My Post-Apocalyptic Territory

Housing Management Center.

People come and go here, and there are a lot of houses for rent every day.

The relief housing was not the simple tents that Tang Yu imagined. In reality, shelters didn't have enough open space to put tents. The relief housing for survivors was usually a makeshift building hastily constructed by the shelters. The rooms were simple, without beds, and a dozen or so people crammed together on the floor.

Survivors with a little extra money all hope to live in a better place.

"The shelters are divided into five levels, from one-star to five-star."

As Li Xiuming walked, he explained to Tang Yu, "One-star housing is relief housing, that goes without saying. Two-star housing is similar to our university dormitories, some are for four people and some are for ten people. They are all converted rooms. The place I live in is not bad, it is a dormitory for four people. However, there is no toilet in two-star housing. You have to go to the public toilet on each floor to use the toilet, and you also have to queue to take a shower."

"Three-star housing is different. The biggest feature is that three-star housing has a private toilet and a bathroom. It can be said to be the kind of housing that most people yearn for. Even many awakened people may not be able to afford three-star housing."

"Four-star hotels offer suites with fixed hours of electricity every night, while five-star hotels offer 24-hour electricity and internet access in the rooms."

Tang Yu remarked that the officials in Lindong were quite resourceful, even dividing housing into so many different levels.

Moreover, since it's just for rent, it ensures a steady stream of income, like chives that can't be completely cut off and will grow back in spring.

This is a place worth learning from, and he couldn't wait to take out his notebook and write it down immediately—real estate is extremely profitable, especially for officials like those in Lindong, who can make a steady stream of money through leasing, which is much faster than fighting monsters and collecting source crystals.

If his territory were to grow in size one day, could he also earn Source Crystals through industries such as real estate...? He would then divide housing into ten levels, for example, six-star housing with air conditioning and heating, seven-star housing with refrigerators, ovens, and all kinds of household appliances, eight-star housing...

At this moment, Tang Yu felt that his vision had become more far-reaching. As long as he developed his territory into a large shelter, he would never have to worry about not having enough source crystals. Even if he did ten or a hundred consecutive draws, it would no longer be just a dream!

There were so many people applying for rentals that long queues formed.

Most of them were Awakened Ones, and judging from their appearance, Tang Yu realized that many of them knew each other.

The two of them joined the end of the line and waited patiently.

Suddenly, a commotion arose ahead.

"You actually chose a four-star hotel, Lao Zhou, you've struck it rich!"

"Brother Zhou, I heard you were planning something last time. It looks like you succeeded. Congratulations!"

"Captain Zhou, did you hunt down a powerful demonized beast? Do you have any materials from its remains to sell?"

At the very front of the group stood a burly man dressed in clothes made of demonic beast fur, with an axe slung over his back. Tang Yu even sensed a slight threat emanating from him.

The burly man smiled modestly and said, "Luck, it's all luck."

Although Zhou Jianhong kept saying this, the other awakened individuals looked at him with much more respect.

Being able to stay in a four-star room meant that Zhou Jianhong's team was already ranked among the top in the shelter. In particular, soon after, well-informed people revealed that Zhou Jianhong's team's previous mission was to hunt a terrifying awakened four-fold demonic beast.

Awakening to the fourth level!

Don't be fooled by the fact that most people here are Awakened. Most of them are actually only at the first level of Awakening. Even if many of them have hunted some demonized beasts and have the strength of the mid or late stage of the first level, they are still only at the first level of Awakening.

The number of people who have awakened to the second level is small; these are already elite figures.

Awakening to the third level—Zhou Jianhong was probably the only one present who had achieved this. No wonder their team was able to hunt such a terrifying demonized beast. Even with everyone working together and using various weapons and equipment, their success still represented absolute strength!

If even the awakened are like this, then the staff at the housing management center, especially the young female employees, are practically offering themselves up for sex.

The staff at the counter were efficient, but many people who had renewed their leases did not leave. Instead, they gathered around Zhou Jianhong. Some wanted to buy materials from the mutated beast, some inquired about the hunting process and wanted to imitate it, and most simply wanted to get closer to him.

