Gamers of the Underworld

In the Dungeon Core Main Hall, a young Black Dragon sat in the chair with his folded wings and his two claws placed on the table.

His rear legs tried to touch the ground, but they were too short. He tried a few times discreetly but failed and gave up.

Sherlock took a pen and some paper. In front of him was a magical table lamp that was aimed at the Black Dragon.

“Name.”

“Dark Flaming Mana Lord, Dark Scorch Hot-Tempered Dragon, Guardian of Helling…”

“Gender.”

“The Dark Flaming Mana Lord has no gender!” the young Black Dragon said with a childish voice.

“Age.”

“I am the immortal, all-knowing, powerful Dragon.”

“If you don’t cooperate, I’ll call your parents.”

“I understand.”

Sherlock concentrated on his writing for a while. Then, he took out his personal seal and read the contents of the paper out loud.

“According to the Underworld Ancient Ruins universal law, the punishment for trespassing in an Ancient Ruins is death. Please sign to confirm.”

Sherlock passed the paper to the young Black Dragon, who was full of astonishment. He looked at the paper, dazed.

“Underworld Supreme Court Verdict

Defendant: Eggface

Age: 180 years old, considered an adult. Will be subjected to full criminal responsibility.

Gender: Androgyny

Crime: Trespassing in private Ancient Ruins

Verdict: Death sentence with immediate effect.

Executor: Sherlock

Seal: Lord Sherlock”

“Wait, wait for a moment! I’m not 180 years old, I’m only two years old. Why do I have to be subjected to criminal responsibility? Who’s Eggface?” the young Black Dragon, Eggface, shouted in panic.

Sherlock took out an Adamantine Rock and infused it with Mana. Soon, images and voices appeared from the rock.

“Age.”

“I am the immortal, all-knowing, powerful Dragon.”

Sherlock slammed down on the table and said, “Good. Your crimes have been fully recorded. Next is the execution of your sentence!”

“Wait a moment! I want to find my mom and dad!” the young Black Dragon shouted nervously, but Sherlock didn’t give him a chance to explain.

The young Black Dragon wanted to escape, but a pair of hands had grasped his wings, like gripping a 1.5-meter chick in one’s hand.

The young Black Dragon emitted an anguished wail for rescue. If there was a Huge Dragon nearby, he would be able to hear it in an instant and would come for this pitiful two-year-old Black Dragon.

Unfortunately, within the vicinity of Eternal Kingdom, there was no chance a Huge Dragon was around.

Sherlock used his leg to kick a wooden pail over. Then, he held the young Black Dragon above the pail and took out a knife.

“Get ready for the death sentence!”

“Wait a moment!”

The young Dragon continued to struggle and opened his mouth to breathe out flames. As he was too young and not fully matured, he was unable to breathe out any flames.

“There’s nothing to wait for, you evil Black Dragon! There’s only one way if you don’t want to die.” Sherlock held the Dragon’s wings with one hand while he took out a contract, the Eternal Kingdom Dungeon Interns Contract (Universal Version).

“Come, drink some tea, Eggface.”

Sherlock passed a cup of crimson bloody chrysanthemum tea warmly to the young Black Dragon who was sitting in a chair. This time he was more down to earth. He lowered his head, and his two claws were rubbing against each other. He looked aggrieved.

His eyes glanced at the document in a briefcase at the side. The revealed corner of the document had the words “Eggface’s start of internship…”

“I’m not Eggface. I’m Dark Flaming Mana Lord, Dark Scorch Hot-Tempered…” the Black Dragon said feebly.

“I know, Eggface,” Sherlock said as he patted Eggface’s shoulders.

“What’s the meaning of Eggface? Are you insulting me?”

The Black Dragon opened his eyes wide as he looked resentfully at Sherlock.

“How can that be? I don’t insult others. This is a compliment. In Dragon terms, it means all-knowing and powerful Dragon,” Sherlock said casually.

“Impossible, I know how to say that using the Dragon language. I’ve learned Dragon speech and passed it. Next year, I can go to school.”

“This is a dialect, My Eggface.”

Sherlock sat down and smiled at the Black Dragon.

“Yes, Eggface, let me explain your job. Er, we require your help in mutating the Houndhead Men. Yes, can you stand up? Yes, go to the Dungeon Core. Don’t be afraid. I’m going to bring you in to play for a while,” Sherlock said to Eggface as he brought the small Dragon to Bru.

