This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 410, Page 409: Breakfast at the Door

In the far north, in Mycelium Fortress, inside a tunnel under construction.

The dwarf Torin, Grum, and the lizardman Balok stood side by side in front of a big, white, fat man's butt.

Fat Otaku Puji's entire body was stuck in the hole, with only his two fat and short feet sticking out in front of the three people.

"Prepare!"

At Glenn's call, all three of them rested their shoulders on Puffy's buttocks.

"One, two... push!"

With a buzzing sound as the rocks were crushed, the three pushed forward five meters in one go. The lizardman, Baroque, was the first to lose his strength and fell to the ground before stopping.

Puji still looks like it's stuck in the hole, but it's actually a burrowing Puji, a chubby version of it, and the whole tunnel was dug out by it.

The main reason for building such a large tunnel was to allow for the evacuation of city residents from underground in case of danger.

There are more than a dozen similar passages that Torin and his group know of, and the actual number is likely much higher.

The only problem is that ordinary burrowing poop can move forward while digging by kicking the rock walls on both sides with its short legs, but this situation changes when it is amplified to fat otaku poop.

Although his short legs could still barely touch the rock walls on both sides, the little bit of pushing force provided by his strenuous kicking suddenly seemed insignificant in the face of his overweight body.

Simply put, a couch potato can't make progress underground by just burrowing into the ground and burrowing around.

Therefore, we can only return to the primitive approach and choose to drive it with human power.

Of course, it's called primitive, but in reality, all you need to do is keep pushing the poke forward and occasionally check that it's not going off course. It's many times faster than digging by hand with a pickaxe.

They all volunteered to take on this task. Although it was tiring, the contribution points earned were calculated based on the distance traveled. The dwarves' robust physiques made this the job where Torin and Grum could earn the most contribution points.

As for Baroque, he was an unexpected friend they made during this period.

They were often assigned to work together, and they got to know each other over time. Before this, Torin and Grum never imagined that they would have demon friends in the future.

Pushing the fat otaku to burrow underground is a standard three-person mission, so I just took him along to earn some contribution points.

Baroque was very grateful for this and worked very hard.

However, given the difference in strength attributes between races, his role can only be considered that of a half-dwarf.

Moreover, although the high temperature generated by the drilling is mainly concentrated in the head area, the tunnel is still very stuffy.

Only dwarfs can endure working in such an environment for a long time.

Leaning against the still-warm rock wall, Baroque offered to cover the breakfast for the two dwarves.

After the three of them finished recording the progress of the mushroom-born person and completed the handover with another group, they climbed out of the tunnel.

It was just before dawn, when the moon was about to set but the sun had not yet risen.

There are several food supply points inside the Mycelium Fortress, but the one closest to the gate is the most popular among the prisoners at dawn.

When the three arrived, the place was almost full.

It's not because the food here is particularly delicious, but because there are songs here that you can't hear in other cafeterias.

The three sat down, each with a plate of stir-fried mushrooms and fatty pork with delicious mushroom sauce, but instead of eating, they raised their wooden cups and waited, just like the others.

"Awoooo ...

As the moon set completely and the sun rose in the east, a long-lasting scream rang out from outside the city gates. It was the voice of a green-skinned vampire who was forced to train his sunlight resistance every day.

"A salute to those bloodsucking scum of the Empire! Hahaha!"

The sounds of Common Tongue, Demon Language, and the mycelium network mingled together, and everyone laughed as they began their breakfast.

The city's laborers and prisoners of war are now mostly composed of northern tribesmen and prisoners of various races who were bought off. They have different stances and may even have some hierarchy of contempt and conflicts among themselves. But without a doubt, everyone hates the Empire.

The scream of a titled imperial vampire is undoubtedly the best accompaniment to a meal, and a vampire who has rested all night will have the most powerful scream at dawn, which is why breakfast here is so appealing.

"I wonder how Golden Flame Fortress is doing," Torin suddenly said.

Glenn finished his mushroom juice in one gulp: "What else can we do? The losses were devastating. Look at how badly it was destroyed inside. I reckon it won't be able to restore production for at least six months."

The two were unaware that Golden Flame Fortress had fallen, as the far north could not receive information from there, and their conversation was based on the premise that Golden Flame Fortress had regained control of the Elemental Dungeon.

"I really want to get my freedom soon..." Torin murmured.

"It'll be soon. At the current pace, we should be able to collect enough contribution points in about four months."

Some time ago, the former leader of the half-demon faction accumulated enough contribution points and became the first prisoner to be redeemed.

However, he did not choose to leave, but instead chose a good house near the city center and stayed.

Someone's successful release from bondage has clearly influenced others, and everyone's work efficiency has increased recently.

Most of them, like the former leader of the half-demon, wanted to stay.

After all, they didn't know where to go if they left. They heard that the Empire was still at war with the United Kingdom, so staying in the far north seemed much safer.

Only a minority like Torin and Glenn wanted to go back.

Suddenly, the lizardman Baroque put down his unfinished mushroom juice and stood up abruptly.

Not only him, but many half-demons and lizardmen in the canteen put down their food, got up, and ran out.

"What happened?" Torin asked quickly.

"I don't know, but the officer has issued an emergency assembly order!" Baroque said before rushing out.

……

Mushroom Garden No. 3

Lin Jun was speechless as she looked at Xiao Hei, who was half-lying on his back outside the mushroom house, with his tongue sticking out, drool dripping all over the ground, and snoring.

A cat plopped forward and kicked it twice, but there was no reaction at all.

This isn't because Lin Jun used hallucinogenic spores again, but rather due to a new skill.

After the Pigman leader was moved to Golden Valley City and dismantled, Lin Jun obtained the [Bloodline Enhancement LV2].

The half-demon leader actually had this skill too, but since he's one of our own now, we can't just kill him for a new skill, can we?

After acquiring the skill, Lin Jun first tried it out with Puji, and found that she could shake out more spores...

It's utterly useless!

However, this is clearly because Puji doesn't have any bloodline.

There are quite a few suitable subordinates among them, mainly the half-demon group.

But in the end, when it comes to bloodline, who could be more valuable than Xiao Hei's ancient dragon bloodline?
However, after spending a lot of magic to equip Xiao Hei with it, she was like this the first time she was used, and she couldn't be woken up no matter how much she was called.

Did I break it myself...?

Just as Lin Jun was considering whether to use [Mental Guidance] to check on Xiao Hei's mental state in her dream, something happened that Lin Jun had to deal with first—the tribes she was monitoring began to gather their troops!

After syncing the footage to the piglet, she decisively issued a rallying command through the mushroom network.

If you look down at the entire Mycelium Fortress at this moment, you will see the vast ocean of plumes converging from all directions within the city and surging towards the assembly point outside the city.

(End of this chapter)