Chapter 1 The altar is coming to Gong Qiying
Dungeon, a very magical existence.
There are traps and monsters everywhere, so it should be a place that normal people would not set foot in.
But the [Treasure Chest] in it can reveal all kinds of surprising things, such as lost ancient magic, armor of legendary heroes, swords that can cut through iron like mud, and even a sealed vampire girl!
As a result, adventurers all over the world are crazy about dungeons.
The deepest part of the Sen Dungeon, the hidden room of the city lord.
Gong Qiying sat on the dusty altar, looking at his dry and wrinkled body and fell into deep thought.
How should I put it? An hour ago, he was working overtime in a game company. The colleague in charge of map design resigned. He knew nothing about map design, and was rushed by his leader to clean up the mess left by his colleague. As a result, he took a nap at noon, and when he woke up, he had traveled to another world.
He became the lord of the Senn dungeon - Godwin the "Zombie".
And he is facing a desperate situation with less than a month to live.
Not long after, Gong Qiying, who had completely accepted Godwin's memory, understood why the city lord had a short lifespan.
Because this guy's dungeon is too easy!
Other people's dungeons: endless monsters, insidious traps, powerful elite monsters, and treasure chests containing excrement.
Godwin's Dungeon: scattered weak monsters, traps that are so obvious that even a fool can see through them, a straight road to the final BOSS room, elite monsters that are purely for display, and treasures of good quality.
The result of combining the above conditions is.
His dungeon has become an amusement park for new adventurers. Even newbies who know nothing can clear the dungeon in one life, which gives them a great sense of accomplishment! There is an endless stream of people!
However, this is not a good thing.
Many researchers are puzzled about one thing: how do monsters and treasures appear in the dungeon? Even if you kill the monsters and take the treasures, they will appear again the next time you enter.
This involves the operating logic of the dungeon.
Simply put, the monsters, treasures, etc. in the dungeon are all created out of thin air by the city lord using his mental power, so they are refreshed.
The source of spiritual power is human beings.
People's joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, every move will emit spiritual power, and the dungeon will automatically absorb them to maintain daily consumption.
But this is far from enough!
When an adventurer dies in a dungeon, his mental power will explode dozens of times. The stronger he is, the more mental power he will explode!
Only by absorbing a large amount of spiritual power from the dead adventurers can the dungeon function normally.
And no one can die in the Sion dungeon.
"Is this Godwin an idiot?"
Using the city lord's authority, Gong Qiying saw a miniature model of the Senn dungeon in front of him. He was speechless after just a quick glance at it.
The level of Godwin's dungeon design cannot be said to be ordinary, it can only be said to be catastrophic.
Adventurers come in from the entrance, and can reach the boss room by walking to the end of the road. There are many forked roads, but they contain good treasures. The monsters wandering in the maze are all valuable, such as slimes, minotaurs, and ghosts. Because of the special ground veins, there are special minerals after walking a few steps.
Gong Qiying sighed repeatedly, saying that the person who designed this map was simply here to help alleviate poverty, and this was a whole treasure trove.
"No, it must be drastically changed!"
He is also a layman in map design, but fortunately he has one advantage, that is, he has played enough games.
My favorite is the map with many connections, interlocking traps, sinister and vicious monsters, and the famous SAN-
Dark Souls series!
He rubbed the city lord's ring on his left index finger, and a series of information suddenly appeared in front of him.
[Sean Dungeon, remaining mental power: 1806, daily mental power required: 78]
[Available buildings: abandoned village, poisonous swamp, ancient building complex, underground mine, invisible bridge]
[Available monsters: Skeletons, Minotaur, Slime, Rotten Wild Dogs, Blood Mosquitoes, Ghosts, Goblin Groups, Low-level Snakemen, Crazy Zombies]
【Dungeon Micro Model】
"First, change the dungeon into three floors, upper, middle and lower. The area will be greatly reduced. The redundant buildings will be recycled into spiritual power. There must be elite gatekeepers at the connection points between each floor. The spiritual power I have is not enough to crush powerful monsters, so I will choose a large quantity that can satisfy your needs!"
After careful consideration, Gong Qiying chose to deploy thirteen rotten wild dogs with high mobility, strong desire to attack, and poisonous teeth at the first connection point.
And only three of them were in the open, while the other ten were hiding in hidden places.
