Taking Stock of the Haul, Copper Coins Break Ten Thousand Again

[Dormitory Broadcast: Players on the tenth floor cleared monsters too quickly. The first-wave monsters will be unable to enter the tenth floor.]

Hearing the broadcast, Thunder cursed angrily. A Palm Thunder blast sent several Wraiths flying, and he lost all desire to keep fighting. He turned and led his four teammates into a room.

A level-two dormitory could accommodate four tenants.

In other words, Thunder, a Phase 3 Player, had placed in the top ten for at least two phases!

He was completely different from a worthless fraud like Liu Quan.

Even in a battle royale game, many people could not place in the top ten for two consecutive rounds, let alone in a terrifying game like Dormitory Survival Game.

"What the hell is going on with Xu Lang?!" The moment Thunder returned to his dormitory, he messaged Jin Xin.

At the time, after transferring to the Mad King Dormitory Building and seeing none of those veteran Phase 4 or Phase 5 players around, he had nearly gone mad with joy. He had considered first place already his, but the disappointment came far too quickly.

[1 Jin Xin: Brother Lei, I don't know either. I'll ask the people on the tenth floor for you.]

In Dormitory 1, Jin Xin wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Once upon a time, he had dreamed of holding Xiao Mei on his left and Da Mei on his right, but a single round of the game had thoroughly awakened him from that dream.

Reproduction was absolutely a luxury in the Dormitory Survival Game. Ordinary people simply could not afford it.

[32 Ye Fan: What's going on?! Brother Lang killed every monster on the tenth floor by himself?!]

[9 Sun Heng: I didn't even get to eat!]

[49 Li Shuwen: @Xu Lang, brother, you're pretty amazing.]

[88 Cao Bin: I want to go to the tenth floor and be a girl too. Being on the same floor as Brother Lang is way too good.]

[180 Xu Ruyan: You're pretty good, kid.]

[200 Xu Lang: Heh heh.]

[180 Xu Ruyan: ?]

Xu Lang had sent "heh heh" purely out of habit.

Although the monsters on the tenth floor were gone, there was still something urgent to deal with.

The corridor outside was filled with loot drops!!!

"Let's pick everything up together!" Xu Lang called out and charged out of the dormitory.

If it had been too far away, Xu Lang definitely would not have risked going out!

But this was right outside their door!

If they did not go pick it up, it would be an outrageous waste.

Besides, the monsters were gone now, the players on the ninth floor could not come up for the time being, and he knew the people in Dormitories 199 and 198 very well. He had nothing to fear.

Cao Yaxuan and the other two girls froze for a moment before rushing out and sweeping everything up like a whirlwind.

A minute later, the dormitory door slammed shut.

The four of them looked at the trophies piled across the entryway and were ecstatic.

"We're rich, we're rich, we're rich!" Cao Yaxuan stomped her long, pale legs back and forth. She was even wearing denim shorts, making Xu Lang's head spin.

"Hahaha, Brother Lang, I just made one lap and got over two thousand Copper Coins." Tong Qi was practically bubbling with delight, her face nearly splitting from her smile.

Wang Yazhi was more reserved, but a faint smile still lingered on her lips. Her soft, lovely hands were clasped behind her back, as if she were forcefully suppressing the joy in her heart.

After all, in traditional culture, being too happy was often seen as getting carried away.

"Sort through the items," Xu Lang said with a smile.

They carried the miscellaneous loot into the living room and began taking stock.

Unfortunately, the Wraiths' drop rate was not very good. Aside from some food, there were only several identical level-zero items. Not a single item above level three had dropped.

The only noteworthy thing was probably a skill scroll.

[Basic Swordsmanship (Passive Skill)]

[Type: Skill Scroll]

[Level: 1]

[Description: Thrust, chop, point, sweep, lift, deflect, intercept, slash, wipe...]

This had dropped from Liu Quan. The Supermarket sold it too, and it cost the same as Aim: two thousand Copper Coins.

Afraid that Xu Lang would be disappointed, Tong Qi thoughtfully said, "Brother Lang, with the Ghost Child here, maybe we can just coast to victory this round without doing anything."

"Yes." Wang Yazhi nodded with a gentle smile.

Neither girl was the type to dampen the mood, and they rarely felt discouraged. During the days they had spent together, he had never heard either of them complain.

"That would be for the best." Xu Lang nodded, his gaze fixed on a pile of small grayish-black cloth scraps on the sofa.

[Soul Shards]

[Type: Item]

[Level: 0]

[Description: Refined remnants of ghost-type monsters. They are also a favorite snack of ghost-type creatures.]

Xu Lang put all the Soul Shards into his backpack and discovered that there were more than three hundred portions.

After thinking for a moment, Xu Lang said to the three girls, "Which one of you wants these Soul Shards? They're taking up space in my inventory."

"Me." Tong Qi raised her hand.

She felt that she was the most useless of the four. Being a mobile backpack was not bad either; at least she could help the team solve one small problem.

Honestly, Xu Lang had been quite lucky to find Cao Yaxuan and the other two girls.

One was a rich young lady who moved among high-class social circles and never had to worry about making a living.

One was an innocent female college student from the countryside who had not been tainted by the internet.

One came from a scholarly family, had a strict upbringing, and carried herself with dignity.

All three girls thought about how to lessen the pressure on the team instead of creating internal conflict.

If they had been some female college students who spent all day online, they might already have had their heads filled with nonsense about patriarchy, feminism, absurdity, melancholy, freedom, and the like. Given enough time, they would definitely stir up some trouble.

Xu Lang handed all the Soul Shards to Tong Qi, then said, "Give me all your Copper Coins. Just tell me if there's anything you want to buy."

"Okay."

The three girls agreed and traded all their Copper Coins to Xu Lang.

[Funds: Copper Coins 15956, Silver Coins 1, Gold Coins 0]

The Silver Coin had dropped from the Wraith Zhou Tao.

Once the game ended, he could use it for another draw.

Those veteran players had already said that certain high-level items required Silver Coins to purchase.

Still, he felt that drawing a prize would be more interesting.

Although the Survivor Set was level three, it was among the very best level-three equipment. Its attributes were no worse than the level-four items in the Supermarket.

"Over ten thousand Copper Coins again... So this is what those veteran players meant by farming monsters."

Xu Lang pondered silently.

The Supermarket was closed while the game was underway.

But this money could still be spent elsewhere.

Xu Lang opened the Trading Network.

While gathering information from the chatroom over the past few days, he had often browsed the Trading Network as well, so he was extremely familiar with market prices.

However, when he glanced through the listed items again, he found that every single one had gone up in price.

In particular, tools for dealing with ghosts had risen to at least three times their original prices!

"Heh, I thought they wouldn't sell them. Sure enough, there will always be people willing to take risks for profit."

If it were Xu Lang, he definitely would not sell such items if he had them.

After all, nothing was more important than his own life.

But he also knew he could think that way only because he did not lack a few scraps of money.

Many wealthy people could not understand why someone would ruin their body for an extra two hundred in wages. But that was often the best option available to them.

If they could lie around at home, who would want to go out and work?

"There are still over two hours of rest time left. You girls should browse the Trading Network too." Xu Lang smiled at the three girls.

"Okay." Cao Yaxuan's eyes lit up.

From Xu Lang's tone, he was planning to buy things for them!

Xu Lang indeed had that intention.

In an environment like this, maintaining a positive and optimistic mindset was important.

If they wanted to be strong on the outside, they first had to make sure they did not fall apart within.