Scavenging for Supplies, The Many Faces of Humanity

A goddess was a goddess—no matter how much exercise she got, he never tired of her.

Xu Lang was no saint. A lofty flower like Cao Yaxuan had once been difficult even to touch hands with. Now that he had seized the chance, naturally he had to study her properly.

The other students were worried sick, their psychological defenses collapsing again and again. Meanwhile, Xu Lang had turned one tiny dorm room into a scene full of life and passion.

Trading a Phoenix bicycle for a Campagnolo one—wouldn't you pedal like hell?

By afternoon, Cao Yaxuan said she was hungry.

Xu Lang spread his hands, indicating that he was hungry too!

Cao Yaxuan said, "Then I'm not hungry anymore!"

The impression Xu Lang had left her yesterday of being a glutton was simply too profound.

By evening, the zombies began to grow more active, and their roars could faintly be heard.

Xu Lang took out a carefully hoarded piece of whole-wheat bread and gave half to Cao Yaxuan.

"How do you still have food?!" Cao Yaxuan asked in delighted surprise.

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 seriously dry!

Xu Lang looked at the water dispenser in his backpack and forcibly suppressed his urge to upgrade it.

Upgrading the water dispenser required 65 Nightmare Coins. That was no small amount.

As time passed and night had just fallen, the dormitory broadcast rang out in everyone's minds.

[Dormitory Broadcast: On the second night, the zombies' hunting instincts have intensified. Game difficulty has increased.]

This announcement was like a death knell!

The players were thrown into a panic.

Sure enough, the zombies were unusually active that night, and there were even faint signs of them ramming doors.

This frightened some players into wildly spouting nonsense in the chat room, though in reality, they did not dare make a sound.

[3 Yang Yang: Dormitory game, fuck your mother!]

[112 Wu Leiting: Who has wood? Lend me some wood, I need to repair my door!]

[74 Wang Yingying: Can the guys on the fourth floor make some noise? Draw the zombies away first, then I'll lure them over. We'll kite the zombies!]

The moment the Nightmare Bed's cooldown ended, Xu Lang got to work.

If they just slept normally, he was afraid Cao Yaxuan's comfort level would not be recognized, so this was the only way.

Cao Yaxuan felt awful. The door to Room 200 was being rammed by zombies too, and the chilling roars outside could still be heard.

Under such circumstances, she did not dare make a sound at all.

To make Xu Lang finish faster, she began to cooperate proactively.

The tactic proved effective.

Xu Lang quickly ended the battle, with no intention of savoring the aftermath. He dropped onto the bed and went straight to sleep.

Wasting even one extra minute would be disrespectful to the Nightmare Bed!

He truly craved Nightmare Coins.

"Useless man!" Cao Yaxuan muttered softly. Then, unable to resist the drowsiness herself, she fell asleep as well.

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 unbelievable!" Cao Yaxuan said irritably.

People said that guys were especially like that in the morning... but she truly was not in the mood for that right now. She only wanted to rest.

"Hehe." Xu Lang chuckled happily, feeling a little safer inside.

Continuing to upgrade the door required 100 Nightmare Coins, while upgrading the water dispenser required 65. He had more than enough.

Yet he still did not spend his Nightmare Coins recklessly.

—First, let those good brothers without the resources scout things out for him!

After one night, the unluckiest students had only two points of door durability left. If they did not find a chance to take a gamble now, they could only wait to die.

No matter how many poor people there were, the fact remained: rich people made money more easily than poor people, and they also survived longer.

[84 Li Wang: This can't go on any longer!]

[24 Zhou Tao: I'm heading out. Who on the second floor wants to come with me?]

[170 Lu Yan: I'm crying. You low-floor people can still go elsewhere to search for supplies, but those of us on the upper floors can only wait to die.]

[147 Wang Yazhi: Higher floors have their advantages too. All the zombies that rushed in with the blood fog have gathered below. Once they riot, the people on the lower floors will be the first to suffer.]

[186 Wang Bo: Thanks for the comfort, Sister Yazhi. Knowing I can sit here and wait for death makes my heart feel ice-cold.]

[175 Zhou Ye: Brothers downstairs, if you find food supplies when you go out, could you trade me some? I have a utility knife here.]

[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 dying of thirst and have no strength left.]

[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: Buying shit for a price. Brothers and sisters who dare not go out can give your shit to me, and I'll help you throw it out the building.]

[88 Cao Bin: @Ye Fan, what a business genius.]

Bang~

Suddenly, some brave soul threw a can downstairs, producing a tremendous crash.

A few scattered zombies let out roars, but none of them ran out into the corridor.

The chatroom immediately exploded.

[175 Zhou Ye: Fuck, brothers on the lower floors, what are you waiting for? It's only one or two floors—just jump down! You'll be fine!]

[147 Wang Yazhi: Remember not to make too much noise.]

[9 Sun Heng: Please, just one bottle of water! If I don't go downstairs within three minutes, I'm a son of a bitch!]

Gradually, students began leaving their dorm rooms.

Then, they made a startling discovery.

The zombies seemed to have entered a dormant state!

Perhaps as long as they kept quiet, everyone could go downstairs while the zombies were asleep!

Even so, the first players to go down were still those on the lower floors, and they did so by jumping from the building.

No one dared to actually walk downstairs past the pile of zombies!

[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 union president, so his words carried some credibility.

[6 Jin Xin: Where's that brother with the utility knife from earlier? I have half a paper cup of water here. Want to trade? (Image attached)]

[143 Wang Nan: Dear God, please stop chatting and hurry up to find supplies. We're all counting on you.]

The people on the lower floors were excited, but those on the upper floors were even more excited, hoping that once others became well-off, they might get a share too.

Let the first to get rich lead the rest to prosperity.

"Idiots! Do they think this is still peacetime?" Inside the teaching building, Jin Xin curled his lips, about to mock them, when Wang Yang tugged at him from beside him.

"Don't. Be careful not to alert the zombies," Wang Yang said sternly.

Jin Xin felt a chill in his heart.

[6 Jin Xin: Yes, yes, brother. Supplies seem to spawn randomly outside the dorm building. Don't worry, everyone will have food later.]

"Search quickly," Wang Yang said in a low voice.

There weren't many people out yet, which meant they were the first group to discover this 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 let them adapt.

If they didn't hurry up and develop now, it would be hard to develop later even if they wanted to!

The players on the upper floors suffered bitterly, clinging to hope, while the players on the lower floors were like people who had discovered a gold mine, their thoughts inscrutable.

All that could be said was that people's joys and sorrows were never truly shared.