The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

Jiang Chen was very clear about his situation.

There are currently many hidden dangers on his side. If he doesn't make all the necessary preparations and leaves the dungeon rashly, Jiang Chen estimates that he will be eaten alive by those races.

As far as Jiang Chen knows, he has already offended quite a few races.

Firstly, the matter of fusing the artifact fragments has likely been exposed.

Simply put, there must be some race outside who know that they have fragments of the artifact, which is a huge problem.

After all, those Nightmare Clan guys I captured this time came for this thing, didn't they?

Therefore, Jiang Chen has already offended the Nightmare Clan, the Succubus Clan, and the Dark Elf Clan.

In addition, there were Rose's followers.

Moreover, abyssal magic itself carries significant risks, and now players can basically use it.

Previously, only one of my own Pata could be used, so the impact wasn't too significant.

Now that there's a group, the impact is far greater than just a little. In addition, Pata, who possesses intelligence and can use this kind of magic, is inherently very valuable.

Whenever Jiang Chen thought about these things, he couldn't help but feel a headache.

"I'm numb. I feel like I'm about to become Tang Monk's flesh. I don't know how many people are eyeing me."

For this reason, Jiang Chen was very clear that he had to improve himself as quickly as possible.

Enemies are never scary; what's scary is not being fully prepared before the enemy arrives.

What Jiang Chen is doing now is naturally making all sorts of preparations in advance.

Jiang Chen's plan for returning to Earth can be divided into three steps.

The first step is to take down this underground city.

The second step is to send a group of players to the ground to conquer a territory and then observe the reactions of all sides.

The third step is to move the entire clan to a new territory using the war fortress, and then establish a base there to develop the territory they conquered.

Of course, there are many details involved, such as what to do after settling down, which races to ally with, and which races to trade with.

How can we truly gain a foothold in this way?

This is undoubtedly a very ambitious plan.

All I can do now is take it one step at a time.

.......

Just as Jiang Chen was preparing for his plan step by step, the instrument made a sound.

Players currently lacking tools are finding mining efficiency to be very low.

However, most players don't really care about mining efficiency, because once they get the tools, efficiency increases, and at this point they are just killing time with small-scale mining.

At this moment, many players gathered around a player with the ID "无欲无求" (meaning "without desires").

As the saying goes, talent emerges from among players, and this lack of desire and ambition is one of them.

He started out as an unknown player, until recently when a small landslide occurred while several players were mining stones, resulting in the deaths of a few. Only then did he step forward.

This guy used to work at a construction site.

He himself started from scratch in the industry, so he has a very good understanding of architecture.

The previous collapse made players realize that if they dug randomly, it could cause the entire ruin to collapse, and no one would benefit from it.

Therefore, they need a practical and feasible solution.

And being without desires or wants naturally means being busy with this matter.

While the surrounding players were still discussing amongst themselves, at that moment, deep in a certain corridor, a tarantula could be vaguely seen rushing towards them.

"What's the situation inside?" Wu Yu Wu Qiu asked.

"There are quite a few traps, but just like you said, there are some pillar-like things inside."

Upon hearing what the player said, Wuyuwu nodded.

"Brothers, let's go. Let's check out the next passage."

Upon arriving here, several players consciously headed deeper into the passage.

Before long, the players returned, but there was one less than when they went in.

As before, he remained indifferent and asked about the situation inside, which he then recorded.

After two days of searching, Wuyuwuqiu quickly compiled a general overview of the situation.

"Brothers, I have a clear understanding of the general structure of the ruins, where there are load-bearing columns, and what the situation is in each area."

"Next, I will prepare a simple stress diagram of the site for everyone. I will mark where to dig and what to preserve."

"In this way, people won't have to worry about the ruins collapsing while they're digging."

Hearing what Wu Yu Wu Qiu said, everyone's eyes lit up.

"Thanks to you, boss. If it weren't for you, the entire site would have collapsed while we were digging, which would have been embarrassing."

"I'm just doing this for people who are paid to solve their problems. Don't worry, you can come to me if you have any similar issues in the future."

Just as everyone was discussing how to proceed with the construction, a small head suddenly peeked out.

"What kind of coin is that?"

Upon noticing the small head peeking out from behind, the players instinctively turned around.

"Lilith? What are you doing here?"

The players were somewhat confused.

Upon hearing this, Lilith pointed to the stone not far away.

"Um, can I take some with me?" Lilith asked.

Upon hearing this, the players exchanged bewildered glances.

"What's wrong with this NPC now?"

"I don't know."

"So, should I give it to you or not?"

"Take it, it's not like it's anything valuable."

"This game has a hidden affinity system, so I'll just use it as a way to increase my affinity with the characters."

After some discussion, the players agreed.

Upon seeing this, Lilith was overjoyed.

Thank you so much!

As she spoke, Lilith waved her hand, and a group of wolf cubs and lizard babies emerged.

"Men, come with me to move some things!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of small lizards and bloodthirsty wolves ran off into the distance, while the players behind them saw three young bloodthirsty wolves pulling a cart and arriving late.

"So, what's this NPC up to this time?"

"Who cares what he's doing, brothers, let's get back to our own business."

Everyone immediately got busy.

.....

So for a while, players were busy clearing out the ruins.

With players moving things around like this, all the traps in the ruins seem to have become useless.

The traps hidden under the stone slabs and behind the stone walls were completely ineffective; the players simply dismantled them as they went.

The occasional array-type traps also lost their effectiveness due to the players' disruption.

After all that work, the players naturally reaped considerable rewards.

As time went on, a few days later, heavy trucks, excavators, and loaders joined the mining team one after another.