The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

Think back to the hard times players went through to get a few sets of mithril armor.

They were so reluctant to use up the alloy they had developed.

Now look at us, we've not only gained so many magic coins, which we can use as rewards later.

Most importantly, they actually managed to get so many sets of these mithril armors.

Expanding the store shouldn't be a problem now.

Furthermore, the remaining magic crystals can be used to create some large projects for players to contract, thereby enhancing their own strength.

After this battle, Jiang Chen realized that his side lacked high-end combat power and could only rely on external resources when facing powerful enemies.

After all, it's practically impossible to raise players' levels in the short term, so we can only rely on these things. And on second thought, isn't the strength boosted by these external things also considered strength?

"It seems we have to develop a project similar to the Mirage Tank, but it has to be even more powerful than the Mirage Tank."

While thinking about it, Jiang Chen also found an antique-looking key inside Victor's ring that looked like it was made of gold.

"Lilith, do you recognize this thing?" Jiang Chen asked, taking out the key.

Upon hearing this, Lilith shook her head, somewhat bewildered.

"I don't know, but I guess it's the key to some treasure vault of the succubus race." Upon hearing this, Lilith's expression changed slightly.

"Father actually entrusted him with something so important; no wonder he was able to embezzle so much!"

Lilith said this with some indignation.

However, Jiang Chen did not believe that this was an ordinary vault key.

because...

[Vault Key]

[Note: This is a special item created by a mysterious organization; it may have some unexpected uses.]

It's important to know that most ordinary items will never have an item panel or description.

Jiang Chen had initially thought Lilith knew something, but now it seemed he had been overthinking it.

Jiang Chen put the key away, not bothering to figure out its purpose since he couldn't understand it for the time being.

Jiang Chen now has more important things to do.

The amount of supplies recovered during this operation far exceeded Jiang Chen's expectations.

First, there's the high priest, who already possesses quite a few good things.

After all, back in the Hero Squad, this guy was definitely one of the ruthless ones.

Viktor then became even wealthier than the High Priest.

In addition to the million gold coins and a hundred sets of mithril armor, Jiang Chen also took stock of the magical items. He roughly counted them and found that there were at least 10 sets.

The scythe in his hand was an extremely rare high-level magical artifact.

Using "high-level" is not accurate; it should be beyond that stage, hovering between high-level and divine artifact, and thus referred to as a quasi-divine artifact.

According to Lilith, this scythe has a long history among succubi; it was a weapon used by their ancestors and has been passed down to the current generation.

Within the succubus race, there are several families that are the true core.

It's somewhat similar to the feeling of ancient imperial relatives, and each of these families possesses a sub-divine artifact left by their ancestor.

This is the strongest weapon possessed by the succubus race, and this scythe is it.

Based on this alone, it's easy to see just how powerful this sickle is.

As for how Victor acquired his fortune, Jiang Chen roughly knew.

The High Priest is merely a pet within the Hero's Squad, belonging to Little Karami.

Who is Viktor?

The captain of the succubus guard is so powerful that it would be no exaggeration to describe him as a personal guard of the emperor.

She was also the most trusted succubus by Lilith's adoptive father, so it goes without saying how much power she wielded. Victor was also very simple and honest.

He made full use of his position, colluded with outsiders, and amassed a fortune for himself, doing everything a good minister should do.

Jiang Chen was happily taking stock of the succubus clan's assets.

And he would often praise it, saying that the magical world was indeed wonderful, as one could carry their family fortune with them and avoid the trouble of having their property confiscated.

Lilith felt very uncomfortable.

That's not it... The succubus in my heart is definitely not like that!

"Jiang Chen, I've made up my mind. When I return to the Succubus Clan, I will definitely manage them well!"

"The succubus race cannot have such a cancer. Before, I just wanted to be a quiet young lady."

"But for the sake of the succubus race, I must persuade my father to allow me to manage the succubus race. I want to root out all these traitors in the succubus race."

At this moment, Lilith seemed to have suddenly grown up.

Jiang Chen was also stunned by this.

but...

