Chapter 196
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Chapter 196: Production
Today, Fusion Slime is lying quietly in its container.
A massive, deep blue mollusk is calmly devouring a large bowl of white, special substance.
It is currently consuming the nutrient paste provided by the professor. As an exceptionally unique super life form, “Fusion Slime” only needs to eat once a month to maintain all the necessary nutrients it requires.
The vast majority of the energy that powers its movements comes from the “Heart of Nuclear Fusion.” It only needs some nutrients to supplement its activities.
This is not a real nuclear fusion device, but a special magical power that has sealed the concept of “nuclear fusion” through powerful spells. The creator of the “Heart of Nuclear Fusion” is neither Professor Bai Lan nor anyone from the Noah world.
Instead, it comes from a foreign civilization known as “Arvent.”
The Arvent civilization was highly belligerent, possessing an extreme militaristic and expansionist culture. It conquered many other civilizations and races in the multiverse through its advanced use of nuclear fusion energy. Ultimately, the Arvent civilization was annihilated in an instant by a higher civilization known as the “Unknown.”
However, the ruins left behind by the Arvent civilization still offer immense benefits to many other civilizations, especially regarding their powerful weapons.
These “higher civilizations” refer to those that have transcended the “material world” in the multiverse. In the civilization rating system of the “Babel Tower” game, higher civilizations should have an index rating of 10,000 or higher.
These are the only entities in the multiverse that can oppose the Outer Gods.
According to the records of Professor Bai Lan, there are only three known higher civilizations in the Night Union, translated as “Origin,” “Unknown,” and “Cycle.”
But these matters have nothing to do with the humble and simple “Fusion Slime.”
It absorbed all the nutrients from its specially made food, replenishing the energy it needed, while also reserving a significant portion for later.
Then, “Fusion Slime” suddenly noticed a new tattoo on its body!
A light pink tattoo. How strange…
“Gulu gulu gulu?”
Confused, “Fusion Slime” didn’t understand what was happening. It extended its tentacles and ripped off the section of “skin” to investigate further.
Suddenly, the Sacred Rune of “Astarte” emitted a beam of light.
“Dudulu dudulu dudulu dudulu.”
A voice that had never existed before rang out in the container.
Fusion Slime froze, sensing the presence of other creatures nearby.
It quickly discovered that these creatures were of the same kind!
A small slime with a greyish-white body appeared not far from it.
“Gulu gulu gulu?”
How did this fellow get in here?
Teleportation? Flash step? Or some other extraordinary power?
“Fusion Slime” was shocked!
The greyish-white little slime crawled on the ground, while “Fusion Slime” watched it warily.
After a while, it noticed yet another new black slime in the container. This one seemed exhausted.
All the nutrients it just consumed were gone! It realized a horrifying fact.
What was going on?
“Gurgle, gurgle!”
Faced with the strange situation, “Fusion Slime” instinctively felt deep fear. It was apprehensive that these newly appeared slimes might violently attack it.
The newly born little slimes affectionately came over, eager to be closer to their “parent,” but “Fusion Slime” was terrified and kept retreating.
It began to plead.
“Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle, gurgle…”
It was begging its kin not to absorb its energy.
Soon, several more small slimes appeared, leaving “Fusion Slime” with no place to hide. Its energy continued to drain away.
It was done. Finished.
“Fusion Slime” felt despair, certain it would be consumed by the slimes that had suddenly appeared.
Lady Helen’s residence is located in the Platinum Zone of Tatsumi City.
Sitting in the garden, Bai Yan calmly opened the Core Operator list and selected to give the Sacred Rune “Astarte” to “Fusion Slime.”
He quickly observed Fusion Slime unleashing its new power.
Game Tip:
“Ash Slime x1 (Small)”
“Black Gold Slime x2 (Small)”
“Flame Slime x1 (Small)”
“Ocean Slime x1 (Small)”
The breeding process stopped after the fifth small slime. Even “Fusion Slime,” originally designed as a tank, had exhausted its stamina and couldn’t continue.
“Out of the five small slimes, amazingly, four of them are of different types. I wonder how many other types there are…”
Bai Yan couldn’t help but remember the first playthrough, when he had curiously assigned “Astarte” as a regular Core Operator and watched it produce various unusual offspring.
