Chapter 22 – The Slime That Likes Shiny Things

Returning to his territory, it was only a little past 8 PM in the real world, while the Eternal Continent remained bathed in bright daylight. However, Mu Yuan had no intention of venturing out again.

He needed to balance work and rest.

And now was time for rest… or not.

It was time to sort through the spoils.

He had already done a rough tally at the Goblin Camp, but the wilderness was dangerous, and he hadn’t had the chance to examine everything carefully. Only now could he take out these treasures and materials one by one.

“Among the various materials, there are 11 Crimson Blood Fruits. Though these were found in the Goblin Camp… well, never mind. They looked quite clean when I found them, and the fruits themselves are innocent.”

“There are also fruits like Replenishing Fruits and Bone-Strengthening Fruits, which Deadbone and the other skeletons can consume internally.”

When extracting treasures to the real world, the cross-border transportation cost was quite high. Whenever possible, he tried to have them consumed internally. Only when that wasn’t feasible would he consider selling them for resources.

“Oh, right, didn’t I say yesterday that I would go to the association today to sell the Remnant Souls?”

“Ah, forget it. I’ll leave that daunting task for tomorrow’s me.”

Mu Yuan laid out the Remnant Souls one by one.

In total, there were six Random Remnant Souls, two Goblin Soul Fragments, and one three-star Large Slime Remnant Soul, along with three Random Remnant Souls obtained earlier.

The total number of Remnant Souls had now reached double digits.

He planned to summon the Large Slime himself to see what it looked like.

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

“They don’t seem very valuable, do they?”

“Oh well, they should at least sell for a bit of Soul Sand… right?”

“And this Amulet…”

In the game world, he already possessed one Amulet. Mu Yuan intended to materialize this one into the real world and wear it on his person.

To give his weak, true self a bit more sense of security.

“Aside from the Large Slime Remnant Soul and the Shaman Staff, the most valuable item from this haul is undoubtedly this Inheritance Stone.”

It was a runestone shimmering with a cyan glow, engraved with mysterious and intricate patterns. Faintly, one could discern the silhouette of a hunched figure.

A Shaman! A Goblin Shaman!

「Inheritance Stone (Rare)」

「Description: An Inheritance Stone containing the ‘Goblin Shaman’ class. Using it allows the Chosen One to acquire this class and grow stronger through cultivation.」

「Note: Ordinary civilians can also use Inheritance Stones, but there is a chance of failure.」

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

Relying on feedback from troops was one method; using Inheritance Stones was another.

For Ranger players, the number of troops they could command was quite limited. Relying solely on feedback to enhance themselves was rather slow. Moreover, feedback only improved basic attributes like physique and spirit—it didn’t grant players extraordinary abilities like breathing fire, spitting water, or hardening their bodies.

Inheritance Stones could.

As the name implied, using one allowed a player to acquire the class of that troop, enabling them to absorb Soul Sand to level up and achieve Breakthroughs, just like the troops.

However, using Inheritance Stones also had drawbacks. Once used, the player was almost permanently locked into that class, making it difficult to change, even if they wanted to overwrite it with a higher-tier class from the same path.Therefore, players are extremely cautious when using Inheritance Stones, and very few would use one or two-star class stones.

“The Goblin Shaman is a rare one-star unit, and its Inheritance Stone holds considerable value with a decent market. However, it’s said that players who use Inheritance Stones gradually take on physical traits of that unit.”

“At lower Ranks, the changes are minimal, but if a player breaks through to the Professional Tier or reaches the Elite level… they are likely to develop some distinct characteristics of that class.”

What are the traits of a Goblin Shaman?

Short stature, hunched back, green skin, sparse hair, and a heavily wrinkled face.

This appearance is a significant drawback, naturally reducing the stone’s value.

“The most commonly used Inheritance Stones are those derived from human units, while stones like the Nature Elf or Elf Priestess often command much higher prices than others of the same tier.”

Many female players, and even quite a few male players, covet elf-series Inheritance Stones.

After all, most elves are handsome or beautiful—especially at higher Ranks.

The Goblin Shaman class isn’t the bottom tier either. Classes like Frost Direwolf, Hellhound, or Ancient Treant are powerful but rarely used by players because these non-humanoid units have poor compatibility.

