[{"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-443":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},950015,1242,"Chapter 443: Stepping on a Sewing Machine","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-443",443,"\u003Cp>Actually, before he even asked this question, Jiang Ye already had the answer in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that this answer made him feel fear and discomfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, no matter how much he resisted, the answer was still exactly as he had thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jie didn't answer directly. Instead, Lord Leopard beside him gave a meaningful example:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commoners have no right to visit the imperial palace, but the emperor can go on an incognito inspection tour at any time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those normal humans from the normal cities can enter and leave the Land of Exile as they please.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Furthermore, just like the emperor's incognito inspection tour, they can disguise themselves as 'sinners'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Song Jie's story wasn't hard to guess—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had once come into contact with a normal human who was on an \"incognito inspection tour\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had met in the Land of Exile, perhaps even in this very school, getting acquainted under the guise of being \"sinners\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as an emperor, no matter how well he disguises himself as a commoner, is still an emperor at his core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This so-called \"incognito inspection tour\" is nothing more than a game played by those in high positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unaware commoners are merely cannon fodder for amusement in this game, liable to anger the emperor at any moment and joyfully receive the \"nine familial extermination\" package.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Song Jie was clearly an unlucky cannon fodder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Completely unaware, he had offended someone he shouldn't have offended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued to remain silent, making Qi Anlin and the other two underlings beside him seem even more silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Anlin, who knows what he was thinking, suddenly said expressionlessly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speaking of which, you 'newcomers' being able to receive your current treatment is also largely thanks to those 'superior people's' 'incognito inspection tours'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye, deep in thought, glanced at this Qi Anlin and raised an eyebrow: \"Did you also suspect that I might be one of those superior people? Is that why you basically didn't dare to speak up later?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Anlin curled his lip, which was essentially an admission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, his temper wasn't great, and his attitude towards Jiang Ye during their first meeting hadn't been good either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, after Jiang Ye displayed some abnormalities, this guy became exceptionally quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye had thought he was simply pragmatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now did he realize there was actually a terrifying \"precedent\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Superior people impersonating \"newcomers\", coming to the Land of Exile for an \"incognito inspection tour\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why these veteran players, worried that newcomers might be mixed with untouchable existences, were forced to improve their attitude towards newcomers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this reality filled Jiang Ye with dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it meant...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right around him, there might also exist those superior people who deliberately disguised themselves as sinners, capable of erasing him at any moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as this Prison watch on his wrist wasn't removed for a single moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their lives as \"sinners\" would never be truly free for a single moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye slowly let out a breath, trying to ease the frustration of not having control over his own life and freedom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze swept over Li Ku again, and he asked curiously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since there might be superior people on incognito tours among us sinners... weren't you afraid your earlier statement would expose you to them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ku raised an eyebrow, showing no fear at all: \"What statement of mine earlier?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Jiang Ye realize again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ku really hadn't said anything specific.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had only said he had a dream, only said that Marx's communist ideology echoed in his mind...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't said he wanted to start a revolution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding his dream, they had a tacit understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And also...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye quickly realized: \"Those superior people's knowledge doesn't include 'Marx'?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ku nodded: \"Their civilization and ours don't have much overlap.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are like... a different kind of human.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So I can righteously express my dream.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye nodded slightly. He suddenly realized...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ku, Song Jie, Qi Anlin...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that driver uncle from the bus incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These \"sinners\" all seemed to harbor hatred towards the \"superior people\" of the normal cities in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Li Ku's dream might truly be the trend of the times!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's just...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Jiang Ye still couldn't figure out was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They, these sinners, were all completely controlled by the Prison watches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is to say, the superior people held their lives in their hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these circumstances, how could Li Ku's dream possibly come true?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after learning that \"superior people\" might be lurking among the \"sinners\", this kind of question was clearly not suitable to ask openly anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And right now, the bell that made them \"burn with fervor\" had been ringing for almost half an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jie glanced at the time and said solemnly: \"It's about time to go operate the sewing machines.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the group moved again, heading to the classroom specifically for operating sewing machines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The classroom for sinners to operate sewing machines was located on the entire 6th floor of Building 4.