Because of the news about vampires, El is filled with anticipation for new monsters, new ingredients, and new recipes.

The next morning, shortly after sunrise, as his parents left home to work in the fields, Al began his mission.

"Thank you, Sheriff, and thank you, Dad, for letting it slip earlier. The vampire's castle is in this direction..."

Based on information provided by his father, Carl Wayne, he roughly pinpointed the location of the vampire castle.

The rest was simple: avoid the other villagers and set off to find the food he wanted.

"That being said, this direction does indeed correspond to the lake where the slime is located."

As he walked through the woods, he saw the familiar slime again, a group of blue balls by the blue lake.

However, the first time I saw them, they were different; there were fewer of them.

The lake is surrounded by some simple fence-like structures, which don't affect the animals much, but the slime, which has no vision, can only roll and can avoid obstacles, and is just trapped inside.

This was also part of the village's preparations for raising slimes, to prevent these guys from running around.

Of course, although it's called animal husbandry, what the village actually does is much simpler.

Just leave it alone.

Then, once the number of slimes reaches a certain level, harvest them all at once and take them home to cook.

Poor slime, it has expanded countless times, but its size has remained the same.

"Gurgle..."

Just as El passed by, a slime began to transform.

Its blue body, larger than the other slimes, swayed and lay sprawled on the ground, stretching itself out as much as possible.

"Gulp..."

The slime's body stretched to its limit, then broke in the middle, becoming two round, smaller individuals that were very bouncy.

"Although I've seen it many times, I'm still amazed by this way of reproduction."

"Slimes are really interesting. As long as there's enough magic power within them, they can split into two..."

Normally, he might just grab a slime to eat, but this time, he has other "friends" to meet.

So, see you next time.

El waved to the slime not far away and left the open space to continue on his way.

"Gurgle..."

The slimes swayed, unaware that they had just escaped a terrible fate.

He continued forward without stopping, because the transformation of his body over the years had also enhanced his perception.

Bypassing some ordinary wild beasts, he sensed a strange aura.

"They're here, it's a monster."

Using the water vapor to make himself invisible, El quietly approached the place and saw a group of green creatures gathered together.

"Gagaga..."

It has a relatively short body, green skin, and sharp teeth and mouth.

El had seen this monster in a book; without a doubt, it was a goblin.

"They are said to have a very high reproductive capacity, but they are not very big. I don't know whether they are taller or shorter than dwarves."

They excel at team battles, but will try to escape whenever they face a powerful enemy.

Therefore, even if a monster cannot be completely eradicated, there may be remnants that can resurface after a period of time.

Logically speaking, goblins should also be a dish, and considering their characteristics, El suspects that goblins could even replenish energy.

However, its appearance was really not flattering, making it hard for El to bring himself to eat it.

"Let's just forget about it then. Since they're just pests, we can just get rid of them."