Chapter 28: Planning to Build a Safe Passage

“This is Captain Song Chengjun, the head of the base patrol team. He’s here representing B-City Safe Base and wants to discuss cooperation with Boss Chu.

Captain Song, this is Boss Chu Jiangyue of Jianglin Hotel.”

Ling Feng naturally introduced the two.

“Boss Chu, I’ve heard so much about you.”

Captain Song extended his hand.

“Hello.” Chu Jiangyue lightly shook his hand and let go after a second. “The hotel just opened, so it’s a bit small—please forgive us.”

The group entered Building 1. With so many people, it felt a little crowded.

“Let’s get down to business. I’ll have them line up to recharge and get ID cards.”

Captain Song had brought a team of no fewer than 100 people. Their main goal was to equip as many people as possible with ID cards, enabling online communication over a wider range.

Everyone he brought had been strictly screened. At his command, they quickly formed orderly teams.

Whenever Chu Jiangyue saw such a well-trained group, she felt genuine respect.

During the three years of the apocalypse, she had been rescued by groups like this a few times—but never by Captain Song.

She remembered that in her previous life, when she first entered B-City Safe Base, the base patrol chief wasn’t Song Chengjun.

So… what had happened to him since then?
But now was not the time to think about that.

“Captain Song, what kind of cooperation are you proposing?”

“The base hopes to establish long-term cooperation with your hotel. If possible, we want to build a safe passage between the hotel and the base, allowing mutual access and exchange.”

Song Chengjun had a military background and preferred straightforward negotiations.

Chu Jiangyue liked his honesty. If B-City Safe Base had sent a roundabout, overly cautious negotiation expert, she would not have been so cooperative.

“Building a safe passage isn’t an easy task.”

With the global magnetic field in chaos, surveying many areas was impossible, making route planning a challenge.

“Host, host! If they can’t do it, I can! We have route maps and construction materials ready!”

Little Fox immediately saw its opportunity. This could be an important way to expand the hotel’s clientele.

“Where? Right now the hotel has only unlocked rooms and a bunch of food.”

“After signing the agreement with B-City Safe Base, related items can be unlocked.”

This was a hidden task—whether it could be activated depended on luck.

Looking at the situation, Chu Jiangyue was indeed lucky. In just a few days, a large base wanted to sign a contract.

Hearing Little Fox, Chu Jiangyue roughly understood. She decided it was time to start making demands.

“Boss Chu, if you have any suggestions, feel free to propose them.”

The main reason for this plan was Lu Zhengyao’s desire for all base residents to have an ID card.

This would make future management far easier and faster.

“Here’s the deal: I can supply all the construction materials for the safe passage, and I can guarantee that a passage built with my materials will be free from zombie interference.

However, these materials are not cheap.”

“We’ll buy it!”

If the safe passage could truly prevent zombie attacks as Chu Jiangyue promised, they would pay any price.

Chu Jiangyue raised an eyebrow. Money-wise, the base could afford it.

“Captain Song, take a look at this contract. If everything looks good, just sign it.”

With a wave of her hand, a virtual screen appeared in front of them, displaying the materials purchase contract they had just discussed.

Captain Song flipped through the pages. Seeing the price—1 gold coin per meter—his heart sank.

That was a lot of money!
One gold coin equals 10,000 copper coins. Exchanging a level-1 zombie crystal core would require 100 zombies.

Just thinking about the work involved made Song Chengjun feel dizzy.

Moreover, the contract stated clearly that the hotel was only the seller of the materials—they would have to send their own people to construct the road.

The most generous part was that Chu Jiangyue would provide a recommended route, ensuring minimal danger and avoiding detours.

“Boss Chu, isn’t 1 gold per meter too expensive? The distance from the base to the hotel isn’t short. Even in a straight line, it’s more than ten kilometers.”

Before the apocalypse, this distance would have been a quick drive. But now, with zombies everywhere and debris blocking the roads, clearing the path alone would be no small task.

“That’s not my concern. I’ve already offered a discounted price. With anyone else, I would double it.”

Chu Jiangyue wasn’t exaggerating. Little Fox suggested 80 silver coins per meter, but she would have doubled it to make a profit. Letting them pay 1 gold coin per meter was already generous.

“If you can’t pay the full amount at once, you can use installment payments. The contract will list the due dates, and the hotel will automatically deduct the payment. You just need to ensure the corresponding ID card has sufficient funds.”

Only a 20-silver increase with installment payment—Chu Jiangyue thought she was unusually kind today.

Hearing the price, Ling Feng thought it astronomical—but then he realized this was a secure passage, free from zombie interference. Suddenly, 1 gold per meter didn’t seem so expensive.

“I’ve only brought a batch of gold and zombie crystal cores. I’m not sure how much it can exchange for. Apart from buying materials for the safe passage, I need to reserve funds for other supplies.”

Whether it was buns, meat, or vegetables, he needed to buy them. How much he could buy depended on how much his items could exchange for.

The people Song Chengjun brought were still in line to recharge their ID cards; they had to wait.

“Host, host! I’ll provide you with an exchange device!”

Rarely did a major client come, so Little Fox used the points it had accumulated from previous tasks to provide Chu Jiangyue with an internal exchange device, placing it beside the original one.

Chu Jiangyue stared at the sudden new device, thoughtful. Little Fox wasn’t as harmless as it seemed—it could actually provide her an exchange device.

“Captain Song has many items. He can process them here.”

Chu Jiangyue remained composed and led Captain Song to the exchange device provided by Little Fox, calling all the spatial ability users he brought with him.

Chu Jiangyue thought: So B-City Safe Base already has spatial ability users?
In her previous life, she simply lacked knowledge and awareness.