The Adventurers did not think there was anything wrong with the monetization system Chen Yu introduced; even if there were some dissenting voices, they were immediately silenced by loyal fans.
Ultimately,
the most important thing was the profit.
As long as it could bring in far more profit than other Dungeons, what did it matter if they lost all five lives here in a single day?
Don't let the fact that people in Happy Chess and Cards spend all 2500 happy coins every day fool you; when they exit the game, the food they get is completely enough for their daily survival, and they even have a surplus.
Which other Dungeon could achieve this?
Not to mention, sometimes they even win; whether the won happy coins are sold or saved, they are an asset.
Currently, the exchange rate for happy coins has reached 1:2, meaning one happy coin can be exchanged for two yuan.
Those who previously owned a large number of happy coins, such as Bai Feifei, Lin Xiaoxiao, and also Li Ruopu and Wu Yue, saw their assets instantly double.
This made them joyful and also made them sigh with emotion, glad that they had bet on the right thing from the start.
Although 'Fighting the Landlord' initially felt novel to them, it was only novel, and they only frequently visited because of the delicious food.
But now...
After being linked to real-world currency, every game in Happy Chess and Cards became different.
The more happy coins were spent on the Resident Evil monetization system, the higher the value of happy coins became.
The more valuable happy coins were,
the more dopamine Adventurers secreted when playing card and board games.
Everything was developing positively.
"1:1.98, buying ten thousand happy coins."
"1:1.97, unlimited buying, a 0.01 point discount for large quantities from bosses."
"2.01 ratio, selling a large amount of happy coins, interested parties private message."
"1:2 ratio for buying coins, legitimate player, definitely not a merchant."
In the chat channels of Happy Chess and Cards and Resident Evil, many Adventurers buying and selling happy coins had already appeared.
A significant portion of them were legitimate players.
They simply wanted to buy some happy coins to enjoy Resident Evil once the monetization system went online tomorrow.
A small portion were merchants who had sniffed out business opportunities.
Since happy coin transactions currently have no handling fees, only storage fees,
some Adventurers had sniffed out business opportunities, buying large quantities of happy coins at a low ratio and then selling them at a high ratio.
They earned the difference in price.
This opportunistic behavior reminded Chen Yu of the merchant behavior in Dungeon and 8 million warriors.
It was the same.
Buy low, sell high.
Chen Yu temporarily ignored these merchants; on one hand, they could temporarily boost the entire game's economy.
On the other hand, letting the happy coin transactions create a buzz first was not a bad thing; it could also be considered a form of promotion.
Later, he could just add a small handling fee.
The popularity of Great Xia Nevernight City reached its peak on this day.
While countless Adventurers calculated the gains and losses of happy coins and were brutally abused by Resident Evil, a huge uproar also erupted in the Adventurer's Guild.
Because the competition proceeded very hastily, when the competition ended,
many members of the Adventurer's Guild management only received the news belatedly.
They held a trial for the current President.
"Little Li, you've been in this position for over a decade, haven't you? How come you're so thoughtless in your actions now?"
Inside the Adventurer's Guild meeting room, the oldest elder spoke.
"That's right, our Tide Town dropped from Model Excellent Town to Emerging Town this quarter; we won't even talk to you about that responsibility, but now...
Look at yourself; you privately mobilized the guild's resources without consulting us. Isn't that a bit wrong?"
Another white-haired old man said unhappily.
Another person earnestly said, "How many times do we have to tell you? To make our Tide Town regain its status as a Model Excellent Town, we must focus on those lords with backgrounds and strength; we must put all our focus on them.
I heard... this competition you organized is for a new lord with no background at all?"
"What, no background? What good results can such a newcomer produce? Isn't that a waste of resources?"
In the meeting room, the voices were surprisingly unanimous.
Looking at the several elders opposite him, each with white hair,
Li Yunque couldn't help but sigh, thinking that he too would become one of them after he retired.
In the past,
his understanding was the same as the people opposite him; he believed that new lords could not achieve anything at all, and giving them even a little resource was a waste.
But now...
Li Yunque was very glad that he had not yet reached that age of being set in his ways.
He was also glad that he knew his mistakes and could correct them, and that he could humble himself to make up for the mistakes he had caused.
Li Yunque believed that today's decision was definitely the most correct decision he had ever made in his life.
At the same time,
he also wanted to throw the correctness of this decision in the faces of those old fogeys opposite him.
Thinking of this, Li Yunque smiled slightly.
"Seniors, I know you are very angry, but please don't be angry yet. Here is a video, and I hope you can calm down and watch it."
After he finished speaking,
Li Yunque ordered his assistant to play today's competition video.
In the Adventurer's Guild, apart from some special positions, a large portion of the positions were held by old men.
On one hand, it was for retirement, providing a job for those who had lost their system.
On the other hand, it was said that the old seniors had experience and could better lead the town.
Except for the front desk assistants, editors, commentators, and others, most were old people without systems; therefore, they had not received any news about the competition and knew nothing about its content.
It was only after the competition ended that they learned about it from others.
Originally, they had come with anger, believing that Li Yunque, the guild president, did not respect them, the elders, and did not consult them on matters.
They also took for granted that allocating resources to new lords was a huge waste.
However, when the competition video was played,
they were about to be severely proven wrong.
"Dear Adventurers, I am commentator Yuanyuan."
"I am Xiao He."
The video began with a simple dialogue between the two commentators.
At this point, the elders still had disdainful expressions.
However, as the footage progressed,
an aerial view of Raccoon City appeared before everyone, a large city, a city they had never seen before.
The atmosphere of the apocalypse weighed on everyone's hearts.
The steel city of reinforced concrete brought an unprecedented sense of shock to everyone.