At the Awakening Plaza.
News reports scrolled across the giant LED screen:
【Today's Best Dungeon】 <Bone Throne> Online Adventurers: 2,457,888 people
【New Lord Survival Rate】 War Lord 72% vs Dungeon Lord 3%
【Trending Search Term】 Strongest Newbie Awakens SSS-grade unit Twelve-Winged Angel, Hopeful to become King of Angels.
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Shattered memories flooded Chen Yu's mind.
He had stayed up all night coding game programs, losing so much hair, and now he woke up here.
Was this still China?
I can't believe I transmigrated!
Chen Yu could only accept this fact.
Through his memories, Chen Yu knew this was a world where everyone could be a Lord.
Everyone had the chance to awaken and become a Lord.
Some were exceptionally talented, awakening a unit castle from birth.
Others were mediocre, unable to awaken even with loans for injections and drugs.
The original owner belonged to the mediocre type.
After selling his house for a loan and consuming countless drugs and large amounts of hormones, he finally succeeded in awakening.
However, unfortunately, he awakened as a Dungeon Lord, not a War Lord.
Unable to bear such a blow, the original owner died suddenly from excitement, and Chen Yu transmigrated as a result.
After understanding the difference between a Dungeon Lord and a War Lord.
Chen Yu also had a headache.
Simply put, a War Lord only needed to train units to develop his territory.
A Dungeon Lord, however, had much more to consider; he needed to interact with Adventurers from other worlds.
Adventurers were a special group; they roamed various Dungeons year-round.
Seeking thrills and challenging high difficulties.
The world they lived in was resource-poor; they could only rely on exploring Dungeons to obtain daily necessities.
A Dungeon Lord was responsible for building Dungeons, and then using the Dungeon to kill exploring Adventurers, thereby obtaining crucial resources for territorial development.
This made the relationship between Dungeon Lords and Adventurers somewhat delicate.
Although Adventurers didn't truly die upon death, they had daily attempt limits, and if a Dungeon was too difficult and they couldn't get supplies, they would go hungry.
Once they went hungry.
They wouldn't come next time.
But if a Dungeon Lord set the Dungeon too easily and couldn't kill Adventurers, then his territory would have no resources.
Insufficient resources meant not only that the Dungeon couldn't operate.
The castle would also lose its protection and be attacked by Dark Creatures.
This also led to various Dungeons becoming increasingly competitive to attract Adventurers, not just in terms of Dungeon gameplay, but also with countless free-to-play events, trying every possible way to attract Adventurers.
The result of doing this.
Was that new Lords had no way to survive at all.
This was also why the original owner died of excitement upon hearing this news.
He sold his house for a loan, only to awaken the most difficult Lord type to survive.
To safely pass the Newbie period, one had to spend heavily to buy some popular Dungeon agency rights from other established Dungeon Lords.
However, the original owner was already out of money; all his money was used for awakening.
As for developing it himself?
Not only was it time-consuming, but if no Adventurers bought into it in the end, once the protection period ended, he would be overrun by the Dark Creatures eyeing him from outside.
The Dark Creatures of the Dark World didn't reason with you.
"Everyone, perk up, we're about to depart."
In front.
A man who looked like a teacher turned around and spoke to the dense crowd.
Chen Yu looked at the boys and girls around him.
They were all like him, graduates about to head to the Dark World.
The difference was that most of them had awakened War Lord talents.
Only a very small portion awakened Dungeon Lords.
Lords who awakened the Dungeon category were all in Chen Yu's team, and compared to the other side, it was like the difference between honor students and failing students.
The War Lords were all eager to try their hand, waiting to go to the Dark World to make their mark and expand their territories.
The Dungeon Lords all hung their heads, silent, with only a few from wealthy families able to stand tall.
"Student, understand 'Massacre 3'? This is the sequel to 'Massacre 1' and 'Massacre 2', guaranteed to be a bestseller. Want to sign a contract?"
A salesman walked up to him.
But when the other person saw his face, he spat, "It's you, you pauper! When are you going to pay back the two hundred thousand you owe our company?
Forget it, looking at you, you're practically dead, you definitely won't come back. Consider me unlucky, good thing I have a house as collateral."
The other person put away his flyer and passed Chen Yu by.
At the Awakening Plaza, there were many such salesmen, promoting popular Dungeon IPs.
Some Dungeons were indeed substantial and could attract Adventurers.
Others were just trying to make a quick buck and run.
Either way, they all needed money.
Chen Yu sighed; sure enough, no matter which world, being broke made everything difficult.
"I've already obtained the Dungeon agency rights under Tangyuan International, it's the hottest one recently, Punishment of the God of Destruction. When I go to the Dark World, I'll be the strongest Dungeon Lord in this newbie area."
"You poor guys, just wait to die, don't steal my resources."
In front, a rich second-generation walked arrogantly into the teleportation array.
He had family backing, bought a top-tier IP at the start, and didn't have to worry about the future at all.
Watching his disappearing figure.
Some were jealous.
Some were envious.
And some gritted their teeth in anger.
Chen Yu couldn't help but sigh.
His predecessor worked so hard for so many years, what was the point? In this day and age, you need influence and connections to get by.
Spending time to cozy up to a rich woman wouldn't be better than taking out a loan to be a Lord?
Forget it!
Since things had come to this, Chen Yu still wanted to give it a shot.
As a top game designer in his previous life, he had an entire world's worth of popular game data in his mind. Being a Dungeon Lord wasn't without a way out.
Under the school's organization.
The awakened graduates entered the teleportation array one by one.
"Chen Yu!"
Just halfway there, from the War Lord's side, a girl in a tracksuit with a ponytail hesitated and came over.
"You... didn't you sign any other Dungeon agency rights?"
"Why don't you come to my territory! I'll send you the coordinates then, hurry over before the protection period is over, I'll protect you from now on!"
Li Siya.
Chen Yu's childhood friend.
In the original owner's fragmented memories, the two didn't have much interaction.
It was only once when Li Siya was bullied as a child that he stepped forward to help her.
Perhaps that was why she wanted to help Chen Yu.
Li Siya was a recognized beauty, and it was said that she had awakened the Golden Holy Lion unit, making her a very promising seed Lord.
As soon as she spoke, she immediately drew the attention of everyone around.
Everyone else thought Chen Yu would definitely agree.
This was also the only way out for Dungeon Lords without money or background: abandon their Lord identity and become a handyman in someone else's territory.
However, to their surprise, Chen Yu shook his head, "Thank you for your kindness, but I want to try."
Try!
Try what?
Does he mean develop it himself?
That would be suicide!
Li Siya was about to speak, at least to add him on Lord communication, but Chen Yu had already stepped into the teleportation portal.
【Currently heading to the Dark World, esteemed Dungeon Lord.】
【You have a seven-day newbie protection period. During this time, you and your territory will not be attacked by Dark Creatures.】
【Please develop your territory as soon as possible...