I became the slime toy of the evil dragon girl?

"Pfft, hahahahahahaha!"

When she realized that both of their eyes were on her, Vivian simply stopped pretending and burst out laughing, laughing so hard she almost fell over.

"Hahaha... So, you two supreme demons, your earth-shattering, destiny-bound battle is over? My assessment is that next time you should report it on a TV show and perform for everyone in your territory, hahaha!"

Vivian laughed until tears streamed down her face as she pointed at Ian and Lilith.

Ian silently crawled under the large helmet next to him, feeling ashamed to face anyone.

This feeling is no less embarrassing than having your cringeworthy, childish posts on QQ Space during your teenage years suddenly bundled up and sent to a work group chat.

Ian silently thought that it was all Lilith's fault for having such a strong chuunibyou (adolescent delusions of grandeur) vibe; it was really hard not to be infected by it. Thinking of this, Ian burrowed deeper into the armor, trying to bury the intense shame.

After laughing for a while, Vivian finally managed to stop, jumped down, and walked barefoot between the two.

She kicked the helmet off Ian and then gently poked the slime that was pretending to be dead with her toe.

"Is this all your willpower? You can't even leave a scratch on my [Shining Shield of Devouring the End]? Hahahaha!"

Listening to Vivian mimicking his own childish remarks in a strange tone, gesticulating wildly.

Once again exposed to the outside world, Ian felt that the light in the previously dim cave was now a bit too dazzling.

Vivian patted Lilith's head again and said to her, "Lilith, why does an assassin always have to jump out and fight others head-on?"

A wave of grievance washed over Lilith, and she grabbed the dragon girl's leg, her voice trembling with tears.

"Lady Vivian, this vile slime deserves to be hung up and whipped!"

Hearing himself called a filthy slime again, Ian raised his tentacles and threatened Lilith, "Call me Lord Ian, or else..."

Upon seeing the tentacles, Lilith shrank back, her body instinctively shuddering. She clung even tighter to the dragon girl's leg, trembling as she cried out, "Lady Vivian, look at him!"

Vivian stroked her chin, feigning deep thought: "Little Jelly gave herself that name? Ian... sounds pretty good. My men need to be united, but watching you guys fight is quite amusing..."

Her eyes lit up, and she clapped her hands, exclaiming, "It's decided! Lilith, from today onwards, you will be my chief servant Ian's shadow bodyguard! Help him familiarize himself with the territory, and incidentally... um, be his sparring partner! Aren't you two destined rivals? Perfect!"

Ian had gotten somewhat used to being repeatedly tortured.

Lilith, however, felt no shame about her chuunibyou (adolescent delusions of grandeur) behavior; instead, she was even more resistant to being a sparring partner for slimes.

Lilith was struck dumb, and abruptly looked up: "Lady Vivian! This! I am the Shadow Blade, how could I..."

"That's an order," Vivian said with a smile, but her golden vertical pupils held an unquestionable air.

To make her a guard for this vile and weak slime? This is the darkest moment of her Shadow career! Although she can't beat him, that doesn't stop her from thinking Ian is weak, after all, she has always considered herself a guard of the dragons!

But seeing Vivian's eyes, Lilith shamefully gave in.

"Yes...yes, Lady Vivian." Lilith immediately deflated, hanging her head listlessly. In an instant, she seemed to lose all color.

Vivian nodded in satisfaction, as if she had completed an interesting appointment.

She yawned, stretched lazily, and the curves beneath her black dress were breathtaking.

"By the way, since you guys are so energetic..."

As if suddenly remembering something, she poked Ian again with her toe.

"Little one, you're the chief servant, it's not enough to just amuse me. That old man Charles seems to be in some trouble, he's so worried he's practically turning in his grave. Go check on him in Sweet Forest, and help him out. And while you're at it..."

Her golden, vertical pupils swept over Lilith, whose head was drooping, and she spoke again, "Take your new guards and familiarize them with the territory. How can they be my servants if they don't even know their own land?"

Sweet Forest?

Ian immediately recalled the place Charles had mentioned in his report, the place where the teleportation array had been destroyed by the hero, causing Vivian's snack supply to be cut off.

It seems that the Dragon Girl still misses her sweets.

"Is it about moving the forest?"

Ian felt that such a thing was too magical just by listening to it, and as a slime, he didn't know what he could do in the past.

