The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

Chapter 137 This doesn't make sense!

However, it is clear that there is always a big gap between reality and imagination.

For example, research in these areas has been progressing very slowly, and even if you really want to do research, you need to have enough equipment.

It's obvious that the players don't have that many devices right now.

Many things still need to be manufactured by ourselves, and most importantly, a lot of test subjects are needed.

The only good thing is that this world is, after all, a world with magic, and the lifespans of various life forms are much longer than in the real world, as are the tenacity of life.

At this moment, several players who were specifically responsible for researching potions gathered together.

"Everyone, I've been studying pharmacology lately, and I've discovered some issues," said a player with the ID "Happy Every Day."

Beside him were seven or eight other players who were also doing research in this area.

These players are in similar situations.

They also encountered many problems in their pharmaceutical research.

"I've also realized that if we continue our research using the same old methods, we simply won't be able to find anything. If we want to actually discover something, we have to find another way."

"And most importantly, I've gotten my hands on a few human potions in this game before, and these potions are all ridiculously overpowered. To put it simply, human potions are much less effective for monsters like us."

"Some of them didn't even have any effect. After thinking about it for a while, I guess it's because they're different types."

"Ultimately, we are not the same race as humans at all. Our physical structure and other aspects are different. The same thing that works on humans will obviously have no effect on us."

"So in order to solve this problem, I have been thinking of ways to do it."

"Although researching the drug in our current situation would be like starting from scratch, it is also a good thing in some ways."

"First of all, the greatest effect of this medicine is that it is very effective for us. Whether it is effective for other races is not important. We can even research something like this, which is a healing medicine for us, but poison for other races."

"This is a viable strategy, I don't think it's too difficult. This way, our medicine will be patented, meaning only we can use it, and we won't have to worry about it being captured by the enemy during battle."

Players are concerned that various items are confiscated by the enemy during battle and taken for their own use.

After all, no one wants their hard work to end up benefiting someone else.

"You know what, I find your line of thinking quite credible." While saying "Happy Everyday," she couldn't help but ponder.

"Furthermore, I've done some research on human medications, and to put it bluntly, their effects are gradual, so the speed at which HP is restored is not fast."

"Of course, this also depends on the physical condition of humans and other factors, but we are different. We Pata can be considered monsters, so even if our physical condition is bad, it won't be too bad. Moreover, our race itself has strong vitality, so when making potions, we can definitely consider putting recovery speed first."

"However, the only problem now is how to develop a medicine that belongs to us. We have absolutely no clue about it."

Seeing that everyone was still pondering, the player with the ID "Wind and Clouds" seemed to have thought of something.

"Brothers, you know what, I actually have some ideas about this."

"First of all, I think that when humans research these potions, they will also follow some very simple rules."

"Because I seem to have studied one of their books called Alchemy before, which mentioned things like one substance replacing another, or other nonsense and charlatanry."

"However, if we interpret these statements according to our existing knowledge, they can be categorized as chemical."

"It's nothing more than the rejection between different elements, or the fusion reaction between different elements."

"We definitely understand this thing much better than they do, so I feel we can combine it with chemistry and then make some slight modifications based on certain aspects of this world. I think this approach should be feasible."

The players then discussed their opinions one after another.

For them, their current concern is how to develop a drug more quickly and meet their requirements.

Since they can't understand the magic research in this world, nor can they understand the so-called potion science, they might as well find another way. They could directly use some special medicinal materials in this world, combined with their knowledge of chemistry, and with some AI running data. This approach would be much more feasible than them trying to figure it out on their own.

After all, all they need to do is research what substances in a plant contain, what effects they have, and what characteristics these substances have. They just need to feed this research data to the AI ​​and let it simulate the methods. All they need to do is get the results and experiment with them.

The players got more and more excited as they talked about this, feeling that this idea was highly feasible.

While they were having a heated discussion, Jiang Chen looked completely bewildered.

Jiang Chen has been observing the medicine for some time now.

This is the most important thing for Jiang Chen right now.

After all, these things will play a significant role in future wars, especially now that the players' strength and level have improved. Unlike before when they could only serve as cannon fodder, they can now engage in direct combat. Therefore, the value of sustained combat capability naturally increases.

For this reason, Jiang Cheng would often go and listen to his friends' discussions, then summarize what they had to say. If he had any new ideas, he would share them with them. In short, what Jiang Cheng needed to do now was to solve the problem as quickly as possible.

Originally, he planned to come today as usual to listen to what they had to say.

Who would have thought that their conversation would take such a wild turn?

But upon closer reflection, Jiang Chen felt that this idea seemed quite good and indeed feasible.

Most importantly, if the medicine is made using this method, there is no need to worry about it being targeted or copied, because the systems are different. Even if someone else takes it, they will not be able to replicate it no matter how they try.

"This thing seems like it's actually worth trying to operate."

"If it really works out, then it will be the start of a new system."

"And it's something unique to our race that can't be copied."

It has to be said that players can sometimes bring him a lot of surprises.

