[{"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-89":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},2219144,3995,"Chapter 89","this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms-chapter-89",89,"\u003Cp>At the collapsed cave entrance, twenty Excavator Puji were working hard to break apart the fallen boulders, while ten Ox-Horse Puji behind them continuously used their reinforced mycelial tentacles to move the rubble aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a small miscalculation on Lin Jun's part; he had intended to place some auto-attacking Landmine Puji at key nodes to effectively strike at enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had forgotten that the cave was too fragile, and the Puji's self-detonation ability had improved quite a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, they didn't even explode directly inside the cave, but from a distance of over ten meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever this happened, Lin Jun would miss the tunnels in the deep layers, where no matter how much he blasted or bombed, the overall structure remained as stable as Mount Tai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, normal mining requires reinforcing the mine tunnels, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jun lacked civil engineering knowledge; if he had to name a reinforcement method he could think of, it would be to set up some racks in the tunnels, though it's hard to say how much good that would do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wondered if this world had knowledge in this area; it would be great if he could find some talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, if he could eventually control the dungeon, there would certainly be more places to mine than just this fifth layer. If it collapsed every day, no one could stand it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About a day later, the collapse at the cave exit was finally cleared away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the Excavator Puji trapped inside ran out one by one, rolling onto the fungal mat outside to replenish their energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only about half of the Excavator Puji that were still able to move were from the original work crew; the rest had entered standby mode because they couldn't replenish their nutrients in time, and a few had even starved to death directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ox-Horse Puji entered the tunnel and carried these Puji out one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jun checked the internal tunnels again; the good news was that almost none of the internal tunnels had collapsed, meaning the losses weren't that significant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, Lin Jun paid special attention to Tunnel No. 22, sending a Puji to explore all the way to the end to confirm there were no issues before he finally felt relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason Lin Jun was so concerned about Tunnel No. 22 was that it was not a tunnel dug for the purpose of mining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its purpose was—to dig diagonally upward and out of the dungeon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that the dungeon had only one exit meant that even if he extended outward, if he encountered enemies who understood his situation, they could take measures to destroy the fungal mat at the main entrance on a large scale, cutting off his connection to the outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At worst, this method would cause Lin Jun to experience significant lag in his control over the outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also why, when faced with the question of developing outward versus downward, Lin Jun focused on downward, while outward was just a small amount of mycelium spreading out to scout the path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if he could dig a second exit, or even a third, fourth...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then this concern would no longer exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this wasn't because Lin Jun thought the dungeon had such a major loophole; if it really had such a loophole, the dungeon would have been riddled with holes long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In all likelihood, when digging to the boundary, there would be restrictions similar to an invisible wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But didn't he have the Hero's Privilege? If he could use that privilege to bypass the restrictions, then there would be no problem!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, the cost of trying was just needing a dozen or so Puji to take turns working every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This cave collapse wasn't entirely a loss; Lin Jun still had some gains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a mushroom house within the Mushroom Forest, Norris lay on a fungal bed, his body wrapped in translucent mycelium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bones of his left arm and both legs were crushed, his spine was fractured, and multiple organs were damaged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with the mycelium repairing his body, Lin Jun had used up several bottles of healing potions just to keep him alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, while mycelium could repair flesh and organs, and could barely set broken bones, it couldn't do anything for bones shattered like his. So even if he woke up now, he would just be a paralyzed cripple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jun did know that in the human world, there existed top-tier items like limb regeneration potions that could fully heal someone even if they only had one breath left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't have any!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The items in his inventory were all contributed by passing adventurers; how could those guys possibly have potions of that grade?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, even if he had them, he would classify them as strategic supplies, not just use them to save a stranger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the reason he said this young man named Norris was his gain...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...was because this guy had the fewest skills of any human Lin Jun had ever seen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normal humans, even low-level adventurers who would enter the dungeon, which one of them didn't have a pile of skills on them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the skill levels were very low and most had no practical value, they were there!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were someone older like Dylan, the number of skills would be even higher, making the cost of Lin Jun adding skills every time an astronomical figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, trying to stack Dylan to Diamond-rank by piling on skills was simply impossible. By the same token, Lin Jun could only give Blackie a few key skills, and he had to save up enough mana in advance each time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the young man in front of him was different; he had pitifully few skills, and his panel could even be called... clean!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he was different from Dylan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Dylan was attached to Lin Jun, generally speaking, he didn't owe Lin Jun anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the two first met, Dylan let Lin Jun out, and Lin Jun saved his life, so they were even.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, it just developed into a superior-subordinate relationship between boss and employee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Lin Jun didn't dare to try many of his ideas on Dylan; after all, if one day he really turned him into someone with three heads and six arms, even Lin Jun would feel a bit embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the young man in front of him was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The debt for him almost dying had to be counted against those two adventurers who had already sunk into the swamp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, he had saved his life, so asking him to help explore the effects of combining human and monster skills was very fair!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before that, he still had to investigate the young man's background clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Puji stepped forward, its mycelial tentacles \"slap-slap-slapping\" repeatedly against Norris's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm—?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, Norris slowly woke up: \"Where is this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to get up, but found that only his right hand could move...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Norris understood his situation; although he didn't know why he had been saved, it seemed it would have been better to just die on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, feeling that nothing mattered anymore, he wasn't even curious about why a Puji was standing beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you still remember answering me that you wanted to live?\" Lin Jun's voice sounded abruptly in Norris's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Norris was startled at first, but soon returned to that heart-dead state, just asking back casually:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you? The Grim Reaper? But I heard the Grim Reaper was a goddess...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't look like someone who wants to live. Is it because you're disabled? Actually, it can be recovered, you know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really?\" A glimmer of spirit lit up in Norris's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really, really, it's just that there will be a small price or something... but that's not important. I'll confirm with you one more time: if you had a healthy body, you would still want to live, right? Answer me yes or no.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Norris: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He actually wanted to ask what the \"small price\" was, but this mysterious voice didn't seem to want to waste any more words with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Norris thought of his previous near-death experience, thought of that girl he had only met once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to approach her, wanted to know her, wanted to talk to her, wanted...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... want to live!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's good, now we enter the second stage of the interview.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second stage?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mysterious voice seemed full of anticipation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Norris wanted to continue thinking, but for some reason, his attention suddenly couldn't focus?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young man, now let's talk about your story!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This voice came as if from the horizon, carrying a magic that made him unable to refuse...\u003C\u002Fp>",1468,"2026-06-17T15:02:37.041Z","2026-06-18T03:34:23.509Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","390e0402cba862647b66998b62216ae42cc760152df2b2ea8b8a96567a1d7908","this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms-chapter-90","this-dungeon-is-growing-mushrooms-chapter-88",165,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-dungeon-has-sprouted-mushrooms-cover.jpg"]