"Steel Slime devoured the Black Order uniform and gained Devour Growth."
"Steel Slime Devour Growth, current growth value: 251/1000"
"Steel Slime devoured the Pulse Twin Guns and gained Devour Growth."
"Steel Slime Devour Growth, current growth value: 552/1000"
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Bai Ye had the Steel Slime devour everything in his hands and then looked at the Vulcan Gatling and the Yin Yang Talisman.
This was Bai Ye's real objective!
For a moment, a flash of inspiration struck Bai Ye, and he thought of a possibility. If he let the Steel Slime devour items obtained from the gachapon machine, could it also remember and replicate them?
If that were the case, would everything he got from the gachapon machine become permanent?
It was like how consumed items could not be retrieved, but the abilities granted by items were not considered obtained from the gachapon machine, thus remaining with him permanently after use!
Thinking this, Bai Ye became excited and pointed at the Vulcan Gatling and the Yin Yang Talisman, saying, "Continue devouring!"
The Steel Slime wriggled rapidly, soon swelling up and enveloping the Vulcan Gatling.
"Steel Slime devoured the Vulcan Gatling and gained Devour Growth."
"Steel Slime Devour Growth, current growth value: 578/1000"
"Steel Slime devoured the Yin Yang Talisman and gained Devour Growth."
"Steel Slime Devour Growth, current growth value: 581/1000"
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After devouring the last two devourable items, Bai Ye had nothing else in his hands. His growth value was close to six hundred, but it was still quite a way off from the Steel Slime reaching green quality.
The next moment, Bai Ye waved his hand, and a light screen appeared before his eyes.
Steel Slime (Item) (White): A rare mutated slime that can devour anything, and after fusing the characteristics of the devoured object, it can transform and use them. Effect: Devour (With continuous devouring, the Steel Slime's magic power will strengthen, thus improving its quality). Current Growth Value: 581/1000
Condense (Steel Slime can condense any devoured item)
Condensable Items: Black Order uniform, Pulse Twin Guns, Seven-Colored Rainbow, Frost Condenser, Famous Sword · Bloodlust, Vulcan Gatling (15 hours 22 minutes), Yin Yang Talisman (15 hours 22 minutes)
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"Damn it!" Bai Ye cursed as he looked at the light screen, "It didn't work."
The Vulcan Gatling and the Yin Yang Talisman had been eaten by the Steel Slime, but...
The permanent item acquisition Bai Ye had imagined did not succeed.
The items could indeed be condensed, but unlike other items, the Vulcan Gatling and the Yin Yang Talisman had a time limit behind them, which coincided exactly with the time remaining until the gachapon machine reset.
In fact, after thinking about it carefully, Bai Ye understood the reason.
The case with the Poison-Poison Fruit was different because the Poison-Poison Fruit itself was a consumable item; once consumed, it disappeared, so the gachapon machine could not retrieve it. The ability of the Poison-Poison Fruit was obtained through the fruit itself, not from the gachapon machine, hence it remained.
However, the items devoured by the Steel Slime were simply devoured by it, not consumed, so they would still be absorbed by the gachapon machine when the time came.
"Wait a minute..." Bai Ye's eyes suddenly lit up, and he murmured, "The items will definitely be reclaimed, but will the growth value obtained from devouring the items be reclaimed?"
Bai Ye couldn't help but ponder. Theoretically, the logic of the Poison-Poison Fruit should apply. If so, the items devoured by the Steel Slime were indeed related to the gachapon machine and would be returned. However, the growth value obtained by the Steel Slime from devouring items was unrelated to the gachapon machine, but rather related to the items within the gachapon.
This was the same logic as how the ability of the Poison-Poison Fruit was related to the fruit itself, not the gachapon machine.
Therefore, would the Steel Slime's growth value be preserved?
Bai Ye's eyes brightened. If his deduction was correct, he seemed to have found a way to rapidly strengthen the Steel Slime and improve its quality.
That would be...
Consuming God Stone fragments and devouring gold-quality items!
However, whether this theory held true or not would only be known after the gachapon machine reset and the Vulcan Gatling and Yin Yang Talisman were reclaimed.
If the growth value remained unchanged, it would mean Bai Ye's deduction was correct, and he could rapidly improve the Steel Slime.
As for now...
He would naturally do what he needed to do.
"Steel Slime, condense!"
The black Steel Slime crawled onto Bai Ye, then wriggled and spread out rapidly, transforming into the appearance of the Black Order uniform in the blink of an eye.
Immediately after...
Bai Ye reached out, and the Frost Condenser sword appeared in his hand.
Frost Condenser (Flying Sword) (Blue): Absorbing the floating origin of the condensed dew, washing with the swirling condensed frost. Effects: Sword Control (Wrap oneself in cold frost, capable of independent attacks), Sword Illusion Frost (Use the sword to conjure frost, randomly inflicting freeze, frostbite, and slow effects on targets within a 3-meter radius), Ice Wall (Use the sword to conjure an ice wall for defense).
Bai Ye intentionally opened the light screen and checked the effects of the Frost Condenser again. Nothing had changed.
However, because it was condensed by the Steel Slime, the Frost Condenser sword became entirely black, from the blade to the hilt.
But the traces of use on the Frost Condenser sword had disappeared.
The nicks left on the blade from previous battles were now completely gone. As Jin Sha had said, items condensed by the Steel Slime could be used permanently and there was no need to worry about them being damaged.
"It's not bad either. And the condensation speed is fast enough, much quicker than retrieving items from my inventory, which is indeed quite convenient."
Bai Ye loosened his grip, and the Frost Condenser sword turned into mud, quickly merging into Bai Ye's body.
He waved his hand, making the light screen disappear, and Bai Ye walked out of the alley.
There were still many people in front of the city gate. Because the Great Wall Guard was maintaining order, Bai Ye could only obediently queue, waiting for people ahead to be sent up the city gate one by one.
After about half an hour, it was finally Bai Ye's turn.
Upon reaching the city gate, there were still people all around. However, the Great Wall Guard was directing everyone to move to the sides to guard the Great Wall.
As Bai Ye walked, he glanced down at the city gate and was truly startled.
"So many demon spawn?"
The area below the city gate was densely packed with demon spawn, frantically assaulting the city walls. Looking up ahead, the incoming demon spawn seemed endless, like a black tide, surging towards the Great Wall from the horizon, making one's scalp tingle.
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