[Dormitory Broadcast: The Tenth Floor players killed monsters too quickly. The first wave of monsters will be unable to enter the Tenth Floor.]
Hearing the broadcast, Lei Ting cursed furiously. A Palm Thunder blasted several Wraiths away, and he immediately lost all desire to keep fighting. He turned and led his four teammates into a room.
A Level 2 dormitory could accommodate four tenants.
In other words, Lei Ting, a Phase 3 Player, had ranked among the top ten in at least two phases!
He was completely different from trash like Liu Quan.
After all, plenty of people couldn't even make the top ten in two consecutive battle royale matches, let alone in a terrifying game like Dormitory Survival Game.
"What the fuck is going on with Xu Lang?!" The moment Lei Ting returned to his dormitory, he messaged Jin Xin.
Back when he had transferred to the Mad King Dormitory Building and saw that there were no veteran Phase 4 or Phase 5 Players, he had nearly gone mad with joy. He had considered first place his for the taking, never expecting the gap to hit him so quickly.
[1 Jin Xin: Lei Ge, 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. One round of the game had thoroughly woken him up.
Reproduction was absolutely a luxury in the Dormitory Survival Game. Ordinary people simply couldn't afford it.
[32 Ye Fan: What's going on?! Lang Ge killed all the monsters on the Tenth Floor by himself?!]
[9 Sun Heng: If he wasn't hacking, I'll eat...]
[49 Li Shuwen: @Xu Lang, bro, that was badass.]
[88 Cao Bin: I want to go to the Tenth Floor and be a girl too. Being on the First Floor with Lang Ge is way too great.]
[180 Xu Ruyan: Not bad, kid.]
[200 Xu Lang: Hehe.]
[180 Xu Ruyan: ?]
Xu Lang had sent that "hehe" purely out of habit.
Though the monsters on the Tenth Floor were gone, there was still something urgent to handle.
The corridor outside was full of drops!!!
"Let's pick everything up!" Xu Lang called out as he charged out of the dormitory.
If it had been too far away, Xu Lang definitely wouldn't have risked going out!
But this was right outside their door!
If they didn't go pick it up, it would be an utter waste.
Besides, the monsters were gone, the Ninth Floor Players couldn't come up for the time being, and he knew the people in Dormitory 199 and Dormitory 198 very well. He had nothing to fear.
Cao Yaxuan and the other two girls froze for a moment, then hurried out the door and began sweeping everything up like a whirlwind.
A minute later, the dormitory door slammed shut.
The four of them stared at the spoils filling the entryway, overjoyed.
"We're rich, rich, rich!" Cao Yaxuan stomped her long, fair legs excitedly. She was wearing denim shorts, and the sight made Xu Lang's head spin.
"Hahaha, Lang Ge, I made more than two thousand Copper Coins just by making one round!" Tong Qi was bubbling with delight, grinning so hard her face nearly split.
Wang Yazhi was more reserved, but a faint smile still lingered on her lips. Her soft, delicate hands were clasped behind her back, as though she were forcibly suppressing the joy in her heart.
After all, in traditional culture, being overly happy could be seen as getting carried away.
"Sort out the items," Xu Lang said with a smile.
They carried the miscellaneous loot back into the living room and began taking inventory.
Unfortunately, the Wraiths' drop rate wasn't very good. Aside from food, they only dropped one type of Level 0 item. There wasn't a single item above Level 3.
The only thing worth noticing was probably a skill scroll.
[Basic Swordsmanship (Passive Skill)] [Type: Skill Scroll] [Level: 1] [Description: Thrust, chop, point, flick, lift, deflect, intercept, slash, wipe...]
This had dropped from Liu Quan. The Supermarket sold it as well, and it cost the same as Aim: two thousand Copper Coins.
Afraid that Xu Lang would be disappointed, Tong Qi thoughtfully said, "Lang Ge, with the Ghost Child around, maybe we can just lie back and win this round without doing anything."
"Yeah." Wang Yazhi nodded with a gentle smile.
Neither of the two women was the type to spoil the mood. They rarely felt dejected, and during the days they had spent together, he had never heard either of them complain.
"That would be best." Xu Lang nodded, his gaze fixed on a pile of tiny blackish-gray cloth scraps on the sofa.
[Soul Shards] [Type: Item] [Level: 0] [Description: Refined residue from ghost-type monsters. It is also a snack beloved by ghosts.]
Xu Lang put all the Soul Shards into his backpack and discovered that there were over three hundred portions.
After thinking for a moment, Xu Lang said to the three girls, "Who wants these Soul Shards? They're inconveniently taking up my slots."
"I do." Tong Qi raised her hand.
She felt that she was the most useless among the four. Being a mobile backpack was pretty good too; at least she could solve a small problem for the team.
Honestly, Xu Lang had been quite lucky to find Cao Yaxuan and the other two girls.
One was a wealthy young lady who frequented high-end 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 corrupted by the internet.
One came from a scholarly family with strict upbringing and dignified manners.
All three women thought about how to reduce the team's burden rather than creating internal conflict.
If they had been replaced by female college students who spent all day online, their minds might have been filled with things like patriarchy, feminism, absurdism, melancholy, freedom, and so on. 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 15,956, Silver Coins 1, Gold Coins 0]
The Silver Coin had dropped from Zhou Tao, the Wraith.
Once the game ended, he could draw again.
Those veteran Players had already said that certain high-level items required Silver Coins to purchase.
Still, he felt that drawing prizes would be more interesting.
Although the Survivor Set was only Level 3, it was among the best of its level. Its attributes were no worse than the Level 4 items in the Supermarket.
"Over ten thousand Copper Coins again... So this is what those veteran Players called farming monsters."
Xu Lang pondered inwardly.
The Supermarket was closed during the game.
But this money could still be spent.
Xu Lang opened the Trading Network.
While gathering information from the Chat Room over the past few days, he had often browsed the Trading Network as well, so he was very familiar with market prices.
However, when he skimmed through the listed items again, he found that every single one had increased in price.
Especially items meant to deal with ghost-type monsters—their prices had at least tripled!
"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 wouldn't sell any corresponding items.
After all, nothing was more important than his own life.
But he also knew that he could think that way because he didn't lack that little bit of money.
Many rich people couldn't understand why someone would ruin their health just to earn two hundred more in wages. In truth, that was already the best option available to them.
If they could lie at home doing nothing, who would be willing to go out and work?
"There are still more than two hours of rest time. You girls should browse the Trading Network too." Xu Lang smiled at them.
"Okay." Cao Yaxuan's eyes lit up.
From Xu Lang's tone, he was planning to buy them things!
That was indeed what Xu Lang intended.
In this kind of environment, maintaining a positive and optimistic mindset was important.
For the outside to be stable, the inside first had to hold together.
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