Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?-Chapter 516 - 353 Sain, Stand Out

This adventure, it’s not about fighting and killing; it’s about human relations.

If you happen to be exceptionally skilled at fighting and killing while also being adept at human relations, and your connections are also good at fighting, then you’re unbeatable.

Tepi is quite unfortunate because Leon indeed fits the above criteria.

This new generation growing up from the Sain Dungeon all have some connection to him, and Tepi’s money power can hardly make a difference in this vast network of human relations.

Looking at it this way, it seems like it’s because his money power isn’t strong enough.

Red Teeth Dungeon, the City Lord’s room.

Red Teeth’s body was coiled on the ground like a small red mountain, his amber eyes watching the City Lord Panel before him.

The first day of the activities was over, and as the organizer, he wanted to check the so-called "back-end" "data," plus he had his own matters to attend to.

Previously, when the city lords gathered and caused a ruckus, they finally decided to have a competition between dungeons within the adventurer activities.

But this was just a casual friendly match, so they didn’t set up any stringent rules and ended up choosing two different conditions for comparison.

First, the ranking of adventurers from different dungeons on the Glory Stele, and second, the popularity of a dungeon’s supplies and rewards among adventurers, namely the number of times they were exchanged.

Anyone with insight could see there were numerous ways to "cheat" with the first condition, which is why the match was labeled as friendly.

"But I quite like this atmosphere; it’s like returning to the old days. Recently, the city lords have been noticeably more cheerful than before."

He suddenly remembered Gong Qiying and added silently: not only more cheerful, but there’s also more that I don’t understand.

Thinking of Gong Qiying made him think of the Sky Comet Dragon, and a certain loneliness appeared in his eyes, his body subconsciously rubbing against the ground.

Back when the decision for the world-class leader was being made, he supported the Sky Comet Dragon with both hands. Yet everyone else voted for Esti, which left him quite frustrated.

"I wonder if I can buy the dragon from Gedwin; I wonder what he wants..."

Red Teeth’s tail swayed back and forth, seemingly reflecting the owner’s inner hesitation. After a long time, he sighed and then looked at the back-end data, which recorded how many times the supplies and rewards from 46 dungeons were exchanged.

Perhaps due to the large amount of information being displayed, the panel was lagging; the number of exchanges and rankings had appeared, but the corresponding dungeon names were still loading.

Red Teeth exclaimed in surprise, muttering to himself, "Oh? The gap between the first and second places is actually this big, ha, very peculiar. Who’s leading by so much?"

In any case, it’s not him. He had a clear understanding of the rewards he provided; he intentionally only gave mid-tier items as rewards, giving others the spotlight.

So, who is this standout individual?

The most direct approach would be to judge from factors like city lord level, number of dungeons owned, and daily visitor traffic.

"It should be the Glory Dungeon, right? That guy has five branch dungeons already."

"White Blood Dungeon is also a possibility; her guests are all vampires who can revive multiple times, repeatedly producing spiritual power, a significant advantage."

"Senluo Dungeon has a big chance too. That guy arrived just decades after me and has accumulated a lot, although sadly, the main guests, the Elf Clan, have seen a sharp decline in population recently."

As he talked to himself, Red Teeth found himself growing curious, originally not so interested.

He recalled the advantages of all the dungeons and suddenly thought of that thin and dry animated corpse.

Gedwin was the biggest variable, mainly because intelligence related to the Sain Dungeon was still somewhat vague, and he hadn’t deliberately investigated.

"Adventurers always talk about bonfires, Tear-Drop Embryos, and such, but there’s no systematic organizing. I really don’t know him well—it truly is a mysterious guy—no, there might not even be a guy under that animated corpse skin."

But regardless of how special the Sain Dungeon is, it has only recently come into the spotlight in recent months, lacking the time for sedimentation and accumulation. It’s no match for its predecessors.

Actually, Red Teeth held this event partly with the intention of promoting Sain and other new-generation dungeons like Unicorn, helping these juniors to gain some publicity. He’s quite a good person.

"Is it finally loaded? Let me see who’s first...."

Red Teeth chuckled as he looked over, then froze in place like a statue.

A few seconds later, he rubbed his eyes and looked again.

Then he tilted his head.

"Eh?"

On the other side, in the Glory Dungeon, the City Lord known as the "Duel King," appearing as a humanoid magic statue clad in silver armor, was pacing anxiously in his room.

"Why hasn’t Senior Red Teeth sent the rankings over yet? I’ve been waiting for a long time."

The Duel King became a city lord thirty years ago. Any city lord with less than fifty years of service is considered a newcomer.

Speaking of achievements, owning five dungeons in just thirty years undoubtedly made him the first among the new generation of city lords, befitting his dungeon’s name, a fact of which he felt very proud.

