Chapter Summaries

After the family-reunion event, Xu Lang and the others rescued Shirley from a harassing Player and brought her back to Dormitory 200. Shirley learned about the game and tried the Ten-Day Bells, but she had to leave when her time inside the dormitory ran out.

• Cao Yaxuan and Wang Yazhi searched for their relatives but found no one, and Tong Qi comforted them.
• Xu Lang and the women saw Shirley being harassed by a short male Player, and Cao Yaxuan fired a warning shot to drive him off.
• Xu Lang's group brought Shirley to Dormitory 200, where Cao Yaxuan, Wang Yazhi, and Tong Qi explained the game to her.
• Shirley excitedly watched Xu Lang kill a zombie with his Flame Dragon and then tried the Ten-Day Bells.
• When Shirley's time in the dormitory expired, Cao Yaxuan and Tong Qi helped her outside and explained that she needed to wait an hour before returning unless she became a tenant of Dormitory 200.

Xu Lang gave Shirley a tenant slot and welcomed her into Dormitory 200, where she quickly joined the others and explored the Chat Room and Ten-Day Bells. The chapter ended with Xu Lang continuing to exercise his landlord privileges while Shirley learned the dormitory’s rules the hard way.

• Xu Lang offered Shirley a tenant slot on the condition that she share a bed with the others, and she agreed.
• Shirley became a Player, joined the Chat Room, and watched Players argue over dormitory space for their loved ones.
• Shirley played with the Ten-Day Bells alongside Tong Qi, Cao Yaxuan, and Wang Yazhi before going to sleep with the group.
• Xu Lang switched places with Cao Yaxuan and spent the night with Shirley while the dormitory lights stayed on until morning.
• Shirley woke before Xu Lang and went to wash up, so Xu Lang found her in the washroom and carried her back to the Nightmare Bed.

Xu Lang’s Nightmare Coins continued to accumulate, and the Golden Gene improved his body. Tong Qi’s Ten-Day Bells fused into a Sequence item, and she advanced to Ghost Tamer with the Ghost Child’s help.

• Xu Lang calculated that he could earn more than three thousand Nightmare Coins before the next game round and decided to save enough for future upgrades.
• Xu Lang discovered that the Golden Gene had improved his appearance and physical condition.
• Tong Qi found that her Ten-Day Bells had fused into the Ghost-Controlling Bell, a C-32 Sequence item that required recognition from an extremely evil ghost entity.
• Xu Lang and the others helped Tong Qi approach the Ghost Child, who breathed ghostly energy onto the bell after she fed him Soul Shards.
• Tong Qi advanced to Ghost Tamer and gained a Ghost Spirit Body, the ability to raise up to ten ghosts in her bell, and Ghost Shadow possession.

Tong Qi gained the Ghost Tamer Sequence and began summoning imps while Xu Lang guided her and took his group to the newly reopened Supermarket. Xu Lang found an expensive Level 5 Spiral Dart blueprint and continued searching for facilities as the women sent him information about premium goods.

• Tong Qi shared her Ghost Tamer Sequence information, and Xu Lang advised her to invest some of her free attribute points in Spirit rather than putting them all there.
• Tong Qi bought urns from the Trading Network, subdued three Level 2 imps, and learned the Paper Cut Soldiers skill.
• Xu Lang gave the four women Copper Coins and told them to check the most expensive Supermarket goods while he searched the facilities section.
• Xu Lang inspected the 130,000-Copper-Coin Spiral Dart blueprint as Li Shuwen warned that its crafting materials would be difficult to gather.
• Xu Lang received reports about premium equipment and skills, sent Cao Yaxuan more money for a weapon, and found a Level 4 facility blueprint with several copies in stock.

Xu Lang bought a Blood Pelican Blade and practical skills, then spent generously on skills for Wang Yazhi, Shirley, and Cao Yaxuan. At the facilities section, he found several Building Lords, including Xu Ruyan, arguing over a Flame Dragon Cannon.

• Xu Lang bought the Blood Pelican Blade and headed to the skill section with the women.
• Xu Lang learned Blade Mastery and Spider Mimicry, while Tong Qi, Wang Yazhi, and Cao Yaxuan declined to buy anything for themselves.
• Xu Lang refused Shirley's request for Healing Art, then bought Wang Yazhi the Azure Lotus Qi Refining Art, Azure Lotus Sword Art, and Azure Lotus Movement Art.
• Xu Lang bought aim skills for Shirley and Cao Yaxuan and took the group to the facilities section.
• Xu Lang found Xu Ruyan and other Building Lords arguing over who should buy a Flame Dragon Cannon.

Xu Lang bought the Marble Launcher instead of the Flame Dragon Cannon, then discovered that Level 4 clothing could boost charm. He urged Wang Yazhi and the other women to shop for outfits, leaving Wang Yazhi wondering whether he was obsessed with looks.

