Chapter 837 - 822: Screening Room

Chapter 837: Chapter 822: Screening Room

Lin Jun entered the Agreement Hall through the statue of the Death God. This area was a separately sealed-off section, distinct from the other parts of the Pilot’s Seat, and Lin Jun couldn’t go to the area full of project rooms from here.

Here, besides communicating with the Death God, there wasn’t much else to do.

After a long talk, Lin Jun finally decided to leave.

Before leaving, Lin Jun took one last look at the soul transfer pipelines scattered across the Pilot’s Seat.

In the pipelines, some souls with too much ether attached to their surfaces were individually branched off, falling downward...

...

Consciousness plunged back into the green mushroom body again, once more without hands or feet. Lin Jun awkwardly twisted the mushroom stalk.

First, Lin Jun rapidly swept his consciousness over the entire Fungal Network. Just as before, although he spent a considerable amount of time in the Pilot’s Seat space, not much time had passed in reality, and his subordinates hadn’t even noticed Lin Jun’s consciousness had briefly left.

The Pilot’s Seat seemed capable of altering the speed of thought?

The Death God wanted him to deal with the Demon King, which was exactly what Lin Jun intended to do.

As for Link, if he truly sided with the Slime, there was nothing more to say.

Regarding why Link would take the side of the Demon King, the Death God only said Link was enticed by the Demon King’s flawed ideas.

As for everything Nevrilla said, Lin Jun kept his own opinions.

While Slimes are evil, they might not merely be world-destroying lunatics. Link also doesn’t seem like that type of person; perhaps there’s information the Death God hasn’t divulged.

Speaking of which, I still have a Memory Crystal dropped by the Demon King. Maybe there’s a clue inside.

Should I look now?

Lin Jun was about to activate it but suddenly stopped.

...

In the Mushroom Garden, the Teleportation Array lit up, and Number Four appeared whole on the Fungal Mat.

Number Four clearly froze for a moment, using its tentacle to feel itself from the mushroom cap to the short legs. Surprisingly, there was no damage!

Lucky this time?

Suddenly, the temporary Teleportation Array beneath his feet lit up again, and Number Four jumped aside quickly. Before long, Number One appeared in the Teleportation Array—also whole!

Number Four rubbed its mushroom cap; not dying during teleportation always feels a bit odd.

Number One didn’t think about this. Upon seeing Number Four, it immediately ran over enthusiastically: "Fourth Brother!"

The two Pukis bumped their mushroom caps, afterward Number One wrapped around Number Four, showing concern and care, while Number Four happily recounted its heroic deeds fighting with the Giant Dragon.

Inside, it was filled with a sense of crisis.

To outsiders, the Mushroom Race is mighty, devouring the Empire that no longer had much power to resist, and the situation seems all good.

But for Number One, it was different.

Number Two is the spokesperson of the Fungus Castle; in other words, the Fungus Castle is Number Two’s territory.

This time, swallowing the Empire, Fungus Castle had its fill, while the elves and tree demons under its command participated in the war, yet due to geographical reasons, only had battle merits but lacked substantial returns, all ending up as wedding clothes for Number Two.

However, the Mushroom Lord wasn’t concerned with this. Number One knew that if he dared to bring it up, he might be branded by Number Two as deep-minded, selfish, and short-sighted, leading to even greater disadvantage.

At such times, the support of other mushrooms is ever more critical for Number One.

Luckily, Number Four is still the same Number Four, full of sincerity and trust in its emotions, which reassured Number One.

The Teleportation Array beside them lit up again, and Number Ten drifted out.

Seeing Number Ten, Number One’s mushroom cap stiffened.

In the previous battle, it had witnessed Number Ten’s power; if they could bring Number Ten and Number Fourteen to their side, Number Two would be insignificant!

Thinking of this, it lifted its mushroom cap and ran over enthusiastically: "Number Ten!"

Number Ten soared on the wind, deliberately avoiding it in a small circle, and greeted Number Four with a wave of its tentacle while passing by.

