The Transformation of Lim and the Crystal’s Purpose

“What are you muttering about? Trying to deceive me again? Explain what the crystal is for.”

Lin Ran spoke, and the ‘Lim’ before his eyes smiled awkwardly, quickly transforming.

Her figure stretched to about 1.65 meters, becoming a stunningly beautiful woman who seemed a few years older than Lin Ran, with a gentle yet enchanting aura.

Beneath her wavy, light blue hair, a pair of pointed, short ears twitched slightly.

A pink tail swayed gently behind her, its tip resembling a cloud.

Her downturned eyes, a deep purple with pink cloud-like patterns, traced over Lin Ran’s entire body.

“Oh~ you spotted me, huh.”

“Since that’s the case, handsome, want to have a sweeter dream?”

She chuckled, extending her arms, her hot breath brushing past Lin Ran’s ear.

A fragrant scent, intoxicating and alluring, enveloped him as her hands and embrace drew near.

Lin Ran instinctively reached out—

Not to embrace, but to grasp her head with a firm grip, his fingers digging in.

Having seen both a mimetic succubus and a natural succubus at home, Lin Ran had built up a strong resistance to such allure.

“Miss Slime Tot, you’ve really messed things up for me. Don’t I deserve some compensation?”

Lin Ran’s forehead twitched, a forced smile on his face as he tightened his grip.

“Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!!!”

“No, no, big bro! Let go! My head’s about to split! Please, big bro!”

“Okay, okay! I’ll explain the crystal now! I’ll give you whatever you want!”

“The dream attacks were all arranged from above. I’m just following orders; I’m just an employee!”

It wasn’t hard to figure out she was a Slime Tot. While reading the messages, Lin Ran had also reviewed the history, learning that besides the dolls, Slime Tots had also infiltrated.

In the dream world, the only one who could be a Slime Tot was the fake Lim in the cabin, positioned as the ‘Guider.’

More importantly…

The system had appeared—

[Target: Anmeng Yue (Slime Tot) (After consuming a large amount of dreams, transformed into human form)]

[Romance Potential: 76 (There is a possibility, but her true nature might make you unable to like her)]

Her name did fit the nature of a Slime Tot…

But—

“True nature?”

A flicker of caution crossed Lin Ran’s mind.

But in the next instant, her true nature was revealed.

Upon seeing the crystal in Lin Ran’s hand, Anmeng Yue snatched it away with lightning speed, so fast it was barely visible to the eye.

Once she had the crystal, she clung to it tightly, rubbing her cheek against it until it was almost dripping with saliva, her eyes focused solely on the small, purple stone.

“Hehe… my crystal… hehehe…”

She murmured, her eyes never leaving the crystal, not even glancing at Lin Ran.

“I don’t remember saying I wanted to sell it to you…”

Lin Ran’s face darkened. So this was her true nature—she was a miser!

But at least he understood what kind of place this was.

The cabin functioned like a shop, where people could use crystals for transactions.

This solved problems caused by the air wall, like obtaining food and medical supplies.

Anmeng Yue, the Slime Tot living here, was essentially a merchant, handling crystal transactions.

But…

Lin Ran didn’t kill monsters. At the very least, he wouldn’t kill any that could be tamed.

Did that mean he was doomed to be poor?

For now, since it was rest time, he brought Lim and the others, along with the group of dolls, to the cabin.

Since this was designated as a shop, they would stay here permanently. Lin Ran planned to live here for a while, especially the small dolls and Slime Tots, who had low combat power and took up a lot of space in the dorm.

He brought the weeds and soil from home, letting them stay here and even plant some crops.

Anmeng Yue didn’t object. She only handled crystal transactions and didn’t charge for lodging.

In fact, Anmeng Yue mentioned that the ownership of the cabin wasn’t hers, but Lin Ran’s.

She was just a merchant living in the cabin.

Moreover, having the small dolls around meant more company for her, so she had no reason to refuse.

When the battle started, or if there was a need, he could always call the small dolls back to the dorm.

Watching the Slime Tots, dolls, and Anmeng Yue chatting happily, Lin Ran found a room on the second floor, lay down, and opened the system.

He still had a lot of system rewards to claim.

“System, claim rewards.”

—A series of ‘ding ding ding’ sounds echoed in his mind simultaneously

[Ding! Congratulations, host, on starting to woo the Self-Disciplined Doll, gaining 3 free attribute points, 150 romance experience!]

[Ding! Host has significantly increased the Self-Disciplined Doll’s affection, raising it to the ‘Like’ level, gaining 350 romance experience!]

[Ding! Affection reached 75, “Reliable Partner” achieved! Gained the Self-Disciplined Doll’s “Mind Reading,” “Control” abilities!]

[Ding! Your adventurous actions have deeply moved the Self-Disciplined Doll! Affection reached 99 (MAX), gaining 300 romance experience!]

[Congratulations! Romance Master level upgraded to 2, Portal level upgraded to 2!]

[Key Item Received: Affection Gun (Fill the gun with your intentions and fire at your beloved to convey your feelings!)]

[Affection Gun (LV.2): Current firing limit—2 shots per day (Upgrade your Romance Master level by 1 to gain 1 additional firing opportunity for the Affection Gun!)]

Hmm… the other rewards were fine.

Especially the upgrade to the Portal level, meaning he could now access the convenience store.

But this Affection Gun…

What use is this?

Lin Ran sighed, frustrated.

And the gun didn’t even come with bullets. Did he have to provide his own?

If I have bullets, why not just use a regular gun?

Lin Ran took a deep breath, calming himself.

If this method didn’t work, he’d trick Anmeng Yue, the miserly Slime Tot, into buying this thing to add to her collection.

He turned his right hand into a Slime state, cut off his index finger, and molded it into a bullet shape.

He loaded the Slime bullet into the Affection Gun and had it secrete corrosive liquid.

“At least it should let me shoot corrosive liquid from a distance, right?”

As long as it could fire, that was good enough!

This was Lin Ran’s minimum expectation!

If even this failed, he’d sell this useless gun!

He aimed at the cabin’s ceiling and fired the bullet!

“If my feelings are to be expressed, then let them be increased in corrosiveness!”

With a ‘puff,’ the bullet shot out, exploding into a burst of color mid-air.

But it hit the target!

Lin Ran knew the cabin’s ceiling was very thick. If it were his corrosive liquid, it would only blacken the surface of the wood, just like how it affected the small dolls.

Even just that, he was satisfied.

What he didn’t expect was that instead of a blackened ceiling or a small hole, the entire area where the corrosive liquid touched began to spread, turning into larger and larger holes, showing no signs of stopping!

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