The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

Chapter 116 War Weapons Project

From a certain perspective, this could be considered a form of indirect patent protection.

As long as the other side's production speed cannot match the players' speed, and if the other side cannot accept the players' concept of weapons, then there is no need to worry about a large number of imitations appearing. If a large number of similar imitations appear, and other races are also willing to use them, then the players' advantage will not be so obvious.

Unfortunately, at least in this world, such a thing is absolutely impossible in the short term.

It takes a long time for any new idea to be accepted. It's impossible for something like traveling back to ancient times, bringing out all sorts of modern technological products, and then developing industry and starting an industrial revolution.

To put it bluntly, if you actually did that, you'd better pray you're Superman with superhuman powers.

This means that in an ordinary ancient world, you possess extraordinary power, becoming a being similar to a terrestrial deity, and you are the only one in that situation. In such a case, you can manage to do things like industrial development. However, if you are just an ordinary person, even if you become an emperor, you will die a horrible death if you try to do the same thing.

To put it bluntly, the emergence of a new system will affect many old systems and cause many people's interests to be harmed.

Normally they may seem like a disorganized bunch, but when their core interests are involved, they will unite as one.

Anyone who attempts to undermine their interests will be crushed by them.

The situation is basically the same in this world. Traditional magical equipment is recognized by everyone. The various standards that magical equipment possesses are all long-standing perceptions that everyone can accept, and the manufacturing of magical equipment is carried out in accordance with these standards.

This is why magical equipment has been able to survive in this world to this day.

The long-standing concepts and participants have continuously improved this system and researched new magical equipment, thus forming a series of huge industrial chains.

The collection of precious raw materials gave rise to a series of professions such as adventurer teams, miners, and land trading. Some families developed through these, while others became the elite. The entire upstream and downstream system involved a large number of people.

To put it bluntly, this is a complete system that cannot be influenced by any single person or group of people.

Once someone tries to touch this chain of interests, without a doubt, everyone upstream and downstream will turn their attention to him until the guy who dares to cause trouble is destroyed.

Therefore, the weapons created by players can never shake the entire complete industrial chain of the magic equipment system. To put it bluntly, the weapons researched by players will not be recognized by others, nor will they be put into large-scale use.

Because the concept behind this weapon is completely different from that of traditional magical weapons.

This also means that these weapons will only be used within a small circle of players, and there will be no large-scale changes.

Naturally, there's no possibility of someone learning the technique and using it to counterfeit, because even if you did manage to make it, you definitely wouldn't be able to sell it for a good price.

This is also the players' biggest advantage; this weapon is essentially unique to each player.

Of course, players are unaware of the intricacies involved, and even if they could figure them out, no player would be willing to do so.

At this moment, their attention was focused on something else: exploring the 59th floor of the underground city.

Besides exploration, they also need to pursue the fleeing Nightmare Clan and Dark Elf Clan.

The current situation is that after the Nightmare Clan and Dark Elf Clan escaped, they did not immediately reunite. Instead, they scattered in different areas of the dungeon, harassing players who wanted to explore the area, centered around small groups.

This move is truly disgusting; at least the players feel incredibly disgusted.

Because of the small-scale battles, many players were ambushed and killed before they could even react. Those who could react naturally perished together with their opponents immediately.

"Brothers, these races are really annoying. We can't beat them head-on, so now they're resorting to underhanded tactics."

At this moment, a number of players who had just been ambushed and killed were gathered together at the settlement.

They were furious at that moment, but there was nothing they could do; the other party's methods were simply too underhanded.

"It's infuriating! How are we supposed to explore the dungeon if things are going like this? We finally find some resources, and before we can even put them to use, they launch a sneak attack, and we get killed for no reason."

"You bet! The monsters in this game are disgusting."

"What's most infuriating is that they're unwilling to fight us head-on; they just run away as soon as they see that we outnumber them."

"And the fact that they're scattered across different areas of the underground city is the most disgusting thing."

"Damn it, these bastards are planning to wage guerrilla warfare against us."

At this moment, one player said, his tone still somewhat indignant.

"No, we can't continue like this. If we keep letting them wear us down, it will become harder and harder for us to hold on."

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"That's right, and most importantly, their strength is also top-notch, making their surprise attacks on us very effective."

"It seems we have to find a way to get rid of all these guys, otherwise we can forget about exploring properly."

Naturally, Lilith overheard the conversation between the newly resurrected players.

Lilith felt that the players' experiences were very troublesome, especially since the other side was unwilling to engage in direct combat and instead resorted to this tactic. It would be extremely frustrating for any race to encounter such a situation.

Unless several times the number of troops are deployed and a large amount of resources are spent on a thorough search, there is really no way to deal with this kind of operation.

While thinking about Lilith, her gaze unconsciously drifted to Jiang Chen beside her.

In Lilith's mind, Jiang Chen would definitely find a way to solve this kind of problem.

Otherwise, it's impossible to just leave them to fend for themselves.

"So Jiang Chen, what are your plans next?"

Lilith asked.

Although she was reluctant to admit it, Jiang Chen's abilities were undeniable. After spending so much time together, Lilith discovered that Jiang Chen knew an astounding amount of knowledge.

When faced with a situation, he can always come up with a relatively correct decision, although he also has a lot of shortcomings. For example, when there is danger, he is always the first to run up to his subordinates and block in front of him.

