This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 650, Page 649: The First Batch of Mushroom Transformers

The Empire invaded the North a month ago.

"Ooh—Ooh—Oh—!"

The newly built clock chimed precisely on time in the afternoon, its howl, a mixture of pain and a strange kind of pleasure, echoing throughout the entire mushroom castle.

At the open-air wine stall below the bell, Torin, Glenn, and Baroque gathered together once again.

As they each went their separate ways, they were no longer the roommates who used to squeeze into the same dormitory.

Torin is engrossed in the research on the reproduction of war puppet technology and has his own private lounge in the research area.

The place wasn't big, but it had everything you needed, and the conditions were many times better than the old dormitory. Now, apart from worrying about the progress of the puppet's reproduction, he didn't have to worry about anything else.

For some reason, Torin's fur doesn't seem as thick as it used to be.

Glenn joined the Sheriff's Office and applied for a place to live near headquarters.

Although it's just a single room, it's convenient because it's close to the post, making patrols and shift changes easy.

Baroque continued his previous life, taking on odd jobs from the central quest board of the Fungus Castle and living in a free dormitory for several people.

My dorm room changed, my roommates changed, but my friends stayed the same.

The three men raised their mushroom-infused liquors, which glowed with a faint green light, and toasted each other. Baroque then produced a plaque engraved with his name.

Torin was still wondering what it was when Grlum recognized it at a glance: "Soldier's ID tag? Baroque, you've joined the army?"

Baroque nodded: "You've all found good places, I can't just keep taking on odd jobs and wasting my time."

Upon hearing this, Grump narrowed his eyes: "When we took on the mission, didn't you say that life here was countless times better than when you were in the tribe? How come it's already failing again after only a year? Tell me honestly, is there some other reason?"

Seeing that he had been seen through, Baroque scratched the scales on the back of his neck somewhat embarrassedly: "Actually... Aisha promised me that I wanted to rent a house in the center of Fungus Keep and open a tavern, but that would make me not have enough contribution points for missions. Besides, I used to fight for the tribe, and now I fight for Fungus Keep and the boss, so it's my old job."

Glenn understood. They knew that the one named Aisha was a half-demon with succubus blood whom Baroque had been pursuing. They just didn't expect that Baroque would actually succeed in her.

Torin, standing nearby, was somewhat worried for his friend: "But... I heard from others that now that the temperature is rising, the Empire might take notice of Fungus Castle, and it might escalate into war. Wouldn't it be dangerous to join the army now?"

Baroque waved his hand with a smile: "It's alright, it's alright. Even if a fight breaks out, we'll just control the rush. We're all near various pre-dug tunnels. When the enemy gets close, we'll just slip in and escape. It'll be hard for us to die!"

……

Recalling Baroque's smile, Torin and Glenn stared blankly down at their lizardman friend.

Or rather, former reptilians.

A white, round body with a gray, spotted mushroom cap.

Tolin couldn't resist poking it with his hand; it was very soft, a genuine soft, squishy texture.

Baroque pushed Torin's hand away with his tentacles and said from within the fungal web, "Can you stop just staring? I'm not used to using my tentacles yet. Find me some cloth and cut it up, so I don't have to be naked anymore!"

Torin: "Puji, is there a difference between being naked or not?"

Grimes crouched down and asked, "What happened to you? Were you under a polymorph spell? Nobody on the battlefield would waste magic like that, would they?"

“It’s not a transformation,” Baroque twisted his mushroom body, “he’s just dead.”

"..." "..."

After a series of rambling explanations, the two dwarves finally understood that their friend Balrog had evolved into Puji...

According to Baroque, during the fourth charge with his Poji, he, as before, peeked out from behind cover to see how much damage his Poji had caused.

But this time, before he could even see what was in front of him, a cold light flew over.

When he came to his senses again, he was already in this state.

There were two other mushroom transmigrators beside him in similar situations.

The people around him told him that he had unfortunately died in battle, but because of his loyalty, the leader had given him a new body so that he could continue to live in this world.

Torin smacked his lips, his face full of disbelief: "Resurrection? It feels like I'm listening to myths or heroic miracles."

The idea of ​​someone dying and coming back to life does exist in this world.

Whether it's a miracle or the resurrection of a hero by the entire nation, although it has happened very rarely in history, it is a real phenomenon.

However, such a miraculous event as resurrection should not normally fall upon an ordinary lizardman like Baroque.

Mushroom Castle obviously wouldn't go bankrupt doing something like that.

It's not that the boss is heartless, but this isn't even an option. Even in the wildest dreams of Baroque himself, the dead man, he wouldn't dare to hope that anyone would pay such a high price to resurrect him after his death.

Three were resurrected at once!
In other words, is the path to resurrection the former?
Does that mean the boss who can do something like this is...?
Torin recalled the marshal who sat on the throne and would occasionally circle the Fungus Castle, and it was really hard to associate his boss with that kind of god hidden in the sky.

Torin was deep in thought about his resurrection, his face contorted with worry, while Grimes was more concerned with something else: "You've become like this, and what about your Elsa...?"

"Who knows? We'll look into it later!" Baroque, who had narrowly escaped death, was quite optimistic. "In any case, the problem of lacking contribution points has been solved."

"Why? You get contribution points even after being resurrected as a Puji?"

"No, my death benefits have already been paid."

"This...congratulations..."

……

After the three chatted for a while, Puji Baroque took his leave first.

As a successful revival case, Mushroom Castle naturally wants to promote the three mushrooms as a typical example. At the square gathering, they talked about their loyalty, their feelings after becoming Puji, and the problems they encountered.

For the foreseeable future, Baroque will likely be quite busy.

The department responsible for this propaganda is a newly established department in Mushroom Castle—the Ministry of Truth.

As the three Puji stood on the high platform in the center of the Fungus Castle Plaza, the news of the reincarnated Puji unsurprisingly caused a sensation in the Fungus Castle.

The mushroom enthusiasts flocked to visit the mushroom turners, eager to witness this miraculous event unfolding before their eyes.

Not long after, diplomatic relations were formally established with Fungus Castle, and dwarves who had regular personnel and trade dealings began to receive this intelligence. However, because it was too outrageous, it was regarded as a political performance by Fungus Castle to control the people and did not attract enough attention for the time being.

Inside the mushroom castle, only one person, or rather, one mushroom, showed concern about the appearance of the mushroom transferee—that was Sword Saint Puji.

(End of this chapter)