Chapter 292 - 57: Unity is Power

In exchange for the Sleep Elixir, Miss Witch paid a huge price.

She took out her treasured guide to the tenth floor. Then, she declared that this was her Magic Potion Workshop and that while she was sleeping, Duan Fei could use it as he pleased. It wouldn’t even matter if he used up all the materials in the basement darkroom.

After that, she excitedly rushed upstairs with the Spiritual Elixir, locked the door from the inside, and drank it. It wasn’t long before harsh snores echoed from the second floor.

"She’s not very big, but she sure makes a racket," Duan Fei said.

"Exactly. Small is cute," Darts Guest nodded.

"Get lost, you lolicon. Lolis are outdated. Nowadays, you have to ask an AI if you want to see loli art!"

"Duan Someone, don’t you know not to hit a man where it hurts!"

Opening the Witch’s notes, Duan Fei found that they were remarkably thorough.

Moreover, the level of detail in the notes made it clear: the further you went, the higher the difficulty.

The first few floors were just appetizers. Even the fourth floor was nothing more than a simple puzzle. The real trouble came later.

Starting from the fifth floor, there were hard requirements for a player’s strength and Equipment. If your Attributes weren’t up to snuff, you simply couldn’t pass.

The sixth floor was a test of comprehensive abilities; it was impossible to pass without a hundred people.

The seventh floor...

The further he read, the more content Miss Witch’s notes contained, and the longer each exploration took.

The NPCs here couldn’t trial-and-error their way through like players with infinite respawns. Every minor mistake could have fatal consequences, so they had to be thoroughly prepared.

A single deep dive into the Dungeon required at least half a month, and the preliminary preparations alone took three months.

During this time, teammates needed to cooperate. The Adventurer who had progressed the furthest would receive a subsidy from the state and be supported with the full strength of the nation.

And other Adventurers were not useless. They would go to various waystations to build them up, providing support for the high-ranking Adventurers.

In addition, Adventurers could obtain various precious treasures from the Dungeon. The surface levels could also provide food like meat and plants, and some farmers would use the safer areas as a place to grow their crops.

As long as you weren’t like that skeleton from before, unlucky enough to lose the items needed to leave the maze, then there would be no problem.

Flipping through the Witch’s notes page by page, Duan Fei saw the Witch’s handwriting on the final page.

The Witch’s previous notes were always neat and concise, completely unlike the sloppy Witch of the present.

But the text on the last page was extremely messy. It was clear that when she wrote this, the Witch herself must have been in a state of extreme terror.

"It’s no use, it’s impossible! How can anyone win against something so terrifying!"

Closing the notes, Duan Fei didn’t know what the Witch had seen on the tenth floor, but overall, it must have been some kind of terrifying thing.

Holding up the notebook, Duan Fei said to his two companions, "This isn’t good."

Darts Guest nodded as well. "Yeah. According to these notes, the deeper the Dungeon floor, the higher the difficulty. The Monsters on the lowest floors are ridiculously terrifying. There’s no way we can handle them by the end of the event."

"And... people..." Cuihua said with difficulty.

"Right, people are also a problem," Duan Fei nodded. "Based on the current situation, our best option is to find a group of powerful players and work together to get one of them to the Demon King. That’s the only way to have the highest chance of completing the event."

"That won’t be easy," Darts Guest sighed.

Tens of millions of players are like a pile of loose sand; you don’t even need a wind to blow, and it scatters on its own.

For example, right now, there are only a few hundred players at the Dungeon entrance in the village, but these few hundred players haven’t united. Everyone is still doing their own thing, with no plans to team up for now.

The three players thought for a long time. Finally, Duan Fei looked at Darts Guest and said, "There’s no other way. Let’s just make it public."

"Make what public?"

"The notes. I’ll scan them and post them on the forums. That way, everyone can see them and realize that uniting is the best option right now. It might not be enough to get all the players to integrate, but at least it will make them realize the importance of cooperation."

"That’s a great idea!" Darts Guest slammed his hand on the table. "Put it up for free so everyone can see it."

"No, we’re charging for it."

"Why?"

"No one ever cherishes free things. If there’s a fee, they’ll actually read it properly. We’ll also get an admin to endorse it to add credibility. Finally, we’ll split the income three ways. Any objections?"

"Can I give half of my share to Miss Witch?" Darts Guest asked. "These notes belong to Miss Witch. I feel like we should give her some compensation."

’Respecting an NPC like this seems a bit foolish, but I don’t really mind this kind of good-natured behavior.’

"She can’t use it even if we give it to her. I’ll just craft some more Spiritual Elixirs for her later. We’ll call that compensation."

"Okay, that works too."

After making the decision, Duan Fei took photos of the notes, saved them to the forums, and then contacted the administrator, Yu Bo, on the forums.

When he learned that Duan Fei wanted to publicize the Witch’s notes, Yu Bo was overjoyed and said immediately, "Of course! Thank you!"

"Why are you thanking me?" Duan Fei asked, confused.

"Thank you for your contribution to the support forums," Yu Bo quickly replied. "We’re too short-staffed and were just stressing over who would write the event guide. With your guide, we at least won’t have to worry too much about the first ten floors."

"I see. In that case, what price do you think is appropriate?"

"If you want higher profits, set it at four hundred. The final earnings would definitely be substantial. If you want more people to see it, then a price between one and two hundred would be more suitable."

After a moment of thought, Duan Fei finally set the price for the notes at 120 Abyss Coins.

’It has to be said, the more people you know, the easier it is to get things done.’

As soon as Duan Fei finished uploading the content, Yu Bo immediately used his forum privileges to pin Duan Fei’s event thread and add an "Admin Recommended" tag.

A price of 120 Abyss Coins wasn’t expensive. A typical player earned 500 Abyss Coins for successfully clearing one dungeon.

Besides, the rewards from the event far exceeded 120 Abyss Coins, so buying this guide was a guaranteed profit.

Unlike other highly specialized content, anyone who wanted to clear the dungeon quickly had to buy this guide.

With the administrator Yu Bo’s endorsement, a large number of players began to buy the guide and use it as a starting point to research ways to clear the Dungeon.

And after the post appeared, a forum monitor from the Eight Desolates Guild saw it, purchased it, confirmed its value, and then forwarded it to Eight Desolates.

After reading the post, Eight Desolates nodded, a sharp glint in his eyes.

’Duan Someone, I want you more and more.’