Chapter 70

Good morning from the underground room. I'm a bit sleep-deprived. I'm Herman. Today is July 7th. I finished reinforcing the skeleton yesterday and went to bed, so I woke up a bit late. Don't worry, I've had breakfast. Now, let's get to the research on creating golems. First, I need water attribute materials and magic stones. By adding an earth attribute magic stone, the golem can ingest waste and produce fertilizer. Apparently, the slime I made yesterday only eats waste, but I had a thought, so I tried feeding it various things. ...It turns out it can eat garbage too. In the village, the slime only ate waste, but maybe it just didn't know it could eat other things?

Since I found out the slime can eat various things, I want to see what happens if I mix something other than an earth attribute magic stone. What if I give it a life-grass and it produces a potion? ...I feel like I'm about to try it. Even if it does produce a potion, it might not be efficient. Otherwise, the Life School wouldn't push potion-making so much.

So, let's try mixing something the Life School wouldn't. ...How about a monster's corpse? I used all the goblin corpses yesterday, so I only have orc and goblin club left. An orc should be fine. The Spirit School might do it, but the Life School wouldn't. Let's start the experiment. First, I'll disassemble the orc and bring it to the cauldron. ...Will it fit in the cauldron? The mass is definitely too much. ...But the cauldron is a pretty mysterious product. When I put a lot of orc bones in it before, they fit. ...I thought it might turn into pork bone soup, but it failed spectacularly and turned into dark matter.

So, I'll easily disassemble the orc and bring it to the cauldron. I'll put everything in, including the meat. Will one magic stone be enough? Will the water attribute material alone be enough? Since I'm doing something against my talent, I have no idea. Let's just try. First, I'll put in the water attribute material and the magic stone. I'll mix it so the water attribute material doesn't dissolve. The magic stone will dissolve and re-crystallize, and the water attribute material's magic power will mix in, creating a gooey substance. I'll add the orc material. ...It fits in the cauldron, but what will happen? Let's try solidifying the magic power. ...It turned into dark matter. I don't know what went wrong. Since I'm doing something against my talent, I have no idea, but at least I know corpses don't work. Let's try something else.

Next, let's mix something no one else would. How about a preservation bottle? No one has mixed this before. Let's mix three. I'll keep the water attribute material and magic stone the same. Let's see what happens. I'll mix the magic power before it re-crystallizes. I'll throw in three preservation bottles. What will happen? ...It feels like something is forming. Let's try solidifying the magic power. ...A semi-transparent slime formed. What is this? Let's give it a preservation bottle. ...I don't know where it would store it if it could eat it, but it doesn't eat it. What does it eat? Let's try feeding it various things.

It turns out it eats soil and spits out glass. ...With 100% magic power, it produces glass, so it's an unnecessary creature. I'll keep it in a preservation bottle until it dies. ...It didn't eat the room's chairs, tables, or walls, so it's a creature that eats soft soil. If I let it outside, it might lay a path of glass pieces, making it a dangerous creature. Let's keep it in a preservation bottle.

Next, let's try life-grass. I'll mix about 100. I'll prepare the water attribute material and magic stone. Let's start the experiment. ...I feel like something formed by mixing the life-grass. Let's solidify it and take it out. I'll keep it in a preservation bottle. Let's try feeding it various things.

It turns out it eats various things. It ate life-grass, wheat, and meat. ...It produced something like tea. I could drink the life-grass tea and the wheat tea. The tomato became tomato juice with a bitter taste, and the meat became an indescribable waste. That wasn't something for humans to drink. It became a creature that produces some kind of liquid. ...If I keep it for tea, can't it look a bit better? The red slime feels like it's appealing to something physiological. It's a complete bloodsucker. ...If I give it blood, will it clean the blood and spit it out? I don't want to try it.

Next, let's try something no one else would. How about wheat? I haven't mixed wheat yet. ...Or rather, ingredients in general. I'll mix the material. Let's put about three in a preservation bottle. Let's start the experiment. ...A white slime formed. At least it doesn't eat preservation bottles. What if it eats glass? Oh, if it fails, I'll turn it into dark matter. If I create the strongest creature, I'll do that. Let's try feeding it.

It turns out it eats wheat and spits out flour. Hmm, it's unnecessary. It's redundant because I have an automatic mill. It's a lower version of a mill since it doesn't eat spices. ...What if I mix the slimes together? Let's mix the life-grass slime and the wheat slime.

...They mixed. It turned pink. The slimes mix. I added a magic stone. I managed to keep it in a preservation bottle. What does it eat? Let's try feeding it. ...It ate wheat and spit out ale. ...Why? It produced alcohol. I don't know what caused it. It tasted better than the ale I drank in the village. The slight scent of life-grass is nice. ...I swore I wouldn't drink alcohol. Let's keep this one alive. It might be a good gift for Kevin. I don't know why it turned into alcohol, but let's be happy with what we got. I'll write a report too.

Now, let's get back to it. Do you see a pattern? ...Does it produce something similar to what it's mixed with? I don't know about life-grass, but I think it's mainly made of leaves. The flour might just be a different form of wheat. The earth attribute magic stone might have made it nutrient-rich soil. The one that ate preservation bottles and spat out glass seems to follow this pattern. If I feed it Mahiju seeds, will it produce cheese? Let's try it with one preservation bottle.

...A yellowish-brown slime formed. If I'm right, it should eat Mahiju seeds and produce cheese. ...It ate the Mahiju seeds as expected. ...But it turned into a black liquid, which was unexpected. I'll prepare a basic potion and an antidote. Let's go, Namu San! ...My past self says it's soy sauce. It's black, but it's not poison. My past self says it doesn't even have salt. It's a seasoning. Why? I'm happy, but it's not what I expected. I'm happy it's a good deviation. I'll spread this in the town I live in. I can survive with Mahiju seeds. I'm one step closer to a delicious cooking life.

Next, let's try feeding it Mahiju seeds. It might produce cheese. Let's make it quickly. ...A yellowish-brown slime formed. It's slightly darker, but it's a difference within the margin of error. Let's try feeding it. It only ate Mahiju seeds... and produced a yellowish-brown goo. ...Is it waste? I have potions ready. Let's go, Namu San! ...My past self says it's miso. It's a seasoning, but what is it? How can I make it taste good? I'll leave it to someone with cooking talent. I'll take this too. It will die, but I'll write a report.

...Let's mix the yellowish-brown slime and the pink slime and turn them into dark matter. It's not very useful to keep them alive. Let's mix them. ...What color should I say? It turned into a slightly dull orange. I planned to fail, but something formed. What does it eat? Let's try feeding it various things. ...It only eats wheat and produces a yellow liquid. ...Since it wasn't poison before, this probably isn't poison either. Let's go, Namu San! ...My past self says it's vinegar. How did it turn into this? I don't know. I don't know, but now I have all the basic seasonings. With vinegar, I might be able to make sauce. It will die, but I'll write a report.

Now, let's mix the semi-transparent slime and the dull orange slime and turn them into dark matter. ...This will definitely turn into dark matter. ...Good, it turned into dark matter. If it had come to life, it would have been unexpected. Let's throw this away and have dinner. It's quite late. The slime experiments are deep. ...I made a lot of things that weren't what I expected, but many were useful. After graduation, I'll have someone with cooking talent make various things. I'm looking forward to it. That's it for today. Let's go have dinner. I wonder what we're having for dinner.

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