Fierce Horror Dorm: Take a Concubine to Get Stronger

"Allow me to set up an anti-surveillance skill." Solaris was silent for a moment, then suddenly revealed a smile.

He didn't understand why Xu Lang was so easy to persuade, but since the other party had already shown a willingness to talk, he wanted to steer the conversation onto the right track.

"As you wish." Xu Lang nodded in response.

Solaris rubbed his silver ring, and a translucent barrier immediately spread outward, forming a soundproof zone over ten meters wide.

Moreover, looking in from the outside was blurry, making even lip-reading impossible.

"Name your price." Solaris spoke.

"A set of your current highest-grade blank Book of Edicts." Xu Lang smiled.

Solaris furrowed his brow, then responded, "Agreed."

"You'll get more than your money's worth. I never let my friends take a loss." Xu Lang chuckled.

He was very interested in the equipment and items of other dormitory buildings, especially those related to core gameplay mechanics.

Moments later, a Heaven's Judgment Building player arrived and delivered a Book of Edicts.

Mary glanced sideways. This old man Solaris could actually communicate with the outside world; she had thought he was truly bold enough to venture deep into enemy territory without backup.

The Book of Edicts was inferior to the Heaven's Judgment Code, but it could still be used to write edicts.

Moreover, the word "edicts" made Xu Lang think of the "Great Thief Forty-Two's Book of Law" he had in his collection. Fusing the two might yield something of even greater value.

Having received his payment, Xu Lang began to explain:

"After entering the other side of the gate, you'll see three stone pillars..."

"That side of the gate is boundless. You need to endure a real million years!"

"The method I used was sleeping. You could also try sending a player with extremely high-weightage sleep abilities in, or simply destroy someone's brain, rendering them completely unconscious and without perception, then put them into the time-space gate."

"Of course, during that endless span of time, they might recover one day."

"But you have enough room for trial and error, because you can choose to exit the game; you'll just be suspended."

"The real fear is that one of your players will act on impulse and press the Perseverance button."

Xu Lang stopped there, his eyes fixed on Solaris.

Meeting the conditions above wasn't particularly difficult, but it was definitely not easy.

And if no pioneer had successfully come out with their memories intact, no one would know the true situation inside.

This round was truly vicious.

"Thank you!" Solaris tightened his grip on his scepter and said, "Then, based on your speculation, what exactly happened to that Amusement Park Building player who self-destructed?"

This was a clever way to ask. If he had directly asked Xu Lang if he knew, Xu Lang could simply say he didn't.

But now, even if Xu Lang really didn't know the truth, he would still reveal some valuable information.

"He most likely pressed the Perseverance button but didn't have the strength to endure it." Xu Lang stroked his chin thoughtfully. "That poor bastard is effectively a million years old now, but his body can't handle it. Every time he revives from now on, he'll probably explode immediately—until the day our death immunity buff disappears!"

"At that point, he'll be completely dead!" A flicker of fear appeared in Solaris's eyes, a reverence for time.

One impulsive action had trapped him for a million years.

To think, just pressing a single button would result in such immense suffering.

Being cut into a thousand pieces wouldn't even be one-millionth of that torment!

"Thank you for the intelligence support. Do you have any other advice?" Solaris asked finally.

The corners of Xu Lang's mouth curled up. This guy was really treating him like a convenient old master guide.

Maximizing gains was understandable, after all, the other party had handed over a valuable Book of Law.

"Never trust the dormitory building or the Dorm Survival Game. You should be able to see just how malicious this round truly is."

"Thank you again. Time is short, so I'll take my leave now."

Solaris left. Mary leaned close to Xu Lang's ear and whispered softly.

"Master, this is a man who adheres to his own code of conduct. At critical moments, he might sacrifice himself for the collective interest. You need to be careful."

"Hmph, I know."

What Mary meant was that although Solaris appeared very courteous, he actually didn't have a clear moral bottom line. As long as the profit was big enough, he would even sacrifice himself. Don't be fooled by his facade.

After Solaris left, the Mad King Building players looked at Xu Lang with a hint of a different expression in their eyes.

Had Xu Lang really made a deal with Solaris?

They didn't know about the deep-level game between Xu Lang and the Mad King Building, so from their perspective, if it were true, Xu Lang was betraying the Mad King Building's interests.

Not to mention them, even Cao Yaxuan and the others found it somewhat hard to understand.

If the opponent's advantage increased, didn't that mean their own advantage decreased?

There was only one final winner, and no one could guarantee that Heaven's Judgment Building wouldn't win by a narrow margin.

But in Xu Lang's mind, he had his own unique ranking of danger levels.

Mad King Building was first.

The other three dormitory buildings could only rank second.

Crushing the competition and bringing his own people in line—that was what mattered more than anything else!

Of course, how to handle the balance was also an art.

"Xu Lang..." Wang Yazhi stepped forward, intending to ask something.

But Xu Lang waved his hand and said, "Save your questions for after the Building War. I'm thinking about something right now."

Hearing this, Wang Yazhi immediately understood and stopped talking.

The other girls also gave up on the idea of asking.

Xu Lang was now seated on a throne, and before him was the time-space gate. Staring at the gate, his mind raced with many thoughts.

After exiting the time-space gate, the skills he had upgraded were reset, and all related insights vanished.

"Did the information really disappear?"

"Maybe it's still on the other side of the gate."

"The rules say a player can only enter the time-space gate once. Is this rule absolute, or is there a loophole?"

"If I really do enter, will I encounter some great terror?"

Xu Lang tapped the armrest of his throne, quietly closed his eyes, and entered the Fusion Dream.

The Building War was scheduled to start at midnight. He still had his full number of fusions available now, so he could melt down some low-value facilities to squeeze out some Nightmare Essence.

...

Simulation Dream.

Xu Lang rose from his throne and attempted to enter the other side of the gate. He failed.

Having already planned this in his mind, he didn't hesitate. In an instant, he teleported to the Amusement Park Building.

Under the incredulous gazes of the Amusement Park Building players, Xu Lang plunged headfirst into the time-space gate!

"Damn, has this guy lost his mind?"

"This is the head of Mad King Building, the biggest madman!"

"How did he actually go in? Doesn't the game rule say you can only enter the time-space gate once?"

"Maybe there are differences between the four time-space gates!"

"Shit, he found a loophole!"

"Hey, why did he go in? Did he leave something behind in there?"

"Maybe he just likes to suffer, hehe!"

"..."