"I barely have any Crystal Cores left. If this keeps up, we won't be allowed to stay here. Should we go out tomorrow?"
"I'll go with you."
"Fighting zombies again... We might not even get any Crystal Cores. It's so damn annoying!"
"Alright, alright, don't be discouraged. Level one zombies are still pretty easy for us. We'll split any Crystal Cores we get."
As they were chatting enthusiastically, suddenly a crisp female voice rang out: "Hello everyone, do you have time to chat with me?"
Everyone turned to look at her.
Seeing that it was a beautiful girl, and she looked clean and tidy, not like someone who had been ravaged by the apocalypse, everyone was a bit surprised.
But they were all decent people, so after the initial surprise, thinking she was a newcomer to the base asking them questions, one of them said kindly: "What would you like to chat about?"
Gu Wanyin displayed a very standard smile and said, "It's like this. I've opened a hotel at Starry River Square. It has water and electricity, and supplies. If you're interested, you can come take a look. You should all still have some Crystal Cores, right? Crystal Cores can be exchanged for quite a few points."
Although this base was a bit farther than Sunshine Base, it was still in City A, and most of the residents were from City A, so they all knew about Starry River Square.
Hearing this, everyone was stunned.
"A hotel? You opened it?"
"The hotel still has supplies?"
"Beautiful lady, you can't just say things like that carelessly. Aren't you afraid someone will take advantage of you?"
"Starry River Square? Wasn't that a shopping mall?"
They all asked questions at once.
At this moment, another person spoke up: "I remember someone came from Sunshine Base a couple days ago and mentioned something about a hotel, but he said he didn't believe it, so he didn't go."
"Yes, I did some promotion at Sunshine Base before," Gu Wanyin said with a smile. "Those who believed me have already checked into my hotel. The conditions there are very good. I believe that once someone stays there, they won't want to leave."
In the apocalypse, no one dared to say such things.
But they saw that Gu Wanyin wore a confident smile on her face.
She didn't look the least bit guilty!
"Well... is it expensive there?" one of them asked tentatively. "What kind of supplies do you have? What are the rooms like?"
"You should all have Crystal Cores, right? One level one Crystal Core can be exchanged for a thousand points, and it costs ten points to stay for one night. Of course, other supplies in the hotel also need to be purchased with points. Besides Crystal Cores, other items can also be exchanged for points, but relatively fewer. As for supplies, they're quite abundant at the moment. For example, we have hot dishes, rice noodles, hot pot, barbecue, drinks, and so on. I won't list everything."
Before Gu Wanyin finished speaking, they burst into exclamations of surprise.
"Really? You even have hot pot and barbecue? How can this be possible?"
"Are you sure that hotel is yours? How come no one has taken it from you?"
Gu Wanyin said calmly, "If I can open a hotel in the apocalypse, naturally I must have some abilities, don't you think?"
To be precise, it was her system that had the abilities! Hehe.
But there was no need to mention the bound system.
Anyway, as long as she could attract customers and earn points for the system, that was enough.
Perhaps it was because she looked so composed, but everyone really thought she was some mysterious big shot.
A mysterious big shot opening a hotel with supplies didn't seem so inconceivable after all!
"There's one more question I didn't answer earlier. The rooms in the hotel right now certainly can't compare to those luxury hotel suites before the apocalypse, but they are definitely clean. Most importantly, they're safe. Living there, you can resist all zombies, natural disasters, and so on."
The more Gu Wanyin spoke, the more excited the people became.
Later, more and more people came over to inquire about what was going on.
The initial seven or eight people were still excited, so they volunteered to explain to the others.
Of course, there were still some who believed and some who didn't.
Seeing that the promotional effect had been achieved, Gu Wanyin raised her voice and emphasized once more: "My hotel is at Starry River Square! Whether you're an ability user or an ordinary person, my hotel welcomes everyone. We look forward to your patronage!"
After saying this, she patiently answered a few more people's questions, then left.
So far, the promotional effect seemed pretty good.
About half of the people believed her.
She could go back and wait for customers to come now.
Gu Wanyin left the base and returned to her car.
It was already noon, well past lunchtime, and Gu Wanyin's stomach was growling with hunger.
She picked up the food box containing dumplings and opened it.
The dumplings were still steaming hot, as if they had just come out of the pot, and smelled delicious.
She finished the dumplings and took a few sips of Sprite.
At this moment, she suddenly saw a person being chased by zombies, running frantically towards her car.
The person couldn't see if there was anyone inside the car window, so they just instinctively shouted, "Help me! Save me—"
Gu Wanyin was stunned for a moment, but then she remembered that when she was outside, she wasn't allowed to interfere with anyone or anything without good reason.
In other words, she couldn't save this person.
Although she felt a bit reluctant, she still turned her head away.
If conditions allowed, she could help others, but she would never harm herself for the sake of others.
She enjoyed endless privileges, so naturally, she had to abide by the rules.
If she didn't follow the rules, the consequences would surely be severe.
There was no way around it; she always prioritized herself.
In this apocalyptic world, countless people had died.
All she could do was run the hotel well and provide shelter for more people.
As for the rest... there was nothing else she could do.
Seemingly hearing the person's scream, Gu Wanyin collected herself and started the car to leave.
......
Three days later.
At Muruo Base.
"Brother Chengyu, my phone has run out of battery again." An Cairou held her black-screened phone, pouting at Gu Chengyu.
Gu Chengyu took the phone, patted her head, and said indulgently, "Don't worry, I'll have someone use Crystal Cores to generate electricity and fully charge your phone right away."
"Brother Chengyu, you're so good to me!" An Cairou happily threw herself into his arms and kissed him on the cheek.
Just then, suddenly, a subordinate's voice sounded from outside the room: "Boss, I have something important to report to you."
Gu Chengyu, holding An Cairou, said casually, "Come in."
The subordinate walked in, glanced at An Cairou, then said, "Boss, I heard there's a hotel that opened in City A. It's quite mysterious."
"A hotel? It's probably just a new base," Gu Chengyu sneered.
"No, no, it's really a hotel. It's said to be a big building, and it has an abundance of supplies inside!"
Hearing about the abundance of supplies, both Gu Chengyu and An Cairou became interested.
Although they didn't lack supplies here, it was the apocalypse after all. How could they ever have too many supplies?
