The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

Chapter 148 Acting

Hearing what the captain said, everyone was filled with envy for the person who had been chosen.

Their team has a tradition that when the time is right, the captain will let him retire honorably. You have to understand what kind of treatment that is.

Let's put it this way: for professions like theirs, from the moment you join, don't expect a good ending.

Of the thousands of people who join, probably no more than 10 will live to old age, and no more than two will die peacefully in their sleep.

To put it bluntly, from the moment you join, your future is already determined: you will either die on the battlefield or on your way to the battlefield.

As for wanting to retire, that's just wishful thinking; the word "retirement" doesn't exist here.

As long as you have a breath left, your profession can only be that of a warrior of your race.

Although the benefits are good, this is money to save your life.

However, their team was different. Because of the captain's various actions, firstly, their income was the highest, and secondly, they also had these incredible benefits.

That is why everyone in the team kept their mouths shut and remained loyal.

Otherwise, something bad would have happened long ago.

To put it bluntly, this retirement policy affects all of them, so in order for the policy to be implemented smoothly, they can even secretly supervise each other.

There have indeed been instances of the sixth person who was too eager to improve.

However, this kind of "old sixth" was nipped in the bud as soon as it began to emerge.

The result was, of course, extremely disastrous.

After all, you've touched on everyone's interests; you've cut off all their paths.

It would be a miracle if you survived such a mistake.

Basically, these sixth men were tortured beyond recognition and eventually died in agony.

Moreover, the probability of these sixth-ranking officials being discovered is infinitely high.

In other teams, if you do something wrong, ultimately only a few people will pay attention to you. As for your comrades who eat and live with you, they usually won't care.

Even if you commit a crime, they will turn a blind eye and cover it up for you because of their relationship with you.

So normally some things are hard to spot, but it's different here. It's not just a few people watching you; it's everyone, without exception, secretly watching you or other people.

If there's even the slightest unusual movement, someone will notice something's wrong, become alert, and secretly follow you.

At this point, he might even notify other people, and then you'll be watched by a group of people without your knowledge.

If you make any other moves at this time, you will be discovered in no time, and the consequences will be obvious.

For this reason, no one knows about this tradition of the team to this day.

This is also the ultimate goal in the hearts of everyone who joins this team.

He usually accompanies the team leader to amass wealth.

A large portion of this money was squandered, but a significant amount was still saved.

If you earn enough money, it's difficult to squander it all, and they're not particularly extravagant spenders.

He did this for decades, and then died in an accident.

This death was obviously a fake one. After faking his death and escaping, he took the wealth he had accumulated over the years, found a safe place, bought a house, and lived out his old age in peace.

It can be considered a perfect ending to his life.

This is the best possible outcome for any combat squad like theirs.

Therefore, anyone who dares to destroy all this beauty will suffer the wrath of thunder.

And so, amidst the congratulations of the others, the chosen ones bid farewell to everyone one by one.

They are about to embark on a new chapter in their lives.

At the same time, what follows is also a vivid lesson, a moment that will tell others how they should retire smoothly under such circumstances.

What exactly are the detailed procedures?

So, out of curiosity, the chosen people began their performance.

"First of all, if you want to retire smoothly, do you know what's the most important thing?"

"That means you have to die in front of the Shadowless Crystal, and you have to die a real death without any fakery, otherwise it will be easy to be discovered. So, our solution to this situation is very simple."

"You need to prepare all kinds of props in advance. What is the most important thing? That's right, it's blood bags."

"If I told you you were going to get injured, that you were going to die, and you didn't bleed at all, is that appropriate? Obviously, that's inappropriate."

"Of course, that alone is not enough, so you must learn to act beforehand. As for the content of the acting, it goes without saying that it is about how to die more realistically."

"Of course, you can prepare fake hands or feet in advance, because these things are more realistic. But remember, when these things fall, there must be blood, otherwise it will look too fake and it will be easy to spot the deception."

"Of course, with all this, you only have the most basic ticket to perform a death act, but the truth is that even so, it is still easy for something to go wrong. We must remember one principle."

"That means we have to consider our future comrades. We can't let the road be blocked while we're here. So we have to act realistically, without the slightest mistake. Because if something goes wrong in our part, what will happen to the people in the future? Will they be able to retire?"

"We want to ensure that the torch is passed down from generation to generation, so the most crucial thing is the expression of pain."

"We must make sure this expression is flawless. Even the slightest mistake will render all our efforts futile. Therefore, starting a year in advance when we learned that we would be retiring, we had to practice every day."

As he spoke, the dark elf demonstrated the pain of death in front of everyone, making a remarkably lifelike expression that amazed the crowd below.

At that moment, some of the newcomers immediately said they understood. They realized that the matter was not as simple as they had imagined, and there were too many details to pay attention to.

No one thought this operation was unnecessary, because they all knew very well that any small mistake could directly ruin the future of others.

Therefore, no one has any questions about this plan, after all, it is a plan passed down through generations.

And so, under the watchful eyes of everyone, they began a more detailed explanation, and as the explanation went on, everyone listened with rapt attention.

