Chapter 132: The Arrival of the Fourth Calamity [Subscribe Now]

It’s been half a year since Justin left his family. With the help of the Internet, he gradually adjusted to life outside.

Half a month ago, after [Conquest Sub-Dimension] updated the player guild function, he quit his mercenary work.

He joined a player guild to earn Merit Points to make a living.

Although he didn’t earn much, it was just enough to get by.

Of course, he’s not playing [Conquest] just for fun, but because he enrolled in a Magic Academy.

Originally, with his soul power test results, it was difficult for him to meet the academy’s acceptance criteria.

Unexpectedly, this year, various magic academies suddenly expanded their enrollment, and Justin, with his inherent magic aptitude, was admitted.

So now he focuses on [Conquest], using it to hone his magic skills;

and also to set aside time to organize his magic knowledge, preventing himself from falling too far behind when he starts the academy. After all, slow birds must start flying early!

To be honest, quitting mercenary work decreased his income significantly, and his standard of living dropped as well!

However, Justin doesn’t regret it.

The bright future motivates him greatly.

Of course, in the dead of night, he occasionally dreams of getting rich overnight.

Sadly, even though the Empire now has the Internet and factories needing many workers, opportunities for sudden wealth remain limited to risky professions.

As a future magician, he naturally wouldn’t tarnish his record with such pursuits.

However, speaking of getting rich, he couldn’t help but recall a post he saw during the day.

Someone posted that finding a dragon’s lair would be great—just one haul would make you rich.

Immediately, someone replied sarcastically, asking if they were crazy. Robbing dwarves is more profitable—they have money but no strength. Could there be a better robbery target?

This reply sparked a wide discussion among The Crowd.

The more you read, the more tempting the ideas become.

Unfortunately, the world where dwarves live is far away, accessible only by top magicians or even Gods.

For little people like them, they could only fantasize in the Forum.

Justin chuckled and cast aside those unrealistic thoughts.

At night, he munched on dry bread while preparing to enter [Conquest].

The peak time for [Conquest] players is always in the early evening, although Justin could log in at different times.

However, he needs his companions for magic practice, so he has to align with the login times of his score-farming team.

Before he finished his bread, [Conquest Sub-Dimension] suddenly sent him a message, notifying him of a new function update.

Justin was stunned.

He quickly stuffed the bread into his mouth, chugged a large gulp of cold water, and logged into [Conquest Sub-Dimension] hurriedly after swallowing the bread.

When he appeared in the Dofi Sub-Dimension at the number four Magic Tower, the headquarters of the player guild he joined.

The huge player city had already come to a standstill.

Countless players stood dumbfounded, checking the recently updated content of [Conquest].

“Brave adventurers, the despicable Dwarf King Kauth has stolen the Internet God’s production line and refuses to return it, even insulting the great Internet God! They are destined to pay for their shamelessness and arrogance! The Internet God has declared war on the dwarven race. Adventurers, the time has come to offer your courage and determination!”

“This update: The dungeon world is open. The current dungeon world—Khazad-dûm.”

“Mission objective: Plunder the dwarven wealth. All materials obtained can be exchanged for money, which is transferable with the Internet Bank and can be withdrawn at any Internet Bank outlet on the Azaea Continent.”

“Note: Killing dwarves will no longer grant Merit Points. Focus on plundering wealth.”

“Warning: Each adventurer can only visit Khazad-dûm once every three days, so use this opportunity wisely! If you wish to resurrect in Khazad-dûm, buy a dungeon resurrection ticket! Player guilds and mercenary groups can purchase airships for long-term stationing privileges!”

“What is a dungeon anyway?”

“Oh my, all resources can be exchanged for money and even cashed out? Dwarves are as notoriously greedy as dragons. If I find their treasury, I’m gonna be rich!”

“Haha, but you’d still need to take it!”

“Not to worry, I can pack ten tons of gold in my belly!”

“Sweet! Earth Puppets are perfect for blending into the ground!”

“Awesome!”

“A floating airship for at least thirty thousand gold coins? Is this a robbery? Who can afford it?”

“Did you not see the airship specs? Ten thousand meters high—no Archmage can fly that high!”

“Ugh, truly the Emperor’s Golden Hoe!”

