That’s right—the hotel had indeed upgraded, and this time it leveled up twice! It had now become a full-fledged express hotel.
Chen Xi opened the control panel:
【Name: Dawnlight Hotel
Owner: Chen Xi
Dimension: Apocalypse Dimension
Level: lv.5 Express Hotel (5098/10000)
Store Revenue: 5098
Store Balance: 3608
Facilities: Self-service cashier2, Self-service vending machine5, Weapons Hall1, Restaurant1, Single Rooms60, Double Rooms60, Suites30, Premium Suites10
Description: Within the hotel’s area, the host has absolute control and is immune to all harm.
Upgrade to lv.6 requires 10,000 Level-1 Crystals in revenue】
The cashiers were finally automated! And the number of vending machines had increased!
It was definitely time to expand. The previous two machines weren’t enough—Chen Xi had even spent 500 crystals to buy one more. With five now (plus the previous one, totaling six), it should be sufficient.
The number of rooms had also increased. Many people were still pitching tents outside in the courtyard. While relatively safe, it was never as comfortable as staying inside a room.
Chen Xi examined the rooms closely. Single rooms now had bathrooms, meaning every room allowed showers and toilets. Even the suites were equipped with washing machines and refrigerators.
The public bath and restroom remained, and the number of washing machines had increased to 20—enough for those staying in tents outside to maintain personal hygiene.
The Weapons Hall, as the name suggests, was a place to sell weapons. About 80 square meters in size, it was located next to the restaurant. Both the restaurant and Weapons Hall now had external entrances, accessible from the hotel’s main gate.
Inside, the Weapons Hall displayed system-gifted weapons: short knives10, long axes10, machetes10, laser knives10, and laser guns*5.
Prices varied: basic cold weapons like short knives, long axes, and machetes were 20 crystals each, laser knives 129 crystals, and laser guns 399 crystals.
To prevent accidents, the laser weapons only affected zombies—they were harmless to humans.
Chen Xi checked the mall. Cold weapons were 10 crystals each, laser knives 99, laser guns 249. She bought ten of each and priced them according to the Weapons Hall’s original rates.
Going forward, she could sell them at these prices. Of course, Chen Xi assigned the auto-restock task to 008.
008: …
A new Premium Suite had been added. Chen Xi inspected it—it was indeed very high-end: three bedrooms, two living rooms, two bathrooms, a bathtub, and full facilities including a kitchen, washing machine, fridge, and TV.
Previously, a two-bedroom suite cost 30 crystals. This Premium Suite was priced at 50 crystals.
Without hesitation, Chen Xi moved from her small room into the Premium Suite, telling the system to deduct the cost from her account.
Since giving management permissions to Lin Man, Chen Xi had little to do. So she went out with the system to hunt zombies, earning plenty of crystals in her account.
Deduct as you please!
Unsurprisingly, the new rooms were immediately snatched up.
When Xu Yang arrived, he couldn’t get a room. Collapsing in frustration, he shouted: “This is impossible! Why is it so hard to get a room, wahhh~”
Guan Cheng, one of the five who had been trapped in the mall earlier, heard Xu Yang and patted his shoulder with a smile. “Stop whining. Here’s a key card. Huo Ge grabbed two Premium Suites.”
“Wow, Huo Ge, you’re amazing!” Xu Yang exclaimed, happily grabbing the key card and tugging Huo Yan. “We really can’t do without you!”
Huo Yan laughed and pushed him away. “Alright, stop flattering me. Rest tonight. Tomorrow we’ll bring Aunt Xu over to live with us.”
“Got it!”
The Premium Suite had three rooms. The five of them each took a room, leaving one for Aunt Xu.
Seeing the kitchen, Xu Yang got excited. “It even has a kitchen! My mom cooks amazing food—you all have to try it!”
“Sure. Plus, I saw fresh vegetables and fruits in the vending machines downstairs. Very convenient now.”
“And there’s the Weapons Hall! I just saw someone buy a laser knife—it looked so cool!”
“Really? Then we’ll check it out tomorrow. I wanted to go before, but it was too crowded.”
“This hotel is definitely alien tech. Maybe it’s designed to help us survive the apocalypse.”
“I think so too!”
“And also…”
The group chatted endlessly, and similar conversations echoed throughout the hotel until late at night before finally settling down.