"By the way, there's also this." Xu Lang took Tong Qi's hand with his left and Senior Sister Red Butterfly's hand with his right, leading them across the red soil to the very front of the balcony.

There was a small platform here. Standing on it, the view suddenly became incredibly vast. One could see extremely distant places through the guardrail, as if they had arrived on a rooftop.

The inexplicable anger and disdain in Senior Sister Red Butterfly's heart instantly dissipated. Her forehead tilted down at a forty-five-degree angle, she let out a few soft huffs and puffs, her crimson ears completely ignoring what Xu Lang and Tong Qi were saying, filled instead with whimsical thoughts ordinary people couldn't understand.

"This is an observation deck. You can see very far, and you can also move turrets here to conduct ultra-long-range strikes from inside the room to outside the dormitory building." With a thought from Xu Lang, the Great Barren Dragon's Gaze appeared on the observation deck.

"Wow, this is really great. The view is so open." Tong Qi felt it was very novel. She saw Wu Huihui and the others downstairs and immediately had them take a photo from the outside.

In the photo, the Great Barren Dragon's Gaze and the figures of Xu Lang and the two women were clearly visible.

Although many spaces in the dormitory were folded, the balcony was part of the external structure and could be seen. But surprisingly, the Great Barren Dragon's Gaze also appeared in the photo, which made Tong Qi feel a bit regretful.

"Lang Ge, can attacks from the outside also hit the turret on the observation deck?" Tong Qi asked.

"Yes, and this observation deck can only hold one turret," Xu Lang replied.

Tong Qi nodded, her eyes shining as she looked at the Great Barren Dragon's Gaze. The observation deck seemed designed for it. The combination of the two increased convenience by several levels.

Apart from a patch of planting land and the observation deck, there weren't any other special changes to the dormitory.

If one had to mention something, it would be the addition of a secondary bedroom.

【Secondary Bedroom: Additional Tenant capacity +1】

No one would come to sleep in this secondary bedroom, for reasons well known.

The Nightmare Bed was the ultimate destination for all tenants!

Right then, Tong Qi noticed Xu Lang's eyes were vacant, as if he was looking at something that didn't exist.

A thought struck her. Was Lang Ge choosing a core facility?

"Little Tong, among this cycle's core facilities are a microwave, refrigerator, fireplace, small copper ore vein, generator, trap door... which one do you think is good?" Xu Lang asked.

"So many new core facilities appeared this time," Tong Qi exclaimed with a sigh, then pondered, "The trap door is for killing the first wave of monsters after the main door is breached. It's useless for us. As for the small ore vein, we don't seem to be short on money."

The generator could produce electricity, saving on the operational cost loss of household facilities. In extreme situations, it could even be used to shock monsters by opening the door. But its function seemed somewhat mediocre. When it came to killing monsters, they still had to rely on turrets.

"What does the fireplace do?" Tong Qi asked.

"It burns monster corpses and might produce good stuff from the burning," Xu Lang said with a smile.

Rainy Night Blade had mentioned the fireplace's effect once. That time, Tong Qi wasn't home, so she missed that piece of information.

"This is clearly a crematorium! I think it's quite good. Let's choose it!" Senior Sister Red Butterfly spoke up.

Xu Lang's own feeling was that it wasn't necessary, because the Scarlet Herding Chains already had harvesting capabilities, overlapping with the fireplace's effect. But since Senior Sister Red Butterfly said it, that was different. After all, she had luck on her side.

"I currently have seven core facilities before my eyes, numbered one to seven from left to right. Pick one," Xu Lang said, stroking his chin.

"The third one!" Senior Sister Red Butterfly said without hesitation.

Damn!

It really was the crema... fireplace!

"Then let's choose the fireplace," Xu Lang nodded.

"Shouldn't we discuss it with Sister Yaxuan and the others?" Tong Qi asked.

"They're having too much fun shopping right now," Xu Lang said, but he still opened the private messages and asked. The replies he got all told him to decide.

