After The Fall Of The Earth, My Hotel Became Popular - Chapter 23

The decision to go to the base was made in the morning, and Wenbei started packing in the afternoon.

　　Ji Mingyuan was very worried about him, but his current identity was too embarrassing, it was not suitable for him to return to the base.

　　Besides, Wen Bei was not worried that only the Rabbit Butler would be left in the store along with Ji Mingyuan.

　　Ji Mingyuan gave some advice and found that Wen Bei was very determined, so he took the initiative to help pack his luggage.

　　The small backpack with unlimited capacity came in handy once again.

　　Ji Mingyuan stuffed food and water inside, along with the clothes. He looked very worried: “Don’t be impulsive and don’t talk to strangers on the roadside. There are too many robbers these days.”

　　Wen Bei twitched his lips: “Why do I feel like you are treating me like a child?”

　　Ji Mingyuan looked at him: “You are too kind. I’m afraid that you will be bullied.”

　　Wen Bei touched his nose, not sure when such a filter came into being.

　　He laughed for a moment and said, “I am sensible.”

　　Just as they were talking, an arm suddenly appeared, directly wrapping around Wen Bei’s waist and moving him to the side.

　　Wen Bei, who was completely unprepared, stumbled onto Qiu Tin, his hard muscles causing him no less pain.

　　Qiu Tin’s voice was a bit careless: “Don’t worry, I’m here.”

　　It seemed that he was talking to Ji Mingyuan, but his eyes stayed on Wen Bei.

　　Staring at the fair skin, purple blood vessels that seemed to be full of blood, tempting him, his sexy Adam’s apple moved up and down suspiciously.

　　Wen Bei: “…”

　　Well, he suddenly felt that his plan was not that foolproof.

　　Wen Bei glanced at him, full of warning. The water in the cat eyes with small hooks at the end was not hardly threatening, but also itchy.

　　Qiu Tin chuckled, his eyes stayed innocent.

　　But his hand didn’t let go.

　　If he couldn’t eat it yet, then when would he give it a try?

　　–·–·+·–·–

After tea time, they set off.

　　The car which had its windows been penetrated by the Filthy Chameleon earlier was barely restored to its original state. Under Ji Mingyuan’s modifications, another layer of windows had been added to seal off the vehicle.

　　Wen Bei didn’t expect the old man in front of him to be able to drive, so he took the initiative to sit in the driver’s seat.

　　If possible, he didn’t want that person to go with him.

　　Who knew what his 100% pollution level actually meant.

　　But if he was allowed to stay in the Hotel, Wen Bei would be even more worried.

　　Although he was bound as the Owner of the Hotel, he wouldn’t be around, so the binding runes might become ineffective.

　　If Qiu Tin got bored by then, he might end up even blowing up the hotel.

　　Although they had known each other for only a few days, Wen Bei was very sure that he was the type of person capable of such a thing.

　　Even in a bumpy car, the man still looked like an elegant gentleman. Sitting in the back seat, he cast admiring glances at Wen Bei from time to time.

　　Hidden under his eyes was deep desire, like a whirlpool that could suck people in accidentally.

　　It was the first time that Wen Bei had seen someone riding in the car driven by him without changing his expression.

　　Suddenly, he felt a little more confident in his driving skills.

　　Except for the steering wheel drifting a little and the accelerator being stepped on a little too hard, his driving skills were still very good.

　　At the same time, while driving, he was still paying attention to the filth nearby, but unexpectedly found that the journey was smooth, and no filth dared to approach them.

　　It could’ve been accepted as a coincidence at first, but when a filthy mantis with a dead bird strung on its limbs jumped over and saw them, it looked so frightened that it didn’t even want the prey in its mouth. It threw away the dead bird, and ran away in fear. Wenbei confirmed his doubts. .

　　He was not naive enough to believe that everything was a coincidence. The only possibility was the presence of Qiu Tin in the car.

　　Feeling the sight from the rear mirror, Qiu Tin leaned back in a good mood: “Huh?”

　　Wen Bei looked away, his eyes darkening.

　　He really wanted to know what Qiu Tin’s ability was.

　　The pollutants avoided them, leaving no room for his temptations.

　　…

　　Without the interference of the filth, the original two-day journey was reduced to one and a half days.

　　Wen Bei looked at the map provided by Ji Mingyuan, and his tense nerves finally relaxed a little, and he decided to stop the car to rest.

　　They had spent the night, and they only had to drive for a few more hours to reach the entrance of the base.

