Chapter 152 - 144: A Constant Stream of Experience! Attracting Envy
Chapter 152: Chapter 144: A Constant Stream of Experience! Attracting Envy
He charged again, appearing behind another one of the bloated zombies. Just like before, he lopped its head off with a single slash.
He’d easily dispatched the two bloated zombies.
[Congratulations! You have killed a mutated zombie and earned 150 EXP!]
[Congratulations! You have killed a mutated zombie and earned 150 EXP!]
To Lu Feng’s surprise, one of the bloated zombies actually dropped a ball of light.
’His luck seemed to be pretty good.’
Lu Feng immediately picked up the drop. It was another Special Ability Crystal Stone.
[This is a special Power Ability Crystal Stone. Using it grants a special power ability. Side effect: The user’s body will become obese...]
The surrounding zombies swarmed him again, clawing and pounding at the energy shield around him. It didn’t do any damage, but it was annoying.
He swung his steel blade in a vicious arc. With his 14 points in Power—nearly three times that of a normal person—the single slash sent the heads of the surrounding zombies flying before they tumbled to the ground.
The headless bodies of the zombies slowly collapsed.
This scene left the survivors Lin Jiao had brought completely stunned. Plunging into a horde of zombies as if it were nothing... how was that any different from the heroes in pre-apocalypse TV shows and novels who could take an enemy general’s head from within an army of ten thousand?
After killing the two bloated zombies, Lu Feng returned to his position behind the mechanical traps and said to Lin Jiao, "Have Wang Cheng come over later. Tell him to bring his Mecha weapons. If any more mutated zombies show up, have him deal with them."
"Yes, I’ll arrange it." Lin Jiao nodded. She had also seen what a threat the mutated zombies posed to the mechanical traps.
Lu Feng then turned to the survivor who had previously mentioned the incineration power facility at Red Leaf Base and asked, "What’s your name?"
The survivor immediately replied, "Mr. Lu, my name is Zhao Jia."
"Zhao Jia," Lu Feng repeated the name. He then took out the Special Power Crystal Stone and tossed it to him. "This is for you. It’ll give you a power ability, but it’ll also make you very fat. I assume you don’t mind?"
"I don’t mind! Why would I mind?" Zhao Jia said, his face alight with a joyous surprise.
’In the apocalypse, who would care about getting fat if it meant becoming an ability user?’
He truly hadn’t expected that simply speaking up and showing some initiative would earn him the reward of becoming an ability user.
After all, he wasn’t the only one who knew about the incineration power facility at Red Leaf Base; several others did too.
But clearly, there were benefits to being the first to step up.
At that moment, the other former members of Red Leaf Base indeed looked regretful.
They also knew about the incineration power facility; they just hadn’t been the first to speak up.
After giving the Special Power Crystal Stone to Zhao Jia, Lu Feng said, "Keep up the good work!" He didn’t forget to add to the others, "That goes for the rest of you, too."
His words immediately brought looks of delighted surprise to the other survivors’ faces, and a hopeful anticipation filled their eyes.
With everything arranged, Lu Feng vanished on the spot with a single thought, exiting the game world.
The people around him were still shocked by the sight, even though they knew he had this ability.
Lin Jiao turned to Zhao Jia and said, "Go ahead and use it. From now on, you’ll be in charge of leading the team to guard these mechanical traps."
"Yes, Conductor Lin," Zhao Jia replied at once, the joy on his face deepening.
He knew that after being rewarded by Mr. Lu, he had essentially been promoted within Qingfeng Base. No matter where or when, attaining a higher position was always a reason to be happy.
...
「Tianzhou City, Bund Riverside Luxury Villa District」
Lu Feng returned to his villa.
The first thing he did was check the view of the game world. The mechanical traps were still running smoothly, and a constant stream of notifications appeared in his mind:
[Congratulations! You have killed a zombie and earned 5 EXP!]
[Congratulations! You have killed a zombie and earned 10 EXP!]
[Congratulations! You have killed a zombie and earned 10 EXP!]
...
As the mechanical traps operated, his experience points steadily increased.
Lu Feng snapped back to reality and pulled out his phone to check the news online.
The first short video he saw was about Qingfeng Network Company—it was an official announcement from the company itself.
Qingfeng Network Company’s user base had surpassed 40 million, an almost explosive rate of growth.
