Gamers of the Underworld

Chapter 546 Patrick Star“s Press Release 

“Ka ka!”

The Underground Spider gave a dying shriek before collapsing to the ground, dead.

A Black Armored Orc stood before the Underground Spider. Behind him were four of his companions and a group of Goblins.

All of them had green symbols above their heads.

The Orc who killed the Underground Spider had the word “Arthur” above his head.

Arthur turned his head to look at the excited new gamers and sighed.

The entire Spiders’ Lair was crowded with gamers. There was no place for him to stand.

Due to the Public Beta, all of the Chinese gamers participated in “Dungeon”.

The number of gamers was in the millions. Due to the large number of gamers, many new gamers were unable to create their characters, as Victoria City and Eternal Kingdom didn’t have space for them to appear.

Many gamers were waiting at the character design interface. All of the Daily Missions were excavation in the Dungeon, logging trees at Victoria Forest, or expanding new territory.

Whenever a new territory was created, the land before the Dungeon Lord Main Hall would be cleared. The gamers who occupied these areas would be chased out by Lord Sherlock and Queen Victoria or their employees.

To prepare space for the new gamers to appear, there was tight management of space in Victoria City and Eternal Kingdom.

To the veteran gamers, it wasn’t a big problem as long as they could enter the game. Fortunately, the queuing time was quite short.

The Goblins behind Arthur were new blood that joined the Pioneer Alliance. The members of the Guilds increased rapidly after the Public Beta Testing began. The upper limit for the Guilds was capped at 5,000 members, and a famous Guild like Pioneer Alliance had filled up the quota within two hours of the start of the Public Beta. Most of them joined the Pioneer Alliance because of Arthur.

NotWearingPants was the one who reviewed the members who joined the Guild, as Arthur didn’t bother himself with anything involving administration.

“Arthur Bro is awesome. He’s indeed the top rich gamer!”

“Can I be a student of Arthur?”

“Stop dreaming. It’s not that easy to become a student of Arthur Bro.”

BurningChestHair hugged his arms and smiled as he said to the new gamers, “Did you see how the Spiders were defeated? You’ll attack the legs, as that’s the most powerful part of the Spiders.”

“ChestHair, we saw that, but we don’t have monsters to fight…” a new gamer said.

The area around Eternal Kingdom was crowded with new Goblins. Even the Sighing Wilderness and the marshlands of the Marsh Inkspewers were crowded with Goblins. Though the Goblins would die in the dangerous maps of the Sighing Wilderness and the marshlands, the gamers would still venture over there.

This was because there were simply too many gamers. If they didn’t go to the outlying areas, they wouldn’t be able to play the game.

They couldn’t possibly stand in the Dungeon and excavate in a daze. The gamers knew that Daily Missions were very important. However, they had just entered the game, so they wouldn’t be able to work diligently in the Dungeon.

After a few days, when they had no money, equipment, or friends, they would mine ore diligently. In this game, mining ore was the most convenient way to upgrade themselves. It was also the most lucrative activity for common gamers.

How could the gamers survive by wandering around and enjoying the scene?

Arthur didn’t see many Underground Spiders around him. Instead, there were endless green-skinned Goblins and their loud noises. This was even after the Chat System was implemented in the game. Without the Chat System, the Spiders’ Lair would have exploded with the thunderous noises.

“How many new gamers are there? There are too many gamers in the Public Beta. Can the servers support the gamers?” Sylvanas asked begrudgingly as she looked at the crowd. In the previous popular online games, the common complaint was too many gamers. And now, “Dungeon” was facing the same problem.

“I don’t know. I read on the discussion forum that tens of millions of gaming capsules were sold.”

“Tens of millions of gaming capsules? Oh my god. Are there tens of millions of gamers?”

“Perhaps it’s true. I saw screenshots of Victoria Forest on the discussion forum. The forest was crowded with gamers. I feel that the forest isn’t much smaller than a city, and it’s crowded with gamers. The number is frightening.”

