After The Fall Of The Earth, My Hotel Became Popular - Chapter 55

Chapter 55 – Only Gods Could Do Such A Thing.

　　Perhaps his prayers really worked, because the trail of footprints never stopped, and as he followed the trail, no filth creature suddenly jumped out to attack him along the way.

　　On the contrary, he was very safe.

　　Reason told him that it might be because the white fox’s fighting ability was not strong. It had its own rules of survival, which was to avoid danger. So by following it, he did not encounter any violent filth.

　　Emotionally, he felt that the white fox must have been sent by God.

　　There was silence all around again. Occasionally, a dead bird with only bones left would fly by from the sky, strange plants would grow in the mud, and small filthy creatures would emerge from the snow and then disappear again.

　　He didn’t know how long he walked, nor how low the temperature dropped. A Luo could only keep walking while sniffing. When he was hungry, he would take a bite of the steamed bun, and his throat would be scratched and hurt.

　　He drank the bone-chilling water in one gulp as if it were his usual habit.

　　The temperature must have gone below more than minus 40 degrees Celsius, or maybe minus 50 degrees.

　　It could get even worse.

　　He didn’t know what happened to the safe zone.

　　Maybe he should have listened to his brother and not run around. He is not a savior. In this white world, he is smaller than a snowflake.

　　The weather seemed to be deliberately against him. Not only did the sky darken, but the snowfall began once again.

　　A Luo’s eyes suddenly widened: “No! No way!”

　　The snow would cover the fox’s footprints, and he would completely lose his light in the snow.

　　But no matter how he roared in pain, the heavy snow quickly covered the white fox’s traces.

　　If he had not walked for a long time, looking at the traceless white space, A Luo would even suspect that everything was just an illusion before his death.

　　Maybe there was no such thing as a white fox.

　　The life in A Luo’s gray eyes dimmed little by little, and he continued walking with heavy steps.

　　His joints were aching, and the soft snow was harder to walk on than flat ground. He was almost out of strength, and the cuts and scrapes on his face from the accident had dried up, with a layer of frost on them.

　　Finally, he was so exhausted that fell forward in the snow. As if he was inspired by something, he raised his head with difficulty and saw a warm light appearing in the snow.

　　It looked so warm, like a ray of light shining into the abyss, an oasis in the desert.

　　Is it because he is dying that he sees this mirage?

　　A Luo didn’t believe that was true.

　　But even in death, people tend to move towards the light. He wanted to die in that light.

　　It looked so warm.

　　The sudden belief supported him, so he stumbled to his feet and walked towards the light, until he was in front of the light. The mirage did not disappear, and the distance between them was only an arm’s length.

　　A Luo looked up in confusion, but finally, he fainted.

　　At the moment when his consciousness went completely blank, he saw two two words—【The Hotel】

　　•=•=•

　　”He’s awake.”

　　”Luckily, he fainted at the entrance of the Hotel.”

　　”He must be really lucky.”

　　‘Who is speaking? Am I still alive?’

　　A Luo opened his eyes. His head was still hurting from the impact of the car accident.

　　When he saw everything around him clearly, he was almost dumbfounded. He instinctively touched his body and only felt a thin piece of clothing underneath. His clothes had been taken off.

　　”Who are you? Where are my things?!” A Luo was in panic, like a stray dog who had just been picked up and brought home.

　　”Don’t be nervous.” Wen Bei came over to comfort him, “Your things are all stored there.”

　　He pointed to the lockers nearby.

　　A Luo swallowed and finally realized that the surroundings were so warm that he did not feel cold even though he was wearing thin clothes.

　　The people around him were the same. Although they all had their own deformities, they were all dressed neatly and comfortably, and no one wrapped themselves up tightly.

　　And looking at the young man in front of him, A Luo was even more dumbfounded.

　　Even before the apocalypse, he had never seen such a good-looking person. After the apocalypse, he was used to seeing people in the safe zone not washing their hair or faces. When he first saw such a clean person, he actually felt a little embarrassed.

　　There was a dull tone in A Luo’s voice: “Is this heaven?”

　　“Puff.”

　　His words made several mercenaries around him laugh, and finally someone couldn’t stand it anymore and explained about the existence of the Hotel to him.

　　Seeing his unbelievable look, Wen Bei, as the boss, was very patient. He asked with squinted eyes, “Do you want to eat something first?”

　　”Eat?” A Luo scratched his head stupidly. He looked very nervous. “I have dry food.”

　　‘The ones that were hard as rocks?’

　　Wen Bei shook his head: “Your current pollution level is a bit dangerous. I suggest you eat some food from the Hotel.”

　　He didn’t mean to pry into A Luo’s privacy, but after all, he was the one who discovered A Luo when he was about to end up being a fertilizer to the little white flowers. He had saved his life, he always needed to know the situation of the person he rescued.

　　Fortunately, A Luo didn’t mind. He looked down at his detection bracelet and saw that his pollution level had soared to eighty-five.

　　”How did this happen?”

　　A Luo had never encountered such a rapid increase in pollution levels, and it was obvious that he didn’t eat anything random.

　　Bo Ji came over at some point. He pushed up his black-framed glasses and explained, “Is this your first time out of the base?”

　　”I am from the safe zone, and this is indeed my first time out of the safe zone.”

　　Hearing that A Luo was from the safe zone, Bo Ji was a little surprised, but soon returned to normal: “Well, it’s the same. You haven’t adapted to the air outside for too long. When you leave the shield that could block pollution, your pollution level is bound to increase. Not everyone’s pollution so much the first time. You are just unlucky.”

