Xiao Lou wasn't acting on his own initiative. He had previously discussed it with Captain Yu, CEO Shao, and Xiao Ye. If any Challengers who came to them questioned them, he would return the supplies and let them leave. However, if the Challengers were smart enough and willing to trust him, then they could work together to clear the level.
On the fifth day, the group of prisoners numbered over 50, making it difficult for Xiao Lou and his three companions to handle. However, if everyone was willing to stay and help, it wouldn't be difficult to fight back against these thugs. After all, these thugs had weapons, and the Challengers had various cards.
It's like playing a game where you can help newbies, but only if they are obedient.
Xiao Lou's gaze swept over everyone, and he said, "Those who are willing to stay can join forces with us, and those who are not can take the supplies and find their own way to pass the level. But I want to remind everyone, don't think that you can survive the Financial Crisis secret room just because you have enough supplies. The difficulty of this secret room is not the supplies, but the chaos that has engulfed the entire world after the outbreak of the Financial Crisis."
He paused, then said, "For example, ATMs are smashed, banks are robbed, supermarkets are emptied, and crowds are packed together, causing serious stampedes... There is already a group of rioters burning, killing, and looting in the city. If you act alone and encounter rioters, Challenger's survival rate is still very low. I hope everyone will think carefully before making a decision."
The crowd looked at each other.
Bearded Uncle was the first to speak up, decisively saying, "I'll stay."
Immediately afterwards, two girls raised their hands: "We'll stay too."
It's good to have a big tree to lean on for shade; everyone understands this principle. What this gentle man said makes perfect sense. Acting alone makes it easy to be robbed, beaten, or even killed. Only by uniting can the Challengers more easily protect their supplies and ensure their smooth passage through the checkpoint.
The older man and the two girls decided to stay, and the others quickly followed suit, with all eight of them staying.
Xiao Lou smiled and said, "Thank you for believing in me." He gently clenched his fingers and pulled back all the rings that were controlling everyone, saying, "Everyone, it's too hot outside. Let's go inside and discuss this."
Everyone immediately followed him into the empty room of the Construction Site.
A tall, handsome man stood in the room, his looks almost comparable to those of an idol drama star. However, his expression was very serious, and his sharp gaze swept over everyone as he coldly said, "Everyone here, I need to check if you have any tattoos. Men, come with me for the check. Girls, the four of you go to the empty room on the second floor, pull up the blackout curtains, and check each other."
The group looked at each other in bewilderment.
A girl with a stiff expression said, "What... what does this mean? Does this mean I can't get a tattoo?"
Xiao Lou smiled and explained, "Don't worry, everyone. The thief surnamed Liu was disguised as a Challenger and mixed in with us. One traitor is enough to destroy a team. Those people have special markings on their bodies. Checking them in advance is to put everyone at ease. I hope everyone can cooperate."
Bearded Uncle readily agreed, "Go ahead and get it checked, no problem."
The men weren't averse to the "undressing inspection." The four girls exchanged glances, then reluctantly went upstairs. They used the tablecloth Xiao Lou had given them to block the door; two guarded the door while the other two checked each other, then took turns...
A moment later, everyone returned to their rooms.
Apart from the girl whose face had changed earlier having a rose tattooed on her collarbone, no one else noticed the tattoo.
Xiao Lou looked at her and said gently, " How did you get through the Red Heart 2 Secret Room?"
The girl said, "I only got a C grade for the game, and I couldn't unlock the phone at the end... By the way, what's the password for that phone?"
Xiao Lou asked this simply to confirm her identity as a Challenger.
Red Heart 2 is a sealed room containing only corpses and clues; freelancers in this world cannot enter the Red Heart 2 Secret Room. The girl, unaware that Xiao Lou was trying to trick her, answered honestly. Xiao Lou smiled and said, "No password needed, it's unlocked by facial recognition."
Those around who hadn't unlocked their phones all cursed: "Damn it."
Seeing Xiao Lou's caution, Bearded Uncle couldn't help but laugh and say, "Now you should be relieved, right? There's no traitor among us?"
Xiao Lou nodded: "That's for the best. Everyone, follow me."
Everyone followed him to a room in the northeast corner of the third floor. Ye Qi had already laid out a tablecloth on the floor, given each person a bottle of mineral water, and brought out snacks such as milk, melon seeds, peanuts, canned beef, canned fruit, and preserved plums. He greeted everyone with a warm smile and said, "Please sit wherever you like, don't be shy. You must not have eaten yet, right? Let's eat and chat."
