Chapter 17
After dinner, Mingzhu took 184 for a walk along the edge of the "Taoyuan Base".
As 184's damaged program gradually recovered, 184 was able to materialize in the real world. No longer virtual, only visible to Mingzhu.
Of course, not yet. To others, it would be like a candle flickering in the air.
"Host, I think you can advertise and promote the 'Taoyuan Base'." 184 said to Mingzhu with full concentration and seriousness.
Mingzhu: "...No."
"?" 184 was very surprised. "Why not?"
"It's troublesome. And I'm finding something for myself to do." Mingzhu prefers to build slowly. Now that the framework has been set up, the rest can be done slowly.
If we advertise now, we will be too busy to handle the influx of people.
So Mingzhu thought carefully and decided not to advertise now.
184 was unbelievable and didn't know what to say: "Just because you are afraid of trouble, you are just a salted fish?"
"What else?" Mingzhu spread his hands and emphasized, "First of all, I'm not a lazy person. Look, I've completed the framework of the 'Taoyuan Base' in just a few days."
"Also, 184, I, the host, want to teach you a lesson. Haste makes waste. We're building a base, not anything else. Taking it slow is the only way to lay a solid foundation."
184: "......"
It makes so much sense that I can't refute it.
184 rubbed the cat's face, not knowing what to say, and could only let Mingzhu get more and more excited with his "wrong ideas".
In the end, 184 lowered his head, apparently feeling sleepy from Mingzhu's nagging.
Fortunately, Mingzhu stopped nagging and took 184 back to his residence to rest while it was getting dark.
That night, Mingzhu was still dreamless and stayed up almost all night until dawn.
Qin Mingyue and Yu Xiaowan, however, were staying in a warm and comfortable double room, but they were unusually sleepless. Even before falling asleep, they were feeling very sleepy.
"We only paid for one day's room. If we want to stay here tomorrow, we will have to pay again." Qin Mingyue was lying on the single bed by the window and spoke to Yu Xiaowan, who was obviously also asleep and sleeping on another single bed.
"So what do you think? Stay here or continue to City C?" Yu Xiaowan asked softly.
"I have no idea."
"If you don't know, then I don't know either." Yu Xiaowan sighed, "We don't know what the current situation is in City C. If we talk about safety, I definitely think it's safer here."
"Of course not absolutely." Yu Xiaowan paused, then continued, "The boss was able to single-handedly take on the Wild Boar King, so he must be formidable. With him around, I'm sure this 'Taoyuan Inn' will be very safe. So, compared to going to City C, I prefer to stay here."
"Your calm analysis doesn't seem like you." Qin Mingyue sighed.
"Are you trying to say that I'm no longer tea-loving?" Yu Xiaowan rolled her eyes and said rudely, "Now that there are only two girls, how can my tea-loving nature be of any use?"
Qin Mingyue laughed brightly with a chuckle.
"So, ummm." Yu Xiaowan spread her hands, looking particularly helpless. "Not all boys like girls with a teay aroma. Besides, my tea taste is not very authentic."
Qin Mingyue laughed even more happily this time.
"Then don't be so rude in front of the boss tomorrow." Qin Mingyue laughed for a while before sighing and saying, "Actually, the boss is quite easy to talk to."
"I don't think so."
At this time, Yu Xiaowan started to feel teasy again.
"How can he be so easy to talk to." Yu Xiaowan: "Hey, in front of his elder sister, he is polite. But in front of me, his younger sister..."
Qin Mingyue: "...Look, you're here again."
"How many crystal cores do you have?" Yu Xiaowan abruptly changed the subject. "I only have about 20 level one crystal cores."
Qin Mingyue: "There are also about 20 first-level crystal cores. As for the second-level crystal cores, there are three."
"A Level 2 crystal core can be exchanged for 100 Level 1 crystal cores." Yu Xiaowan pondered for a moment before adding, "I think if I'm staying at the Taoyuan Inn for a long time, it would be better to directly exchange the Level 2 crystal cores for the Starlight Coins the boss mentioned."
"Because it's a 12% discount?"
