[005] Adding a Washroom
Seeing Gu Weiwei smiling instead of getting angry, Zhang Jingze couldn’t help but wonder: Did the boss lose her mind out of sheer rage?
As if picking up on Zhang Jingze’s thoughts, Gu Weiwei had no intention of explaining. Instead, she looked straight at the smartphone in his hand. “Did you just buy that phone?”
“Yes.” Hearing this, Zhang Jingze paused for a second before pulling a smartphone out from his pocket and handing it directly to Gu Weiwei. “This is a gift I prepared for you, Boss. The SIM card is already installed.”
Gu Weiwei looked at the brand-new phone in front of her, a hint of surprise on her face. “You prepared this beforehand?”
“Yeah. I just noticed you didn’t seem to be using a phone, Boss, so I figured you probably didn’t have time to buy one,” Zhang Jingze explained quickly.
Gu Weiwei was the boss of the Doomsday Apartment—she was worth treating with such care and effort.
As the recipient of his favor, Gu Weiwei felt a somewhat complex mix of emotions.
However, it had to be said that this gift hit the absolute sweet spot for her.
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She wasn’t one to take advantage of others for free either, so she directly transferred 20 points over to Zhang Jingze. “Thank you for the gift—just a small token of appreciation.”
When the notification popped up, Zhang Jingze’s pupils shrank involuntarily.
Although, relatively speaking, the price of a physical phone could buy far more goods than 20 points could, the significance carried by points was entirely different.
At a critical moment, points could save a life!
Especially in the later stages of the game.
He had originally been meticulously budgeting his initial 100 points; now that he had gained an extra fifth, the feeling was incredibly satisfying!
The money spent on this phone was worth every single penny!
As expected of a safe zone NPC—her generosity was simply off the charts.
“Thank you very much,” Zhang Jingze expressed his heartfelt gratitude.
“Just returning the courtesy!” In truth, Gu Weiwei felt a tiny bit of heartache over the points, but she also understood that buying a phone at a time like this must have taken a lot of effort and money on his part. Compensation was only right. Besides, it helped reinforce her NPC persona—after all, only an NPC could care so little about points.
Afterward, Zhang Jingze didn’t inquire about Gu Weiwei’s plans and simply turned to leave.
Either way, he firmly believed that an NPC capable of running an apartment building in a game zone was definitely not someone to mess with—she was a boss-level entity!
Searching around the lobby, Zhang Jingze spotted Yu Siyu and the returning team. Just as he was about to head over and regroup, he noticed the team being blocked by someone.
“How was your harvest today?” A man stepped forward and pressed Yu Siyu for answers.
Zhang Jingze glanced at him; he seemed to be a player who had arrived at the guesthouse in the same batch as them earlier, though he had chosen to act independently afterward.
“Just so-so. Everyone went to find part-time jobs fitting the situation and worked until just now before coming back to earn some hard money,” Yu Siyu replied conservatively, internally complaining about the guy’s lack of boundaries.
Could things like this be shared so casually?
No matter the circumstances, never flaunt your wealth.
“There are so many of you, and all you did was look for part-time jobs?” The man looked at Zhang Jingze in surprise.
Watching the man’s reaction, a meaningful glint flickered across Zhang Jingze’s eyes.
Yu Siyu understood what the man meant the moment she heard it.
He assumed that with so many of them going out, they might have engaged in illegal activities.
He really held high expectations for them!
However, did this also mean that on just the very first day, players were already harboring bad intentions?
Sigh! Sometimes, never underestimate human nature.
At this moment, Zhang Jingze stepped forward directly. His expression remained unchanged as he said calmly, “Do you have any higher-paying jobs to recommend to us? We wouldn’t mind tagging along with you.”
Hearing Zhang Jingze say that, a trace of awkwardness flashed across the man’s face. After looking around nervously, he spoke up: “No, no.”
He then slunk away in embarrassment.
Watching his reaction, Zhang Jingze was actually a bit surprised.
When he suggested tagging along, the guy actually seemed to show a hint of fear.
