Slime Immortal.

Chapter 162 You'll Have Good Juice
"Hey my ass."

"Weren't you going to the snow mountain? How did you end up in a place like this?" Chen Yu retorted.

"Ah, I... Your Excellency, what brings you here?"

After confirming the identity of the red orb in front of him, Sergash sent out a thought of joy, but also some worry.

"This is an ice elemental plane, it's very dangerous..."

Halfway through her speech, she suddenly realized something was wrong.

This meditation session seemed unusually long; based on previous experiences, she should have exhausted her mental energy by now.

It seemed that the warmth dispelled the cold and prolonged the meditation time.

Could it be that the messenger's sudden appearance here was due to hearing her prayers and descending to help her?
Waaaaah... I'm so touched.

Chen Yu bounced around in her arms, somewhat speechless.

This silly little follower's thought process is still so peculiar.

However, after confirming that she hadn't frozen into an icicle in the snow mountain and was still lively and energetic, he was generally in a good mood.

"Don't be so touched. How did you end up in a place like this? This is the Elemental Plane, not a place for someone as small as you."

Serghash was momentarily stunned, subconsciously thinking that shouldn't she be the one asking that question?

But she patiently explained, "I am completing the final shamanic trial—the metamorphosis of the spirit of life. I need to find an ice elemental creature here and successfully form a contract with it in order to pass the trial."

"But for some reason, the many orbs of light that we could see before suddenly all disappeared."

"Do you know what's going on?" she asked, looking for help at the warm red glow in her arms.

Chen Yu thought about it carefully.

The monster suddenly disappeared?

He only ventured into the rift out of curiosity because he couldn't see any monsters.

"If what you say is true, and the elemental creatures here suddenly disappeared en masse, then... that might not be a coincidence."

"Something unusual might have happened nearby that caused them to disappear."

Serghash nodded vigorously, as if he had found his anchor: "Yes, yes, that must be it."

Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, her expression became conflicted. After hesitating for a moment, she mustered her courage and whispered, "Um, Your Excellency, if you are busy, you don't need to worry about me. I... I'll figure out a way to solve it myself..."

"Idiot," Chen Yu retorted irritably.

Do you really think that meeting me here is just a simple coincidence?

He even suspected that it was the unique fluctuations generated by the opening of this dimensional rift that attracted Serghash, who was in deep meditation, to this vicinity.

It wasn't entirely a coincidence that he encountered Sergash in the Elemental Plane.

Or perhaps it really was arranged by the swamp spirit named Putu.

"If you want to complete the trial, come with me. I'll take you to find someone who can still form a contract."

"Okay...okay!" Sergash nodded quickly, though she was secretly delighted despite being scolded.

She even had time to let her imagination run wild, thinking that the slime in her arms was still as soft and cuddly as before...

After standing up while holding Chen Yu, she subconsciously looked around.

However, in her spiritual perception, this pure white world seemed like an endless, hazy sea of ​​clouds, making it impossible to distinguish east from west or north from south. After looking around for a long time, she still didn't know where to go.

Just as she was feeling lost and helpless, Chen Yu, who was in her arms, reached out his gel-like hand, patted her, and pointed in a certain direction.

Against the backdrop of heavy snow and seemingly eternal darkness, a silhouette appears to stand in the distance.

“Go take a look over there. I think I see something there, like a hill.”

"Oh... okay." Sergash snapped out of his daze and immediately moved in the direction Chen Yu had indicated.

To Chen Yu's surprise, Sergash's spirit moved quite easily across the ice field, as if it had no weight and was unaffected by the deep snow.

Her spirit seemed to be more than just a simple astral projection; it appeared to be a special form of existence adapted to the rules of the elemental plane.

On the way forward, Sergash couldn't contain his curiosity and longing, and quietly asked about the situation in the swamp and the tribe.

“Those corrupt guys haven’t come back since they were driven away, so don’t worry, the tribe is perfectly safe,” Chen Yu replied.

