The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

Chapter 126 Evolution Materials

Clearly, this windfall has made many players extremely envious.

"Damn, these people are so lucky."

"I wonder when I'll have such good luck again."

"Why think so much all day? Let's take action now. I don't believe they're the only ones who could find a place like this."

While shouting like this, the players immediately scattered and began to move. Although the rewards this time were not theirs, it still gave them a boost of enthusiasm.

It made them realize that the world is always full of opportunities, and that they might encounter opportunities if they are lucky.

After the players left, Jiang Chen turned his attention back to the core in his hand.

"The profits this time were a bit beyond my expectations, but for me, it's definitely a good thing."

"The key is that we've got them all. We have the most difficult materials, and we've almost gathered the remaining precious materials as well."

Overall, it's still a little short.

"If we search around the 60th floor for a while longer, we should be able to collect almost everything."

The most difficult part of upgrading to the next stage is obtaining two materials.

The first material is the core he has in his hand. Originally, Jiang Chen had planned to steal the core of the succubus if he couldn't get it.

Although he signed a contract with Lilith, the contract was full of bugs. Jiang Chen had plenty of ways to exploit these bugs, so there was no need to worry at all.

Jiang Chen's original plan was to steal the core of the succubus race so that he could evolve, but the process would take a long time.

Given his current situation, leaving the dungeon is basically unrealistic.

As long as the Nightmare Clan and Shadow Elf Clan are still holding out, it will be very difficult to continue the fight. Although we have a great advantage in fighting them now, at least we have won these few battles.

However, Jiang Chen was well aware that this was because they did not truly regard him as a threat, so they did not send a large force. Jiang Chen was very clear about his own capabilities.

"To put it bluntly, the main reason I'm able to win is because they didn't send many troops. If they had sent tens of thousands, I wouldn't have been able to fight them at all."

"No matter how intense my firepower is, they will always be able to break through the encirclement."

Ultimately, the weapon Jiang Chen currently possesses can only be considered semi-automatic, not fully automated.

Many of these require player control, and a significant number of players are needed. In such cases, covering two or three thousand people with full firepower is not a problem. However, if this number is increased to tens of thousands, it becomes a drop in the ocean.

Others can easily break through your fire suppression network. Once they break through and push forward, the players' formation is broken, and they have no way to fight back.

For this reason, Jiang Chen's side has not yet ordered the players to launch a large-scale attack on other levels.

Ultimately, what I need is time to level up, increase the number of players I can summon, and increase the number of weapons I can manufacture. That way, I won't have to worry about so many problems.

However, while the idea is appealing, reality is harsh; these things are not so easy to accomplish.

"We were still thinking of sending a few players over to secretly steal the succubus's things, but now it seems completely unnecessary."

"This has significantly reduced my development time."

Jiang Chen was quite satisfied with his gains this time, but he couldn't help but feel a little troubled.

The current situation is that future development will definitely involve exploring outside the dungeon, with higher and higher levels, and the level of materials obtained will become lower and lower.

Currently, the materials needed to upgrade to the next stage can only be obtained from level 60 or higher in the Dragon Cave dungeon.

First, there's the core. There are no level requirements for the core; it's purely based on luck. Second, there are special materials that can only be dropped by guardians.

Of course, special monsters of the same rank as the Guardians should also be able to drop it, but the elite monsters or tribal chief monsters you usually encounter will not drop this material.

Jiang Chen has already obtained the two materials needed for this upgrade, but the materials needed for the next upgrade, just the special materials dropped by this guardian alone, will be enough to give him a hard time.

"The next upgrade will be on the 70th floor."

"That means I have to go up 10 more floors to get the materials I need."

Thinking of this, Jiang Cheng felt a headache coming on. Even with the guardians on this level, if it weren't for the early losses inflicted by the Dark Elf and Nightmare races, his side wouldn't have been able to fight them at all.

Jiang Chen sighed, feeling somewhat helpless.

"There's no point in thinking about it so much now."

"Let's take it one step at a time. Once I've gathered all the materials, I'll evolve immediately. After this evolution, my level cap will reach 70."

"And the players' levels went straight to level 60."

"Currently, the mainstream levels outside are around 50 to 70."

"At this stage, neither I nor the players need to worry at all."

"My only concern is the elite-level combat power. Although I also have two dragons, one of them is a lazy bum who's been giving up and is incredibly cowardly, and the other is still a young dragon that will need a lot of time to grow."

The biggest problem for Jiang Chen right now is the lack of elite-level combat power.

If this problem can be solved, there won't be much to worry about afterwards, but this problem is very difficult to solve.

Now all Jiang Chen could do was take it one step at a time.

While Jiang Chen was still pondering these things...

Dragon Cave Underground City, 55th floor.

A large number of Dark Elves and Nightmares have already gathered here.

"So everyone, I'm sure you're all quite clear about the current situation."

"Given the current situation, there's no chance of us winning if we go up and fight those players; it's just suicide."

"There's absolutely no need for us to risk our lives. After all, we've only earned so little money, why risk it all, right?"

"Let me show you the current level of the city's defenses."

At that moment, the adjutant was constantly giving his men pep talks.

"These city defenses were all built temporarily. As you probably know, the defenses on the 59th floor were completely destroyed by their bombing."

"The reason why so many substandard city defenses were built is because they didn't value our lives."

