Chapter Twenty-Five: Living Corrosive Slime
Maybe it's the slime's strange life form, or maybe something else.
This kind of gum has a huge increase in [metamorphosis growth], more than twice the meat quality of the same insect, and even if a large amount of it is swallowed, the effect of the lifting will not be weakened.
In addition, gum has a greater effect on [degeneration and growth].
Sistemm could feel that as he ate the gelatin, the nutrients of the gum not only made the power of transformation in the blood veins stronger, but also constantly impacted the shackles of the talent [Transformation and Growth].
The maximum level of Grasshopper's talent [Metamorphosis Growth] is level 13, but level 13 is not necessarily the limit of [Metamorphosis Growth], just like the full level of his [Insect Adaptability] is level 21.
If he continued to eat foods like this gelatin, his [Metamorphosis Growth] would break through the upper limit of his talent, and it would not be possible to reach level 14.
If the upper limit of [Metamorphosis Growth] continues to increase, there may even be a fourth or fifth metamorphosis after the third metamorphosis.
At that time, his lifespan will definitely be further improved.
By consuming the slime's gum, he undoubtedly found a way out for Sisttm's future and found a direction for him to prolong his life.
As Sistm continues to devour gum, he discovers more about the qualities of slime gum.
Not all gums have an effect on breaking through the upper limit of [Metamorphosis Growth], only fresh gums are useful.
Although some of the scattered gums that have lost their activity on the ground still have the effect of increasing [Metamorphosis and Growth], they do not have the effect of impacting the upper limit of talent level.
Heatham looked at the small slimes that had been aggregated into several nearby and had an idea-
Is it possible to keep these slimes as if they were livestock?
Slimes can survive by devouring rotting litter, so it shouldn't be difficult to cultivate.
However, the idea was quickly rejected by Systham.
If he is now about the same size as a human, it shouldn't be a problem to raise these little slimes, but he is just a big grasshopper now, and it is obviously unrealistic to raise these little slimes.
The best thing he could do now was to eat all the gelatin that was still alive as quickly as possible.
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From the nest to the silt where the slime is now, there are a total of six clusters of gum on the path, the largest being 6 cm in diameter and the smallest being 3 cm in diameter.
Because the ants in the anthill are badly damaged, he should not be disturbed by ants when he eats these gelatins.
The only restriction is that his spirit needs regular rest.
To completely digest all the gum, Systm estimates that it will take at least a full day.
However, Sistemm was able to shorten this time a bit, and with the derivative ability [Hunger Resistance], his stomach could actually hold twice the weight of his body.
Just to keep his body flexible, he never completely filled his belly.
If he made the most of the space in his stomach, Systm estimated that he would be able to eat all the gum in twelve hours.
If he continued for twelve hours, his spirit would become exhausted, but he would still be able to persevere.
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Among the six masses of gelatin, the three large masses of gelatin are more active, and Syst is worried that these large gums will run away, so he constantly crushes these three large active gums with his feet and limbs, and swallows a little after each crushing.
However, in the process of crushing and devouring large clumps of gelatin, Syst found that the smallest clump of gelatina gradually stopped vibrating and seemed to be about to lose its activity.
In order to make the most of the gum as much as possible, Systm began to devour small clumps of gum first.
As the sun went down and the sky darkened, Sister eventually lost a 4-centimeter-sized mass of medium-sized gum after traveling back and forth within ten meters.
After dark, several clumps of gum suddenly became unusually active, and one of the stable clumps of medium-sized gum suddenly bounced away at some point, and Systm did not notice any clues.
However, after running away from a lump of gelatin, the remaining lumps of gum are very close to each other, and it is much easier for Syst to move, as long as the stomach digests it for about 5 hours, he can swallow all the remaining three and a half lumps of gelatin.
As he swallowed the gum, Syst felt the glands in his throat gradually itch, as if special nutrients were pouring out of his stomach, nourishing the glands in his throat that secreted corrosive mucus.
Sistemm speculated that when he reached level 10, his [Corrosive Slime] would definitely level up again.
However, just as Systm was born with the idea, the degree of itching in the glands in his throat suddenly increased several times......
It's itchy!
Systham even stopped eating gum and tried to pick his throat with his forelimbs, but his forelimbs were a little thick and couldn't fit in at all.
Systham decided to find a straw stick and poke him in the itchy throat.
In the process of searching for the straw stick, Systham suddenly felt a tingling pain in his throat, and the gland in his throat squirmed uncontrollably.
The gum swallowed in the stomach was digested and absorbed at an unusual rate, and at the same time, a special energy was transmitted into the glands in his throat, transforming his glands.
His [Corrosive Slime] (9/13) has been upgraded to [Corrosive Slime] (10/15).
This is the first time that Systm's abilities have been increased outside of the time of the upgrade, and this time not only the level of [Corrosive Slime], but also the level cap of [Corrosive Slime].
The glands in his throat became more developed, and the mucus he secreted became thicker, like glue, and even if he pulled a few centimeters with his feet, the mucus would not break off immediately.
While the corrosiveness of [Corrosive Slime] has not increased significantly, Systm has developed a strange sense of the slime that spews out.
The spewed slime seemed to have come to life like the slime's gelatin, and Syst could feel the slime tremble slightly on the dead leaves on the ground.
And as Systm devoured the slime and retrieved it, he even felt the slime emit a joyful emotion of returning to its mother's body.
"Could it be that as [Corrosive Slime] level increases, this slime can still have life?"
Systham felt the mucus that quivered from time to time in the glands in his throat, and said to himself.
If these slime changes can be manipulated freely, then the corrosive slime with activity will undoubtedly be his powerful killer weapon.
The glue-like slime bounces off the ground at unexpected angles, wriggling like appendages, corroding the enemy's weak joints and restricting their movement.
Systm could even imagine him using the slime to take out spiders and even his natural predators, birds.
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Sistum's foraging lasted for more than twenty hours, causing him to be mentally exhausted.
Fortunately, due to the upgrade of [Corrosive Slime], the gum in Sistum's stomach was depleted at a very fast rate, and it was estimated that he would be able to eat all the remaining gum in another hour or two.
After that, he can drag his bulging belly to the pile of rubble near the pitcher plant to rest.
The gelatinous Heatham is already thinking about his plans for tomorrow, how he can get more gum from the slime......