The seven people finished bathing one after another, prepared some instant food, gathered around the coffee table, and waited for the assembly to begin.

Before this, Xu Lang continuously adjusted the channels, trying to find a second radio station, but ended up with nothing.

At 7 AM sharp, Rainy Night Blade came online.

Five minutes later, the radio station reached eight people.

They were: Rainy Night Blade, Heavy Armor Maniac, Lone Wanderer, Midnight Fierce Zero, Brahman, Zero Number, Hundred Ton King.

Hundred Ton King: "Wow, peak moment! This is my first time seeing seven people in an assembly!"

Rainy Night Blade: "Haha, haven't seen you online for a long time, Brahman."

"Last round of the game, I encountered a level thirteen Calling Ghost, couldn't use electronic devices." Brahman's voice seemed unmodified, with the tone of a middle-aged man, carrying a weathered feeling.

Heavy Armor Maniac: "Holy shit, a level thirteen Calling Ghost, and you actually survived!"

Brahman: "Just lucky, that's all."

Hundred Ton King: "Seniors, what are you talking about with this Calling Ghost?"

Rainy Night Blade: "Calling Ghost is a type of mechanic monster, not common in low-level dormitory buildings. When dormitory levels get higher, they become very common."

Hundred Ton King: "Is the Calling Ghost's mechanism that using electrical appliances means death? Or does it directly enter the room?"

Rainy Night Blade: "Monsters cannot harm players through dormitory doors, that's an iron rule. But once you trigger the mechanism, you'll face the monster's frenzied attacks, and these mechanic monsters are extremely, extremely powerful!"

Hundred Ton King: "I see, thank you senior for explaining!"

Xu Lang felt Hundred Ton King's timing was truly perfect—many things he wanted to ask were being asked by Hundred Ton King.

"This Brahman seems like a good person," Sherry suddenly spoke up.

"Why?" Tong Qi asked curiously.

Sherry's eyes lit up as she said, "I just comprehended that phrase in his profile. Someone who can speak such profound truths must definitely be a good person!"

Brahman's personal profile didn't introduce himself, but contained a piece of gāthā—"One lamp passes to many lamps, eventually all ten thousand lamps become bright."

Tong Qi shook her head speechlessly: "This is just a personal profile, Teacher Sherry, don't take it too seriously."

"Alright, he might also be a fraud," Sherry said somewhat disappointedly.

Tong Qi felt Sherry was a bit naive.

Rainy Night Blade: "Haha, no problem, everyone helps each other out. If you encounter trouble in future games, you can also ask me for help. Of course, I might not be online every moment."

Hundred Ton King: "Wah wah wah, Blade Bro I love you, you're the most warm-hearted player I've met. Does the radio station pay you a salary?"

Rainy Night Blade: "Haha, there's no salary, but work must be done. I was entrusted by the station director to maintain radio operations. He promised to take me back to the real world."

Hundred Ton King: "Ah, Blade Bro, we can still return to the real world?!"

Rainy Night Blade: "According to the station director, some special items can do it."

Hundred Ton King: "Where's the station director? Why haven't we seen him online?"

Rainy Night Blade: "The station director used an invitation letter and is probably running a dungeon now. Don't know when he'll return."

Lone Wanderer: "The station director hasn't been online for three game cycles, right?"

Rainy Night Blade: "Yeah, but I don't think he's dead..."

The Blood Mist Mutual Aid Society has three founding members: Station Director Ye Wujiang, administrator Rainy Night Blade, and Lone Wanderer. Everyone else joined after the station director disappeared.

Brahman: "Everyone, it seems a black market merchant has come to our dormitory. I need to go check, so I'll take my leave first."

After saying this, he immediately went offline.

Heavy Armor Maniac: "Shit, this idiot probably ran into that black market merchant Kirby!"

Midnight Fierce Zero: "Haha, very likely! Then he's going to lose big this time!"

Black market merchant Kirby likes eating spicy food but doesn't reveal this preference initially, instead using fair prices to acquire things through roundabout methods.

Rainy Night Blade: "When will Kirby come to our dormitory? My stockpile of chili peppers is about to burst!"

Heavy Armor Maniac: "No hurry, he'll definitely visit all the dormitory buildings around us."

Hundred Ton King: "Seniors, what is this black market merchant Kirby?"

Hundred Ton King acted purely like a newcomer, constantly asking questions with a very good attitude, calling everyone "senior" repeatedly, and others were willing to answer.

Xu Lang listened happily from the side, mentally giving Hundred Ton King lots of praise.

Today everyone was online and in a talkative mood, so the assembly lasted half an hour before ending.

During this time, Xu Lang had already started working hard for his point-grinding mission, and Rainy Night Blade wondered why he never turned on his microphone.

...

Cao Yaxuan and the others changed into their new outfits, making people's eyes light up.

The girls didn't just randomly match clothes either—they found their own styles, which truly enhanced their charm.

Cao Yaxuan charm 125 points, Xu Ruyan charm 122 points, Wang Yazhi charm 122 points, Tong Qi charm 120 points, Sherry charm 119 points, Xu Xiaomeng charm 114 points.

The six girls' total charm was 722 points! With the Nightmare Bed added, that made 762 points!

How many Nightmare Coins would ultimately drop? Xu Lang couldn't be bothered to calculate—after grinding points, the answer would naturally be revealed the next day.

Xu Lang went to sleep on time, not delaying for even a second.

Past experience told him that Nightmare Coins were the truly satisfying reward.

After a good night's sleep, Xu Lang woke up, his eyes suddenly widening—so many Nightmare Coins had dropped!