Lin Qianye walked through the dangerous corridor, gripping a fire axe.
In his mind, Gu Qing's beautiful and adorable image couldn't help but surface.
The way she would blush after just a moment of eye contact, and how, even when sleeping, she'd be afraid yet still lean on him—it was truly wonderful… Gu Qing browsed the trading channel.
Currently, the most sought-after items were wood for repairing dorm doors, steel for upgrading dorm doors, as well as food, weapons, and water sources.
There weren't too many good items on the trading channel because, so far, only a few people had ventured out to explore.
Most of the posts were requests for items.
【Zhang Wei, Dorm 12: I have 【Ugly Man's Stinky Foot White Socks】, trading for 500ml of water. (Attached: photo of gray-white socks, toe area already yellowed)】
【Wang Tiezhu, Dorm 89: Trading 5 units of wood for 300ml of water.】
【Li Xue, Dorm 34: I have original-scent silk stockings, trading for 1 liter of water.】
【Zhang Fei, Dorm 123: I have a pair of worn-out boxers, trading for 500ml of water.】
【Wang Dandan, Dorm 189: Trading a potted Cactus Shooter for 500ml of water.】
【Chen Gong, Dorm 136: I have a 【Toy Crossbow】, trading for 100ml of water.】
【Ye Fan, Dorm 110: A toy crossbow for water? Do you think the other person is an idiot?】
【Shi Hao, Dorm 39: Food and water resources are scarce right now. Is anyone teaming up to go out and explore? The daytime zombies aren't as strong as the nighttime ones. If we don't act soon, there will be more casualties tonight, and the zombies will only get stronger.】
Gu Qing's eyes lit up when she saw the information about the toy crossbow, because she could upgrade it into a real crossbow using sleep dream coins.
Gu Qing decisively used 100ml of water to trade for the toy crossbow.
【Trade successful】
【Obtained: Toy Crossbow】
The plastic crossbow appeared in her hand, so light it was almost weightless.
Gu Qing stroked the rough plastic surface, and a system prompt immediately appeared:
【Toy Crossbow
Type: Toy
Level: 1
Durability: 30 / 30
Description: A toy that is useless in a survival game.
Can be upgraded to Iron Crossbow (Gu Qing's exclusive entry)
Upgrade Condition: 50 sleep dream coins.
As long as I have enough sleep dream coins, I can have a sharp weapon in my hand.
I wonder if there are any toy guns; I could probably upgrade one of those too.
The feeling of finding a good deal made Gu Qing feel great.
Next, Gu Qing used another 200ml of water to trade for the potted Cactus Shooter.
Because this cactus could also be upgraded on Gu Qing's panel.
【Potted Cactus Shooter
Type: Plant
Level: 1
Durability: 30 / 30
Description: A potted plant that provides oxygen through photosynthesis.
Can be upgraded to Cactus Shooter (Gu Qing's exclusive entry)
Upgrade Condition: 80 sleep dream coins.
If Gu Qing was correct, this cactus could function like the zombie-fighting plants in Plants vs. Zombies.
She was essentially playing a tower defense game. If she could get this Cactus Shooter, her sense of security would greatly increase!
Gu Qing continued to search the trading channel, looking for anything useful to trade for.
Anyway, she wasn't particularly short on water right now.
【Purple Silk Pajamas】
Type: Clothing
Level: 1
Durability: 30 / 30
Description: Mom said purple has more charm.
Effect: Comfort +10 when worn.
【Light Cotton Quilt】
Type: Daily necessities
Level: 1
Durability: 30 / 30
Description: Exquisite cotton and fabric, provides good comfort.
Effect: Comfort +15 during sleep.
The pajamas and quilt only cost Gu Qing 200ml of water. These items were considered useless by other survivors.
When your life is on the line, who cares about sleeping comfortably?
They didn't even have beds; they all slept on the floor.
Gu Qing then saw a new item and was speechless.
【Dudu】
Type: Men's and Women's products
Level: 1
Durability: 30 / 30
Description: Made of high-grade rubber, possesses strong ability to block microorganisms.
Effect: Comfort -5
This thing even reduced comfort; Gu Qing found it ridiculous.
Just then, a special message caught her attention:
【Special item, only trading for water. Those with water, hurry! From Xiao Yu, Dorm 688】
【Trade Content: Dorm Door Anti-Damage Primary Rune (can be applied to dorm level 2 iron doors and above, giving the dorm door anti-damage ability) for 1500ml of water】
Gu Qing immediately clicked to trade. 1500ml of water was precious to others, but to Gu Qing, it was nothing.
A rune item? It looked very valuable.
The other party hesitated, wanting to raise the price, but Gu Qing didn't agree. The other party finally had no choice but to trade.
