Time passed in a blur, and another three days went by.

Bloody incidents frequently occurred among the players, and conflicts also erupted between Floor Leaders.

If things continued like this, it wouldn't be surprising if catastrophic events like 'years of great famine, people eating each other' happened.

【Basic Nightmare Coins 120, Conversion Rate 823%, Total Production in 8 hours: 1107 Nightmare Coins】

【Total Nightmare Coins: 9236】

"Just a little more, and I can upgrade the Nightmare Bed to Level 4!"

After getting up, Xu Lang ate something, then went back to sleep, entering the Fusion Dream. He spent his time studying electromagnetic force while waiting for the fusion cooldown.

At this very moment, Xu Lang's appearance was exceptionally imposing and terrifying.

A full set of face-covering battle armor was fitted on his body. The pitch-black armor surface shimmered with a ghostly light, seemingly capable of withstanding waves and flames without budging.

【Ghostly Profound Armor】

【Type: Set (Helmet, Visor, Chestplate, Pauldrons, Greaves, War Boots, Belt)】

【Level: 8】

【Durability: 800/800】

【Defense: High】

【Effect 1 (Enhancement): Constitution Attribute +18, Spirit Attribute +5, Mobility -1】

【Effect 2 (Jade Armor): All physical damage received will be fully offset by Durability】

【Effect 3 (Blade Reversal): Defense against sword and blade-type attacks is greatly increased】

【Effect 4 (Ghostly Siphon): Unleashes a powerful suction force, Cooldown 10 seconds】

【Decomposition yields: Ghostly Nether Iron X10, Netherworld Ghost Qi X5】

【Upgrade Condition: 4800 Nightmare Coins】

【Introduction: He comes from the Netherworld...】

The Ghostly Profound Armor's defense rating is 'High'.

Perhaps because defensive gear's numerical values are harder to quantify, the Mad King Dormitory Building's evaluation standard for the Ghostly Profound Armor had also changed.

The dormitory game actually doesn't have a truly defined scoring system; sometimes it even changes with the players' perception, like the introductions.

The Ghostly Profound Armor is the product of fusing the Black Fish-Scale Armor, the Jade Burial Suit, and the Centaur Armor.

To be honest, just looking at the Nightmare Coins required for the upgrade shows this equipment isn't particularly overpowered.

This couldn't be helped. None of these pieces of equipment were particularly well-matched. Being able to retain the Jade Armor effect already left Xu Lang quite satisfied.

"In terms of equipment, I've hit a ceiling. I put out so much food yesterday, but no one brought out equipment that satisfied me."

Xu Lang's thoughts shifted, and he looked at the fusion list.

The fusion cooldown had ended.

Immediately, Xu Lang chose skill fusion.

Crimson Fierce Gaze and Fear Incarnation's attributes were very compatible, but Xu Lang also wanted to fuse Crimson Fierce Gaze with Bullet Time, since the latter two were both related to eyes.

After much deliberation, Xu Lang still fused Crimson Fierce Gaze with Fear Incarnation.

【Crimson Fierce Gaze】

【Type: Active Skill】

【Level: 8】

【Effect: Greatly increases the user's aura. Those gazed upon will experience instinctive fear】

【Upgrade Condition: 3700 Nightmare Coins】

【Introduction: Death and fear are the gifts I bestow upon you!】

"Hiss~ This Crimson Fierce Gaze's trait is a bit too strong. It actually swallowed Fear Incarnation whole, not even changing its name. Could its origin be related to that so-called Crimson King?"

Xu Lang was secretly astonished.

Right at that moment, the Dormitory Broadcast sounded, startling him so much he directly exited the Fusion Dream.

...

【Dormitory Broadcast: A special situation has occurred in this round of the game. All surviving players are directly granted victory. To compensate players, some facilities of the Mad King Building will open early, and a special facility 'Glutton · Trash Can' has been added to the tenth floor.】

【Congratulations to everyone for completing all challenges of the Mad King Dormitory Building's fourth-phase game.】

【The Mad King Dormitory Building's fifth-phase game will descend seven days from now.】

【Rewards will be distributed one by one based on the Points Leaderboard ranking in ten minutes. This ranking bears the Dorm Owner's name but is actually the total points accumulated by the Dorm Owner and their Tenants.】

"Damn your mother!" Xu Lang cursed loudly.

