"Huh? The break time has been extended this time?"

Xu Lang's spirits lifted.

For him, getting an extra day of sleep was more important than anything!

How to increase rest time had always been on his mind. He had asked Rainy Night Blade and others before, but never got a definite answer. It seemed only Nie Xiaozhu's King of Hearts had managed to do something like this.

"Hey, the game time has increased. Calculating from this, the next game will start at midnight." Cao Yaxuan also noticed this, her expression bright and animated.

Who wouldn't want more rest time?

As long as it's not in the morning... Xu Lang muttered to himself.

"Xu Lang, come here quickly!" Wang Yazhi suddenly called out.

She stood behind the turret, her expression showing some delight.

"What's up?" Xu Lang walked over.

Wang Yazhi replied, "The turret now has three modes: manual, full automatic, and attack monsters only!"

Xu Lang smiled, "Seems like quite a few optimizations were made."

"Great!" Cao Yaxuan raised her hands in celebration.

Before, when Wu Huihui and others passed by Dorm 200, she had to go turn off the auto-attack mode, which was quite annoying.

Now this problem was solved.

"Lang Ge, Lang Ge, there's also tenant rights. Now you can delegate authority to us, letting us open or close the door anytime." Tong Qi said happily.

"How do you all know about this?" Xu Lang looked at them strangely.

"You haven't been checking the chat, have you? Everyone's discussing this." Tong Qi replied.

Xu Lang nodded and opened the chat room, seeing everyone exploring the newly optimized features.

The dorm owner's rights had also increased—now they could view more tenant information, including free attribute points, funds, etc.

Pretty good.

Xu Lang felt quietly satisfied and said, "I wonder what the material supply optimization is about. According to those veteran players, high-level dormitory buildings spawn treasure chests and monsters."

It was said the monsters from treasure chests were quite weak, and killing them still dropped items.

"Right, and I think Mad King Dormitory Building will be even more special." Wang Yazhi said with a radiant smile.

She had also noticed the uniqueness of Mad King Dormitory Building.

After all, they had a radio, so their information channels were far beyond what other players could access.

Xu Lang nodded and was about to share some thoughts when the dormitory broadcast sounded.

Rewards were starting to be distributed!

Xu Lang was first, receiving rewards: Dormitory Upgrade Count ×1, Facility ×1, True Ancestor's Manuscript ×1, Polar Night Domain Skill Scroll ×1, Free Attributes ×15, Backpack Level +1.

Second place was Li Shuwen, receiving rewards: Dormitory Upgrade Count ×1, Frost Spear ×1, Free Attributes ×14, Backpack Level +1.

Third place was Zheng Kai, receiving rewards: Dormitory Upgrade Count ×1, Blood Armor ×1, Free Attributes ×13, Backpack Level +1.

After the top three, rewards started including Copper Coins and such, which in Xu Lang's view held no value and weren't worth his attention.

Yet other players were green with envy over these rewards, slapping their thighs in frustration.

As for why they weren't jealous of Xu Lang—well, the gap was just too vast to even feel jealous!

[49 Li Shuwen: What a pity, Shared Glory and Shame didn't activate this round (Frost Spear)]

[33 Ye Fan: Holy crap crap crap, Uncle Wen, level six item!!!]

[98 Wang Han: Damn, this weapon has three effects!]

[159 Zheng Kai: Feels a bit stronger than my Blood Armor (Blood Armor)]

[33 Ye Fan: Also level six? Too overpowered!]

[82 Lu Chuan: Wait, was the last game that difficult? The reward standards are so high.]

[159 Zheng Kai: Try it without our help. You couldn't handle the Frost Ghost army, let alone when the Frost Ghost King made a move.]

[181 Li Yu: Thanks to Lang Ge.]

[186 Wu Huihui: Feels like this reward distribution is much more humane, making players more enthusiastic about killing monsters.]

This time, the Points Ranking Leaderboard rewards weren't tiered like before where players outside the top ten all got the same rewards. Now they decreased gradually with ranking.

Of course, it wasn't all benefits—for example, players with lower rankings wouldn't get backpack level increases anymore, and their free attribute points would be reduced!

Remember, in the previous game, all players could get at least 5 free attribute points, but this round, the lowest-ranked players only got 3!

"Sigh, slacking off is getting harder... and there's still the elimination system for the lowest ranks later." Xu Lang sighed.

Just surviving in the game wasn't enough—you had to outrun other players too.