• Xu Lang bought the Marble Launcher blueprint, easing the other building lords’ worries that he would compete for the Flame Dragon Cannon.
• Xu Lang bought crystal raw materials, then stopped at the clothing displays in the living area.
• Xu Lang asked Wang Yazhi to pick a Level 4 outfit, and she chose a chiffon dress and tried it on.
• After checking Wang Yazhi’s comfort level in the dress, Xu Lang excitedly told her and the others to buy more clothes.
• Wang Yazhi wondered whether Xu Lang was a looks-obsessed fanatic after he said Yaxuan and the others would shop too.

Xu Lang took the four women shopping and brought them to the Silver Lottery Machine, where Tong Qi drew several items. Shirley won a Healing Art scroll and used it, then offered to treat the injured as Tong Qi continued drawing.

• Xu Lang insisted that the four women each buy clothes, shoes, and stockings, spending nearly thirty thousand copper coins.
• At the entertainment area, Xu Lang met Zhang Dahai playing the Silver Lottery Machine and learned its orange prize was a card that could temporarily replicate a turret.
• Xu Lang gave Tong Qi his silver coins and asked her to let the women try drawing first; Shirley got fragrant tissues, Cao Yaxuan and Wang Yazhi each drew green items, and Tong Qi won an Alloy Knuckleduster.
• Tong Qi drew a purple Healing Art scroll, and Xu Lang agreed to give it to Shirley after Tong Qi suggested it.
• Shirley used the scroll and offered to treat injured people for a fee, but Xu Lang warned them that using her healing skill could leave them groggy; Shirley realized her spirit stat was too low.

Xu Lang led Tong Qi and Wang Yazhi on a supply-scavenging trip after Tong Qi subdued ten ghosts. When their first search in the library turned up nothing, Xu Lang decided to ask Zhang Dahai for advice on hidden resource spots.

• Xu Lang and Cao Yaxuan learned that Li Shuwen, Tang Ze, Xu Ruyan, and Zhang Dahai were buying up playing cards, and Xu Lang decided to wait until they had collected them before buying any.
• Xu Lang told Tong Qi to subdue ten ghosts and prepared to take her and Wang Yazhi scavenging, while Shirley stayed behind.
• After Tong Qi subdued her tenth ghost, Xu Lang, Tong Qi, and Wang Yazhi finished preparing their gear and set out late in the evening.
• The trio searched a library but found no useful items, so Xu Lang said they needed to look in more concealed places.
• Tong Qi noted that people were hiding resource locations, and Xu Lang opened a private chat with Zhang Dahai to ask for advice.

Zhang Dahai asked Xu Lang for help after four Players attacked him, and Xu Lang’s group killed them and divided their loot. Zhang Dahai pointed them toward Rust Lake, where Wang Yazhi prepared to search the lakebed with a Merfolk Pearl, leaving the group at the brink of an underwater exploration.

• Zhang Dahai used darkness and his wrist crossbow to defeat four Players who tried to take his supplies.
• Xu Lang agreed to kill the attackers, and Wang Yazhi and Tong Qi killed them while Xu Lang watched; the Blood Pelican Blade gained 40 damage.
• Xu Lang and Zhang Dahai divided the loot, and Zhang Dahai shared his building-searching experience and recommended Rust Lake’s lakebed.
• Xu Lang, Wang Yazhi, and Tong Qi went to Lake Heart Pavilion, where Wang Yazhi planned to dive into Rust Lake.
• Xu Lang gave Wang Yazhi a Merfolk Pearl that would let her breathe underwater.

Xu Lang’s group found a powerful Black Gold Ghost-Head Shield beneath Lake Heart Pavilion, then returned home to train. The next morning, Xu Lang joined the Blood Mist Mutual Aid Society’s radio gathering, where the players discussed a traveling Black Merchant named Kabi and her preference for spicy food.

• Tong Qi announced that Wang Yazhi had found a Level 3 Black Gold Ghost-Head Shield, and Xu Lang kept it as permanent equipment.
• Wang Yazhi searched the lake bottom further, but she and the others found little elsewhere before leaving Lake Heart Pavilion.
• Xu Lang returned to train and, the next morning, connected to the Blood Mist Mutual Aid Society’s signal channel as Midnight Fiend Zero.
• Rainy Night Swordsman greeted Zero, who briefly replied through a voice changer before leaving the channel.
• Wanderer told Rainy Night Swordsman and Heavy Armored Fanatic that the Black Merchant Kabi traveled among Dormitory Buildings, sold varied goods, and liked spicy food.

Xu Lang learned about the Ranger Sequence and how sequences worked, then recognized the unusual strength of Tong Qi’s Ghost Tamer sequence. The residents of Dormitory 200 celebrated Tong Qi’s potential as the score-grinding Pals got to work.

