Chapter 159 [United We Stand] Halo! Special Building - Conferring the Title of General!

The entire Jinghai University Dormitory area fell into an unprecedented frenzy!

A regional collective reward!

And it was brought about by an SSS-rank evaluation!

No one expected that after the individual and Dormitory settlements, there would be such an enormous surprise!

The Public Channel exploded instantly!

[5th Floor-864-Wan Xia: Holy shit! Am I seeing this right? A collective reward? We all get a share?]

[9th Floor-448-Wang Lingling: Waaaah, I knew following Boss Su Ze would mean getting a piece of the pie! This is definitely because the Boss's SSS+ evaluation pulled our entire district's evaluation up to SSS!]

[3rd Floor-315-Jiang Haiqing: No shit! If Boss hadn't unified us to collectively clear the zombies from a distance, could we have killed so many? Everyone was huddled in their dorms during the day; how could we have killed that many? This reward was brought to us by the Boss!]

[8th Floor-811-Xu Feng: Everyone stay calm! The reward hasn't been issued yet; the choice lies in the Boss's hands!]

Xu Feng's words caused all the excited players to calm down for a moment.

That was right; the power of choice was in Su Ze's hands.

A single decision from him would directly affect the future of over thirty thousand survivors present!

Under everyone's tense gaze, five options shimmering with golden light appeared before Su Ze's eyes.

[Please, player 'Su Ze', select a permanent buff aura for the Jinghai University District:]

[Option One: Keen Edge — All players within the district gain a permanent 30% increase to their Strength attribute.]

[Option Two: Fortified Bastion — All Dormitory doors within the district gain a permanent 20% increase to Defense and Durability.]

[Option Three: Land of Plenty — The drop rate of supplies after players within the district kill zombies is permanently increased by 5%.]

[Option Four: Fountain of Life — After leaving combat, the recovery speed of health and Stamina for all players within the district is permanently increased by 20%.]

[Option Five: Unity is Strength — When players within the district form a team of 10 or more for collective action, all participants will receive an all-attribute boost. The boost effect is linked to the number of participants (every 10 participants grants a 0.01% boost to everyone).]

Once the five options appeared, the Public Channel boiled over again as everyone began frantically expressing their opinions.

[3rd Floor-333-Wang Meng (landlord): Is there even a need to choose? Definitely pick the first one! A 10% attack boost for everyone, let's fucking go! Won't killing zombies be like slicing vegetables from now on?]

[2th Floor-777-Liu Yuanfang (landlord): Maybe the second one... This zombie tide was too terrifying. If the doors were just a bit stronger, many more people would have survived.]

[7th Floor-942-Qiu Wan (tenant): I think the fourth one. Sustained capability is the most important; you can only deal damage if you're alive!]

Various voices argued incessantly. Many people subconsciously ignored the fifth option when they saw the 0.01% boost.

After all, the boost seemed too small.

But Su Ze's gaze had been firmly locked onto the fifth option from the very beginning.

[Unity is Strength]!

He had been distressed before because the general player base's strength could no longer keep up with the evolution speed of the zombies, gradually turning them from 'assets' into 'liabilities'.

But the appearance of this aura perfectly solved that problem!

Su Ze looked at these five options, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

What was his previous predicament?

It was that the speed at which the general players improved their strength couldn't keep up with the zombies' evolution, causing them to gradually shift from 'gold-farming tools' to burdens that needed protection.

And the fifth option before him was practically a custom-made solution to break that deadlock!

A 0.01% boost was indeed negligible for a squad of ten or a hundred people.

But what if... it was thirty thousand people?

Su Ze did the mental math.

Thirty thousand people equaled three thousand units of ten.

Three thousand times 0.01%, the result was... 30%!

A 30% boost to all attributes for every single member!

An ordinary male player with a comprehensive combat power of 36 points would instantly soar to 46.8 points!

This was already a very considerable improvement!

Most crucially, while this boost was massive, it was also perfectly within his range of control.

The players' strength would receive an epic buff, sufficient to deal with higher-level zombies and continue creating value for him.

At the same time, their individual strength wouldn't be enough to pose any threat to him as the landlord.

