The Dormitory Members Are All Here.

"Pang Pang!"

Lin Xia recognized the voice immediately.

He turned around and, sure enough, it was the "King of Escape" who had helped him reach Black Iron Tier 2!

Pang Pang dropped his luggage and rushed over, throwing an arm around Lin Xia's neck.

He grumbled, "It's all your fault! My rank is now Black Iron Tier 1... with negative 40 points!!"

"You're the one who ran away instead of fighting me..."

Lin Xia noticed Pang Pang wasn't squeezing him hard.

Realizing he wasn't there for revenge, Lin Xia grinned mischievously, "But even if you hadn't run, you still would have lost~!"

"Who do you think you're looking down on!?"

Pang Pang tilted his chin up, nostrils flaring at Lin Xia.

Expecting him to get angry, Lin Xia was surprised when he instead asked, "Do you have any money on you? Lend me some quickly, I'm in a bind!"

"...Huh?"

Lin Xia's face was a picture of confusion.

But seeing Pang Pang's serious expression, he knew this wasn't a joke.

"On my way here, I accidentally caused some trouble... but it'll be resolved if I just get 500 yuan!"

Pang Pang released his grip, lowering his tiptoes and looking at Lin Xia with wide eyes.

"What kind of trouble?"

Although curious, Lin Xia pulled out 500 yuan. "Didn't the school give us a 3000 yuan enrollment bonus?"

"That's where the trouble came in?"

Pang Pang looked dejected. "I already spent that money."

Lin Xia became even more curious.

But before he could ask, heavy footsteps echoed from outside the door.

The next moment, a familiar tall figure appeared.

Lin Xia and Pang Pang exclaimed in unison, "You?!"

"You two!?"

The newcomer was the Samurai-Haired Man Lin Xia had defeated earlier.

He frowned, his stern gaze fixed on the two of them.

"Did you also smash his Buddha statue?"

Pang Pang asked Lin Xia with a smile, looking like he'd found a comrade.

"What Buddha statue?"

As Lin Xia shook his head, he noticed a black object in the tall man's hand.

Judging by the cracks, it seemed to be the Buddha statue Pang Pang mentioned.

However, what Lin Xia found strange was...

Why did this 'Buddha' statue look so fierce?

"Brother, I don't owe you anymore!"

Pang Pang snatched the money from Lin Xia and handed it to the man.

The Samurai-Haired Man was too tall, so he had to bend over to enter the dorm.

He didn't say a word, merely pocketing the money.

Then, he indifferently walked to the fourth bed at the far end and tossed his luggage onto it.

Silence descended upon the dorm for several long seconds.

These ten seconds felt like an eternity.

To break the tension, Lin Xia spoke first, "My name is Lin Xia, from City A. It looks like we'll be roommates..."

"My mom wanted me to be healthy, so she named me Xu Jiankang, but you can just call me Xu Jian."

Pang Pang said this while sticking a photo onto bed number two.

"A bit too healthy, perhaps."

Lin Xia glanced at Pang Pang's physique and nodded with a smile.

Then, the two of them looked towards the tall man who was tidying his bed.

"Liu Yucheng." The man did not turn around, instead placing the statue that exuded a chilling aura onto the nightstand. "From hell."

After saying this, he even bowed to the Weird Buddha Statue.

"There's something wrong with him."

Xu Jian pointed at his own head, rolled his eyes, and whispered.

Lin Xia nodded in agreement.

In the time that followed, an invisible barrier formed within the dormitory.

Lin Xia and Pang Pang sat together, chatting quite congenially.

Meanwhile, Liu Yucheng sat cross-legged on his bed, eyes tightly shut, muttering something incessantly.

Lin Xia glanced at the time; it was lunchtime.

He suggested going to the cafeteria to eat.

Liu Yucheng ignored him, continuing to chant his sutras.

As for Pang Pang, the moment he heard about food, his mouth split into a wide grin.

Yet, to Lin Xia's surprise, this guy had no intention of getting up.

Instead, he kicked off his shoes, lay back on the bed, and said with a cheeky grin:

"Whatever you're eating, just bring me a portion too. Thanks, Godfather!"

Lin Xia: "??"

Pang Pang explained that his physique made it inconvenient to move around too much, otherwise, he would run out of breath.

Lin Xia, of course, knew this was just an excuse.

This guy was clearly just lazy!

But because Pang Pang was so good at acting spoiled...

Lin Xia really couldn't stand a man acting like that toward him, so he left the dormitory alone.

However, not long after he left.

A thin boy with dyed silver hair and glasses walked in.

This person had no luggage, only a laptop bag on his back.

He ignored Pang Pang's greeting entirely.

Instead, he walked around the dormitory.

Finally, he stopped in front of bed number one.

He looked at Lin Xia's photo, involuntarily recalling his conversation with Zhang Ting.

"Just this person?"

"That's right. Kill him, and we'll get you a heart transplant."

Lin Xia had a simple meal and then returned to the dormitory with a packed rice bowl.

"Thanks, Godfather!!"

Pang Pang took the food and immediately began to wolf it down.

"Here."

Lin Xia handed the other portion to Liu Yucheng, who was still chanting. "The cafeteria is about to close, so I brought you one. I didn't know if you ate meat... so I got all vegetables."

Hearing this, Liu Yucheng slowly opened his eyes, stared at the food in Lin Xia's hand, and said nothing.

It wasn't until his stomach let out a "gurgle~" sound.

"How much?"

Liu Yucheng took the food and began digging into his pockets for money.

"This meal is on me. After all, we'll be classmates for four years, so let's look out for each other."

Lin Xia said with a smile.

He had attended university in his past life.

Naturally, he knew the importance of maintaining good relationships with roommates.

Especially roommates with whom he had had "unpleasant" encounters.

"Godfather is generous!"

Pang Pang gave a thumbs up, then raised his eyebrows with a wicked grin. "Then, is mine also..."

"Also on me."

Lin Xia shrugged.

"Good heavens, a warm-hearted Nanny and a Pig... plus a Mute, this dormitory is truly something else!"

A voice Lin Xia didn't recognize sounded.

He looked over and saw a silver-haired youth lying on bed number three.

Lin Xia's first impression of this person was: arrogant + talkative.

So he abandoned the idea of going over to say hello.

Instead, he pretended the person didn't exist and quietly returned to his bed, preparing to sleep.

"You're not telling me your names?

Then I'll call you Nanny, Mute, and Pig Head from now on."

The youth chewed gum, tilted his chin up, and spread his hands, saying, "But you have to call me Wu Ziyang."

"Tch!"

Xu Jian showed a disgusted expression and continued eating his meal.

As for Lin Xia and Liu Yucheng, they didn't even open their eyes.

Seeing this, Wu Ziyang didn't want to embarrass himself further and took out his laptop to start fiddling with it.

As Lin Xia's alarm rang, it was half-past three.

Everyone got up and tidied themselves, preparing to head to the sports field for the class division ceremony.