Chapter 72: Do I still have to make the bed myself? (Revised)

The three enemies on the left, prioritize taking out the squishy damage dealer in the back.

This mechanism has a gap in its placement—you can hug the wall corner to get through unscathed.

The boss's weak spot is the nape—use a skill to hold it, then I'll shield you and I'll deal the damage.

In the dim dormitory, only the light and shadow from the game screen flickered on their faces, accompanied by the crisp sound of the controller buttons.

The earlier heavy, oppressive atmosphere had long dissipated, replaced by an intensely focused gaming session.

Only when the character he was controlling finally died from a misoperation did Luo Jinyou suddenly realize.

He realized he had simply been wasting time with Ying Duo, fully immersed in the game, completely forgetting all worries about the Mutation and the Heresy Tribunal.

Luo Jinyou furtively glanced at Ying Duo beside him, still focused on the game; because of his recent mistake, Ying Duo had to face all the remaining enemies alone, his fingers almost leaving afterimages on the controller.

The glowing green strands of his hair swayed slightly with his movements, and Luo Jinyou's complex emotions faded somewhat.

【Luo Jinyou's current favorability: 35↑ (curiosity)】

Yang Yixie caught a glimpse of the pop-up in the lower right corner with his peripheral vision, reminding him that Luo Jinyou's favorability toward him had risen again, confirming that playing games together gave quite a bit of favorability.

Aside from that, the mini‑games in this game are also quite challenging; if spun off as a standalone title they'd likely find many buyers. Moreover, Luo Jinyou's NPC AI is very obedient and cooperative—he's getting a bit hooked.

He glanced at the time—only ten or so minutes had passed in reality, but several hours had gone by in the game.

Huh? How does he feel like he's been playing for a long time?

Usually when playing games he feels like it hasn't been long, but when he looks up he finds several hours have passed; this time, however, only a short while had actually passed.

Could it be because the battles in the game are arranged too densely?

Yang Yixie shook his dizzy, swollen head; although he also wanted to keep playing a bit longer, his eyes could hardly stay open.

Meanwhile, in the game, Luo Jinyou beside Ying Duo covered his mouth and yawned, tears of physiological fatigue welling at the corners of his eyes.

Luo Jinyou looked up at the silent electronic clock on the wall and was surprised to discover that the time was already after midnight.

They had unknowingly played games for several hours!

In the wasteland there aren't that many developed forms of entertainment, so naturally they wouldn't stay up late addictively like modern people.

"Um... it's already very late."

Luo Jinyou looked at Ying Duo's still bright golden eyes, feeling a bit embarrassed as he said, "You're surely tired today too; we should rest early."

He said that, seeing Ying Duo not refusing, he began to tidy up the scattered game consoles and cables beside the bed.

However, just as he put the game console away and placed it back into the desk's built‑in cabinet, his gaze inadvertently swept over the other side of the dormitory, and his motion froze in place.

Ying Duo's bed still consisted only of bare wooden planks—even the bedboards were something he had wiped clean while cleaning.

Luo Jinyou then recalled that Ying Duo had reported to the dormitory, gotten a key, and stayed only a few minutes before chasing after him and running out.

Afterward, Ying Duo was even taken away by the Heresy Tribunal's people; for several consecutive days he didn't come to school, nor did he have time to go to the logistics office to collect or buy bedding.

But at this time, the shops had already closed for the day.

A wave of guilt suddenly enveloped Luo Jinyou.

Let someone sleep on a bare board? How could that be acceptable? Especially since Ying Duo could be considered his lifesaver.

The overly conscientious Luo Jinyou opened his mouth, his inner turmoil beginning.

Let the other person squeeze in with him? That idea was rejected as soon as it surfaced.

Since childhood, due to his special physique, he had grown accustomed to sleeping alone, never sharing a bed with anyone—not even Professor Luo De'an.

Such close contact would make him feel uneasy and tense, fearing that something might happen in his sleep and endanger those nearby.

