Chapter 139: The Results of the Affinity Diagnosis and a New Sli (2/2)
The choices varied depending on what I wanted to achieve with the mount. If I wanted to cover more distance in a day, the branch head recomnded that I pick a type that had plenty of stamina. The recomnded type varied depending on how much luggage I wanted to carry and how much distance I wanted to cover.
Branch Head Taylor said that monster tars need to know their monsters well, as they need to know how to make the most out of its strengths and how to compensate for its weaknesses.
I should probably study more before looking for a new monster.
Did we end up talking too much? When I left the guild, the sun was already starting to set.
Still, it was ti well spent.
Not only did I find out my affinity, but after seeing all those different monsters, I also thought of a new way to make use of my slis.
I’ll go check on the store, then I’ll go back ho.
…When I dropped by the store—
“Boss, good timing.” [Jane]
—Interestingly enough, sothing actually happened.
I waited at the office and Carm-san brought a wooden box I hadn’t seen before.
“This is?” [Ryouma]
“Inside the box is an advanced sli variant. It’s probably a variant you don’t have yet, Boss.” [Carm]
“A sli!?” [Ryouma]
Of course that would pique my interest. But what is it doing here?
“It was brought in earlier. Apparently it was found along the path from the town toward the mine. Didn’t you purchase a sli from sowhere before?” [Carm]
“I bought the bloody sli from a party of adventurers in the past.” [Ryouma]
“Well, it seems the person got word of that from sowhere. Because of that he brought this sli here after finding it, hoping to exchange it for money.
It’s a bit sudden, but I’ve never seen it before after working with you for so long, so thinking that you might want it, I bought it.” [Carm]
“Thank you for thinking about . It makes happy. How much did you pay for it?” [Ryouma]
“1000 suits.” [Carm]
Huh? That cheap?
“It’s a sli, after all. It can’t use magic too. If it were soone else, they would have haggled the price down even lower. In fact, there’s no telling if it could even sell. The person who brought it was happy with the price too.”[Carm]
“I see.” [Ryouma]
Well, I guess it’s fine then.
“If sothing like this were to happen again, should I buy the sli?” [Carm]
“If it’s no trouble to everyone, then please do buy them.” [Ryouma]
“Understood. In that case, if soone cos by wanting to sell a sli, I’ll have him go inside to negotiate with him. By the way, can I have a list of the slis that you have, Boss? I want to use it as a reference to know what to buy and at what price.” [Carm]
“Of course.” [Ryouma]
That’s no problem at all.
“Oh, and one more thing. The nun, Bell-san, left a ssage. Apparently, grass has started to grow on the body of the sli they’re raising at the church and is worried that the children might get sick. If you have the ti, she hopes that you’ll be able to drop by the church.” [Carm]
“Does the sli appear sick?” [Ryouma]
“No, she didn’t ntion anything of the sort. Just that grass had started to grow on it.” [Carm]
“Then it might have just evolved… Alright. I’ll go take a look imdiately after this.” [Ryouma]
Because of that it was decided that I would be going to the church on my way back ho.
But, first I better take a look at the sli inside the box. After confirming that there were no more ssages left for , I opened the wooden box. Inside was…
“…A stone?” [Ryouma]
Inside was a common fist-sized stone. For a mont, I was worried that we may have been tricked, but when I thought about it again, there was no way that Carm-san would just buy without checking. For the an ti, to make sure that it won’t be able to escape—
” ‘Familiar Contract’” [Ryouma]
—When I used my magic, I was able to successfully form a contract with it. It’s definitely a monster.
When I used Monster Identify on it…
’Stone Sli’
Skills:
Harden Lv2
Physical Attack Resist Lv2
Digest Lv3
Absorb Lv3
Split Lv3
Mimic Lv10
It’s a sli, alright. Its skills are similar to that of the tal and iron slis. But it has a Mimic skill that they don’t have. Moreover, its level is exceptionally high. …The Mimic skill is probably the sa as the bloody sli’s ability to be indistinguishable from blood unless they moved. It looks just like a stone to , but… Wait a second. Now that I think about it, how did that guy even notice this? He must have had so crazy eagle eyes.
“Apparently, things didn’t go well with a coworker of his and he ended up venting his frustrations by kicking a stone. When the stone fell to the ground, it suddenly moved, causing him to – of course – be shocked.” [Carm]
“What a lucky person.” [Ryouma]
The sli’s diet is definitely ‘stone’. But the real question is whether it has a preference for certain types of stones. I should pick up stones from various places and figure out what this sli can do.
“Boss, please excuse .” [Carm]
“Ah, Yes. Thank you very much.” [Ryouma]
After Carm-san left the office and went back to work, I started pondering about the stone sli.
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