Zane Profits Big Again Today

It is common knowledge that the people of the Warrior Country are usually very serious.

This means that when they realize that this is not their "normal" life...

They'll soon start acting inappropriately.

"Drink, drink, drink!"

"You dare pour over 60 proof liquor into the cocktail shaker? Trying to lower the alcohol content, you bastard!"

"Hey, hey, there's some idiot over there pretending to be Radahn's about to jump off a building!"

At this moment, Black Rock City was in complete chaos.

Or rather, cities like Imperial Capital, which can see live projection broadcasts, are currently in a state of chaos.

This is naturally due to the influence of the successful Battle Festival.

In addition, since the next few days are still a holiday and there is no work tomorrow, people naturally started celebrating on the spot after the live broadcast ended, as if a festival had suddenly been born today.

This chaos is not quite the same as the catastrophic chaos when the dragon attacked. It feels like people have all unleashed their true nature; it's an abstract yet orderly chaos.

You can see things everywhere that are beyond everyday life, yet not too far off; drunken brawls are the lowest of the low.

There are also some abstract performance art pieces that only modern people can understand; it's hard to imagine what those people are thinking when they do these things.

If it were up to someone to choose, it would be difficult to pick a better option from the two chaotic situations mentioned above in a short period of time.

Therefore, faced with the current chaos, those who remain rational have almost only one choice:

Join them.

"This scene... it feels so familiar. It's like I just saw it not long ago."

Standing at the entrance of the portal, Si Telan, who had just come out of the Zane Dungeon, had a strange expression on her face.

Looking at the chaotic crowds in the city, she felt a little lost and didn't know where to go.

She was supposed to return to the elven stronghold in Bede City with her aunt and the others, but the battle at the Battle Festival was so exhausting that she became unusually absent-minded and ended up in the unfamiliar Black Rock City.

He had no money on him, because his money pouches were all chopped up by Radahn during the battle.

Oh no, once I leave the dungeon today, I can't go back in. I'll have to wait until tomorrow.

"No, it seems like I know someone here. Ku Li Pa should be working as a cook here."

Si Telan thought of Ku Li Pa, who had come to the Arnor Kingdom with her aunt. The elves who came back then had all found a profession where they could shine. Ku Li Pa, in particular, had become a master chef and a leader in the industry by making the pseudo- Century Soup.

I heard that he came to Black Rock City to develop because of the overwhelmingly enthusiastic invitation from the Floating Island Dragonkin. Besides the fact that the Floating Island Dragonkin would be moved to tears every time they ate his cooking, it was also because these dragons would work hard to collect all kinds of ingredients for him, even the rare and difficult ones.

Judging from this situation, even if he sent the Floating Island Dragonkin to get the flesh and blood of the prince, they would probably actually do it.

"I'll go find him and borrow a place to stay for the night, and maybe get a free meal. I'll go back tomorrow." With that decision made, Si Telan headed towards the place where Ku Li Pa lived, as she remembered it.

The other person seems to be staying in the most famous tavern in the area, so it should be easy to find.

Along the way, she got to fully appreciate the local customs and culture.

Those who participated in the Battle Festival have gradually emerged from the dungeon. Apart from a few people who are still in the Roundtable Hold debating what rewards they should ask for, the vast majority of the rest immediately entered a state of celebration and plunged into the crowd as soon as they came out.

These people are undoubtedly the main characters today; their appearance immediately elevates the local atmosphere to another level.

If the atmosphere before could barely be considered a celebration, it has now completely turned into frenzy.

Since ancient times, brave people have deserved respect. So when the participants of the festival appeared, people scattered in all corners of the city began to gather here, each carrying a small gift they wanted to give, but it seemed that the most gifts were still wine.

In addition, the Erdtree has recently attracted a large number of tourists, and the live projection also drew a large number of people from the surrounding area, causing all the drinks in Black Rock City to sell out instantly.

"It looks like this commotion is about to end."

Si Telan uttered this exclamation, something terrible happened.

"I anticipated this situation and had the troops bring over the liquor from the Imperial Capital! Drink as much as you like, it's on me!"

Te Mude, who was being lifted high by the crowd, raised his arms and shouted this, and the people lifted him even higher, with cheers erupting everywhere.

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Before long, Si Telan, who was squeezed into a group of drunkards and unable to move, was speechless.

She used to think Te Mude was a decent person.

No, you could tell from the fact that he could chat and joke around with Princess Serena that he wasn't actually that serious.

Si Telan finally gave up resisting and joined the revelers, eating and drinking for free.

The first time people challenged the Battle Festival, it was broadcast live, and when they came back, the city was still very lively.

