In the brief silence between the two conversations, Slime had already crawled to a rock, its soft body directly covering the stone. In less than three seconds, the rock, the size of a fist, was completely devoured by the Slime.
Then the Slime actually burped, and its body visibly swelled up.
"Not good, this Slime must have just come from the Demon Realm to this world and has started to devour."
"If we let it continue like this, it's only a matter of time before the Forest of Beasts is consumed, and even you will be affected!" Bella said gravely.
Kevin gasped and asked, "What can we do, is there any way to kill it?"
Bella shook her head: "With your current means, no, but..."
Kevin: "Hurry up and say it, don't always pause dramatically, counting numbers or something!"
Bella: "..."
"However, there is actually a way."
"This Slime is still in its infancy, very naive about everything in the world, and just instinctively devours and grows."
"Before it devours negative emotions, its threat is not significant."
"So you still have a chance to tame it."
"How to tame it?" Kevin asked.
"With love and affection!"
Kevin: "..."
"Are you serious?" Kevin couldn't help but ask.
Bella nodded: "Of course."
"Slime creatures have a very strong plasticity, especially when they are just born, they are particularly susceptible to various factors."
"As long as you can make it feel that you are good-natured and loving, let it be influenced, be moved, and choose to follow you, then you can stop it from devouring everything."
"And you will have an extra Slime as a combat force in the future."
"So try it quickly!"
Kevin took a deep breath and grimaced.
That's what they say, but the problem is... how to move it?
Love?
What's this about love on demand?
But thinking is not as good as doing, Kevin decided to give it a try.
So Kevin walked up to the Slime, squatted down, and stretched out his hand: "Slime, come here~"
The Slime turned around and looked up at Kevin, looking confused.
Don't mention it, its appearance is really cute!
Kevin couldn't help but laugh and directly reached out to touch it.
Bella was shocked to see this.
The Slime's body is an existence that can devour everything; reaching out like that is like putting your hand into sulfuric acid!
But Kevin's action was too sudden, and she couldn't stop it in time, she could only watch helplessly as Kevin placed his hand on the top of the Slime's head.
The next moment!
Nothing happened.
"Huh?" Bella stared blankly at the scene before her.
"Good boy~" Kevin petted the Slime gently on the top of its head, just like he would a dog, and surprisingly, the Slime did not devour his hand. Instead, it narrowed its little eyes, looking very comfortable, and made a "Gurgle Gurgle" sound.
"Ah, this..." Bella was shocked. Logically, shouldn't the Slime instinctively devour Kevin's hand? But why...
She looked at Kevin and found him with a gentle smile on his face.
"Hehehe, it's so cute, the more I look at it, the cuter it gets, I really want to keep it..." Kevin said cheerfully.
Bella: "..."
Suddenly, Bella understood.
At this moment, the goodwill Kevin exuded had been 'devoured' by the Slime, which was why the Slime did not attack him but instead responded to him.
Just now, I was telling you how terrifying the Slime is, and yet you can still touch it so unguardedly?
Bella was somewhat speechless; this guy had too big a heart.
However, perhaps it was precisely because of such an action that the goodwill was released and could affect the Slime.
"Gurgle~" The Slime made a cute sound, then its soft body sprang up and directly leaped into Kevin's arms, being held in his hands.
"So soft, the texture is really nice..." Kevin stroked it contentedly.
Bella sighed lightly; the goodwill Kevin exuded at this moment was truly too pure.
Very simple.
Just cute, just wanting to keep!
That's why the Slime was so easily influenced by him.
"Gurgle~" The Slime called out, and then a plate-sized red magic circle appeared right in front of it.
"Huh?" Kevin looked at this magical scene with bright eyes: "Is this magic?"
Bella, on the other hand, widened her beautiful eyes in disbelief: "It... it actually took the initiative to form a contract?!"
"This is too easy, right?"
"What contract?" Kevin asked.
Bella quickly said: "It's an equal contract. After signing the contract, you and the Slime will become partners who can trust each other and fight together!"
"I didn't expect it to take the initiative to form a contract... Hurry up and sign the contract!" Bella urged.
"How do I sign it?"
"Bleed!" Bella said.
Kevin was taken aback and made a bitter face: "Bleed? Do I have to bite my finger? That hurts a lot..."
"Don't be fooled by novels and comics where the protagonist casually bites their finger and bleeds to claim ownership; in reality, who would willingly bite their finger? It hurts a lot, okay!
You don't believe me? Try biting your own finger and see.
But for the sake of the adorable Slime, Kevin endured the pain.
He placed his finger by his mouth, gritted his teeth, and bit down.
'Sss... Ouch, ouch, ouch!' Kevin winced and then looked at his finger.
Well, it was red, but there was no blood.
'How do those people manage to bite their fingers so easily?' Kevin complained, and then bit down harder.
Finally, this time blood flowed, and Kevin's finger trembled from the pain.
Fingers are connected to the heart!
'Pathetic...' Bella muttered, 'Just drip the blood onto the magic circle.'
Kevin immediately did as told, squeezing a drop of blood onto the magic circle.
In an instant, the magic circle split apart, transforming into two separate circles that disappeared into the bodies of the Slime and Kevin.
'The equal contract is mutual; you can sense each other's presence and condition through the contract, and if one party dies, the contract breaks, and the other party will be harmed,' Bella explained, and then she added, 'However, if the contract is voluntarily dissolved, it won't, but only the party who initiated the contract can dissolve it.'
"So, in order to keep this Slime with you forever, as your comrade-in-arms, you must treat it well and not let it feel disheartened and think of leaving, understand?"
"That's for sure, Gurgle is so cute!" Kevin held Gurgle close to his face and affectionately rubbed against it, saying.
Bella: "...You've even named it already?!"
"Gurgle~" Gurgle looked at Kevin and made a cute sound, and Kevin immediately sensed its meaning.
"Are you hungry? I'll find you some rocks to eat." Kevin held Gurgle and walked around looking for rocks to feed it, with Bella watching with a twitching eyelid.
"Hey, hey, don't just feed it rocks!" Bella couldn't help but say, "Slime needs energy to grow, and things like rocks and leaves have too little energy. You need to feed it substances rich in energy!"
"Substances rich in energy?" Kevin thought for a moment, then looked at his still bleeding finger, immediately offering it to Gurgle with a smile, "My blood should be considered a substance rich in energy, right? Eat it, Gurgle, don't waste it."
Bella: "..."