[Mind-Shattering Demon Eyes]

[Type: Active Skill]

[Level: 8]

[Effect: Gain a demon king-like aura. Vision in both pupils is comprehensively enhanced. Vermin who directly gaze into the demon king's pupils will feel fear from the depths of their hearts. Killing intent can be transmitted into an enemy's mind through eye contact, shattering their psyche.]

[Upgrade Condition: 10,000 Nightmare Coins]

[Introduction: Gaze into my crimson eyes!!!]

"Holy crap, this would at least count as a perfect fusion in the equipment fusion category! The original Crimson Fierce Gaze upgrade only cost 3,700 Nightmare Coins, now it's jumped straight to ten thousand!"

Xu Lang was ecstatic.

Fusing skills of the same organ type really had potential!

Even though Bullet Time was gone, there was no need to even think about it—this was definitely a profit!

"Golden Core Technique, Madness Flame, Ghost Slash... Demon Eyes! This is my fourth ten-thousand-level skill!"

'Ten-thousand-level skill' was Xu Lang's personal standard, meaning a skill that required at least ten thousand Nightmare Coins for its next upgrade!

Without exception, such skills were incredibly powerful, showcasing the beauty of sheer numerical value!

Xu Lang manifested a mirror. In the reflection, his eyes gradually turned crimson, as if tiny black thunderbolts were piercing through his eyeballs, his demonic might unfathomable.

This looked genuinely terrifying.

Yet, it also possessed a kind of demonic, captivating beauty. He just didn't know what the actual effect would be when used on a person.

After the Mad King building's optimization and iteration, skill effects were displayed as images in the mind, but since it wasn't actualized, the precise effect couldn't be confirmed one hundred percent.

Now, there was still one fusion opportunity left.

Without suitable skills, Xu Lang didn't dare touch his core skills anymore, so he casually fused two passive skills.

They were Blunt Weapon Proficiency and Cold Weapon Proficiency.

The fusion result was neither good nor bad.

These two passive skills covered very broad categories. Xu Lang had learned them back then thinking they were passive skills, so he just picked them up casually, better safe than sorry.

The reason for fusing these two skills now was to "reduce pressure."

During the last Blood Mist Gathering, Brahman had shared a piece of information that was highly practical and of a very high level.

That was, having more skills wasn't necessarily better. Too many skills could suppress a player's mental space, leading to sluggish skill activation.

And since skills couldn't be cleared, it would eventually lead to an unwieldy situation that could drag down the entire skill system.

Rainy Night Blade was also hearing this information for the first time. After pondering it, he felt it was correct.

Brahman's level seemed genuinely high, perhaps even higher than Rainy Night Blade's.

Of course, it was also possible he had just accidentally learned this piece of information.

...

[Zhang Dahai: Lang Ge, are you planning to play like last night again tonight?]

[Xu Lang: Yeah.]

[Zhang Dahai: Alright then.]

[Xu Lang: You can go Floor Sweeping tonight. We missed a lot of spots last night.]

[Zhang Dahai: Thanks, Lang Ge. If we find good stuff, we'll split it fifty-fifty.]

[Xu Lang: Yeah.]

Xu Lang closed the private message with Zhang Dahai and looked at the wall clock nearby.

There was still one hour left until midnight.

"Xu Lang, come eat." Cao Yaxuan called out, holding a clay pot.

After Dorm 200 was upgraded, the interior decoration became spacious and beautiful, a real pleasure to look at.

Cao Yaxuan and the others didn't have much survival pressure either. While eating, they always had smiles on their faces, creating a warm and harmonious atmosphere.

Xu Lang blended into this atmosphere, and his mood was equally excellent.

Compared to the outside world, the people in Dorm 200 were truly living a heavenly life.

The dishes were all homemade, not instant food, emphasizing sheer luxury.

"I'm planning to post a bounty." Xu Lang said after swallowing a slice of beef.

"What kind of bounty?" Cao Yaxuan asked.

"The monster-killing efficiency yesterday was still too low. I plan to use Copper Coins to buy the lives of monster players." Xu Lang tapped the table and asked, "What price do you think would be appropriate?"

The eyes of all the women lit up.

Making monsters actively seek death—this seemed promising!

"I think we should first see how many Copper Coins we have, then determine a price range we can accept." Cao Yaxuan cleared her throat and said, "Besides the guaranteed two million Copper Coins, how much do we have combined?"

Everyone tallied it up and found that besides the guaranteed two million, the maximum cash flow was another three million.

"Three million Copper Coins. At ten thousand per time, that only adds three hundred killing power to your blade." Cao Yaxuan frowned.

Calculated this way, it seemed somewhat unprofitable.

And even at five thousand per time, it would only be six hundred points of killing power.

If they lowered it further, probably no monster players would come to die.

Everyone started calculating.

Bribing monster players was a good method, but they lacked the financial backing!

"What should we do..." Cao Yaxuan muttered to herself, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said happily, "How about this? Let's sell indulgences!"

"What indulgences?" Zhen Lu pressed.

"The ones the medieval church sold!" Cao Yaxuan said excitedly. "We'll sell those too! Any monster player who cooperates this round, if they offend us next time, we'll spare their life!"

Xu Lang gave a thumbs up. "You're a genius!"

Wang Yazhi shook her head speechlessly. "Wouldn't that make us pushovers that anyone can mess with?"

"It's just saying we'll spare their lives, not that we won't punish them!" Cao Yaxuan's mind was racing.

Tong Qi sighed.

Sister Yazhi was now full of nothing but wicked ideas!

"That's not really feasible. It feels too abstract." Seeing Cao Yaxuan was seriously considering it, Xu Lang's mouth twitched. "Rather than that, I might as well force them to come feed themselves."

Sherry spread her hands. "But then our reputation would be completely ruined."

Xu Lang stroked his chin, deep in thought.

Actually, being a tyrant in the Dorm Survival Game wasn't a bad idea either.

Just then, Wang Yazhi spoke up. "I actually have a more suitable method."

Everyone looked at her.

Wang Yazhi's ideas were usually quite sound.

"Aunt Luo's side should have stockpiled a lot of Evolution Serums by now. The importance of such permanent attribute-boosting items to players is self-evident. We could give an Evolution Serum to cooperating monster players." Wang Yazhi said seriously.

Immediately, Xu Lang's eyes lit up, thinking this method was viable.

Items that boost attributes become more expensive the later the game goes, never going out of style.

But at the same time, money later on isn't worth as much either.

Rather than using Evolution Serums to drain the dormitory building's cash flow, it's better to distribute a batch first. This way, they maintain ecological balance and get the job done!

"Moreover, if someone takes the item and doesn't cooperate, we can use severe punishment later, and it would still be justifiable!" Wang Yazhi pursed her thin lips, her words carrying a hint of icy severity.