What Are Your Dungeons Plotting?

Let's turn back time for a moment.

At first, when the Meteor Shower streaked across the sky, Gong Qiying didn't think much of it, considering it just an ordinary natural phenomenon.

When he learned that the Meteor Shower would last for several days, he could only marvel at how wonderful the magical world was.

Later, when he learned that this once-in-a-century Meteor Shower coincided with a festival in the outside world, he began to think about whether his Zane Dungeon should undergo a transformation to enhance the festive atmosphere.

For example, limited-time events at specific times.

But after thinking about it, he felt that the limited-time event might be a bit too "trendy" for the people of this world, and he was worried that people wouldn't be able to accept it, so he had to give up.

But to his surprise, on the very night he decided to give up, a letter arrived from the Red Fang Dungeon.

Gong Qiying still remembered the scene when several dungeons joined forces to destroy the Sealed Object. The lord of the Red Fang Dungeon, "Red Fang," also gave people a pretty good feeling, like an old man who cared for his juniors.

"Could it be that another Sealed Object has escaped? Or do they want me to preach and spread their teachings to other dungeons?"

After opening the letter, he realized that what he had come up with had nothing to do with what Chi Ya had proposed.

To all the dungeons I've connected with

A once-in-a-century Meteor Shower has descended upon the earth. As is customary, the dungeon will experience a corresponding short-term anomaly when special events occur in the outside world. This time, we would like to invite everyone to participate. If you are interested, please reply to me.

[It's supposed to be a tradition, but it's actually been over two hundred years since the city lord last did it. When I first became the city lord, there were still people organizing events. Taking advantage of this Meteor Shower, I'd like to reminisce about my childhood. If anyone's willing to join in the fun, I have a reward for you.]

Good heavens, it's a "mass email"! Just how extensive is Chiya's network of connections?

However, what surprised Gong Qiying the most was that he never expected that this world would have a concept similar to "limited-time events," which was truly unexpected.

He turned his head and searched through the Knowledge Crystal for a long time but couldn't find any relevant records. It seemed that even the lord of the Val Dungeon, Gide, hadn't recorded any related information.

How could Gong Qiying, who always loved excitement, not participate in such an event?

He replied to Chi Ya immediately, and not long after, Chi Ya sent him an invitation to meet.

The meeting place was still Chi Ya's residence, which was filled with gold and filled with stereotypes about dragons. Although it was also the room of a city lord, it was many times larger than Gong Qiying's, probably due to the latter's size.

When Gong Qiying arrived, he found that there were already quite a few strange-looking city lords there. At the front, the huge Chiya was carefully holding a thin pen and writing furiously. After finishing one letter, he would send it out and then write another one.

Wow, so you wrote the mass emails by hand, stroke by stroke!

Before Gong Qiying could even approach the host to greet him, a dazzlingly lit figure ran up and bumped into him, excitedly exclaiming, "Godwyn! We meet again!"

It turned out to be Rainbow Horn, the city lord of the Unicorn Dungeon, famous for its "Pre-Marriage Checkup." Unicorns are supposed to be elegant creatures, but when he controlled them, they took on a lot of "silly" vibes, with the rainbow-colored horn on his head flashing and spinning like a neon light.

This made Gong Qiying hallucinate that it was one of those rotating lampposts that would stand in front of a barbershop.

"It's been a long time. It seems you're doing well." Gong Qiying nodded. Actually, the two still corresponded, so it wasn't that long since they last spoke.

The cheerful atmosphere at Rainbow Horn caused the city lords present to turn their heads to look at Gong Qiying, and whispers followed.

"Is that him, the design genius that Nian Nian Mu keeps talking about?"

Nian Nian Mu was the name of the original Slime lord.

"Seeing is believing. He is truly a man of great talent. Anyone want to learn from him? Let's form a team."

