Grandpa Lop had already led a team to search for The End portal.
Su Lin wasn't worried; most calamity mod monsters spawned within special chunk structures. In the Overworld's fifth layer, the only monsters Grandpa Lop could encounter were those from the ice and fire legend.
The Dragon Rider Army could easily dispatch such creatures with just a small squad of a few members.
The remaining troops were systematically clearing Sirens, exploring the surroundings, and building a base. With previous accumulated experience, the work progressed without Su Lin's specific arrangements; even the base town being built around the portal was rapidly taking shape.
The Elf Soldiers were bustling with activity, enjoying the construction—if only the demoness of erotic art wasn't watching them paint nearby.
Although, according to Weini, she was merely copying and learning the Elf Soldiers' city-building style to help Tashiniya construct a city for everyone.
But when Elf Soldiers passed by and craned their necks to peek, what they saw was quite an eyesore.
City construction plans were indeed being drawn.
The Elf Soldiers' work processes were also being copied.
But why were the town drawings so realistic and by-the-book, while the Elf Soldiers themselves were depicted as shirtless, sweating men leaping onto the paper?
Their cooperative postures while exchanging supplies were quite grotesque!
Had the artistic style of homoerotic erotica been ingrained in this fellow's very bones?
Lulu and the others were full of curiosity about the deeper worlds of the legendary MC Dungeon, looking around with wide eyes.
Veronika's work attitude, however, was very satisfying. The blonde knight princess always held her Dragonflame Boneblood Sword, her gaze sharp as she patrolled the surroundings.
Quite reliable.
Su Lin watched quietly for a while, then pulled out a fishing rod and sat on the beach to fish.
In the fourth layer, he could directly lead a team to start work, but the fifth layer was different.
Monsters here were hard to find, and those found were all BOSSes. Going in without adapting would be suicide.
This purely torturous calamity mod required a steady and cautious approach.
As the old saying goes—Totem of Undying doesn't save reckless fools.
The soft crunch of sand sounded by his ear as Hilulele gracefully sat beside Su Lin, hugging her knees.
"Su Lin, have you decided which BOSS to tackle first?"
"More or less, the Netherite Alloy Behemoth."
With a lift of his hand, Su Lin tossed the rotten flesh he'd caught aside and switched to a fishing rod with Ocean's Blessing.
The Netherite Alloy Behemoth was Su Lin's chosen target after careful consideration.
Its spawning location, the Soul Forging Factory, was relatively easy to find.
In terms of strength, the Netherite Alloy Behemoth was also relatively easy to kill, as long as one carefully avoided its elbow strikes and ground-shattering attacks.
Eat more Golden Apples and Fire Resistance Potions, and bring Totem of Undying—
Su Lin felt that with a little caution, and Veronika and the others' combat abilities, it shouldn't be too much of a problem.
At the very least, it was much better than Leviathan and Ancient Remnant Soul, who would constantly unleash powerful crowd control like Nightmare Entanglement.
What's more, the Netherite Alloy Behemoth's loot was excellent: the purgatory forge hammer and the Horn of the Beast. They might be a bit ugly, but they were truly powerful.
Unfortunately, it only dropped one item. To find more, one would have to keep throwing Eyes of the Beast and exploring.
That's why sometimes Su Lin couldn't quite understand the thought process of block people, just like they say back home, people who play MC seem to have a bit of a masochistic streak.
They love to nerf themselves, buff monsters, and worsen the environment. While others use mods to enjoy games, MC players use mods purely to torment themselves even more.
Just like Deconis!
As he pondered, his fishing rod dipped.
Su Lin instinctively lifted the rod—another piece of rotten flesh.
Was there something wrong with this Ocean's Blessing?
"So, are we heading straight to the Nether?"
Hilulele seized the opportunity to press the question.
Su Lin cast his rod again, saying calmly:
"Let's wait a bit longer. For calamity mod BOSSes, magic users might not be as effective as melee fighters. Veronika and the others need to study up properly."
