"Steel Slime devoured the Black Order uniform and gained devouring growth."
"Steel Slime devouring growth, current growth value: 251/1000"
"Steel Slime devoured the Pulse Twin Guns and gained devouring growth."
"Steel Slime devouring growth, current growth value: 552/1000"
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Bai Ye had the Steel Slime devour everything in his hands, 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. He wondered if the Steel Slime could remember and transform into items obtained from the gacha machine.
If so, would everything he got from the gacha machine become permanent?
It would be like how consumed items could not be recovered, but the abilities gained from those items were not considered obtained from the gacha machine itself, and would be permanently acquired after use!
Thinking this, Bai Ye became somewhat excited. He pointed at the Vulcan Gatling and the Yin Yang Talisman and said, "Continue devouring!"
The Steel Slime wriggled rapidly and soon expanded, engulfing the Vulcan Gatling.
"Steel Slime devoured the Vulcan Gatling and gained devouring growth."
"Steel Slime devouring growth, current growth value: 578/1000"
"Steel Slime devoured the Yin Yang Talisman and gained devouring growth."
"Steel Slime devouring 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 it was still quite a ways off from upgrading the Steel Slime to green quality.
The next moment, Bai Ye reached out and a light screen appeared before his eyes.
Steel Slime (Item) (White): A very rare异变 slime that can devour all objects and, after merging with their characteristics, transform into and use these objects. Effect: Devour (With continuous devouring, the Steel Slime's magic will grow stronger, thus increasing 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 Sword Bloodlust, Vulcan Gatling (15h 22m), Yin Yang Talisman (15h 22m)
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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 had been eaten by the Steel Slime, but...
The permanent acquisition of items that 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 happened to be the time until the gacha 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 item; once consumed, it disappeared, so the gacha machine could not recover it. The abilities gained from the Poison-Poison Fruit were obtained through the fruit itself, not the gacha machine, and thus were retained.
However, the items devoured by the Steel Slime were merely swallowed by it, not consumed. Therefore, they would be reabsorbed by the gacha machine when the time came.
"Wait a minute..." Bai Ye's eyes suddenly lit up, and he murmured, "The items will definitely be repossessed, but will the growth value gained from devouring them be repossessed?"
Bai Ye couldn't help but ponder. Theoretically, the logic from the Poison-Poison Fruit case should apply. Therefore, the items devoured by the Steel Slime were indeed related to the gacha machine and would be returned. However, the growth value gained by the Steel Slime from devouring items was not related to the gacha machine, but to the items within the gacha.
This was similar to how the abilities of the Poison-Poison Fruit were related to the fruit itself and not the gacha machine. It was the same principle.
So, could the Steel Slime's growth value be retained?
Bai Ye's eyes lit up. If his deduction was correct, then he seemed to have found a way to rapidly strengthen the Steel Slime and improve its quality.
That method was...
Consuming God Stone fragments and devouring gold-quality items!
However, whether this theory held true would only be known after the gacha machine reset and the Vulcan Gatling and Yin Yang Talisman were repossessed.
If the growth value remained unchanged, it would mean Bai Ye's deduction was correct, and he could rapidly improve the Steel Slime.
As for now...
He would do what he needed to do.
"Steel Slime, Condense!"
The black Steel Slime crawled onto Bai Ye, then wriggled and spread rapidly, transforming into the appearance of the Black Order uniform in the blink of an eye.
Immediately after...
Bai Ye reached out, and the Frost Condensation sword appeared in his hand.
Frost Condensation (Flying Sword) (Blue): Drawing upon the floating source of dew, cleansing the chilling frost, Effect: Sword Control (Envelops the body with cold frost, capable of independent attacks), Sword Illusion Frost (Uses the sword to conjure frost, randomly inflicting freezing, frostbite, or slow effects on targets within a 3-meter radius), Ice Rampart (Uses the sword to conjure an ice wall for defense).
Bai Ye deliberately opened the light screen and re-examined the effects of Frost Condensation. There were no changes.
However, because it was condensed by the Steel Slime, the Frost Condensation sword had turned completely 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. Just as Jin Sha had said, items condensed by the Steel Slime could be used permanently, with no worries about damage.
"It's not bad, and the condensation speed is fast enough, much quicker than retrieving items from my inventory. It's indeed quite convenient."
Bai Ye loosened his grip, and the Frost Condensation sword turned into mud, rapidly merging into Bai Ye's body.
He reached out, dispelling the light screen, and walked out of the alley.
There were still many people in front of the city gate. Because the Great Wall Guards were maintaining order, Bai Ye had no choice but to queue honestly, waiting for people ahead to be sent up the city gate one by one.
After about half an hour, it was finally Bai Ye's turn.
Upon reaching the city gate, there were still people all around. However, the Great Wall Guards were directing everyone to move to the sides to defend the Great Wall.
As Bai Ye walked, he glanced down at the city gate and was startled.
"So many demon seeds?"
The area below the city gate was densely packed with demon seeds, frantically assaulting the city wall. Looking further ahead, the incoming demon seeds seemed endless, surging towards the Great Wall like a black tide, originating from the horizon, making one's scalp tingle.
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