Slime Immortal.

Chapter 190 The Anvil's Money-Burning Plan

Inside the mining area, the slime's elixir-making process was in full swing.

"Hey yo! Hey yo!"

The slime masters' gelatinous bodies undulated rhythmically as they vigorously crushed and ground the dried herbs into a fine powder.

Other slime alchemists were responsible for mixing the powders together in a certain proportion, and then carefully kneading and shaping them with their soft, elastic bodies, turning the powders into uniform brown pills.

Immediately afterwards, several cooperating slimes shouted slogans and worked together to lift the heavy iron basin full of pills, and with a "clang", threw it into the black steel alchemy furnace made of an anvil.

boom!
Blazing flames erupted from the bottom of the furnace, instantly turning the black steel furnace walls slightly red, and the scorching heat distorted the surrounding air.

Several slime masters responsible for controlling the fire felt the fire wasn't hot enough, so they lined up and vigorously waved their green leaf fans to fan the flames.

Some of the gel bodies suddenly turned bright red and then spewed flames, making the alchemy furnace burn more evenly.

Before long, a strange fragrance of cinnabar began to waft out from the cracks in the furnace lid, filling the air in the mining area.

The anvil, which was hammering a metal blank not far away, twitched a few times and stopped hammering in confusion.

"Strange, what exactly is His Majesty trying to refine? It smells rather unusual..."

The aroma filled him with energy, and his blood felt warm.

His curiosity was completely piqued, so he put down the red-hot hammer in his hand and went to the group of slimes around him to watch them curiously.

"Look, the bearded man is slacking off!"

"Now the boss has caught us! Hehe!"

Not far away, a group of little earth elementals excitedly hopped and skipped over, followed by Little Ka with his short legs, and a green slime sitting on its back with a regal air.

"The king, the king has arrived!"

"The first batch of pills is about to be ready!"

When the slime alchemists saw Chen Yu, they immediately became excited and jumped around to welcome him, reporting the good news all at once.

Surrounded by the slimes, Chen Yu hopped over to the alchemy furnace and asked curiously, "What kind of pills are you refining in this batch?"

A tiny slime master eagerly raised his gelatinous hand and confidently shouted, "I know, bone...bone ball!"

"No, it's clearly called something like Bone Pill," the other immediately retorted.

"No, no, I remember it was called something like Bone Gold." A third person joined the argument.

The name is still hard to remember.

Based on their chaotic descriptions, Chen Yu deduced that this batch of refining was likely the Bone Tempering Yellow Pill prepared for the lizardmen.

Chen Yu's gaze swept past the noisy little creatures and landed on the alchemy furnace in front of him.

The two chief slime masters, "Kem" and "Dem," were intently watching the furnace fire.

The pulsating, fiery red light reflected off their translucent gel-like bodies, revealing the tension and focus in their expressions.

"Shh, shh! Kem and Dem, don't make a sound at this crucial moment!" An older slime hopped around trying to keep order.

Upon hearing this, the excited slime alchemists barely managed to suppress their excitement at seeing the king and gathered around the alchemy furnace again, trying their best to remain quiet. Only the gel-like body trembled slightly due to nervousness.

The anvil beside him raised its head confidently and said, "Your Majesty can rest assured. This furnace is a black steel alloy furnace made from metal I collected at the end of the mine. I scraped off the powder with great difficulty and mixed it with ordinary metal. It is harder than my hammer and is absolutely reliable."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kem and Dem seemed to sense the arrival of the opportunity to complete the alchemy. One of them took the initiative to divert the flames, while the other placed the gelatinous little hand under the alchemy furnace and pulled it.

Wow…

The plump, round pills, steaming and exuding a fragrant aroma, rolled down from the alchemy furnace and tumbled into a roughly made but sturdy iron bucket.

Just a few seconds later, the strange fragrance of the elixir became even stronger, permeating the entire mining area.

The anvil took a deep breath and felt a surge of heat and power throughout its body, making it want to immediately pick up the hammer and strike a hundred more times.

The slime alchemists gathered around the alchemy furnace jumped around excitedly, bumping into each other and making "splattering" sounds.

"My lord, how is it?"

"Have we completed our mission?"

Faced with a crowd of expectant eyes, Chen Yu thought for a moment. To verify the effects of the pill, he hopped over to the iron bucket, grabbed a brown pill, and tasted it.

