This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 5 5. Magic
"You...why do you have such a good magic crystal?"

"How long do you think I've been here..."

Lin Jun was not sure how long he had been in this world. There was no day or night and no seasons in the deep dungeon, but Lin Jun felt that it had been at least two or three years.

Even if we count from the time when the mushroom garden was established, it has been quite a while. This entire rock wall is his mine, and after mining for a long time, there will naturally be some high-quality magic crystals.

However, Lin Jun collected them not because he knew their value, but simply because clean amethysts looked better. Placing them around the main body could attract demons and serve as decoration.

"Can you cast other spells faster with this?"

"Is this for me? Really?"

Even if you're not familiar with Inanna, you can tell that this guy really likes magic crystals or anything related to magic.

"Of course, I also want to see more spells. Speaking of which, Inanna, I haven't asked you yet, what spells do you know?"

Lin Jun could indeed see things like [Light Magic LV4] on the panel, but this only meant that the highest level of light magic the opponent could cast was level 4, but it was unclear what specific spells were involved.

Each branch of magic has a wide variety of spells of various levels, and some spells have many variants. For example, biological transformation can be subdivided into eagle transformation, dog transformation, and puff transformation...

Inanna stood there for a while, as if recalling the spells she knew.

Lin Jun felt that if she were still in human form, she would be counting one by one on her fingers.

"Let me see... Water Snake, Water Mirror Refraction, Ice Blade, Purification, Healing Light, Reveal, Illumination, Water Creation, Energy Protection, Mud Swamp... Gh... That's all."

Quite a lot.

"Then try using the Mud Swamp Technique on this Pooji."

A mining mushroom that was smashing rocks with its shelled mushroom cap was moved by Lin Jun to the open space where it had previously exploded. At the same time, a tentacle stretched out from the bottom of the mushroom to help Inanna tie the A-level magic crystal to the mushroom cap.

"Be careful not to break it again, this is the last one here."

"I will be careful."

Magic power flowed from Inanna's body into the magic crystal. Unlike the previous time, as soon as the spell was cast, magic power from all around swarmed in. The A-level magic crystal above Inanna's head was like a small vortex that swallowed up magic power.

No wonder it is said that it can be used as a staff. After being added with so much magic power, the power of any spell will definitely be doubled.

"Let it out!"

The mining puff sank a little, and the originally thick ground turned into a pool of mud. Puji tried to lift his feet, but was stuck in place and unable to move.

In fact, the quagmire technique can only delay movement. Even if it is enhanced by an A-level magic crystal, the direction should be within the range.

The mining Puji couldn't break free simply because the shell was too heavy, and Puji itself didn't have enough strength, so it was pressed to the spot.

"Try using an ice blade on it again."

"Hey? Is it okay? Maybe..."

"It's okay, let it go."

That's all. If they die in the mushroom garden, they will just be turned into fertilizer and recycled. The loss is minimal.

"Then I'll let you go."

After a while, the ice blade condensed in front of Inanna, but this time she was shocked.

Unlike the Quagmire Technique, the changes in the Ice Blade Technique after being blessed are quite intuitive. The ice blade that was originally less than one meter long has now exceeded two meters after being blessed.

Moreover, the deep chill emanating from it also made Inanna realize that its power was likely to have greatly increased.

"go with!"

The carapace collided with the ice blade, and after a crisp sound, it was cut into, cutting all the way to three-quarters before stopping.

Even Lin Jun thought the power was impressive. You have to know that it was a LV4 chitinous shell. Lin Jun himself had to use two hits of his LV6 mushroom cannon to break through the defense, but it was actually cut in half by an ice blade of the same level.

I just don't know whether it's the spell itself that's powerful or the A-level magic crystal that's powerful. Maybe it's both.

Magic is really powerful. If I knew spells, the early stages wouldn't be so painful.

But it wasn't too late now. Although he couldn't use magic for the time being, he had a helper who could use spells, so he could try to implement some of his plans to reach the upper levels. Of course, he didn't mean to kill the fire demon guarding the passage. Lin Jun had seen that creature through the sacrificed pathfinder Puji. Although the level difference was too large to show any detailed information on the panel, the extremely high level of LV64 alone made it impossible for him to attack it right now.

But who says you have to go through the passage to go up?
"Inanna, do you want this magic crystal?"

"You want to give it to me?"

Ugh?
This mushroom is so good to me, is it a trap?
Inanna, who had just experienced betrayal, was not very cautious now, not to mention that the target was a monster like Lin Jun whose true identity was unknown.

"Of course it's not free. Cooperate with me to defeat some monsters, and it will be yours."

"Ok!"

Inanna was relieved to hear that there were conditions. She really wanted this magic crystal, but if Lin Jun gave it to her, she would not dare to accept it.

But monsters?

Speaking of which, this is the deep part of the dungeon. There are so many strange things in the mushroom garden that I almost forgot about it.

But a mushroom is supposed to fight monsters...

How to conquer, using Puji?

"But what monster are we going to defeat?"

"Earthworm, do you know?"

Earthworm?

It sounds so familiar, where have you heard it before?

Ah, I remember...

"I'm sorry, but are you talking about the giant earthworms with rock-like skin that burrow deep underground and eat ore every day?"

Lin Jun thought for a moment and said, "That's right."

"Are we going to subjugate the larvae of the earthworms?"

"Adult."

"Aren't adult monsters at least LV45? They are large monsters that can only be safely defeated by a complete gold-level adventuring team. Mr. Lin Jun, I'm only LV28!"

Inanna’s mind is now full of thoughts: Me, fighting groundworms?

Even if I wasn't transformed, I would still be eaten by the earthworm in one bite.

Is this mushroom crazy? Is it going to hunt earthworms?

"You seem to have misjudged me..."

Seeing Pinky's incredulous look, Lin Jun suddenly remembered that he hadn't taken her to the edge of the mushroom garden yet.

No wonder he has so little confidence in his own abilities.

Hunting earthworms is something I have wanted to do for a long time. This kind of worm has a skill called [High-Temperature Drilling].

It can produce high-temperature brittle rocks, then use its rotating mouthparts to cut the rocks into pieces and swallow them into its stomach, and then discharge the unnecessary components from the side gills to reinforce the channel walls.

If you can get this skill, you can dig a passage directly to the upper level in the rock wall without having to risk sneaking away from under the nose of the fire demon.

However, this kind of bug has an excellent ability to dig holes. If you can't defeat it, it will burrow into the ground to escape. In addition, it is large in size and has a lot of health, so it will take a long time to kill it when it is low on health.

I tried it once before, but ended up losing a lot of money and getting nothing.

But after seeing Inanna's swamp magic, Lin Jun felt that there was hope again. The earthworms probably couldn't move fast in the mud.

But before that, it’s really time to get used to the new members.

"It's not like we have to go hunting earthworms right now. You still need to practice using this magic crystal to cast spells. This is a good opportunity to go with the expedition team and practice."

"Expedition?"

(End of this chapter)