The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

Chapter 134 Pioneering

"Boss, it was just as you suspected."

"That good-for-nothing is definitely incompetent. You have no idea, he took over your job and problems arose not long after."

Upon hearing this, the leader of the Nightmare Clan squad raised an eyebrow.

"Tell me the details. I'd like to hear what outrageous thing this guy did this time."

"Boss, do you know what? The first thing this guy did after taking over your job was to gather everyone together and launch a direct attack on those Pata. And he launched the attack from the 59th floor. He was thinking of taking care of all the Pata on this floor."

Hearing his subordinates say that, the succubus squad leader felt completely disoriented.

"Is this guy out of his mind?"

"Without even thinking, I can roughly guess what happened. This guy must have thought Pata was very weak, so he chose to crush her directly."

"He thought I was just slacking off up there, that I was only putting in a half-hearted effort in the fight with Pa and the others."

"I can only say he's overthinking things and he's incredibly stupid. I've never seen such a stupid idiot."

"In the end, let me think, wasn't it because they wiped them all out?"

Hearing the Nightmare Clan captain say this, his subordinates nodded in agreement.

"Boss, you guessed right. He was indeed wiped out. What's even more outrageous is that he didn't dare report it after the annihilation. After all, he had only been in command for a few hours when the entire army was wiped out. No one would dare to report the truth at this time."

"To evade responsibility, he bribed the guards starting from the 58th floor, causing them to gather at the 55th floor."

The first layer, and all the previous layers were given to Pata.

Upon arriving at this point, the succubus squad leader immediately understood his old nemesis's plan.

"This guy is still the same as before, with no bottom line."

"To avoid punishment, they choose to hand over the territory they worked so hard to occupy?"

"If people of such low character can reach this position, I can only say that our race is completely corrupt now. In this situation, they still dare to dream of fighting the Pata. I don't know where they get their courage. If this continues, one day these Pata will defeat us."

The Nightmare Clan squad leader wasn't exaggerating when he said this; it was based on an analysis of the actual situation.

First, he knew very well that the hatred between the two races was irreconcilable, and therefore one of them would perish.

Looking at the situation of both sides, firstly, his side has the advantage in overall strength, but he can't defeat that group of Pata: firstly, that group of Pata is not weak, and secondly, they fight like madmen.

He had experienced this firsthand in previous battles. When the fighting started, these Pata risked their lives to create opportunities for their teammates, something his team couldn't do.

That's roughly the situation with Pata. What about their side?

Even that incompetent fool managed to get to this position, leading such a bunch of cowards. Compared to that, it would be truly strange if they managed to win in the end.

"Forget it, this is no longer something I can get involved in, and there's no need for me to get involved either. These self-righteous guys so easily handed over the fruits of my labor to others. Well then, let them figure out this mess themselves."

The current succubus squad leader is completely in a spectator mode, watching how things unfold.

Although he knew that the people above would definitely pay for their stupidity, he was still not satisfied. The level of danger of conquering the guardians was already very high, and he had worked so hard to conquer so many levels, only to have them easily give them to others.

While they were struggling on the front lines, their allies were unwilling to send reinforcements at this crucial time, leading to a major defeat at the front.

Although there is competition between families, the priorities in this group's current struggles are becoming increasingly blurred.

Even the arrangement and transfer of key personnel on the battlefield became part of their game. They truly didn't take the battlefield seriously, and they truly didn't take the enemy seriously; otherwise, how could they have made such outrageous moves?

So the succubus captain was quite open-minded: since you're going to court death, I won't stop you.

The current succubus squad leader is also very curious about how their battle with the Pata will turn out. What will they do if the Pata actually manage to reach their doorstep? Will things still be the same as they are now?

"Alright, I roughly understand the situation. In other words, the Pata don't need to worry about anything until they reach the 55th floor."

Upon hearing what the Nightmare Squad leader said, his subordinate nodded in agreement.

"Captain, that's how it seems from the current situation."

"Based on the information we have so far, even if they are afraid that they will reach the 55th floor, they will not engage in a direct confrontation. They will most likely run away as soon as possible and then release the news of the loss."

Upon hearing this, the leader of the Nightmare Clan squad couldn't help but chuckle.

"That's quite a generous move. He just gave up the dungeon we worked so hard to conquer."

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The Nightmare Clan squad leader was becoming increasingly disappointed.

It's his own territory after all. Giving it up like this would be unbearable for anyone, but right now he can only watch. Even if he were asked to go back and take over now, he would just stand by and do nothing.

He's decided to give up on these things; if they want to cause trouble, let them.

"Keep an eye on them, and let me know if anything interesting happens. I'm also curious to see just how far my adversary can go in the current situation."

After his subordinates left, the leader of the Nightmare Clan squad also shook his head.

"There are four floors in total, from the 59th to the 56th floor."

"The resources in the dungeon are only at their richest when you reach the entire floor. For example, these Pata were on the 60th floor from the beginning, and the resources there were very abundant."

"The reserves of resources on floors like the 58th and 59th floors will be significantly less, but even if the reserves on all four floors are less, they won't be that much less."

"These resources, with a little integration by this group of Pata, can be transformed into combat power."

Thinking of this, the dream demon squad leader shook his head, feeling somewhat schadenfreude.

