Chapter 29: Mission Complete

“You go ahead and exchange first. I’ll wait over there.”

Chu Jiangyue didn’t need to be involved in the exchange, so she stepped aside to avoid getting in their way.

“Boss Chu, just wait a moment—we’ll be quick.”

At this moment, Little Fox jumped onto the counter and sat beside the exchange device in front of Song Chengjun, staring at them as they exchanged their items.

If anyone could see it, having a fox staring like this might have left these simple-minded men blushing the whole time.

Chu Jiangyue refilled her tea twice before Song Chengjun finally finished exchanging everything they had brought.

“Host, host! I just counted—they exchanged a total of 7,059 gold coins, 256 silver coins, and 30 copper coins.”

Honestly, this amount surprised Chu Jiangyue a little.

As usual, the base was the richest!
However, with materials for the safe passage priced at 1 gold per meter, this sum alone wouldn’t be enough.

After all, the distance between Jianglin Hotel and B-City Safe Base was definitely more than 7,000 meters, and Song Chengjun still needed to save some money for food.

Thanks to Little Fox’s report, Chu Jiangyue now knew the exact amount. When it came time to sign the contract, she had a clear idea of the first payment.

By this point, Song Chengjun had finished exchanging everything and returned, sitting down in a spot next to Chu Jiangyue with practiced ease.

“Boss Chu, let’s continue.”

“This is the revised contract. Please take a look.”

Following Little Fox’s suggested route, the total distance was 40 kilometers, totaling 40,000 gold coins.

Considering Song Chengjun needed some money for other supplies, Chu Jiangyue ultimately accepted a down payment of 6,000 gold coins.

The remaining 34,000 gold coins would be deducted in three installments every other day over the next week: 10,000 for the first, 10,000 for the second, and 14,000 for the third.

“Captain Song, review the contract carefully. In case of any disputes, we must strictly follow its terms.”

The contract had no loopholes; responsibilities and obligations for both parties under any circumstance were clearly stated in black and white.

“I trust you, Boss Chu.”

The revised contract was almost the same as the previous one, just adding the responsibilities and rights for the installment payment.

After confirming the changes, Song Chengjun signed his name on the virtual screen.

Chu Jiangyue also signed on her virtual copy.

[Hidden Task: Sign a contract worth 5,000 gold coins or more with any organization — Completed]
Task Reward: Unlock Industrial Sector: Road Construction Material Pack; Unlock Plant: Osmanthus Tree (Recommended to plant along the roadside)

Originally, Chu Jiangyue only wanted to test Little Fox’s hint, but unexpectedly, the hidden task was triggered. Her mood instantly brightened.

“How’s that? See, following my advice never goes wrong!”

Little Fox proudly stood on her shoulder, claiming credit.

“Yes, yes, you’re absolutely right,” Chu Jiangyue said, smiling.

“All right, but it’s too much to take out at once. Let’s go outside.”

At the moment the contract was signed, a materials pack for Song Chengjun appeared in Chu Jiangyue’s system backpack.

For now, it was on credit. Once the full payment was received in a week, the hidden task would be fully complete.

Song Chengjun had no objections. He gathered the spatial ability users he brought and followed Chu Jiangyue out of Building 1 to the lawn of Jianglin Hotel.

With a wave of her hand, Chu Jiangyue made one pack after another of road construction materials appear beside her, eventually piling them into a mountain.

“Boss Chu, our ability users probably can’t carry all of this at once. Could you help store some of it? We’ll take part now and come back for the rest?”

Seeing the mountain of materials, Song Chengjun realized that although he had several spatial ability users, most had just awakened and couldn’t carry that much.

Chu Jiangyue paused, then agreed. After all, it only occupied one slot in her system backpack.

“All right, take what you can now, and we’ll deal with the rest next time.”

With the contract signed, they dared not cause trouble under her watch. Once the spatial ability users had taken what they could carry, Chu Jiangyue reclaimed the remaining materials into her system backpack.

“Boss Chu, we’d like to stay overnight!”

One of Song Chengjun’s team suddenly approached Chu Jiangyue.

She was a bit taken aback—was it appropriate for them to request lodging in front of Song Chengjun?

“Captain Song, do you approve of them staying?”

Chu Jiangyue had assumed they would leave after signing the contract and buying materials.

With the day being hot, many preferred to gather supplies at night.

“We’ve been busy all day. Traveling overnight would be too tiring. Leaving before sunrise tomorrow is fine.”

They just needed to find shelter and wait until evening to continue back to the base, which wouldn’t cause much delay.

Since Song Chengjun agreed, Chu Jiangyue had no reason to refuse.

Even if they stayed just one night, she could complete her latest task.

“All right, line up.”

Chu Jiangyue didn’t mention the limited rooms; after completing the task, more rooms might become available.

Song Chengjun went first.

“Rooms that appear gray are occupied. Choose any available room.”

He looked around and ultimately reserved a presidential suite for himself and Ling Feng’s three companions.

Noting the limited rooms, Song Chengjun sacrificed comfort to take the most expensive one, while the three others were typical support roles.

Even just arranging rooms took Chu Jiangyue over an hour.

[Task: Building 1 fully unlocked. Host must accommodate guests and complete check-in (100/100) — Completed]
Task Reward: Unlock Building 2, Unlock 1 Restaurant, EXP +1000

[Current Hotel Level: 3 (1150/10000)]
[New Task: Newly unlocked restaurant. Host must serve guests and achieve revenue (0/50,000)]

Seeing the new restaurant unlocked, Chu Jiangyue’s eyes lit up with joy.

“Guests who didn’t get rooms before, don’t worry. New rooms will be ready in 10 minutes; you can wait here briefly.”

With that, she opened her virtual panel, activated Building 2 and the restaurant, and began the renovations.