Chapter 339: Chapter 331: Video

In fact, it’s better to kill it off, that’s what Lin Jun thought.

But considering Old Dylan’s age, he had already lost his daughter, and if he were to kill his cross-species friend in front of him, it might make him depressed, so he spared the Shapeshifter’s life.

As long as it’s within the Fungal Mat’s range, it’s impossible for it to stir up any trouble.

And if the Empire wants to transfer him away?

Then he’ll just have to fake his death.

Dylan was quite happy to work with Keroro, like teaching a newcomer, showing him how to replenish magic power through the Fungal Network, how to send messages using it, and how to control Puki.

All subsequent matters were entirely entrusted to Dylan, even if only for the sake of preserving his good brother’s life, Dylan would certainly do his best.

Lin Jun’s attention was then turned to the newly upgraded core skill.

[Skill Upgrade: Fungal Network Level 7 → Level 8]

It’s also a skill that couldn’t be upgraded through greed, only through slow and gradual efforts.

The last upgrade unlocked the “Node” ability, and this time… hmm… it seems to be… visual sharing?

Let’s give it a try.

…

[Aren’t you considering Karen?] The page with golden edges displayed text in pink on the yellow-covered book.

“Senior, didn’t I say already, she’s a werewolf! And I’m…” Norris tried to refute.

[What are you? A tailless lizardman?]

[Norris, race has never been a problem. I’ve seen more cross-species couples than the mushrooms you’ve eaten, even vampires and bread have gotten together!]

“But I… I don’t like her either…” Norris’ gaze wavered, but another blurred figure flashed unconsciously in his mind.

[Look at you now! Humans see you as a monster, and lizardmen despise you for being tailless! Now you’re so picky when a werewolf who doesn’t care about your race or looks and can appreciate you comes along!]

[And besides, in human form under the sun, that Karen, by your general aesthetic standards, should be quite acceptable, right?]

[Young people always fantasize about finding true love, but where in the world is there just the right amount of true love waiting for you?]

Every word hit a nerve, and Norris, on the verge of tears, weakly argued, “What… What does this have to do with you, senior? Why do you always want to set me up with Karen?”

[It feels like it would be very interesting]

“…”

[Hey? Let’s talk it out, don’t put me——]

Norris slapped the senior back to the center of the shield with a “smack,” and then dove headfirst into Jida.

He was hurt and needed to calm down for a moment.

Suddenly, a clear image crashed into his mind without warning, leaving him momentarily stunned.

In the picture, in what seemed to be a cave in the Deep Area, by a small pool, werewolf Karen was grooming her fur, all wet.

Droplets of water slid down her gray-brown fur, with shed wolf hair floating on the water’s surface.

These werewolves actually didn’t have the habit of bathing before; there’s not much water, certainly not enough for werewolves to bathe at will.

Therefore, most newly arrived werewolves always carried a heavy, indescribable odor.

Puki couldn’t smell it, but poor Norris, who was responsible for receiving them, could.

Recently, things have improved a lot. Although most werewolves still don’t like getting their fur wet, they can at least manage to wash once a month.

And Karen was undoubtedly one of the cleanest, as Norris almost never smelled any odor when he was near her lately.

But Norris didn’t understand why he could “see” this scene so clearly in his mind?

Could it be… deep down, he actually has feelings for Karen…

“How is that possible!”

No matter how imaginative he was, he couldn’t possibly construct such a detailed, lifelike dynamic scene out of thin air in his mind!

“Boss! Is that you?” He practically blurted it out.

“Norris, you’ve changed!” The boss’s saddened voice immediately echoed in his mind, “You’d rather suspect it was your boss meddling than believe your mind finally got enlightened! It breaks my heart.”

“So the scene I’m seeing…”

“It’s me!”

“Why are you showing me this?!”

“Feels like it would be a very interesting.”

“…”

Norris curled up, trying to figure out where he went wrong to end up in his current predicament, surrounded by such “great” companions?