Tang Yu was soon called in. The staff member at the counter was a young woman. She looked at Tang Yu and asked, "Is this a renewal or your first time here?"

"first."

The young woman handed Tang Yu a booklet that introduced some hotel star ratings and related prices, and then looked at Zhou Jianhong not far away.

She looked completely infatuated.

Tang Yu flipped through the booklet for a while, then pointed to one of the pages and said, "This one will do."

"Oh, okay." The young woman replied absentmindedly, took the booklet, glanced at it, and her expression turned strange. "You...you turned to the wrong page, didn't you?"

"That's right, this is the one."

The young woman looked troubled. "This is a five-star hotel."

She didn't think this young man could afford five-star housing. It was his first time at the housing management center, so either he had left the welfare housing group or it was his first time at a shelter. In either case, it was impossible for him to afford five-star housing.

"Of course I know, it costs thirty Source Crystals per month, with a minimum lease term of one month."

The young woman still didn't believe it. Although she didn't get angry, she felt a growing disgust for the young man in front of her. Suddenly, she saw the man reach into his pocket.

What are they trying to do?

She was puzzled.

However, the next moment, the young woman's eyes widened as she saw the other person take out a small bag of source crystals from their pocket.

"This...you really want to rent a five-star room?!"

Perhaps too surprised, the young woman was speechless.

"Five-star accommodation? Did I hear that right?!"

"Let me see which squad got to stay in the five-star hotel."

Many people looked over and saw Tang Yu and Li Xiuming by the counter. Their first thought was disbelief.

Everyone here is an Awakened One, and they can sense that neither of the two possesses any Awakened One aura. Two ordinary people trying to rent a five-star room? Is that even possible? It's probably just a publicity stunt!

However, when they saw the source crystals that Tang Yu was holding, which were packed in the most ordinary plastic bags, these awakened individuals began to question their existence!

When did Source Crystals become so worthless? Would an ordinary person dare to carry so many Source Crystals with them? And the plastic bag wasn't even tied at the top. Isn't he afraid that the Source Crystals will fall out if his hand shakes?

This is simply... While they were still struggling to stay in a four-star room, they had already casually abandoned the source crystals and moved into a five-star room.

In fact, many awakened teams can afford to consume thirty units of source crystals.

However, housing is considered a luxury item; a three- or four-star hotel is sufficient, and it's not a necessity.

Many awakened individuals looked at Tang Yu with complex expressions.

Such generosity means either a tycoon or a fool... The problem is, even if someone is a fool, being able to come up with thirty source crystals means they're a rich fool.

They were envious.

Following behind Tang Yu, Li Xiuming was also dumbfounded.

When Tang Yu took out a Source Crystal at the restaurant, he was already quite surprised. He had thought that Tang Yu was the kind of Awakened One who had done well in the wild and might have accumulated a few Source Crystals, but now, looking at the bright Source Crystal in the plastic bag, he felt that the world was somewhat unreal.

"Old Tang, you don't really want to rent a five-star apartment for a month, do you? There's no need. You can't spend money like that. With your source crystals, you could buy some decent equipment. That way, you'll be safe in the wild. Wait until you have more money to spare before renting a five-star apartment. For now, just rent a three-star apartment, or even a four-star one would be fine."

Although the source crystal wasn't his, Li Xiuming still felt heartbroken. Most importantly, there was no need to spend money here!

However, Tang Yu was also innocent.

He also thought the price was expensive, but wasn't this already quite economical? They were only renting five-star suites, not five-star villas or anything like that. The main reason was that Tang Yu's stay in Lindong was destined to be short, and he didn't want so many source crystals to be earned by the Lindong Shelter for nothing.

This is already very economical.

"Renting a five-star hotel is definitely necessary. It's not like I'm the only one living here. Besides, five-star hotels have internet, 24-hour water and electricity..."

"You can go to an internet cafe to get online, and a four-star hotel room isn't much smaller than a five-star one..."

Li Xiuming sighed.

He simply couldn't understand the world of the rich.