"We'll see how you manage to stop me then."

Players are naturally unaware of the internal affairs of the Dark Elf and Nightmare races.

They are now focused on exploring this level, but as time goes by, they gradually discover that there seems to be no hidden dungeon here.

"Brothers, how's your catch?"

As usual, after finishing their exploration, the players gathered together to discuss their day's gains.

"The income is extremely poor. First of all, there are magic crystals. The magic crystal veins here are very small. We finally found a magic crystal mine, and ended up digging up a whole truckload of them. This stuff is really worthless."

"Then the only remaining source of income is to hunt wild monsters, but the price of merchant meat has been dropping lower and lower these past two days, so I feel that this source of income is about to be cut off."

Upon hearing what this player said, the player next to him couldn't help but sigh.

"You're actually doing alright; look how much worse it is for us."

"You guys are all fighting over monsters, and we can't find them as fast as you. So I thought I'd go find some herbs and spices, but they're not easy to find either. I spent a whole day looking for useful herbs and spices, and in the end, all I got was a few gold coins. It was all for nothing."

"Damn, guys, is everyone's income really this low? Is there no one who's made a fortune?"

"You must be dreaming. We only have a few sources of income right now. The first is hunting, which everyone knows. But with hunting, you have to look at the market. If someone is buying the meat, then you can get a decent price. But if no one is buying it, you can't get a good price. But do you know what? The reality is that there are hardly any people buying it."

The reason for this is actually very simple.

The players who collect the meat simply process it into roasted meat and sell it to other players or NPCs. Currently, only a handful of NPCs consume meat. With so many players supplying it, the supply has long exceeded demand.

The end result is that supply exceeds demand, and no matter how much you want to buy more, the market is there, so no one dares to buy too much.

As for finding medicinal herbs and spices, these things are, in a sense, relatively rare.

Luck is one of the factors in finding them, and that's where the problem lies. You can't always be lucky, so it's understandable that you might have a higher income on one occasion, but most of the time you won't find many, so your income usually won't be very high.

Making money through luck is naturally the most unstable method.

The last item is mining magic crystals. This layer is different from the other layers. There are not many contaminated magic crystals in this layer. The magic crystal veins that can be found are all uncontaminated, although these kinds of magic crystals are more valuable.

However, the mineral vein here is not large, and the amount of uncontaminated magic crystals stored inside is very small.

So this is quite awkward, as the income on this floor is far lower than they expected.

It seems that everyone's hopes have been pinned on that invisible, intangible, and ethereal instance.

However, it seems that the dungeon is unlikely to be found in the short term, which is normal, as it would be strange if it were that easy to find.

In short, this is roughly the current situation. After this period of exploration, the income is barely acceptable for new players, but for veteran players, it is extremely low.

"Given the situation here, I feel there's no point in us continuing to explore."

"That's right. The income on this floor is too low and there's no guarantee of income. The only good thing is that I think we can keep this floor. After all, meat trading is a very large category of trading, and the environment on this floor is better in all aspects. I think we can develop this floor into our ranch."

Upon hearing this player's suggestion, everyone pondered for a moment.

"Dude, you know what, I think your approach might actually work."

"That's right. I feel that this place is indeed very suitable for running a ranch. First of all, this place is suitable for planting plants. We just need to get enough seeds of precious medicinal herbs and some spice seeds, then open up a plantation and plant these things. With the climate here, these things don't need much care and can grow very well."

"Then let's get into animal husbandry, and bring all the magical beasts here for breeding. That way, we'll have a stable area for meat production."

The more the players discussed it, the more feasible the proposal seemed.

Actually, they had considered developing agriculture and animal husbandry before, but at that time, it was very difficult to do so on the 60th floor because the environment there made it very difficult to do so.

They could also sustain themselves through hunting, so the plan was put on hold for a while. But now that this player has made a suggestion, everyone feels that it is indeed possible to make a move here.

"In that case, I think this is a good opportunity. We can discuss the specific operational details and work together to get this done."

This is undoubtedly a huge project, and it is absolutely impossible for just one or two players to complete it.

With the plan in place, everyone gathered together to discuss the matter.

"Brothers, you probably already know the general situation."

"There's not much to say in detail, but roughly it's that we can cooperate to turn this floor into our breeding farm and planting farm."

"In this way, we can have a relatively stable income in the future."

"Every player who participates will get a share, and the profits will be split equally among everyone."

After everyone gathered together, the attacking salted fish spoke first, outlining the general plan.

The group began to discuss his proposal.

"This idea is feasible, but the problem lies in the subsequent management. Have you considered that?"

"In the early stages of exploration, we can indeed explore together. However, once the land is cleared, it definitely needs maintenance later on. We can't just ignore it. So, how should we handle the maintenance later on? And who should be responsible for it?"

Hearing someone ask a question, a watermelon knife jumped over his head.

"I do have an idea about this. Many of us are interested in planting and raising animals. We can come and take charge of this part, and operate it as a normal employment. This way, you can get a fixed salary every day to help us manage it, and then you can also get a share of the profits."

After thinking about the suggestion of carrying watermelon knives on their heads for a while, everyone felt that there was no major problem. So, after discussing the details and communicating with each other, the players began to take action.

Soon, almost all the players had gathered on the 58th floor of the dungeon.