Moreover, after making money, this guy tried every means to embezzle, and the amount he embezzled was enormous.

Overall, however, its merits outweigh its flaws.

By following him, Lilith knew very well that she could really learn something.

As the young lady of the succubus clan, Lilith believed that learning more about these things would never be a bad thing, since she might have the opportunity to take over the clan and lead many subordinates in the future.

So when something happened, Lilith's first reaction was to ask Jiang Chen about the situation and see if he had any solutions.

Upon hearing Lilith's question, Jiang Chen looked completely bewildered.

"What? Why are you asking me this?"

"This is none of my business."

"You don't need to worry about it? Do you think your bunch of Pata can handle such a troublesome matter?" Lilith's tone was full of disbelief.

"Otherwise what?"

Although the players don't have much of an advantage right now, and are even being disgusted by it, Jiang Chen knows very well that it won't be long before the players completely crush the opposing team.

"These two races are out of their minds. Why do they have to come here and wage guerrilla warfare against the players? I don't know what they were thinking."

"Why don't you go and find out who the ancestor of guerrilla warfare is? This thing is hereditary."

As he thought about it, Jiang Chen shook his head.

He could roughly guess how the players would ravage these two races before long.

Jiang Chen wasn't particularly concerned about these things, because winning in major battles was enough.

As long as he ensures that his side is not invaded, he won't care too much about other things. Small-scale battles like this are just probes between the two sides, so Jiang Chen naturally can't devote too much energy and time to them.

Instead of focusing on these meaningless things, Jiang Chen should be more concerned about his current war fortress, future plans, and how to leave the dungeon.

"However, we still need to consider upgrading our weapons."

"The other weapons are actually fine."

"There's not much to update, although these amateur welders will certainly keep updating these weapons to make mortars and similar weapons more powerful."

Jiang Chen is not concerned with these weapons right now, but with war machines, especially mecha-type war machines.

Currently, Jiang Chen only has one mech, because it's so hard to sell, so the amateur welders have stopped production.

However, the effectiveness of this mech in these battles is self-evident.

"Based on my observations over this period of time, how should I put it, this mech's capabilities are around level 80."

Recalling the battles fought in the mechs, Jiang Chen made these plans.

"Of course, Moses also put in a lot of effort in building this mech. Ultimately, it was because of him that the mech was able to reach this level."

But in Jiang Chen's eyes, this was far from enough.

Simply put, Jiang Chen hopes that the mecha can unleash its power at level 90.

In this way, he can deal with high-level enemies with ease.

In addition, Jiang Chen's side will have more options when encountering battles like the one they are in now.

"Looks like we'll have to find a way to get those amateur welders to build another mech suitable for large-scale warfare."

Jiang Chen thought this way because the mecha currently in the hands of the amateur welders is, to put it bluntly, quite powerful overall, with a certain level of defensive capability and not weak offensive power.

However, although this mech performs quite well in all aspects, it will be quickly destroyed if it is targeted in a large-scale battle.

So after much thought, Jiang Chen decided to develop a mech suitable for large-scale battles. After all, the number of people on Pata's side was very limited, and they simply couldn't support a battle involving tens of thousands of people.

However, we will encounter battles of this scale sooner or later, so when we do encounter battles of this magnitude, we will definitely need something that can withstand a lot of people.

To achieve this, the mechs produced require a great deal of preparation.

"The attack can be temporarily abandoned, because once the battle begins, both mechs will definitely go in together."

"The mechs that the players have now can easily take on the task of attacking."

"So what I need now is a purely defensive mech, one that can even function like a safe house, serving as a defensive fortress during wartime."

"And this mech must be able to unleash at least level 90 power."

Of course, simply reaching level 90 would absolutely not satisfy Jiang Chen's requirements.

However, if you abandon offense and optimize all your abilities for defense, maximizing your defense, then it's a different story.

Other people's level 90 stats include a combination of attack, defense, and other comprehensive values, while Jiang Chen's level 90 stats only have a single defense value.

Although the damage it causes is extremely low, its defense is definitely incredibly powerful.

"This plan is feasible, at least given my current situation. In wartime, we rely heavily on these things."

Having just experienced several major battles, Jiang Chen was well aware of his own weaknesses.

The biggest problem lies in the disparity in numbers, which needs to be compensated for through firepower, defense, and other means.

For example, without the construction of safe houses to defend the city, the players would have been wiped out long ago.

Without the help of mechs to hold off the enemy's charging forces, the players' side wouldn't be able to hold out either.

Without long-range saturation fire coverage, the enemy's defensive fortifications could not have been so easily dismantled.

All of this undoubtedly tells Jiang Chen that if he wants to fight against other races now, he needs to consider having as many special equipment as possible as possible as trump cards.

"In that case, I'll place an order for a batch of mechs in my own name, and these mechs can be rented out to players later."

Jiang Chen doesn't expect players to be able to afford to buy them.

At least at this stage, it's basically unrealistic. Maybe when there are more people, then there will be a market for this kind of business.

In conclusion, Jiang Chen felt that the more weapons of war like mechs, the better.

At least for now, Jiang Chen is highly dependent on these things. Perhaps after breaking through the upper limit a few more times and reaching higher and higher levels, his own strength will become the key.

But that's all for the future.