Survival in the neighborhood: Give me a piece of bread every day

12: Pure talent strength?

Jiang Lai put on a mask, then opened the door a crack to look outside.

Every now and then, students carrying weapons would hurry downstairs.

I have no idea what they were doing downstairs.

She quickly went out after the three people in the hallway left.

There are quite a few empty rooms on this floor.

Almost every two households have an empty room in between.

But Jiang Lai searched several empty rooms and found nothing.

The inside was completely looted.

Also.

Yesterday, Xu Bo and his team had already conducted a thorough search.

It's impossible to leave anything behind.

"I need to find a toilet first..."

Jiang Lai looked at the empty room and wanted to go in to use the restroom, but she was afraid that someone passing by would see her.

After all, these rooms are too small and have no doors. Anyone passing by can see everything clearly at a glance.

In the end, she decided to go downstairs to use the restroom.

There was a dim light inside the building.

But downstairs it's completely black.

I should be able to find a place where I won't be seen.

Jiang Lai carefully went downstairs.

We also encountered other residents along the way.

However, everyone was wary of each other, and there was no communication or conflict.

Most people today still retain their moral values as human beings and do not engage in rampant looting and vandalism.

"It's so dark..."

Jiang Lai stood at the entrance of the building, where it was pitch black outside.

After hesitating for a moment, seeing a number of people moving around in the distance, she finally dared to go out.

Finding a secluded corner, Jiang Lai quickly relieved herself.

Then, just as she pulled up her shorts to leave, she suddenly saw several streaks of light approaching her.

She quickly retreated and hid behind the building.

A stranger might have malicious intentions towards her.

Soon, the flames stopped at the entrance of the building, and then the sound of conversation could be heard.

"Sister Bai, are we really going to leave the residential area? Isn't it too dangerous?"

A timid, hesitant female voice rang out.

"There is definitely danger, but there aren't enough resources in the building. If we don't risk searching for supplies, we won't have enough food."

A slightly magnetic female voice responded.

After a pause, the voice continued, "I heard the two teams on our floor preparing to go out. We can observe them first. If they come back safely, then we can go out of the community to find supplies."

"Yes, yes! Sister Bai, I'll do whatever you say!"

Then a clear female voice echoed in response.

"By the way, Sister Bai, I just traded two units of iron ingots with silver coins. It seems we're only one unit of iron ingot short of upgrading our doors to level three."

"Thankfully, with Sister Bai taking the lead, the four of us sisters in the dormitory share a room. Not only is it safe, but we also have enough wood to upgrade and repair the door..."

"Wow! Sister Bai truly lives up to her reputation as a top student at Hengshui High School! She's so smart!"

The discussion gradually faded away.

Jiang Lai, hiding behind the building, had a glint in her eye.

These girls are actually high school students?

That makes sense, only a naive high school student would decisively give up their own room on the first day and become someone else's tenant.

"Four people sharing a room, starting with 12 gold coins, plus four talents... no wonder they can upgrade their rooms to level three so quickly. Is sharing a room the only way for humans to survive?"

As Jiang Lai walked into the building, she pondered the feasibility of sharing the apartment.

Although she believes her talent is very well developed.

But compared to these four high school girls, they are far inferior.

Their co-living arrangement is more secure than forming a team.

The team was formed, but the cooperation was only nominal.

Everyone has their own selfish motives; they all want to be the first to upgrade their own room.

But once you become a resident, everyone will pool their resources to upgrade a room together, and the efficiency will be incredibly high.

"If Chen An could also obediently become my resident, with his talent, and with my compound interest, the two of us would probably be able to level up faster than those four high school girls."

Jiang Lai thought to herself.

Chen An's talent should be no less than hers.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to upgrade to the second-level door faster than her.

Unfortunately, Chen An's attitude was too resolute.

I will not become her resident.

As for finding other people to share the apartment.

Jiang Lai also began to think.

She can't easily trust boys.

Even if she were to become a resident, she would still feel uneasy.

After all, sharing a room inevitably leads to other thoughts.

If it weren't for her feelings for Chen An, and the fact that she felt Chen An was a decent person after yesterday's interaction, she wouldn't have been able to have gotten along so well.

She wouldn't consider Chen An either.

As for the girl, she only has one close friend, but they don't live in the same neighborhood, so they can't share an apartment.

"I remember there was a girl in my class who was very introverted and seemed quite timid... Maybe I could ask her to share an apartment with me, making her one of my tenants. That way, I could keep an eye on her."

Jiang Lai pictured the face of an introverted, unassuming girl.

What was her name again?

"Lin, Lin Luxi?"

Jiang Lai racked her brains for a while before she remembered that the other person seemed to have this name.

But finding the other person is a problem.

Knocking on each room door?

That's not quite right.

There are hundreds of rooms on one floor.

We'll have to find out when.

As Jiang Lai pondered this, she returned to the ninth floor.

She glanced at room 009527 as she passed by.

Several people were found gathered in front of Chen An's door.

"Has Chen An gotten himself into trouble?"

The thought immediately flashed through Jiang Lai's mind.

Then she stood at a distance and observed.

"Hey students inside, aren't you really considering joining our team? We already have twenty-nine people, making us the largest team on this ninth floor, with absolutely formidable strength."

"Hey classmate, this situation is like the end of the world. We humans should stick together and support each other, not be lone wolves!"

"If all else fails, how about we make a deal?"

After listening for a while, Jiang Lai realized that these people had come to invite Chen An to join their team.

I waited for a while.

Those people seemed to have been rejected, and left with dark faces.

Jiang Lai then walked over.

When she saw Chen An's door, she couldn't help but be stunned.

"It's an iron gate!"

"Is this a level three door?!"

Jiang Lai immediately showed a surprised expression.

Chen An actually upgraded to a level three room so quickly!

How did he do that?

How come he has so many resources?