755. Public Opinion

This not-so-formal meeting lasted for most of the day, and both sides exchanged a fair amount of intelligence.

Of course, to be precise, Linden was the one unilaterally revealing information he felt could be made public, using it to show the Puji side's sincerity.

As for the information the humans provided, almost all of it was something Linden had already grasped directly through the Fungal Carpet, or had roughly deduced from various clues.

In the end, the two sides reached a consensus on several matters, including opposing the Empire and resisting the mist.

After the talks ended, Linden extended four tentacles and shook hands with several people present at the same time, then was picked up by Inanna, who had been waiting for ages.

As Inanna walked out, she repeatedly praised over the mycelial network that his "voice was so nice," while behind her, the corners of Alama's eyes twitched nonstop.

On the other side, the Sword Saint, mentally exhausted from multiple factors such as his identity being exposed, an old friend's interrogation, and his boss's childlike voice, declined Lorenzo's suggestion to catch up.

Right now, he only wanted to crawl into some deserted corner of the Mushroom Garden and properly recover the sanity value that was approaching its breaking point.

One person and two mushrooms left.

"What do you think, Your Excellency Hero?" Lorenzo asked.

"That was only a puppet. I can't tell anything else for the time being."

Lorenzo was not surprised.

Although he did not have a convenient Panel like the Hero, he still had means to roughly sense someone's strength.

The Puji just now had not been weak, but it was clearly still far from enough.

"Alama, what do you think?"

Alama pondered for a moment. "I trust Elwin's judgment. Besides, the kingdom is now deeply