They memorized every detail, knowing they would do the same thing in the future.

It took a long time for everyone to finally go through the whole process.

After finishing his explanation, the dark elf gave a final summary.

"Of course, you don't need to be too anxious, because this is not something that can be learned overnight. In the future, many retired brothers will come up and explain it to you. This is a tradition here, so you don't need to worry at all."

"We just need to listen to it a few more times and learn it a bit more, then there shouldn't be any major problems."

After the lecture ended, they immediately began preparations.

Before long, when everything was almost ready, the personnel from each unit were in place.

Then they started taking action on their side as well.

At the same time, not long after, the players who had made the appointment with them also arrived.

To make the performance more realistic, the players even used the Split Regeneration skill, which immediately doubled the number of "pats" and created a rather grand and imposing effect.

Upon seeing their arrival, the Dark Elf and Nightmare squads immediately sprang into action.

Immediately following the sound of horns, both sides began their respective performances.

For a moment, all sorts of magic flew around, but these magic spells were just for show; in reality, their power had already been minimized.

And so, a barrage of attacks rained down from the sky.

The two sides were evenly matched, at least on the surface.

Then came the fake shouts of killing, deafeningly loud.

Meanwhile, the performers began to slowly approach the performance area.

They all knew very well that the more urgent the situation, the less they should rush, and the more careful they should be in taking action.

On the surface, they appeared to be constantly fighting and retreating during the battle.

As they retreated, they soon got very close to the location of the image crystal. Just then, one of them unleashed a spell that flew towards him, and he was accidentally hit.

With a piercing scream, one of his arms flew off, splattering blood everywhere.

He immediately put on a pained expression.

The level of realism is so profound that it would break the hearts of anyone who hears it and bring tears to their eyes if they see it.

He then staggered back a few steps, his gaze hardening, as if he still wanted to continue fighting.

To be honest, as he performed, he felt almost moved himself. Just then, several more spells flew towards him, and clearly, he knew it was time.

He managed to fend off two of them, but was still hit by a spell.

Then he was sent flying backwards.

During the flight, you can see blood gushing out.

He then collapsed to the ground, struggling painfully for a few moments, seemingly trying to get up, but ultimately unable to do so.

In despair, his struggles slowly came to an end, and finally, filled with deep resentment, he closed his eyes.

On the surface, he appeared calm and collected, but at that moment, his heart was filled with ecstasy.

Because he knew very well that from now on he was free.

And so, the first one went offline successfully. Of course, this was just the beginning, and the second one immediately began his performance.

The situation was basically the same as the first place, after all, the technology was what it was. So soon, one after another, they went offline.

When the last person logged off, the battle was essentially coming to an end.

The next step involves some finishing touches, which are also very easy to do.

The general process was that as time went on, they fought back and forth with the other side, but the other side kept getting reinforcements, so they gradually couldn't keep up.

And so, as the fighting continued, they gradually began to retreat.

Gradually, they drifted further and further away from their own position.

They then realized that their situation was hopeless, and filled with resentment, they had no choice but to retreat.

And so, the 55th floor was successfully taken down, and they kept their achievements hidden, heading to the 54th floor to search for resources.

"So that's the end?"

At this moment, a player watched the departing Lord of Love and Nightmare and couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

"It seems to be over. As we agreed, we can go there to mine resources in a few days. They are now preparing to go to the 54th floor to make all the necessary arrangements."

"In short, I have to say, this group of dark elves and succubi is really interesting. This is good for us, at least we don't have to fight to the death every day."

"Yeah, that's pretty good. We act, get some free resources, it's a win-win situation, isn't it comfortable?"

"What you said makes sense, but I'm wondering what would happen if other Dark Elves and Nightmares came? That would be difficult to handle."

"Let the others come if they want. We'll just deal with them as much as possible. Anyway, our relationship with these people is still so-so, so we can let them go."

"Anyway, if they really come, even if this group has to participate in the battle, it's actually easy to deal with. We just need them to carry some slightly conspicuous markings so that we can distinguish them at a glance. Then we can just shoot those without markings and be done with it."

"And if this trend continues, I feel that our relationship with them will become very good in the future, and we might actually be able to extract some useful information from them."

So while they were discussing, the players also started making other arrangements.

There are still plenty of resources here.

At least some resources that are not so important to them are very important to the players.

They naturally wanted to collect these resources as quickly as possible. Once they had collected most of the valuable items, they would immediately head to the next level.

Clearly, this time, Salty Fish and his crew have finally stood up again.

I thought I wouldn't make any money this time, but who would have thought there would be such an unexpected surprise.

However, for them, the more of these things, the better.

Salty Fish and his crew weren't sure how long they could keep their operation a secret, but for them, it was a matter of keeping it hidden for as long as possible. The more people knew about it, the less money they would make.

Similarly, while Salty Fish and his group were still making money through this operation, the players who had previously bought land through auctions were also starting to reap the rewards one after another.

A large amount of ore was transported to the 60th floor.

At the same time, all industries have become increasingly prosperous because of the resources at these two levels.

Everything is moving in a positive direction.