"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 hand, then looked at the Vulcan Gatling and the Yin-Yang Talisman.
This was Bai Ye's true objective!
For a moment, a flash of inspiration struck Bai Ye, and he thought of a possibility. If the Steel Slime devoured the items he obtained from the gashapon machine, would it also remember and be able to transform into them?
If that were the case, would everything he got from the gashapon machine become permanent?
Just like how consumed items could not be retrieved, but the abilities brought by the items were not considered obtained from the gashapon machine, and were permanently gained after use!
Thinking of this, Bai Ye became a little excited and pointed at the Vulcan Gatling and the Yin-Yang Talisman, saying, "Continue devouring!"
The Steel Slime quickly wriggled, rapidly expanding 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 consumable items, Bai Ye had nothing else in his hands. The growth value was close to six hundred, but to upgrade the Steel Slime to green quality, there was still a considerable gap.
The next moment, Bai Ye flicked his hand, and a light screen appeared before his eyes.
Steel Slime (Item) (White): A very rare mutated slime that can devour all objects, and after integrating the characteristics of the objects, it can transform into and use them. Effect: Devour (With continuous devouring, the Steel Slime's magic power will strengthen, thereby improving its quality.) Current growth value: 581/1000
Condensation (Steel Slime can condense any devoured item)
Condensable Items: Black Order Uniform, Pulse Twin Guns, Seven-Colored Rainbow, Frost Condensation, Famous Blade Bloodthirst, 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 were both 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 was precisely the time until the gashapon machine reset.
Actually, upon closer thought, Bai Ye understood the reason.
The case of the Poison-Poison Fruit was because the Poison-Poison Fruit itself was a consumable, and it disappeared after consumption, so the gashapon machine could not retrieve it. However, the abilities of the Poison-Poison Fruit were obtained through the fruit itself, not from the gashapon machine, thus they were retained.
But the items devoured by the Steel Slime were merely swallowed by the Steel Slime, not consumed. Therefore, they would be reabsorbed by the gashapon machine when the time came.
"Wait a minute..." Bai Ye's eyes suddenly lit up, and he murmured, "The items will definitely be retrieved, but will the growth value obtained from devouring the items be retrieved?"
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 gashapon machine and would be retrieved. However, the growth value obtained by the Steel Slime from devouring items was not related to the gashapon machine, but to the items within the gashapon.
This was the same logic as the abilities of the Poison-Poison Fruit, which were unrelated to the gashapon machine but related to the fruit itself.
Therefore, could the growth value of the Steel Slime be retained?
Bai Ye's eyes lit up. If his speculation was correct, then he seemed to have found a way to rapidly strengthen the Steel Slime and improve its quality.
That is...
Consume God Stone Shards and devour gold-quality items!
However, whether this deduction was correct or not would only be known after the gashapon machine reset and the Vulcan Gatling and Yin-Yang Talisman were retrieved.
If the growth value remained unchanged, it would mean Bai Ye's speculation was correct, and he could rapidly improve the Steel Slime.
As for now...
He should do what he needed to do.
"Steel Slime, Condense!"
The black Steel Slime crawled onto Bai Ye, then wriggled and rapidly spread, transforming into the appearance of the Black Order uniform in the blink of an eye.
Immediately after...
Bai Ye extended his hand, and the Frost Condensation Sword appeared in his hand.
Frost Condensation (Flying Sword) (Blue): Absorbing the floating origin of the morning dew, rinsing the swirling frost. Effects: Sword Control (Wrap oneself in cold frost, capable of self-attack), Sword Illusion of Frost (Use the sword to conjure frost, randomly inflicting freeze, frostbite, and slow effects on targets within a 3-meter radius), Frost Wall (Use the sword to conjure an ice wall for defense).
Bai Ye specifically opened the light screen and looked at the effects of Frost Condensation again. There were no changes.
However, because it was condensed by the Steel Slime, the Frost Condensation Sword became entirely black, from the blade to the hilt.
But the usage marks on the Frost Condensation 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, with no worries about damage.
"It's not bad either, and the condensation speed is fast enough, much faster than retrieving items from my inventory. It's indeed quite convenient."
Bai Ye relaxed his grip, and the Frost Condensation Sword turned into mud, quickly merging into Bai Ye's body.
He flicked his hand, causing the light screen to dissipate, and Bai Ye walked out of the alley.
There were still many people in front of the city gate. Because the Great Wall Guards maintained order, Bai Ye could only honestly queue, waiting for the people ahead to be sent up the city gate one by one.
After about half an hour, it was finally Bai Ye's turn.
After ascending the city gate, there were still people all around. However, the Great Wall Guards were directing everyone to move to the sides to man the Great Wall.
As Bai Ye walked, he glanced down at the bottom of the city gate and was startled.
"So many demon seeds?"
The area below the city gate was densely packed with demon seeds, frantically battering the city wall. Looking up ahead, the surging demon seeds seemed endless, like a black tide, madly rushing towards the Great Wall from the horizon, making one's scalp tingle.
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