hsntnovel Chapter 87 The Gate
Chapter 87 The Gate
In the afternoon, after the morning's press conference, Wang Xiao spent his time in the weapons research and development room on the sixth floor, waiting for the production of the "Swift Shadow" combat suit.
Due to the lack of electricity, Wang Xiao relied on pre-stocked batteries to barely keep the weapons research and development lab running.
Fortunately, this room is special enough that it can be slightly modified according to needs by spending a small amount of points.
Otherwise, Wang Xiao really wouldn't know when he could start building the Swift Shadow combat suit.
[The "Swift Shadow" combat suit is currently under development.]
[Estimated time for this project: 4 hours.]
During the long wait, Wang Xiao ate the apple he had won from the prize pool while checking the current status of the hotel's personnel and supplies.
The security department consists of 14 people, with Xue Wu as the team leader.
The kitchen staff is planned to be 3 people, with Lu Ran as the head chef.
The hotel plans to have 12 service staff members, with Wei Yan and Zhao Yajun as managers.
The Engineering Support Department plans to appoint 3 people.
The medical department plans to appoint two people.
The search team consists of 7 people, led by Xiong Sanzhuang.
One special agent, the Thorn Knight.
Including Wang Xiao himself, the number of people at the Peace Hotel has now reached 43.
In terms of both number and size, this group is second only to the Qin Group led by Qin Huai'an among the surrounding forces centered around the Peace Hotel.
Due to the limited number of hotel rooms, apart from the first batch of employees who remained at the hotel, the rest of the staff have been relocated to residential buildings across the street from the hotel.
While it may not be as safe as a hotel, it is still much better than other places.
In addition, starting today, security personnel will be responsible for nighttime patrols, so if anything happens, the hotel's support can arrive at the scene immediately.
In terms of supplies, thanks to Qin Huai'an's assistance and the trip to the grain wholesale market, there are currently no major problems, except for some rare medical supplies and some special resources that are in short supply.
However, relying solely on the existing resources in Nishiki City to maintain the hotel's operation is clearly not a sustainable solution.
Regardless of the dangers of gathering supplies, judging from the current speed at which the survivors are gathering resources, it won't be long before the resources near the Peace Hotel are completely depleted.
At that time, there will undoubtedly be various conflicts arising from the shortage of supplies.
As the party controlling various resources, the Peace Hotel also believed that it would be drawn into the mess.
To avoid this situation, we must be able to produce our own resources, thus avoiding running out of resources.
However, given the current situation of the hotel, we can only take a long-term approach for now.
After all, the hotel's existing supplies are sufficient to keep it running stably for a period of time.
Regarding the power issue, if the plan goes smoothly, and if the intelligence is accurate upon Xiong Sanzhuang's return, he will definitely make the trip.
Surprisingly, the gas supply is more stable than the electricity supply; there has been no gas outage so far, and with the gas cylinders collected in advance, there's not much to worry about.
Water availability is also relatively good.
From this perspective, the overall situation of the hotel is still relatively optimistic.
Looking at the report that Zhao Yajun and Wei Yan had compiled together, Wang Xiao never expected that he could actually open a hotel in such a terrible environment.
Although this was partly due to his obsession with exploiting the system's features, the sense of accomplishment still put Wang Xiao in a great mood.
Seeing that the Swift Shadow combat suit would take some time to complete, Wang Xiao did not stay on the sixth floor but returned to his guest room on the third floor.
The main reason is that if something happens at the hotel, he can find out about the situation immediately.
Even Wei Yan and his group cannot go up to the sixth floor without Wang Xiao's permission.
Back in his room, standing by the window, Wang Xiao habitually lit a cigarette to relieve his recent stress.
The hotel is developing, zombies and animals are evolving, and there's also the monster from the abyss.
The hotel's development is far from sufficient to survive.
According to the information gleaned from 'Information Extraction,' monsters like the Thorn Knight are merely low-level monsters from the abyss. It's unknown what kind of upheaval the truly formidable ones will bring to this world once they descend upon it.
This immense sense of crisis hangs like a dark cloud over the heads of all surviving humans.
Therefore, Wang Xiao allowed Qin Huai'an and other forces near the Peace Hotel to develop vigorously.
A person's energy is ultimately limited.
The hotel's revenue depends on its guests; if all the guests die, it's unlikely to see rapid growth.
In a sense, the Peace Hotel and the survivors have a special symbiotic relationship.
After the cigarette burned out, Wang Xiao stopped his random thoughts.
The most urgent task is to handle the current situation properly.
As for whether zombies evolve into new humans, mutated creatures become legendary monsters, or even more powerful visitors from the abyss come to this world, those are not things Wang Xiao should be considering right now.
He can be prepared, but only if he can make the most of the present moment.
Without the present, how can we talk about the future?
After figuring this out, Wang Xiao threw himself back into his work.
Thanks to his extensive previous work experience, Wang Xiao is quite adept at handling hotel affairs.
at the same time.
Xiong Sanzhuang and his group, who had arrived at the power maintenance center and were investigating the situation, encountered an unexpected situation.
Chenghua District Power Maintenance Center.
The unit that was once used to ensure the stability of the power supply for the entire region has now been completely taken over by zombies.
Fortunately, these kinds of units usually only have a little over a hundred people.
For search teams with some teamwork and experience in dealing with zombies, it's not too difficult to handle.
However, it's inevitable that you'll be startled from time to time by zombies that suddenly appear from who-knows-where.
Although they encountered mutated zombies during the search, no casualties occurred because Wang Xiao temporarily handed over the fist blade to him.
After clearing the zombies from the premises, Xiong Sanzhuang arranged for people to search for the power generation equipment in every corner of the premises, following the advice given by the electrician from Yinghua Hotel.
After searching for a while, the group found what they needed in the repair shop.
One of the underlings said, "Brother Xiong, this should be the type that Electrician Peng was talking about, right?"
Xiong Sanzhuang took out a piece of paper, compared it with the parameters marked on it, and nodded, saying, "This is definitely it. Let's count the number, find something to cover up these devices, and prepare to return to the hotel to report the situation."
"Yes."
However, just as everyone was about to leave, the guards outside suddenly rushed in.
The man cried out in alarm, "Brother Xiong, something's wrong! There's a door outside!"
Xiong Sanzhuang frowned and snapped, "What's the rush? Think it through before you speak!"
Startled by Xiong Sanzhuang's shout, the man calmed down considerably and said nervously, "It's...it's...a door suddenly appeared on the street!"
"A door? When did it appear?"
"Just now! It was huge! As soon as I realized something was wrong, I came to report to you, Brother Xiong!"
Upon hearing this, Xiong Sanzhuang immediately felt a bad premonition.
"take me!"
"good!"