The Dark Tide is arriving tomorrow.
Night fell.
Chen Yu sat on the castle's lookout tower, gazing up at the starry sky.
He began to organize his current resources.
"Currently, Tidal Town's population has reached 20,000, and Deep Sea Town also has a population of 50,000. These two towns can provide me with 350,000 soul crystals daily."
"Battle Royale can still maintain an income of 100,000 soul crystals. Calculating this, the stable daily income has already reached 450,000."
Liar Tavern still had some income across the five towns, but it mainly revolved around Jinshan Town, Clear Water Town, and Cloud Sea Town. After these three towns discovered that Tidal Town and Deep Sea Town had few people playing, their enthusiasm gradually waned.
Therefore, these incomes were temporarily not worth calculating.
Chen Yu planned to reorganize Liar Tavern after the Dark Tide passed. It had already been renamed "Fraud Chess and Cards," and he intended to add board games like Werewolf, Liar's Dice, Demon Cards, and Who's the Undercover.
He planned to enrich the gameplay.
He also intended to design the game's atmosphere to be similar to Happy Chess and Cards.
These past few days, to meet the Dungeon demands of the Adventurers who had migrated, Chen Yu had undertaken a major expansion.
After all, he originally only needed to satisfy the needs of 20,000 people, but now he suddenly had to satisfy 70,000.
The demand span was quite large.
Fortunately, the efficiency of the several War Lords below was quite high. Boulder Hills had been completely taken, which was beside the point.
The area where Zhang Tianle was located, having no kingdoms, only some high-level magical beasts, was also completely taken after being cleared.
Then there was some expansion into the Dark Forest to the north.
The same was true for Gale Wind Grassland to the south.
After these areas were consolidated, the number of Dungeons exploded.
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Castle: Great Xia Nevernight City (Tier 10)
Lord: Chen Yu
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 Striker), 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), Chen Jiu (Level 10 Qi Master), Zhao He (Level 10 Swift Master), Luo Wen (Level 10 Vanguard), Luo Wu (Level 10 Battle Mage), Shu Ai (Level 10 Muse)
Territory: (Starlight Forest Main Castle, Starlight Forest East Castle, Starlight Forest Southeast Castle, one former Goblin Kingdom territory, three large villages, twelve medium villages, three small villages), (Boulder Hills East Castle, one former Harpy Nest Kingdom territory, four large villages, eight medium villages, two small villages), (Gale Wind Grassland Northwest Castle) (one Blackrock Mountain Range North Castle, two large villages, four medium villages).
Residents: Holy Light Elf × 1, Half-elf × 75, Rabbit-Ear Person × 110, Human × 10, Dark Elf × 20
Buildings: Adventurer's Tavern (Tier 10), Rare Blacksmith Shop, Rare Textile Mill, Rare Alchemy Shop, and several common buildings.
Dungeons: Happy Chess and Cards 1-10 lines (2000 population cap), Resident Evil 1-30 lines (6000 population cap), Fraud Chess and Cards 1-10 lines (2000 population cap), Dungeon and Eight Million Warriors 1-50 lines (10000 population cap), Audition Online 1-10 lines (2000 population cap), Steel Fortress 1-10 lines (2000 population cap), Battle Royale 1-50 lines (10000 population cap), Dynasty Warriors 1-20 lines (4000 population cap), Taotie Corridor 1-10 lines (2000 population cap)
Dungeon Daily Maintenance Cost: soul crystal × 2000
Shield Daily Maintenance Cost: soul crystal × 697
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The total number of Dungeons currently reached 200.
The population also consequently climbed to the cap of 40,000.
The daily maintenance cost was as high as 2697.
However, this maintenance fee, though seemingly high, was merely a drop in the bucket compared to the income.
After these population increases, the current Dungeon demands of the Adventurers in Tidal Town and Deep Sea Town could be met, though queuing was still required.
Fortunately, the waiting time was not long; the scene of queuing for several hours was a thing of the past.
The residents had increased slightly.
During the map exploration, some Half-elves and Rabbit-Ear Persons were discovered and subsequently taken in.
They were all those who had scattered and fled after being oppressed by the Goblin Kingdom. At this stage, the territory also needed manpower, so taking them in facilitated the construction of the territory.
Chen Yu had originally planned to send people to nearby kingdoms to recruit more manpower.
Now, he would push this matter until after the Dark Tide.
Chen Yu took a final look at the warehouse; the number of soul crystals inside had already reached over three million.
After a moment of contemplation.
Chen Yu took out a small portion and distributed it among the four War Lords in the Great Xia Alliance.
One of the newcomers, from the Dark Forest to the north, was a girl whose awakened troop type was the burrowing beetle. Although her troop's combat power was a bit weak, it had some unique characteristics.
That was the ability to burrow underground. This ability seemed to have little use...
However, when the number reached a certain level, it could still produce some miraculous effects.
This distribution of money was equivalent to a year-end bonus.
Chen Yu naturally wouldn't be stingy.
He gave Li Siya, as the Alliance Leader, 10,000 soul crystals.
He gave Zhang Tianle, Bai Yunkong, and Zhang Luoluo, the three War Lords, 5,000 each.
Li Siya still distributed it on his behalf.
Upon receiving this bonus, the Great Xia Alliance group immediately let out exclamations of surprise.
"Wow, Sister Siya, did you rob the national treasury? Did you add an extra zero for me? No, I should return it, I feel unworthy..."
Zhang Luoluo, as a newcomer, had never seen such a grand display.
She had only vaguely sensed that the Great Xia Alliance was likely supported by that Level 10 Dungeon Lord, and she vaguely guessed that this alliance should be quite wealthy.
But she hadn't expected...
A single payout of 5,000 soul crystals was somewhat beyond her imagination.
It made her wonder if there had been a mistake during the transfer.
Seeing that the girl was quite honest, Li Siya calmly said, "No mistake. A mere 5,000 soul crystals is nothing. Tomorrow is the Dark Tide, and all War Lords' castles will face attacks from dark creatures. With this sum of soul crystals, you will be able to safely get through this Dark Tide. See you in Lord World."
"Wuwuwu, I've really latched onto a big leg now..." Zhang Luoluo exclaimed with an "Oh!" and continued, "I was originally worried about how weak my troops were, but now I don't have to worry at all. I can just mass-produce troops and push forward. Sister Siya, see you in Lord World."