Dimensional Store: Welcome to the Apocalypse Apartment - Chapter 234

Chapter 234

Oasis Sanatorium was currently only Two-star. To perform heart bypass surgery, it needed to be upgraded to Three-star first, then unlock the Smart Operating Room.

Unlike basic care, which required human staff,

surgeries inside the Smart Operating Room were fully automated.

The equipment would directly handle the complicated surgical procedures without any assistance from a professional doctor.

Once Gu Huaiwei returned this time, she would have Lin She coax a few more people out of the Safe House. Upgrading Oasis Sanatorium to Three-star was only a matter of time.

“Sure,” Gu Huaiwei said, looking at the gray-haired old man. “If you can make it out of this Instance safely, you’re welcome to visit my Sanatorium in person and take a look around.”

The old man nodded silently, his expression grave.

“My Sanatorium welcomes everyone.” To raise their chances of survival later, so they would actually have the opportunity to step into Oasis Sanatorium, Gu Huaiwei kindly offered them a reminder.

“Everyone, in this Hot Spring Mansion, the guest rooms upstairs for resting come with small hot springs. On the basement level, there is one super-large hot spring.

“If you want to go to the basement level, the elevator won’t take you there. You have to use the stairs. Since the floor is marble, it’s especially slippery, so be careful not to fall.

“That door is extremely hard to open from the inside, the water quality in the hot spring isn’t very good either, and there are filthy things in the lockers. I don’t really recommend it.”

The Trial-takers exchanged looks.

This was the first time they had just entered an Instance and immediately encountered such a friendly Anomaly, one that actually revealed the layout of the Instance to them.

Could the Anomaly in front of them be a guide?

Gu Huaiwei was far too friendly.

They felt that Gu Huaiwei was trying to confuse them and lure them into violating the Rules.

Maybe the key to clearing the Instance was downstairs.

That hot spring on the basement level definitely hid an important clue…

Gu Huaiwei turned and left.

The young man beside the old man asked in a low voice, “Those two Anomalies just now… are they not from this Instance?”

“I don’t know. Maybe they’re from another Instance and came over for a visit.” The old man seemed distracted.

He was thinking of his granddaughter outside the Instance, who had a heart condition, and considering whether he should risk his old life to take her to Oasis Sanatorium.

The young man was still clutching the flyer. He sighed and said, “So Anomalies even cross Instances to steal business.”

“I think something’s off. We still can’t trust an Anomaly’s words too much.”

The girl, who had remained silent this whole time, also felt that there was something strange about Gu Huaiwei. She felt Gu Huaiwei was different from the Anomalies she had seen before. Even though her face could not be seen clearly, she seemed extraordinarily charming, the kind of person who made others willing to stop and listen to her speak.

The young man nodded. “Of course. In an Instance, the only thing we can trust is the Rules.”

After returning to Oasis Sanatorium, with Lin She’s help, they recruited several more human customers from near the Safe House, upgrading Oasis Sanatorium from Two-star to Three-star.

[Oasis Sanatorium: Three-star]

[Congratulations, owner, for completing the Phase Two new customer acquisition task. This upgrade consumed 5,000 Day of Yang Lifespan.]

[Paid areas unlocked: Trauma Treatment Room, Intermediate Recovery Room, Intermediate Nursing Service, Special Dietary Service.]

[Paid areas available to unlock: Smart Operating Room, Advanced Recovery Room, Advanced Nursing Service, Customized Dietary Therapy Meal Service, Recreation Hall]

[Phase Two new customer acquisition task exceeded expectations. The total number of new customers this time is 23, including 7 Non-human and 16 human customers.]

[Congratulations, you have received a special reward: you may establish three Oasis Sanatorium Rules. These Rules will have binding power equivalent to the Rules within Instances on This Plane.]

[Remaining Lifespan: 122,875 days.]

