Chapter 8

Ding ding dong dong, dong dong ding ding.

After a busy period of work, Mingzhu completed the assembly of 14 stone beds in 9 rooms.

The gaps between the stones were glued together with adhesive, and polished to the point where no traces of polishing could be seen, making it look as if the stone was carved from a single piece of natural stone.

The overall style is simple and elegant, which is in perfect harmony with the temperament of the hotel.

Mingzhu was very satisfied. In the afternoon, he built some simple tables, chairs and benches with wooden boards.

Just make sure that the cafeteria, or restaurant, has tables and chairs where people can sit and eat. You really can't ask for too much else.

"184. Can't the 'Crafting Table' process bamboo into bamboo bowls, bamboo tubes, bamboo cups, and bamboo chopsticks?"

184 froze, his eyes sparkling. After a moment, he stumbled over his words. "It seems the program for this has been lost."

——He just knew it!

"Is the copy and replicate function still there?" Mingzhu asked.

184 nodded.

"Okay, I'll copy the movements I made for the simple wooden bed, stone bed, simple tables, chairs, and benches."

184 nodded again and continued, "Everything the host does is under the system's monitoring. This is a necessary measure to ensure the host's safety."

"Alright then," Mingzhu continued, "Since we've copied it, let's import the data into the system and edit it again. I think 184 should be familiar with this kind of thing."

The lack of a program does not mean complete damage; 184 is not smart but that does not mean mentally retarded.

184 understood what Mingzhu said very well, but precisely because of his understanding, he became even more confused.

"Yes, the whole system can be copied and replicated. Why didn't I think of that?"

184 Slowly, the cat's entire face wrinkled into a ball.

"Damn feeling, host, I find myself becoming very strange."

"As long as you don't become mentally retarded, it's OK."

Mingzhu's comfort was perfunctory, but it was very helpful to 184. 184 had been about to sob, but she stopped feeling needlessly sad and instead squatted down, her claws seemingly meaninglessly scratching the floor, but in reality, she was brainstorming.

184 is the embodiment of the infrastructure system, and the operating system should not be too handy. Soon, 184 stopped scraping the floor with his claws.

"Host is taken care of. The handicrafts made by the host, including the simple wooden bed, wooden table, wooden bench, stone bed, and vine-woven basket, have all been included in the newly added option in the crafting section: Personal Crafting."

"Next time, host, you only need to prepare sufficient materials and click to confirm the production."

"184, you're awesome."

Mingzhu praised him generously, and then took out one thick bamboo after another from the system space, and directly chose the ones he wanted to make on the 'crafting tool table'.

Bamboo Crafts——Bamboo Bowls (100)

Bamboo Crafts——Bamboo Cup (100)

Bamboo Crafts——Bamboo Tube (80)

Bamboo Crafts——Bamboo Chopsticks (300)

Mingzhu took a look and chose to make all of them.

Estimated time: 30 minutes.

Mingzhu turned his attention to the vine woven handicrafts again. There was only one kind of handicraft, the vine basket that Mingzhu had hand-woven yesterday.

Mingzhu tries to find vines that can be used to make a wicker basket and clicks to confirm the production.

Estimated time: 1 minute.

It can wait.

Mingzhu simply waited for a minute.

A minute later, a wicker basket appeared on the "tool table". Compared with Mingzhu's yesterday's, it was obvious that the mechanized weaving was tighter than the manual weaving.

It seems that when 184 copied the data, the system adjusted itself and became more streamlined.

This is great and can greatly reduce the workload of Mingzhu, the base owner.

But, hey, it seems like I forgot something.

Mingzhu fell into deep thought.

"Host, you seem to have forgotten to name our base."

Oh yes!

Forgot to name it.

Mingzhu scratched his head, showing a rare look of embarrassment.

"Then according to 184, what should we name our base?"

"Domineering Wang Ji?"

Mingzhu: “…”

"Think again."