"Lilith, it seems you've grown up. Don't worry, we'll help you when the time comes."

Upon hearing this, Lilith also looked wary. "Jiang Chen, what kind of reward do you want this time?"

Seeing this, Jiang Chen looked completely innocent. "Don't think so badly of me. Don't worry, I'm helping you this time for free."

"After all, we're comrades-in-arms! We've shared life and death on the battlefield; we're comrades who can entrust our backs to each other without hesitation!"

"Don't let dirty money taint our pure camaraderie! Kusuo!!!"

Hearing this, Lilith was stunned for a moment, then her face lit up with emotion. "Yes! We're comrades!"

"Thank you, Jiang Chen! With your help, I'm sure I can rectify the bad practices within the succubus race!"

"Yes! We'll definitely help...we'll help!"

At this moment, Jiang Chen didn't seem so bad in Lilith's eyes anymore.

At this moment, Lilith seemed increasingly foolish in Jiang Chen's eyes.

Well, that's good now. Before, I was worried about how to help Lilith rise to power, and what if she didn't like it.

"Since she's so willing, then we'll use the excuse of 'holding the emperor hostage to command the feudal lords'... uh, no... now it should be called 'purging the court of corrupt officials'!"

"No problem, absolutely no problem."

Jiang Chen was quite happy about Lilith's unexpected surprise.

But now Jiang Chen also has to face the most troublesome thing for him right now.

Open the official website forum.

Then......

[What the hell is this? I can't log back into the game halfway through a battle!]

[There's a bug! Holy crap, the bugs in this game are ridiculously overpowered.]

[It must be a server crash. You all saw the battle of that scale before.]

[What the hell are you talking about? You run a game company, but instead of building a decent server, you use some garbage server. What kind of game company are you?]

[It's so stupid. We can accept it if the server crashes normally, but to shut it down halfway through a battle is just ridiculous.]

If every war is like this, what's the point of playing this game?

The problem is, the battle is over, so why can't we get in? What are the game designers doing?

[I urge the game company owners to fire all the game designers! I guarantee these incompetent designers were hired by the rival game company to ruin this company!]

.......

The players were immediately agitated.

"Damn, if the PR isn't handled well, this could really cause a disaster!"

Jiang Chen, who had played so many games before, knew very well that many games eventually became unplayable because their poor public relations tactics exacerbated conflicts, ultimately leading to a large number of players quitting.

Now I've encountered the same thing myself.

"This must be handled with extreme caution!"

As he pondered this, Jiang Chen began to think of a solution.

Not long after...

Apology Letter from the Operations Team of "Slime and Dungeons Online"

Dear players:

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this update may cause!

Unexpected maintenance issues:

In this 1.1 version, due to a mistake by a temporary planner, the game server experienced a serious problem. The company is working urgently to fix it, and we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused to our players.

We have dismissed this planner and will never hire them again!

Of course, the company's senior management also held a meeting overnight to discuss this incident and summarized the following issues.

1. Insufficient planning and communication led to systemic problems.

2. The company has seriously overestimated the server's stress resistance and is already purchasing new servers to ensure that similar problems do not occur again.

Regarding the addition of subsequent game content:

Meanwhile, the planning team has some good news to share.

We solicited player feedback on the game store and decided to open one in the game. The store will be refreshed with various magical items in limited quantities from time to time, so players can keep an eye on the game store located in the tree hole.

Meanwhile, thanks to the players' efforts, the slimes finally completed the first stage of the main quest.

During this battle, our NPC Jiang Chen also realized the shortcomings of the Slime Army, and therefore decided to prepare to start a large-scale construction mission.

The major construction mission is a randomly triggered mission, so please pay close attention to the NPCs' movements. Also, our lovely NPCs will distribute the loot from this battle after all players log in, so please stay tuned.

Compensation plan:

All players will receive 10 Magic Coins as compensation. The reward will be automatically sent to players' inventory. Please check your inventory.

Slime & Dungeons Online Version 1.1 "Slime's Descent" Announcement