Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Beep beep beep! Beep beep beep!

When had he fallen asleep.

He turned off the alarm and raised his body.

“Haa.”

The sigh that came out as soon as he got up.

Checking the pants he had casually hung, they had already completely dried.

The previous day, top and bottom had both gotten completely soaked.

The top with tears, the bottom with slime.

It seemed the effect of the newly awakened ability was indeed there, as the single slime in the dungeon had been extremely slimy.

It seemed like some kind of display of affection, but there was no way he could accurately know the inner thoughts of a guy who couldn’t speak and showed no expression.

“But...”

The slime was by his side again, having approached at some point.

But it wasn’t just one.

“Do slimes divide too? Why are there two?”

The slime that had become two at some point was wriggling toward him lying on the bed as if seeking affection.

“Since it’s unsettling, go play over there.”

Wriggle!

The slimes that understood his words and immediately started crawling away wriggling were amazing.

...It was just amazing.

“Haa.”

This is why people smoke.

Having never smoked or drunk until now, he felt like he could understand why people relieved stress with such things.

“But the rumors were all true. I was just unlucky.”

Dungeon alteration gives enormous rewards.

Dual awakening exists.

They were all real stories. At the same time, there was him who had experienced both.

Honestly, the newly obtained awakening ability was something like Slime Lord, but if judging by the reward itself alone, it was indeed an enormous reward.

“Hup! Lee Gyuseong! Let’s get a grip!”

Smack!

Having slapped his cheek, he got up from the spot vigorously.

Of course it wasn’t a happy situation, but doing something was better than staying collapsed in frustration and doing nothing right away.

Having gotten up from the spot, he reflexively moved toward the vegetable garden. Since the quest had to be resolved first before moving forward, he habitually checked the vegetable garden first.

‘Ah, come to think of it, has a new quest for the second awakening ability also appeared?’

Even though it was a shitty ability, you never know.

Maybe as he cleared quests, it could evolve into some king of kings awesome ability?

[Awakening Quest: Hunt Monsters]

Hunt monsters using slimes.

Goblin: 0/10

“Hehe, are you messing with me right now?”

He looked at the two slimes fooling around nearby. He didn’t know what they were doing, but he saw two slimes wriggling and trying to climb on top of each other.

Wriggle-

Then when one slipped and came down, the other one tried to climb on top of that guy.

Wriggle-

Of course that guy also slipped immediately.

Those appearances were utterly trivial beyond words.

“Hehe, hehehe.”

Hunt goblins with guys like that?

Wouldn’t it be possible if he covered with about 10 and made them suffocate? That too under the assumption that the goblin doesn’t resist at all.

He could hunt them himself, but looking at the quest content, it seemed like it would only count if the slime hunted.

Seeing that he couldn’t clear his fruit and vegetable juice quest because of one trivial word, it was absolute.

“Haa.”

Along with the thought that he had checked for nothing, sighs were only increasing, and when he glanced at the vegetable garden, it was all wet and soaked.

Seeing that it was wet even though he had never watered it, he could immediately tell the culprit.

“It’s the slime.”

You’ve left quite a grand trace.

But is this okay even so?

Thinking about it, he knew that a slime’s bodily fluids were harmless to humans, but he didn’t know the effect on plants.

“Hey, you. Come over here.”

He gestured to one slime.

Then one approached him wriggling, and it took over 10 seconds to cover this short distance.

“You, do you understand my words?”

Wriggle-

Whether it was an answer or not, anyway it wriggled its body.

“I’m saying this just in case, but this is a field, you know? A field for growing plants. If your bodily fluids touch it, won’t the field get ruined?”

Even he, the one asking, was momentarily dumbfounded.

How would a slime know that?

However, the slime stayed still as if pondering for a moment and then started wriggling.

Wriggle- Wriggle-

“What are you saying.”

Despite being nominally the Slime Lord, he couldn’t understand what the slime was saying. While once again despairing over the triviality of the ability, the slime started crawling around the field busily.

“What is it.”

The ground started getting wet and soaked.

Seeing that appearance, something came to mind and he commanded the slime.

“If your bodily fluids help the field, continue, if not, stop.”

Even after speaking, seeing the guy continuing to move, this time he commanded the opposite.

“If it helps, stop, if not, continue.”

Freeze!

Ooh. This guy is pretty smart?

It seemed to have accurately understood his command.

Then that meant the slime’s bodily fluids helped with field work...

‘I’ve never heard such a story before, though.’

In the information obtained by asking here and there, there was no story related to slimes. So naturally he hadn’t even thought of trying to use slimes.

He called the stopped guy again.

“I should send some of your bodily fluids to a research institute.”

I should spend some money and find out what components are in it.

Thinking that, the moment he held the slime in his hand.

[Slime LV.1]

A window similar to the status window appeared.

“Ooh?”

What is this? Is it related to the Slime Lord ability?

No matter how much he thought, that was the only possibility.

He had never heard of being able to see monster information.

‘Ah, I heard that an awakener who obtained something like the Third Eye ability can see it.’

It meant a separate ability was needed to see it.

So being able to see the slime’s status window was ultimately due to the influence of his ability.

[Slime LV.1]

It is an ordinary slime.

‘Liquid Synthesis possible’

“Huh?”

Looking a bit more closely at the status window, he could see a glowing phrase.

“Liquid Synthesis... possible?”

W-what does this mean.

Does this mean this guy is also a liquid?

