Doomsday B&B

Today is the 8th day since the guesthouse opened. Last night, just before closing time, Qi Yun received her first customer. However, because it was almost time to leave work, Qi Yun was too lazy to check the system. This morning, when it was time to go to work, she went to the convenience store and saw the two newly added machines. Qi Yun nodded in satisfaction and then opened the system.

After opening the system, the task page appears. Three tasks are shown as completed: receiving one customer, generating over 10 points in revenue, and renting out one guesthouse. A total of 60 points have been awarded. The revenue task has been updated to 50 points for a single customer's purchase, receiving three customers within a day, and renting out three guesthouses (one of which is already rented). The reward for these tasks is currently unknown.

Seeing the new points awarded, Qi Yun unlocked new items: toothpaste (10 points), towel (10 points), and kept the remaining 30 points for later use, bringing her total to 110 points. Adding one points redemption machine deducted 50 points, adding two self-service check-in machines deducted 100 points, and for proposing the new idea for the self-service check-in machines, she received a bonus of 100 points. Finally, Qi Yun had 60 points remaining. After reading the system messages, she took out breakfast and put it aside. Bored, Qi Yun leaned on the counter, fiddling with a small toy in her hand.

When Tong Yuanyuan opened her eyes in the morning, she subconsciously wanted to assume a protective posture, but found herself sleeping on a soft, large bed. She then realized that she had arrived at a guesthouse the night before when she was almost bitten by a zombie.

Thinking of the guesthouse, Tong Yuanyuan quickly got out of bed and went to the small table by the window. She looked at the shopping bag on the table, opened it, and saw that everything she had bought yesterday was still there. She picked up an egg, opened the outer packaging, took out a peeled egg, put it to her mouth, and took a bite. The warmth made her burst into tears. It turned out that this was not a dream, but reality.

She quickly wiped away her tears, washed up in the bathroom, and rushed to the convenience store without even eating anything. Seeing the clean store, she went inside. Qi Yun already knew Tong Yuanyuan had arrived at the store; this was all thanks to 666, who, fearing a rare customer might leave, urged Qi Yun to get up and greet her.

"Guest, is there anything you need?"

"I'd like to renew my lease, is that possible?"

"Of course, how long would you like to extend the lease?"

"I don't know how many points I can exchange for the items I have."

"Guests can redeem points first and then renew their rental. The longer the rental period, the more favorable the rental price. 10 days, 1 day free; 1 month, 4 days free; 2 months, 8 days free; 3 months, 12 days free; 4 months, 16 days free; 5 months, 20 days free; 6 months, 24 days free; 7 months, 28 days free; 8 months, 32 days free; 9 months, 36 days free; 10 months, 41 days free; 11 months, 45 days free; and 1 year, 55 days free."

"Okay, thank you, boss. I'll redeem the points now." With that, Tong Yuanyuan went to the points redemption machine, took out a small bag from her pocket, kept the crystal cores she needed for cultivating her supernatural abilities, and picked out all the other level 1 and level 2 crystal cores and placed them on the platform of the points redemption machine. The screen displayed: 15 level 1 crystal cores can be exchanged for 1500 points, 5 level 2 crystal cores can be exchanged for 1000 points, for a total of 2500 points. Redeem?

Tong Yuanyuan pressed the confirmation button and calculated how long she could rent a house with her points. If she used all her points for rent, she could rent for 50 days, or 56 days with the bonus points. Then she took out a gold bracelet from her pocket and placed it on the exchange machine platform. The screen showed: 35 grams of gold, 350 points redeemable. Redeem? Tong Yuanyuan clicked no. Then she took out about 10 pieces of gold jewelry from her other pockets and placed them all on the exchange platform. The exchange machine platform showed: 150 grams of gold, 1500 points redeemable. Redeem? This time Tong Yuanyuan chose yes.

After redeeming her points, Tong Yuanyuan approached Qi Yun, who was eating snacks, and said:

"Boss, I've redeemed my points and would like to extend my lease for another two months."

"Do you see the machine next to the points redemption machine?"

"I saw it."

"You can use that to renew your lease and check in. You can do it yourself, and the free time will be automatically calculated."

"Okay, thank you, boss." Then Tong Yuanyuan went to the self-service check-in machine and followed the instructions on the machine to extend her lease for two months, making a total of 68 days including the free days.

Tong Yuanyuan looked at the remaining 68 days of accommodation time displayed on her wrist-worn computer and smiled happily. Then she secretly cheered herself up, determined to collect more crystal cores so she could stay in the guesthouse indefinitely. She bought a few more snacks, spending 20 points, and then returned to her rented courtyard.