However, recently, the emergence of a newcomer has given him a significant sense of crisis.

Gedwin, this inexplicable fellow, suddenly appeared and stole the spotlight from him. Even Linville, the City Lord of Ganhai Dungeon, no longer writes to him, choosing instead to favor Gedwin!

So this time in the competition, he must be the first. He wants to prove he’s stronger than Gedwin, and then fiercely humiliate that guy!

As for how to humiliate him...

"Then I’ll make an exception and allow him to come to my dungeon to promote Sain. That way, I can show my elegance as the first, hehe."

With one sentence, his villainous demeanor completely collapsed.

Not only Gedwin, but many others also want to compete with the Duel King, so he is highly attentive to the outcome of this competition.

Even the supplies and rewards of the Glory Dungeon were carefully selected by him before being distributed, which is something he usually wouldn’t issue easily.

"Oh, Red Teeth finally sent a letter!"

Holding the envelope, he tried to show he wasn’t that nervous. Even though no one was watching, he still displayed a calm and composed demeanor.

He lit a candelabrum, poured a glass of red wine, and played music. Amidst the upper-class atmosphere, the Duel King leisurely tore open the envelope, shook the letter with the handwriting, and spread it out in front of him, lifting his gaze.

"Snap!"

The Duel King’s hand trembled, and the wine glass shattered on the ground.

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"You really made me proud, Leon."

Sain Dungeon, in the City Lord’s room.

Gong Qiying observed the Glory Stele within the Fire Transmission Ceremony, where Leon’s name was strikingly visible in the first place.

The child from his dungeon got first place, giving Gong Qiying, as the City Lord, a gratifying feeling as if his child had grown up and become successful.

However, except for Leon being first, there was not a single adventurer from Sain Dungeon in the top ranks of the Glory Stele, and even Roger, who led at the start, had fallen to over sixtieth place.

As someone who observed Leon throughout, Gong Qiying naturally knew the reason.

Because Strategy Group, Fran Guard, Skyrim Strategy Group, Elf Clan, and Hasavi Team, all originally capable of getting good ranks, joined forces to lift Leon, sacrificing a group of people to make him the first. That’s the power of unity.

He wouldn’t comment on the actions of these people, but their behavior did make him feel that friendship is a real thing.

"So, in a couple of days, give them some rewards, just as a small red flower for their effort and achievements."

However, he also noticed that Leon didn’t want to be first from the beginning but became so eager to win because he met someone, even spending an entire morning contacting various familiar forces, excluding only the Light Eagle Group from the famous organizations around.

"That person is Leon’s father? Judging by the look, he seems quite cunning; it’s nice that he could spur Leon onward."

Everything that happened today, except Leon being first, was within his expectation. The adventurers of Sain Dungeon have a huge sense of engagement; those who intend to participate seriously and capture the Little Meteor will choose Sain’s supplies, not even glancing at the supplies from other dungeons.

Moreover, after being revived by the bonfire, they could immediately clear the cooldown and claim rewards—this is blatant cheating compared to other dungeons. Rewards that adventurers from other dungeons need to think seriously about can be casually picked by Sain System adventurers, making it the ultimate wool-gathering.

Gong Qiying silently thanked the biggest sponsor of this event, Red Teeth, in his heart.

"By the way, it seems Red Teeth is about to send today’s City Lord competition results."

He walked to the altar, waiting for the letter from Red Teeth.

He wasn’t particularly interested in the competition results. His supplies and rewards were prepared carefully, but he wouldn’t become arrogant, thinking the rewards of other dungeons couldn’t compare to his own.

On the contrary, this collaborative event made him more humble, as it was organized by using the permissions of several City Lords—these varied permissions were unimaginable to him before. If permissions were like this, then what about other dungeons’ items and monsters? Better to remain humble.

"My dungeon lacks the accumulation of time; while popular, it always feels slightly inflated, so getting in the top twenty in the competition is enough."

As he said this, mass-sent letters from the Red Teeth Dungeon suddenly appeared on the altar.

"One must learn to lower expectations, so I guess my ranking is beyond twenty."

However, as Gong Qiying’s hand reached halfway to the envelope, another letter suddenly appeared.

"Who is it, writing me at this time?"

He decided to pick up both letters, but just as he lifted them, two new letters fell down.

"More?"

Gong Qiying deliberately paused, wanting to see if any new letters would appear.

The fact proved his decision was right.

Because a few seconds later, letters fell onto the altar like snowflakes, piling up on the ground with a rustling sound!

Seeing this, he had a rough guess in his mind and picked out the letter from Red Teeth Dungeon from the still-increasing pile, slowly ripping it open, looking from the bottom of the ranking up.

Seeing the top, Gong Qiying chuckled to himself and said:

"So Sain is first, huh."

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