Mushroom Lord in the Underground City

Chapter 756: Chapter 743: Boss’s Support

The outer edge of the Tide Sanctuary is now a sea of light.

Countless Glowing Mushrooms emerged from the crevices of the underwater reefs, their light merging into one, and as the mermaids entered this area, they were almost blinded by the overwhelming brightness.

"There are... so many mushrooms." A young mermaid couldn’t help but mumble softly.

No one answered her, as everyone’s gaze was drawn in another direction.

At the entrance to the Underground City, several massive shells were being controlled by Fungus Castle soldiers, transporting large quantities of Puki in batches.

The cut surfaces of those shells were neat, with thicknesses of several meters.

Upon closer inspection, you could see the densely stacked mycelium on the interior of the shells, with the short legs of round Puki protruding outward, swaying along with the movement of the shells.

Saphirea, having never seen such a scene in the ocean, couldn’t help but ask the Sword Saint Puki tightly held in her arms, "Elvyn, what are they doing?"

"Weapons for fighting against Chis." Though it had been chopped into many small pieces, the Sword Saint still recognized this Ji Divine Soldier that could settle a giant dragon and himself with one shot.

He also didn’t expect that this thing could be disassembled for transportation.

Wondering if Chis could withstand a shot from the Ji Divine Soldier?

Either way, in Elvyn’s eyes, with Chis enlarged, facing the Ji Divine Soldier, he would probably be nothing more than a living target.

"This is it." Glancing at the cluster of Mushroom Houses growing near the entrance to the Underground City, the Sword Saint Puki said.

This was a temporary accommodation area prepared by the boss for the fishmen, though the Sword Saint didn’t know if the mermaids would be comfortable living in Mushroom Houses, this important node of the boss’s ocean power meant safety was not a concern.

After saying that, he squeezed out of Saphirea’s arms, ready to depart.

Yet the Mermaid Empress suddenly reached out and grabbed one of his mycelium tentacles.

Saphirea looked at Puki’s rounded back with a loving gaze: "Could you... stay?"

The Sword Saint didn’t answer, but suddenly unsheathed his sword!

With a flash of sword light, a memory crystal sliced into two pieces fell to the ground beside him where there had been nothing.

Puki appeared, grumbling about "deducting it from your account," then gathered the remnants of the memory crystal and swam away.

Only then did the Sword Saint respond, "I should go practice my swordsmanship."

Disregarding the fair maiden’s tears, he resolutely left.

But after he left, Puki returned.

"Crossing decades, such beautiful love! I’m truly moved!" Puki wiped nonexistent tears from his eyes with his tentacles as he came up to Saphirea, his thoughts carrying a hint of envy, "I wish I had the charm of the Sword Saint, so many princesses would be enamored with me. Sadly, I’m just an ordinary Puki."

"So... many...?" Realizing the key in Lin Jun’s words, Saphirea’s already unhappy expression turned darker.

Puki said surprised: "Ah! You didn’t know? My bad for speaking too much."

Seeing Puki about to leave, Saphirea grabbed him: "Wait, tell me more about Elvyn’s kingdom!"

Puki nudged his tentacle: "That’s not good, after all, it’s Elvyn’s privacy..."

"The King who shelters the mermaids, the mermaids wish to be your ally. Now please satisfy this small curiosity of mine; it is immensely important to me!" Aligning with Puki was the only future for the mermaids, Saphirea knew it well, and merely made an early declaration.

"Since it’s an important wish of a lovely subordinate..." Lin Jun was moved by her sincerity, controlling Puki to pull out another Memory Crystal from his body, then sighed, "Saphirea, I’m on your side, but you know this is ultimately the Sword Saint’s private matter... Alright, good luck!"

Puki departed, Saphirea eagerly squeezed into a random Mushroom House, activating the Memory Crystal.

In the footage, the Sword Saint Puki was cradled in the arms of an elf with pointed ears, as if a doll, showing no resistance, and the scene continuously changed, with the Sword Saint Puki even sharing a bed with the elf!

And this was just the beginning. Soon after, the Sword Saint Puki fell into the arms of another pink-haired human, who fondled Elvyn all over, although Puki showed no expression, Saphirea sensed her lover seemed to be enjoying the embrace!

Worst of all, there was a scene where these two women were playing with the Sword Saint Puki together.

After a long while, the stored images finally finished playing, and the Memory Crystal dimmed.

Along with it, Saphirea’s heart darkened.

Clutching the crystal tightly between her hands, Saphirea’s face twisted in anger.

"You are mine... Elvyn... This time, I will have you!"

Elsewhere, Lin Jun was still organizing other Memory Crystals.

Taking out one crystal that recorded Norris tangled with several little mermaids, annotated with "Karen collection," after completing these tasks, Lin Jun satisfactorily nodded at the mushroom cap.

Being the boss isn’t easy; even during a war’s intermission, I must worry about my subordinates’ happiness.

After handling the official matters, Lin Jun turned his attention to other minor details — something seemed to be stirring in the Empire.

It wasn’t a massive offensive, but rather something quietly happening internally.

Due to the effective prevention against Slime using mycelium, Lin Jun noticed a drop of several levels in control over the current intelligence from the Empire.

Lin Jun was also striving to penetrate deeper into the Empire by digging fungal mycelium networks, but thanks to the devouring of the malicious Slimes, although not completely cleared, the remaining parts were scattered, unable to form a complete intelligence network, and it continually failed to permeate the most heavily guarded areas near the Capital.

Through those sparse fungal mats, Lin Jun observed that the Empire had been recently collecting resources across the lands towards the Capital Muling Castle, whether preparing an entire building or setting up a large Magic Ceremony.

Little Pig recently attempted returning to primitive means — obtaining intelligence by bribing Empire traitors.

Unfortunately, with the plan’s late start, only a few lower-level personnel had been developed, unable to obtain crucial intelligence.

Thus, Lin Jun could only have Little Pig reinforce defenses at the border cities adjacent to the Empire, leaving everything else until Chis was dealt with.

Lastly, there’s the Ji Divine Soldier.

Cutting it for transport was a matter of no choice.

Given the size of the Ji Divine Soldier, neither the Rift nor the Underground City entrance could accommodate it.

Fortunately, mycelium connected the interior of the Ji Divine Soldier, so cutting and reassembling posed no issue.

The only issue was the shell.

Unlike mycelium that can be directly bonded through regeneration, the shell forms by absorbing surrounding materials slowly and secreting to solidify via skills, thus restoration after cutting takes time, but there isn’t time to allow it to recover now.

Ultimately, it’s only some gaps on the shell, which is not much of a problem for a long-range unit.