The Man Picked up by the Gods – Volume 3 Chapter 199: One End of Infinite Possibilities (2/3)

If I write down all of the cases of evolution and from there search for common points and food, then I might just be able to find other conditions for evolution… In that case, should I increase the number of poison slimes or look for another slime that eats charcoal? Or maybe I should keep increasing the slime variants that I can increase?

I have something else in mind for the stone slimes. I’m currently trying to get their numbers up, but the evolution experiment is important too, so let’s focus on increasing their numbers. I’m sure I can get some results before they eat Gimuru’s abandoned mine into a flatland.

“That should be all of them!” [Niki]

“Hmm. Ahh. Right. In that case, let’s write down the slimes that might evolve as well as their respective feed. ‘Item Box’ ” [Ryouma]

“Yeah!” [Niki]

I took out a writing tool and started writing down the different type of slimes and possibilities for evolution.


Sticky Slime => Crab Slime, Shell Slime, Net Slime

Acid Slime => Shellfish Slime, Shellfish and Egg Slime

Poison Slime => Charcoal and Sand Slime, Poison Needle Slime

Metal Slime => Metal Net Slime

Bloody Slime => Parasite Slime

Stone Slime => Sand Slime, Ceramic Slime

Weed Slime => Water Plant Slime, Seaweed Slime


“That’s thirteen types all in all.” [Ryouma]

“Wow! Slimes really can evolve into so many things! To think that seven types could evolve into so many!” [Niki]

“Well, this is just a possibility right now, though. Still, it’s amazing to see that I was able to find so many in just a day… And when I look back on it, there are a lot of feed that I can only get around these parts, like fish and crabs… I could collect water plants and seaweeds and multiply them inside the Dimension Home, but the venomous spines and the parasites can only be gotten from the fishes here…” [Ryouma]

“Couldn’t you easily solve that if you just lived here?” [Niki]

“That’s true, but I have work.” [Ryouma]

Although most of the store’s management has been left to the employees, there are still documents I have to personally handle and I also need to do my rounds around the mines regularly.

I could put someone in charge here to report to me regularly, but Niki-kun is still too young, and the Wharf of Shikumu adventurer party doesn’t have any monster tamers among their ranks… That being said, I could put up a branch store in this village and send someone like Caulkin-san over… Yeah that might actually not be a bad idea.

Today’s findings may not be limited to just this village here. If I were to go to another new environment, I might also find new paths of evolution there. If so, then having to travel the whole world myself to explore the possibilities of slime evolution would take too much time.

A better idea would be to expand my store and build branch stores in every region. I could then dispatch someone else to those stores to research the slimes in my stead and send the data back to me, so I can continue my research from my headquarters.

With this method I’ll be able to manage my store and continue my slime research at the same time.

Perfect! I’ll talk to Carm-san about this as soon as I get back!

“You know, onii-chan. I don’t think you can pull that off right now, though.” [Niki]

“That’s fine. I’m talking long term here. …Wait. Was I talking out loud?” [Ryouma]

“Loud and clear. But enough of that. What are we going to do now?” [Niki]

“Well, for the meantime, I’ll have my slimes eat here while we’re at the village, and then before I leave I’ll take whatever junk the villagers won’t mind me taking. That’s about it. Oh, there’s observing the slimes too, I guess..” [Ryouma]

The slimes can generally eat anything, so if there’s no food meant for evolution left then they should still be able to eat other stuff. If they evolve into something else, then that’s fine too.

“At the very least, they won’t grow weak and die because of starvation. And it’s not like I have to evolve them immediately anyway. We’re doing this whole evolution thing at leisure, after all.” [Ryouma]

“I see. So now what?” [Niki]

“Hmm~ Unfortunately, we’re out of time.” [Ryouma]

The job at the processing plant seems to be over already, as a lot of women have appeared in the square to pick up their children. I should send Niki-kun home soon too.

But before I could actually send him home…

“Niki, let’s go home.” [Mother]

“Mom!” [Niki]

“Ryouma-kun, thank you for watching over my son.” [Mother]

“Oh, please don’t mention it. Niki-kun helped me out a lot today.” [Ryouma]

“Mom! I helped take care of the slimes! There were so many different types of slimes! It was really fun!” [Niki]

“I see. That’s great.” [Niki]

“Yeah! Oh, right, onii-chan. How long will it take for the slime evolutions we found today to evolve. I want to see the slimes evolving!” [Niki]

“Unfortunately, it will take a few months before they evolve.” [Ryouma]

He helped me out, so I would love to show him an evolution while I’m here, but alas.

“I see.. Then can I help take care of the slimes again tomorrow?” [Niki]

“Of course! In fact, I welcome it!” [Ryouma]

“…Yahoo! Alright, see you tomorrow, onii-chan!” [Niki]

Niki-kun took his mother’s hand and left while waving at me.


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16 responses to “The Man Picked up by the Gods – Volume 3 Chapter 199: One End of Infinite Possibilities (2/3)”

  1. Carmeops Renard Avatar
    Carmeops Renard

    “I see. That’s great.” [Niki]

    this isn’t Niki talking here, it’s the mother

  2. hb98rml Avatar

    That day a new slime researcher was born… or not. Thanks for the update and your hard work ❤️

    1. spare Avatar
      spare

      Well he will end up needing someone for there store branch

  3. herles Avatar
    herles

    Thank you for the translation :p

    Well… considering what Ryouma was told the first time. Whoever ends up working in the branch store will probabily be marrying in to the village.

  4. sfcipher Avatar

    Error:
    “I see. That’s great.” [Niki] -> [Mother]

    Thanks for the treat.

  5. twinnnn100 Avatar

    thanks for the chapter

  6. St.George Avatar
    St.George

    Thanks for the chapter!

  7. Belkar Avatar

    Thank you!

  8. Buto Avatar

    Thanks for the Chapter!excited to read this!really appreciated

  9. Philip Avatar
    Philip

    I wonder about those names, for future and probably smile evolutions. Acid slimes eat bones, but they are not bone slimes. so I’m sure most of those names, like net slime, won’t happen.
    Thanks for the update! Awesome translation! God bless you!

  10. nubEX Avatar
    nubEX

    My take on the metal slime eating nets: if it can’t already, then it will be able to produce metal fibers/strings once it evolves

  11. Zax Avatar
    Zax

    Another slime lover is born. Thanks for the chapter

  12. kariageweb Avatar

    Thanks for the chapter! 🙂

  13. Ayumi Avatar
    Ayumi

    So cute Niki >_<

    Thanks for the chapter again ^^

  14. darkLoki Avatar
    darkLoki

    Thanks for the chapter, other slime researcher was born

  15. John Fritz Avatar
    John Fritz

    I imagine Ryouma doing the “mutter mutter” thing that Midoriya does in BNHA

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