Xu Lang felt secretly satisfied, but on his face, he wore a troubled expression.

"If you want a Blood Contract Skill, you need a specific item, and I have a limited quantity here. I can't let all of you have one!"

"Alright, how about this? Later, when I return to my dorm, I'll upload it to the auction house. Those of you with quick hands can buy it yourselves!"

"This is the fairest way. Everyone has a chance to buy one!"

Fair! Fair! Still fucking fair!

Xu Lang actually didn't say 'highest bidder wins'; instead, he gave every player a chance!

Wolf howls immediately erupted on the spot.

This was no exaggeration. Some players were so excited they genuinely howled.

The equation was simple.

Having a Blood Contract Skill = Xu Lang = Three-Time Champion = Slaughtering everything with ease!

"Lang Ge, can you confirm the time? Exactly what time?"

"Maybe two minutes, maybe three. I'll list it on the Trading Network the moment I get back to my dorm."

"……"

Xu Lang didn't want to drag out the anticipation for too long, as the players' purchasing enthusiasm might wane.

Amidst the respectful send-off from the players, Xu Lang returned to the dormitory building at a steady pace.

The news had already spread!

Everyone was waiting for Xu Lang to return to his dorm, simultaneously opening the Trading Network, their eyes glued to the screen, refusing to blink even when they ached.

Xu Lang's Sixth Sense detected someone in the stairwell, so he stepped onto the wall and ascended, making his way back to the tenth floor.

This scene startled the players, who hurriedly opened the Trading Network!

Wu Tong and his teammates were also staring at the Trading Network. Before this, they had already discussed it; they could buy if the price was under two hundred thousand Copper Coins.

Soon, he saw Xu Lang list an item priced at one hundred thousand Copper Coins!

He was just about to check the item information when the item vanished!

"Holy shit, gone in a second! I only just saw the icon!" Wu Tong cursed loudly. "Who bought it? Find out who it was for me!"

He wasn't the only one cursing loudly. Many people present were instantly red with anger.

This had shattered their dream of becoming a Three-Time Champion!

Just which bastard did it!

At that moment, a dark-skinned player exclaimed in surprise, "Xu Lang has listed a Low-Level Blood Crystal again!"

Wu Tong quickly opened the Trading Network. "Where?!"

"It's gone!" the dark-skinned player replied.

The dark-skinned player was utterly broke; otherwise, he would have bought it earlier instead of notifying others.

"Damn it!" Wu Tong cursed again, his mentality starting to crack.

The dark-skinned player cried out in alarm, "Quick, look at the Trading Network! Xu Lang just listed eight Low-Level Blood Crystals at once!"

Wu Tong felt like vomiting blood. He hurriedly summoned the Trading Network again and swiftly purchased one Low-Level Blood Crystal.

The level is a bit low...

Wu Tong frowned, then immediately chose to use it.

He hoped Xu Lang wasn't scamming people. Otherwise, that would be too damn evil, playing with trust like it was a money-printing machine!

One hundred thousand Copper Coins. He even felt a tiny bit of heartache, considering an ordinary Level Four skill only cost twenty thousand.

Wu Tong called out to his Tenant and left the supermarket, heading to an open area to test the Blood Contract Skill.

And the effect...

Was unexpectedly good!

Wu Tong felt his own explosive power had increased by at least a quarter!

"Low-Level Blood Crystals are absolutely worth this price!" A faint smile tugged at the corner of Wu Tong's mouth as he looked at a man with a robust physique. "Sorry, Ah Nuo, I only managed to buy one Low-Level Blood Crystal."

In his dormitory, both he and Ah Nuo favored close-combat styles.

"It's fine..." Ah Nuo's expression was deep. Halfway through his sentence, his pupils contracted slightly. "Anyway, Xu Lang will sell more tomorrow!"

Wu Tong's heart jolted. He quickly opened the chat room.

【Xu Lang: Tomorrow at 7 AM, I will list another batch of Low-Level Blood Crystals!】

……

"Making money is as easy as breathing."

In Dorm 200, Xu Lang lay on the sofa while Cao Yaxuan massaged his shoulders.

While shopping at the supermarket, he had seen a massage skill scroll and bought it on a whim.

"Lang Ge, you're truly a marketing master!" Xu Xiaomeng said with admiration.

"Heh, Low-Level Blood Crystals are inherently worth that price," Xu Lang replied with a smile.

In the past, players were poor, so he didn't want to exploit them. Now that players have become more affluent, the timing is just right.

Xu Ruyan said with a light smile, "After the dormitory building iteration, the Trading Network's auction mode was perfected. If you were willing to cut deeper, you could actually earn a bit more."

"If all the money ends up with me, it would definitely be used to buy top-tier goods, and that would only warp the dormitory building's monetary ecosystem... That's something no one wants to see," Xu Lang shook his head.

Xu Ruyan was taken aback.

This was the first time she had personally experienced this kind of "big-picture thinking."

Before, she hadn't stood at this height and hadn't considered this aspect. But now that Xu Lang mentioned it, she immediately understood and even thought of more implications.

"Xu Lang hasn't been wealthy for long, yet he already has this kind of mindset..."

Xu Ruyan felt gratified that she had followed the right person.

During the late Ming Dynasty, wealthy families preferred burying gold and silver in the ground rather than funding the state. Human greed is very hard to restrain.

"Tsk tsk tsk, players these days are really rich," Cao Yaxuan suddenly sighed. "Veteran Players brought in a batch of money. Now that the map has expanded, there are also more Supply Points. With good luck, a single Copper Coin Treasure Chest can yield tens of thousands of Copper Coins."

"Heh, that's just how survival games are," Xu Ruyan said with a laugh.

Inflation in the Dorm Survival Game is severe.

There's a saying among players: Top-tier goods in the first cycle are exclusive to high-level players in the second cycle, become standard for ordinary players in the third cycle, and by the fourth cycle, even dogs wouldn't want them.

And this price difference isn't driven by the players themselves; it's inherent to the Dorm Survival Game. Items of the same level in the supermarket see a significant price drop by the second cycle.

This actually also gives the lowest-level players a bit of breathing room.

Furthermore, differences between dormitory buildings must also be considered.

In some dormitory buildings, having a Level Five door by the fifth game cycle is considered pretty good. But in a place like the Mad King Dormitory Building, having a Level Four door by the third cycle isn't even safe.

There are no absolute laws for dormitory buildings. Apart from the Three Iron Laws, any other patterns can only be treated as experiential advice.

"Xu Lang, I heard you bought a lot of skills," Cao Yaxuan continued massaging his shoulders, her eyes sparkling.

"None of them suit you guys. They're just for collection," Xu Lang shook his head.

Apart from passive skills, having too many skills isn't necessarily a good thing; it can lead to confusion during combat.

Playing a virtual game, you can't even chain four skills smoothly. Real combat is complex and ever-changing. If you truly have too many skills, your brain is bound to overload.

Time flew by, and it was already the next morning. While listening to the radio, Xu Lang casually listed ten Low-Level Blood Crystals.

They were gone in seconds again.

The later the cycle, the richer the players become.