“We have a lot of gamers in Eternal Kingdom too. The empty spaces that we excavated were filled with buildings. Many Guilds expanded to the Sighing Wilderness and the marshes of the Marsh Inspewers and started constructing their buildings.”

The gamers were discussing the number of new gamers in the Pioneer Alliance Chat channel.

They were using the newly implemented Chat System, specifically the Guild channel.

Due to the number of gamers, the chat volume was too loud. If they chatted using their voices, not many gamers could hear the conversations.

Nobody had an actual figure of the new gamers. It was just a gossip topic for the gamers. Truthfully, they weren’t really interested in the exact figure.

Arthur was examining the content in the Guild Chat channel. Suddenly, he heard a scream and the sound of a body being pierced.

A gamer was using the Chat Channel and didn’t see the newly spawned Underground Spiders.

His chest was penetrated by the claws of an Underground Spider. A group of Underground Spiders came out, and someone shouted, “It’s time to fight the monsters! It’s time to fight the monsters!”

“Gosh, don’t compete with me. I saw the Spiders first.”

“Bros, please let me have the Spiders. I only need two more Spiders to complete this mission.”

“I’m buying Spider Silk! I’m buying Spider Silk!”

Various shouts filled the Spiders’ Lair.

While the gamers were killing the Spiders, a Lich was deploying rows of Spider Queens in the depths of the excavated caves.

The Lich didn’t have any green symbols above his head. He was an employee of Eternal Kingdom, and his name was Brainiac. He was the once-in-a-thousand-years genius Lich.

Brainiac was carrying out Sherlock’s order to increase the number of Spider Queens in the Spiders’ Lair.

Though Sherlock had deployed a horde of Spider Queens three days before the Public Beta, the Spider Queens couldn’t keep up with the requirements. The newly created Spiders weren’t sufficient for the hunting gamers. As such, the entire Spiders’ Lair was occupied by the gamers. If Sherlock hadn’t sealed off the Spider Queens’ Lair, the gamers would have killed the Spider Queens that Sherlock had spent a fortune purchasing.

Sherlock was forced to purchase another horde of Spider Queens, and Brainiac was in charge of deploying them while Sherlock expanded the Spiders’ Lair.

A Spider Queen was a very territorial creature. In a large Spiders’ Lair, there could at most be three Spider Queens. Normally, there was only a single Spider Queen in a Spiders’ Lair. However, this Spiders’ Lair was crammed with hundreds of Spider Queens. If not for the more frightening threats outside, the Spider Queens would have killed each other.

But they weren’t going to kill each other. Instead, they were on the verge of signing an alliance.

Brainiac had done some research on the Spider Queens, but it wasn’t a detailed study. It seemed that he had opportunities to do more research, especially when the Spider Queens were forced to live in a group. This kind of social behavior had never been studied before.

Brainiac could only do his research after his work was completed. However, this didn’t stop him from recording information in his journal.

He took out his journal and started writing furiously. His journal was already filled with a lot of research observations that were about the gamers of Eternal Kingdom and Lord Sherlock.

Brainiac had been recording his research observations during his stay in Eternal Kingdom.

If the content of the journal were to be publicized, Brainiac believed that it would create a great sensation, as the information he discovered was revolutionary.

However, it wasn’t possible since Brainiac had signed a non-disclosure agreement with Lord Sherlock. He could never divulge the information, and he had no intention to do so.

When he recalled the day he came to Eternal Kingdom, it felt like it occurred yesterday. A year had passed with him working for Lord Sherlock.

A year later, he wouldn’t be bound by the contract to stay in Eternal Kingdom. Then he could do what he wanted, like researching the materials in his journal.

It wasn’t a problem for him to conduct experiments on the gamers. He discovered that if he gave them some benefits, he could conduct experiments or even kill them without any problems.

Brainiac didn’t have to stay in Eternal Kingdom. Previously, it was for research. But once the contract expired, he had no reason to stay.

