While Zuo Lin'an was lost in thought, Bai Yuan was still muttering away on the other end of the phone.
“The Death Rules between you and Youyou definitely can't be linked together with a simple storyline. I'm sure you already know this, so I won't say more.”
“Anyway, the white mist in the inner ring of the dungeon can be moved. You don't have to tear down the houses you already built; you just need to move the inner ring's white mist to another barren mountain.”
“Once Youyou overcomes his fear of ghosts, or when the 【Paranormal World】 ends, you can move the white mist of the inner ring back to its original spot.”
“It's extremely convenient.”
Speaking of which, Bai Yuan's tone suddenly shifted slightly.
“Besides, with your abilities, you'll definitely upgrade your dungeon to a Regional Dungeon in the later stages, right?”
Zuo Lin'an snapped back to reality.
“Yes, why do you ask?”
Wasn't this the shared goal of all dungeon bosses?
Bai Yuan chuckled.
“In that case, you should start getting used to collaborating with other dungeon bosses to open dungeons as early as possible.”
Zuo Lin'an raised an eyebrow. “Oh?”
Bai Yuan's tone was matter-of-fact. “Of course! You don't actually think there are many existences like my brother who can support an entire dungeon all by themselves, do you?”
“Since you and Youyou get along so well, you can cooperate when opening a Regional Dungeon in the future.”
“After all, you probably still remember that once a Regional Dungeon is opened, the player count cannot be less than a hundred, and there is no upper limit, right?”
“Opening a Regional Dungeon comes with risks directly proportional to the rewards. If you want to earn more Contribution points, you need to kill more players.”
“A single person's strength is ultimately limited. I hope you can make plans early as well.”
“Of course, even if you eventually become a top-tier dungeon boss like my brother, that's a long way off. You'll still need help from others in the meantime.”
Zuo Lin'an took a deep breath.
He hadn't really thought about what Bai Yuan was saying before.
After all, he had only just become a Two-Star dungeon boss, and advancing to a Three-Star Daily Dungeon, let alone a Regional Dungeon, was still a long way off.
But Bai Yuan's reminder was very timely. He indeed needed to start planning for the Regional Dungeon early.
Then again...
Even now, he hadn't perfected the storyline of his own dungeon.
For example, the rules possessed by his "brother" after turning into a specter.
Although the rules could indeed be related to his brother, there was no logical explanation for the "brother's" method of execution after becoming a specter.
After all, a specter's method of execution was usually directly related to their experiences when they were alive, their cause of death, or how they died.
But in his settings, the "brother" had committed suicide by jumping off a cliff.
Then his method of execution should be falling to death, or controlling the players to commit suicide directly.
Yet in reality, the "brother's" method of execution had absolutely nothing to do with his cause of death in the storyline.
Originally, he had planned to slowly refine the details later, but plans could never keep up with changes.
Xu Youyou would soon be joining his dungeon.
To integrate both of them into the storyline, he would have to take into account their Death Rules, methods of execution, and other factors.
Setting up a logical storyline under these conditions was going to be extremely difficult.
And he might even have to modify the dungeon itself.
Therefore, the battle royale style Bai Yuan mentioned actually suited his needs quite well.
Zuo Lin'an knew that dungeons of Two-Star rank and above required a storyline. This battle royale style seemed to lack a storyline, but that wasn't actually the case.
It simply reduced the complexity of the storyline to the absolute minimum.
For example, a group of people went to explore a certain place, only to encounter specters and be forced to flee.
It was just that simple—a single sentence, and the storyline was set.
Compared to the convoluted plots of other Daily Dungeons, it practically felt non-existent.
Zuo Lin'an couldn't help but complain.
“This battle royale mode... why do I feel like it fits a National War Dungeon, or a Regional Dungeon, better? After all, it clearly seems designed to target a massive number of players.”
“You're not wrong,” Bai Yuan said. “There are indeed some Regional Dungeons with a battle royale setup.”
“But you might not know that in many Daily Dungeons of Two-Star difficulty and above, the dungeon bosses are Human-Specter Symbionts, just like you.”
“Every once in a while, they'll add a new rule or purchase a 【Rule Sublimation Stone】 to upgrade and strengthen their rules again and again.”
“And once their rules change, they have to modify their dungeon's storyline to some extent to accommodate those changes.”
“Therefore, their dungeons don't have a fixed, unchanging storyline.”
“Sometimes, due to their own lack of ability, they'll directly recruit temporary partners. And once they have a partner, that means even more rules.”
“More rules mean they have to completely overhaul the storyline.”
At this point, Bai Yuan sighed with emotion.
“So, to avoid constantly and drastically modifying their storylines, they simply abandon complex plots altogether and choose the very common battle royale mode.”
“Well? Now that I've explained all this, have you made a decision? Are you going?”
Zuo Lin'an didn't hesitate for long.
Based on what Bai Yuan had said, this path was practically inevitable for him.
“I have one more question.”
“I know what you want to ask,” Bai Yuan said. “It's nothing more than whether your own dungeon will be locked down if players manage to clear the other person's dungeon while you're there, right?”
“After all, this time is different from Lingyang First High School. That school dungeon was just a guest appearance; you didn't use your own face or your own rules.”
Zuo Lin'an indeed had this concern.
Bai Yuan chuckled. “It will.”
Zuo Lin'an's gaze sharpened.
“So, if I don't want my dungeon to be locked, I must kill all the players.”
“Yes, but what are you worried about?” Bai Yuan asked. “Don't you have the gold hairpin? Can't you just bring the gold hairpin with you when the time comes?”
“Your living body can disguise itself as a player. It's a battle royale mode anyway, so those players won't be communicating closely with each other. There's a high probability they won't notice anything unusual about your identity.”
Zuo Lin'an's eyes lit up.
“I can bring my own specter items there?”
“Yes, you can,” Bai Yuan replied. “Battle royales don't care about storylines, so you can bring specter items. However, there can only be one permanent specter item from a Two-Star dungeon.”
“If you want to bring yours, then the other party's permanent specter item cannot appear in the dungeon. You'll have to discuss this with him.”
“But as long as you tell him about the gold hairpin's special effects, I'm sure he'll agree.”
Zuo Lin'an let out a sigh of relief.
He had asked everything he needed to, and the details were mostly clear.
“Alright, I'll go this time.”
“But this person you mentioned...”
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