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Chapter 6: The New House, and the New Dungeon

"It was a pleasure working with you! Please feel free to contact me if you have any further questions. Wishing you a happy life and academic success!"

The young real estate agent, dressed in a fitted suit, shook hands with Miao Meng, then took the signed rental contract and left the spacious apartment.

Miao Meng saw the real estate agent off all the way out of his yard, then waved goodbye before closing the door and starting to tidy up the clutter in the room.

It has been four days since he came out of the dungeon, and the apartment he is in is no longer the small student apartment.

Instead, it was located on the outskirts of the city where his university was located, a two-story apartment with a separate courtyard, a private entrance, and eight rooms on two floors. No matter how noisy he was in the room, it wouldn't affect the neighbors.

Because this area is an old urban area with insufficient supporting facilities, there are very few residents in the surrounding houses, mostly elderly people and migrant workers looking for cheap accommodation.

Needless to say, the elderly are mostly local residents, while the migrant workers leave early and return late every day, treating this place only as a place to sleep.

These apartments are usually shared, for multiple groups of workers or students, or for startup teams who choose such rental spaces for their own convenience.

After all, a two-story house is a bit too big for one person to live in, and the monthly cost of 3500 is a considerable challenge for a student.

Miao Meng doesn't need to worry too much about money now, as he has already sold a lot of gold and has a considerable amount of liquid funds on hand.

Besides protecting his privacy, he also had some ideas for choosing such a large apartment, and he planned to set up his own studio.

He applied to university to study computer science, a demanding major that pays well. Unless he's constantly wandering through virtual worlds and never returns, he'll inevitably be tied to reality in his daily life.

Unable to rely on dungeon resource rewards for a living indefinitely, Miao Meng, after reflecting on his strengths, came up with the idea of ​​opening an independent studio.

As for the content to be produced, whether it's using the unique scenery from those dungeons as material or shooting videos using one's current powerful physique, it's a viable option.

Of course not. He wasn't really short of that little bit of money. The main reason was that the job introduction allowed him to understand the four paths he could choose at the next level.

Aside from the combat-related options of Magic Cannon and Soul Blade, Spirit Crafting and Alchemy are both crafts. Even without choosing to develop in one of them, one can gradually hone some of the corresponding abilities over time.

In addition, Miao Meng felt that he couldn't always be fighting and killing in dungeons, as that would cause psychological problems for him.

After returning to reality, a safe haven, regulating his emotions through crafts or photography is also one of his goals.

Back in his room, Miao Meng began assembling the top-of-the-line computer he had ordered. He had already connected the internet cable, and all that was left was for the computer to be assembled before he could get to work.

To facilitate his studio plans, he ordered not just one computer, but a total of five, divided into personal use, work use, and other backups.

Therefore, it took a bit of effort to install it. Fortunately, modern computers have a very simple modular structure; otherwise, it would have taken at least two hours to complete.

In addition, some metalworking and woodworking tools that he ordered are also on their way, and they will need to be placed in the corresponding rooms on the first floor to form different workshops.

Although the trivial matters of the past few days have had little impact on his physical strength as a current professional, the mental effort required to interact with others is considerable.

So after dealing with all these trivial matters, Miao Meng rode his newly bought electric scooter to a food stall, ate a hearty meal, and then turned his attention back to the extraordinary world.

"Tales of the Sea": Special instance, the instance lasts for one year, and the rewards can only be settled once a day.

Dungeon content: Starting from Treasure Island, you must pass through three levels and several different routes, and defeat the corresponding level bosses to obtain the captain's clues.

Dungeon difficulty: High. Death penalty is a weakened soul state that lasts for one day.

Dungeon Rewards: There are no drops in the usual sense in this dungeon. Apart from experience and disaster coins, all other rewards must be exchanged using settlement points.

It mainly produces collectibles (rare items) with various magical effects.

Dungeon Features: The bonuses and abilities within a dungeon are relatively independent. To permanently solidify them, settlement points are required.

Because this dungeon is more complex and has a different mechanism than the beginner dungeon, Miao Meng did not focus on tackling this special dungeon immediately.

Of course, he hasn't had a break these past few days. He's still doing all the daily dungeons, but the rewards from the Treasure Cave dungeon are too low now, and he's not keeping up with the pace of development.

Especially after he had already taken the Fortune Ship, every time he opened the dungeon, all that was left in the treasure cave were scattered gold coins; there was no second ship for him to loot.

The experience points have been drastically reduced. All the undead pirates who started at level three have become level one undead, and each one only gives you three to five experience points, which is not even enough to fill a tooth gap.

If it weren't for the dungeon reward chests that sometimes offer pleasant surprises, allowing Miao Meng to collect a fairly complete Captain's Set, he wouldn't even want to run the dungeon a second time.

Of course, in reality, Miao Meng was still willing to go in once a day for the sake of those scattered gold coins. After all, who would refuse gold that they could pick up with just a bend of their waist?

As for the special instance of "Tales of the Sea", he had entered it twice, mainly to gather intelligence. However, apart from the fixed starting point of Treasure Island, the content encountered on each route was different.

He encountered various situations along the flight path, such as shops, campfires, blacksmith shops, ordinary monsters, and elites, which really gave him some trouble.

However, it also piqued his interest, as if he were playing a roguelike game where he could obtain temporary buffs unique to the dungeon from these monsters and shops.

He has seen a lot of everything from ordinary firearms and ammunition to powerful support equipment. He already considers several unique pieces of equipment as his own and will definitely exchange them for points after he officially completes the game.

Furthermore, this instance will be adjusted based on the strength of the entrant; the more power used outside the instance, the lower the returns and the fewer points gained from killing monsters.

Conversely, if you only use the abilities and equipment from the dungeon, the benefits are also quite terrifying; you can get at least two rare items from a single dungeon run.

This was information he obtained after speedrunning the game once using the ship's equipment in its deployed form.

Unfortunately, the points he gained only allowed him to exchange for some supplies, far from enough to buy anything truly useful.