At the meeting.
He Yuan cleared his throat and briefly spoke a few words, generally outlining the purpose of the meeting.
However, before he even got to the core point, and just as he mentioned the word 'introduce', he was immediately reprimanded by an elder.
"He Yuan, are you out of your mind? Bringing in a Dungeon from Tidal Town, how could you do such a thing!"
"That's right, as the President of the Adventurer's Guild, you should be very clear about what this means. Are you planning to stab the Dungeon Lords below in the back?"
The 'below' they referred to was not a matter of status, but rather in the Adventurers' perception, the Adventurer World was above, and the Dark World was below.
Hence, 'below'.
Several elders successively reprimanded him.
They accused He Yuan.
They even suggested that his great-grandfather should come to discipline him.
This left He Yuan no opportunity to speak the rest of his words.
Seeing this scene, He Yuan couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
As expected!
He had known such a situation would arise.
However...
He Yuan was not worried, because the conditions offered by Tidal Town were simply too tempting.
He believed.
Even these old-fashioned people, even those families with intricate ties to Dungeon Lords, would agree to this 'introduction' proposal when faced with these conditions.
He Yuan calmly watched them, and once the voices in the meeting quieted down a bit.
He cleared his throat again.
He glanced at everyone present and calmly said, "I know what you mean. As the President of the Adventurer's Guild, I am more unwilling than any of you to see the interests of our Dungeon Lords below suffer losses."
"Then you still dare to propose such a thing..."
"Yu Lao, here I must correct you!" He Yuan said earnestly, "Introducing a Dungeon from Tidal Town does not equate to harming the interests of our Dungeon Lords. There is actually no connection between the two."
"??"
"He Yuan, do you even hear what you're saying!"
Yu Lao and the others frowned.
They wondered if this kid from the He family had gone mad.
As if seeing the confusion in everyone's eyes.
He Yuan calmly said, "If it were a normal introduction, it would indeed affect our Dungeon Lords.
But...
He said it was Free Entry!"
"??"
A pile of question marks appeared above the heads of everyone below again.
"...Free Entry?"
Hearing this term, everyone didn't react immediately.
After a moment of stunned ing.
Yu Lao said with some disbelief, "You mean... the Dungeon in Tidal Town is free for us to use?"
"Exactly!"
"How is that possible, He family kid? You're probably being played with words, aren't you? How could there be such a good thing?"
The others also didn't believe it, "Is the Dungeon Lord of Tidal Town some kind of great philanthropist? In my opinion... he must be using the guise of Free Entry to first enter our Feichi Town, and after establishing a foothold, he will change from Free Entry to charging a fee, taking the opportunity to earn soul crystals from our Feichi Town Adventurers."
"That's right, in my opinion, this is just that Dungeon Lord trying to trick you. There's no such thing as Free Entry; they are all wolves in sheep's clothing. As soon as they establish a foothold, they'll immediately start charging. This kind of thing is not uncommon."
"He family kid, you are still too young. You can't rashly trust someone based on a single promise, unless he is willing to make a contract on the system."
The old men were still very wary and were not swayed by a simple 'Free Entry'.
They knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch in this world, and no such thing as a Free Entry Dungeon.
For the Dungeon Lord to pull such a stunt, there must be something he needs behind it, and certainly interests he desires.
Free Entry first, then charging later.
This kind of behavior had been seen in the past and was not a rare tactic.
However.
He Yuan's next sentence completely stunned them.
"The other party said they promise permanent Free Entry. This promise will be written into the 'Introduction Terms'. If they charge a fee later, the system will clear their Dungeon and impose severe penalties."
Upon hearing this.
Yu Lao and the others were stunned for a long time.
It seemed they hadn't expected the Dungeon Lord of Tidal Town to actually write permanent Free Entry into the system's terms.
Promising permanent Free Entry?
What is he after...
Could there really be such a great philanthropist in this world, who just loves to give benefits to Adventurers?
Wait...
Yu Lao suddenly realized something and frowned, saying, "He family kid, did you just say he promised permanent 'Free Entry'?"
"Yes, Yu Lao."
He Yuan's attitude towards this old man was very respectful because his family and He Yuan's family were under the same Dungeon Lord.
They would also be the kind who would see each other often in the future.
He had to be respectful...
Hearing He Yuan's response, Yu Lao showed an expression of 'I knew it', and sneered, "So that's it. So this Dungeon Lord was waiting here."
Others quickly asked, "What do you mean, Yu Lao?"
Yu Lao snorted, "Haven't you realized yet? The other party emphasized Free Entry, but didn't say that it's also free once you're inside. It seems the other party is very confident in his Dungeon, believing that Adventurers, once inside his Dungeon, will be attracted by its content and spontaneously consume their attempts, purchasing products within his Dungeon."
The matter of paid items was not something many people did.
But that doesn't mean no one did it.
Nor does it mean that only virtual currencies like happy coins can be used to purchase items; attempts can also be used.
Zhao Hailiang did just that, bundling items into a single package, priced at one attempt, and selling them to Adventurers.
But paid items have a prerequisite: first, the quality of the Dungeon must be guaranteed to make Adventurers want to spend, and second, the content of the Dungeon must be long enough for Adventurers to feel that they will experience more joy after paying.
However, in general...
Paid items were just an extra, still existing on the premise of an entry fee.
Because Adventurers willing to purchase paid items were always few, it could only exist as a means for Dungeon Lords to earn extra income.
Yu Lao, having lived so long, had never heard of a Dungeon Lord like the one in Tidal Town, who directly used 'paid items' as the primary means of making money.
What soul crystals could this earn?
Did this Dungeon Lord not know what a freeloader was?
For Adventurers, every attempt was precious; they were important resources used to exchange for food.
Using them to exchange for 'paid items' was a joke...
