[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms":3,"chapter-this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms-this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms-chapter-123":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","This Dungeon Has Sprouted Mushrooms",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2219178,3995,"Chapter 123","this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms-chapter-123",123,"\u003Cp>A pitch-black tunnel, surrounded by \"walls\" woven from mycelium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Norris carefully climbed up bit by bit with his hands and feet, so as not to slide back down accidentally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today was a special day, for Norris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yellow Book was tucked into his pants; although the Yellow Book had emphasized several times that it was a noble holy scripture and shouldn't be treated so casually, Norris really didn't have any extra hands to take care of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, a light appeared above; he was about to climb to the exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Norris climbed out of the tunnel with half his body, what he saw was a mushroom forest!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tender branches planted by the tree demons hadn't even grown into demon wood yet, but the mycelium planted at the same time had already grown into huge mushroom trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Norris couldn't tell whether this was the fifth or sixth layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Norris came out, a group of Puji surrounded him, and there was even a big black mushroom among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the boss shouted in the fungal network: \"Congratulations on getting out of prison!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Puji immediately threw a large number of petals into the air; if one looked closely, one could recognize them as petals from the flower demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding ding ding—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that some glass shards had been mixed into the petals, hitting Norris's scales...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Puji stretched out their mycelial tentacles and lifted Norris out entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Puji patted him with their tentacles, knocking off the dust and stuck mycelium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the Puji who cared about him, although he knew they were all controlled by the boss, Norris still felt a feeling he had never had before—the taste of being cared about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the few pats from the big black mushroom hadn't been so heavy, almost knocking him to the ground, it would have been better...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing this newcomer, Lin Jun also said earnestly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Norris, now that you're out, you must turn over a new leaf and be a new mushroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next time you want to slaughter someone, remember to report and apply in advance, and act only after approval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can't act without organization or discipline again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You have to believe that the Mushroom Garden is always on your side; it's your home!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the word \"home,\" Norris couldn't control his tears anymore, crying and saying excitedly: \"Yes! Boss!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Puji suddenly brought out a bowl of soup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You could only gnaw on mushrooms down there every day; it was hard for you. Come, drink some meat soup!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Norris wiped his tears and didn't act coy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked up the bowl of soup covered with a slice of meat, first smelled the long-lost meat scent, and then drank it in one gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After drinking, Norris smacked his lips; it was actually mushroom meat soup, he thought it was pure meat soup, but it was not bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meat and soup in the bowl were gone, and there were two mushroom petals left; not wanting to waste the boss's intention, Norris decided to eat them clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Picking up a mushroom petal... why was it green...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Norris rolled his eyes and collapsed to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several Puji rolled up the unconscious Norris—he had to accept the second round of strengthening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yellow Book at Norris's waist was also pulled out; during the days Norris was lying down, it had to go back to the Happy Hut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the regular force enhancement in the second round, Lin Jun also planned to add some other functions to Norris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current list was: [Rolling Charge lv7], [Sonic Detection lv6], [Evasion lv7], [Acceleration lv6], [Saliva Arrow lv5].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Saliva Arrow] was intended to cooperate with the neurotoxin Norris already had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for [Rolling Charge]... Lin Jun really wanted to know what it would look like when a human used it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Puji carried Norris away, and Little Black also enthusiastically went to help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While helping, it accidentally knocked off two silver scales; seeing that Norris didn't react, it accidentally knocked off two more...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Norris returned to the Mushroom House, a small patch on his back was already bald.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Handling Norris, Lin Jun turned his attention back to the seventh layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, through diligent \"fishing,\" Lin Jun had gathered the skills needed for the minimum requirements of underwater exploration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first batch of diving Puji had been produced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Underwater Adaptation lv6] + [Wake Jet lv3] + [Water Flow Perception lv4] + [Sonic Detection lv6] + [Swimming lv4] + [Scale Armor lv6] + [Infrasonic Attack lv6]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven skills, and even agility was pointed to 10 points; they were definitely an expensive variety among cannon fodder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, [Scale Armor] had to be added; without scales, any small fish in the water would want to come over and take a bite; the main function of the scales was to defend against small fish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't just use infrasonic waves to kill his way through everywhere he swam, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through [Water Flow Perception], not only could he discover danger, but if there were any leaking cracks nearby, they would also be sensed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And because of the [Swimming] skill, without Lin Jun's interference, the lower bodies of the Puji all turned into fish tail shapes, although they were still composed of mycelium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the naming method of this world, it seemed there was no problem calling them Puji-fish now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These diving Puji could only flop on the shore now, and pushing them into the water required the help of other Puji.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first batch of diving Puji totaled 60, in groups of 5, exploring from different locations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Lin Jun's unified order, now, officially enter the water!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tentacles pushed the diving Puji down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At one of the entry points, a big catfish that didn't know how long it had been waiting surfaced, opened its big mouth, and swallowed all five diving Puji.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not giving me face, huh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a fit of anger, Lin Jun... changed his perspective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>55 diving Puji successfully entered the water and began exploration!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seventh layer was different from other layers; take the fifth and sixth layers, which had the largest area, for example; because there was no layering, although the space was relatively large, the actual explorable area wasn't too outrageous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the seventh layer, over 80% of the space was underwater, and the ecology in the water was distributed in three dimensions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So even if the overall size was a bit smaller than the sixth layer, the effort required for complete exploration was several times that of the sixth layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The underwater space of the seventh layer was roughly divided into three layers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The top layer was an area like a sewer, with crisscrossing waterways plus mountain terrain that inverted from the ceiling into the water on both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle layer was a pure water area with nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the bottom layer, which was the bottom of the seventh layer, had some ancient buildings covered in water grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These buildings obviously weren't in the water at the beginning; he didn't know why they became like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that the seventh layer was actually a layer without water before?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first to be explored was the upper waterway area, which was considered the area with the smallest area and the easiest to explore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even in this easy-difficulty area, nearly 20 diving Puji were lost before it was cleared—no cracks were found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after the Puji came to the middle layer, the survival difficulty became even greater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to terrain restrictions in the upper area, the fish were limited in size; in the middle layer, without restrictions, the Puji soon encountered monsters with larger sizes and higher danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They either relied on their large size and speed to catch up to the Puji and eat them in one bite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or they possessed unique skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, sucking the Puji over from more than twenty meters away, or mouthparts that could extend to thirty meters for precise predation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of the guys made Lin Jun almost develop deep-sea phobia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only two hours after entering the middle layer area, Lin Jun only had the last three diving Puji left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Lin Jun also entered the strongest manual operation mode!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two minutes later, the first batch of diving Puji was wiped out...\u003C\u002Fp>",1395,"2026-06-17T15:02:37.041Z","2026-06-18T03:34:23.509Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","ed1a78a8eb2a018cfc435be0fc24c3bab4d34eef91b1ffc27472b551ce975cf7","this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms-chapter-124","this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms-chapter-122",165,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-dungeon-has-sprouted-mushrooms-cover.jpg"]