"Let's... eat something and take a rest first." After hearing Shi Jiu's answer, Gao Ziang decided to observe first and turned to signal Meng Xingxiu.
Meng Xingxiu didn't have any objection. He said that he was alone now, so what could he have an opinion about? He would just follow Brother Gao.
"Okay, you can go buy food by yourselves. The place to rest is in the sofa area over there." Shi Jiu was not disappointed. It was okay to spend money. Let her collect some crystal cores. The child was almost out of savings.
Looking at the number of crystal cores on the tablet, I couldn't help feeling sad. Alas, I haven't even spent a single day with the money I earned.
Gao Ziang walked towards the vending machine, not knowing whether the things there were expensive or not. He only had a gold ring and a thin gold necklace left in his pocket.
In addition to exchanging supplies for other things in the base, you can also exchange jewelry with the base. Hard currencies like gold are still valuable, and many people who have enough food and drink for the time being will exchange them to please people in higher positions.
"This... uses crystal cores?" The conspicuous red payment currency on the LCD screen of the vending machine deeply stung his eyes. With trembling hands, he took out a handful of crystal cores from the zipper pocket and slid them into the coin slot with a clang.
After clicking on everything on the electronic screen, the goods will be pushed out from the exit below.
"Brother Gao, why are you buying so much?" Meng Xingxiu, standing behind him, couldn't see the screen clearly. Seeing so many products coming out, Brother Gao must be running out of money. The supplies here are not cheap outside. Are the prices here lower?
He thought Gao Ziang had invested all the remaining gold jewelry. Gao Ziang had asked him to come here to look for supplies because they both had little money in their pockets and didn't even have the money to stay in the base and eat tomorrow.
He is fine, as he is alone and one person's food can feed the whole family. But Brother Gao is not so lucky, as he has elderly parents and young children to support, and he has no money or supplies. It is difficult for him to even survive in this doomsday.
So when Gao Ziang came to him, out of gratitude for saving his life before, and also because he had no other choice, the two combined made him risk such a great danger to follow him here.
Who knew that instead of finding the supplies, I entered a mysterious hotel that not only isolated the zombies, but also allowed me to stand in this spacious and bright lobby with such modern things next to me. For a moment, I felt like I was back in the days before the end of the world.
"Mengzi...we're saved!" Gao Ziang grabbed Meng Xingxiu and shoved his head straight at the vending machine's screen. "Look, all we need here are crystal cores! Crystal cores! We've fought so many zombies, and these things are finally of some use!"
Gao Ziang was so excited that his palms were sweating and his face was flushed. For a person who was about to be penniless, this was tantamount to telling him that the pebbles he had saved before could also be used as currency, which in disguised form accumulated a large amount of funds for himself.
"Brother Gao! Brother Gao, calm down. What can I see from such a close distance?" Meng Xingxiu was speechless and helpless. He was not nearsighted. There was only one outcome if he suddenly hit the screen, and that was that he would not be able to see anything.
Moreover, Gao Ziang was much stronger than him, so he couldn't break free and could only passively cling to the front of the vending machine.
"Ah... sorry, I was too excited." Gao Ziang heard Meng Xingxiu's response and suddenly realized what he was doing. He quickly let him go, "Mengzi, it's a crystal core! A crystal core!"
"What?" Meng Xingxiu finally caught the point. He adjusted his collar and looked at the screen suspiciously. "Is that the thing we took out when we killed the zombies?"
The screen clearly showed that instant noodles only required five crystal cores, as did mineral water, sausage, and clothing. If you looked at the prices in crystal cores, they weren't really that cheap.
However, considering that the monetary system has collapsed and barter is now the way things are, paying with crystal cores that have not yet been researched to have any use will undoubtedly greatly reduce the difficulty of survival for ordinary people.
"This... Oh my God, then aren't those crystal cores of ours a huge fortune?" Meng Xingxiu said in surprise. Although he didn't have much on him now, he had quite a few in the packages at the base. He wouldn't have to worry about not having food if he brought them here.
"Boss, do you accept purchases with crystal cores here?" Gao Ziang moved all the things he bought to the sofa. Since he had nothing on him to put them in, he left them there for the time being and went straight to the front desk.
Shi Jiu was still sitting at the counter, looking at the TV on the wall, thinking about turning it on later to see if there was anything to watch, when he saw Gao Ziang running over with an anxious look on his face and asking.
"Yes, whether you are staying in the hotel or buying things here, all the consumption is in crystal cores, and I only accept crystal cores." Shi Jiu decided to write this consumption rule on the blackboard at the back to avoid having to answer each person who came in, which would be too troublesome.
Gao Ziang looked at the blackboard behind him, which said that a single room costs 10 crystal cores per person per day, and a thought came to his mind, "If I want to stay here for a long time, how much will it cost?"
Shi Jiu looked at him in surprise. She had never thought about this before.
