Realizing that she would really have to live alone in a double suite, Liu Yiyi pinned all the blame on Chu Jiangyue.
"You bitch! Was it you? Was it you who said something to Brother Wen An so he wouldn't want to live with me?
Do you also like Brother Wen An? Dream on! Brother Wen An can only be mine!"
[Detecting malicious intent from guest Liu Yiyi towards hotel owner, one warning! Guest Liu Yiyi will face penalty of paying double the sales price within hotel when consumed]
This sudden penalty made Chu Jiangyue feel a wave of satisfaction.
See, still daring to shout at her on her turf, truly clueless.
"Why!"
"Miss Liu, please mind your words～"
The way Chu Jiangyue said this was truly cutting.
Liu Yiyi was afraid that if she said anything more, the next penalty could be direct expulsion. Though resentful, she eventually held back.
After Liu Yiyi entered the room, Chu Jiangyue's expression immediately collapsed.
『Little Fox, can't I really kill Liu Yiyi?』
Liu Yiyi had repeatedly embarrassed herself in her presence, and Chu Jiangyue harbored murderous intent towards her. Keeping her around could lead to a stab in the back someday.
"She hasn't yet met the male lead or triggered the necessary plot events, so…"
Then it's not possible.
Chu Jiangyue felt slightly uncomfortable, but she ultimately suppressed those emotions.
"She had better not cause trouble in the hotel…"
When Chu Jiangyue said this, there was a faint hint of gritted teeth in her tone.
At 5 p.m., as the sun slanted westward and the temperature slightly dropped.
Shen Zhigui and his group of four, along with Xie Silin, stepped out of their rooms just in time to bump into two large, round figures returning with luggage.
Seeing Shen Zhigui's group of five, they seemed a bit surprised, but quickly returned to normal.
"Are you young fellows heading out? It's pretty hot outside now, better to reduce trips out."
"Thanks for the warning, but we need to hack zombies to earn Crystal Cores."
Gold and jewels will eventually run out, but zombies are endless (at least for now). To continue staying in the hotel, they had to use Zombie Crystal Cores to exchange for copper coins.
"Hacking zombies to earn Crystal Cores? What do you mean?"
It's clear that these two had never fought zombies before. With all that fat, they likely couldn't outrun even Basic zombies.
"No harm in telling you; recently, Level 1 zombies have appeared in the neighborhood. Inside a Level 1 zombie's head, Crystal Core has evolved.
Crystal Core can be exchanged at the hotel, 1 Level 1 Crystal Core can be exchanged for 100 copper coins."
Just kill two Level 1 zombies to earn a day's worth of accommodation.
As for food, as long as one isn't picky, 20 copper coins a day for a bun won't leave you starving.
"100 copper coins! That's too little, it doesn't even cover a day's accommodation fee!"
The large figure who previously wanted to buy watermelon from Chu Jiangyue exclaimed instinctively upon hearing that a Level 1 Zombie Crystal Core could only exchange for 100 copper coins.
"I'm just telling you, not asking you to go fight zombies."
Xie Silin felt slightly uncomfortable hearing the large figure's words.
Jianglin Hotel's accommodation fee of 200 copper coins a day was already cheap. He was sure that if a safety base were established somewhere, the accommodation fee would be even higher than the hotel.
Anyway, Xie Silin had already decided, he would seize the time while Boss Shen's group of four were still here to learn a few skills, so that when Boss Shen and his group leave, he could also become competent enough.
In such times, failing to strive to become stronger would inevitably lead to becoming zombie food, he didn't want to live so pathetically.
Shen Zhigui glanced at the two large figures but didn't say much.
"Boss Chu, we plan to go further out this time to spread Jianglin Hotel's news to some survivors."
"Alright, as thanks, when the fruit tree outside the hotel matures, I'll prioritize selling the first batch of mature fruits to you."
Chu Jiangyue couldn't sell what she ate herself, but the fruit the tree grew didn't have that limitation.
Upon hearing Chu Jiangyue mention the fruit tree, Shen Zhigui's eyes brightened.
Because of the zombie virus, many fruits they found now, unless sealed completely in plastic packaging, were already rotten.
The zombie virus had only broken out a few days ago, it's completely unreasonable for fruits meant to last to rot so quickly.
But they had no choice but to accept the fact.
Seeing Chu Jiangyue digging into half a watermelon alone today, they were genuinely envious.
"Thanks for the promise, Boss Chu."
Shen Zhigui had no intention of declining; although he didn't know when the tree would bear fruit, it didn't affect his acceptance.
"Boss Chu, that's not fair. The fruit grown by the hotel should be shared by everyone, selling solely to them isn't right."
The meddlesome large figure chimed in again.
"If you can help advertise outside, I can also share some with you. How about that?"
Chu Jiangyue's words successfully shut the large figure up.
He wanted fruits but wasn't willing to risk his life for them.
To him, those few men were just doing it for fun, going far away and risking not returning was laughable.
However, no one cared about his thoughts. Shen Zhigui's group stood outside the hotel, confirmed the temperature was bearable, and then went out without hesitation.
"Host, I seem to have detected some information about Shen Zhigui's group, but it's incomplete."
Chu Jiangyue had received a bit of information when she reached the verbal agreement with Shen Zhigui's group.
Little Fox suddenly spoke up, and it concerned Shen Zhigui's group, which dispelled Chu Jiangyue's fatigue instantly.
'Tell me more?'
"Shen Zhigui's group will join the male lead about in half a month, leaving Prosperity Heights together, then joining the official safety base in City B.
Afterwards, it only mentioned Shen Zhigui's team executing a task, then… nothing more."
What the task was, where it was executed, how long it took, whether it succeeded — none of these were mentioned, just an ellipsis.
Upon hearing this incomplete information, Chu Jiangyue slightly furrowed her brows.
This is suspicious, very suspicious indeed!
The ability of Shen Zhigui's group was clearly superior to Zheng Wen'an's, how could it be that Zheng Wen'an could make his mark while Shen Zhigui's group remained obscure?
Could they truly be just background characters?
'Is there nothing else? What task did they execute? Did they execute it as soon as entering the base?'
"Unknown"
'What use are you!'
Little Fox: I feel aggrieved but I'll stay quiet T﹏T