Chapter 40 Found it! Awoo (chew chew chew)
After thanking the uncle for his kindness, the three decided to return to the radish house and explain to Qiqi that they did not find any slime coconut sheep.
On the way back, the ranch was not far from Liyue Harbor. The soft green grass swayed gently, and little squirrels kept hiding in the green of the wild, wandering around looking for food.
Zhong Li was helpless and apologized to Kong: "I'm sorry you made this wasted trip."
After all, it was he who suggested coming here to look for intelligence.
Paimon waved his hand: "This is the only clue. We can't think of a better way."
After asking for so long and still getting nothing, Sora felt a little disappointed: "I'm beginning to doubt whether such creatures exist..."
Suddenly, Zhong Li seemed to have noticed something, and he paused and stopped where he was.
Kong turned his head to look at the man who suddenly stopped, wondering: "What's wrong? Zhongli."
The breath of the ancestral Dharma.
Zhong Li silently looked towards the area covered by weeds not far away. Is Mr. Ran nearby?
He only mentioned the dragon-shaped body he had transformed into to Sora.
Due to the semi-official nature of the ceremony of sending immortals, she also learned some inside information that the ancestral magic fly was temporarily stored in the body of an immortal with whom they had traded.
As for the fact that the Dharmadhatu is now related to Yiran, he has never told the two of them about it.
He shook his head, unsure of the situation, and simply said, "...nothing."
But then, something happened that made him even more confused.
Not far away, under a banyan tree covered with green grass, a snow-white, milk-like slime emerged from the corner. Its eyes were the same dark blue as the water slime, with light blue in the middle.
It even has two thin, slightly curved horns on its head, which are the same bright brown as coconut.
The opponent didn't seem to be afraid of strangers, nor did he take the initiative to attack. He just stood there, blinking obediently and looking at Sora and Paimon who were five meters away.
It even seemed out of curiosity that it jumped forward a little, with a momentary squeeze in its eyes, and its milky white body obviously pressed down and bounced up, extremely smooth.
Following the direction Zhongli had been looking, Kong also noticed the unique slime that he had never seen before.
He widened his eyes: "That is..."
Paimon was also shocked, but soon he got an idea from the white body and brown horns, and accurately got the abstract creature that the other party wanted to express:
"It's Slime Coconut Sheep!"
“???”
"Leaving the score"
"There really is such a thing!!"
"Did they really create a slime with animal genes?"
"You know what, even though the name Slime Coconut Sheep sounds abstract, once this slime appears...
It really is a slime with horns!"
"The little thing looks really like an image ()"
"So cute..."
"I can eat ten slimes like this in one bite."
"I have to say, that white, almost transparent body really looks so soft and flexible."
"It's like a jelly made of whipped cream, gelatin, and coconut milk, with two chocolate-flavored cookies stuck on it."
"You guys, you made me hungry..."
"It's so cute! I want this slime-shaped mold!"
Although the opponent looked like a slime that seemed to have almost no killing power, Zhong Li looked at the white ball in silence.
The slime shook its body slightly and blinked innocently at Zhong Li.
But there is indeed the aura of his ancestor Fagui in the opponent's body...!
In addition, there are high-level special energy fluctuations on Yiran that can be confirmed at a glance.
...So, this is the slime that Mr. Ran turned into?
Zhong Li didn't say anything, but Kong was already getting ready to make a move.
Although I was still doubting whether there was such a creature in the world, I have been looking for it for so long, and now it finally appears before my eyes, it is hard to resist taking action.
Paimon did the same: "Quick! Sora, we can't let the Slime Coconut Sheep escape!"
?
The slime that appeared at the exact time shook its body slightly again, and both of its horns tilted to one side, as if it was tilting its head, wondering why it had to run.
Aren't you going to take him to the kitchen?
From Yiran's perspective, although he considers himself a human, the rules of this world seem to have tacitly accepted the fact that his true self is a slime.
He only needs to create a cute slime character that doesn't consume much energy, so that he can accumulate more rule power in the process of getting along with it, and also deepen the impression of the players and Kong that the slime's image is changeable.
As for Zhongli knowing his ability, it doesn't matter. The neighboring country Barbatos also knows that he can transform from a slime into a human.
Image issues are not a problem at all. Everything is profit-oriented and one can accept certain sacrifices for power.
All he had to consider was how to get players to accept the fact that others had set up many obstacles, if necessary. There was never a possibility that he himself could not accept it.
Humans are inherently multifaceted creatures. He simply magnified some differences in the way they speak and their physical appearance, and deepened the behaviors and personality traits that are in line with the character's identity, such as a well-behaved and cute boy, a gentle and elegant businessman, and a villain with ruthless means and obvious sharpness.
But at their core, they are all the same as they were at the beginning.
Compared to this...
Because the energy structures of humans and slimes are different, Yiran thought he might as well consider whether Zhongli could accept him swallowing the Ancestral Magic Fly directly into his slime body temporarily...
In short, although Yiran had no subjective inclination to escape, seeing him approaching on tiptoe with a serious expression and movements as if he was catching a bird, ready to catch him, Yiran couldn't help but jumped back half a meter.
! !
Sora and Paimon's heartbeats both stopped for a second.
Seeing that the slime didn't make any further moves and just simply blinked, Sora, who was about to jump on it out of nervousness, forcibly suppressed his body impulse and stayed where he was.
