completely enveloped the "essence" of the yellow book with her soul, ready to crush it at any moment.

Fortunately, the Yellow Book didn't seem to be playing any tricks this time. Instead, it connected several magic threads to itself as a transit point, reducing the direct impact on Louisa.

But this only slowed the deterioration.

Louisa's health points on the panel continued to drop under the impact of the ritual, and she was on the verge of failure. Lin Jun was considering whether she should stop.

The mycelium is moving!

Within Louisa's body, the mycelium that had long been intertwined with her flesh and blood was acting this way, whether driven by some skill or by a parasitic instinct.

After Louisa's body collapsed to a certain critical point, they began a second expansion after self-parasitism.

The mycelium absorbs the violent energy, splits, spreads, and fills in the damaged areas.

This shift in power significantly reduced the pressure on Louisa.

Finally, amidst Louisa's screams, the crimson beam of light surged into her body.

Feeling the new power surging within her, Louisa, who could barely stand, grinned, revealing the blood streaming from her torn lips from her earlier screams: "Ha... this feels... really good."

However, as soon as she finished speaking, everything went black before her eyes, and she completely lost consciousness.

The light from the magic circle dimmed, the six S-grade magic crystals turned into grayish-white powder, and the yellow book fell to the ground.

The moment the book cover touched the ground, a line of obsequious handwriting eagerly appeared:

[Boss, um, could you...]
Lin Jun knew what it was talking about. Looking at the LV53 on the pig's panel, she agreed, "Okay."

[The boss is so generous!]
The next instant, an invisible suction force swept towards Count Eunice's withered corpse. From the perspective of [Inspiration], the vampire count's soul was forcibly pulled out, as if being drawn into a vortex, and disappeared into the yellow book.

A brand new, special page, edged with simple pale gold lace, quietly appeared. (There will be another chapter around 2 PM.)

(End of this chapter)