Simply perfect!

Just then, that cold voice rang out again.

[Please, player 'Su Ze', make a choice within 60 seconds. If the time limit is exceeded, a random selection will be made.]

The debate in the Public Channel grew even more heated.

Su Ze did not hesitate any longer and made his choice directly.

"I choose the fifth option, Unity is Strength."

His voice clearly reached everyone's ears through the Public Channel.

In an instant, the entire channel went silent.

Many players who had been posting were stunned, seemingly unable to believe their ears.

[3rd Floor-632-Li Li (tenant): ...Why? Boss Su Ze, why did you pick the shittiest one?]

[5th Floor-561-Li Jun (tenant): Yeah, only 0.01% for ten people? Even if I get a hundred people together, it's only a 0.1% attribute boost? That's basically the same as nothing.]

[10th Floor-123-Wu Hao (tenant): Exactly! This tiny boost is really useless!]

Many players felt disappointed and confused.

However, someone soon realized the truth.

[9th Floor-999-Chen Xueming (landlord): You bunch of idiots! Do the math properly! How many people do we have now? Over thirty thousand! What does it mean for over thirty thousand people to act together? That's a 30% attribute boost for everyone!]

Chen Xueming's words were like a thunderclap exploding in everyone's minds.

30%?!

Holy shit!

[5th Floor-864-Wan Xia: Holy fuck! 30%?! For real? I'm bad at math, someone help me calculate!]

[8th Floor-811-Xu Feng: It's true! Chen Xueming didn't miscalculate! This is the power of everyone in our entire Jinghai University District uniting together!]

[10th Floor-398-Wang Yifan (landlord): This choice means that Boss Su Ze... he hasn't given up on a single one of us!]

[4th Floor-875-Liu Bing (tenant): Thank you, Boss Su Ze!! I want to follow you for the rest of my life, waaaaah...]

They automatically understood Su Ze's "well-intentioned efforts."

In an instant, many players within the Dormitory building were moved to tears of gratitude.

Although a few players were dissatisfied, the majority were those who simply wanted to survive!

Therefore, at this moment, most of these players had nothing but fanatical support for Su Ze in their hearts!

[Ding! Choice confirmed! Jinghai University District has obtained the permanent buff aura — [Unity is Strength]!]

In a flash, a warm golden light descended from the sky, enveloping the entire Dormitory building before merging into the bodies of every player.

The [Unity is Strength] aura was activated.

However, the system notifications were not over.

[Please, player 'Su Ze', continue to select a special functional building for the Jinghai University District:]

[Option One: Trial Hall — Can be entered by consuming copper coins to engage in casualty-free combat against simulated zombies to improve practical combat experience.]

[Option Two: Artisan's Forge — Grants the ability to forge equipment and items, with a certain chance to improve the quality of the products.]

[Option Three: Tower of Wisdom — Can consume special materials to conduct research and development of technological blueprints.]

[Option Four: Rune Workshop — Can create and socket various runes to provide special effects for equipment.]

[Option Five: generals altar — Used exclusively by the regional leader (currently Su Ze). Can designate up to ten players as 'Generals'. Those designated will permanently receive an additional bonus of 10% of the leader's own all-attribute stats! (Can be replaced or withdrawn at any time)]

When he saw the fifth option, Su Ze's breath hitched slightly.

The effect of this generals altar was to allow his appointed generals to gain 10% of his all-attribute stats!

With his current basic combat power attribute of 101...

Wouldn't that mean... each person appointed could gain 10.1 points to every attribute out of thin air?!

Wang Meng's current comprehensive combat power was 40 points; adding this 10.1 all-attribute bonus would make it 50.1 points!

His strength would instantly soar to a whole new level!

Everything became clear in Su Ze's mind instantly.

The [Unity is Strength] aura solved the combat power problem of the low-level players, turning them into a usable army.

And this [generals altar] solved the strength problem of the high-level managers, giving them absolute power sufficient to lead this army!

One elevated the collective, the other consolidated the core.

These two choices were a match made in heaven!

Together, they would forge a powerful, clearly stratified, and unbreakable force with Su Ze as the absolute core!