[ On the Do Some Farm Work ] Hearing this, he unconsciously touched his neck, as if recalling some unpleasant memory:
"You need real skills to pull off something good, otherwise it's easy to mess it up... I'm planning to start by cultivating some more land and then have my buddy help me sell the grain to build up some initial capital..."
"We've gotten off-topic. I just overheard your discussion too. Do you guys think it's possible that the priests and bishops we fought before were weakened to give us a better story experience?"
[ Xiexie Huigu ] exclaimed in surprise:
"You mean..."
"Yes, they should actually be quite strong, but the developers weakened them in the quests to improve our gaming experience. Now that you've opened Dungeon, and it's on hard mode, the opponents are definitely stronger than before. Besides, we don't have the fire enchantment from the guide this time, so it's normal that we're having trouble killing these monsters, isn't it?"
"That's true..."
Everyone felt that the reverse plot-driven death theory of [ Do Some Farm Work ] was truly impeccable, and their anticipation for the Dungeon was now tinged with a hint of wariness.
And [Xiexie Huigu] had already jumped up from the ground:
"Brothers, I have one more coupon. Let's try again. This time, we'll start on easy mode and get a feel for the monster distribution and attack patterns."
But someone quickly pushed him back to the ground:
"You've already lost once, and you still want to hogging the spot? It's our turn to challenge you!"
As he spoke, the player led several people to the plant that had been certified in the Dungeon.
[ Xiexie Huigu ] thought about it and realized that it made sense; it was her oversight. So her tone softened.
"Good luck to you guys. I'll go outside and plan my strategy. I'll join in after you guys finish this match."
After reaching a consensus, one group entered the church while the other group began to wait.
Player [ Second-Class Biscuit ] thought for a moment and suddenly had an idea--
Why not ask a guide?
He immediately opened the panel and found the locations of several big shots he had just added a couple of days ago—[ Howling Pothos ], [ Good Times Don't Last ], and [ Shit Appraisal Master ]—intending to ask them if they had any ideas about the Dungeon.
That's right, [ Second-Class Biscuit ] is one of the two newbies who got the chance to team up with the three of them.
He obviously didn't have much money on him, but those two guys who were desperate to make money pulled out a contract at that moment.
This matter originated from an idea by someone with Lion Hidden in the Eyes, as clearly stated in the contract:
[ Good Times Don't Last ] and [ Shit Appraisal Master ] will soon open a general store near the castle, and [ Second-Class Biscuit ] will be the first employee. He will work to pay off the debt he incurred from riding in the boss's chariot. He only needs to work four hours a day for a total of one hundred days. There are no specific time periods or consecutive days of work required.
This contract was drafted by the two after careful calculation. Based on the current development of the Second Holy See, without triggering any special missions, players could earn approximately three silver coins by playing the game for twelve hours straight.
However, they also knew they couldn't expect newbies to work entirely for them, as that would ruin the fun of the game, so they adjusted the wages according to a certain ratio.
A player can earn 3 silver coins a day by playing, which is equivalent to 2 silver coins based on an eight-hour workday.
But if you work eight hours, the remaining four hours become meaningless.
So the two reversed the ratio of their work and free time, making it four hours of work and eight hours of free time.
This way, when players get tired of grinding their own tasks, they can work as shop assistants to pass the time.
Four hours of work were thus converted into the value of one silver coin.
The reward pool for the large-scale long-term quest to Reclaim White Wax Town is 50 gold, and there are exactly 50 players participating. This means that unless someone is exceptionally bad at the game, everyone can get a reward of about one gold coin.
To prevent difficulties in recruiting, the two negotiated the price slightly and finally agreed on a contract for a total of 400 hours, provided that the other party could complete the contract in their spare time over the next year.
The two had a wonderful idea, and indeed two newbies signed contracts with them, so the five-person chariot naturally set off smoothly.
As a recognized expert, [ Howling Pothos ] didn't really want to team up with newbies, so the two of them signed an agreement with [ Howling Pothos ], in which they would give 50% of the currency rewards from large-scale long-term quests to each other as payment for being the "driver".
In their calculations, they had essentially gotten two players' labor, worth one gold coin each, for free, meaning they made a pure profit of 2 gold coins. However, based on the average return, each player only needed to give [ Howling Pothos ] 0.5 gold coins.
In other words, through these contracts, they not only got two employees who could work shifts for free, but they could even earn an extra gold coin.
However... reality always delivers a heavy blow to some unlucky souls.
When the two saw the words "[Overall Rating: S+ (Reward Pool Doubled)]", they were completely dumbfounded.
The reward pool has increased from 50 gold to 100 gold, so the average reward per person has increased from 1 gold to 2 gold.
In other words, because they were so engrossed in the battle, they completed the mission exceptionally well, and everyone's rewards doubled.
And the "offerings" they had to give to the Howling Pothos also doubled!
What's even more challenging is that, since both [ Good Times Don't Last ] and [ Shit Appraisal Master ] are veteran players, they both received an A rating in this mission's settlement, meaning their gold coin earnings were higher than average...
In other words, the two of them got 2 gold worth of labor for free, and then gave [ Howling Pothos ] more than 2 gold worth of labor.
When [ Second-Class Biscuit ] finally found the three of them, they saw two tearful cat heads clinging to [ Howling Pothos's ] legs, one on each side.
The [ Shit Appraisal Master ] is currently weeping with tears in his eyes:
"No, Xiao Jin, you can't leave! If you leave, how lonely the other Xiao Jin will be!"
The performance of [ The Good Times Don't Last Didn't Last Long] was equally impressive:
"Waaah, please round it down to zero, considering I helped you out. We're about to lose all our kids' underwear, waaaah..."
[ Second-Class Biscuit ] felt like he was going blind looking at the three people in front of him:
"Uh, eldest brother, second brother, third brother, what are you doing here?"
Upon seeing their newbie teammate arrive, the two immediately let go of [ Howling Pothos's ] leg, pretending nothing had happened:
"What's wrong? Is there something you need us for?"
[ Second-Class Biscuit ] didn't want to ask why the two seniors turned into crying cat heads, and just recounted what happened in the Dungeon.
As someone who had experienced it firsthand, he knew the horrific scene of the fifteen men being attacked from both sides by archers and infantry, and thus described it vividly, causing the three men in front of him to fall into deep thought.
"That's about it. Do any of you experts have any opinions?"
They were supposed to be big shots, but in the end, all three of them looked at [ Howling Pothos ].
He pondered for a moment and then calmly said:
"The difficulty is indeed beyond my expectations. I'll prepare the items today, and after logging off, I'll update the basic information about the BOSS and mobs on the official website. I'll run the dungeon tomorrow morning. If you're interested, you can join me."
Seeing their hesitant expressions, [ Howling Pothos ] indeed felt that they were having some bad luck, so she said:
"Don't worry, there's no charge this time."