Chapter 54
At dawn the next day, the snow outside was still falling heavily at night. The snow outside the hotel was so deep that it reached the knees when one stepped on it, making it difficult to walk.
This has visibly led to a decline in the hotel's customer flow.
Xuan Yi was a little anxious: "If this continues, I'm afraid there will be new victims at the base."
Snow, like rain, will also lead to higher levels of air pollution. Although there is a pollution-proof cover outside the base, some areas are open to the outside in order to discharge industrial toxic gases.
Wen Bei, who was standing behind the cash register serving new customers, looked at him and said, "If you're worried, you can go back and bring some food from the retail area."
Maybe it can help some people who are suffering from excessive pollution in the last minute.
Xuan Yi sighed, "This is the only way. It would be better if the hotel was closer to the base."
Although the journey is only two days, many unexpected events may happen during these two days.
Wen Bei tilted his head and thought for a moment: "Maybe that day will really come."
He still remembered what the rabbit butler had said, that once the hotel was upgraded a little more, he would be able to move the hotel.
His voice was so soft that Xuan Yi almost thought he had misheard.
When he wanted to ask for clarification, Huang Qian just came downstairs and interrupted their conversation. Her face looked very rosy, and the scars on her hands that were not suitable for a girl of her age had disappeared. There was a faint scent of roses on her body.
Huang Qian smiled at Wen Bei: "That hot spring is really useful."
She enjoyed the entire hot spring pool by herself yesterday and almost impulsively booked a room for another night.
The hot spring was not officially open today. Xuan Yi was confused about what she meant and looked at them curiously.
Wen Bei's eyes curved slightly: "Did you buy that rose bath ball?"
Huang Qian nodded excitedly: "The bath bomb can increase the body fragrance, making people smell like roses from the inside out. I still smell good all day today."
She has always loved beauty, even in the end times. This is a life attitude that has become a habit. The hot springs not only relieved the fatigue accumulated in her body, but also faded the scars on her body. This is undoubtedly good news for her.
Huang Qian: "My decision to believe in the existence of the hotel and to be your bodyguard at the base were definitely the two best things I have ever done in my life."
The rabbit butler appeared from nowhere and adjusted his bow tie. "It's more than that. This scent will help you reduce your presence in polluted areas. Some filthy creatures that rely on their sense of smell will have a hard time finding you. But it's only effective for a limited time."
Huang Qian was surprised to find such a pleasant surprise. She thought to herself, "I see. That's great. I'm going back to the base today."
Xuan Yi looked at her and said, "It just so happens that I'm planning to go to the base together, shall we?"
Huang Qian nodded.
The two of them smiled in tacit understanding, which contained something that Wen Bei could not understand.
It's like an exclamation.
You have to know that in the past, the relationship between the Orderly Army and these guild mercenaries was not very good, and it was common for both sides to look down on each other.
The mercenaries think that the Lawful Army is a group of cowards who hide in the base most of the time. They are a group of people who are fearless because of their status. It is obviously they who are working hard for the base outside, but as the people of the base, they still have to obey the command of the Lawful Army.
The Lawful Army, on the other hand, believes that mercenaries are people who bully the weak by relying on their status as polluters. Mercenaries account for half of the violent incidents within the base, and the rest are conflicts between ordinary people. Some even think that mercenaries who frequently leave the base and enter the contaminated area are a group of short-lived ghosts.
This contradiction is actually not obscure. As time goes by, more and more mercenaries are captured by the Orderly Army as high-risk polluters and become part of the Farstriders. As a result, the Farstriders plan has become a time bomb of contradictions among everyone.
Fortunately, the bomb didn't explode in time, and a hotel in North Vancouver appeared.
Like a flower blooming in a barren desert, everyone stopped to admire it.
Wen Bei didn't know the origin of their relationship, but he could probably guess a little. Before he could say anything, the door of the hotel was pushed open again.
Thinking it was a new customer, he subconsciously gave a polite smile and looked over.
A Luo smiled sheepishly: "Hello, boss."
Following behind him was the person in charge.
Wen Bei still remembered A Luo: "Is this your friend?"
After greeting them, he took two candies and placed them on the counter to share with the customers.
A Luo took the candy with great gratitude. He hadn't eaten this kind of snack for a long time and almost forgot what normal sweetness felt like. He stuffed one into his mouth and didn't forget to hand the other one to the person in charge.
Ah Luo said with candy in his mouth: "Yes, he is the person in charge I mentioned before. I thought he was dead!"
A Luo had dark circles under his eyes and looked very tired last night.
Wen Bei couldn't help but show some concern.
A Luo wondered, "I slept well last night."
Because the person in charge came back, a huge burden in his heart was finally lifted a little. It felt like he had finally found his backbone.
Strangely enough, he did wake up feeling more tired than usual today.
