[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-fierce-horror-dorm-take-a-concubine-to-get-stron":3,"chapter-fierce-horror-dorm-take-a-concubine-to-get-stron-fierce-horror-dorm-take-a-concubine-to-get-stron-chapter-166":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Fierce Horror Dorm: Take a Concubine to Get Stronger",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1225296,1627,"Chapter 166: Seed of a Saint, Black Market Merchant Kirby Arrives!","fierce-horror-dorm-take-a-concubine-to-get-stron-chapter-166",166,"\u003Cp>In the early morning, Xu Lang stepped out of his room and practiced breathing exercises facing the rising sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the sky was shrouded in the Blood Mist, the dawn still managed to filter through, otherwise there would be no distinction between day and night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tenth-floor players were used to seeing Xu Lang do sun-breathing exercises by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some had even timed him: Xu Lang only ever did the breathing for exactly three minutes, no more, no less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three minutes later, a brilliant streak of rosy clouds entered Xu Lang’s mouth and nose and then sank into his lungs, fundamentally transforming his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A constitution cultivated this way would remain even if the Hidden Dragon Qi Technique were ever lost; his physical attributes would not decline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sun-eating clouds again, condensing golden essence also again, I’m practically an excellent seed for the Saint Sequence,” Xu Lang said with a slight laugh as he opened his personal info panel for a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Wu Huihui walked over and asked curiously, “Xu Lang, what did you say? Sequence?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm.” Xu Lang nodded when he saw Wu Huihui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can think of a Sequence like a game profession, with four stages: Ignorant, Awakening, True Spirit, and Enlightenment,” Xu Lang said casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Information about Sequences wasn’t top secret; veteran players knew bits and pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing Wu Huihui, Xu Lang realized she would soon spread such important game info around, to everyone’s benefit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overall improvement in the Mad King Dormitory Building’s player quality was something Xu Lang was happy to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just didn’t want to be the one to make it happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Huihui listened with rapt interest, nodding repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xu Lang finished, Nie Xiaozhu’s eyes shone and she said, “Lang Ge, you know so much, and you don’t hoard secrets like other veteran players. Last time I asked Uncle Wen what a Sequence was, he wouldn’t tell me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Shuwen was already quite someone who shared, so if even he kept secrets, that showed how precious the information was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh, it’s nothing major, just poking through a thin veil,” Xu Lang said with a smirk. “Besides, I feel a Sequence might appear this round of the game, so put in some effort.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that, Wu Huihui’s face instantly turned sour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compete with Xu Lang?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no way she could do that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xu Lang, how about I trade my stuff for your Sequence?” Wu Huihui said with a pained expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Lang: “...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t felt like running away on the spot in a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Huihui’s words were basically a boss unleashing a special move!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Lang’s mouth twitched as he said to the trio led by Wu Huihui, “Let’s not. Sequence acquisition is obscure. It’s not necessarily the strongest who gets it. I’m rooting for you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay, thank you, Lang Ge!” Wang Tingting replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Lang was about to turn back into his room when Wu Huihui suddenly called out, “Wait, Xu Lang, I actually came to see you about something!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm?! Xu Lang turned his head, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xu Lang, if our tenth floor goes into Exploration Mode, will you come?” Wu Huihui asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Lang shook his head decisively: “Isn’t living well enough? Why take such a risky thing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright then.” Wu Huihui saw Xu Lang had no interest and let the idea go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t really want to go into Exploration Mode anyway; she had just wanted an excuse to chat with Xu Lang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Xu Lang go back into his room, Wu Huihui looked genuinely reluctant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nie Xiaozhu and the others were now in dorm 180; the number of tenants there had risen to five, though the iron triangle remained Wu Huihui, Wang Tingting, and Nie Xiaozhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Lang had once thought about changing dorms but couldn’t let go of his Core Facilities, and now that the advanced apartment blueprint existed, he was even less likely to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the advanced apartment blueprint in place, the next dorm upgrade would likely allow more tenants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One stone, two birds—deliciously satisfying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in his dorm, Xu Lang turned on the radio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, Xu Ruyan returned from outside, bringing back a large haul of supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Xu Lang had cowed both new and veteran players, no one dared to go to the Laboratory Building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether Xu Lang was fearsome or not was secondary; the key was he was ruthless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone really got caught, even the Floor Leader couldn’t save them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Base Nightmare Coins 120, conversion rate 782%, eight-hour total output 1058 Nightmare Coins]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Total Nightmare Coins: 3424]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 5:30 p.m., Xu Lang woke exactly on time, checked his haul, and then prepared to go back to sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before that, he glanced at the chatroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That single glance wiped the sleep from his eyes; he sat bolt upright!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Market Merchant Kirby has arrived!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten minutes earlier, a strange creature under one meter twenty tall had appeared at the Mad King Dormitory Building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her skin was ink-jade in color, she had a pair of fuzzy pointed ears, two gemlike eyes that were very large and watery, and she carried a bundle three times bigger than herself—looking both adorably dumb and unreal, like something straight out of a virtual world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some players who saw her emerging from the Blood Mist immediately sounded an alarm in the chatroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time she reached the dormitory plaza, a crowd had already surrounded her from a distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mad King Dormitory Building, what a great name!” Kirby glanced at the dormitory plaque, squat-legged, set down her big bundle, looked over the players, placed a small hand over her chest, and proudly declared, “I’m a big merchant walking the Blood Mist World, Kirby. This time I’ve come to your dormitory to trade!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of Kirby’s arrival, ninety-nine percent of the Mad King Dormitory Building’s players had gathered in the plaza!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Veteran players had already explained the definition of a black market merchant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said the black market merchants had contracts with the Dorm Survival Game, so they could sell goods between dormitory buildings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, black market merchants weren’t just vendors; they were the only channel for players to obtain outside-world intelligence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xu Lang and Cao Yaxuan and the others came downstairs, they saw a sea of players, all jostling and on the verge of fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone wanted the right to trade with Kirby!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kirby had already opened her huge bundle, which was full of dazzling, shiny goods—some even reached level ten!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shield protected Kirby and her merchandise; players couldn’t force their way in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kirby only traded with one party at a time, and each person had only three minutes per transaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment, the player squatting in front of Kirby was Zhai Ren and his group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t this Overlord Tong armor way too expensive? It’s only level nine but costs ten million Copper Coins!” Zhai Ren said with a sullen face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kirby crossed her arms, one big eye closed while the other glanced sideways at Zhai Ren, her tone a little arrogant: “If you don’t have Copper Coins, bartering is fine, as long as the value is equal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This isn’t about whether we have Copper Coins or not. No one has that much money!” Zhai Ren frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you all pool your resources, you can definitely scrape it together,” Kirby said with a little upturn of her mouth, exposing shiny little fangs. “It’s just that you don’t have the ability!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Ren scowled. “Then why are these items above level six also so expensive?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the protective shield, outside noise became faint and conversation was easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kirby smiled and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re only a three-cycle dormitory. Items above level six are already over-model, so naturally there’s a premium.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Breaking the game balance is possible, but first you must be able to pay the price!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t think I’m raising prices to target you or your dormitory; I’m acting by the dormitory’s rules! If there were no such limits and players above six cycles could move in freely, you’d have been finished already!!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1346,"2026-06-05T14:17:38.714Z",1,"novelbin.me","b63958183ee2491a1e95c115375f5414839d93029228eeddddc358cb0a298b0c","fierce-horror-dorm-take-a-concubine-to-get-stron-chapter-167","fierce-horror-dorm-take-a-concubine-to-get-stron-chapter-165",481,null]