Chapter 24: Taking a Step-by-Step Approach, Spreading Transaction Information!

The Public Channel, after Su Ze sent that high-definition close-up of instant noodles and that Versailles-style comment, fell eerily silent for three seconds.

Three seconds later, it was like pouring a bucket of cold water into a hot wok; the entire channel instantly exploded!

"2nd Floor - 213 - Zhao Sihai (tenant): Holy crap?! Instant noodles?! And it's motherfucking braised beef noodles! There's ham, eggs, and broccoli too?! Are my eyes deceiving me?!"

"7th Floor - 111 - Zhou Xiu (landlord): I don't believe it! This must be Photoshopped! It's the apocalypse now, where would you get hot instant noodles? Don't let him fool you, everyone!"

"6th Floor - 124 - Zhang Mengmeng (tenant): Sob sob... I'm so hungry... I only have half a bottle of drinking water here, I really want to eat those noodles..."

"9th Floor - 985 - Chen Xueshen (landlord): Student Su Ze, could you tell us how you started a fire? From my observations, there are no tools to light a fire in the Dormitory, this doesn't make sense."

"10th Floor - 646 - Li Tiantian (tenant): Damn it! I'm here gnawing on compressed biscuits until my teeth are about to break, and you're fucking eating instant noodles? And you added eggs, ham, and broccoli?! I can't accept this!"

"5th Floor - 479 - Huang De (tenant): Brother, don't even talk about it, I don't even have compressed biscuits, my stomach is growling from hunger, and now seeing this picture, I'm drooling like a waterfall."

"4th Floor - 301 - Zheng Qi (landlord): Su Ze, is it? 4th Floor 404, right? You just wait! Don't let me catch an opportunity, or I'll swallow you along with your instant noodles!"

"1st Floor - 111 - Zhuang Qianhao: @4th Floor - 404 - Su Ze, you've got guts, kid! Aren't you afraid of people blocking your door?"

The entire chat channel was filled with wails, envy, jealousy, questioning, and curses...

Everyone's emotions were completely ignited by this steaming bowl of instant noodles.

Inside the Dormitory, Yao Qingya and Liu Qiaofei looked at the frantic scrolling in the channel, their faces full of worry.

Looking at the various messages scrolling on the screen, Yao Qingya and Liu Qiaofei looked at each other, their faces filled with anxiety.

"Student Su Ze, are you... aren't you being too flashy?"

Liu Qiaofei said softly, she was a bit scared, "What if... what if they all come over to snatch our things?"

Yao Qingya also furrowed her beautiful brows and said gently, "That's right, wealth should be kept hidden. Although we have some ability to protect ourselves now, it will be very troublesome if we provoke public anger."

Only Jiang Yuwan, holding her bowl, silently took a sip of soup. Her cold gaze lingered on Su Ze's face for a moment, deep in thought.

She didn't believe Su Ze was the type of person to do such a stupid thing just to show off.

Every step he took seemed to have a deeper purpose.

Just then, Su Ze finished the last bite of noodles and put down the bowl.

He didn't pay any attention to the uproar in the channel, typed a paragraph unhurriedly, and clicked send.

【4th Floor - 404 - Su Ze: Seeing you all so hungry, I feel bad. How about this, I have some surplus food, drinking water, materials, and even weapons. Everyone is welcome to come and trade. Quantities are limited, first come, first served.】

【4th Floor - 404 - Su Ze: But I'll say this first, don't get within two meters of my Dormitory door. There's a turret, it attacks automatically. Don't blame me for not warning you if you get shot to death.】

After saying that, he took a screenshot of the 【serial crossbow box】's attributes, hiding the consumption conditions, and sent it directly.

If the photo of the instant noodles had ignited everyone's hunger just now,

then this screenshot of the turret instantly extinguished the flames of greed that had just ignited in everyone's hearts.

The entire channel fell into an eerie silence once again.

Attack power 20!

Fire rate 1 shot / 2 seconds!

Automatic attack!

What did this mean?

It meant that anyone who dared to approach Dormitory 404 would be instantly turned into a sieve by this tireless killing machine!

"8th Floor - 852 - Luo Yeqi (tenant): Holy crap... a turret? For real?! Does this shitty game even have stuff like this?"

"7th Floor - 462 - Liao Xin (landlord): Damn, no wonder he dares to be so arrogant. With such a weapon of mass destruction, who would dare to rob him!"

"6th Floor - 232 - Zeng Miaomiao (tenant): Attack 20... My god, how are we supposed to play? We don't even have a normal-quality weapon, and he's already got an automatic turret!"

"3rd Floor - 754 - Feng Wenzong (landlord): @4th Floor - 404 - Su Ze, Boss! Daddy! I was wrong! I shouldn't have cursed you just now! Please trade with me! I'll use all my savings to exchange for a normal weapon!"

"2nd Floor - 743 - Ma Yuye (tenant): Boss Su Ze, look, I have strength, I can fight and take hits, take me as your lackey! I'll guard the door for you!"

"1st Floor - 754 - Yang Xiong (landlord): Trade? How to trade? What to use for exchange?"

After a brief silence, the channel exploded again, but this time, the wind had completely changed.

The voices of cursing and jealousy were much fewer, replaced by a large number of inquiries and flattery.

Jiang Yuwan's beautiful eyes lit up instantly. She looked at Su Ze's calm profile, and that last bit of doubt in her heart vanished into thin air.

First, use gourmet food to ignite everyone's greed and hunger,

then use absolute force to intimidate them,

while simultaneously offering an olive branch for trade.

