Chapter 309: The Armory
Misty Swamp.
Ruins Camp.
The ruins camp, now expanded twice, looked more like a city compared to the nearby Murloc Castle.
Over 8,000 mid- to high-level adventurers had gathered here.
They entered the underground ruins through the narrow entrance to hunt the dangerous Sky-Splitting Lizards.
Initially, the task was extremely dangerous.
The Sky-Splitting Lizards, both individually powerful and pack hunters, could easily ambush and kill adventuring parties led by high-level professionals.
So far, over a hundred adventurers had been killed in the underground ruins, becoming food for the Sky-Splitting Lizards.
Yet, no adventurers backed down. In fact, more adventurers gathered here by the day.
The reason was simple: the incredible rewards!
From just a few adventurers at first,
To now groups of 40 to 50,
They were earning thousands of gold coins daily from the underground ruins.
What excited the adventurers most was that, due to the nature of the Sky-Splitting Lizards, finding high-quality spatial crystals was completely random.
Every adventurer, even a newcomer, could get lucky on their first day!
This had happened many times before!
And even without such luck, the value of the Sky-Splitting Lizards as mid-level magical creatures was still high.
Especially since Bay Territory was offering generous rewards, making the adventurers even more motivated.
There was no better place than here!
That was the slogan from Bay Territory. At first, people were skeptical, but they soon fully agreed.
Besides the generous rewards, Bay Territory also provided adventurers with the best conditions for their expeditions.
A wide variety of affordable food!
From delicious Eastern dishes to hearty and simple Farcisco cuisine.
From the delicate dishes of the elves to the robust, filling meals of the dwarves.
Every adventurer's taste was catered to.
But food was just the most basic provision.
"See that over there? It's the goddess priestess' healing station."
"For just 50 silver coins per bottle of nutritional potion, you can recover from your injuries without any loss."
"You won't find such great conditions elsewhere—otherwise, you'd have to rely on potions alone..."
"Besides the healing area, the most important place is the adventurer information hall."
"If the hall gets too crowded, you can always head to the tavern next door!"
"Don't underestimate the information here. You can take all your quests from here, and ignore those so-called other quests."
"The information here includes all the reports gathered by adventurers!"
"Yes, every piece of information gathered by adventurers, you can find it here."
"And if you discover new information yourself, the more valuable it is, the bigger your reward!"
"..."
The new adventurers stood stunned, listening to their seniors explain. Each point brought them greater shock.
These adventurers weren't complete novices—only those whose professional levels had reached at least level 5, becoming mid-level, were allowed into the swamp ruins.
Precisely because they had seen a lot, they now understood just how good Bay Territory was.
Even Bloodmoon City, the most popular place for adventurers in the Eastern Province, only gave them a sense that there were endless opportunities and ruins to explore.
To truly make money, they still had to risk their lives, exploring the unknown and mysterious underground ruins.
But here in Bay Territory, even on their first day, they could sense the vast difference between the two places.
"Why didn't we come to Bay Territory sooner?"
Of course, there was a reason for this, and it was usually quite simple: without seeing it for themselves, adventurers wouldn't casually relocate.
Every profitable area and location was developed through their own blood and sweat.
Leaving such places because of some rumors wasn't enough to make them successful mid-level adventurers.
However, once Bay Territory began cooperating with the lord, everything changed.
The Adventurer's Hall couldn't refuse orders from Lord Harley and the lord of Bloodmoon City.
To adventurers, the high-and-mighty Adventurer's Guild obediently followed their commands.
They started helping with the promotion.
Bay Territory was urgently recruiting people:
The swamp ruins, where one could earn over a thousand gold coins daily.
The East Coast, where vast manpower was needed for exploration and adventure.
And the Dark Forest, where rumors said capturing a single troll would reward 50 gold coins.
Numerous adventurers were able to use the Thorn Merchant Guild's teleportation arrays to quickly reach their destinations.
Either they were sent to the swamp ruins camp, or directly to their respective outposts.
With the growing wealth of Bay Territory, they had become one of the largest users of teleportation arrays.
Harley and 343 were overjoyed.
Unlike other nobles, Bay Territory wasn't just about taking.
Sure, they made plenty of money, but they were also eager to spend it.
Since their cooperation with Bay Territory had increased, heaps of gold coins had flowed into Bloodmoon City's coffers.
Although the overly excited lord of Bloodmoon City was already thinking about another big experiment,
The ever-growing wealth had at least calmed things down for a while.
At the very least, they now had enough to pay the long-overdue wages of the city's soldiers.
Before this, they had considered reducing the size of the army more than once...
Representatives from various noble families now sought out Brown and Hawke.
Brown, with a faint smile, looked at the slightly disheveled Schroder and read from the script:
"We've discussed this before. There's no problem if you want to join the ruins' development."
"However, you'll need to dispatch your own elite adventurers and mobilize your adventuring forces."
"At the time, you weren't interested. Now it's too late to join."
Seeing Brown's gentle smile, the other noble representatives felt helpless, and silently cursed their "predecessors."
They had claimed that in less than half a year, the ruins would be fully developed.
And now?
The output was increasing!
It was almost on par with the most valuable ruins in Bloodmoon City.
And it wasn't even as dangerous.
What had been a golden opportunity to intervene was now mostly lost, especially with the lord's involvement.
As they stewed in their frustration, Brown chuckled and continued:
"However, Baron Matthew is willing to give you all a chance!"
A chance?
What kind of chance?
Whatever it was, they were determined to seize it!
After all, it wasn't just the profits from the ruins!
Many nobles also coveted the Adventurer's Space Cabins that the lord was selling!
Schroder, his face pale, gritted his teeth and, after a moment of hesitation, said:
"Whatever the conditions are, if we can do it, we'll agree to them!"
Gently clapping his hands in approval, Brown smiled and said, "It's simple, we need to capture the next armory!"
"It's underground!"