"Hmm~"

Vivian waved her hand casually, as if she was a little tired.

"You could perhaps go over and lend a hand, or keep an eye on things. I just want my snack garden to appear on my doorstep as soon as possible. Charles will tell you what's going on."

Before she finished speaking, she was already yawning and swaying back to her gold and silver mountains, where she found a comfortable position and nestled in.

"Go on, go on, don't disturb my sleep. I laughed so hard watching you guys fight that my stomach hurts. I need to go back to sleep..."

As Vivian spoke, her voice gradually weakened.

A few seconds later, even breathing sounds came through.

The vault fell silent again, leaving only a bewildered Ian.

And a sad version of Lilith who is now motionless, as if she has entered a black and white picture.

Ian is about to start sorting through the treasures he has amassed.

Finding a quiet corner at random, Ian summoned the system in his mind, and a blue panel with a few lines of text appeared before his eyes.

Name: Ian

[Race]: Devourer of the Shining Universe's End, Omnipotent Slime God

[Level]: LV.30 (681/3000)

【HP】: 540/540

[Magic Value]: 5466/5466

[Attributes]: Strength 12, Agility 20, Constitution 27, Spirit 35

【talent】

Devour LV.2 (153/200), Analysis LV.3 (274/300), Mimicry LV.2 (67/200), Magic Body LV.1 (46/100), Dragon Flame LV.1 (46/100), Starry Sky Magic LV.5 (312/500), Shadow Affinity LV.3 (299/300)

【Skill】

Elasian Common Language LV.Max

Special Language Proficiency LV.4 (Bird Language, Canine Language, Goblin Language)

Mind Manifestation LV.1

Modular casting LV.1

Magic Analysis LV.1

……

Firstly, regarding the level, it directly reflects Ian's improved strength; the system assessment now indicates he has reached the level of a third-tier monster.

The attribute improvements were also significant. After devouring the treasure vault and gorging himself, some items boosted Ian's base attributes, resulting in varying degrees of growth across all attributes.

However, it's possible that the slime's strength growth is too low. Among the four attributes, strength only symbolically increased by two points, and it is still at the first-tier level.

The increase in agility is quite noticeable. Previously, I could only roll around on the ground, but now I can jump around easily, greatly increasing my mobility!

The improvement in physical fitness and mental strength is also quite good, especially in terms of health. Although the magical body can convert mana into health, if the health is too low, being instantly killed will leave no room for the talent to be used.

In terms of skills, the single skill 【Mind Manifestation】 accounts for half of Ian's strength.

After all, this one skill is equivalent to hundreds or even thousands of level one skills. And by simply increasing the proficiency of this one skill, it's as if all of them have been improved, greatly accelerating Ian's skill accumulation.

The only drawback is that Ian can currently only cast basic elemental spells and the shadow spells he recently acquired from Lilith through [Mind Manifestation].

"The analysis speed is improving very quickly; it seems that high-intensity analysis activities can effectively improve it," Ian pondered. "Shadow Affinity is stuck at LV.3. Dragon Flame is the same; no matter how I use it, it doesn't improve. Currently, only the initial 'Slime Triad' can be improved through repeated use."

This sets a short-term goal for myself: to quickly improve the levels of [Analysis] and [Devour].

The former is the key to acquiring knowledge, skills, and talents, while the latter is the foundation for increasing basic attributes, health, and mana.

As for [Mimicry]? I feel it's best not to mention it. For now, everything can be dealt with using magic. Perhaps when my jelly body becomes stronger, [Mimicry] will have room to play a role.

However, this business trip might allow me to acquire some talents that will make [Mimicry] shine, so the future looks promising.

Thinking about his upcoming trip to the so-called Sweet Forest, Ian felt he needed to learn more about this world, as he knew practically nothing about it except for the Dragon's Nest.

Thinking of this, Ian jumped in front of Lilith, and the Shadow Fairy subconsciously shrank back, her silver eyes still glistening with tears and a trace of fear.

"Well then..." Ian's voice calmed down, regaining its rational tone, "Lilith Shadow, my lady guard, could you please give me a brief introduction to our territory and the situation in Sweet Forest?"

He emphasized the word "guard" slightly, with a hint of mockery.

Lilith pursed her lips, her inner childish fantasies clashing fiercely with the humiliation of her crushing defeat.

