I actually live in a "box"!

And even more ridiculously, this box is glued together haphazardly!

The so-called "boundary" that Lin Jun previously detected, which he thought to be some kind of solid magic array barrier, was actually the wall of a small space.

Humans even studied the optical illusion of space walls, where the outside appears to be ordinary soil but is actually just a layer of illusory projection, simply put, it's just a texture map.

These small spaces mostly hang "outside of the world", without ladders connecting them, they become completely enclosed individual cages.

Unfortunately, the exact meaning of "outside of the world" wasn't recorded by Inanna, possibly because she couldn't find the relevant information.

It's worth mentioning that, unlike other completely isolated independent layers, the sixth layer and the deep area are physically connected.

Only in the rift zone connecting the two was a powerful rule restriction imposed, forcibly designating it as a separate layer.

No wonder the collapse starting from the deep area would first affect the sixth layer.

As for the Underground City absorbing magic power from the outside, it explains why the concentration of magic power inside the Underground City is higher than outside.

This, however, made Lin Jun even more curious about the so-called "outside".

Speaking of which, could the reason Puki fell into the void and lost contact be because it went "outside"?

Are there other worlds outside?

Was my former world among them?

I wonder if I'll ever have the opportunity to find the answer.

But even if I find my original world, I probably can't go back, right... I have become a mushroom that can't survive without magic power...

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Surface.

The array experts led by Guge, after coming up, rested for just one night before embarking on the return journey to Oath City.

The Sword Saint did not accompany them, yet he also left in a hurry.

This top strong figure, despite having no fixed territory or responsibilities to attend to, ultimately couldn't truly live leisurely under the current tumultuous situation.

He didn't know what kind of message he received, he went straight east.

Leaving together with him was Shi Wu, the Sword Saint said he would take him along to train his mind.

A slight but subtle atmosphere lingered in the Adventurer's Guild.

"Miss Inanna, thank you very much for your assistance. If you ever need anything in the future, please feel free to command, I will definitely do my best," Fa'er said sincerely.

Although with the Underground City starting a countdown to collapse, the issue with Puki was no longer important, the favor the Duke's daughter personally did was a real debt owed.

Fa'er didn't mind forging more ties with the Duke's family, it's just...

"There's no need to be polite, I came here only at Edin's request." Holding Knight Puki in her arms, Inanna replied with a formulaic detachment, clearly unwilling to discuss further.

"Of course, thanks also to Mr. Edin." Fa'er hadn't forgotten the promised gratitude, and as soon as they left the Underground City, Edin received a bag of gold coins and several rare materials suitable for making illusion artifacts.

"By the way, Miss Inanna," although he seemed to face some dislike, Fa'er still wanted to maintain a good relationship, so he took the initiative to remind, "it is said that the Pukis collected many treasures and hid them, now that you control the King of Puki, you could search for them if you are interested."

"You... you actually have your eye on the Pukis' treasures?!" Inanna's voice suddenly raised, and the Puki in her arms was instinctively hugged tighter by her.

Eh?

An illusion?

Fa'er only felt that the gaze upon him seemed colder than before.

"No! Absolutely not me eyeing them!" Taken by surprise, he rarely stuttered, "I just feared you might not know, so... so I spoke up to remind you! Absolutely no intention of touching them!"

Inanna nodded after a good while and said: "Sorry, I misunderstood, thank you for telling me, Chairman Fa'er."

Before leaving, Inanna patted the Puki in her arms and added: "By the way, from now on it's called Knight!"

After Inanna left, Edin followed closely behind and also took his leave.

Once their figures vanished outside the door, Fa'er collapsed into his chair like a deflated balloon, rubbing his temples: "Lillian, tell me... where did I offend this young lady?"

Lillian walked behind him, her slender fingers gently pressing on his temples: "A young lady raised in the depths of a noble household, her thoughts are unpredictable, so isn't it normal to be moody? Think about when you first dabbled in guild affairs, didn't you make a bunch of laugh-inducing blunders?"

"Did I... did I?" Fa'er's voice came out muffled between his fingers.

After a short break, Fa'er suddenly ordered, "Go call Mira Belle."

...

"Chairman Fa'er, you were looking for me?" Mira Belle hurried over soon.

"Mira Belle, the acquisition price for all materials in the guild is to be increased by ten percent immediately."

"All materials?" Mira Belle was visibly stunned, hesitating a bit to confirm.

"Yes, all." Fa'er's tone was non-negotiable.

"Chairman," Mira Belle showed a difficult expression, cautiously voicing her objection, "for advanced materials it might be manageable, but basic materials like ordinary Slime Core, Cooling Flower, Green Scorpion Tail rely on volume for sustenance and yield thin profits. If we increase the price by ten percent, I fear... there will be no profits left."

Fa'er's gaze drifted out the window, seemingly penetrating the building to look at the Underground City heading towards its end: "Not only raise it by ten percent now, one month later, raise it by another ten percent. We must stimulate all adventurers' enthusiasm, the collapse will begin to affect the upper layers in about three months, try to gather as many resources as possible before that..."

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"Miss, shouldn't we also set out to return?"

Inanna was not travelling alone on this trip, she was followed by three Gold Level guards.

However, with the Sword Saint leading the way, everything was calm, and the three spent the entire journey vigilantly watching the air.

According to the original plan, it indeed was time to embark on the return journey, yet Inanna clearly had other plans.

"I..." Inanna's eyes swirled as she suddenly lifted the Puki in her arms high, "I still need to find the Puki's treasure!"

Although that Chairman Fa'er coveting the big boss's possessions was annoying, this excuse was convenient and useful!

The three guards looked at each other, assuming the young lady's curiosity had been piqued. The Duke's Mansion's treasury had all kinds of rare treasures, what kind of decent treasure could a bunch of demons stash away...

"But the Housekeeper Eric instructed..."

"Find the treasure and we'll go back!" Inanna decisively interrupted.

"Then we..."

"You are not allowed to follow!"

"This is absolutely not allowed! Your safety..."

"I have a knight to protect me!" Inanna patted the Puki in her arms, then glanced around and grabbed Edin, who happened to be walking by ready to head indoors, "Also... there's Edin!"

"Ah? Me?"

Edin instinctively wanted to refuse; entering the Underground City scared him!

But seeing the Puki in Inanna's arms made him hesitate—could it be the boss's intentions?

In the end, he could only change his tune, "Oh right, right, I will accompany!"

The guards argued a bit more, but ultimately couldn't resist their young lady's stubbornness.

After all... the three of them combined actually couldn't win against the Puki in the lady's arms...

With an opportunity finally at hand, Inanna excitedly led a worried-looking Edin back to the Underground City.

They even extravagantly rented three light-providing Pukis, making Inanna's surroundings the brightest in the entire Underground City.

Following the boss's directions, they arrived at the Mushroom Forest on the fifth level.

Inanna, while marveling at the beautiful Mushroom Forest, slipped into a Mushroom House by herself.

Soon after, Edin was astonished to see that what emerged from within was not Inanna, but a... Pink Puki!

The Pink Puki tilted its round body, and from within the Fungal Network came the voice of the Duke's Daughter, kindly saying, "Don't you know the Transformation Technique? Do you want me to transform you into one?"

Edin's pupils constricted, he declined the degenerate invitation, "No, there's no need."

Neither of them noticed that behind a Mushroom Tree in the distance, half of a Big Black Mushroom poked out...

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