"This is too much, the dormitory building can't handle losing!" Cao Yaxuan said angrily.

"I thought we could stall for at least a few more months." Tong Qi said dejectedly.

Wang Yazhi and the other women also sighed.

Simultaneously, the chat room exploded with activity.

【49 Zhu Yan: Holy shit, the game was forced to end!】

【88 Cao Bin: It's finally over, I was almost starving to death!】

【180 Nie Xiaozhu: This dormitory building only thinks about how to make us play games. It's addicted to games, needs electrotherapy!】

【33 Ye Fan: Another cycle in seven days, when will this ever end?】

【33 Zhang Dahai: @Ye Fan, don't lose heart】

【66 Zhai Ren: Dorm 66, Dorm 67, Dorm 68 recruiting ten new Tenants. Those with strong individual combat power, come.】

...

While Xu Lang and the others were reading the chat room messages, a commotion of chickens flying and dogs jumping came from the study.

The Glutton charged out from the study, head down, and slammed straight into the main door.

*Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!*

Xu Lang and the others watched the Glutton banging its head against the wall, completely dumbfounded.

"I thought the Glutton was dead!" Tong Qi exclaimed in surprise.

Xu Lang frowned, stepped forward, and opened the door.

After the Glutton rushed out of the dorm, it ran to the left-hand side corridor corner, and then immediately exploded!

Its flesh and blood coalesced in mid-air, then seemed to be forcibly kneaded by an invisible giant hand into a trash can, placed right there in the corner, quite eerie.

【Glutton Trash Can】

【Type: Public Facility】

【Effect 1 (Public Facility): As a public facility of the Mad King Dormitory Building, the Glutton Trash Can cannot be moved.】

【Effect 2 (Accelerated Digestion): Corpses piled up on the tenth floor will disappear more quickly.】

【Effect 3 (Trash Can): All garbage can be thrown into the Glutton Trash Can for recycling, providing a certain amount of monetary feedback for that garbage.】

【Introduction: A poor wretch being punished by being turned into a trash can.】

There were quite a few people in the tenth-floor corridor who all witnessed this scene, and immediately began discussing it.

Xu Lang walked to the Glutton Trash Can. He didn't throw away garbage, but instead bent down to pick up the two items dropped after the Glutton's death.

One of the drops was the Glutton's Summon Card, the other was something like a bellyband.

【Glutton's Napkin】

【Type: Facility Curio】

【Level: ???】

【Effect: When this napkin is integrated into spatial facilities like a storage room, dungeon, wine cabinet, etc., it can add the 'Eat Whatever You Want' effect to that facility. Eat Whatever You Want: All dormitory members can open this facility anytime, anywhere to retrieve or store items.】

【Introduction: Want potato chips, want biscuits, want double-skin milk, just ask if you'll buy it for me or not. If you don't buy it, I'm gonna get angry~ — The Glutton】

"A Facility Curio?!"

When Xu Lang saw the level was a string of question marks, he knew this thing wasn't ordinary, but he never expected it to be this extraordinary!

Unfortunately, it can't be upgraded. If it could be upgraded, perhaps people could return to the dorm through this 'handy thing' even when outside.

"Xu Lang, the Glutton turned into a trash can!" Cao Yaxuan peeked out from behind Xu Lang.

"Feels a bit cute." Tong Qi laughed.

Hearing this, the Ghost Child immediately looked at the Glutton Trash Can, its little brow slightly furrowed.

"Let's try throwing something in." Xu Ruyan said, taking out a bottle of yogurt and tossing it into the Glutton Trash Can.

"Ding dong~ Sour and sweet yogurt, value 20 Copper Coins!"

The Glutton Trash Can vibrated, then spat out 20 Copper Coins.

"Kind of a rip-off. This bottle of yogurt would sell for at least 40 Copper Coins in the supermarket." Xu Ruyan commented.

Xu Lang chuckled wryly: "With the dormitory building's stinginess, how could they possibly give us a facility to make big money?"

Couldn't even hold out for six days.

The Mad King Dormitory Building is truly the little brother among little brothers!