"Boss Chu, when will those apple trees be ripe? Can we make a reservation?"
"And I saw the chickens behind your house, Boss Chu, will they be sold later?"
Hearing these questions, Chu Jiangyue slightly frowned: "The apple trees aren’t ripe yet, and the chickens on the ranch have just been raised not long ago. You can follow the hotel’s announcement for reservations."
Hearing Chu Jiangyue’s words, the faces of those who asked showed disappointment. After all, they’ve been eating the same things in the restaurant for so long, and they’re getting tired of it. Seeing new food, of course, they wanted to try something new.
"I see, sorry to bother you. Goodbye, Boss Chu."
Though they felt a bit down, they didn’t dare to offend Chu Jiangyue; after all, if she got upset and kicked them out, it wouldn’t be worth it.
Chu Jiangyue nodded slightly and walked past them towards her residence.
Behind Chu Jiangyue’s own room, the little fox on her shoulder started to speak:
"Host, one of the security passages we’ve been building is now complete. It leads to W City.
Should the host start opening it and charging survivors now?"
As the Spiritual Leader, the little fox could scan and know the progress of the security passage construction.
But for Chu Jiangyue to find out, she could only check the hotel’s real-time map or get progress reports from the workers in charge.
Hearing the little fox’s reminder, Chu Jiangyue raised an eyebrow: "Then let’s open it. It’s one Level 1 Crystal Core per person, one-way ticket only.
I’ll check the mall to see if there are any self-service checkout machines."
Chu Jiangyue couldn’t have someone at every security passage entrance to help with checkout since she only trusted herself.
The system’s robots or checkout machines were more trustworthy for Chu Jiangyue.
If humans handled the checkout, someone might pocket the money, and she might not realize it for a long time.
The construction of the security passage was meant to increase her income, not to allow others to enrich themselves.
It’s not in Chu Jiangyue’s nature to be taken advantage of.
Upon hearing Chu Jiangyue’s decision, you eagerly found a suitable product for Jiang Yue.
"Host, host! This one, it’s currently on sale and perfectly suits the host’s requirements."
The little fox eagerly enlarged the virtual screen in front of Chu Jiangyue and autonomously brought up the product introduction.
Looking at the product introduction that the little fox displayed, it indeed met her desired checkout machine functions.
Survivors only need to put the Crystal Core into the coin slot of the checkout machine, and the system will automatically recognize the survivors who have paid the passage fee, while those who haven’t paid won’t be allowed to enter the security passage.
Of course, in special situations, if someone has fainted, or cannot move, other survivors can help by putting in the coin, but not paying the Crystal Core is absolutely impossible.
Free passes are not an option. Chu Jiangyue has a conscience, but not overly so.
The checkout machines are on a promotional sale, costing 5 silver coins each, which isn’t expensive for Chu Jiangyue.
With a wave of her little hand, Chu Jiangyue bought them!
Since both entrance and exit needed them, Chu Jiangrui immediately bought two units.
The newly purchased checkout machines were placed directly into Chu Jiangyue’s system backpack. Chu Jiangyue opened the Jianglin Hotel’s real-time map and placed a machine at both the hotel-side and the other side of the completed security passage entrance.
Whether entering from the hotel side or from the metropolis side, a toll of one Crystal Core must be paid.
Of course, if someone is unwilling to pay the toll, they can choose to go elsewhere, as Chu Jiangyue imposes no mandatory measures.
She has always claimed to be a very democratic hotel owner.
If others knew what Chu Jiangyue was thinking, they would probably express disdain: Who would foolishly go elsewhere when there’s a security passage? With a round trip costing two Level 1 Crystal Cores, they simply must go.
Many guests at Jianglin Hotel noticed the newly installed machine at the security passage entrance outside the hotel.
I made it clear to the survivors or guests what the machine was for and even placed a small blackboard on top explaining the checkout machine’s function.
Now the guests at Jianglin Hotel all knew about Boss Chu’s new money-making scheme, yet each of them had no choice but to comply with the power of this hotel owner.
"Actually, it’s quite good. We usually have to be very cautious when going out from other places without spending money. With this security passage, we have an extra layer of safety when traveling outside.
A round trip costs only two Level 1 Crystal Cores, not that expensive."
The guests staying at Jianglin Hotel generally had some savings, so the toll wasn’t a significant expense for them.
Of course, according to Chu Jiangyue’s plan, the main toll revenue target was W City. After all, her initial intention for building the security passage was to provide guests outside of Jianglin Hotel with a more convenient route to the hotel.
After placing the checkout machines, Chu Jiangyue issued an announcement on Jianglin Hotel’s bulletin board.
She informed all guests that the hotel had opened a security passage leading to W City.
Guests who had family or friends in W City smiled upon receiving this news.
They had worked hard mining Crystal Cores and collecting gold coins to one day be able to cross from B City to W City to find their loved ones and bring them to Jianglin Hotel.
Now, having been suddenly told there’s a direct security passage to W City, they could go there with even less worry to find family and friends.
This news stirred up excitement within the entire Jianglin Hotel, with many guests whispering to each other or forming teams prepared to head out.
Their destination this time was W City.
Seeing the guests so happy, Chu Jiangyue felt joy as well.
Not just because they could go to W City to find family and friends, but also for the imminent rise in revenue.
"Host, with so many people leaving, our commercial street rental progress may be delayed."
Seeing the commotion among the guests at Jianglin Hotel, the little fox knew that with fewer people, the commercial street rental progress might stagnate once again.
’You have to let go to catch big wolves. Once they return, the hotel will have more guests. Aren’t you worried about not having tenants for the shops then?’
Upon hearing Chu Jiangyue’s words, the little fox’s eyes lit up.
"Host, you’re so considerate. How did I not think of that!
Should we start preparing the second security passage? This way, our shop rental progress might increase even faster."
The little fox was quick to catch on and expand the idea.
’Sure, it’s not a bad idea. Which city do you think should be next?’
With only one city entrance per security passage, once there are multiple security passages, Jianglin Hotel will automatically become the transportation hub for all security passages. When that time comes, with people coming and going, Chu Jiangyue will no longer worry about not having guests.