Chapter 9, the girls' dormitory is 544.
Wilson College Dormitory Rules -
[1. A1 is the male dormitory building, and B2 is the female dormitory building.]
2. Public restrooms are located at the end of the corridor on each floor of the dormitory building, with exactly one restroom on each floor.
3. Dormitories are available in only three-person and five-person rooms; students can choose their own rooms based on their needs.
4. Please change the door locks promptly after check-in.
5. Dormitory lights out at 11 PM. Dormitory staff will conduct room checks before then; your cooperation is appreciated.
After the rules were announced, Liang Jun and Gu Keke exchanged glances.
Di Qing didn't notice the change in their expressions, but the joy on his face became even more obvious.
"Great! The rules also say there are triple rooms, so the three of us can stay together!"
Her gaze shifted between the two men, her excitement beyond words.
"You've all heard the rules, right?"
"Did you know in advance?" Gu Keke crossed her arms—a wary posture.
She tilted her head and unconsciously clicked her tongue. "How come it's just right? The system just happened to give us the option of a three-person room?"
Liang Jun also found it strange, and she was waiting for Di Qing's answer.
Based on my experience, most student dormitories are four- or six-person rooms. There are a very few exceptions where you might find double or eight-person rooms in the "blind boxes".
But even in her wildest dreams, Liang Jun would never consider a dormitory with only one person.
Seemingly sensing their hostile attitude towards him, Di Qing shrugged indifferently.
"I'm just an ordinary player, so why should the system give me the questions in advance?"
Liang Jun then added, "It's rare to see someone planning to find roommates in advance."
"It's nothing." Di Qing wasn't intimidated at all. "Before entering this absurd game, I was just an ordinary high school student. Since I'm going to live in the dormitory, I'll definitely have roommates to sleep with every day."
Di Qing smiled easily; she had a deep dimple on her right cheek.
"Rather than sleeping with a stranger I don't know and don't trust, I'd rather choose to be a reliable player with courage and wisdom as my companion."
Her height is between that of Liang Jun and Gu Keke.
Di Qing leaned closer, his voice just loud enough for the other two to hear simultaneously.
"You guys also revealed that hidden rule about leaving early, right?"
Liang Jun was startled.
At this moment, the dormitory supervisor, who was organizing discipline, walked back to the front of the line with a ruler, and Liang Jun temporarily put aside her words.
"We have three-person and five-person rooms!" The dorm supervisor kept hitting the wall with a ruler, and the old plaster on the walls peeled off layer by layer like dandruff that hadn't been washed in a long time. "You can choose your roommates yourselves, I can't stop you—"
So far, everything the NPCs have emphasized has been consistent with the rules, Liang Jun thought to herself.
"But—" the dorm supervisor abruptly changed the subject, her shifty eyes fixed on the players in front of her, "the higher your entrance exam scores, the more likely you are to get priority in choosing your roommates and rooms..."
"The children who are chosen cannot refuse..." The dormitory supervisor smiled to herself, a smile that sent chills down one's spine. "You should feel fortunate to be accompanied by students with good grades..."
It's over.
Liang Xuan closed her eyes in pain.
The dormitory supervisor put away the ruler in her hand and invited Di Qing, who had won first place, to stand beside her.
"Which room would you like to choose, young man?"
“A three-person room,” Di Qing said without hesitation.
"Very good, a triple room."
The dormitory supervisor picked up a pen and crossed out a spot for a three-person room on the dormitory allocation chart posted on the wall.
"So..." the dormitory supervisor gently placed her hand on Di Qing's shoulder, "which two people would you like to choose as your roommates to spend every day with?"
Di Qing looked up at the two people directly opposite her.
"I choose second and third place—Liang Jun and Gu Keke."
She could even call them by name.
The selected player had no right to refuse. Liang Xun and Gu Keke walked out side by side and stood next to Di Qing.
Seeing this, the dormitory supervisor nodded in satisfaction. "Very good, the top three students in the class are from the same dormitory. You should all encourage each other and study hard!"
Then, she took a rusty key from the stuck drawer and handed it to Di Qing.
"Your dormitory is on the fifth floor."
Liang Xun wondered if sharing a dormitory with Di Qing was the right choice.
But when she saw how casually the other players chose their dorm rooms, and how their pre-arranged groups were suddenly broken up, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Well, let's just take it one step at a time.
A foul stench emanated from the stairs, and an unknown liquid continued to drip from the ceiling.
The three of them walked side by side, and after avoiding the suspicious puddles, they arrived at the fifth floor of the dormitory.
The dormitory supervisor only told me the floor number, but not the specific room number.
After a brief discussion, the three decided to use the most basic method—trying each key one by one.
The entire dormitory building was dilapidated – and the dormitory doors were no exception.
Fragile, old wood was pieced together to form the room's door, and the rusty brass lock hanging on the bolt also looked like it had been corroded for a long time.
They started from the first dormitory room at the stairwell and continued trying until they reached the dormitory room next to the public communal room.
After a crisp click of the lock opening, Di Qing turned to look at the two people behind him. "The lock is open."
Gu Keke looked up and noted down their dormitory room number, which was 544.
The appearance of the dormitory did not disappoint them.
Everywhere you look, there are patches made of newspaper. The floorboards, soaked and bulging with water, creak as the footsteps cease.
Di Qing reached out and shook the wooden bed frame.
Wood chips from the bed frame fell freely onto the desk, and the entire bed seemed on the verge of falling apart.
