The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

Faced with the choice between a life of solitude as a dragon and gold coins, it was clear that Moses chose the former.

Unfortunately, Moses' personality meant he was very likely to remain single.

That's how it was when I fought the succubus guard captain before.

He appeared very impressive on the surface, but Moses knew the truth perfectly well in his heart.

This cannot be blamed on Moses; his timid nature was innate, and there was nothing Moses could do about it.

Otherwise, I would have left this underground city long ago and ventured out into the world.

How could they possibly be hiding here all this time?

Moses originally thought that this was probably how his life would be, but who could have imagined that there would be an unexpected surprise.

Moses did some quick calculations and realized that the situation was similar to what the foolish succubus had described; he was in a position of advantage here.

Although it was a little heartbreaking, it still handed over the gold coins.

After collecting the gold coins, Lilith's face lit up with joy.

"This stupid dragon was fooled so easily."

"Now I can go back to living a good life."

The more Lilith thought about it, the more excited she became.

This immense wealth and privilege came so easily to him.

However, while Lilith was still overjoyed about this...

"So, what about the dragon you were talking about?"

Moses's somewhat impatient voice came over.

Lilith rolled her eyes at this.

Someone like you, still wants to date a dragon.

Even if it were offered to you, with your level of attractiveness, it would be strange if you could even get her.

After mentally ranting for a moment, Lilith turned her gaze to a certain direction.

"Look, here it is!"

"Our deal is done. Anything else that happens afterward is none of my business."

As she spoke, Lilith immediately turned and left.

Given the current situation, if that stupid dragon found out that he had already sold him to Moses, he would probably be torn to pieces.

Lilith naturally couldn't linger here, lest something bad happen.

"Damn succubus, no matter where you hide, I will never let you go!" Athena's angry voice came from afar.

At this moment, Athena was extremely unhappy.

He was actually mocked by a succubus, and what's more, this succubus actually dared to try to escape from his grasp.

What kind of international joke is this?

However, just as Athena was about to continue her pursuit, she suddenly realized something was wrong.

A huge black shadow descended from the sky and blocked his way.

Looking in the direction of the dark figure, Athena was also taken aback.

"Deep Dragon?"

She never expected that there would be other dragons here, and it seemed to be an adult dragon.

But what was going on with this giant dragon blocking her way? This puzzled Athena.

"Hi, my name is Moses. We are both dragons. Let's get to know each other."

Moses scratched his head with his paw and said somewhat awkwardly.

Upon hearing this, Athena snorted coldly, bypassed Moses, and continued chasing after Lilith.

Moses was very embarrassed to be ignored like this.

However, thinking about his future happy life and the fact that he had just spent so many gold coins, Moses immediately chased after them again.

"You're a dragon flyer? What a coincidence, me too."

"Where are you going? Judging from the route, we should be going the same way. What a coincidence!"

Why aren't you saying anything? Are you shy? It's okay, there's nothing to be shy about.

"Why are you flying faster and faster? Are you trying to race me? Forget about it, you can't beat me."

Seeing that Asya ignored him, Moses was somewhat disappointed, but after remembering what his mother had once said, he immediately cheered up.

"I have lots of gold coins at my house, and I can do backflips. Want to come over and take a look?"

At this moment, Asya, who was searching for Lilith, was also getting annoyed by Moses' incessant chatter.

"Aren't you annoying? Do I even know you? You just keep talking nonstop next to me."

"If we talk a little more, we'll get to know each other, won't we? We'll get to know each other better after a few tries." Moses said, not forgetting his original intention.

"I'm not kidding you, the gold coins in my house really can do backflips. If you don't believe me, come and see for yourself."

Hearing such a lame excuse, Athena rolled her eyes.

Are you trying to get me to watch your gold coins do a backflip? I'm too embarrassed to call you out on it.

"Move aside, I have things to do, don't bother me."

"Tell me what's wrong, I can help."

Upon hearing this, Athena stopped.

"I'm looking for a succubus. Do you know where she is?"

Moses was taken aback upon hearing this, but then he realized what it meant.

"I know."

"You know?" Asya looked at Moses with some suspicion.

Why would I lie to you? I really know where she is.

"And you were introduced to me by that succubus, who also charged me a full 3 gold coins."

Moses meant to show Asya how wealthy he was when he said this.

