"Woah, is that the elixir that the Icy Rock God bestowed upon me?" Achram asked, still confused whether this was still all a dream or not.
The treasure box's lid moved up and down as the Slime replied, "Yes. Now take it and consume the relief that God has blessed upon you." He inched the treasure box closer to Achram to help him take the pill without burdening his feeble body.
Achram took the blue pill and saw that it was just as small as his fingernail. It didn't have any distinctive smells like the herbs and medicine that their village doctor concocted to cure villagers. Usually, those salves would include herbs that were soaked in the bright light of the moon and the morning dew of the two suns in the sky. The village doctor also performed a ritual sacrifice to rid the body of evil spirits before healing the body with medicine. In most cases, a rabbit or bird would suffice, but if the body was very ill, a full bear or elk was needed.
On the verge of his death, Achram thought that God's elixir would need bigger rituals or sacrifices. The Slime assured him that those weren't needed.
"Do not doubt the power of this elixir. God's power is absolute. He can heal you without traditions of sacrifices. That is why it is God's blessing."
He felt embarrassed. Of course, the God of Icy Rock didn't need sacrifices to supplement his power for it was already supreme in and of itself. He quickly apologized so that he wouldn't attract the ire of God and retract his gift. "Punish me, oh God. I am not worthy of your blessing!"
After Achram took the pill, Slime turned back to his slime blob form and jumped on top of Achram's head to console him. "Do not worry. Just take the pill and be healed!"
Achram didn't hesitate anymore and put the pill in his mouth and swallowed it whole. He thought that it would feel more special and endow him with power and energy, but it just went to his stomach normally like it was food. He didn't feel any different. He still felt like the Lava Blood was eating through his body.
"Now that you have consumed the elixir, you will begin to feel sleepy as the medicine takes its effects."
Just like the slime said, Achram felt his eyelids become heavy. He felt like the god of sleep was tempting him to lie down and go into his land. And with Slime assuring him that this was normal, Achram slowly dripped into unconsciousness as he closed his eyes.
"Now while we wait for him to heal, Master. It's time for you to bestow upon us with more comrades!" the Slime shouted. Not only that, the automaton builder who looked like an ordinary robot and Flamie both stood side by side with Slime and bowed their heads as they looked directly at Patty.
Of course, Patty would never say no to more summoning! He still had a whopping 62 more summon scrolls to go through. He couldn't wait to find more minions to do his bidding!
[Summon Scrolls: 62]
[10x summon. Cost: 9x summon scroll]
He went through the Summon tab again and hurriedly clicked the 10x summon button. Even though he saw this animation all the time, he never got tired of it. It only made his gambler's blood even more excited as he waited to look at the kinds of colors he would get.
Ten new stars converged in front of him and showed him the colors that he would get. They had varying brightness, meaning the brighter the star, the more high-class minion it was going to be. Most of the summons were dimmer than he was used to, but there was one of them that caught his eye.
It was a yellow star, which was about twice as big as most of the other stars. Not only that, sparkles were orbiting the giant yellow star. And if that wasn't enough to tell Patty that this was a high-class minion, there was also a streak of yellow powder that the star left behind as it orbited the other stars.
[F-class Basic Element acquired!]
[Consumable D-class Stone LightHouse acquired!]
[D-class Meaty Mushroom acquired!]
[F-class Basic Element acquired!]
[C-class Treant acquired!]
[Consumable B-class Quarry Entrance acquired!]
[Consumable F-class Stone Pickaxe acquired!]
[F-class Basic Element acquired!]
[A-class Magical Rabbit Farmer acquired!]
[F-class Basic Element acquired!]
Patty looked at all the new summons he had with greed in his eyes. This summoning brought him some really good ones as well. First of all, he transformed all of the F-class basic elements he had into Minion Growth Crystals.
[You have received 4000 Minion Growth Crystals]
Patty now had a total of 4,315 MGCs.
