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

Room owner of room number 009527: How would you like me to help you?

Wang Ziyan: Could you lend me three gold coins? I only need three more to upgrade my door to level two, then I should be able to stop monsters from crashing into it...

Room owner #009527: I'm out of gold coins too.

Even if he had gold coins, Chen An would not easily lend them to Wang Ziyan.

Even though they are not related by blood or marriage, the other party is unwilling to become his resident.

The gold coins lent out could very well be lost.

at the same time.

Room 009566.

Wang Ziyan felt a wave of despair upon seeing Chen An's reply.

Outside the door, a laughing demon was relentlessly banging on her door.

It only takes about three minutes for the door's durability to drop a little.

Her first-class door couldn't stop the impact of today's smile.

If it weren't for the fact that I bought 8 units of wood from the mall and kept repairing it, the door would have been broken open long ago.

Wang Ziyan couldn't help but feel remorse.

I should have agreed to join Chen An's room earlier.

With his level-three door, it should be able to withstand the impact of the Laughing Nightmare, right...?

"Bang!"

Suddenly, the smile crashed down on him again.

And it emitted a strange, piercing laugh.

[Durability-1]

The door's durability has failed again.

Wang Ziyan looked at the mere 5 units of wood left in her backpack and was utterly desperate.

One unit of wood can only repair 2 points of durability.

Five units of timber can only last for another half hour at most.

But this was no different from half an hour of agonizing waiting to die.

She had no means of saving herself.

"If only my talent could be activated, at least, at least I could give it a shot."

Wang Ziyan couldn't help but recall the powerful force that surged through her body when she activated her talent with Chen An.

If she had that power now, she would even dare to go out and fight the Smiling Nightmare who rammed into her door!

The worst that can happen is death.

At least it's better than this agonizing wait to die.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

[Durability-1]

Three more minutes passed.

The door had only a little durability left.

Wang Ziyan seized the opportunity and quickly used a unit of wood for repairs.

You must wait until the door has only 1 point of durability left before repairing it, otherwise it will lose 1 point of durability.

She had already learned her lesson once before.

But no matter how meticulously you plan, it's just delaying the time of death.

The smile can last for a full 7 hours.

There is simply not enough timber.

Wang Ziyan gradually slumped down behind the door.

My emotions are on the verge of collapse.

If I had known, I would have preferred to join Xu Bo's team...

She didn't want to die, she really didn't want to die in this unfamiliar place.

Just then.

A familiar voice suddenly rang out in the hallway.

"Everyone in the building, the Nightmare's attacks are even stronger than yesterday. Level 1 doors won't last more than a few minutes, and even level 2 doors will quickly lose durability... Don't try to survive by repairing them, we have to fight together!"

That was Xu Bo's voice.

He was shouting loudly, trying to make sure all the residents could hear him.

Wang Ziyan really wanted to respond.

But she had neither fighting talent nor weapons.

As long as she dares to open the door.

The terrifying laughing maniac that's crashing into the door could kill her instantly!

"Holy crap! Wait a minute! Something's wrong with today's smile!"

"They're attracted by sound! Everyone, hurry and help! There are already seven or eight 'Laughing Nightmares' gathered in front of my door!!"

Xu Bo's terrified voice came again.

Wang Ziyan was taken aback.

then.

She noticed that the smiling monster at her door had stopped banging on the door, as if it had left...

"Attracted by the sound? Could it be that even this laughingstock by my door has been lured away by Xu Bo's voice?"

Wang Ziyan couldn't help but widen her eyes.

Surprise, delight, disbelief!

Then she quickly covered her mouth, afraid that she might accidentally make a sound and bring back the smile.

It's like going from hell to heaven in an instant...

Wang Ziyan regained her hope to live.

But Xu Bo's situation was much worse.

He originally planned to do what he did on the first day: to get everyone on the floor to cooperate and share the burden of the monster by shouting.

As soon as he spoke, he attracted several laughing faces.

And even more smiles were rushing toward his door.

Although his door had been upgraded to level two.

In addition, more than a dozen units of timber were prepared for repairs.

But it was just a glance out the peephole.

The dense, eerie smiling faces made his legs tremble.

The sound of repeated impacts continued.

The second-level door was clearly unable to withstand the pressure, and cracks appeared in various places.

[Durability-1]

[Durability-1]

Multiple laughing monsters took turns ramming into the door, causing its durability to drop very quickly.

"Brother Xu, what should we do?"

"If this keeps up, the door is really going to be broken down!"

Wang Zhiwei was so frightened that his voice was trembling.

He is a resident of Xu Bo's neighborhood.

She originally thought that clinging to Xu Bo's coattails would ensure her safety.

I never expected the smile to be so strong the next day!

"Keep repairing the door, don't stop! I'll figure something out!"

Xu Bo said through gritted teeth.

"Uh-huh!"

Wang Zhiwei dared not be distracted and kept his eyes fixed on the door.

When the durability was about half gone, he quickly clicked "Repair" to restore the durability.

But this won't last long at all.

"Damn! What terrible luck!"

Xu Bo couldn't help but curse.

If he had known that making a sound would attract so much ridicule, he would never have been the one to stick his neck out.

No! We can't just sit here and wait to die!

Even if he has full stamina now, he can only use his fire talent for a few minutes.

But it's impossible to kill so many Laughing Nightmares at the same time.

We need to find someone to share the burden.

But the other residents on this floor have already learned their lesson.

Not a sound was made.

Apart from the sounds of banging on doors and eerie laughter, there wasn't even a heavy breathing sound throughout the entire floor.

Xu Bo knew that it was impossible to persuade others to take the risk with just words.

So he took out a yellow blueprint from his backpack, gritted his teeth, and shouted outside, "Everyone in the building, if anyone can make a sound to lure away the Laughing Nightmare at the door, I'll trade him this blueprint!"

As soon as he spoke, the laughter outside the door intensified.

Today's smile is extremely aggressive.

Moreover, they are exceptionally sensitive to sound.

Xu Bo didn't pause and continued shouting, "Resident with a level three iron gate, your door is of a very high level. It can definitely withstand the attacks of multiple Smiling Nightmares. As long as you help me lure away the Smiling Nightmares at the door, I'll trade you the blueprints right now!"

His goal was very clear.

It was room 009527, which was only a few rooms away from him.

They were the first homeowners on their floor to upgrade to a level three iron gate.

Only he might be able to withstand the impact of today's smile.

Just then.

Xu Bo's panel popped up, and a private message was sent.

He was so nervous that he didn't pay any attention to the private messages, but when he caught a glimpse of the other person's room number, he quickly clicked on it.

Room owner #009527: I can make noise to lure away the Laughing Nightmare, but besides the blueprints, I need at least 10 gold coins and 10 iron blocks. I need to repair the door, otherwise too many monsters will be attracted, and my door won't last long.

Xu Bo: I can give you 2 gold coins and 5 units of iron, plus a blueprint. This blueprint is definitely worth more than 10 gold coins!

Homeowner #009527: What blueprints?

Xu Bo: I'll trade directly to you; you'll see for yourself. It's definitely great value for money.