After all, among dragons, sometimes financial resources are also very important.

Moses was very confident about this.

You should know that you inherited your parents' estate.

Moses still couldn't believe that the wealth accumulated by two generations of dragons wouldn't tempt this little female dragon before him.

"What!" Athena reacted strongly.

Upon hearing this, she immediately understood that she had apparently been betrayed by that wretched succubus.

And it made a lot of money.

This made her extremely angry.

Asya said that she had never seen such a despicable succubus, how could she do such a despicable thing?

However, Moses was clearly unaware of the situation. When he heard Asya's voice rise a few decibels, he sensed that she must have been deeply shocked by his wealth.

"Let me tell you, with my wealth, you wouldn't be at a loss at all to have me as your adopted son."

"From now on, follow me, and I guarantee you'll live a life of luxury."

"What the hell are you talking about? Get lost! Aren't you annoying?" After realizing that she had been betrayed by that succubus, Athena was even more annoyed.

Now, Athena is even more eager to find that wretched succubus and torture her properly.

Of course, besides that.

Another thing Athena wanted to do was to get away from this stupid dragon.

.......

While Moses was still pestering Esther, and Esther was still searching for a succubus.

Lilith has already returned to the villa with the money.

"Hehe, the good days are coming!"

Seeing that some players were still selling food in the market, Lilith's eyes lit up, and she immediately went over and bought a lot.

After returning to the villa, Lilith resumed her leisurely life.

Jiang Chen happened to see this scene.

Seeing Lilith leisurely enjoying life, Jiang Chen walked over with some suspicion.

"You've got money again?"

"Wait, where did your money come from?"

If Lilith's money was not too much to remember, it had been spent lavishly by her not long ago.

Jiang Chen clearly remembered that this guy had come to borrow money from him just two days ago, but he was refused.

Jiang Chen was originally thinking that now that Lilith was out of money, she would have to work hard, and couldn't just work sporadically like before.

Since it was discovered that Lilith was not suitable to manage the two races, Jiang Chen has been managing them himself.

So Lilith's source of funding has been cut off. Now, if she wants money, there's only one way: she has to honestly work or start a business.

Upon hearing Jiang Chen's question, Lilith looked proud.

"Where else could the money come from? It's the money I earned myself, of course."

Jiang Chen absolutely did not believe it.

Upon seeing Jiang Chen's expression, Lilith immediately became displeased.

"What's with that expression? Does it mean I can't make money? Don't underestimate me."

"Don't even talk about me. Just ask yourself this question: do you believe it yourself?"

"Hmph, you're just jealous that I can make money." Clearly, Lilith has no self-awareness whatsoever.

However, what puzzled Jiang Chen was that Lilith simply couldn't lie.

Lilith felt extremely guilty every time she lied.

Anyone who isn't stupid can basically understand it at a glance.

But this time, Lilith was very firm.

Judging from his expression, he doesn't seem to be lying.

"Could it be that this guy actually made money?"

Jiang Chen shook his head, trying to put the matter aside; he was currently very busy.

He still needs to slowly sort through the gold coins that the players brought back, and he also needs to consider how many extra gold coins he should give the players as a reward.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Chen looked at Lilith and sighed.

"Sigh, never mind..."

With that, Jiang Chen left.

Because he had a lot of things to do, he originally wanted to ask Lilith for help.

Since Jiang Chen cut off Lilith's income, he knows very well that Lilith is currently in dire need of money.

At this point, all you need to do is pay her a small reward, and Lilith will come running over to help without hesitation.

However, it's clear that Jiang Chen's thoughts were beautiful, but reality was cruel.

Who would have thought that this guy would actually make money on his own right after finding Lilith?

Jiang Chen was well aware of Lilith's current situation; it was a state of complete stagnation.

If you're out of money, just arrange for her to do something, and Lilith will probably go without hesitation.

But it's completely different if you have money.

There is absolutely no way she could move an inch.

In short, there's absolutely no hope until the money runs out.

"I don't know how this stupid succubus turned out like this."

Jiang Chen felt a bit overwhelmed.

However, since he couldn't get Lilith's help, Jiang Chen had to think of other ways.

Ultimately, Jiang Chen had no choice but to leave.

Not long after...

Jiang Chen returned to the gathering point.

