T0 Gaming Guild Saves the World

The path from the courtyard to the monastery dormitory is only two or three hundred meters long, and Jiang Heyi could smell six or seven different kinds of pastries within that distance.

Like a slug crawling across the spacious entrance to the monastery dormitory, a slimy path stretched deep into the interior.

Upon entering the monastery dormitory, one can see the damaged and collapsed statues of gods in the prayer hall. Like the previous floors, their faces and bodies have been destroyed and their original appearance is unrecognizable.

The path of slime continued to extend, passing through the spacious corridor of the main dormitory behind the prayer hall and turning a corner.

Jiang Heyi cautiously peeked around the corner. The dormitory doors on both sides of the corridor were wide open, and many doors were leaning and lying down.

It was very quiet, so quiet that Jiang Heyi could hear her own heartbeat and... a slight "plop" sound.

It sounded like a bubble bursting, very soft, like an illusion.

The slime stuck to his shoes, so Jiang Heyi patiently and slowly lifted his foot, "tearing off" the sticky feeling to avoid making any more noise, and slowly moved to the nearest dormitory door.

Jiang Heyi was stunned at first glance.

The Clarifiers were encased in spheres three times their own size, their clothes rotting into a grayish-black hue, their bodies corroded and melted into dark red water.

The "spherical object" forms a bubble half its own size inside the body, enveloping it. It slowly seeps into the body fluids through the tiny gaps in the bubble, gradually completing the digestive process.

It is a slime, but it is significantly smaller than the small slime that players encounter near Windpod City.

The moonlight streaming into the room from the window illuminated them, the red, green, and blue colors forming the three primary colors.

Exhausted from overeating, the three giant slimes huddled together and fell into a deep sleep.

Having obtained valuable information, Jiang Heyi originally intended to leave quietly, but the sleeping posture gave him a bold idea.

"Since I don't have orange tea with me, I'm not expecting anything great. How about I just fry one up and ruin it?"

Holding the [Unstable Combustion Agent] in his hand, Jiang Heyi muttered to himself while gently rubbing the bottle.

This process seems somewhat similar to calming down a machine?

Since everything in this worldview is believed to have a spirit, why not let explosives awaken their own?

"Ignore it, get out of here!"

He threw it, turned and ran away—all in one smooth motion.

The explosion echoed through the quiet monastery, the shockwave tore through the dormitory walls, and flames flickered and shot out.

Almost simultaneously, members of the virtual and real boundaries scattered across various corners of the map all pinpointed the source of the sound.

An unfamiliar map, unknown dangers, everyone is afraid of making noise that might attract monsters, and everyone is acting cautiously. Who is so anxious as to use Mint's treasure?

Jiang Heyi's act of leaning against the wall backed him up, which backfired and made him dizzy.

Leaning against the wall, I walked to the messy corridor and saw the three slimes in the room burning fiercely in the flames, turning into a pool of sticky liquid. As the flames burned, a fruity fragrance spread... It was a bit strange for a moment.

Before they could identify the debris in the inferno, the chirping of crickets echoed from every corner of the building.

"Ah... this, no way."

Chapter 30 This is no ordinary slime; we must strike hard!

"Phew, although it took almost two days, I'm back, kids. How about that? Didn't I keep my word...?"

Mint, carrying two large packages, had just teleported back to the guild when she became excitedly talkative.

"What's wrong with everyone? Everyone looks so listless."

"Why is the equipment still so tattered and broken..."

"Uh, what's this smell?" Mint sniffed. "Such a complex fruity aroma."

The boundary between reality and illusion has been breached; the entire team has been wiped out.

Jiang Heyi was incredibly lucky; a bottle of potion he used spawned hundreds of giant slimes.

Although he managed to hold out until everyone gathered, their resistance proved weak and futile against the swarming slimes that surged like a glue torrent.

He had just returned home dead when the official encyclopedia, which had disappeared for more than a day, suddenly reappeared, much like a timely rain.

