Girls' Dormitory Escape - Chapter 13: Dormitory Survival App

 Chapter 13: Dormitory Survival App

    "Personal evaluation of dormitory members is loading... Loading successfully"

    "Name: Tang Xinjue"

    "Level: Dormitory Civilization Rules"

    "Output: 95.9%"

    "Injury Resistance: 5%"

    "Auxiliary: 45.2%"

    "Effective Score: 5 Points"

    "Unlocked Achievements: 2"

    "Final Evaluation: Output MVP"

    "Final Score Loading... Reward Loading... Student Information Loading..."

    "Congratulations, you have become an official student! Enjoy the pleasant dormitory to the fullest. Let's live!"

    One after another message flashed through her mind with the mechanical female voice. Then the voice disappeared, Tang Xinjue was shocked, and suddenly opened her eyes.

    She was sitting in front of her desk, and the other three were sitting around, maintaining the state before entering the test, as if it were only a few seconds before the test started.

    However, in fact, they spent a very thrilling "two days".

    Just woke up, the few people were a little confused. Guo Guo immediately confirmed that her face was still there. Zheng Wanqing raised his arm to see if he could move. Zhang You immediately rushed back to her desk, tore open a bag of biscuits and went to stuff her mouth.

    The test that just ended have left them with different psychological shadows, and it is estimated that they would not get better in a while.

    Tang Xinjue's first reaction was to look at the phone. After becoming an "official student", the main screen had changed from monotonous black and white to red and black. Although it was still in the underworld, the quality and richness of content had risen to a new level.

    【App for Dormitory Survival Game】

    Name: Tang Xinjue

    Dorm: 606 Dorm

    School: Third-rate University

    Credits: 1

    Student Points: 18

    In addition to the extra credit point, the information box has also changed. After the original four information boxes, a [Troubleshooting] and a [Student Mall] have been added.

    Tang Xinjue's eyes lit up.

    The difference between regular students and temporary students really lies in the degree of openness of game information.

    Click on [Troubleshooting], the index was simple but clear, including [Dormitory Safety Guide], [Exam Rules], [Competition Rules], [Credits System], [Online Customer Service] and other items.

    After a pause, Tang Xinjue raised her eyebrows and clicked [Online Customer Service], and a message box popped up: [Applying for online customer service requires 1 credit, do you want to apply?]

    Forget it, just to apply once, the hard and tiring test they just faced would be useless. Before they had enough credits, it was better to be thrifty and prudent.

    As Tang Xinjue had guessed before, the ultimate key to leaving the game was credits.

    [When all members of the dormitory have 100 or more credits, they can start the final exam, and they can graduate from the game after passing the exam]

    "Is this, does this mean that as long as we accumulate enough credits, we can return to reality?" Guo Guo rubbed her face, she leaned over and exclaimed.

    "Probably right."

    Tang Xinjue carefully read the rules one by one and kept them all in her heart. After all, during the official start of the "exam" period, there might not be time to search again.

    "Look at our dormitory situation!" Her roommate shouted, only to see two more data columns in the originally empty information grid, namely [Dormitory Security Status] and [Dormitory Member Status].

    Click on the former, and a small bedroom plan appears on the screen. The dormitory door, bed, desk, wardrobe, sink, toilet, balcony and other positions in the picture are marked respectively, and the icons are green: [Your dormitory is now very safe]

    The latter shows the health value of the four people. At this time everyone's health had been restored to full capacity: [Dorm members are now full of energy]

    There was a phone sign next to the status, and you could contact each of them immediately.

    "The official version of the APP is more like a game." Tang Xinjue whispered.

    It's just in this game, they had to take the risk of dying to play.

    The roommate was busy looking at the results of the examination.

    As for the team, the APP shows: "The group score is 97 points, and it has a [perfect] evaluation. Each dormitory member will get 1 credit, 9 student points, the upper limit of health value will increase by 5, and the four physiques will be randomly increased by 1~2."

    "Achievement: Excellent freshman buff (increases the luck of the lottery, it will continue to take effect within 3 exams)"

    Guo Guo suddenly wailed:

    "My output is only 0.3? But I was almost killed, can't you give me more points?"

    She was looking at personal reviews, and the final rating she got was a support.

    Guo Guo turned to look at the others. Zheng Wanqing's evaluation was a tank, and Zhang You's evaluation was a jungler.

    "Speechless, is this a survival game or a tower defense game?"

    "A survival game can also be a tower defense game." Tang Xinjue opened the [Student Mall], looked at the dazzling array of goods, and said leisurely: "It seems that the game has expectations for us."

    Opening the [Student Mall], the dormitory fell into silence.

    "Multi-functional protective shield, exorcism yellow talisman, powerful pill, mental recovery potion..."

    Each one was mouth-watering.

    Tang Xinjue sighed: "It's a pity that I can't afford it."

    The price below the product is at least 10 points or more, and even a set of "Wolf Defense for Women" requires 15 points.

    Zheng Wanqing was indignant: "I also know women's wolf defense, I also know taekwondo and sanda, I can write a book on the spot, can I exchange points?"

    "This is not an ordinary "Wolf Defense for Women", look at it," Zhang You reminded after observing, "It is classified in the power category."

    Tang Xinjue: "This should be a skill book."

    Therefore, the price was reasonable.

    One minute ago, they were excited about the test reward, and the next minute they could only sigh at the high prices in the mall. The mood of several people was very complicated.

    Guo Guo inadvertently glanced at Tang Xinjue's interface, and immediately forgot to sigh, and asked in surprise, "Wait, Jue Shen, how come you have 18 points?" They all only have 9 points.

