Training as a Slime (27)

The familiar background music of "Who wants to be a millionaire" played as the lights shifted the focus to the host and Cori. Oliver, "Audience, may we ask for your complete silence at this exciting moment. Thank you. Cori, listen carefully. This is your 1st Question, 'When do baby slimes go to the monster training school?' Is it 'A. Winter, B. Autumn, C. Summer, or D. Spring? You may also use one of the 3 life lines if you do not know the answer. You can 1. Ask the audience, 2. call a friend, or 3. eliminate 2 wrong answers. " Cori knew the answer and do not need to use the lifelines, but he could not pronounce the word. Oliver smiled and said, "Looks like our baby slime is a bit unsure! Don't worry take your time." Cori felt the pressure as the audience looked at him in anticipation, he squeezed his towel and squeaked, "Swee!" Oliver, "Did I hear you say 'C'?" Cori nodded by bouncing in his seat.

Oliver, "Let's see if the answer is 'C. Summer'?" The familiar tune of the show confirmed the suspicions of many. Oliver, "And you are right! The answer is 'C. Summer'! How are you feeling now Cori? Exhilarating?" Cori smiled nervously, clutching his towel. Alice detected Cori's mental status increased by 2. Alice realised, "Perhaps all Cori needed to do was learned how to speak! But most baby slimes were only able to speak after they complete their training and evolution in the training schools." Alice had totally forgotten that and made a note upon the realisation.

Oliver, "Now, Question 2. this should be an easy one. 'What level are baby slimes?' Is it A. Level 1, B. Level 2, C. Level 3, or D. Level 0?" Cori knew the answer. When he first arrived he was just a level 0 noob. Cori tried his best to answer, "Wee!" Oliver's red tentacles floated in confusion. "Did he say three or C or D?", he wondered to himself, "Never mind I shall just choose either one and ask him to confirm." Oliver, "Did you say D?" Cori jumped up and down in agreement, "Wee! Wee!" Oliver, "Locking in D, confirm?" Cori bounced in agreement. Oliver felt a sense of relief, being a host was difficult, "D it is! And.... you are right! the answer is 'D. Zero'!"

The crowds breathed a sign of relief. Some of them heard 3, some of them heard D, some of them heard C. Everyone was impressed by Oliver. They thought only a professional like Oliver could comprehend Cori's baby slime's language. Oliver polished one of his tentacles, wiping a bit of perspiration off it. Alice noticed Cori's stat increased by 2 points again. Oliver, "Now Cori answer the 3rd question and you would have secured 100 platinum gold coins! 'What do you call an ocean partially enclosed by land? A. Beach, B. Trenches, C. Sea, D. Waves.' Which answer is it Cori?"

Cori was stumped, he could not pronounce the answers so he squeaked, "Squeak?" Oliver puzzled, "Did you say 'C. Sea'?" Cori was not sure. Nevertheless, he bounced in agreement. If he got it wrong maybe he could finally finish the torturous Museum Tour early. Oliver, "Confirm?" Cori confirmed through his body language. Oliver, "And... that's correct! The answer is 'C. Sea'!"