[Nightmare Eye · Li Wenping: What does Lang Ge want to do... Can I do something to Lang Ge... Lang Ge can't possibly do anything to me... Lang Ge wants to kill me... Sorry, I shouldn't have gone out!]

"Her thoughts sure take sharp turns..."

Xu Lang silently complained.

Li Wenping's psychological changes were incredibly dramatic, like a mountain road with eighteen hairpin bends.

At first, she was completely in awe of him, even harboring inappropriate thoughts. Later, she felt it would taint him and didn't even dare to think about it.

"Lang... Dorm Owner, do you have any orders?" Li Wenping, despite being a Dorm Owner herself, was so scared she could barely form words.

"Nothing. Go do your own thing." Xu Lang said indifferently.

A little fright was good—it would speed up the production of Terror Force.

"Yes!" Li Wenping quickly hurried away.

Xu Lang arrived at Dorm 399's door, raised his hand, and pressed the doorbell.

The door swung open.

A small figure rushed out.

"Ah, it's Uncle Xu Lang!" Tao Tao hugged Xu Lang, beaming with joy, then turned and shouted, "Mom, Uncle Xu Lang is here!"

A moment later, Luo Lin came over.

She wore a casual home dress, meticulously dressed up, her beauty even more striking than before. Her hair was tied into a thick braid draped over her left chest—a hairstyle that spelled danger in Japanese anime.

Xu Lang saw right through this woman's scheme.

Why did these women all assume he was easily seduced? Was his mind really that easy to read?

Luo Lin, having failed with one plan, had concocted another—trying to bind Xu Lang through a deeper relationship.

For someone at Xu Lang's level of power, this kind of relationship usually didn't work anymore.

But Luo Lin had observed long enough to realize Xu Lang treated those close to him quite well, so she'd deliberately done this today.

The glossy peach-flavored lip gloss on her thin lips was the best proof.

"Xu Lang, have you eaten? I just finished cooking." Luo Lin wiped her clean hands on the apron at her waist, then her pale, pink-tipped fingers pinched the apron, putting on a slightly nervous look. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

After a pause, as if unable to hold back her shyness, she shot Xu Lang a sweeping glance and turned to walk away.

Xu Lang watched Luo Lin's graceful retreating figure and found her charm had suddenly skyrocketed.

Damn!

A woman who'd given birth was just different from Cao Yaxuan and the others. Even though Luo Lin had never done this before, every move she made was steeped in allure—pure scheming!

Adult women were way too skilled at this!

Xu Lang silently cursed himself, chanted the Minotaur Immunity Mantra in his mind, and resolutely stepped inside.

He had a feeling his return home tonight might be a little late.

After all, Luo Lin's concealment of the Demigod Serum was neither a small matter nor a huge one. She probably wouldn't loosen her lips easily, so he needed to find a way to pry them open!

This required immense willpower and astonishing tactics!

...

Xu Lang found that he'd still vastly underestimated his own charm, while overestimating Luo Lin's coldness.

Living in Purgatory, deep down Luo Lin desperately craved someone to lean on.

Sensing Xu Lang's departure, Luo Lin was overwhelmingly reluctant to let him go. If her body hadn't been failing her, she would definitely have seen him to the door.

Standing outside Dorm 399's door, Xu Lang recalled Luo Lin's performance, a trace of confusion flickering in his eyes.

Was she conquered by force?

Was a woman's second attribute really sticky rice cake? The harder you beat them, the clingier they got.

As soon as Xu Lang got home, Cao Yaxuan and the others surrounded him, buzzing with gossipy excitement.

"What are you all doing?" Xu Lang frowned.

"Hehe, what were you and Aunt Luo doing in her dorm for so long?" Cao Yaxuan went straight for the jugular.

"Studying the Demigod Serum, of course." Xu Lang's expression didn't change as he pulled out the Demigod Serum. "Take a look—the Biochemical Dorm's latest product."

The women's eyes lit up when they saw the item's information.

[Demigod Serum · Prometheus]

[Type: Serum]

[Level: 20]

[Rarity: Legendary]

[Effect: Grants 20 Spirit Attribute points upon use and the "Danger Premonition" ability]

[Description: As long as you build steadily, becoming a god is within reach]

"A level twenty Legendary item!" Tong Qi exclaimed softly. "I'm so jealous of these black-tech players. When will I get a mutation too?"

Xu Xiaomeng blinked and teased, "Who knows, Sister Tong? Next round you might run into a half-dead ancient relic."

"Hehe, I wouldn't dare to dream." Tong Qi smiled modestly.

"Hmph, why not? With you and me joining hands, we could devour the world!" Senior Sister Red Butterfly snorted.

She was brimming with confidence.

Tong Qi's soul was invincible, her own body was invincible, and their stats could stack. If not for Tong Qi's reluctance, she could even ride Xu Lang by now.

"Xu Lang, can this serum be mass-produced?" Kui Zi asked a critical question.

"Yes." Xu Lang nodded.

That was the beauty of technological creations—once you had one, you could make a second. Luo Lin had said the Demigod Serum didn't require any unique raw materials; production mainly relied on the dorm itself.

"And production time?" Sherry asked another crucial question.

"Pretty long. Universal distribution to all players is probably impossible." Xu Lang shook his head, then added, "But using it for the few of us is fine."

Just then, Wang Yazhi and Xu Ruyan came out of the Training Room.

"What are you all looking at?" Wang Yazhi stepped forward and asked.

Zhen Lu answered, "Aunt Luo's research succeeded!"

Next, the group discussed who should use this Demigod Serum.

For the current group, the stat boost from the Demigod Serum wasn't particularly massive, but everyone could use the "Danger Premonition" ability.

Xu Lang also explained to them that the "Danger Premonition" ability would be excellent.

Tao Tao was the successful recipient of the Prometheus serum. Other Demigod Serums couldn't be created because there was no original template.

And the core ability of the Prometheus serum was predicting danger—its tier was definitely not low.

Finally, Xu Lang made the call: give it to Senior Sister Red Butterfly.

This decision surprised everyone, including Senior Sister Red Butterfly.

"Xu Lang, we all said you should take it. With your Life Contract, you'd get the most value. Why give it to Red Butterfly?" Cao Yaxuan was blunt.

She, Tong Qi, and Gu Ya all really wanted the Danger Premonition ability.

Cast-users dreaded getting one-shot more than anything.

"I'll be exploring the Twilight Curtain with Red Butterfly later. I'm not lacking in an ability like this." Xu Lang gave a fairly reasonable explanation.

In truth, the main reason was that if Senior Sister Red Butterfly grew stronger, her charm would also increase, which would indirectly speed up Nightmare Coin production.

"Huh? Lang Ge, you're going to tackle the Forbidden Land?!" Zhen Lu asked.

The other women perked up with interest too.

"Hmph, so that's it. I thought you loved me the most!" Senior Sister Red Butterfly suddenly pouted.

Xu Lang looked at her and said seriously, "There's an element of love in it too!"

If Senior Sister Red Butterfly's strength improved, her charm would rise, which would boost Nightmare Coin output a bit.

"Y-Y-You, what nonsense are you spouting?!" Senior Sister Red Butterfly's face instantly turned red as she pointed at Xu Lang, stammering repeatedly.

The others ignored this tsundere idiot and pressed Xu Lang for details about the Twilight Curtain.

If Xu Lang was leading a team to conquer a Forbidden Land, they definitely wanted a piece of the action.

However, Xu Lang didn't agree.

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