[Customers currently residing in the Sanatorium: 34]

[Warning! Insufficient rooms! Warning! Insufficient rooms!]
When Oasis Sanatorium upgraded from one star to two stars, the number of Recovery Rooms had increased to thirty-three.

Now, upgrading from two stars to three stars would require three days of expansion work.

The Recovery Rooms followed a strict one-person-per-room policy, which meant there was still one guest who couldn’t be assigned a room.

“Shop Manager, where’s my room?” The final Trial-taker from the Safe House stood idly in front of the counter.

His name was Ou Doudou. He was a rich second-generation heir and a trendy fashion guy, with hair dyed in every color under the sun and chewing gum in his mouth.

Ou Doudou’s father had been a nouveau riche tycoon. After the Instances descended, he had managed to live the good life for a while thanks to his money.

But later, the old monetary system collapsed. People only recognized that Yellow Paper with Lifespan written on it, and his family went completely bankrupt. His huge pile of brothers and sisters had no choice but to run into Instances to scrape out a living, just like ordinary people.

Gu Huaiwei spread her small hands. “You won’t be able to get a room until three days from now.”

Ou Doudou’s eyes widened. “No, hold on. Are you messing with me?”

“Nope. Take a careful look at the contract. The start date is three days from now.”

Ou Doudou never read contracts when buying things.

All he knew was that expensive meant best.

Although his family had gone bankrupt, his girlfriend, who was thirty years older than him, was an absolute powerhouse in the Instances. She had Contracted several Anomalies, and her Lifespan was so abundant she couldn’t possibly use it all up.

Under his girlfriend’s protection, Ou Doudou had become one of her many pretty little husbands.

Booking a room here was an important task his Old Baby had entrusted to him. He absolutely could not mess it up.

Realizing he’d been tricked, Ou Doudou stared at the contract, flicked his flashy bangs, and slapped the contract down on the front desk with a frown. “I’ll pay you double the Lifespan. Get me a room now! This second! Immediately!”

His attitude was forceful, his presence commanding.

He thought he looked unbelievably handsome when he raised his voice.

At the mention of double the Lifespan, Gu Huaiwei felt it was necessary to overcome this little difficulty.

She smiled. “Of course, esteemed customer. I’ll coordinate a room for you right away.”

When Ou Doudou saw Gu Huaiwei smile, he was dazed for a split second.

He had never thought a girl’s simple smile could be so captivating. It was like a spring breeze gently brushing across his heart.

Realizing he’d lost his composure, he turned his head away, and even his voice dropped. “Hmph. That’s more like it.”

Gu Huaiwei found Xia Wenxin and told her about Ou Doudou. She also made it clear that as long as Xia Wenxin was willing to free up the room, they would split the earnings fifty-fifty.

Xia Wenxin was very tempted.

She had only been able to recuperate at Oasis Sanatorium because Fang Zhao had been supporting her.

Fang Zhao and Bai Yuzhen still had not returned.

She was afraid they might never come back.

“For these three days without a room, I’ll have nowhere to go.” Xia Wenxin clenched her fists and voiced the concern in her heart. “I can’t wander around town.

“Gray Mist Town is a cluster of Instances. Take a few wrong steps, and you might enter a new Instance.

“My body hasn’t fully recovered yet. If I enter a new Instance, that’s a dead end.”

Compared to earning Lifespan, her life was more important.

Gu Huaiwei suggested, “You can stay in the Sanatorium and live with me.”

“That’s allowed?” Xia Wenxin froze at first, then was both shocked and delighted.

This was practically a free bargain falling into her lap.

Xia Wenxin suddenly found Gu Huaiwei even more kind and approachable.

Gu Huaiwei nodded. “I won’t charge you extra.”

Each of them got what they needed, and the deal was settled at once.

Gu Huaiwei brought Xia Wenxin to the Childhood Dream Theme Room.

The moment she pushed open the door, the scene before her made Gu Huaiwei freeze. Then her brows furrowed slightly.

“Who came into my room?”