"You're as harsh on magic as ever."
Hearing this, Su Lin pouted.
"You, a person who wields a spiked club, still care about these things?"
"I'm worried about Ailili, you know."
Hilulele mumbled, watching eagerly as Su Lin reeled in his line again.
A bone.
This guy's fishing talent seemed really bad.
After a moment's thought, Hilulele whispered:
"Su Lin, we've reached the fifth layer of Cataclysm. Should we release some resources from the fourth layer into the Adventurer's Shop?"
Hearing this, Su Lin fell into contemplation.
The materials from the ice and fire legend, to be honest, had greater practicality and value when placed on the Aetheram Continent.
But the trouble also lay in their high value—
Many of the ice and fire legend's materials were related to dragons.
If resources like dragon blood, dragon scales, dragon bones, or even dragon hearts were released, the adventurers of the Aetheram Continent would indeed go wild for them, swarming towards the Elven Kingdom.
But then, Dragon Island would also come swarming.
Although the Elven Kingdom's current strength didn't need to worry about Dragon Island, ultimately, it was better to avoid trouble if possible.
Hilulele guessed Su Lin's thoughts and added:
"Dragon materials can be withheld for now, but other monster resources, etc., could probably be hinted at appropriately."
"Even a set of Antlion Armor would likely attract a large number of powerful adventurers."
Su Lin considered it repeatedly and finally nodded:
"Alright, organize an auction, release them selectively. Some more common materials can still be sold in the Adventurer's Shop."
"No problem! Leave it to Grandpa Lop!"
Watching Hilulele heartily pat her chest and accept the task, Su Lin pondered for a long time but still held back his complaints.
The matter of circulating resources was something Su Lin had asked Hilulele and the others to do.
For Hilulele and them, these resources could accelerate the arming of the Elven Kingdom. For Su Lin, it could attract a large number of excellent adventurer teams.
For MC Dungeon to become the best Dungeon and eventually replace the Celestial Realm, relying solely on the Elven Kingdom and the Lucania Kingdom was not enough.
Su Lin wanted a vibrant, flourishing MC Dungeon where a hundred schools of thought contended, not just Dungeons developed officially by various large nations.
Another piece of rotten flesh hooked, and Su Lin's face completely darkened.
Could he endure such an insult?
He gestured for a Dragon Rider Army member to come over and whispered a few words.
Before long, Hilulele watched with wide eyes as the Dragon Rider Army swam to the seabed and placed a large amount of Soul Sand.
Along with dense ocean bubbles surfacing, a large number of tropical fish were also pushed to the surface of the sea.
Su Lin raised his fishing rod and cast it, easily solving the problem of catching nothing.
This was the true secret art of fishing.
"The Dragon Rider Army isn't meant to be used like that!"
Hilulele complained, a bit exasperated. Su Lin waved his hand and cast his rod again.
"This is called serving the people. On a serious note, are there any particularly excellent adventurer teams worth noting recently?"
Hilulele glared at Su Lin, then took out her notebook and looked.
"Quite a few high-level adventurer teams have arrived, but there's been no movement from true legendary adventurer teams or super-large adventurer groups."
Hilulele could actually understand this point.
The Elven Kingdom's new resources were indeed exciting, but ultimately, what adventurers cared about most was enchanted equipment.
However, at the level of legendary adventurer teams, they wouldn't lack such items at all.
Once it was confirmed that the Elven Kingdom wouldn't open new Dungeons anytime soon, and there were no resources particularly worth the attention of legendary adventurer teams, they wouldn't travel thousands of miles to come here.
"Ultimately, they haven't seen anything truly good yet—"
Su Lin chuckled softly.
Forget about releasing Totem of Undying; even a Hippogryph egg would make legendary adventurer teams drop their reserve.
"However, a rather special adventurer team has arrived—"
Hilulele handed her notebook to Su Lin, pointing.
"Golden Village, have you heard of it?"
"—What do you think?"
