Fireball, Meditation, Aim!

"Attack facilities!" Xu Lang's eyes lit up.

"There's actually something like this?!" Cao Yaxuan cried out as well.

If they'd had these in the last round, they wouldn't have needed to fear Level 0 zombies at all.

One arrow, one kill!

Rows upon rows of Swift Repeating Crossbows hung on display. Xu Lang did not rush to buy them, instead briefly looking over the other items.

The most common items here were blueprints: main gate blueprints, water dispenser blueprints, sofa blueprints, double bed blueprints, and so on.

Wang Ao and the others spotted Xu Lang, but rather than coming over to cause trouble, they gathered together to discuss things.

Only Level 1 dormitories could install attack facilities, and Swift Repeating Crossbows were not cheap. How to buy them was a major problem.

Wang Ao's team had now expanded to twelve people, but only three of them had Level 1 dormitories. Even at best, there would still be three people unable to live in dormitories equipped with attack facilities.

In the end, Wang Ao made the call: whoever contributed more money would get to live in a Level 1 dormitory!

By the time they had finished discussing it, Xu Lang had already bought two Swift Repeating Crossbows and left.

Wang Ao's expression shifted slightly as he told one of his lackeys, "Go follow him and see what he bought!"

The lackey nodded and stealthily followed Xu Lang.

The Swift Repeating Crossbows were each about a meter long, with wooden bodies. After playing around with them for a while, Xu Lang had Tong Qi store them in her backpack.

Any facility could only function inside a dormitory. Carrying around these two bulky things would only be a burden.

"Brother Lang, having us clear out our backpacks in advance was really farsighted of you." Tong Qi smiled sweetly.

"Every player upgraded their backpack slots. It may look like cheap guaranteed compensation, but it's actually a very important spatial resource," Xu Lang replied.

Cao Yaxuan wholeheartedly agreed. Girls understood better than anyone how important it was to have a small bag.

After browsing the equipment section and the facilities section, the three of them headed straight for the skill section.

The display cases here were filled with skill scrolls, each one expensive.

There was also a helpful reminder sign in the skill section.

[Helpful Reminder: Using active skills consumes stamina and mental energy. Using skills across casting sources will result in enormous consumption]

At first glance, the reminder might not make much sense, but after looking at a few skill scrolls, its meaning became clear.

[Fireball (Active Skill)]

[Type: Skill Scroll]

[Level: 1]

[Upgrade Requirement: 40 Nightmare Coins]

[Description: Consumes a small amount of mental energy to release a fireball from the supernatural realm]

[Price: 3999 Copper Coins]

[Low Kick (Active Skill)]

[Type: Skill Scroll]

[Level: 1]

[Upgrade Requirement: 35 Nightmare Coins]

[Description: Consumes a small amount of stamina to unleash a low kick far exceeding one's own strength]

[Price: 2499]

Some skills consumed mental energy, while others consumed stamina.

When using a stamina-based skill, mental energy could be used as a substitute, but the consumption would be enormous.

As for exactly how much stamina and mental energy one had, the game offered no clear explanation.

It was called the Dormitory Survival Game, but it still differed from a truly data-driven game. There was no such thing as a "mana bar."

There were plenty of people gathered around the skill section as well. When they saw Xu Lang and the other two approach, they instinctively made way for them.

Xu Lang was secretly pleased by the street-clearing treatment.

There was only one copy of each slightly more advanced skill scroll in the skill section. Once purchased, it would disappear immediately, so Xu Lang skimmed through them quickly.

He currently had the most Copper Coins, so he had to make the most of his first-mover advantage.

It was best to buy the highly practical skills early, before someone else snatched them up.

Tong Qi and Cao Yaxuan could only watch eagerly. The two women each had only 1,000 Copper Coins—not even enough to buy the most basic skill.

Just then—

Xu Lang saw Wang Ao and his group coming over from the facilities section, and quickly turned around to purchase a skill scroll from one of the display cases.

Wang Ao's group had been showing off, saying that Wang Ao had awakened a fire-breathing ability.

Fireball plus fire breath would most likely produce a mutation!

Xu Lang had no intention of giving Wang Ao that chance to mutate.

