[Fine Water Dispenser]—The Boss of the First Floor Was Still the Boss

"Xu Lang, I'm thirsty." Cao Yaxuan looked miserable.

She wasn't trying to pressure Xu Lang this time. She was genuinely thirsty.

She hadn't had a drop of water in the past two days.

Xu Lang was in much the same state.

After thinking it over, he decided to upgrade the water dispenser first.

If it couldn't replenish its water supply, he would have to alter his plans.

Instead of lying low and developing steadily, he would have to figure out how to trade with others for water.

Cao Yaxuan watched Xu Lang walk into the corner, her heart filling with resentment.

Her man seemed kind of useless.

Where was your fighting spirit?

You only knew how to use it on me, huh?!

Xu Lang took the water dispenser from his backpack, and it appeared in the most suitable spot.

The dispenser was battered and rundown, as though it had been ravaged by a hundred rats.

Facilities with such pitiful durability probably existed solely so people could break them down for raw materials.

Xu Lang felt uneasy, but there was nothing left to hesitate over.

[Nightmare Coins -65]

A flash of white light passed, and the water dispenser finished upgrading.

The large jug of purified water gave him an overwhelming sense of security.

[Fine Water Dispenser]

[Type: Facility]

[Level: 2]

[Water Capacity: 18/18 liters (100 Copper Coins can be converted into 1 liter of purified water)]

[Durability: 30/30]

[Can be dismantled for: Plastic x13, Stainless Steel x3, Filter Cartridge x1]

[Upgrade Requirement: 150 Nightmare Coins]

[Description: Plug me in, and my passion can scald you until you cry for your mom.]

Awesome!!!

Xu Lang clenched his fist hard, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

With this water dispenser, he could lie low until this survival game went bankrupt!

And Copper Coins could actually be used like this.

Copper Coins could be found at supply points, but no one knew what they were for, so hardly anyone used them in trades.

Xu Lang had an informational advantage over everyone else.

Converting 100 Copper Coins into one liter of purified water—when the coins' use was still unknown, charging 300 Copper Coins for a liter of water was absolutely reasonable!

But he didn't intend to become a monopoly merchant just yet.

Selling water once or twice was fine, but if he did it too often, the ones breaking down his Room Door definitely wouldn't be zombies—they would be other people!

He had no desire to become everyone's target.

With the Nightmare Lord Sequence, how great would it be to lie low in peace?

Even so, Xu Lang couldn't suppress the smile on his face. He opened the compartment beneath the dispenser and found paper cups inside.

"Come drink some water."

When Cao Yaxuan heard Xu Lang call her, she instinctively turned her back to him.

Eh, that was strange. Why couldn't she smell hawthorn flowers?

A paper cup was held to her lips.

Cao Yaxuan opened her eyes, looking as if she had seen a ghost.

Her sudden movement splashed some water from the cup.

She hurriedly licked up the droplets, then held the cup and drained it in one gulp.

A moment later, looking at the empty paper cup, her first thought was, Where's my water? Her second was, There are still water droplets. I can't waste them!

She raised her slender neck and poured even the tiniest beads of water into her mouth.

"I'm not dreaming, am I, Xu Lang?!"

Xu Lang didn't answer her.

Because he was also tilting back his head and drinking water.

"There's water, and you actually let me drink first..."

Why was she suddenly a little touched?

He really did cherish her.

Of course he did.

If he let his little coin-farming baby die, Xu Lang wouldn't even have a place to cry.

After being moved for a while, Cao Yaxuan noticed the water dispenser in the corner.

"Where did you get that?!" Cao Yaxuan asked in shock.

"I have a skill. Sometimes it can create things, and sometimes it can upgrade items. The cooldown is random," Xu Lang replied.

Cao Yaxuan was one of his own now, so he could give her a half-hearted explanation.

"You have a skill too? I only heard that Teacher Wang found a skill scroll, but it's a shame he's already dead." Cao Yaxuan was overjoyed.

"Don't waste the water. I need to trade it with other people for supplies," Xu Lang warned. "Also, you can't protect this barrel of water by yourself, so don't spread the news. And don't get any inappropriate ideas. This water is enough to last us until the game ends."

Cao Yaxuan pouted, looking somewhat aggrieved. "Xu Lang, I'm hungry."

"I'm hungry too." Xu Lang spread his hands. Seeing Cao Yaxuan's pitiful expression, he explained anyway, "The market prices outside haven't been established yet. We don't know what's valuable and what's common, so it's not a good time to trade water."

No matter what, water was the source of life. Its price would definitely be high, and it would only become more valuable later. Maybe it could be traded for even better things.

"Oh." Cao Yaxuan turned away again, seemingly a little angry.

When people couldn't eat or sleep properly and were trapped in extreme conditions, their minds could easily become warped.

Xu Lang frowned at the sight, but said nothing more.

Today was the third day of the Zombie Assault game, and also a day of revelry for the lower-floor Players.

Of course, that only applied to the first and second floors.

A guy from the third floor had jumped down and broken his leg. Then he failed to hold back his screams, drawing out a whole crowd of zombies. He died horribly.

That made the Players on higher floors even more afraid to risk going downstairs.

[1 Jin Xin: The boss of the first floor was still the boss! (Image)]

Everyone opened the message and saw that his Room Door had been upgraded into an iron door.

Moreover, Jin Xin had changed rooms.

When a room owner died, the key would naturally drop. The room's lock would then appear, and whoever opened it would automatically become the room owner.

[78 Zhao Juan: Jin Xin, I added you as a friend. Accept it.]

[112 Li Ming: Boss Jin, give me some water. I'm seriously dying of thirst. Look at me. (Image)]

[112 Wu Leiting: Yeah, Boss Jin. As long as you help us get through the beginner phase, whatever you say goes from now on!]

[1 Jin Xin: You two should figure out how to become room owners soon. Otherwise, you have no future.]

[88 Cao Bin: Jin Xin, it's still early. Go collect some more supplies. I'm getting anxious just watching.]

[1 Jin Xin: Tired. Don't want to go.]

Those smug words nearly made the Players on the higher floors cough up blood.

In just one day, the Players on the first and second floors had become wealthy.

Of course, that only applied to those who dared to go downstairs.

Some Players on the second floor didn't even dare jump down, yet they still claimed to love supplies?!

Dormitory 86.

Seeing even those second-floor Players begging Jin Xin for supplies, Wang Ao couldn't help cursing, "Useless trash!"

Damn it, they had such favorable conditions and still didn't dare go downstairs!

Anyone could tell this game would only get harder later on.

Why were those people still hiding at home doing nothing?

The fear in people's hearts was like a mountain.

Others had indeed obtained supplies, but what if he went out and accidentally alerted the zombies? Better wait a little longer. Maybe a new opportunity would appear...

Wang Ao glanced at the sky as evening approached, a vicious glint flashing in his eyes.

He had already killed someone. If he still died in this game, wouldn't that killing have been for nothing?

Next, he began spamming the chat, hoping to exchange resources for things like rope.

Before fleeing back to his dormitory, he had swept up some supplies. He was considered moderately well-off.

Dormitory 200.

Xu Lang curled up on the bed, waiting for nightfall.

Because the Nightmare Bed's cooldown refreshed at night, his daily coin-farming time was also at night.

Suddenly, a tremendous crash came from downstairs.

Not long afterward, a message appeared in the chatroom.

A student had jumped from the building!