The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

"Jiang Chen, are you going to lead the Pata to attack the guardian of this floor?"

"Otherwise what?"

"That's great!" Lilith said after thinking for a moment. "Actually, I don't know much about the Guardians, but I do know that they are very strong."

"The strength is probably..." Lilith tilted her head and thought for a while, "If it's on the 60th floor, the strength should be a little weaker than Viktor's, but not by much."

Jiang Chen was also somewhat surprised to hear this.

Keep in mind that Viktor is a level 75 fully equipped high-level succubus, yet the guardian on the 60th floor is only slightly weaker than him.

"Wait, are all the guardians in this dungeon this strong?"

Lilith shrugged and said, "Otherwise, why would surface races explore the dungeons so slowly when the resources are so abundant?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen pondered for a moment and nodded thoughtfully.

"That makes sense."

Do you know what the guardian of this floor is?

Lilith shook her head. "I don't know, but usually when trying to conquer a Guardian, you'd send someone over to probe first."

"We need to find out all the Guardians' abilities and skills, and then discuss and devise a suitable tactic to defeat them."

Hearing this, Jiang Chen nodded thoughtfully.

"Okay, I think I understand."

"If he's only slightly weaker than Viktor, it's not like we can't fight him."

"However, there is a premise here: that the amateur welder did not exaggerate the performance of his mech."

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen decided to go and ask, and also to give everyone a general idea of ​​the Guardians' strength.

It would be embarrassing if this amateur welder got carried away with his boasting and ended up having his mech dismantled by the Guardians.

Before transmigrating, Jiang Chen was a game enthusiast. He had seen too many people who got so caught up in games that they quit because they lost too much money.

An amateur welder is a talented individual, and Jiang Chen doesn't want him to run away.

As a qualified game planner, when there are few players, it is natural to give special treatment to some capable players.

"We'll take this opportunity to release the next main quest."

As he spoke, Jiang Chen immediately rushed towards the place where the players were gathered. As soon as he arrived, he saw that the two groups of people were still arguing.

Hearing the arguing coming from afar, Jiang Chen couldn't help but click his tongue in surprise.

"Their arguing skills are even better than mine. If Rose had met them back then, she probably would have been so angry that she would have been sent flying into the sky."

The two groups that were arguing at that moment saw Jiang Chen coming over and stopped.

"Why are NPCs here?"

"They probably came to mediate because the argument here was getting too heated."

"Mediation my ass. I remember the NPC was watching from a distance when the argument started. If they really wanted to mediate, they would have come over by now."

Just as the players were speculating about what Jiang Chen was doing there, Jiang Chen didn't keep them in suspense and directly announced his plan.

"Dear Pata Warriors, after this period of rest, we have almost recovered."

"Considering we've been in this dark and gloomy dungeon for so long, it's time for us to fight our way out."

"Please prepare for battle in advance."

"Once we finish Salty Fish's task, we will challenge the guardian of this level!"

Upon hearing what Jiang Chen said, everyone present was immediately intrigued.

"Damn, it looks like another war is about to break out."

"Great, great needles, we've made money again."

"I've stockpiled a lot of gold coins during this time, so I won't be afraid of dying anymore."

"Hehe, I've also stockpiled quite a few magic crystals. I can use them freely when the war starts."

Obviously, this news is good news for players.

Upon hearing Jiang Chen's announcement, Tianqiong and the amateur welder exchanged glances.

"Sky Dome, didn't you say your weapons of war are superior to ours? In that case, let's see whose DPS is higher when we challenge the boss."

"Sure, that's exactly what I was thinking."

Upon hearing the conversation between the two, a player with the ID "Star Pulse" suddenly brightened up.

"Hey, you two, that's a great suggestion!"

"Hey, how about I open a betting pool and everyone place some bets to see who wins?"

Starpulse's proposal immediately piqued the interest of many players.

"That's a good option."

"I think that's fine too."

......

However, just as everyone was discussing the opening odds, the attacking salted fish hurriedly ran over.

The saltwater fish has also received a new task.

For this attack on the guardian, Jiang Chen directly rewarded him with 20 gold coins.

This is not a small number for most people.

During this period, players have been earning a fairly good income every day because of several major quests.

However, the consumption of game currency is also very high. First of all, many wealthy players have the idea to slowly acquire game currency.

In particular, those who deal in war weapons are the biggest buyers, including all kinds of ores mined by players, which they will buy in advance.

Naturally, the economic impact of these wealthy players is considerable, with many players making a lot of money just from selling in-game currency.

Jiang Chen was naturally delighted with this.

Perhaps if it were someone else, or more accurately, another game company, they would severely crack down on the offline trading of this game currency.

The reason is simple: it affects the company's interests. Since players are trading in-game currency offline, how many people are willing to spend money online?

But Jiang Chen is different. He'd love for this. The more offline the transactions, the better for Jiang Chen.

This isn't a game; it's reality. I don't need to worry about whether the game is profitable.

All I need to consider is whether I can retain more players, whether I can attract more players, and whether I can keep players online for longer periods of time.

All of this has one premise.

You definitely need to consider things like food, clothing, housing, and transportation; you can't just play games.

If playing games can earn you this income and even make you a profit, then that's a different story.

Therefore, while in-game currency trading is detrimental to the profits of other game companies, it is a good thing for Jiang Chen.

Only in this way can they attract more players, and only then will their player base include more players who are either studio-based or have others who use the "grinding" service.

These types of players are of great help to Jiang Chen. First of all, resource mining and collection depend entirely on them.

And the most crucial issue is security.

Now, in the Dragon Cave dungeon, all the monsters around have been defeated and are too afraid to come over.

However, once you move to other levels or reach the ground, you need a certain number of players who are online for extended periods and can act immediately in case of emergencies.

In short, Jiang Chen had considered many issues in preparation for the subsequent operations.

Compared to Jiang Chen, the players didn't think that much.

At this moment, all their attention was focused on the salted fish that had just arrived.