Only then did Yu Siyu say to Zhang Jingze, “Earlier, someone tried to target the boss, and then got taught a lesson by her.”
“Taught a lesson?” Zhang Jingze had gone straight to Gu Weiwei upon returning and hadn’t had time to check what had happened.
“The boss didn’t even lift a finger—they were hurled straight out by some mysterious force out of thin air! That person was even blacklisted and can’t even see the Doomsday Apartment anymore. Plus, take a look at the big screen.” Yu Siyu pointed out.
Following the direction Yu Siyu pointed, Zhang Jingze saw the scrolling rules on display:
[Rule 1]
[Rule 2]
[Rule 3]
After reading them, Zhang Jingze instantly understood Gu Weiwei’s earlier smile.
That was disdain for those looking to cause trouble!
It definitely was!
It seemed his investment had been the right call!
“With rules like these in place at the apartment, the safety of us players gains some baseline protection. At least within the apartment’s boundary, we don’t need to stay on high alert like before,” Zhang Jingze said, his face full of relief.
“Yeah! Everyone’s behaving quite orderly now. Also, all the newly released rooms in the apartment were snapped up instantly,” Yu Siyu added.
Speaking of which, she and the others had returned a bit later than Zhang Jingze, but the information she had gathered wasn’t a bit less—her ability to collect intel was quite strong.
“The apartment released more rooms?” Zhang Jingze asked.
“Yes, another ten rooms were released,” Yu Siyu replied. “The boss mentioned that her apartment building has 100 rooms in total.”
100 rooms, even if all configured as Octuple Rooms, could only accommodate 800 people at most in the end.
Zhang Jingze and Yu Siyu exchanged a glance, a unspoken understanding passing between them.
If those 100 rooms were fixed in number, then anyone who managed to secure a room right now wouldn’t give it up for anything.
How hard was it to find a safe shelter?
Immediately, their gazes turned toward the apartment lobby.
The lobby was bustling with people coming and going right now—it could even be described as packed to capacity.
The sofas, tables, and chairs placed in the lounge area were completely occupied. Long lines had formed in front of the vending machine and the public restroom.
On other open spaces, people treated the area like a rest camp, casually finding spots to sit or lie down, leaving only narrow walkways for people to pass through.
It looked just like a makeshift refugee camp.
These were all people who hadn’t managed to grab a room.
Still, as long as they made a purchase, they could get up to 6 hours of stay time, which was already pretty good.
Luckily, they had gotten here early!
After letting out a sigh of relief, Yu Siyu directly asked Zhang Jingze, “Did you find any useful information on the phone?”
Hearing this, Zhang Jingze pulled out his phone, opened a video, and showed it to Yu Siyu and the others. “Currently, the government is censoring the news, but information keeps leaking out. Regardless of whether the NPCs care or not, they are all hoarding goods. They all seem to believe that things will turn out fine in the end.”
Yu Siyu and the team took the phone to take a look.
After finishing, every single one of their expressions turned slightly strange.
“The structure of this game zone is insanely realistic.”
“These apps are pretty much identical to the ones we used before.”
“And the NPCs—every single one of them is incredibly intelligent!”
“In that case, are our competitors for survival in this city including these NPCs as well?”
“When it comes to hoarding supplies, how could we possibly outcompete these local NPCs!”
“From now on, we can’t treat them simply as NPCs—we have to treat them as competitors. They won’t just compete with us for supplies; they might even attack us.”
“…”
In fact, after this first day in the game, most players had realized it.
The game zone generated for them by the Apocalypse Game was far too realistic! It was so real that it made them feel as though such a world had actually existed.
And precisely because it was so real, it was all the more dangerous.
Underestimating these NPCs would only lead to suffering later on!
However, because they were so hyper-realistic, it was genuinely hard to view them as mere code when interacting with them.
“We’ll just take it one step at a time,” Zhang Jingze ultimately stated directly. “Nobody knows which direction this game zone will develop in. We just need to do our part well.”
Being fully prepared would give them a higher chance of survival.
“Speaking of which, we haven’t checked out our booked rooms yet! Let’s all head up to the room! Take a break, grab a shower or something, and we can go out to map the area later,” Zhang Jingze said directly, noticing the exhaustion on everyone’s faces.
