Chapter 22 Profit Settlement + Upgrade Shelter + New...
It was dawn, several hours had passed since the game update at midnight, and the players who had settled down early had all fallen asleep.
But at this moment, Zhu Yu was still staring at the business panel in front of him with great concentration:
[Total cost of fortress operation]: 96055 gold coins.
[Teleportation array maintenance cost]: 40,000 (10,000 gold coins/each).
[Total maintenance cost of city gates and walls]: 15,000 gold coins.
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Residential area (36720 gold coins):
[Maintenance cost of small igloo (single person)]: 15200 (20 gold coins/room * 760 rooms).
[Medium-sized igloo (double) maintenance cost]: 15520 (40 gold coins/room * 388 rooms).
[Maintenance cost of large igloo (3-5 people)]: 6000 (80 gold coins/room * 75 rooms).
Total number of guests: 1,836.
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Central Hall (1090 gold coins):
[Task bulletin board maintenance fee]: 50 gold coins.
[Vending Machine]: 20 gold coins*2.
[Public lounge cleaning and maintenance fee]: 1,000 gold coins.
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Training Base (320 gold coins in total):
[First level training maintenance cost]: 200 gold coins.
[Second floor training room maintenance cost]: 120 (60 gold coins/each * 2 rooms).
[Maintenance cost of three-story simulated battle room]: 0 (80 gold coins/each * 0 rooms).
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Underground Hot Spring (2925 gold coins):
[Maintenance cost of small hot spring pool (single person)]: 945 (15 gold coins/pool * 63 pools).
[Medium-sized hot spring pool (double) maintenance cost]: 900 (25 gold coins/pool * 36 pools).
[Maintenance cost of large hot spring pool (3-5 people)]: 480 (60 gold coins/pool * 8 pools).
[Basic shower room maintenance fee]: 500 (250 gold coins/room * two rooms for men and women).
[Hot spring rest area maintenance fee]: 100 gold coins.
Total number of people taking hot spring baths: 167 people.
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[Total income from fortress operation]: 284,113 gold coins.
[Teleportation Array]: Teleported 2,174 players in total, earning 173,920 gold coins (80 gold coins per player per time).
[Fortress Pass]: A total of 3760 players entered the fortress, earning 37600 (10 gold coins/person).
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Residential area (66,560 gold coins):
[Small Ice House (Single Person)]: 30,400 (40 gold coins/room * 760 rooms).
[Medium-sized igloo (double) maintenance cost]: 27160 (70 gold coins/room * 388 rooms).
[Maintenance cost of large igloo (3-5 people)]: 9000 (120 gold coins/room * 75 rooms).
Total number of guests: 1,836.
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Central Hall (334 gold coins):
[Vending Machine]: 334 gold coins.
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Training Base (1530 gold coins in total):
[First floor training equipment usage fee]: 1370 (5 gold coins/person/8h).
[Training Room on the Second Floor]: 160 (80 gold coins/each*2 rooms).
[Three-story simulated battle room]: 0 (100 gold coins/each * 0 rooms).
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Underground Hot Spring (4169 gold coins):
[Small hot spring pool (single person)]: 1575 (25 gold coins/pool * 63 pools).
[Medium-sized hot spring pool (double)]: 1440 (40 gold coins/pool * 36 pools).
[Large Hot Spring Pool (3-5 people)]: 600 (75 gold coins/pool * 8 pools).
[Towel]: 244 gold coins.
[Bathrobe]: 310 gold coins.
Total number of people taking hot spring baths: 167 people.
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[Net income from fortress operation]: 188,058 gold coins.
Looking at the rows of numbers listed on the panel, Zhu Yu couldn't help but sigh that the complexity of running a hot pot restaurant was nothing compared to the complexity of managing a fortress.
Fortunately, she had accumulated some business experience in the past fifteen days, so she did not appear to be too flustered today and was able to reasonably set the price of each item in a short period of time.
She was glad that the system still automatically helped her settle the bill, just like it did at the hot pot restaurant.
But even so, she still felt it necessary to carefully analyze the income and expenditure details.
Although today's net profit is quite substantial, the main source of income is obviously concentrated in the teleportation array and the fortress pass.
Zhu Yu knew very well that it was only because of the game update in the middle of the night that many players fled in panic due to the sudden snowstorm, which led to the teleportation array being used in such large quantities.
Secondly, there are nearly two thousand players living in igloos, which means that the shelters of almost this number of players were either destroyed in the blizzard or could not hold out for too long, so they simply gave up upgrading and chose to live in igloos.
Of course, it is not ruled out that some players play purely for the experience, but Zhu Yu estimates that there are not many such people.
And as players gradually become familiar with the rules of the fortress - players who move into the igloo automatically get a pass, the income from the pass will likely decrease in the future, and may even be reduced by half.