"Hehe, let the three rotten wild dogs in the open face the adventurers with their backs. They thought they could launch a sneak attack, but in the end they were the ones who got caught in the crossfire."
Gong Qiying smiled as if he had mastered the plan.
The second connection point has two elite Tauren, one of which is hidden on the ceiling. When its companion is reduced to half health, it will smash into the battlefield with an AOE and enter a frenzy state, giving priority to locking onto the enemy's magic profession.
The types of monsters roaming in the dungeon will naturally be greatly changed, with the addition of goblins that act in groups. Each goblin group must have a shaman who is responsible for providing buffs.
Delete the wild Tauren and replace them with cheap Skeleton Monsters, which are disguised as corpses scattered on the ground. When adventurers pass by, they will stand up and attack. When the Skeleton Monster is beaten to low health, it will automatically fall apart, pretending to be dead, and can be resurrected with full health in just a few minutes.
The ghost is replaced by blood mosquitoes. Swarms of blood mosquitoes will inflict anemia DEBUFF on the enemy, block the line of sight, and disrupt the battle. The only disadvantage is that they are weak to fire.
After all the trouble, the mental energy required to create monsters actually decreased.
Gong Qiying observed the miniature model and felt that something was not right. After thinking about it carefully, he found the reason.
“The map design is not sinister at all!”
So he changed a must-pass area on the upper level into a poisonous swamp. The cesspool is a must-see part of soul-like games.
The original appearance of the Senn Dungeon was a high-density ancient building complex that looked spectacular and could be explored freely.
But under Gong Qiying's operation, the map area was greatly reduced, and it was changed to a mode with one correct road as the main one and forks that could lead back to the correct road as the auxiliary one. In addition, there were wrong dead ends, and the freedom of exploration was reduced. The environment became dark and full of gloom.
The ancient buildings have disappeared, replaced by the upper level consisting mainly of abandoned villages and poison pools, the middle level consisting mainly of scattered ancient buildings and forests, and the lower level consisting mainly of underground mines.
The choice of these scenes and buildings has no inherent meaning; he simply picked them randomly from the available buildings.
There are also things like adding a large number of detours on the road that must be taken, hiding monsters behind the detours to launch sneak attacks, turning treasure chests into treasure chest monsters or teleportation traps, etc.
Gong Qiying couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth; he found happiness.
Traps are also a part that must be appreciated, but he discovered a problem.
"I don't have enough mental strength,"
Even if he continued to reduce costs and increase efficiency, shrink the map area, delete monster types, and cut back on treasure chest rewards, he only had enough mental strength left to survive for another seven or eight days.
[Remaining mental power: 631, daily mental power required: 77]
After seven days, his mental strength will be exhausted, and as the city lord who is bound to the soul of the dungeon, he will disappear into thin air, and the dungeon will lose its vitality.
"It only takes the mental energy of two or three people to keep it running for a day. I'm really energy-efficient."
Gong Qiying sighed and had to give up the trap temporarily.
As for why, under such frugal circumstances, the mental energy required for daily operations is only slightly less than before?
Because he is a bunch of weirdos~
Not only did he pile up monsters, he also placed some rewards that can only be obtained in the game.
Things like ordinary weapons with combat skills, decoy skulls, mosses of various colors, forging stones, etc., are all distinctive, cheap and large in quantity, and do not require much mental power.
According to Godwin's memory, the props he placed did not exist in this world, and perhaps they could become an attractive place.
When you have enough mental energy in the future, you can offer more advanced rewards to attract more people.
After all, it’s not a good idea to simply copy the difficulty of Soul Travel. If it’s too difficult, no one will come. There must be sufficiently attractive rewards.
“Dongdong.”
The dull bell rang, which meant that the Sen Dungeon had ushered in a new day and it was time to open.
Countless newcomers who are full of longing for the adventurer profession come here to practice, cross the danger-free maps, defeat weak monsters, obtain valuable treasures, and find confidence.
However, what awaits them ahead is
Malice from another world!
There is death ahead, so turn back.
[Preview reminder: There are rewards in the dungeon! There are rewards! There are rewards! Don't tell me that I have forgotten the profit-seeking nature of humans and that no one will come if there are no rewards! I will give out the chain take, small sickle, and swift slash as rewards! ]
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(End of this chapter)
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