Mu Yuan browsed the forums for information on Inheritance Stones, focusing on market prices.

Suddenly, he came across a few rather interesting stones.

Witch Inheritance Stone.

“Witches are rare units among the Human Race, skilled in various powerful spells. However, the unique aspect of witch units is that they are exclusively female.”

“And if a male player uses this Inheritance Stone, he will…”

…undergo some remarkable transformations.

He’d heard of an overseas organization called the Sisterhood of Witches, but how many of its witch players were actually big-[bleep] witches remained unknown.

Other Inheritance Stones with similarly peculiar effects included the Magical Girl Inheritance Stone and the Eunuch Inheritance Stone.

…

Territory, before the Altar.

Mu Yuan placed the Three-Star Remnant Soul on it and began communing with the heavens to recruit.

Ding!

“Prompt: Consume ‘Three-Star Remnant Soul ×1′ and ’15g of Soul Sand’ to conduct a targeted recruitment of the three-star unit ‘Large Slime’?”

“Yes!”

…

The familiar brilliant light appeared, rippling through space.

Soon, a massive, blob-like creature about two to three meters tall, resembling blue gelatin, plopped onto the Altar.

It stared at Mu Yuan with big eyes, while he stared back with smaller ones.

“Gurgle~”

“Gurgle gurgle~”

Its enormous body wobbled as it rolled toward him like a water-filled balloon.

Mu Yuan had to rely on his agile reflexes to dodge sideways.

This slime didn’t seem very bright? But that was normal—it hadn’t undergone Awakening and gained self-awareness; the “gurgling” was just instinctive slime noise.

Just a mere slime, even if it was a prestigious three-star unit, didn’t warrant much attention.

His three-star units had already surpassed double digits.

Mu Yuan couldn’t expect every randomly recruited Large Slime to be as exceptionally gifted as Deadbone—how could that be possible?

He ultimately had to learn to accept ordinary, dim-witted units.

Fortunately, he had his right-hand man, General Deadbone, to handle matters so he didn’t need to worry about everything.After entrusting the Large Slime to Deadbone’s management, Mu Yuan switched the screen to the neighboring player forum.

Meanwhile, on the Eternal Continent…

Deadbone was somewhat troubled by his lord’s new task. It wasn’t that he was unwilling – as a skeleton himself, he could manage other skeletons with ease since communication wasn’t an issue and he understood their habits. But taking care of a Slime…

He had no idea how.

After all, he was just a skeleton who had been revived for less than three days. He didn’t know what this jelly-like thing called a Slime actually was.

Deadbone grew anxious, his soulfire burning brighter than during combat. He racked his skeletal brains, thinking hard.

But skeletons didn’t need to consume any food – did this large Slime need to eat? And what would it eat?

Ah!

Deadbone gathered various Materials from around and pushed them toward the large Slime. It didn’t matter that he didn’t understand – he could let someone who understood handle the problem.

The Slime widened its round eyes, “Guji?”

Deadbone: “Guguji?”

Perhaps “guji” and “guji” shared some common signal. The round Large Slime immediately moved its body over to the pile of shiny broken Materials, opened its big mouth, and swallowed them with a smack.

Its eyes curved into crescent moons.

It looked sparklingly at Deadbone, meaning: “More? More?”

With his Emperor-like bearing, Deadbone understood the meaning. He suddenly realized, “So this is what Slimes eat.”

…

Mu Yuan didn’t know that this particular Slime was rather peculiar, preferring to swallow shiny things instead of eating grass. Had he known, he would have definitely called it a spendthrift.

Why had he chosen the Slime-type troops? Wasn’t it precisely because Slimes could survive on grass, offering extremely high cost-effectiveness, making them the perfect choice for 007 workers?

This current Slime’s bloodline was far too impure!

But since he had recruited this Slime himself, he had to raise it even through tears.

Mu Yuan hadn’t switched back to the game interface yet – he trusted Deadbone completely. At this moment, he was already mingling in the newbie section of the Taixuan Forum, happily posting away.

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Thanks to ‘I’m Chubby’ and ‘Faker’ for the tips~

(End of Chapter)