"Count me in. I finally managed to pry some of Godwyn's knowledge out of that Nian Nian Mu guy, but after doing it, a bunch of adventurers ran away. I'm so frustrated."

Gong Qiying naturally heard everything, and a slight smile appeared on his lips; he was happy.

After exchanging pleasantries with him for a while, Rainbow Horn said, "Thinking about the design methods you taught me before, I still think they're not quite suitable for me. Since the people who come here aren't here for adventure, I'm sorry to have made you spend time designing dungeons for me, only to find that I didn't use them in the end."

Gong Qiying shook his head. "I was just mentioning it casually. It's good to have your own ideas. What suits you best is the best."

"Hmm, by the way, although I haven't used it, a lot of city lords have been imitating it lately." Rainbow Horn quietly leaned closer and whispered:

"Every day, people write to me asking for advice, wanting to know what you told us that time. Hehe, they are very happy just because I say a few words."

I think they're just being polite to you.

Gong Qiying smiled. The dungeon design methods he had mentioned were indeed unique, but he didn't think they were so profound that the city lords couldn't understand them. The city lords just lacked an opportunity for change. With a little guidance, they would become more cunning and come up with tricks that might be even more insidious than those of Sain.

Ultimately, Sion's advantage has never been that it's so sinister, but rather that the rewards it offers are good enough for people to forget the pain.

"However, some city lords say that after copying Sain's experience, fewer people are coming in, and adventurers are complaining that it's too difficult."

Rainbow Horn grinned and said, "I don't feel anything. In fact, more people are coming to my side, and couples are even lining up."

This time it was Gong Qiying's turn to be puzzled. "Why?"

"Because adventurers can't make a living, so they go back to their hometowns to get married and farm. Before getting married, they probably want to test their partner's loyalty, so they all come to me."

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The fact that the underground city had become the underworld actually benefited the marriage rate was something Gong Qiying had never expected.

However, how widely has the "Sean experience" spread without him noticing?

"Why has no city lord ever come to me directly to ask me anything?" He wondered. Why did they all go directly to Rainbow Horn?

"Because everyone thinks that masters don't like to talk to people, so they don't dare to."

Okay, that's somewhat reasonable. Gong Qiying really hasn't checked his letters in a long time; he's been busy managing the dungeon.

"I'm going to say hello to the boss over here." Gong Qiying waved goodbye to Rainbow Horn and walked up to Chi Ya.

The other party was clearly a dragon, yet he was writing a letter while holding a pen with his claws, and there was a strange kind of persistence in his eyes.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Red Fang. Haven't you finished writing the letter yet? Should we use magic?"

"It's just a habit I had when I was a person," Chiya noticed him and gave him a gentlemanly and kind smile. "Besides, writing letters by hand is more sincere, isn't it? I've always insisted on doing it this way."

Gong Qiying felt a little ashamed when he thought about how he always used writing magic to write back to people.

"Sit down for a bit, wait a little longer, and we'll start once no one else comes."

Chi Ya waved his hand and used the gold coins scattered on the ground to forge a chair. Gong Qiying didn't stand on ceremony and sat down next to him to chat.

This scene was witnessed by the other city lords, which boosted his reputation even further, because not everyone could sit with Chi Ya so casually; most people couldn't withstand the dragon's might emanating from him.

After a while, Chi Ya finished writing all his letters and summoned two beautiful female dragons to massage his sore claws. Gong Qiying examined the female dragons for a while and made his own assessment.

It doesn't feel as good as Mizutsune.

After waiting for about two hours, during which city lords kept coming over, by the time Chi Ya coughed twice in preparation to speak, there were already more than forty city lords present.

These underground cities wield influence enough to cover almost every human continent where Meteor Shower can be seen. They are all the elites of the underground cities, and almost none of them are humanoid.

Some of them looked so bizarre that even Gong Qiying didn't know how to describe them.

It seems these are all the participants.

Chiya seemed quite satisfied with this, perhaps he had envisioned an even smaller number of participants.

