The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

Chapter 193 The Location Has Been Chosen

Salty Fish and the others felt very wronged about this matter.

"Brothers, you can't blame us for this. When we went out on the mission, we were just focused on the mission itself. We didn't dare to think about anything else."

"At that time, time was already quite tight, so we certainly couldn't afford to do too much unnecessary work."

"After all, if we mess things up and end up not completing the mission, that would be awkward. We were afraid of causing any unforeseen complications, so we headed straight for the succubus territory."

"Let me put it this way: we didn't do anything else along the way, otherwise, do you think I would have been able to get back so quickly?"

"As for whether there are any hidden places on the way, I can tell you clearly that there are none at all. The route is roughly like this: this side is the territory of the Nightmare Clan and the Dark Elf Clan, and then there is a mountain on the other side. A little further on the other side of the mountain is the Succubus Clan's camp. The closest distance between the two races is about this."

"That's the situation. So you should understand now. It's not that we don't want to understand things, but that we simply can't understand them."

"After all, we only have one life. If we run into a strong enemy while traveling around and get wiped out halfway, wouldn't all our efforts be in vain? That's why we left in a hurry."

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, and they suddenly thought of Lilith and little Annie.

Little Annie was successfully brought over as well, and overall, she's doing quite well here now, mostly spending time with Lilith.

However, just as they were about to ask what was going on, a player suddenly stood up.

"Alright, no need to ask anymore. I've already inquired about this. The good news is that neither of them knows anything. The bad news is that they don't even know how to get from here to the succubus territory. They probably know less about the situation there than we do. So, barring any unforeseen circumstances, we'll need to explore the map ourselves to find a hidden place. But the problem is that exploring the map makes us too conspicuous and too slow."

"There are just too many factors to consider when choosing a secluded place. It will probably take some time to meet the requirements. All we can say is that it has given us an opportunity to explore the outside world, nothing more."

And so, the players started discussing it. Essentially, after setting up a hidden place, they could choose to stay in the dungeon or go out to explore at any time. Of course, going out was not an easy thing, because that was the current situation of the race, and everyone was well aware of it. Many things had to be arranged carefully.

Especially since their strength is currently not high, they must be cautious. If the teleportation point is found and destroyed, their only way out will be cut off. Therefore, they have explained various details to the players who want to leave.

To ensure they leave undetected as much as possible, their current plan is to confine their activity area to point B, while the location where they stored the magic circle is definitely at point A. They will dig a tunnel from point A to point B. Although this will undoubtedly be very troublesome and time-consuming, it is a decision made by the players after much deliberation.

Only in this way can they perfectly conceal their location.

As long as the teleportation point remains hidden, everything is fine. The biggest problem for players right now is that they simply don't have the strength to protect the teleportation point, so they can only choose to hide it. Once they have the strength in the future, things will be completely different.

Once you have the strength, you can do what the Nightmare Clan and Dark Elf Clan do.

For now, all we can do is hide the location.

Thus, everyone began to worry about choosing this area.

"We definitely need to get away from the strongholds of these two races, but the problem is that many of their locations are adjacent to each other. This means we'll have to go to other areas. We already have a grudge against these two races, and going to other areas might offend other governors. This is impossible."

"Why think so much? As long as you hide well enough, you can do it anywhere. The main thing now is how to find such a place."

"Okay, let's send a few people over, the ones who are quick-witted."

"That's all we can do for now. If too many people go at once, it will be easy to be exposed."

"But we need to choose a few quick-witted ones, otherwise it will be embarrassing if we can't find the location and we accidentally expose ourselves."

"This is something we really need to think about carefully."

And so, after some discussion, the attacking salted fish was chosen once again, there was no other way. This guy is relatively reliable, and he has some experience in packing, so overall, if he leads the team, there shouldn't be any major problems.

So, the group quickly selected a suitable candidate. After the candidate was chosen, they made some preparations and then everyone set off happily.

"Everyone, we must be just as careful when we go out this time."

Before setting off, Salty Fish gave repeated instructions.

Although there shouldn't be any major problems, Xianyu was still worried that these players might cause some trouble, so he gave them various reminders before setting off, just to make them be more cautious.

"Don't worry, we know the situation, nothing will go wrong."

Several players said nonchalantly that, compared to the dangers ahead, they were clearly more concerned about what the outside world was like.

Although those players had mentioned it before, what they heard was completely different from what they had personally witnessed.

Thinking about this, they were also very curious about what would happen next.

And so, amidst various urgings, Salty Fish led the group on their way.

Salty Fish made thorough preparations for this trip to find a suitable location.

"Yes, we certainly can't just wander around like headless flies."

"Finding a suitable place is not as difficult as you might imagine, but it's definitely not easy either. We need to comprehensively evaluate and consider several factors to ultimately choose the right one."