Mint's eyes widened, and she gestured with her hands: "You mean, a slime this big?"

Zhong Zemo corrected, "With your wingspan, it would take at least three of you combined to reach that height."

"So big!" Mint was so shocked that she didn't even notice Zhong Zemo teasing her about being a little small.

"Slime King... no, no, this size doesn't even reach the level of a king. Can they communicate?"

"He doesn't seem very smart." Orange Tea recalled the feeling of being enveloped and swallowed.

Although the shield breaking meant death, the bizarre experience still made her shudder whenever she thought about it.

"That's just a regular slime?" Mint covered her mouth with her hand, her eyes gradually sharpening as she entered a calm, analytical mode. "It's truly amazing."

Mint pulled over a chair, turned it upside down, and sat down.

She rested her chin on her hands, her eyes scanning the crowd, and eagerly asked, "What other useful information do you have? Tell me everything."

This is where the post-mortem analysis begins.

The first thing mentioned is the slimes' attack methods; the dazzling array of elemental magic is truly eye-opening to the boundary between reality and illusion.

Multicolored streams of light descended from the sky, covering the monastery where they were hiding.

They were subjected to a saturation bombardment, as if by an entire artillery group.

Secondly, it's worth noting their scent. In close combat, everyone can smell their unusual "body fragrance," a scent that seems to permeate their rounded bodies.

“These slimes aren’t wild; they’re farmed.” Mint said firmly.

In the Ana Empire, there exist slime ranches where people raise slimes by feeding them special mixed solutions in order to tame them.

The change in scent was also to satisfy the needs of the nobility for slime pets; of course, it's said there were even more ulterior motives involved...

During my time at Imperial Academy, Mint witnessed a great deal of biodiversity.

But clearly, whatever the need, what is required is a miniature, ordinary slime. The large slimes that Jiang Heyi encountered usually appeared near the dense city-states of the Anna Empire, and would be subject to bounties for their capture.

"So, is there any way?" The jailer stared at Mint expectantly.

Mint pressed her face against the table, glancing at him with narrowed eyes: "What can we do...? Let's just hide if we can."

"There's no potion that can deal with them?"

"Uh... you can't say I can't handle so many slimes at once, but I can't refine them. And even if I could, you couldn't buy them with your wealth." Mint puffed out her chest and raised her head. "Now you know how good I am, right?"

She even became proud.

Seeing everyone fall silent, Mint voiced her question.

"I'm very curious, where exactly did you go on your adventures? One minute you're facing undead stitched monsters, the next you're facing a slime army... With your strength, did you really have to try to deal with such dangerous creatures?"

Judging from the mechanics and dungeon structure, the difficulty of the Underground Temple is self-evident. A group of people who have only been playing for a short time and whose equipment is not complete have already been incredibly lucky to be able to blow through the Dust-Cleansing Layer Guardian.

The correct approach would be to abandon it and instead choose a copy that is more favorable to them at present.

But everyone at the boundary between the virtual and the real clearly has their own ideas.

Since gamers are "despicable outsiders" and can't openly rampage through two streets, they'll take the crooked path!

The jailer wasn't exactly a law-abiding citizen; if he could be won over using normal methods, he would have happily joined in the fun. But since that wasn't possible...

It has both elemental and magical resistance.

In close combat, it can also extend and transform to swallow pellets.

They are numerous and enormous, enough to crush a normal player team.

This is no ordinary slime; we have to deliver a powerful blow!

The jailer snapped his fingers: "If there's no potion that can destroy slimes, is there a potion that can make us invisible?"

Everyone's eyes lit up.

If you can't deal with hordes of slimes, stealthily assassinating them one by one is also a good option.

“Slimes are just low-intelligence, not stupid. Elements and magic are extensions of their perception. How do you…” Mint’s voice suddenly lowered halfway through her excited explanation, and she rested her chin on her hand thoughtfully.

