Slimes that like shiny things (23)

Back at the territory, it was just past eight in the evening in the real world, while the daylight on the Eternal Continent remained bright. Still, Mu Yuan had no intention of heading out again.

He needed to balance work and rest.

And now was rest time... ah, no.

It was time to tally the spoils.

He had already made a rough count back at the Goblin Camp, but with the wilderness being dangerous, he hadn't had the chance to look closely. Only now did he take out these treasures and materials one by one.

"Among the various materials, there are eleven Crimson Blood Fruits. But these were found inside the Goblin Camp... ah well, they looked clean enough when I found them. The fruits are innocent."

"There are also Abundant Fruits, Bone Strengthening Fruits, and the like. These can be consumed internally by skeletons like Deathbone."

When extracting treasures to the real world, the cross-border transport cost wasn't low. He tried to consume as much as possible internally, and only if that wasn't feasible would he think of selling them off for resources.

"Oh right, didn't I say yesterday that I'd go to the Association today to sell the remnant souls?"

"Ah well, I'll leave that arduous task to tomorrow's me."

Mu Yuan laid out the remnant souls one by one.

In total, there were six Random Remnant Souls, two Goblin Remnant Souls, one three-star Great Slime Remnant Soul, and three more Random Remnant Souls harvested earlier.

The total number of remnant souls had already reached double digits.

He planned to summon the Great Slime himself and take a look at it.

As for the Random Remnant Souls, he would naturally trade them, trying to exchange them for Little Skeleton Remnant Souls. As for the Goblin Remnant Souls...

"Doesn't seem like they're worth much?"

"Ah well, at least they can sell for some Soul Sand. Right?"

"And this amulet..."

In the game world, he already had one amulet. Mu Yuan planned to manifest this one into the real world and wear it on himself.

To give his frail real body a bit more security.

"Among the previous gains, the most valuable, aside from the Great Slime Remnant Soul and the Shaman Staff, is this Inheritance Stone."

It was a rune stone flowing with cyan light, engraved with mysterious patterns. Vaguely, one could see a hunched figure within.

A Shaman! A Goblin Shaman!

"Inheritance Stone (Rare)"

"Description: An Inheritance Stone containing the 'Goblin Shaman' class. After use, the Heaven Chosen can obtain this class and grow stronger through cultivation."

"Note: Ordinary commoners can also use the Inheritance Stone, but there is a chance of failure."

Players had several mainstream paths to continuously grow stronger and wield supernatural power.

Relying on troop feedback was one; using Inheritance Stones was another.

For Ranger Players, the number of troops they could command was very limited. Relying on feedback to enhance themselves was indeed a bit slow. Moreover, feedback only boosted basic attributes like physique and spirit for the player, not granting supernatural abilities like spitting fire, spewing water, or hardening the body.

Inheritance Stones could.

As the name implied, after using one, the player obtained the class of that troop, allowing them to absorb Soul Sand to level up and break through just like the troop.

But using an Inheritance Stone had its drawbacks. Once used, the player was almost locked into that class, unable to change it. Even trying to overwrite it with a higher-tier class of the same path was difficult.

Thus, players were extremely cautious about using Inheritance Stones. Basically, no player would use an Inheritance Stone for a one- or two-star class.

"The Goblin Shaman is a rare one-star troop. Its Inheritance Stone is worth quite a bit and won't lack a market. However, it's said that players who use an Inheritance Stone will gradually have their appearance shift toward that troop."

"At low levels, the change isn't big. But if the player breaks through to Professional Grade, then to Elite Grade... they'll likely develop some obvious traits of that class."

What traits did a Goblin Shaman have?

Short, hunched, green skin, sparse hair, a face full of wrinkles.

This image was too much of a drawback, so the value of the Inheritance Stone naturally took a hit.

"The most commonly used Inheritance Stones among players come from human-type troops. Meanwhile, Inheritance Stones like those of Nature Elves or Elf Priests often sell for higher prices than those of the same grade—much higher."

Many female players, and even quite a few male players, pursued Elf-type Inheritance Stones.

After all, most elves were handsome men and beautiful women. The higher the rank of the elf, the more so.