Because Tong Yuanyuan unintentionally completed the task of spending 50 points in a single transaction, Qi Yun received a reward of 20 points, bringing her total to 80 points. At the same time, this task has been updated to spend 200 points in a single transaction, with the reward unknown.

Seeing Tong Yuanyuan leave, Qi Yun collapsed onto the soft sofa, her limbs and head drooping as if boneless, her mind blank.

Qi Yun found serving customers too boring and wanted to hire more staff, so she started bargaining with 666:

"666, it's so boring to stay here serving guests every day and not be able to go anywhere. Can I hire a waiter?"

"No, host, it's much better to stay here. There's no danger at all."

Do you think I'm the kind of person who's afraid of this little bit of danger?

"Um... Host, you're not, but this doesn't follow the rules! Host! This is really inappropriate!"

"Alright, stop howling. We're not hiring any more waiters, okay?"

"Hehe, host, you're so kind. It's not like you can't hire waiters all the time. You can still hire people once you've served a certain number of guests or the spending amount reaches a certain level."

"Fine, the system is up to you anyway."

"Oh dear, host, don't do that. Why don't you spread the word? If you get more customers sooner, you can hire more waiters sooner."

“How to promote it?”

"Host, the system can provide business card production and distribution services."

How many points are needed?

"Host, that's not what I meant?"

"Alright, I know you too well. Just tell me, how many points do you want?"

"Hehe, one business card costs 1 point, and handing out business cards costs 20 points?"

"Two cards for one point, I won't negotiate the price for points distributed."

"Host... this business card has a built-in location tracking function, is indestructible, and recyclable..."

"Just tell me if it's okay or not, don't say anything else. If it's not okay, I can just wait here. I have plenty of time, right?" The last three words, "whether it's okay or not," were delivered with a tone that made Qi Yun take 18 turns.

"Okay, host, how many business cards do you need?"

"I need 100 promotional business cards, but you need to send me one first so I can take a look. This one needs to be provided by you for free. If it's suitable, it will be included in the 100. If it's not suitable, then we'll send you a new design. Or you can send me 3 or 5 at a time and I'll choose one."

"Okay, host. I can print out several more designs for you to choose from. Do you have any requirements?"

"The business card needs to be large, made into a square with sides of 20 centimeters. Make a hole in one corner and attach a string to hang it to prevent loss. It also needs to have a protective cover to protect the person who receives the card from any harm so they can easily reach the guesthouse courtyard. The cover doesn't need to be too big, about 1 meter in diameter is enough. All of these details should be written on the business card. As for the rest, feel free to be creative."

"Host, you have quite a few demands. I'll make amends!"

"What loss? You only lose a little now, but you'll make it back when you have more customers. Hurry up and get it done. I want to see it before I leave work today."

"Okay, I understand, host. I'll go right away."

It has to be said that this guy is really fast at leveling up to earn money; he was back in less than half an hour.

"Host, host, look, I've made a sample and brought it back. Take a look and see if you like it. If not, I'll go and order again."

"Re-define it? What do you mean? Isn't this your own function? Where was it done? Hmm?"

"Oops, I let it slip. Host, why don't you take a look first?"

"Say!"

"Okay, okay, I ordered it from the system next door. It's a culture-related system, and it's great at making these kinds of things. Want to take a look?"

"Okay, let me see. You must have earned quite a few points in the process, right?" As she spoke, Qi Yun flipped through the promotional business cards in her hand.

“That’s good, all of them are nice. These are five types. Go and order five more types, ten of each type.”

"Okay, host, I'll go right away. Bye-bye."

Qi Yun shook her head helplessly; this "666" was just too lively.

After a while, 666 returned, placed a stack of finished promotional business cards next to Qiyun, and said cheerfully:

"Host, look, isn't that great? I've had the cultural authorities match the lines to the card colors, so they can be long or short."

Qi Yun picked up a stack of promotional business cards—10 styles, 10 colors, all with suitable hanging straps—and nodded in satisfaction.

"Okay, good job. Keep distributing them. Remember to distribute them in crowded places, spread them out, and make sure the locations are close to here so you can attract more customers faster."

"Understood, host." 666 seemed to see the bustling crowd of guests in the guesthouse courtyard, and answered happily while working.

Qi Yun watched as the promotional business card beside her vanished in an instant, knowing it had already been distributed. Simultaneously, 100 promotional business cards drifted down from various locations around the world.