"Huh?" Zhao Hailiang was a bit bewildered for a moment, not knowing what was happening.
But the attack had already landed, "What do you mean 'huh'? Oh my god, with a pixelated face, who are you trying to scare here?"
Because he was in the recommendation slot, Zhao Hailiang automatically had a pixelated face in this Dungeon, so the other party couldn't see his appearance.
Zhao Hailiang immediately explained, "It's like this, sir, my face is because..."
"Because your grandpa, because! Why are you trying to leech off popularity for no reason? I just realized that your Dungeon's name is Happy Chequers, and I'm happy NMLG..."
"You XXXed XX..."
"XX your XX a XX..."
The curses that followed were a bit vulgar.
The subtitle team has died.
Zhao Hailiang still wanted to maintain some composure.
However, he was immediately verbally assaulted to the point where he couldn't lift his head, saying one sentence only to be met with dozens of curses.
This Adventurer had originally thought that Happy Chess and Cards had opened a branch line here and was incredibly excited, thinking he wouldn't have to queue.
However, upon entering, he realized he had been tricked.
How could he tolerate this?
He cursed from beginning to end.
He cursed Zhao Hailiang until his Dao Heart collapsed.
By the time Zhao Hailiang couldn't take it anymore and was about to make a move, the Adventurer quickly uttered a harsh threat and exited, not even letting him earn a single soul crystal.
This greatly angered Zhao Hailiang.
He immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.
However, this Adventurer's anger hadn't subsided; after exiting, the more he thought about it, the angrier he got.
He immediately went to the forum and opened a thread.
He cursed profusely.
And he vowed to find out which salesperson put this Dungeon up, threatening to 'offline real life' them once he found them.
This incident also became a laughingstock on the forum.
"I'm dying of laughter, I saw this Dungeon earlier, I didn't expect anyone to actually fall for it."
"Hahahahaha, who told the Landlord not to look carefully? Lord Chen's popularity is already so high, why would he need to be in the recommendation slot?"
"Unless they also offer free Dungeons, otherwise they can't even beat Liar Tavern, and they still want to compare themselves to Lord Chen? What a joke..."
"Happy Chequers, hahahaha... brazenly leeching off popularity, could it be that they learned from the creator of Punishment of the God of Destruction?"
"Don't say that, although Punishment of the God of Destruction plagiarized Punishment of the God of Angels, at least the quality was decent and playable. This Happy Chequers looks like trash at first glance."
"The person upstairs has also been in. 【Witty】"
"No, I haven't, I deduced it from the Landlord's reaction."
Seeing others continue to tease him, this Adventurer couldn't take it anymore.
He began to inquire everywhere, trying to find out which salesperson was responsible for putting this recommendation slot online.
This also scared that salesperson, who quickly contacted Wu Chengxu.
In the Dark World.
Wu Chengxu, who was still hunting outside, received the message.
He rushed back immediately.
He questioned Zhao Hailiang, "What on earth is wrong with you? I finally found connections to get you into the recommendation slot, and you offended your first customer?"
Speaking of this.
Zhao Hailiang also felt wronged, "I don't know, he just started attacking me. We're all born of parents, how could he curse so horribly...?"
Wuwu—
Wu Chengxu: "..."
What a sin.
He thought he had followed a good Lord, but even if he wasn't smart, why was he so sensitive?
Horrible?
How horrible could a few curses be?
Wu Chengxu was a bit skeptical and opened the link the salesperson sent him.
He glanced at it and quickly closed it.
He cast a helpless glance at Zhao Hailiang, "Alright, alright, you've been wronged."
Wu Chengxu sighed.
Finally, he said, "It seems this won't work. We must go the free route to compete with them."
"Free? Won't we lose money then?"
Just the construction alone cost one hundred soul crystals.
And the daily maintenance of the Dungeon requires one soul crystal; although not much, it's still money.
Zhao Hailiang had never even considered a free Dungeon.
Wu Chengxu gritted his teeth and said, "Now we can't be confined to that small profit. We'll offer it for free first, and once they're hooked, we'll charge."
Hearing this.
Zhao Hailiang also steeled his heart.
He began to re-arrange things.
Happy Chequers announced maintenance updates; of course, announcing it or not made no difference, it was updated anyway.
And then.
Another free Dungeon appeared on the recommendation list, side by side with Liar Tavern.
The Adventurers immediately noticed this, also because Liar Tavern's popularity was so high at the moment, which led to more people paying attention to the recommendation list.
"Oh, Happy Chequers went free."
"That's rare."
"Let's go in and see what kind of Dungeon it is that made that guy curse so much."
"Yes, yes, yes, it's free anyway."
In a short while.
Happy Chequers' 20-person limit instantly burst, and there was even a queue.
Seeing this situation, Zhao Hailiang's mood immediately changed from worry to joy.
No matter what, at least there were people.
He immediately appeared in the Dungeon, busy greeting these Adventurers.
Then he introduced the rules of the card games.
"I say, Lord, can you make this environment a bit more presentable? The Dungeon style is fine, but at least the details should be in place!"
"Also, these cards look a bit strange, why are they so colorful?"
"Ah, never mind, it's free anyway, let's just try it out first."
A few Adventurers sat down, forming a table.
"How do we play?"
Zhao Hailiang quickly started introducing, saying with a smile, "This is Happy Fight the Landlord, the rules are like this..."
"No, are you just purely plagiarizing?"
After listening to Zhao Hailiang's introduction, one Adventurer couldn't help but speak out.
Zhao Hailiang didn't notice that the other Adventurers' gazes had also changed slightly.
He explained to himself, "You can't say plagiarizing. How can a Dungeon Lord's work be called plagiarizing? It's all just referencing."
"Hmm..."
The twenty Adventurers exchanged glances.
After a long while.
They smiled at each other.
The Adventurers suddenly became enthusiastic, "It seems pretty good."
"It's plagiarized quite well, with a little bit of Lord Chen's shadow."
"Since everyone has the same opinion, let's sit down and play."
"Lord Zhao, where are the chips?"
The Adventurers found seats and sat down, beginning to urge Zhao Hailiang.
"Coming, here are the initial 100 chips, please keep them safe." Six tables started simultaneously, and Zhao Hailiang was suddenly overwhelmed with busyness.
He didn't have any subordinates in his territory, so he had to do everything himself.
This was mainly because, previously, Punishment of the God of Destruction didn't require manpower, so Zhao Hailiang thought he could save as much as possible.
Soon.
The sound of Fight the Landlord echoed in the Dungeon. These Adventurers had all been to Happy Chess and Cards, so they were very familiar with the rules.
Not long after.
The first Adventurer lost all their chips.
Zhao Hailiang's eyes lit up.
He immediately approached, "How is it, esteemed guest? Would you like to add some more Happy Coins? This Dungeon has just opened and there are special discount promotions. One play session can be exchanged for 100 Happy Coins."
The Adventurer clicked his tongue twice and nodded slightly, "It can be."
This sentence made Zhao Hailiang's heart fill with joy.
However, he only heard him continue, "But I always feel like something is missing..."