[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c":3,"chapter-surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-432":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Surviving the Doomsday Apartment—With Infinite Clones!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},950004,1242,"Chapter 432: Personality Reconstruction School","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-432",432,"\u003Cp>This kind of suggestion was also quite agreeable to Jiang Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a pity... he was no longer an \"Evil Adult\" now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If his speculation was correct, and players could truly meet in the \"Hidden Prison Room\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then who he would encounter should also be a \"Guilty Youth\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or, if the scope was broader, perhaps \"XX Youth\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, he once again placed his left hand wearing the prison watch solemnly against the white wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A familiar electric current surged through his entire body once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the familiar prompt sounded in his mind:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes\u002FNo?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, entering a hidden room now was still somewhat risky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But perhaps because he believed his clones were still out there, Jiang Ye was much bolder than when he was a pure Newbie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep breath and selected: [Yes!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, the current flowing through his body suddenly intensified, violently stabbing toward his heart!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye almost wondered if he was receiving the \"electric shock punishment\" other players had mentioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, apart from the stronger electric shock, he clearly felt something else within his painful consciousness...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sensation similar to when a bus suddenly accelerated while he was riding it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt as if a force was pushing him forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And everything around him was rapidly receding backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forward thrust wasn't particularly strong, but the speed at which his surroundings receded was incredibly fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So fast that the receding objects became exceptionally blurry and difficult to distinguish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, Jiang Ye was unsure how long he had been \"advancing\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When his entire being finally stabilized, his surroundings had completely changed...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was in a perfectly square room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of size, it was quite similar to the previous \"empty room\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But everything about this room was clearly different from the \"empty room\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like a normal office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Office desk and chair, filing cabinets, water dispenser...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clock, calligraphy, promotional slogans hung on the walls as decoration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, there was a person sitting at the desk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A middle-aged man with a slightly portly figure, thinning hair, holding a large insulated cup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This middle-aged man wore a kind and amiable smile as he addressed Jiang Ye: \"Why are you just standing there? Come over and register.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye, expression unchanged, walked toward the desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, he glanced at the wall clock with his peripheral vision. It showed a time around 11:25.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an analog clock with a dial scale of 0-11.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it was actually unclear whether it was 11:25 AM or 23:25 PM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But looking out the room's window, he could see a dim, dusky world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It appeared to be 23:25 at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jiang Ye didn't jump to a final conclusion, secretly keeping the possibility of 11:25 AM in mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also silently glanced at his own watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its countdown timer displayed 127 minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, entering this \"Hidden Prison Room\" hadn't taken much time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having steadied his mindset, he walked very obediently to the desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man handed him a piece of paper: \"Fill out your personal information.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye took the paper and found it was indeed a form for recording personal information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More comprehensive than the information displayed on the watch, including common fields like [Name], [Gender], [Age], [Date of Birth], [Place of Origin], [Education Level], etc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This personal information...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye wasn't sure he could fill it out correctly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't help but look at the middle-aged man and tentatively asked: \"Do I have to fill it out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man took a sip of hot tea from his insulated cup, his smile softening: \"Of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happens if I fill it out wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing happens :)\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this familiar smile clearly didn't carry genuine goodwill, Jiang Ye's courage grew a bit more, and he asked a more valuable question:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"May I ask, what is this information for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What for?\" The middle-aged man raised an eyebrow. \"For registration, of course, to keep on file.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was basically a useless answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, the middle-aged man added with a beaming smile: \"Of course, it's also for issuing... your student ID card.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Student ID card?\" Jiang Ye was taken aback. Was this... a school?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't voice the latter part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the middle-aged man seemed to guess his thoughts and continued with a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the — Adolescent Personality Reconstruction School.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He introduced the name slowly. From the word \"school,\" Jiang Ye detected a whiff of \"juvenile detention center.