91: Chapter 91 Dormitory Level 10. An unexpected incident: a knock on the door late at night.

Three days.

The extreme heat of the polar day had continued to rise to nearly fifty degrees.

On the Eighth Floor, excluding Zhao Feng, a total of thirteen Dorm Leaders had all applied to be annexed by Dormitory 9001!

"Brother Qing, aren't we just slacking off like this?"

An Mumu lay listlessly on the cold floor.

"We haven't stepped out for three days. I was hoping the system would act like last time, finding it too much to watch and bestowing some special existence upon us, but it seems there's no hope for that."

Lin Qing leaned against the wall; the three days of high heat had also left him somewhat irritated. He shook his head and didn't reply.

The harvest of the past few days was solid and real.

With the monsters breaking through the doors on the ninth floor every day, all members were dispatched to exploit bugs and farm monsters. People from over twenty dormitories shared a massive amount of Life Energy with him.

Coupled with the massive Life Energy from previously slaying the Skeleton Monarch, it propelled his level to the peak of the Excellent tier.

As for Su Xixi, who dealt the final blow to the Skeleton Monarch and fought frantically over these three days, her level advanced by leaps and bounds, directly surpassing Bai Nian and reaching the peak of the Elite tier.

"Alright, stop lying down." Lin Qing straightened up, clapped his hands, and said, "Let's take stock of our assets and get down to business."

Upon hearing "taking stock of our assets," An Mumu's eyes instantly lit up, and she sat up with a swish.

"Coming, coming! This Grand Administrator will report to all the bosses right away!"

An Muxi smiled helplessly and handed the data pad in her hand to her.

"Ahem!" An Mumu cleared her throat, her face full of unconcealed smugness.

"Over these past three days, up until now, through purified water transactions, we have exchanged for a total of 230,000 wood, 190,000 stone, and 93,000 iron ingots!"

Lin Qing snapped his fingers, walked over to the central big screen, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

"What are we waiting for?"

"Get ready to upgrade the dormitory. Today, we're doing it all in one go!"

His finger heavily pressed on the [Upgrade] button!

[Resources detected as sufficient. Proceed with consecutive upgrades?]

"Yes!"

Hum—

The entire dormitory shook violently. On the central screen, the numbers of various resources cascaded down wildly like a waterfall!

[Dormitory level increased! Current level: Level 5!]

[Dormitory level increased! Current level: Level 6!]

The prompt tones jumped frantically!

The tremor of the dormitory became increasingly intense. The walls, floor, and ceiling all began to emit groans under the unbearable weight.

Amidst the excited screams of the girls,

a layer of cold metallic luster unexpectedly emerged on the surface of the original stone walls, spreading at a speed visible to the naked eye!

The entire space expanded wildly outward amidst the violent vibrations!

Rumble!

[Dormitory level increased! Current level: Level 10!]

When the final prompt tone faded, all vibrations abruptly stopped.

The area of the hall had expanded by more than double.

The walls completely turned into an alloy material flashing with a dark silver luster.

The original windows disappeared, replaced by a huge, one-way energy light screen capable of displaying the external scenery in real time.

"Goodness me..." An Mumu reached out and stroked the cold alloy wall, her mouth forming an "O" shape. "A military fortress! This is simply a military fortress!"

[Congratulations! Dormitory 9001 of Building 0 has become the first dormitory in this region to reach Level 10, rewarding the unique building blueprint: Energy Circulation System!]

Lin Qing hadn't had time to check the reward yet.

Hiss—

A crisp, cool breeze carrying a peculiar fragrance blew out from several newly appeared ventilation grilles in the corners of the wall.

The sultry heat clinging to the skin was instantly smoothed away.

"Ah..."

An Mumu closed her eyes comfortably, letting out a satisfied moan.

Her whole body pressed against the cold wall, like a dehydrated fish finally returning to the sea.

The girls greedily breathed in this long-lost, cooling air.

"Level 10, it's capped for now." Lin Qing clicked upgrade again, and after seeing the prompt about lacking new materials, he sighed.

"Level 10, the dormitory actually upgraded to Level 10, that's fantastic!" Su Mengmeng's little face flushed with excitement.

"Right!" An Mumu suddenly remembered something, slapped her thigh, and swept her gaze back and forth through the crowd.

"Today is the seventh day, Mengmeng's Offspring Kindling... which little vixen hit the jackpot this time? Why is nobody speaking up again?"

A single sentence instantly quieted the noisy hall.

All the girls looked at each other, their eyes filled with the same confusion.

Su Mengmeng shook her head blankly.

Su Xixi furrowed her brows.

Ruan Ruoruo was even more full of curiosity and incomprehension.

No one stepped forward.

Amidst the cheers in the hall, only Bai Nian seemed somewhat out of place.

She leaned against the cold alloy wall, her fingers unconsciously rubbing against the blade of the brand-new long sword.

The spreading of the kindling had run into trouble again.

Last time, An Mumu was an accident.

And this time, it was an eerie silence.

Unclaimed.

Logically speaking, now that the interior of the dormitory was as close as a family, no one needed to conceal such a tremendous stroke of good luck.

Could it be that last time... the location between her and Lin Qing... was wrong? ... Did it have to be inside Dormitory 9001?

A bolder thought uncontrollably popped up.

Or rather... when it was spread to her, was it triggered after... things were done?

As soon as this thought came out, a wave of heat burned from Bai Nian's neck all the way to the roots of her ears.

She glanced not far away at Lin Qing, whose arm was being pulled affectionately by Su Xixi, and a wave of unexplainable annoyance welled up in her heart.

If that really was the case, then to solve this core issue concerning the future of the team, she had to...

Give it another go.

At the same time, Dormitory 9014.

The bridal chamber was as cool as spring.

Liu Meini sat upright on the edge of the bed, her jade-like fingers gently brushing across the rim of an empty teacup.

She naturally knew the reason.

The kindling inside Bai Nian's body was accidentally copied over when her initial transfer failed; it had no spreading capability at all.

The kindling with true spreading capability was still on her.

She could clearly perceive Bai Nian's inner anxiety and guessing at this moment. The corners of her mouth beneath the red veil twitched almost imperceptibly.

Fine, let you go scout the path.

I shall go afterwards.

She suddenly recalled some private matters concerning a young woman that her mother had taught her after she came of age.

A man's stamina would decrease after consecutive fierce battles.

Perfect.

Her body's sensitive reaction from the fusion hadn't completely disappeared yet.

With Bai Nian going first to consume a wave of his stamina, she wouldn't have to spend a longer time in torment before her turn.

Night fell.

Inside the hall of Dormitory 9001, the girls who had enjoyed enough of the cool air returned to their respective rooms to rest.

Bai Nian sat on the edge of her bed, watching the wall clock as the hour hand ticked past minute by minute.

The cool air in the dormitory couldn't calm the anxiety in her heart in the slightest.

Outside the window, the three suns in the sky still shone as bright as day.

Yet her heart was shrouded in a blanket of fog.

Finally, as if she had made up her mind,

she stood up and straightened the slightly messy hem of her clothes. In those normally calm eyes, there was only resolve left at this moment.

Her footsteps were very light as she walked out of the room.

She stopped in front of a door.

Lin Qing's single room.

Bai Nian raised her hand, her knuckles curled, and she gently knocked twice on the door panel.