• Xu Lang bought ghost chilis after learning that the Black Merchant liked spicy food.
• The Heavy Armored Fanatic shared that he had earned a Top Player title in a level 9 core facility, while the Rainy Night Swordsman warned that Xu Lang’s dormitory had several Ranger Sequence players.
• The Rainy Night Swordsman explained that rangers could evade monster perception in the wild and described sequence ranks, danger levels, and their permanence.
• Xu Lang, Cao Yaxuan, and Wang Yazhi discussed Tong Qi’s powerful Ghost Tamer abilities and her potential to develop further by investing in Spirit.
• The residents of Dormitory 200 celebrated Tong Qi’s prospects as the score-grinding Pals began working.

Xu Lang enjoyed the Nightmare Coins generated by his tenants’ high Comfort, then improved his attributes through training and sparring. At Rust Lake Park, Wang Yazhi found a Level 3 Netherfire skill scroll, which Xu Lang gave to Tong Qi to learn.

• Xu Lang checked his tenants’ Comfort and found their combined bonuses generated 459 Nightmare Coins over eight hours, bringing his total to 947.
• Xu Lang posted a listing to buy attribute-boosting items and decided to use copper coins to improve his group’s combat power while reserving Nightmare Coins for facility upgrades.
• Xu Lang trained with Wang Yazhi, raising his Constitution by one, then meditated and raised his Spirit by one before sparring with Wang Yazhi and Tong Qi.
• Xu Lang, Wang Yazhi, and Tong Qi returned to Rust Lake Park, where Wang Yazhi dived into the lake and retrieved a Level 3 Netherfire skill scroll.
• Xu Lang gave the Netherfire scroll to Tong Qi, who learned the skill immediately.

Xu Lang, Wang Yazhi, and Tong Qi cultivated at Lake Heart Pavilion while Tong Qi's ghosts guarded them. Xu Lang's group ambushed and killed three Players who had planned to attack them, then Xu Lang warned the Chat Room to stay away from Rust Lake Park.

• Tong Qi demonstrated her Deep Blue Ghost Fire, then guarded Xu Lang and Wang Yazhi as they cultivated at Lake Heart Pavilion.
• Three Musketeers spotted Wang Yazhi and plotted to ambush Xu Lang's group, driven by greed and suspicion about them.
• Tong Qi's ghosts and paper soldiers trapped the three Players, and Xu Lang ordered their gun-holding hands cut off.
• Xu Lang gave Tong Qi the Blood Pelican Blade, and she killed the three helpless Players.
• Xu Lang's group looted nearly five thousand Copper Coins and three guns, then Xu Lang posted a picture of the bodies and warned Players away from Rust Lake Park.

Xu Lang and his companions spent the rest period securing Rust Lake Park and gathering supplies before he installed a level-four Crystal Marble Launcher at Dormitory 200. The game was about to begin, with the new turret ready to defend their base.

• Li Shuwen warned others to stay away from Rust Lake Park after Xu Lang killed nearly twenty Players, while Wu Huihui offered patrol help and Xu Lang refused.
• Xu Lang, Tong Qi, and Wang Yazhi searched Rust Lake Park, then spent the rest period cultivating and gathering resources.
• Xu Lang collected 1,406 Nightmare Coins from the Nightmare Bed and later accumulated enough materials to craft the Marble Launcher.
• Xu Lang tested the Crystal Marble Launcher on a zombie, and it bounced repeatedly between targets before breaking apart.
• Tong Qi fed Soul Shards to Ghost Child, and Xu Lang told the group to return home because the game was about to begin.

The third round, “Day-Night Ghost March,” began with a sudden freeze and a warning about Frost Ghosts and the dangers of Polar Night. As the Frost Ghost army poured into the dormitory building, Xu Lang realized his Azure Steel Gate could not withstand them and prepared to upgrade it.

• The broadcast announced a seven-day round with twenty hours of freezing daylight, Frost Ghosts, and four hours of Polar Night, when mysterious monsters would hunt.
• Xu Lang and the others felt the temperature plunge, and Shirley checked a thermometer that read minus five degrees.
• Li Shuwen and other veteran players bought up cold-weather supplies, while Wu Huihui gathered supplies for the girls on the tenth floor.
• Xu Lang spent 10,000 copper coins on cold-weather supplies, and he and Wang Yazhi stayed up to watch for monsters as the others warmed themselves in their beds.
• About ten minutes into the round, an army of blue-eyed Frost Ghosts gathered outside and charged into the dormitory building under a crowned leader.
• Xu Lang studied the Frost Ghosts and prepared to upgrade his room door, realizing his Azure Steel Gate could not hold them.

Xu Lang defended Dormitory 200 against a huge Frost Ghost assault by upgrading the door and its weapons. As the monsters kept pressing forward, he prepared to upgrade the Silver Iron Wing Crossbow.

