Chu Jiangyue’s expression was hard to describe, was this the kind of different mindset their elite team had compared to others?
"It’s alright, anyway we’re just idly waiting, we still have some time to kill."
Chu Jiangyue glanced at the sky outside. It was already past 10 pm, but it was still bright outside. Chu Jiangyue suspected that it was indeed the polar day.
Unfortunately, as soon as she returned to Jianglin Hotel, Little Fox was nowhere to be found, otherwise, she could have caught her to ask.
"Alright then, bring out the things you want to recharge."
No need for Chu Jiangyue to explain further, Jiang He directly retrieved crystal cores and various pieces of jewelry from his space, placing them on the tray of the Exchange Device.
Because there were so many items, the tray was nearly overwhelmed.
[Detected metal necklace, can exchange for 5 silver coins, detected metal bracelet, can exchange for 10 silver coins...]
Waiting for the Exchange Device to finish broadcasting took several minutes, these guys were truly loaded.
However, thinking that all this would eventually end up in her pocket, Chu Jiangyue couldn’t suppress the smile on her lips.
"You want to exchange it all? Do you want to split it evenly or...?"
Chu Jiangyue wasn’t sure about their distribution rules.
"Brother Shen gets 50%, the rest is evenly divided among us."
Although it wasn’t explicitly stated, Shen Zhigui was clearly the leader of their team.
This time during the L City trip, Shen Zhigui had saved them multiple times in dire situations, so they were quite willing to give him that 50% share.
"You guys discuss internally, once you’re sure about this distribution, I can start processing the recharge for you."
"No problem! Boss Chu, go ahead and process it."
Chu Jiangyue looked at Jiang He and the other four, and when they all said they had no objections, she began operating the device.
"First, put your bank card here."
Chu Jiangyue indicated to Shen Zhigui, who obediently took out his Identity Card and placed it in the sensing area.
[Dear customer, you have 100 gold coins, 52 silver coins, and 32 copper coins available for recharge, proceed? Yes/No]
This message appeared due to Chu Jiangyue manually modifying the recharge rate,
Shen Zhigui checked the amount and confirmed that Chu Jiangyue’s calculations were accurate, then clicked "Yes."
The next second, the recharge amount reached their account, and the items on the Exchange Device’s tray significantly shrank.
Then it was Jiang He and the other four’s turn, each receiving 25 gold coins, 13 gold coins, and 8 copper coins.
Although there was a big difference compared to Shen Zhigui’s amount, it was still earned by Shen Zhigui on his merits.
[Beep beep beep— Alarm! Alarm! Zombie tide detected approaching! Zombie tide detected approaching! Guests outside, please return to the Jianglin Hotel area promptly! Guests outside, please return to the Jianglin Hotel area promptly!]
Just after recharging for Jiang He and the others, Chu Jiangyue heard the hotel alarm sound.
Moreover, it was the kind that forcefully popped up a virtual screen with a bold red exclamation mark on every guest’s Identity Card.
Shen Zhigui and his group’s Identity Cards also popped up a virtual screen.
"Those zombies actually followed us from L City to B City!"
Lin Xuyuan looked incredulous, the journey from L City to B City was not short, and after so long, the zombie tide still hadn’t subsided; humans truly were hard to control.
"They’ve been following us, that’s why I previously suggested everyone speed up to return to the hotel.
Before the zombie horde passes, you all better not go out, if something happens, it’d be too late for regrets."
Fearing that Shen Zhigui and the others might go out of curiosity before the zombie tide ended, resulting in unnecessary casualties, Chu Jiangyue gave a word of caution.
If she warned them and they still deliberately disobeyed, then they would have only themselves to blame.
"Don’t worry, we’re very keen on preserving our lives."
Shen Zhigui had unconditional trust in Chu Jiangyue’s words.
Lin Xuyuan and the others treated Shen Zhigui’s words as commands; under normal circumstances, they wouldn’t drop the ball at a critical moment.
At this time, stepping out of the office hall, one could see quite a few people coming back from outside one after another.
"What’s going on, the hotel sent another mandatory notification to check!"
People returning from outside began asking those in the hotel what had happened.
"I don’t know, I’ve been in the hotel all day without going out."
Jianglin Hotel guests often arranged vacations for themselves for a balanced life.
Otherwise, going out every day to fight zombies, and collect gold and jewels would be impossible to sustain over time.
"Judging by the notification, there’s a zombie tide, Jianglin Hotel shouldn’t be trampled by it, right? How long has it been since the B City Base events, and now Jianglin Hotel isn’t spared either."
They dared not imagine how terrible life would be without Jianglin Hotel, they couldn’t even predict it themselves.
"Jianglin Hotel should be fine, right? Isn’t it capable of blocking zombies?"
If it can block zombies, maybe it can directly avoid the zombie tide.
"Either way, I’m staying indoors until the zombie tide passes."
"Yeah, I’m thinking the same."
...
Many Jianglin Hotel guests decided the same, as over such a long period, they had saved some money, even if they didn’t go out to earn more, they could last for a while.
The ones particularly worried were those usually lazy, who only did the bare minimum to meet their daily needs before returning to the hotel to enjoy leisure.
If they couldn’t go out, their Identity Card accounts would run dry, and if the hotel couldn’t deduct room fees, they might be kicked out.
To avoid being evicted by the hotel, those without savings were forced to borrow money urgently, but those who couldn’t borrow went out hoping for some last-minute luck to find exchangeable supplies.
However, by the time Jianglin Hotel issued the alert, the zombie army was already within a thousand meters of the hotel, making it nearly impossible to find zombies or exchangeable materials within that range, akin to searching for a needle in a haystack.
And with the zombie army closing in, their search range kept shrinking; to avoid being torn apart by the zombies, everyone ultimately had to return to Jianglin Hotel, thickening their skins to borrow money for emergencies.
Chu Jiangyue observed all the commotion among Jianglin Hotel’s guests.
With many people, it wasn’t within Chu Jiangyue’s control to stop some troublesome characters from cropping up.
She could only hope they wouldn’t cause chaos at Jianglin Hotel over this zombie tide incident.
If not... then don’t blame her for being unsympathetic.
Everyone from L City Base and those who joined them on the way back had all settled Identity Cards and checked into the hotel, Chu Jiangyue left the office hall, returning to her three-story red brick flat-topped house.
"Little Fox, is today polar day?"
Now it was nearing midnight, yet the sky was still bright.
"Yes, host, after the polar day comes extreme cold weather, make sure to add some clothes and stay warm~"
Little Fox stood on the windowsill, nodding as she answered Chu Jiangyue’s question.