prynovel Chapter 2 [Favorability+]
Chapter 2 [Favorability+]
One sword strike won't kill a slime.
Even if you split it in half, it will likely turn into two smaller slimes.
To deal with this monster with self-healing abilities, you must keep slashing at it until the membrane can no longer heal, in order to completely destroy it.
House wielded his greatsword and slashed down repeatedly, chopping the slime in front of him into minced meat.
"Alright, House, save your energy, we still have a mission."
Captain Karp's shout woke House.
Feeling the weight of the longsword in his hand, House nodded to the captain, then bent down and reached out to pick up a small piece of slime.
This thing has many uses, including but not limited to repairing and reinforcing buildings, repairing equipment, making potions, stretching it into threads to make bowstrings and fishing nets...
But just as House bent down, Captain Karp kindly reminded him again:
"That stuff is no good, the quality is substandard, it won't sell for many copper coins."
It's worthless, so forget it.
House, having understood the meaning behind the words, decisively gave up.
The group continued their journey toward the goblin's lair.
That's where the real money comes from.
A single goblin is worth 50 copper coins, which is equivalent to half a month's wages for my predecessor.
......
A moment later, another slime appeared in front of them.
House drew his sword and slashed.
After a while.
A completely clear blue slime, unlike any House had ever seen before, appeared before everyone.
House's eyes lit up as he stared at the pretty slime, which was no bigger than a basketball, and then he quickly walked over.
[Race: Slime]
[Favorability: 0/100]
at last!
After hunting down so many male slimes, House finally met his first slime girl who was a suitable contract partner.
However, with the contractee right in front of him, House was in a dilemma.
How can I increase my affection level?
The system only displays the favorability score, but does not provide any methods or option branches.
House retracted his previous statement.
This is absolutely no corner left for wood!
Seeing House standing frozen in place in the distance, Captain Karp realized something was wrong and quickly went over to him.
Meanwhile, the other three teammates were ready for battle.
As Garp stepped forward, he drew his longsword and asked in a deep voice.
Hearing the sound of a sword being drawn, House quickly turned around to indicate that he was not in danger.
"I was just thinking about how to tame a slime."
He explained to Karp behind him.
In front of House, the blue slime focused its eyes and stared intently at him.
Normally, slimes do not attack humans on their own initiative.
This is why House could confidently turn around and shout at Karp.
Besides, the slime in front of us is only the size of a basketball, so its attack power shouldn't be that strong.
"You want to tame it?"
"Yes, Captain, it won't affect the mission, will it?"
"It won't affect anything..."
Karp shook his head subconsciously, then paused for a moment, looking at House with a strange expression.
House, without batting an eye, stared intently at the slime, ignoring Garp completely.
"...You can take it with you for now," Garp sighed helplessly. "You can try feeding it some food. I heard that the warriors of the kingdom used food to lure dragons when they were taming them."
After saying that, he turned and left.
House nodded thoughtfully, then took a cloth bag from his body and put the slime inside.
Then he threw a rice cake into the bag.
These rice cakes are like a compressed biscuit from another world, and they're specially made for adventurers. They contain several kinds of nutrients, and each one is worth 10 copper coins.
It's quite expensive.
【Favorability +1】
"!"
When the prompt appeared, House paused for a moment, then looked into the mouth of the bag.
The rice cakes that had been thrown in earlier had already been swallowed by the slime, and their originally square edges had been melted into rounded ovals by the liquid.
【Favorability +1】
......
【Favorability +1】
[Favorability: 99/100]
After consuming three rice cakes, the favorability rating finally reached 99.
But at this moment, House only had one rice cake left.
A week's worth of food was consumed by this slime in nearly six days, amounting to 30 copper coins.
But it was all worth it.
House took out the last rice cake, then took a small bite and spat it into the cloth bag.
This amount should be enough.
Any more would be a waste.
【Favorability +1】
The contract conditions have been met.
[Contract or Not]
"contract!"
House suppressed his excitement and shouted in his heart.
[A contract has been formed with the monster "Slime"]
The "Slime" monster encyclopedia entry has been unlocked.
[Milestone Reward: Constitution +1]
The next moment, House felt a strange and indescribable change occur in his entire body.
If I had to put it in words, it would be as if my whole body had become more resilient.
Looking at the panel, the data in the "Constitution" column has changed from 5 to 6.
But House wasn't thinking about it.
He paid more attention to the section below "Skills".
【Contract Monster: Slime】
[Monster Talent Skill: Slow Self-Healing]
The skill "Slow Self-Healing" has been shared.
[Slow self-healing: Your body's self-healing ability is slightly enhanced]
【魔物下一级进化需求：凝露草（0/3），泥土精华（0/2），怪物魔核（0/1）】
After successfully forming a contract, House not only gained an extra point in Constitution, but also shared the contracted monster's innate skill "Slow Self-Healing".
I just don't know how strong this "slow self-healing" will be.
Is it possible to achieve the same level of survival as a slime, even if it is split in two?
House couldn't help but let his imagination run wild.
But reason eventually told him that it was impossible; a person isn't a slime.
After understanding the skill's effects, House looked down at the cloth bag in his hand.
The slime inside still has that same silly and cute look.
But this time, looking into its round eyes, House clearly understood that the slime in front of him was telling him to "eat".
The full meaning should be that I still want to eat House's rice cakes.
Unfortunately, House is not someone who is easily blinded by joy.
He had only one rice cake left. If the slime ate it, he would go hungry on the way back.
After hanging the bag back on his backpack, House did not tie the bag tightly as before.
The slime, now a [Contracted Monster], will never attack him again, nor will it try to escape.
Loyalty is at its maximum.
......
At noon, the adventurer team safely arrived at the mission objective location... one kilometer ahead.
"Alright, let's stop here."
Captain Garp addressed the group.
If you go any further, you're likely to encounter goblin guards and expose yourself.
Meanwhile, the team also needs to rest here to recover their strength and take the opportunity to further gather intelligence on the mission, such as the number of monsters, the distribution of guards, and the terrain.