[{"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-32":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","This Dungeon Has Sprouted Mushrooms",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2219087,3995,"Chapter 32: Boss, do you realize it's pitch black in here right now?","this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms-chapter-32",32,"\u003Cp>\"Dilan, do you know how dungeons came to be?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old bat was temporarily out of reach, and everything else was on the right track. With some free time, Lin Jun began thinking about the dungeon again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the torchlight, Dilan, who was trimming the edges of a coffin lid, stopped his work and scratched his head in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How they came to be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorry, Boss, I've never thought about that question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I heard stories when I was a kid, saying that a great battle between a hero and a demon king opened a passage to the abyss, forming the dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that doesn't make sense logically; it's clearly just a story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for whether there are other theories, I wouldn't know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That story sounds just like two supreme beings fighting until the stars shattered...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, has no one researched this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, they have. The Relic Association does exactly that, and they even have long-term bounties for relevant clues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's a pity those missions are just for show; any valuable clues were picked clean hundreds of years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I've never heard of anyone getting rich off that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then can you get that information from that association?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dilan waved his hands repeatedly after hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impossible, Boss. The Relic Association is an official organization affiliated with the United Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bottom-tier adventurer like me can't even get through the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I'm not a thief, so I can't help you steal the documents you want.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it really wasn't possible. This didn't exceed Lin Jun's expectations; he was just asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Dilan and the other locals who took the dungeon as a normal part of the world,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jun felt that many parts of this dungeon were too orderly; they were clearly arranged on purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There must be many secrets behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it seemed he didn't have a chance to touch upon them yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, if bottom-tier adventurers can't get in, a Duke's daughter should be able to, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should he try to have Dilan contact Inanna?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking for a while, Lin Jun still felt there was no need to rush; he could take it slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't know what Inanna's situation was right now, so he'd have Dilan ask around first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, there's something I want to ask.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dilan's slightly hesitant words pulled Lin Jun's attention back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's just... why has the fifth floor been getting darker lately?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jun really didn't feel that way; his sensory perception for seeing things was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After carefully discerning, he realized Dilan was being quite tactful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't just dark; the entire floor was almost completely black...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although there was no sun in the dungeon, there were almost no completely dark floors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glowing firefly grass or some luminous stones in the rock walls could provide a certain level of brightness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dome of the fifth floor was covered in firefly grass, making it one of the brighter floors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, where did the firefly grass go?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did they all turn into mushrooms on the dome...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't actually noticed when his fungal mat had crawled up to the dome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like the firefly grass on the fifth floor was about to be eaten to extinction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it was his own fault...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While it didn't affect him, being completely dark was clearly unfavorable for adventurers coming to trade, and Dilan seemed quite inconvenienced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew how long it would take to grow the firefly grass back to its original scale?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should he just use fluorescent mushrooms instead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although due to skill compatibility issues, fluorescent mushrooms were far less bright than firefly grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now that the whole floor was covered in mushrooms of all sizes, it certainly wouldn't be considered dark once they glowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that was the only way for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Collect Slime Cores... ten stalks of firefly grass... two-headed snake venom sac...\" In the Adventurer's Guild hall, Vera was picking tasks from the bounty board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pair of childhood friends sat on a bench not far away, with Feiyin's mood clearly quite low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time, the group was attacked by raiders, not only losing a large amount of equipment and supplies but also nearly losing their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If those two raiders hadn't provoked Puji, they wouldn't have made it back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since returning, Feiyin had shown great resistance to going to the dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera understood, but living expenses had to be earned, especially after such a large loss of property.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and Feiling discussed it and decided to take some simple upper-floor tasks to make ends meet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would make further decisions based on Feiyin's recovery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that didn't work, it wouldn't be impossible for them to switch professions and become caravan guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noisy discussions kept coming; although the guild was usually lively, it seemed exceptionally noisy today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera noticed that many people were gathered around the exclusive board for official tasks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did the authorities have new tasks?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Vera was about to squeeze into the crowd, a giant, fur-covered palm violently pushed the crowd apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unexpected shove made him stumble back a few steps, with a yellowish-brown hair stuck to his lip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ptooey, ptooey—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a shedding beast...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A muscular tiger-man walked straight to the task board, his oily fur gleaming with an amber luster under the lights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people around him cursed, but their feet honestly moved back half a step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tiger-man scanned the board twice and reached out to tear off the latest A-rank task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving at the counter on the right side of the hall, the tiger-man slapped his adventurer ID card and the task sheet onto it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Register the task.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the counter was the guild's signature receptionist, Helena—a lady with a pretty face and long red hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two seemed to know each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena took the ID card, glanced at the tiger-man and his leopard-man teammate behind him, and asked casually:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Inigo, why are you back in Ya-Feng? Where's Pasi? Why don't I see him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop nagging. This isn't an entry inspection; just hurry up and register it for me.\" Inigo looked impatient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems it's really dangerous over at the archipelago...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Helena muttered this, she ignored the tiger-man's ugly expression and gave him a reminder according to guild regulations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Inigo, the recommended number of people for this A-rank task is 3 to 4 Gold-rank adventurers. I suggest you first find...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tiger-man slammed a palm onto the counter, interrupting Helena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't treat me like a newbie with your suggestions. The two of us are enough. Hurry up and register!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena raised her eyebrows; she wasn't angry at being yelled at, but after registering, she didn't return the ID card to the tiger-man immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's the meaning of this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena extended a finger and pointed at the cracked counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"%@#&*%&*……\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>7 silver coins were tossed onto the counter by Inigo, who then angrily took back his ID card and called for the accompanying leopard-man to leave the guild hall together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the tiger-man left, Vera grabbed an adventurer nearby to ask what task everyone was so concerned about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What else could it be? Those mushrooms everyone's been talking about lately!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guild finally issued a task to investigate the cause of the mutation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then those two beast-men just now...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know them, but anyone who can take an A-rank task must be a Gold-rank expert.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vera recalled the Puji he had encountered on the fifth floor from start to finish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To investigate in detail, wouldn't they have to enter the swamp area strictly guarded by the Puji?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could two Gold-rank adventurers really handle it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 34 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1287,"2026-06-17T15:02:37.041Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","4f74e09c177f8f38027cf1a9ce71c18efd05efbef892097154ad65cf1355efa3","this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms-chapter-33","this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms-chapter-31",165,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-dungeon-has-sprouted-mushrooms-cover.jpg"]