Chapter 3

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

[Congratulations, 10 Slimes have joined your ranks.]

Slime?

That’s it?

Rene could not help but frown.

Anyone who had played games would know the attributes of Slimes. As low-level monsters in the gaming universe, they had no potential whatsoever.

Other than annoying people, they were useless.

Especially this type of slime without any attributes.

Looking at the ten balls of blue slime, Rene smiled helplessly. He should not have had any expectations towards this lair.

After all, it was a survival game, and this was a free lair. How could there be anything satisfactory?

“Looks like I still have to rely on myself.”

Rene checked the slime’s attributes and found nothing interesting. Instead, he saw an unfriendly message.

That was, in the second week after recruiting monsters from the lair, they would need some fees.

For example, this group of slimes in front of him needed one silver coin per week for their employment. If the Overlord could not pay for this, then they would gradually lose their loyalty and leave this territory in the end.

Therefore, the stronger the soldiers in a territory, the more economic power they needed.

With this information, Rene became more aware of the future of the game.

But now was not the time to worry.

He had to hurry and construct his buildings.

“What can slimes do?”

“They can’t cut trees, but they can move things right?”

As he pondered, his attention involuntarily focused on the slime in front of him.

In the next second, a strange information panel suddenly popped up.

[Do you choose to use the ‘Slime’ as the basic material?]

This panel was golden in color. It was brighter and more gorgeous than the original system panel.

The information written was also very strange.

He blinked, then focused again.

The panel appeared again.

“What’s this?”

Rene was not certain if this was a special function in the game.

He turned to look at the fallen trunk.

[Unable to choose this target as the basic material!]

[Prompt: Basic Material must be a target with vital signs]

The golden panel appeared again.

This time was different from last time, there was a notification of the rule.

It clearly wrote: [Basic material must be a target with vital signs]!

For example, although these slimes were of low quality, they were still living beings, so they could be chosen to be ‘basic materials’.

The dead tree next to him could not.

Rene understood the rule, but he did not understand the reason for the hint or the function.

He frowned in thought.

He did not understand what was happening.

In the end, he could only open the chat channel and check carefully.

If other people had such a function, they would definitely choose to try it. When the time came, there would definitely be relevant questions.

Rene quietly scrolled through for the information he desired.

Ten minutes passed, but he still did not see any relevant messages.

“Looks like this is a function unique to me.”

Now, he was certain that it was a function that only he could see. In other words, it was his golden finger!

But there was no instruction manual.

He had to figure out everything about this function on his own.

After some thought, Rene decided to give it a try.

If he succeeded, his fate might change drastically.

He gritted his teeth and chose to confirm it with the slime.

[‘Slime’ has been confirmed to be the basic material. Please add ‘body part material’.]

[Prompt: Requires an item that has compatibility with the ‘basic material’.]

Sure enough, a new notification appeared.

Rene paused for a moment.

This hint was even more difficult to understand than the previous one.

He tried to choose another slime, but was told that he could not.

[Prompt: ‘Body part material’ must be a lifeless target.]

“Lifeless?”

“It also has to be compatible with slimes?”

He hesitated, then looked down below his feet.

Lifeless and compatible with slimes. Mud should be considered that, right?

“I wonder what will happen after I add it.”

Rene frowned. He had no idea what would happen next. He might lose a monster from the process.

Fortunately, slimes were not worth much, so losing one was not a big loss.

Rene dug some moist dirt from the bottom of a puddle.

Then, he chose to confirm it.

The next moment, a new panel appeared.

[The formula has been established, ‘moist soil’ is used as a body part material.]

[Current formula: (Slime) + (Moist Soil) = (???)]

[The fee is 10 silver coins. Would you like to confirm this edit?]

When the notification appeared, a wriggling slime and a handful of black soil appeared on the formula panel.

However, Rene was more concerned about the notification.

“This is an editor?”

When one saw this scene, as long as they had read web novels before, they would know the exact details of this golden finger.

“Editor” was a popular trope in web novels, and Rene was very familiar with it.

Suddenly having such a golden finger made him feel as if he should start dancing in joy now. However, the truth was different. He was only slightly surprised, then quickly recovered.

It was because he was still in a dangerous game of survival, and the threat of death had not left him. He could not relax.

“Yes.”

Rene made up his mind. Compared to the golden finger editor, 10 silver coins was nothing.

In the next second, the two items in the formula turned into light and fused together.

Ding!

[Edited successfully!]

[Congratulations on obtaining a Rank 1 Soldier: Mud Monster.]

The light dissipated, and a black jelly-like creature appeared in front of him.

“What a strong smell!” Rene pinched his nose as he complained.

The body of this extremely ugly Mud Monster was constantly emitting a thick stench, mixed with the smell of rotting plants. It was very pungent.

This image reminded Rene of a monster.

That was the Pokémon, Muk.

Perhaps because the added material was more of ordinary dirt than the smelly mud that had been dug out of the sewer, the monster’s smell was not that extreme.

Compared to Muk which was made from sludge, the Mud Monster was much gentler.

As for the attributes…

Since it had been modified into a new monster, it should be quite different from ordinary slimes.

With that in mind, Rene opened the panel.