Mushroom Lord in the Underground City-Chapter 369 - 361: Bringing It Along

Elf King City, on an open-view terrace.

"I thought you finally came to your senses and planned to ask me out for a stroll," said Galadriel, the daughter of the Elf King, who had previously received a human delegation along with Salian. With a playful smile on her lips, she looked at Salian, who had come for help, "Turns out you wanted me to babysit?"

"I’m not a child," Elarwen protested, but unfortunately, neither of them paid her any attention.

Faced with the teasing, Salian sighed helplessly, "Stop joking, I can’t beat the Sword Saint..."

Upon hearing this, the bright smile on Galadriel’s face visibly crumbled, and her gaze became dangerous.

Salian immediately coughed lightly, awkwardly changing the subject, and turned to his sister Elarwen, who was standing quietly beside him, speaking in a serious tone: "Elarwen, you know things outside aren’t peaceful lately. Just stay with Galadriel, don’t wander around the Royal City, and definitely don’t cause trouble, got it?"

"I already said, I’m not a child!" Elarwen, aware of the current situation, didn’t argue, but looked at her brother with some concern: "Will it be dangerous this time...?"

Before Salian could speak, Galadriel cut in first with a light tone to reassure her, "Little Elarwen, your brother is going with his mentor, Master Ilo! With that Great Mage there, what danger could there be? Don’t worry!"

Hearing this, Elarwen nodded obediently, seemingly a bit more at ease.

But soon, as if remembering something, she took Scout Puki from her head, held it in both hands, and handed it to Salian: "Brother! Then take Xiao Ji with you!"

"???"

This time, not only was Salian stunned, but even Galadriel beside him showed a confused expression.

Seeing this, Elarwen quickly explained, "Xiao Ji is very smart! It was the one who discovered and saved me back then! Besides... Divine Wood Dungeon is Xiao Ji’s old home! I’ve already talked to it, and it will help! It knows the way and can help you identify dangers!"

Salian instinctively wanted to refuse, but seeing the determination and deep concern in his sister’s eyes, his heart eventually softened.

He sighed, reached out, and took the round little Scout Puki.

It was mainly to reassure his sister. As for Puki, he planned to find a cage to lock it up, have someone look after it, and return it to Elarwen when he comes back.

Unexpectedly, just as he took Puki, the little creature twisted agilely, easily escaping from his unforced grip, skittering nimbly along his Mage Robe sleeve, and eventually landing steadily on top of his head.

Salian’s body instantly froze; it was the first time in his life he experienced having something sit on his head, and the smile on his face turned extremely awkward and unnatural.

Galadriel laughed directly.

In the end, with this peculiar Puki on his head, he left his slightly ridiculous figure to his sister, quickly leaving the Royal City area under the curious gaze of the Elf Guards, who struggled to contain their odd expressions.

As soon as he walked out of the Royal City, Salian reached up, intending to take Puki off his head.

However, Scout Puki was quicker, extending a fungal tendril to point in a direction!

At the same time, several other tendrils gently slapped his cheeks and forehead, trying their best to turn his head towards the direction it indicated.

"What do you mean? You want to go that way?" Salian asked in surprise.

He originally considered forcibly grabbing Puki down, but remembering what his sister had said earlier, and with time still being early...

Half-mocking himself for doing such a foolish thing, he nonetheless found himself heading in the direction Puki pointed. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

So, under Puki’s continuous guidance, when he stopped beside an ancient tree and actually dug out a flawless magic crystal refracting a pure purple glow from the soil, he could no longer maintain his usual calm expression.

"B Level Demon Crystal?!"

For a Level 10 Elf Mage like Salian, a B Level Demon Crystal wasn’t considered extremely precious, and he couldn’t understand why a magic crystal was buried here.

But the fact that Puki could find it already indicated something!

He quickly snatched the Puki from his head to eye level, incredulously examining it up and down: "You can perceive magic power at a distance?!"

Salian wasn’t connected to the Fungal Network, and had no aptitude for communicating with animals, so Scout Puki naturally couldn’t answer him.

But he still seemed as if he had discovered an incredible treasure, turning the constantly squirming Puki around to inspect closely, clicking his tongue in amazement: "Who would’ve thought...this little thing my sister picked up has such ability?!"

He had always thought it was just a wild, even difficult-to-tame silly mushroom pet.

Now, it seemed taking this little guy along wasn’t entirely out of the question?

He temporarily tucked the struggling Puki under his arm, ignored its attempts to return to its "throne," and quickly headed towards his mentor Ilo’s residence.

...

Lin Jun had his own calculations in encouraging Elarwen to pass Puki to her brother.

He mainly wanted to use this opportunity to get involved, to see the current situation of the Divine Wood Dungeon firsthand, and perhaps casually pick up something good the Elves might have overlooked.

He was quite skilled at finding things!

More importantly, if any dangers went unnoticed by the Elves, Lin Jun could prepare in advance to avoid being caught off guard.

After all, he did have some attachment to Riel at the Magic Potion Shop, and Elarwen’s two pets; it’s not too troublesome, so he should find a way to protect them.

At the end of the day, intelligence was the key!

Given the tightly guarded stance of Divine Wood Dungeon, sending Dylan No. 2 was purely suicidal and would definitely be turned into a sieve by the Elves’ arrows.

Thus, Puki ended up nestled at Salian’s side, moving amidst the scattered tree houses.

When Salian saw his mentor Ilo, the Great Mage’s gaze immediately fixated on the restless Puki at his side.

A subtle magic glow flickered in Ilo’s eyes, lingering thoughtfully on the round cap of the mushroom for an extra two seconds, yet he ultimately asked nothing, turning instead to discuss the details of the mission with Salian.

Meanwhile, Lin Jun proficiently accessed Ilo’s panel, noting the highest level observed so far!

[Level: LV87]

[Status: Scout Jamming, Mental Shield, Insight, Trigger Shield...]

[Skills: Magic Storage LV10, Magic Manipulation LV10, Natural Magic LV10, Fire Magic LV10, Abyss Magic LV10, Vitality LV10, Multiple Wills LV10, Poison Resistance LV10...]

Lin Jun saw several skills he hadn’t encountered before, but whose names alone sounded intriguing.

At the same time, he noticed some uncommon yet familiar skills.

...

No way, an Elf Great Mage secretly dabbling in Abyss Magic, too? (Three Chapters took a bit longer)