This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 77. No job is easy.

The so-called "white moonlight" is most perfect when it only exists in your mind.

Once you get close enough, you'll find there are countless discrepancies.

The same principle applies to Lin Jun's longing for the sun.

Under the blazing sun, the loess soil on both sides of the official road turned white, and the rising heat distorted and deformed the distant scenery.

These last few days are the last vestiges of summer's heat. In another half month, the cold winds from the north will sweep away this irritating heat, but right now the sweltering heat is still scorching every traveler.

Dylan rode his brown steed along the road to the city.

His first destination was Norwich, a city three days' journey from Silent Wind.

On Dylan's back was a slightly oddly shaped backpack, with three reinforced leather straps that crossed his shoulders and waist, securing it firmly to his back. It was the scout in his disguise!
The actual luggage was carried in the sacks on either side of the horse.

However, at this moment, the scout who should have been taut on his back was actually a little loose.

Dylan held the reins with one hand and reached back with the other.

The touch from my fingertips was no longer as elastic as before; instead, it felt like touching... a shriveled sheepskin?

"Boss, what's wrong with it?"

His safety along the way depended entirely on this little creature behind him.

"Uh..." Lin Jun looked at the dehydration status on the scout panel and was speechless. "It's probably just wilted from the sun..."

Mushrooms dehydrate when exposed to direct sunlight—that's totally logical.

So it seems that the Sunstone is still somewhat different from the real sun; at least the knight was never wilted by the Sunstone.

Since arriving in this world, there's been magic all day long, making Lin Jun almost think that magic is omnipotent.

I thought that as long as there was no lack of magic power, Puji would be healthy.

It seems like this won't work...

Under the shade of the trees, Dylan unscrewed a water bag and slowly poured water onto the scout's mushroom cap.

Water seeped into the gaps in the scales, and after absorbing the moisture, the scout became noticeably more energetic.

This relieved Dylan a little, as he was worried that even if he moisturized it, it wouldn't be able to recover after it withered.

It seems alright now.

but……

Dylan looked at the dwindling water resources—he needed to find a place to resupply.

Forget about cities, they're too far away.

Let's see if there's any stream or village nearby where we can get some water.
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Silent Wind Town, the Adventurers' Guild after its reconstruction.

This limestone building, surrounded by three towers, rose from the original ruins.

Perhaps in an effort to restore adventurers' confidence in the guild, the guild hall has been expanded to twice its original size.

In the center of the hall, ten pillars, each engraved with the ecology of the various levels of the Amethyst Underground City, support the dome of the hall.

However, due to some recent changes in the underground city's ecosystem, the first few pillars are said to need to be recarved.

The entire east wall was transformed into a three-tiered suspended quest board. Under the effect of the magic circle, quests of all levels rotated automatically within the glass dome, reflecting the blood-red insignia on the bounty posters onto the armor of passing adventurers.

"Handsome young man, long time no see. Put your ID card over here." Helena looked at the three young men in front of her, a professional smile playing on her lips.

Seemingly surprised that the red-haired lady behind the reception desk remembered him, the boy was a beat slow in handing over his ID card.

This slight pause, lasting no more than half a second, was precisely caught by his companion.

One of the girls frowned slightly, reached out and caught the metal plaque that was hanging in mid-air, and placed it on the stage for him.

The young men had been wandering around for more than two months before returning to Vera and her two companions.

During this time, although they didn't enter the underground city, they weren't idle either.

Instead, he tried working as a caravan guard.

During this period, the dungeon adventurers encountered two life-or-death crises in succession, which really made them somewhat hesitant to continue.

I was thinking about whether we could try a different approach. Although being a caravan guard would earn less, it wouldn't be as dangerous, right?

Unexpectedly, this work left all three of them exhausted. They didn't feel the hardship of the long journey, nor were they afraid of the goblin attacks on the caravan.

What truly made them unable to continue was the people in the caravan.

Or to be more precise, the caravan leader's fat son.

The chubby guy is in his early twenties and has barely reached the bronze level.

He has little skill, but a great lust.

The escort convoy harassed the two sisters quite a bit along the way.

However, how could Fei Ling and Fei Yin possibly be interested in such a piece of trash!
However, due to their different social statuses, the group could only try to avoid him.

When he realized his pursuit was thwarted, he resorted to wicked tactics—drugging.

Then Fei Yin saw through it on the spot.

Ever since Fei Yin suffered from the poison powder at the hands of the raiders, she has been cramming on this knowledge.

How could Fei Yin not discover the cheap, readily available anesthetic that the fat man used?

This changes the nature of the situation; it's no longer just harassment.

Vera and her two companions beat him up, with Felix being the most ruthless, kicking out two of the fat man's front teeth.

The riot naturally attracted the attention of the other members of the caravan, eventually escalating to the point where Vera and the leader's group were on the verge of exchanging blows.

It was also because the leader's son was too despicable that most people in the caravan, while not siding with Vera and her group, also did not side with the leader.

The matter was eventually dropped, but Vera and the others could no longer stay in the caravan guards.

Upon arriving in a city, the team leader threw the withheld wages at them and chased the three of them away like plague carriers.

This experience as a caravan guard was quite unpleasant.

So much so that the three of them seemed rather uninterested in coming back with a different caravan.

In comparison, the risks that adventurers encounter suddenly seem less unbearable.

So the three of them put their heads together and happily ran back to Silent Wind Town to pursue the promising profession of adventurers.

However, the new Silent Wind Town seems to be a little bit different from the original one.

After leaving the guild, I found that the familiar Rotten Willow Tavern was closed, so I could only find a restaurant on the street to eat.

"Boss, what is this?" Vera asked the boss, looking at the bowl of eerily bright soup in her hand.

The owner glanced at Vera with some displeasure and said impatiently, "Didn't you want the cheapest set meal? Isn't that just mushroom soup?"

"mushroom!?"

After the boss said that, Vera gradually connected the color of the soup with the color of the fluorescent mushrooms on the fifth floor.

"No way...you can eat this?"

I glanced up at the two sisters sitting opposite me; neither of them had touched their spoons, they were both waiting for him to eat first…

Surely you can't eat food that's good enough to sell and then throw up?
Scoop up a spoonful and stuff it into your mouth.

This smell!
Surprisingly, it was very ordinary...

It wasn't delicious, but it wasn't bad either. It was a little bland, which was probably because the owner was saving on salt.

Vera kept putting spoonfuls into her mouth, only to suddenly realize that the two people opposite her still hadn't started eating.

"The taste is alright, why aren't you eating?"

Seeing the way Fei Ling and Fei Yin were staring at her, Vera belatedly wiped her mouth.

A handful of fluorescence...

　Let me talk about the future plans for this book.

　　First of all, Lin Jun is definitely the only main character. The two newly summoned characters can only be considered supporting characters with the title of hero. Their stories are definitely related to the main plot, but their overall screen time is at the level of second-tier supporting characters.

　　Regarding the adventure, since only one Puji goes out, it won't affect the progress of the farming storyline at home. The focus will still be on dungeons, with adventure as a secondary activity. The ratio between the two will be adjusted later depending on the situation.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)