The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

Chapter 130 A Great Harvest

After Jiang Chen left, the players all looked towards the Ruins Rift.

"So, brothers, what's next? Should we go down and see what's going on?" The amateur welder asked as the giant mech walked to the edge of the crack.

"You're not a welder. Your mech is practically totaled, and you're still messing around here. It'll really fall apart in a minute."

"Welder, why don't you take the mech back for repairs first, and then come back?"

The welder simply waved his hand when he heard this.

"No need, there seem to be no more monsters down there. All the wild monsters from before have run up here, no, even the boss."

They've all run up here.

"I reckon it should be safe down there now."

As he spoke, the mech controlled by the welder jumped down first.

This move left everyone completely stunned.

"Dude, are you really that reckless? Aren't you afraid that another boss will suddenly jump out from below and destroy your mech?"

"You think the boss is like a cabbage, that he can just pop out anytime?"

The voices of amateur welders could be heard from below.

"Brothers, I have good news for you. There are indeed no more monsters down here, and there are quite a few magic crystals."

Upon hearing about magic crystals, everyone was somewhat excited, but...

"The bad news is that these magic crystals are all contaminated, but their rank is quite high, reaching the seventh rank."

"Compared to a sixth-tier magic crystal, if it were to explode, the damage would definitely be several levels higher."

Hearing what the amateur welder said, the other players also jumped down.

As soon as they went down, everyone could clearly feel that the surrounding air had become thick and filled with an extremely strong stench of decay.

This space is not very large.

It is about 20 meters high, about 40 meters wide, and about 60 meters long.

It felt to the players as if the mantis boss had built a nest just for itself.

The surroundings were filled with a peculiar black mist, which posed no threat to the players, while the walls were covered with countless magic crystals.

Although it's contaminated, this thing is still usable for self-destruction; at least the damage is much higher than that of a sixth-tier item.

However, for players, this thing is only considered better than nothing.

That's pretty much the situation; there's no need to give it any higher praise.

The 60th floor is filled with contaminated magic crystals, far more numerous than here.

There seem to be a lot of magic crystals here, but they can't actually withstand being used for very long.

The players' assessment of the situation here is that it's better than nothing; something is better than nothing.

"What are you all standing there for? Let's look around again and see if we can find anything else."

"If all else fails, these things will suffice."

"At least it can still be used to some extent, and the big part has already been earned."

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As they talked, the players began searching around.

Actually, the players weren't particularly concerned at first, as they didn't expect to find anything of value here.

For them, the gains this time were barely acceptable, since there were only about a hundred players participating in the war at most.

There are fewer than a hundred people.

Not everyone participated, so when the profits are divided among everyone, each person will get a few dozen gold coins.

Although the returns are significantly lower than before, they are still quite satisfactory for current players.

If there are other benefits here, that would be ideal for the players; if not, it's not unacceptable.

And so, the players began searching the surrounding area. Although the space was not large, the players searched quite carefully.

The players originally thought they could just take some of these polluted magic crystals and leave, since they had a guaranteed income anyway, but who would have thought that they would actually find some other things.

First, there are about 10 mantis eggs.

This was discovered at the site of a giant praying mantis's nest, where the mantis had built its nest.

As for what kind of baby mantises hatched from these eggs, the players had no idea. However, they still kept them and planned to ask Jiang Chen later to see if he would accept them.

"It's not bad, at least we got so many mantis eggs. Who knows, we might be able to sell them later."

"Everything we agreed on is pretty much done. Now let's start mining all the magic crystals here."

As they talked, the players got busy, digging for magic crystals on the 60th floor every day, and they had gained some experience in digging for this stuff.

The biggest drawback here is that it's hard to get up there, but other issues aren't too difficult, and that won't stump the players.

The materials they brought were used to build a simple bridge leading down to the bottom.

In this way, various large transport equipment can be driven down to transport goods, and the efficiency will not be low.

And so, accompanied by the roar of machinery, the players began mining once again.

After this period of gathering, the players have a very sufficient reserve of spices, herbs, and other materials.

As for the contaminated magic crystals, as well as the ordinary magic crystals, the players have collected quite a few.

Overall, players now have many times more reserves than before.

This refers to the period before the war with the Dark Elves and Nightmares.

Overall, the players did a very good job of looting; they were incredibly fast at gathering resources from the dungeons.

Players were not surprised by this, since the industry has been industrialized and these machines make the collection process much faster than by hand.

As truckloads of contaminated magic crystals were hauled away, the players quickly mined up almost all the magic crystals in the area.

The players initially thought that their gains were about over, but unexpectedly, they made another discovery as they were leaving.

While farming magic crystals, a player accidentally unearthed a large chest.

This is a huge metal box, about two meters high.

As for what material was used, the players couldn't figure it out. At least several groups of players spent a long time studying it, but still couldn't identify what material it was.

Of course, players don't care what materials are in it.

Compared to what materials were used, players are more concerned about something else.

"So what exactly is inside this box?"

"This thing is hidden so well, I reckon the stuff inside won't be too bad."

