63 – Iron Rice Bowl
I was uneasy.
I’ve subdued enough 3-star monsters, but I couldn’t help but worry.
Because the iron rice bowl’s soul is at stake.
I was worried that maybe I was lacking in soul.
【Transcendence succeeded.】
【A nearby spirit has been detected.】
【Succeeded in absorbing all souls.】
【Succeeded in absorbing 7,912 unidentified souls.】
Make your worries go to nothing.
Successfully evolved in just one attempt.
‘…Is the probability actually quite high?’
Anyway, it was good.
The fact that it was successful was important.
Of course, I couldn’t transcend evolution like I did when I was in Kaebi.
Classic evolution.
Completed evolution to Android.
‘I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t unfortunate, but I should put the significance of being successful.’
As I was breathing a sigh of relief, Instructor Tak Jae-hwan approached me and asked a question.
“Are you successful?”
“Yes. Fortunately, it worked in one go. But I couldn’t transcend evolution.”
“Um… That’s a bit unfortunate.”
The time we had that conversation.
Pot!
A black light came out.
It seems that the iron rice bowl could not wait and manifested itself.
─Why don’t you call?
A woman with snow-white hair stared at me and asked.
Not only the appearance, but also the voice has changed.
I was able to infer that it was an iron rice bowl thanks to his unique hard and nonchalant way of speaking.
‘It feels like I’ve changed from inanimate to animate.’
I looked closely at the exterior.
He is taller than Kaebi.
Standing next to me, he was as small as a child.
Wouldn’t it be a little less than 160?
—Master? Answer.
“Oh sorry, I meant to call right away.”
─Be careful.
I feel like my tone has gotten colder.
The face was also expressionless, so the atmosphere was even colder.
I wondered if his personality changed due to evolution and he hated me.
─I also have hair. Stroke it.
I don’t think so.
The iron rice bowl stuck his head in without making any expression.
It looks like she’s trying to imitate Kaebi and act cute…
It wasn’t cute because of the bloody expression.
Still, I stroked her hair first.
─Satisfaction.
Instructor Tak Jae-hwan put on a happy expression. Then he slowly observed the appearance of the rice bowl and talked.
“Since he changed into a human form, the sense of alienation has disappeared.”
Babton lowered his head toward Instructor Tak Jae-hwan.
─Thank you for your support. Thanks to that, it has evolved.
“Yes.”
Instructor Tak Jae-hwan is unable to take his eyes off the iron rice bowl.
It made sense.
Not only humanoids, but also androids are monsters without any information. Like the ancient kkaebi.
“Anyway, look at it. How good is it to evolve into a female form? Imagine a male android asking you to stroke her hair. It is terrifying to even imagine for a moment.”
Instructor Tak Jae-hwan said so.
I don’t think I would have cared much about gender if it was an iron rice bowl.
Just like when petting a pet, it doesn’t discriminate between genders.
—Master.
“Huh?”
─Please set the battle type.
“Combat type?”
─Choose between far and near.
A hologram was created in front of the iron rice cooker.
Two square screens.
The left is a picture of a lightsaber,
On the right side, there was a picture of a sniper rifle that I had never seen before.
“Can’t I do both?”
─You are greedy.
If possible, I hoped for a composite type rather than choosing between long distance and short distance.
As expected, that was impossible…
─If you select one, it will take 2 hours of waiting time before switching to another battle type.
It wasn’t too much.
There is a waiting time, but it seems that you can change the battle type.
“Anyway, that means both are possible.”
Instructor Tak Jae-hwan, who was listening from the side, interrupted.
“A man’s romance is a lightsaber—”
─Currently, the long-distance type is recommended.
The iron rice bowl cut Instructor Tak Jae-hwan’s back and recommended the type.
Instructor Tak Jae-hwan scratched his head shyly.
For now, the rice bowl is as recommended.
I decided to check the long-distance type first.
“Then I’ll use the ranged type.”
─Combat type. Remote setup complete.
The hologram disappeared.
The air shook and a sniper rifle, like the picture we just saw, fell. Even at a rough estimate, it was over 3 meters long.
A sniper rifle that looks like something out of science fiction.
It was an exterior that I couldn’t guess how it was designed.
─Before entering the battle. I’ll check the master’s picture book for a while.
From Noble mtl dot com
Bobtong spoke while touching the illustrated book in front of me.
‘Come to think of it, I touched it before. My pet seems to be able to be touched.’
The list of evolutions also seemed to be checkable.
However, I couldn’t use it myself.
─Currently, it is possible to analyze the encyclopedia. From now on, I will be your guide. Please check the evolution list of Big Slime.
I don’t know what it is.
Since all of these actions had a meaning, I accepted the request.
The evolution list of Big Slime has been displayed.
—
◎Evolution
[★★Big Slime]
★★★ Lantern Slime
Conditions: ★★ Magic Stone 3,900/100
★★★ Doppelganger
Conditions: ★★ Magic Stone 3,900/100
★★★ King Slime (final form)
Conditions: ★★ Magic Stone 3,900/50
—
All magic stones were supported by Instructor Tak Jae-hwan.
By the way, things put in the encyclopedia cannot be taken out again, so they can only be used for evolution.
─The most useful object is the lantern slime. It has the ability to bind spirits wandering on earth.
Iron rice cooker said while looking through the encyclopedia.
Lantern slime.