"Those who have experienced the previous battles should know how fierce that barrage of firepower is. If we foolishly charge in to face such intense firepower, we're just playing with our lives."

"So there's no need for us to work so hard, and according to the scouts we've sent out, the Pata are currently gathering resources on the 59th floor."

"They are not quick to gather resources."

"In other words, by the time they reach our level, who knows when they'll be able to do it."

"For the time being, all we need to do is keep spreading false war reports, which will at least buy us a lot of time."

"By the time the higher-ups realize what's happening and send people to investigate, our presence here won't have much of an impact. It will simply be a way of telling them that the other side is too powerful and we can't stop them. Then we'll fight our way back and retreat, and we're still holding out here."

"That way, we can not only get paid, but more importantly, we won't have to risk our lives."

Upon hearing what the adjutant said, everyone present exchanged bewildered glances.

Clearly, they also felt that this approach was very feasible.

If Pata were relatively weak, they wouldn't recommend going up and fighting, but it's clear that the opponent's strength is no weaker than theirs. In this situation, going up would only result in heavy losses.

Although dungeons are very important to the Nightmare and Dark Elf races, this does not mean that the soldiers responsible for guarding them can earn a high income.

On the contrary, their income is not high.

The reason they are willing to stay here is ultimately because there are some local specialties in the underground city.

They can sell some valuable items back home for a good price, and this is why they can earn a decent income and stay here.

"The vice-captain is right. Why should we risk our lives fighting those Pata? That's not something we should be thinking about."

"That's absolutely right, it's completely unnecessary."

"The reason we were assigned here is, to put it bluntly, because we are not valued within our community."

"Compared to other levels of gathering points, those of us who are temporarily developed are essentially taking on huge risks, but our income remains unchanged. This is completely treating us like we're not human."

Incited by the vice-captain, everyone was filled with righteous indignation and expressed their dissatisfaction.

The vice-captain was naturally aware of this. Just kidding, a temporary fortress like this is incomplete in every aspect. Whether it's the fortress's defense mechanisms, the living environment, or the later supplies, these things can't be perfect.

Perhaps after some time, things will gradually improve, but it's definitely not the time right now. If you have connections within the clan, it's absolutely impossible for you to be assigned here. Those with connections are basically in areas below the 50th floor, areas that have already been developed very well.

Therefore, the deputy captain was well aware that these people naturally believed in his theory.

For this reason, the vice-captain was confident that he could drag all these people down with him.

"Alright, now that everyone has figured it out, I'll announce something here: our floor is currently the 55th floor."

"How we got to this floor is probably clear to everyone. In short, the people above were rushing to meet the deadline, so they pushed us all the way here."

"Many areas on the first floor are undeveloped, so you should understand now."

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"We'll gather some people and search for valuable resources on this floor. Then we can take them out and sell them. Wouldn't that be a considerable income?"

Everyone readily agreed with the vice-captain's suggestion, but soon someone voiced their concerns.

"What did the captain say?"

"Don't worry, brothers, the captain has definitely agreed. Otherwise, do you think I would dare to discuss these things with you all here?"

"Don't worry about any problems that might arise when you meet your brothers. Our captain has connections, and I'm sure many of you are aware of his identity. With him around, many problems can be easily resolved."

"Thanks to the captain's connections, we can stay here peacefully for a long time, and during this time we can plunder the resources here and take them for ourselves."

"Of course, everyone doesn't need to worry. When the people come to inspect this place, that will be fine."

"The reason is simple. To put it bluntly, this place will definitely be invaded and occupied by the Pata in the future. Then we can say that all these resources have been looted by the Pata."

Clearly, the vice-captain mistook the players for the Monkey King.

Because the Dragon Cave dungeon is a public resource, all resources acquired here must be handed over.

If it is discovered that someone has stolen the resources inside, the consequences will be very serious.

Despite such punishment, many people are still willing to take the risk. However, both members of the Nightmare Clan and the Dark Elf Clan are well aware that they must be careful when doing things.

They must know when to stop, so even if they secretly bring in personal goods, they won't bring in anything particularly valuable.

If you bring something that isn't particularly precious but is still of some value, no one will say anything. But if you bring something that is exceptionally precious, the consequences will be severe.

But this time is different, because with the Great Sage of the Flat-Tent, they can collect as many precious resources as possible to sell.

Anyway, when the tribe's exploration teams come here to plunder resources and find that the resources have been almost completely looted, they'll just dump them on these Great Sages in their tents.

Just say it was those Padmas who looted it, it has nothing to do with us, and if there are any problems, go find those Padmas.

As for whether they dare to go looking for it, there's no need to even think about it; they definitely wouldn't dare.

If you go looking for it, it will most likely be handed over to those despicable thugs and they'll just take care of it on the spot.

It is precisely for this reason that the vice-captain and his men are now acting with impunity.

This is great! Not only do we not have to worry about the heavy losses caused by our previous actions and being punished when we return, but we can also secretly swindle a large sum of money.

"My teacher was right after all; war profits are the easiest to make."

Only at this moment did the adjutant gain a clear and profound understanding of the matter.

Just by strolling around here for a while, you can earn money that is many times more than you have ever earned before.

While thinking about this, the vice-captain didn't delay and immediately began to gather the others.

The goal was simple: to get them to start scavenging resources right now.