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”Dungeon: Eternal Kingdom” was a positive game that encouraged gamers to be progressive, law-abiding, and passionate about learning.
Even when a large neutral Dungeon such as Winterfell was opened to the gamers, they wouldn't do what they wanted like in other sandbox games with a high degree of freedom.
The killing and robbing in Skyrim and the GTA series of games were prohibited in Winterfell.
The Winterfell inhabitants were friendly and unable to attack the gamers. Some prominent private property and objects were being watched under tight security and were unable to be taken by the gamers.
Gamers were still able to interact with non-private objects like sculptures and public decorations. However, the interactive nature of the objects didn't mean that they could be carried away.
A gamer arrived at the Winterfell Teleport Portal Main Hall via the Teleport Portal. He attempted to remove a long row of chairs to bring back to Eternal Kingdom but was discovered by the guards.
The guards dashed over and shouted at the gamer.
”What are you doing? This is the property of the Merchant Alliance!”
”You aren't a local? Which Dungeon are you from?”
”I'm from Eternal…”
The gamer was about to show his identity when he blacked out. A row of words appeared before him:
[Due to your flouting of Winterfell's laws and your attempted betrayal of Eternal Kingdom, your life was terminated. Please create a new character for the game.]
The published announcement wasn't joking about the severity of its punishment.
Winterfell was a strange environment for the gamers, so they would need time to grow accustomed.
Many gamers tried to get used to the realistic environment in Winterfell. For example, they had to tap their Magic Stone card when boarding the public Beetlemon. Otherwise, they would be chased off the Beetlemon. All the items in the shops had to be paid for using Magic Stones. And the gamers could work in the shops!
Dragonborn, TakeASpearHit, and SealHeadLingChong walked on the streets of Winterfell in the direction of the old district.
If not for the presence of Goblins, Gnomes, and Orcs, from the proximity of buildings, the comprehensive public infrastructure, the prosperous outlook of the street shops, Winterfell was like a real city in the otherworld.
Things that could be done in a real city could also be done in Winterfell, including finding a job!
The entrances of shops were filled with recruitment notices, and they weren't for show. If the gamers enquired, they could obtain application forms. It was extremely refreshing for the gamers to experience various types of gameplay.
The three of them applied for part-time work at a Blacksmith Shop called Only Have More Expensive Stuff.
The application process went like this:
The Stone Golem shopkeeper said, ”Welcome, our shop is having a hundred year anniversary event. All products are on sale, and there are benefits packages… Houndhead Man!”
Dragonborn asked, ”Are you hiring?”
TakeASpearHit said, ”What about a Houndhead Man? Though I'm a Houndhead Man, I'm a gentle person. Don't be prejudiced against me!”
SealheadLingChong said, ”Don't worry, if the Houndhead Man does anything funny, I'll kill him.”
The Stone Golem shopkeeper then said, ”Work hours are from 9 am to 12 pm. Apprentices don't have salaries. Food is provided but not lodging. However, I will allow you to sleep at the shop entrance. Young lads should learn more skills and bear hardships. Don't think of a high salary all the time. Be humble and train hard. When you're being conned, you will then feel better. We don't take Houndhead Men.”
TakeASpearHit swore vulgarly.
…
In the Dungeon Lord Main Hall of Eternal Kingdom.
Sherlock sat in front of the computer and browsed the gamers' replies to his new post:
[DEVILdark: Gamers have to support themselves?]
[DawnGazing: Wait, it that a BUG? What if we cannot enter Winterfell? Pay Magic Stones. What if we don't have Magic Stones? Earn the Magic Stones in the Dungeon?]
[s? 5? e? 2: I completed the design. Take a look (picture) (picture) (picture). These are only drafts. The details will be discussed in the game.]
[Angmar: Show us the Winterfell laws. Lousy game producer, is that intentional?]
[BiteBeforeDrinking: We have to work our livers off to build the Main Hall.]
[DreamingWarEmperor: Business simulator??? The game producer is a genius.]
[TreacherousIntention: Be reasonable. Why are you not opening up the channel for topping up our accounts?]
The gamers were fully supportive of the updates, and they were fully engrossed in the discussion.
”Lord Sherlock, are you going to replace the current coin system with Magic Stones?” Bru asked as Sherlock was engrossed with the computer.
”Of course not. The coin system is my method to exchange for the Magic Stones held by the gamers. If I use the Magic Stone system, I don't have enough Magic Stones to reward the gamers.” Sherlock objected without hesitation.
”If we use large amounts of Magic Stones to exchange for game currency, it will cause severe inflation, and prices will skyrocket. Many gamers will be unhappy. We have to take precautions.” Bru suggested, ”I feel that the exchange of Magic Stones should be restricted to Reputation Points, the purchase of Legendary Equipment, and in-game services.”
”Your suggestion is good. I'll consider it carefully.”
Sherlock nodded and browsed the discussion forum. The gamers were efficient in coming up with Strategy Guides. Within half a day of the announcement being published, there were various Strategy Guides. A few Strategy Guides were extremely popular. One of them was NotWearingPants' Strategy Guide:
[Strategy Guide: New Scene, Winterfell.]
”๑•⌄•๑ Hello everyone, I'm NotWearingPants!
I'm writing a Strategy Guide again!