Chapter 777: Zhang Dahai Pays a Visit, Gets His Priorities Straight, and Finds That Playing the Fool Only Gets You Feed

At nine that evening, Mary received a Private Message.

“Dorm Owner, Zhang Dahai would like to pay you a visit.” Mary found Xu Lang and told him.

Xu Lang was sitting on the rooftop, enjoying the breeze while using the Magic Box’s vision to observe the progress of the 120 Cleaners. Hearing this, he couldn’t help laughing. “Since when has Dahai gotten so formal? He’s contacting me through you.”

“Perhaps he’s become more formal in his manner now that he’s a Floor Leader,” Mary said with a smile.

“Show him to the reception room.” Xu Lang nodded, and the Eye of Providence in the sky closed its eyes.

【Average SAN value of Mad King Building players: 57 points】

Since the Cleaners had started working, the players’ average SAN value had fallen somewhat. It hadn’t dropped by much, but that was still a good sign.

At least the Mad Residual Filth environmental buff wasn’t snowballing out of control.

Under the cover of night,

the Golden Eagle beat its wings. After Zhen Lu spotted some Mad Residual Filth, she dove straight at it, then transformed a long-handled broom and swept furiously.

Before long, other Cleaners rode over on brooms and joined Zhen Lu, speeding up the cleanup.

Flight was one of the Cleaners’ abilities, and they could fly quite fast.

This ensured that the Cleaners could work quickly and see a wide area. It also helped them avoid certain dangers and improved their chances of escape, making it extremely useful.

……

Three minutes later.

Demon King Castle, reception room.

“Lang Ge, could you lend me that Jack of Clubs?” Zhang Dahai asked when he saw Xu Lang, rubbing his hands together awkwardly.

Three others were with him.

They were Ye Fan, Chen Kui, and Bai Wuya, the former Floor Leader.

It was hard to believe that Bai Wuya, once a melee master and later a Floor Leader, had actually lost to Zhang Dahai in this Vote Election!

His reputation was certainly good, but Zhang Dahai was ultimately more popular with the people!

Zhang Dahai had never made a point of cultivating his reputation, yet somehow his name was exceptionally well-regarded. When it came time to elect a Floor Leader, Chen Kui and Ye Fan had discussed it and helped drum up votes for Zhang Dahai. They hadn’t expected it to actually get him elected.

“What do you need the Jack of Clubs for?” Xu Lang asked.

“Uh… Some of the scout brothers want to move to the twenty-second floor, while some of the mercenary brothers want to move to the twenty-fourth floor.” Zhang Dahai scratched his head, genuinely embarrassed.

Xu Lang glanced at Bai Wuya and immediately understood.

Bai Wuya hurriedly stood up and spoke with a serious expression:

“The thirty Floor Leader positions have been settled.”

“With Dahai there, the twenty-second floor will definitely become the scouts’ Headquarters. There’s no point in my hanging around.”

“So I’m planning to join Zhai Ren. He’s also thinking of establishing a mercenary system, and I’ll go help him.”

Xu Lang nodded. “That’s fine, but you’ll need to discuss the dorm transfers with Mary and make sure they meet the requirements. Transferring dorms isn’t cheap, either, so you’ll have to cover the cost yourselves.”

Zhang Dahai immediately brightened.

“Thanks, Lang Ge!”

“By the way, Lang Ge, I found a hidden feature at the Angel Church!”

“If you go to the Angel Church in the morning, you can receive a Holy Light Baptism and improve your Dual Attributes. I gained more than twenty points yesterday!”

Bai Wuya’s gaze shifted.

This was the first he’d heard of it.

Xu Lang was just as surprised.

“Does this feature work every day?” Xu Lang asked.

“I’m not sure. Ye Fan and the others and I have only received the baptism once.” Zhang Dahai shook his head.

“Good. Take Su Yuan and the others with you tomorrow and check it out.” Xu Lang nodded.

Ye Fan couldn’t hold back any longer. “Dorm Owner, aren’t you curious?”

Why was Xu Lang so calm about something this significant?

“If it’s a one-time feature, then we’ve missed our chance. If it happens every day, there must be some kind of limit. There’s no way it lets you raise your attributes without any cap,” Xu Lang said calmly.

He knew the Building all too well.

When something this good fell out of the sky, there was bound to be a catch.

After all, the Building itself was hungry every day. How could it have any spare food to hand out to players?

“Lang Ge really is Lang Ge. I guessed the same thing!” Zhang Dahai said with a grin.

At that, Chen Kui’s heart leaped into his throat!

My good Dorm Owner, you’re basically saying your wisdom is on par with the Dorm Owner’s!

But after looking at Xu Lang, he saw that he wasn’t angry at all. He seemed completely unbothered.

That showed just how good Xu Lang and Dahai’s relationship was. Or perhaps Xu Lang hadn’t let his rising status go to his head.

Either way, Chen Kui thought it was a good thing.

“Is that everything? Nothing else?” Xu Lang said with a smile.

“That’s it.” Zhang Dahai shook his head.

“All right. Come find me once you’ve worked things out with Mary.” Xu Lang took out the Jack of Clubs and added casually, “This card has its limits. Only I can bring out its full effect.”

“Got it!” Zhang Dahai knew Xu Lang might have other things to do, so he stood up and thanked him. “Sorry to trouble you, Lang Ge.”

“It’s nothing.” Xu Lang didn’t think much of it. Then he added, “Oh, and I may recruit other dormitory buildings later and bring them together into a community. Let the others know so they can be prepared.”

“Will do!”

……

After leaving Demon King Castle, Ye Fan felt as if he’d been reborn. At the same time, admiration welled up in him, and he found himself thoroughly impressed by Xu Lang.

“Brother Dahai, you and the Dorm Owner are really close,” Ye Fan said with a sigh.

“Lang Ge’s just a good person.” Zhang Dahai shook his head, then looked toward the dormitory next door. “Since we’re already here, let’s go buy a batch of biochemical soldiers from Sister Luo Lin.”

Biochemical soldiers had now become a product of Mad King Building, and they made excellent Building Guards. They were well suited to being used as cannon fodder during Pioneering, and they could also make an impressive show of force. Their combat strength was lower than that of players, but their obedience was exceptional, and they could sometimes prove surprisingly useful.

Chen Kui and Ye Fan had no objections. Bai Wuya clasped his hands and said somewhat dejectedly, “I’ll head out first. I still need to discuss the merger with Zhai Ren.”

“Okay, Brother Bai. Sorry about this,” Zhang Dahai said with a smile.

Bai Wuya smiled too, though it was a strained one. Then he turned and left.

Watching Bai Wuya go, Ye Fan felt a little afraid.

What if Bai Wuya retaliated later?

Zhai Ren was powerful, and Bai Wuya was no pushover either. If the two of them joined forces, the twenty-second floor definitely wouldn’t stand a chance.

“Don’t be scared, Xiaofan. The Dorm Owner has recognized our positions. Even if Bai Wuya tries to make things difficult for us, he won’t dare go too far.” After Bai Wuya left, Chen Kui patted Ye Fan on the shoulder and reassured him.

Zhang Dahai, unusually, showed a slightly forceful side:

“Uncle Chen is right. We don’t need to fear retaliation.”

“And we need to get our priorities straight. If we want to live well in Mad King Building, we have to show our strength!”

Other buildings might leave room for compromise, but Mad King Building didn’t!

Things moved too fast here. There was no going forward without risking everything!

He’d seen too many people try to hide their strength, only to be left behind after a single round of the game, with no way to catch up again.