Male Dormitory, Learning Through Play

The headquarters of the Hundred Rivers Sect is located in the bustling eastern part of the city, a spacious courtyard built along the river, surrounded by two-story houses, and a three-story building to the north. Usually, there are about twenty people stationed there, and its power is in the middle among the gangs in the city.

However, in order to frequently receive passing explorers and often assist Ningdong Academy's internships, there are many vacant rooms here, enough to accommodate this team of fifty people.

Compared to the Roadside Inn and camping in Anping Town, the living conditions here are like Paradise. Not only are the rooms clean and spacious, but there is also hot water... Although the Martial World techniques are primitive, the Hundred Rivers Sect are all explorers from modern society. After years of development, the sect's permanent residences have been equipped with water pipes, which can be pumped and heated by energy. The Guest Room also have private bathrooms, and even have shower heads and simple flush toilets. The sewage is discharged directly into the river. The layout is somewhat similar to the hotels in the Main World, which is very convenient.

I've been at [Martial World] for over ten days now, and this is the first time I've had hot showers again. Laughter is coming from every room.

Luo Jun, wiping his hair, came out of the bathroom. "Zhao Jian, it's your turn!"

Here, four people share a room. He is still sharing a room with Lu Fei, Zhao Jian, and Xu Yiming. The group has gotten along very well throughout the trip.

"Alright!" Zhao Jian walked towards the bathroom, glancing at Luo Jun as he passed by. "Little Luo, you've been wearing those underwear for days, haven't you? I haven't seen you change them. They smell awful!"

"You're really meddling!" Luo Jun curled his lip. "This is a high-grade treasure, it's self-cleaning and self-purifying. Don't believe me? Smell it!"

"You're kidding me!" Zhao Jian grabbed a towel and ran into the bathroom.

"By the way, how come you have so many magical artifacts?" Xu Yiming asked curiously.

"Come on, we still have two controllers. I'll find a three-player Game..."

"Any Game released on the market will be automatically included here, so you can play whatever you want." Luo Jun picked up the controller and adjusted the interface. "If you're not used to using a controller, you can also connect a keyboard and mouse... but you can't bring a keyboard and mouse with you."

"What is this?" Xu Yiming picked up a controller and asked, "Is it Game?"

"This isn't just a simple Game; it's also a cultivation aid!" Luo Jun laughed. "Depending on the Game 'Game progression and difficulty, you'll gain corresponding cultivation points for each level you complete, and the speed is no slower than normal cultivation!"

As he spoke, he took out a black box the size of a brick from his Hundred Treasure Box, with four Game controllers attached to it...

Being a young man at heart, Xu Yiming also picked up a controller, his eyes shining.

Luo Jun's words were nine parts false and one part true, which explained why he could store so many treasures, but the origin of the treasures was definitely nonsense. Xu Yiming also knew it wasn't good to pry into other people's secrets, so he didn't investigate further.

"That's right!" Luo Jun chuckled, "Want to give it a try?"

Luo Jun chuckled and said, "I can't help it, I'm just too charming. Deans and professors alike stuff their treasures into my pocket the moment they see me... It just so happens that I got involved in the Chaos Mission that time and accidentally got an expansion slot with lots of treasure slots, so I happily accepted them all."

Luo Jun knew that Senior Lu's concern for him wasting his cultivation was well-intentioned, and while he was grateful, a mischievous smile appeared on his face.

"No need for a TV!" With that, Luo Jun turned on the machine, and a beam of light shot out, projecting a huge, clear image onto the white wall, which looked exactly like a selection interface.

"I still need to cultivate." Lu Fei sat on the bed meditating.

Luo Jun chose a four-player cooperative zombie shooting Game. The four young men each had a controller and were having a great time.

"Honestly, I just said that and you're already wasting your time on frivolous things!" Lu Fei frowned. "Besides, there's no TV here. Even if you brought a Game, where would you plug it in?"

Lu Fei, however, shook his head. "While magical artifacts are convenient, they shouldn't be relied upon excessively. We should focus on improving our own cultivation."

As they were talking, Zhao Jian had already finished showering and came out. Seeing the scene in the room, his eyes lit up. "(ノ⊙ω⊙)ノ What a wonderful thing this is?!" Without even ignoring the water droplets still on his body, he rushed over and grabbed a handle as well.

Lu Fei glanced at it twice, sighed, and Luo Jun laughed, "Brother Fei, why don't you give it a try?"

"Brother Fei is right, then I'll keep this treasure for myself."

"It has this effect?" Lu Fei was taken aback, and couldn't help but take a few more glances at the projected image. He said somewhat hesitantly, "Then... I'll try it too?"

Through their interactions along the way, the group had come to know that although Luo Jun's cultivation level wasn't high, he possessed an unusually large number of magical artifacts, so they weren't surprised to see him wearing a pair of magical artifact underpants.

He also found this Game in the Savage Wilderness; it's Fine Treasure Item, and as he said, it increases cultivation level by playing Game. However, this thing only works on those in the Foundation Establishment stage, and the increase in cultivation level is fixed.