"Chew, chew, chew..."

Under the action of swallowing and digestion, the pill melted upon entering his mouth, was instantly decomposed and absorbed, and transformed into a warm current that quickly permeated the gel throughout his body.

The warm current seemed to bring a slight sense of enhancement wherever it passed, and then... that was it.

However, looking at the panel, the health points had increased slightly, indicating that the pills were effective.

As for erysipelas, what is that? Compared to Lv.7's "Devour and Digest," it's nothing.

Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, Chen Yu announced, "The first batch of pills has been successfully made."

"Yeah, yeah!"

"It's done! The elixir is successfully refined!"

The slimes were even happier and began to celebrate excitedly.

"Your Majesty, what's this thing called again?"

Having worked at the anvil for decades, he could tell whether something was hot or not just by touching it, so he picked up a steaming hot pill and examined it.

He knew that these pills, which had effects similar to magical potions, were supplied by His Majesty to the newly joined lizardmen, apparently to create some kind of knightly order.

To be honest, he didn't have high expectations for that group of demi-humans who lived on the edge of the swamp year-round, and who were savage and undisciplined.

Knights are powerful professionals who require rigorous training, strict discipline, and unwavering faith. Can these lizardmen truly overcome their undisciplined and belligerent nature, obey the tedious and arduous training schedule, and ultimately become qualified knights?
However, he still had great confidence in his emperor, always feeling that these elixirs could have a unique effect.

"Name..."

Chen Yu thought for a moment, "Let's call it Knight's Potion from now on."

It's obviously meant for knights; simple and straightforward.

The slime alchemists lifted the iron barrels and ran to the open space to test their effects. If there were no problems with this batch of pills, the transport team would send them back to the training ground in the Eastern Swamp to help the lizardmen selected for the training camp.

Chen Yu instinctively wanted to ask, "Have you solved the erysipelas problem?"

Several slimes hurriedly shook the gel and nodded, "Purification potion, can cure erysipelas, but it's very expensive." The purification potion can remove many negative effects, and one bottle costs more than thirty gold coins. It is indeed extravagant to use it to train knights, but what can we do when the territory has nothing but gold coins?

Because there were no trade caravans from the Kingdom of Union, and the Kingdom of Slime had very low demand for foreign trade, this huge sum of money had been sitting idle in the treasury. Now it can finally be put to good use.

So he puffed out his chest confidently and said, "Tell Iselin immediately to contact the human caravan. We need a large quantity of purification potions, as many as you can get."

Upon hearing this, Tiezhen's big eyes lit up, and he rubbed his hands together as he approached, "Um, Your Majesty, may I also apply for funding?"

Chen Yu hopped around and turned to look at him, asking in confusion, "You need funding too?"

Iron Anvil scratched his head sheepishly, "Your Majesty, as you know, Princess Little Flower and I have been researching the Goblin Ripper-II recently."

"But to be honest, there are many problems in forging such a big thing and putting it on the earth elemental giant."

"I tried many solutions, but I still couldn't get around the biggest problem - the metal strength was not enough."

Chen Yu was even more puzzled: "The black steel alloy used to forge the alchemy furnace isn't strong enough?"

Iron Anvil shook his head repeatedly, his tone somewhat helpless, "It's not enough. It's only mixed with a little powder, and it's far from meeting the structural strength required for Goblin Ripper-II."

"So... I was wondering if I could go to the human kingdom to order a set of enchanted mining equipment and then forge the entire block of black steel into the structural components needed for the Goblin Ripper-II."

"This thing... is it expensive?" Chen Yu asked subconsciously.

Even an anvil, a piece of equipment that honest dwarves hesitate to mention, must have a rather impressive price tag.

Iron Anvil coughed awkwardly twice, his voice unconsciously lowering, "Ahem, enchanted equipment, and it's custom-made... it must be very expensive, probably a few hundred gold coins."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yu felt his gel-like body stiffen.

A few hundred gold coins?!
No wonder this guy was embarrassed to ask; this enchanted equipment is ridiculously expensive.

If he hadn't just received that huge bounty of over 1,700 gold coins from the "generous" Sir Kazimierz of the vampire clan a few days ago, the kingdom's previous savings wouldn't have been enough for him.

