"Hello! Hey? Is there no way to use emojis in this game?"
One of the goblins, who had big eyes and a tall nose but could not change how ugly she was, said this in a hoarse female voice. Obviously, this goblin was a woman.
"Of course not. This game is a virtual reality. It relies entirely on some kind of neural capture system. It is completely divorced from the traditional mouse and keyboard game. Look at my tongue, it's a little bit, it's so flexible. Can other games do this?" Right there Next to the female goblin, another male goblin said this while moving his tongue.
"Then what are we going to do now? Doesn't this game have a novice tutorial?"
And the goblin said so.
"That's right. Are there no tasks to do? Free exploration?"
"Is that the Lord of the City? Demon Lord Sherlock? Wow, this NC model is so handsome!"
"By the way, can we players choose the profession of Demon Lord?"
"It's just the first test now, and there is only one profession: Goblin. The official website says that more professions will be available after the game is perfected!"
"Will there be an opening animation later?"
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The core hall of the dungeon in front of us has become a chat hall for these hundreds of players from another world. During the chat, they will also give themselves various names, some are very strange, and some are not bad. Serious, and then conspicuous green names appeared on their foreheads one after another. Some people would conduct simple exchanges, while most people began to wander around the dungeon, touching here and there, but in the dungeon The entrance and exit have been closed by Sherlock. They are now concentrated in the core hall of the dungeon. The place is not very big to begin with, and there is no place to go even if they wander around.
"Quiet! You servants from another world! I am your noble demon lord Shylock. From today on, you will become the people of the underground city and the eternal kingdom. Your mission is to build the eternal kingdom into the most powerful kingdom in history. Great dungeon! Now, go get your quest and start building the dungeon!"
After Sherlock finished speaking, the command core "Blue" issued previously planned tasks to the players in these other worlds.
The connection between the dungeon master and the dungeon servants is all done through the dungeon core. Sherlock can remotely issue tasks to these servants through the core, but according to "Bru", he can directly order these goblins. They may not be easy to use, so it is best to command them through paid tasks, and most of the so-called rewards are naturally metal currencies such as copper coins, silver coins, and gold coins.
When Sherlock ordered "Blue" to issue the task, a frame similar to the task bar appeared in front of these players, and then a prompt to receive the task appeared.
"Mining a hundred diamonds? My novice guide task is to mine!"
"I am also on this mission! The reward is ten copper coins!"
"Where is the diamond?"
"I'm carrying a hundred diamonds to the blacksmith shop. Why am I carrying bricks? I also want to mine!"
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Goblins who have received the mining task can naturally obtain the only twenty mining pickaxes in the dungeon, while most of the other goblins have received the task of transporting ore, which will be smelted into usable Metals can be crafted into new mining picks, or other iron tools, and of course the most important ones are shields, armors and weapons!
How could an underground city lack armed strength
Because the Eternal Kingdom Dungeon has been abandoned for many years and has never been developed, it is surrounded by dangerous and unknown areas. Various underground creatures are wandering around, some of which even Sherlock finds a little tricky, especially Warcraft.
Of course, the number of Warcraft is extremely rare, and its strength is much stronger than ordinary beasts, such as crypt spiders, killer vines, dire wolves, and the like. If during the process of expanding the dungeon, these monsters will continue to dig through Breaking into the dungeon through an open passage or an open dungeon entrance will still make Sherlock feel troubled, so it is quite necessary to arm his servants to give the dungeon a certain degree of self-defense. thing.
What's more, these monsters can be used as food for goblins. Sherlock can't go to the market to buy food for these goblins at any time. You must know that a teleportation scroll will be consumed when going to the market. , the teleportation scroll is a very expensive magic item.
These goblins from another world behave and speak very strangely. They give themselves names, repeatedly check their ugly bodies and appearances, and have strong curiosity and extraordinary sociability. , and he is also very courageous. Sherlock has seen many goblins running over to say hello to him, kneeling down to salute and even telling him jokes!
You must know that low-level creatures like Goblins will naturally feel fear when they see a demon with a rank like Sherlock. However, these Goblins from another world are not afraid, not only They are simply not afraid of Sherlock, they are more like, not afraid of death!
Sherlock became even more certain about this when he saw a goblin trying to put his hand into the furnace lit by blacksmith Simba and then being thrown out of the forge by blacksmith Simba.
Sherlock will naturally not respond to the weird behaviors of these goblins. Although they behave weirdly, they are still very efficient at work and have extremely strong mobility!
Even if they were not paid this month's salary or given any food, they still started digging and moving enthusiastically after receiving the task, without any signs of enthusiasm diminishing or wanting to be lazy.
After completing the task, they would come to Sherlock immediately to receive the rewards, copper coins, and then count the coins one by one and put them carefully into their pockets, as if they were some great treasures.
Goblins who have completed the excavation task will also consciously send the mining pickaxe to Sherlock. Then other goblins will receive the excavation task, come to Sherlock to collect the mining pickaxe, and then run away. Going to mine.