A Luo didn't hesitate for too long. He looked at the person in charge and quickly introduced Wenbei to him, and also introduced the hotel to him.
The person in charge's reaction was not as excited as he imagined, but rather a little dazed.
Standing in the hotel, he looked listless. He slowly took the candy handed to him by A Luo without saying thank you. Since he had lost his palm, he could only use his arm to hold the candy in his pocket.
Ah Luo explained quietly, "The person in charge is usually very nice. If he sees people in the safe zone who can't afford to eat, he'll share his share. He's the person in charge, but he often goes hungry. Maybe he's just in a bad mood because he just lost his hands."
No one would feel good about this.
Wen Bei nodded in understanding.
A Luo smiled and said, "The person in charge has some crystals on him. We want to buy some food and go look for the lost supplies right away."
Time is life, they must race against time, any delay may result in someone in the safe zone starving to death.
After the person in charge came back, A Luo became much more optimistic.
He is a positive person and possesses a spirit that is rare in the end times.
Wen Bei looked at his smile, and his expression became more sincere: "Well, then I'll take you to the retail area."
Luo's situation is not suitable for buying freshly prepared food in restaurants, and the retail area is more suitable for him.
Although there are now purchase restrictions in the retail area, as the boss, he can grant them privileges and allow them to buy more food that is easy to carry and store on the road.
When he was about to reach the restaurant, Wen Bei saw Ji Mingyuan standing there.
He was about to say hello when he noticed something was wrong with the atmosphere.
At this moment, they were standing in the waiting area outside the restaurant. The people who had been queuing there had noticed something was wrong and had slipped away early, leaving only a few people from the original White Eagle Guild.
Bai You's eyes widened: "Are you really not going back with us?"
He was so anxious that he even forgot to use honorifics.
As soon as Wen Bei saw the gossip, he stopped immediately.
His expression became curious.
Ji Mingyuan responded calmly: "I've already answered this question for you."
Bai You was unwilling: "But......!"
Ji Mingyuan: "You have slept here for three nights. Today should be the fourth day."
His expression was very serious. Bai You was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "That's right."
Like a child being criticized by a strict teacher, he even kept his hands in place, on both sides of his trouser pockets.
Ji Mingyuan: "After seeing how amazing this hotel is, you still insist that I should go back?"
Everyone has selfish motives. Bai You's eyes turned red: "But the guild needs you."
Ji Mingyuan: "I trust the new president very much."
He was not moved, and his resolute face still revealed calmness, as if nothing had happened.
The moment he decided to self-destruct and leave the base, he abandoned his old identity.
Ji Mingyuan, the president of the White Eagle Guild, no longer exists in the world. There is only a security guard in the hotel who does his job conscientiously.
The person next to Bai You finally couldn't stand it anymore. He stopped Bai You and shook his head: "We should go."
He had different ideas from Bai You. This time he came more with the idea of saying goodbye. He knew Ji Mingyuan too well. Ji Mingyuan could create greater value in this hotel than in the base, and he would not leave.
Huang Qian and Xuan Yi were not the only ones worried about the sudden heavy snow. As a large guild, they also had many obligations and did not renew their room yesterday.
The man looked at Ji Mingyuan deeply. This time he did not call him President. Instead, he grinned and called him Brother Ji in a friendly tone.
A subtle smile appeared in Ji Mingyuan's eyes: "Yeah."
Bai You and the others left. Ji Mingyuan looked towards Wen Bei and said helplessly, "Boss."
Wen Bei touched his nose and blinked innocently: "I didn't mean to eavesdrop."
He knew that Ji Mingyuan had discovered him as soon as he approached, but since the employees didn't stop, he shamelessly listened to everything.
Ji Mingyuan didn't care much. He looked at the person in charge behind A Luo, his eyes slightly fixed: "Is this the person in charge of the nearby safe zone?"
Wen Bei: "Do you know each other?"
Ji Mingyuan: "Yes, I've been to that safe zone before on a mission."
There is a sugarcane field in that safe zone, and sugarcane is often traded with the base.
But the person in charge looks...
Ji Mingyuan's eyes flashed: "You look very tired."
The person in charge didn't respond, but just looked up at him.
A Luo felt that the atmosphere was not right and quickly explained: "He just escaped death and has not recovered yet."
There are all kinds of strange people in the apocalypse, so Ji Mingyuan shouldn't react too much.
But he only glanced at A Luo, and his brows furrowed even tighter: "Are you guys free? Let me treat you to a meal."
Now that the hotel is making money, Ji Mingyuan also has his own salary.
Ah Luo didn't expect such a pleasant surprise: "Really?"
He looked at the person in charge happily: "Great! You must try the food here!"
The person in charge looked at him with a gloomy face, then smiled stiffly: "Yes, that's great..."
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