When Lux heard Bedivere's report, a frown appeared on his face.

The middle-aged dwarf was his middle-man between the Order of the Griffin, who once helped him evade the eyes of Twilight Dynasty, as well as some high-ranking officials in the Kingdom of Gweliven.

His relationship with Nevreal was similar to that of a business partner. Both of them benefitted when the two of them collaborated, so Lux was quite curious why the Dwarf Official was looking for him.

Also, a name that he hadn't seen for a long time had popped up, which made his curiosity increase even further.

'Robin,' Lux thought. 'He is a friend of Colette and the others. I already have a suspicion that the kid isn't someone simple...'

The Half-Elf wasn't naive. Now that Nevreal came to find him, even though the Half-Elf was supposed to keep a low profile, it meant that something important had happened.

"Inform them that I'll meet them tomorrow," Lux said to Bedivere using their Guild Chat Function.

"Understood, Master," Bedivere replied.

Lux could have met Nevreal and his entourage right away. But, he didn't want the middle-aged Dwarf to think that he would rush to his side, if the Dwarf called for him at any given time.

He wasn't Nevreal's subordinate, nor was the Dwarf his employer. The two of them worked together on mutual benefits, so it would look bad if he had the wrong impression of him.

"Did something happen in Elysium?" Iris, who saw the frown on Lux's face, asked.

Lux nodded and explained to her what just happened. After hearing everything that Lux had to say, the blue-haired beauty nodded her head in understanding.

"It seems that your vacation will be cut off short," Iris said as she finished feeding Eiko a Beast Core.

Lux had left her his stash of Beast Core from the tournament to ensure that Eiko would rank up at least once.

He was quite curious about what kind of abilities she would gain after an upgrade. Also, the Beast Cores she had eaten were from high-ranking Monsters, allowing the baby Slime to learn nearly 50 new skills, which made Lux, and Iris quite happy.

(A/N: I don't want to flood this chapter with Eiko's skills, so I will just go over them as we continue the story.)

< Eiko >

"The world is my oyster!"

Named Slime Monster

Princess Slime

Rating: E+

Progress ( 0 / 40,000)

Health: 19,100 / 19,100

Mana: 40,000 / 40,000

Strength: 122

Intelligence: 800

Vitality: 182

Agility: 122

Dexterity: 122

Passive Skill: Uncanny Dodge, Very Tough, Guts, Queen's Majesty, Ten Thousand Promise,

Titles: Mama's and Papa's Girl, Treasure Hunter, Fairy Princess,

'The changes are evident,' Lux mused. 'All of her stats, with the exception of Intelligence, rose by 30 points. She has also gained an additional 150 points in Intelligence, which is a big deal compared to her previous self. It seems that being a Princess Slime allows her to gain massive benefits. The only downside is that every upgrade needs a lot of resources, but the trade off is worth it.'

Eiko's monster rating was E+. However, her current stats made her a Rank 4 Monster, which was very strong for a newly born Slime.

Clearly, the baby slime who was in a good mood after eating so many Beast Cores was a cut above the rest of her peers.

Eiko's upgrade did not affect her stats alone. Lux was currently looking at the rows of words that notified him of the options that he could choose from, to complete her upgrade.

Back then, Lux chose to give her the ability to summon Slimes, as well as some life saving skills that gave her the ability to keep herself safe.

If not for the fact that she had protected Iris during the battle at the entrance of the Domain of the Fallen, it would be very hard to kill the baby Slime, who could dig underground, and teleport a short distance away from her enemies.

'Perhaps, this is also a blessing in disguise,' Lux mused as he looked at the options that were available to Eiko. 'If this was a novel, Eiko would be the real protagonist instead of me."

< Please choose one of the Special Abilities available here. Once you have made your decision, it will be final, so make sure to choose wisely! >

Elemental Affinity.

If you choose this passive skill, Eiko will gain the ability to be unharmed by that particular element. For example, if you chose the Elemental Affinity of Fire, Eiko will be able to play and swim in a pool of Lava without suffering any damage.

Slime Party Festival

For every slime under Eiko's command, she would gain a 1% increase to her physical and magical attacks. Physical and Magical damage increases will not go over 1,000%

Wonder Guard

Decrease all damage taken by Eiko by 60%

Shadow Tag

Eiko will be able to travel through the shadows of her allies within a mile radius around her.

Cute Charm

Wild Monsters up to 3 ranks above Eiko's Rank would not attack her, unless she attacks them first.

Some Creatures were born with Special Abilities, similar to Bedivere's Wonder Guard after he became a Dragon Rider.

When the handsome Knight was still a Living Armor, he had a unique special ability called Invincible Body, which made him practically invincible unless he was hit by the elemental weakness associated with it.

'Basing on previous upgrades in the past, no matter which of these options I choose, the possibility of them popping up again in the future is high,' Lux thought as he gazed at the passive skills in front of him.

'We will not be traveling with many Slimes, so the Slime Party Festival is not ideal at this point in time. Perhaps, this is an End Game special ability, but Eiko won't get a significant boost with it if I choose it now.'

If Lux just wanted to make things simple, he would just choose Elemental Affinity, and allow Eiko to become invincible in one particular element.

However, it lacked the flexibility that the other special abilities had.

Wonder Guard is a no-brainer, and was a good choice if anyone wanted to decrease any kind of incoming damage, including Abyssal Damage.

Shadow Tag on the other hand is an all around ability, allowing Eiko to slip into the shadows of her allies, allowing her to pop anywhere in the battlefield. This could also become another life saving skill for the baby Slime, whom they didn't want to see die for the second time.

'I guess I'll go with Shadow Tag,' Lux thought as he chose the Shadow Tag option to become Eiko's Special Ability.

Special Abilities were similar to Passive skills. Some Creatures had more than one Special Ability, while others had many more.

Dragons were said to even have dozens of them, with Wonder Guard as one of their permanent abilities, allowing them to fight against Abyssal Monsters on equal footing.

< Special Ability Shadow Tag has been chosen. >

< Congratulations! Eiko now has Shadow Tag as her Special Ability! >

< Adding bonus skills as part of Eiko's Rank up! >

< Eiko's Skill, Mimicry [EX], can now copy up to six skills. >

< Eiko's skill, Storage [EX], can now store items and living creatures. Up to six living creatures can be stored inside it for the duration of a day. >

Maximum weight of items that can be stored inside her body is ten tons.

< Eiko's Treasure Hunter skill is now upgraded to Treasure Hunter [EX] >

Eiko can now detect treasures in a mile-wide radius around her.

< Upgrade Completed! >

< Skill Evolution [EX] detected a new Skill. >

Since the skill Shadow Tag is not learned from a Beast Core, it will automatically be upgraded to Shadow Tag [EX].

< Shadow Tag [EX] >

Eiko will be able to travel through the shadows of her allies within a two-mile radius around her.

Lux sighed internally because Eiko's Rank Upgrade was finally completed. The baby Slime had gained many benefits after her upgrade, making her a lot stronger than before.

It was not an exaggeration to say that the Half-Elf was looking forward to the baby slime's next upgrade with anticipation.

Naturally, Lux shared his Soul Book to Iris, allowing her to see the upgrades that Eiko had received after she ranked up.

"Maybe I should stop being surprised when I look at Eiko's stats in your Soul Book," Iris could only smile bitterly after seeing the skills that the baby Slime had gained.

Although her Guardians would also receive amazing abilities every time they ranked up, she had a feeling that Eiko would surpass them easily after her Monster Rating reached Astra's current Rating, which was B+.