Travel to another world and become a monster messenger

Xu Zhen was thinking in his mind how to break this situation.

(Can I escape if I use Lati's power? No, the effect lasts for a relatively short time and may not be meaningful. If the effect disappears halfway, I can foresee that I will be chased. So what should I do? How should I get out of this predicament?)

Just when Xu Zhen thought he was stuck, a small shadow jumped out. Because of the full-force lateral impact, the wolf was blown away a little, but it quickly regained its balance.

Suddenly a shadow jumped out and leaped in front of Xu Zhen and the others.

"You are... the one just now?"

The red slime that Xu Zhen and his friends encountered appeared. The red slime seemed to be protecting Xu Zhen and his friends, confronting the wolf.

Although she knew it was here to help, she still worried whether it could really handle it, because from the size point of view, the wolf was obviously at an advantage. Just as Lati was about to use magic to provide support, the red slime let out a sharp cry.

"Don't come over here, that kind of..."

Hearing Lati's interpretation of the red slime's words, Xu Zhen suddenly realized that the red slime wanted to confront him alone. The wolf also noticed this and let out a low growl, preparing to pounce on the red slime.

"Awooo!" The wolf made a sound similar to a male roar and pounced on the red slime. The red slime spewed a stream of blazing flames from its mouth.

The flames hit the wolf's face like bullets, and the wolf was hit by the impact, heat and pain, and rolled on the ground in pain. The wolf ran away. Soon, the surroundings became quiet and only the sound of the river could be heard.

(What, what is that? What just happened?)

Xu Zhen and Lati, who had been observing what was happening, just stood there blankly.

It was totally unexpected that the slime could breathe fire, which made Xu Zhen wonder if this kind of strange thing was everywhere in the world.

Just as Xu Zhen's thoughts became confused, the red slime jumped to his feet. Then, it looked up at Xu Zhen curiously.

"Thank you, thanks to you, I was saved." The red slime said, and Xu Zhen touched his head while saying thank you.

Although it spewed flames, it was cold to the touch like other slimes. It approached Xu Zhen with a comfortable expression, completely lacking the hostility it had just shown. Xu Zhen felt that the red slime seemed to have developed a liking for him.

Then, Xu Zhen became aware of those innocent eyes again.

"If you'd like, could you come with us?"

This was a sentence that was said unconsciously. Xu Zhen was very interested in this red slime and thought it would be fun to be with it.

The red slime cried out happily and rushed towards Xu Zhen. He couldn't help but hug the small body with both hands. The soft touch made him feel very comfortable.

"The little guy said he wanted to go with his owner."

Lati also thought it was cute and poked the slime's soft body with her fingers happily. Because he got a positive answer, Xu Zhen raised his right hand and declared again: "Then, please take care of me from now on."

“Pique!”

A dazzling light shone from Xu Zhen's right hand. After the light disappeared, a badge-like mark was engraved on the forehead of the red slime. That mark was the same as the mark on Lati's forehead.

"Great! The contract was a great success, Master."

"what!"

Everyone laughed happily, and Xu Zhen suddenly thought of something: "By the way, does this guy have a name?"

"Hmm? In that case, wouldn't it be nice for the owner to give it a name?"

“Pique!”

“This little guy also hopes you can give it a name.”

"Oh, okay."

Once again grateful to Lati for being able to understand the monster language, Xu Zhen thought about what name to give. Then, a name emerged in his mind.

"How about calling it 'Slakic'?" Facing Xu Zhen's confident proposal, Lati showed a subtle expression: "Let's choose a slightly better name..."

“Chi, chi!”

Just when Lati was about to complain, the red slime jumped up happily.

“…it looks like it really likes it.”

"Okay, from today on you will be called Slakic. Please take care of me again."

“Pique!”

Slakic cried out in delight at his new name.

"Well, it's almost time for Xu Zhen and the others to come back." An old man came out of his home in the corner of the small plain. The old man's name was Kuler. He was the one who protected Xu Zhen from traveling to another world, and he was also the one who discovered and taught Xu Zhen his abilities.

"Grandpa!" Hearing Xu Zhen's voice coming from a distance, Kuler smiled.

