Checking into a Five-Star Hotel

The days ahead are still long.

Before Jiang Zhaosu transmigrated, she often used this sentence to comfort herself.

Even though life is hard now, the days ahead are still long. She would get better eventually, wouldn't she?

She never expected that after transmigrating to this world, someone would say the same thing to her.

Looking at Qi Xing's beautiful fox eyes filled with a smile, Jiang Zhaosu inexplicably felt a tightness in her throat, as if something was stuck there. Her eyes felt hot, and her chest felt sore and swollen.

She didn't want to admit that she was moved.

Qi Xing, that scoundrel, was usually so chatty, but occasionally he could say such heartwarming things.

Although Pei Chixuan and Cen Jiao's car didn't have much practical supplies, at least the gas tank was full.

After driving for nearly a day, Jiang Zhaosu and Qi Xing arrived at another city.

This city was similar in scale to the one where Jiang Zhaosu first woke up, with many tall buildings and shops.

This meant there must be a lot of supplies inside.

After Cao Yuan died, Qi Xing lost his clean water source.

He had barely drunk any water for the past two days. If he was really thirsty, he would just suck a few mouthfuls of sap from the vines.

Jiang Zhaosu saw him do this for the first time and watched curiously for a long time, then she raised a question.

Couldn't Qi Xing use his ability to grow edible plants, and then eat them himself, thus achieving perfect self-sufficiency? Why would that man bother collecting supplies with so much effort!

Then, Elementary School Student Jiang heard Teacher Qi's explanation.

Doing so was no different from eating his own flesh and blood.

Because human abilities were driven by spirit and physical strength, the physical exertion required to use his abilities was far greater than what he could obtain from plants.

It was definitely not a profitable trade.

Qi Xing was only doing this now because he had no other choice, to prevent himself from dehydrating, he was forced to do so.

Due to the lack of water, Qi Xing couldn't even swallow dried vegetables and only ate a little bit each day.

In short, after two days of enduring hunger and thirst, arriving in such a place rich with supplies was like a fish in water for Qi Xing. He parked the car under a residential building and began to collect supplies in earnest.

Jiang Zhaosu had another doubt.

There was a supermarket right at the entrance of the residential area, so why didn't Qi Xing search there?

Teacher Qi answered again, saying that places like supermarkets, which everyone knew were treasure troves of supplies, must have been visited by countless people already. There might not even be a pack of chewing gum left, so it was better to search house by house.

Although it was more troublesome, based on his experience, the success rate was extremely high.

Jiang Zhaosu was not very satisfied with this answer.

She felt that Qi Xing just liked picking up scraps.

However, after following Qi Xing into a few houses, Jiang Zhaosu found that Qi Xing was indeed right.

Although they didn't find much food, most people would stock up on water at home.

Finally, the major problem of Qi Xing not having clean water to drink was solved.

The last time they were in a big city, she and the zombie were busy running for their lives, and Jiang Zhaosu didn't even have time to experience staying in a five-star hotel for free.

This time, as soon as they entered the city, Jiang Zhaosu made this suggestion to Qi Xing.

Qi Xing readily agreed.

In the evening, the two arrived at the entrance of a well-known national chain of five-star hotels.

Fearing that the car would attract attention, Qi Xing specifically parked it in the underground garage before he and Jiang Zhaosu went up through the stairs.

After the apocalypse, the five-star hotel lost power, so the elevators couldn't be used, and the emergency stairwell was pitch black.

On one hand, mutated species had better night vision, and on the other hand, it was to prevent zombies from attacking them head-on.

In any case, as they went upstairs, Jiang Zhaosu walked in front, with Qi Xing following behind her.

One person and one zombie crept through the darkness.

Jiang Zhaosu thought this was really demeaning.

Times had changed, and now she was a noble mutated species; ordinary zombies would retreat three steps upon seeing her.

She was clearly here to experience the luxurious and high-end facilities of a five-star hotel, so why did she look like a thief, having to use the emergency stairs and be afraid of being discovered by something?

In the past few days, Jiang Zhaosu had consumed several more crystal cores from mutated giant rats, and she felt her energy improving, her vision and sense of smell becoming sharper.

Before, she could only smell the scent of humans, but now, if there were others of her kind nearby, she could also smell them.

After climbing two floors, Jiang Zhaosu suddenly stopped, nudged Qi Xing behind her with her elbow, and made a gesture for him to stop.

Jiang Zhaosu sniffed the air a few times, lowered her voice, and said, "Muta..."

"Mutated species ahead?"

Qi Xing also lowered his voice.

"Human..."

Jiang Zhaosu smelled a scent that was both human and like her own kind, likely a human who had turned into a mutated species.

The first mutated species she had eaten was a mutated infant. After that, Jiang Zhaosu gained the ability to rapidly repair her body and evolve by devouring flesh and blood.

Besides that, Jiang Zhaosu had never encountered another mutated human.

This was her second time encountering a mutated human. Jiang Zhaosu, who was no longer the same as before, felt a little timid, but more so, excited.

Devour it!

Her mind sent her such information.

Devour it! You can gain more power!

When Jiang Zhaosu sniffed the other's aura, the other had also sniffed hers. Jiang Zhaosu could sense this mutated species approaching her and Qi Xing.

"Here it..."

Jiang Zhaosu warned Qi Xing.

Qi Xing nodded and drew his dagger from his waist.

They were still in the emergency stairwell, a place that was a bit narrow and not suitable for them to fight.

The person and the zombie quickened their pace up to the third floor, pushed open the emergency door, and entered the hotel corridor.

As expected of a five-star hotel, even the hotel corridor was laid with soft carpet, making no sound when stepped on and feeling particularly comfortable underfoot.

Jiang Zhaosu, a poor dog, had never seen such high-class goods and couldn't help but jump curiously.

Startled by her movement, Qi Xing thought the mutated species had arrived and immediately assumed a defensive stance. Then he heard Jiang Zhaosu stutter, "The carpet... so good..."

A carpet with such good footing must be very expensive!

Qi Xing: "..."

Qi Xing: "Let's go into a room first."

The doors to the rooms on their floor were all closed. Jiang Zhaosu and Qi Xing slipped to a room door. As Jiang Zhaosu watched Qi Xing skillfully pick the lock, she suddenly felt a jolt again and quickly turned to look at the end of the corridor.

"Here it..."

This time, the mutated species had truly arrived.

Although the corridor was dimly lit, Jiang Zhaosu could still clearly see the appearance of the mutated species.

He had been a man in his previous life, about 1.75 meters tall, a bit chubby, and bald.

He was wearing a well-fitting black and white tuxedo. The white parts were stained with blood, dried into a dark brown. More than half of the flesh on his face had rotted away, exposing white bone on his nose. A pair of broken glasses were crookedly perched on top.

The mutated species had obviously seen them too. It let out a zombie's roar from its throat and shuffled its legs towards them.

One of its eyeballs had fallen out of its socket, dangling from its eye socket like a bouncy ball, swaying with its movements as it walked.

The distance between them kept shrinking, and Qi Xing still hadn't opened the door.

Jiang Zhaosu also let out a chilling roar from her throat, extending her hands in a scratching motion, preparing to meet this mutated species head-on. Suddenly, she saw the mutated species open its mouth.

Its mouth moved, and it actually spoke human words.

"Welcome... guests..."