Mushroom Lord in the Underground City

Chapter 596 - 586: Choice

[Information Spores Level 1 (Transmit information to flesh-and-blood creatures via spores, can guide and suggest to creatures with low intelligence in a range)]

This skill can transmit information, but Lin Jun doubts how much information it can transmit, and it might be one-way, after all, it’s delivered via spores.

At least it’s definitely not as convenient as the awareness communication of the Fungal Network, even if Lin Jun’s mycelium hasn’t parasitized, Lin Jun doesn’t lack methods to communicate.

The latter effect is quite interesting, it can influence creatures with low intelligence in a range. To put it plainly, these are ordinary demons that rely on instinct to act.

If this option appeared at Level 50, Lin Jun would definitely choose it without hesitation.

At that time, Lin Jun was still struggling in the Underground City, navigating between demons and adventurers.

With it, controlling demons on a large scale for personal use greatly increases safety.

Unfortunately, it came too late now.

Nowadays his territory is stable, both the Underground City and Fungus Castle are the fundamental bases, with an army of Puki Masters, the mid and lower-level forces are not lacking.

Adding more demons as subordinates, and those that can only be controlled within the spore-covered area as henchmen, seems somewhat redundant.

Of course, if somewhere in the world there really lurks an extremely powerful but dim-witted ancient magic beast, this skill would be invaluable.

Unfortunately, at least for now, he hasn’t heard of such a thing.

The perspective shifts to the second skill, Lin Jun’s spirit is lifted!

The second row is unexpectedly a levelless skill!

Perhaps it’s because he previously decomposed and absorbed too many skills, thinning out the skill pool?

But what matters is that drawing a levelless skill is like hitting the jackpot.

However...

[Delicious (Ultimate Deliciousness)]

Is this description for real?

Literally understood, it seems to have reached the pinnacle on the "delicious" path, similar to the extreme standard of [Extreme Sword].

Lin Jun even suspects this is an ultra-rare skill unheard of in history.

[Extreme Sword] has had a few historical occurrences, and there are some sword masters today who have trained to the utmost level, although the hope to touch the "extreme" is slim, the possibility exists.

But [Delicious]?

Never even heard of it.

Moreover, in the current market, besides Lin Jun’s own Delicious Mushrooms, reaching Delicious Level 4 is extremely rare.

As for higher Levels 5 and 6, before Delicious Mushrooms appeared, maybe only a few stored in the warehouse of a grand noble like Inanna could show up, reserved for important occasions.

And higher?

There isn’t any!

[Delicious Level 10] can’t even be reached, let alone the presumed [Delicious] upgrade [Ultimate Deliciousness].

However, Lin Jun already has the world’s best tasting Delicious Mushrooms, does being even more delicious have any significance?

Finally hitting the jackpot with an upgrade and getting a levelless skill, why is it so redundant...

One can’t expect the masters to beg for another taste after experiencing it once just to serve him, can they?

Down to the last option.

[Soul Touch Level 1 (Can interact with other souls through physical contact)]

Souls?

The capacity for soul interaction has always been Lin Jun’s advantage, so seeing this term he immediately got interested.

The act of touching souls, Lin Jun actually does it daily.

[Greed] decomposes corpses, which is essentially the process of digesting those soul shells.

However, [Greed] can only decompose corpses and has no effect on the living.

Furthermore, on the soul level itself, Lin Jun cannot interfere in the decomposition process.

In addition, he has experienced more direct soul level interactions.

The most representative of which is the Strange Dream that Feixi created back then.

With the notes left by the evil magician, Lin Jun also mastered the method for constructing this ritual, but he found the conditions for holding this ritual were quite strict.

Various rare materials aren’t a problem for him now, the real key lies in the medium!

It must involve an affair with a strong connection to the target in body or spirit, such as a blood oath, high-tier slave contract, or one of spiritually synchronized twins.

The medium Feixi used at the time was a damaged blood oath. He found it in his former master’s secret storeroom after killing him.

It was precisely with this contract that the Strange Dream could anchor and invade Inanna’s dream.

Lin Jun also saw that blood oath, twice used in the Strange Dream ritual as a medium, the blood oath itself was left in tatters, losing its effectiveness.

As for the contents of the contract, it’s much like a normal slave contract, but with one particular clause that impressed him:

"Prohibited from controlling the contractor in any direct or indirect manner."

Ordinary contracts wouldn’t specially emphasize prohibiting a slave from controlling the master, normally other clauses restrict it to death without leaving any room for counterattacks, naturally not warranting another emphasis.

Inanna’s mom... doesn’t seem simple either.

Unfortunately, Feixi keeps mum about any past events.

Whether about that mother, about Alama, or regarding that episode of slaying his master.

Every time Lin Jun prods, he shows no intent to satisfy Lin Jun’s curiosity.

Of course, Lin Jun can’t just give up like that.

Due to the lack of Spiritual Guidance skills here, Lin Jun has been learning Spiritual Series dream construction lately, to try finding answers in Xiao Xi’s dreams later.

Strange Dream indeed involves genuine soul level interaction.

Meanwhile, more commonly, Enchanting Demon’s Charm, Spiritual Magic’s Mental Suggestion, dream construction and so on, are actually battles of Spiritual Power, rather than true soul interactions.

Therefore, [Soul Touch] seems to have quite a special allure.

But, the introduction only says it can touch, could this touching transform into attack or restraint?

If it were only simple touching, serving a cognitive communication effect like telepathy, its practical value would probably be quite limited.

[Information Spores Level 1]

[Delicious]

[Soul Touch Level 1]

Unexpectedly, the first to be eliminated was the precious levelless skill!

[Information Spores] can steadily enhance tactical flexibility in a defensive battle, but as of now its upper limit isn’t high, lacking the potential to truly reverse the battle.

[Soul Touch] has scant introduction, practicality unknown, involving a bit of risk.

After a moment of weighing, Lin Jun made a decision.

[Acquired Skill: Soul Touch Level 1]

As soon as the thought settled, a Puki used for testing emerged from the Fungal Mat.

To Lin Jun’s slight surprise, the skill-bearing Puki didn’t automatically grasp the method for using the skill as usual, but required Lin Jun to personally operate it for utilization.

Is it because it involves the soul?

Under the vista of [Inspiration], changes quietly occurred. At the end of one of Puki’s soft tentacles, a layer of cyan glow slowly appeared as if its soul had been condensed in that tentacle!

Well then... what should be touched now?

"Norris, no need to train the underwater Puki squad today, come to the Mushroom Garden, I have something good to show you!"