It Started with Slime - Part 1

Chapter 53 - Understanding

I am just going to ignore my existential crisis for now and figure out what is going on so that I live long enough to get used to my new circumstances. What next? Wait, I already asked that question. Senses. How can I speed up this process? There are a lot of notifications from the last few days so maybe that will give me some ideas. Let's have a look. Aarav proceeded to go through the many level-up notifications that he had received over the last few days but ignored.

Watery Sight has increased to Level 23!

Oral Devastation has increased to Level 19!

Ears of Echo Location has increased to Level 16!

Smell of Watery Soil has increased to Level 15!

Digging Legs has increased to Level 20!

Quad Worm Tails has increased to Level 15!

Tough Slime Skin has increased to Level 12!

One thing that caught Aarav's eye as he observed his skills was the magic he had available to him, before becoming a water slime he had been an Aerial Slime and gained Sonic Boom at some point, he couldn't remember exactly when but that was not as important as having the spell in his repertoire. Then when he became a Water Slime trying Sonic Boom had instead given him Water Burst, thank you Squirtle! The idea that a badass criminal like him used to play those games as an adult in his previous life made him laugh. It came out as a rough grunt with his mouth skewed. Another reminder that I need to change into something more, becoming...

Being an Earth Slime had not given him Earth-based magic, why not, was it just that he hadn't tried? It might be worth trying to get some kind of Earth Magic before the next evolution, right? That way he could have Earth Magic and never ever have to go back to an Earth Slime, he would be able to spend much more time above the ground. With another forty minutes still left above the ground that was plenty of time to get the magic and evaluate the options available.

"Okay, here we go!" working to psych himself up the previous spells had not taken long. However, for this, it would need to be on the ground. Gliding down to the ground again was quick, easy and much less scary than getting away from the ground. Landing softly, the next step was to figure out what spell he wanted. An earthquake would be great, or I could do something with the soil, shooting clods of dirt could be fun, like projectiles like with the sling. But using magic and dirt instead of stamina and bits of his body....in hindsight, maybe a slingshot wasn't the best idea. The range is amazing but...

Anything was fine as long as he had something to work with. He scooped up a clod of soil and hefted it, forming it into a ball and packing it down. Next, he threw it as hard as he could at the nearest tree. Simple and straight forward and the effort was rewarded with a message.

You have gained Earth Magic Mud Projectile! Damage increases with level. Range increases with Level. This is an Earth Magic Spell and requires Mana.

...and done! Easy peasy! Languages are funny, aren't they? Speaking of glad to see I retained the languages I knew from my past life, those I suppose since my mind was transported it would be weird if I hadn't retained them. Wow, totally talking to myself again, and I am still doing it... Aarav paused his internal musings for a little while and resumed checking his skills and spells. With the new addition, he had a total of three spells. What Aarav couldn't understand though, was why his spells continued to remain weak. Sonic Boom had stopped gaining any further experience without any explanation. Water Burst was still gaining though but it was a lower level. Perhaps further experimentation will reveal more? I'm surprised that the Spell wasn't called Rock Throw or something to keep with the theme of the spells. The name flickered in his mind before settling back to Mud Projectile. Okay, that was cool! Not sure what that means but I am going to be exploring that in detail.

With the spell unlocked or discovered or whatever it was, Aarav was ready to look at what Evolutionary options it had to go for next as long as it wasn't earth-based or an insect or a crappy evolution, definitely nothing cutesy, yeah other than any of that stuff he was ready to go!

Evolutionary Options

Slime Options – 5 Options

Tier 3 - Dense Slime Requirements Not Met

Tier 4 – Earth Emperor Slime Requirements Met

Tier 4 – Boss Copycat Slime Requirements Met

Tier 4 - Aerial King Slime Requirements Met

Tier 4 – King Water Slime Requirements Met

Water Options – 6 Options

Tier 3 – Fresh Water Mallusces Requirements Met

Tier 3 – Submarine Worm Requirements Not Met

Tier 3 – River Darter Requirements Met

Tier 4 – River Screw Requirements Not Met

Tier 4 – Water Rat Requirements Not Met

Tier 4 – River Crab Requirements Not Met

Earth Options – 4 Options

Tier 3 – Burrower Worm Requirements Met

Tier 3 – Youth Field Grole Requirements Not Met

Tier 4 – Adult Field Grole Requirements Not Met

Tier 4 – Grounded Squirret Requirements Not Met

Other Options – 2 Options

Tier 4 - Treaber Requirements Not Met

Tier 4 - Squitter Requirements Not Met

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