Comprehensive network wizard, magic emperor.

Chapter 321 Creation of the Mushroom Race

Leader's Tokens that are already bound to a player are untradeable, but can be used as oath tokens.

The faction formed by [Take My Axe First] is named "Savage Heart," which is indeed quite straightforward.

The transparent leaders' badges approached each other, their reflected pure white light resonating together.

[Network Notification: Faction Synchro Detected. You have obtained the [Savage Heart] Leader's Token. Please select a course of action.]

[Exterminate/Form alliances/Unify]

"Let's merge." The female orc saw the message on the notification board and shrugged.

[Network notification: The [Savage Heart] faction proposes unification, becoming a vassal of [Sanctuary]. Do you agree?]

[Network notification: The [Savage Heart] faction has officially become a vassal of the [Sanctuary] faction, and its territory, population, and army are all under the leadership of "Lighthouse Keeper".]

Once a female orc becomes a vassal, she can no longer gain experience from the battles fought by members of her own faction; however, when she personally goes into battle, she will provide experience to the lord.

Normally, only those who have absolutely no confidence in the dungeon campaign would choose to become a vassal. However, the advantage is that the suzerain faction's quest progress is shared, so vassal players can still receive the full quest rewards even if they do nothing.

"Phew, I feel so much more at ease now." The female orc patted her chest. "Following behind the mage is still the most relaxing."

Lin Bo smiled and asked her what kind of house she liked.

"Like a boathouse, low and wide, big enough to fit a large hearth where you can roast a cow." The barbarian chuckled. Back in her hometown, she had built herself a chieftain's house, and her happiest moments were after a successful hunt, when she would barbecue and eat meat with her people.

"Row."

The mage mentally simulated the structure of the houseboat, silently recited the name of the fungus master, and activated his incantation.

With a wave of its hand, the dense mycelium of the trees pulled out their thick roots and slowly retreated like guards, making way for a wide open space.

The thick fungal carpet surged like waves, and the azure ground resembled a boiling lake. Forty million fungal hyphae intertwined and arranged, and according to the monk's detailed description, they were categorized and disguised, transforming into the planks and stones of a boathouse, doors, windows and wind chimes under the eaves.

A grand mansion slowly rose from the ground, not from its foundation, but from its roof. It seemed to have always stood there, only buried by time, and now it saw the light of day again.

The barbarian clicked his tongue and scratched his head. Suddenly, a magnificent lord's houseboat appeared. Through the carved round wooden windows, the hearth and the horn candles on the beams inside were already lit, and the hot firelight shone through.

"Speaking of which, isn't it a bit strange to build this kind of structure in a tropical region?" Lin Bo asked casually.

"It's quite hot." The female orc wrinkled her face as she opened the door, hit by the wave of heat.

Lin Bo patted the door of the boathouse and made a request to the mimicry mycelium. As a result, the mycelium inside the wall outlined several ancient Dorre runes, and in the blink of an eye, the room became cold, and the blazing fire in the hearth was suppressed and dimmed.

The temperature near the houseboat plummeted, causing moisture to seep out of the air and condense into frost. Soon, snow began to fall, and the snowflakes hitting the barbarian gave him a surreal feeling of returning home.

"Wow, this is so authentic!" the female orc exclaimed happily.

In the short time that followed, the Mud Gold family had already built a signal tower. In Lin Bo's eyes, a beam of short waves released from the top of the tower shot straight into the sky like the Milky Way, bounced off the planet's magnetic field, and spread out into the distance.

窥光遥测术：Lv3（1750/1800）（知识残卷0/1）通过观测电磁波，捕捉载波信息，显著加快眼部义体调谐速度
Lin Bo stared at the invisible beam of light emanating from the signal tower. The Magnetic Embryo rapidly tuned to capture the signal and transmitted it to the Initial Network. The Crown of Stars attempted to demodulate and decipher it. After a moment, the intelligent algorithm completed the translation and projected the signal content onto his retina in the form of telegraph code.

Even mundane words without hidden power can be understood by a Dharma Master.

"Zhuangzhuang Nijin calls out to the boss. (Repeat six times)"

The radio waves were relatively weak and were transmitted back from a distance.

"Received, signal is normal. I'm working as a miner right now. You guys launch the communications satellite into space first."

"Zhuangzhuang received, Zhuangzhuang, get to work."

"Be good."

Upon seeing this, Lin Bo sent a message to the world channel.

