Chapter 754: Power and Responsibility, Deranged Fans Are Truly Terrifying

The mass census of the population had already been conducted once before.

Moreover, every new player who moved into the Mad King Building had to fill out a registration file at the very beginning.

It was just that this census was very different, with the focus not on the players, but on the dormitories and dormitory facilities.

The Neighborhood Committee did not hide its intentions.

"From now on, dormitory upgrades and facility deployments must all be reported to the Neighborhood Committee, and they have to be approved too?!" In front of Dorm 222, Chen Dazhuang stared at the information form in his hand, completely stunned.

He and his six tenants were all outside, and at this moment they nearly all retreated back into the dormitory.

"Mm." Su Yuan nodded. "Hurry up and fill it out, one per person."

The Neighborhood Committee members stepped forward and distributed another information form to each of the remaining six.

"Terms like this that are forced down people's throats, everyone else just agreed to them?" Chen Dazhuang found it utterly unbelievable.

The entire eleventh floor was made up of Rakshasa Country players, diehard loyalists of the Demon King Castle, and not only had they all signed, but not even a whisper of the news had leaked out.

"This isn't a draconian clause, but rather an informational survey for the orderly development of our Mad King Building," Mary said at this moment. "Also, you don't need to write in great detail. This is just a census, not an attempt to pry into your secrets. Of course, being too perfunctory won't do either. If it's too perfunctory, we'll conduct a second census after review."

Chen Dazhuang thought about the Demon King Castle, then thought about his own shabby little dormitory, then thought about the Taleblade curse on his body.

It seemed there was no second path left to take.

The second path was a dead end!

His eyes darted around, and he asked Mary: "Envoy, this great reform of the Demon King Castle, is there any guideline, any preference for which dormitories?"

"Not decided yet," Mary replied.

Crack~

Chen Dazhuang's heart shattered in an instant.

"Additionally, afterward the Demon King Castle will issue missions, and dormitories with the appropriate qualifications will receive strong support," Mary added.

Immediately, Chen Dazhuang's thoughts came alive again.

Wasn't this just like a bidding process?

If he got hit by an official project, wouldn't he skyrocket on the spot?

The Mad King Building was currently in an economic upswing, developing faster than anyone could keep up with, its future bright beyond measure!

...

Demon King Castle.

In the reception hall, the patients and doctors had all gone back, leaving only one Medicine Pearl behind.

Xu Lang had Zhichun pour Medicine Pearl ten cups of coffee, and said: "Save whoever needs saving, but set the price as high as possible."

Better to let the Neighborhood Committee earn money than the House of Order.

This was practically poaching the leeks.

Medicine Pearl stared at the coffee, hesitated, and said: "These coffee beans, the output should be limited, right?"

"Mm, limited daily supply, and there's a cap. At most, it can only cure Mental Corruption below Level eleven." Xu Lang felt Medicine Pearl was quite smart, worthy of being a veteran player.

"I understand!" Medicine Pearl now had her measure of things.

"Later, the dormitory buildings will select Floor Leaders. Are you interested?" Xu Lang picked up his coffee and took a sip, his spirit immediately rising a small notch.

"I currently live on the twenty-second floor. Compete with Bai Wuya for the Floor Leader position?" Medicine Pearl lacked confidence.

Bai Wuya was an old veteran of the Mad King Building, and was himself a member of the Neighborhood Committee. Surely he wouldn't be discarded once his usefulness was spent, right?

"You can go to another floor." Xu Lang said casually. "There are still many floors without a Floor Leader."

Medicine Pearl gathered her thoughts and said: "Dorm Owner, do you have a complete plan? If you tell me, perhaps I can add a thing or two for you."

Cao Yaxuan hadn't left yet either. Hearing this, she immediately felt somewhat displeased.

What status did this woman have, to start acting as a strategist?

She didn't have Xu Lang's broad-minded willingness to accept advice.

"Hehe, it's not that I have ideas. It should be that you have ideas." Xu Lang smiled. "Go on, I'd also like to hear an ordinary player's view on the duties of a Floor Leader."

Medicine Pearl was put on the spot, caught in a dilemma.

If she spoke honestly, she would offend those Floor Leaders.

If she didn't speak, she would lose a great opportunity to perform.

Who was more important, a Floor Leader or a Dorm Owner?

Of course, the Dorm Owner!

At this thought, she steeled herself and said: "I feel you are too lenient with the Floor Leaders!"

"How so?" Xu Lang hadn't expected Medicine Pearl to actually have insightful views.

"Floor Leaders have fixed Supply Points as their territory, and also enjoy first-hand resources from the Neighborhood Committee. Usually they rely on their title to randomly boss players around. Over time, they'll definitely grow lazy." Medicine Pearl pursed her small red lips, the size of a thumb, and said: "As far as I know, some players are already dissatisfied with certain Floor Leaders. There's no small amount of resentment."

Laziness breeds corruption.

Every castle that claimed to be impregnable collapsed from within first.

"Continue." Xu Lang said calmly.

Medicine Pearl's eyes lit up, sensing an opportunity, and she began to lay out her ideas in an orderly fashion, her tone impassioned and her cadence well-measured, actually carrying a somewhat captivating flavor. Who knew whether she had learned some Charm skill in the past specifically to bamboozle her patients.

Using mental control on others definitely had room to be exploited. Xu Lang used the Nightmare Eye to probe Medicine Pearl, and indeed discovered she had used this trick to swindle certain "patients."

Depraved medical ethics!

On the side, Cao Yaxuan and the other women also became serious. They stood too high, so the voices from the bottom became very distant.

Although Medicine Pearl was a High-Level Player who had once obtained Top Player and held a certain prestige among the Mad King Building player community, in their eyes, she was indeed just an ordinary player, nothing particularly special.

...

Half an hour later, Medicine Pearl left the Demon King Castle.

After she stepped outside, a cool breeze blew, and she immediately felt drenched in sweat.

Fortunately her attire grade wasn't low, and the sweat was quickly auto-purified away.

"I did it, the Dorm Owner really listened to my words!"

Medicine Pearl was in a daze, feeling she had completed some remarkable mission.

Just then, a punky little sister led a group of girls over.

Medicine Pearl instantly became wary. After she clearly saw the leader's face, the corner of her mouth immediately pulled into a smile. "Oh, it's you all."

The newcomers were none other than Wang Tingting and a group of female players from the same floor.

The female players on the same floor as Xu Lang were led by Wu Huihui and had always enjoyed a good reputation.

"You, come here. Us sisters want to ask you about some things." Wang Tingting beckoned.

Once, she had misunderstood Xu Lang, believing he privately had a taste for punky little sisters, because Cao Yaxuan dressed that way at home.

Later she discovered it was a misunderstanding, but she didn't particularly want to change back.

No other reason; she had already become addicted to this style and couldn't turn back.

The punk sets increased Charm while also often having some practical uses, fitting the street-fighting scenarios of a punky little sister, with very high cost-performance.

Medicine Pearl was called over with a baffled look, and then left with a baffled look.

These women hadn't asked about policy changes, hadn't asked about skill privacy. The entire time they chatted about Xu Lang. They had even only casually asked a single question about her healing other people.

"—Deranged fans are still too terrifying!"

In the end, she reached this conclusion, while a handsome, imposing image of Xu Lang involuntarily surfaced in her mind.

If she could take up residence in the Demon King Castle, she would of course be willing.

Speaking her own views, helping the Demon King Castle better govern the Mad King Building, was that not also a way to curry favor with Xu Lang?

Though their paths differed, her ultimate goal turned out to be the same as those women, and that was to curry favor with Xu Lang.