"Yazhi, how did you know?" Xu Lang asked.

"Just intuition." Wang Yazhi replied, then felt it necessary to elaborate a bit more, so she added, "And I think you, Xu Lang, aren't a stingy person. You're willing to let us use Sequences and items alike. You only say something like this when it's related to the real world."

"Why?" Senior Sister Red Butterfly bared her teeth, somewhat unable to grasp the connection between the two.

"To prevent us from fighting over it." Wang Yazhi answered.

She spoke her mind, not wanting discord to arise among them because of this.

It's true everyone trusts Xu Lang, but love, affection, and survival pressure can't replace everything. Some things, if not clarified, explained, or maintained, are just irresponsible.

It's all too common for people who once sincerely promised undying love and eternal devotion to break up.

She didn't want such a sad thing to happen in Dorm 200.

As soon as Wang Yazhi said this, everyone fell silent for a moment.

Han Zhixiu chewed her bubblegum, discreetly observing everyone's reactions, and nodded slightly to herself.

The fact that the girls didn't immediately get angry meant they really listened.

That was good.

"Xu Lang, is it really related to the real world?" Cao Yaxuan broke the ice, asking.

"Mhm." Xu Lang stopped keeping them in suspense and took out the item from the third treasure chest.

It was a playing card, marked with the Club King.

[Club King]

[Type: Item]

[Level: Unknown]

[Rarity: Mythical]

[Effect: Use during game time to make all players in the dormitory building skip this round of the game; use during rest time to return to the original world for 7 days]

[Description: Do you want to win the game or go home?]

[Nightmare Eye·Club King: A special item from the Mad King Building. Collect all fifty-four cards of the deck to summon the Mad King, initiate the dormitory building's ultimate trial, and obtain the true usage rights of the complete card set... Before the card deck is unsealed, using it once requires a long time before it reappears.]

As soon as this card was taken out, everyone fell silent, their breathing becoming rapid!

Xu Lang also stared at the card, remaining silent.

He said he had no attachments to the original world, but how could there truly be no lingering thoughts at all?

"Xu Lang, can you give it to me? I'll agree to anything!" Han Zhixiu stared at the Club King, her fingers trembling, almost unable to stop herself from reaching out to grab it.

Go home!!!

Even if it was only for seven days, she wanted to go back and see!

"No." Xu Lang didn't put away the Club King, but simply held it like that.

Gu Ya took a deep breath, murmuring a prayer in a low voice.

The Rakshasa Country was gone. If she used it, would she just return to this current Blood Mist World?

But perhaps she would return to the very, very first world? Or even to a time before the Rakshasa Country was destroyed...

Thinking of this, Gu Ya's prayer grew faster and faster.

"......" Cao Yaxuan's lips parted slightly, a pleading expression already appearing on her face, but in the end, she said nothing. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

She had family, but were the others orphans?

She couldn't act like this.

"Xu Lang, put it away." Wang Yazhi placed her palm on her sword hilt, speaking calmly, "Only Xu Lang can use this item. And don't talk about it."

"Right!" Tong Qi nodded vigorously in agreement.

"Tsk tsk tsk, look at you all." Senior Sister Red Butterfly sneered, "Maybe your world has already been swallowed by the Blood Mist. Who knows, one day you might just appear directly in the Blood Mist World. Then you won't need to go back to see your former friends and family."

"That's enough, Red Butterfly!" Zhen Lu's eyes flashed with anger, "Are you cursing our civilization to be destroyed?"

Senior Sister Red Butterfly was stunned by the words.

Before, even when everyone argued, they never got this openly hostile.

This time was different. Sensitive as she was, she directly sensed Xu Ruyan's hostility.

Immediately, she stood up, her black hair fluttering, and said loudly, "Isn't that what you all said yourselves? Your world already has Blood Mist appearing. No civilization can resist the erosion of the Blood Mist. Your civilization will eventually die, die, die, die, die, die, die, die, die, die, die!!!"

These words were too harsh. Wang Yazhi and the others all showed displeasure on their faces.

At this moment, Senior Sister Red Butterfly felt even more wronged and wanted to cry.

She was clearly trying to comfort them, and they still scolded her. Sure enough, they all actually wanted to tear her to pieces and throw her into the Blood Mist World.

Why treat her like this? Wasn't she better than so-called friends in the real world?

Every time the girls talked about topics related to the real world, they looked full of sorrow. And she, Red Butterfly, really hated that mournful, complaining demeanor. It felt inexplicably disgusting to her.

"You ghost..." Zhen Lu pointed a small finger, about to start cursing.

Xu Lang grabbed Zhen Lu and said to Senior Sister Red Butterfly, "Red Butterfly, don't speak without thinking. You don't have family, but others do."

Based on Xu Lang's understanding of Red Butterfly, she would definitely care more about being called brainless than being told she had no family. This girl always thought she was the smartest person in the Mad King Building, incredibly arrogant.

Saying this both acted as a mouthpiece for Zhen Lu and the others and could shift the topic, which was perfect.

As a result, Senior Sister Red Butterfly's crimson lips drooped, and she directly started crying. Large teardrops fell, smearing her entire face.

"I, I, aren't we family?"

"I've always considered you all family!"

"So... so you've always seen me as a ghost!"

These words instantly dominated the scene!

Everyone was stunned, including Xu Lang!

What else was there to say? Dorm 200 is yours, you be the Dorm Owner!

Everyone hurriedly comforted Senior Sister Red Butterfly, one saying "That's not what I meant," another saying "Red Butterfly has always been the most important person in Dorm 200."

Then, Senior Sister Red Butterfly cried even harder.

But, how to put it, none of them were parents from the 80s or 90s who would say "If you keep crying, I'll hit you." Tears could mean many things, but they definitely didn't mean "You can keep bullying her."

No one expected that beneath Senior Sister Red Butterfly's flamboyant exterior lay such a sensitive heart.

Perhaps precisely because her emotions fluctuated greatly, she was easily angered and easily delighted, like a minor who couldn't control her emotions, which is why she cried for so long this time.

After comforting Senior Sister Red Butterfly, Xu Lang felt his mouth was dry.

At this moment, Tong Qi and Senior Sister Red Butterfly were resting on the Nightmare Bed. Xu Lang and the others spoke in low voices, still feeling somewhat shaken.

"This is women for you, truly terrifying!" Zhen Lu tugged at her collar, feeling like she had broken out in a hot sweat, "Turns out Red Butterfly has such a soft heart. It's not that her emotions come and go quickly, right? She cried for so long this time, Xu Lang, you hurt her deeply."

Xu Lang shifted the blame, "Wasn't it you who called her a ghost first, making her feel excluded?"

"Xu Lang, we can go to the Mad King Building basement now. Let's go together." Wang Yazhi really didn't want to dwell on this topic any longer.

Among the Pioneering mission rewards, the one thousand Silver Coins were just a drop in the bucket. The Floor Leader token was the main prize.

There might be something good in the basement.

"Not in a hurry. My skill has undergone some changes. I need to figure it out." Xu Lang shook his head.

"What changes?" Xu Xiaomeng asked curiously.

"The Golden Core Technique has advanced!" Xu Lang replied.