Rimuru's Surprise

Rimuru suddenly burst out of the house.

Looking at the scene before him, Rimuru was stunned.

He saw countless tall monsters working in the village.

Mo Li walked up to Rimuru and looked at his disbelieving expression. He couldn't help but find it amusing, but to save Rimuru some face, Mo Li held back from laughing out loud.

Although Mo Li wanted to laugh, he pretended to be concerned and asked, "Rimuru, what's wrong?"

"Li, is this still the Goblin village?"

Rimuru asked Mo Li with disbelief.

Before Mo Li could answer, the monsters noticed the arrival of Mo Li and Rimuru.

"Lord Rimuru, Lord Morax, you're awake."

The one who spoke was a beautiful girl with pale green skin.

Looking at the monsters before him, Rimuru's confusion deepened.

"Li, is this an illusion?"

Rimuru asked Mo Li uncertainly.

"This is not an illusion. You'll know soon enough."

Mo Li said mysteriously.

Seeing Mo Li's mysterious expression, Rimuru became a little annoyed.

"What exactly is going on? How long was I unconscious for, and how did it become like this?"

Rimuru said angrily.

"Alright, stop asking. I'll explain it to you later."

Mo Li picked up Rimuru, placed his dragon claws on Rimuru's head, and stroked it as he spoke.

"Alright, Hana, go and call Rigurd for me."

Mo Li said to the pale green beautiful girl before him.

"Yes, Lord Morax, I'll go get Village Chief Rigurd right away."

Upon hearing Mo Li's words, Hana immediately went to find Rigurd.

"Li, now can you explain it to me?"

Rimuru finally couldn't help but ask Mo Li.

"You should know about Named Monsters, right?"

Mo Li asked Rimuru.

"I do, what's wrong? What does this have to do with Named Monsters?"

Rimuru was still confused.

Seeing that Rimuru hadn't reacted yet, Mo Li held his forehead in defeat.

"Named Monsters, by definition, are monsters with names. But to explain it further, when a monster reaches a certain advanced level, it can evolve by naming other Named Monsters. This process usually involves both parties exchanging Magic Essence as a price. The namer will lose Magic Essence equivalent to the level of the named monster, essentially bestowing Magic Essence upon the named monster. The monster that receives the Magic Essence and the name will evolve. Do you understand now?"

Mo Li explained to Rimuru while asking if he understood.

"So, these monsters I don't recognize are the evolved Goblins and Direwolves after we named them?"

Rimuru finally realized.

"Yes. Didn't Great Sage explain it to you?"

Mo Li asked with suspicion.

"I suppose so."

Rimuru said awkwardly.

Rimuru then asked Great Sage:

"Did you explain it to me?"

Hearing Rimuru's question, Great Sage was speechless. How could she have such a master?

[Note: When the host explained Named Monsters, I explained it in more detail than Morax, or Mo Li, but you just didn't listen carefully.]

It seemed Great Sage had indeed explained it when talking about Named Monsters, but Rimuru hadn't paid much attention.

Looking at Rimuru's embarrassed expression, Mo Li knew that Great Sage had definitely told him, but Rimuru simply hadn't cared.

To be honest, even Mo Li felt a little sorry for Great Sage. In the original story, although Rimuru was a bit careless, he wasn't this careless. How did he become like this in this life? The butterfly effect is truly terrifying.

Mo Li sighed inwardly.

Just then, a voice that was clearly that of a gruff man came from ahead.

"Lord Rimuru! Lord Morax! You're awake!" A huge, muscular man with green skin and a bare upper body approached Rimuru.

Rimuru was startled.

"Who are you? Get away from me, you pervert."

Rimuru buried its head in Mo Li's chest.

"Lord Rimuru, you don't recognize me? I'm the Goblin village chief, Rigurd? You even gave me my name?"

Rigurd said, striking a pose.

Hearing this, Rimuru lifted its head and looked at the muscular, burly man before it, then thought back to the old village chief who used to tremble just taking a step.

"Are you kidding me?"

Rimuru shouted, not believing its eyes.

"Rimuru, he really is Rigurd. Did you forget what we just talked about regarding named evolution?"

Mo Li chimed in at this point.

"So, A'Li, you're saying all the Goblins here, and even the Direwolves, have evolved?"

It was only then that Rimuru understood, and it asked Mo Li.

"That's right. Normally, evolution has a process, but because you were out of Magic Essence and fainted, you didn't get to see it. And you weren't asleep for a while; you were out for nearly four days."

Mo Li said with a gentle expression.

"So that's how it is."

Rimuru finally understood.

At this moment, Rimuru thought of something.

"Rigurd, go and call Direwolf Ran-ga for me."

Rimuru said to Rigurd.

"Yes, Lord Rimuru."

Upon hearing this, Rigurd went to find Ran-ga.

"How is it? Quite surprising, isn't it?"

Mo Li teased Rimuru.

"You scared me half to death! I thought we were being attacked again."

Rimuru said, still shaken.

"It's all because you only listened to half of Great Sage's explanation. You should listen carefully next time."

Mo Li lectured Rimuru.

"That was just a mistake. It won't happen again."

Rimuru conjured a hand from its slime form and patted its non-existent chest as a guarantee.

"Lord Rimuru, I've brought Ran-ga for you."

A voice called out. The one who arrived was Rigurd, with a tall and mighty magic wolf behind him.

After being named and evolving, Ran-ga's physique had become even larger and more imposing. Its body was about 6 meters long, and its fur had turned a purplish-blue hue. A single horn, like a sharp spike, had grown from the pentagram on its forehead. It looked incredibly powerful just by its appearance.

Ran-ga walked up to Rimuru and Mo Li, lowering its body and head. It spoke with extreme reverence.

"Greetings, Lord Rimuru, Lord Morax."

Seeing Ran-ga's demeanor, Rimuru felt a surge of curiosity and immediately leaped out of Mo Li's embrace. It went before Ran-ga and began to circle it, examining it.