"As for the swamp, I built a huge castle in it, and I'm currently planning to expand my territory and establish a royal capital for the kingdom."

"what?"

Serghash gaped in astonishment.

She's only been gone for a few months, right?

Your Excellency is going to build... build a royal capital?
"Wow, that's amazing!" she exclaimed sincerely.

Chen Yu asked about her recent situation.

"Are there any bad guys bullying you on this side of the snow mountain? I'll send troops over to help you beat them up."

Sergash quickly shook his head, his tail wagging unconsciously even in his spirit form.

"No, no, the tribes in the snow mountain are very nice. They admire courage and welcome outsiders who dare to challenge the snow mountain."

"Moreover, I learned natural healing techniques and helped treat patients in the tribe. They were all very willing to help me complete the trial."

"However..." she seemed to remember something, and her expression became somewhat hesitant.

"But what?" Chen Yu pressed.

She lowered her voice, as if afraid of being overheard.

“I heard from orc caravans from the far north that if you continue north, there are several large orc tribes.”

"It seems that because the mountains are unusually cold this year and prey is scarce, they are planning to head south to plunder food from the borders of the White Horse Kingdom..."

"Northern orcs?"

Chen Yu was taken aback, and silently kept the news in mind.

To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, he still needed to be wary of these guys; he didn't want his territory to be invaded by orc raiders heading south.

And those demi-human tribes along the riverbank could be considered for inclusion in the kingdom's protection, making them official subjects.

These are all his potential followers, much more reliable than those profit-driven human adventurers.

Moreover, the territory currently lacks demi-humans with hands and feet, and many delicate crafts are still left to demi-humans with nimble fingers to speed up the work.

He was contemplating his future plans when the massive "hill" came into view.

However, upon closer inspection, it appears to be no ordinary hill, but rather a transparent ice crystal covered by a thick layer of snow.

"Strange, how come there's such a big lump of ice crystal here?" Chen Yu wondered.

Serghash, who was in his arms, suddenly exclaimed in panic, "My lord, it's not a hill!"

"It's a ball of light! A huge, huge ball of light..."

As soon as she finished speaking, the huge ice crystal hill in front of her suddenly trembled violently, snow fell down, and it raised its head, which was made entirely of ice, revealing its complete body.

This is an enormous ice elemental!
"Roar!!!"

The ice elemental roared deafeningly, instantly sensing the unusually conspicuous red slime in Sergash's arms.

The next moment, its enormous fist, formed from countless ice pillars and carrying a chilling aura capable of crushing everything, slammed down towards the two of them.

"Why are you so angry as soon as we meet?"

Chen Yu made a sarcastic remark, but his reaction was extremely quick.

He leaped from Serghash's arms to face the incoming ice fist.

[Fire Element Affinity]

Pea Shooter

Water Arrow Technique

Several burning gel balls were shot out, heading straight for the giant fist of the ice element along with the swift water arrows.

However, the ice elemental giant seemed blind, completely ignoring the water arrow and focusing all its attention on the several burning gel balls.

It even adjusted the trajectory of its fist, smashing it straight at the fire gel.

boom!boom!
Two muffled sounds.

The burning peas only scorched a few small pits on the surface of its enormous icy fist, melting a tiny bit of ice.

The water arrow that was overlooked was frozen solid by the extreme cold during its flight, turning into an even harder ice arrow, which unexpectedly pierced through its forearm with a soft "plop".

But the ice element felt no pain. To it, having its arm pierced was like being bitten by a mosquito. Its massive body only paused for a moment before stubbornly continuing its pursuit of Chen Yu.

"Does this guy sense enemies by temperature?"

Chen Yu instantly understood the key point.

With a sudden thought, he focused all his energy on suppressing the heat emanating from himself, and his gel-like body quickly became as cold as the surrounding environment.

Sure enough, the enormous ice elemental giant instantly lost its target. Its massive fist froze in mid-air, and it turned its icy blue head left and right, looking around in confusion, as if wondering why that annoying heat source had suddenly disappeared.