"Wait a minute... Invisibility is probably impossible, but disabling their senses seems feasible."

Everyone immediately surrounded Mint.

"Wow, I just said it seems, it seems... Don't be so impatient," Mint said hastily. "I need some slime body tissue, the more the better."

As soon as he finished speaking, a large pile of sticky, fruity-smelling clumps fell onto the table with a series of crackling sounds.

With the raw materials in hand, the next step is to find various magic potion catalysts.

"Three bottles of soul fragments?" Jiang Heyi frowned. "Do you need that many?"

"It's not in the guild's material library, I need to find someone to exchange for it!"

Jiang Heyi stared intently into Bohe's eyes until a fine layer of sweat appeared on her forehead, and she lowered her head guiltily.

"One, one bottle..."

Upon receiving the money, Mint was bursting with initiative. She immediately left the guild and declared that she would definitely have a result within a day.

Although I was eager to see the surprise that Mint would bring, unfortunately, there was very little game time left for today.

The boundary between the virtual and real worlds is severely lacking in forging blueprints. Only by obtaining the blueprints and giving them to the guild puppets to learn can one forge armor sets in the workshop.

Without blueprints, the high-quality materials accumulated over this period can only be fed to dolls and the guild, making Jiang Heyi, who has a hamster fetish, laugh foolishly; otherwise, they are of no use.

"Orange Tea, give it your all! We need the blueprints."

What kind of Cyber ​​Orange God is this? Now there's Cyber ​​Incense Offering.

Zhong Zemo has already paid his respects.

His shields were all scavenged from junk, and their durability was almost gone.

Repairing it doesn't seem worth it.

They went to Windpod City to buy new ones, but they couldn't adapt to the strength of the underground temple.

It's stuck in the middle, neither going up nor down.

This is actually the mentality of most players: wearing tattered clothes and enduring hardship rather than upgrading their equipment. Instead, they work hard to collect materials and try to get the best equipment in one go, avoiding multiple wastes.

With some time left before logging off, Jiang Heyi divided up the common materials he had accumulated in his backpack and led the team back to Fengjia City.

After sticking together for so long, it's time to have some free time.

If you observe carefully, you might even find a few interesting and useful parodies like mint.

In the main world, Windjammer City is still bustling with people, and guild recruitment remains the main topic of conversation in the regional chat. Every now and then, you'll encounter a few people who pop up and ask you in a missionary-like tone if you want to join their guild to retire, emphasizing that they will never enslave anyone.

Jiang Heyi originally planned to go to Dandelion Street to see how far the trade in the game had developed, but on the way, he was attracted by a player.

He was wearing a black trench coat that he had bought with real money from the in-game store, and he had created an extremely muscular human male figure, sitting cross-legged on the side of a busy street.

There was also a sign standing next to it.

"Feeding brings surprises."

Many players and NPCs passed by, but most of them glanced at him and chose to ignore him. Only Jiang Heyi looked at him with great interest.

Jiang Heyi opened the trading panel.

Do you wish to trade with player [Shadow Currency]?

He clicked confirm and then placed a bottle of useless green-quality slime glue on it.

The man, who had been motionless like a stone, suddenly stood up, and the items he intended to trade appeared on the trading panel.

"The Heart of a Tree Spirit".

what?

Isn't this the purple-quality item dropped by the treant chieftain in the Precision Forest outside Windjall City?

The green currency has been exchanged for purple, and... the transaction has already been confirmed by the Shadow Currency, meaning that once Jiang Heyi clicks confirm, he can't back out.

What does this mean, a philanthropist who spends money like water?

[Shadow Currency] remained silent, neither urging nor explaining, but simply crossed its arms and looked down at Jiang Heyi.

After Jiang Heyi confirmed the transaction and obtained the Heart of the Treant, he held the slime he had acquired in the transaction, playing with it as he walked away.

Still somewhat dazed, Jiang Heyi was brought back to reality by the voice beside her.