This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 325, Section 324: Service
"Assemble! Line up!"

At Louisa's command, the twenty selected prisoners quickly sprang into action, forming two neat rows. On either side of the rows followed a dense mass of nearly four hundred white puji, controlled by these prisoners.

The situation at the end of the line was quite special; the prisoner was not controlling an ordinary Puji, but a rather cumbersome Jida.

Louisa glanced at everyone, and after confirming that everything was in order, she turned around and waved her hand, and the entire group obediently followed her and began to move.

These twenty prisoners of war were all carefully selected individuals with outstanding performance and extremely high obedience.

They themselves are well aware that this opportunity is rare and cherish it all the more.

After all, daily labor only yields ten contribution points, and to redeem one's freedom, it would require nearly three years of continuous accumulation, even under the ideal premise of resisting all temptations and never wasting a single contribution point.

In reality, ever since the canteen once offered a limited quantity of those unforgettable "delicious mushrooms," nearly half of the prisoners of war would occasionally spend their contribution points to satisfy their cravings.

Those with even less self-discipline are even less likely to make any contributions, seemingly giving up the pursuit of freedom and content to lie down.

In comparison, participating in this operation will earn you a whopping fifty basic contribution points per day!
It is said that those who perform exceptionally well will receive additional rewards, so everyone is naturally highly motivated and cautious.

As the team passed through the spatial rift, the temperature of the surrounding environment gradually increased.

The lizardman Baroque felt his cold scales stretch out and couldn't help but shiver comfortably.

He stole a glance at Louisa, who was leading the way, then moved slightly closer to his half-demon companion and asked in a low voice, "Ergen, where do you think we're going this time?"

When they were first taken prisoner, there was considerable friction and mutual contempt between the lizardmen and the half-demons, and conflicts occurred frequently.

However, under Puji's management, when it's time to "plant mushrooms" for you, they will never plant fewer just because you are a lizardman.

As fellow prisoners of war, and living in a mixed environment, over time, the barriers between most lizardmen and half-demons have largely disappeared, except for a few die-hards. Some, like Baroque and Ergen, have even become friends.

Ergen pondered for a moment: "Maybe we're going to deal with the werewolves? I heard that someone has made connections with those werewolves and found out that there's a group of werewolves who don't want to submit to their leader entrenched somewhere. Maybe this is the mission to subdue them?"

Although the prisoners also called him "boss," they all thought that Marshal Puji, who was wearing a scarlet cloak, was the leader. Lin Jun had never granted them access to the mushroom network communication.

Baroque surveyed the size of the group: "Isn't this too few people?"

"Mmm...mmmmmmm!" A muffled sound, as if something was blocking it, came from the chirping behind the two.

Baroque glanced back at the Gidden and asked Ergen, "What's Stick saying?"

Ergen translated, "He said, 'Why worry about so much? As long as you get more contribution points, that's enough!'"

"You're really amazing, you can even understand this!" Baroque exclaimed sincerely.

"Stick" refers to the half-demon who drives that Jida.

He was extremely unlucky; in that decisive defeat, he lost all four limbs and even suffered a severe throat injury.

Logically speaking, such injuries are no different from death, but the Puji managed to save him and develop his talent for controlling Jida, enabling him to earn contributions in this way.

Because of his appearance, which consisted only of his torso, he naturally earned the nickname "Stick".

Unlike other prisoners of war who earned contributions in exchange for their freedom, Stick's primary goal was to exchange for the expensive "limb regeneration serum" on the list.

Therefore, he was more eager and more desperate than anyone else to earn every contribution point. "Ugh, ugh!" The stick made a muffled sound in the chatterbox.

“What does that mean?” Baroque asked.

This time, however, Ergen did not translate immediately as usual. Baroque raised his voice slightly and asked again, but Ergen seemed not to hear him at all, his gaze fixed intently ahead.

Just as Baroque was about to ask something more, he finally sensed something was wrong; a cold gaze fell upon him. He turned his head and met Louisa's crimson eyes...

……

The team's ultimate goal is naturally the Shenmu Dungeon.

The team first went up to the tenth floor, and then used the hidden room to transport the team to the rift on the seventh floor in batches.

The hidden room is great in every way, but unfortunately, the movement range is limited to floors one through ten, and the deeper areas are not included.

While stationed in the far north, the prisoners had many rules and complicated daily affairs.

Most of these arrangements were actually pointless, simply tasks that Lin Jun deliberately created for them to do.

The fundamental purpose is to correct their various lax and bad habits from their tribal past.

Today, they have greatly improved in terms of discipline, and have learned to follow the rules and obey orders from superiors—even if the superiors who give them the orders may not be as capable as themselves.

Now, it's time to start training them to fight alongside Puji.

Louisa served as their practical instructor.

Currently, the number of "mad" monsters appearing in the Shenmu Underground City is not large, with only one or two lingering on the sixth floor on average each day, which is just right for these new recruits to practice.

With twenty people per combat unit, even in the event of an accident, the losses can be kept within an acceptable range.

When these new recruits from the North first stepped into the Divine Tree Underground City, they were all awestruck by the magnificent and spectacular ancient forest scenery before them!

A giant tree is 100 meters tall, and it takes seven or eight people to hug it!

Where in the North can you find such dense, towering forests?
Even the "stick" hidden in the chicks excitedly emitted a series of even more rapid "uh-uh-uh!" sounds.

After a brief moment of surprise and commotion, Louisa reorganized her troops and deployed them methodically to various parts of the defensive line.

However, to Lin Jun's surprise, the first opponent the team encountered was neither a crazed monster nor an unruly ordinary monster, but an elf, and even an old acquaintance of Lin Jun's—that elf ranger with unpredictable archery skills who could shoot arrows that could curve!
He appeared directly from the lower area, and his movements suggested he intended to return to the upper area.

Lin Jun had no idea when he had sneaked into the lower level.

This is normal, though, because even in the first six layers of the fungal carpet that have been laid, large areas are not covered for various reasons.

For example, the territory where migratory trees frequently move, or the waters where mud monsters breed. If you're lucky enough, you might indeed be able to get down there without Lin Jun noticing you beforehand.

However, it was clear that the elf's good luck had run out on the way down. The moment he stepped into the creep area, Lin Jun recognized the elf who had killed Scout No. 3 and prepared a welcoming ceremony for him.

(End of this chapter)