Chapter 35: Motel Souvenir
There were too many people around here, so Yu Jiang chatted with Han Jiang Gu Ying and Sad Pig Intestine for a bit, then prepared to return to the motel room.
Pig Intestine also packed up his stall. He and Han Jiang Gu Ying were staying in a standard room on the first floor, which cost 220 crystal coins.
The motel charged based on the number of occupants; adding one more person meant extra payment, which was still a good deal. The people behind weren’t unwilling to stay at the motel—it was fully booked.
There were also people rejected for being too dirty, left with no choice but to sleep in the parking lot.
On the way back, Yu Jiang stopped by the laundry room on the first floor to pick up her dried clothing.
The washing machine usage fee was 10 crystal coins, which of course included drying and motel management—no need to worry about clothes being stolen.
As Yu Jiang walked through the corridor hugging a pile of clothes and pants, she brushed past a tall, slender figure, a cold gust brushing her side.
She paused her steps—it seemed a bit familiar, but she wasn’t sure, so she looked again.
Yu Jiang turned to look behind her, but the person had already entered the laundry room, leaving only half a shadow on the floor.
Even just that side-profile shadow conveyed perfect proportions—narrow waist, broad shoulders, and a sharp aura.
She probably hadn’t met them before.
Yu Jiang withdrew her gaze, went upstairs, and returned to her room.
She locked the room door tightly, casually folded the clothes and pants, washed up, packed her things in advance to avoid forgetting anything when leaving tomorrow.
After entering the survival game, Yu Jiang basically went to bed before 11 PM and got up at 6 or 7 AM the next day—her routine was incredibly healthy.
Her body fat percentage, which she couldn’t achieve before, now showed some muscle lines.
Today, with so many players in the service area and the instance opening tomorrow morning, there was a bit of pre-exam nervousness.
Yu Jiang leaned on the pillow, scrolled the public screen for a good while to see if she could gather more messages, and only around 11 PM did she feel sleepy enough to turn off the light and sleep.
The motel environment was pretty good, comparable to an Xitian express hotel.
In the apocalypse on the road, being able to stay in such a motel with electricity, clean bathroom, and a small bag of toiletries was already great!
However, Yu Jiang seemed accustomed to sleeping in her vehicle; suddenly having a room made her less at ease.
She dreamed that someone smashed her car window, anxiously grabbing her bayonet to rush over, then woke up startled.
In the middle of the night, she pulled back the curtain to check her car—it was fine, so she went back to sleep.
——
The next day was also survival time day 10.
Exactly one week after the novice protection period ended.
At 6:40 AM, Yu Jiang got up, washed up, tied all her hair up into a braid convenient for movement.
When she first arrived on the road, she had considered finding a tool to shave her head—washing hair was too luxurious, and lice were better than being bald.
Later, she got a water collector and bathroom, making it possible to stay clean and pursue quality of life, so she changed her mind.
Yu Jiang took a rice cake and a bottle of milk for breakfast. After eating, she told Han Jiang Gu Ying and Sad Pig Intestine, then prepared to check out and depart.
Suddenly, there was a commotion at the front desk downstairs. Eating melon was human nature, so Yu Jiang opened her door and stood in the corridor looking down—quite a few others were doing the same.
It was a male player speaking loudly.
“I already paid the room fee, and now you want an extra 30 cleaning fee? What do you mean too dirty—you didn’t mention hidden charges before. This is a black shop!”
The clerk wearing the woolen hat gradually cooled her expression.
“Sir, you left urine on the bedside floor before leaving, but you’re unwilling to pay for it, right?”
“Anyway, I have no money—only 12 crystal coins total. Do whatever you want.”
The man stood at the front desk with a fearless expression. Worst case, they’d kick him out of the motel—anyway, he was leaving today.
However, the next second, he was bounced out of the motel by an invisible wall, falling to the ground with supplies spilling from his backpack slots.
The clerk glanced disdainfully, swiftly picked out a few items, and threw the rest out.
“Car paint offsets 2 crystal coins, anti-corrosion spray 10 crystal coins, off-road rim in aluminum alloy material 18 crystal coins—goodbye, sir.”
The male player was furious, shouting “WTF stop” while trying to rush back in, but he couldn’t enter.
The anti-corrosion spray he had just bought yesterday for 100 crystal coins was forcibly offset for 10 today.
And that off-road rim was something he had painstakingly obtained! What difference did this make from outright robbery?!
The male player’s face no longer had that previous dead pig not afraid of boiling water arrogance—only collapse remained.
The onlookers in the motel quickly clutched their backpacks, hurried back to their rooms to check, and only went to check out after confirming they hadn’t made too much of a mess.
Too terrifying—no money meant you couldn’t run, and if your stuff wasn’t enough, the NPC would dismantle vehicle parts.
One step back to square one.
Yu Jiang looked at the clerk’s hat on her head and thought, why provoke her—she’s clearly from the same family as the auto repair shop boss.
You’d be banned from even service areas with the same function in the future.
During check-out, Yu Jiang noticed the motel clerk just tapped her light screen twice to inspect the room.
“All good. Our motel likes guests like you who are clean and take care of the facilities. Here’s a souvenir for you.” The clerk handed over a small paper bag.
No comparison, no harm. Though this guest was a bit poor, she deserved a motel VIP card!
[Motel Clerk Affection +20!]
“Thanks.” Yu Jiang took the paper bag.
Inside was a motel toiletries set and a card representing an achievement. When she picked it up, the card auto-used.
[Player obtained achievement title ‘Motel VIP’. No discounts, but check-in at motels with the yellow light logo grants a free check-in souvenir blind box!]
Thanks to the troublemaking player ahead.
Otherwise, in a motel that dislikes poor ghosts, she definitely wouldn’t get affection or a gift.
What a profit!
The motel-exclusive toiletries set was very useful. The one provided in the room was only enough for one use; the paper bag had a proper travel-sized amount, which could last a month if used sparingly.
Buying it separately would cost 30 crystal coins.
“Why does she get a gift and I don’t?!”
Seeing Yu Jiang walk out with stuff, the player behind asked.
The motel clerk glanced at the male player in front of her and said expressionlessly,
“Pay 99 crystal coins, and I’ll give you a gift too.”
Reeking of smoke all over, even the motel’s pillow and quilt were stained—how long would it take to air out! And he wanted to compare gifts with her.
“.” The male player opened his mouth, wanting to say why the previous person didn’t have to pay.
Seeing the clerk’s expression like she wished to kick him out, remembering NPCs had affection, and the recent unlucky player’s fate, he said nothing and obediently took his things and left.
Before getting in her vehicle, Yu Jiang scanned the parking spots—it was only 7:10, and several spots were already empty.
So early in the morning, too cutthroat.
Maybe because they were outside the instance, the continuous heavy rain for several days turned into drizzle.
This was good news—heavy rain made entering places like the wasteland even riskier.
Following the mission tracking, she passed through the culvert to an open area where vehicles could park.
The light screen showed group size 11/20