This was because news about the Qingfeng Intelligent Assistant had completely blown up. After all, when a good product is properly promoted, the more people who know about it, the faster it grows.
Everyone understood the trend. If big companies like Penguin couldn’t crack it and release a pirated version, it would be another Douyin.
Qingfeng Network Company was on track to develop rapidly and become one of the industry giants.
While Lu Feng was watching the video, he got a call from Ah Pao. As soon as the call connected, Ah Pao said, "President Lu, the entertainment city is holding its first event tonight. Do you want to come check it out?"
Entertainment venues might be places for people to let loose, but they couldn’t afford to be stagnant. Ah Pao had proposed spicing things up to trigger another explosive surge in the entertainment city’s customer base.
Hosting parties, for example.
Sometimes, many potential customers who wouldn’t normally go out might be drawn in by a specific party or event.
"Sure, I’ll head over tonight," Lu Feng agreed.
It was his own business, after all, and Ah Pao was doing a great job. The bar division alone was bringing in 250,000 a day in revenue, plus another 150,000 in "flower amounts."
The combined revenue from the other divisions—the disco, nightclub, KTV, foot spa, and so on—was also terrifyingly high.
Time passed, and night soon fell.
The entirety of Tianzhou City was now bathed in the decadent red and green glow of neon lights.
Lu Feng drove straight to Qingfeng Entertainment City. As soon as he arrived, he saw that the club’s signs were all decked out in pink decorations, and the main entrance was draped with pink neon lights.
There was even a large banner over the entrance that read: Qingfeng Entertainment City’s Pink Pajama Party Welcomes You Today!
A "Pink Pajama Party," needless to say, meant that all the girls inside the club would be wearing pink pajamas—the very sexy kind.
Just how sexy depended on how uninhibited the girl was.
After all, to earn those "flower amounts," many girls were willing to go all out. Some might even show up wearing just three strips of cloth.
And if a girl had a good enough figure and was pretty enough, pink pajamas could be an absolutely irresistible combination.
So, at a time like this, it was no problem at all to attract a huge crowd of drinkers.
When Lu Feng arrived, the area outside Qingfeng Entertainment City was already packed. A line had formed, indicating that business was not just good, but booming.
Every now and then, a girl in a sexy nightgown would come out to greet someone. These were obviously big-spending clients, the type who came specifically during events like this to support their favorite girls.
Most likely, these girls also had a certain unspoken relationship with such clients.
More importantly, these girls were genuinely gorgeous, which easily attracted the attention of passersby.
After all, most normal women wouldn’t dare to wear such a sexy nightgown out in public.
Seeing this, Lu Feng’s respect for Ah Pao’s abilities grew once again.
"President Lu, you’re here! Let me take you inside." A man in a suit ran up to Lu Feng and spoke respectfully.
"Mm," Lu Feng grunted in acknowledgment. He recognized the man as one of Chen Bo’s underlings.
He followed the man into the entertainment city.
But just as Lu Feng was entering Qingfeng Entertainment City, a few men sat in a car parked on the street not far away, frowning in the club’s direction.
One of them said, "No wonder business at our Bai Jinhan has dropped so much. So they opened an entertainment city nearby!"
"And it’s pretty big," another man said. "I hear the guy managing this Qingfeng Entertainment City has a lot of tricks up his sleeve. The stuff he comes up with is really popular with the drinkers. Some of our old regulars at Bai Jinhan have been saying we’re too rigid."
A third man nodded. "It’s true. They even host events like this. And this kind of pajama party is even more appealing than just having them strip."
The first man pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose and snorted. "I don’t care how many tricks they have. They’re going to have a bad night tonight. Once they’re in trouble, we’ll go talk to them. We have to at least get the Gao Family a stake in their company."
Since he took charge of the Gao Family’s Bai Jinhan and its branches opened, who in Tianzhou City’s nightlife scene didn’t have to show them respect? Even if someone opened a shop nearby, they were expected to make inquiries and pay their respects to the Gao Family.
Now, this Qingfeng Entertainment City hadn’t even bothered to say hello, and it had opened right in the territory covered by Bai Jinhan. This was a slap in the face to the Gao Family.
The Gao Family wasn’t the same as it was back in the day, selling fish and PHS phones!