But must he just watch helplessly as Ying Duo sleeps directly on the bare board?

Luo Jinyou momentarily found himself in a dilemma, his delicate brows knotted tightly; suddenly he thought of something and tentatively spoke up.

"Um, I bought a spare quilt core and bedsheet—why don't you make do with them..."

Just as he was trying to make the suggestion, asking Ying Duo whether he wanted to use his spare quilt core to pad things out, Ying Duo had already made his choice with his actions.

All that could be seen was Ying Duo expressionlessly standing up, walking to his own bare wooden bed, without the slightest hesitation, and lying down flat on his back.

The hard wood made contact with his back, emitting a soft "thud."

Even Yang Yixie, watching through the screen, could imagine that uncomfortable, prickly feeling.

But it doesn't matter, after all it's not him who's sleeping......

Well, actually it does seem to matter a bit.

In the game interface, the comfort icon instantly turned red, and a negative status appeared: 【Discomfort: Recovery speed reduced by 50%】.

Ying Duo lay on the bare board, his hollow gold eyes unblinkingly fixed on the monotonous pattern on the ceiling, as if doubting life.

How could a player possibly suffer such injustice? Even a self‑proclaimed village guardian Iron Golem wouldn't dare stop a player from packing up and hauling away an entire village's beds.

However, the Iron Golem itself is far more appealing than all those miscellaneous things.

Moreover, he's merely requisitioning it temporarily.

After lying on the board for about two or three seconds, Ying Duo sat up bolt upright.

Under Luo Jinyou's astonished gaze, he strode straight past the Luo Jinyou beside him and headed toward the other side of the room.

Finally, Ying Duo came to Luo Jinyou's bed, which was covered with a soft deep‑blue star‑patterned blanket—just looking at it made it seem extremely comfortable and warm, a small bed.

Next, Ying Duo very naturally lifted a corner of Luo Jinyou's neatly folded blanket, then slipped his whole body inside.

Immediately afterward he adjusted his posture, found a comfortable position to lie down, pulled the blanket up to under his chin and tucked it in, leaving only his still‑striking glowing‑green hair exposed.

The whole process went smoothly, as if the bed had been prepared just for him.

Luo Jinyou: "!!!"

He turned to stone on the spot, still clutching the game console's data cable in his hand, mouth agape, mind blank, hardly believing what he'd just seen.

This, this shameless bastard!

How could he so matter‑of‑factly seize his bed?!

"That's my bed!" Luo Jinyou shouted, his voice rising eight degrees out of anger and bewilderment.

Ying Duo simply pretended not to hear his protest, instead calmly closing his eyes and assuming a pose ready to sleep, clearly intending to forcibly take this bed.

Luo Jinyou, however, is a well-mannered child, and he obviously doesn't know how to deal with the shameless behavior of this bandit-type player.

He watched Ying Duo already peacefully closed his eyes, then glanced at Ying Duo's cold, hard light-panel bed; the joy he had just felt in the game, like meeting a kindred spirit, vanished completely, and a familiar sense of powerlessness swept over him again.

Oh right, I almost forgot—this guy has always been like this, completely unwilling to listen to anyone.

When playing the game, he never saw this person having any communication problems!

Luo Jinyou stood in place, taking several deep breaths, struggling to calm his rapidly exploding emotions.

Forget it...

Considering that Ying Duo had previously saved him, and given that he'd probably been roughed up by the Heresy Tribunal these past few days...

Luo Jinyou resignedly walked to the wardrobe, silently took out the spare quilt filling and pillow, his whole body exuding strong resentment as he began to make up Ying Duo's light-panel bed.

Since there was no mattress, he could only try using part of the quilt filling underneath as a makeshift mattress.

Meanwhile, the instigator Ying Duo already had steady breathing, as if truly entered a sleep state, completely ignoring his miserable roommate who couldn't sleep at night and still had to make his own bed.

【Luo Jinyou favorability: 33 (↓2)】