Really difficult.

Cao Yaxuan was speechless for a moment, but then, turning the thought in her mind, she imitated Xu Lang's manner and sighed, "Yeah, it's so hard!"

Wang Yazhi: "..."

Is this what they mean by "one takes on the color of one's company"? Cao Yaxuan was becoming more and more like Xu Lang.

"Me, me, me!" Sherry raised her hand, her exquisitely defined beautiful cheeks slightly flushed, seeming quite excited.

Everyone looked at her. After spending so much time together, they all knew she was about to drop something big.

Sherry gathered herself for a moment, then spoke rapidly without taking a breath: "It's true that one-trick ponies of overpowered heroes like to complain about being weak!"

Tong Qi burst out laughing: "Teacher Sherry, you play games too?"

"I do!"

"What do you usually play?" Tong Qi asked with curious eyes.

"Right, we're all skilled players!" Cao Yaxuan chimed in, giving a thumbs-up.

Seeing the girls about to launch into a conversation, Xu Lang quickly stopped them: "Stop, stop, stop! Let's digest our resources first!"

Hearing this, the girls immediately reined in their playful mood and instead excitedly pulled out their rewards.

However, when Xu Lang saw what they took out, he was taken aback and raised an eyebrow, "Huh? You only got skill scrolls?"

[Polar Night Domain]

[Type: Active Skill]

[Level: 6]

[Effect: Consumes spiritual energy to release a three-meter diameter Polar Night Domain visible only to oneself]

[Upgrade Condition: 1000 Nightmare Coins]

[Introduction: Long live the polar night!]

As a level six domain skill, Polar Night Domain had quite good effects. In close combat, even wild wind blade techniques could kill people, and it would be even stronger in nighttime environments.

Xu Lang wasn't complaining about that; he was surprised that none of the four girls had the True Ancestor's Manuscript.

[True Ancestor's Manuscript]

[Type: Book]

[Level: 8] 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

[Effect: Continuously generates knowledge]

[Upgrade Condition: 3500 Nightmare Coins]

[Introduction: A casual work by a certain great existence]

"You don't have this?" Xu Lang took out the True Ancestor's Manuscript.

It was a palm-thick brownish-yellow parchment book that looked somewhat ancient and exquisite.

"Nope." Tong Qi shook her head.

"This book probably isn't simple—it belongs to the special reward category." Cao Yaxuan said with wise, determined eyes.

Xu Lang thought the same and immediately opened the parchment book with great anticipation.

When the cover opened, a sandalwood fragrance wafted out, somewhat intoxicating.

After fiddling with it for a while, Xu Lang's face darkened, and he closed the True Ancestor's Manuscript.

The book was full of scribbled characters like ghost drawings—the direct effect being... he couldn't understand it!

"I thought the language in the game was universal. Is Mad King Dormitory Building targeting me?" Xu Lang complained indignantly.

"Maybe try dripping blood on it!" Cao Yaxuan suddenly had a wild idea.

Xu Lang hesitated for a moment, then used a dagger to cut his palm.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, blood dripped onto the True Ancestor's Manuscript.

And then... nothing happened!

"Useless." Xu Lang said expressionlessly, handing his palm to Sherry for healing while giving Cao Yaxuan a faint, meaningful look.

You're still the main tank tonight!

"Ehehe!" Cao Yaxuan scratched her head with an awkward laugh.

"Forget it, let's digest the other resources first." Xu Lang put away the True Ancestor's Manuscript and took out two items instead.

They were exactly the drops from BOSS Julian!

[Pureblood Blood Crystal]

[Type: Curio]

[Level: 8]

[Effect 1 (Blood Descendant): After use, obtain the blood contract skill "Pureblood Vampire": Gain vampire physical attributes and advanced dark affinity]

[Effect 2 (Fusion 1/10): Fuse ten Pureblood Blood Crystals to upgrade to Noble Blood]

[Upgrade Condition: 5300 Nightmare Coins]

[Introduction: Become a blood descendant!]

...

[Storage Room Design Blueprint]

[Type: Design Blueprint]

[Level: 8]

[Storage Room Effect: Create a storage room within the dormitory; items placed in the storage room will not lose durability]

[Manufacturing Conditions: Red Stone ×10, Silver-gray Stone ×10, Dawn Circuit Board ×1]

[Upgrade Condition: 3000 Nightmare Coins]

[Introduction: Create your little dormitory, just like playing Minecraft]