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he also sensed something else from the word \"adolescent\" —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Authority Level was precisely \"Guilty Youth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the hidden room he could directly enter was the \"Adolescent Personality Reconstruction School\"...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed to match perfectly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the so-called \"Personality Reconstruction\" school, Jiang Ye had actually heard of it in real life too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The name sounded nice, even quite lofty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in essence, it was similar to internet addiction rehabilitation schools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When parents felt their child was problematic — disobedient, loves gaming, lacks ambition...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would send the child to such a \"school.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Euphemistically called personality reconstruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, it was just hiring someone to train a \"well-behaved\" child for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In essence, it wasn't much different from sending animals to a circus for taming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was even a famously notorious \"animal tamer\" who earned the title of Lightning King...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This \"Adolescent Personality Reconstruction School\" seemed to be the same kind of thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye vaguely speculated —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he walked out of this room, what he would face might no longer be empty corridors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the so-called \"school,\" which was the real prison!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So was this slightly portly middle-aged man before him a role like the school principal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various conjectures flashed through Jiang Ye's mind, and he still wanted to ask more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the middle-aged man picked up his insulated cup again, adopting an air of serene inscrutability, unwilling to say more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye thought for a moment and obediently began filling out the information form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For name, of course, he wrote \"Zhou Qiming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for age, he didn't write the age from Zhou Qiming's memories, but 16 years old, fitting the \"youth\" identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Date of birth, however, he wrote Zhou Qiming's real one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This might create a contradiction with the age based on the current date.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to be honest, Jiang Ye didn't believe time in this prison environment was normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the contradiction between his age and birth date might not even exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, as he filled out the entire form, the middle-aged man didn't comment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after he finished did the man take the paper back, then rummaged in a drawer and handed him a card: \"Tap it against your watch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye took the blank card and pressed it against his watch. Sure enough, he heard a \"beep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, three lines of information automatically appeared on the card: \"Name,\" \"Student ID Number,\" and \"Grade.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A photo was displayed on the right side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't a photo of Zhou Qiming, but looked exactly like his youthful appearance on the bus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, the name displayed was indeed \"Zhou Qiming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye held the \"student ID card,\" lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man simply waved his hand to shoo him away: \"Alright, with the student card, the teaching building, dormitory, cafeteria, bathhouse, and other places are open to you. Go explore on your own :)\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word \"explore\" clearly carried a deeper meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye actually had many more questions, but he probably wouldn't get answers from this person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he quite politely thanked him, then holding the \"student ID card,\" he walked out of this office-like room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, what he saw was indeed a school-like complex shrouded in night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This office was probably located within a teaching building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the left and right, he could see other classroom doors protruding, with class nameplates prominently displayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, those class names weren't like \"Grade X, Class Y,\" but zodiac signs and Chinese zodiac animals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, looking to the right, he could vaguely make out class names like \"Aquarius\" and \"Scorpio.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking left, he saw names like \"Ox\" and \"Horse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, besides the class names, Jiang Ye naturally didn't overlook...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four youths who had gathered around him the moment he stepped out of the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These four all looked like \"youths.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they all wore watches on their hands, some on the left, some on the right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, they were all Prison Convicts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So their Authority Levels should all be \"Youth\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were there any \"companions\" among them who shared the same chat group as him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Jiang Ye's gaze swept over these four \"youths\" who were likely Prison Players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them, who looked like a smiling tiger, suddenly leaned in, sniffed Jiang Ye, and then said with a meaningful smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have the scent of an 「Exile Fruit」 on you... but you haven't eaten it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the other three youths around changed variously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even beyond these four, other youths observing from the corridor seemed to have a shift in their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye thought for a moment and nodded: \"Yes, I have an 「Exile Fruit」 I haven't eaten.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He privately never intended to eat that thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that it was exposed, he simply tested the waters by asking: \"Can I exchange the 「Exile Fruit」 with you all for some benefits?