It was completely unaware that Serghash had already carried Chen Yu far enough away to escape.

Although she didn't feel tired in her spiritual form, she was still shaken by the enormous ball of ice elemental light she had just witnessed.

So she suggested in a weak voice, "My lord, perhaps... perhaps we should find a little ice wolf to form a contract with..."

Chen Yu emitted heat again, jumped onto her shoulder, and patted her head.

"No ambition, even a dog wouldn't want an ice wolf."

"This is the big one. It looks impressive. I'll go get reinforcements."

Sergash weakly retorted, "But...but I'm a lizardman, not a dog..."

"No buts."

Chen Yu straightened his chest and said, "If it dares to make the first move, it'll be the one we beat up."

"You wait, I'll shake the slime right now."

He had no intention of running away in disgrace after being beaten, especially since the opponent was just a mindless ice elemental.

……

Swamp Fortress.

While Chen Yu was busy shaking slimes to deal with the big guy in the Ice Elemental Plane, his swamp home welcomed an uninvited guest.

The vampire Kazimierz moved silently through the dense, damp swamp forest like an elegant bat of the night.

Behind him followed dozens of equally silent vampire bats, each clutching an exquisite gift box tied with a black ribbon.

This is a gift he gave to his allies on behalf of the vampires.

As he passed a bubbling, decaying swamp, his brow furrowed slightly, and he couldn't help but elegantly cover his nose with his gloved fingers.

He muttered to himself with disdain, "I have to say, these monsters have really bad taste. How can they even stand living in such a awful place?"

Soon, the trees ahead thinned out, and a fortress standing in the swamp appeared before him.

The stone walls, the strange array of cannons, and the faintly visible beehives all exude a savage and dangerous aura.

Kazimir looked around with interest. "This is the fortress that blocked Calvin's advance and caused him to sink in the gutter? It doesn't look particularly remarkable."

The moment the thought crossed his mind, a murderous intent suddenly locked onto him from the shadows all around.

Chi Chi Chi -!
Several poisonous thorns grazed his tuxedo and pierced the tree trunk behind him, instantly corroding it and creating several small holes.

"Oh, oh! Friends, calm down!"

Kazimir reacted quickly, immediately raising his hands to hide his surprise and putting on what he thought was a friendly smile.

"I retract any inappropriate comments I made earlier."

“Kazimir, that is my name. This lord has come to visit with the utmost goodwill and absolutely no ill intentions.”

The surroundings were completely silent, save for the rustling of leaves and the low buzzing of stinging bees' wings.

The stealthy assassin bee soldiers ignored his explanations and continued to press him with their stingers, forcing him step by step out of the woods where he was hiding and completely exposing him to the sunlight in the open space in front of the fortress.

“Friend, this isn’t exactly friendly.” Kazimierz’s smile remained unchanged, but the intense sunlight made him feel somewhat uncomfortable, and a strange expression still appeared on his face.

Soon, news of a visitor spread throughout the fortress via the gel network.

With Chen Yu absent, Xiao Hua, who was temporarily in charge, immediately hopped up the city wall, followed closely by Captain Sweet Vegetable.

Little Flower peeked out from behind the stack of walls, her round body looking down at the pale-faced man in fancy clothes with a puzzled expression.

Kazimir was surprised to see a slime appear on the city wall.

"Let slimes deal with the visitors? This territory is getting more and more interesting."

He straightened his tie, which had been slightly disheveled by the branches, and gracefully performed an impeccable aristocratic bow.

"Oh, esteemed Slime Lord, good day."

"I am Kazimierz, a vampire from the Underdark. Please forgive my unannounced visit, and I hope I have not disturbed your peace."

Beetroot looked at Little Flower.

"Little Flower, should we beat him up? He doesn't look like a good person."

Beetroot was eager to try, and even prepared to poke his butt hard.

Xiaohua bounced around a bit, "Let's find out why he's here first."

But here's the problem: none of the talking creatures in the territory are currently there, so it's impossible for it to rashly allow this suspicious stranger to connect to the gel network.