In the case of the Body Refinement Realm, a Game that requires ten hours to complete can roughly increase the maximum amount of Qi by one breath. Moreover, there are certain requirements for the completion rate. If you choose to speed up the completion, you will not gain any benefits. If you achieve 100% collection and obtain all achievements, you will receive additional bonuses.

Well, this is very effective in the early stages of cultivation. In the first and second levels of the Body Refinement Realm, the total Qi capacity is only twenty or thirty breaths. If you can complete one Game a day, you can basically complete one realm in ten days or so, which is faster than those so-called geniuses.

However, in the later stages, when one's Qi capacity reaches tens or hundreds of breaths, it might take several months to complete a level of cultivation solely through Game. Furthermore, not everyone is a Game expert; a process that can be completed in ten hours might take many people twenty or thirty hours or even longer. Considering all this, relying on Game for cultivation is not worthwhile.

Especially Luo Jun, he currently has tens of thousands of Breath Vital Energy. If he wanted to break through by playing Game, it would take him at least one or two hundred years. It's much better for him to cultivate on his own...

Therefore, this thing is more for entertainment than practical use; otherwise, it wouldn't be sold as junk at street stalls.

The four people inside were playing Game, shouting excitedly, and the sounds of gunfire added to the lively atmosphere.

"Bang bang bang!"

There was a banging on the door.

"Why are you all shouting like this so late at night instead of sleeping?" As soon as the door opened, it was a male student from the next dormitory, looking furious.

"Come in, I've got something good to show you!" Zhao Jian beckoned to him with a tempting gesture.

The male student walked into the room with a suspicious look, then his eyes lit up...

Joyful sounds filled the room again.

"Bang, bang, bang!" The knocking sounded again, "Can you be quiet?"

This time, the boy who had knocked earlier opened the door. The person at the door was startled. "Liang Zi? I thought you were lost. What happened to you...?"

"Come in, I've got something good to show you!"

This student was also lured into the room...

And so, one boy after another was drawn in by the sound, until finally, dozens of boys were crammed into the room.

The training at the academy had been grueling lately, leaving little time for relaxation. These past few days, coupled with their trials in this medieval world, had heightened their longing for their homeland's "electronic opium." How could they not be excited to see such a treasure?

Even Lu Fei, who initially scoffed at Game, is now intently gripping the controller and clicking away.

"Hey, Lu Fei, you seem to be in good spirits?"

A familiar voice came from behind him. Lu Fei was slightly startled and turned around to see a delicate-looking boy with a towel wrapped around his head standing behind him.

"Who are you?" Lu Fei asked, looking puzzled.

"It's me!" The boy took off the towel, revealing his long, wet hair.

"Xiao Tian?" Not only Lu Fei, but Luo Jun beside him also exclaimed in surprise, "You look so different with long hair and short hair!"

Xiao Tian curled his lip, looking at Lu Fei with disdain. "Who said that to become a great explorer, you have to work hard to cultivate? Is this how you cultivate?"

His words silenced the previously noisy students, and Lu Fei blushed, stammering, "This... I..."

"Look at this piece of junk you're playing with!" Xiao Tian sneered. "Rat-a-tat-tat-tat..."

"I... I just couldn't help it..." Lu Fei's eyes darted around, unsure how to explain himself.

"We're Cultivators, how can we rely on these flying gadgets?" Xiao Tian snatched the handle next to him. "Any Fighting Emperor here? Let me show you how powerful my Mad Eight Shaku Jewel is! I'll beat you senseless!"

"Huh?" Everyone stared in astonishment at the Mad Dog sitting calmly next to Lu Fei.

"What are you looking at me for?" Xiao Tian looked at Lu Fei provocatively. "Are you too scared to accept the challenge?"

"Of course I dare!" Luo Jun laughed heartily, grabbed a controller, and started searching. "Come on, let's see a duel between two masters!"

After adjusting the Game settings, he even set up a betting pool. "Come on, place your bets now! Best two out of three, Lu Fei or Xiao Tian? The odds are currently 1 to 1!"

"Come on! I'm betting on Lu Fei! Twenty coins!"

"I'll buy Xiao Tian, fifty coins!"

I'm betting on a draw!

"No draw!"

"Have you ever played Fighting Emperor? If you both die in the end, isn't it a draw? The probability of that is so low, you should increase the odds!"

"Alright!" Luo Jun immediately added another item, "A draw, one to ten!"

The boys immediately became excited, and the room was filled with a cheerful atmosphere again.

Meanwhile, in the Female Dormitory across the courtyard, everyone frowned as they looked at the room in the Male Dormitory that was flashing strange lights.

"Are these guys having a party?"

"Who knew they'd be shouting like that? We could hear them from this far away. A bunch of childish brats! Right, Miao Miao?"

Lao Miao Miao was taken aback, then shook her head. "Oh, what did you say?"

"Why are you daydreaming? What are you thinking about?" the girls asked curiously.

"N-nothing..." Lao Miao Miao shook her head, her eyes gazing out the window, her mind drifting to what she had overheard from Ling Xin when she first moved in...

(End of this chapter)