Chapter 769 - 756: Reunion Craze
Chapter 769: Chapter 756: Reunion Craze
"Sorry, sorry! But there are no more guest rooms available!"
"What do you mean nowhere? How about you give us the backyard, we brought tents ourselves, we’ll still pay you the room fee."
"The backyard is for Puki, really sorry, you can try another place!"
At the entrance of Puki’s House, Bianca persuaded the twentieth group of guests today who wanted to stay, then turned back inside.
Although all the guest rooms were rented out, there were hardly any people drinking and eating in the hall—all the guests had gathered at the entrance to the Pujie Dungeon.
The deceased transformed into Puki, batches emerged from the Underground City to search for family members; after a brief fermentation, the issue directly ignited the entire United Kingdom.
The United Kingdom, which had recently endured a brutal war, who didn’t have one or two family members dead or missing?
Flows of people surged toward Mushroom City from all directions, quickly overwhelming the city’s capacity.
Bianca knew clearly, those guests just now wouldn’t find an empty room even if they tried other inns, they’ll have to try their luck at private homes.
In fact, it’s already quite good that they’ve managed to enter the city.
The population overload, the city’s operations near collapse, forced City Lord Fa’er to limit the daily number of entrants.
Outside Mushroom City now, the area is packed with people hoping to enter the city.
At least food is easy to get now, in the past, this many people suddenly gathering would surely lead to a food shortage.
And those who successfully entered the city all headed to the entrance to the Underground City once they found accommodation.
Why the entrance? Based on one of Lin Jun and the Dukes’ verbal agreements, the Puki Dungeon had been handed over to Mushroom management.
"Mom, are those with scales the Lizardmen?" a little girl asked curiously, pointing at the Fungus Castle soldiers guarding the gate.
"Yes!"
"What about the one without a tail?"
"It must’ve been chopped off in battle."
Without opening Jida, leading his group of little brothers as the gate guard, Norris had become completely immune to such ’injury’ levels.
He was just somewhat nostalgic, having joined the Mushroom Garden for so long, this was still his first time standing on the United Kingdom’s land without using [Mimicry].
The crowd gathered here must have heard some news, looking at Norris and other Demon Race Fungus People with vigilance, but at least without obvious hostility.
Their attention focused more on the timing.
Every noon and evening, the bosses release ten Mushroom Transformers.
Puki—Puki—
People with sharp ears heard the characteristic footsteps of Puki from the Underground City, the crowd instantly stirred, everyone frantically pushed forward.
The guards sent by Fa’er used all their strength, barely holding back the surging crowd.
Puki emerged. Following the list in his mind, Norris announced the names of the ten Mushroom Transformers.
After reminding them not to leave the fungal mat area, he let them out to reunite with family.
Two Mushroom Transformers found their families directly in the crowd, embraced excitedly, one hugged so hard by his Tiger-man wife, almost sent back to the Mushroom Garden on the spot.
Other Mushroom Transformers had to go to the city hall to query information, cooperating in searching for their families.
Among them, some family members hadn’t entered the city, some were too far away to get the news, some... might not have any family left.
No matter the circumstances, the Pujie Dungeon is now the hope in the eyes of all those scattered.
Under this frenzy, voices opposing mycelium, opposing Puki naturally became politically incorrect.
And among those seeking family, there were a small portion not very orderly.
A middle-aged man dressed as a mercenary abruptly pushed through the crowd in front of him, breaking through the Mudou Guards’ blockade.
"Let me in! My son was also captured by the Empire in the war, he should be inside too!" he shouted as he rushed forward, "Let me go in and see, find him and I’ll leave immediately!"
The guards chased after him, shouting, reaching to grab his arm, only to be violently knocked to the ground.
The man’s Diamond Level strength, ordinary soldiers couldn’t stop him.
He rushed straight towards the entrance of the Underground City, the gate-guarding Fungus Castle Puki Master was about to intercept when Norris held their shoulders, stepping forward himself.
The man saw the Lizardman blocking his way, his pace didn’t slow, instead he charged faster.
"Don’t block me if you don’t want to get hurt!" his voice growled like a beast, simultaneously drawing the longsword from his back, brandishing it in front in hopes of intimidating the blockader into retreat.
Norris didn’t dodge.
The man charged close, seeing the Lizardman unmoving, slashed down with his sword.
Clang—
The longsword struck the palm Norris had spread open, emitting a crisp sound.
The blade failed to leave even a blemish on those silver scales.
Norris gripped the sword’s edge, applying a slight force, the longsword fragmented into two parts and fell tinkling to the ground.
He extended his other hand, the sharp fingertips pressing against the man’s sweat-soaked forehead.
Though the hand applied no force, the man was pinned by Norris’s killing intent, rigid and unmoving.
Norris turned his gaze away from the man, sweeping his eyes over the surrounding crowd watching the spectacle, slowly speaking: "Revival is the boss’s grace, not something owed to you. Know your place, next time someone causes trouble, it won’t be this simple."
His tone then softened: "I understand your sentiment in searching for family, but our Fungus Castle and your United Kingdom are still at a verbal agreement stage, once both sides formally sign an alliance, further open interaction will naturally come."
After speaking, Norris withdrew his fingers.
The man’s legs nearly buckled, almost collapsing, having indeed just felt death brushing close.
The Mudou Guards finally caught up, left and right seizing his arms, dragging away the deflated man.
The surrounding crowd noises immediately diminished significantly, no one pushed forward, no one shouted loudly.
The guards resumed their positions and found maintaining order suddenly much less stressful.
Meanwhile, people began to quietly discuss when exactly the United Kingdom would formally sign an alliance with Fungus Castle.
The clamor at the dungeon entrance continued until the evening batch of Mushroom Transformers emerged, the crowd gradually dispersed.
Most left disappointed, only a very few reunited with transformed family, fulfilling their wishes.
Watching the dejected customers return to their rooms, Bianca couldn’t help but gaze in the direction of the Underground City.
If dad was too...
Puki—
In the sunset, a nervously twisting tentaculate Puki stood across the street.
"Bianca, still... still recognize me?"
The broom in the young clerk’s hand dropped to the ground: "Dad?!"
"Yes, yes it’s me, look how you’ve grown, changed so much, I... I also changed a lo—"
Evan was still nervously looking for words, Bianca had already rushed over, lifting him in a hug.
Initially at a loss, Evan also coiled his tentacles around Bianca, drawing envious and jealous looks from others who hadn’t reunited with loved ones.
Father and daughter got caught up emotionally for a while, Bianca holding her dad wanted to run home: "Must quickly tell mom!"
"No, no need for that!" Evan frantically squirmed free, retreated two steps, "Just being able to hug you and say these things is enough, as for your mom... better leave it be..."
"Why?" Bianca asked puzzled.
"After all... you have a new home now, I’ve changed into this mushroom form, to interfere would only add distress." Evan hung his cap dejectedly, appearing somewhat forlorn.
Bianca only became more puzzled: "What new home?"
"No, wasn’t there?!"
...
In a room on the second floor of Puki’s House, Old Dylan sipping mushroom wine, leisurely watched the father-daughter reunion below.
"Is this okay? Clearly the chance for remarriage, haven’t you almost treated Bianca as your second daughter already?" whispered the mushroom in Dylan’s mind, "Relax, I can make him vanish reasonably and without a trace, all you have to do is comfort the little clerk afterwards~"
With a serene manner, Dylan sipped his wine, drew the curtains: "Boss, you say I treat Bianca like a second daughter, as a father, how could I bear to see my daughter cry?"
"Is vomiting acceptable?"
"..."