"One of the most crucial factors is the distribution of power in the surrounding area. So what we need to do now is to first investigate the distribution of power in the surrounding area, and then choose a suitable location based on the distribution of power in these areas."

Salty Fish considers himself to have some experience with this matter.

So while explaining the facts, he also started searching around.

First, Xianyu led the other players to the surrounding area to get a general idea of ​​the situation. After that, the next step was easy: choose a no-man's-land.

This kind of situation often occurs when you are in an area where several different factions are located.

This place is usually a melting pot of all sorts of people, with people from different factions gathering here.

And many vicious people also gather here.

Simply put, this place is clearly not a good place; it's extremely dangerous.

Normally, few people are willing to come here because it's incredibly chaotic. Doing business here doesn't care about your race or where you come from; all you need is money.

Upon seeing this place, the salted fish nodded with great satisfaction. Clearly, compared to other places, this was undoubtedly a very suitable area for their development.

Overall, Salty Fish and his companions were quite satisfied with their situation here.

Putting everything else aside, the configuration here is excellent in every aspect.

The biggest advantage of such no-man's-land is that it's easy to gather intelligence.

Moreover, because the situation here is usually quite complicated, not many forces will focus their attention here, making it the area where they can develop best.

Because such places are usually chaotic and resource-scarce, the first thing people do to survive is to do business with the surrounding tribes.

You may have a very bad reputation within this race, but that doesn't mean you can't do business with other races.

That's roughly the situation. So, areas like this, where people don't question backgrounds and where there isn't a strong bias towards any particular faction, are clearly the most suitable areas for players right now.

"We can definitely use this place as a trading location for our future transactions. After all, there are still quite a few goods to trade here, and we can bring some things here to exchange for the resources we want in the future."

After learning about the situation at the distant market, Salty Fish said this.

"As for our location, we can choose a secluded area that is relatively close to here. Since the surrounding races don't care about this kind of place, it has a natural advantage. As long as we hide well enough, we don't have to worry about being discovered."

"In addition, we can build a slime gathering point, and then mainly operate in the gathering point. Even if someone really targets us, they will only focus their attention on the gathering point and ignore other places."

Upon hearing the salted fish's suggestion, everyone nodded. After discussing it further, they left and went back to tell everyone what had happened.

Before long, after hearing Salty Fish's story at the players' gathering place, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

"So, Salty Fish, why did you choose this particular place over there?"

"This market does have its advantages, but under normal circumstances, we can also integrate into other ethnic markets. I usually feel that markets like this are quite chaotic."

Upon hearing everyone's questions, Salty Fish shared his thoughts with them.

"First of all, you should be well aware of the situation in this no-man's-land."

"This is a good place. There aren't many twists and turns. If you don't like someone, you can just start fighting. Anyway, everyone's situation is about the same. The forces behind us are definitely useless, and they won't come here. So, as long as you have enough manpower over there, you can gain a foothold. And we obviously have enough manpower."

"And think about it, in this lawless place, there are a lot of smuggled goods. These things might actually contain some good stuff, so it's like you can go there and pick up some bargains."

"That's the most important thing—areas belonging to other races. Do you think we haven't considered that?"

"Brothers, we've thought about it, but the problem is that it's different over there. You have to be good at interpersonal relationships and all those things, and you also have to pay tribute to the market managers every month."

"After all this, we have a large fixed expense every month. And the most important thing is that even if you suffer unfair treatment there, you can't do anything about it unless you want to start a war with this race. Otherwise, you can only swallow your anger. This place is not suitable for us."

After hearing what the salted fish said, everyone naturally understood some of the reasons behind it.

"Hearing you say that, I feel that the place you chose is indeed fine."

"Thinking about it that way, it's still quite suitable for us."

"In that case, shouldn't we start thinking about how to establish a foothold there?"

Salty fish nodded in agreement.

"We've found a relatively secluded spot over there, and we're going to move the teleportation array there, then hide it and dig a tunnel. The tunnel will lead to another place where we plan to build a settlement."

"After that, we'll operate there. That way, you don't have to worry about the teleportation array's true location being exposed. It might take a few days in total, but it's very quick to do. During these few days, I'll try to enter that market and make some contact with the people there."

"After all, we're going to someone else's territory, so we definitely need to figure out the rules and the general market situation."

Everyone naturally agreed with the salted fish's suggestion.

The players naturally attached great importance to this matter, because if it was handled well, it would mean that they would be able to make contact with the outside world from then on.

From a certain perspective, this is a very significant event.

As a result, everyone took this matter very seriously, and the final progress was very fast.

Just a few days later, the new location of the magic circle was arranged, and the players there were specially hidden, making it virtually impossible to be discovered. The tunnel connecting the new stronghold was also quickly completed.

Once everything was ready, the players immediately got to work.

The first thing to do, naturally, is to go and take a look at the market.

Take your time to experience the local customs and culture, and then see if there's any business opportunity you can pursue.

Of course, the most important thing is to first understand the local market prices.