This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 392, Section 391: Holiday
squeak--

The sound entered the room, and Norris on the bed suddenly opened his eyes.

He nimbly flipped off the bed, rolled away from his original position, and quickly assumed a fighting stance.

At the same time, he tried to contact Jida in his mind, but there was no response.

With his back to the corner of the guest room, Norris warily scanned the empty room.

After a long while, he suddenly realized that this was not the Mushroom Garden in the far north, but the Puji Home in the Mushroom Capital on the ground.

Karen and Jida weren't here; the commotion was just the footsteps of other guests passing by in the hallway.

He awkwardly withdrew from his stance, relieved that no one had witnessed his embarrassing moment.

The morning light had already filtered into the room through the curtains. Although he was awakened by the noise, it was one of the few good nights he had gotten recently.

Stepping onto the balcony, the warm sunlight was a stark contrast to the pale whiteness of the far north, and it seemed as if the fatigue of the past few days was gradually dissipating under the sunlight.

Norris had actually considered whether it would be better for him to give up the fight.

The boss only likes prey that keeps struggling, like right now. He clearly knows that if the leave application isn't approved, he'll probably give in after a few more days.

But the eldest brother always seems to agree to let me take a break at these very times.

The boss enjoys the process, not the result; this is an experience Norris has long summarized.

Therefore, as long as you act like a salted fish and accept whatever comes your way, the boss's attention will quickly shift away from you.

Ultimately, even if I give up resisting, I won't lose a piece of my flesh.

However, Norris felt that if that were the case, something within him would disappear.

However, Norris did not blame his boss for this. He knew that he could worry about these things now because he had no other worries.

There was no hunger, no debt, and no threat to life.

If he were in his miner days, and could offset his debts with just this little bit of effort, he would only be afraid that someone else would take this precious opportunity from him.

I patted my cheeks to chase away my chaotic thoughts.

These are my days off; I shouldn't be thinking about these troubling things.

After going downstairs, Norris greeted Senior Dylan and the shop assistant who flashed by, and then left Puji House.

Although the main purpose was to come up here and get a good night's sleep, it's impossible to stay in bed all the time during a few days of vacation.

In the money pouch at his waist were ten gold coins he had exchanged with the boss using contribution points. In his opinion, this was money he couldn't possibly spend in a few days, even if he lived a life of extreme luxury.

Norris first went to the Rotten Willow Tavern.

The former Silent Wind Town has been upgraded to the current Mushroom Capital, and the Rotten Willow Tavern has been changed from a wooden building to a stone brick building in accordance with regulations.

But the atmosphere here hasn't changed much; at most, some mushroom farmers have become one of its main consumers.

Here, Norris ordered a plate of honey-glazed roasted snake meat that he hadn't been able to eat before.

However, the moment Norris took his first bite, his face was filled with disappointment.

It's not that this stuff tastes bad, but for Norris, who can enjoy high-quality mushrooms every day now, this "high-end dish" that he used to only be able to eat once every few months now tastes barely palatable.

Norris sighed, understanding that this was to be expected. After all, it was just ordinary ingredient; how could it possibly be compared to "delicious"?
However, my memory has embellished it too much, and my expectations far exceed its original taste.

Although he no longer liked it, Norris still ate every last bite of the food in front of him, as if he were completing a task on his wish list.

After filling his stomach, he suddenly didn't know what to do next.

Looking at the clinking gold coins in his purse, he realized he had no idea how to enjoy his vacation.

Thinking about it carefully, the entertainment venues frequented by adventurers were completely out of place for me. And as for the food, needless to say, nowhere was as good as the food at the Mushroom Garden.

He doesn't have the habit of drinking, and as for places of entertainment, he's still struggling desperately to preserve his innocence!
And gambling... he hates gambling the most!

All the hardships he endured over the years were thanks to his gambling father.

After taking stock, Norris suddenly realized that he couldn't find any way to pass the time.

He wandered aimlessly through the streets, watching the Puji Masters in the crowd, and suddenly realized that Mushroom Capital was just a larger Mushroom Garden, the only difference being that the people here hadn't realized it yet.

"Hey buddy, wanna grab a drink together?"

"Bro?"

Norris snapped out of his daze, staring at the female adventurer in front of him, and it took him a while to realize that she was talking to him.

He was still a little confused after politely declining.

No one had ever invited him like this before.

As he passed a shop, he looked at his blurry reflection in the glass and realized that his current mimicry appearance was actually quite pleasing to the eye.

However, the thought only flashed through my mind.

After all, this is just a mimicry; the real self is a lizardman with sharp claws, covered in scales, and without a tail.

He's slowly accepting this situation now.

That's not necessarily a bad thing; at least the hard scales can block the werewolf's claws, and the sharp teeth allow him to protect himself when there's no Jida around.

After wandering around for a while, Norris found many new things in Mushroom City, but he couldn't muster any interest in any of them.

Just as he was about to return to Puji House, a familiar figure came into view.

"Lord Aydin!"

"Norris?! What are you doing here?"

The two were old acquaintances. When they first met, Norris was mining and Edin was investigating the giant black mushroom.

Despite the vast difference in their social status, Norris benefited greatly from a single gold coin that Aidin casually gave him.

After joining Mushroom Garden, we became colleagues and had a few exchanges; our relationship was fairly good.

Upon learning that Aidin was going to complete a mission assigned by the boss, Norris promptly expressed his desire to include him.

After a moment's thought, Aidin nodded in agreement.

The task is not complicated: a mushroom farm outside the city has recently been occupied by a group of suspicious people.

Lin Jun noticed that they had kidnapped a lot of people recently, but she still couldn't figure out their true purpose.

The farm's basement was protected by a barrier, preventing Lin Jun from knowing what was inside.

He suspected that an evil sorcerer was performing an abyssal magic ritual, but strangely, there was no trace of [Abyssal Magic] on the panels of the members who were active outside, so he sent Aidin to investigate.

Aidin originally planned to use illusions combined with invisibility spells, along with homemade tools to conceal magical traces, to infiltrate and investigate. Now that Norris is assisting him, he has arranged for him to provide backup around the farm, just in case.

Norris was spared any danger; after all, safety is always the top priority.

However, just as they were preparing to act, a group of people arrived at the farm first.

Norris, who was lurking in the woods, narrowed his eyes and frowned when he saw the backs of Vera and her three companions in the distance.

(End of this chapter)