The income, expenditure and costs in other areas were relatively reasonable, so Zhu Yu began to think about how to reduce costs more effectively as revenue gradually decreased.
Her eyes rested on the teleportation arrays - their daily maintenance costs were as high as 40,000 gold coins.
She originally placed the teleportation arrays at four densely populated locations to ensure maximum utilization.
As players continue to teleport to the fortress, the number of people that can be teleported has been greatly reduced. Even if the location is changed, future traffic will be difficult to compare with today.
Zhu Yu thought about it and decided to let the teleportation array continue to operate for a few more days. After the number of players near the safe zone and in the fortress stabilized, he would keep one teleportation array and put the other three back into the backpacks, thus reducing the daily maintenance cost of 30,000 gold coins.
The business idea gradually became clear. Zhu Yu was busy all night and finally couldn't resist the sleepiness. As soon as she lay down on the bed, she fell into a deep sleep.
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[Extreme Cold Disaster: Day 15, Temperature: -90°C, Number of Players: 5891/10000]
Not long after she fell asleep, Zhu Yu was awakened by the cold temperature in the room. As soon as she opened her eyes, she subconsciously opened her personal panel.
Even after she worked hard all night to turn the tide, nearly two thousand players still failed to survive the blizzard, and the number of survivors dropped sharply from more than 7,500 to more than 5,000.
Fortunately, after checking the map, she found that there were about 1,000 players stationed near the safe zone, and more than 2,000 people were stranded in the fortress. This total number just met her requirement to ensure that 30% of the players survived.
Despite this, Zhu Yu did not let down his guard.
The natural disaster game only halfway through gave her such a big "surprise", who knows what will happen next?
After all, even System 996 could hardly fully predict the logic of the game.
Late last night, everyone stared at the decreasing number of survivors and the temperature, staring at each other in silence for a long while.
But now is not the time to discuss the game's brain circuits.
She was so busy rescuing other players last night that she almost forgot about her own shelter.
Oh, no, she did remember it for a moment, but at that time she was busy making a big purchase, and seeing her account balance was running low, she put the matter out of her mind again.
Fortunately, her wallet is now full again.
Looking at the six-digit gold coins lying quietly in the account, Zhu Yu couldn't help but laugh - as a laborer who just graduated with a monthly salary of three thousand, she had never had so much savings in real life.
I didn’t expect that the first time I experienced the feeling of becoming rich overnight would be in this crappy survival game.
Zhu Yu didn't say anything, hurried to the bathroom to wash up, and opened the shelter's system mall with the enthusiasm of "Double Eleven Shopping".
Since it was impossible to predict the specific content of the game update, she stockpiled a lot of iron blocks, wood blocks and stones for upgrading early on, intending to be ready for any emergency at any time.
Zhu Yu originally wanted to exchange these materials for gold coins for emergency use when funds were insufficient, but he did not use them last night, so he simply made a big move and carried out a second large-scale upgrade of the shelter.
[It is detected that your shelter has been upgraded again. This upgrade can unlock the shelter appearance. Do you choose to replace it? ]
When Zhu Yu saw the red box pop up, he clicked "Yes" without hesitation.
Then pictures of various styles of exteriors popped up on the shelter page for her to choose from.
Zhu Yu browsed through them one by one, and finally his eyes stopped on the "log cabin".
Think about it, which Southerner can resist the perfect combination of "snow day" and "log house"?
This completely satisfies all of Zhu Yu's fantasies about winter. Moreover, she has watched countless videos of white noise in warm wooden houses on snowy days to help her sleep!
After walking out of the tent, she couldn't wait to confirm her choice.
Almost instantly, the appearance of a cabin took shape in the place of the tent.
A thin layer of snow accumulated on the dark brown wooden walls, and the roof of the wooden house was covered with thick snow.
A string of crystal icicles hangs from the edge of the eaves, sparkling with clear light, like natural glass ornaments.
There is a small terrace at the door of the wooden house, and a small fence surrounded by wooden railings next to it. A few green vines are wrapped around the railings, adding a bit of vitality.
There is also a round wooden table and two chairs on the terrace, so it seems that you can enjoy the afternoon sun here at any time.
Of course, in the Arctic Disaster dungeon, Zhu Yu had no hope of enjoying the sunshine.
She walked forward and took hold of the door handle, which was made of brass and was slightly warm to the touch.
A retro iron lamp is hung next to the door, with a warm yellow flame burning in the lampshade.
Zhu Yu pushed open the wooden door and walked into the house. Compared with the previous tent, the wooden house had several more windows, so the whole room seemed more spacious and brighter.
She looked to the right and her eyes suddenly lit up - there was a private kitchen!
When Zhu Yu saw the kitchen clearly, she couldn't help but let out a scream of surprise in her heart - this was simply a perfect presentation of her favorite southern European summer country style!
