It can be seen that the daily maintenance cost of soul crystals alone has reached 155.
This number was somewhat unimaginable a few days ago.
Many Dungeon Lords now probably earn fewer soul crystals than Chen Yu consumes in a single day.
Some even only earned a few initial soul crystals, barely surviving and waiting for death.
After all, the survival rate of Dungeon Lords is famously only 3%.
This consumption alone shows how difficult it is for a Dungeon Lord to develop; the cost of soul crystals alone is an astronomical figure.
Fortunately, Chen Yu can earn a lot now.
Earning thousands a day is not a problem, which is all thanks to his unique operating method. If he were still using traditional methods, relying on killing Adventurers to obtain soul crystals, he definitely wouldn't earn this much.
He also wouldn't be able to support so many people and so many areas.
After all, the Dungeon's population limit is set.
Now, relying on the wave of competitions, the appreciation of happy coins, and the stimulation of Krypton Gold activities, Chen Yu expects to earn thousands to tens of thousands every day for the next few days.
But after that, this income will decline.
Because consumption cannot keep up with such output.
Starting tomorrow, the exploration of the Dark World must continue, and the territory must also expand.
Resident Evil currently has a total of four areas.
Qi Maosong and the other two usually live in the largest castle area.
As long as the territory is not attacked, there is no need to teleport to the other three villages, interacting with the Rabbit-Ear People and Half-elves without interference.
Normally speaking, wild monsters in the Dark World will not actively attack the protective shield. If anyone dares to attack, it must be a subordinate of a certain force, which is equivalent to declaring war, and there will be no need for politeness then.
The Resident Evil territory is also equipped with an Adventurer's Tavern. Combined with the main territory, Chen Yu can now summon 120 Adventurers at once.
Of course, the consumption is also surprisingly high.
Summoning a wave of 120 level 4 Adventurers costs 480 soul crystals. This loss is truly something that ordinary people cannot afford.
This is also why Dungeon Lords in the later stages are more willing to spend money to form offensive and defensive alliances with other War Lords. Compared to summoning Adventurers, the troop types of War Lords are actually much cheaper.
However, human hearts are unpredictable.
Even deeply affectionate friends cannot guarantee that the other party will not be an ungrateful person.
"Lord Chen!"
At this moment, Lina appeared in the territory and saluted Chen Yu.
"What's wrong?" It was still early. Chen Yu knew that Lina would not leave the "Happy Playing Cards" Dungeon without important matters.
Lina replied, "It's like this, Mr. Li Yunque, the president of the Adventurer's Guild, has come to the Dungeon and said he wants to see Miss Ruo Shu. He also hopes that if Lord Chen is free, he can go with Miss Ruo Shu."
"That old man? Strange... why is he looking for me?" Li Ruoshu frowned.
In her eyes, Li Yunque had truly become somewhat obsessed during this period, making Li Ruoshu sometimes genuinely not want to talk to him.
Chen Yuxuan said with a giggle, "Perhaps Uncle saw his precious daughter being abducted and anxiously ran over, wanting to terminate the contract?"
"Daughter?"
Now it was Chen Yu's turn to be stunned.
"Lord Chen, don't you know?" Chen Yuxuan said, "The current president of the Adventurer's Guild is Ruo Shu's father, and wasn't this competition organized by him?"
"Hmm..." Recalling the events before the competition, Chen Yu scratched his cheek and remained silent.
"Do you want to come with me?" Li Ruoshu asked.
They didn't know what happened before the competition.
They also didn't know why this competition suddenly resumed later.
Li Yunque didn't say.
Chen Yu didn't say.
The people below would certainly not say.
No matter what, it ended with a perfect outcome, mutually beneficial.
"Let's go, I happen to be free," Chen Yu replied.
Li Ruoshu nodded.
The two simultaneously entered the "Happy Playing Cards" Dungeon and, led by Lina, arrived at a small room specifically for exchanging happy coins.
Li Yunque was still sitting in front of the window, chatting with the Bunny Girl inside.
Now, he was no longer as impetuous as when he first came to this Dungeon. He looked approachable, with the image of a kind old man.
Through chatting and the prompts he received when entering the Dungeon, Li Yunque roughly understood how this Dungeon worked and showed great interest in these chess and card games.
He was getting old.
He was no longer suitable for those exciting Dungeons.
Upon hearing that there were many types of casual games in this Dungeon, Li Yunque was still very interested.
As for the grand pronouncements earlier, like "Even if I starve to death, die outside, or jump from here, I, Li Yunque, will never..."
Well, those were all delusions caused by inner demons.
"Dad!"
Hearing Li Ruoshu's voice, Li Yunque turned around and looked at her with a chuckle, "You're here?"
Then he looked at Chen Yu beside her and chuckled again, "Presumably, this is the Lord of this Dungeon, isn't he? He truly looks extraordinarily handsome, a talented young man, a hero in his youth!"
"Dad, stop with the pleasantries," Li Ruoshu rolled her eyes.
Chen Yu, however, thought to himself: Don't stop! Keep talking, I love to hear it...
Unfortunately, his thoughts went unheard.
Li Yunque said with a chuckle, "Alright, alright, Lord Chen probably doesn't like those roundabout talks either. I'll just speak frankly."
"Please sit."
Chen Yu conjured a set of tables and chairs nearby. At this moment, he suddenly felt that it was necessary to set up a reception room when the Dungeon closed for the night.
This place was a bit too shabby.
But for now, he could only make do.
The three sat down.
Li Yunque said directly, "Ruo Shu, you should be Lord Chen's Contract Adventurer now, right?"
Li Ruoshu nodded, with a hint of apology in her eyes, "Sorry, Dad, I didn't discuss it with you. I was afraid you would stop me."
Li Yunque chuckled, "Silly girl, why would I stop you? From what I see, Lord Chen's territory indeed has room for development, and its future is bright. You must also work hard so that in the future... you can leave your name on that historical monument."
At this point, Li Yunque sighed again.
"Dad also knows that I did change a bit some time ago. The pressure from all sides was simply too great, making it hard for Dad to breathe."
Li Ruoshu nodded slightly, "Dad, I know. Actually, I also had my faults..."
Li Yunque smiled, "Alright, I didn't come today to talk about this. If we keep talking, Lord Chen will laugh at us."
"No, no, I actually quite enjoy seeing such heartwarming scenes," Chen Yu replied.
The few of them chatted and laughed for a few more moments, catching up on family matters.
Finally, Li Yunque shifted the topic to business, "Actually, I came today because I wanted to ask Ruo Shu's opinion on something."
"Dad, tell me!"
Seeing Li Yunque's serious expression, Li Ruoshu also sat up straight.
After the preceding conversation, the rift in the father-daughter duo's hearts had already disappeared, and Li Ruoshu no longer looked like she didn't want to bother with him.