A goddess was a goddess—no matter how much exercise they got, he never tired of it.
Xu Lang was no saint. A lofty flower like Cao Yaxuan had once been difficult to even touch hands with; now that he had the chance, he naturally had to study her properly.
While the other students were worried sick, their psychological defenses collapsing again and again, Xu Lang had turned his tiny dorm room into something downright lively and sensual.
Trading a Phoenix bicycle for a Campagnolo—how could he not pedal like mad?
By afternoon, Cao Yaxuan said she was hungry.
Xu Lang spread his hands. "I'm hungry too!"
Cao Yaxuan said, "Then I'm not hungry yet!"
The impression Xu Lang had left on her yesterday—of being so greedy for food—was simply too profound.
By evening, the zombies became active, and their roars could faintly be heard.
Xu Lang took out a treasured piece of whole wheat bread and gave half of it to Cao Yaxuan.
"You still have food?!" Cao Yaxuan was overjoyed.
Xu Lang did not answer.
Cao Yaxuan had learned her lesson and did not ask another question. She took huge bites of the bread, coughing repeatedly as it choked her.
This stuff was really dry!
Xu Lang looked at the water dispenser in his backpack and forcibly suppressed the urge to upgrade it.
Upgrading the water dispenser required 65 Nightmare Coins. That was no small amount.
Time passed. As night had just fallen, the Dormitory Broadcast rang in everyone's minds.
[Dormitory Broadcast: On the second night, the zombies' hunting instincts have strengthened, and the game's difficulty has increased.]
This broadcast was like a death knell!
The Players were gripped by panic.
Sure enough, the zombies were exceptionally active that night, and there were even faint signs of them ramming doors.
This frightened some Players into spouting wild nonsense in the chat room, though they did not dare make a sound in reality.
[3 Yang Yang: Dormitory game, fuck your mother!] [112 Wu Leiting: Who has wood? Lend me some wood, I need to repair the door!] [74 Wang Yingying: Can the boys on the fourth floor make some noise? Draw the zombies away first, then I'll lure them over. We'll kite the zombies!]
As soon as the Nightmare Bed's cooldown ended, Xu Lang got to work making more.
If they slept chastely, he feared Cao Yaxuan's comfort level would not be recognized, so this was the only way.
Cao Yaxuan felt awful. The door to Dormitory 200 was being rammed by zombies too, and chilling howls could be heard outside.
Under such circumstances, she did not dare make any noise at all.
To make Xu Lang finish faster, she began to cooperate proactively.
The tactic worked as expected.
Xu Lang quickly ended the battle, without the slightest intention of savoring it, then lay down and went to sleep.
Wasting even one more minute would be disrespectful to the Nightmare Bed!
He truly craved Nightmare Coins.
"Pathetic man," Cao Yaxuan muttered softly. Soon afterward, she too could no longer resist her drowsiness and fell asleep.
The next day, the moment he woke up, Xu Lang checked his Nightmare Coin balance.
[Base Nightmare Coins: 40. Conversion rate: 106%. Total output over eight hours: 82 Nightmare Coins.] [Total Nightmare Coins: 198]
Nice!
Xu Lang excitedly kissed Cao Yaxuan.
"Want to do it again? You're really something!" Cao Yaxuan said irritably.
People said boys were particularly like that in the morning... but she truly was not in the mood for that now. She only wanted to rest.
"Hehe." Xu Lang chuckled happily, feeling a little safer inside.
Upgrading the door again required 100 Nightmare Coins, while upgrading the water dispenser required 65. He had more than enough.
However, he still did not spend his Nightmare Coins recklessly.
Let those good brothers without any capital scout things out first!
After one night, the unluckiest students had only two points of door durability left. If they did not seize the chance to take a gamble, they could only wait to die.
No matter how many poor people there were, the truth was that rich people earned money more easily than poor people—and survived more easily too.
[84 Li Wang: This can't go on!] [24 Zhou Tao: I'm going out. Who on the second floor is coming with me?] [170 Lu Yan: I'm crying. You people on the lower floors can still search elsewhere for supplies, but those of us on the upper floors can only wait to die.] [147 Wang Yazhi: Higher floors have their advantages too. The zombies that rushed in through the Blood Mist are all gathered below. Once they riot, the people on the lower floors will suffer first.] [186 Wang Bo: Thanks for the comfort, Sister Ya. Just thinking about sitting here and waiting to die makes my heart go cold.] [175 Zhou Ye: Brothers downstairs, if you find food supplies outside, can you trade me some? I have a utility knife.] [9 Sun Heng: If I find supplies, I can give them to you for free, but you have to invest in me first. I'm nearly dying of thirst right now; I really have no strength.] [84 Li Wang: Sun Heng, you still haven't paid back the 200 yuan you owe me. Do you think you have any credibility?] [32 Ye Fan: Paying for shit. Brothers and sisters who don't dare go out can give me their shit, and I'll throw it outside the building for you.] [88 Cao Bin: @Ye Fan, a commercial genius.]
Bang!
Suddenly, some brave soul tossed a can downstairs, producing a tremendous crash.
A few scattered zombies howled, but none came running out of the corridor.
The chat room immediately exploded.
[175 Zhou Ye: Fuck, brothers on the lower floors, what are you waiting for? It's only the first and second floors—just jump down! You'll be fine!] [147 Wang Yazhi: Remember not to make too much noise.] [9 Sun Heng: Begging for a bottle of water. If I don't go downstairs within three minutes, I'm a bastard!]
Gradually, students began leaving their dorm rooms.
Then they made a shocking discovery.
The zombies seemed to have entered a dormant state!
Perhaps as long as they stayed quiet, everyone could go downstairs while the zombies were dormant!
Still, despite saying that, the first Players to go downstairs were those on the lower floors, and they did so by jumping out the windows.
No one dared actually pass through the zombie horde and walk downstairs!
[6 Wang Yang: I found a piece of chocolate in the teaching building. Be careful when you come over and don't make any noise. There are zombies in the shadows.]
This message greatly boosted everyone's morale.
Wang Yang was the student council president, so his words still carried credibility.
[6 Jin Xin: Where's that brother with the utility knife from before? I have half a paper cup of water. Want to trade? (Image attached)] [143 Wang Nan: Dear god, please stop flooding the chat and hurry up to find supplies. We're all counting on you.]
The people on the lower floors were excited, while those on the upper floors were even more excited, hoping that once others got rich, they might receive a share.
The first to get rich would lead the rest to prosperity, after all.
"Idiot! Do you still think this is peacetime?" In the teaching building, Jin Xin curled his lips, about to mock them, when Wang Yang beside him tugged at him.
"Don't. Be careful not to alert the zombies," Wang Yang said seriously.
Jin Xin's heart turned cold.
[6 Jin Xin: Yes, yes, brother. Supplies seem to spawn randomly outside the Dormitory Building. Don't worry, everyone will have food later.]
"Hurry up and search," Wang Yang said in a low voice.
Not many people had gone out yet. They were effectively the first group to find a blue ocean.
Once more people came later, searching for supplies would become much harder.
There was never any shortage of smart people in this world.
Wang Yang was one of them.
He guessed that in this five-day game, the first two days were meant to help them adapt.
If they did not seize the time to develop now, it would be difficult to develop later even if they wanted to!
The upper-floor Players suffered in agony, full of hope, while the lower-floor Players had seemingly discovered a gold mine, their thoughts impossible to fathom.
All one could say was that people's joys and sorrows were never shared.
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