Chapter 96
Chapter 96
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 96
Chapter Title: Asexual, Black Fur Ball
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[Mass-Producing Molrangtori].
The biggest task currently assigned to Molrang Mall.
Equipment for mass production could be set up in no time.
We were planning to build a factory on the land procured from White Night.
Ding!
[White Night: I'll look into it as fast as I can and get back to you.]
[WantToRaiseADragon: Yes, thank you! ^^]
White Night really is reliable.
Though they did seem a bit thrown off during our last meeting...
Was the idea of me building a skyscraper that shocking?
Maybe they thought they'd lose Molrang Mall from White Night Castle.
Of course, that's never going to happen.
Building the skyscraper is a story for the slightly more distant future anyway.
The tallest skyscraper in Korea isn't some stray dog bone, after all.
'With the money I have right now, it's not even remotely feasible.'
Anyway, before parting with Joo Ha-neul, we talked about all sorts of things and promised to keep working together.
From my perspective, there was no reason to push White Night away.
I was quite satisfied with the quality of the merch they were producing.
Anyway.
The equipment issue was more or less sorted.
But the real roadblock was 'material supply.'
'Pudding Slimes only produce three slime balls per day each...'
Yeah. Way too short.
Even fusing them into a giant pudding slime wouldn't really boost production.
If I hired researchers and ran proper R&D like originally planned, I could definitely improve efficiency.
'But that would take time.'
It was a method that would shine in the long term.
It'd be tough to handle the explosive demand in the first few weeks after civilian sales began.
So, to overcome this, I'd come up with two new ideas.
The first was summoning a Super Ultra King... whatever slime to massively increase output from a single entity.
The second was simply breeding the pudding slimes.
'No matter how I think about it, the first option seems inefficient.'
I'd sketched out some designs myself.
I'd need an ultra-ultra-ultra-ultra-ultra giant slime.
Roughly the size of Yongyong or a bit bigger.
That might produce around 300 slime balls a day, give or take.
The problem was it would definitely require S-rank... or even higher mana.
Even with giant pudding slimes, it was way easier to summon ten and fuse them than to summon one directly.
But summoning something several times bigger...
"Molrang, what do you think? Does it seem okay?"
Molrang!
Molrang spun around once after hearing my opinion.
That meant he had no idea. I wasn't even sure if he understood properly.
Anyway, Option 1 was on hold for now.
I'd try Option 2, and if that didn't work, then go for it.
Tap tap tap.
Having settled the order in my mind, I sent a message to get a more precise opinion.
[WantToRaiseADragon: Hey hey hey hey]
[God of Breeding: .................?]
[God of Breeding: Wuts up??????]
[WantToRaiseADragon: Nothing much... you got a sec? ^^]
No one beats the God of Breeding for this.
Medicine to pharmacists. Breeding methods to the God of Breeding.
I could've created a monster to assist with breeding myself.
'No need to take the hard road when there's an easy one.'
I'd realized this when summoning Titan or Yongyong.
Designing brand-new monsters with novel abilities was harder than I'd thought.
Those two were basically improved versions of mini golems and Mir, respectively—based on existing models.
More like upgraded breeds than complete originals.
Ding!
[God of Breeding: Ok, busy rn, come bck l8r]
[WantToRaiseADragon: ???????]
Huh...? Daring to reject my call.
The God of Breeding has some unexpected principles.
I was a bit stunned by the unfamiliar situation.
But was I going to give up that easily?
[WantToRaiseADragon: It'll really just take a minute.]
[WantToRaiseADragon: Got something I wanna ask.]
[God of Breeding: Ok. Come next time]
Whoa, what the hell.
His ironclad push-pull game was firing me up.
[WantToRaiseADragon: I'll pay handsomely.]
[WantToRaiseADragon: Won't leave you hanging, promise ^^]
[God of Breeding: Whatcha offering?]
[WantToRaiseADragon: What do you want?]
[God of Breeding: Hehe... you don't know?]
[God of Breeding: This ain't your first rodeo]
[WantToRaiseADragon: Huh?]
[God of Breeding: The desperate one always makes the offer first]
Hm. Fair point.
Yeah, back in RPGs, I'd hate it when sellers demanded I name a price first.
