I Was a Kind Slime

Chapter 27 · I Was a Kind Slime

Kenny, the village chief, had once left the village and become an adventurer. However, after being injured during an adventure and learning that his wife was pregnant, he thought it over and chose to return to the village where he had been born. From then on, he settled down there.

Today, while Kenny was on the second floor reminiscing about the past, he suddenly heard the sound of someone rummaging through the cabinets downstairs. It immediately caught his attention. His body, kept in shape through years of training, gave him great confidence. For a mere thief, Kenny was absolutely certain he could subdue them with one hand.

But he never would have imagined that the thief he had expected to find would be the slime standing before him—and not only that, but an underdeveloped slime.

"Discovered?"

On the table, Lu Minghao slowly turned around and looked at the white-haired old man standing at the doorway. He wondered whether he should begin Plan One: force the old man to provide the information he needed, then wipe out the entire village.

"Wait! You can talk? Are you a high-level monster?"

Across from him, Kenny had just relaxed his guard after discovering that the thief was a slime, but he instantly tensed up again. The hairs on his bronze-colored skin stood on end. His past battle experience made him instinctively retreat from the room, grab a longsword from the wall, and assume a defensive stance.

Smack!

"Don't be nervous, human. I'm a kind slime. I just want to ask you about something. I won't hurt you."

Lu Minghao lightly leaped down from the table and landed opposite Kenny. He spoke in as gentle a tone as possible, but his body had begun slowly changing from sky blue to purple, while a sweet, fishy scent started spreading through the air.

"Wait. What exactly do you want to ask, sir?"

As a former outstanding adventurer, Kenny noticed that something was wrong at once. He hurriedly lowered the sword in his hand and raised both hands high to show that he meant no harm. The moment Lu Minghao landed, Kenny's instincts had begun frantically shouting at him to leave.

But Kenny knew that if he really turned and fled, he would certainly die the instant he turned around. Moreover, the slime before him was definitely not something he could oppose. The magicules it emitted alone made his body tremble uncontrollably.

The slime before him was at least a C-rank monster. Even attempting to subjugate one would require a properly assembled elite adventurer party, while he was merely a retired adventurer.

As for Lu Minghao claiming to be a kind slime—only a fool would believe that!

"Oh? It seems you noticed something?"

Lu Minghao's advancing body slowed to a halt. He looked at Kenny, who had both hands raised to show that he meant no hostility. If he could obtain the information he needed through a simpler method, Lu Minghao did not mind spending a little time on it.

"Please, don't hurt me. Also, I'll prepare anything you need, sir. The village only has ordinary villagers. Please spare them!"

Seeing Lu Minghao stop, Kenny's taut heart finally relaxed a little. He knew that high-level monsters possessed intelligence. Some monsters known as "Demon Lords" had even established nations of their own.

In other words, monsters could communicate. However, most of the time, there was no need for monsters and humans to communicate at all, because whenever the two sides met, the result was usually mutual slaughter.

But in order to survive—and for the sake of the villagers—Kenny had no choice but to speak up. He prayed that the slime before him truly wanted to obtain something, just as it had said. Only then would he and the villagers have any hope of surviving.

After all, Kenny had just clearly sensed Lu Minghao's bone-chilling killing intent. This monster really intended to slaughter the entire village.

"...Fine. However, I need to get some information from you."

Looking at the old man before him, Lu Minghao fell silent for several seconds before agreeing. He turned around, leaped onto the table, and pointed at the book in front of Kenny. As for whether Lu Minghao would spare the village, that would depend on Kenny's performance. If—

"Information? What information?"

Kenny carefully walked to the table and looked at the book atop it, asking with a trace of confusion. This was the first time he had encountered such a monster. It actually seemed interested in human books.

"What place is this? Which kingdom does it belong to? Also, what major events have happened in the world recently? For example, news of Veldora the Storm Dragon's death."

As he spoke, Lu Minghao used shadows to seal the entire room. He leaped to one side of the table and carefully watched Kenny, observing his facial expressions. When humans lied, their eyes and facial expressions would show faint changes.

As for why Lu Minghao was asking not only which kingdom this place belonged to but also about Veldora the Storm Dragon, it was because he wanted to know whether his other kind had also reincarnated into this world.

"Sir, this is the Kingdom of Blumert, and its capital is called 'Doron.' It lies directly west of the Jura Great Forest, where Veldora the Storm Dragon is sealed, and some of its territory borders the forest. The Kingdom of Blumert is also a member of the Western Nations Alliance. Its main industries are agriculture, animal husbandry, and trade with other kingdoms. As for the major news you mentioned, there hasn't been anything recently. Veldora the Storm Dragon is still sealed within the Jura Great Forest, and adventurers go there to check every year. At present, there is no news of Veldora the Storm Dragon's death."

"Also, our village is located in a relatively remote part of the kingdom. If you wish to go to the Jura Great Forest, you'll need to travel toward the direction where the sun rises."

Kenny racked his brains and poured out everything he knew about the kingdom from various sources. He even deliberately emphasized the information about Veldora the Storm Dragon. After all, from Lu Minghao's tone, it was clear that he cared deeply about Veldora the Storm Dragon.

"The Kingdom of Blumert... And Veldora the Storm Dragon isn't dead yet. That means I still have a chance!"

Lu Minghao carefully analyzed the information he had obtained from Kenny. Judging from Kenny's eyes and expression, which he had just observed, the man probably had not deceived him. However, Lu Minghao would not believe him so easily. He would find another village afterward to verify it.

More importantly, if no news of Veldora the Storm Dragon's death had truly spread, that proved the slime who had reincarnated into this world like him had not appeared yet. That meant Lu Minghao's original bold idea still had a good chance of succeeding.

However, that idea still needed a great deal of refinement. After all, it involved an existence known as the illegitimate son of the Star Dragon King, the Creator God.

There was also the matter of the Kingdom of Blooms. If Lu Minghao remembered correctly, it was merely an ordinary small country. Its only distinctive feature was that, on the surface, it was a nation with prosperous trade and commerce, while in secret, it excelled at gathering intelligence.

In the original story, it was also through this ability that it became the first human kingdom to see the potential of Rimuru and the Jura Tempest Federation, establish diplomatic relations with it, and form an alliance.