The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

Chapter 184 Post-War Reactions

Jiang Cheng didn't think much of the problems the players were experiencing; after all, it was perfectly normal. He never expected the players to truly unite. To them, it was just a game. And the most important thing about playing games was having fun, with only profit as a secondary consideration.

Especially in games, many players value benefits even more. In the real world, you may have to temporarily or be forced to give up some benefits for various reasons. But it's different in games. You can choose according to your own preferences and interests. To put it bluntly, if I make concessions, compromises and give up benefits in real life, and then do the same in the game, wouldn't that be a waste of time?

This is the biggest difference between reality and games.

Many things you can't do in real life are perfectly normal to do in games. This is why many people like playing games. It's not for any other reason than that they can do many things in games that they wouldn't dare to do in real life, many things they don't want to do in real life, and many things that they wouldn't dare to do in real life. Take the most basic act of yielding, for example.

In reality, you might be a nice person, an honest person. When it comes to issues of interest, you're always the first to back down. In fact, many times you don't want to back down, but obviously, that's just how things are sometimes, and you have no choice but to do what you're told.

Is it that you want to back down? Obviously not. It's that you don't know how to refuse, or you're too embarrassed to speak up, or for various other reasons. But in the game, it's completely different. If you don't want to back down, you can simply say one sentence to clearly refuse and tell the other party that you can't do it and you don't want to cooperate with them.

In this situation, if people are still hesitant and timid when playing games, then why would they even play games? It's because they can do many things here that they wouldn't want to do or dare to do in real life. In short, that's roughly the situation.

That's why they're here right now.

That's why such a big disagreement arose.

He didn't care about this difference of opinion.

"There's no way for players to truly cooperate, so I don't expect too much. I just need to make sure the general direction is right."

Knowing the players' situation, Jiang Chen naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to make too many demands. The more you demand, the more the players' opinions will gradually change, and even many other things might happen.

There's no need to create unhappiness for yourself. As long as it's within a controllable range, let things develop however they want, as long as it doesn't affect the core issues, then everything is okay.

Indeed, the departure of these players who are not going back will significantly reduce the overall combat strength of the players. However, the number of players remaining is sufficient to maintain the battle.

If the war can be sustained, and various supplies are needed for fighting, then these returning players might go back to transport and buy supplies in order to do business. In that case, at least the supply in the later stages of the war will not be a concern.

Jiang Chen understood these things very well, so he wasn't particularly concerned about the players' behavior.

Let them be, that's just how things are.

As for what will happen in the future, we'll see. If things really get out of control, then I'll take action then.

This is the more suitable solution he has come up with for the players.

Compared to other options, this one is clearly the most suitable for the current situation, at least for him.

As for whether any adjustments will be made in the future, or in what direction they will be adjusted, we will analyze the specific situation. At least for the current stage, we will let things develop as they are.

The players who just left can replenish their equipment, and our side will have more time to craft equipment and prepare for the upcoming battles.

That's roughly the situation now. Overall, everything is going relatively smoothly, at least it's developing according to Jiang Chen's plan.

For Jiang Chen, as long as the general direction is correct, everything is fine.

This is Jiang Chen's opinion on this matter.

However, for him, everything was actually quite good, but it was a completely different story for the succubus and dream demon races.

These two waves of war were a huge victory for Jiang Chen and his team, but for others, it was a completely different story. At least for his enemies, it was pure torture.

These two wars naturally dealt a huge blow to both races, especially the two consecutive waves of sneak attacks that left them with no power to fight back, and they could only watch helplessly as they were defeated by the other side.

The impact on them was considerable; at least in their eyes, and at least in the eyes of most people, these were just a group of relatively weak slimes.

However, compared to regular troops, Old Six's squad was much better off, although once the fighting started, they didn't care whether the other side was one of their own or not.

Once the fighting broke out, many things became uncontrollable, but fortunately they received advance warning and had corresponding countermeasures, so their losses in this war were very small.

At this moment, he looked at the people under his command.

The squad leader of Lao Liu's team roughly counted the number of people.

"Everyone, the slimes' attack this time was extremely swift, and our main force suffered heavy losses. However, fortunately, we had the foresight to prepare various countermeasures in advance. Therefore, the losses for us in this battle were not significant, and most importantly, we are not to blame for the defeat."

Upon hearing what the sixth squad said, the people below nodded, their expressions showing a hint of schadenfreude.

"So this new commander, when he came in, he was so full of himself, thinking he was so great and could easily handle things. But what happened? You didn't see it. After the defeat, his face was as black as charcoal. So sometimes you can't be too arrogant or cocky. Think about how cocky he was when he came in, and now look at him, he's been beaten like a dead dog."

"Of course! When they came, they were making all sorts of boastful claims, pointing fingers at us and thinking it would be incredibly easy for us to hold our ground. Why didn't we break through? They even dared to ask us that question. Now I really want to tell them to their faces, 'Guess why? Why we were able to hold our ground, and why you were driven straight here?'"