[WantToRaiseADragon: How about... a Molrang Mall 3-piece set?]
The Molrang Mall 3-piece set:
Molrangtori, Molrangtex, Molrangtail.
Three pieces that perfectly equip you for hunter activities.
Pricey, sure, but if I learned slime breeding methods, it was worth it.
A profitable deal, even.
[God of Breeding: That's a bit much]
[God of Breeding: Way too expensive]
[WantToRaiseADragon: Huh? Then what do you want?]
[God of Breeding: Just have Saebyeok sign something for me]
[God of Breeding: Went to Molrang Park last time but couldn't get one]
[God of Breeding: Too many people]
[WantToRaiseADragon: Fr? That's fine with you?]
What a steal.
People whose main haunt is the anti-American gallery are just too nice.
Monster lovers through and through.
Every one of us, including me, is a total altruist.
[God of Breeding: Yeah]
[WantToRaiseADragon: Okay. I'll make sure to send it properly.]
[God of Breeding: So what's the question?]
[WantToRaiseADragon: Uh... how do you breed pudding slimes...?]
[God of Breeding: Oh, that]
The God of Breeding left that short reply. Then nothing for a full five minutes, even though it showed he was online.
What? Did even he not know?
Did that mean I'd dared to challenge an unknown even gods didn't grasp?
Ding!
Not fortunate.
He came back with an answer quickly enough.
[God of Breeding: Looked up old stuff—turns out you need black fur balls]
[WantToRaiseADragon: Huh? What's that?]
A monster name? Or just clumped fur?
[God of Breeding: Made by shadow kittens? They play with them? Something like that]
[WantToRaiseADragon: But what's that got to do with slime breeding?]
[God of Breeding: You know slimes are asexual, right?]
[WantToRaiseADragon: They are?]
"Molrang, you're asexual?"
Molrang!
Molrang tilted his head, asking what that meant.
I see. No concept of gender from the start.
Not even hermaphroditic—just asexual.
They can't breed at all.
Does that mean they live solo forever?
......Poor things.
[God of Breeding: ??]
[God of Breeding: You got no love for slimes;]
[WantToRaiseADragon: Well...]
[God of Breeding: Lol canceling]
[WantToRaiseADragon: Good good]
[God of Breeding: Anyway, plant the slime ball in the black fur ball... is that the right term? Do that, and there's a low chance a mini slime grows]
[WantToRaiseADragon: Pfft... total BS. You expect me to buy that?]
What nonsense.
It didn't make any logical sense. A slime growing from a fur ball?
[God of Breeding: Regenerating dragon tails make sense?]
[WantToRaiseADragon: lol;]
[God of Breeding: Black fur balls were originally used for transplanting mana herbs or monster-plant types]
[God of Breeding: Dunno why, but they're packed with nutrients]
Okay. Got it.
No need for complicated rituals—just get the black fur balls.
Tap tap tap.
I immediately checked the trading gallery for prices.
[Black Fur Ball (50g) - Avg 7-Day Price: X]
What? No stock.
[WantToRaiseADragon: Dude, no listings—what's up?]
[God of Breeding: Shadow kittens make 'em; hard af to even see those guys]
[WantToRaiseADragon: So selling black fur balls would make you rich?]
[God of Breeding: Meh. Prolly no one else would buy]
[WantToRaiseADragon: Anyway, shadow kittens are the key, right?]
[God of Breeding: Yeah]
[God of Breeding: You summoning one?]
[WantToRaiseADragon: Yeah]
[God of Breeding: Fml total scam. Lemme borrow that ability. So many monsters I wanna summon]
**
Next morning.
I pulled up an image of the shadow kitten from the encyclopedia on my tablet.
"Sigh... damn, this looks tricky."
[(Photo)]
[Name: Shadow Kitten] [Rank: ?]
[Presumed to be a monster resembling a kitten.]
[Estimated to appear sporadically in gates worldwide.]
[Rarity: S (Annual discoveries: 50+)]
There was a photo, but it was blurry—focus all off.
And this was the clearest one available.
From what I'd read, shadow kittens were super elusive.
Probably unavoidable due to their traits.
"Let's do it!"
Hesitation only delays the summon.
I gathered mana without delay.
I'd fill in the gaps with my imagination anyway.