At the same time, discussions erupted on the forums.
"Did you all see it? The population of Battle Royale has surpassed ten thousand!"
"This Dungeon Lord is truly generous. Now I don't have to queue, and I can go back to playing my ranked ladder matches."
"Indeed, the queue times have been chilling my heart lately. Finally, no more long queues..."
"Brothers, charge! Dinner is chicken tonight."
"But speaking of which, as a Dungeon in a lower town, by doing this, won't he be targeted by the Adventurer's Guild? 【Dog head for protection】"
This statement was not unfounded.
The Adventurers themselves were aware that each region had its own bottom line. Ultimately, this Battle Royale was located in a lower town.
As the leader of this region, Baiye City could provide some support to the lower towns.
So-called support meant giving up a little profit to demonstrate its magnanimity as the leader.
But...
A little profit meant just a little profit.
It was one thing for Tidal Town to have a Dungeon with a population of 2,000. With its current popularity, Baiye City could just endure it.
But what did it mean to directly reach a population of 10,000 now?
What was the concept of 10,000 people?
Calculated at over an hour per person per session, over a dozen hours a day, that was 100,000 soul crystals!
Previously, when he took away twenty to thirty thousand soul crystals a day, the Dungeon Lords below were already furious, repeatedly approaching the Adventurer's Guild to demand that this Dungeon be dealt with.
Now, however...
There was still no follow-up on the matter of dealing with it, and Tidal Town directly expanded its population.
It planned to take away 100,000 soul crystals a day.
Tidal Town and Deep Sea Town combined only had an income of 100,000 soul crystals a day.
How could the Dungeon Lords of Baiye City tolerate this?
The moment they received the news, they immediately approached the Adventurer's Guild, strongly demanding traffic restrictions, and even the direct removal of this Dungeon.
However, they didn't really need to come forward.
The Adventurer's Guild discovered it immediately and had already started a meeting...
In the Adventurer's Guild meeting room.
Guild President Ma Lingzhi's face was grim, and he remained silent.
Below him.
The others dared not speak, including Vice President Xu, who was currently shrinking his neck, afraid of being called upon.
Finally, Vice President Qi spoke first: "Old Xu, this matter with Tidal Town was handled by you. Now that things have developed to this point, do you have nothing to say?"
As an old rival, Vice President Qi certainly wouldn't miss this opportunity to suppress his opponent.
Upon hearing this.
Vice President Xu replied unhappily: "Old Qi, the way you're speaking, it sounds like it's my responsibility? I'm responsible for organizing the competition. Don't try to pin other blame on me!"
Vice President Qi sneered: "According to Vice President Xu, this matter has nothing to do with him?"
Xu Gaoyuan immediately became angry, "You damn well stop bothering me. If you have the guts, settle this matter yourself. Why are you clinging to me here? I'll say it again, this matter has nothing to do with me, and I didn't receive any benefits from them. If you keep spouting this damn nonsense, don't blame me for turning hostile."
Benefits?
They all thought I received benefits, but I, damn it...
Xu Gaoyuan was on the verge of tears.
Let alone receiving benefits, he didn't even know how much he had invested.
This damn Tidal Town.
That damn Li Yunque.
Seeing Xu Gaoyuan's great anger, Vice President Qi snorted and stopped speaking.
After this argument.
The problem remained unresolved.
This was their usual modus operandi.
No one could decide how to resolve the Tidal Town matter.
The competition was imminent.
If this Battle Royale Dungeon were to be removed now, it would inevitably cause resentment among Adventurer throughout the city and provide an excuse for various lower towns to make an issue of it.
For the Adventurer's Guild, this could cause a fatal blow.
One must know...
There was no absolute truth in this world. Although there were some public security teams, they were not an army after all and did not have such strong suppressive capabilities. If the Adventurer's Guild could work for the welfare of Adventurers, it would naturally gain the support of the Adventurers.
But if the Adventurer's Guild affected the interests of the vast majority of Adventurer...
That would be another matter entirely.
Real-life consequences were not impossible.
There was once an Adventurer's Guild in a certain region that provoked public outrage, resulting in everyone from top to bottom being dismissed by angry Adventurer and paraded through the streets.
Later, the entire Adventurer's Guild was replaced.
Although no deaths occurred, the impact of this incident was very far-reaching, and Adventurer's Guilds in other regions also took it as a warning.
To put it plainly, the Adventurer's Guild only had enough power when it was on the same level of interest as the collective Adventurer.
In such times, it was fine to cause a little trouble in secret.
As long as it didn't cause public outrage, everything was negotiable.
But if...
Ma Lingzhi's eyes showed some worry. If traffic restrictions or even removal were to be implemented at this time... how would the anger of these Adventurers in Baiye City be appeased?
For example, yesterday you could earn 500 yuan, but because of their decision, you could only earn 100 yuan afterwards.
What kind of emotions would arise in such a situation?
Ma Lingzhi dared not imagine.
In this world, the wrath of the people could truly engulf someone.
But...
If they just let it go, what would happen to the income of Baiye City? How would those Dungeon Lords under Baiye City be appeased?
Could they only endure it for a few days and wait until the competition ended?
Ma Lingzhi felt a terrible headache.
This matter truly made them unwilling, yet somewhat helpless.
"Guild President..." At this moment, Xu Gaoyuan gritted his teeth and suddenly said, "We can't touch him these few days, but after the competition, we should prepare to counterattack. If we don't deal with Tidal Town, there will definitely be many more troubles in the future."
Ma Lingzhi glanced at him, "How do you plan to counterattack?"
Ma Lingzhi certainly knew they couldn't continue like this. At the current popularity, even if it was removed after the competition, it would easily cause resistance from the Adventurers.
So...
Xu Gaoyuan's eyes flickered as he said, "Isn't that old man Li Yunque about to retire? We'll find a way to make him retire early. As long as he retires, we can support a new Guild President to take over. Then, it will still be up to us how to restrict Tidal Town."