He signed the slime cub as his tenant, so the slime cub was tied to his boat.
The cub's safety all depended on him!
Seeing how the other slimes treat the slime cub....
A sliver of hope rose in Lucien's heart but he still probed cautiously,
"Look left!"
Swish!
The slimes immediately looked to the left simultaneously, as if they were a copy-paste.
"Look right!"
Swish!
The slimes once again obeyed.
Their bodies trembled in rage and smoke rose from their heads, some slimes even hesitated to obey, but....
Glurg!! How dare the despicable bipedal forcefully tame your highness??
In the slime's simple mind, whatever connected there was between the two, it must be taming.
Since someone held the lifeline of their dear highness...
They could only obey!
Seeing the slime's "absolute" obedience, Lucien's hanging heart finally dropped and his landlord's dignity immediately soared.
'Hah! I knew it! This slime cub must be holding a special position among the slimes!'
Once he "controlled" the slime cub, the others would back down!
Lucien gave himself a pat on the back for being a genius.
Now that he knew he would be safe, Lucien's action changed 180°.
With his head held high, Lucien swaggered past the giant slime, even walking among the densely packed slimes.
Lucien immediately showed off the slime cub, imitating the Lion King's famous scene.
See? See this hostage?
"All of you— put your hands above your head and squat— no, I mean line up! Everyone lined up!"
The slimes trudged with hatred yet still lined up obediently, evoking a perverted smile on Lucien's face.
Heh. Heheheheheh! No wonder beast-taming novels were always popular.
Being a beast tamer— albeit a fake one, feels so good!
Now, now...
What to do with these ticking time bombs?
Enslave them?
Naturally—
Lucien pointed in the direction of the white gate the size of a car swirling in the air.
"See that? Yeah? All of you— "
Lucien took a deep breath and spoke with utter seriousness.
"Go back to your country— "
"Go back to your dungeon!"
"Now!"
Heheheh, returning the trouble back to the source—
Thumbs up for me!
The slimes suppressed the urges to spit out saliva and one by one, they jumped back into the white gate.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
The white gate immediately sucked the slimes in, and in no time, the whole street full of slimes disappeared, leaving only the poor slime cub behind.
The lonely cub immediately rolled over, showing its belly and pretending to be dead while crying tears full of corrosive liquid.
"M-muuuuu!"
-Everyone! Where are you going? Wahhhh! Don't leave me...
"Huh? You can talk— no, I can understand you— ouch, ouch, don't cry! Don't cry! You're going to burn me!"
Lucien hurriedly wiped the slime cub's tears with the asphalt before he could look around with pride.
Ah, he had saved this neighborhood!
Next, he just had to wait for the hunters to enter the gate and clean it...
But maybe because Lucien was now an awakener, he could feel something strange with the white gate.
Its form continued to distort, looking way more unstable than many gates he had seen before.
If this gate broke down and the slimes came out...would the same gate break happen again?
Lucien had a hunch that if the dungeon behind the gate wasn't cleared soon, even more slimes would burst out uncontrollably.
But what's that gotta do with him—
Lucien looked at the white gate in the air, several meters away from his house— and then he looked back at his fog-covered house...
His face darkened.
Damn it!! If the gate bursts out again, his house will be the first to receive all the burnt!!
Lucien paced around anxiously.
Should he go in? Or not? Go in? Or—
DING! [An unconquered dungeon of the same rank has been detected nearby.]
[Merged dungeon: 0/1]
[Landlord, please expand your territory.]
Huh? The merged dungeon changed from 0 to 0/1.
And this notification didn't sound even after he awakened, only...after he signed the little cub.
So, for every one new tenant, he could merge one dungeon?
It was a lie if Lucien wasn't tempted, and since his house would be in danger if the dungeon wasn't cleared...
Lucien's leopard gall made a comeback and he finally looked at the white gate resolutely.
"I'll go in."
It's okay, he still got the slime cub hostage.
He could sweep this through!
Lucien took a deep breath and walked right beneath the white gate.
He didn't even need to jump when the dungeon sensed a new presence and immediately sucked him in.
Ziinggg.
Lucien's body disappeared into the white gate, his heroic back was clearly recorded by the flying drones.
The moment Lucien's body disappeared, one head, two head, four, five— a bunch of humans slowly poked out of their houses and hiding places, their eyes shining.
"Did you see that guy? He just controlled a bunch of slimes with one sentence!"
"Did the drones get the full video? Quick! Quick! I wanna see!"
"Guys! Someone posted the full video to the internet! Check it out!"
"Ahhh! Our Civil City finally got a cool, strong awakener!"
The whole street suddenly came alive, everyone was excitedly talking about the new awakener in town.
As for our newly-minted local celebrity?
The moment Lucien's body entered the gate, he felt like bursting into a strange membrane.
His vision blurred and twisted strangely, and the next second...
His mind spun around.
"Ugh!"
A nauseous feeling rose from Lucien's stomach and his face instantly turned pale.
Ahhhh! No one told him that entering the gate felt like entering a washing machine!!
Lucien lost all five senses for a split second, his entire body felt like being torn apart before strange sensations suddenly disappeared, as if it never happened.
BANG!
Lucien's butt hit the hard, cold ground and he immediately retched, pouring out all the "leopard's gall".
"Ugh! Ugh!"
How come novels and manhwa never told anyone that entering a gate was such a life-threatening thing??
Ahhh! He's never entering the dungeon again!
Lucien wiped the stain from his mouth as he staggered to stand, his whole body was still uncomfortable but then, a soothing sensation suddenly washed over.
Huh? What?
Warmth rose from the left chest, travelling throughout Lucien's whole body.
It felt like entering a warm sauna— not too hot and not too cold.
And...he felt a strange, familiar feeling, as if...
He's home?
The system finally chimed in belatedly.
DING! [Dungeon Landlord's innate skills: ]
[Land Affinity (Legendary) (Passive Skill)]
[Description: A landlord needs a land, but a land doesn't need a landlord.]
[Every time the landlord steps into a new territory, the land will respond differently.]
[Landlord, please act accordingly and do not discriminate!]
The next second, as if affirming the system's notification, the entire space shook and the slime cub in Lucien's arms suddenly wriggled anxiously.
"Muuuu! Muuu!!"
-Why is my home reacting so strongly? Uh, my body feels hot...
The slime cub's eyes slowly turned red, as if it was about to go on a rampage—
Swish.
It just rolled around again and pretended to be dead.
Mumu's philosophy: whether angry, sad, or any negative feelings— pretend to be dead!
Lucien, standing in the pitch dark space, didn't see the slime's whole antics, but his coward— animal instinct immediately blared loudly.
An ominous feeling crept over Lucien's spine.
'Wait, wait, the land's reaction...don't tell me...'
Glurg! Glurg! Glurg!
Loud noises echoed from afar, becoming louder and louder.
Sizzle! Sizzle!
The familiar sizzling noise rang, but this time...
It felt like it filled the whole space to the brim.
"Uh, what, what— what the hell is going on??"
The system once again belatedly popped out a purple panel.
DING! [Detecting a drastic energy change ••• ]
[Due to the dungeon's excitement, the natives are affected.]
[Warning! Warning!]
[All natives inside the dungeon will become several times more aggressive towards intruders!]
Lucien's soul flew out of his body for the n-time, his face twisted into the screaming painting.
Ahhhhh—