The kitchen walls are covered with pale yellow tiles with hand-painted patterns, and in the center is a solid wood dining table covered with a plain linen tablecloth.
On the tablecloth there was a vase filled with fresh wild flowers picked from somewhere, and next to it was a ceramic fruit plate filled with lemons and oranges.
There are several wooden chairs next to the dining table, with small hand-woven cushions on the backs.
Various spice jars and kitchen utensils are neatly arranged on the cooking table, and next to it is a small oven, stove and built-in refrigerator.
Behind the countertop is an open shelf where a variety of ceramic tableware, utensils and enamel pots are displayed.
There are also bottles of olive oil and canned pickled vegetables on the storage shelves against the wall.
There are several small copper pots hanging near the stove, and the pots are shining with a warm luster under the light.
There are several cookbooks on the cabinet against the wall next to the white ceramic sink, which Zhu Yu can read at will in his spare time.
A light green floral curtain hangs by the window, and there are several pots of fresh herbs on the windowsill. Mint, basil and rosemary are growing lushly and are ready for use at any time.
It was incredible how the updates to the shelter always hit her heart so cleverly and were generated exactly the way she liked them.
Zhu Yu exclaimed in surprise and took an orange from the fruit plate.
She peeled the orange, reluctantly left the kitchen and walked out.
The changes in other places were not big, but Zhu Yu found that the area of the bathroom had increased a lot.
She stood at the bathroom door and adjusted it to dry and wet separation in the thumbnail.
After she finished all this, she noticed that there seemed to be an empty space inside, as if waiting for her to place something.
With this size and this shape - of course it's for a big bathtub!
After placing the large bathtub, she specially selected a few scented bath balls and placed them on the small shelf next to the bathtub, looking forward to enjoying the relaxing time filled with fragrance during her next bath.
Finally, Zhu Yu came to his bedroom.
She replaced the original simple wooden bed with a comfortable four-poster bed, and replaced the original quilt with a warmer goose down quilt. The color of the new three-piece set is warm yellow.
She sat down gently, feeling the soft yet supportive new mattress, and she couldn't wait to sink into it.
No, it’s not time to take a nap yet, she has other important things to do!
Zhu Yu pulled herself out of bed with great difficulty. After expanding the shelter, she found that there were still some wood and iron blocks left over. She then remembered that the hot pot restaurant had just updated the seafood soup base a while ago.
Some time ago, she temporarily put the expansion of the hot pot restaurant on hold because she was worried about the game update.
She opened the thumbnail and map of the hot pot restaurant and noticed that although the hot pot restaurant and the fortress were both located in the safe zone, they were some distance apart and the hot pot restaurant was not within the cold-resistant range of the fortress.
Everyone likes new things, and if players in the fortress want to go to the hot pot restaurant, they have to go around from the outside, which is a bit troublesome.
No wonder Jing Miao sent her a message after the business opened early this morning saying that the customer flow was much less than before.
Zhu Yu analyzed the locations of the two business points on the map, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind. He long-pressed the location of the hot pot restaurant. Unexpectedly, he could actually move the hot pot restaurant on it!
Worried that the players in the store might be frightened, she moved the hot pot restaurant to the edge of the fortress as quickly as possible, and moved her own nest there as well.
In order to make sure that this sudden idea would not go wrong, Zhu Yugang rushed out to check as soon as he finished setting up the hot pot restaurant.
As soon as she stepped outside and realized she could barely feel the cold wind, she knew she was now inside the fortress.
Zhu Yu returned to the cabin, changed his clothes, put on his work clothes, slipped into the hot pot restaurant through the back door, and squeezed behind the counter with Jing Miao to observe the outside.
She was surprised to find that the main entrance of the hot pot restaurant was integrated with the wall of the fortress, as if an entrance had been forcibly chiseled out of the wall.
In response to this discovery, Zhu Yu thought for a moment, moved his cabin to an inconspicuous corner on the map, then removed the access control of the back door and set new rules:
Players without a pass can only enter and exit through the main gate, while players with a pass can enter and exit freely through the back door and return directly to the fortress from the hot pot restaurant.
This not only preserves the rules of the fortress, but also makes it convenient for players living in the fortress to visit the hot pot restaurant.
After the new address was selected, just as Zhu Yu was preparing to further expand the hot pot restaurant, he suddenly heard a voice coming from the front:
"Hello, are you the owner of the hot pot restaurant? Do you know where to apply for the butler position in the fortress?"
Zhu Yu raised his head upon hearing the voice, walked around the counter that blocked his view and looked forward.
"It's like this. I saw a job posting on the fortress gate, but I don't know where the fortress's leader is. I thought you might know, so I came to the hot pot restaurant to ask you."
Chai Junliang was holding a stack of documents in his hands, and there were a few unmelted snowflakes on his hair.
Seeing the NPC opposite react, he immediately showed a sunny and cheerful smile and said with a smile.
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