"Oh, you're back... huh? What else did you bring..." The bright red object that Xu Zhen was holding caught his attention. Looking closely, the object was constantly squirming. That kind of object couldn't be formed naturally. Naturally, the answer came to his mind.

"Is it slime? There's something so red around here... Could that be it!" When Kulair thought of a possibility, Xu Zhen and the others had already arrived.

"I'm back, Grandpa. Look, we caught a new monster."

Xu Zhen put down the bucket full of water and showed Slakic to Kuler. Slakic seemed to say "Please take care of me", then called out in a bright voice, left Xu Zhen's hand, and jumped to the ground.

Then Slakic walked in a certain direction. In that direction, there was a group of slimes that often played in front of Kuler's house. It seemed that the slimes on the opposite side were also somewhat curious about Slakic's existence.

"Pike!" Slakic greeted the slimes who were watching the situation. At first they were a little confused, but soon the slimes relaxed and began to play happily with Slakic.

Watching this scene, Kuler sat on a nearby tree stump and said: "It's really surprising. They actually brought back a 'subspecies'."

"Subspecies? What is that? Is it different from the normal ones?"

"Yes. There are common 'original species' and 'subspecies' that are different from the original species. They often have great differences in color or have abilities that ordinary monsters do not have."

After listening to Kuler's explanation, Xu Zhen remembered the battle with the wolf just now.

"So, is Slakic's ability to breathe fire also a subspecies characteristic?"

"Surely there is such a thing. There are many kinds of slimes, but even I have never seen one as red as this. The slimes around here are all ordinary blue slimes, so it must be a subspecies. By the way, they are also very rare."

Hearing this, Lati showed a happy expression: "That means we are lucky, right?"

“That’s right. But in another sense, you’re lucky.”

"Hey, why is that?" Xu Zhen tilted his head, and Kuler continued while looking at Slakic and others.

"Basically, the abilities of subspecies are often several times higher than those of ordinary species. If this were any other monster, the consequences would be disastrous..."

"In other words, this time it's because Slakić is a slime that it works?" In response to Xu Zhen's question, Kulair nodded in agreement.

"Yes. The subspecies are indeed rare, but the risks they bring are also quite high. It's a different matter for someone like me who can use magic, but it's even more so for someone like you who has no fighting ability."

In response to Culler's point, Xu Zhen and Lati looked at each other.

"Indeed. I also want to try using magic..."

"Unfortunately, I have no magical talent."

After listening to Lati's words, Xu Zhen couldn't help but smile bitterly. When he heard that there was magic in this world, he was very excited, but unfortunately, Xu Zhen had no talent for using magic and had to give up using magic.

Talent is something that people are born with. People without talent will never be able to master it no matter how hard they practice.

In other words, no matter how hard Xu Zhen tries to learn magic, it will be in vain since he has no talent for magic.

"But, doesn't the master have the talent of 'Monster Messenger'? I think the master is very suitable for this talent!" Lati said firmly. Xu Zhen smiled and stroked Lati's head.

"Indeed, maybe you are right. I am more interested in the ability to make monsters my partners, and for me, this may be a good thing."

Hearing Xu Zhen's words, Lati smiled happily.

By the way, Xu Zhen’s ability as a monster messenger is a potential qualification that allows monsters to become partners through telepathic communication.

This qualification is usually called a "contract", and Slakic just now is a good example.

This is just a special ability, not a special skill like magic. What's more noteworthy is that this qualification only has the "possibility" of becoming a partner, and it does not mean that you can definitely make monsters your partners. There is no guarantee that you can make monsters your partners 100%.

Despite this, Xu Zhen really liked the qualifications of this monster user. Now he even sincerely felt that it would be better if he didn't have other qualifications.

"Well, Lati and Slime... No, even Slakic has been contracted. As I expected, the potential you possess is very high. This can be said to be very rare."

"Really?"

Xu Zhen felt that he might have said something a bit too much, but Kuler nodded firmly and said: "In this world, monster users are considered a useless quality, or a profession. They do not have conspicuous power like swords or magic. And monsters will not obey the weak. It is said that it is impossible to let a monster user who has no fighting ability drive monsters, and now no one doubts this."

Listening to Kuler's explanation, Xu Zhen sorted it out in his mind. Then his expression gradually became a little subtle: "As a monster user, but can't drive monsters... Isn't that bad?"