　　”You are unlucky to have encountered this heavy snowfall. It’s common sense that rain in the apocalypse will cause pollution levels to rise, and snow is no different either.”

　　After Bo Ji finished speaking, he was slightly puzzled: “Under such heavy snowfall, why didn’t you just stay in the safe zone?”

　　People in the safe zone rarely went out on missions like the mercenaries in the base. They only needed to maintain the minimum living conditions, even if they lived like the walking dead or like the cavemen.

　　As a researcher who was often out of the spotlight, Bo Ji is sometimes scary in his honesty.

　　Wen Bei didn’t let A Luo feel awkward for too long. He took A Luo to the restaurant and said, “Let’s eat first.”

　　A Luo was unconscious for a long time. If it weren’t for the Polluter’s good physique, he would have had a high fever from all the torture he had put himself through.

　　Wen Bei sometimes envied the physique of the polluters. It was too cold on snowy days and he couldn’t adapt at all.

　　A Luo started to get nervous again: “I don’t have any crystals on me…”

　　As he spoke, he began to feel ashamed again.

　　The boss looked like a nice person, but he is so poor that he has nothing.

　　Most people in the safe zone were very poor, and the crystals they had were only enough for food. He had never felt it was a big deal before, but now he felt so uncomfortable.

　　Wen Bei: “Do you have ten crystals?”

　　A Luo foolishly touched the crystal card on his body and said, “Yes.”

　　Exactly ten.

　　Wen Bei curled his eyes: “That’s enough for a meal.”

　　What could he eat with ten crystals?

　　In the safe zone, one could exchange for a few dry biscuits that even dogs can’t chew, in the base one child drinks a bowl of soup with a moderate pollution level, and in the hotel, it is enough to have a hot dumpling soup that could warm the stomach and reduce the pollution.

　　A Luo couldn’t believe it: “Really?”

　　Even if he only lived in the safe zone, he still had a lot of common sense for the end of the world.

　　He knew that a serving of dumplings could be sold at a sky-high price in the base.

　　Wen Bei nodded, took his money directly, and pushed the dumpling soup to him: “Eat it quickly.”

　　Without any hesitation, A Luo started eating like crazy as if he was afraid that he would regret it.

　　If it were normal, he might have had some doubts, but at this moment his life was saved, even if Wen Bei told him with a smile that there was poison in the bowl, he would still eat it without hesitation.

　　If there is a god, it must be someone like the innkeeper.

　　A Luo knew that he was eating in a mess, but he couldn’t control himself. Not only did he drink up all the soup, he even licked the bottom of the bowl clean.

　　His stomach suddenly swelled up, and he finally felt that he was still alive.

　　A Luo looked at the data on his watch and found that the pollution level had dropped by three points.

　　He looked up at Wen Bei blankly. He didn’t expect that what those people in the hall had said was true. At first he thought these people were crazy.

　　A Luo looked at Wen Bei, and after holding it in for a long time, he finally asked what was in his heart: “Are you….. are you a god?”

　　Wen Bei was amused for a moment, with a tiny light flashing in his cat’s eyes: “Why are you adamant on either being in heaven or in the immortal world?”

　　Seeing him smile, A Luo’s palms were sweating with nervousness: “You must be a god.”

　　Only gods could do such a thing.

　　Wen Bei restrained his smile: “Can I ask you a question?”

　　A Luo nodded quickly: “Of course!”

　　”How did you find this place?” Wen Bei was a little curious.

　　Huang Qian had looked at the injuries and limbs on his body and told him that the boy must have walked a long way to get here. But, he was from the safe zone.

　　The Hotel’s reputation probably hadn’t spread to the safe zone yet.

　　”White Fox. A white fox brought me here!”

　　A Luo’s answer without hesitation surprised Wen Bei.

　　White fox? He had never heard of it.

　　A Luo looked at him anxiously: “God…”

　　Wen Bei didn’t know whether to laugh or cry: “You can call me boss or Wen Bei.”

　　How could A Luo dare to address the immortal by his name, so he could only follow the others and call him boss: “Boss, I beg you to save my brother and sister too!”

　　After A Luo finished speaking, he almost knelt down to Wen Bei.

　　Wen Bei quickly grabbed him and asked, “Where are your brother and sister?”

　　A Luo: “In the safe zone, they are still in the safe zone. There are more than a thousand people inside and they are running out of food!”

　　”Please.”

　　A Luo didn’t want the Hotel to provide food, he just wanted to get the food package from the base for emergency use.

　　But it is impossible for him to do it alone. If he continued to be so reckless, he would definitely die outside.

　　After escaping death once, A Luo was particularly careful about his life.

　　Wen Bei tilted his head helplessly: “I’m just a hotel owner.”

　　A Luo wanted to say something when suddenly a terrifying gaze came from behind him and fell directly on Wen Bei’s hands that were supporting him.

　　Qiu Tin walked over with his lips curled: “What are you talking about?”

　　A Luo’s legs almost went weak as he stared blankly at the handsome man walking towards him. He put his hands intimately around the boss’s slender waist, but the look in his eyes when he glanced over at him was like that of a wild beast that would pounce and tear him apart at any time, with an undisguised warning and murderous intent.

　　A Luo stepped back suddenly, putting some distance between himself and Wen Bei, his eyes full of panic.

　　Wen Bei was puzzled: “What’s wrong?”

　　He skillfully slapped away Qiu Tin’s dishonest hands and twisted his waist hard, signaling him to be quiet.

　　Qiu Tin was displeased, but allowed Wen Bei to do what he wanted, only watching A Luo with murderous intent that had become more obvious.

　　A Luo: “No, nothing.”

　　How could such a terrifying person appear around a god…