Chapter 229: Fame Spreads Far and Wide
Constantly recruiting talent, enlisting professionals, gathering refugees and migrants, and teleporting them to Bay Territory had already become the talk of Blood Moon City .
But recently, the "earning thousands of gold a day" stories from the Swamp Ruins
had firmly etched Bay Territory into everyone's memory.
Every day, adventurers traveling between Blood Moon City and Murloc Castle
brought back stories of a few lucky souls striking it rich.
"The underground ruins are vast..."
"The Sky-Splitting Lizards are extremely dangerous..."
"Bay Territory soldiers are very wealthy..."
"Everyone's making a lot of money..."
Even though only mid-tier adventurers could participate in this lucrative venture,
it was still a hot topic for everyone.
Of course, along with the tales of the Swamp Ruins, the extremely popular "Ruins Adventure Kits" were spreading as well.
The 5-gold-piece Ruins Adventure Kits, tested by the adventurers exploring the Swamp Ruins, were quickly snapped up by nearly every adventurer in Blood Moon City .
In similarly dark underground environments,
where many monsters excelled at ambushes,
it wasn't just the Swamp Ruins where the mini detection rods and light arrows were useful.
Almost any of the more dangerous ruins near Blood Moon City could benefit from these affordable and effective tools.
Normally, adventurers would spend dozens or even hundreds of gold coins on detection scrolls or tools.
But now, they could enjoy the same benefits for just a few gold coins!
Even though many of the items were consumables, it greatly eased everyone's burden.
Saving money was like earning money!
Besides adventurers, the happiest people were undoubtedly the brothers Hao Dazhuang and Hao Dapeng, who couldn't stop grinning.
They had been tasked with selling Bay Territory's products.
For every Ruins Adventure Kit they sold, they earned one silver coin in commission.
Selling 500 kits a day, they quickly sold out.
Each brother earned 250 silver coins, laughing with joy.
The lord of Blood Moon City emerged from her laboratory
and immediately noticed the "buzz" in the Mage Tower.
Stuffing food into her mouth, she happily glanced over the revenue reports, ecstatically shouting:
"Hahaha, I knew someone would appreciate my talent!"
"1,500 gold a day, that's 30,000 in 10 days, 300,000 in a month! I'm rich!"
Unable to help but rub her temples, 343, already used to the lord's antics, efficiently issued instructions:
"As per Bay Territory's request, they can now produce and assemble 1,500 Ruins Adventure Kits a day."
"I will allocate an additional 1% of energy to build two more spell core production lines."
"Also, you need to produce the core of an Elemental Furnace within 10 days."
"Otherwise, we'll miss out on 180,000 gold coins and 20 high-quality space crystals."
When 343 started talking, the lord didn't take it seriously, nodding absentmindedly as she gorged herself.
But as soon as "180,000 gold coins" and "high-quality space crystals" registered, she snapped to attention.
Grabbing a large pork knuckle and stuffing it in her mouth, she disappeared, leaving behind one fleeting sentence:
"I'll get it done in 8 days..."
Outside Blood Moon City ,
in the Carlisle family's castle,
Viscount Larry toyed with a dark space crystal, staring down a nervous Hawk and Brown as he asked:
"How large is the underground ruin? How many Sky-Splitting Lizards are there? And how plentiful are the space crystals?"
Without hesitation, Brown, who had explored the ruins, responded:
"The ruins are as large as a major city, and so far, we've only explored less than a single street."
"There are thousands of Sky-Splitting Lizards just in the area we scouted."
"Most move in packs, so adventurers tend to hunt isolated ones..."
"On average, we find one space crystal for every 100 Sky-Splitting Lizards."
"Right now, Murloc Camp produces about 10 crystals per day, with Bay Territory purchasing 8 of them..."
Upon hearing this, the Carlisle family members stirred uneasily.
A quick calculation revealed that although the ruins were still in the early stages of exploration, total daily income had reached about 15,000 gold.
Yet the Carlisle family was only getting around 2,000 gold, which understandably left them displeased.
With such astonishing profits, who wouldn't be envious?
But before anyone could speak, Viscount Larry smiled and nodded:
"You've done very well. Keep it up. Once we've cleared a sufficient number of Sky-Splitting Lizards, we'll begin developing the ruins..."
Seeing others about to grow restless, the Viscount coldly swept his gaze over them.
Instantly, their faces paled, and they lowered their heads, saying nothing.
"If anyone has objections, you're welcome to join an expedition team, explore the depths of the ruins, or hunt more Sky-Splitting Lizards!"
"In three months, the empire's conscription will begin. You'd better behave."
The mention of imperial conscription didn't seem to faze most of the Carlisle family.
But Brown and Hawk exchanged a knowing look, realizing there was more to Viscount Larry's words.
This conscription was going to be different!
As they returned to Murloc Camp, they noticed even more adventurers teleporting in.
The two exchanged glances, dismissing certain thoughts as they suddenly understood.
The Carlisle family's share of the ruin's income had largely gone to the adventurers.
Even the small remaining portion exceeded the 1,000 gold per day guaranteed by their contract.
In the past, the Carlisle family would never have let such profits slip through their fingers.
But times had changed.
Bay Territory's powerful military and seemingly bottomless economic resources, along with their alliance with so many adventurers, made targeting them impossible.
What could they do now?
All they could do was silently hope that the ruins' business would continue to flourish!
With more and more examples of "earning thousands of gold a day,"
even more adventurers from Blood Moon City finally couldn't resist and rushed to the Misty Swamp.
As the Misty Swamp drew more attention,
Bay Territory quietly accumulated strength, accelerating its development.
At first, few people noticed Bay Territory's progress.
They only occasionally saw soldiers patrolling outside the ruins' camp.
Heavy-armored soldiers stationed at the fortress entrance to the ruins.
And the "Guardian" golems, maintaining order and occasionally catching unlucky troublemakers.
Small clues were there.
But once people stopped paying attention to Bay Territory,
they were surprised to realize that the ruins' camp had grown larger, with more adventurers gathering.
And as their income didn't decrease but instead steadily increased, they made a shocking realization.
Bay Territory was effortlessly managing a ruins camp of over 10,000 people!
And those living there were all unruly adventurers!
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