Xu Lang and Tong Qi walked all the way to the supermarket.

The purpose of this trip was mainly to buy turrets, and secondly to purchase clothing—men's clothing, which involved Xu Lang's exclusive item from the seventh round.

"Lang Ge, after you buy the turrets, are you going to install them directly?" Tong Qi asked.

Xu Lang bought three turrets in a row, all high-end goods sold at the supermarket.

One was a large capture net, one was an elemental attack type, and one was a spirit-type specialized attack. Their positioning all differed from the Demon King Castle's original turrets.

"Yeah, I'll keep the other two turret slots open for use in the next round of the game." Xu Lang said with a faint smile.

In truth, what the Demon King Castle lacked right now was a heavy turret like the Great Barren Dragon's Gaze, but the supermarket didn't have one for now, and neither had one dropped from the previous round.

Furthermore, he didn't plan to upgrade these three turrets either—he'd just use them as they were for now.

He currently wanted to use all his fusion attempts to smelt Nightmare Essence, preparing for the Blood Calamity seven days later, and then decide his development direction based on the situation.

Tong Qi's eyes lit up, and she said with pleasant surprise:

"Hey, I think this is pretty great! If you install turrets that match the dungeon in the game, you won't have to worry about lacking raw materials for repairs!"

"From now on, keep two turret slots fixed after each round and form a closed loop!"

"Lang Ge, you're a genius!"

Tong Qi's emotional engagement was maxed out, and her words made Xu Lang feel good.

In reality, he had another plan in his mind.

First, collect turrets of the same type, then, once he had more fusion attempts later, start a new series.

Sniper turrets, mixed-damage turrets, elemental turret sequences, and so on.

The Demon King Castle's turrets were strong, sure, but honestly, they lacked a bit of aesthetic appeal. Beyond the numbers, there was just more numbers, nothing else. If he could plan it out properly, the Demon King Castle's comprehensive combat capability could go up another notch.

But for now, it wasn't really necessary.

As far as Xu Lang was concerned, the difficulty of the Mad King Building's games was just average.

Tap, tap, tap...

Just as the two were talking happily, several footsteps approached from nearby.

"Kui Zi, Aunt Luo, what are you doing here?" Tong Qi turned her head and said with pleasant surprise upon seeing the two. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Kui Zi and Luo Lin were accompanied by several biochemical soldiers and players from the tenth floor.

"I came to take the professors on a stroll around the supermarket and buy a few things. I ran into Luo Lin on the way, so we came over together." Kui Zi's drive for work was truly strong.

In the previous round of the game, all ten scientists had survived, and they were all now living on the tenth floor.

Even Zheng Kai could see the value of the ten scientists, so naturally Xu Lang could too. That was why he had them all cooped up.

"Dorm Owner."

Zhang Shu and the other scientists bowed to Xu Lang.

"What level of mechanical creations can you manufacture now?" Xu Lang asked bluntly.

A feeling of being scrutinized immediately arose in the hearts of the several scientists.

Zhang Shu knew that this was the moment for him and his team to show their worth. He quickly replied, "We're not short on materials for Common level 20 weapons. We can manufacture a batch at any time. Our upper limit should allow us to create weapons between level 30 and level 40."

Xu Lang's expression remained unchanged, but he was a bit surprised inside.

Were scientific researchers all this ridiculously overpowered?

This Zhang Shu was only level 30 according to the system's evaluation standards, yet he boasted he could manufacture level 40 weapons.

Xu Lang used his Nightmare Eye to probe and found that Zhang Shu wasn't lying.

Then, he shook his head secretly.

Manufacturing level 40 weapons required materials and an industrial foundation of the corresponding grade. With the Mad King Building's current scale, it simply couldn't be done, let alone mass-produced.

"Very good. Later, bring your people to the Demon King Castle and have Mary discuss with you how to manufacture the weapons and set the prices." Xu Lang commanded.

"Yes!" Zhang Shu complied readily.

【Kui Zi: Xu Lang, I want to borrow two scientists to help me advance my Sequence development progress.】

Just then, Kui Zi sent Xu Lang a private message.

【Xu Lang: Discuss that among yourselves. Any weapons manufactured are to be prioritized for equipping the three major departments.】

【Kui Zi: Okay!】

Xu Lang had agreed to her request without setting any conditions, which actually made Kui Zi feel a bit grateful.

Next, Xu Lang bought a dozen or so pieces of men's clothing and then headed back to the dorm with Tong Qi.

All the players in the Mad King Building were his eyes and ears. He didn't need to go on inspections to know what everyone was doing. He could stay at home and control the overall situation.

Li Shuwen and Zhai Ren were digesting their gains from the previous round, working hard to improve their strength.

Wu Huihui and Zheng Kai were mainly focused on Pioneering.

Meanwhile, Bai Wuya and Floating Life Play were trying to raid forbidden zones.

Zhang Sanfeng's several tenants had been confirmed to have transformed into Mad Vanguards, but he hadn't been knocked down by it. After frequently using SAN value recovery items, his mood had improved a lot, and he began to rally.

Gu Yan, the newly promoted eleventh-floor Floor Leader, had close interactions with the tenth floor.

The tenth floor was the gathering place for players from the three major departments, with many smart people. Gu Yan's frequent interactions with them accelerated the Rakshasa players' process of "secularization," and it seemed he was doing even a bit better than Ayiguli.

Xiao Yan and Xue Heng were already things of the past. The new Floor Leader was named "Sheng Qi." He had been unknown before, but then rose to prominence, unifying the sixteenth floor in one fell swoop. He was an ambitious person and a former player of the Storm Building.

Although containing the Malignance Demon Box had consumed one Simulation Dream after another, this Tale stuff was really handy to use. Xu Lang had a feeling that the more he used it, the smoother it got.

"If only I could one day steal the core mechanics of all the buildings... or have players from other buildings enter the Pastoral as hired fighters."

Xu Lang stopped his spying and mused to himself.

"Master, would you like some coffee?" Miaoying's voice was gentle and sweet.

"No, I'm still very alert right now." Xu Lang shook his head.

"Then let me play Old Maid with you, Master." Miaoying patted the small pocket on the front of her maid outfit and pulled out a deck of playing cards.

Hearing this, Firepower Girl's body stiffened, and she discreetly made her game character die.

"Oh no, Firepower Girl, you died!" Xu Xiaomeng exclaimed in surprise.

"Double-player mode is too hard. I want to play other games." Firepower Girl shook her head, her eyes fixed intently on Xu Lang.

The game of Old Maid—she had played it with Miaoying and Xu Xiaomeng before, but she had never played it with Xu Lang.

What would it feel like to beat Xu Lang? Just thinking about it made the robot look forward to it!