Ultimately, absolute obedience to Vivian's orders and a slight psychological trauma from the tentacles prevailed.

She struggled to her feet, brushed the dust off her bodysuit, and tried to puff out her high breasts, attempting to regain some composure.

"Since...since this is Lady Vivian's decree..." She turned her face away, her voice still somewhat awkward, "I will reluctantly comply for your..."

Ian knew Lilith was probably going to yell at him again, so he immediately sent several tentacles out of his body.

Lilith blushed slightly and quickly corrected herself: "...Lord Ian, please introduce this magnificent land."

......

......

Over the next few hours, Ian pieced together a corner of this world through Lilith's extremely subjective and melodramatic introduction, combined with his own calm questioning and analysis.

The place they were in was called "Ember Throat," an active volcano that erupts year-round, located deep within the "Monster Forest" in the central part of the continent of Erathia.

However, Vivian has used some unknown methods to transform this active volcano into a dragon's nest and her treasure vault.

The boundless fire energy contained within was also transformed into the territory's source and reserve of magic.

This forest, inhabited by monsters, is far more vast than one can imagine. It is said to be comparable in size to several human kingdoms combined, and is home to countless monster races, from the lowest-ranking goblins and slimes to werewolves, vampires, and even liches and ancient elementals.

Black Dragon Vivian Claudia Solnax.

He is the nominal supreme ruler of this forest, and in reality, he possesses overwhelming power that surpasses that of all other monsters.

Her territory was extremely vague, roughly covering a vast area radiating outwards from the dragon's nest for thousands of kilometers.

Within this region, powerful demon races either pledge allegiance to her or reach a tacit agreement of non-aggression, while the weaker ones regard her as a natural disaster and avoid her at all costs.

"Lady Vivian is the embodiment of destruction and the end!" Lilith exclaimed, her eyes gleaming with fanatical worship. "Where her dragon wings cast their shadows, all things submit! Those insignificant human kingdoms dare only peek at the edge of the forest, never daring to set foot in its heart!"

Ian gleaned a crucial piece of information: "Human kingdoms? Many? They're powerful?"

Lilith gave a disdainful look: "Hmph, just a swarm of ants. To the east is the Kingdom of Dawn, who worship the God of Light and talk about purifying evil all day long. They are the most hypocritical."

To the west lies the "Kingdom of Ashes," dominated by mages and alchemists, who are both greedy and treacherous.

To the north lie the "Duchy of Winter" and a host of smaller duchies... They are constantly at war with each other, but their attitude towards monsters, especially beings like Lady Vivian, is remarkably consistent: vigilance, fear, and a relentless pursuit of weakening them.

She pointed towards the entrance to the dragon's nest: "The Moon Wolf prince and the Poison Scale Lizardman who betrayed us before both had the shadow of human kingdoms behind them. They didn't dare to attack the dragon's nest head-on, so they used these despicable means to infiltrate, bribe, and create trouble." Her tone was full of contempt for humans.

Ian silently noted it down. It seemed the world was not peaceful. Although the Dragon Girl was powerful and invincible, her rule was rough and capricious. Her territory was not a unified entity, and there were powerful enemies all around.

As for the Sweet Forest...

It is a strange place located on the edge of the Monster Forest, near the Ash Kingdom. The fruits, honey, and spring water produced there contain pure magic and ultimate sweetness, which are Vivian's favorite sources of snacks.

This is why, when the directional teleportation array connecting the dragon's nest and the forest was destroyed by the human hero team, the traditional, cumbersome transportation methods were simply unable to meet Vivian's needs, which led to that absurd order to "bring the Sweet Forest here."

As if remembering something, Ian adjusted the hero's badge on his head and asked curiously, "Where's the hero? Where's the Demon King?"

Lilith looked at the badge bouncing above the slime's head, then turned to Ian with an expression of utter contempt.

"The Demon King...the Demon King is none other than Lady Vivian. As for the Hero, an adventurer becomes a hero if they are strong enough or exceptionally talented, and receive the blessing of the church or certification from the Adventurers' Guild."

Ian fell into thought again. He had already had a general idea about this, but Vivian's excessively lazy and willful nature made it really hard to imagine her as the Demon King. No wonder she had a slightly mischievous expression when she gave him the Hero's Badge.

Lilith's awkward voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Ian...sir..."