Apocalypse: The Hotel She Runs Is the Only Paradise

Chapter 14: Encountering Zombies on the Road

Chapter 14

After leaving the base, Gu Wanyin hadn't gone far when she heard the system's voice.

"Ding! Congratulations, host. You have completed the task and received the following rewards: one staff dormitory room, two sets of staff uniforms, Room 205, upgrades for Room 202 and Guest Room 203, one rice noodle shop, and unlimited rice noodles."

The task was already completed before she even got back to the hotel?

Well, it made sense since Xu Shi had been recruited as a waiter.

Now she'd have rice noodles to eat, and even a rice noodle shop...

Just thinking about the spicy and sour rice noodles made Gu Wanyin's mouth water.

"New task unlocked: Recruit another hotel guest. This guest has identity restrictions - must be female. No time limit. Task rewards: Rooms 206, 207, 208, upgrades for Rooms 204 and 205, unlimited portions of five dishes, unlimited amounts of five types of fruit, unlimited amounts of five types of drinks."

Gu Wanyin was almost dazed by the abundance of rewards.

She could already envision the wonderful life ahead!

However, this time the guest had identity restrictions? Only females?

"Sister, what's wrong?" Xu Shi asked, puzzled. "Why did you suddenly stop?"

"Oh, it's nothing. I just feel a bit hungry," Gu Wanyin said as she took off her backpack, unzipped it, and took out two pieces of bread.

Xu Shi's eyes nearly popped out.

It was bread! And it was perfectly packaged, not dry at all!

Although he had never seen this packaging before, he could tell it would be delicious!

He was even more convinced now that the hotel Gu Wanyin spoke of was real.

"Now that you're a hotel waiter, you can eat this bread. There's apple jam flavor and chocolate croissant flavor. Which one do you want?" Gu Wanyin asked.

"I... I'm fine with either..." Xu Shi swallowed, stunned.

She was even letting him choose the flavor?

He was already grateful just to be given food!

How could he be picky?

"Alright, I'll give you the coconut one then. I prefer the croissant, hehe," Gu Wanyin said as she handed the coconut bread to Xu Shi.

"Can I really eat this bread?" Xu Shi asked.

"Of course you can! Eat it without worry. When we get back to the hotel, you can eat as much bread as you want."

As soon as Gu Wanyin finished speaking, Xu Shi tore open the packaging and began eating in big bites.

It was soft, fluffy, fragrant, and sweet!

He finally didn't have to go hungry anymore!

No more picking up other people's dropped cookie crumbs mixed with dirt!

Xu Shi decided he would stick close to this big sister no matter what! Wherever she told him to go, he'd follow without question!

Unlike Xu Shi's wolfish eating, Gu Wanyin ate more slowly, so while eating her bread, she took the opportunity to explain the hotel situation to Xu Shi.

"You probably won't be very busy at the hotel. When guests arrive, you just need to check them in and introduce them to the food vending machines. I'll teach you how to operate everything when we get back."

"Mm-hmm," Xu Shi nodded vigorously, his mouth full of bread.

"Oh, and the hotel provides room and board for waiters, but there's no salary, okay?" Gu Wanyin said.

Xu Shi smiled bitterly and said, "Sister, you're giving me a place to live and food to eat. I'm already so grateful! How could I ask for a salary on top of that?"

Gu Wanyin smiled and continued, "Also, the most important thing is that you must make sure guests clearly see the hotel rules displayed next to the front desk. Tell them they absolutely must not break the rules. Oh, and you too - you need to do your job as a waiter properly. Don't let your kind heart help guests break rules. If you do that, both you and the guest will be removed from the hotel, okay?"

One of the reasons she was willing to hire Xu Shi as a waiter was because he was kind.

Gu Wanyin wanted to provide a safe haven for kind people.

But if that kindness went too far and was taken advantage of, it wouldn't be good.

"Don't worry, Sister," Xu Shi promised, patting his chest. "I'll do exactly as you say. I absolutely won't do anything you tell me not to do."

Although he was kind, he still had a clear head. The hotel wasn't his, so how could he use someone else's property to be charitable?

As they continued walking towards the hotel after finishing their bread, they encountered a few zombies.

"They're level two zombies!" Xu Shi's face turned pale with fright. "Sister, what do we do?"

"It's fine," Gu Wanyin said nonchalantly. "They can't see us, or even if they can, they can't do anything to us."

Since Xu Shi was now a hotel waiter, he naturally enjoyed the same protection mechanism from the system as she did.

Sure enough, those zombies passed by them not far away as if they couldn't see them at all.

However, those grotesque faces were truly terrifying!

Gu Wanyin couldn't help but shudder.

Xu Shi stared blankly as the zombies walked away, his heart filled with wild joy.

It was true! The zombies couldn't harm them now!

It seemed that the hotel his sister spoke of really could repel zombies!

...

When Gu Wanyin brought Xu Shi back to the hotel, it was already evening.

The hotel sign's lights were already lit up.

Xu Shi stared in amazement.

"I don't know how long it's been since I've seen electric lights," Xu Shi murmured. "In Sunshine Base, there weren't many Ability Users, and not many Crystal Cores. Most importantly, there was no equipment to generate electricity from Crystal Cores."

"Don't worry, the power here will never go out. Come on in," Gu Wanyin said.

As soon as they entered the hotel, Cola and Hamburger immediately rushed over.

"Big sister, you're back!"

"Big sister, we watched the hotel well today!"

Gu Wanyin patted the two little ones' heads and praised them: "Cola and Hamburger did a great job!"

At this moment, Hamburger noticed Xu Shi behind Gu Wanyin and asked, "Oh, big sister, who is this brother? Is he a new guest?"

"No, he's the new hotel waiter I recruited. His name is Xu Shi. From now on, you should call him Brother Xu Shi, okay?" Gu Wanyin introduced.

"Hello, Brother Xu Shi!" Cola greeted obediently.

Hamburger said straightforwardly, "Brother Xu Shi, you're very handsome!"

Although it was just a little girl of a few years old, Xu Shi still couldn't help blushing at her words.

"Hahaha, Hamburger, you have good taste!" Gu Wanyin laughed.

Afterwards, she took Xu Shi on a tour of the hotel, introducing him to the cabinets containing various foods and the food dispensing machine in the cafeteria, teaching him how to use the machine.

Xu Shi nodded repeatedly, listening attentively to Gu Wanyin's words.

Then Gu Wanyin brought him to the front desk, explained the room key machine, and told him how to check in guests.

Xu Shi was quite intelligent; he understood everything after Gu Wanyin explained it once.

But he still couldn't help marveling at how magical this hotel was!

And Gu Wanyin, the owner of this hotel, made him even more awestruck!

"Alright, do you understand everything? Then let me show you to your staff dormitory," Gu Wanyin said.

The system had already told her that the staff dormitory was located to the right of the front desk, next to the stairwell.

Sure enough, there was now an additional door there.

Gu Wanyin let Xu Shi go forward and push the door open.

Although she couldn't enter the guest rooms, she could enter the staff dormitory.

Inside was a modestly sized room. While the facilities weren't as good as Gu Wanyin's main room, they were better than the current guest rooms. There was a single bed, ceiling light, curtains, a set of table and chairs, a small wardrobe, a kitchen with a tap, a small electric cooker and tableware, and a bathroom with a sink, toilet, shower, towels, and toiletries.

"This will be your dormitory from now on. You should have two sets of staff uniforms hanging in the wardrobe," Gu Wanyin told Xu Shi.

"Sister, I... I never thought I'd live to see the day I could stay in a room like this," Xu Shi said, his eyes reddening. "Can I really stay here from now on?"