Chapter 553: Research and Little Black

Mental Construct

In other words, it is still something of the Yige Sect.

Rod watched the slime Little Black on his right hand shrink back listlessly.

His eyes narrowed slightly.

After Daphne Argyle's head was implanted with a certain mental construct, it was not removed even under the powerful reputation and might of the Argyle family.

Later, Daphne's sister Isabella Gale sent a letter, saying they had consulted the Great Elder of the Half-Deer People for a prophecy.

They learned that an item named 【Heart of the Divine】 was needed to remove it.

But as for finding this thing, let alone that.

They had not even heard of it.

Now that there is a complete original mental construct, and with a genius research mage like Lady Kali, perhaps there is a chance to crack the secrets within?

Before he could speak.

The witch Dimia, who cared deeply for Daphne Argyle, already pleaded with Lady Kali:

"Miss Kali, you are the most learned mage I have ever seen. No matter the reward, could you..."

Lady Kali proudly raised her head.

Her high-collared, form-fitting magical garment revealed a snow-white neck with smooth lines.

Looking closely.

One could vaguely see the outline of her collarbone through the clothes, strangely a bit lewd.

"Even if you do not say it, I am interested in this."

On the side, Sharon leaned close to Dimia to look at her, showing dissatisfaction.

"What do you mean? I'm not learned?"

"Just so-so. A certain little dog specializes in Necromancy and Zhou Fa spells; back then in the Transmutation spell-construct course, even Miss Daphne, who didn't attend class, couldn't beat her."

Seeing Lady Kali agree, the young witch lady immediately became cheerful and smiled lightly.

"Hah?"

Sharon looked displeased:

"The fact that it can be implanted into a human body means it is related to biological necromancy.

Kali, I'm joining too. When Daphne is cured, let her see how a witch who failed everything except Evocation courses hands me water and wipes my sweat on the side."

"We agreed not to talk about this anymore!"

Dimia, whose shortcoming was exposed, blushed slightly and hit Sharon angrily.

Then she looked reproachfully at Rod, who had burst out laughing.

Lady Kali glared at Rod: "Laughing? What are you laughing at? Why didn't you come to yesterday's spell class again?"

"Hmm, I was injured."

At night.

The ranger's cabin.

Rod curled up on that beast-skin sofa.

With his right hand, he teased the jelly-like slime Little Black up and down.

At the same time, 【Saprophytic Unity】 of the Plague Domain and 【Green Vine Mutual Healing】 of the Grass Domain continued to exert their power.

Nurturing this little thing that had eaten something bad.

【Mind Link】 continuously transmitted feelings of grievance and coquetry.

Little Black clung to his hand like a Venom symbiote, rubbing affectionately back and forth.

A certain ranger had not yet decided who to call to spend the night in the cabin and was currently in a state of solitude.

Originally, he had intended to call the Tiefling Cecile, since last night's fun had not been quite enough.

But she seemed to still be in pain and was too embarrassed to seek a mage's healing for it, so she hid in her room all day without going out.

So in the ranger's cabin where no women were currently present.

Rod even thought Little Black looked handsome.

"I'll add a point for you. Turn into a slime girl quickly."

【Growth Spirit】 was mostly assigned by him to girls with good combat power and combat potential.

As a support assistant, slime Little Black was mostly not eligible.

But now.

The threat of Coral Bay has been eliminated.

Asmodeus, the Archduke of the Inferno, retreated and cowered, so naturally there was less tension.

Decisive and clean.

He directly used five shots at once.

Buzz—

Deep green spiritual light flickered.

Slime Little Black trembled for quite a while as well.

Quickly.

Five terms popped up on the panel.

Rod took one look and immediately felt it was uninteresting.

As for new skills, there was only one: 【Elemental Torrent】.

Ordinary slimes also use this skill; its manifestation is much like a water cannon.

Little Black, the slime between the metal and water elements, might have even stronger impact.

The other four are old skills; 【Black Gold Adhesion】 and 【Form Solidification】 each increased by 1, while 【Gender Cognition】 reached +2.

Rod didn't really understand what the use of 【Gender Cognition】 increasing by 2 was.

Until he saw the slime slowly transform on his hand into a small humanoid thing.

The lower body remained connected to a jelly-like slime mass, while the upper body was a plump woman with a blurred face.

It even has hands and feet!

"Oh!"

Rod, with interest, poked her cheek with his finger.

Very fragile.

A little more force would crush it apart.

Then it would re-congeal.

Little Black thought Rod was playing with her, even though she couldn't speak.

But the transformed hands waved happily, laughing silently, her soft, lumpy body trembling.

【Little Black's obedience to you +10, current obedience: 38】

Rod raised an eyebrow.

Unbuckling his belt, he let her.

"Master—I'm back—"

Outside the door was Tally's voice, shouting and knocking.

Rod was open and aboveboard; he generally didn't hide such things from succubi.

He didn't cover up or put on clothes, just let her come in herself.

Hmm.

I am, after all, a decent person; perhaps I should have been a bit more considerate?

Tally pushed the door open with a clang.

Seeing Rod with his clothes open, her eyes lit up, and she flew at him in a rush.

Until she saw the moving black slime.

Her face instantly fell into a mournful expression: "Master, without Tally living with you, have you sunk to relying on a slime to solve it? Tally will move back in tonight!"

"No."

"Mmm, mmm, mmm~~Master~~ how much longer is this punishment? Tally misses you so much she's going crazy~"

Rod let out a cold chuckle, pulling his arm from her embrace:

"What are you doing here so late? Your quota for today was already eaten at noon."

Tally's small mouth pouted.

She jumped resentfully onto the bed in the semi-open bedroom, burying her face in Rod's pillow, emitting exaggerated and obvious breathing sounds.

"It was the Holy Fire Sect, I caught them all, isn't Tally amazing?"

"You caught them from day until night, and you still have the nerve to claim credit?"

"Oh, Master, you don't know, their teleportation spells are very far, and they require no preparation or cooldown, jumping back and forth, so annoying..."

Saying this.

Tally looked at the pillow strangely.

Strange, why does it smell of sulfur?

She looked up and saw that Rod was still sitting on the beast-skin sofa, his back to her, unmoving.

So she secretly clamped the pillow between her thighs, grabbed the quilt into a ball, and held it in her arms.

Slowly wriggling and operating.

"Tally!"

"Ah-woah..."

Reluctantly, she pushed the quilt and pillow out of her embrace.

Then she said: "Originally, it would have taken some more time, but by dusk, they suddenly could no longer teleport, stopping in place one by one with panicked eyes."

Rod narrowed his eyes slightly.

Dusk.

That time happened to be exactly when slime Little Black spat out the mental construct.

At this moment.

From Little Black's 【Mind Link】 came the feedback of memory consumption regarding Bishop Arturo.

(End of this chapter)