343 Nicholas Reques (1/2)

Sherlock was wearing his cloak while he walked around the Dungeon with Eggface.

The Living Quarters were expanded to such a large size that it required 20 minutes to finish walking. Each residential cave had a size of 100 square meters, and half of the caves were filled with three-story buildings that were constructed by the First and Second Beta Gamers. As the Third Beta Gamers had just joined the game, they slept in the corners of the caves.

Sherlock witnessed a few weak and pitiful Goblins that carried tattered cloth and squeezed together with their friends in one corner of a cave. They used the tattered white cloth to cover themselves, even their faces, then said goodbye to each other.

Simba, who was forging weapons, shook his head and sighed at such a pitiful scene.

Sherlock visited the unsightly Living Quarters, which were like refugee camps. Then, he went to the Little Fairy's seedbed and the central administrative area that consisted of the Dungeon Lord Main Hall, the Lich's Burial Hall, and the Teleport Portal Main Hall. Next, he visited the Forging Area that had the Large Furnace at the core. The Forging Area was housing the Blacksmith Shop, Carpenter Workshop, Mana Engineering Project Hall, Magical Items Production Hall, and the Alchemy Room. The most popular location was the Commercial Area.

The gamers had drawn the 500 enclosed boxes that were to be used for stalls, which was more than sufficient for the 5,000 gamers.

The impromptu stalls were to operate on a first-come-first-serve basis. The duration was an hour and there was a rental fee to be paid.

The Commercial Shops didn't have that many rules, and they could use the shops anytime after paying a monthly rental.

Some gamers were curious why there was a need for Commercial Shops since there was an Auction Hall.

The main reason was that every auctioned item was subjected to tax, while the Commercial Shop was only subjected to a single universal tax, so it was more economical to have a shop if the quantity of goods was large.

The Commercial Shops were beneficial to Guilds since they could provide benefits to Guild members and act as a publicity gimmick.

Once the price was determined in an auction, it couldn't be changed, but the prices in the Commercial Shops could be changed at will. In addition, the pleasure of shopping in physical stores couldn't be compared with standing and reading an auction list.

The gamers preferred to check the auction prices before going to the stalls to obtain tax-free goods.

When Sherlock came to make his rounds, the gamers weren't surprised. After all, he would visit them when he had the time.

Eggface would place his claws behind his back and check if the gamers had broken any rules. He also paid attention to whether the excavations for the Commercial Shops were according to regulations. The gamers had to perform excavation for their own shops, and there was a reward.

After proper management, Sherlock didn't have to worry about stepping and breaking the gamers' legs. Without the enclosed boxes, the stalls were all over the place, so it was difficult for anyone to move around. With demarcation of the impromptu stalls, there was a wide path in the middle of the stalls area.

”Why did you extend your leg out?”

”Are you allowed to excavate here?”

”Arrange your goods properly! The reputation of the entire street is ruined by you!”

”Do you believe that I'll confiscate all your goods?”

After strict enforcement by Eggface and having finished their rounds in the Commerce Area, Sherlock nodded with satisfaction.

Bru suddenly said to Sherlock, ”Lord Sherlock, someone from Winterfell requests a visit to Eternal Kingdom via the Teleport Portal. I think it's Baron Nicholas.”

”Baron Nicholas? I understand, let him come over. I'll go and welcome him.”

Sherlock nodded and brought Eggface to the Teleport Portal Main Hall. Before long, Baron Nicholas walked out of the Teleport Portal.

When Nicholas appeared, the gamers shouted excitedly.

”Lassie! Lassie!”

”Gosh, is it a new Plot?”

”I remember, isn't Lassie the Winterfell Dungeon Lord?”

”How do you know? This Plot wasn't announced on the official website.”