"Yes, it's 12% off." Yu Xiaowan carefully calculated the price for Qin Mingyue. "If you rent it for a day, it's one level one crystal core, and if you rent it for a month, it's 25 level one crystal cores. If you exchange it for Starlight Coins beforehand, it's only 22 Starlight Coins. Calculate how much you've saved?"
"It's indeed impossible to calculate too precisely." Qin Mingyue nodded in agreement and said, "Then shall we register for our personal ID cards together tomorrow?"
"Yes, it needs to be processed." At this point, Yu Xiaowan proudly said that she had 5 second-level crystal cores, and would apply for personal ID cards tomorrow, and deposit 100 Starlight Coins into each of them.
"Shall we still live together?" Qin Mingyue asked.
"Let's live together for a month first." Yu Xiaowan said, "We'll each pay half of the rent."
"Can."
Qin Mingyue didn't expect that it was Xiaowan who first proposed the AA arrangement.
Actually, the AA system is the best. After all, this way, the bills can be clearly divided and no one suffers a loss.
"Go to sleep." Yu Xiaowan closed her eyes first and said vaguely, "Tomorrow we'll get up and go get our ID cards."
Qin Mingyue nodded and fell asleep. The night passed quickly and when she woke up in the morning, she found that it was already past 8 o'clock.
This is a rare thing.
After all, the apocalyptic environment means that the survivors struggling within it rarely get enough sleep. Many people go days without sleep, and even when they do rest, they alternate with trusted companions.
The five of them were considered a small team. Apart from the death of the 'escape champion', the remaining four of them were more harmonious than before.
Anyway, there are just two men and two women, so we can rent two double rooms together.
"Will you two stay?" Qin Mingyue asked Sanshui and Liu Yong first.
Sanshui: "I would like to stay, but my family is still in City C, so I have to go back."
Liu Yong hesitated. His parents were gone, but his grandparents were still in City C. If Sanshui went back, it would seem a bit unreasonable for him not to go with him.
After hesitating for a moment, Liu Yong said, "I'll go back to City C with Sanshui."
"Xiao Wan and I will stay here." Qin Mingyue said seriously, "You know, Xiao Wan and I don't have much fighting power. Without us, you will return to City C even faster."
Sanshui and Liu Yong didn't say anything about Qin Mingyue's words. If they had a choice, they would definitely choose to stay.
They slept very comfortably last night. They hadn't had a good night's sleep since the apocalypse. Last night was truly the most comfortable sleep they had ever had.
Now they are full of energy and naturally more confident that they can reach City C smoothly.
"It's time for dinner," Mingzhu called from the doorway. "Today we have pork liver porridge with wild garlic salad."
"Boss, you get up really early." Liu Yong greeted.
Mingzhu: "The sun has already risen. It's getting late."
Sanshui looked up at the bright red sun and felt inexplicably strange.
"This sun, the color doesn't seem right!"
"What's wrong with it?" Mingzhu asked perfunctorily.
"It looks bright, but it's not very warm." Liu Yong walked in from outside and replied, "But it's only July now."
Hearing Liu Yong say this, Yu Xiaowan subconsciously stretched her neck. "No wonder I felt chilly when I got up."
"Winter has arrived early?"
Qin Mingyue responded subconsciously, then suddenly opened her eyes wide.
This is very likely to happen. Since the beginning of the apocalypse, in addition to the massive mutations of plants and animals, even the climate has become extremely strange.
The temperature in winter can reach 30 degrees, while in summer it can sometimes be close to zero degrees.
It's so weird that we can feel the chill in July. Naturally, we wonder if winter will come early.
"It's time to start planting cotton." Mingzhu listened to the words and confirmed today's itinerary.
"If you want to apply for a personal ID card, please see Ms. Jin Suanpan."
Mingzhu stretched himself, had breakfast, and then started to work. Since Mingzhu planned to build 10 farmlands at once, he didn't have enough building materials, so he had to go find some.
Fortunately, there were building materials needed to build farmland nearby, so Mingzhu did not go far. He dug stones and cut down trees nearby, and also picked some wild vegetables and weeds.
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