He carefully reviewed his life choices and realized that he hadn’t made a wrong step; he just never had a choice from the beginning.

More heartbroken now.

…

That’s about it, with a video function added.

It’s not like the Imaging Technique, which can record and save images, nor can it construct imagined scenes out of thin air, but it synchronously transmits what’s actually happening.

This function isn’t very useful for Lin Jun himself, but for his subordinates… hmm…

Could they hold a video meeting?

He tried operating it, inserting various real-time images simultaneously, and it seemed manageable.

Unfortunately, there wasn’t anything urgent requiring a meeting at the moment.

He couldn’t just call his subordinates to a video meeting for no reason, could he?

That would make him seem idle, always contemplating useless things, which wouldn’t be a good impression.

After thinking for a while, Lin Jun casually selected some of the most brilliantly colored and unusually shaped gemstones in Mushroom City and packaged them up to give to Xiao Hai.

That day, Xiao Hai, who received the “Dragon God’s Revelations,” anxiously turned every corner of the Mushroom Garden upside down, but never found a space similar to those in the images in his mind with bright crystals.

…

Fish Sail Port.

This port city at the southernmost edge of the Kingdom is one of the two cities closest to Mushroom City.

Although it’s called a port, its geographical position is awkward. Sailing west from here means either venturing into the treacherous open sea filled with ocean demons or cautiously navigating through the reef-strewn hazardous waterway.

Therefore, maritime trade has always been absent from this place.

Its port was built more for the large local fishing boats to dock. In the past, most of the seafood caught here had to be transported to far-off towns for sale.

Now, with Mushroom City’s rapid rise and its demand for seafood skyrocketing, Fish Sail Port has been invigorated, ushering in a wave of prosperity.

However, the conflict between Puki Masters and traditional adventurers, similar to what occurred in Novid, was also playing out here.

The lord of Fish Sail Port was feeling both pain and joy over this.

Lately, the conflict seemed to be escalating.

This lord only governed this small fief and had a standing army, but the forces were limited.

If a widespread riot broke out, even if it could eventually be quelled, the losses would be heavy, so he needed to prevent it beforehand.

He didn’t know how to resolve the conflict between Puki Masters and adventurers, but strengthening overt military deterrence, making potential troublemakers hesitate, was a simple and often effective method.

The usual procedure was to pay a certain price and request reinforcements from nearby cities.

But in these extraordinary times, local lords were tightly holding onto their own forces, fearing a lack.

Requesting aid now might come at an unbearably high cost.

After much thought, the lord of Fish Sail Port decided to seek help from the one organization that seemed to still have some resources—the Church.

The Church represented the might of the God of Light, and the presence of Church Warriors deterred troublemakers far more than normal guards could.

His request quickly received approval.

In reality, this was inevitable; maintaining the stability of the area around Mushroom City was crucial for the Kingdom, and any request for aid would be answered.

The nearest “Wing of Judgment” team received orders and swiftly proceeded to Fish Sail Port.

They were clad in bright silver armor and draped in holy emblem cloaks. On the day they entered the city in full force, the public order visibly improved.

As per the agreement, this team temporarily took over patrol duties in what had previously been the most chaotic area for law and order.

Among the team was Solalin, whom Lin Jun had met, fought with, and ultimately let go.

However, she was feeling extremely unwell at that moment.

Moments after trying to activate the [Realm of Truth] to investigate the city’s situation, she was overwhelmed by the indescribable chaos filling her vision.

The intense sensory distortion reminded her of the experience of being cornered by Puki, resulting in her inelegantly vomiting on the street.

She couldn’t understand how these people could live so naturally in such a horrifying environment?

Why did those chaos-colored terrifying demons walk so naturally on the streets?

Before coming here, Solalin hadn’t paid much attention to information about Mushroom City, but now she just wanted to find someone to clarify what exactly was happening here? (There’s more Chapters late at night)

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