This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 362, Section 361: Take it with you

On a terrace with a wide view in the Elf Kingdom.

“I thought you’d finally come to your senses and were planning to ask me out for a walk,” Galadriel, the daughter of the Elf King, who had once hosted the human delegation with Salian, looked at Salian who had come for help with a playful smile. “So, it turns out you just want me to babysit your child?”

“I’m not a child,” Elaine protested, but neither of them paid any attention to her.

Faced with the teasing, Salian sighed helplessly, "Don't joke around, I can't beat the Sword Saint..."

Upon hearing this, Galadriel's bright smile visibly vanished, and her eyes turned dangerous.

Salian immediately coughed lightly, abruptly changing the subject, and turned to his sister Ellawen, who was standing quietly to the side. His tone became serious: "Ellawen, you know that things are not peaceful outside lately, so stay close to Galadriel and don't run around in the royal city or cause any trouble, understand?"

“I’ve already told you, I’m not a child!” Ellawen understood the general situation and didn’t argue. She just looked at her brother with some worry and asked, “Won’t this trip be very dangerous?”

Before Salian could speak, Galadriel, standing behind him, preemptively reassured him in a relaxed tone, "Little Elawen, this time your brother is traveling with his teacher, Master Iros! With that archmage around, what danger could there be? Don't worry!"

Upon hearing this, Elaine nodded obediently, seemingly relieved.

But soon, as if remembering something, she picked up the scout who had been perched on her head and held it in both hands, presenting it to Salian: "Brother! You take Little Chi with you!"

"???"

This time, not only Salian was stunned, but even Galadriel, who was standing next to him, showed a confused expression.

Seeing this, Ayla quickly explained, "Little Chi is very smart! It was the one who found and saved me! And... and the Sacred Tree Underground City is Little Chi's hometown! I've already talked to it, and it will help! It knows the way and can help you spot dangers!"

Salian instinctively wanted to refuse, but when he met his sister's eyes, which were filled with stubbornness and deep concern, his heart softened in the end.

He sighed and reached out to take the round, plump scout, Puji.

The main purpose is to put my sister at ease. As for Puji, we'll just put her in a cage and have someone look after her. We'll return her to Elawen when we get back.

To his surprise, as soon as he took Puji, the little guy nimbly twisted and easily broke free from his weak hand. It then nimbly scurried up the sleeve of his mage's robe and landed steadily on his head.

Salian froze instantly. For the first time in his life, he experienced the feeling of having something sitting on his head, and the smile on his face became extremely forced and unnatural.

Galadriel burst out laughing.

Finally, with this strange little creature on his back, he left his sister with his somewhat comical back view and quickly left the royal city area under the watchful but still somewhat strange gazes of the elven guards along the way.

As soon as he stepped out of the royal city, Salian reached out to take the puffy thing off his head.

However, the scout Puji beat him to it, extending a mycelial tentacle and pointing it in one direction!
Meanwhile, several other tentacles relentlessly patted his cheeks and forehead, trying to turn his head in the direction they were pointing.

"What do you mean? You want to go over there?" Salian asked in surprise.

He wanted to forcefully grab the poop off, but then he remembered what his sister had just said, and that it was still early...

He inwardly mocked himself for doing something so stupid, yet, as if possessed, he walked in the direction Puji had pointed.

So, when he stopped beside an ancient tree under Puji's constant guidance and actually dug out a flawless magic crystal from the soil, refracting a pure purple aura, his usual calm expression crumbled. "A Grade B magic crystal?!"

A B-grade magic crystal wasn't considered extremely valuable to an elven mage of Salian's caliber, and he couldn't understand why a magic crystal would be buried here.

But the fact that Puji was able to find it speaks volumes!
He grabbed the puffy thing from above his head and brought it in front of his eyes, looking it up and down incredulously: "You're actually good at long-range magic perception?!"

Salian had neither a connection to the fungal network nor the talent for animal communication, so the scout Puji naturally couldn't answer him.

But he still looked at the little creature, which kept wriggling and trying to get back to its "throne," with great interest, as if he had discovered some incredible treasure. He clicked his tongue in amazement and said, "I never expected... that little thing that girl picked up would have such abilities?!"

He had always thought it was just a silly mushroom pet that ran wild all day and was even a bit ungrateful.

Now it seems that bringing this little guy along might not be entirely a bad idea?

He tucked the struggling Puji under his arm for the time being, ignoring its efforts to climb back onto the roof, and strode towards his teacher Iros's residence.

……

Lin Jun had his own ulterior motives in encouraging Ai Lawen to give Puji to her brother.

He mainly wanted to take this opportunity to join in the fun, to see the current state of the Divine Tree Underground City, and maybe even pick up some good stuff that the elves had overlooked.

He's a pro at picking things up!
More importantly, if Lin Jun discovers any danger that even the elves haven't noticed, she can make preparations in advance to avoid being caught off guard.

Putting everything else aside, I've grown quite attached to Riel from the potion shop and Elaven, my two pets. If it's not too much trouble, I should try to take care of them.

Ultimately, intelligence is the most important thing!
After all, given the current heavily guarded state of the Divine Tree Underground City, sending Dylan II there would be nothing short of suicide; it would definitely be riddled with arrows by the elves.

And so, Puji was carried by Salian around his waist as they traversed the scattered treehouses.

When Salian met his teacher, Iros, the archmage's gaze was immediately drawn to the restless, wriggling penis at the student's waist.

The magical light in Iros's eyes flashed almost imperceptibly for a moment, and he lingered thoughtfully on the round mushroom cap for two more seconds, but in the end he asked nothing and instead discussed the details of the mission with Salian.

At the same time, Lin Jun skillfully opened Iros's panel and saw the highest level so far!
[Level: LV87]

[Status: Reconnaissance Shield, Mental Protection, Insight, Triggered Shield...]

【技能：魔力储存LV10、魔力操控LV10、自然魔法LV10、火系魔法LV10、深渊魔法LV10、生命充沛LV10、多重意志LV10、毒素抗性LV10……】

Lin Jun saw several skills that she had never seen before, but whose names alone seemed quite mysterious.

I also caught a glimpse of some skills that were not common, but looked very familiar.

……

No, you're an elven archmage, how come you're secretly playing abyss magic too?

(End of this chapter)