“Mm mm!” The team nodded, their eyes instantly filled with eagerness.
They heard there was running water and electricity inside the rooms!
The group headed straight for the elevators.
Taking the elevator also required a room card, and it was exceptionally smart—non-tenants trying to enter the elevator would be identified immediately.
The reason they knew was that someone had already tried.
Thus, seeing Zhang Jingze’s group board the elevator, a flicker of envy flashed in the eyes of many people in the lobby.
In such a large apartment building, why were only 20 rooms open?
“Another group went upstairs—they must be the batch that arrived at the apartment this morning. Talk about good luck!”
“Yeah, I heard you can take a shower up there!”
“Sigh, speaking of which, I smell terrible all over. I sweated so much outside, I really want to take a shower!”
“A single bottle of water is so precious in this game zone!”
“The apartment has restrooms, why don’t they add a washroom? Even if it costs a bit, it’d be fine!”
“Being able to rest here is already pretty good. It’s scorching hot outside right now, while the temperature in here is so comfortable!”
“…”
Bored, everyone chatted away, and as they talked, the topic gradually shifted.
“Did any unexpected incidents happen to you guys while out today?”
“What kind of unexpected incidents do you mean?”
“I saw some players trying to rob an NPC. A moment later, the police showed up and arrested them right on the spot.”
“The NPCs actually enforce that?”
“Yeah, this game zone is really bizarre—it doesn’t feel like a game at all.”
“Maybe it’s designed to increase the difficulty for us!”
“Sigh, who could have guessed! This time yesterday, I was still gaming online with my friends!”
“I was eating crawfish at home! Now I’m here chewing on dry bread, not even daring to drop a single crumb.”
“When will this game ever end!”
“It’s only just begun!”
“What sin did Blue Star commit to attract this monstrous thing?”
“Shh, don’t say it! It’s clearly some high-tech creation—who knows if it has intelligent monitoring? It’d be bad if you get targeted.”
“Targeted then targeted! The sooner I die, the sooner I’m reincarnated! Every single minute and second in this game is sheer torture!”
“…”
As the conversation progressed, the voices of some players began to turn sorrowful and indignant.
Naturally so—living a perfectly fine life only to suddenly suffer a massive catastrophe, how could anyone feel good inside?
The fact that they could accept the game and work hard to survive was already proof of strong psychological resilience.
Meanwhile, the content of the players’ chatter actually fell entirely into Gu Weiwei’s ears. After all, she was currently sitting in the lounge area, very close to the lobby, so it was hard not to hear.
Besides, her presence here was also to see what her financial benefactor patrons needed.
Many of their words were filtered out directly by Gu Weiwei—after all, she couldn’t deal with the Apocalypse Game itself. However, she did capture one thing the players desperately needed:
A washroom!
She recalled that the Doomsday Landlady System’s Mall seemed to have one?
Gu Weiwei quickly searched for it.
[Item: Washroom]
[Points: 50]
Seeing this price, Gu Weiwei was genuinely taken aback.
However, thinking of the apartment’s capacity and the number of players, she bit the bullet and bought it anyway.
You have to give to receive.
Giving up 50 points now meant gaining countless fifties in the future.
After purchasing it, Gu Weiwei placed it right next to the public restroom.
The moment it generated, many players in the lobby saw a door suddenly open on the adjacent wall, with three prominent words written above it:
[Washroom]
“Holy crap! The apartment suddenly got a washroom!”
“Is this an upgrade or something?”
“Did the boss hear what we said?”
“…”
Some people noticed Gu Weiwei sitting on the sofa not far away, scrolling through her phone.
It’s the boss, right? It definitely is!
“Thank you, Boss! You’re such a good person!”
In an instant, countless people stood up and rushed straight toward the washroom.
Having a place where they could wipe themselves down and maintain the little bit of dignity they had left was more than enough!
The players thought humbly to themselves.
Listening to their expressions of gratitude, Gu Weiwei paused for a moment.
Uh… She just wanted to earn more points from them!