Next, he looked over the new consumable cards he summoned. Although they were quite useful in the virtual world, Patty didn't benefit at all from getting them, so he wasn't surprised by them.
The Stone LightHouse, the Quarry Entrance, and the Stone Pickaxe he got were described just as how their names sounded. The lighthouse was a thin and tall structure made out of stone blocks that had a light source at the top that could be concentrated into one beam of light. The Quarry Entrance was a small opening, just enough for one person to enter, diagonally down into the ground. Since it was just the entrance, the hole wasn't that deep. And the stone pickaxe was a stone pickaxe.
As soon as the Slime saw those new consumables, he went crazy and wanted Patty to install them in the virtual world as soon as possible. Patty obliged and put the Lighthouse at the very edge of the territory. As soon as he installed it, it lit up and started to rotate and spread the light outwards.
He also installed the Quarry Entrance on the opposite edge of the lighthouse. He also put the stone pickaxe next to the Quarry because he had nowhere else to put it. The Slime quickly inspected the Quarry Entrance with Flamie and Robot with excitement. They even played with the pickaxe even though none of them knew how to use it.
Now that the consumables were done and dealt with, it was time for new minions.
[D-class Meaty Mushroom]
[Description]
• A mushroom that has similarities to a large onion with red skin. The Meaty Mushroom can shed off their layers every day depending on the nutrition that they feed. This layer of mushroom can be consumed safely and produce enough sustenance to survive for a day. This layer is famous for tasting like grilled beef.
[Level: 0/30]
[Growth Crystal Required for Level Up: 5]
[Ability: Food Production]
• You can summon a layer of Meaty Mushroom for consumption.
[Application]
• Physique
[Real-world immersion failed due to low class]
[C-class Treant acquired!]
[Description]
• This Treant is a species of sentient and living ancient Trees that can move and use their branches as their arms. The bark of the Treant is said to have magical properties.
[Level: 0/30]
[Growth Crystal Required for Level Up: 5]
[Ability: Healing]
• Your injuries will be covered by the bark of the Treant, which enhances your body's healing properties. The bark is strong enough to provide extra protection for your injuries.
[Application]
• Physique
[Real-world immersion failed due to low class]
Patty looked at those two minions and saw that they had their uses, especially in critical times. He could use the healing properties of the Treant whenever he got injured. And if he was stuck somewhere desolate, he wouldn't die from starvation because of the Meaty Mushroom.
He gave them jobs in the Physique category so that he could use their abilities.
[Physique Cultivation]
[Current Minion Jobs: 4]
• Tendora
• Flame Sprout
• Meaty Mushroom
• Treant
[Available Minion Jobs: 4/6]
If he found better minions that were also in the Physique Cultivation category and he didn't have available spots, Patty would probably remove Meaty Mushroom or the Flame Sprout first.
Now, as usual, he saved the best for last. This minion was an A-class minion, which meant that it could achieve partial immersion in the real world like the Muscava Cyclo.
[A-class Magical Rabbit Farmer]
[Description]
• A rabbit farmer that can plant carrots in any environment as long as it has soil. These carrots can have magical properties as long as the user bestows a small sacrifice on the Rabbit.
[Level: 0/70]
[Growth Crystal Required for Level Up: 5]
[Ability: 0% Magical Harvest]
• If the user invests 10 Yi Power, the Magical Rabbit Farmer can harvest 10 carrots that can permanently increase 1 Yi Power for those who consume it.
[Application]
• Farm
Patty didn't get the point of this Rabbit at all. He already has the Tendora minion who gives him Yi Power every day. What would be the point of giving the Magical Rabbit 10 Yi Power if it was just going to give him 10 carrots that can each give 1 Yi Power? If he wanted to increase his power, he could just use the Yi Power himself.
"Oh, oh, oh, share that love. Oh, oh, oh, share that love…" (Share that love by Lukas Graham)
"Master, I think the system is telling you to share that Magical Carrot with others–"
"You think so?" Patty said sarcastically.