"Thank you all for giving me the time of day and joining in my antics," Chi Ya said with satisfaction. "I've already figured out how to design this incident. Since you're all willing to go through with this, I'll cover all the Spirit Power you expend during this event!"

These words naturally drew applause from the entire audience. The city lord, unable to clap his hands, resorted to cheers instead. Even Gong Qiying thought the other party was too extravagant; was this what a century of accumulation looked like?

However, looking at it this way, Chi Ya seems like a lonely old man who doesn't care about Spirit Power and just wants his juniors to keep him company, which is quite different from his dignified image at the beginning.

Chiya was also caught up in the atmosphere, and hummed contentedly twice before enthusiastically revealing his plan.

Gong Qiying listened to the whole thing and gave himself a simplified explanation.

Simply put, Red Fang wants an alternate world version of Quidditch.

He will provide all dungeons with a monster called the "Meteor Sprite," which is characterized by its small size, fast running speed, and invisibility. If a person is hit by it, they will inevitably get a hole in their body.

A large number of Meteor Sprite together can create the appearance of Meteor Shower.

Red Fang plans to release Meteor Sprite into all dungeons to disrupt adventurers in battle, and those who catch Meteor Sprite can exchange them for rewards at the specially set up [Meteor Altar] in the dungeon.

He even provided all the Spirit Power needed for the reward in the Red Fang Dungeon!

"And then?" Gong Qiying asked, wanting to know what other activities Red Fang had planned besides Quidditch in another world.

"And then? That's it, is that all?" Chiya blinked.

"Isn't the content a bit too little?" Gong Qiying blinked.

"Is it rare? It's always been about the same."

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"Does anyone have anything to add?"

The other city lords were whispering among themselves, and before they could reach a conclusion, Gong Qiying raised his hand.

Chiya stared at him, and he knew this guy must have some "good" ideas, so he became expectant.

The other city lords also kept their eyes on Gong Qiying.

"How could such a rare event as a once-in-a-century Meteor Shower be complete without a world-class leader?" Gong Qiying said.

"World-class?" The term sounds unfamiliar, but it also sounds impressive.

"How about spawning the same powerful boss-level monster in all dungeons, having all adventurers fight it together, and then giving rewards based on the damage inflicted and whether the monster is defeated?"

The city lords fell silent for a moment, and then a voice came from among them.

"That's a brilliant idea!"

"I think it's worth a try; it's a breakthrough from tradition."

"Wouldn't this be inconsistent with the story background of my dungeon?"

"How exactly should we distribute them?"

The noise gradually grew louder. After thinking for a while, Chi Ya said, "It's a very novel suggestion, but there are still many questions about how to do it. Do you have any other ideas? Please share them."

It seems the city lords intend to empty Gong Qiying's jar of inspiration before discussing the feasibility of their plan.

"Catching Meteor Sprite to exchange for rewards is a good idea, but should we add some randomness?"

"Randomness? Are the rewards random?" Rainbow Horn asked.

"No, what I mean is that the rewards are fixed, but people have to figure out how to get the rewards they want."

"Huh? I didn't understand at all."

Gong Qiying pushed up his non-existent glasses and said:

"Let's color the Meteor Sprite, add red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple and all sorts of colors."

"Dyeing?"

"Different colored Meteor Sprite can be exchanged for different rewards. Going a little deeper, different combinations of different colors and quantities of Meteor Sprite can also yield different rewards. Let adventurers discover the exchange formulas themselves. The unknown is the greatest motivation for exploration!"

"Wonderful!" Rainbow Horn exclaimed first, clapping its hooves excitedly.

"Is there anything else? Is there anything else?" came a series of urging voices from the city lords.

"Of course there's more," Gong Qiying, caught up in the atmosphere and kept talking.

"Surprise encounters, ranking systems, and unique titles"

Regardless of whether it's suitable or not, let's just say it and see!