Chapter 48: Overloaded!!

Zhu Lanan’s words made Song Chengjun frown slightly.

“We didn’t come to your school on a rescue mission.

If you insist on going home, you may leave on your own. We bear no responsibility for your safety.”

Song Chengjun didn’t change his decision because of Zhu Lanan’s plea.

Although he was the captain of the base patrol, in the context of the apocalypse, they had no obligation to protect someone who refused to follow orders.

Zhu Lanan hadn’t expected that, after lowering herself so much, this soldier would still refuse her.

But she didn’t dare to leave the group alone either.

Reluctantly, she rejoined the main group, moving forward with the others.

Fortunately, on the way out of the school, they didn’t encounter a massive horde of zombies.

Once they passed through the school gate, they saw ruins outside. The streets were deserted, with only the occasional aimless zombie wandering.

“Captain Song, how do we get there? Is this hotel far? You’re not expecting us to walk there, are you?”

Both teachers and students were worried about this.

Song Chengjun felt a bit troubled. They had initially thought that only Shen Zhigui and the others had invited them to kill zombies.

They hadn’t expected to accidentally rescue the school’s survivors. With so many people, their own vehicles could not accommodate everyone.

Song Chengjun looked at Chu Jiangyue. “Boss Chu, any ideas?”

These teachers and students had only eaten a little over the past few days just to survive. Asking them to walk to Jianglin Hotel was unrealistic.

“Host, host, you can have them activate navigation and select an off-road vehicle like you did. But… activating navigation costs 500 copper coins, and using a vehicle through navigation requires paying by the hour. Off-road vehicles cost 50 copper coins per hour.

Vehicles provided by navigation free your hands and automatically follow a safe planned route.”

Chu Jiangyue was surprised to hear this from the little fox.

She hadn’t expected the navigation service to have such a hidden function.

Although the rental was more expensive than her small electric scooter, the convenience of automatic driving made it worth it.

There wasn’t much time to debate anyway—having a vehicle was already a huge benefit.

“500 copper coins to activate navigation. Choose a suitable vehicle from bicycles, electric bikes, or cars. Off-road vehicles cost 50 copper coins per hour.

Whether to use it is up to you.”

After saying this, Chu Jiangyue immediately activated the navigation service herself and selected an off-road vehicle without hesitation.

When the silver off-road vehicle appeared, Shen Zhigui and the others’ eyes lit up.

Wasn’t this far more comfortable than riding small electric scooters?

However, they couldn’t just abandon their small electric scooters either.

After a quick duel of rock-paper-scissors, Xie Silin and Su Zhucheng “won” the chance to ride the scooters.

“You two go fetch the vehicle and follow the main group.”

Shen Zhigui didn’t give them a chance to protest and set the decision firmly.

Though disappointed, Xie Silin and Su Zhucheng accepted the outcome and walked toward where the scooters were parked.

Song Chengjun and Ling Feng’s group brightened when they heard Chu Jiangyue’s words.

There was a navigation service? Why hadn’t they noticed earlier?

Following Chu Jiangyue’s instructions, everyone activated the navigation service for 500 copper coins.

Among bicycles, electric bikes, and cars, they all chose cars.

However, even from a glance, their vehicles were clearly different from Boss Chu’s.

Well, she was the boss, so some special treatment was understandable.

“Pick a vehicle and get on. Hurry.”

It was daytime, and the sun could scorch people. Chu Jiangyue and her group wore temperature-regulating suits, but the teachers and students would suffer.

Thanks to the hotel’s navigation service, the vehicles likely blocked external temperatures, preventing the group from being scorched en route.

Lu Hua’an and the other teachers and students stared wide-eyed at the suddenly appearing cars.

They had only been trapped in the school for a few days—could things outside really develop so fast?

Now wasn’t the time for questions. Song Chengjun arranged the cars so that each could carry 13–14 people.

At first, when the eighth person got on a vehicle, the suddenly triggered “overload warning” startled many.

But to move everyone quickly, the cars had to carry more than the recommended number.

Song Chengjun looked at Chu Jiangyue, hoping the boss could solve the problem.

Chu Jiangyue: …

Why did it feel like today she was just a tool for handing out items?

“Host, you can spend 20 gold coins to cancel this overload warning.”

Overloading was technically against the rules, but given the special circumstances, the little fox offered a solution.

However, 20 gold coins was a huge sum.

Who knew if Song Chengjun even had that much?

Chu Jiangyue relayed the little fox’s message: “20 gold coins to cancel the overload warning. Otherwise… follow the passenger limit.”

20 gold coins!!!

Song Chengjun was shocked. He had skills, but he certainly didn’t have 20 gold coins—he had only recently arrived at Jianglin Hotel.

“Um… excuse me, what exactly are these gold coins and copper coins?”

Lu Hua’an overheard some of the conversation too and couldn’t understand most of it.

“You’ll understand when you get to Jianglin Hotel. Right now, the problem is I don’t have that many gold coins.”

His account had money meant for buying road repair materials back at the base, but he had already given it to Chu Jiangyue on his second visit to the hotel.

Now he only had 10 gold coins.

Sound poor? But it was roughly equivalent to 100,000, not a small amount.

“Host, if gold coins aren’t enough, they can use jewelry instead. I can temporarily act as an exchanger.”

The little fox’s brain wasn’t sharp, but as the apocalypse hotel system spirit, it had access to many hotel machine functions.

“Add 5 more gold coins, and I’ll open a temporary exchange channel, totaling 25 gold coins. You guys figure it out.”

The little fox: !!!

Its host really knew how to make money—adding more coins was effortless.

And it liked it! Hehe…

“Alright! Thanks, Boss Chu. I’ll immediately arrange people to collect items.”

“Maybe ask the teachers and students if they have anything to exchange. You can’t bear all 25 gold coins yourself.”

Seeing that Song Chengjun intended to make his team go find exchange items, Chu Jiangyue couldn’t bear it.

With one or two hundred people, if each contributed a little, the total would likely be enough.

Being nice doesn’t mean doing everything alone.