After Xie Silin moved into the double suite alone, he began to ponder who he could find as a roommate.
However, before finding a roommate, in order to afford the daily room rate of 400 copper coins, Xie Silin pestered Shen Zhigui and the others every day to go out and gather resources with them.
He exchanged almost everything he could sell through the hotel's Exchange Device, converting it into copper coins.
During these few days, Shen Zhigui and his group brought back quite a few survivors.
The latest mission to accommodate 20 guests and complete the first recharge had also been stealthily completed when Chu Jiangyue wasn't paying attention.
Meanwhile, Chu Jiangyue was looking at the new rewards after completing the mission.
[Mission: Please host customers and complete the first recharge (20/20), completed
Mission reward: Unlock 3rd floor rooms (3 people per room) *20, Random fruit tree sapling *1, Experience +200]
[Current hotel level: 1 (290/100)]
[Meets the conditions for upgrading to Level 2 hotel, would you like to upgrade? Yes/No]
[Mission issued: Hotel Identity Card processing reaches 100 people
Mission reward: To be unlocked]
Seeing the fruit tree sapling, Chu Jiangyue straightened up.
After the zombie virus outbreak, next came a three-month long period of high-temperature weather, during which many plants withered.
The ones that didn't die mostly became mutant plants, and if you encountered mutant plants while searching for resources, there was practically no chance of surviving.
But now she had received a fruit tree reward, doesn't this mean she could sell fresh fruits in the future?
Chu Jiangyue directly claimed all the rewards, and the fruit tree sapling appeared right at her feet.
Fortunately, she was the only one in the hotel lobby at this moment, so no one saw this scene.
"Little Fox, where would be appropriate to plant this fruit tree?"
There was definitely no place inside the hotel, but outside the hotel was also unsuitable. After a while, the temperature would consistently rise, making it extremely difficult for ordinary people to move outside, and they could get sunburned with a single misstep.
"The host can just plant it at the hotel entrance. At that time, the system will automatically include the fruit tree in the hotel's range, so there's no need to worry about it not surviving."
Little Fox was actually quite surprised, seeing the fruit tree sapling that Chu Jiangyue had drawn.
Isn't the probability of drawing this reward series supposed to be very low?
It had heard many predecessors complain about this issue; how did the host manage to draw it on just the third mission?
However, surprise was one thing, Little Fox didn't show it.
By planting more trees, the host would realize the benefits in the future.
Chu Jiangyue wasn't aware of Little Fox's thoughts on this and was a bit surprised to hear its suggestion.
"Just plant it directly? Does it need watering?"
"Once after planting, then water it every two days; there's no need for the host to worry too much.
Of course, if the host wishes, you can feed it a bit of Wood Element Superpower Energy, there might be a surprise~"
The reward that many predecessors complained about a low drop rate is, of course, different from what the host imagines regarding meticulously cared-for saplings!
The fruit tree sapling produced by this post-apocalyptic hotel definitely had robust vitality.
"Alright, I'll plant it now while no one's around."
Chu Jiangyue held the fruit tree sapling and went out to the hotel entrance, only to realize she didn't have any tools for planting trees.
"Little Fox, do you have a shovel?"
Without a shovel, how would she dig the soil?
"..."
Little Fox was silent because the drop rate for plant-series rewards was too low, it forgot to equip the hotel with a tool room.
Chu Jiangyue: @#&$%^!!
"What is Boss Chu doing?"
Chu Jiangyue was just about to give Little Fox's programmer a piece of her mind when unexpectedly, Shen Zhigui came out at this moment.
Weren't they cooking?
"Oh, I just found a sapling. It looks quite good, and I wanted to plant it at the hotel entrance to improve the greenery.
I didn't expect to bring the sapling back, and then find myself without any tools for planting."
Shen Zhigui looked at the lively little sapling, wanting to point out that the nearby plants seemed withered and lifeless. This obviously wasn't a plant that could appear nearby.
He didn't expose Chu Jiangyue's thoughts, however. If he wanted to stay in the hotel smoothly in the future, he had to know what to say and what not to say.
Those who understood the times survived longer.
"I'll ask the others."
After saying this, Shen Zhigui turned back inside.
Soon enough, Shen Zhigui came back out, holding a large iron shovel.
To be honest, seeing Shen Zhigui, such a graceful and refined man, holding an iron shovel, was somewhat of a disillusionment.
Chu Jiangyue exerted a great deal of effort to finally hold back from laughing.
Jiang He, who followed behind Shen Zhigui, quietly adjusted his glasses when he saw the vibrant sapling at Chu Jiangyue's feet.
As expected, those capable of running a hotel in the post-apocalypse era were indeed extraordinary.
Chu Jiangyue took the shovel from Shen Zhigui and was about to dig a hole about 1 meter to the left of the hotel entrance.
"Do you need our help?"
Seeing Chu Jiangyue, with her slender arms and legs, preparing to dig the soil with a shovel, Shen Zhigui thought it didn't quite match her image.
"Nope, the host must plant the tree herself right now, or else it won't survive."
Chu Jiangyue was about to hand over the shovel but retracted it again: "Thanks, but no need, I can manage on my own."
Chu Jiangyue tried hard to press the shovel down, aiming to scoop out more soil at once.
When she had dug about half a meter deep, she finally stopped, set the shovel aside, went back to the hotel entrance to move the fruit tree sapling into the hole, and seamlessly finished filling the hole, watering, and transferring Wood Element Superpower energy to it.
"All done, thank you for lending me the shovel, after I clean it, I'll return it to you."
Holding the iron shovel, Chu Jiangyue planned to go to the public restroom on the 1st floor to clean off the mud.
"No need, I'll take it back and have someone clean it."
Shen Zhigui took the iron shovel from Chu Jiangyue and headed back towards the guest rooms.
Meanwhile, inside the hotel, no one noticed the surrounding soil of the sapling Chu Jiangyue had just planted was gradually turning back to its normal color, and the sapling was leisurely starting to sprout.
The color of the soil outside the hotel's range and inside was distinctly different.
Chu Jiangyue waited in the hotel all day, but no third wave of guests looking for accommodation came. By 6 o'clock, she closed up and started cooking for herself.
Shen Zhigui and the others could smell the aroma of Chu Jiangyue's cooking from their rooms.