"Cough... As a Professional Player, you should see the deeper meaning behind this, Xiao Mao."
Standing beneath a streetlamp nearby, the human mage Nyarlathotep lowered the newspaper in his hands and adjusted his monocle, speaking with some helplessness.
"First, according to the Story Team's analysis report, there had originally been no records of Magical Beasts known as girl slimes in this world. Since they have now appeared, they can only be the product of some entirely new secret art.
"That makes their life structures highly valuable.
"If we can use them as samples to reverse-engineer the Life Alchemy used by their modifier, even if we can only reconstruct part of it, its value alone would be enough to offset fifty thousand contribution points.
"Second, you should know more or less how slime monsters reproduce: through division and proliferation. If these Slime Girls also possess such traits, we could likewise try breeding some Slime Girls to sell."
Nyarlathop laid out the advantages of Slime Girls in an orderly fashion. "Really? So what happened?"
Tiramisu cast a skeptical glance toward Nyarlathotep's side. There, a pale green Elf Slime Girl was curiously looking around, occasionally making little "puni puni" noises and drawing an astonishing number of glances.
"For some reason, whether because of their traits or something else, they cannot continue dividing. Any gel separated from their bodies immediately loses all activity. If they split off too large a piece, it can even endanger their lives."
Ignoring Xiao Mao's gaze, Nyarlathotep patted the Slime Girl's head and continued observing the target's movements amid the envious looks of nearby players.
This time, White Light Esports' Story Team had uncovered an extremely important Hidden Quest, one significant enough to bring their entire team back together for the first time in a long while.
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