These guys were already having so much fun they'd forgotten what heaven and earth were.

Xu Lang's heart was also itching. After choosing the fireplace, he took the two women to the supermarket.

【Bronze Fireplace · Utility Class】

【Type: Facility】

【Level: 6】

【Effect 1 (Warmth): Lighting the fireplace will maintain a warm temperature in the hall, spreading to all rooms. Requires 300 Copper Coins for firewood per hour】

【Effect 2 (Bronze · Incineration): Corpses within thirty meters of the dormitory door will be incinerated into ashes, Soul Fragments, essence souls, and other materials】

【Introduction: The fire in the furnace, the essence in the fire. It is the holy flame that burns corpses and the ordinary fire that warms hearts】

On the way to the supermarket, Xu Lang was still pondering the fireplace's characteristics.

It incinerated corpses but didn't specify it was only monster corpses.

He had a bunch of resurrection abilities... Could it be that one day he died at his doorstep and was directly incinerated by the fireplace, with no chance of resurrection?

It probably wouldn't be that abstract. The Dorm Survival Game mechanics weren't that rigid, unlikely to burn its owner.

He'd simulate it when he had free time to avoid capsizing in a ditch.

Almost all players from the Mad King Building were at the supermarket at this time. The crowd was surging, and the noise was incessant.

"In three days, we might have to fight a PK with the Twilight Building. Everyone, buy more weapons!"

"Holy crap, bro, don't grab that one! I'll go sweep a floor for a day and I'll have enough to buy it soon. I really, really like this one!"

"Boss Bai, come quick! There's a finished Rare-grade turret here!"

"Wenwen, is this the forging material you wanted?!"

"Brothers, come to the book section quickly! This 'Basic Overview of the Blood Mist World' seems pretty good. It'll definitely help with pioneering. Who's willing to pool money with me to buy it?!"

As soon as Xu Lang arrived at the supermarket, he immediately understood why Cao Yaxuan and the others were so engrossed in pleasure.

Compared to before, the supermarket had expanded a lot, and many single-item products had appeared. Once bought, they were gone for good, and players were fiercely competing for them.

Previously, low-value items could be purchased repeatedly. But now, some low-value things were actually being sought after by some people.

"Make way." Xu Lang patted a male player on the shoulder.

This guy was blocking the checkout counter, his butt sticking out high, being a real nuisance.

"Who is it?!" The male player turned his head impatiently. His gaze met those deep black eyes beneath the tousled hair, and he instantly froze on the spot!

Xu Lang noticed this guy's pupils were starting to dilate. His nervous sympathetic system seemed to be malfunctioning—a string of snot dripped down!

Damn, was he that terrifying? In the eyes of the tenth-floor girls, wasn't his appearance rating quite high?

"Xu Lang is here, everyone run!" The male player shrieked and took off running.

This shout mixed into the chaotic noise and immediately had the effect of a sound-suppressing grenade.

Everyone simultaneously turned their heads to look at Xu Lang, then ducked their heads and scattered to other areas.

The front row of the crowd was instantly cleared.

Tong Qi chuckled quietly, feeling Xu Lang was like a street-clearing tiger.

Xu Lang was speechless. He turned to look at the checkout counter. On it was placed a glass jar filled with bubblegum. The player just now had been looking at the only pink piece of bubblegum inside.

Rarity increases value. The male player seemed to think the pink bubblegum had something special about it.

【Bubblegum Vending Jar: The jar contains Common, Premium, and Unique quality bubblegum. Chewing bubblegum can help maintain a relaxed mood. Pay 1000 Copper Coins to randomly obtain one piece of bubblegum. Current bubblegum stock: Common Bubblegum 250 pieces, Premium Bubblegum 49 pieces, Unique Bubblegum 1 piece】

【Nightmare Eye · Bubblegum: Bubblegum produced by the Mad King Building supermarket. Chewing bubblegum is beneficial for SAN value recovery】