"Actually, it's not that bad. The Demon King Castle isn't strong right now, but every time it levels up, it unlocks a new ability. Give it time, and it'll be formidable." Xu Lang looked at the women with a serious expression.

Every time it leveled up, the Demon King Castle would also gain another floor, increasing its capacity further.

Zhen Lu's lips twitched.

Did you have any idea what you were talking about when you said it wasn't strong? Just the Demon King Castle's current appearance alone was more expensive than all the other dorm rooms in the Mad King Building combined!

Xu Lang was comparing it to top-tier dormitories like the Asura Home and the Primordial God Chamber.

Having more abilities wasn't actually the most important thing about the Demon King Castle.

The most important aspect was its abundance of turret slots.

Facilities reigned supreme!

The core gameplay of the Dorm Survival Game was tower defense, and the orthodox path was the king's path!

And the True·Demon King Castle was a super war fortress!

"The difference between an ordinary dorm and a level ten dorm is like heaven and earth!" Xu Ruyan exclaimed. "Just being able to keep your dorm room's level on par with the dormitory building's already puts you among the top-tier players. And we've only played seven cycles of the game, yet our dorm is already level ten. That's three entire levels ahead of the curve!"

"HAHAHAHA!!!" Senior Sister Red Butterfly suddenly burst into laughter.

Tong Qi, being kind-hearted, played along: "Red Butterfly, what's wrong?"

"Hahaha, it's all thanks to me! If I hadn't yelled at the dormitory building, it wouldn't have given us two chances to upgrade our dorm." Senior Sister Red Butterfly was extremely pleased with herself.

When she put it that way, she wasn't wrong at all.

"We never would have thought we could actually communicate with the dormitory building before." Wang Yazhi's eyes sparkled with surprise.

Everyone started discussing that topic.

Mary and Miaoying were on the sidelines, brewing tea and pouring cola.

Firepower Girl silently played Contra, looking a bit adorably dazed.

The atmosphere was peaceful and harmonious.

After an unknown amount of time, the doorbell suddenly rang.

Kui Zi, Ayiguli, White Sand, Jinsha, and Yinsha had arrived, along with Rakshasa players and other female players.

"I'll get it!" Miaoying meowed happily and scurried off to open the door.

The door swung open.

Others watched as the five women entered Dorm 400, their faces full of envy.

"Brother Gu Yan, you'll be the Floor Leader of the eleventh floor from now on." A Rakshasa player looked at the tall, muscular Gu Yan and said with a faint smile.

"Hm!" Gu Yan nodded. "Let's go. We'll sweep through the floors, then go pioneering!"

Every Rakshasa player had one obsession.

Making the Rakshasa Country great again!

Since they were here, they might as well make the best of it. The Rakshasa race would put down roots in the Dorm Survival Game and even the Blood Mist World!

With Ayiguli now a Tenant of Dorm 400, the Rakshasa players had real backing here. It would be very difficult for them to fall from power anymore.

Of course, the prerequisite was that Xu Lang remained in his prime.

By the same token, the Rakshasa players were now firmly aboard Xu Lang's war chariot. They were even more loyal than the diehard members of the Mad King Committee.

The first day of the rest day quickly passed.

...

[Base Nightmare Coins: 1280, Conversion Rate: 5734%, Eight-hour Output: 74,675 Nightmare Coins]

[Total Nightmare Coins: 629,930]

First day of the rest day. One night. Seventy thousand Nightmare Coins generated.

Don't be surprised. This was Xu Lang's true strength right now!

He'd basically cleaned out all the high-end clothing in the Supermarket. Cao Yaxuan and the others all had base Charm stats of four hundred. An ordinary woman, even if she were as beautiful as Monica Bellucci or Anne Hathaway in their prime, would only have 99 or 100 Charm points at their peak.

To put it bluntly, if Cao Yaxuan and the others went to the Blood Mist World, low-level Blood Mist creatures wouldn't attack them anymore. Instead, they'd display a feeling of wanting to get close but being afraid.

"Being able to sleep is a blessing."

Xu Lang rubbed his lower back. There was no more discomfort.

He gritted his teeth. How long had it been since he was this exhausted?

Online, there were plenty of alpha males, all ruthless and cold, killing heaven and earth. But in reality, even meeting a celebrity, or even a slightly attractive internet influencer, would make their knees go weak and their words stumble.

But here he had 15 times 4 – sixty Monica Belluccis!

If it weren't for his strong willpower, he'd still be charging headlong into the fray.

Not dwelling on the matter, Xu Lang scanned his private messages. Finding no useful intelligence, he closed his eyes and sensed the deeper layers of the Demon Box World.

"Hm?"

"There's a surprise!"

"More than one, even!"

...

Demon Box World.

"These are all the infected Celestial Demon Building players?" After Xu Lang's consciousness manifested, he waved his hand and pulled out dozens of new doorways.

These doorways shared the same aura, faintly interconnected.

"Instead of trying to contain the Taleblade curse, they're spreading it to others. Interesting." A faint smile curled on Xu Lang's lips. He had a rough idea of who was behind this.

His eyes flickered as he pondered for a moment. He didn't do anything unnecessary.

With the Breeding Ground in place, the Taleblade Demon Box's growth rate wasn't slow.

If he focused all his effort on it, he could indeed accelerate the curse's progress.

But for now, there was no need.

With the Mad King Building lifting its recruitment restrictions, a storm was bound to follow.

And he hadn't even finished digesting the resources from the previous cycle, let alone invading the Celestial Demon Building.

"Heh, even Grandmother couldn't avoid the Taleblade curse." Xu Lang suddenly let out a couple of light laughs and summoned another doorway.

The Netherworld creatures tainted by the Demon Box curse weren't limited to just Grandmother.

When Tong Qi had taken the Ghost Child on that rampage of domination, Xu Lang had deliberately let her release many wandering spirits. To use his own words again, whether the flower blooms or not, first, plant the seed.

But Grandmother getting infected honestly surprised Xu Lang a bit.

After all, Grandmother's status was right there in front of everyone. She was definitely no pushover.

"It seems the Netherworld isn't very far from the Blood Mist World. Or maybe it's even located within the Blood Mist World itself… Otherwise, the Demon Box curse would have been diluted even further."

Xu Lang mused.

Back when he had first entered the Netherworld and summoned Jinsha and the others to farm points, he had already formed this suspicion. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"Neither the Netherworld nor the other dormitory buildings are as safe as Earth."

"Leaving the Mad King Building will lower your SAN value."

"However, the Nightmare Bed is a holy artifact for recovering SAN value. Losing my Mad King Building identity won't affect me much."

"So, the Mad King Building can't restrict me!"

Xu Lang clenched his fist. The image of the Mad King Building devouring the Twilight Building involuntarily surfaced in his mind, and his expression slowly darkened.

The Twilight Building had participated in Building Wars before and hadn't been eliminated in the first round. If it was considered a top student, and famous dorms like the Celestial Demon Building and Taleblade Building were star students, then the Mad King Building was a certified little overachiever.

A level seven dormitory building taking down a level eighteen dormitory building!

Xu Lang couldn't say he wasn't wary.

Having an extra escape route was absolutely the right call. Either he completely severed ties with the entire Dorm Survival Game, or he didn't cut ties at all!

With that thought, Xu Lang summoned the Cursed Doorway on Earth's side and actively deepened the connection.