[Task: Achieve an 80% occupancy rate for commercial street shops (81/80), completed.

Task reward: Full residential unlock (pending construction), clinic upgrade (pending construction), commercial street upgraded to commercial district, unlock workshop (pending construction), hotel protective shield range increased with host’s residence as center, radius increased by 1000 meters, experience points +10000.

Current hotel level: 4 (12150/100000)]

[Task issued: Please complete the construction of safe corridors between Jianglin Hotel and major city bases, task rewards: pending unlock]

Chu Jiangyue looked at the freshly issued task, feeling a bit helpless.

She hadn’t expected, just after completing the previous task, the system would instantly issue a new one, giving her no time to catch her breath.

"Little Fox, what’s going on here? Why does it feel like this task was issued a bit too hastily?"

Also, previous tasks were all about residential occupancy rate and commercial street occupancy rate, and now it’s suddenly changed to building safe corridors.

Even with money, she wouldn’t build like this.

"Host, master system feedback: this dimension is about to undergo a major upheaval. If humans cannot survive this change, the whole dimension will face the risk of collapse and restructuring.

If you can get through it, this dimension will usher in a new future."

Dimensions that survived the apocalypse eventually upgraded, from low-level civilizations to mid-level, or from mid-level to high-level civilizations.

However, while the logic holds, successful dimensions are few and far between, and the existence of Jianglin Hotel can be said to be the last hope of this dimension.

As soon as Little Fox spoke, Chu Jiangyue understood why the system suddenly issued such a task.

"I got it, but first, you plan all the routes well, and I will see where to start construction."

The cost of purchasing materials for safe corridors is not low, and although Chu Jiangyue has a lot of money in her account, it may not be enough to support such a large expenditure.

She still has to find a way to bring more new guests to Jianglin Hotel to increase her daily revenue.

"Little Fox, do you have any kind of cool effects that people from afar can see at a glance?"

Human nature is gossip; when people see something they’re curious about, they’ll definitely want to check it out. And as long as people come, Chu Jiangyue believes Jianglin Hotel can definitely keep them.

With new guests increasing revenue, her progress on constructing the safe corridors will be faster.

"Host, I have several packages, but they require payment."

Little Fox opened a virtual screen, showing Chu Jiangyue its striking package options.

From 888 copper coins to 888 gold coins, all kinds of packages are available; what you can’t imagine, Little Fox can achieve.

Chu Jiangyue browsed for a while, finally closing in on the light show and drone performance packages.

"Sure, light show 8 gold coins 88 silver coins, drone performance 88 gold coins 88 silver coins, confirm purchase? Yes/No"

Chu Jiangyue decisively clicked "Yes" after making her decision.

"Payment completed, please confirm the timing of the light show and drone performance, unwavering every day, absolutely worth the price!"

After being with Chu Jiangyue for a long time, Little Fox even learned to advertise.

"After dark, the light show can start, followed by the drone performance, you handle the duration."

"Alright, host!"

While interacting with Little Fox, Chu Jiangyue was registering identity cards for newcomers.

All the while, without anyone noticing, the floodwater outside Jianglin Hotel, almost submerging the entire place, was rapidly receding.

Little Fox first sensed the anomaly and immediately reported it to Chu Jiangyue.

However, there were still some who hadn’t registered an identity card for check-in, and Chu Jiangyue couldn’t leave yet to check the situation.

However, while Chu Jiangyue couldn’t check the situation, some of Jianglin Hotel’s guests had already stepped out.

About an hour later, Chu Jiangyue finally freed herself from the front desk and immediately went to the entrance of Jianglin Hotel to see the rapidly receding floodwaters.

Or rather, it couldn’t be called a flood anymore, as the water level now was below an adult’s knees and still declining.

"Boss Chu."

The guests of Jianglin Hotel greeted Chu Jiangyue when they saw her.

Chu Jiangyue nodded slightly in acknowledgment.

"Does anyone know when the water level started to drop?"

This situation was obviously abnormal, and Chu Jiangyue suspected someone had tampered with it.

Everyone present shook their heads; by the time they noticed, the water level had already dropped significantly.

"Host, stop worrying about water level drop. With the flood receding, zombie movements regain freedom. After an extreme cold weather plus flood period, no one knows to what extent zombies have evolved.

If a zombie king evolves, that would be the worst case scenario."

Little Fox quickly highlighted the key points for Chu Jiangyue.

The flood is secondary; their more important task is dealing with zombies.

In Little Fox’s records, the impending collapse of this dimension is mainly caused by zombies.

Upon hearing Little Fox’s words, Chu Jiangyue’s expression grew solemn, as Little Fox’s concerns weren’t unfounded.

"Flooding isn’t the main issue, but if you must go out, I advise against venturing alone.

After extreme cold, we experienced a flood catastrophe; now with zombies reawakening, no one knows if they’ve evolved post-cold.

For everyone’s safety, it’s best to travel together."

However, according to Chu Jiangyue’s thinking, staying quietly at Jianglin Hotel without confirming the zombie situation is the wisest choice.

But some people have no savings, so even if they don’t want to, they must go out to kill zombies or find various treasures to stay at Jianglin Hotel.

"Thanks for the advice, Boss Chu. We’ll be careful when venturing out."

The guests at Jianglin Hotel knew that if Chu Jiangyue gave a reminder, she must have sensed something.

As long as they followed Chu Jiangyue’s advice, things would generally be okay.

Chu Jiangyue glanced at the flood outside Jianglin Hotel’s entrance with no intention of going out.

After a short look, she turned to leave, only to encounter Shen Zhigui and others heading towards Jianglin Hotel’s entrance.

"Mr. Shen, are you heading out? The flood hasn’t fully receded; if it’s not urgent, I suggest waiting."

The floodwater might be infected with the zombie virus, and a careless mistake could lead to infection.

This isn’t a joke, as currently there’s no known way to revert zombies to humans.

Shen Zhigui and his companions were considered familiar friends with Chu Jiangyue, and as friends, she naturally didn’t want them to face any accidents.

"Not exactly, we just wanted to see the current state of the flood."