What the hell is the domineering Wang Ji?

I thought it was the king of chickens, so I named it "Badao Wang Chicken".

"That Haba base?"

"Shut up."

The bright candle is overflowing with black lines. I really don’t want to know where 184 got this weird taste from.

"Never mind, I'll pick my own name."

Mingzhu began to think about it.

"How is Qingyun Base?"

184 shook his head, indicating that it was nothing!

"What about Qingshan?"

"Host, what's your special fetish for 'Qing'? The Qingyun/Qingshan base might as well be named 'The Great Qin Empire'."

Mingzhu: “…”

"Go, go, go, who is more obsessed with special hobbies?" Mingzhu was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and casually typed the four words "Taoyuan Base".

184 tilted his head, his pupils in shock.

"Why did you choose this name?" 184 said in shock. "Isn't the name you chose unpleasant?"

Mingzhu glanced at him sideways, and everything was said without words.

Although the name of the base chosen by Mingzhu is also ordinary, it does not mean that Mingzhu would call the base he built with his own hands "Ba Ba Base" or "Ba Dao Wang Base".

Die!

Mingzhu had a feeling that if he actually used that name, people would laugh to death. He really didn't want to be ridiculed every time a visitor came after the 'opening'.

"Oh, the kitchen hasn't been cleaned yet!" Mingzhu stretched and began to work. "Clean up the kitchen, then put up the open sign and wait for the 'refugees' to arrive."

"How do we clean up the kitchen?" 184 said excitedly, "Host, host, I have a suggestion. Let's go to City X and search for some kitchen utensils. That'll be all."

Mingzhu: "Your suggestion is very good."

184 said smugly, "That's right. We can then recruit cooks from the 'refugees' and the host won't have to do everything himself."

Mingzhu gave 184 a thumbs up, but since it was something he could only do alone for the time being, Mingzhu still chose to do it himself.

It’s just cleaning the kitchen. You just need to be diligent and don’t need too many skills to clean it up.

It was almost dark, so after cleaning up the kitchen, Mingzhu started cooking. At that moment, 184 alerted them that someone was approaching the base about 100 meters away.

"Do you need me to greet you?"

"No need! Taoyuan Base has the most perfect defense system. No creature with malicious intent can enter. Let's wait and see if they have any malicious intent."

Mingzhu listened to 184's instructions obediently and did not go to check.

In the afternoon, it rained. The rain was not heavy and it drizzled for about half an hour.

It is now 18:34 and it is already dark.

The few people who were reminded by 184 stumbled along. It seemed they were aimless, but in fact they had a purpose.

When they approached the courtyard house with the sign of "Taoyuan Base" and its ancient and unique shape, they stopped involuntarily.

“Why is there a house here?”

The U-shaped courtyard is very eye-catching, especially the branches hanging down from the second floor, swaying in the wind, looking so lush and green.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a wisteria tree that had not mutated.

The three of them were suddenly shocked and confused.

I wanted to go in but didn't dare, so I stood hesitantly not far away and watched.

"There must be someone inside."

The three of them looked at each other and shouted at the same time. "Is anyone there?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Mingzhu walked out.

"What's wrong with you?"

Song Heng pointed to the wooden sign at the entrance of the hotel, on which were written three words in fluorescent pen: Open for business.

"Is this a hotel?"

"Yes, the hotel." Mingzhu said calmly.

"Is it safe to open a business in the wilderness?" Nan Lan questioned, not daring to accept the invitation.

"Since I opened a hotel in the wilderness, in an area with few people, I naturally have my support."

Mingzhu yawned and continued lazily, "The price for a room for one day is 1 crystal core. There's no limit to the type of accommodation, and three meals a day are included. You guys eat whatever I eat, boss."

"So, how long will you stay?"

Song Heng, the leader, took out three first-level crystal cores and handed them to Mingzhu.

"The three of us will stay for one day."