[Lighthouse Guest]: The magnetic field in this dimension is unstable, and satellite communications cannot be used normally.
[The Way of Supreme Goodness]: Although I don't have a satellite, I still thank the expert for reminding me.
[Collecting trash makes me happy]: Oh no!
Lin Bo saw a rapid-fire radio wave coming from afar. "Don't use a satellite yet! Let's use a communications balloon instead."

"Zhuangzhuang received, Zhuangzhuang, get to work."

The Mud Gold family was laying out a rocket launch platform when they received orders to immediately cancel their original plans and systematically replace the equipment.

They can use their own magic to temporarily activate various known metals, changing the mechanical properties of the activated metals so that they can be easily shaped and bonded.

The little metalworkers hopped and skipped on the beams, kneading the metal sections with their palms, aligning them, and sticking them together. Then, they used their delicate fingers to shape them, completing a seamless weld.

The robust young man who works with mud gold will choose to swallow the metal block, and after spitting it out of his mouth, it will become an intricate structure.

Lin Bo felt a sense of warmth upon seeing this scene. The slime monsters' skills were like Mantra Control Technique - Solidify and Mantra Control Technique - Life, corresponding to the Way of Earth and the Way of Wood respectively. They were indeed the two most suitable Mantras for construction.

He continued to build shelters for the [garbage collectors]: a spacious warehouse and a two-story bungalow. The first floor of the bungalow was a workshop area connected to the warehouse, and the second floor was a living area.

Then there are the underground mushroom caves prepared for the Mud Gold family. They are shaped like a pile of potatoes buried underground, with a spiral shaft leading to the surface. The caves are distributed around the shaft.

Having completed all the construction work, Lin Bo found an open space and sat cross-legged. The fungal carpet stretched out its fine tendrils, weaving a soft cushion beneath him.

He needs to carefully consider how to create a unique fungus race.

It's not difficult to simply give mushrooms mental abilities.

Although the main fungus itself is dazed and seemingly natural, it can differentiate into small mushroom people who can listen to the teachings of the monks and whose intelligence level has begun to transcend the realm of thoughtless plants.

Moreover, the offspring's camouflaged strains can directly mimic animals, acquiring biological thinking abilities. Just like the final boss of the [Botanical Garden] dungeon, the Lost Tree-keeper - Xinya, who already possesses an intelligence level far exceeding that of ordinary people.

However, gaining the mind is not necessarily a good thing; on the contrary, it makes one more susceptible to the corruption of chaos.

The reason why taboo language is more aggressive than orthodox magical language is closely related to its strong aggressive sentiment; or rather, a strong desire and malice is a major characteristic of taboo language.

The more advanced a creature's thinking ability is but the less qualitative wisdom it possesses, the more susceptible it is to being swayed by taboo words.

If a mushroom and a clump of mycelium are exposed to void radiation at the same time, the former is far more likely to fall into corruption than the latter, and the latter may have already died before falling into corruption.

In the past, players were not incapable of creating powerful units; however, when these units were corrupted by the Chaos Demons, they became doomsday engines, accelerating the arrival of their demise.

Only creatures with simple minds, joyful spirits, and immense power capable of resisting the erosion of the void can survive in such a desperate world.

However, meeting both conditions is not easy. A simple mind makes it difficult to possess power, and even if one does possess power, one is easily deceived.

Lin Bo's thoughts raced, and he came up with a feasible plan.

"Distributed intelligent networks mean that individual mushrooms may be as stupid as oxen, but as long as they come together, they can build a complex nervous system and engage in deep thinking."

The original strain of fungi has the ability to produce magical neurons. After being piled up in large quantities, it can obtain a thinking organ as a carrier of consciousness. It only needs to write an intelligent program to be able to detach from the fungal carpet and exist independently. Then, by using mycelium to shape a body, a living fungus person can be obtained.

Lin Bo casually created five samples, using white silkworms as the mental constructs, and they sent electromagnetic waves to each other to build a local area network.

The silkworm can indeed create smarter programs by replicating data structures, which meets Lin Bo's expectations.

But he was not satisfied with that.

The local area network built by electromagnetic waves is still too illusory and intangible to form a cohesive force. Faced with the erosion of chaos, electronic networks cannot help them fight against the surging evil and will still fall one by one.

The female orc wandered around the area and found Lin Bo chatting with five mushroom-headed creatures in front of him. She came over to take a look and said, "Mage, is this your unit? It looks quite delicious... no, I mean, it looks very kind."

“An early sample. I’m not satisfied yet.” Lin Bo smiled helplessly at the barbarian, then suddenly seemed thoughtful. “By the way, can you teach me the way of psionic energy?”

The female orc thumped her chest, "Of course!"

(End of this chapter)