Second Trial

Ashamed of himself, Elias couldn't face the Chain Chest. He quickly grabbed one of the leathers he was sitting on and made quick work of it. And a round container was presented.

Elias wasn't optimistic about what he was going to do but he believed that the Royal Ram hair could resist what he wanted to store.

He used the cocktail he made and smeared it on the round container before he placed it on a rock. He brought his 12cm Wand and entered the Wand Shop and bought the whole Corrosive liquid.

[-231 Points]

A blob of dark purple appeared, 5cm in front of the tip of the Wand and it stays afloat.

~Telekinesis!

Elias can move it around but because he was new to it he felt like he was going to lose his grip. So, he gently placed it in the container.

To his surprise, the liquid stayed in a cluster without spreading. He took a stick and nudged it and it was still in place and the branch didn't get corroded immediately.

[Corrosion Slime]

~Grade 1, level 1

~Type: Cursed Flesh Byproduct

~Traits: Corrosion, Molding

[Note: with more Corrosive liquid it will level up]

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"Interesting"

Elias pierced the stick into the slime and waited. Ten seconds later, the stick began corroding and in the next second, it disappeared.

*HAHAHA*

Elias heard a peal of laughter coming from it. It sounded eerily similar to the Cursed Flesh voice.

He snorted and looked at his Chain Chest. He had been through so much but it helped him along with everything and now it's his time to dedicate himself to helping it.

He checked the Shop again and found there was a drop of the Corrosive liquid that had been released again. He bought them and dropped them on the slime, quickly absorbing them and becoming more alive.

Elias fetched water and poured it over the Chain Chest. A sizzling sound as the water and the mucus on top of it reacted. He didn't stop but continued until there was no sizzling sound.

But Elias knew it was not enough. He bought away the Corrosive liquid drop that had accumulated and released it on the slime, then he gathered clay and made watery mud and poured it on the Chest.

He calmed down after that before he went back to finish what he was doing before he slapped himself. After the mud dried, he poured water on it to wash away the clay.

That was when he was satisfied as the mucus had reduced drastically.

From then he made a schedule that as long as he was awake, he would do that every thirty minutes and also took away the liquid from the inside.

That was how Elias spent his days on the road to the next Trial. He eats, drinks, shit and sleeps and most of the time he is cleaning his Chain Chest or Meditating.

The more he recovered his strength the more his mind became clear and the more he understood his rewards and felt their effects.

To train his Major Adaptation and Immunity Elias played with the slime a lot. There was a time that he dipped his entire hand inside and in 5s he removed it. Leaving behind his upper skin inside. 

That was when he levelled up the Slime. But the skin that formed after that has minor resistance to the Slime corrosiveness. 

Due to his evolution, Elias was able to recover fast in 9 days. And he even began putting on some fats. His instinct was telling him, being obese will help, but he still desired his skinny body.

It's more athletic, freedom and he can fight better. But with obeseness, he may end up just becoming a Sumo Wrestler.

However, if he was true to himself, it was the obeseness that kept him alive. Being in that Chest mentally for days, made his body use his excess energy to keep on the normal function of the body.

And that was how the body works. In the case of a lack of food for a long time, the already stored food will be used to keep the body functioning. And that is why people are emaciating the more they stay in hunger.

But, still, he looked at the White Chest that was now decorated with Spirals, would he ever encounter anything like it?

He doesn't know, so he decided to put on weight nevertheless. But how. On earth, he has countless ways, but here he was in a constant movement.

With a smile, Elias felt reassured, that fate had chosen he can't put on weight in this location....five days later, which marked the 15 days of the journey, Elias stood with a yawn as he stretched his arm and legs.

His stomach jingles a bit, but not as pronounced as when he was truly obese. He walked to the first duty and that was the removal of liquid from the Chain Chest. Then he made watery mud and poured it on the Chest.

And went to the kitchen to make breakfast.

Elias stared at the bundle of grass and shook his head. Over the days, he had found this grass to be more magical than the trees the Royal Ram was raising.

He used his crude knife to dice them to pieces. Then he poured them into the pot he made using clay. 

He closed his eyes as he poured in water and kept saying.

"I want rice. Rice rice rice!" He kept thinking that while also imagining the rice and how it tasted.

After that in another pot, he put another diced grass while muttering some other vegetables and spices. 20min later, he sparked the fire and began cooking. 

He went and removed the liquid from the Chest. He then grabbed the Slime that wandered off and brought it to its place.

Yes, the Slime has graded up and now can move on its own but it was an aimless movement.

The Chain Chest has taken back the spread chain that was outside since there was less Corrosive liquid inside. But, Elias knew it was far from being at its best. He still couldn't touch it.

The Chain Chest had moved on top of a flat rock, which made things easier for him.

As his cooking began to release the aroma of rice and a stew, the Island came to a stop.

*****

A slightly oversized man stood at the edge of an Island wearing only pants, staring in front of him, wondering what he should prepare for now!

[Second Trial]

[Select the 10 best possible Forte for your Island amidst the Myriad Islands. Keep in mind, Compatibility and future Usefulness]

[Second Trial Missions]

~Bonus: Incompleted

~Islands Merged: 0/10!

~Island Diameter: 50!

~Second Trial: Incomplete!

<Note: There are no time limits, but the more you wait the more good the Island avoids you!>