"Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on!"

The last ten demon corpses were thrown in front of Fat Otaku Puki, and Horn shouted with bloodshot eyes, as if calling out would make it easier for Fat Otaku to pull out something good.

His few teammates looked on helplessly at the pile of mushrooms and waste Demon Crystals from the previous 20 draws, leading to Horn's slight madness.

It was already well known in Dumb Wind Town that you could use demon corpses for a lottery at the five-layer Fat Otaku Puki.

The originally valueless demon corpses significantly increased in value, naturally giving birth to a new distribution method.

Just like Horn, he gave up all the materials gathered along the way in exchange for all the remaining demon corpses, and everyone had to help carry the dead demon bodies down for him.

However, in reality, many teams stopped using this distribution method after a few tries.

The reason is simple: if a teammate has a mental breakdown on the way back, entering a hysterical or silent state, it negatively affects the team's morale...

Fat Otaku Puki finally collected all the demon corpses and started pulling out rewards.

Everyone heard Horn's breathing become noticeably heavier.

Mushroom, mushroom, mushroom, waste Demon Crystal, mushroom...

"Where's the big prize? Where's the big prize? Give us equipment, give us high-level Demon Crystal!"

Several teammates exchanged looks, already deciding to speed up on the return trip to suffer less from Horn's low spirits.

"Won! Hahahahaha ho ho ho ho!"

Horn's nearly inhuman laughter made all three teammates look over in astonishment.

He was kneeling amidst a pile of mushrooms and waste Demon Crystals, holding a faintly glowing dagger in both hands, kissing and crying over it.

The glow indicated it was at least an attributes equipment, worth more than what they earned in ten trips to the Underground City!

This time, no one worried about Horn's low spirits; now all the negative emotions were on his three teammates...

However, before they could even make a sour remark, an extremely mournful and eerie cry suddenly echoed out from the Mushroom Forest.

Even the excited Horn swallowed back his "hahaha," shrinking back into the team.

Facing the unexpected situation, none of them wanted to take risks, so they quickly retreated toward the stairs.

...

In the Mushroom Forest, several Pukis were pouncing together on a large trembling Puki, blocking the opening on its mushroom cap.

The strange cry just now was made by this Puki.

It startled not only the adventurers but also Lin Jun himself.

Why is it so hard to say a word?

Lin Jun's comprehension of the [Human Universal Language] was already Level Eight, and, using Dylan's translation device for learning, he had mastered most basic vocabulary.

He no longer found himself not understanding what adventurers were saying.

However, the problem now was, while he could listen, how should he speak?

The simplest way might be to completely parasitize a humanoid and speak through their mouth.

But that felt hardly different from speaking through Dylan's mouth.

Lin Jun wanted to try simulating a vocalizer using mushrooms.

After all, if Lin Jun himself operated it while speaking, there would be no skill limitations, just a need to modify the Puki's insides to suit vocalizing.

The idea was beautiful, but reality was harsh.

The speaking port modeled on a human throat structure ended up only able to emit a "puff puff" blowing sound.

Gradually modifying it through magic, the recent failure was just one of the defective products.

Lin Jun decided to find another location; staying in the Mushroom Forest indefinitely risked adventurers spreading false rumors of Pukis torturing adventurers in the Mushroom Forest, which was not good.

The new experimental site was chosen underground in a dungeon previously dug in the Mushroom Forest.

When the Pukis entered, a certain starving Vampire Viscount squatting in the corner, spoke reflexively in Demon Language:

"I'm a Little Pig who eats dry meals."

Thinking food had finally come, but upon finishing, the Pukis remained indifferent, Louisa could only disappointedly curl back into the corner, staring blankly at the Pukis.

Oh, indulging in voice prototype Pukis, I'd forgotten to feed this one these past few days. Vampires truly withstand hunger!

Having obtained new demon corpses, soon two Pukis brought one to toss to the vampire.

Speaking of which, shouldn't vampires have that setting?

Lying in a coffin could mean a hundred years' sleep without eating or drinking; does this world not have that?

I'll ask Louisa later; right now, Lin Jun is still more interested in speaking.

So the barely half-full Louisa sat in the corner, watching a group of Pukis across the room occasionally emit ghostly and wailing sounds.

Initially, hearing it would cause an involuntary shiver, but gradually she got used to it, though her sleep quality in the cell worsened, frequently disturbed by these bizarre noises.

To mention any benefits, since the Pukis came here, at least her meals hadn't been forgotten...

...

One day, Louisa was once again awoken by the noise.

Based on past experiences, the noise wouldn't last long, and the next occurrence would be at least one or two hours away.

She blinked, prepared to go back to sleep, the more one sleeps, the less hungry one gets.

"Lou...i...sa..."

Louisa suddenly opened her eyes wide.

The voice was twisted and sinister, accompanied by a chilling echo, like stones scraping together.

But critically, this voice wasn't appearing in her mind!

Who?

Who was calling her name?

For a moment, Louisa fantasized that an unpleasant-voiced Demon Race member was sent to rescue her.

Because no one here knew her name, and the voice in her mind had never asked for it, anyone who could call out her name must be from the Demon Race!

But this fantasy lasted less than a second before shattering.

The voice came from a long, almost unrecognizable-as-Puki Puki.

After failing to mimic the structure, Lin Jun completely let go.

As the saying goes, no matter if it's a black cat or a white cat, if it catches mice, it's a good cat.

If it can produce sound, then it's successful, no need to fuss over the standard result.

This long one was the first edition of the voice Puki.

The airflow is inhaled from the tail, passing through a complex internal structure to achieve speaking.

Of course, as it's a first edition, there were still some issues, like echoes or only being able to say one or two words at a time.

However, this was a first step; Lin Jun believes with improvements, it will only get better in the future.

Seeing the vampire recognized her name being called, Lin Jun happily controlled the Puki to call even more joyfully.

"Lou... Lou...i...sa... Loui...sa..."

"Ah...ah—!!!"

Louisa suddenly clutched her head with both hands, rolling and shouting wildly.

Finally, disregarding the possible punishment of growing mushrooms, she dashed madly towards the exit.

However, since Lin Jun never fed her to fullness, the two Elite Pukis stationed outside easily subdued her and used [Hallucinogenic Spores] to calm her down.

Clearly, this Demon Language learning machine had a few glitches, perhaps its brain got dusty from staying too long in the basement.

Maybe she'll be sent to mine for some fresh air?

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