This entity was also a monster with no information.
“Rice bowl. How do you know that?”
─I analyzed the encyclopedia.
The performance gets more amazing as time goes on.
To be able to analyze information that was not even in the encyclopedia manual…
I asked another question just in case.
“Then, can I know the probability of evolving from a 3-star to a 4-star?”
─It varies from object to object. On average, it’s 50 percent.
Is it a super computer?
I felt like I was a higher-ranking being than a human being.
Instructor Tak Jae-hwan seemed to have the same idea, and he touched his chin while talking.
“The more you look at it, the more mysterious it is. Although 4 stars are in their final form, with this level of performance, making a lot of Android seems good.”
I silently agreed.
But the iron rice bowl immediately stopped him.
─Not recommended. Androids and humanoids other than me are mass-produced trash scraps.
···That’s right.
The iron rice bowl seems to be a special object.
Anyway.
I decided to evolve Big Slime into Lantern Slime as Bobtong recommended.
‘You said you could bind the soul. It will definitely help me.’
If you collect souls in advance.
There is no need to go through this kind of trouble every time you evolve from 3 to 4 stars.
While evolving like that.
The iron rice bowl pressed the floating sniper rifle close to the body.
─We will eliminate high-risk monsters first before evolution is over.
─Detects enemies within a 5KM radius.
─The highest level 3 monster, Cherry Blossom Ent, has been detected.
—Master. Give the kill order.
I gave permission.
At the same time, a blue light began to emit from the sniper rifle.
—Command input has been confirmed. Goal, Cherry Blossom Ent. I’ll kill you.
There was a gentle ripple at the end of the muzzle.
Shook.
A shot was heard.
It was a small sound that I couldn’t hear unless I paid close attention.
‘Huh? It looks like something went wrong…’
I’m not sure.
I think I caught a glimpse of a green bullet coming out of the muzzle.
I stared at the iron rice bowl, wondering if this was the end.
─Kill completed.
···I’ll go check it out first.
***
I arrived at the place the iron rice bowl guided me to.
A sight covered with green smoke reminiscent of poison gas.
In the vicinity, cherry blossom leaves, traces of Cherry Blossom Ent, were occasionally visible.
As well.
Even other monsters nearby were caught up in it.
‘This is… Is it a human hell?’
Human hell.
A plant-type monster that imitates the naked body of a human woman to seduce and prey on men.
The remains of those guys were scattered all over the place.
“Rice bowl. There is nothing poisonous about this smoke, right?”
─Harmless to humans, not plants. Master, try summoning the lantern slime instead. Can absorb freshly dead souls.
“Oh right, that’s how it should be.”
I immediately opened the encyclopedia.
—
◎Summon
[★★★☆Lantern Slime (Lime)]
—
When Lime, who evolved into a lantern slime, was summoned, a black light jumped out of the encyclopedia.
The ground right in front of you.
A small lantern with a soft blue light appeared.
A black skull was attached to the outside of the lantern.
“Lime?”
No answer when I call.
It seems inanimate like a lantern.
“Hmm. Should I see it as an item feeling?”
Of course, it was impossible to walk, so I approached and picked up the lantern myself.
It was then.
─Absorb souls?
An uneasy voice flowed from the skull attached to the lantern.
Is it possible to be active only if you contact the owner?
First of all, I answered Lime’s words.
“How much can you absorb?”
─Absorb souls?
“…Is there no such thing as limiting the number of souls that can be absorbed?”
─Absorb souls?
I don’t seem to have any intelligence.
He couldn’t answer my question and was just spitting out the question of whether he would absorb the soul.
─All monster souls of 3 stars or less can be absorbed. There is no number limit, sir.
The rice cooker next to him explained instead.
Then he hit the lantern with his palm.
Do you feel pain?
The shape of the skull was distorted.
─Relax your expression.
Puck!
After another hit, it returned to its original form.
After that.
Being calm, Lime absorbed all nearby souls as I commanded.
A trembling figure of a skull with its mouth wide open.
I couldn’t see the soul in my eyes.
Written on the back of the lantern,
「★105」
「★★332」
「★★★72」
It was possible to confirm that the soul was being absorbed by looking at the sign
.
Around the end of the absorption of the soul.
Bobtong moved his gaze and looked at Instructor Tak Jae-hwan and said.
—Master’s teacher.
“Hmm? You mean me?”
─Yes. I will call you Mr. Juice for short.
“Do whatever you want.”
─Then Juice, please turn your head for a moment.
“Please turn your head?”
As Instructor Tak Jae-hwan stood still as if he was puzzled, Iron Rice Bowl spoke again.
─Please.
“I got it…”
Instructor Tak Jae-hwan averted his eyes.
The iron rice bowl looked around once and then strode towards me.
Then he took off his top suddenly.
─I will attach the spirit stone I processed earlier.
Iron Rice Bowl took out a jet-black jewel from his pocket and held it up.
It was an ancient spirit stone hidden on the floor of Room 210.
Bibtong’s chest was split vertically.
Then, the spirit stone was naturally inserted into that area.
─Currently, 5% of the ancient spirit’s power has been absorbed.
With that said.
The tip of Bob’s hair was dyed black.
─When reaching 100%, the level of existence increases.
Bibbong, wearing a top again, looked at me and continued talking.
─You can increase the percentage by sacrificing other spirits. I hope you will try your best to hunt spirits in the future.