An Duo had originally thought that the noble Dragon race being bred without dignity in the MC Dungeon, even being used as mounts, was already pushing the limits.
Now—
What did it mean that after passing an assessment and slaying a Dragon once, she could go to the fourth floor to explore together?
Was the Dragon race so insignificant in the MC Dungeon?
For this Dragon-slaying assessment, should she follow her heart or go against her ancestors?
Seeing An Duo's conflicted expression, Su Lin chuckled and gently pinched An Duo's Dragon horns.
"It's not the same Dragon race as yours; it's the floor Boss of the third floor of the MC Dungeon. Just think of it as a mindless creature, like a villager."
An Duo still didn't quite understand, but when he mentioned villagers, she sort of grasped it.
However, she still felt that the MC Dungeon didn't seem very friendly to the Dragon race... If the Dragon ancestors had a chance to come here in the future, would they go completely insane?
"Once you've defeated the Ender Dragon, I'll take you to develop the fourth floor. Then, you can also have your own Dragon mounts."
Listening to Su Lin's deafening remarks, An Duo was certain.
The Dragon ancestors, if they came here, would definitely go insane.
Speaking of which—
Dragons riding Dragons, wasn't that the process of laying eggs?
An Duo's small head was filled with big questions.
"Don't worry, the worlds of the MC Dungeon are closely connected. I'll come back to see you when I have time."
After arranging some work-related matters, Su Lin officially bid farewell to Tashiniya and the others and returned to the fourth floor.
The Elven Kingdom would handle the subsequent arrangements for Tashiniya and her companions.
In any case, for the short term, they could only remain in Adventure Town to study.
This meant that Tashiniya and her companions, who had been away from school for a long time, would have to return to their academic lives.
Back on the fourth floor of Adventure Town.
Not long after sitting down, Aelita eagerly bombarded Su Lin with a barrage of questions.
"Su Lin, what do we do next? Arrange the army to explore the Pillager Outpost? Have researchers come to prepare for building Raid Towers? Or continue searching for the Hydra?"
Aelita was truly not someone who could calmly enjoy a few days of life.
When she returned to the Aetheram Continent a few days ago, she always made time to inspect work in the MC Dungeon and personally induce labor for the Dragons.
When she was told to stay on the Aetheram Continent for a few days to rest, she looked miserable every day.
It was as if she had a grudge against the Aetheram Continent.
The balance between work and life was a joke to her.
Sometimes, an overly diligent employee made the boss feel guilty.
However, Su Lin still pondered.
The current total number of Elves on the fourth floor of ice and fire legend was only a little over a thousand top-tier elites.
Excluding the hundred fixed guards who needed to expand Adventure Town and patrol to kill approaching monsters, not many people could be spared.
The remaining Elves were either searching for Dragons, searching for Bosses like the Hydra, guarding various breeding farms, or exploring world regions—
The people who could truly be spared were few.
After much thought, Su Lin quietly said:
"Do the Dragons in the Dragon breeding farm have all three elements?"
"They've been complete for a while now."
Aelita replied:
"Although the breeding efficiency isn't as high as that of Hippogryph and other magical beast breeding farms, it can guarantee a steady output."
After the Dragon breeding farm had all three elemental Dragons, the focus of the Dragon-slaying teams' missions was no longer primarily on finding female Dragons above level three for eggs.
Now, they were simply slaying Dragons for materials, making Dragon food, and various other materials.
Currently, on the fourth floor, if there was one group whose work could not be temporarily reassigned, it was the army searching for Bosses.
There was still a considerable demand for Cyclops and Hydra hearts.
In the future, the demand would likely only increase.
After all, once the Raid Tower was successfully operational, an army equipped with Hydra hearts and Totems of Undying would be even more terrifying than the Demon Lord Army's undead plague.
"Recall half of the Dragon-slaying army, plus the army exploring world regions, to make up three hundred people. Let them rest first, and after the Totems of Undying arrive in the next two days, arm them."
Su Lin looked up into the distance.
The snow-capped mountains and clouds blended into one, casting a mysterious, hazy glow over the glacial domain behind them.
The Crypts were over there, and there was more than one.
Once those Crypts were conquered, the fourth floor would be more or less complete.
Unfortunately, the original ice and fire legend Crypt Queen was never fully implemented, let alone the Crypt Queen's Scepter.
Su Lin couldn't say whether it was a pity or a relief.
After all, judging from the module expansion packs derived from ice and fire legend, the Crypt Queen was simply too overpowered.
"Are we finally going to attack the Crypts?"
Aelita was slightly excited.
The exploration efforts in the glacial region had always been the weakest.
