Slime Research

Moss closed the panel and turned to look at the Slime nearby, a hint of inexplicable amusement appearing on her face.

"Then you're next."

Pffyo!

As if sensing Moss's malice, the Slime leaped up again in alarm!

"Hahaha, with that speed, you still think you can run?"

Moss laughed loudly as she jumped into the air, then landed on the ground with the Slime in her grasp!

Pffyo! Yo!

Holding the Slime, Moss felt as though she were clutching a bouncy ball. As soon as she landed, it bounced her back into the air again.

"Whoa! Hahaha..."

Moss cried out in surprise while holding the Slime, then burst into delighted laughter again and again.

After playing around for quite a while and exhausting the Slime's strength, Moss finally rolled off its body.

She panted heavily, a trace of laughter still lingering on her face.

Pffyo...

The Slime weakly bounced once more before collapsing onto the ground and turning into a puddle of Slime pancake.

"Hahaha, that was fun... As expected of a monster, even a Slime this size has such strength."

Moss chuckled a few times and climbed to her feet.

She reached out and poked the completely unresponsive Slime. Her heart was filled with surprise and delight, but even more with wariness and fear.

It wasn't because of the Slime itself, but because of its identity.

A monster!

The formidable strength of the various monsters from the memories of the Laws was already evident from this Slime.

Compared to the Giant Centipede she had easily dealt with earlier, Moss felt that it was absolutely impossible for her to suppress this Slime through physical strength alone.

This Slime's physical attributes were at least a little higher than hers.

Although they had yet to reach 2 points of Constitution, they were definitely higher than her 1 point of Constitution!

Such strength might not amount to much for an Awakened human, but for her, it was a serious problem.

If she hadn't possessed physical-enhancing talents like Stamina Enhancement and Speed Enhancement, she probably wouldn't have been able to restrain this Slime at all.

Just to deal with a tennis-ball-sized Slime, Moss had to give it her all.

Then, after she left the sewer and encountered monsters stronger than the Slime, what would that scene look like?

"Forget it. Anyway, there's still plenty of time before anything like that happens! Hahaha..."

Moss raised a hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead. Then she broke into a radiant smile and grabbed the Slime as she said:

"OK! Let's see what's so special about Slimes!"

In her previous life, Slimes had been fantastical creatures that frequently appeared in modern video games and fantasy novels.

Their unique traits and appearance made them especially distinctive and eye-catching in all kinds of fantasy works.

There had been countless depictions of Slimes across different works, and their described traits were complicated and inconsistent.

In general, a Slime was a jelly-like or semiliquid monster with an opaque or translucent body. It could change shape and was capable of splitting apart or merging together.

However, there was still no definite answer as to what kind of creature a Slime actually was.

It had not even been determined whether Slimes were single-celled or multicellular organisms.

As a result, Slimes were often imagined as extraordinarily versatile fantastical creatures.

"Its diameter is about... six centimeters. Spherical in shape, completely transparent, emitting a faint glow, with no obvious core or anything like that."

"I can't estimate its weight, but it isn't particularly heavy or light. It should be about the same as an ordinary ball of water."

"Hmm... A mouse's body really is inconvenient. Most of the common knowledge I had as a human can't be applied."

Moss muttered to herself while fiddling with the Slime on the ground.

With both hands, she kneaded the Slime like dough, stretching it into a long strip before wrapping it around itself in circles.

Moss looked at the Slow Sheep hairstyle she had created and chuckled, nodding in satisfaction.

Pffyo!

Perhaps sensing the malice in its new hairstyle, the Slime bounced once before changing back into a sphere!

"The texture is soft. It can deform, but its form is relatively stable. It isn't the Slime from the original versions. Instead, it resembles the kind seen in games or anime."

As Moss spoke, she raised a claw and dragged it across the Slime!

A faint wound appeared on the Slime, then vanished immediately.

"The injury healed, and the recovery speed is very fast... Then what's the limit?"

