My Soulmate Is I (Patreon)

Chapter 31: Striking It Big

"Huff... huff... huff... huff..."

I sat on the ground, gasping for breath, looking at my remaining 520 mana.

But I had won the gamble.

Ninety-nine percent of my mana was gone just like that.

However, I had won the gamble.

According to my mother, using the skill "Magic Enhancement" placed a considerable burden on both the body and the mind. It wasn't guaranteed that one could keep using it as long as they had enough mana.

But I had won the gamble.

For the first time in my life, I felt the joy of victory.

I was mentally exhausted, and my body ached all over. I really wanted to sleep right there.

"Before that, let's open the treasure chest."

A Dungeon Lord as powerful as this one should be guarding a treasure chest of equal significance.

This was my first time opening a treasure chest, and the exhilaration pushed away my weariness.

At this moment, the radiance in the throne room was gradually fading. When it completely disappeared, I could leave, and others could enter.

Just in case, I prayed that I would find something useful inside.

The treasure chest was deep blue, and this color didn't carry any special meaning because the color of the chest wasn't directly related to the grade of the treasures inside. It seemed to be entirely random.

What was inside depended on the companion monster of the chest and my luck.

As for the companion monster, there was no need to mention it. Now, I had to rely on my luck.

It was said that adventurers opening a treasure chest for the first time were likely to find something good.

I clasped my hands together and silently prayed.

"In the name of the Highest God, Queen Mother of the West, Lord Odin, Lady Nuwa, Bodhisattva Guanyin... please bless me!"

After praying to all the deities and buddhas, I hesitated for no more than a second before lifting the lid of the treasure chest.

Out popped a slime.

A slime!!!

I was nearly scared to death!

This slime looked exactly like the previous Dungeon Lord, all deep blue in color.

Seeing that the slime didn't attack, I quickly realized that the treasure chest had contained a pet.

So, I steadied my mind and identified it.

________________

LV.0 (0%)

Title: "Slime King: Slime King: Can command all slimes lower than itself, magic stones scattered throughout its body, completely immune to physical attacks."

Occupation: "Gluttony Sin: Can digest and evolve anything consumed, automatically gains the skill Digestion LV.1."

Mana: 200/200

Skill Points: 0

〈Individual Attribute Values〉

STR: 100

AGI: 100

VIT: 100

INT: 100

〈Inherent Attribute Values〉

STR: 150

AGI: 150

VIT: 150

INT: 150

〈Potential Attribute Values〉

STR: 100

AGI: 100

VIT: 100

INT: 100

〈Exclusive Skills〉

Gluttony LV.1 (0%)

- Can consume anything as long as the digestion capacity is not at its limit. Leveling up the skill enhances the consumption ability. Automatically gain the Occupation "Gluttony Sin."

〈Skills〉

Mana Refinement LV.1 (0%)

- Can refine mana within the body. Mana limit is "Skill level × (INT + VIT)."

Mana Manipulation LV.1 (0%)

- Proficient in manipulating mana to perform skills that require mana.

Slime Fluid LV.1 (0%)

- Slime body fluid that can dissolve substances.

Digestion LV.1 (0%)

- Enhances digestion of food.

At this moment, looking at the deep blue slime that was affectionately rubbing against my black boots, I had only one thought.

________________

"Score."

Without any hesitation, I immediately retrieved the "Learn from Demon Magic LV.1" scroll, which was a guarantee when you had a demon pet, from the treasure chest and used it to gain the "Learn from Demon Magic LV.1" skill.

Learn from Demon Magic LV.1 (0%)

- Can use demon magic. Automatically gain the skill "Demon Contract LV.1."

Demon Contract LV.1 (0%)

- Can form a demon contract with a demon, making it a familiar. Share experience points.

Before the radiance in the throne room completely dissipated, I had already made the deep blue slime my first familiar.

I had fantasized about having familiars before, but I had never thought that my first familiar would be a slime.

Who could have imagined it?

After all, slimes were something else.

But now—

I wouldn't trade it for a dragon.

No, I didn't need to trade.

After taming the slime, I had an additional "Familiar (1/10)" entry in my attribute values.

Thanks to the "All Laws" skill effect, even though I only had "Learn from Demon Magic LV.1," I could contract up to ten familiars, and there were still nine empty slots. I was open to anyone who wanted to join.

By the way, when you click on the Familiar, you can see something like this:

"Familiar (1/10)"

① Slime: Nameless

Well, I still needed to give this slime a name.

I picked up the slime by my feet and looked at it seriously.

"From now on, your name will be Little Blue."