Slime#47 clicked on the race evolution list.
[ Ding! Opening racial evolution options! ]
[ Elemental Slime {Rare+}
—Detected Dark Magic Rune Mastery Tier 1
Unlocked special race Dark Slime {Rare}
—Detected all Basic Elemental Magic Rune Mastery Tier 2
Unlocked special race Elemental Spirit Slime {Rare+}
—Detected Fist Mastery Tier 2 and Earth Mastery Tier 2
Unlocked Herculin Slime {Rare}
…. ]
'So many...' he thought as he went through the list.
"There are more than ten at a glance," he muttered, feeling excited.
He opened the list to check the specifications.
[ —Elemental Slime {Rare+}—
—A slime with high affinity to all basic elements, viscous body, similar in size to an ordinary slime.
—Grants a significant boost in training mastery of all basic element magic runes, basic element aura skills, mana, and aura.
—Gain racial skills knowledge ]
'Where are the skills… only knowledge?' he muttered doubtfully, but went to click on another race.
[ —Dark Slime {Rare}—
—A slime with high affinity to dark element, viscous body, similar in size to an ordinary slime.
—Grants a significant boost in training mastery of dark element magic runes, dark element aura skills, mana, and aura.
—Gain racial skills knowledge ]
"No skills again…" He frowned slightly and asked, "Instructor… why are there no skills in race? Before, I used to get a few…"
Nobi glanced at him, then turned to the lion-headed Thomas, wanting him to explain.
"Because Tier 1 and Tier 2 are too weak…" the instructor replied.
"Weak?" Young Slime didn't get it.
Thomas explained properly, "The Voice of the World handed them skills because Tier One and Tier Two are so weak in front of Tier Three that even the mere pressure from the latter could kill the former."
He continued, taking a sip from his beer. "To prevent extinction of races and for the well-being of beings, the Voice of the World was kind and passed down the skills directly—"
"You would get knowledge only from Tier Three." Nobi cut in.
Thomas nodded. "Yes. You would get the knowledge only from Tier Three. You have to create your own skill based on your comprehension and understanding."
Slime#47's eyes twitched.
The instructor took a sip from the bottle, glancing at the disappointed Young Slime.
He said with a grin, "You don't have to worry. Since you have a plus class and race, your skills will evolve directly until you reach the maximum potential of your class—"
Nobi cut in again, "And since it's a plus, you would have an extra chance to gain the knowledge, unlike ordinary."
She turned to Thomas, but he only glared—expecting her to finish.
Slime#47 just glanced at both of them.
Nobi sighed, adding, "If ordinary races had four chances, '+' race would get eight chances to inherit the knowledge."
Those words brought a little relief to Young Slime.
In the next moment, he mused, 'Anyway, I've already acquired many—and I'm not even using a few… Gaining more skills would only disrupt my battle method.'
After gaining many skills, he'd understood one thing: having too many skills is bad.
'Two skills for healing, punching, kicking, boosting, and a few support… that's enough,' thought, recalling all his fights.
He wasn't saying no to many skills, but he didn't want to waste time on them. Only if skills complemented his fighting methods would he add them or grant more power.
Thomas asked, "Young Slime, did you understand?"
Slime#47 nodded.
Tier Three beings were beginning to touch the peak combat power held by most of the races.
Tier Four was the pinnacle for almost all races.
Only high ruling races had Tier Five beings. So, the Voice of the World didn't want to easily hand them power via skills.
After a few moments, Young Slime inquired, "Then Tier Four and Five are also the same… the knowledge?"
The instructor grinned widely as he took a sip.
Nobi answered for him, "No. Tier Four wouldn't even get the knowledge. They have to learn the knowledge themselves and create the suitable skills for themselves."
'So… Tier Five is also the same.' Young Slime nodded bitterly, but he was relieved.
'So, plus races and classes are even more powerful by this logic,' he mused with a grin, as he glanced at the races panel.
Now he understood the uniqueness of the plus, and why Elder Slime was so happy when he'd learned that he gained a + race and skill.
'Old Slime almost roared out to the sky,' he thought, and muttered, "Until plus reaches the maximum potential, it can continue to evolve—meaning it can hit Tier Five as well!"
"Yes… That's why + are only for geniuses," Thomas answered—Crack!—throwing the bottle to the ground.
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[ —Elemental Spirit Slime {Rare+}—
—A slime born from the combination of all basic elements, a spirit body, similar in size to an ordinary slime.
—Grants a significant boost in training mastery of all basic element magic runes, all basic element true magic, saint magic, demonic magic, dark magic rune, holy light magic rune, basic element aura skills, mana, and aura.
—It's a slime created from pure spirit, meaning it can turn into a non-physical form.
—It can change to elemental forms, like eating and drinking, for a very low cost of energy.
—Grants extraordinary reserves of mana and aura.
—Highly compatible with saint magic, demonic magic, and all basic elemental true magic!
—Gain racial skills knowledge ]
...
[ —Demonic Slime {Rare+}—
—A slime with high affinity to the dark element, a viscous body, similar in size to an ordinary slime.
—Can change to dark elemental form at low cost.
—Highly compatible with demonic magic.
—Grants a significant boost in training mastery of dark element magic rune, demonic magic, dark element aura skills, mana, and aura.
—Gain racial skills knowledge ]
...
[ —Herculin Slime {Rare}—
—A strong, tenacious slime with high affinity to earth element; an earthen metallic body, similar in size to an ordinary slime.
—Grants a significant boost in training mastery of earth element magic rune, fist, earth element aura skills, mana, and aura.
—Highly compatible with the Titan magic.
—Gain racial skills knowledge ]
...
[ —Igniculin Slime {Rare}—
—A strong, tenacious slime with high affinity to the fire element; a roaring fire body, similar in size to an ordinary slime.
—Grants a significant boost in training mastery of fire element magic rune, fist, fire element aura skills, mana, and aura.
—Highly compatible with Crimson magic.
—Gain racial skills knowledge ]
...
'So many… and very powerful.' He quickly went to the list of races and decided, "I'll go with…."