The Goblin Shaman class wasn't at the bottom either. Classes like the Frost Giant Wolf, Hellhound, or Dryad Guardian were strong, but few players used them because they weren't even humanoid, making compatibility too poor.

Mu Yuan scrolled through the forums, searching for information related to Inheritance Stones, mainly checking price trends.

Suddenly, he found a few Inheritance Stones that were somewhat interesting.

The Witch Inheritance Stone.

"Witches are a rare troop among humans. They excel in many spells and are quite powerful. But the special thing about the Witch troop is that they are all female."

"And if a male player uses this Inheritance Stone, they will..."

Something miraculous would happen.

He had heard of an organization abroad called the Witch Sisterhood, but just how many big-[censored] witches were among the Witch players there was anyone's guess.

Other Inheritance Stones with similarly miraculous powers included the Magical Girl Inheritance Stone, the Eunuch Inheritance Stone, and so on.

Before the territory's Altar.

Mu Yuan placed the Three-Star Remnant Soul upon it and began communicating with heaven and earth to initiate the recruitment.

"Ding!"

"Prompt: Do you wish to consume 'Three-Star Remnant Soul ×1' and 'Soul Sand 15g' to directionally recruit the Three-Star Troop 'Great Slime'?"

"Confirm!"

The familiar radiance appeared, and space rippled.

Soon, a massive, blue, jelly-like creature about two or three meters tall flopped onto the Altar with a wet slap.

It stared with big eyes at Mu Yuan, who stood before it, their gazes locked in a standoff.

"Gurgle~"

"Gurgle gurgle~"

Its enormous body quivered, rolling forward like a water balloon filled to the brim.

Mu Yuan could only rely on his agility to sidestep horizontally.

This slime didn't seem too bright? But that was normal—it hadn't awakened self-awareness, and those 'gurgle gurgle' sounds were just instinctive slime noises.

Just a slime, even if it was a noble Three-Star Troop, didn't warrant much attention.

His Three-Star Troops had already broken into the double digits.

Mu Yuan couldn't expect that a randomly recruited Great Slime would possess the same extraordinary talent as Deathbone—how could that be possible?

He'd have to get used to these adorably dim-witted Common Star troops.

Fortunately, he had his right-hand general, Deathbone, to handle things without him worrying about every detail.

Handing the Great Slime over to Deathbone's management, Mu Yuan switched his view to the player forum next door.

Meanwhile, on the Eternal Continent.

Deathbone was also troubled by his lord's new task. It wasn't that he was unwilling—as a skeleton, he managed other skeletons with ease, since communication was no issue and he understood their habits. But looking after a slime...

He had no clue.

After all, he was just a skeleton who had been resurrected for less than three days. He had no idea what this blob in front of him, called jelly... no, called a slime, actually was.

Deathbone was anxious, his soul fire burning even brighter than during battle as he racked his brains.

But skeletons didn't need to eat anything. Did this giant slime need food? And if so, what kind?

Got it.

Deathbone pushed a pile of collected materials in front of the giant slime. If he didn't understand, he could leave the problem to someone who did.

The slime widened its round, rolling eyes. "Gurgle?"

Deathbone: "Gurgle gurgle?"

Perhaps there was a signal shared between gurgles, because the round, giant slime immediately shifted its body, crawled onto a heap of shiny, fragmented materials, opened its big mouth wide, and chomped them down with a smack.

Its eyes squinted into crescent moons.

It sparkled as it looked at Deathbone, as if to say: Got more? Got more?

Deathbone, relying on his Appearance of an Emperor, understood the meaning. It dawned on him, "So a slime's diet is this."

Mu Yuan had no idea this slime was a bit eccentric—instead of eating grass, it preferred swallowing shiny things. If he knew, he'd call it a spendthrift.

Why had he chosen the slime troop line? Because slimes could survive on grass alone, offering excellent cost-effectiveness—the perfect choice for a 007 workhorse.

This slime's bloodline was far too impure!

But since he'd recruited it himself, he had to raise it with tears in his eyes.

Mu Yuan hadn't switched back to the game interface yet. He trusted Deathbone completely. By now, he was already hanging out in the newcomer section of the Tai Xuan Forum, happily wasting time.

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Thanks to 'I Am Fat' and 'Fei Ke' for the tips~