Sacred Rune · Astarte:
The wearer only needs to consume stamina to rapidly produce offspring and can adjust the innate ability values of the offspring to some extent.
To be honest, the effect of this Sacred Rune is remarkably strong. The five small slimes produced by Fusion Slime all have the strength of an Original Level transcendent.
The key point is that it can produce at least this many small slimes every day.
As Fusion Slime grows stronger and its stamina increases, it will be able to produce even more slimes daily. Additionally, it will have some level of autonomy in determining the innate abilities and tendencies of the offspring.
The slimes mature physically at birth, akin to “adolescence,” and can immediately be used as combat forces.
If lucky, there’s even a rare chance of a “super individual” being born.
During the first playthrough, Bai Yan witnessed the birth of a “super individual.”
As stamina determines the production limit, the most suitable person for this Sacred Rune, besides Fusion Slime, is… Mu Ling.
“Cough, cough. I feel like if I keep imagining it, it’s getting a bit…”
Bai Yan shook his head. “Babel Tower” is no longer just a simple game; it’s a real world.
Just because you pull yourself together after an emotional breakdown, doesn’t mean those things didn’t happen.
“It’s really a pity,” Bai Yan thought. “Collecting such a large number of extraordinary soldiers is now useless. This tactic worked effectively during my first playthrough.”
He couldn’t help but ponder:
If he had never realized that “Babel Tower” was real, and played the game as just a game, would it have been easier for him to eventually save the world?
All five small slimes were born in the laboratory’s large container, but they were quickly transported by Bai Yan into Babel Tower, leaving none for Professor Bai Lan.
Of course, Professor Bai Lan had likely witnessed the entire process through the cameras.
Bai Yan wasn’t concerned with what she might think.
Inside Babel Tower, Bai Yan looked at the colorful, round ball-like creatures at his feet. The more he observed them, the more pleasing they became to his eyes.
Really fun… and cuter than their “parents,” at least.
Many things look more comical and cute the smaller they are, but once they grow too big, they appear somewhat intimidating.
One grey, two black, one red, and one blue – five chubby slime creatures, about the size of soccer balls, wriggled and bounced on the ground.
Their intelligence level is relatively low, likely similar to a normal dog’s, and they can understand basic commands after some training.
After playing with them for a while, Bai Yan realized that each type of slime possessed unique abilities.
The Ash Slime can release toxic smoke. The Black Gold Slime boasts super hardness. The Flame Slime manipulates flames, while the Ocean Slime controls liquids.
Unfortunately, they are not very strong. The small slimes only possess “Origin” level strength, and even the combat personnel of the Demon Hunt Agency could easily defeat them with firearms.
But as long as “Fusion Slime” grows stronger, it will be able to produce more slimes in greater quantities. And with sheer numbers, they will still have value.
Moreover, there’s an extremely small chance of a “super individual” being born.
Bai Yan sighed in relief.
“Well, what should I do during this ‘longing period’ coming up?”
Should they try using that Entertainment Card to “reach heaven”? That Entertainment Card is a copy card, and there’s a reward for clearing it.
“Let’s wait for Nightsaber to be promoted to Crown first; otherwise, they may not be able to complete it now.”
Bai Yan continued to ponder while sitting on the park bench.
Then, a sudden realization struck him—an important matter he had accidentally forgotten recently.
He immediately entered Babel Tower and made his way to the Library of Ruina.
The golden, magnificent library in the darkness appeared mysterious, recording all the “past” and “present.” Its owner, Bai Yan, arrived at this moment.
He stood in the center of the library and asked:
“The library, the perfect place for my Crown Ceremony… what is it?”
Bai Yan wasn’t sure how strong he was at the moment, since there was no “awakening level” in the real world and no character card to check.
But he had been steadily improving the strength of his “Connection” and “game” in recent times.
Both abilities had begun to stagnate. Perhaps, he had truly reached the level of “Potential Crown.”
“Anyway, let’s try completing the Crown Ceremony. If I could be promoted to the transcendent Crown level, it would definitely be a good thing.”
Bai Yan remembered how, during previous upgrades, his transcendent power led to the evolution of Babel Tower. This may be the true effect of the “game.”
Soon, the Library of Ruina provided answers.
Bai Yan was slightly stunned as he found the Crown Ceremony best suited for him. Yet, he couldn’t help but feel that it might be impossible to complete.