Finally, achieve a state where all survivors work for him, hunting zombies, collecting copper coins,

and then obediently deliver them to him in exchange for the necessities of survival!

And he, sitting back and reaping the rewards, harvesting everyone,

can even delay the time for everyone to open the mall, and perhaps even earn the price difference by stocking goods from the mall later!

One link after another, every step calculated!

Jiang Yuwan's cold face couldn't help but show a hint of admiration.

Yao Qingya was also deep in thought.

Although she didn't think as thoroughly as Jiang Yuwan, she vaguely understood Su Ze's intentions.

The look in her eyes as she gazed at Su Ze added a few more indescribable sparks of brilliance.

Only Liu Qiaofei was still feeling a hint of heartache for the supplies that were about to be sold,

but looking at Su Ze, her pure little face still nodded obediently. Whatever Student Su Ze did was right!

Just as the channel was in a frenzy because of the trade information,

Su Ze leisurely sent a third message.

【4th Floor - 404 - Su Ze (landlord): Also, I still have beds in my Dormitory. I'm continuing to recruit goddesses as tenants; non-goddesses need not disturb. Send me a private message with a photo before coming; if you don't qualify, don't waste each other's time.】

As soon as this message appeared, the heart lake that had just calmed down for Yao Qingya rippled with sourness again.

This guy, at a time like this, is still thinking about recruiting goddesses!

Liu Qiaofei didn't think that much. She counted on her fingers.

"One Dormitory has one landlord and five tenants. Our Dormitory can still accept two tenants. Boss Su Ze is so capable, it would be nice to take in more pretty sisters to keep us company."

"Dog of a man!" Jiang Yuwan cursed inwardly, but she didn't hesitate to pour cold water on him.

"Don't even think about it. I doubt any girl would dare to come now."

"Hmm?" Su Ze raised an eyebrow.

"Your previous killing spree has long since spread."

Jiang Yuwan glanced at him,

"Although no one in the Public Channel dares to discuss you openly, in private groups, you're almost being rumored as a man-eating demon king. Everyone tries to resolve things peacefully when teaming up, but you, you strike to kill at the slightest disagreement, and also..."

Su Ze, upon hearing this, was actually amused.

Didn't this just prove that his tactic of killing the chicken to scare the monkey was highly effective?

"What happened? Boss Su Ze killed someone?" Yao Qingya and Liu Qiaofei looked over with blank expressions.

Jiang Yuwan recounted the whole story of how Su Ze, without saying a word, smashed Sun Qiang to death with an iron block,

and then, without changing his expression, put the corpse into his backpack, saying that creepy line: "Doesn't this provide rations for the apocalypse?"

"Ah!"

After hearing this, the two girls' faces turned as pale as paper instantly, and the way they looked at Su Ze carried a hint of fear.

Liu Qiaofei even timidly tugged at the corner of Su Ze's clothes, her voice trembling: "Su... Boss Su Ze, you... you wouldn't really... eat..."

Su Ze watched her looking like she was about to cry, and teased her on purpose, laughing and asking back.

"Look at how much delicious food I have here, do I need to eat that stuff?"

Hearing this, the two girls finally let out a long sigh of relief and patted their chests.

However, Su Ze immediately added slowly: "Besides, human flesh is sour and fibrous, the texture is terrible, it doesn't taste good."

"..."

The hearts that Yao Qingya and Liu Qiaofei had just set down were instantly back in their throats, their complexions even paler than before.

Jiang Yuwan rolled her eyes speechlessly, too lazy to pay attention to this man with a twisted sense of humor, and continued.

"Anyway, because of this incident, no one has dared to come to us to seek to join since then."

"Of course, there are also many girls who have self-awareness and don't want to come and ask for humiliation. After all, there were quite a few class belles who were rejected by you in public back then, and were told they weren't pretty enough."

"Doesn't matter." Su Ze shrugged,

"I was just shouting in the channel anyway, trying my luck."

Well, the system's requirements are so high, there might not be one that qualifies even if ten thousand came.

To recruit people more efficiently, he still had to take the initiative.

In fact, he had already taken action.

Besides Yao Qingya and Liu Qiaofei who were already under his command,

among the four great campus belles of Jinghai University, there remained the sexy beauty from the Finance Department, Li Xinran, and the athletic goddess from the Sports Department, Qiao Yunge.

That Qiao Yunge, earlier, when he first spoke about recruiting beauties, had even retorted that he was a stupid and evil man,

Su Ze had a deep impression of her. This kind of athletic beauty full of vitality,

even if he had to snatch her, he would get her into the Dormitory as a tenant.

After all, being a campus belle, it's impossible that she wouldn't trigger a Bond, right?

As for that Li Xinran, there had been no news since the apocalypse descended.

Su Ze had sent private messages to both of them,

but until now, there was no response, and he didn't know if the other party was too cold to reply, or if she had already perished in the chaos.

As they were talking, they finished their sumptuous late-night snack.

Su Ze checked the time,

5:10 AM.

At 6:00, the zombies would stop wandering, the players would set out, and the first batch of "customers" would arrive then.

Having been busy all night, he really needed to rest for a while.

He stood up, and under the confused gaze of the three women, he found a bundle of ordinary-quality rope he had scavenged earlier from the pile of supplies.

While skillfully tying knots, he walked toward the three women,

saying words of apology, but with no apology on his face,

"Sorry, to prevent any accidents while I'm asleep, and also to let everyone feel at ease."

"During the time I'm resting, I'll have to wrong you all a little."