As soon as Jiang Chen arrived, he saw that there were already quite a few players waiting here.

Behind them were piles of gold coins.

Although Athena had a lot of gold coins, she couldn't actually fill several carts.

The players had quite a few vehicles, so they basically brought them all back in one trip.

Seeing the noisy players, Jiang Chen gestured for them to quiet down.

He cleared his throat.

"Everyone, it seems that you all had a very good harvest this time."

"I never imagined you would find such a valuable ancient gold coin."

"I'm willing to offer a price that will satisfy everyone for these ancient gold coins."

But then, an accident happened.

"I want this gold coin too!"

Just then, Lilith suddenly jumped out.

When Jiang Chen came to find her, Lilith didn't think too much about it at first.

Now that I have money, I can do whatever I want with it.

But then Lilith suddenly remembered something.

Jiang Chen's creature is so powerful that it can use gold coins to buy gold coins, so why can't I?

Then she jumped over.

You should know that you have quite a few gold coins.

Use one gold coin to collect the many gold coins that those idiots have looted, and then use those gold coins to continue collecting more gold coins. Wouldn't you become rich that way?

The more Lilith thought about it, the more feasible the plan seemed; it was practically a perfect solution.

Then...

"Throw her out!"

Jiang Chen was completely exasperated.

"Hey! What are you doing?!"

"I can accept gold coins too!"

"Damn it, stop pushing me!"

......

After sending Lilith away, Jiang Chen continued discussing the matter of collecting gold coins with the players.

The players brought back quite a lot of gold coins this time. Jiang Chen carefully considered the situation and decided to provide a suitable exchange rate to ensure the players' profits and prevent the economic system from collapsing.

One to one hundred.

Yes, it's that dark.

Jiang Chen estimated that there were at least two to three million gold coins here.

If this ratio continues, the economic system will collapse sooner or later.

Of course, players are very satisfied with this price, since exchanging useless item coins for usable circulating coins is not a loss at all.

Although the exchange rate Jiang Chen gave was outrageous, in reality, after the exchange was completed, the players would receive at least two hundred gold coins.

Adding the money they made from selling relics materials, all of these things combined brought the players' average earnings to 300 this time.

For players, this number is already outrageous.

And so, after the gold coin acquisition was over, the players left happily.

Watching the departing players, Jiang Chen couldn't help but start to ponder.

"I had already accumulated over 100 million gold coins before, and this time it's another two to three million gold coins."

"My current gold coin reserves are already quite staggering."

"We won't have to worry about the mission rewards and other things distributed to players anymore."

However, Jiang Chen was also well aware that keeping so many gold coins in his possession was a huge waste.

This made Jiang Chen even more eager to leave the underground city.

Only after leaving the dungeon can these gold coins truly be put to use.

"In that case, it's time for the players to prepare for attacking the Guardians."

Now that we also have a dragon on our side, along with the players, it will definitely be much easier to attack the guardian.

However, we still need to prepare well in advance to ensure that nothing goes wrong.

"Oh, right."

"What's going on with Athena?"

Jiang Chen just asked the players where that girl went. The players said they didn't know either, they only saw her chasing after Lilith.

As it turned out, Lilith had returned to her side, but there was no sign of Athena.

However, Jiang Chen was not worried at all that the thing would run away.

The contracts are all in your own hands; you can't just run away so easily.

As he pondered this, Jiang Chen began to utilize the power of the contract.

Meanwhile, Athena sensed the summons not far away. Although she was very annoyed, she still rushed back in the direction of the summons.

Moses remained close behind Asya.

Just like before, he kept chattering on and on.

This made Athena, who was already in a bad mood, even worse.

And so, not long after...

When Athena found Jiang Chen, Moses followed.

"Why are you here?"

Jiang Chen was a little surprised to see Moses coming.

"Hmph! What are you saying!"

"Can't the great Moses even come for a visit?"

"Visiting someone's place?" Jiang Chen found it somewhat amusing.

This stupid dragon has never come to my side before, but now, seeing Athena, it's come running over here like a puppy.

Jiang Chen immediately understood what Moses was thinking.

"Alright, you can come visit then, but we have other things to do with Athena right now."

"Come over when you have time later."

"What did you say!" Moses was immediately displeased when he saw that Jiang Chen actually wanted to kick him out.

but....