It's not that Sherlock has never been to other dungeons, and it's impossible for the goblins in other dungeons to have such work efficiency and enthusiasm. Even if wages are paid on time and generous food is provided, they may still be there. When there is laziness or sabotage at work, there will usually be an orc holding a whip as a supervisor.
If you don't provide wages or food, the goblins will run away directly.
Although these goblins from another world behave strangely and love useless metal currencies, after seeing their work efficiency and enthusiasm, Sherlock has nothing to be dissatisfied about. They save magic stones, are capable, and can even cook their own food. Goblins bought with money have some other flaws that are within the acceptable range.
"My respected Lord Sherlock, now that our first beta test has successfully started, I think it is necessary to improve our game content and official website information! For example, game maps, monster illustrations, new open areas, etc."
When Sherlock was closely watching the busy work of these goblins from another world, temporarily acting as a supervisor, the core "Blue" said to him.
To be honest, Sherlock didn't quite understand. Game maps, monster guides, new open areas, etc., Sherlock could understand them individually, but when put together, what did they mean
Blue obviously understood Sherlock's confusion, and then explained: "As you can see, these Goblins from another world are very different. You can understand that they regard this world as their own." It is a place for games. Mining and transportation are hard work for the Goblins in this world, but for the Goblins in another world, that is, these players, mining and transportation are a way to entertain the game. , they have started a new life and a new journey in this world, so they have always maintained such high enthusiasm and efficiency, and will continue to do so in the future, and what they need is not wages or food, What’s needed is more ways to play!”
"In other words, I need to open up more places for these goblins to use as playgrounds? Like other dungeons, build entertainment venues for them to play in mud, wrestle, and watch performances?"
Sherlock thought for a moment, and there was nothing wrong with this. After all, other dungeon masters would usually do this in order to keep their subordinates in a happy mood. However, Sherlock was a bit embarrassed because he was currently short of magic stones and could not afford to hire them. Performance teams, wrestlers, let them play in the mud.
"That's pretty much what it means. It's just that for these players, compared to playing in mud, watching wrestling, and watching performances, they prefer another peaceful way of entertainment, adventure!"
Core "Blue" quickly explained what these players' favorite entertainment means.
To put it simply, these players do not like to stay in dungeons all the time. They prefer to go out to explore unknown worlds and fight cruel beasts. The more cruel and bloody the battle, the more pleasure they feel. Even death can't stop them from pursuing excitement. They especially like to open up wasteland. If they encounter a strong opponent, they will even gather dozens or hundreds of people to challenge together. No matter how big the sacrifice is, they will not hesitate. The only thing they want is It is to kill this powerful opponent. Of course, after defeating a strong enemy, usually give them generous rewards, which can be gold coins, or preferably equipment.
This is not difficult to do. The bones and fur of beasts in the underground world can be made into some equipment. The more powerful the beast, the more powerful the equipment it can make. If it is a Warcraft, it can even make equipment with its own magic power. They can be sold at very high prices in the market.
Of course, these equipments are all rubbish in Sherlock's eyes. Demons with ranks have always relied on their own strength. Magic props are just auxiliary work. Armor and weapons are completely useless to demons like Sherlock. It's just redundant.
After "Blue"'s explanation, Sherlock understood that he wanted to open up a new area for himself. It would be best to have a stable source of monsters, trophies and treasures in that area. If there could be a maze or powerful beasts as a OSS or something like that would be even better. This area is for players from other worlds to have adventures as entertainment.
For this purpose, you have to make a map, make relevant monster illustrations, prepare enough loot, etc. Although it is troublesome, it is not difficult for Sherlock. It just so happens that Sherlock also plans to go out and familiarize himself with the surrounding environment. As for the monsters in the underground world, they are also a development resource for Sherlock. Sooner or later, he will have his servants kill those monsters and bring back their corpses. If you think about it this way, you can save money. A large sum of magic stones can provide an entertainment venue for these goblins.
As long as you can save magic stones, it's a good deal!
Sherlock listened to "Blue"'s suggestion and handed over the task of distributing task rewards to "Blue". Then he went out for a walk in the dungeon and quickly selected a suitable playground - the Spider Cave!
If there is any underground monster that can serve as a stable source of monsters, it is definitely underground spiders. These spiders reproduce quickly and are in large numbers. They are densely packed almost all over the underground world. As long as there is a spider queen laying eggs, they will be destroyed in the blink of an eye. I will give you dozens or even hundreds of them to show you. Not only that, they also like to dig holes. The entire nest is like an underground maze. Even Sherlock is not willing to walk around the spider lair.
There are also many other underground creatures in the lair, such as killer vines, underground worms, low-IQ kobolds, etc.
These creatures are not very strong, but they are quite enough to bring challenges to players from other worlds.
After Sherlock selected the new area that would be opened to players from another world, he planned to return to the dungeon. Just as he was about to leave, he heard the core of the dungeon "Blue" speaking to him:
"Lord Sherlock, a player is dead."