Mingzhu narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Song Heng for a moment, then stepped aside.

Song Heng understood and he and his companions bypassed Mingzhu and entered the Taoyuan base.

The Taoyuan base has just been built and currently only has a courtyard house and four farmlands in the backyard.

Currently, rice, wheat, cabbage and lettuce have been planted in four plots of farmland respectively, and the maturity time is 120 hours, or 5 days.

It is the second day after planting the crops, and the fresh ingredients the hotel can currently provide are wild vegetables and mushrooms.

As for insect meat, it contains many trace elements that are beneficial to the human body. Mingzhu will not provide it to them unless it is necessary. After all, Mingzhu's stock is limited, and it is considered a non-renewable food. Once it is eaten, there will probably be no chance to replenish it.

In this case, how could Mingzhu possibly offer the insect meat that he likes to eat to his guests?

Fortunately, Mingzhu went to the building materials market and in addition to collecting a lot of useful iron, steel, etc., he also received some expired canned food.

It's edible and tastes good.

When Mingzhu went to cook, she simply took out two cans of food, added wild vegetables and mushrooms, and cooked a big pot of canned wild vegetable and mushroom soup.

They also had some hot instant noodles and a big bowl of canned wild vegetable and mushroom noodle soup for each person. Song Heng, Nan Lan and Zhao Xiaoming were sweating profusely after eating, and they felt very satisfied.

Oh, Zhao Xiaoming even ate the conspicuous bun with tears in his eyes.

"It's been so long." Zhao Xiaoming muttered as he ate, tears in his eyes. "Finally, I can have a hot meal."

"This is noodles cooked in instant noodles." Song Heng corrected.

"That's not important. What's important is that it's hot." Nan Lan also said, adding, "I'm willing to stay in this well-cooked environment, even if it's not as safe as the store says."

"Don't forget our mission."

"I haven't forgotten." Zhao Xiaoming interjected, "That's right, Captain, are you sure there are still people alive in the Anshan base?"

Mingzhu, who was also eating at another table, twitched his ears.

Anshan base!

Isn’t this the location of the underground laboratory that the guys in white coats I met yesterday mentioned?

Aren’t they telling lies?

For a moment, Mingzhu fell into deep thought.

But after a while, Mingzhu put aside his worries and continued eating.

I'm too lazy to think about whether there is a problem or not. Anyway, whether there is a problem or not, it seems to have nothing to do with him.

Soon, Mingzhu finished the bowl of noodles.

Since it is served in a wooden bowl, a bowl of noodles is actually not a lot.

"There's still some in the pot." Mingzhu told Song Heng and the other two when he went back to rest. "If you don't have enough, go to the kitchen and get some noodles from the pot yourself."

"Thank you for the reminder, boss. We understand now."

Mingzhu smiled lazily and went to rest in his residence in the backyard.

After Song Heng and the other two finished the noodles in the pot, they drank the soup, and then put their bowls and chopsticks into the stone sink with a sense of unsatisfied feeling.

"After looking around, I found that the furniture here is quite natural. It's either made of solid wood or carved from rocks."

“It’s simple and elegant, just like the name of the hotel.”

"Taoyuan Base?"

"No, I mean Taoyuan Hotel." Nan Lan just said this, and suddenly realized something was wrong. "You said the sign you saw was 'Taoyuan Base'?"

Zhao Xiaoming nodded and said, "Not only did I see it, but Brother Song also saw it."

Nanlan pointed to the wooden sign erected at the kitchen door - Taoyuan Inn Daily Menu.

Breakfast: wild vegetable porridge, pickles.

Lunch: Vegetable sandwich.

Dinner: Noodle soup with canned wild vegetables and mushrooms.

"See? Taoyuan Inn," Nan Lan said. "The sign outside says 'Taoyuan Base,' but inside it says 'Taoyuan Inn.' It seems the owner is very ambitious and wants to turn this place into a base."