"Yes, that’s right, sob sob, we owe our lives to our benefactor for rescuing us from that guy. We were starved and then overfed, miserably so. Please take me in, I eat little, work quickly, and I can sing too. What a bargain~"
"Get lost, you beast, didn’t you just say you were going to send our benefactor to the Schwali Brothel? Are you a dog?"
"Heh heh, you must have misheard."
The two soft Slimes moved closer to Fisher with smiles on their faces. Though they looked a bit strange, their bodies were much more flexible than that of a Human’s, so much so that even in the Northern Realm’s winter, they were warm to the touch, resembling oversized hot water bottles when they nestled up.
Fisher kept his expression unchanged and was just about to shake off the two clingy Slimes when Valentina, who was seated in a wheelchair beside him, raised her Fire Pistol without any expression and aimed it at them. She disengaged the safety, which made the two grinning Slime sisters stiffen and let go of Fisher to obediently kneel back down next to the old crone.
"Thieves trying to steal, and yet you have the gall to slick-talk here, go back... and you, show us your true form. We have questions for you."
Hearing Valentina’s words, the crone shook slightly as a green, gelatinous substance slowly oozed out from her skin. When she reformed, a green Slime female larger than her two Slime daughters twisted her enchanting figure. However, unlike the other two, her body sparkled with tiny dots of pale gold light, as dazzling as Gold.
Emhardt, perched upon Fisher’s shoulder, looked down and explained to him in a soft voice,
"The older a Slime gets, the larger it grows. When they die, their internal fluids burst, leaving nothing but the outer skin. The Slime Tribe generally only buries this skin... And this Slime exhibits many valuable Trace marks within. Those gold specks in her body explain why the space was so large."
The giant green Slime, Kexie Ning, hung her head and spoke softly,
"We really didn’t know the Ice was in temporary custody of the Turand Family; we thought it was in the military’s possession. It’s been too long since we three ate our fill, so we lost our heads in desperation, and somehow we committed this shocking act. We ask for the Turand Family’s forgiveness... Should you need our help, we will do our utmost."
In reality, if Valentina and Fisher hadn’t been in the room at that time, this group of Slimes might have actually succeeded in their theft. Kexie Ning’s method of directly enclosing the Ice in a space was particularly strange. It did not trigger any alarms in the room, and they only found out that the three had transported the items from a distant room outside the hotel into their space.
However, the further the distance and the more items transported, the more value was consumed. Today, they spent all the considerable sum given by the Schwali Gentleman on this act, not even eating dinner before coming to steal the Ice, which was truly a last desperate gamble.
Valentina confirmed their identities and then glanced at Fisher. Understanding what she meant, Fisher looked at the two Slimes kneeling on the ground, throwing coquettish glances at him, and asked with some headache, The rightful source is novel✦fire.net
"You attempted to steal the Ice, a treasure. By all rights, we could execute the three of you on the spot. You shouldn’t doubt the capabilities of the Turand Family... But now you have a chance. We’re looking for the Slime Tribe’s Seal and wish to know if you have any clues. You’d better think carefully before answering."
Valentina gave Fisher, who behaved as if he had the authority of the Turand Family’s treasure sword, a sharp glance, making one wonder if he was some big shot of the Turand Family, so deft in wielding both carrot and stick...
The two daughters were simply frightened, clueless about what Fisher had just said. Only the lead green Slime, Kexie Ning, with her indistinct facial features trembled, and after a long kneel without rising, she lifted her head, showing a troubled expression,
"There are... clues to the Seal, it’s just that, the Seal is not so easy to obtain..."
While they were talking, unnoticed by any of them, a small, malformed worm of unknown species wriggled out from under Kexie Ning’s discarded cloak. In the hall, it moved swiftly away from the Slimes’ black robe and burrowed into the hotel floor, quickly disappearing without a Trace.