As Sora and the Slime Coconut Sheep stood still and stared at each other in silence, the frightened Paimon quickly pulled the terrifying Zhongli who was standing beside him with a steady breath.
He whispered, "Hey, Zhongli, you have to think of a solution, otherwise we really won't have a slime coconut sheep to report to Qiqi!"
Zhong Li: “…”
Although...But...
The slime obviously had a high IQ. Even without knowing the specific reason, he was sure that the other party was most likely Mr. Ran himself...
Even though he knew that it was impossible for the situation to develop to the point where the slime was jumping around wildly in front and Sora and Paimon were chasing it from behind while yelling at it not to run away, the Rock God who had roamed the battlefield before still planned to help catch... the slime.
Since the deal between them and Qiqi was to "hunt" a slime coconut sheep, Zhongli could not openly choose to communicate directly with the slime.
He looked at the slime not far away, took a few steps forward, and said softly, "Sorry for the offense."
In an instant, a circle of rock element barrier with a large radius appeared on the grass with Zhongli as the center.
It enveloped two people and a slime sheep nearby.
Well, seeing Zhongli's actions, I almost thought that I was really going to be retaliated for swallowing the ancestor's magic fly into my body. I subconsciously took defense and jumped back two steps.
But Zhongli was staring at the slime, and a barrier with flowing rock element runes appeared directly behind those two steps, blocking Yiran's retreating force and causing the slime to crash directly into it with its back.
The dazed slime slowly slid down the rock wall, stopped where it was, and blinked in confusion.
Kong rushed over immediately and hugged the cold slime body with both hands: "I got you!"
Yiran, who was suddenly suppressed, finally realized his purpose, but still couldn't help but be speechless about Kong's flawed capture method.
The thing that was about to be squashed suddenly turned into a ball of coffee-colored fluid filled with milk, slipped out of the gap from Sora's arm, and fell onto the grass.
Sora: I have never seen a second person who can transform into a liquid slime except Ibai.
Even if normal slimes don't transform, if you see a slime that looks like this, you should grab its horns first!
Yi Ran thought.
Before Kong could make any further move, the slime took advantage of the fluid and slid along Kong's trousers, finally lying on his head and turning back into its original form.
“…”
Under the silent eyes of Zhongli and cautious gaze of Paimeng.
Sora stiffened and looked back at his companions.
Well, he was caught, at least he didn’t run away.
"Ahem, what an intense hunt."
"This coconut slime doesn't seem to want to run away, and doesn't seem to have much desire to fight."
"Is our Kongbao so scary? Haha, the little slime suddenly jumped back as if it was about to be eaten."
"Ahh, it's a small diamond, but it looks like it has horns growing on its head, hahahahahaha."
"Blonde Lamb"
"I mean, slime looks delicious even when it's in liquid form."
"Like the super delicious latte art with thick milk foam and a smooth texture."
"The sheep horns have all melted in."
"I remember Yibai... This is the second slime in Genshin Impact that can turn into a liquid."
"It means it can also become a human? With human intelligence?"
"Hmm, now that you mention it, I can't help but start to speculate. According to the information from that uncle, this kind of slime is most likely developed by Yiran's farm. Then, will Yibai also..."
"But since he is Yi Bai's brother and he obviously didn't abuse Yi Bai, it's hard to say."
"Maybe it's like what Yiran joked about before... a product of some forbidden experiment? And he was saved by Yiran?"
“…Don’t…don’t try to find a knife for yourself.”
The barrage was rushing towards some unexpected idea. Yiran took a look, but in the end, he was pulled down from above his head unexpectedly.
After all, Kong couldn't guarantee that the slime wouldn't fall off his head or run away accidentally. Secondly, he hadn't trained to the point where he could face the gazes of everyone in Liyue Harbor while holding the slime.
But fortunately, perhaps because he grabbed one of the slime's horns, nothing unexpected happened this time, and the white slime obediently stayed in Sora's arms.
Before, it was because the opportunity was fleeting and there was no time to think more.
But with Zhongli's reminder and thinking of Yibai's situation, Kong quickly discovered that the slime in his arms was not a low-intelligence monster that could not communicate.
They even know how to extend their little fingers and shake hands to show friendliness.
Under the influence of Paimon's explosive curiosity and the floating behavior of circling around its head like Finn, Yiran was so disturbed that he even pulled out a soft ball like cotton from his body and handed it to Paimon.
Paimon, overwhelmed with pride, quickly reached out and took the gift from the little slime.
It took no more than ten seconds for Paimon to determine the type of gift from the sweet scent of cotton, and he couldn't help but lick it with his tongue.
"Oh! It's candy!"
It melts in your mouth, and the light and fluffy texture makes Paimeng feel like he is about to melt.
At least she has never tasted this kind of candy that tastes like cotton!
With stars in his eyes, Paimon made the same request to Sora that he had made to Yi Bai:
"Sora! Can we talk to Chichi and take this little slime with us when we travel in the future?!"
She didn't notice the death stare Sora gave her for eating without any warning.
Sora narrowed his eyes...and suddenly realized the key to the matter.
No wonder the top management of Slime Ranch would research this new species of slime. It turns out that this kind of slime coconut sheep is a slime that can drop marshmallows.