The current cost to add a new Dungeon is within 3,000 soul crystals.
The commission for creating new plants just cost 10,000 soul crystals, leaving enough soul crystals to add 2 Dungeons.
Moreover, Stardew Valley's daily income can now add approximately one new Dungeon.
It's even possible to add a new Dungeon every day.
While it's possible, it shouldn't be done that way.
Too many Dungeons would place a greater burden on his mental energy; he still needs to exercise restraint, with 10 Dungeons being just right.
"I'll add 2 Dungeons today, and then one each day after that!"
After Lü Xuan made his decision, he began to act.
Using templates is very easy; a Stardew Valley Dungeon can be created quickly.
As long as there are enough materials, it only takes about ten minutes to build.
It's simply like assembling models.
Even faster, because there's no need for manual work; it only requires mental energy to simulate it.
Easy and convenient.
However, there's a problem with newly created Dungeons: there aren't enough Wanderers to place in them.
The two Dungeons already in operation have all their Wanderers serving as residents, so the new Dungeons will have no residents.
Substitutes need to be found.
Fortunately, he had already prepared for this!
Normally, one would hire a group of ordinary humans to work in their Dungeon, like the Wanderers, but Wanderers are free and now belong to his territory, while hiring would cost money.
And it would cost a lot of money; each Dungeon needs at least 20 residents, filling the 8 Dungeons he plans to create would require at least 160 people.
This is not a small sum; even for ordinary humans, the daily hiring price for 160 people would be 800 soul crystals, and considering day and night shifts, the price would double.
His Stardew Valley Dungeon's entrance fee for Adventurers is only 3 soul crystals per hour, which doesn't even cover the hiring cost of one human; it's still too much of a loss.
Currently, the Stardew Valley Dungeon is still Black Iron-Level, and the entrance fee cannot be raised yet; it needs to reach Bronze-Level to increase the entrance fee.
To upgrade to Bronze-Level, he needs to use the plants he prepared. By placing Bronze-Level plants in Stardew Valley, and with Stardew Valley possessing Bronze-Level items, the Dungeon will be able to advance to Bronze-Level.
Generally, a Lord must first advance to Bronze-Level himself, then purchase a batch of Bronze-Level materials, and then create a Bronze-Level Underground City.
Old Dungeons would then be abandoned or dismantled, because upgrading a Dungeon from a low to a high level is very expensive; it's better to just build a new one.
But Lü Xuan would not do that; he intends to upgrade Stardew Valley. Black Iron-Level is not the starting point for Stardew Valley; Stardew Valley has the potential to become a King-Level Dungeon.
Currently, it's only limited by his abilities, so it can only reach this level.
To upgrade a Dungeon's level, one must first enhance the level of items within the Dungeon. Although Stardew Valley's crops have a chance to produce Bronze-Level items, such as the Bronze-Level parsnip that Ye Yuan fortunately obtained earlier.
However, this does not mean Stardew Valley is a Bronze-Level Dungeon; it's only because the parsnip was grown, and the parsnip seeds, which are the true material belonging to Stardew Valley, are Black Iron-Level...
It's like placing a Black Iron-Level chicken in a Dungeon, but it lays a Bronze-Level egg; can that Dungeon be said to be Bronze-Level?
Alright, back to the alternative for Stardew Valley residents—that is, using puppets!
Puppets are a good thing he discovered; they have human forms.
A Black Iron-Level puppet costs 10 soul crystals; 160 puppets cost 1600 soul crystals, but they are permanent! They can be used for 3 years!
And their appearance can be customized for just a little extra money.
They are simply perfect tools!
It seems like a good deal no matter how you look at it!
As long as the Wanderers' activity patterns from these days are input into these puppets, the puppets will operate on their own and will be perfect Stardew Valley residents.
Moreover, they can smoothly introduce Stardew Valley's affection and marriage mechanisms.
Wanderers might be very resistant to marrying Adventurers, even if it's just acting, but puppets can do it because they are just puppets, acting according to the commands they are given.
"Alright, two Dungeons have been completed and can now be put into use."
Lü Xuan input the Wanderers' activity records in Stardew Valley into the purchased puppets, placing them according to their respective identities in the brand new Stardew Valley 03 and Stardew Valley 04.
He set up the teleportation arrays to open at 9 AM on the new day.
His work for today was finished, and then he would continue to absorb emotional crystals to improve his strength.
This is the fundamental source of his growth!
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The next day, before dawn.
The area in front of the 23rd Dungeon was already bustling with people, or rather, these people had never left and had been waiting there.
And on the street, many Adventurers were continuously rushing towards this direction.
They were all running, afraid of falling behind others.
"Great news, Stardew Valley Dungeon has added two more!"
These people heard someone shouting this news from afar; the voice was very loud, practically exploding in everyone's ears.
"What? Stardew Valley Dungeon actually added two more?"
"My goodness, doesn't that mean... Stardew Valley Dungeon suddenly has four!"
"Holy crap, is that true or false!"
Immediately, everyone present erupted into excitement.
The running Adventurers also froze, then became ecstatic.
"Damn it, I've been guarding this Dungeon every day, sending money to it, constantly leaving messages for the Lord, and now it has finally increased!! Everyone should thank me!"
"I also left a message! I also contributed!"
"What does that have to do with you? Isn't it because our Lord is awesome? Shout with me, Lord is awesome!"
"Lord is awesome!!!"
"..."
For a moment, all the Adventurers shouted in unison about how awesome the Lord was, and the atmosphere was very lively.
Two more Dungeons meant that everyone's chances of entering increased, which was a huge blessing.
"Hurry in! Go grab a spot!"
"Let's go, let's go, I haven't harvested the crops I planted last time, I'm going to harvest vegetables!"
"Let's go, let's go."
Amidst a chorus of shouts, the Adventurers rushed into the Dungeon entrance as if injected with a stimulant.
At this time, an uninvited guest arrived in the Fourth Block.
It was a man in a gray cloak and a woman in a red cloak.
These two walked to the location of the 23rd Dungeon, looking around.
At this moment, the woman spoke, her voice very gentle, like that of a mature woman.
"How backward!"
"It's newly established, after all, and hasn't developed yet."
The man replied with a light smile.
"You said the Dungeon our daughter fancied and wanted to contract is here?"
The woman continued to ask.
"That's right."
The man nodded.
"Tell me, what kind of Dungeon could make my uncoordinated daughter like it so much?"
The woman asked curiously.
The man shook his head.
"I also came to seek the truth, whether it's truly good, or if our daughter was deceived, I need to investigate thoroughly."
"Indeed."