Intermediate magic contract.

It seems now that Inanna can indeed command Knight Puki through this contract, but the execution priority is not as high as his own command.

This is different from a node.

When Lin Jun wants to command Pukis under a node, he needs to first move them back to the main group from the node to control them, meaning that Puki will only listen to one leader's command at any given time.

But now this Knight Puki is responding to commands from two leaders simultaneously!

Quite interesting.

And this is only an intermediate magic contract, which means there's probably an advanced magic contract?

Would the command priority of an advanced magic contract be higher than his own?

These are all questions worth exploring.

After all, what if one day, after investing blood and sweat, and all resources to create an ultimate invincible "God of Puki," it gets claimed by an advanced magic contract right out of the oven... just thinking about it gives a heart attack!

After the Sword Saint and others left, Lin Jun began to clean up the remains on site—like piecing together the dissected Pukis...

However, this time, only the few Elite Pukis chopped by Shi Wu revived through [Fungal Filament Reassembly]; those attacked by the Sword Saint could not be revived without exception.

What on earth?

Through [Magic Perception] view, some kind of suppression effect appears near the cuts of these Pukis, preventing the filament from regenerating.

The extreme sword effect?

Or was it the effect of the long sword in the Sword Saint's hand?

So disgusting!

Initially, Lin Jun thought they might still be usable if pieced together, at worst losing a few hundreds, but now it seems over a thousand Pukis are really written off!

What a loss!

Thankfully, the Heavy Armor Pukis weren't taken out, or else the losses would have been worse.

Initially, he wanted to follow the path Edin explained in the Fungal Network to charge straight to the core as soon as they left, but now it seems like he needs to spend a few days replenishing Pukis first.

What about the little notebook Inanna "left behind" in the end?

Lin Jun controlled a Puki to gently open it.

Handwritten title: Notes on the Underground City

The handwriting was neat and tidy, evidently Inanna's work, with a mushroom drawn next to the title.

With [Human Universal Language] reaching level nine, Lin Jun could almost read these texts seamlessly.

Opening the inner pages, the content was quite "casual"—it was all fragments Inanna wrote from memory after reading those books at the Relic Association.

Wherever her memory went, she wrote there; the result is scattered like a spilled puzzle, completely unstructured.

Nevertheless, there were still many valuable pieces of information for Lin Jun.

For instance, the so-called "levels" are actually independent spaces separated from each other, potentially thousands of miles apart, connected only by "ladders."

Or, for example, the continuous source of magic power for the Underground City unexpectedly comes from outside the world.

There are even conjectures about the identity of the Underground City's creator—only a Hero, Demon King, or God possessed the might to create an Underground City in those times.

A rare opportunity to understand the Underground City without the Yellow-covered Book—humans do have some capabilities!

During the gap for replenishing Pukis, Lin Jun carefully studied it.

...

On the surface.

News-savvy adventurers had already been moved by the rumors, gathering on either side of the road.

Their gazes, like magnets, were drawn and nailed onto the Sword Saint—adventurers are a group that admires power the most; being able to witness one of the top human experts in person was enough to make their conversations in the tavern spirited for quite some time.

Another part of the gaze was focused on Inanna…or rather, the unusually shaped Puki in her arms.

At this moment, Knight Puki's feet had regenerated a small section, its six fungal filament tentacles had also partially restored, curling up limply, looking somewhat like a certain kind of larva of arthropods at first glance.

But that equipment made it look exceptionally conspicuous.

"Is that the 'King of Puki'?" An adventurer's eyes widened, his voice full of disbelief.

They had coexisted with Pukis for so long, yet, except for those who participated in the last subjugation squad, none had seen the king!

"Why is it wearing a cape and carrying a worn shield? It can use human equipment?"

"Tch, hold on…that pendant it's hanging from its body, I think I've seen it somewhere…"

As the person who defeated Puki, the Sword Saint naturally wouldn't care about the trinkets hanging from a Puki's body.

Even later, when Master Guge identified that seemingly tattered "shield" as a precious piece of Ancient Dragon Scale, the Sword Saint only showed a hint of interest in its source and spent quite some time discussing and analyzing it with Guge.

Eventually, all these things were left with Inanna, letting her handle them herself.

Inanna naturally wouldn't take Puki's things; all she could think of was finding an excuse to return to the Underground City alone since she hadn't found the opportunity to lie on the Fungal Mat after being here for so long!

"It really succeeded!" Chairman Fa'er looked at the Knight Puki in Inanna's arms with some incredulity.

It was not that he doubted the Sword Saint could not handle the "King of Puki," but rather he hadn't expected the other party to actually extract it from the Dungeon.

"Thanks to Master Edin's detection spell." Guge said solemnly at the side.

Throughout the journey, the only one with whom this Diamond-level Mage specializing in arrays and runes could have an in-depth magical conversation was neither the overwhelmingly powerful Sword Saint, nor any of the accompanying Mages, much less someone naïve like Inanna.

Only someone of the same level as Edin could exchange some profound magic-related discussions with him; their relationship was quite good now.

"So, can this 'King' command other Pukis?" Fa'er pursued, for that was crucial.

If not, capturing this king would be pointless.

Guge nodded slightly: "It's been verified along the way, it can exert some degree of dominion over Puki populations within the Dungeon."

He paused, his tone turning serious, "Unfortunately…regarding the core's repair, we are utterly powerless."

"Sigh…" After some exchanges, Fa'er only felt a headache.

Although Guge was only Diamond Level, in terms of mastery of array runes, he was not inferior to the few Great Mages of the Elf Race. If he asserted that there was no way to repair the core, then it truly was beyond salvation.

However, he had just taken office as this branch's president, and half a year later, the Underground City is facing destruction!?

Though this kind of disaster-like incident cannot be blamed on him, his plans to make some achievements during his tenure have gone down the drain.

Moreover, when the Dungeon collapses, it might even cause a small-scale disaster, so he must prepare for a response in advance…

To the extent that he wasn't so concerned about the Pukis anymore.

These Pukis would probably perish along with the Underground City; even if Inanna helped them relocate some to the surface to continue propagating, it wouldn't have any real impact.

The magic power concentration on the surface greatly differs from that in the Dungeon. The Fungal Mat on the surface, relying on collected magic power, might barely maintain survival, with little extra magic power to produce Pukis on a large scale.

The Duke's family couldn't possibly water the fungal filaments with magic potions every day just to produce a few Pukis, right?

As for this "King of Puki," removed from its enormous tribe, it is just an individual with slightly higher intelligence and relatively weak power among Diamond-level Demons.

In the future, it might just be a special pet for Miss Inanna to keep for amusement.

Therefore, upon confirming that the Dungeon would inevitably perish, Fa'er's interest in Pukis largely dissipated, replaced by concern for this branch's future: once the Dungeon disappears, will this branch still have a reason to exist?

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A certain Green Mushroom controlled a Puki to gently close the notebook and carefully put it away.

Fantastic, I'm gradually understanding everything!

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