"Get out!" came Athena's cold voice.

"Okay!" Moses replied and happily left.

However, Moses did not go straight home, but stopped near the trading market set up by the players.

It's obvious they're planning to wait for Athena here.

......

After Moses left, Asya looked coldly at Jiang Chen.

It was this wretched Pata right in front of me who tricked me into signing a contract.

This is Athena's greatest disgrace.

"You wretched Pata, how dare you use such despicable means to sign a contract with me."

"What is despicable means? You need to understand one thing: throughout history, it has always been the victor who takes all."

"You lost, that's a fact, and we didn't do anything to you after the contract was signed, did we?"

Although Jiang Chen knew he could force Aisa to do things through a contract, he knew this method wouldn't last. So now he needed to persuade her to help him willingly.

"I'll make a deal with you. You just need to follow our instructions for a period of time, and then I'll give you your freedom."

Asya naturally could not agree to Jiang Chen's proposal.

"You think you can make me obey you? You're dreaming."

"If it weren't for the contract, I would have torn you to pieces right now," Athena said viciously.

"Look at you, what's the rush? We're just here to talk."

"It's not like we have to make you listen to us. We can cooperate."

"Cooperation? You mean cooperation involving the signing of a slave contract?" Athena couldn't help but scoff.

"I need insurance too, otherwise I don't feel secure."

Aetheria: ....

"In short, there is absolutely no way I can agree to this."

"If you really want to cooperate, then show sincerity in terminating the contract. If you do, I might consider it."

Jiang Chen was speechless after hearing what Athena said.

You want me to terminate the contract that we finally signed? You must be dreaming.

Moreover, if the contract is truly dissolved, it would be strange if this thing listened to him. Jiang Chen even suspected that the contract was dissolved one second ago, and she would take action against him the next.

"We don't have a basis for cooperation yet, so let's cooperate like this for a while, and then if the situation is right, we'll terminate the contract."

"Don't even think about it. Let me tell you, you are nothing but a lowly and inferior bunch of pats, yet you dare to dream of commanding a dragon."

Hearing what Athena said, Jiang Chen took a deep breath and composed himself.

"I'm speaking to you politely, but do you think I'm easy to talk to?"

"Don't forget, we've signed a contract now. If I want you to do something and you're not happy about it, I can just use the contract."

Even though Jiang Chen made some harsh words, Aisya still wouldn't budge an inch.

"Don't think I don't know. You value my strength. The difference in combat power between forcing me to act through a contract and acting on my own is enormous."

Jiang Chen was well aware that this guy was right.

This left Jiang Chen somewhat helpless; this guy was simply impervious to reason.

But there's just nothing I can do about her.

If you want a dragon to obey you, you must first make the dragon submit.

Aesya was naturally very unhappy because she had been outmaneuvered by her own side in the previous battle.

But if you ask Jiang Chen to have a fair fight between the two sides, he definitely wouldn't be willing; he's not stupid.

"Fine, if you don't want to listen to me, that's fine too. I have plenty of ways to deal with you."

There are many ways to subdue a dragon.

......

Not long after, Aisa was locked in a special little room by Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen used a contract to temporarily seal Athena's abilities.

After doing all this, Jiang Chen immediately issued a task.

So, on the players' side...

The players were all a bit confused when they saw the posted task.

"How should I put it? To be honest, I think it's pretty outrageous."

"Yes, this game is really interesting. I've heard of taming eagles, but this is the first time I've heard of taming dragons."

"This is outrageous, but look at the mission reward, a full 1000 gold coins."

"This is only awarded to those who succeed in the end. Under normal circumstances, we can only get the participation prize of 10 gold coins."

"These 10 gold coins are not easy to obtain; you have to stay awake for 10 hours, which is outrageous."

"One gold coin per hour is not bad, and two people are allowed to go in at the same time."

"However, what's humane is that this game actually has a night shift allowance, where you get 5 more gold coins at night than during the day."

Upon seeing Jiang Chen's announcement of the Dragon Taming quest, the players began to whisper among themselves.

There are currently over 200 players.

Jiang Chen prepared 1000 hours for Aisya.

If Aisa still doesn't behave after these 1000 hours, then I can arrange another one or two thousand hours for her.

Jiang Chen refused to believe that he couldn't control her.