Just a moment ago, Chen Yu was feeling very generous because of the mountain of gold coins, but suddenly he felt embarrassed that his wallet was visibly emptying.

He thought to himself, "Looks like I need to find another opportunity to fleece those wealthy vampires. They seem pretty rich, anyway."

Otherwise, with our current resources, we really wouldn't be able to make ends meet.

He could almost see the Earl of Bran, returning from his travels, opening the gates of the treasury to find it empty except for a few spiderwebs, letting out a mournful cry, and then crashing his head against an oak tree to his death.

"I've approved it. Go and apply for funding from Xiaohua." Chen Yu felt a pang of regret, but on the surface, he still spoke generously.

Upon hearing this, the anvil was so happy that its eyebrows practically flew off its head.

"Haha, thank you, Your Majesty. Your Majesty is truly knowledgeable in technology. No wonder Earl Bran always praises you to me."

"What did it praise me for?" Chen Yu asked curiously.

"He said you shine like an emerald, possess a flawless heart, and know how to appreciate this wise and intelligent minister."

Um... this sounds a bit strange.

However, since it was a compliment, he accepted it.

Iron Anvil had been hurriedly leading the little earth elementals away from the mining area, but then he remembered something and spoke through the gel communicator:
"Your Majesty, didn't you want to plant some kind of magical tree spirit? Princess Xiaohua said that it has already yielded results. You would be better off going to the tree spirit's territory to take a look yourself."

Magic Tree Man?

Rune Oak Guardian?

Chen Yu paused for a moment before rummaging through the corners of his memory to retrieve this plan that he had almost forgotten.

He initially thought the idea was cool, but it was too difficult to implement, and after a series of subsequent events, he had long forgotten about it.

Unexpectedly, Xiaohua and Iselin were actually doing research in secret, and even came up with something.

Looks like I won't be getting any rest tonight.

Perfect timing! Nelly will be officially visiting the Slime Kingdom in a few days. Making some preparations in advance and showcasing the kingdom's "unique features" and "strength" can't be a bad thing.

Thinking this, Chen Yu got back on the little car that was yawning beside him and patted its head.

"Let's go, Ka, let's go to the Treant territory."

"Crack!"

With a renewed sense of purpose, Xiao Ka carried Chen Yu and flew away from the bustling mining area once again, heading low towards the Treant territory through the extensive underground city passages.

Flying low overhead, you can see that thanks to the slimes' hard work, the main transportation routes of the underground city are now dotted with heavily guarded slime outposts.

These outposts are typically built of solid rock and are inhabited by monster subjects responsible for guarding the passes, maintaining the passageways, and providing basic supplies.

Even in the dead of night, you can see stinging bees patrolling the passageways regularly, as well as some well-equipped slime guards, solemnly standing guard at their posts, protecting the peace of the kingdom.

Only when they saw Chen Yu riding by in his small truck would these loyal guards stir with surprise and reverence, bowing slightly or jumping in his direction until he disappeared at the end of the passage, at which point they would return to their solemn and vigilant posture.

……

Tree Spirit Territory.

At night, the clear moonlight shines through the treetops, softly scattering across the forest, gilding every leaf and every vine with a cool, silvery edge.

On a giant rock covered with moss and flowering vines in the forest, a beautiful figure sat quietly, bathed in the bright moonlight along with the forest.

Just as nature spirits can deeply resonate with the trees in the forest, breathing in the moonlight and guiding the moon's rays, this is precisely the innate talent of moonlight spirits.

Every night when the moon rises, it is the time when Iserline is most at peace and her mind is clearest.

Many alchemical puzzles or magical constructs that she struggled to solve during the day often became clear and inspired under the moonlight at night.

She had long been accustomed to the unique tranquility of the forest at night, where only the gentle breeze brushed against her cheeks, the leaves rustling, and the occasional chirping of insects could be heard.

It all felt so natural, making her feel incredibly comfortable and relaxed.

She sat quietly on the rock, her long silver eyelashes trembling slightly in the moonlight, as if she were having a silent conversation with the moonlight.

After a long while, she slowly opened her eyes and took out a piece of parchment from her bosom.

The parchment was covered with elegant Elvish script and fine lines, seemingly depicting some special alchemical formula and energy circuit diagram.

And the ultimate direction of their transmission is a hand-painted oak tree.

(End of this chapter)