Bai Shuwen nodded and said, "The Prince has thought this through quite thoroughly. No wonder he was so confident in calling everyone together for a meeting."
"Everyone, Boss Gu has a machine," the Prince said. "Having stayed at the hotel for so long, I'm sure you all understand what a machine is."
Everyone indicated that they knew.
"That machine is lightweight, portable, and won't break down. Every time we go out to battle, I bring this machine and place it near the battlefield. After the battle, the machine will calculate everyone's points based on their contribution to the fight and the number of Blood Element Pearls they obtained."
After the Prince finished speaking, everyone started discussing among themselves.
"Is there really such an amazing machine?"
"Brother, do you hear yourself? Aren't there plenty of amazing machines in the hotel already?"
"Oh, right, that's true."
Old Six quietly asked Gu Wanyin, "Sis, where did you get this machine from?"
Gu Wanyin smiled and patted the head of the little squirrel system on her shoulder.
"Of course, it helped me get it."
When the Prince came to Gu Wanyin with his idea, she asked the system to inquire in the interstellar market if they could obtain such a machine.
For the interstellar market, this kind of machine was quite simple to produce.
However, it couldn't be obtained for free.
The interstellar market assigned a task: sell one hundred bottles of carbonated drinks to get the machine.
The Prince, being generous with his money, immediately bought all hundred bottles when Gu Wanyin told him about the requirement.
After all, carbonated drinks were useful items - they were both delicious and could be used as weapons.
Then, Gu Wanyin received the machine.
According to the rules, the Prince couldn't use this machine for free.
Each use would cost two hundred points.
The Prince didn't mind.
If it could unite all the humans in the hotel to defeat the vampires, spending two hundred points each time was nothing.
After the guests had discussed enough, the Prince spoke again: "Besides the points issue, there's another matter - every battle with vampires is extremely dangerous."
He paused briefly before continuing, "Everyone, including myself, could potentially lose their life. So please consider this carefully."
Everyone fell silent.
If it was as the Prince said, with all humans uniting to fight against vampires, this would be a real war.
And in war, how could there be no casualties?
"So, does anyone want to join?" the Prince asked.
After a while, Tom was the first to stand up and say, "The members of Team Tom are willing to join."
With Team Tom taking the lead, many other guests soon expressed their willingness to join.
The Prince had one of his soldiers record the names of all those who wanted to join.
However, there were still a few people who didn't want to participate.
They were the ones who preferred not to fight vampires, usually leaving the hotel only to search for gold and jewels that could be exchanged for points, avoiding vampires whenever possible.
The Prince didn't force those who were unwilling to join.
They just wanted to stay alive.
Everyone had their own aspirations - some wanted to rise up and eliminate all vampires, while others just wanted to preserve their lives for as long as possible. With different perspectives, there was no need to force others to agree with one's own views.
Currently in the hotel, besides the Prince and his soldiers, there were over three hundred guests.
Two hundred and ninety-two of them were willing to join.
That was already quite a lot.
Moreover, more guests would continue to check into the hotel.
Their forces would certainly continue to grow stronger.
As long as they had enough points, the hotel would provide them with sufficient weapons.
Sooner or later, they would definitely defeat the vampires and reclaim humanity's homeland.
Those guests who didn't want to join left.
The Prince continued the meeting with the other guests, discussing tactics.
He seemed to particularly admire Tom and Jerry, constantly discussing battle strategies with them.
Gu Wanyin watched from the side, feeling pleased.
Now that the Prince and his group were planning large-scale operations, they would need more weapons.
That meant she could earn even more points!
...
Since the Prince gathered all the guests together to prepare for battles against vampires, they had been training almost every day in the garden's clearing.
The Prince stood at the side, commanding with proper form.
They trained in the clearing in the morning and at the shooting range in the afternoon.
The hotel had sold more weapons as well.
Due to the intense training, they were eating more.
Many people didn't have many points left.
The Prince planned to launch their first collective attack against the vampires soon.
The night before the operation, the Prince sat alone in the hotel lobby's lounge, chin resting on his hands, lost in thought.
Gu Wanyin was watching dramas in her room and was about to go out to get two mystery snack boxes when she saw the Prince sitting there alone. She casually asked, "Why aren't you sleeping yet? Aren't you leading everyone out tomorrow?"
"Yeah," the Prince nodded, "For some reason, I'm suddenly feeling... nervous."
"That's normal. Fighting vampires means risking your life - how could you not be nervous?" Gu Wanyin smiled, "Go get some sleep. You need to be well-rested to kill more vampires tomorrow."
"I'm just wondering... gathering everyone together to wage war against the vampires - is it right or wrong?"
Whenever the Prince became serious, he seemed to be shrouded in a faint melancholy.
It was completely different from his usual cheerful, somewhat childish demeanor.
Gu Wanyin thought for a moment and said, "Since you've already made the decision, why hesitate now? Can you cancel tomorrow's operation?"
"Of course not," the Prince quickly shook his head.
Everyone had trained and waited for so many days, all for the battle against the vampires.
Canceling now would definitely affect morale.
"If you can't cancel it, why think so much?" Gu Wanyin smiled, "You're just adding to your own burden."
After saying this, Gu Wanyin went to get her mystery snack boxes.
The Prince seemed to think she had a point.
After sitting for a while longer, he bought a mystery snack box for himself.
"We're going to war tomorrow, of course I need to eat well!"
Gu Wanyin patted his shoulder approvingly.
Since the Prince arrived at the hotel, her point income had clearly increased compared to before.
The Prince was truly a good person.
...
Early the next morning, all the guests who were going out with the Prince woke up early.
Gu Wanyin and Bai Shuwen were almost startled when they arrived at the dining hall.
It was rare to see so many guests eating in the dining hall at the same time.
Fortunately, the dining hall was large enough to accommodate everyone.
