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Xiao Yun glanced at the mountain of cards, then at the silent combat personnel beside him, his eyes flashing.

"To be honest, I was just tempted."

"To be honest, I can only name a few of the people who are fighting tonight, and there are even some I'm meeting for the first time today."

"Many of them are former subordinates of Qi Xiaoran, and most are ordinary students living in the dormitory. To me, both are strangers."

Why should I give away so many resources to strangers?

"So I decided..."

Everyone lowered their heads and remained silent, seemingly already knowing what Xiao Yun would say—nothing more than asking them to take less—and they were quite accepting of this outcome.

Xiao Yun fought the BOSS, provided the flesh bombs and goose oil burning barrels, and even provided the healing and life-saving [Spiritual Spring] and [Soul-Replenishing Potion].

Even if Xiao Yun took half for himself, and the rest was divided among the others, no one would complain.

It's good enough if you can get something.

However, for some reason, the lively and joyous atmosphere suddenly became much more subdued.

Ji Mingyu and Xie Yingjie exchanged a glance, both seeing the complex expression on each other's faces.

Even though it was their suggestion, Xiao Yun couldn't feel happy when he actually accepted it.

Jiang Shangzhen lowered his head and sighed softly, feeling somewhat bored.

"Therefore, I have decided that the profits from the night of the full moon shall be divided equally among all the survivors."

Xiao Yun's voice was incredibly calm, yet it struck everyone's hearts like a bomb.

Everyone stood there, wide-eyed, staring at Xiao Yun in disbelief.

Did I hear that right? From splitting the spoils equally among participants and groups to splitting them equally among everyone, isn't Xiao Yun getting nothing at all?

Are there really such fools in the world?

Ji Mingyu and Xie Yingjie stood there dumbfounded, momentarily forgetting to remind Xiao Yun of his unwise decision.

Jiang Shangzhen suddenly turned around and looked at Xiao Yun, his eyes flashing with a sharp light.

Xiao Yun's eyes were deep and unfathomable, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

After a moment of silence, he suddenly spoke:

"Does anyone know how many people are still living in our dorm building?"

Everyone lowered their heads in silence, and Xiao Yun spoke to himself:

"Two hours ago, when I left, the number I saw was 683."

"Does anyone remember how many students were originally in our dormitory building?"

The crowd remained silent, but many still remembered the number the student council had tallied: -1035.

"In just over ten days, more than three hundred students have died, and just last night, more than one hundred students will never wake up again..."

Besides the deceased classmates, everyone present was injured, and many more were lying in their dormitories, their future uncertain.

"They were strangers to me too, but seeing those cold corpses and those pale, unfamiliar faces, for some reason, I touched my chest and felt a tightness in my chest."

"I used to think that we, who came into this world, were not much different from wild animals—killing, fighting for resources, defending territory, forming gangs, and grabbing everything in sight."

"But at that moment, I clearly felt the difference between myself and a wild beast."

Xiao Yun looked around at everyone and said, word by word:

"Unlike wild beasts driven by desire and ambition, we possess reason and humanity even in the wilderness."

"I, Xiao Yun, am not a saint. Killing BOSS, providing resources, protecting the dormitory building, distributing resources—of course, I also have my selfishness and ambitions."

"But I also hope that more people can live because of this."

His voice wasn't loud, but it was resounding, like thunder exploding in everyone's hearts.

The scene was completely silent, but the air grew increasingly tense.

Everyone stared at Xiao Yun, their eyes burning with a light more intense than flames.

"Slap—slap—slap—"

Jiang Shangzhen clapped his hands vigorously, his eyes filled with satisfaction as he looked at Xiao Yun.

Immediately following, thunderous applause erupted. Some students, their faces flushed with excitement, climbed onto the shoulders of their classmates and shouted that the dorm manager was awesome.

However, what reached Xiao Yun's ears first, even before all of that, was a crisp system notification sound.

[Ding! Congratulations! Your follower Nightwing has successfully evolved into 'Shadowbringer'.]

"It evolved? I didn't even fight the Shadow Monster, what's going on?"

Xiao Yun was filled with doubts. He opened the contract link and asked the Crow King.

"quack."

