This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 312, Section 311: The Boss is Always Too Kind
In the dream garden, Inanna is hosting an elegant tea party, and all the attendees are Puji, except for Inanna herself.

Beside a small round table covered with a clean white lace tablecloth, several chubby little puppies sat quietly and obediently in specially raised children's chairs, waiting.

Holding an exquisite porcelain teapot, Inanna carefully poured warm black tea into the mini teacups in front of each Puji before finally pouring one for herself.

The mushrooms extend their soft mycelial tentacles, lift up the steaming teacup, and elegantly pour the tea onto their round mushroom caps.

Inanna smiled and took a sip of her black tea, immersing herself in the joy and leisure that belonged to her alone.

As time went by, the surrounding light seemed to dim slightly.

Outside the once pristine white garden boundary, a woman's figure had quietly appeared at some unknown time.

She knelt quietly not far away, her long, cascading pink hair covering the ground and obscuring her face.

Although her childhood memories were already blurred, Inanna still blurted out instinctively, "Mother...?"

She couldn't help but get up, wanting to get closer and see clearly.

However, just as she was about to step out of the garden boundary, several puffies immediately stretched out their tentacles and gently tugged at the hem of her dress.

Inanna stopped in her tracks, squatted down, and gently stroked and comforted each of the poopies.

Once they relaxed, she looked up again, but the figure that resembled her mother had vanished without a trace.

Inanna had no choice but to return to the small table and continue the interrupted tea party.

……

“Mother…” Inanna murmured as she woke from her sleep, her eyes still glazed over. She felt a tightness in her chest and had some difficulty breathing.

I felt much better after moving the poop that was lying across my chest.

Inanna was confused, not understanding why she suddenly dreamed of her mother.

Nothing much had happened recently that particularly stirred her memories. Besides, her mother had long since faded into an extremely vague symbol in her memory.

After all, her mother passed away when she was young.

Apart from her striking long pink hair and some scattered, fragmented memories, Inanna couldn't even recall her mother's specific appearance or voice.

No portraits or photographs of the mother could be found in the Duke's mansion; it is said that the father ordered them to be taken away to avoid triggering painful memories.

In short, it was a rather bizarre dream.

Dreaming of her mother did not cause Inanna too much sadness; she had long been accustomed to life without her parents, or rather, this was the normal way to live.

And now she has a poop!

Looking at the little ones sprawled all over the bed, Inanna quickly put the doubts about the dream behind her and led the group of little guys out of the bedroom with great energy!
"Miss." The door opened, and a maid who had been waiting outside was there.

In a courtyard some distance away, two Gold-level guards were practicing diligently in the morning light.

Inside the manor, other family guards and servants were also busy moving about.

Since she decided to settle in Mushroom Town, Far has not hesitated to set aside a large plot of land in the best location near the guild to build this comfortable manor for her.

Eric, the butler, increased the number of guards and thoughtfully arranged a team of maids to take care of her daily needs.

Inanna found it rather strange that Eric was so understanding and even readily agreed to let her live outside the Duke's mansion long-term; she had originally thought it would require some effort to achieve her goal. However, since the current situation was entirely beneficial to her, she was happy not to delve into it further.

What if asking a question inadvertently reminds Eric to take her back to that dull ducal mansion?
Inanna was extremely satisfied with her life here.

With the Puji (a term of endearment for fans) always by my side, the ubiquitous mushroom network constantly enveloping my thoughts, and even the boss I can chat with anytime!

"Boss, I actually dreamed about my mother..."

"I remember when I was little, my mother was always lying in bed..."

"Boss, do you have a mother?"

Lin Jun: "???"

After completing her usual routine of "Inanna says five sentences, the boss replies with one," Inanna finally picked up her knight, Puji, with satisfaction and walked briskly out of the mansion.

However, the good mood didn't last long.

When she saw the two so-called "Puji Masters" in the distance, excitedly comparing the power of their respective "Puji Mushroom Cannons," her originally bright mood was quickly clouded over.

If there's anything that's recently made her deeply unhappy, it's definitely these suddenly appearing "Puji Masters".

At first, he was just a lucky guy who accidentally coexisted with mycelium and gained the ability to control Puji; then, a madman appeared who was willing to seriously injure himself and actively seek coexistence!

The latter not only recorded the symbiosis method in detail and sold it to the guild, but also sold it extensively among adventurers, attracting many eager imitators.

Although the absolute number of such people is not yet very large, the trend is already obvious and will only increase in the future.

Even though the guild issued an announcement detailing the various unknown harms and risks that this symbiotic method might bring, many people still couldn't resist the temptation of easily gaining power.

Inanna loathed these guys from the bottom of her heart; she couldn't even sense them in the fungal web, unlike Aidin's situation.

Not to mention, they showed no pity for Puji, only blatant exploitation.

Look at those two. They're comparing whose sword is sharper or whose shield is stronger. In their hands, the Puji is nothing more than a tool, a consumable.

They drive the Puji to fight, and once they are exhausted, they capture new Puji without a second thought, and the cycle repeats itself.

If she could, Inanna would love to stand up and, as the daughter of the duke, strictly forbid this behavior, but unfortunately, the eldest brother does not approve.

The eldest brother is good in every way, except that he is too kind. In order to get along with humans, he constantly makes himself and Puji suffer. Only Inanna feels sorry for Puji in her heart.

However, she also understood that even if she did step in to stop it, it would probably be in vain.

The power of the ducal family is not all-powerful, especially in the face of this trend of pursuing power.

Therefore, she could only bury her dissatisfaction in her heart and silently hate those "Puji Masters" who treated Puji as tools.

Out of sight, out of mind, Inanna turned and left with Puji and the guards.

……

The two newly recruited "Puji Masters" were unaware that they had been disliked by the Duke's daughter. They had just made a major discovery—the attributes of these Puji were not the same!

People only know that the strength of Puji is divided into several levels: the Puji King in the hands of the duke's daughter, the fat otaku Puji or elite Puji below, and finally the ordinary Puji that are everywhere.

But they have now discovered that there are differences even among ordinary Puji!
Some of the same breed of Puji actually have higher stats!
(End of this chapter)