At least on this point, he genuinely hadn't thought about it.

His initial idea was to conduct research using normal pharmaceutical manufacturing methods, if possible.

He hadn't thought that much about it at all, but who would have thought that these people would give him such a pleasant surprise?

"Letting players tinker with these things from time to time can give me some surprises."

"Now that they have a direction, the next step is simply to study the timing, which they should be able to handle. As for my side..."

Jiang Chen naturally had other very important things to do.

Putting everything else aside, the current war between us and the Nightmare Clan and the Dark Elf Clan requires careful planning.

"According to the latest intelligence, the Shadow Elf and Nightmare races should be on the 55th floor."

"During this period, Jiang Chen also sent many players to explore other dungeon levels."

After multiple confirmations, it is now basically certain that they are currently on the 55th floor. As for why they were directly demoted to this level, Jiang Chen is also somewhat confused.

When Jiang Chen first heard the news, he also felt that something was wrong.

His first thought was that there must be a conspiracy involved, and that the other party was somewhere waiting for him to fall into their trap.

After all, it's pointless to give up so many levels, all of which contain resources.

What would these be called now? These are called war preparedness resources, so Jiang Chen was particularly curious.

These are strategic resources that were abandoned so easily, and on so many levels.

Jiang Chen felt as if the other party had deliberately given up so many resources so that he could gather them, develop his resources, and then attack them.

Isn't this utter nonsense? What enemy would be that stupid?

After all, this is not a game. For Jiang Chen, this is reality. In reality, Jiang Chen believes that there are smart people in the Dark Elf race or in any other race or sect. They must be able to think of this. So if they have thought of this, why do they still do it?

Jiang Chen immediately had an idea. It was obviously a huge conspiracy. Perhaps these people had hidden a lot of soldiers at these levels, just waiting for him to walk into their trap.

Who would have thought that, with such intentions in mind, Jiang Chen instructed the players to search everywhere across these levels, while also keeping themselves well hidden, all while searching.

Then something even more interesting happened: they still found nothing.

Even Jiang Chen himself wouldn't believe that this was absurd.

The problem is that this actually happened, and it happened right in front of me.

To be honest, after confirming the authenticity of this matter repeatedly, Jiang Chen is now feeling a bit bewildered.

"Are wars being fought so hastily these days?"

"Shouldn't provisions and supplies be the most important things on the battlefield?"

"Wasn't it agreed that cutting off their supplies would be tantamount to taking half their lives?"

"And now they've just given it to me out of nowhere, and I don't understand it at all?"

It's no wonder Jiang Chen couldn't understand it; anyone in his shoes would be confused.

So now Jiang Chen is in a bit of a dilemma.

After all, the reality is that the other side really didn't set up any ambushes and completely handed over these resource points.

But the problem is that this is totally illogical.

If this matter were even slightly reasonable, Jiang Chen wouldn't be so conflicted.

"So what should I do now?"

"How about we try a large-scale development?"

Jiang Chen tentatively considered it, but quickly shook his head, rejecting the terrible idea.

"No, we must not get excited, especially at times like this. We need to think even more carefully now."

"First, we need to think from the enemy's perspective. What's their motivation for doing this? Are they worried that there are too many levels, the battle lines are too long, and that many monsters on these levels will interfere with them, potentially causing them losses?"

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen quickly shook his head again.

"The problem is that such a situation doesn't exist. Whether it's food or anything else, it can be found at these levels."

"So here's the question: if they were able to find them, why did they retreat, and why did they build defensive fortresses in every location?"

"Not to mention external supplies, they are perfectly self-sufficient. Moreover, their military strength can be piled up to a certain level, and only when that level can no longer hold can they retreat to the next level."

"This doesn't make any sense."

Sometimes things are like that; when they get out of control, they actually make people more cautious.

At least that's how it is on Jiang Chen's side.

Moreover, Jiang Chen felt that the other party might actually have a way to wipe them all out, otherwise they would never have done something like this.

"So, if they want to take me down with them, what methods would they use?"

Jiang Chen really couldn't figure it out; there was nothing he could do, this whole thing was just so strange.

"So this has put me in a difficult position: should I do it or not?"

"Not doing it is definitely not an option; we must do it, but we need to find a safe way."

This put Jiang Chen in a dilemma.

According to his prediction, as long as he achieves all these results and gathers all the resources, his construction of the Sky Whale will definitely make great progress.

Moreover, with the resources here, constructing several large teleportation magic circles wouldn't be a big problem.

The support will be available very quickly.

"How about we give it a try first?"

"However, just in case, all the collected resources were transported to the 60th floor. After all, this is my base, and I can deal with any problems that may arise."

"Although this would make the whole process very complicated, since traversing so many levels is inherently risky, it is currently the safest method we want to explore."

"Because if we do that, the worst outcome is that a few batches of supplies will be intercepted, and then a couple of waves of players will die."

"Also, the speed of collecting supplies will definitely be very slow due to the distance."

"And that seems to be all."

"In that case, why don't we test the waters by opening it up a bit first?"

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