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like over a dozen classrooms, each with a layout similar to the practice classroom where they used ice skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except the original desks and chairs had been replaced with individual \"sewing machines\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these \"sewing machines\" were clearly not the sewing machines from human civilization as remembered by Jiang Ye and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked like giant turtles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A huge \"turtle shell\" of unknown material, with a total of six holes on the front, back, left, and right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The holes on the left and right seemed reserved for the turtle's tail and head, the left one larger, the right one smaller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four holes on the front and back seemed reserved for the turtle's limbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, these holes appeared empty, with no limbs extending from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye noticed that after the veteran players entered the sewing machine classroom, their expressions became somewhat grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their only instruction to the newcomers was: \"Find your own seats, then observe how the veteran players next to you operate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye naturally sat next to Song Jie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ku, still acting like a bodyguard, proactively sat on his left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Yuliang and the other newcomer youth sat with Lord Leopard's group, in the row in front of Jiang Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The veteran players acted quickly. Most of them directly took off their shoes and socks, inserting their legs into the two front holes of the \"turtle shell\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few players, relying on their Glyph Pattern Ability, directly cut off their legs and threw them into the two holes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, Song Jie cut off his two legs and stuffed them into the holes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, he grew two new legs, cut them off, and handed them to Jiang Ye: \"These two are for you. Stuff them in to power the sewing machine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Jiang Ye realize—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood used in making the Blood Skin Coat wasn't just blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was flesh and blood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this perspective, Lord Leopard really hadn't lied to He Yuliang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if He Yuliang's blood could fetch a higher price, the 800cc sold for money and the 800cc used to power the sewing machine were probably not the same concept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Song Jie had already promised earlier that he would help Jiang Ye with the blood needed for operating the sewing machine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Jiang Ye didn't stand on ceremony now. He took the two legs and stuffed them into the holes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the flesh and blood were inserted, he felt the turtle-brand sewing machine start to heat up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The originally bluish-green turtle shell changed color from green to red, or more accurately, a reddish-brown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye touched it and indeed felt a scalding heat from the reddish-brown surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with the scalding heat, the texture also changed...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if an invisible film had suddenly grown over the entire turtle shell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost exactly when the entire turtle shell turned completely red, a long needle slowly extended from the small hole for the turtle's tail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked similar to the long needles they had used during their practice on the ice skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the tail of this needle had a thin red thread connecting it to the small hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The veteran players soon picked up that long needle and began working on the film covering the turtle shell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire carving process seemed indeed quite similar to the practice on the ice skin earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the players who had directly inserted their legs into the holes would occasionally move their legs, looking as if they were really stepping on something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They certainly weren't stepping on anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye noticed that the exposed leg muscles of these players were clearly in a state of bulging veins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it wasn't hard to guess that powering the sewing machine by inserting legs was probably quite unpleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their leg movements were likely just to alleviate the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This part of the pain was borne by Song Jie for Jiang Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the patterns for the Blood Skin Coat were directly engraved in his mind through [Grudge Memory].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So his process of making the Blood Skin Coat was relatively smooth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, he performed even better than some veteran players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In almost less than half an hour, he successfully completed his first Blood Skin Coat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he finished carving all the patterns, the Blood Skin Coat on the turtle shell seemed to molt, peeling off from the turtle's back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye finally had the privilege of seeing the complete form of the entire Blood Skin Coat—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This entire \"skin\" that had molted off was as thin as a cicada's wing. If it were to cover a person, it would probably indeed be like human skin, looking indistinguishable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And on that skin, thin as a cicada's wing, were the blood-colored patterns he had personally carved, forming a perfect picture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the entire coat didn't have the shape of clothing; it looked like the oval shape of the turtle shell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jie beside him proactively explained again: \"The Blood Skin Coat seems alive. After being worn by a person, it automatically fits and covers every inch of skin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Song Jie's first coat was also completed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He added: \"The average production time for one coat is half an hour. So with a 50% success rate, you can make 2 pieces in 2 hours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With a 100% success rate, you can make 4 pieces.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The two extra pieces made will be automatically converted into contribution when we enter Dreamland.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Song Jie stuffed his completed coat into the hole on the right, meant for the turtle's head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don't stuff in 2 pieces, the sewing machine will devour all the player's flesh and blood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye nodded and also stuffed his completed Blood Skin Coat into the right hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like he was feeding a turtle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he started working on his second Blood Skin Coat, he couldn't help but ask: \"If a newcomer fails to make 2 coats, can they borrow the extra coats made by veteran players?