Xu Lang was indeed going out to visit, but not to Luo Lin's place; he was going to Zhang Dahai's place.

This was something the two had agreed upon in private messages.

Zhang Dahai was waiting right at the ninth-floor stairwell entrance. Seeing Xu Lang approach, he immediately broke into a smile. "Lang Ge, you're here."

Xu Lang was a bit surprised. "How long have you been waiting?"

"Not long. Mainly, I had nothing else to do anyway." Zhang Dahai habitually scratched his round, bald head.

Xu Lang felt Zhang Dahai was quite adept at social interactions. "Let's talk more once we get to your place."

"Alright." Zhang Dahai nodded.

Their footsteps were light and quick. When they reached the seventh floor, they happened to run into a group of people.

"It's Lang Ge." Floating Life Play's eyebrows lifted slightly as he said with a smile.

Xu Lang looked directly at Floating Life Play, sensing the faint malice drifting off the other person. His fingers twitched as if playing the piano, and he smiled. "Quite rare. Everyone else avoids me, yet you come to greet me."

Even though there was malice, he still wouldn't draw his blade.

After all, within the entire dormitory building, there were many people who harbored ill will towards him.

He just didn't know how much bloodshed Floating Life Play had on his hands. He hoped he was bad enough, rotten enough, vicious enough!

"Haha, Lang Ge is the savior of our Mad King Building. I only have respect for you." Floating Life Play's red lips curved into a smile, his face beaming with radiant amusement.

Floating Life Play had an Adam's apple, a slender and lean build, skin as pale as milk. The expressions he made with his eyes and brows were exaggerated, giving him a comedic actor's sense of drama, while also carrying a certain feminine softness.

"Hmph. Well, if you find any good stuff during your floor sweeps in the future, remember to bring it to me first for a look." Xu Lang said casually.

"Of course, no problem." Floating Life Play's smile remained unchanged.

"Are you guys planning to go upstairs?" Zhang Dahai asked.

"Mhm." Floating Life Play nodded. "My brothers and I picked up some trash, planning to go recycle it at the Glutton."

Even though the Glutton Trash Can had its formal name, players were still used to calling it the Glutton.

Xu Lang headed down the stairs, and Floating Life Play and the others automatically made way.

However, Xu Lang didn't go directly to the sixth floor. Instead, he stopped in the seventh-floor corridor.

He instinctively scanned the current state of the seventh-floor dormitory.

The overall strength of the seventh floor was decent; there were quite a few dormitories above level two.

"Does Lang Ge have any instructions?" Floating Life Play took the initiative to ask.

Xu Lang shook his head, stepped over to the guardrail, and looked out at the open ground outside the building. "What are they doing over there?"

On the open ground outside the dormitory building, a group of people had formed a circle. Two teams were fighting within it.

"They're fighting for the Floor Leader position. That guy with the buzz cut is Xiao Yan, and that one is Zhou Shen." Floating Life Play walked over, sighing with emotion. "A rare fair duel."

"Xiao Yan and Zhou Shen already knew each other. Probably didn't want things to get too ugly either." Zhang Dahai chimed in.

Xu Lang's interest was piqued. He wasn't in a hurry to go to the second floor anymore and simply watched.

The Dorm Survival Game was all about perverse development, cruel yet full of surprises.

Last round, Xiao Yan achieved the excellent result of being the Third Player, already giving him the capital to compete for Floor Leader.

It only takes one game round for a rising star to potentially become yesterday's news, and a nobody from yesterday can, in the blink of an eye, become a powerhouse beyond reach.

Sometimes it doesn't even take a full game round.

For example, if Xu Lang died, others could come lick his pack and instantly get rich.

"Let's go." After watching for a few minutes, Xu Lang turned to leave.

"Not watching anymore?" Zhang Dahai asked.

"Zhou Shen has already lost." Xu Lang replied.

Zhang Dahai immediately felt admiration. In terms of discerning eyes and combat experience, there probably weren't many in the Mad King Building who were richer than Lang Ge.

Seeing Xu Lang leave, Floating Life Play seemed to lose interest. He led the players towards the tenth floor, appearing uninterested in the fight outside, or perhaps having similarly deduced the outcome.

One minute later, news of Xiao Yan becoming the Floor Leader spread in the chat room.

...

Dorm 33.

As soon as Zhang Dahai opened the door, a rich, thick aroma of hotpot wafted over.

Xu Lang couldn't help but take a deep sniff, instantly feeling a bit hungry.

"Pretty good. Your dorm's prototype is taking shape too." Xu Lang said with a smile.

He had just seen at the entrance that Zhang Dahai's dormitory was named "Fortune Feast Residence". Just hearing it, you knew it was a food-themed dorm.

"Mhm. I think in this game, operations and economy are most important, so I wanted to make some food to sell." Zhang Dahai smiled. "Also, Xiaofan is from Sichuan-Chongqing, really skilled at cooking."

"Made any money?" Xu Lang asked casually.

"It's just getting started..."

Before Zhang Dahai could finish, a tall figure enveloped the two of them.

"Xu Lang, you're here!" Wu Huihui stared at Xu Lang, utterly thrilled.

Xu Lang's mouth twitched, almost turning around to leave.

Zhang Dahai said he had invited some friends this time, but he didn't say he invited Wu Huihui!

"Mhm. Huihui, you're here too." Xu Lang nodded.

Wu Huihui rubbed her hands together. "Come in, come in! I've been waiting for you for ages!"

Xu Lang: "..."

What do you mean you've been waiting for me for ages?

A strong feeling of being delivered right to the doorstep!

"I want to cooperate with Sister Hui later." Zhang Dahai said, looking at Xu Lang.

Wu Huihui's main territory was the cafeteria, often spawning ingredients.

Xu Lang nodded, addressing Wu Huihui. "Did Xiao Zhu and the others not come?"

"They came. They're inside." Wu Huihui replied.

Xu Lang walked into the main hall, all the way to the dining room. His eyes fell upon seven people seated around the hotpot.

They were Nie Xiaozhu, Wang Tingting, Li Shuwen, Li Wenwen, Zhu Yan, and a somewhat lonely-looking Tang Ze.

"Lang Ge!" Nie Xiaozhu's eyes lit up.

Lang Ge seems to have gotten even more handsome!

"Xu Lang, come sit quickly!" Wang Tingting stood up and moved a chair for Xu Lang.

Li Wenwen's lips moved; she also wanted to ask Xu Lang to sit over here.

Fortune Feast Residence had a rather unique layout, with the dining room and kitchen taking up over half the space. Xu Lang walked over and sat down. Ye Fan came out of the kitchen carrying a huge basin of egg fried rice.

He was wearing an apron. Seeing Xu Lang, his eyes brightened. "Lang Ge, you're here!"

"Sorry to keep you waiting." Xu Lang nodded.

"Haha, you came just in time! I just finished up!" Ye Fan laughed heartily.

Although Zhang Dahai was the organizer of this gathering, there was another main initiator.

That was Li Shuwen.

He didn't explicitly mention forming an alliance, just said he had a business deal to discuss. But Zhang Dahai had privately told Xu Lang that Li Shuwen probably wanted to establish some interest-based ties.

Players were used to speaking bluntly and getting straight to the point. After asking around and finding no one wanted to drink, Li Shuwen poured some drinks and said:

"The main reason I called everyone here today is for Wenwen's sake!"

"You should all know that during the third game round, Wenwen obtained a Sequence!"

"And this Sequence belongs to the forging system, beneficial to the entire Mad King Building!"

"But the interests involved are too great. I'm afraid I can't protect it alone, so I asked Dahai to invite you, Xu Lang, and Huihui over!"