Chapter 199.2
If I write down all of the cases of evolution and from there search for common points and food, then I might just be able to find other conditions for evolution… In that case, should I increase the number of poison slimes or look for another slime that eats charcoal? Or maybe I should keep increasing the slime variants that I can increase?
Sponsored Content
I have something else in mind for the stone slimes . I’m currently trying to get their numbers up, but the evolution experiment is important too, so let’s focus on increasing their numbers . I’m sure I can get some results before they eat Gimuru’s abandoned mine into a flatland .
“That should be all of them!” [Niki]
“Hmm . Ahh . Right . In that case, let’s write down the slimes that might evolve as well as their respective feed . ‘Item Box’ ” [Ryouma]
“Yeah!” [Niki]
I took out a writing tool and started writing down the different type of slimes and possibilities for evolution .
Sticky Slime => Crab Slime, Shell Slime, Net Slime
Acid Slime => Shellfish Slime, Shellfish and Egg Slime
Poison Slime => Charcoal and Sand Slime, Poison Needle Slime
Metal Slime => Metal Net Slime
Sponsored Content
Bloody Slime => Parasite Slime
Stone Slime => Sand Slime, Ceramic Slime
Weed Slime => Water Plant Slime, Seaweed Slime
“That’s thirteen types all in all . ” [Ryouma]
“Wow! Slimes really can evolve into so many things! To think that seven types could evolve into so many!” [Niki]
“Well, this is just a possibility right now, though . Still, it’s amazing to see that I was able to find so many in just a day… And when I look back on it, there are a lot of feed that I can only get around these parts, like fish and crabs… I could collect water plants and seaweeds and multiply them inside the Dimension Home, but the venomous spines and the parasites can only be gotten from the fishes here…” [Ryouma]
“Couldn’t you easily solve that if you just lived here?” [Niki]
“That’s true, but I have work . ” [Ryouma]
Although most of the store’s management has been left to the employees, there are still documents I have to personally handle and I also need to do my rounds around the mines regularly .
Sponsored Content
I could put someone in charge here to report to me regularly, but Niki-kun is still too young, and the Wharf of Shikumu adventurer party doesn’t have any monster tamers among their ranks… That being said, I could put up a branch store in this village and send someone like Caulkin-san over… Yeah that might actually not be a bad idea .
Today’s findings may not be limited to just this village here . If I were to go to another new environment, I might also find new paths of evolution there . If so, then having to travel the whole world myself to explore the possibilities of slime evolution would take too much time .
A better idea would be to expand my store and build branch stores in every region . I could then dispatch someone else to those stores to research the slimes in my stead and send the data back to me, so I can continue my research from my headquarters .
With this method I’ll be able to manage my store and continue my slime research at the same time .
Perfect! I’ll talk to Carm-san about this as soon as I get back!
“You know, onii-chan . I don’t think you can pull that off right now, though . ” [Niki]
“That’s fine . I’m talking long term here . …Wait . Was I talking out loud?” [Ryouma]
“Loud and clear . But enough of that . What are we going to do now?” [Niki]
“Well, for the meantime, I’ll have my slimes eat here while we’re at the village, and then before I leave I’ll take whatever junk the villagers won’t mind me taking . That’s about it . Oh, there’s observing the slimes too, I guess . . ” [Ryouma]
The slimes can generally eat anything, so if there’s no food meant for evolution left then they should still be able to eat other stuff . If they evolve into something else, then that’s fine too .
“At the very least, they won’t grow weak and die because of starvation . And it’s not like I have to evolve them immediately anyway . We’re doing this whole evolution thing at leisure, after all . ” [Ryouma]
“I see . So now what?” [Niki]
“Hmm~ Unfortunately, we’re out of time . ” [Ryouma]
The job at the processing plant seems to be over already, as a lot of women have appeared in the square to pick up their children . I should send Niki-kun home soon too .
But before I could actually send him home…
“Niki, let’s go home . ” [Mother]
“Mom!” [Niki]
“Ryoumkun, thank you for watching over my son . ” [Mother]
“Oh, please don’t mention it . Niki-kun helped me out a lot today . ” [Ryouma]
“Mom! I helped take care of the slimes! There were so many different types of slimes! It was really fun!” [Niki]
“I see . That’s great . ” [Niki]
“Yeah! Oh, right, onii-chan . How long will it take for the slime evolutions we found today to evolve . I want to see the slimes evolving!” [Niki]
“Unfortunately, it will take a few months before they evolve . ” [Ryouma]
He helped me out, so I would love to show him an evolution while I’m here, but alas .
“I see . . Then can I help take care of the slimes again tomorrow?” [Niki]
“Of course! In fact, I welcome it!” [Ryouma]
“…Yahoo! Alright, see you tomorrow, onii-chan!” [Niki]
Niki-kun took his mother’s hand and left while waving at me .