Not only that...
Originally, I thought that by buying so many Adventurers this time, I would be able to earn a good sum in the Dungeon. 435 people should have yielded over 1,000 soul crystals.
But in the end, I only got a minimum guarantee.
435 Adventurers only yielded 231 soul crystals. I clearly set the death rate above 60%, so how unwilling were you Adventurers to let me earn soul crystals, that you forcibly lowered the death rate to 53%?
Damn it!
Luo Zhengwei was so angry he could barely speak.
After this "Dungeon Duel", not to mention the soul crystals consumed to build the Dungeon, he not only didn't get the prize pool, but he didn't even reach the minimum guarantee.
The most infuriating thing was...
The opposing Dungeon Lord not only took the prize pool but also achieved a grand slam with the Adventurers, gaining an additional 2,175 soul crystals, earning over 5,000 in one go.
This income...
His net profit for several days couldn't reach this figure. Damn it, that Dungeon Lord on the other side really made a fortune.
Luo Zhengwei thought that this time, the opposing Dungeon Lord had made a huge profit.
After all, in his eyes, being level 23, these 5,000+ soul crystals were indeed a very substantial gain.
A Dungeon Lord who was only level 10, suddenly having over 5,000 soul crystals credited, must be so excited he couldn't sleep, right?
However...
In fact, Chen Yu hadn't even given these 5,000+ soul crystals a proper look.
This amount of soul crystals might be a lot for others; if brought before the War Lords in this area, they would surely go mad trying to snatch them.
But how to put it!
For a Dungeon Lord in the Newbie Zone with an income of 100,000+ soul crystals a day and almost no daily expenses...
It really didn't seem like much.
Dungeon Lords in other areas still had to build relationships with War Lords, but when it came to Chen Yu...
What relationships?
What connections?
The only place he needed to spend soul crystals was on the construction and development of the Great Xia Alliance.
But the consumption in this area could currently be said to be negligible.
The reason for this...
It was actually somewhat related to Chen Yu's current monopoly.
In other areas, a dozen or twenty Dungeon Lords each supported their own regimes, fighting each other.
If you spent 1,000 soul crystals on war,
I would also have to spend 1,000 soul crystals on war, or even more.
The other side would definitely have to spend as well.
Whichever side spent less money would be at a disadvantage.
Under this competitive trend, the consumption of soul crystals naturally increased, which was unavoidable.
And in Chen Yu's area...
Basically, all soul crystals were in Chen Yu's hands, and other Dungeon Lords had no money.
If you have no money, what can you talk about funding?
What wars can you fight?
The War Lords outside were all poor; they could only rely on their own strength, seizing secret realms and various wild resources to cultivate themselves. No Dungeon Lord could fund them.
Everyone was broke.
From a certain perspective, this made the Great Xia Alliance, the only entity with money, not need to spend so much.
Thus,
Chen Yu's consumption decreased; he only needed to occasionally spend some soul crystals on infrastructure.
This was an implicit benefit of monopolizing the Dungeon industry chain in a certain area.
Therefore...
What Luo Zhengwei considered a huge sum,
In Chen Yu's eyes, it was truly insignificant.
In this "Dungeon Duel", what Chen Yu truly valued was the opposing Adventurers; he wasn't just after their soul crystals, but also their bodies.
The Dungeon Duel ended with a huge score difference of 2175:231.
The Adventurers of Light Feather Town exited the Dungeon.
They returned to their small room.
Before them, as usual, appeared a dazzling array of food: fried chicken buckets, cola, duck sets, Fujian cuisine series...
This Adventurer was so excited he couldn't help but jump.
Ding-a-ling-ling—
At this moment, a system call request rang frantically.
The Adventurer took a look.
It turned out to be from the Adventurer's Guild.
"Hello?" The Adventurer answered the phone with a guilty conscience.
"What exactly is going on with you guys?"
As expected, an accusing voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Didn't we agree that everything should prioritize protecting our town's Dungeon industry chain? Why did you repeatedly give points to the opposing Dungeon Lord? Now Lord Luo has sent someone to ask me, how am I supposed to answer?"
The Adventurer calmly replied, "I didn't, I don't, don't talk nonsense."
"You didn't?"
"Yes, it must be others who repeatedly entered the Dungeon. I only entered once."
"You're full of it!" The other side said angrily, "2175, you calculate it yourself... What's 435 multiplied by 5?"
"..."
The Adventurer was speechless for a moment.
Mainly, they never expected that no one would clear this Dungeon even once.
Everyone fell to Lu Bu.
Even if just a few people had cleared it, they could have denied it.
But now, everyone had given five soul crystals.
It made it impossible for them to deny it.
It was also because the difficulty of this Dungeon was simply too great. Although they found the trick to clearing it at the beginning, finding the trick was easy; truly wanting to defeat the final boss was too difficult.
Either they got too carried away and killed the soldiers of the Eighteen Lords midway,
Leading to a shortage of soldiers to block Lu Bu when he entered Musou Mode during the final battle.
Or their strength was insufficient.
There would always be a straggler among the four people, dragging down the entire team.
And then they would be tormented by Lu Bu in various ways.
The more they were tormented, the more unwilling these Adventurers became.
They clearly had a chance with Musou Mode activated, so why did they fall at this final stage?
The more unwilling they were, the more they got carried away.
Ultimately, they produced a score of 2175:231. Seeing this number, they felt somewhat embarrassed.
From the other end of the phone, an accusing voice came: "Tell me, what did you say before going in, and what do we do now? For a tiny bit of petty gain, you've lost the interests of our entire town. How am I supposed to explain this to Lord Luo?"
"'Petty gain' is going too far..."
"What?"
"I mean..." The Adventurer suddenly emphasized his tone a bit, saying indifferently, "I just submitted an application for household relocation. Please approve it on your end."
"??"
"And!" The Adventurer continued, "From now on, please don't say 'our town, our town' anymore. I'm afraid Tide Town will misunderstand."
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