　　The only thing he was dissatisfied with was that he hadn’t tested out Qiu Tin’s trump card until now.

　　Could it be that his ability was related to the unpredictable black mist?

　　While thinking about it, Wen Bei took out some bread from his backpack and ate it, while not forgetting to throw a piece at Qiu Tin.

　　Qiu Tin lowered his eyes and stared at the piece of buttered bread for a long time, as if he was picking on something, and then he slowly started eating.

　　He even ate well throughout the day.

　　It was an understood fact that pollutants couldn’t eat normal human food.

　　Wen Bei felt that the mystery behind Qiu Tin’s existence was only getting bigger and bigger.

　　Probably because his gaze was too blatant, Qiu Tin put down the bread on his lips and looked back at him again. There was no emotion in his red eyes, but he raised the corners of his mouth mechanically: “What’s wrong?”

　　Wen Bei: “The filth nearby dare to not approach us. Is it because of you?”

　　Qiu Tin shrugged: “I thought you would like it.”

　　”It feels really good.” Wen Bei replied lightly.

　　Although his response was not against his will, it was just perfunctory.

　　Qiu Tin stopped talking and stared at him, his eyebrows tightened a little, and then loosened again: “I can restrain myself a little.”

　　As soon as he finished speaking, he turned back with an expressionless face.

　　Who had made him angry?

　　Wen Bei just felt baffled.

　　But he could feel that after Qiu Tin spoke, the surrounding atmosphere changed subtly.

　　They were no longer safe.

　　Wen Bei stood up and said, “Let’s go.”

　　As soon as the car started and left the area, Wen Bei immediately understood the meaning of the man’s words.

　　The pollutants had begun to target them.

　　Wen Bei wouldn’t dare to leave the Hotel unless he was prepared to do it.

　　Before setting off, he had exchanged crystals for some firearms in the Hotel’s mall.

　　The firearms were very expensive. A heavy machine gun cost two thousand crystals.

　　Wen Bei worked hard to save 4,500 crystal stones, but half of them were deducted when he bought the equipment.

　　Fortunately, he had told Ji Mingyuan before leaving, and he temporarily set the price of a hotel room at five thousand crystals a night. As long as there were customers, he could earn his money back.

　　The Hotel’s rules showed that currently the best way to reduce pollution was to stay in a hotel room. No one would refuse the option, even if it was a little more expensive.

　　The quality of things produced in Hotel’s stores also guaranteed a good effect.

　　Wen Bei put the gun against the driver’s seat window. After a series of loud explosions, the ugly frog in front of him was beaten into a puddle of mud.

　　A mixture of blue and green slime condensed on the ground.

　　Another mutated earthworm emerged from the ground and feasted on the slime.

　　Somehow, Wen Bei seems to have gotten somewhat accustomed to the disgusting gluttonous feast.

　　He turned away, stepped on the accelerator and left the area.

　　The sky had begun to darken. In order to facilitate the mercenaries who were out on missions to return home, the base had specially set up underground camps in several places close to the entrance.

　　Although it couldn’t resist pollution, it could still prevent the attack from pollutants to a certain extent.

　　Wen Bei followed Ji Mingyuan’s map and successfully found one of such places.

　　It was a former air raid shelter in the suburbs.

　　Now there was a large circle surrounded by iron, which could only be opened by mastering the password provided by the base.

　　Wen Bei quickly entered a series of numbers, and the door opened towards him.

　　Unexpectedly, there were already people under the air-raid shelter.

　　There was a woman with a pale complexion and a man with small eyes and a somewhat sinister appearance.

　　When the woman saw him, her face showed fear, and she trembled and tried to hide away.

　　The man was wary: “Is he a mercenary from the base?”

　　He reached to load the gun but did not aim it.

　　It was a kind of temptation, but also a signal that one didn’t want to make enemies.

　　If one pointed a gun directly at someone else, a fierce battle could not be avoided.

　　Outside the base was an area of complete moral decay. When different mercenary teams bumped into each other, they would remain vigilant regardless of whether they had friendships inside the base or not.

　　Because one could be killed outside the base, and no one could redress for the victim.

　　Many mercenaries who wanted to seize missions and wealth would choose to attack their compatriots outside the base. They may have been drinking together in the base one day, and then cut off each other’s head outside the base the next day.

T/N Note:
My sincere apologies for having suddenly gone on a hiatus unannounced. That was due to personal circumstances, now I’ve returned and work towards getting back to schedule.