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Theoretically, yes.\" Song Jie nodded directly. \"But veteran players aren't charities.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye instantly understood—it required an exchange of benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But often, newcomers probably couldn't offer sufficient benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the outcome would be being devoured by this \"turtle\"...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye suddenly wondered if this \"turtle\" was just a machine or some kind of captive creature?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, he secretly stopped the needle, pressed his forehead against the turtle shell, and attempted another wave of memory theft using [Grudge Memory].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, from the blackboard to Li Ku, Jiang Ye hadn't confirmed that using his forehead to steal memories was more effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But whenever he wasn't trying to hide it, he planned to try using his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this time, stealing memories, just like with Xiao Hei, yielded a very long memory fragment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the style of this memory fragment was actually similar to Xiao Hei's long memory!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The initial scene of the memory was of icy seawater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the scene, various strange and bizarre marine creatures passed by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them were strange giant turtles that looked quite similar to the \"turtle-brand sewing machine\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the fate of these giant turtles was the same as that of the black snakes in Xiao Hei's memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were also arrested by \"thin threads\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, unlike Xiao Hei...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xiao Hei was arrested, the \"thin thread\" only bound that one black snake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the giant turtle's field of vision, a large number of giant turtles were enveloped by a massive, overwhelming net.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The threads on that net were clearly the same existence as the \"thin threads\" that arrested Xiao Hei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the giant turtles had extremely tough shells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"thin threads\" could still penetrate their bodies without leaving any trace on the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the thin threads invading their physical bodies brought pain almost identical to that in Xiao Hei's memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more they struggled, the more painful it became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the giant turtles, like Xiao Hei, stopped struggling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And their experiences were also similar to Xiao Hei's—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Hei had its snake scales stripped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant turtles had their shells peeled off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Grudge Memory stolen from the turtle shell didn't end after the shell was removed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye even saw the experiences of the turtles' physical bodies without their shells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They seemed to be placed into some container, their physical bodies mashed up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the originally turtle-shaped creatures with heads, tails, and limbs were mashed into a mud-like creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked as if a new species had been born.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then this new species was stuffed back into the turtle shells, becoming an even newer species...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed this newer species fed on flesh and blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But through the emotions churning in his chest, Jiang Ye faintly felt—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant turtle's emotion towards flesh and blood was disgust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if it was forced to devour flesh and blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment it was arrested, it was filled with hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this hatred was clearly directed at the same target as Xiao Hei's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Jiang Ye regained his senses, he was deep in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, it was basically confirmed that this \"sewing machine\" wasn't a machine, but a living creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, the duration of the memory stolen this time was still longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, what exactly was the common point between these two long-term memories?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye even began to suspect, could it be that both Xiao Hei and the giant turtle had that strange \"thin thread\" inside their bodies?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even came up with a new idea...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should he try feeding this giant turtle a couple drops of his blood?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knows if something strange would happen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly heard a piercing scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the sound, he saw a youth being completely swallowed by the holes in the turtle shell!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the entire classroom was filled with the thick smell of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, the scream disappeared, the smell of blood vanished, and the classroom returned to calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The veteran players didn't even bat an eyelid at such a scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But some newcomers were frightened pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye heard a veteran player snort meaningfully:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unqualified is unqualified. Don't hold onto wishful thinking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, that youth must have submitted a \"defective\" blood coat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe there were cracks on the blood skin, or perhaps the drawn patterns had some deviation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe he thought the deviation was minor, held onto wishful thinking, and ended up losing his life...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye didn't have any particular thoughts about this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was withdrawing his gaze to continue his own task, he suddenly keenly sensed...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ku, who had withdrawn his gaze at the same time, was looking at him with a strange expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With just a single exchange of glances, Jiang Ye suddenly understood the message this guy wanted to convey.\u003C\u002Fp>",2662,"2026-06-03T07:17:36.056Z","2026-06-03T07:17:41.425Z",1,"novelbin.me","031d519fc2d42bb98ae574f8cc433cfb8063e3ed4a1f65c25e60b6af5a235c42","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-444","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-442",575,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-cover.jpg"]