Apocalypse: The Hotel She Runs Is the Only Paradise

Chapter 62: What Cannot Be Obtained Is the Best

Chapter 62

If players are lucky, they can find spirit orbs in the dungeons, or if they perform well in the dungeon, they'll be rewarded with spirit orbs.

This man had just finished a dungeon, but he had been carried through it without putting in any effort, so naturally, he couldn't find any spirit orbs or receive any rewards.

Of course, he had other things he could exchange for food at the transfer station, after all, the horror world wouldn't let players starve to death.

However, he could only exchange for a small amount of food, and the food at the transfer station tasted awful!

He had heard that the food sold in this supermarket was delicious, so he wanted to come and check it out.

Looking at the wide array of products on the shelves, he licked his lips and then glanced towards the checkout counter.

The girl sitting at the counter seemed to be human and looked approachable.

He walked over and asked, "Hello... can you give me something to eat?"

Gu Wanyin looked at him and politely replied, "Hello, you can exchange spirit orbs for points, and with points, you can purchase goods in our store."

"But I don't have any spirit orbs," the man said with a pitiful expression.

"I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do," Gu Wanyin said. "Our store only accepts points exchanged from spirit orbs."

After all, this wasn't her main domain, and there were restrictions. They could only use spirit orbs to exchange for points; it was the rule, and she couldn't do anything about it.

"Isn't there any other way? Or could I buy on credit?" the man pleaded. "Please, I'm really hungry. The dungeon I just went through was terrifying!"

"Our store doesn't offer credit," Gu Wanyin said. "It's clearly written in the store rules."

Hearing this, the man's face fell. He couldn't help but say, "How can you be like this? Aren't we both humans? Shouldn't we help each other? You're not kind at all!"

Gu Wanyin let out a scornful laugh.

Another one trying to manipulate her with moral obligations.

No problem, she had no morals.

"You're right, I'm not kind at all," Gu Wanyin nodded. "So, are you going to buy anything or not? If not, please leave."

"You!" The man was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead. "You have such a big supermarket, what harm would it do to give me something to eat! I don't care, if you don't give me anything, I'll just take it myself!"

Gu Wanyin was getting impatient and was about to ask the system to throw him out when suddenly, the black-robed ghost spoke in an eerie tone: "Kid, you're trying to cause trouble here, aren't you?"

The man was startled, not expecting the black-robed ghost to suddenly intervene. He stammered, "I, I'm not. I just want some, some food."

"Didn't you hear my big sis say you need to exchange spirit orbs for points? Are you deaf? No spirit orbs, what are you babbling about?" The black-robed ghost's tone grew colder.

The man trembled in fear, his mouth half-open but unable to speak.

"You better hope I don't run into you in a dungeon," the black-robed ghost sneered. "Otherwise, you'll be in for it..."

The man let out a yelp and, almost instinctively, scrambled out of the supermarket.

"Big sis, did I do well?" The black-robed ghost looked at Gu Wanyin, his face seeking praise.

"Very good," Gu Wanyin nodded approvingly. "But if you really encounter him in a dungeon, don't break the rules just to teach him a lesson. That would be counterproductive."

"Don't worry, big sis! I know what I'm doing."

After finishing his self-heating hotpot, the black-robed ghost left for some business.

Another large group of customers came and went, and the store became temporarily quiet, with only a few customers still browsing.

Gu Wanyin continued reading her novel.

At this moment, a girl walked in.

This girl had a high ponytail and wore practical sportswear. Her face was full of confidence.

But she didn't look like a ghost, probably a high-level player who had been through many dungeons.

For some reason, as soon as this girl entered, the system started buzzing in Gu Wanyin's head, giving her a headache.

"System, what's wrong? Did something happen?" Gu Wanyin rubbed her temples and asked inwardly.

The system didn't respond, just kept buzzing.

Gu Wanyin was puzzled. It wasn't until the girl had finished selecting her items, paid, and left that the system finally quieted down.

"Host, I'm sorry for disturbing you just now."

"It's okay, but what were you doing?"

"I was arguing with the system of the horror world!" the system said angrily. "That girl who just came in is its bound host!"

Gu Wanyin began to understand: "Oh, is it the system that wanted to bind with me before, but you beat it to it?"

"Exactly, it's still hung up on you. As soon as it came in, it started arguing with me, saying I stole the person it had its eye on! What a joke, when we bind hosts, it's all about speed. It's not my fault it was too slow!"

Gu Wanyin couldn't help but laugh, "It's been so long, how is it still thinking about this? Besides, that girl seemed pretty good. You can tell she's doing well in the horror world. To be honest, if it were me, I might not be able to handle those dungeons."

"You definitely could," the system said confidently. "But the point isn't about who's more suited for the horror world."

"Then what is the point?"

"What you can't have always seems the best."

Gu Wanyin: "...That actually makes sense."

...

Finally, the seven days passed, and Gu Wanyin could return to the hotel in the morning.

Night had fallen, and after her shower, she extinguished the oil lamp and lay in bed ready to sleep.

At this moment, she suddenly heard the system start buzzing again.

"System, are you arguing again? Is that system back?" Gu Wanyin asked.

"It's back! It and its host are right outside the supermarket. Even late at night, they won't let people, won't let systems rest."

"What does it want?" Gu Wanyin rubbed her head, very confused.

The system hesitated for a moment, then said, "It says it wants to see you."

Gu Wanyin frowned and said, "Well, how about this, I'll go out and see, talk to it clearly, and save it from constantly coming to bother you."

"But..." The system sounded a bit pitiful, as if afraid she might run off with someone else, or rather, another system.

"Don't worry!"

Gu Wanyin knew what the system was worried about. After reassuring it for a bit, she got up and left the wooden cabin, then went to the supermarket entrance.

Sure enough, the girl from earlier was standing there.

Seeing her come out, the girl quickly walked over, smiled apologetically, and said, "I'm sorry for disturbing you so late, but my system, it kept saying it wanted to see you, to talk to you for a bit."

"It's fine, I hadn't fallen asleep yet," Gu Wanyin said. "But what exactly does it want to say to me?"

The girl explained, "It's like this. I'm about to finish my dungeons in the horror world, and I can return to my original world. At that time, my system will unbind from me and find a new host, starting over in the horror world with them."