The so-called “Veterans Bring in Newbies” event, as the name suggests, encouraged hotel guests to bring more newcomers in.
For every person a guest brought in who made a purchase, their personal account would be rewarded with one crystal core.
To support this, Chen Xi had 008 modify the system.
After the hotel’s previous upgrade, any guest staying at the hotel could apply for a personal account. Just like a pre-apocalypse bank card, they could preload crystal cores, and all hotel expenses would automatically be deducted from the card.
Now, with 008’s modifications, as soon as a new guest registered, the referrer would automatically receive one additional crystal core on their account.
Rescuing people earned crystal cores, which made everyone in the hotel very happy.
Moreover, the buses Chen Xi had purchased were parked in the hotel’s front lot.
As long as they were inside the buses or airplanes, no zombies could approach.
Teams wanting to take on missions could rent buses or airplanes directly.
The rental fees for airplanes were 200, 100, and 20 crystal cores per day for large, medium, and small sizes.
The rental fees for buses were 160, 80, and 16 crystal cores per day for large, medium, and small sizes.
Additionally, for every team taking a mission, Chen Xi provided supplies—food, weapons, and some medicine—to ensure their safety.
Even the smallest bus or airplane could earn 200 crystal cores per trip, which was far more efficient than going out to kill zombies themselves.
Teams with ideas were already moving. The male lead’s team rented a 2,000-capacity airplane and flew straight to the coastal region.
Huo Yan hadn’t expected that simply mentioning the idea would lead Chen Xi to do so much.
It had to be said, the plan was excellent.
Previously, killing zombies was for survival, and rescuing people was just incidental. Now, people’s desire to save others had grown stronger.
Moreover, due to the previous lack of transportation, they could only kill zombies nearby. Now, with vehicles available—just like the hotel, inaccessible to zombies—they could go anywhere, no matter how far.
Chen Xi marked dozens of densely populated areas for teams to choose from. Many people were eager, rushing to rent transportation, and immediately selecting areas where their own relatives lived.
Huo Yan chose the southernmost coastal region. First, some team members had parents there. Second, Huo Yan remembered from the previous world that this area had the heaviest rains, worst plagues, and highest death tolls.
The team rested and prepared to depart the next day, but Chen Xi surprised them again!
After posting the announcements, Chen Xi left the system alone—because the hotel system was about to upgrade again!
It leveled up twice in a row.
After clicking upgrade, the hotel’s area expanded outward considerably, and many new buildings were added. Chen Xi opened the control panel:
“Name: Dawn Hotel
Owner: Chen Xi
Dimension: Apocalypse Dimension
Level: Lv.11 Small Town (1,064,378 / 2,000,000)
Revenue: 1,064,378
Balance: 19,467
Facilities: Smart cashier system *1, self-service vending machines *30, Weapon hall *1, Unmanned supermarket *1, Single rooms *600, Double rooms *600, Suites *300, Deluxe suites *200
Small town facilities: Restaurant *1, Training hall *1, Shopping mall *1, Medium hospital *1, Communication facility *1, Residential buildings *2
Description: Within the small town, the host has absolute control and is immune to all harm.
Upgrade to Lv.12 requires revenue of 2,000,000 Level-1 Crystal Cores”
“Dawn Hotel has upgraded to a small town. Rename to Dawn Town?”
“Yes.”
No sooner had she said that than the hotel sign changed to “Dawn Town.”
Where she had previously placed residential buildings, two more appeared, exactly like her designs. The system had even enclosed all four buildings with walls, making the layout resemble a residential community.
Chen Xi: …
Well, at least she saved 600,000 crystal cores.
No one had to worry about housing anymore.
The training hall and hospital were upgraded to seven-story buildings, and the restaurant became a five-story hotel.
Looks like more staff would need to be hired—but now that wasn’t a problem.
A shopping mall was added, not far from the residential buildings, also five stories high.
The first floor was an unmanned supermarket.
Floors 2–4 were empty—available for rent to open stores, giving people with skills a way to earn money.
The fifth floor was a cinema, containing films from all eras, and even entertainment facilities!
The biggest surprise for Chen Xi was the communication facility. It looked like a wristband, reminiscent of the smart terminals from sci-fi movies.
This was truly a major surprise!