The Fourth Calamity: Starting with Dungeon Slimes

"So the only way to find out if there's anything inside is to open this box first."

As he spoke, Jiang Chen looked at everyone.

"Everyone, I'm not entirely sure what's in here, but I think there might be some good stuff."

"Let's figure out a way to open it first."

Upon hearing what Jiang Chen said, everyone exchanged bewildered glances.

"Chief, we just tried it, this thing is ridiculously hard."

"And most importantly, it's covered with various magic circles. With these magic circles on it, it's practically impossible for us to open it."

"How about we send the earth dragon over to help?"

Just as everyone was in chaos, one player suddenly made a suggestion.

However, his words were immediately rejected by Jiang Chen.

"Everyone, we absolutely must not let the Earth Dragon know this. Knowing his nature, if you had a piece of gold this big, I'm telling you, he would most likely have stolen it."

Upon hearing this, the players immediately realized what was happening.

"That's right!"

"Yes, how come I didn't think of that?"

"But how can we open this thing without Moses' help?"

Seeing this, Jiang Chen pondered for a while, but soon he came up with a solution.

"Everyone, we have a way to solve this problem."

"Our abyssal magic can corrupt these magic circles."

"Although it's slow, if so many of us lie down and use this spell together for a few days, I reckon we should be able to create an opening."

"In that case, we can get the things inside out without the help of the earth dragon."

Upon hearing this, the players exchanged glances.

There was obvious hesitation in their eyes. Who knew if there was anything good inside? What if there wasn't anything good? Wouldn't all their hard work these past few days have been for nothing?

Having spent so much time together, and having been a player himself before, Jiang Chen was very clear about these people's little schemes.

"Don't worry, everyone. Your efforts won't be in vain. Everyone who participates in this mission and is the last to open this box will receive a reward of 20 gold coins."

As Jiang Chen finished speaking, the players' eyes lit up.

"That's a good option."

"A new mission has arrived. Let's tackle this one."

After issuing the mission, Jiang Chen left with Lilith.

"Jiang Chen, why are you pulling me like that?"

As soon as she was led out of the ruins, Lilith glanced at Jiang Chen with some dissatisfaction, then her gaze unconsciously fell in the direction of the ruins.

Clearly, Lilith was also very curious about what was going on inside.

"What are you so curious about? Even if there's something good, it's none of your business."

"I was just curious."

"You can be curious when it's open. All the Patas inside use abyssal magic. With your small frame, how long do you dare to stay inside? You might not be able to get out once you go in."

"And are you sure that big box isn't some kind of dangerous trap? Can you guarantee it's safe inside?"

"Without figuring things out, let the players test the waters first, see how it goes, and only go over if it's safe."

Upon hearing what Jiang Chen said, Lilith's eyes widened instinctively.

No, what is this awful slap?

Those people inside were all his men. Why was he so confident in ordering his men to help him detect mines?

Is betraying your teammates justified?

Lilith felt that Jiang Chen, this sly and wicked guy, also had particularly incorrect values.

"Jiang Chen, how could you do this? Don't you know that if there's real danger, what you're doing will kill those 'Pata' (a derogatory term for those people)?"

"They're all your men, how could you treat them like this?"

Lilith decided to correct Jiang Chen's flawed worldview.

Hearing this, Jiang Chen almost laughed out of anger at Lilith's actions.

"Damn it, you're actually bringing this up now."

"Look at what you've been doing! You embezzled all the money a while ago."

"Those bloodthirsty lizards and wolf cubs who follow you have been starving for days. Instead of trying to find them food, you come here to criticize me."

"And I think, if that's how you see it, I wouldn't mind throwing you in there."

Upon hearing what Jiang Chen said, Lilith immediately wisely chose to keep quiet.

So for the next period of time, Lilith would frequently run to the ruins and ask what was going on inside Pata, who came out of the ruins.

As for Jiang Chen, he returned to the gathering place.

Anyway, the players will come and notify him after the big box is finally broken, so Jiang Chen isn't in a hurry at all.

Just as Jiang Chen had thought, breaking this thing wouldn't be easy.

For several days in a row, players went to the box as soon as they logged in and used abyssal magic to erode it, but the progress was very slow.

They had considered that progress might be slow, but they never expected it to be this slow.

It's currently located below the metal box.

The players chatted and joked around while eroding the area.

"Holy crap, this magic circle is ridiculously strong. We've been working on it for so many days and there's still no sign of it."

"This is simply insane! I'm just wondering, if we encounter monsters of this strength in the future, how will we fight them?"

"Are you stupid? With this level of difficulty, what's the point of even fighting? Just run away."

"That makes perfect sense. We've been working on this for so many days and still haven't managed to break this magic circle. If you really tried to fight it, we would have been wiped out hundreds of times already."

Actually, for players, this is quite good.

At least the abyssal magic has a certain corrosive effect; otherwise, they really wouldn't have been able to do anything about this box.

Of course, we can also wait until we are stronger in the future and then find a way to break the seal on this box.

However, the players said they couldn't wait any longer.

After another busy day, cracks finally appeared on the magic circle.

This delighted all the players.

"Finally, we broke this turtle shell."

"Hard work pays off."

......

As they talked, the players worked even harder.

Then, with a crisp cracking sound, the problem that had troubled everyone for several days was finally solved.

Without the magic circle's protection, even though the metal used in the box is extremely strong, players can destroy it very quickly.

Before long, the players had punched a hole in the thick metal wall.

Then, when the players looked inside the hole, they were immediately stunned.

The scene evoked a very apt idiom in the players' minds: magnificent and resplendent.