Chapter 141.1 - Strange Phenomenon (1/2)

Chapter 141: Strange Phenomenon (1/2)

Slime Observation Record—

Today, two new slimes were added to my monster collection.

I’ll use this opportunity to summarize my findings.

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Stone Slime

Skills:

Currently Under Observation.

But it’s no longer poisoned, so that’s one source of relief.

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So far, I’ve confirmed the presence of antibodies toward bush snake poison within the blood slimes.

But they have always possessed the Poison Resist and Disease Resist skills.

As such, I expect that the bloody slimes should also possess antibodies toward other poisons and diseases.

I would like to confirm the existence of those.

To that end, I need to increase their numbers, but for that, I will be needing a considerable amount of feed.

Presently, most of the feed are procured from Zeke-san’s store.

But he is already generously giving me all the blood his store has.

Asking for any more is simply impossible.

As such, I need to find another source.

One candidate I thought of is the Saionji Company. They offer butchering services as well.

But if I were to rely on them, I will have to entrust a bloody slime to someone in the branch store at Renauph and have the bloody slime increase its numbers there.

If I were to think of someplace nearer that blood could be sourced from, the adventurers guild appears to be a prospective candidate, given that they are supposed to have a place allocated for gutting monsters.

I heard about that during the training a few days ago. Apparently, anyone could use it as long as they paid the fee.

I have never used it before, however, so I don’t know how they deal with the garbage from gutting the monsters.

Still, I might be able to get blood from there.

And even if I can’t get blood, I might able to acquire thrown bones and meat parts to feed to the slimes.

There’s no harm in asking. So, yes. Let’s try asking them.

“…Something like this, I guess.” [Ryouma]

After thinking all of that to myself, I wrapped up my notes and put them away.

I’ve already eaten supper. Is there anything else I’m supposed to be doing today? …Ah.

“Come to think of it, what happened to my mushrooms?” [Ryouma]

Yesterday, some thin stuff grew out of them.

I should go take a look before I sleep. Having decided that, I went to the tunnels where I left the mushroom bed.

“…Why is it so noisy?” [Ryouma]

The moment I opened the door I installed yesterday, a sound reached my ears. Something small seemed to be clawing from the other side of the door. Did some small rats get inside?

“‘Search’… !?” [Ryouma]

Just to be safe, I casted Search. I got a response. There’s something on the other side of the door. There seems to be more than 10 or 20 of them too. Moreover, these aren’t small rats. They’re something smaller.

I immediately called out my sticky slimes and had them prepare sticky traps.