Everyone was dumbfounded—you guys are living way too comfortably!
A girl recognized him and said, "You're... the one who played guitar in the square?"
Ye Qi nodded: "Yes, I'm a Challenger too, I follow Brother Xiao."
Xiao Lou said, "Everyone has stockpiled a lot of supplies. There's a whole truckload outside, and we have a whole room here. There's no need to worry about not having enough to eat. Since we've decided to join forces, let's pool our supplies and distribute them centrally."
He glanced at Ye Qi and said, "Xiao Ye, take stock of the quantity of all kinds of supplies later. Starting today, everyone can register and collect their food here at mealtimes. Take whatever you want, as much as you want. As for the leftovers, since they can't be taken out of the secret room anyway, we can dispose of them and exchange them for some gold coins from the citizens."
Bearded Uncle was slightly moved and sighed, " If the Challengers of the Spade Secret Room had worked together earlier..."
Such a disciplined organization will prevent freelancers from taking advantage of the situation.
The sight of the food scattered on the ground made everyone's eyes well up with tears.
The young man nodded vigorously: "This is a great idea! We have more food than we can eat, and our biggest worry is that it will be robbed. As long as the supplies are safe, everyone will definitely not be afraid of going hungry. By the seventh day, there will still be a lot of food left over. We can exchange it for some gold coins and take it out of the Spade Secret Room!"
Several girls nodded in agreement.
"That's right, let's distribute them centrally!"
"We also bought snacks such as preserved plums, dried mangoes, banana chips, and hawthorn slices."
"I bought a box of spicy sausages. We can eat them when cooking noodles. There's enough for everyone to eat as much as they want."
"I have Coke, orange juice, Sprite, and I also bought a case of Red Bull. If you like to drink beverages, you can ask Xiao Ye for help."
Everyone shared the supplies they had stockpiled, saying that they would be collected and distributed later, and everyone could get whatever they wanted to eat.
In this unfamiliar world, the group felt a sense of warmth belonging to the group for the first time.
Humans are social animals, and the power of the collective is far greater than that of the individual.
Before, I was always worried and scared when I acted alone, but this time, with a great leader organizing us, it feels so good to be part of a group!
Bearded Uncle rubbed his eyes and said, "By the way, what are your names, experts?"
Xiao Lou smiled and said, "My name is Yunxiao, but you can just call me Lao Xiao."
Yu Hanjiang said calmly, " Old Han."
Shao Qingge said with a smile, "My surname is Qin, you can call me Young Master Qin."
Ye Qi obediently replied, "My surname is Ye, as Brother Xiao just mentioned!"
Bearded Uncle said with a smile, "My surname is Hu. You can call me Bearded, or Uncle Hu, it's fine either way."
The others also introduced themselves.
The four girls each gave their surnames: the girl with the rose tattoo was surnamed Mei; the short-haired girl was surnamed Zhou; the curly-haired girl was surnamed Xue; and the tall girl was surnamed Gao. The young men were named Xiao Zhang, Xiao Li, and Xiao Jin.
Xiao Lou concealed his real name to avoid revealing too much information and causing trouble.
For example, if his team clears more and more secret rooms in the future, and these people come to him by name asking him to help them through, should he help them or not? Or if these people think the four of them are very strong and ask them for help, should he help them or not?
The number of spots in the contract book is limited, so they can't bring too many teammates.
A small favor is appreciated, but a large one breeds resentment. If they help others today, they'll remember it. But if they don't help later, they might offend people and make enemies. Therefore, they can't be completely open; it's safest to keep these people from knowing their real names.
After everyone had chosen their code names, Xiao Lou said, "Since we've decided to join forces, let me first state a few rules—an organization without discipline is just a disorganized mess. So, the first rule is that everyone must obey our commands. Anyone who doesn't want to can leave now."
With such a skilled and capable leader in charge, everyone was naturally happy and had no objections.
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Xiao Lou followed up, saying, "Secondly, I need to know the cards you have to assign tasks. Of course, if you can't completely trust me, you can hold back, but please at least show me one powerful card."
Bearded Uncle took the lead and picked up a card, saying, "I only drew one good card, an S-rank card [Hound], which has two skills. Skill 1 allows you to release the hound to bite people; it's an attack skill. Skill 2 tracks a designated target; as long as the target doesn't leave Secret Room World, you can track their location no matter where they hide."