He had to work 24 hours a day without a salary and holidays. Sometimes, he had to fork over his money to pay for the materials used in Eternal Kingdom.

He was being harassed by the gamers daily. Though he was emotionless, it didn’t mean he wasn’t bothered by all of it.

Subjected to such treatment, other creatures would have left the Dungeon long ago.

Especially for Brainiac, as he received a letter from his teacher.

Professor Bacon had become the principal of Specter College, so he needed to handle a lot of work and could use a capable assistant. Brainiac was his best choice.

Should Brainiac agree to his teacher’s request to return to Specter College? He had made such a plan a year ago. He could only do his research peacefully in the college.

However, he felt empty when he thought about leaving Eternal Kingdom.

Brainiac shook his head to dismiss his wild thoughts before continuing with his work. He threw an unconscious Spider Queen into the Spiders’ Lair.

He had to create another Spiders’ Lair.

…

Patrick Star was very busy. He spent a lot of time in Eternal Kingdom to conduct interviews. To build a cordial relationship with Lord Sherlock, he became very poor. This didn’t diminish his happiness and enthusiasm, though. Recently, Eternal Kingdom had a lot of sensational news.

[An Orc had his limbs chopped off, so why is he able to laugh happily? Is it a sign of awakening or the collapse of society?]

[Fatality Hospital indicated that they are unable to cure the mental illness of the residents of Eternal Kingdom. The Chief Physician said, “This isn’t a medical problem. We removed their problematic brains, but on the second day, they returned back happily to request treatment… Release me! I’m not mad! Don’t remove my brain!” (Help, someone, come and hold him down! The Chief Physician is mad! Prepare for brain removal surgery to save his life)]

This high-quality news was written by Patrick Star while he was observing Eternal Kingdom. This news was very popular with the Underworld residents. Patrick Star had become the most notable and capable reporter in the Northern Underworld.

Patrick Star wasn’t concerned about fame and money. After his personal awakening, his goal was to report meaningful news.

There was a piece of news about Eternal Kingdom. Countless Goblins entered Eternal Kingdom within a night. Nobody knew how Lord Sherlock recruited the Goblins. It looked as though all the Goblins of the Northern Underworld were employed by him. Patrick Star had checked with the Goblin Union, but there were no records showing that Goblins had been recruited by Lord Sherlock.

Patrick Star asked about this issue and presented his manuscript fee to Lord Sherlock, who replied, “This is a high-quality question. I can tell you responsibly that my Goblins weren’t hired from the Northern Underworld. They were also not recruited illegally or against their will. You can ask any of the Goblins to see if they are happy. My Dungeon management is legal and moral. Though I’m a superior Devil, don’t view me with hatred. I’m a Devil who follows the rules and regulations.”

That was what Lord Sherlock said.

Patrick Star went to look for the Goblins, who were happy to be interviewed.

“What? Are you asking if we’re illegal workers? Of course, we are…”

Before the Goblin finished his sentence, he fell to the ground and emitted even breathing sounds.

When the other Goblins saw the situation, they said earnestly to Patrick Star, “Illegal workers? Are you kidding? How can we be illegal workers? We’re not illegal workers. We came to Eternal Kingdom legally. Don’t listen to the rumors and try to create sensational news. If I, Jier Bangying, am to die, I would die in my beloved Eternal Kingdom!”

Patrick Star would definitely report what he heard. He decided to write with this title:

[Hundreds of Goblins are working happily. What kind of benefits are they receiving in order to have such enthusiasm? Let us explore the incredible Eternal Kingdom.]

Patrick Star knew that his title would create curiosity in the readers. Times were hard, and it wasn’t easy to find a job with good benefits. If Eternal Kingdom was offering good benefits, the readers would be curious about how to work in Eternal Kingdom.

When Patrick Star was about to return and work on his news report, an Orc walked out from a crowd and shouted to him, “You! Can you come over? My boss is looking for you!”