These men instinctively resisted the new commander-in-chief. Under their former leader, they enjoyed good food and drink, faced little danger, and had a relatively comfortable life. The new commander's arrival meant he would first take them into battle, implying their safety was not guaranteed. This in itself fueled their resentment towards the newcomer, but they had no choice but to obey.

And most importantly, this new guy started pointing fingers at them as soon as he arrived, saying they were doing things wrong here and there, that they should do this and that, in short, he was pointing fingers and thinking he was very capable.

They've suffered quite a bit these past few days, especially regarding team positioning, team coordination, and other such things.

And most importantly, they had to undergo training every day. In short, it was quite exhausting. And the result? Well, after that, the commander probably couldn't bring himself to say those things anymore.

After all, the more impressive you were before, the more painful the slap in the face will be. That's the situation. The previous commander was indeed very pretentious and thought he was very capable. Now, they want to see if the other party can still say such arrogant things in front of them. At least compared to that commander, their side has held out for a long time, although the methods they used were not very honorable.

However, this is war. No matter what method is used, as long as one achieves their goals and completes the mission, who cares whether the method is honorable or not, or anything else.

Therefore, compared to these newly arrived troops, they are undoubtedly very powerful, the elite of the elite, while the new group of people can only be described as... well, let's just say they are not up to par.

In short, that's roughly the situation right now.

"I really want to go see that guy now. I want to know what he's thinking now, whether he still has the face to say these things to us, and whether he still has the face to stand in front of us."

As they talked, the crowd was also discussing it animatedly, and at the same time, they were very gloating.

However, it's clear that they only dare to say these things in private here. If they actually went there, they definitely wouldn't dare. After all, the other person is in a bad mood, and if they were to be betrayed, they would have nowhere to cry.

The captain of Lao Liu's team naturally had no objection to what his men had discovered. After all, everyone had been living under a lot of pressure lately, especially since their lives had been completely disrupted. Their previously leisurely days had suddenly become hectic, which made many people feel uncomfortable.

"There's no need for us to continue discussing this matter. Putting aside everything else, you've all seen the situation with these people. Right now, that guy probably doesn't have the face to show up in front of us anymore. I could even go and mock him, but to avoid being retaliated against later, let's not do that."

"Actually, I estimate he is very clear about the situation here."

"He could probably guess that we were laughing at him behind his back, but that's understandable, considering how arrogant he was in front of us back then, thinking he was so great, and look what happened."

"It would be abnormal if we didn't tease him a bit. Of course, we absolutely cannot let him know about this. You should all know what the consequences would be if he did, so for now, let's just continue to observe from here."

"That's roughly the situation. As for other matters, we'll make specific arrangements based on the specific circumstances."

And so, everyone discussed it, each offering their own opinion.

They were well aware that this battle had only just begun.

"But you know what, that group of slimes is actually quite strong, and they're pretty good at hiding their strength. We originally thought there weren't many of them, but now it seems we underestimated their numbers."

"Luckily, I didn't rush in recklessly, otherwise I think we would have been wiped out by them, given their numbers. But now I'm more concerned about how to fight the rest of the war."

"A bunch of slimes are clearly trying to take this place, but the teleportation array is right here. I'm curious to see what happens next."

"I'm very concerned about whether other reinforcements will be sent later. I think this is something we need to consider carefully, because the reinforcements are a very crucial matter."

"How many reinforcements should we send? What if those slimes can't hold out?"

You're all well aware of the situation with those slimes. If they can't hold out, and we manage to take them down, we'll most likely have to move on to somewhere else.

"We finally reached an agreement with them. If we rashly go elsewhere, we'll have to start all over again. We'll try to find a way to cooperate with them, but whether they'll agree to it is still uncertain."

Indeed, what Old Six's team was more concerned about was what would happen next.

What's the status of their reinforcements? What are the arrangements for their arrival?

How many people should we send? If we send too many, they'll be easily defeated. What should we do then?

No one can guarantee they'll receive the same treatment at the next place.

And this is what they care about most.

Because this thing is very important, at least it is extremely important to them.

However, just as they were discussing this matter, something unexpected happened in the meeting room.

The commander-in-chief's face was grim, and his subordinates were his core members. In this battle, their side had undoubtedly suffered a crushing defeat.

They would definitely bring the captain of Old Six's squad to such meetings, but this time, for the first time ever, they didn't. Mainly because it was too embarrassing. He had been so arrogant and dismissive of the opposing team's achievements. And now, before he could even gloat for long, he'd been humiliated so badly. Even the commander-in-chief has his pride.

"I don't need to elaborate on the situation, everyone. We were ambushed this time and suffered heavy losses. Now I really want to know two things. First, what are our current losses? How much have we lost exactly?"

"The second thing is about the subsequent battles. We must not make the same mistakes again, and we must not suffer such losses again. We also need to figure out how to explain things to the race."

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