The curly-haired girl took out a card and said, "I only have one A card [telescope], which can be placed anywhere. It displays movements within a 300-meter range on the screen in front of me, similar to a surveillance camera."
Young man Xiao Zhang said, "I have a tool card [ Bear Trap ] that I can hide underground to catch prey that steps on it. I can release up to ten at a time."
Xiao Li said sheepishly, "I didn't draw many good cards. The only useful one is the tool card [ Hairdryer ]. Its skill is very strange. It blows out a strong wind and blows things weighing less than 100kg 50 meters away."
The others also took out their cards.
Xiao Lou discovered that the bizarre nature of Card World's cards far exceeded his expectations.
The girl surnamed Gao took out a tool card [mirror], which could reflect all attacks within its range for 10 seconds; Xiao Xue took out a common PE class prop [shot put], threw it, and it could create a 5x5 meter crater at the point of impact, burying people...
Everyone looked at the other Challenger cards with their strange art style, and their expressions were somewhat complicated.
Bearded Uncle looked at Xiao Lou curiously: "By the way, what brand were those metal rings you were wearing earlier?"
Since the skill had been revealed, Xiao Lou didn't bother to hide it anymore. He openly took out a card and said, "S-rank tool card [ Compass ], which can draw a Ring as a weapon and make the Ring float in the air..."
Just then, Xiao Lou unexpectedly discovered that the Compass card had reached its maximum growth level.
He's been using Compass a lot lately, and his growth rate has increased rapidly.
Upon reaching the maximum level, the second skill will be unlocked.
The first skill, "Draw a Circle," has received a significant buff. The Ring generation speed has been reduced to 0.5 seconds. This means that after drawing a circle, a metal Ring of the corresponding size can be generated within 0.5 seconds. Previously, this skill required advance preparation; now...
You can draw and use it at the same time.
The unlocked second skill is called "Circular Boundary". It uses Compass to draw a circular boundary with a maximum diameter of 10 meters and forms a circular transparent barrier. Targets that step into the barrier will be immune to any form of attack for 10 seconds.
Xiao Lou's eyes lit up— Compass's second skill is very strong, granting 10 seconds of invincibility in a circular area.
The other Challengers around him looked on with envy when they saw the card.
One girl exclaimed, "This card is too powerful! You can draw any weapon you want, and it gives you 10 seconds of invincibility!"
Xiao Lou said, "I got it when I got an S grade in the game. I was pretty lucky."
Bearded Uncle laughed and said, "No wonder you were so confident in leading everyone through the game, it turns out you have such powerful cards."
In fact, Xiao Lou's team has many other powerful cards. Captain Yu's sniper rifle with a maximum range of over one kilometer has not yet been used; he has a pair of speed shoes and a light feather coat that can withstand fatal damage; Di Renjie can save lives in Hearts and Diamonds; Tao Yuanming can teleport at any time; CEO Shao's God of Wealth card can make a lot of money; and Xiao Ye's eavesdropping device and teleportation card are also very useful.
Of course, Xiao Lou couldn't reveal all of the team's equipment.
He already had a plan in mind for how to deal with those thugs.
After collecting everyone's cards, Xiao Lou smiled and said, "Let's divide the work. Xiao Zhang and I will use ' Compass ' and ' Bear Trap ' to set up traps in advance at the Construction Site. Xiao Gao and Xiao Zhou will prepare 'Mirror' on the third floor to use their skills to counterattack at any time."
"The two with the shot put and binoculars will stay on the third floor to keep watch. If there are many of them, we can just throw the shot put into the crowd to create a crater, which can delay them for a long time. Xiao Ye will stay on the third floor with the two girls and report the movements monitored at any time. Young Master Qin will stay behind to guard the supplies."
"Hu Zi, Xiao Li, Xiao Jin, and Old Han …" He turned to Yu Hanjiang and said, "We'll all stay on the front lines. If any rioters break into the Construction Site, we'll all work together to wipe them out!"
Xiao Lou instructed the girls to remain on the third floor, a relatively safe distance, to monitor the situation and provide remote fire support. Ye Qi was to assist as a scout, reporting any movements detected. Shao Qingge was to guard the supplies on the third floor and send text messages to those downstairs if anything happened. He, Yu Hanjiang, Bearded Uncle, and several other young men were on the front lines dealing with the rioters.
He arranged all the cards that everyone took out.
Upon hearing this, several girls couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement!
Everyone has a role to play, and everyone should cooperate and work together. This is the correct way to clear the Spade Secret Room!