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Jiang Ye once again sensed strange emotions flickering in the gazes scrutinizing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One youth who looked difficult to get along with seemed incredulous and sneered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Exile Fruit? Exchange with us for benefits??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Jiang Ye could answer, the previous smiling tiger youth interjected and asked him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're a newcomer, right? The 「Exile Fruit」 should have been obtained when you entered the prison, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why could you resist eating the 「Exile Fruit」 and instead choose to exchange it with us for benefits?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his face wore a smile, this youth's eyes held a scrutinizing intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye still didn't answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He locked eyes with the youth for a moment, then said thoughtfully: \"Newcomer...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, you are veterans? I can obediently answer your questions. But can I also obtain some information I want to know in return?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difficult youth sneered again: \"You know you're a newcomer? Then why do you think we would engage in a fair 'exchange' with you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye ignored this one and looked back at the smiling tiger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smiling tiger still wore a beaming smile, but his eyes were deep, and he actually followed up: \"I'm also very curious, where does your confidence come from?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye thought for a moment and said meaningfully: \"Perhaps my confidence comes from...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fact that I clearly possess an 「Exile Fruit」 but haven't consumed it. So in your minds, I'm somewhat special?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used a tone half-joking, half-speculative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Visibly, as he spoke, the smiling tiger youth's smile faded considerably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The look in his eyes toward Jiang Ye also became much more serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, the youth spoke: \"You shouldn't be a pure 'newcomer,' right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye didn't answer, but his composed, inscrutable demeanor was equivalent to confirmation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youth's expression grew even more serious. After exchanging glances with the other three youths, he suddenly declared to Jiang Ye:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can enjoy certain privileges with us. For example, you can use your 「Exile Fruit」 and the information you possess to exchange for some information with us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But some ironclad rules will not be broken for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye nodded and asked: \"What ironclad rules?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youth seemed satisfied with his cooperative attitude and stated bluntly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Any player assigned to this prison must hand over all their assets, retaining only 'one day' of time to stay alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, at zero o’clock every day, the master we all follow will distribute the next day's survival time to everyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye processed this simply, and his eyes suddenly lit up as he confirmed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The 'time' you mentioned refers to the remaining time on the convict's 'execution countdown'?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smiling Tiger youth: \"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye's eyes grew even brighter: \"Players entering this prison hand over all their assets. Then the followers behind you distribute time according to a standard of '1 day' per person per day?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Smiling Tiger youth now faintly sensed something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he still answered honestly: \"Yes. You don't need to doubt our ability to distribute time...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't doubt it!\" Jiang Ye interrupted him, stating earnestly, \"I am very willing to follow the master you follow, hand over all my assets, and then adhere to your distribution standard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he displayed his watch: \"Look at my assets, 124 minutes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please, help me top it up to '1 day' :)\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four youthful faces, four different kinds of stiffness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youth who looked the most difficult and fierce twitched the corner of his mouth violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When his eyes glared at Jiang Ye, even his eyelids twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long moment, he blurted out: \"You also have 【Intentional Homicide】...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That means you had already killed someone before entering the prison?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you only have 120-something minutes... how many people did you kill??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Jiang Ye's mind: I didn't even have 120 minutes at the start;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I accumulated it slowly later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he vaguely guessed —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For their batch of players who \"traveled through time,\" the initial time was probably measured in \"minutes\" and \"hours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because those players had all killed someone before entering the prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, killed people in the apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the \"youths\" here...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They might have entered the prison directly from reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hadn't experienced the \"Doomsday Apartment.\" They were likely players drawn into the \"Doomsday Prison\" from the normal timeline in reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most people in reality haven't killed anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So their initial assets were probably measured in \"days\" or even \"years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So someone like \"Zhou Qiming,\" who had killed many people and had only a few dozen minutes of execution time left...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In such an environment, he was indeed an outlier.\u003C\u002Fp>",2339,"2026-06-03T07:17:36.056Z","2026-06-03T07:17:41.425Z",1,"novelbin.me","8727e33e477295b954216dd19979f261cab53c5fb4b0e73bdf3875968f94a8c8","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-433","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-431",575,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-cover.jpg"]