“Is there anything lacking, esteemed guest? Please feel free to speak your mind.”
Whether this Dungeon could rise depended on these Adventurers, so Zhao Hailiang took it very seriously.
He heard that Adventurer say, “I know now, it lacks popularity.”
“Hmm?” Zhao Hailiang was stunned.
“What do you mean by that?”
Unfortunately, Zhao Hailiang didn't know that the Adventurer in front of him was named Bai Xiaobai, a loyal fan of Great Xia Nevernight City, and he thought this was truly a enthusiastic Adventurer who was thinking for him.
Bai Xiaobai said, “I feel that 20 people are too few, it's not fun enough to play. You should upgrade this Dungeon; at least expand it to 80 people, right?”
Zhao Hailiang was stunned, “But, but…...”
“But what?”
Bai Xiaobai frowned, “Expanding to 80 isn't that simple? Just build two second-level Dungeons, and that's it.”
“But the problem is…...”
“What, there's still a problem? You wouldn't…...be incapable, would you?” Bai Xiaobai glanced at him with a questioning look, “You wouldn't even have a second-level castle, would you? If that's the case, we might be a little hesitant to come here to play and buy your Happy Chequers!”
Bai Xiaobai's best friend and other Adventurers also chimed in, “Yes, yes, Lord Zhao.”
“It's not fun with too few people.”
“It's lively with more people.”
“Don't be constrained by this small consumption of soul crystal. Look at how many people are queuing outside? As soon as you expand, won't people come? When everyone gets hooked, won't you earn soul crystal like crazy?”
“Exactly, if you're unwilling to invest, your Dungeon will never take off.”
Seeing Zhao Hailiang still hesitating and struggling.
Another Adventurer added fuel to the fire, “Oh, forget it, forget it, this isn't fun, we're leaving.”
“Unwilling to make even a small investment, yet planning to open a Happy Chequers Dungeon.”
“Boring, it's really boring.”
Seeing that all 20 Adventurers were about to leave.
Wouldn't all his hard work be in vain?
Zhao Hailiang gritted his teeth in anxiety.
“Alright.”
He said, “You all wait, I'm going back to expand the Dungeon right now, and there will be more people soon.”
After he finished speaking.
Zhao Hailiang hurried back.
Not long after.
The Dungeon immediately underwent expansion, and the population also increased from 20 to 80.
This move.
It used up all of Zhao Hailiang's remaining soul crystal, a total of 500 pieces.
Not long after, Zhao Hailiang returned.
“Guests, look... the population has now expanded to 80, and people are gradually increasing. It's time to consume turns.”
Zhao Hailiang said to the first 20 Adventurers.
The 20 Adventurers exchanged smiles.
One of them said contemptuously, “You want us to spend our lives? Do plagiarists deserve it?”
“No, didn't you just say…...” Zhao Hailiang was stunned.
“We were just messing with you, and you actually believed it.”
Bai Xiaobai continued, “Do you really think we would support a plagiarist's business? If we were going to spend our lives, we'd spend it in Great Xia Nevernight City, not here. Am I sick?”
“Great Xia Nevernight City is the hope for our Tidal Town to get rich. If we don't support him, should we support you? I really don't know what you're thinking.”
“If you do a good job with the Dungeon, we will still support what should be supported, but if you always want to take shortcuts, then don't blame us.”
In fact, once they became wealthy, Adventurers didn't mind helping out Dungeon Lords who genuinely made games.
But for those who only wanted to make money by piggybacking on popularity, they were united on one path.
“Punishment of the God of Destruction also plagiarizes, but he plagiarizes from foreign servers, which we can't control. But you... I can't tolerate that.”
“Before, we had no choice. Now, we only want to support those Lords who truly make Dungeons.”
“You can't even compare to a single finger of Lord Chen, yet you still have the nerve to run a Happy Chequers Dungeon here. If you don't go bankrupt, who will?”
After dozens of Adventurers continuously mocked him.
They exited the game.
Looking at the empty Dungeon, Zhao Hailiang was completely dumbfounded.
It took him a long time to react.
“Damn it.”
“My 600 soul crystal!”
Zhao Hailiang's wail echoed through the Dungeon.
On the forum.
This incident was also posted by enthusiastic Adventurers.
At the same time, some bloggers spoke out.
Calling on everyone to resist this trend of plagiarism, so that Lords who truly want to make Dungeons have the opportunity to create fun Dungeons.
“Great Xia Nevernight City can lead us to prosperity, and we must not forget our roots.”
“We cannot let opportunists take advantage.”
“They must be taught a lesson.”
Similar voices repeatedly echoed on the forum, topping the trending searches.
This also meant that Zhao Hailiang's Happy Chequers, after being online for a day, hadn't earned a single soul crystal.
Although people kept entering, they were all there to mock him.
In contrast, the Liar Tavern had a queue of thousands, and it was impossible to get a spot.
...
Evening arrived.
At the dining table.
Only Chen Yu and Chen Yuxuan were present.
Chen Yu asked curiously, “Where are the two of them?”
Chen Yuxuan was enjoying the deliciousness of her eel rice.
While answering, “They are still working hard inside.”
“But they still need to eat, right?”
Chen Yuxuan said indifferently, “It's fine. I'll go in and carry them out once they faint from hunger.”
“......”
Chen Yu shook his head and chuckled, “Then with that relaxed expression on your face, have you already completed your comprehension?”
“Of course.”
Chen Yuxuan hummed twice, her tone filled with immense pride.
Chen Yu was amused, “Looking at your tsundere little expression, the quality of your comprehension isn't low, is it?”
“Just so-so, only orange quality, I suppose.” Chen Yuxuan's lips curled slightly, harder to suppress than an AK.
T-Virus · Fatal Weakness: Upon activation, all attributes increase by 30%. When performing ranged attacks, it can discern the enemy's weaknesses. Sanity is lost at a very fast rate, and upon losing sanity, one will mutate into a zombie.
This was the T-Virus skill Chen Yuxuan comprehended.
Although the attribute increase was no better than green quality, the weakness discernment effect was significant.
As long as she hit the weakness, the damage would be off the charts.
Moreover, compared to other primary talent skills of the same quality in the encyclopedia, the attribute increase was not bad either.
The only side effect was that sanity was lost a bit too quickly, so it couldn't be activated for too long.
But it didn't matter; just dying once would suffice.