"Eaten?"
Caelan was stunned. A level 5 Professionals was definitely much stronger than him.
Even so, he was still eaten by the Slime King, one could imagine how powerful this Slime King was.
Caelan continued to ask: "What happened after that?"
"What happened after that?" Old John shrugged and said, "The Mercenary Corps that the dead warrior belonged to came to Gruer Town, a total of nine people. It was said that the most powerful leader was already level 10 and was a Hunter Profession!
They killed Slime on the grassland outside for a few days, almost clearing out the Slime.
But in the end, they didn't find the existence of the Slime King, and in the end, it could only be dropped.
The town chief warned everyone not to go deep into the grassland, saying that there were very strong magical creatures inside.
The title of Slime King also spread at that time!
Now it seems that the Slime King was indeed not dead, otherwise there would not be so many Slime.
In less than two years, the Slime on the grassland has begun to flood again.
Alas~, it's time to discuss with the town chief again about hiring a Mercenary Corps. A few days ago, when I went to Valkam, I was almost attacked by the Slime along the way."
"What does that Slime King look like?"
"I don't know!" Old John shook his head and explained, "No one has seen the Slime King. But at the battle location, there was a large pit with a diameter of several meters, and large areas were corroded by acid.
That kind of destruction could definitely not be created by ordinary Slime!
In addition, there were also the weapons used by the warrior and... a severed arm holding the weapon!
The cross-section of the severed arm had obvious signs of corrosion, so we guessed that he was Devoured!"
Caelan frowned after listening to Old John's story.
According to the latter, a level 5 warrior was no match for the Slime King at all and was directly Devoured.
Then he was even more no match.
Whether it was the several-meter-wide pit described by Old John or from the perspective of strength, the Giant Slime did not match.
That is to say, the Giant Slime he encountered in the morning was not the Slime King, and its level should be lower than the Slime King.
"In this way, there are far more dangerous magical creatures on the grassland than I thought!"
Caelan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he imagined the scene of him killing the Giant Slime and then Summon it to fight the Slime King.
Old John thought that Caelan was scared and comforted him from the side: "But you don't need to worry too much. As long as you don't go deep into the grassland, the probability of encountering the Slime King is not high.
In a few days, the town's caravan will go to Valkam, and the town chief should bring back Mercenaries from Valkam at that time to solve the Slime on the grassland.
If the legendary Slime King is still on this grassland, it should not be able to escape this time!"
"What? Going to Valkam in a few days to hire Mercenaries?"
Caelan became anxious when he heard this.
He was still waiting to use Slime to grind experience and money!
If the Mercenaries came, wouldn't he be too late for even scraps?
If there were no Slime on the grassland, he would not be able to defeat the Goblin in the forest.
He would be stuck in the novice village!
"No!" Caelan was a little anxious in his heart. He stared at Old John and asked with a serious face: "When is the town chief leaving roughly? How long will he stay in Valkam!"
"What, do you also want to go to Valkam to take a look?"
Old John had an expression that said, 'I understand,' and said: "The specific date is not clear, but it will be no more than three days at most. Everyone goes to Valkam, one is to sell some agricultural and sideline products, and the other is to buy some goods. They will stay in Valkam for two days at most. Including the round trip, it will take two days, so it will take about four days to come back."
"That is to say, I have at most one week left!" Caelan walked out of the blacksmith shop.
If he couldn't become stronger before the Mercenary Corps came—at least have the ability to hunt down lone Goblin, then it would take longer to become stronger in the future, and becoming a Professionals would also be delayed!
After all, after the Slime were killed by the Mercenary Corps, he would have no place to grind monsters in the future.
"Get up a little earlier tomorrow and work harder!" Caelan clenched his fists, feeling his increased strength, and thought: "I can't rely on Summoned Creatures alone. After leveling up, the improvement in the body is also very great. As long as I concentrate enough, it will be difficult for the Slime's acid to hit me."
Before, he only relied on Summoned Creatures because Caelan didn't want to get hurt and waste a day's harvest.
But after leveling up, Caelan could clearly feel the improvement in his body's various qualities.
With Caelan's level 3 physical fitness, as long as he was not surrounded by a dozen Slime or encountered magical creatures like the Giant Slime, he would have the ability to escape.
When Caelan passed the only tavern in the town, his stomach suddenly growled.
"Eating is the most important thing!"
After 'working hard' in the grassland for a day, he only ate two hard and unpalatable black breads for lunch.
As a foodie, he was already starving.
After selling the Slime skin, plus the 16 copper coins he had left over before, Caelan's wealth had increased to 2 silver coins and 25 copper coins.
In Gruer Town, the cost of food for an ordinary person for a day is only 10 copper coins.
The money Caelan earned in a day was enough for ordinary people to live for more than half a month.
But for Caelan, this was far from enough.
A fine steel long sword in the blacksmith shop costs 15 silver coins!
After entering Light Moon Tavern, Caelan was not stingy and ordered two meat dishes for 8 copper coins, a vegetable dish for 2 copper coins, two black breads for 4 copper coins, and a drink made from something he didn't know for 1 copper coin.
A total of 15 copper coins!
Although the cost was a bit high, Caelan didn't think it was a pity.
If his physical fitness improved but his nutrition couldn't keep up, it would definitely lead to adverse consequences.
Caelan calculated this very clearly.
As for accommodation, although it only cost 20 copper coins a day to stay at Light Moon Tavern, Caelan didn't plan to stay.
He didn't have any luggage and wasn't afraid of people in the slums stealing.
The five Slime skins he had reserved were stuffed in Caelan's trouser pockets, and his money was also kept close to his body. Plus his current strength, the people in the slums had no ability to steal things from him.
There was only one thing that Caelan was more concerned about.
After Caelan was full, just as he was about to leave, two women dressed as waitresses came down from upstairs in the tavern.
One of them was tall and had a curvy figure. Her knee-length dress showed off her slender legs.
Her skin was a healthy wheat color, she had a ponytail, and her facial features were exquisite. She was definitely a beauty.
The other waitress looked a little delicate and seemed to be less than 1.6 meters tall, a head shorter than the previous one. Her dark hair was draped behind her, and the magnificence of her chest attracted the attention of the male diners in the tavern as soon as she appeared!
Even though they were wearing very simple clothes, they couldn't hide the brilliance of the two women at all.
The delicate woman walked with her head down, not daring to look at the eyes of the surrounding diners, and kept rubbing the corners of her skirt with her hands.
The tall ponytail woman also frowned and was very disgusted with the aggressive gazes around her.
Caelan, who had already walked to the door, was stunned when he saw this scene.
Weren't these the bikini woman and the dress girl he met when he woke up in the church?
Why did they run to Light Moon Tavern to work as waitresses?