Let the rich get rich first, then help the poor get rich?

Fuck that! Was this a joke?

If you got rich, then when danger came later, I'd have to stand at the front!

Xu Lang wasn't that stupid.

He intended to hold onto the position of Mad King Dorm's number-one player for the foreseeable future!

Besides, he needed an offensive skill like this himself.

Fireball sounded commonplace, but it should be quite versatile.

When Wang Ao saw Xu Lang, his eyes narrowed slightly as he began browsing the skill scrolls inside the display cases.

Xu Lang noticed that someone in Wang Ao's group had been subtly watching him the entire time, probably trying to see what he was buying.

He immediately had Tong Qi and Cao Yaxuan stand to his left and right, blocking the view.

There really were plenty of good things in the skill section, making Xu Lang itch with envy.

After deliberating for a while, he bought another skill scroll.

The skill scrolls in the skill section ranged from 2,000 to 12,999 copper coins, and the one Xu Lang bought was the only item priced at 12,999 copper coins!

[Meditation (Active Skill)]

[Type: Skill Scroll]

[Level: 1]

[Upgrade Requirement: 45 Nightmare Coins]

[Description: Enter a meditative state to accelerate the recovery of mental power. If mental power is full, slowly increases the total mental attribute.]

[Price: 12,999 copper coins]

After buying this item, Xu Lang's massive fortune of 21,000 copper coins was instantly drained dry.

Then, still unsatisfied, he borrowed money from Cao Yaxuan and Tong Qi.

The two girls had come to the supermarket full of enthusiasm, yet they had not bought a single thing and now had to hand all their money over to this filthy bastard, Xu Lang.

Once he got his hands on 2,000 copper coins, the third skill scroll was his too!

[Aim (Passive Skill)]

[Type: Skill Scroll]

[Level: 1]

[Upgrade Requirement: 30 Nightmare Coins]

[Description: Improves the accuracy of your throwing and shooting.]

[Price: 2,000 copper coins]

Xu Lang had shot so accurately before purely because the Colt Viper had such great handling. If he truly wanted to become a sharpshooter, the Aim skill was indispensable.

Two Swift Repeating Crossbows cost 4,000 copper coins, while the three skill scrolls totaled 18,998. Out of Xu Lang's fortune of 25,000 copper coins, only a little over 500 in loose change remained. He was utterly cleaned out!

Since he had splurged already, he had no plans to leave the dorm again.

Xu Lang tore open the three skill scrolls one after another and learned all the skills. His mind suddenly felt clear as a great deal of new knowledge flooded in, and his body gained some additional muscle memory.

The feeling was incredibly strange.

He took out the Colt Viper and fiddled with it twice, finding that it felt even better in his hand. "Let's go. We'll check out the living section and entertainment section. I'll buy you whatever you want."

"It's fine. There's nothing we want," Tong Qi said, scratching her cheek.

The atmosphere became awkward for no apparent reason.

Cao Yaxuan also remained silent, lowering her head to stare at the tips of her shoes.

"No! You have to buy something!" Xu Lang patted his chest. "The stuff in the other two sections must be cheap. I can still afford it!"

The whole point of coming out this time was to spend all their money, then never come out again and hide until the end of time.

"Then what about our water and electricity bills? And the defensive facilities will cost money too," Cao Yaxuan said faintly.

Xu Lang: "..."

Tong Qi smiled. "It's okay. We can just take a look."

The items in the living and entertainment sections were indeed rather cheap, especially in the living section. There were clothes, hats, shoes, and bags, all inexpensive and nice-looking.

Of course, the better-looking ones were also more expensive.

In the end, Xu Lang still bought Cao Yaxuan a small gift: a bottle of perfume priced at 35 copper coins.

At the very back of the entertainment section stood two lottery machines.

One was silver-white, the other brass-colored.

"Give us something good! Give us something good! Give us something good!"

A crowd surrounded the brass prize machine, clamoring loudly.

Tong Qi blinked repeatedly, seeming quite interested.

Xu Lang walked over, just wondering what little gift he should buy Tong Qi—wasn't this the perfect opportunity?