"We haven't developed this type of project yet, so if you want to stay there, you still have to follow the above rules. A single room has a large bed measuring 1.8 meters by 2 meters, which is at least comfortable for sleeping. Two big men can sleep there without any problems. Because it is a single room, the area is relatively small, so apart from the bed, bathroom, a small table and a small sofa, other hardware facilities cannot be provided."
"There may be other room types developed in the future, but for now we can only provide single rooms." Shi Jiu told him the general situation.
As the system is upgraded, there will definitely be more and more room types coming out. It doesn’t matter if you tell me in advance. Who knows, people might think this place is nice and live comfortably so they might decide to stay here for a long time.
Gao Ziang really wants to live here for a long time. If you put other factors aside, this is undoubtedly a perfect living environment.
Zombies can't get in, and his safety is guaranteed. He has a place to live and food to eat. At most, he will consume crystal cores, but the most he has on him now is crystal cores. It would be better to use the remaining crystal cores to buy supplies here than to exchange the two gold ornaments for things outside.
In today's world, the population may not be as large as the number of zombies. During this period of time, the zombies they encountered outside were all in groups. If those zombies were not clumsy and slow in movement, they would have followed the large group of people with super powers to chop zombies, and would have been counterattacked by those zombies long ago.
Shi Jiu saw him hesitating, and it looked like he really wanted to stay longer. Could it be that he didn't have enough crystal cores? Or maybe he had too many family members, and the burden fell on him.
"How about this? Tell me where you're from. I'll give you a discount, 40% off your first-day stay. How about that?"
Shi Jiu was quite interested in the current situation outside. He didn't hear much information from the previous chat of the team and was only busy watching them fighting among themselves.
It's only a 40% discount on crystal cores for one day, which is not a big loss. In the end, he will spend his money here anyway. All the crystal cores in this world must belong to her, Shi Jiu, a working person, hahaha!
Ahem, that was a bit silly. Shi Jiu pulled himself out of his crazy thoughts and raised an eyebrow to signal Gao Ziang, "How is it?"
"What's wrong?" Meng Xingxiu also had a good time at the vending machine. Gao Ziang hadn't returned to him yet, so he came to him to ask about the situation. He happened to hear Shi Jiu asking.
"She's... fine, she just wants to ask a question. Okay, I promise." A 40% discount would save a lot of crystal cores for supplies. "What do you want to ask?"
"Don't worry, you guys eat something first, and we'll go over to the sofa to talk." Shi Jiu didn't think it was that urgent, so he went over to see what was on TV.
"You don't have to be so reserved. Just call me Little Boss. Although this place is quite magical, I won't eat people."
Shi Jiu felt helpless. These two people acted as if they were facing a formidable enemy whenever they met her. She wasn't some terrifying beast, and she didn't look scary. Could it be that she hadn't gotten over the shadow of Grandma Wolf yet?
"I'm sorry, it's dangerous outside right now. We...were unconscious." The two felt somewhat embarrassed.
She might have had some doubts just now, but after coming in and taking a look, to be honest, the life here is better than that of the people on the base. They are two poor people and there is nothing much for others to gain, so she didn't have any other ideas. The most important thing now is to find a place to settle down.
Shi Jiu walked in front and the two of them walked behind. When Meng Xingxiu heard what Gao Ziang relayed to him, excitement instantly filled his handsome face.
To be honest, neither of them is ugly, and both have regular features. Gao Ziang has a tough guy style, a square face, and is 1.8 meters tall. Although he has no special powers, he is physically strong, otherwise he would not have come here with just a helper.
Although Meng Xingxiu is also tall, he is not as strong as Gao Ziang. However, he is more flexible and has a pretty face. He is actually a cheerful person. However, he has received some training in the apocalypse and is still very reliable in battle.
The two of them met simply because Meng Xingxiu accidentally left the main group while fighting zombies. He was about to be killed by the zombies, but Gao Ziang came and saved his life with an iron rod. So the carefree Meng Xingxiu became Gao Ziang's younger brother. They usually went on missions to fight zombies together. They had a life-and-death friendship, so they would have a tacit understanding when acting together.
"Brother Gao, do you want to bring your sister-in-law and children out to live with you?" Meng Xingxiu asked as he walked over.
"The base is almost unable to hold us. Besides, what supplies can I exchange for shelter and food?"
Staying there will only lead to further slaughter. That base is no longer a safe zone; its nature has changed.
"What about you? Do you still want to go back and live there?" Gao Ziang asked him, "There's nothing there worth staying for."
"Forget about the shabby tent over there. I might as well live here. If I don't have enough crystal cores, I can go out and fight zombies. It's better than going back and exchanging this and that." Meng Xingxiu said disdainfully when he thought of the situation in the base.
Shi Jiu walked to the TV and turned on the switch. A TV series immediately appeared on the screen with synchronized sound and picture. The place instantly became more lively and no longer as empty as before.
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