Slime Immortal.

Chapter 96: The protection fee is collected from me?
"Gah!"

A shrill crow cry broke the silence of the camp. Lord Bran was so startled that he almost fell off the stake, and his shiny black feathers exploded in an instant.

"Your Majesty, are you saying that that idiot Arthur has lost himself again? Or in that kind of hellish place?!"

"Brainless! Reckless!"

It flapped its wings like a catapulted black ball, and landed on the stone next to it with a "thump". It pecked at the wooden stake anxiously with its sharp beak, making a rapid "thump thump" sound.

"It's over now. It's over."

"Without this earl's discerning eyes to guide him, this foolish squire would never have returned. If he had stumbled headfirst into the goblin army's fortress or stumbled into a cave spider's lair, his bones would have been used as cushions for the table."

Chen Yu gently bumped its feathery wings with his gel body.

"It's not that exaggerated. My little slime is watching."

"Ah! Yes, yes! And you, Your Majesty."

The anxiety in Earl Bran's eyes disappeared a lot, and he shouted with joy. He immediately retracted his blown feathers and resumed his previous proud attitude.

"Then let this reckless guy stay there for a while. Just treat it as a lesson."

"Your Majesty, I, your squire, am trapped in this dark forest. I'm sure he's lonely and scared, and he misses you very much."

"If he has anything to say, please convey it to this Earl. Just standing here can boost the morale of the kingdom, let alone soothe the wounded heart of a knight."

"fine……"

Through the perspective of the little slime, Chen Yu saw Arthur sitting by the campfire, stroking the silver badge Alice left for him with his fingers, looking up at the dark treetops, wondering what he was thinking.

But I don't think I'm missing Earl Bran...

"He doesn't seem to want to talk much."

After hearing this, Lord Bran did not feel lost at all. Instead, he suddenly spread his wings and let out a series of high-pitched and triumphant cackles, as if he had heard some huge joke.

"Hahaha! Young undead souls are too proud to reveal their inner vulnerability, forcing themselves to be resolute and not cry. This earl understands this all too well."

"Arthur, my squire, this earl knows how many bone joints he has, let alone a minor psychological problem."

"Your Majesty, please appease it first. This earl will set off tomorrow to find him in the Nashi Marsh."

"With this Earl's help, finding a pile of bones lost in the forest won't be a problem."

In the dark forest, the firewood is crackling by the campfire.

After hearing what Chen Yu said, Arthur nodded and said, "Arthur understands. You can put the Earl at ease."

Chen Yu warmed himself by the fire and squinted his eyes.

"This is the territory of those goblins. We'd better keep a low profile. Cut down the trees tomorrow, and Lord Bran should be able to spot us from the sky."

"Okay, Your Majesty."

Arthur admired His Majesty's wisdom, then extinguished the bonfire and quietly leaned against the tree, staring at the pitch-black darkness, trying to while away the night in a daze.

He felt as if he had returned to the time when he was guarding the ruins in the dark land.

At that time, he didn't know what thinking was, nor did he know why he was guarding a collapsed ruin.

They just patrolled day after day, year after year, driving away adventurers and monsters that approached the ruins.

Until one day, Earl Bran appeared...

It imparts color like miracles.

The white flower that grew tenaciously in the darkness touched his non-existent heart.

From that moment on, he seemed to come alive.

And now, he has one more thing that is more important than life.

Arthur took out the dried stamens of the flower, which had long lost its petals, from his arms and placed it together with the shining silver family emblem.

They are like the afterglow of his life, giving him something to rely on during the long nights.

He was thinking blankly, when he suddenly felt the little slime in the breastplate moving slightly up and down, as if it had fallen asleep.

Of course, he also relied on this little slime. ...

The night slipped away silently like a faded old cloth.

Last night, Lord Bran was still pacing in his lair pretending to be calm, as if he was prepared for someone to hold up the sky.

But as soon as the sky showed a little grayish dawn, it could no longer stay there. It flew up and plunged into the foggy swamp in the west without looking back, rushing to find Arthur.

To be honest, this guy is never so diligent even when he goes to the river to pick up stones.

It seems that he is really anxious this time, so anxious that he doesn't even care about the elegance and decency of a noble.

But, with Arthur's skills and a little slime partner, he just needs to not be stupid enough to run headfirst into the arms of the goblin army.

In this swamp full of dangers, there are not many monsters that can cause him great harm.

Instead, it is those goblin teams that peek into the woods and like to launch sneak attacks that should be nervous.

Which kingdom would send generals to wander around the opposing camp before the war even started?

I can't run away, and I can't fight back.

Looks like some goblins are in trouble.

……

Underground city, sulfur hot spring area.

The air was filled with the pungent smell of sulfur and thick water vapor. Next to the bubbling turbid hot spring, a round ball of green jelly was busy working.

"Boo! Poof!"

The little chubby slime picked up the spoils and swallowed a hapless hot mosquito with a "crunch crunch". The "magic explosion" finally stayed at Lv.3.

The summer monster wave is no joke.

A stone fortress alone is not enough to stop the mad tide of beasts.

You need to make more preparations, devour more monsters, possess more talents, and learn more methods and skills of cultivating immortals.

Time is tight and the task is heavy!

So, the diligent little slime once again turned into a food hunter in the hot spring area. After half a day, he had almost wiped out all the monsters in the sulfur pool.

[Devour and Digestion Level 6 Trigger - Completely Recorded the Characteristics of the Hot Land Crawlers, Gained Talent: Fire Resistance Level 1]

【Magic Stripping Lv.2→Lv.3】

[Tough Shell Lv.4 → Lv.5]

Fire resistance?
This stuff is great.

Chen Yu's eyes lit up.

Once he raises his resistance level... hehe, he can go take a bath in the bubbling lava well next door.

There must be a lot of strange and delicious-looking foods hidden there.

He was suddenly very curious.

What would a fire monster taste like?

Is it as hot and exciting as magma, or does it come in spicy and savory flavors?

The more I thought about it, the more I drooled.

However, he had almost cleared out all the monsters outside the sulfur hot spring area.

If you want to go deeper inside, you have to go back and equip the little fat boy with "fire resistance".

The little fat boy's round body slowly squirmed and returned in the same direction. It took him quite some time to return to the vicinity of the slime's nest.

He had no intention of going in, but he saw several strange elemental monsters blocking the entrance to the nest.

Look at what they look like.

It seems like he is here to collect protection money?
(End of this chapter)