"What are you trying to do?" Lin Ru screamed in shock. "We're Mr. Ye's honored guests! How dare you!"
"Honored guests?" One of the high-level ability users sneered. "How naive! Let me tell you this: it was Mr. Ye himself who sent us to eliminate you!"
"What did you say?" Lin Ru was stunned.
The man beside her quickly grasped the situation and gritted his teeth, saying, "Ye Gaofei is disposing of us after using us! I never thought he'd be such a despicable and treacherous person!"
"Save those words for the King of Hell!"
With that, the high-level ability users unleashed their powers, mercilessly striking Lin Ru and the man!
Although the man was a level four ability user, he was powerless against so many high-level ability users!
Lin Ru never imagined that she would lose her life before getting her revenge on Gu Wanyin!
...
Gu Wanyin, of course, had no idea what was happening at the Haikang Base.
In the morning, she was having breakfast in the cafeteria with Cola and Hamburger.
Since completing the last mission, the system hadn't issued any new tasks. Gu Wanyin found this strange and tried calling out to the system in her mind, but it remained silent.
Could it be malfunctioning? Could such a powerful system actually have glitches?
But her hotel was still operating smoothly.
"Big sister, what's wrong?" Hamburger asked with concern.
"Nothing's wrong," Gu Wanyin said, patting her head.
"Are you unhappy? Here, take this!"
Hamburger opened her hand, revealing a piece of candy as if performing a magic trick.
"Hamburger, where did you get this?" Gu Wanyin asked in surprise.
"I found it under my pillow when I woke up this morning!"
"I have one too," Cola chimed in, producing a piece of candy. "I was planning to give it to big sister after breakfast."
After all, in children's eyes, candy was a precious treat.
So they wanted to save the best for Gu Wanyin.
Gu Wanyin thought to herself that it must have been the system who gave it to them.
Besides the system, who else could do something like this?
Although the system usually spoke in a businesslike manner, it must have a soft side after all~
So, my dear system, where have you gone?
A little while later, Zhuang Xiaoxia and Dong Yue came to have breakfast as well.
As if by coincidence, just as they arrived, Bai Shuwen and Wei Fenghua showed up too.
Zhuang Xiaoxia's face immediately soured at the sight of Wei Fenghua.
Yet Wei Fenghua acted as if nothing had happened, greeting her and even holding hands with Bai Shuwen while choosing food right in front of her.
After selecting their food, they sat down at the table next to Zhuang Xiaoxia.
"We're planning to go out today and see if we can kill some zombies for their nuclei," Bai Shuwen said to them. "Would you like to join us?"
Zhuang Xiaoxia remained silent, so Dong Yue replied, "I don't think so. I don't have any abilities, and her abilities aren't very strong. We're afraid we might slow you down."
"It's alright. As long as the zombie levels aren't too high and there aren't too many, we can handle it," Bai Shuwen said kindly. "It's not easy for two girls like you in this apocalyptic world. If possible, I hope we can all continue to stay in this hotel together."
Zhuang Xiaoxia stared at her blankly, thinking to herself how incredibly nice this woman was!
No, she had to find an opportunity to explain everything to Bai Shuwen. She couldn't let her be deceived by that scumbag any longer!
"That's right," Wei Fenghua added. "Since fate has brought us together here, we're like family now. We certainly won't abandon you."
Dong Yue instinctively glanced at Zhuang Xiaoxia, who responded with a cold smile, "Alright then, let's go together today!"
Just as Gu Wanyin was enjoying this drama unfold, suddenly, the system's voice rang out in her mind: "Host."
"System! You're finally back!" Gu Wanyin exclaimed excitedly. "Where have you been?"
"Oh, yesterday was the monthly system ranking day in the interstellar realm," the system replied.
Gu Wanyin: "Interstellar realm?"
Of course, something as amazing as the system could only be created by a technologically advanced interstellar civilization.
Suddenly, another thought occurred to her, and she asked, "So, are your rankings based on points?"
"That's correct," the system said. "This time, I ranked first."
Even the usually stoic system sounded a bit excited as it continued, "This is my first time getting first place! Host, it's all thanks to you!"
"Really?" Gu Wanyin was happy for it too. "But I haven't done much. If anything, you've let Cola, Hamburger, and me enjoy quite a lot. Besides, I feel like we haven't earned that many points lately."
"It's very difficult for other systems to earn points. Compared to them, we've actually earned quite a lot. And you not doing much is the best thing!" the system explained. "I was once bound to another host in an apocalyptic world. I gave her a hotel and the best treatment, but she was overly compassionate every day, even helping guests violate hotel rules! She even took food from the hotel to distribute to many people outside! I couldn't earn any points at all! She thought I didn't know, but how could anything escape my notice?"
This was the first time the system had talked so much about things unrelated to missions.
"That time, I ranked last in every ranking."
Gu Wanyin wanted to laugh.
But she felt it wouldn't be appropriate to laugh at this moment, so she held it in, resulting in a bemused expression on her face.
Coincidentally, her gaze happened to be directed towards Wei Fenghua.
She didn't notice this as she was talking to the system.
Wei Fenghua, however, noticed that Gu Wanyin was staring at him.
Combined with her bemused expression... it sent a chill down Wei Fenghua's spine.
The system continued: "There was another time when I was bound to a transmigrator host. She traveled to ancient times. Originally, if she had simply completed my missions, I would have given her very generous rewards. But she turned out to be a hopeless romantic! She fell for a handsome young man and was ready to die for him, putting on a show of tragic love, and ended up getting herself killed! Good grief, I couldn't even save her, really."
Suppressing her laughter, Gu Wanyin said seriously, "Don't worry, I absolutely won't let that kind of situation happen. I'll manage the hotel well and earn points for you."
After all... this was also about making a good life for herself!
"Host, I believe in you."
"By the way, since that's the case, should I raise the prices of things in the hotel?" Gu Wanyin asked. "That way we could earn more points, and you could secure your first place."
"There's no need. The room rates are set by the interstellar realm and can't be changed. As for other things, if we raise prices, fewer people might buy, and we might end up earning fewer points. The current situation is good. If we really need to raise prices, I'll let you know in advance."
"Alright."
"Also, because I ranked first this month, the host will receive a reward as well."
