Chapter 42: Mission Complete, Thermoregulation Suit

Chu Jiangyue was very happy when someone spoke up for her.

She gave Shen Zhigui and his group an approving look, then turned her attention to the people trying to get her to spend money and effort on road construction:

“If you feel staying at Jianglin Hotel isn’t good enough and want to build roads to other bases, I can send you out right now.”

As for where they would go, that was no longer under Chu Jiangyue’s control.

The leader among them was Zheng Wen’an, and Chu Jiangyue’s warning was mainly directed at him.

At this moment, Zheng Wen’an wished he had never come. While he felt that since Chu Jiangyue had the ability, she should help build the roads to make more people’s travel to Jianglin Hotel safe, whether she could actually do it was not their concern.

But Chu Jiangyue wasn’t stupid; she had no intention of entertaining their suggestion.

Seeing that Chu Jiangyue was genuinely angry, the others finally quieted down and didn’t dare to bring up road-building again.

They wanted to find their relatives, but if they couldn’t even guarantee their own survival, everything else had to wait.

Seeing that the group had calmed down, Chu Jiangyue dropped the topic.

Shen Zhigui, however, felt that Chu Jiangyue was too lenient. Today, they dared to come and provoke her into paying for road construction; tomorrow, they might take it for granted.

But in Jianglin Hotel, Chu Jiangyue called the shots. Shen Zhigui couldn’t say much, though he silently decided to pay closer attention in the future, to make sure this young girl wouldn’t be bullied by these shameless people.

Chu Jiangyue didn’t know Shen Zhigui was thinking so much. After three days of continuous 24-hour restaurant operation, revenue steadily increased, and she was now checking the status every hour.

Finally, after countless checks, she received the mission completion notification:

[Mission: Unlock Brand-New Restaurant, host guests, and achieve revenue (50,216/50,000)]

Mission Reward: Unlock building: Office Hall; Unlock item: Thermoregulation Suit; Experience +5000

[Current Hotel Level: 3 (6,150/10,000)]

The hotel hadn’t yet reached the upgrade requirement.

[Office Hall: A place for handling business affairs in the hotel]

[Thermoregulation Suit: Maintains human body temperature between -100°C and +100°C. Now you can go out without worrying about sweat or extreme temperatures!
Durability: 10/10
Purchase Price: 1,000 copper coins/set
Sale Price: 2,000 copper coins/set]

Chu Jiangyue was extremely pleased with this reward—it provided two things that were immediately useful for both her and her guests.

With the thermoregulation suits, guests could resume normal outdoor activity, and Chu Jiangyue no longer had to stay at the hotel until 11 PM every night just to accommodate them.

After claiming the reward, Chu Jiangyue placed the suits on the shelf where she had previously stocked fire fruits.

As long as her account had enough balance, the thermoregulation suits could be purchased indefinitely.

Once arranged, Chu Jiangyue habitually posted an announcement:

**[Jianglin Hotel Announcement:
Extra! Extra! New arrivals at the hotel! Are you worried about high temperatures during the day or inconvenient outings at night?

With the thermoregulation suit, brave the cold of -100°C to the heat of +100°C without fear!

Location: Lawn near Shengshi Huadu, B-City]**

After checking that everything was in order, she sent the announcement out.

As for the Office Hall, Chu Jiangyue planned to place it later tonight after everyone had gone to sleep.

Chu Jiangyue had no idea what kind of shock this announcement would bring to the guests.

When the announcement appeared, Shen Zhigui initially only wanted to glance at it but was surprised by the impact.

The thermoregulation suit’s function was obvious without reading the description.

“Boss! Boss, Boss!”

Before Shen Zhigui even spoke, they knew it was Lin Xuyuan outside.

Besides Lin Xuyuan, no other voices could be heard, and Shen Zhigui wasn’t sure if others had come.

Still, he opened the door.

“Boss, did you see it? The announcement just now!”

Lin Xuyuan wasn’t alone outside, but he was the only one speaking.

“I saw it.”

If the suit worked as described, maintaining body temperature from -100°C to +100°C, it was a godsend.

“Hope it’s real… if only it is.”

Lin Xuyuan relaxed instinctively as he spoke to Shen Zhigui.

“Go check and you’ll know.”

Boss Chu wouldn’t deceive them on something so important.

Other hotel guests shared the same thoughts.

By the time they went out, the area in front of the shelves was packed.

“Don’t push, don’t push! I haven’t swiped my card yet!”

“Boss Chu said no quantity limit, why are you all in such a hurry?”

“Line up, line up!”

Seeing the crowd three layers deep, Shen Zhigui and his group wisely stayed back.

But this also gave them a chance to ask Boss Chu for confirmation.

“Boss Chu, is what the announcement said really true? It seems impossible.”

Thermoregulation suits were clearly beyond what they currently had.

“Of course it’s true, otherwise why would people be buying them so eagerly?”

If they wanted to test it first, they could try it and then confirm the effect.

Now, some had already tested it and confirmed that wearing the suit allowed them to go out without getting scorched by heat.

Everyone was rushing to purchase the suits to go search for supplies faster.

Chu Jiangyue was in Building 1; Building 2’s situation was similar but under Shen Chengjun’s control.

The scramble lasted about half an hour before calming down.

Shen Zhigui and his group then approached.

“Boss, how many should we buy?”

The thermoregulation suit had durability; once used up, they needed a new one.

Chu Jiangyue was satisfied with this, since durability ensured guests couldn’t wear the same suit indefinitely—it required replacement over time.

It might be inconvenient for guests, as it was a recurring cost, but for Chu Jiangyue, it ensured sustainable income.

“Buy two sets first, so you have a spare.”

No surprises here—they would likely go out daily to fight zombies and gather supplies. One set per day would get dirty; they couldn’t wear yesterday’s suit tomorrow.

Durability was 10, losing one point every five hours. After 50 hours, a replacement was needed—about every two days and two hours.

Once durability ran out, the suit would automatically be collected by the hotel, no action required from them.