How should we communicate?
Little Flower's round body swayed, and she quickly came up with a solution.

It prompted the slime engineer next to it to quickly fetch a wooden board and some ink.

Then, under Casimir's curious gaze, Little Flower dipped her pen in ink and began to write the Common Language script on the wooden board.

After it finished writing, it struggled to lift the plank and show it to Casimir below.

The sign reads: "What is your purpose in coming here?"
Kazimir had thought the negotiations had failed and was preparing to try a different approach when he suddenly noticed the clear and neat handwriting on the wooden board.

"A slime...can write?"

Moreover, it's written much better than those illiterate blood slaves in the castle.

He suppressed the strange feeling in his heart, put on a "sincere" smile again, and spread his hands, saying, "My purpose in coming here is very simple."

"First of all, I would like to express my sincerest apologies for the Black Fang Mercenary Group's previous rudeness and offense. I believe there may be some serious misunderstandings between our vampire clan and you."

"It's all because of those cunning goblins who stirred up trouble between us. They used money to bewitch those mercenaries, and we were kept in the dark until now."

He cleverly shifted the blame.

“To show our sincerity,” he said, turning to the side and snapping his fingers.

The vampire bats behind him immediately flew forward and carefully placed the exquisite gift box they were holding on the ground.

The gift box was beautifully packaged, and it appeared to contain a wine bottle or some kind of artwork.

"The vampires have prepared some small gifts, and we hope you will like them."

Having done all this, Casimir smiled and asked casually, "Then may I ask my friend, may I now have the honor of entering and paying a visit to your powerful lord?"

Flower and Beetroot exchanged a glance.

"This guy looks more like a bad guy now."

"I feel the same way."

But they were also conflicted, unsure whether to drive him away directly, or... get rid of him?
So Xiaohua immediately tried to contact Chen Yu, who was far away in the West Swamp, through the gel network.

After a short wait, Chen Yu's reply came back via the internet.

"Just tell him I'm not here and that he can come another day. Don't worry, Xiao Ka and Tie Anvil are already on their way back."

After receiving her brother's instructions, Xiaohua felt much more at ease.

It picked up the wooden board again, wiped off the previous words with gel, dipped it in ink, scribbled for a while, and then held it up again for Casimir to see.

The new handwriting reads: The lord is not here. Leave.

"That undead isn't here?" A glint flashed in Casimir's eyes, and his mind began to race.

"Is it a coincidence, or...?"

He even began to suspect that the undead had paid a terrible price to defeat Calvin and was currently in a weakened state, which was why it dared not come out to see him.

However, the faintly visible cannon arrays and swarms of bees on the city walls, along with the still unclear details, ultimately made him suppress the urge to immediately turn against them and test the waters.

He merely gave a slightly regretful smile, gracefully took a few steps back, but did not leave. Instead, like a rascal, he found a large tree near the edge of the forest and leaned leisurely against the trunk.

He said with a smile, "So Your Excellency is away on business? No problem, a gentleman has no shortage of patience."

"I'll rest here for a while and wait for your lord to return. I'll just enjoy the scenery."

He noticed that the slime on the city wall seemed a bit restless, so he took the initiative to lift his tuxedo coat to show the empty pockets inside.

"Please rest assured, Mr. Slime, I am carrying nothing on me, I have no weapons, I am merely a peace envoy eager to resolve misunderstandings."

Meanwhile, Chen Yu's words also came back.

"Ignore him, just keep an eye on him."

So, Xiao Hua on the city wall put down her sign and silently stared at the vampire below who was refusing to leave.

In the surrounding woods, the frequency of stinging wasps patrolling increased quietly, forming a spider web around Casimir to ward him off.

Kazimierz seemed completely oblivious, even pulling out a small, exquisite silver flask from somewhere and taking an elegant sip, looking quite content.

They put on an act that showed no hostility whatsoever.

They even looked like they were on vacation and having a picnic.

(End of this chapter)