"Alright, that was a quasi-legendary adventurer team, not many members, but all elites, and even a rare bard class professional. However, it seems they disbanded five years ago."
Su Lin became interested.
He had heard of the bard profession.
It was a rare battlefield support profession, even more effective than priests in terms of buffing large-scale wars.
Simply put, only two bards had appeared in the history of the Elven Kingdom.
"Golden Village? I know it."
As he pondered, Aelita stepped on the sand and sat down on Su Lin's other side.
"I heard they lost a teammate five years ago while trying to conquer a Magic Stone Golem, so they disappeared."
Saying this, Aelita sighed with some regret.
"It's a pity. They were originally the most likely to achieve legendary adventurer team status in the last thirty years."
No sooner had she spoken than Weini ran over, notebook in hand, grinning.
"For this kind of thing, you should ask our Tasiniya Demon Subjugation Squad, who are above legendary! Speaking of which, we've also met those from Golden Village. They're quite warm-hearted, it's just—their captain is a weirdo."
Su Lin glanced sideways at Weini.
That was too modest.
If we're talking about weird, who on the entire continent could be weirder than you guys?
Weini shook her head with a sigh.
"Their mission intelligence was wrong back then. The target wasn't a Magic Stone Golem at all. Otherwise, with their team's strength, they wouldn't have run into trouble. They encountered the awakened Mountain Giant Demon Delongzeta, and the vice-captain, Nili, sacrificed herself to protect the others during their retreat."
Hearing this, Aelita immediately became excited.
When adventurers take on quests, information is paramount.
The Adventurers' Guild also relies on information for its standing. If information goes wrong, it's like a slap in the face.
Aelita keenly sensed the scent of gossip.
"What happened?"
"The usual, you know."
Weini shrugged, looking disgusted.
"After being promoted to a legendary adventurer team, they were qualified to attend guild council meetings. Humans—they're best at snatching pieces of the pie, of course. This is my guess, but it's probably close to the truth."
"After all, that mission was strange in every way, and the matter of the intelligence error was quickly suppressed by the council and a group of legendary adventurer teams."
Su Lin was a bit puzzled.
He hadn't expected this demoness, whose mind was full of erotic art, to be so clear about these intricate details?
"What's so surprising about that?"
Weini spread her hands, grinning:
"It's common knowledge among adventurers—the Adventurers' Guild Council has nothing good. Also, we were the ones who killed Delongzeta."
Aelita paused for a moment, then clapped her hands.
"I remember now! The Iron Dome Mountain Catastrophe three years ago, right?"
"You guys destroyed the ecosystem of more than half the mountain range in one go, forcing the Magic Dynasty to relocate villages and towns near Iron Dome Mountain..."
As soon as this was said, Lulu, who had just come over, immediately blushed and mumbled with her head down:
"Sorry—"
"It couldn't be helped, you know."
Weini interrupted Lulu, shrugging helplessly.
"Delongzeta itself was Level 87, massive as a mountain, and inexplicably went berserk. In that situation, there was no way to control the aftermath of the battle."
"What's more, if Delongzeta had been allowed to escape Iron Dome Mountain, the residents below would have truly faced disaster. If you really think about it, we were the saviors of the Magic Dynasty."
This time, Su Lin had nothing to complain about.
A Level 87 Mountain Giant Demon—who would have time to worry about environmental protection during such a fight?
However, Su Lin wasn't interested in the Adventurers' Guild—the Adventurers' Guild was too low-tier; it couldn't reach him.
In contrast, he was more interested in Golden Village.
Fortunately, Weini and the others, having traveled the continent, understood these things far better than Hilulele and her companions.
After chatting for a while, the Dragon Rider Army, who had been exploring the surrounding environmental chunks, returned to find Su Lin.
"Mr. Su Lin, about two thousand meters to the east, we found a small village. Additionally, five hundred meters beyond the village, there's an underground dragon's nest."
Su Lin raised an eyebrow and looked at Tashiniya with a cheerful smile.
"Let's go. Your first great feat of dragon slaying is at hand."