The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

Seeing that Lilith was impressed by his sincerity, Jiang Chen was very satisfied.

Then, Lilith poured out all the information she knew to Jiang Chen like she was pouring out candy.

"In other words, this kind of thing can only appear in special environments."

"The most likely place to obtain such a thing is in the Abyss Dungeon, but the Abyss Dungeon is basically full of Abyss Essence, so it is basically unusable for non-corrupted races."

"Essences with different usable properties are extremely rare because the environment in which they are born is too harsh. Moreover, in many cases, this essence is like the lifeblood of a particular environment; if it is taken away, that area will gradually decay."

Hearing this, Jiang Chen roughly understood what was going on.

To put it simply, it's like the novels I read before I transmigrated, where there were things similar to spiritual springs, and the entire sect might rely on that one spiritual spring for cultivation.

However, there may be a treasure inside the spiritual spring. If this treasure is taken away, the spiritual spring will be rendered useless.

Rather than calling it a spiritual spring, it would be more accurate to say that this spiritual spring was born because of this treasure.

"I see, I think I understand now."

After understanding the situation, Jiang Chen suddenly realized what was going on.

"So, your succubus race also has a similar place?"

Seeing this, Lilith's eyes darted away, but she quickly shook her head.

"How is that possible? We succubi are not that powerful."

"Okay...no, I don't believe you for a second! Lilith...I'm sure you don't want me to sneak off and steal your Dark Essence one day."

Upon hearing this, Lilith's expression froze.

"Jiang Chen, what do you want to do?"

"The gist of the situation is that I need this right now, but the problem is I don't have it. However, I heard from a cute succubus that she has some at home. What should I do? It's so hard to guess!"

"Jiang Chen! You just said you wouldn't take anything from my family! And you said that even if you did, you would do it through a transaction, and it would be a mutually agreeable one."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen looked at him with the same expression one would give a child with intellectual disabilities, and said, "I don't recall saying that I would not rob you outright."

Lilith: ......

Lilith panicked completely.

But at that moment, Lilith suddenly thought of something.

"Jiang Chen, I know where you can find that special essence you're looking for."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen was also taken aback. "You knew?"

Lilith nodded. "I can tell you where it is, and you'll definitely find it, but you have to sign a contract with me and agree to my conditions. Otherwise, I absolutely cannot tell you."

Hearing this, Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow. This was double happiness!

If the place Lilith mentioned is true, then I certainly don't need to use her house.

Simply put, hers became a backup option for him. If they needed to use this thing again in the next phase, then Jiang Chen wouldn't be completely at a loss.

If it's no longer needed, then congratulations to Lilith for successfully escaping a disaster.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen didn't even hesitate.

"Yes, I promise. I'll swear it right now if you want."

However, it is clear that Lilith is very wary of Jiang Chen.

"A contract is necessary; a contract must be signed."

"I have no problem with that. You can draft the contract details."

"No! I want Bubble Dragon to draft it, but it must be from my perspective. All the terms must be in my favor and there can be no loopholes."

Lilith was well aware of Bubble Dragon's abilities; if he were on the opposite side, he would be terrifying, but if he were on her side, it would be a completely different story.

Lilith wasn't afraid of Bubble Dragon tampering with the contract, because he himself needed to see the contents of the contract.

If she hadn't drafted the contract from her own perspective, she definitely wouldn't have agreed.

If there's a problem with the content, or if the number of clauses doesn't match, Lilith can easily spot the clues.

However, if the content is correct and the terms match, then Jiang Chen will have no way to harm his family's precious child no matter what.

And so, not long after...

Bubble Dragon is checking the results with Lilith one by one.

"Little bat, please don't question my character. I'm the most fair and just person in the world."

Hearing Bubble Dragon address her by that name, Lilith glared at him fiercely.

"Look at these terms of mine, where's the problem? I even thought of small details like having someone else do the work. What more do you want?"

"But I just feel like something's wrong; you must be hiding something."

"This little bat, it's obvious that you're prejudiced against me, so you see something wrong with everything I do."

"Please don't question my professionalism. Besides, if there are problems with these terms, point them out! You checked them one by one; did you find any issues? Aren't they all in your favor?"

"What you're doing right now is just being unreasonable."

Hearing Bubble Dragon's righteous indignation, Lilith was somewhat skeptical. She read through the terms again; there were over 100 clauses, and none of them had any problems.

"It should be fine. It seems I was just being paranoid."

While thinking it over, Lilith hesitantly signed her name.

Jiang Chen also signed his name.

"See? We didn't lie to you, Lilith. You just have too much prejudice against us," Jiang Chen said as the contract dissipated.

Upon hearing this, Lilith nodded, and now she felt somewhat ashamed.

"Alright, tell me in detail what you know."

"Actually, this place is far away, yet right in front of you. It's just that you don't understand this thing, so you don't know the conditions for its formation, and that's why you didn't think of it."

"If I'm not mistaken, it's in the Rebirth Spring of the Skeleton Clan."

"Moreover, that Spring of Rebirth perfectly meets the conditions, so if I'm not mistaken, there must be this thing in the center of that Spring of Rebirth."

"only...."

Lilith hesitated for a moment as she spoke.

"And even if you were allowed to take that intelligent skeleton, you wouldn't be able to. If I'm not mistaken, that Spring of Rebirth was also arranged by the God of Death."

"Actually, when I first came here, I wondered why there were skeletons and a spring of rebirth in this dungeon."

"When I saw the salted fish being taken away by the God of Death, I realized that this must be some kind of arrangement by the God of Death."

Hearing the word "planning" from Lilith's mouth, Jiang Chen felt a little out of place.

Does this guy even know what layout is?

After silently complaining for a moment, Jiang Chen's mind started to wander.

The God of Death's plan?

Jiang Chen didn't care about any planning or strategy; his own evolution was the most important thing.

As players progress to the next stage, their strength increases, they prepare sufficient resources for war, and they may even try to persuade the Earth Dragon to join them in their war weapon plans.

After collecting all these items, Jiang Chen still didn't believe he couldn't defeat the guardian of the 60th floor.

Once the guardian is defeated, your team can lead the players to the 59th floor.

Who cares what the God of Death has planned here on the 60th floor?