Wriggle?

The guy held in his hand wriggled.

At the same time, the second slime that had been playing alone had also approached his side at some point.

‘Come to think of it, I still haven’t made today’s potion.’

Because the shock of the previous day was too great, he who had quickly used his ability whenever the cooldown came around had forgotten to use it today.

But thanks to that, he became able to use it on the slime.

‘What should I synthesize the slime with? A potion? Then does it become a potion-spewing slime?’

Crazy.

If something like that was really possible, he would part ways with poverty from now on. He could properly support his family too.

He immediately brought a potion and held it together with the slime in his hand.

“Liquid Synthesis!”

Putting full spirit into it, he shouted the ability name that didn’t even need to be voiced.

Then.

[Slime LV.1 and Slime LV.1 will be synthesized.]

[The combining slimes share all memories and experiences.]

An amazing thing was happening... no, wait!

[Slime LV.2 has been completed.]

[Reuse waiting time: 23 hours 49 minutes 59 seconds]

At some point, another slime that had been at his feet was sucked in with a slurp and became one with the guy he was holding in his hand.

And the appeared Slime Mark 2, no, LV.2.

Wriggle?

There was no change in appearance.

Instead there was a change in the interior.

“A core appeared?”

Ordinary slimes also had cores.

But they were too small, so unless one concentrated and looked inside, they weren’t easily visible.

However, the core of the synthesized guy had grown large enough to be visible at a glance.

“Ah, I wanted to synthesize it with a potion...”

Maybe it was impossible.

Of course he would try again tomorrow, but seeing that it had synthesized with the slime on the ground rather than the nearby potion, the possibility was low.

“Come to think of it, I hadn’t used the Slime Lord ability.”

He hadn’t used the ability because of the thought of ‘why a slime?’, but if it was like this, that was different.

He immediately produced one slime.

[Slime LV.1 has been produced.]

[Reuse waiting time: 23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds]

Something like a lump of white light appeared in the empty air with nothing, and soon as the light disappeared, one slime was created alone.

“It’s become two again.”

Ah, more than that, first he should check the synthesized slime.

He immediately opened the status window of Mark 2, no, LV.2.

[Slime LV.2]

It is an ordinary? slime.

‘Liquid Synthesis possible’

Ability: Farming LV.1

“A slime farming?”

Farming? That farming he knew?

The thing farmers do?

Why do you have that?

Wriggle?

Mark 2, no, LV.2 wriggled as if asking so what.

* * *

As the slightly surprised emotion subsided, the first thing that came to mind was the fact that an ability had attached to the slime.

Could it be considered an awakening ability?

Honestly, even if it wasn’t that grand of an ability, seeing it occupying a place in the status window, it didn’t seem like an ordinary matter.

[Farming LV.1]

Promotes the growth of crops.

Increases the harvest amount.

It was a simple explanation.

But to think a slime would come to have such an ability.

“Mark Two.”

Undulate?

This guy’s name was now Mark Two.

Since he had to call it to distinguish from other slimes, he had to give it a name.

“You are now in charge of that field.”

Wriggle!

Mark Two wriggled as if happy.

Then it immediately approached the vegetable garden and started rolling around.

“...You can do well, right?”

Due to the prejudice of it being a slime, he wondered if it could really do well, but he thought it might do better than him who had futilely suffered for 3 years.

That was because it was a guy equipped with no less than the Farming ability. Whatever it was, it would be better than him.

Having entrusted the field like that, things he hadn’t been able to think of yesterday came to mind.

“Dungeon alteration definitely happened. Since I dual awakened. Then what changed?”

Just the slime appearing?

It might really be just that, but there was no harm in being careful.

Anyway, since it was an ultra-small dungeon of about 200 pyeong, looking around every corner wouldn’t take much time.

“There’s nothing changed...”

Taking the playing Slime 1, he looked around the inside of the dungeon, but there was nothing particularly noticeable. Or maybe there was something separate that he couldn’t see.

“I’ll give you a mission too.”

Wriggle?

“Search every nook and cranny inside this dungeon and if there’s something unusual, report it to me. Understood, soldier?”

Undulate!

The slime busily went down from his hand and then started crawling on the ground.

Since they were liquid-like guys that could even enter narrow gaps, they might find gaps or secret rooms that he hadn’t discovered.

“Hehe.”

Separately they were worthless abilities, but when the two combined, a way out seemed to be visible. Of course no results had come out, but one could say a faint light was visible.

In fact, until now it had felt like walking through pitch-black darkness. It was just that he had endured due to the things he had to take responsibility for and his uncollapsing personality.

“It’s different now.”

Hope had arisen.

Until now its substance wasn’t clearly visible, but that didn’t matter.

For a person to live, that much was sufficient.

“I’ll need money.”

He looked at the synthesized potions neatly organized to one side. He had left them without selling right away saying he was managing the market price, but he had to sell about half.

If he continued using the synthesis ability only on slimes from now on, it meant he could no longer make synthesized potions, so he had to pull forward living money in advance.

While going out, he could also see his family’s faces while he was at it, and check some information on awakeners or dungeons.

“I should go right away.”

Time was gold.

He packed the potions and immediately prepared to go out.

“I’m going out for a bit and coming back. Guard the house well. Ah! This isn’t an order, just keep doing the things I told you to do earlier well.”

Undulate!

Instead of an answer, he looked at the undulating Mark Two and Slime 1 and left the dungeon.