With Chu Huairou's addition, the number of Contract Adventurer under Chen Yu's command reached 16.
As for the remaining two castle slots, they were temporarily unused.
On one hand, there were no suitable candidates at the moment; if he couldn't recruit powerful Contract Adventurer, it was better not to use them.
After all, maintaining Contract Adventurer was very expensive.
Either don't raise them.
If you're going to raise them, they must be elites.
Besides, Chen Yu felt that 16 people were enough for now; he would consider expanding later if needed.
On the other hand,
Chen Yu would also reserve some spots for Adventurers like Li Ruopu and Bai Feifei, who had deep ties with Great Xia Nevernight City.
When he achieved eternal life in the future, he certainly couldn't leave them behind.
It didn't matter whether he cultivated their combat strength or not; after all, their combat awareness was relatively poor, so they could just serve as support personnel.
At that time, they could just hang out in the castle, enjoying a life of luxury, and if there was a fight, they could go out as mere accessories—life would still be wonderful.
As for why he would recruit them later...
Of course, it was because...
If they weren't Contract Adventurer, they could still consistently contribute five soul crystals to Great Xia Nevernight City every day, which was a significant income.
Eternal life is not something to rush!
Only when Great Xia Nevernight City developed could this vision be realized.
After Chu Huairou joined, Chen Yu had her undergo the same skill comprehension process in Resident Evil and Dungeon and Eight Million Warriors.
Chu Huairou chose Fighter.
This also aligned with her personality: flexible yet resolute.
After this wave of combat, Chen Yu once again casually... no, he checked the system panel again.
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Castle: Great Xia Nevernight City (Tier 6)
Lord: Chen Yu
City Lord: Li Ruoshu
Contract Adventurer: Li Ruoshu (Level 10 Blade Shadow / Wandering Gunner), Chu Ruoxue (Level 10 Summoner), Chen Yuxuan (Level 10 Gunner), Zhang Shiya (Level 10 Mechanic), Zhang Shiyu (Level 10 Ammunition Expert), Chu Huairou (Level 10 Fighter)
Territory: Starlight Forest Main Castle, one large village in the north, five medium villages, one small village.
Residents: Holy Light Elf × 1, Half-elf × 28, Rabbit-Ear Person × 55, Human × 7
Buildings: Adventurer's Tavern (Tier 6), Blacksmith Shop, Textile Mill, and several common buildings.
Dungeons: Happy Chess and Cards 1-10 Lines (Max Population 1200), Dungeon and Eight Million Warriors 1-13 Lines (Max Population 1560), Audition Online 1 Line (Max Population 120)
Daily Dungeon Maintenance Cost: soul crystal × 144
Daily Shield Maintenance Cost: soul crystal × 272
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Castle: Yunxiao City District (Tier 6)
Lord: Chen Yu
City Lord: Qi Maosong
Contract Adventurer: Qi Maosong (Level 10 Wandering Gunner), Chu Yunxiao (Level 10 Sword Master), Wu Yue (Level 10 Paladin), Yun Da (Level 10 Asura), Yun Er (Level 10 Soul Bender)
Territory: Starlight Forest East Castle, one small village, four medium villages, one medium village in Giant Stone Hills.
Residents: Rabbit-Ear Person × 20
Buildings: Adventurer's Tavern (Tier 6), and several common buildings.
Dungeons: Resident Evil 1-15 Lines (Max Population 1800), Liar Tavern 1-6 Lines (Max Population 720)
Daily Dungeon Maintenance Cost: soul crystal × 126
Daily Shield Maintenance Cost: soul crystal × 170
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Castle: Jiuxuan City District (Tier 6)
Lord: Chen Yu
City Lord: Chen Jiu
Contract Adventurer: Chen Jiu (Level 10 Qi Master), Zhao He (Level 10 Swift Master), Luo Wen (Level 10 Impaler), Luo Wu (Level 10 Duelist), Shu Ai (Level 10 Muse)
Territory: Starlight Forest Southeast Castle.
Residents: Half-elf × 10
Buildings: Adventurer's Tavern (Tier 6), and several common buildings.
Dungeons: Steel Fortress 1-10 Lines (Max Population 1200)
Daily Dungeon Maintenance Cost: soul crystal × 60
Daily Shield Maintenance Cost: soul crystal × 160
This time, he mainly checked the job advancement status of the Contract Adventurer and the addition of some Dungeons.
For daily shield maintenance, residents with no combat ability cost one soul crystal, while Contract Adventurer now cost 30 per person.
This was calculated based on their level and quality improvements.
The cost increased with higher levels.
This was also why the number of main combat personnel had to be kept low.
The absolute invincibility of the protective shield, combined with the Contract Adventurer' ability to revive continuously, meant that as long as their individual strength was sufficient, they wouldn't fear being besieged.
In the following time, Chen Yu began to construct a new Dungeon.
Once Li Ruopu's salesperson level increased, he would have him take it to make a push into White Night City's market.
As long as they could open up the market in a large city, making money would be effortless then.
The content Chen Yu chose was precisely the highly popular gun combat gameplay from his previous life.
【Battle Royale Games】
This gun combat gameplay was incredibly popular for a long time back then; whether it was PC games or mobile games, their presence could be seen.
Having dominated the charts for so long, the gameplay content spoke for itself!
Absolutely resilient!
Moreover, over the years, countless Battle Royale games had gone viral, which was enough to prove that this game was sufficiently appealing, and there was no need to worry about its prospects.
As for the game's content, there was even less to worry about.
After all, there were so many popular Battle Royale games before it: H1Z1: King of the Kill, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Fortnite, APEX Legends...
There was simply too much to draw inspiration from.
In the early stages, Chen Yu didn't need to make it too complex or overthink it.
Just selecting the most classic island map, combined with a little modern technology's shock, would be enough to make those inexperienced Adventurers in White Night City linger and even go crazy for it...
No sooner said than done.
Chen Yu's consciousness immediately immersed itself in the system's construction, outlining the prototype of the island map step by step, designing this Dungeon.
On a tranquil afternoon, everyone had their own busy tasks.
Chen Yu was busy constructing.
Contract Adventurer were busy clearing Dungeons.
Li Siya was busy conquering secret realms.
Raymond was busy upgrading city defenses.
Angel Sanctuary was busy greeting Raymond.
In the world of Dungeon and Eight Million Warriors, Ansaelia was also very busy.
Busy sitting on the clouds, looking down at the illusory yet real continent below.
Even after so many days, Ansaelia was still amazed.
Throughout all these years, Ansaelia had seen many Dungeon Lords and had visited their various Dungeons to play.
But a Dungeon as unique as the one before her, she had never seen before.
This vast continent, although many areas were only represented by distant views and lacked detailed designs and content, and Adventurers could currently only visit the town area.
But even with such distant views, the depicted scenery was incredibly beautiful.