Chapter 151: Selling Information
On the fourth day, their last bit of food was completely gone.
Mu Lantu and Xu Huazhang volunteered to go search for food.
Xiao Yuntian had no objections. Compared to Mu Lantu and Xu Huazhang, he naturally trusted Zhao Hu and Wang Long more, preferring to keep them close as bodyguards.
Mu Lantu and Xu Huazhang didn’t mind. Going out alone also made it easier for them to secretly pull food from their game backpacks.
On the 68th floor, “cheating” wasn’t allowed. Everyone knew that the food supply on that floor had long been scavenged clean.
The hotel’s power and water were still running, and the surveillance cameras were still operating. Just in case, Mu Lantu had to ensure that no footage would capture them producing food out of thin air.
So he and Xu Huazhang put on an act of heading to the 67th floor, entering a random room.
They wrapped themselves head to toe in thick fabric, even making makeshift masks out of transparent plastic bags, and carried insecticide before stepping out.
Since the hotel’s air conditioning was running, most doors and windows were sealed shut. As a result, few bees or butterflies had gotten inside.
Spraying insects as they went, the two entered the stairwell.
A palm-sized bee was diligently collecting nectar from a flower basket in the corner. Mu Lantu mercilessly pressed the sprayer, and the bee trembled midair before falling lifelessly to the floor.
Walking ahead, Xu Huazhang warned, “Baby, there’s a corpse here. Careful.”
A photo was pinned under the corpse’s arm. Mu Lantu didn’t dare pick it up directly, so he nudged it out with his foot.
The photo showed a beautiful young woman, about twenty-five or twenty-six, holding a bouquet with half her face buried in the flowers, smiling brightly.
Mu Lantu raised his brows. “Huazhang, doesn’t this pose look familiar?”
Xu Huazhang suddenly realized, “That celebrity we met in the elevator did the same thing.”
“Exactly. Women usually like flowers. When they buy or receive them, they instinctively sniff them. I suspect that in that moment, some substance or microorganism in the flowers slipped into their eyes, ears, nose, or mouth, causing mutation. That explains why most early mutants are women.” Mu Lantu hadn’t expected such a common habit to be the cause behind the rise of mutants.
Wang Long hadn’t mutated because, although he had touched flowers, he hadn’t smelled them.
Yes, that must be it.
The fire escape door was tightly shut.
When they pushed it open, the growls and footsteps of mutants wandering the corridor reached their ears.
Xu Huazhang led the way, moving lightly, not making a sound.
Mu Lantu was no less silent—no challenge for trained martial artists.
Their target was the nearest guest room to the stairs.
Seven mutants were roaming aimlessly in the corridor.
Not sure how they perceived their surroundings, Xu Huazhang threw a pebble at a glass picture frame on the wall.
The mutants didn’t react.
He then tossed a paper airplane right in front of them.
Still, no reaction—they seemed to have lost their sight.
Xu Huazhang then revealed himself.
This time, the mutants stirred!
He concluded, “It seems they can sense body heat.”
For ordinary survivors, this was bad news.
But for Mu Lantu and Xu Huazhang, it wasn’t a problem—as long as they were fast, the mutants couldn’t catch them.
Mu Lantu swiped the keycard to open the door, while Xu Huazhang knocked out two charging mutants, covering him.
Inside the room—more mutants!
Mu Lantu was ready. With a frying pan swung like the legendary Iron Fan Princess’s Banana Leaf Fan, he smashed one mutant’s face into pulp, sending it flying.
They searched the room thoroughly, finding and swiftly killing another mutant.
Mu Lantu pulled out a large storage bag, stuffing it with bags of snacks, then added two boxes of instant noodles, two bags of crackers, two bags of chips, and two bags of bread—enough for now.
Xu Huazhang cleared out the remaining mutants in the corridor, and they returned to the 68th floor smoothly.
They shared their discovery with Xiao Yuntian too—if he ever got rescued, he could pass the information to the public.
The fourth and fifth days passed peacefully for Mu Lantu and Xu Huazhang.
When time was up, they bid farewell to Xiao Yuntian and took the four business cards he gave them.
“Congratulations, players, you have completed the mission. Reward: 1 credit, 600 gold coins. You may remain in this world for 24 more hours. Do you wish to exit? [Yes][No]”
“Congratulations, players, you have completed the mission. Reward: 1 credit, 600 gold coins. You may remain in this world for 24 more hours. Do you wish to exit? [Yes][No]”
Mu Lantu and Xu Huazhang returned to the classroom.
The third class wasn’t in Room 104, but in Room 444.
Xu Huazhang asked, “Baby, if you don’t feel like going, we can use a truancy card.”
The others in the classroom looked at them with mixed expressions.