• Xu Lang saw seven types of Level 3 monsters attack, while Wang Yazhi warned that a dormitory had been breached.
• Xu Lang upgraded Dormitory 200's failing Azure Steel Gate to a Superalloy Steel Gate after a Crystal Bomb Monster blasted it nearly open.
• Xu Lang upgraded the Crystal Marble Launcher into a Twin Dragon Marble Launcher to increase its firepower against the horde.
• Xu Lang went to upgrade the Silver Iron Wing Crossbow as the monsters continued attacking.

Xu Lang chose the Golden Eagle Wing Crossbow and used it to help clear the Frost Ghost army, while players on nearby floors joined the fight to earn points. After the attack ended, survivors praised Xu Lang and asked why the Dormitory Broadcast had remained silent.

• Xu Lang chose the Golden Eagle Wing Crossbow, which rapidly killed Frost Ghosts and helped clear a path outside Dormitory 200.
• Xu Lang gathered Copper Coins, defended himself against ranged monsters, and returned to his room to conserve the crossbow's ammunition.
• Li Shuwen led Dormitory 49's tenants out to kill a Bomb Monster, while Zheng Kai and Ninth Floor players attacked the monster horde.
• Xu Lang dismissed the players' efforts to steal kills, collected supplies, and told Wang Yazhi to stay in bed because she was dangerously cold.
• The Frost Ghost army was wiped out, and Xu Lang learned that sixteen dormitories had been breached during the attack.
• Players praised Xu Lang's Marble Launcher and Golden Eagle Wing Crossbow, and Zheng Kai asked him why the Dormitory Broadcast had not announced anything.

Xu Lang discovered that the Frost Ghost King, Glen Fitz, had decided to attack the Mad King Dormitory Building after becoming fascinated with him. As Glen Fitz prepared an army for a battle in three hours, Xu Lang turned down Xu Ruyan’s request to reserve a dormitory slot for her younger sister and returned to manage his supplies.

• The dormitory broadcast identified the Frost Ghost King as Glen Fitz and announced that he was summoning an army for an attack in three hours.
• Xu Ruyan asked Xu Lang to reserve a dormitory slot for Xu Xiaomeng, but Xu Lang refused despite her offer of copper coins.
• Xu Lang returned to his room, where Wang Yazhi and the others helped organize supplies, and he collected copper coins, frost wolf pelts, a Frostflame Torch, and skill scrolls.
• Xu Lang learned Throwing Mastery, Spear Mastery, and Shield Bash Mastery, then received a private message from Li Shuwen asking whether he was interested in the Frost Ghost King.

Xu Lang prepared his team for the next Frost Ghost siege, upgraded his Colt Viper into a pair of powerful pistols, and investigated the mystery of the Jack of Hearts card. As another Frost Ghost army gathered around the Frost Ghost King, Players remained unable to approach it safely.

• Xu Lang refused Li Shuwen's invitation to gather Building Lords and attack the Frost Ghost King, while Li Shuwen's tenants urged him to focus on defending their dormitory.
• Zheng Kai celebrated reaching eighth place in the points rankings and praised Xu Lang for leading the Players in farming monsters.
• Xu Lang upgraded his Colt Viper into Dual Colt Vipers and gave them to Cao Yaxuan, who planned to farm points with Tong Qi in the next round.
• Xu Lang told Shirley to observe Cao Yaxuan and Tong Qi before joining them, then asked Zheng Kai about Yun Yun's Jack of Hearts card and learned that her upgraded gate remained in place.
• As three hours passed, the Frost Ghost King gathered another army; its ice shield and magic thwarted Players' attacks and attempts to bypass it, though some climbers slipped around the building and fought Frost Ghosts along the way.

Xu Lang and the women of Dormitory 200 fought off another Frost Ghost attack and put five residents in the top ten of the points ranking. As Xu Ruyan worked to protect her sister and Yun Yun’s group discussed how to compete with Xu Lang, the battle for resources continued.

• Xu Lang checked the Chat Room and prepared to defend the dormitory with Cao Yaxuan and Tong Qi as the Frost Ghost army attacked.
• Xu Lang and the crossbows eliminated Bomb Monsters, while Cao Yaxuan and Tong Qi killed Frost Ghosts to earn points.
• Xu Lang, Tong Qi, and Wang Yazhi fought the spear throwers, and Cao Yaxuan, Shirley, and Wang Yazhi helped bring Dormitory 200’s total to five residents in the top ten.
• Xu Ruyan saw that Xu Lang’s score was seven times Li Shuwen’s, then bandaged her wounds and told Xu Xiaomeng how to stay safe while she went out to fight.
• Yun Yun and the others in Dormitory 179 discussed concentrating their resources to challenge Xu Lang and secure places in the top ten.