As they spoke, the players immediately opened the box, but they were all stunned when they saw what was inside.

It wasn't some rare equipment or precious materials; it contained all sorts of books.

It's basically all books related to magic circles and rune making and inscription.

"I'll go."

"This is good stuff."

Most players aren't particularly interested in the books inside the box, but Amateur Welder and Sky Dome are different.

For them, the items inside are of very high value.

After all, they would definitely need these things when they were making weapons of war.

"Guys, the two of us are planning to buy this thing. What's the situation on your end?"

"After figuring it out," the amateur welder said.

"If you insist that this thing is useless, it is actually quite useful, at least for people who study this field."

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"Of course, we know the welders so well that we wouldn't rip you off, but you also have to make sure the guys don't lose out. So you can quote a price based on the situation. As long as it's not too outrageous, we can accept it."

And so, after some discussion, the amateur welder and Sky Dome spent a total of 5000 gold coins on this box of books.

This price is actually quite high for players.

If you were to sell it to other people outside, this price would be incredibly low. But there's nothing you can do about it; different systems have different prices.

Having received the books they wanted, the amateur welder and Sky Dome left with them. As for the other players, some were responsible for the final cleanup, while others left with their items.

Upon returning to the settlement, Amateur Welder and Sky Dome immediately began studying the books.

First, they categorized these piles of books.

Then I started to think about it slowly.

Fortunately, these books are already organized, and there is a table of contents for the entire book, which introduces all the books included, their functions, and research directions.

After learning about its contents, the amateur welder and Sky Dome became increasingly alarmed.

"So this thing is research data on ancient weapons, which is what we now commonly call weapons of war."

Looking at the introduction, even the amateur welder was somewhat incredulous.

"According to the introduction, it is said that a divine war took place back then. Humans developed various powerful weapons of war, which posed a great threat to the rule of the gods. Therefore, the gods personally intervened to destroy these weapons of war and destroyed all related books."

"Most importantly, this copy is something that those people went to great lengths to preserve."

After learning the origins of the book, the amateur welder and Tianqiong were also very excited.

Based solely on the provenance of these books, they could potentially sell for hundreds of thousands or even millions of gold coins.

Of course, this is sold to other people outside.

"It seems we've struck gold this time. We can use it to study it. I want to see how this so-called ancient weapon differs from the weapons we manufacture."

And so, the two began to carefully study the differences between these weapons of war, and the more they studied, the more alarmed they became.

"I never imagined that weapons of war could be used like this."

"Moreover, the manufacturing method of this kind of war weapon does not have high requirements for rank. According to the introduction, the magic system in the past was not as perfect as it is now, so there were very few high-rank mages and warriors at that time."

"But at that time, they were able to produce war weapons comparable to the ninth-tier legendary level."

"It has to be said that this so-called ancient period is quite outrageous. At least the research these people have done in this area is terrifying, reaching a very frightening level."

These books truly exemplify what it means to do something to the extreme.

By combining different magic circles and runes, the advantages can be maximized.

To achieve an effect that surpasses the current level.

It also contains a brand new method for constructing magic circles.

These special, lost magic arrays are the key to enabling these weapons of war to reach such a high level.

Amateur welders building mechs are completely different from these people building weapons of war.

Yuan and his team combined modern industrial knowledge with a magical system to achieve a balance and create powerful mechs.

In ancient times, different magic arrays were combined and stacked to achieve a 1+1>2 effect. In addition, various special materials were used to maximize the strength of war weapons.

"I feel like we can forge a new path, combining all these things together, and maybe it will have unexpected results."

"You're absolutely right. I think we should really give it a try. Maybe it will give us some unexpected surprises."

The two studied and discussed the subject simultaneously.

"If it can really be operated as we want, then the mechs we build in the future will be several levels stronger."

As he spoke, the amateur welder took out the core he had collected.

"How about we invest heavily first and build a super defensive mech?"

The cores they collect are often used in weapons of war, and many are used, provided that your weapons of war are very large.

In this sense, only the ongoing Sky Whale Project can be considered a large-scale weapon of war.

The mechs they built weren't even considered weapons of war.

"Given the size of our mechs, one core like this is more than enough. The NPCs happen to need defensive mechs, so we'll build them and sell them to them. If they offer a high price, we'll sell them; if they offer a low price, we'll keep them for ourselves."

Sky Dome naturally agreed with the amateur welder's suggestion.

Players often have a habit of keeping the best for themselves, and if the best item sells for a price lower than they expect, they'd rather keep it for themselves.

"In that case, let's think it over carefully and then get started."

"It's still an alloy material. I think the alloy forging methods recorded here are more advantageous than the alloys we've figured out ourselves, so we'll just use their existing ones."

"What were they used to piece them together?"

"Do I even need to think about it? Of course, I'll use the strongest one. I checked the materials needed, and the dungeon can gather them all, although the production volume is not large. But we can still assemble a mech."

And so, the two communicated and finalized the manufacturing plan for the new mecha.

The amount of financial and material resources required to manufacture this mecha is indeed staggering.