The triple room features bunk beds with desks underneath. Two beds are aligned against the wall, while the third bed is adjacent to the wardrobe on the other side.
Liang Jun carefully studied the room layout. Apart from a small, enclosed balcony, there was no private bathroom in the dormitory.
If they need to use the toilet or wash up, they need to go to the public restroom next to their dormitory.
The stench from the public restroom kept wafting in, so Liang Xun closed the dormitory door behind her.
"Shall we choose a bed?"
Di Qing asked the remaining two in a call to action, but then he himself plopped down on the bed closest to the door, saying, "I want this bed near the door, you guys don't mind, right?"
Liang Jun and Gu Keke exchanged a glance.
Only the ones next to the wardrobe and the ones next to the windowsill remained; they had to choose one.
Taking advantage of Di Qing's young age, Liang Jun and Gu Keke didn't want to lower themselves to her level.
Gu Keke didn't look up. "Then I'll sit by the windowsill."
Liang Jun turned around. "I'll lean against the wardrobe."
The bedding that came with the bed was damp, and it had a fishy smell when you got close to it.
Di Qing suggested that everyone air out their bedding before using it. This time, she didn't try to take over the balcony, but generously gave it to Gu Keke.
The bedding could be stretched out completely on the hanging rope on the balcony. After patting it for a while, Gu Keke suddenly remembered something and turned around abruptly.
Should we change the door locks?
All three of them turned their attention to the broken lock on the door bolt.
Di Qing chimed in, "We definitely need to change it, since that's what the rules say. But where are we going to find a new lock?"
While Gu Keke was still thinking, Liang Xun opened the system's shop.
Game items should come in handy at this time...
She skimmed through the pages until she reached the last page of the shop before finding a suitable item.
“A multi-functional gold lock,” Liang Jun blurted out. “There’s a multi-functional gold lock in the mall.”
Upon hearing this, Gu Keke and Di Qing immediately opened their respective online stores.
Liang Jun originally wanted to buy it immediately, but she discovered that a multi-functional gold lock cost 700,000 points.
Your current points total is 692,800.
[Insufficient points to purchase this item.]
"Hiss..." Liang Jun gasped, looking at the other two, "I don't have enough points, can you afford it?"
Gu Keke shook her head helplessly, "I'm still short 20,000 to 30,000."
Noticing the two pairs of eyes staring at him simultaneously, Di Qing replied cheerfully, "I can buy it..."
Before Liang Xun could even say "thank you," Di Qing continued, "But after I finished buying, I only had 4,800 points left."
She gave Liang Jun and Gu Keke a sweet smile—it was that familiar dimple on her right side again.
"You guys have to promise to help me out if I need any props, okay?"
“Yes, no problem,” Liang Jun replied.
Seeing that Liang Xun had said so, Gu Keke could only nod twice in response.
Seeing this, Di Qing readily operated the system. Within seconds, a brand new, gleaming gold lock appeared on her desk.
A gold key lay quietly beside it.
[Unlock Item: Multifunctional Golden Lock.]
Items bound to this lock, regardless of their initial material fragility, will withstand all external attacks, becoming as solid as a rock. This lock can only be opened with a specific pair of keys; there are no other ways to unlock it.
This item will become ineffective after being attacked three times.
Instructions for use of the props are provided only to the purchaser.
After memorizing the system's prompts, Di Qing held the golden lock in his hand.
"Shall we hang it up now?"
After the three reached a consensus, the golden lock was securely fastened to the dilapidated doorknob.
They didn't know if it was just their imagination, but they felt that the moment the golden lock was hung up, the creaking wooden door was coated with a layer of gold.
Di Qing picked up the gold key on the table. "There's only one key. Let the three of us take turns keeping it."
She handed the key to Liang Jun, "Can you keep it for now?"
Liang Jun didn't say anything, but simply put the key into her inner pocket.
After a busy morning, all three of them were starting to feel a little hungry.
As a food vlogger, Gu Keke senses hunger earlier than the other two.
She rubbed her stomach and cleared her throat a few times. "Are there any dining areas we haven't explored yet?"
Di Qing's gaze fell on her somewhat flattened belly, and he couldn't help but chuckle softly.
Are you hungry?
Gu Keke's face instantly turned bright red. "Little sister, don't be so direct..."
Liang Jun also got up from her desk. "Coincidentally, I'm also a little hungry."
She then turned to Di Qing and asked, "Are you hungry?"
Di Qing did not answer directly, but said, "I didn't eat breakfast this morning."
"Alright then." Liang Xun pushed the chair back to its original position and tidied the bedding on the edge of the bed. "Just to be on the safe side, the three of us will go to the dining area together. No objections?"
Gu Keke nodded excitedly, her eyes filled with admiration as she looked at Liang Xuan.
Di Qing leaned against the desk, her dimples on the right side becoming visible again.
"Guess what kind of feast they'll prepare for us in the dining area..."
Liang Jun ignored her strange mutterings.
After everyone had left the dormitory, Liang Jun hung the prop gold lock on the door, checked it three times before she was finally at ease.
This leaves Di Qing with only 4,800 points worth of items; she'll have to treat them carefully...
Just as Liang Jun was about to put the key back in her pocket, she suddenly felt it was incredibly heavy.
The multi-functional gold lock costs 700,000 points, and Di Qing has 4,800 points left after buying it.
In other words, Di Qing's original score was 704,800.
The default reward for successfully surviving for seven days is 604,800 points.
So, it seems the rule decipherability of Di Qing's beginner level is...
One hundred percent?!
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