With the update of [Conquest Sub-Dimension], countless players went crazy.

The newly opened ‘dungeon’ was just too tempting!

Aside from anything else, just the fact that the plundered wealth can be withdrawn at Internet Bank outlets drove countless players into hysteria!

While the game is precious, the value of money is even greater!

Playing a game while making money—a win-win, who wouldn’t love it?

Most importantly, the dwarfs are as notoriously greedy as dragons.

Legends say that inside dwarven caves, gold is more abundant than iron ore.

How could that not make people envious?

Anyway, Justin was envious!

He was already poor, and this sudden dungeon opening gave him the feeling of being the son of the dimension!

It’s exactly what he needed.

If he could find the dwarven gold stash—no, even just any random dwarf, he’d be rich!

Not hoping for gold; just grabbing some dwarf weapons would still be immensely profitable.

Without further thought, Justin dashed towards the gathering place.

Khazad-dûm—here I come!

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As the fourth calamity boiled over, Khazad-dûm was equally in a frenzy.

The Internet God’s abrupt betrayal completely enraged the dwarven race!

The great Dwarf King Kauth convened a dwarven assembly.

In the [Titan’s Light] cave, Dwarf King Kauth stood on the highest stalactite-carved pillar, addressing the densely packed crowd of clansmen, and began his speech.

“Great titan people, you must have heard the news. Yesterday, we warmly entertained the Internet God, yet we were humiliated by the Internet God! They demand we bow down and become their slaves! Should I agree?”

‘No—roar—’ The dwarven people’s furious roars echoed in the cave.

“Exactly! How could noble dwarves become slaves of an evil god? Yet the despicable Internet God attacked us, causing eleven chieftains to leave us forever and return to Titan’s embrace! This is a disgrace to the dwarven race!”

‘Roar—’

‘Kill them!’

Countless dwarves roared in fury!

Dwarf King Kauth watched the indignant clansmen and was extremely satisfied. He opened his arms and passionately said:

“Great titan people, since our god Titan left, we have been coveted by various evil gods!”

“They covet our forging technology, our shiny gold coins, even wanting us to abandon Titan and worship them. But is that possible?”

‘Impossible—’ A shout as loud as a tidal wave echoed through the cave.

“Exactly, impossible!”

“No one can make the great dwarves submit! Not the Underworld God, the God of Life, the God of War, the Goddess of Earth, the Beast God, certainly not the Internet God!”

‘Roar—’ Another earth-shaking cheer resonated in the cave.

These proud achievements made the dwarves excited and proud!

“But we must be ready. We cannot yet kill the Internet God, but we can sell weapons to his enemies to have them kill the Internet God for us!”

‘That’s right!’

‘Roar, roar!’

The dwarves became excited, each shouting and beating their chests and shields.

“Now I declare, the dwarven race is entering a state of war. Each tribe should crack the production line quickly, replicate it, quickly start production, and reclaim all market share stolen by the Internet God!”

“At the same time, prepare the major tribes. If the Internet God dares to invade, take up our weapons, dismember their army with blunt knives like we dealt with our previous enemies, and feed them to the gigantic worms!”

‘Roar, roar—’ The dwarves slapped their leather armor and cheered excitedly!

“Not good!”

At this moment, an urgent voice suddenly burst through the cave, quieting the frenzied dwarven race.

“Mountain watchman, why the panic?” Dwarf King Kauth asked, displeased.

“Great king, the Internet God… attacked!” The mountain watchman’s voice echoed in the cave.

“What?” Dwarf King Kauth was shocked.

“Activate magic projection!”

“Yes!”

With the king’s command, the fluorescent veins on the [Titan’s Light] dome suddenly lit up, forming into a connected screen, eventually becoming a sky screen illusion.

Displayed on this illusion was a view of the Lonely Mountain’s peak.

A massive teleportation array, resembling a huge full moon, unfolded ten thousand meters high over the Lonely Mountain’s peak.

An enormous creation, oval-shaped and painted with exaggerated eyes and sharp teeth resembling a deep-sea shark, slowly emerged from the teleportation array!

Its belly lit up, beams of light shot toward the ground.

In the beams, countless magical earth puppets descended from the sky, quickly blending into the ground and disappearing after landing.

The Fourth Calamity had arrived!