Chapter 20

Ye Qing left everyone in the hall and slipped into the bedroom, quickly opening the system panel.

[Shelter level: Level 2, mission progress 250/100.]

[Whether to spend 50,000 crystal cores to upgrade.]

【yes. 】

【Upgrading, please wait...】

【1%, 2%, 3%...】

The progress bar began to move forward slowly. It took a little longer to upgrade to level 3 than to upgrade to level 2, but the upgrade was completed in just 20 minutes.

[Upgrade completed, shelter level: Level 3, mission progress 250/1000.]

After hearing Ye Qing's words, everyone in the hall didn't dare to close their eyes. It can be said that they spent the most agonizing moments of their lives in these 20 minutes, but in the end they finally ushered in the most magical scene in their lives.

"Quick! Look! The wall seems to be moving outward again."

“Not only the walls, but also the glass doors are changing.”

"Oh my god, this is so magical, I really want to record it!"

They watched the shelter undergo earth-shaking changes, and their understanding of Ye Qing reached a new level.

The entire first floor area has doubled in size and is now nearly 1,000 square meters, of which the restaurant occupies one-third.

After the hall became bigger, it looked empty because there were no other facilities inside. The original double-opening glass door was changed into a four-opening glass door, allowing the sunlight from outside to shine in, making the room look bright and clear.

Amid their exclamations, Ye Qing spent another 50,000 crystal cores to upgrade the small clinic. At the same time, he filled the vacant areas on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th floors with guest rooms, and the number of floors was also increased to 6.

Previously, there were 12 rooms on each floor, but now it has doubled to 36 rooms. There are still 132 rooms left, which is more than enough to accommodate the additional 165 people.

Ye Qing then opened the bedroom door and spoke amid everyone's eager anticipation: "The upgrade is complete, everyone can choose their room!"

As soon as he finished speaking, those who were quick enough came to the counter and started paying.

Several employees began to get busy, while Ye Qing looked around the shelter, preparing to properly arrange the items that had been drawn from the card pool and not yet placed, and to add some additional facilities to the shelter.

First, she exchanged all the food cards for supplies and put them into that container.

The shelter has become bigger, but the container remains the same. After all, it is already big enough, and it would not look good if it were any bigger.

Next came the ice cream machine. She placed the machine at one end of the cabinet, wedging it between the cash register and the cabinet.

Although everyone was choosing rooms, their eyes never left Ye Qing. When they saw the boss take out another good thing, they couldn't wait to ask, "Boss, what is this?"

Ye Qing called over a few employees: "This is an ice cream machine. The operating instructions are on it. I'll ask Manager Zeng Yi to teach you how to use it when the time comes."

Zeng Ya is a quick learner, and nothing can stump him as long as he has the operating manual. Ye Qing confidently handed the job over to Manager Zeng.

The spectators in line couldn't help but ask: "Is this food?"

Ye Qing nodded: "Yes, it is open all day just like the container."

Then they saw Ye Qing walk to the middle of the hall and place a 2-meter-high colorful cabinet next to the elevator hall. From the big words on it, it was called "Self-service Vending Machine" and it was filled with colorful food and drinks.

Then he watched with his mouth wide open as she placed two sets of new black leather sofas out of thin air in the empty hall and added dozens of sets of chairs in the restaurant.

The most shocking thing was that she conjured up a cute pink car in the open space in front of the shelter and put up a bus stop sign with the words "Bus Stop" written on it.

Bus stop?

Is this the bus stop they thought it was?

If so, it is a rare and precious treasure!

This young boss is really awesome!

She had already thought of the bus stops, and the only part of the map she had visited so far was Shanhai City.

The starting station is Taoyuan Refuge, the terminal station is Shanhai City, and the intermediate stop is set as Dangerous Forest, because she saw that the mercenaries and hunter teams would go there to hunt during the day.

Since a suitable driver has not been found yet, the departure time is set to once a day. The restaurant's meal time is 7 am, so the bus will depart 15 minutes later, departing from Taoyuan at 7:15 am and returning from Shanhaicheng at 5 pm.

As for the fare, it is set at 20 crystal cores per person for a one-way trip.

This price was considered a lot before the end of the world, but it was a drop in the bucket in this Fallout world where resources were scarce and the system's public transportation had overwhelming attributes. After all, the vehicles in other shelters all belonged to the government, and none of them were used to pick up passengers.

If the price is too low, people who want to ride will definitely fight for it, and there is only one bus, which is definitely not enough to meet such huge demand. Setting the price high can just screen out some customers and ensure that people only ride the bus because they have an urgent need.

She wrote the stops and departure times on the bus stop sign so that passengers can see them clearly.

The outbound trip stops at Dangerous Forest, and the return trip goes directly there.

As for tomorrow's driver, she will be the one. She has just been to Shanhai City once, and she wants to go back and patronize it, and experience this new toy by the way.

