Chapter 35: Jin Churan Activates the Navigation Service

“Yiyi, stop it.”

Although Zheng Wen’an was scolding Liu Yiyi, Chu Jiangyue could still detect a slimy undertone in his tone.

“I’m not making trouble! Wen’an, you can’t like her!”

Liu Yiyi always treated Zheng Wen’an as her possession, unable to tolerate him being close to any girl besides herself.

“J-Jin… Boss Chu, Yiyi is still young. Don’t take her words to heart.”

“Oh? How old is she?”

“Yiyi just graduated from university this year.”

“So she’s graduated… that’s 22 years old—four years older than me. I’m just 18 this year.”

Chu Jiangyue’s words made Zheng Wen’an’s earlier comment about Yiyi being young sound like a joke.

Liu Yiyi’s expression changed instantly. Women hate talking about age, especially when there’s a younger peer around.

Now, Liu Yiyi had clearly stepped on a sensitive point.

Chu Jiangyue just smiled. At the prime age of 18, any other age seemed insignificant.

“Sorry. Yiyi has been spoiled all her life. If she offended you in any way, I apologize on her behalf.”

No matter how frustrated Zheng Wen’an felt, he didn’t show even a hint of impatience in front of Chu Jiangyue, wanting to leave a good impression.

If it were someone else, they might believe him. Unfortunately… he was facing Chu Jiangyue.

“Judging by Miss Liu’s expression, she doesn’t seem convinced. You can skip that apology.”

After saying this, Chu Jiangyue ignored them and opened her virtual screen, turning her attention back to planning the restaurant event.

The Little Fox stood on Chu Jiangyue’s shoulder, watching her carefully complete the event plan on the virtual screen, its ice-blue eyes sparkling.

“Master, when does this event start?”

“Tomorrow.”

Tonight, after everyone returns, a unified announcement would be made. The event would take place during the daytime tomorrow.

Even though the event hadn’t started yet, Chu Jiangyue still had plenty of preparations to handle.

Since they were holding an event, it had to be big.

Meanwhile, Jin Churan rode his bicycle alone, quickly leaving Jianglin Hotel’s sight. Soon, he reached the main road.

“Eh, my phone and watch have no signal, no navigation… I only know my sister is south. What if I take the wrong road?”

[Jianglin Hotel Navigation Service: Would you like to spend 500 copper coins to activate navigation?]

Navigation? Yes!

Jin Churan had been muttering to himself, but unexpectedly, his ID card’s virtual screen popped up.

“Activate! Go to the H Province S City Safe Base.”

[Navigation activated. Destination: H Province S City Safe Base. You already have a vehicle. Route planning underway. Total distance: 1,498 km. Proceed straight for 1,000 meters…]

Looking at the total distance, Jin Churan suddenly felt dizzy.

Over a thousand kilometers, all by electric scooter… how long would that take?

For now, though, he had no better option.

Luckily, scooter rental wasn’t expensive. According to Boss Chu, his sister was safe, so Jin Churan wasn’t in a rush.

With navigation activated, Jin Churan rode the scooter smoothly. Occasionally, he’d spot zombies, but as long as he kept a safe distance, he went unnoticed.

However, riding alone on a scooter eventually drew attention.

When he stopped to rest, a few people approached.

Seeing them, Jin Churan became immediately alert. “What do you want?”

He hid his hands behind his back, quietly activating his ability.

He had fire fruits—if things went south, he could use them to wear these people down.

“Don’t get us wrong, we mean no harm. We just saw your scooter—it seems unusual—and wanted to ask about it.”

Hearing mention of the scooter, Jin Churan quickly blocked it.

Although they couldn’t use it without an ID card, he instinctively protected his property.

“This scooter is rented from Jianglin Hotel. It’s not mine.”

Having stayed at Jianglin Hotel for several days, Jin Churan knew Chu Jiangyue didn’t mind people spreading the word—she wanted more publicity for the hotel. This way, she could stay inside while guests came to her.

“Jianglin Hotel?”

“You’re serious? Who can still afford to run a hotel these days?”

Even the safe base had resource shortages; running a hotel sounded impossible.

“Do you doubt me? Do you want proof?”

“Proof? Coins? Are we playing a game?”

“Of course not. Coins are Jianglin Hotel’s currency—gold, silver, and copper.

Jianglin Hotel is near Shengshi Huadu. You all know where that is, right?

Once you get there, you’ll recognize Jianglin Hotel immediately.

There should still be rooms available. If you go now, you can get good spots.

Oh, before you go, try to collect some gold, silver, and jewels for exchange. If you find zombie cores, those are useful too.”

The group exchanged glances, unsure how much of Jin Churan’s words were trustworthy.

“Why should we believe you?”

“I don’t need your belief. Believe it or not—it’s up to you.”

Jin Churan had a temper. He was kindly telling them about Jianglin Hotel, yet they doubted him! Other people might have refused to share even a single detail.

“We’ll buy that scooter from you.”

They wanted information from him, and also coveted his scooter.

“This is rented. I can’t sell it.

Even if I gave it to you, you couldn’t use it.”

Boss Chu had said only ID cards from Jianglin Hotel could operate the scooters.

“What do you mean?”

“These are Jianglin Hotel scooters. Only hotel-issued ID cards work.

You’re not guests yet. Without ID cards, you can’t use them.

Even if I gave you my ID card, it wouldn’t work—it’s linked to personal info. For anyone else, it’s useless.”

Such a basic security measure was impossible to bypass at Jianglin Hotel.

The five stared at each other. Jin Churan’s words were so precise, it was hard not to believe him.

“If you don’t trust me, go check Shengshi Huadu. I’m sure you can manage.”

Jin Churan had only recently left Jianglin Hotel by car. With a vehicle, they could reach there within an hour, even considering post-apocalypse obstacles and roadblocks.