This Dorm Door Anti-Damage Primary Rune required a level 2 iron door to engrave. Other players' dorm doors simply didn't meet the requirement, so there was no competition, and Gu Qing secured it easily.
【Dorm Door Anti-Damage Primary Rune】
Type: Rune.
Level: 1
Durability: 50 / 50
Effect: Gives your dorm door an anti-damage effect. When attacked, there is a 30% chance for the target to take damage equal to its own attack.
Upgrade Condition: 40 sleep dream coins.
The sleep dream coin requirement is a bit high.
Gu Qing twitched her lips, indicating that she needed to find a way to earn more sleep dream coins.
Meanwhile, elsewhere in the dorm building, scenes of human tragedy were unfolding.
Perfectly illustrating the saying, "Hell is other people."
Zombies were not the only threat; sometimes, people were more dangerous than zombies.
In the corridor on the third floor, five burly men were cornering a thin girl.
The girl leaned against the wall, clutching a mop tightly in her hand, her trembling arms betraying her fear.
"Hand over all your food and supplies! You're really not afraid of death, going out to scavenge by yourself."
The leader of the burly men sneered, his ugly one-eyed face looking particularly menacing in the dim light.
"Otherwise, we'll just take it ourselves."
"I... I don't have any food left... I'm so hungry too, that's why I came out," the girl's voice trembled.
"Then compensate us with something else!" Another scrawny man licked his chapped lips, his gaze wandering over the girl's body.
The girl closed her eyes in despair, the mop falling to the ground, as if resigning herself to her fate.
Gu Qing saw a live broadcast of this scene through the system chat channel—
A player hiding in the shadows had filmed it all.
She bit her lower lip, her fingers unconsciously clutching the front of her clothes.
"Is this what the outside world is like... It's too dangerous. If I, a succubus, don't get played to death out there, it just means they're incompetent."
It's best to just stay in my dorm and lie flat.
I don't want to go out and be... In stark contrast to the chaos outside, Gu Qing's dorm was like a paradise.
The level 2 iron door gleamed with a metallic luster. Its 400 durability was enough to withstand any primary zombie attack, as well as attacks from other players.
Gu Qing, wearing the open-toed slippers she had traded for, walked to the water dispenser with the plastic basin she had also traded for.
She filled the basin with water and then washed her feet and legs. Gu Qing was still quite fond of cleanliness.
If anyone else saw this scene, they would surely be furious.
We don't even have water to drink, and you're using a whole basin to wash your feet.
Are you crazy?
After washing her feet, Gu Qing looked at the foot-washing water. She thought that in this time of water scarcity, it should still have some value.
Gu Qing filled an empty water bottle with her foot-washing water.
【Beautiful Sister's Foot-Washing Water】 Trade for any valuable supplies.
As this item was listed, the trading channel exploded.
"Holy cow, we don't even have water to drink, and you're using it to wash your feet? Is that polite? You're a bad woman, making us drink your foot-washing water?"
"I want it! I'm dying of thirst! I have 10 units of wood, will you trade? A beautiful woman's foot-washing water must be fragrant too, this is a benefit!"
"I'm going to fly into a rage! Do you believe I'll come to your dorm and kill you? You're using precious water to wash your feet?!"
"Don't bother. Gu Qing's dorm door is a level two iron door. How are you going to get to her? Can you break through the iron door's defense?"
"Holy cow, a level 2 iron door? Steel materials are so scarce, how did she collect so much to upgrade? Is she cheating?"
Wang Xiaolin: Save some for me, I'm Wa Xuedi, I'm here to taste it!
"Not all of us Wa Xuedi are like Wang Xiaolin. Everyone, don't misunderstand. This guy just followed the scent."
Gu Qing smiled faintly as she watched the messages in the chat channel.
She poured a cup of water into a paper cup and drank it down.
The cool liquid slid down her throat, bringing a wave of comfort.
It felt so good not to lack water.
Soon, Gu Qing's foot-washing water was traded, and Gu Qing exchanged it for some basic resources.
This world is truly insane; even my foot-washing water is so sought after.
Someone posted a review after drinking the foot-washing water: "It tastes good, no strange smell, it's fragrant!"
"Holy cow, really? Is foot-washing water actually fragrant? Are you crazy from drinking it? Watch out for fungal infections, bro."
"No seat, top-notch, I confirm this is top-notch. Beautiful Sister's foot-washing water, very delicious! (This message is fifty cents, remember to delete the parentheses, doge)"
Gu Qing had nothing else to do now. The daily limit for acquiring sleep dream coins was eight hours, and the quantity acquired depended on comfort level.
Currently, Gu Qing could only browse the chat channel and the trading channel.
"Holy cow, I saw a team encounter a special infected. That green fat zombie explodes when killed, attracting a bunch of small monsters. This thing is just like that special infected in Left 4 Dead, so disgusting!"
Someone posted a video in the chat channel.