    Immediately she understood the reason - the MVP reward, the points doubled.

    Guo Guo: I often cry for being a mortal.

    "But don't worry, there is a lottery turntable at the top of the mall, and you can draw once for every Effective Score." Tang Xinjue reminded.

    This was the third way to improve strength in addition to points exchange and attribute enhancement, but you have to risk your face*.

*拼脸, pin lian=fight face, meaning plastic surgery. I don't really get it in this context, though. Probably meant that you have to lose face if you are unlucky in lottery? If anyone knows, tell me.

    Guo Guo immediately stood up: "I have 3 points of Effective Score!"

    Zhang You: "I have 1 point."

    Zheng Wanqing scratched her head: "I have 0 points."

    Tang Xinjue looked at it, "This score should come from the key points of the dungeon. For example, I have 5 points, which are finding clue items, assisting in obtaining key mission items, and causing a devastating blow to the boss, and the last item directly adds three points."

    From the perspective of the mission, if they defeat the boss, one point (of Effective Score) was added.

    Crash the mentality of the Boss, plus one point.

    Destroy the boss from the physical level, plus one point.

    The other three: "..."

    How cruel and inhumane was Xiaohong suffered when they couldn't witness it with their own eyes?

    After a short break, everyone decided that it to pick a date is not as good as to encounter a date* and directly draw the lottery.

*择日不如撞日=“to pick a date is not as good as to encounter a date”; it's better to do it now; there's no time like the present.

    Zhang You: "I'll come first."

    She tapped on the screen, and she smiled slightly: "I've drawn a disposable protective shield."

    Guo Guo clasped her hands together enviously: "Heaven and earth, I can become Ou Huang* this time!"

*Ou Huang means European Emperor, referred to an extremely lucky person. I read that the origin of the word was because European have a white face and it's synonymous with good luck... Depending on how you see it, it can be a bit racist lol. But I guess with cultural context, the Chinese people just see white face as a blessing there, since having white skin means they're part of nobility or the wealthy, they don't have to work hard under the sun and turn black like peasants.

    [a bottle of pure water] [a pack of compressed biscuits] [a piece of supernatural power]...

    Guo Guo jumped up aloud, overjoyed: "Comrades, I've drawn an ability! Ability!"

    From now on, she was also a person with ability!

    However, Tang Xinjue was on the side, with a slightly subtle expression: "Take a closer look."

    Guo Guo didn't know why, but when she looked closely, her smile suddenly froze:

    [Congratulations for acquiring the ability: Yin-Yang Eye. This ability can help you identify ghosts better, and the world will be more colorful in your eyes.]

    Guo Guo: "...This ability is to make me die."

    With the sound of Guo Guo's collapse, Tang Xinjue also rolled on her turntable.

    The first time, point +1; the second time, a plush hat; the third time, point +1; the fourth time, a jar of honey...

    On the fifth time, the screen finally changed from white light to blue light, representing she had drawn a prop item:

    [A bottle of regret medicine (low-level): Nine times out of ten, life is unsatisfactory. After taking this bottle of regret medicine, you have a 10% chance to change your decision at a certain point in the past. For example, choose not to draw this bottle of counterfeit pills again. ]

    "..."

    Although she didn't know how to use it, at least it's better than nothing.

    Tang Xinjue was about to stop, but saw a new prompt:

    [You have a random reward that has not been redeemed, do you want to redeem it now?]

    By the way, Tang Xinjue remembered that at the end of the test, because the [Xiaohong's Gratitude] buff malfunctioned due to the female ghost's resistance, it became a double random reward. She used up one reward when she sent Zhang You back to the dormitory, and now there was one left.

    [In exchange... Exchange successfully, get the buff "Light of the Right Path!"]*

    What buff was this? Before Tang Xinjue looked carefully, she suddenly heard a strange noise.

    Boom, boom, boom.

    Heavy footsteps and shuffling sounded from outside the bedroom door, cycling back and forth in the corridor.

    However, at this time, the four people in the dormitory had already experienced the death of a female ghost, and the threshold was raised a lot. Even the most timid Guo Guo did not respond, indulging in the sadness of her new power.

    But the voice outside the door calmed her down and remembered one thing: "By the way, Xinjue, what is your ability?"

    She remembered that Tang Xinjue had a special ability at the beginning, although she didn't know what it was, but combined with the supernatural performance of the other party, it must be very strong, Guo Guo thought enviously.

    "Oh," Tang Xinjue raised the toilet plunger beside her, "this."

    "Pfft, hahaha, toilet-plunger ability?" Guo Guo thought she was teasing herself, "How could there be such an ability, it's you who tells jokes. Awesome."

    Tang Xinjue smiled and put the phone in front of her.

    "Ding" a new message pops up.

    [Full proficiency, ability upgrade——]

    [Toilet Plunger Soldier (level 2): ​​Your toilet plunger now has a new function that will make it more perfect.]

    Guo Guo: "..."

    Zheng Wanqing and Zhang You: "..."

    Damn, do you really have this kind of ability??

    So, in the dungeon, Tang Xinjue used the toilet plunger to attack the female ghost... was she also using this supernatural power?

    Crowd: Respect.

    "Besides supernatural power, I have one more thing to tell you."

    Tang Xinjue broke the silence in the air, this time, her voice was extra serious: "About another thing, about this game, also about me."

*T/N: I'm just guessing, but I think Tang Xinjue got [The Light of the Right Path] buff because of her self-righteousness in deleting Xiaohong's contacts in name of preventing her from being too entangled in love. LOL

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