The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

"So, this time I'm going to do a big mining mission."

Many players agreed with what Salty Fish said.

"The rewards for gathering tasks are quite high, so it's not bad when you think about it."

"The most important thing is stability. As long as you have time to work hard, you don't need to worry about your income at all."

However, while everyone was still discussing the collection task, the amateur welder on the side had a different idea.

"Actually, I think the performance of the weapons of war in the early stages was quite impressive."

"At least we can easily defeat these mobs. The reason we can't beat the boss is simple: there are major problems with the materials we use and the way we inscribed the magic circle."

Upon hearing what the amateur welder said, all the players turned their attention to him.

"Think about it. When you were making the alloy for your armor, you did have the earth dragon Moses help you cast some spells, but they were all low-level spells that weren't very useful. You didn't even bother to depict any high-level spells."

"If we inscribe a high-level magic circle, do you think that boss could still kill you instantly? Obviously not. Besides, what if we increased the strength of our materials by several levels?"

As he spoke, the amateur welder pointed to the weapon hanging in the shop.

"If your materials could reach that level of strength, do you think he could break through your defenses with a single strike?"

Hearing what the amateur welder said, everyone naturally agreed that it made sense, but they also knew very well that reaching that level was basically impossible.

Honestly, it's already quite impressive that this game allows you to make alloys from different metals just like in real life; they didn't expect anything more.

As for creating an alloy with strength comparable to a boss's weapon, players wouldn't even dare to dream of it.

However, this is not the case for amateur welders.

"Brothers, the bolder the man, the greater the harvest. I think we can consider making this our target and making a move."

"Furthermore, I've discussed it with my close friends. This time, we've invited heroes from all over the world to participate, and after we receive the rewards, we'll split them 50/50."

"However, as you all know, we are all new players who have just entered the game and are short of money. To formulate this grand and ambitious plan, we need some financial support. Therefore, we hope that those who want to join can bring their own funds to the group."

Upon hearing the amateur welder's account, the players, who had initially been very interested, were immediately filled with disappointment.

"cut......."

"I'm so excited. It turns out he's just here to solicit investment."

"Your project is great, but I don't have much money."

.........

And so, in the days that followed, the players got busy with their own things.

The war weapons project is currently being carried out by only a group of amateur welders, with a total team of 10 people. It is clear that the amateur welders did manage to secure some sponsorship beforehand.

Of course, in addition to the amateur welder, five or six other players also joined the war weapons project.

It's clear that they have their own ideas too.

Apart from these people, the remaining players basically devoted themselves to the Great Gathering mission.

Compared to missions involving war weapons, which carry various uncertainties and risks, directly collecting resources aligns more with the safer approach of most players.

Besides that, Feng Xiaoxiao and his friends were constantly clamoring to buy game currency, even raising the price of gold coins to six RMB.

It was clear that these men were determined to get their hands on that weapon.

However, only a few people were willing to sell, so Feng Xiaoxiao and his group didn't receive much. Fortunately, as these tasks began and the players got busy, everything changed.

After all, gold coins are coming in every day.

So Feng Xiaoxiao and his friends are gradually accumulating more and more gold coins, and with their own hard work, they are almost there.

However, compared to them, Lilith was in a terrible predicament. These two races were just too stupid, and Lilith had to personally handle almost every business deal.

Since the start of the Great Gathering quest, players have come up with a good idea: to have members of the Bloodthirsty Lizard Clan or the Demon Wolf Clan help them transport their goods.

That way they can bring back a lot of things each time.

Of course, hiring these two races wouldn't be free.

Lilith had originally set prices, but after being scammed by players several times, she had no choice but to personally handle every single transaction.

At this moment, we are in the trading economic zone designated by Jiang Chen.

"This is a wolf cub. Go out for a trip, and you'll charge me one gold coin. Do you think I look like a gold coin?" At this moment, a player was bargaining with Lilith.

Upon hearing this, Lilith pointed to the wolf cubs that had not yet been weaned not far away, and then to the wolf that was already more than two meters tall.

"This is a young man, and that one over there is a kid. We charge two gold coins for the adults and one gold coin for the young men. That's reasonable, isn't it?"

"Make it cheaper, 90 silver coins, we need to make a profit."

After some haggling, Lilith finally settled on a price.

"Remember, the rental period is 12 hours. There will be a penalty of 10 silver coins for every hour over the limit!" Lilith reminded him before leaving.

She had learned this the hard way before. Those Pata were really awful; they took the demon wolves out for three whole days before coming back, and she only got paid for one day. That made her furious.

Before Lilith could even catch her breath, something happening in the distance gave her another headache.

What did she see? A young wolf cub, about a meter tall, was holding a gold coin in its mouth, drooling as it stared at a man selling roasted meat at a stall.

Then, under Lilith's incredulous gaze, the player gave the cub wolf a piece of meat and shamelessly accepted the entire gold coin.

"Hey! You heartless bastard, what are you doing? It clearly says 10 silver coins for a piece of meat!"

Upon hearing this, the player scoffed and cursed under his breath.

"It's 10 silver coins! I just didn't have time to get change. Why are you so agitated?"

As he spoke, the player reluctantly pulled out 90 silver coins.

Seeing this, Lilith walked over, put away the silver coins, picked up the roast meat, and casually grabbed the cub by the scruff of its neck before leaving.

"I've told you so many times, you have to call me when you go shopping. If I hadn't seen you just now, you would have been ripped off by those unscrupulous bastards again."

Upon hearing this, the wolf cub could only look at Lilith with a pitiful expression.

Lilith felt like she had a huge headache lately.

She has been busy ever since the economic zone was established.

Most importantly, these Pata are really despicable; they always try to find loopholes.

Fortunately, the newly joined races have gradually integrated into this environment. Both the Bloodthirsty Lizard Clan and the Demon Wolf Clan have come to understand the concept of trade.

Similarly, they also realized that they could exchange their labor for currency, and then use that currency to buy the things they liked to eat.

However, this is also what troubles Lilith the most.