Chapter 48 Overloaded!!
Zhu Lanlan's words made Song Chengjun slightly frown.
"Our presence at your school isn't part of any rescue mission.
If you insist on going home, you may leave on your own. We bear no responsibility for your safety."
Song Chengjun didn't alter his decision because of Zhu Lanlan's words.
Though he was the chief commander of the base patrol team, in this apocalyptic era, they had no obligation to be responsible for those who wouldn't follow orders.
Zhu Lanlan never expected that even after humbling herself so much, this poor soldier would still reject her.
But she didn't dare to leave the team and go home alone either.
Though extremely unwilling, Zhu Lanlan could only return to the group and continue moving forward with the main force.
The group was fortunate - they didn't encounter any large zombie hordes on their way out of school.
Once outside the school gates, they saw only ruins everywhere. The streets were devoid of pedestrians, with only the occasional one or two zombies wandering aimlessly.
"Captain Song, how should we get there? Is the hotel you mentioned far? You're not expecting us to walk there on foot, are you?"
Both teachers and students in the school are worried about this issue.
Song Chengjun also felt troubled. When they came here, they thought it was just Shen Zhigui and others inviting them to kill zombies.
They didn't expect to unexpectedly rescue the school's survivors. With so many people, their own vehicles couldn't possibly accommodate everyone.
Song Chengjun looked at Chu Jiangyue: "Boss Chu, do you have any solutions?"
These teachers and students have only eaten very little these past few days, barely maintaining their vital signs. Making them walk to Jianglin Hotel isn't very realistic.
"Host host, they can turn on navigation and choose off-road vehicles like you did, but… customers need to pay 500 copper coins to activate navigation service, and using the vehicles provided by the navigation service also requires hourly fees - 50 copper coins per hour for off-road vehicles.
The transportation provided by the navigation service allows hands-free operation, automatically following the planned route safely."
Hearing the little fox's words, Chu Jiangyue was somewhat surprised.
Never expected the navigation service to have such hidden features.
Although this rental fee is much more expensive than her electric scooter, you get what you pay for—its autonomous driving capability is an amazing experience.
But there's no time to dwell on it now; having any vehicle to ride is already fortunate enough.
"500 copper coins to activate the navigation service. Choose an appropriate vehicle from the transportation options, with the off-road vehicle rental priced at 50 copper coins per hour.
Whether to activate it is up to you."
After saying this, Chu Jiangyue directly enabled the navigation service herself and unhesitatingly selected the off-road vehicle.
Seeing the silver off-road vehicle reappear, Shen Zhigui and the others' eyes lit up.
Isn't this far more comfortable than riding their electric scooters?
However, they couldn't just abandon the electric scooters they'd brought here.
Finally, after a round of dueling (rock-paper-scissors), Xie Silin and Su Zhucheng successfully "stood out" by losing the match.
"You two go ride the scooters over yourselves and follow the main group."
Shen Zhigui didn't give the two a chance to speak and directly settled the matter.
Though Xie Silin and Su Zhucheng felt regretful in their hearts, they accepted their loss and headed toward where they had parked their electric scooters.
Upon hearing Chu Jiangyue's words, Song Chengjun, Ling Feng, and the others' eyes lit up.
There was even a navigation service?
Why hadn't they discovered it sooner?
Following Chu Jiangyue's reminder, the group each spent 500 bronze coins to activate the navigation service.
Among bicycles, electric scooters, and cars, they all chose cars.
However, once their vehicles appeared, it was immediately obvious they were different from Boss Chu's.
But after all, he was the boss—some special privileges were understandable.
"Pick a car and get in quickly. Time is tight."
It was daytime, and the sun overhead was scorching. While Chu Jiangyue and his group were fine in their temperature-controlled suits, the teachers and students were suffering.
According to the characteristics of Jianglin Hotel, the navigation service vehicles should also be able to isolate external temperatures, preventing passengers from being scorched by the blazing sun on the road.
Lu Hua'an and the group of teachers and students stared wide-eyed at the cars that appeared out of thin air.
They had only been trapped in the school for a few days—had the outside world progressed this rapidly?
However, now was not the time to ask such questions. Under Song Chengjun's arrangement, each car accommodated roughly 13 to 14 people.
When the 8th person initially boarded, many were startled by the sudden overload warning alarm.
But now, to evacuate everyone quickly, overloading was unavoidable—there simply wasn't enough space otherwise.
Song Chengjun glanced at Chu Jiangyue. As the boss, she should have a solution, right?
Chu Jiangyue: "…
Why did it feel like she was just a tool today, delivering props to them?
"Host, you can spend 20 gold coins to disable this overload warning."
Overloading definitely violated regulations, but given the special circumstances, Little Fox offered a workaround.
However, 20 gold coins can be considered a huge amount.
I wonder if Song Chengjun even has that many gold coins on him.
Chu Jiangyue continued serving as the little fox's mouthpiece: "20 gold coins to clear this overload alert, otherwise… just board according to the permitted passenger count."
20 gold coins!!!
Song Chengjun was shocked by the amount Chu Jiangyue mentioned. While he was somewhat capable, he wasn't the kind of expert who could casually produce 20 gold coins, especially since he hadn't been at Jianglin Hotel for long.
"Excuse me, I'd like to ask - what exactly are these gold coins and copper coins…?"
Lu Hua'an, standing nearby, had overheard much of the conversation, but found much of the exchange between Song Chengjun and Chu Jiangyue incomprehensible.
"You'll understand all this when you get to Jianglin Hotel. The current problem is that I don't have that many gold coins."
His account originally contained funds from the base for purchasing road construction materials, but he'd given them all to Chu Jiangyue during his second visit to Jianglin Hotel.
Now his account only held 10 gold coins.
Sounds poor? But when converted, it's roughly equivalent to 100,000 - not exactly a small sum.
"Host, if gold coins are insufficient, they can make up the difference with gold, silver, and jewelry. I can temporarily act as an exchange converter."
Although the little fox isn't very bright, it is after all the system spirit of the Doomsday Hotel, possessing all the functions of the hotel's machines.
"Add 5 gold coins, and I'll open a temporary exchange channel for you. Total 25 gold coins - gather them among yourselves."
Little fox: !!!
Its host really knows how to make money - raising prices comes so naturally!
But it likes that! Hehe…
"Alright! Thank you, Boss Chu. I'll arrange for people to gather items immediately."
"Why don't you ask those teachers and students if they have anything to exchange? You shouldn't bear all 25 gold coins alone."
Seeing Song Chengjun still planning to have his team members temporarily search for exchange items, Chu Jiangyue couldn't stand it anymore.
There are a hundred or two hundred people - if everyone contributes a little, the amount might be covered.
But being a pushover isn't the way to go either.