Having a blue weapon means you can avoid dying several times, so asking for 100 happy coins at this time is quite normal.
As for purple weapons, those are exclusive to the big shots.
Once you have a purple weapon in hand, teammates joining your party will respectfully say, “Hello, big shot.”
It is said that...
Someone even dropped a pink-grade equipment, effortlessly clearing the third stage, Thunderous Ruins.
This also made countless Adventurers envious.
In the party interface for You'an Dark Forest Depths and Thunderous Ruins, those big shots holding high-quality weapons were already shouting prices to lead parties.
You'an Dark Forest Depths, Warrior difficulty, 100 happy coins per person.
Thunderous Ruins, Warrior difficulty, 200 happy coins per person.
Running a session like this, not only do they not lose money, but they can also earn several hundred happy coins, which is incredibly profitable.
This price, one must say... is indeed expensive!
But it couldn't stop people from joining the party.
Because if they clear it, not only can they get experience points and clear rewards, but they can also flip cards.
Warrior difficulty mostly drops blue-grade or higher equipment; as long as a blue weapon drops, the ticket price is covered.
If they could get a purple-grade or even pink-grade equipment...
The profit would be unimaginable.
Many Adventurers who couldn't clear it themselves would choose to be carried.
It was not only comfortable.
Most importantly, they felt like they weren't losing out psychologically.
Pay 100 happy coins, try their luck, and get a blue weapon or even a purple-grade equipment from Lord Chen for free.
The one driving doesn't lose.
The one being carried doesn't lose.
Only Lord Chen loses a lot.
And when this path of earning money by driving was discovered, it indirectly spurred the equipment selling route.
Everyone saw it.
“Hey?”
“If I buy a set of blue equipment, I can enter the Dungeon and carry people. A blue weapon is only 100 happy coins, and other parts are even cheaper. Isn't this a huge profit?”
And so.
Another batch of Adventurers began to buy equipment in large quantities, then ran to the Dungeon entrance to shout for business.
But what these people didn't expect was that "Dungeon and Eight Million Warriors" currently only has a population of 700. Everyone went to drive, so where were there so many bosses to be carried?
The market for bosses was only so big.
Those who could clear it themselves would just buy equipment and form parties to clear it.
Only some truly clumsy players remained. When the number of drivers increased, how could there be enough to go around?
The result was...
A large number of drivers began to slash prices.
“You'an Dark Forest Depths, 100 happy coins per person.”
“90 happy coins per person.”
“Only 80, only 80, join party and start immediately.”
Under the shouts of these drivers.
The bosses looking for a ride also became indecisive. This party looked good, but that party seemed very cheap too.
It was really difficult to choose.
Which made the parties unable to start for a long time.
Moreover, Chen Yu had set up a mechanism to automatically kick inactive players after 5 minutes.
This meant that drivers who idled for too long were forced to go to the system shop and spend 100 happy coins to buy a set of potions.
They didn't earn a single cent.
First, Lord Chen fleeced them for several hundred.
Ultimately, the price for You'an Dark Forest Depths was even pushed down to 50 happy coins per person, and only then did it stop falling further.
Competition.
The first ones to arrive eat the meat, the later ones always drink the soup.
However, Lord Chen clearly loved them and was willing to give them a bite of meat.
Contract Adventurer and the 300 Adventurers had successfully taken down three Goblin Tribes, once again expanding Lord Chen's territory.
Another 6 Dungeons were added, bringing the population cap of "Dungeon and Eight Million Warriors" to 1300.
These 600 Adventurers quickly cleared the novice mode and rescued the Elf Maiden from the evil Goblins.
Afterward, they grandly joined the You'an Milin army.
Sensing the appearance of this new blood.
The drivers who hadn't found business immediately smelled money.
They changed the Dungeon to You'an Milin Warrior difficulty, charging 100 happy coins.
But unfortunately.
The little darlings who hadn't suffered the Dungeon's beatings yet didn't understand the joy of being carried, and they thought, "Isn't it better to spend 100 happy coins to clear the Dungeon myself?"
Only a fool would pay to be carried.
Therefore, no matter how much the drivers shouted themselves hoarse, no new players joined their parties. During this shouting, Lord Chen tricked them into buying another set of recovery potions.
“Damn it, I’m almost out of money…”
“Why don’t you join the party? If you clear it yourselves, aren’t you just giving revival coins to Lord Chen?”
“Give it to me, I can carry you. Give it to Lord Chen, and he’ll just make you die a few more times.”
“Why don’t you understand?”
The drivers with open parties could only watch as new players entered the Dungeon, unable to persuade them.
Finally, they stood at the entrance, staring blankly.
Some drivers couldn't hold on any longer and went in to solo the Dungeon.
In a flash, only a few drivers with open parties remained.
With fewer parties, the competitive pressure also decreased.
A Ghost Swordsman was still hesitating whether to just go solo.
Suddenly, a Female Gunner entered his party.
Female Gunner: “Brother, does this mean if I give you 100 happy coins, you’ll carry us through the Dungeon?”
The Ghost Swordsman immediately perked up, “That’s right, we’ll directly clear You'an Milin Warrior difficulty, the highest difficulty.”
The Female Gunner hesitated, “Is it guaranteed to pass?”
The Ghost Swordsman replied, “Absolutely! Sister, look at my equipment. It’s all blue-grade, top-tier equipment. With these stats, I can clear any map.”
The Female Gunner nodded, “Okay, then I’ll call my best friend to come along.”
Soon, two more people joined the party: an Archer and a Female Holy Practitioner.
“Is it really guaranteed to pass? Can one brother really defeat so many monsters?”
“That Tauren Behemoth is so powerful. It just flattened me with one punch.”
“Yeah, yeah!”
“Oh, don’t worry, you guys. If big brother says he can do it, he can. You don’t even look at his level and equipment; he can definitely clear it.”
The three girls chattered back and forth, making the Ghost Swordsman feel emboldened.
He confidently said, “You guys can rest assured. If we don’t clear it, I’ll refund your money and even compensate your entrance fees.”
“Haha, then we feel relieved.”
“Hurry up and enter, big brother, time is almost up.”
“Okay, get ready, I’m starting the run.”
The Ghost Swordsman confidently entered the Dungeon.
Ha ha ha.
In You'an Milin, the sound of the Ghost Swordsman diligently fighting monsters echoed from time to time.
Although the Warrior difficulty of You'an Milin had many types of monsters, with seven or eight kinds of Goblins alone.
But compared to Cat Fae, they were much easier to defeat.
However, as the Ghost Swordsman fought, he began to realize something was off.
He looked back.
He found the three girls just sitting at the entrance chatting, and only after all the monsters were cleared did they move forward to the next area.
After clearing another area, the Ghost Swordsman couldn't help but speak, “Um… are you guys just going to stand there?”
The three girls asked in confusion, “Otherwise?”
“...Can’t you come and help me fight too?”
“Ah! Didn’t you say it was guaranteed to pass? We paid money, why should we help fight?”
“...It would be faster that way.”
“But we came to you precisely because we don’t know how to fight!”
