"Damn it, you dare rob me!"

Lu Xiaoyao roared, then swung a chair and smashed it down on the head of a fierce-looking man who was charging at her with a dagger. Nearby, Sun Yunzhong and Dong Lei were using the only available weapons – a kitchen knife and a cutting board – to fight off the enemies attacking them.

The five menacing figures had initially thought the group of three – one man and two women – would be easy to handle. And since Lu Xiaoyao was the shortest, they decided to have three of them take her on.

They never expected that Lu Xiaoyao would instantly knock down two of them with a single swing. That's when they realized this one was the most dangerous!

But it was too late. Lu Xiaoyao stepped on the man who had fallen at her feet, using the leverage to jump up and kick another standing man out of the house.

As she landed, Lu Xiaoyao lifted the door panel that had been smashed to the ground when they broke in, and used it to smack the remaining people out the door. In no time at all, she had slammed them all back outside.

Finally, she kicked the man at her feet out like a piece of trash and wedged the broken door back into the frame, making it impossible for anyone to get in or out in the short term.

Some onlookers outside, curious about what was happening inside the house, were startled by the fierce glare Lu Xiaoyao suddenly shot their way.

Then, one of Lu Xiaoyao’s shoes slammed against the door, making a loud thwack that finally scared everyone away.

Indeed, you can't judge a book by its cover. A she-devil lived inside!

"Damn it! Is there no one to control broad daylight robbery here?"

Lu Xiaoyao was truly frightened by this group! After they left, she began to curse them.

"Are you crazy! Does being nice make people think they can treat you like an idiot?!"

She had spent so long at the night market, braved a sandstorm, and walked halfway here, only to be nearly taken out by a home invasion as soon as she got home to rest.

"What do you expect? This is Outer Star Sea. Who follows rules here? If they're not going to rob you when you're trying to rest, when else would they—after you've eaten your fill and are full of energy?"

Sun Yunzhong surveyed the house they were living in, recalling the events that had just taken place and the onlookers outside trying to take advantage of the situation. After mulling it over in his mind, he slowly said, "I don't think we're suited to living here."

"What do you mean?"

Holding the kitchen knife, Dong Lei picked up the shoe Lu Xiaoyao had thrown by the door and looked at Sun Yunzhong.

"The character information describes this place, this living environment, as lawless and chaotic. I didn't really feel it before, but now, we've experienced it firsthand, which is much more impactful than words on a screen, isn't it?"

"True."

The other two nodded in agreement. Just now, they had experienced a daylight robbery, and there were three of them in the house!

They really dared to do it!

These people were truly fearless.

"Looking at how they were just now, if we hadn't been able to beat them, they might have just killed us," Sun Yunzhong said.

Sun Yunzhong picked up a short knife from the ground. It had been dropped by one of the men Lu Xiaoyao had hit with the door. The surface was covered in mottled stains that weren't just rust, and there was still some blood on the sharp blade.

It was obvious that the previous owner of this blade hadn't taken good care of it.

"Heavens, I can't imagine…"

Dong Lei couldn't help but gasp. If they had gone to sleep a few minutes earlier, the outcome of the invasion would have been even worse.

"And these neighbors…" Sun Yunzhong sighed again. "They just watched coldly. After Lu Xiaoyao beat those people out, some of them were peeking out, holding weapons."

"Oh? They wanted to help but were too afraid to cause trouble?" Lu Xiaoyao subconsciously assumed they were just timid and didn't want to get involved.

"Why don't you think they wanted to take advantage of the situation?"

Sun Yunzhong wasn't so optimistic. He had seen clearly the greed and excitement in their eyes when they looked over. Although they had been frightened by Lu Xiaoyao's later display, some of them still chose to follow the fleeing robbers.

There wasn't a good person here.

"I %￥#…"

Lu Xiaoyao couldn't help but curse.

"You get what you expect from a place."

Dong Lei sneered and, imitating Lu Xiaoyao's earlier shoe-throwing action, snatched the cutting board from Sun Yunzhong and slammed it against the door. "Clang!" More hurried footsteps could be heard outside.

"No wonder the Major General showed us videos of his battles in Outer Star Sea a while ago. You really can't expect the people here to be good. You have to meet violence with violence!"

"I know, but… why are you throwing the weapon I was holding?" Sun Yunzhong asked softly, his eyes fixed on the kitchen knife in her hand.

Dong Lei: "…"

Soon, there was thunder and lightning outside, along with wind and rain.

With Mu Chen's help, Mingmei packed up some of the useful belongings in her unfamiliar home. To her surprise, the most important and space-consuming items were the small stove and fuel in the kitchen,

as well as a small package of energy stones hidden in the fuel.

Mu Chen hadn't even noticed it when he picked up the fuel. It was well hidden.

"These energy stones are of good quality."

Mu Chen could tell at a glance that Mingmei's starting point was better than his own.

"They are good, but is it difficult to get a residency in the Underground City?"

Only then did Mingmei remember this. Although Mu Chen said he would take her there, Mingmei's character information vaguely mentioned that it seemed to cost a lot of energy crystals.

"It's not difficult, but it's not exactly easy either…"

"Hmm?"

"The first time you enter, you have to hand over all the energy crystals you bring." Mu Chen pointed to Mingmei's energy stones. Mingmei immediately blinked, took out a small handful of energy crystals, left the rest on the ground, and said quietly, "Then I'll just take this little bit. Can I come back for the rest?"

"Only if you think this place won't be looted by thieves and robbers by the time you come back."

Mingmei was silent. According to Mu Chen's assumption, if she took everything, she would have to give it all to the Underground City.

If she didn't take it, it would all be given to the people here for free.

This wasn't just speculation. Given the situation today, they might leave, and someone would really come and rummage through the place.

Even if they didn't find her, once it was confirmed that she had left, new residents would probably move in. What would happen when she came back to look for them?

Mingmei frowned in distress and looked at Mu Chen. She couldn't possibly rely on Mu Chen to support her after entering the game, could she?

"I…"

"No! There must be another way, it shouldn't come to that!" Before Mu Chen could speak, Mingmei refused. "I'll either be selling boxed lunches or investigating later on. I probably won't be earning energy crystals easily, so I can't keep spending yours, right? No way."

Seeing Mingmei shaking her head like a rattle drum, Mu Chen couldn't help but smile and said, "I was going to say that I'll help you take the energy crystals in first, and then you can hand over everything you have."

Mingmei: 0.0?

Mingmei instantly felt embarrassed when she met Mu Chen's gaze, which he was trying hard to hide but couldn't quite conceal.

Gosh~

She had actually forgotten that she could do that!