Within the Fungal Network, a cracking sound echoed, and Number Four hurriedly stepped forward to support the staggering Number One.

"Big Brother, don’t mind. You know, Number Ten’s always been like this, probably not looking down on you."

"Probably..."

Number One was hurt to the point of mushroom juice oozing out, but soon it consoled itself with "Number Ten wouldn’t bother with Number Two either," and recovered.

Afterward, it nonchalantly changed the subject: "By the way, Number Four, do you know why the Mushroom Lord called us here?"

Number Four shook its mushroom cap: "The Mushroom Lord didn’t say."

Then, Number Four accompanied Number One, greeting all the mushrooms except Number Fourteen.

The last to teleport was Number Two.

As soon as Number Two saw Number One, it was talking about "military affairs being busy," "sharing burden for the Mushroom Lord," "whether it arrived late", and such.

Number One sneered, went up to harshly bump mushroom caps with Number Two, and they headed towards the cave arranged by the Mushroom Lord together.

After a few twists and turns, they arrived at Lin Jun’s Screening Lounge.

Rows of mycelium seats filled with large and small mushrooms, providing a comfortable environment, and a magic instrument specially designed for magnifying Memory Crystal images.

Seeing the Memory Crystal inserted into the instrument on stage, Number Four suddenly tensed up.

It searched inside its abdomen with its tentacle, relieved to find the Memory Crystal, which had only recorded itself being beaten, still safely lying inside, and this comforted it a bit.

That crystal, if played in front of all the mushrooms...

Then it would have to dive into Pink Puki’s arms, letting her caress it to death.

Luckily, the crystal on the instrument was the one left by the Demon King.

This Screening Lounge is typically used by Lin Jun to view various treasured recordings, and it’s a very important recreational facility.

However, the regrettable part is that although those recording treasures are excellent, their content was all personally recorded by Lin Jun, lacking unknown surprises during viewing.

This time it’s different; faced with the unknown Memory Crystal, Lin Jun is filled with anticipation for the unknown, calling the Mushroom Race together just to create a lively atmosphere and set the mood.

As for Number Four’s concern about showing other mushrooms its beating recording, that is a matter for the second scene.

Lin Jun controlled Marshal Puki to sit at the center spot. Unfortunately, Puki couldn’t eat popcorn and soda...

Thinking of this, Lin Jun made another note for Xiaoxi, who was still in the process of being resurrected.

"Quiet."

Lin Jun’s will spread out, silencing the Mushroom Race who were chattering and guessing the crystal’s content within the Fungal Network.

As the instrument was activated, the enlarged image appeared before the mushrooms...it turned out to be first-person!

...

"Roar—!"

Amidst the beast’s roar, a gray-haired, extraordinarily large Earth Bear slammed the ground with both its palms.

[Gravity Field] Spread out, the towering giant trees around were crushed under their own weight, splintering and collapsing with a roar.

In the first perspective, the human wielding the sword was also affected, hesitated slightly, but it was only momentary.

With a twist of the long sword and exerting force, he had already landed behind the giant bear.

Before long, two "thud" sounds echoed behind him.

The first was the Earth Bear’s head crashing down, and the second was the bear’s body falling with a crash.

Flicking off the blood on the sword, the perspective’s protagonist walked towards the Earth Bear’s empty cave.

Inside, he found a seven or eight-year-old girl, covered in blood.

Fortunately, these were only external injuries incurred when the Earth Bear dragged her away.

Finding the girl, she rushed crying into the arms of the one who came: "Link brother, I... I knew you would come to save me... I just knew... Waaah—!"

Link disdainfully pulled the girl, yet couldn’t separate because she clung too tightly.

"Alright, alright, stop crying, NPC Number Twenty-Two, you’re making my ears hurt."

He hesitated, picked a bottle of ordinary Healing Potion from the bag, poured some on the girl’s wounds, then drew his special dissecting knife.

"Keep quiet, don’t bring the Wind Wolf Pack here. Once I harvest this bear’s materials, I’ll take you back to Bai Nian Village."