Me? A slime? A villain who destroys a nation? Fine!

"Oh no... I really do like cute little things for no reason..." Miss Phil touched her hot cheeks, realizing how offensive she had been to him.

No sooner had the chamber of commerce uncle been chased away than the doorbell rang again at the store.

The person who pushed open the door was not Bella, whom Lin Ming had been waiting for, but the older witch who had just captured him and kept him as a pet.

The other party found Lin Ming, who was startled, on the ground as soon as they entered the room.

"Ah? What are you doing here? I've been looking for you for so long!" The older shrine maiden saw Lin Ming and happily ran over to hug him again, then turned around and prepared to carry him away.

"Hey, Miss..." The Flower Fairy became anxious when she saw Lin Ming being carried away, since Little Gulu seemed quite unwilling.

"What's wrong? This is my little pet. Didn't you see its tag?" The older woman picked up the little dog in her arms and showed it its cute collar.

"I'm so sorry, it accidentally wandered into your shop. As its owner, I'll take it home right away. I hope it didn't damage anything in your shop?"

"No, it's just...wasn't it waiting for someone here? You just took it like that? And the botanist isn't waiting anymore?"

"Hmm? Waiting for someone?" The older shrine maiden pointed at the adorable little goo in her arms, wondering what stupid thing this flower fairy was doing. Could this girl be trying to steal her little goo and making up this excuse? After all, the little goo is quite valuable.

"Hmm, she's a bad woman." The older shrine maiden frowned sensitively, warily hiding the little goo in her arms behind her back.

"Where did this little goblin come from? No one, I don't know. Anyway, I'm leaving."

"Hey, um..." Phil tried to call out to her, but was met with an unpleasant look from her, which really bothered her, as if she was being treated as a suspicious person.

"Um, I haven't paid them for the mushrooms they sold me yet."

"Huh? What kind of dirty joke are you making about a little slime?!" The older witch blushed and protected the little goo. "You pervert! Are all flower fairies like this?"

"Huh? How did it turn into a joke... No, no, no, Miss, please let me explain..." The flower fairy sister was flustered.

But at that moment, the doorbell rang for the third time. This time, a soft, gentle voice came through.

"Oh? The store's bustling, Phil. Have my seeds arrived yet?"

Standing at the door was a short girl. Although she looked very young, her voice and attitude were like that of an adult.

She had a simple ponytail and wore green overalls for adventure. She was Bella, the famous botanist of the dwarf race.

She glanced at the little goo in the witch's hand and frowned in surprise: "It's not a decoration, is it? I didn't expect there to be a living slime at this time?"

"Hmm! This is alive, it's real! Look, when you press it, it makes a gurgling sound." The older sister priestess showed off excitedly, rubbing Lin Ming's head and pressing the liquid bubbles inside, which made a "gurgling" sound.

"They're a very wealthy family," Bella remarked, but there was nothing more to say. She simply tilted her head and glanced at Phil, who looked troubled.

"Bella! A little guest wants to see you. Coincidentally, it comes back to your business. Why don't you talk to him?" Phil said, pointing to the witch.

"Huh? Her? When did I start wanting to see her?" the older shrine maiden asked, puzzled.

"No, I meant the little goo in your arms." The flower fairy sister pointed her finger back at the little goo in her arms.

"No, you woman, no matter how much you crave my little Gulu, you can't make up a reason like this, can you? Do you think I'm stupid?!" The priestess had only spoken half a sentence when the little Gulu in her arms took the opportunity to jump out and quickly rolled away on the ground.

"Hey! No, wait—! Wait!!" The older witch hurriedly chased after her, quickly disappearing from sight, leaving Phil and Bella standing dumbfounded at the shop entrance for quite a while.

"So what are you guys up to?" Bella put her goggles on her forehead.

"It speaks fairy language; this little goblin should be able to talk to you."

"Fairy language? But I don't know it."

Phil was somewhat taken aback: "No, you're supposed to be a learned botanist from the Dwarven Kingdom, how could you not understand the fairy language?"

"Well, I'm the type to skip classes quite often. I'm not very interested in anything other than plants." Bella scratched her cheek sheepishly.

But at this moment, Lin Ming, who had traveled back along the slime line, "glug" and fell back into the shop, reappearing at the shop entrance.

"Oh! Little Gollum, you're back so soon?" Phil said in surprise, thinking they would never see each other again.

"Hmm, I managed to shake her off." Luckily, Lin Ming had set up a lot of slime nets all around, tricked the witch into a small alley, and then used the slime nets to travel back, easily shaking her off.

After all, the shrine maiden currently has little to do with Lin Ming, except for their pet relationship, and she is of little help to Lin Ming in his self-rescue and expansion.

Therefore, Lin Ming did not intend to develop a deep relationship with her—otherwise, there would be too many beautiful older women like her, which would affect his speed of revenge.

Lin Ming shook himself, then placed his slimy little hand on the dwarf girl's calf.

"Are you Bella, the botanist?" Lin Ming asked with a silly and cute expression, and took out a small booklet with Bella's photo tucked in the middle. "I was introduced by Leila."

"Oh? Leila? That wandering merchant? How come she has my picture? Damn it, when did she take it?" Bella was a little annoyed, but she still picked up the little gurgle from the ground.

"You're so tiny. Uh, am I talking to you? I don't speak fairy language either!" Bella suddenly stood there dumbfounded for a long time.

"I communicate via radio waves through contact; you can hear my voice as long as you make contact with me."

"Oh? You're amazing! I've never seen a little goblin like this before. It's incredible..." Bella exclaimed in surprise.

"Right?" Phil chimed in. "I was quite startled to run into this little guy today. Let's sit down and chat. I'll make you some tea."

After a while, Bella put Lin Ming on her lap, while Phil, carrying flower seeds, came over from the opposite side.

"Here, these are the flower seeds you ordered. Oh dear, you know what? I got into a lot of trouble today trying to order these for you, but thank goodness Little Gulu helped me out."

Phil patted Little Gulu's head before sitting back down on his stool.

She watched as the other person monopolized Little Gulu, feeling a slight pang of regret. After all, she also wanted to hold him; Little Gulu was cool, like a water pillow.

However, it was during this time of contact that Bella gained a good understanding of Lin Ming's situation...

"I see." Bella nodded incredulously. "But I'm sorry, I probably can't help you."

"Why?" Lin Ming asked.

"Because my people are also suffering from poverty, I came here to take this rare flower seed back to cultivate, so as to save my people from starvation."

As she spoke, Bella herself said helplessly, "Our dwarf race is almost extinct now."

"Then you're even more eager to come, aren't you?" Lin Ming became even more anxious upon hearing this.

"I can make the flower seeds grow faster. If all else fails, you can bring your dwarves to my village. I'll provide you with food and water, so you won't starve. I can also help you promote the cultivation of flower seeds. I won't let them starve."

As he spoke, Lin Ming severed off one of his slimy little hands, rolled it into a small ball, and said to Bella, "Try it, the people in my village ate this."

He handed her a small slime ball.

"Try it."

"Ah...?" Bella was sweating a little, but she still swallowed and took a small bite.

The next second, her face suddenly flushed red, her eyes widened, and she excitedly shouted, "Wow! So delicious!"

Moreover, she felt something changing in her body, a very strong heat! Something was about to happen!