Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?
Chapter 189 - 169: The Summary - , A Battle to the Death Approaches_2

Chapter 189: Chapter 169: The Summary Chapter, A Battle to the Death Approaches_2

"Ah, damn it, my mind is a mess, can’t think of anything."

Luluwo stood up, planning to continue challenging the Call Ship and Sub-human Swordsmen, and then defeat the weakened Death Ritual Bird, hoping for a turnaround.

She rummaged through her pockets, found nothing, and then turned to Berto and said:

"Do we have any more Calming Potions? I’m sleepy."

Berto shook his head without even going through his bag.

"Why didn’t you buy more?" Luluwo complained.

Hearing this, Berto sincerely said, "Captain, we’ve run out of funds."

"Ah?"

Only now did Luluwo realize that because they had been intensely exploring the Dungeon without taking on new commissions, there had been no inflow of funds for a long time.

And since they had paid a large sum of money in their cooperation with the Soul-sucking Ghosts, their coffers were nearly exhausted.

This had led to... the New Strategy Group’s account currently showing a barren balance.

Luluwo’s face turned as pale as her account as she said in disbelief, "My, my money..."

"Don’t worry, Captain."

Berto pushed his glasses up, confidently pulling out a stack of draft papers, "I’ve already prepared an easy strategy guide for Father Gascoin. With this, we can definitely get through this rough patch."

"Great, great!" Luluwo gave a thumbs-up, praising him, "As expected from you."

"But, Captain."

Berto’s spectacles reflected light, giving an oppressive vibe. "If you really want to get through this economic crisis, you’ll have to follow my commands unconditionally for the next few days."

His statement carried a grudge, seeming to have had enough of the captain’s reckless spending these days.

"Oh..." Luluwo hesitantly nodded.

That night, the adventurer’s guild posted a strategy guide called "Super Convenient Warrior Pot Incidents Guide—Even Miners Can Learn."

"Is this strategy from the New Strategy Group? I’m kind of doubtful about them."

"A guide only costs as much as a chicken leg, why not buy it and see?"

"Hey, what’s written here... it kind of makes sense? I suddenly want to try it out."

"Wanna try it? Too bad the Earl isn’t giving out free Teleportation Crystals anymore, otherwise, I’d go with you."

That night, the guide spread in a small circle, like a wine brewing, waiting silently to bring delight to the world when the time comes.

The next day, people tried using the guide, but most were not very successful. First, the tombstones were not as indestructible as they expected, and second, theoretical knowledge often fell short in practice. Even if the New Strategy Group had meticulously outlined the distribution of tombstones on the map, people still struggled to consistently trap the priest in real battles.

Those who failed for various reasons questioned the guide.

"I think there are too many errors in this guide. The priest barely charges at me when I fight him."

"Damn it, it’s a scam, I can’t trap him at all!"

But the few who succeeded began defending it.

"You can’t do it? Then why can I? Maybe you should look at yourself for the issue."

"This guide is super useful, breezed through it in one go, I’m a genius!"

"For a newbie like me, this guide is indeed very practical. They’ve marked different scenarios in many places, very thoughtful."

With controversy came attention.

At just the right moment, the New Strategy Group stepped forward.

To verify the authenticity of their guide, they led people who bought the guide to practice it firsthand, charging a symbolic copper coin each.

The New Strategy Group, consisting of five members, split up to guide nine adventurers each into the Dungeon, showing them how to use their strategy in real combat.

It was not often that creators personally taught how to use their guide.

"They dare to come out themselves, it shows they’re confident in their guide, I think I can trust them."

Especially when every member of the New Strategy Group successfully helped adventurers trap the priest in real combat, proving the effectiveness of the guide, people’s confidence in the New Strategy Group increased significantly.

Quickly, the guide focusing on Father Gascoin spread widely, far beyond Berto’s expectations.

Upon careful consideration, they realized that in the adventurer circles, genuine beginner-friendly guides were rare.

They had filled a gap in the market!

The New Strategy Group’s funds were rising quickly, but due to the special nature of the guide, becoming filthy rich was out of the question; at most, they wouldn’t lack funds for their next few Dungeon explorations.

The most important value brought about by the popularity of the guide was reputation, and a good one at that.

This prompted investors to approach the New Strategy Group, willing to fund their explorations and support their initiatives.

And after this, Luluwo seemed to have had an epiphany prompted by someone’s guidance.

They seized the moment and simply launched an easy toward guide for the Tomb Zone—Death Knight route.

They collected the grueling experiences of average adventurers in the Dungeon, analyzed the difficulties and challenges from these experiences, and iterated and updated combat strategies to introduce a guide suitable for newcomers.

How convenient was this guide?

They even analyzed the behavior patterns of weak monsters like skeleton monsters, listing the most common attacks of skeleton monsters and countermeasures.