Chapter 714: Proof of Hegemony: A Clever Idea Still Requires a Clever One

Outside the dormitory building.

The World Bat's explosion had cleared out all the Building Guards, the Mad Vanguards were dead, and even the three Wicked Gods hadn't managed to escape that fate!

At this moment, the purple energy on the void battlefield had faded somewhat, receding slightly.

Before the purple energy receded, the Dorm Survival Game didn't want to end the game prematurely, which gave everyone ample time to think.

This was extremely, extremely important!

Playing a management mobile game, carbon-based monkeys were prone to brain overload. With the True King Duel being such a complex situation, whether ordinary players or managers, everyone was bound to make mistakes.

After a thorough review, many players were filled with regret.

The words "if only I had known" were far, far too expensive.

There was no helping it. No one could predict the future.

Moreover, even if one could predict the future, the butterfly effect would inevitably cause unexpected consequences, unless one could foresee events many times over, actively participate, repeatedly correct course, and manually shape the timeline!

Unfortunately, one of the Nightmare Lord's abilities could accomplish exactly that.

...

Inside Demon King Castle.

Although Xu Lang had known the future all along, actually getting his hands on so many good things still felt surreal.

The Dorm Survival Game was way too generous. What kind of miserable life had he been living before?

If the Dorm Survival Game were recruiting personal guards, then he... would still definitely stay at Mad King Building.

Sure, obliterating the World Bat was satisfying, but the risk was truly sky-high!

If not for all those factors stacking together, the World Bat wouldn't have had any chance of dying at all.

"The Building is still the best. The dungeon difficulty isn't too high or too low, perfect for maintaining one's health!"

Mad King Building inexplicably received a sliver of goodwill from Xu Lang.

"Xu Lang, hurry up and put away the Void Mask. A Sequence Object that can't be claimed makes my heart ache just looking at it!" Cao Yaxuan bared her teeth.

Outside, she was the Frost Goddess. Inside, she was anything but.

She was essentially a college-aged girl. After entering the Dorm Survival Game, she'd followed Xu Lang through thick and thin, never experiencing any backstabbing or scheming. Everyone outside was a player trying to curry favor with her.

Forcing someone who wasn't cold-hearted to pretend to be cold was actually pretty difficult, unless they went through a drastic transformation.

"Alright, alright." Xu Lang put away the Void Mask.

Everyone's attention shifted to the final item. Xu Lang had been holding it in his hand this whole time. A few girls had already inspected its information. It felt extremely important, yet seemingly useless.

[Proof of Overlord]

[Type: Certificate]

[Level: None]

[Rarity: None]

[Description: One of the necessary items for a dormitory building to advance to Overlord Level. Only dropped by Overlord-level creatures from the monster faction.]

"For the dormitory building to advance to Overlord Level, that's probably going to take a very long time." Wang Yazhi said calmly.

An Overlord Level dormitory building was suspected to be a high-tier dormitory building above level fifty.

"Not necessarily. Mad King Building is a top student. Who knows, it might skip a grade." Zhen Lu teased.

Just then, Senior Sister Red Butterfly cursed: "Useless Mad King Building, don't you want this certificate? If you want it, then issue us a submission quest. We want ten Sequences as a reward!"

Senior Sister Red Butterfly suddenly dropping profanity left all the girls stunned, then their eyes lit up brilliantly.

Such a precious item was definitely something Mad King Building desperately needed.

Mad King Building, you don't want to be stuck unable to advance forever, do you?

Chi Qingman didn't know the full context. Hearing Senior Sister Red Butterfly curse at Mad King Building, she was so scared her face turned pale.

Since when did employees curse at their boss?

After a moment, Mad King Building gave no response, and no special quest was issued.

"How strange." Senior Sister Red Butterfly frowned, feeling something was off. She turned to look at Xu Lang and suggested: "Xu Lang, why don't we just sell the Proof of Overlord?"

Mad King Building: "..."

"You're the most wicked one of all, Red Butterfly!" Cao Yaxuan gave Senior Sister Red Butterfly a thumbs up.

Demon King Castle was full of talented people.

Wicked ideas required wicked minds to come up with.

[Dormitory Quest "Proof of Overlord" (Easy)]

[Quest Content: Submit the Proof of Overlord]

[Reward: Mythical Item X1]

Mad King Building actually issued the quest!

"Lang Ge, it's a Mythical item!" Tong Qi felt a bit tempted.

"No deal." Xu Lang shook his head. "The Proof of Overlord is absolutely priceless. That bastard Mad King Building is definitely trying to scam us again."

"Makes sense." Sherry nodded in approval. "A necessary item for advancing to Overlord Level is definitely worth more than this!"

After that, Mad King Building went completely silent.

...

As time passed, the purple energy in the air gradually thinned. High-Level Players began exiting their buildings and networking with each other.

Players from different dormitory buildings started visiting one another.

Over at Mad King Building, emissaries also came by, but the Dorm Owner of Mad King Building clearly wasn't interested, only sending Su Yuan out to receive them.

The firepower points for the sixth round had stopped increasing, and the rankings were essentially locked in.

Mad King Building first, Amusement Park Building second, Heaven's Judgment Building third, Evil King Building fourth.

From this, one could deduce the total points for the four major dormitory buildings in the seventh round.

Mad King Building +6 points, total 15 points.

Amusement Park Building +5 points, total 9 points.

Heaven's Judgment Building +4 points, total 11 points.

Evil King Building +3 points, total 17 points.

This round, Amusement Park Building had surged out of nowhere. They'd actually managed to carve out a sliver of comeback momentum.

Evil King Building still maintained its leading advantage!

And while it looked like Evil King Building was in first place, the number one target for the seventh round would definitely be Mad King Building!

So Xu Lang didn't bother with all that alliance-making and strategy-weaving.

Because no matter how the alliances were formed or how the strategies were woven, the end result would always be three buildings ganging up on Mad King Building. Unless everyone in Demon King Castle could pool their Charm stats together, then he might actually be able to settle everything with a single word.

Xu Lang had fully experienced the benefits of high Charm.

It was incredibly useful for commanding armies and navigating social interactions.

To be honest, with Senior Sister Red Butterfly's temper, if not for her high Charm, she'd definitely be universally despised and hated by everyone. Yet now she got along great with others. Even when she spoke without thinking, she'd be forgiven.

As long as you're beautiful enough, anything you do can be forgiven. That statement was twisted, but in the supernatural world, it was an irrefutable truth.