The main reason was that there were too many dangers in that glacier.
Several Ice Dragons were entrenched on mountains, glaciers, and underground—
A vast sea was embedded within the glacier, leading to several Siren Reefs in the glacial bay there.
Beneath the wide rivers and bays that meandered into the sea, there were also many Sea Serpents.
Cyclops lairs and Crypts were scattered across the glacial plain.
It could be said that it was teeming with monsters, with virtually no space for other life to survive.
As for the Crypts, Aelita knew a little about them.
They were quite disgusting places.
Especially the Crypt Liches wandering outside.
Their attack power was not low, their detection range was quite large, and crucially, as undead creatures, they didn't spontaneously combust in the sun.
It was very annoying.
The key was that these guys also liked to summon minions, and they summoned a whole bunch: Crypt Beasts, Crypt Ghouls, Crypt Spiders—
Their attack power was not low, they had long reach, and their attack frequency was ridiculously high.
The Elves had obtained the Crypt Lord's Key and had explored inside the Crypts.
Honestly, that's when they understood why the undead plague was so disgusting.
Inside, it was narrow and cramped; the team could only advance in a single file, yet monsters would swarm from all directions.
The sheer number could give people trypophobia.
The most disgusting were the Crypt Horsemen, who came with armor values and high health, making them even tankier than Elves wearing enchanted equipment.
These things also had ridiculously high attack power; one blow would basically drain your health.
If the entrance wasn't properly blocked and monsters slipped in from outside, then you could just wait to die instantly.
Basically, the more people went into the Crypt, the more died.
In Aelita's opinion, the disgusting nature of the Crypts even surpassed that of the Hydra.
The most outrageous thing was that such a disgusting architectural structure had a very high probability of appearing on glaciers, meaning that Crypt Liches would often provide a 'surprise' as you ran along.
Therefore, the exploration progress in the glacial region was the slowest, and the casualty rate was also the highest.
But all of this was under the condition that Su Lin wasn't commanding—
Now, it seemed Su Lin intended to take down the Crypts in one fell swoop.
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As Aelita expected, Su Lin quickly instructed Lop to upgrade the Diamond sets of the Elves who would be accompanying the expedition to Netherite as much as possible.
Then he took Aelita and the others to the backyard.
Soon, three Dragonsteel Forges were completed. With the ice and fire legend module, Su Lin was about to graduate.
"So this is what makes Dragonsteel?"
Aelita curiously leaned in to examine it closely, then after a moment, nodded heavily.
"It certainly looks more advanced than a furnace or anything, but why not make a few more? Is the efficiency of three enough?"
Su Lin threw in resources, commanded his three Dragons to start working, and then turned to explain to Aelita.
"No need, three Dragonsteel Forges, three types of Dragonsteel, that's enough."
"From a resource perspective, Dragonsteel equipment is not something that can be widely popularized."
Making Dragonsteel Forges required burning materials, and making Dragonsteel required burning materials.
No matter how many Dragons were slain, it couldn't sustain such a bottomless pit.
Dragonsteel equipment would only be exclusive to Su Lin and his companions for a long time in the future, or perhaps after the Dragon Rider Legion was established, they could create their own Dragonsteel equipment.
As for now, the Antlion Armor and Diamond sets were his greatest benevolence.
Nidhogg and the three Dragons obediently began to breathe Dragon fire, and the three Dragonsteel Forges started working simultaneously.
Thanks to the Elves' diligent work ethic, Su Lin's stored resources were enough for him to make dozens of sets of Dragonsteel equipment.
However, he didn't plan to make that many; enough for Aelita and Hilulele's Ice Dragonsteel, Beixi and Lop's Fire Dragonsteel, and his own three-element Dragonsteel would suffice.
The MC Dungeon was as efficient as ever; by the time Su Lin briefly introduced the power of Dragonsteel to Aelita and the others, Nidhogg and their work was finished.
Su Lin eagerly stepped forward, retrieved, synthesized, and equipped.
In the blink of an eye, Su Lin in front of Aelita and the others transformed.
He wore dark purple armor, with patterns of lightning flowing across it, dragon-horn-like decorations on his head, and a giant axe in his hand that also sparked with lightning.
Even by the blocky aesthetics of the MC Dungeon, this was incredibly handsome armor.
At this moment, Su Lin looked like a silent God of War.
It would have been even better if he hadn't said something that broke the atmosphere— "Am I handsome?"
Aelita's mouth was full of exclamations, but they were choked back. After a moment of silence, she retorted:
"Wearing armor like that, can't you avoid saying such frivolous things?!"