Chapter 43: New Mission

“Mr. Shen, don’t worry. The thermoregulation suit has an automatic cleaning function. Once the durability runs out, it will be automatically collected by the hotel. While you’re outside, you just need to replace it in time and everything will be fine.”

During their time together, Chu Jiangyue had noticed that Shen Zhigui had a bit of a cleanliness obsession.

Though it didn’t show when he was out, whenever he was in the hotel, his clothes were always the cleanest and freshest.

After all, the thermoregulation suit was a system product, and automatic cleaning was a basic function of all system-issued items.

Just like the clothes Chu Jiangyue wore, they also had this feature.

It hadn’t shown before simply because Chu Jiangyue mostly stayed inside the hotel, so her clothes never got dirty.

Hearing this, Shen Zhigui raised an eyebrow.

This was something he hadn’t considered.

“Thanks for the clarification, Boss Chu.”

Now knowing the suits cleaned themselves, Shen Zhigui didn’t worry about washing them anymore.

Still, just in case, he asked Lin Xuyuan and the others to prepare an extra set.

The thermoregulation suit looked like nothing more than a set of anorak and cargo pants, but the silver color gave it a high-tech feel.

Shen Zhigui and the others each bought two sets. After returning to their rooms to change, they were ready to go out.

“Heading out now?”

Chu Jiangyue hadn’t expected them to be so eager.

After all, they had only returned at midnight yesterday, rested a few hours, and were now heading out again—didn’t they worry about exhausting themselves?

Shen Zhigui nodded. “We want to test the suits and see what the outside world is like during the day.”

Because of the high temperatures, they usually went out at night, so they were quite curious about daytime conditions.

“Then be careful.”

Many people had made the same choice as Shen Zhigui’s group. Chu Jiangyue could only admire how determined they were.

[Mission Released: Please collect 100 zombie crystal cores (0/100)]

Mission Reward: To be unlocked

Chu Jiangyue had just been marveling at how hardworking Shen Zhigui and the others were, and the next moment, a zombie-killing mission appeared.

Chu Jiangyue: ##!*:﹉:/_#%!!
‘Little Fox, you better explain—what kind of mission is this?’

She had been told she only needed to manage the hotel. Why was there suddenly a zombie-killing mission?

It wasn’t that she couldn’t kill zombies, but she needed a reason from Little Fox.

“Um… missions are randomly assigned. I can’t control it!”

Even Little Fox was confused. How did a zombie-killing mission appear? It was just a hotel management system.

But this was its first time guiding a host, so it didn’t know if this mission was normal or a bug.

‘What good are you!’

“Well, host, when will you go out to complete the mission?”

“Right now.”

It was just past noon. Chu Jiangyue had finished lunch and was full of energy.

Since the mission didn’t specify a time limit, Chu Jiangyue planned to complete it over several days.

She spent 1,000 copper coins in her store to buy a thermoregulation suit, changed in the wooden cabin, took a Tang Dao sword, activated the navigation system, selected a car as the transport, and a silver SUV appeared before her.

Ignoring the navigation voice, Chu Jiangyue directly took the driver’s seat.

It was the apocalypse; driving licenses didn’t matter anymore. As long as she could drive, it was fine.

Chu Jiangyue had honed her drifting skills in her previous life, so her driving was impressive.

Many people saw her leaving and guessed why she was going out.

Some noticed the silver SUV she was driving and showed envy in their eyes.

“Boss Chu is truly Boss Chu—even her car is so stylish and unique.”

Chu Jiangyue drove out of Jianglin Hotel’s area and soon saw Shen Zhigui’s group, who had left two minutes earlier.

Somehow, they had managed to cram five grown men onto two electric scooters.

Passing them, Chu Jiangyue rolled down the window.

“Hi!”

She even waved at them.

Seeing Chu Jiangyue’s silver SUV compared to their cramped scooters, Shen Zhigui felt a twinge of envy for the first time.

“Boss Chu, your car is awesome! Is it for sale?”

Shen Zhigui immediately got an idea.

Chu Jiangyue shook her head. “Not right now.”

Not now meant maybe later? Shen Zhigui thought to himself.

Chu Jiangyue didn’t let them ride along; she said a word to them and accelerated.

Most nearby zombies had been cleared, so she had to drive farther to find more.

If necessary, she would head to the densest remaining population areas from before the apocalypse.

For some reason, Shen Zhigui had people follow her car. Even if they couldn’t keep up, they could track where she went by the tire tracks.

After the apocalypse, streets were littered with bodies. Survivors were too busy with themselves to help, so many bodies remained in place.

Over time, many were unrecognizable. Driving over them would inevitably leave stains, marking a trail.

Chu Jiangyue finally stopped in front of a nearby high school.

Before the apocalypse, it had about three thousand students.

Now… only zombies were in sight.

Chu Jiangyue didn’t see a single living person.

She parked at a corner by the school wall, got out, and ended the navigation service.

She could restart navigation when leaving.

Shen Zhigui’s group saw Chu Jiangyue collect her SUV into space with a wave of her hand.

“Didn’t expect Boss Chu to have both wood-type powers and spatial powers!”

Jiang He couldn’t help but marvel. Comparing his small spatial ability to Chu Jiangyue’s, she could store an SUV with ease—truly a different fate.

Shen Zhigui said nothing. After getting off their scooters, he told the others to park them.

Jiang He’s space wasn’t as large as Chu Jiangyue’s, so their two scooters needed proper parking.

Luckily, Jianglin Hotel’s scooters couldn’t be stolen, even moved, so they could park safely.

Chu Jiangyue noticed them and didn’t immediately open the school gate, instead looking at them.

“Together?”

“Boss Chu, you’re coming to fight zombies too?”

Shen Zhigui felt that with the hotel as her backing, Chu Jiangyue didn’t need to risk herself fighting zombies.

Chu Jiangyue: …You think I want to?

But she couldn’t say that out loud.

“Just felt like it. Since we ran into each other, shall we cooperate?”

She was here to kill zombies, not for crystal cores.