"So that's how it is!"
After observing Ye Yuan's activities, Lü Xuan understood.
Why was there such a huge harvest of soul crystals?!
One key word—sense of accomplishment!
The joy brought by a sense of accomplishment!
Other Dungeons were too difficult; Adventurers severely lacked the joy brought by a sense of accomplishment. What they focused on was harvesting the emotions of pain and despair from Adventurers.
Now it seemed that this joy might be the most profitable emotion!
It could provide the most soul crystals!
Of course, it couldn't be said that other Lords had taken the wrong path, as there was indeed one King-tier Lord who had successfully walked this path.
It could only be blamed on other Lords' path dependence.
But this also strengthened his confidence in running a casual, simple, and fun Dungeon. Here, this was undoubtedly a path no one had discovered!
…
Soon, an hour passed, and Ye Yuan exited the Dungeon with a smile.
In Stardew Valley Dungeon, she had spent exactly six days of spring and harvested parsnips once.
She earned a total of 1180g, just enough to meet the conditions for obtaining the initial reward.
"Reward! Treasure Chest! Give it to me, Lord!!!"
Ye Yuan's small face was flushed with excitement as she shouted loudly in the teleportation room.
It was no wonder she was so excited; the last time she received a Dungeon reward was two months ago, and it was the short sword she held in her hand.
She hadn't updated her equipment in two months.
These low-level Adventurers really lived a miserable life!
As she shouted, Lü Xuan also gave Ye Yuan the Treasure Chest he had already prepared.
Moreover, he even created a special effect.
Unlike other Lords' Treasure Chests, which simply appeared in front of Adventurers.
His Treasure Chest fell in front of Ye Yuan with a golden glow.
Golden Legend!
It was very grand!
This would give the rewarded person a strong emotional boost.
Thereby maximizing the effectiveness of the reward.
Just like now, when Ye Yuan saw this Golden Legend Treasure Chest, her small face immediately turned red.
It must contain good things!
[Emotion Crystal +17]
Feeling the intense fluctuation of Ye Yuan's emotions and having harvested emotion crystals, a smile reappeared on Lü Xuan's face.
That's it!
The teleportation array room was also part of the Dungeon, and Adventurers could also generate emotion crystals here.
"Treasure Chest! It must be something good!"
Ye Yuan cried out impatiently.
As soon as the Treasure Chest fully appeared in front of her, she didn't want to wait another moment and opened it directly.
But upon seeing what was inside, her excited expression instantly froze.
She was somewhat astonished.
Inside the Treasure Chest were 5 plants: parsnip fruits!
She naturally recognized what she had harvested at a glance.
But… what was the use of this thing?
A Treasure Chest glowing with golden light only yielded these items?
Ye Yuan's expression immediately became aggrieved.
What she had hoped to get was not these things!
After a brief moment of grievance, she took out the parsnips, as they were a reward, so she couldn't just discard them.
But as soon as the parsnips were in her hand, her expression changed.
[Item Name: parsnip]
[Category: Buff Item]
[Grade: Bronze Lower Grade]
[Effect: Permanently increases physique attribute by 1 point after consumption, restores 30% body stamina and 20% blood volume (injuries)]
"Ah! Bronze-tier reward!"
She cried out in surprise upon seeing the attributes of the parsnip in her hand.
She rubbed her eyes, a look of disbelief on her face.
She looked at the parsnip, then at the sign above her head indicating Star Dew Valley was a Black Iron-tier Dungeon.
"It's fake, right!?"
"A Black Iron-tier Dungeon giving out a Bronze-tier reward!?"
"No… that's impossible, right!?"
Ye Yuan cried out in disbelief.
A Bronze-tier reward.
Star Dew Valley was a Black Iron-tier Dungeon.
Why would there be a Bronze-tier reward?
This completely defied common sense!
"Could it be! This Dungeon has the potential to advance!"
Ye Yuan thought of a possibility: this Dungeon possessed extremely powerful growth potential!
Generally speaking, once a Dungeon was built, its level was fixed. If a Lord wanted to advance, they would choose to create a Dungeon one level higher than their current one for advancement.
Lower-level Dungeons would then be abandoned.
Of course, there were exceptions, such as a Lord creating a Dungeon that did not belong to their current level!
This Dungeon had the potential to grow. When the creator advanced to a new tier, this Dungeon with growth potential would also increase in level.
Otherwise, there was no way to explain why a Black Iron-tier Dungeon would offer a Bronze-tier reward.
For a moment, her gaze towards Stardew Valley Dungeon became fervent.
"It seems I really got lucky; I actually discovered such a huge treasure!"
Ye Yuan muttered to herself, excitedly throwing the parsnip in her hand into her backpack.
Immediately, she paid soul crystals again to enter Stardew Valley Dungeon.
Having discovered such a treasure Dungeon, there was no reason to leave!
She wanted to clear this Dungeon!
What she regretted was that if it wasn't for the one-hour entry limit each time, she would truly want to invest a day's worth of soul crystals.
Although there was no combat training, the pleasant and relaxing experience inside, along with the rewards she had just received, gave her every reason to spend soul crystals here for a long time.
It wasn't a loss at all; in fact, she felt she had made a huge profit.
Thus, Ye Yuan completely became a loyal "fan" of Stardew Valley Dungeon.
She came almost every day.
She even brought three to five of her friends along.
One week's time.
From this girl alone, Lü Xuan harvested a hundred soul crystals, and he also obtained quite a few soul crystals from her friends.
And many emotion crystals.
Of course, during this period, not only Ye Yuan and her friends were attracted, but also about 100 other Adventurers.
More than 80 Adventurers were attracted and stayed, with a terrifying retention rate of 80%.
This data was already very exaggerated.
Normally, a Dungeon with a 30% retention rate was already considered top-notch.
His Stardew Valley Dungeon had a retention rate of over 80%, which could already be considered a leading popular Dungeon.
It could even be described as terrifyingly impressive!
Enormous potential!
Such a retention rate brought extremely exaggerated income.
Because the Dungeon was open all day, not closing at night, it brought him 1482 soul crystals in this one week.
This was the income generated by one Dungeon in one week.
Don't think it's small; it's actually quite terrifying.
It should be noted that he currently only had one Dungeon, and if its utilization rate was maximized for one day, he could obtain 72 soul crystals.
If the utilization rate was maximized for one week, he could obtain 504 soul crystals.
His income of 1482 soul crystals, far exceeding the normal 504, was because some Adventurers would enter in teams, and each person had to pay, allowing him to collect fees from 3 extra people per hour.
His Dungeon could only allow a maximum of four people to enter.
Any more would place a significant burden on his mental energy.