As a loyal fan of the hotel, Feng Hengyuan always made it a point to check out any new releases or updates from the hotel first.
Today, right after his squad finished killing zombies and he walked to the hotel entrance, he immediately saw the rental announcement.
Feng Hengyuan ran straight to rent an apartment. Although he, his wife, and his daughter were already living in a double room at the hotel, their daughter was twelve now and should have her own space.
The chance to rent an apartment was a huge surprise, so without hesitation, he ran over, worried that he might miss out if he arrived late.
Unexpectedly, his wife was even faster and had already secured a two-room apartment!
Feng Hengyuan’s wife, Lin Jie, had been hired as a nurse at the hospital. When the residential buildings became available, her shift just ended, and the new apartments were not far from the hospital, so she rushed to rent a unit.
It went smoothly. Renting was fully automated. On the first floor, there were ten machines, with software similar to a pre-apocalypse rental app, showing the apartment layouts and styles.
Lin Jie was the first to arrive. She chose a unit on the 7th floor, making sure the secondary bedroom would be for their daughter—a perfect fit for their family of three. After paying the crystal cores, she went to check the apartment with her daughter.
The two-room apartment was about 120 square meters, fully furnished and equipped with appliances.
The daughter’s room was decorated with light blue wallpaper, with a ceiling that resembled a starry sky when lying on the bed. It even had a multifunctional desk with adjustable height, and the bookshelf held complete textbooks from elementary to high school.
Lin Jie was genuinely moved. Three months had passed since the apocalypse began. Every day had been a struggle for survival, leaving no time to tutor her daughter. Even if she wanted to, who would bring textbooks in the apocalypse?
And now, there was a chance for her daughter to continue her studies!
Seeing her daughter completely captivated by the apartment, Lin Jie shed tears of bittersweet joy.
The same scenes unfolded in every apartment of the building. Those who had rented a unit were overjoyed to tears upon seeing it; those who didn’t rent felt disappointed at first—but the disappointment quickly faded.
Why? Because Chen Xi had bought two buildings!
Just like the first, these were also thirty floors high, with essentially the same facilities, right next to the previous building!
Immediately, people flocked again. By the end, most of the hotel guests had moved into rented apartments.
Since the hotel would need to accommodate even more survivors in the future, Chen Xi planned to design more apartments suitable for long-term rental, which was much more cost-effective than staying in the hotel.
The main hotel could serve as a temporary place for newcomers. Once they decided to stay longer, they could rent apartments.
After both buildings were rented out, the hotel’s balance finally increased, now at around 600,000 crystal cores.
Perfect—time for a big shopping spree!
Chen Xi opened the system store:
“Large passenger bus (capacity 2,000 people): 20,000 crystal cores
Medium passenger bus (capacity 1,000 people): 10,000 crystal cores
Small passenger bus (capacity 200 people): 2,000 crystal cores”
Ships and airplanes had similar models: 2,000, 1,000, and 200 capacity, with prices of 20,000, 10,000, and 2,000 crystal cores, respectively.
Considering that the rain wouldn’t come for nearly a month, Chen Xi didn’t buy ships.
She bought five buses of each size for rescuing nearby provinces and cities.
She also bought ten airplanes of each size, mainly for rescuing people in distant regions across the country.
Transportation alone cost 480,000 crystal cores. She spent the remaining 120,000 on universal bandages, adhesive bandages, weapons, and other supplies.
“Host, are you buying all this to rescue people?” 008 asked.
“Of course!” Chen Xi replied ambiguously.
“Are you planning to go now?”
Chen Xi shook her head. “No!”
“Huh?”
“There are so many people nationwide. If I went to rescue everyone myself, I’d be dead tired,” Chen Xi said, writing at her desk.
“The hotel has so many people—let them go out instead.”
“Huh? But not everyone would risk their lives to save others, especially in the apocalypse. Most people would just focus on surviving.”
Chen Xi nodded. “I know that. That’s why we need to ensure their safety while also providing incentives.”
“How do we do that?” 008 asked, intrigued.
“This is where you come in!”
“Me?”
008 was puzzled. As a system without a physical form, what could it do?
Chen Xi waved her hand and handed the piece of paper she had just written to 008. “Here! Publish this!”
008 scanned the title and asked curiously, “‘Veterans Bring in Newbies’ event?”