King Crow was so excited he was incoherent. Xiao Yun's CPU was working overtime, and he finally figured out what had happened.

"The last shadow monster corresponds to myself?"

"And then because of what I just said, the Shadow Monster exploded? So the Raven King absorbed spiritual energy and evolved directly?"

Xiao Yun was stunned for a moment, but gradually figured out the principle.

"Shadow monsters originate from the negative emotions of intelligent beings, similar to the dark side of people in novels. What I just said is equivalent to deeply analyzing and facing one's own inner desires and emotions, thus directly breaking the shadow monsters."

Just like the Buddhist legend of enlightenment, once the mind is clear and the demonic obstacles naturally disappear.

"That's a good thing, it saves me a lot of trouble, but... I have to get out of here quickly."

Although he was very curious about the Shadow Messenger that the Raven King had evolved into, he was in a rather delicate situation.

The gazes of those around him grew increasingly eager, and Xiao Yun blushed, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

After instructing Ji Mingyu to arrange accommodations for Jiang Shangzhen and the others, Xiao Yun quickly walked through the crowd and into the dormitory building.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I stepped into the dormitory building, even more enthusiastic applause and cheers erupted.

"Brother Yun is awesome!"

Huang Haoran came forward, his hands clapping until they were red.

"No, I said it outside. How did you hear that?"

"Ah, Brother Yun, you didn't know?"

Huang Haoran pointed to a spherical object above his head and said:

"This is what Brother Ming just put here. He said it dropped when he killed a monster. I don't know how it works, but it's like a big screen. It can broadcast the images and sounds seen by the person holding the controller. It's 3D with surround sound and can even be replayed."

"Ming said everyone is under too much pressure, and you can watch these videos to relieve boredom when you have nothing to do."

After Huang Haoran finished speaking, he thoughtfully demonstrated it to Xiao Yun.

"I, Xiao Yun, am not a saint. Killing bosses, providing resources, protecting the dormitory, distributing resources—of course, I also have my selfishness and ambitions."

However, I also hope that more people can live because of this.

Listening to his own deep, magnetic voice, Xiao Yun closed his eyes in pain, his body trembling uncontrollably.

"Old Ji, you bastard!"

Xiao Yun let out a breath and, without any hesitation, turned and left at the fastest speed he had ever been.

"Hey, hey, don't rush off, Brother Yun. You'll have to say something when we distribute the rewards, won't you?"

Upon hearing Huang Haoran's words, Xiao Yun ran even faster.

Huang Haoran was a little flustered; what he had just said was not meant to be a joke on Xiao Yun.

As the undisputed backbone of the dormitory building, the full moon night is about to end. How can such an occasion, where we are surviving a disaster and receiving a bonus, be held without Xiao Yun presiding?

"Ah Yun is shy, it's alright, these few words are enough."

Ji Mingyu happened to appear and patted him on the shoulder.

"Everyone's tired. There's no need for any ceremony when we finish. Just hand out the rewards."

Huang Haoran nodded and was about to get ready when Ji Mingyu stopped him.

"Wait, I haven't finished yet. Do you have any gift boxes or anything like that in the warehouse? Bags will do too."

"There are no gift boxes, but plenty of plastic bags."

Plastic may seem insignificant in everyday life, but it can be very useful in the wilderness. The student council had a lot of it at the time.

"Plastic bags are fine too."

Ji Mingyu smiled and said:

"Let's find some markers from each dormitory and write down the two sentences that A-Yun just said. We can use them to make packaging bags when we distribute the rewards. Not only will it be easy for everyone to receive them, but it will also promote A-Yun's image and have commemorative value. It's a win-win-win situation."

Huang Haoran's eyes lit up, and he gave a thumbs up:

"Brilliant! Brother Ming is truly brilliant!"

Ji Mingyu smiled modestly, and Jiang Shangzhen suddenly suggested:

"Writing by hand might not be fast enough, but I have a kind of alchemy tool here, similar to movable type printing, which should be able to help."

Ji Mingyu's eyes gleamed as he looked at Jiang Shangzhen:

"Teacher, can your printing method be arranged and combined arbitrarily, and can it be printed on all kinds of objects?"

Jiang Shangzhen adjusted his glasses, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"certainly."