However, this celebration is on a much larger scale than before, since even the distant Imperial Capital is celebrating, and Bontou in the Royal Palace must be beaming with joy right now.

From this day forward, the Zane Dungeon will become infamous in the Warrior Country, and its influence on the country will only deepen in the days to come.

There's no reason left not to enter the Zane Dungeon.

Even at night, the entire Black Rock City remains brightly lit and as bustling as during the day.

The projection screens, which had been turned off, suddenly turned on again at night. The reason was that they had received an order from King Bontou to play the Battle Festival footage on a loop for the next few days, playing it over and over again until people got tired of watching it!

The video producers in the Warrior Country were truly impressive; they produced a montage of the Battle Festival in just one afternoon.

When the edited footage of the Battle Festival was projected back into the sky, those who had already watched the entire live stream were instantly captivated.

The influence of the Zane Dungeon on this country has been fully demonstrated.

It could even be said that the influence of the Zane Dungeon on the Warrior Country was, in some ways, even more profound than on the Arnor Kingdom.

The Zane Dungeon saved the Arnor Kingdom, while the Warrior Country not only saved the country, but also deeply resonated with its spirit through things like Dragon Communion and Battle Festival, and the accelerated learning of Weapon Skill was enough to reverse its decline.

Now that the largest opposition faction in the country Zane Dungeon, is gone, and King Bontou has visibly switched allegiance to Sen'en, the country's future attitude towards Sen'en will likely be even more drastic than that of the Arnor Kingdom.

Loyalty!

Will we ever find a nation more loyal than the Warrior Country?

Just thinking about it is difficult. What could be more likely to make them loyal to the Zane Dungeon than saving the country?

The only option left is to create a country.

"It seems like this condition isn't entirely unacceptable."

The Lord's room in the Zane Dungeon.

Gong Qiying was lying on the Shrine, replaying the footage of today's Battle Festival.

He said he was reviewing the day, but he actually felt that today was already perfect.

The only downside is that the interaction between the adventurer and Starscourge General was somewhat lacking at the end, turning into a performance by the Tarnished throughout the game, which needs further improvement.

"Amplify Radahn's hatred for adventurers, and then reduce the Tarnished's aggressive tendencies."

As he muttered to himself, he wrote down the changes that would need to be made soon in his notebook.

By this time, the notebook had already recorded a lot of information, much of which was statistical data on the profits and losses of the dungeons.

After every major event like the Battle Festival in the Zane Dungeon, Gong Qiying would personally check the profit and loss. This was not for any other reason than that Radahn was currently the most expensive person to build in the entire dungeon, without exception.

Radagon doesn't count, because he appears outside the dungeon.

Based on this, Gong Qiying added a restriction to the Battle Festival that required a much larger number of challengers.

Otherwise, even if hundreds of people challenged Radahn, it would be a losing proposition in terms of Spirit Power; the number of challengers would have to be at least a thousand.

According to the notebook, the first Battle Festival only barely yielded a small profit. There were several subsequent challenges organized by private individuals. Due to the lack of Spirit Power creatures such as dragons, the Zane Dungeon even suffered a loss after the events.

This Battle Festival was the most profitable one yet, not only recouping the cost of building Radahn, but also covering an additional third of the cost of building Radagon.

The summoning of Radagon is the most Spirit Power one so far.

However, Gong Qiying believed that this was absolutely a decision that would benefit the Zane Dungeon.

The Zane Dungeon always needs to accomplish something significant in the Warrior Country to truly establish itself and even take root in the country. The opportunity to take root in the Arnor Kingdom Iliphis, and the opportunity to take root in the Warrior Country was through the Demon Dragon and Yuenka.

And facts have proven that his decision was correct.

Because shortly after Sain resolved those two major events, the number of people visiting the dungeon increased significantly.

Moreover, once the growth started, it never dropped; these increases were almost perfectly translated into daily foot traffic.

In the long run, dungeons are definitely profitable.

As long as the current content is done well, even if no new content is released in the future, it will be enough for the Warrior Country to rely on the Zane Dungeon until the day it is destroyed.

"Strange, why do I feel like I've thought of something similar before?"

Gong Qiying shook his head and slammed the notebook shut.

"Never mind, today is another day of making a fortune in the Zane Dungeon."

He sat up from the Shrine, stretching, not because he wanted to go out and stretch—in fact, he had already controlled his clone to have his fill of fun outside, adding a lot of human touch to himself.

Gong Qiying stood up because a letter had arrived from the Shrine.

Looking at the red envelope, unsurprisingly, it was a letter from Chi Ya.

If I'm not mistaken.

He picked up the envelope and slowly tore it open.

"This should be information about the Sealed Object from Scamellon's side."