Chapter 575: This Matter, I Only Want to Tell You Alone~
Unrivaled Under Heaven: "Oedipus complex, Station Director, are you a Westerner?"
Lord of Dawn: "I represent all of human civilization."
Main Character: "The Oedipus complex is characterized by killing the father and marrying the mother. It actually does match the mindset of most players, huh."
Unrivaled Under Heaven laughed mockingly: "Hahaha, only players like us who are unrivaled under heaven have that kind of boldness. Ordinary players just beg the dormitory building for mercy—how could they dare to resist!"
Young Master: "Logical!"
Main Character: "Useless dormitory building, if we don't show it a little color, it really thinks we're beggars!"
Cursing the dormitory building was political correctness among high-level players.
In truth, once you reached the level of a dormitory manager, the core of everyone's discussions shifted somewhat.
That was something ordinary players couldn't understand.
Of course, if a real building-destroying crisis came, even high-level players had to call the dormitory daddy for help.
Lord of Dawn: "Stop. My online time is limited this session."
Everyone immediately quieted down.
Lord of Dawn continued:
"This Blood Calamity involves the entire Titan Ruins, and some hidden secrets have surfaced as well."
"Three days from now, there will be a giant tornado in Titan Dragon City."
"The Authority is at the center of that tornado. At that time, I'll need two people to cooperate with me and claim this Authority together."
In just a few words, Lord of Dawn explained everything clearly—no verbosity, no unnecessary details.
Main Character: "How difficult is it?"
Lord of Dawn: "Extremely high."
Unrivaled Under Heaven: "Titan Dragon City? You mean that technological city that fell from the sky a year ago?"
Lord of Dawn: "Mm."
Young Master: "I've heard about this city from the former Neighborhood Committee guild leader. It's supposed to be a technological city built by dragon-men, not far from Shadow Prison Building."
Lord of Dawn: "Mm."
Main Character: "No way, it's that far, and there's still the Blood Calamity—how are we supposed to get there!"
Lord of Dawn: "Figure it out yourselves. A gluttonous feast is only enjoyed by predators; the weak don't get a seat at the table."
Young Master: "Boo hoo hoo, Station Director, you're so mean!"
Lord of Dawn: "That's how it is. Three days from now, I'll be at Titan Dragon City."
After saying this, Lord of Dawn didn't offer even a single word of explanation—he just logged off!
He didn't ask who would go, as if it didn't matter whether anyone went or not.
Young Master: "The Station Director is still so cool!"
Main Character: "Are you guys going?"
Unrivaled Under Heaven: "A power that transcends game rules—can you refuse?"
Right from the start, Lord of Dawn had thrown out big words like God and Divine Persona, then subtly implied that if players didn't resist the dormitory building, they'd eventually be played to death, and finally dropped the time and location.
Who could resist that?
Even a coma patient would want to go check out the excitement!
Young Master: "I'm not going. It's way too far. I can't even say for sure if our dormitory building can survive the Blood Calamity. I'll stick with the building through thick and thin."
Unrivaled Under Heaven: "If... just if... you obtained the Authority, wouldn't you not have to care about the dormitory building anymore? Playing like this forever, we'll really get locked in!"
Young Master: "Don't tempt me. I'm Ghost Eye Building's man in life, and Ghost Eye Building's ghost in death!"
Among all the managers, Young Master was the only one who revealed his identity outright.
Plus, he was pretty dishonest—he'd already changed dormitory buildings a few times.
Unrivaled Under Heaven: "Hey, hey, Main Character logged off."
Young Master: "Probably preparing for the long journey."
Just then, the Witch, who had stayed silent ever since Lord of Dawn's intimidation, spoke up again on the mic.
Pandora: "Come to think of it, we should all be the main forces of the dormitory buildings. Once we leave, the chances of the buildings getting into trouble increase dramatically. At that point, won't we become Wanderers... How long can Wanderers survive in the Blood Mist World?"
Young Master: "I don't know... There are way too many great demons and monsters in the Blood Mist World. Even the kinds of powerful creatures we've seen can't survive there for long. The Blood Mist creatures iterate very quickly."
Unrivaled Under Heaven: "Sigh, let's not talk about this. The more we say, the more unlucky it feels."
Pandora: "Are you guys really going to Titan Dragon City?"
Unrivaled Under Heaven: "Only a fool would go. With Scarlet End still raging, going out is no different from walking to your death."
Young Master: "Yeah, yeah. Besides, the Station Director didn't even discuss how to split the gains. If an Authority really appears, we'd have to rely on our own skills and fight for it ourselves."
Pandora: "Alright, then I won't go either."
The interesting part of the conversation ended there. Everyone had their own things to do, so they didn't chat much and quickly logged off.
...
Witch's Home.
Pandora turned to look at Xu Lang and saw that he was deep in thought. She couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with you? You're not thinking of going, are you?"
Xu Lang didn't answer directly. Instead, he asked back, "What do you think of Lord of Dawn as a person?"
Pandora replied, "Powerful, mysterious, confident, top-tier crowd control ability."
"Then would someone like that shoot without a target?" Xu Lang asked, then added, "There's definitely going to be at least one person going."
Pandora's expression turned strange. She felt like Xu Lang's IQ was indeed a smidge higher than hers.
How had she not thought of that?
When she heard everyone else say they weren't going, she just assumed no one else would either, because it was genuinely dangerous.
But fortune favors the bold—what player, on what day, didn't face risks?
Unless they hid inside the dormitory even during rest time.
Just like the man in front of her.
From what she could remember, Pandora had never seen Xu Lang take the initiative to go Pioneering, even though he was the one who took down the first stronghold.
"So are you going?" Pandora shook her head. She felt Xu Lang was too complicated—thinking too much about him would drop her SAN value.
"Do you really want to know?" Xu Lang asked.
"Mm-hmm!" Pandora nodded eagerly.
"Then put Killer Bear in the cabinet. I'll only tell you alone." Xu Lang said with a faint smile.
Pandora was instantly dazzled, a silly smile spreading across her face. She turned around and tossed Killer Bear into the cabinet.
Boom!
The cabinet door closed. Killer Bear's brain went blank, and its consciousness sank into darkness.
This was the place where it slept, and according to its settings, this was also where it had been born.
Actually, right before the cabinet door closed, Killer Bear really wanted to shout, "You idiot owner, he wants your 'blessings'!" but it was afraid of being targeted by Xu Lang, so in the end, it didn't dare say a word.