The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

Jiang Chen's task had one prerequisite: that Xianyu get his hands on the item.

Naturally, everyone wanted to know what progress the salted fish had made.

"So, Salty Fish, I've noticed you've been behaving like brothers with that little skeleton lately, and he's been spending money here every day. What's going on with you? Why haven't you received your loot yet?" a player asked.

"Yeah, buddy, everyone's waiting for you to get the stuff so we can start the mission."

"This is another 100 RMB mission, I'm so happy!"

Hearing everyone urging him on, the salted fish felt a little bitter.

"Brothers, this isn't going to be easy."

"You don't know, the Skeleton Clan isn't ruled by that little skeleton. There's also a Death Knight within the Skeleton Clan."

Upon hearing what the salted fish said, everyone looked at each other in surprise, and they all became interested.

"What's up with this Death Knight?"

Salted fish were somewhat helpless about this.

"What else could it be? It's the true leader of the skeleton race. The little skeletons just have a certain level of intelligence. To put it bluntly, although they have a high status in the skeleton race, they're useless."

"The one who can truly determine the Skeletons' movements or anything else is that Death Knight."

"You guys don't know, when Little Skeleton took me to the Death Knight's place, I almost got chopped to pieces by that guy. Luckily, Little Skeleton stopped me, or I would have been dead by now."

"Later, I got involved with that god, didn't I? That's why the Death Knight wasn't so hostile towards me."

"But the problem is, with that thing here, I can't get anything out of it, you know?"

Upon hearing this, the players exchanged bewildered glances.

"Damn, I thought the skeletons all listened to the little skeletons. I mean, why is it taking you so long to finish this quest? Turns out it's this."

Salted fish also complained bitterly about this.

"It's that Death Knight that's causing the problem. I've been trying to increase his favorability with him lately, but that damn thing is like a rock, I just can't seem to get it to go any higher."

"Where are we at now?" one player asked.

"If there were a favorability rating system, let me give you an example. The maximum score is 100, and I should have 10 points right now."

"What the heck? You've been working on this for so long and you only got a 10? At this rate, it's probably going to take several months. And even if you raise the favorability rating, it might not agree to let you get the item."

Hearing the commotion, the amateur welder jumped over.

"Salted Fish, you've suffered because you're educated. That Death Knight was clearly bullying you because you're cultured."

"Given this situation, why are you even trying to increase his favorability? Let's organize a group, grab our weapons, and have Little Skeleton summon all the skeletons he can. Let's wipe out the enemy forces in one fell swoop."

"Does this skeleton also talk about 'clearing out corrupt officials'?"

"Of course we'll talk about it. We need to have a legitimate reason for our actions. Our goal is simple: to dethrone the Death Knight and put the little skeleton in his place. From then on, the skeleton race will be ours to do whatever we want with."

"The most crucial thing now is to determine how many soldiers the Skeleton Clan has, and how many loyal followers the little skeleton has."

Upon hearing this, the salted fish sighed.

"That's the most troublesome part."

"The situation with the skeleton race is roughly this: as long as the Death Knight is present, the skeletons can command a portion of the skeletons, but once their orders conflict with the Death Knight's, all the skeletons will obey the Death Knight. So, in reality, the skeletons shouldn't have any units at all."

Upon hearing this, the players nodded, indicating that they roughly understood the situation.

"In that case, it seems we'll have to make enemies of the entire Skeleton Clan. Here's what we'll do: Salty Fish, you and Little Skeleton go scout out the situation first, see how many combat-ready skeletons there are, and then we'll have to use a little trick." As he spoke, Sky Dome leaned close to Salty Fish and secretly revealed his plan.

Upon hearing this, the salted fish stared blankly at the sky.

"I've seen many living Buddhas, but this is the first time I've seen a living Yama."

Seeing this, Tianqiong waved his hand.

"Keep it low-key, keep it low-key. As for the expenses this time, we'll reimburse you."

As he spoke, Tianqiong looked at the crowd.

"Brothers, I'd like to take this opportunity to show you the war weapons developed by our Sky Dome Company."

"Of course, just showing them off isn't enough. We also need experience officers. Our Sky Dome Company has manufactured a total of 10 war weapons so far, and we will rent out nine of them to brothers who want to experience them."

"Let the brothers take a test drive. But let me make this clear beforehand: the damage will be compensated, so the brothers who want to take a test drive need to pay a deposit of 500 first."

After all, it's a test drive, so it's normal to have to compensate if you damage it, which is understandable to most players.

Many people who were interested in the prototype war weapon that Sky Dome and his team had created immediately stepped forward to inquire about the situation.

Upon seeing this, the amateur welder standing nearby immediately panicked.

"Damn it, now you're getting all tangled up with me."

After thinking for a moment, the amateur welder immediately had an idea.

"Brothers, look over here. We're getting ready to take our mechs out for a spin and let you guys experience what it's like."

"However, our mech is already highly integrated and intelligent, so it doesn't need many people to operate it, just five will suffice."

"However, our mech cockpits are big enough, so all the brothers can come in and experience what it's like to fight in a mech."

Hearing what the amateur welder said, many other players immediately became interested.

Afterwards, everyone discussed the details of the troop deployment and then began their own preparations.

As for Salty Fish, it led the little skeleton carrying a large backpack back to the skeleton clan's territory.

At this moment, the salted fish was constantly communicating with the little skeleton on the road.

"So, Brother Skeleton, let me tell you, it's only because of our relationship that I wouldn't bother talking to anyone else about this."

"As the saying goes, the new waves of the Yangtze River keep surpassing the old ones. Why should the Skeleton Clan be under the command of that guy on horseback? He's old and should retire. The Skeleton Clan belongs to young skeletons like Brother Skeleton."

"Just think about it, once you take control of the skeleton race, these skeletons will be at your beck and call, making money for you, which you can then spend as you please. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Hearing what the salted fish said, the little skeleton next to him nodded frantically, completely agreeing with what the salted fish said.

During this time, the little skeleton had been hanging out with the salted fish, so naturally, he had long been fooled by the salted fish.

Several times, the little skeleton tried to help Saltfish steal that thing, but the death knight stopped him each time.

Although they managed to get away with it by making excuses, the Death Knights have tightened their control over the Spring of Rebirth during this period.

This prevented the salted fish from finding an opportunity to make a move.

However, it's no longer necessary to go through that trouble.