After placing the pink bus, she returned to the room and hastily wrote on the whiteboard, "Recruiting one bus driver, no age limit, relevant work experience required..."

Then he ran back to his bedroom and closed the door.

The residents' curious gazes were too direct for her to handle.

Ye Qing hid in the room the whole day and even asked Sanmao to deliver his dinner, so he missed the extremely shocked looks of Zhou Xiaohua's Flying Tigers and Zhu Ke's mercenaries who had returned from hunting.

Their eyes were as sharp as hawks as they searched for the boss's whereabouts. After looking around for a few times and not seeing Ye Qing, they turned their attention to Zeng Di, who was said to be a distant relative of the boss.

Zeng Ya was overwhelmed by the siege and had to explain the various new facilities in the shelter to everyone again and again.

The next morning, before daybreak, someone started making noise outside the window.

Ye Qing lives on the first floor. Although the shelter building is very soundproof, she opened the windows wide yesterday for ventilation, so she is particularly sensitive to the noise.

The third time she pulled the quilt down from her head, she sat up suddenly and looked at the clock in the bedroom. It was not even 6 o'clock yet.

The restaurant opens for breakfast at 7 a.m., and on weekdays, only she and a few elderly people get up to exercise at this time. Everyone is quiet and never disturbs others' rest. Those residents who work hard all day can sleep until dawn in such a comfortable environment.

Confused, she quickly washed up and went to the front door.

It was late autumn, the dew was heavy, and the air was filled with a thin mist like gauze. The weather was a little chilly in the morning, but it could not dampen the residents' excitement.

The shelter was upgraded and the protective shield extended forward dozens of meters. Now there is a full 50 meters between the building and the outer wall of the protective shield. In addition, there is no other scenery to fill it, so this large open space is unusually empty.

The only bus stop stands out against the backdrop of the bare open space. The pink bus looks like a cute cat, with the top of the front of the bus molded into the shape of white cat ears. There are no less than five circles of people surrounding the bus, and the bus is also full.

Many young people touched the pink car body with caress, and sighed: "This tool is really good. If I didn't have to save money, I would really like to experience it."

Several elderly people gathered to watch the excitement, their voices tinged with sadness. "When I was young, I used to ride the bus. And not just the bus, but also the subway, train, and plane. Back then, our country's transportation was world-class. It's a shame, now that radiation has arrived, everything's gone."

Ye Qing was outside with a puzzled look on his face. He went in and asked, "Why are you here so early? There's still an hour before departure."

When the passengers on the bus saw the boss coming, they all laughed embarrassedly: "Hehe, this is our first time riding a bus. We think it's new and novel, so we wanted to experience it as soon as possible. Oh, by the way, boss, we all paid when we got on the bus according to the rules."

Ye Qing was unable to refute the stubborn attitude of not getting off the bus once he got on.

It seems that she needs to set up a ticket selling mechanism, and only those who buy tickets can get on, so that residents don’t have to get up early in the morning to reserve seats.

Because the bus was still level 1, there was only one carriage, and the only 16 seats were all occupied. Among these 16 people, Zhu Ke's mercenary team accounted for 8 people, and the other 8 people had a large bag of things placed under their seats, as if they were visiting relatives.

Seeing Ye Qing's puzzled look, Zhu Ke could not avoid it and could only shyly reply, "Boss, we will just sit in the Dangerous Forest and walk home on our own. It won't delay your recruitment plan."

They had been here the longest and knew Ye Qing's purpose very well.

He suddenly took up 6 places for nothing, but the young people in the team really liked it and persuaded him to come on and take a ride.

He felt embarrassed at first seeing the pink exterior of the car, but once he sat down he was captivated by the soft seat. No matter when, no man can escape the temptation of a car, not even a bus.

Ye Qing recalled the first time he met the Flying Tigers. Zhou Xiaohua had asked to borrow a radioactive car to bring his family over, but in the end they still had to walk through mountains and rivers to get here. It seemed that cars were indeed extremely scarce in this radioactive world.

Ye Qing got off the bus and happened to see Zeng Ya and Damao coming down the stairs. She told Zeng Ya about her idea of ​​buying a bus ticket.

Although Zeng Ya had never seen this magical means of transportation before, he was very intelligent and understood it immediately. He immediately took out his notebook and wrote it down: "Okay."

Ye Qing thought for a moment and told him his itinerary for the day: "I'm going to Shanhai City to drive the bus today. I'll leave the shelter to you!"

Although the two had only known each other for a few days, Ye Qing trusted him so much that he entrusted him with such an important task. Zeng Yi felt warm in his heart and said softly, "Okay."

Ye Qing didn't notice the change in Zeng Yi's eyes, but when he turned his head, he saw Da Mao who was hesitant to speak.

"Da Mao, if you have anything to say, just tell me."

Under the expectant eyes of his younger brothers and sisters, Da Mao finally couldn't hold back and asked, "Boss, can I take a day off today?"