A truancy card cost 444 gold coins. The fact that Mu Lantu and Xu Huazhang could afford one meant they had more than 444 coins. But they had only attended three classes total—including morning exercises—worth 100 coins each, totaling 300.
The extra coins had to be bonus rewards for outstanding performance. In other words, these two were top players!
Mu Lantu sighed a little, thought for a moment, then said, “Let’s still go. At least check out the classroom. Depending on how it goes, we can skip the fourth class instead.”
There was a 20-minute break between the second and third classes, plenty of time.
Students could head there leisurely.
At least that’s how Mu Lantu thought. The others hurried, rushing into elevators to get to class early, eager to exchange experiences.
Mu Lantu and Xu Huazhang took the stairs—peaceful and quiet.
“I wonder when Infinite University will allow player-to-player trading.”
Xu Huazhang glanced around; no one was nearby.
“Fool, business cards can’t be sold.”
Mu Lantu rubbed his nose. “At first, I thought of selling extras. But then I realized—it’s dangerous. If someone else could use them to open our room, that’d be trouble.”
Xu Huazhang chuckled. “If trades become possible, there’d better be an anonymous option.”
Otherwise, real-name trading would make it too easy for others to dig into their backgrounds.
Mu Lantu guessed, “Maybe once we level up to 1. Right now, we’re still level 0.” But Infinite University hadn’t explained how many credits were needed to level up, which was frustrating.
Room 444 was a large lecture hall, at least twice the size of 104.
Far more students were present.
Xu Huazhang said, “Looks like we’re merging classes.”
“It’s with Geology Class 1,” Song Bochao came over.
The three stood at the back of the hall, drawing many curious stares.
Mu Lantu and Xu Huazhang both carried an air of authority, and several gazes lingered on them.
Mu Lantu suggested sincerely, “Classmate Song, have you considered selling information?” Song Bochao was well-connected in their class and seemed familiar with students from other classes too—that was his advantage.
Song Bochao looked a little surprised, then lifted his notebook. “That’s exactly why I came to you. Are you looking to buy? Since you were my first customers, I’ll give you a discount.”
Mu Lantu asked curiously, “How much for one piece of information?”
Xu Huazhang pulled him to sit at the back row, with Song Bochao sitting on the other side.
“It depends on what you want to know. Some are cheaper, some pricier. But I won’t gouge you—I’ll stick to market logic.”
Mu Lantu thought of a simple but important question. “How many students are left in our class?”
Song Bochao didn’t even open his notebook. “Forty-three left. Four girls, thirty-nine boys. In a way, it shows women have stronger adaptability than men.”
“How much?”
Mu Lantu asked, but it was Xu Huazhang who opened his gold account.
“Three coins. Discounted—two coins,” Song Bochao said.
Mu Lantu chuckled.
Song Bochao grinned too. “Even mosquito legs are still meat.”
Xu Huazhang asked for his student ID and transferred 2 coins. “Is Fan Wenyao still alive?”
Song Bochao shook his head. “Gone. That one’s also three coins.”
“He looked tough, but couldn’t even last one morning,” Mu Lantu said with a trace of mockery.
Song Bochao leaned in, speaking meaningfully. “I have related info, if you’re interested. 30 coins.”
Xu Huazhang transferred the amount.
Song Bochao whispered, “There’s an 80% chance Jia Lecheng and Xiong Ping killed him. Most likely, they took his gold coins and backpack. Just my speculation, no proof. But their excitement after returning to class was off the charts.”
Xu Huazhang frowned. This was troubling. If Fan Wenyao’s belongings really fell into their hands, did that mean players could kill each other to seize resources?
Mu Lantu remained calm. So what if they could? Anyone who dared provoke him and Huazhang would never leave alive.
Xu Huazhang asked another question. “Do you know how to switch to a single or double dorm room?”
Song Bochao understood instantly—he wanted to room with Mu Lantu.
“Not yet. But I can find out.”
“One hundred coins,” Xu Huazhang said.
Song Bochao’s breath caught. “Deal! I’ll go check right away.”
Mu Lantu mischievously traced a finger along Xu Huazhang’s waist.
Xu Huazhang caught his hand, giving a warning squeeze.
Mu Lantu’s eyes curved with a smile. “What?”
“Behave. Let’s check the supermarket for new items,” Xu Huazhang said to himself, planning to settle the score properly once they had their own room.
Mu Lantu opened the watch’s store.
Class Swap Card: Swap one class with any other class – 514 coins.
Dream Curtain: One-use item. Put the target into a dream. If unable to break free, they never wake. – 624 coins.
Valley Chant: One-use item. Inflicts splitting headache for 15 seconds, target loses mobility. – 534 coins.
Silenced Pistol: 574 coins.
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