Moss's gaze sharpened, and her claw rose again!

Talent: Claws I (Activated)

Swish!

In an instant, Moss's claw swept across the Slime, slicing almost completely through it like a hot knife through butter!

Pffyo!

The next moment, the cut Slime suddenly closed back together and returned to its previous shape!

"Physical attack immunity?!"

Moss's eyes widened as she exclaimed in surprise!

But then Moss noticed something unusual. The glow on the Slime's body had dimmed slightly.

"As expected, the immunity is limited. It has to consume the magic power inside its body to maintain it."

Moss stroked her little whiskers and muttered thoughtfully:

"It possesses talents similar to those of humans... No!"

Moss shook her head, rejecting the idea in her mind.

"More accurately, the Laws gave humans abilities similar to those of monsters."

Pffyo!

The Slime had been frightened by Moss's sudden attack. Even though it possessed only instinct, it still began bouncing away in an attempt to escape!

"Hey! Don't run. We're not done yet."

Moss reached out and grabbed the Slime again, wearing a kind expression.

"Don't be afraid. If you're still useful, I won't kill you."

"Stay quiet and behave. Otherwise, I wouldn't mind finding out exactly how many times you can recover."

!!!

The Slime seemed to understand Moss's words. Its entire body trembled violently several times before it stiffly stopped!

Seeing the Slime cease its escape, Moss reached out and patted its head in satisfaction.

"Good. Then what other abilities do you have?"

Moss stroked the Slime while sitting on the ground and muttered to herself.

With Moss's current abilities, she had already obtained nearly all the information she could through sight and touch.

Even if anything had been overlooked, it wasn't information Moss wanted or needed to know.

"So I can only rely on guesswork from here?"

Moss rubbed her face and prepared to verify the idea in her mind.

The exploration passed slowly. In the blink of an eye, twelve days had gone by...

In the dim cave, a quiet and well-behaved Slime emitted a faint glow.

"I'm back, Little Ball!"

Moss slowly approached the Slime and patted it, then turned around and used its faint glow to write lines of text on the wall.

"Within a radius of eighty meters around the cave, I found a total of twenty-six Slimes. Their diameters ranged from six to fifteen centimeters. Their population density was not low and was even somewhat high."

"Based on observation, a Slime's size affects its aggressiveness. The larger the Slime, the stronger its instinctive desire to attack living creatures."

"Combining the knowledge from my previous life with my observations over the past few days, I can summarize the following points."

"First, Slimes eat insects, water, decaying matter, microorganisms, and plants. Larger Slimes may primarily feed on large animals such as wild beasts and humans."

"Their bodily fluids are corrosive and can produce biological toxins. Some possess the ability to purify and filter water. Small ones have a relatively high chance of being edible, but eating large ones is not recommended (tested personally)."

"Second, regarding the Slime's bodily structure, more than ninety percent of its body is composed of liquid. Since the remaining portion has no obvious color or core, it cannot be judged through visual observation."

"The remaining portion is speculated to possibly consist of mucus, bacteria, transparent organs, or some extraordinary substance that cannot currently be understood."

"Third, Slimes prefer lightless, damp environments, though the possibility that they can survive in other environments cannot be ruled out."

"Their transparent bodies indicate that they lack pigments, suggesting that they have lived in lightless environments for a long time."

"Their bodily structure also indicates that Slimes need to stay in areas rich in water sources. They possess high physical immunity and resistance to Flowing Water Magic."

"A Slime's weaknesses are speculated to be Flame Magic, Frost Magic, and high-power blunt attacks."

"Fourth, regarding the Slime's perception abilities and the hypothesis of an incomprehensible extraordinary substance..."

Talent: Golden Finger (Activated)

Activation Effect: Talent Construction and Optimization

Talent: Detection (Constructed)

Hearing the voice in her mind, Moss immediately stopped muttering to herself, the corners of her mouth curving upward slightly.

"Honestly, getting a standard transmigrator skill is really troublesome..."