Wang Zhi and the three others arrived at the natural hot spring area on the first floor, which was divided into two sections.
One was the public area, costing 10 Survival Points per person for unlimited time.
The second was the VIP private area, costing 100 Survival Points for unlimited time and unlimited people.
Wang Zhi didn't hesitate and directly chose the VIP private area, if only for some peace and quiet.
He didn't want anyone coming over to cause trouble while he was soaking, especially since he was with two young women; Wang Zhi really didn't want to see any cliché dramatic scenes unfold.
The four of them arrived at the changing room and changed into the provided bathrobes.
The private hot spring wasn't very large, only about four or five square meters, and steam was rising off the water's surface.
After the four of them got into the water, Wang Zhi took out the cups and beer he had brought beforehand.
"Oh dear, Fatty, my apologies. It's not that I didn't want to bring you, it's just that you ran off first," Wang Zhi said while savoring the beer in his cup.
"By the way, where did Fatty go?" Old He suddenly remembered; he hadn't seen Fatty around at all.
"Just before I spotted this hot spring, he was in a rush to go sunbathe in the solarium."
"That's quite a shame. This is the 100 Survival Points VIP hot spring, haha," Old He chuckled.
Seeing that Old He was rarely this cheerful, Wang Zhi's smile widened as well. Ying, across from him, was constantly teasing Liuli, and the two would occasionally hug and whisper secrets. No one knew what they were discussing, but sometimes their talk made Liuli blush.
Indeed, leisure and entertainment activities could easily corrupt people; they would wear down one's will, immerse a person, make them deeply fond of the feeling, allowing them to forget this painful World.
"Come, Old He, I'll toast you—and I'll toast to our tomorrow, our future," Wang Zhi said, raising his glass.
"Good!"
*Ding!* The two clinked their glasses and downed the drinks in one gulp.
After finishing his drink, Wang Zhi moved his glass over to Su Muying, refilled her cup, and then raised his own. "Come, Sister Ying, I toast to you. Thank you for taking care of me all this time. I know that without you all, I might not be living this kind of life right now, or I might already be dead. So, I toast to you, and to our tomorrow, our future!"
"Hehe, may we all have smooth sailing," she chirped.
After they finished drinking, Wang Zhi called Old He over again.
"Old He, Sister Ying, we've fought side by side twice now; we can be considered brothers and sisters who have shared life and death. I hope we can all put aside our prejudices from before the Apocalypse and become people we can trust. Come on, you two, have a drink together."
All along, Old He and Su Muying hadn't gotten along very well, so Wang Zhi was seizing this opportunity to mend their relationship.
"Come on, Uncle, since Wang Zhi has said it, stop wearing that expression like I owe you money all day," Su Muying said, raising her glass.
Old He snorted and raised his glass to meet hers.
Seeing Old He and Su Muying drink together, Wang Zhi felt relieved. He turned his gaze toward Jia Liuli... Hmm... was this girl flat-chested?
When Jia Liuli noticed Wang Zhi looking, she quickly shrank back into the water, afraid of being seen by him.
"Come, a toast to our little Jia Liuli too—may you become more and more beautiful and stronger and stronger!"
After speaking, Wang Zhi finished another cup of wine in one gulp.
After several cups of wine, the four of them soaked for an hour before getting up, changing clothes, and returning to the residence.
When Captain Wang Zhi and the other three returned to the residence, they found Fatty sitting on the sofa watching a movie as soon as they entered the door.
"Huh? Didn't you go out to sunbathe, Fatty? Why are you back so soon?" Captain Wang Zhi asked.
"Tsk! Don't even mention it! When I got there, I realized it was nighttime outside. What sun was there to enjoy!" Fatty said with a miserable expression.
"Pfft!"
Hearing this, Su Muying almost burst out laughing. Fatty not only failed to sunbathe but also missed out on an hour at the hot spring.
"By the way, why do you all smell so good? Did you buy perfume?"
Fatty asked suspiciously after smelling the fragrance on Captain Wang Zhi and the others.
"Alas, to tell you the truth, we went to the hot springs,"
Captain Wang Zhi couldn't bear to keep Fatty in the dark any longer, so he told him everything that had happened.
"Ah?! Captain Wang, that's so unfair of you! You left me there to sunbathe by myself, and then you all went to the hot springs?!"
"Fatty, you can't blame us entirely; you left in too much of a hurry. I only saw that option after you were gone. But it's fine; you can go experience the public area. It's not expensive, only 10 Survival Points."
"I was waiting for you to say that! Bye now!" Upon hearing Wang Zhi say he could go separately, Fatty bolted out the door in a flash.
A few minutes later, Fatty returned briefly, and only left after seeing Wang Zhi wasn't playing any tricks.