Eggface was full of terror. After standing for a few seconds, Sherlock said nicely to him, “Good Eggface, come, I’m going to ask you some important questions.”

Sherlock looked at Eggface.

“Why did you trespass in the Ancient Ruins?”

“I teleported in!” Eggface replied without hesitation.

…

The discussion forum was rife with the recent game events, and it exploded with posts and comments.

Especially the posts about the contents that the game producers had secretly updated.

Of course, NotWearingPants’ post was one of them.

[Let us discuss the secret contents that were updated in the game these past few days!]

“Hello everyone, I am NotWearingPants (•̀ᴗ•́)و̑̑

Recently, many important events occurred in the game. Let us go through them one by one.

1: Firstly, it’s the PVP mission—The Calling of the Gladiator Arena: The Start of the Tournament!

I don’t have to elaborate more. My previous post has more details. As a reminder, if you encounter the three Hamsters, talk to them and mention ‘Lord Sherlock, the Dungeon Lord who set up a Dungeon.’ In this case, you will trigger their Plot.

It is considered an obvious Strange Encounter mission by the game producers. The rewards for this Strange Encounter mission are generous! There are equipment, Reputation Points, and coins! The following are the pictures of the Hamsters:

Big Boss (Picture)

Second Boss (Picture)

Fat Otaku (Picture)

Yes, they are the three Hamsters.

2: Professions are available!

I am honored to interview our First Beta Gamer goddess, Veteran Raintea. Let us welcome her with a round of applause.

The following are my interview recordings:

NotWearingPants: Greetings, Veteran Raintea. I am your fanboy.

Raintea: Eh? w(゚Д゚)w

NotWearingPants: Good, let’s go to the questions. How did you trigger Little Fairy’s Cultivation Mission?

Raintea: I… I didn’t do anything.

NotWearingPants: But only you are able to get close to Little Fairy, are you not?

Raintea: Ah, I was only cultivating the flowers near Little Fairy so that the flowers would have a better chance of survival. If the flowers are far away, the plants will wilt faster. This is the rule that I discovered when cultivating the plants.

NotWearingPants: I see. I am writing this down. Why did Little Fairy not spit saliva at you?

Raintea: Actually, she spat saliva at me too, but later she didn’t… Perhaps, I didn’t talk to her… Every time you talk to her, she will spit saliva. I feel that the design of the NPC is to have us give her more space, instead of harassing her daily. That is what I feel.

NotWearingPants: It’s highly possible since Simba is also one of the NPCs who doesn’t like to be disturbed.

Raintea: Yes, I agree. This game is like a second life to us. Perhaps the NPCs are actually development team members? I feel that the NPCs aren’t coded or simulated.

NotWearingPants: Is it like the haunted houses that have a real cast? Hahaha. It’s possible. I feel that it’s a way for me to gauge future games. This is the first Virtual Reality Online Game.

NotWearingPants: Good, thank you, Raintea goddess. Did everyone remember? Don’t harass Little Fairy!

That was my interview.

I feel that Raintea goddess is correct. As this is a new Virtual Reality Online Game, we cannot use our outdated viewpoint to interact with the NPCs. I will do some tests along this line in the future.

3: It’s the topic that everyone is concerned about. The Dragon. I’m sure everyone is clear about that.

I won’t say more. I am going to discuss the events that happened after.

We have follow-up information about the Dragon!

The Dragon is staying in Eternal Kingdom! He just appeared in a hole!

We are guessing that there are definitely Plots and a storyline. Here are the pictures of the Dragon:

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4: Blacksmith Skills

Those who are ugly have no chance. I am showing the face that will make Simba accept you as an apprentice. Try to imitate this face.

(Picture) (Picture)

As you can see, the game producers secretly updated a great deal of content. We shall wait patiently for the announcements!

That will be all for today. Goodnight everyone!”

Just as Sherlock finished reading NotWearingPants’ post, Bru asked, “Lord Sherlock, I am bothered by what the young Black Dragon said. He said that he was teleported in two days ago, but I’m sure you would be able to detect strange things immediately, right?”

Bru continued saying, “That means that there are other creatures inside the Ancient Ruins.”

“Hmm.” Sherlock squeezed his chin and said, “I’m feeling uneasy…”

“Forget it, the gamers will be the ones to take the hits. Let me update the game contents.”