Sealed, not buried.
That meant it wasn't dead yet!
But what the hell was this "one-sixth" business? Could you make a wish if you collected all the Demon Lord fragments?
And could something really survive being chopped into eight pieces?
Well, this was that kind of world... maybe it really could...
Of course, this was just the Yellow Book's one-sided account!
Given this thing's criminal record—either hiding half the crucial information or mixing one deadly lie into nine truths, ready to trip you up at the critical moment—every single word it said had to be met with suspicion!
If it weren't for Lin Jun's own soul seeming abnormally vast, he really would have fallen into the Yellow Book's trap. When it came to underhanded schemes and setting traps, Lin Jun inwardly gave the Yellow Book's methods high recognition.
Thinking this, Lin Jun immediately expressed his most direct respect to the Yellow Book—an electric arc flashed without warning, striking the caught-off-guard Yellow Book with precision!
[Burned burned burned! Bo-bo-bo-boss, everything I said was true, I really didn't deceive you! This lowly one wouldn't dare!]
"How do you know there's a Demon Lord behind there?"
[My mission... is to release the Demon Lord...]
"Mission? Who gave you this task?" Lin Jun pressed.
[Don't... don't know...]
[Owwww! Don't shock, don't shock! Really don't know!]
[Since I gained consciousness... this task was already there!]
[I only know that by releasing the Demon Lord... I can obtain... my own soul! That's all!]
Hah! So you really could make a wish!
"Your own soul?" Lin Jun thought of the Yellow Book's core that was like a soul but wasn't truly a soul. "What would be different about having a soul?"
[Of course! A world of difference!]
[I've always been dealing with souls, so I understand better than anyone!]
[Souls can be bound, their forms twisted... but they never perish! Having a soul means truly living! Eternally living!]
The Yellow Book suddenly became excited. Lin Jun kindly shocked it again to help it regain composure.
"Hmm... So you haven't given up hope? Still thinking about stealing the core from me to release the Demon Lord?"
[No... that's not what I meant, Boss...]
[Boss, if you release the Demon Lord now, that would be a founding achievement!*]
[Lord Demon King wants to lead the demon race—surely wouldn't covet your little dungeon, right?]
"Then why didn't you discuss this with me before?" Lin Jun snorted coldly.
[That's because... wasn't sure of your attitude! Owwwwww! Don't shock! It's because this lowly one wanted revenge! Thought it wasn't necessary to tell you about this! I know my mistake! I know I was wrong!]
Puffshroom's mycelial tentacles extended, lifting up the Yellow Book that reeked of burning and had a half-carbonized cover.
Suspended in midair, the Yellow Book instantly felt the terror of impending doom!
[Boss! If you don't agree, then forget it! Just forget it! Spare this lowly one's life!]
[This lowly one knows many secrets—vampire advancement! The hero's holy sword! The empire's emperor's dark history! Still useful! Really still useful!]
[Spare—]
A final thick electric arc plowed through, completely carbonizing those fragile pages. The Puffshroom's tentacles clamped together with a "snap," gripping the smoking charcoal book and carrying it away from the core hall without looking back.
Lin Jun didn't directly destroy the Yellow Book. As it said, as a knowledge repository, this thing still had some use.
Now that he held its life in his hands at any moment, it was a clever book—it should know that it only had one last chance to lie to him, and this chance definitely wouldn't be wasted on trivial matters.
So most of the intelligence it provided was credible; he just needed to guard against it on important matters.
However, while the death penalty could be waived, living punishment was unavoidable!
...
In Mushroom Garden No. 3:
"Norris, let me help reinforce your Jida** breastplate."
"Boss? Oh oh, sure sure!" Norris quickly climbed out of the Jida, obediently standing aside to watch how this reinforcement would work.
The next second, under Norris's completely bewildered gaze, that Puffshroom pulled out the charred and tattered Yellow Book—its cover still trailing wisps of smoke—and forcibly embedded it into the Jida's chest...
"Eh? Se-senior?!" Norris looked at the still-smoking Yellow Book, completely unable to understand what was happening. He tentatively poked the charred cover with his finger, and some of it actually flaked off!
Unfortunately, the Yellow Book couldn't communicate with him now.
...
There might be Demon Lord fragments behind the door.
Though he was quite curious to see what the Demon Lord looked like, it was probably better to just leave it alone for now.
This wasn't because Lin Jun had any prejudice against the demon race.
In fact, after encountering vampires, demon descendants, dwarves, elves, beastmen, and other races, Lin Jun didn't think they differed from humans in any way except physical structure.
It was simply fear of the unknown and trouble.
A founding achievement?
Listen to that phrase!
It was practically a gorgeous euphemism for "please immediately jump into the eye of the storm and prepare to be swept up and devoured by all factions!"
Lin Jun respectfully declined, having not the slightest interest in getting involved!
Being able to let his main body leisurely bask in the sun in safety, spread more mycelial carpet without alarming the big shots, and build a few more mushroom gardens—Lin Jun would be perfectly satisfied with that, having no other wishes.
Speaking of which, now that the core served both as the dungeon's control room and housed the Demon Lord, the security level had to be maximized!
How many Puffshrooms should be stationed here?
To ensure combat effectiveness, there'd need to be at least a thousand or so!
Including a large number of elites among them...
Wait, calculating it this way, wouldn't the number of Puffshrooms he could deploy elsewhere be pitifully few?!
...
...
...
In the end, Lin Jun chose to move the two war golems back.
After spending most of the day with fat otaku Puffshrooms carrying the war golems into the core area, the two dormant constructs were instantly activated.
The next moment, the fat otaku Puffshrooms carrying them were shredded from within, followed by the other surrounding Puffshrooms.
In just half a minute, the escort team of over a hundred Puffshrooms was completely annihilated.
After clearing all "threats," they returned to both sides of the core door and entered standby mode.
That's right... Lin Jun couldn't control the war golems either...
Among the countless points of light in the crystal monument, Lin Jun had no idea which one was responsible for managing these two war golems.
So once they resumed operation, they began following their original programming, clearing all monsters present—including the Puffshrooms!
But no problem—Lin Jun had his own solution!
What Lin Jun could freely control now was computational power. As long as he didn't allow computational power to enter the two war golems...
A new Puffshroom swaggered onto the platform's centerline, walking straight into the core chamber. The two war golems didn't move a muscle, like true sculptures.
Not bad. Though he couldn't change their settings, having control of the power switch meant these two door guards were still usable!
Having solved the core's security issues and temporarily set aside the Demon Lord problem, Lin Jun now needed to focus on repairing the dungeon.
The current Amethyst Dungeon could be described as "devastated" and that would be putting it lightly. Terrifying spatial rifts were everywhere, the ecological structures of some floors had been affected, and some floors had even changed their terrain entirely. It urgently needed this newly appointed administrator to patch things up!
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