Star Abyss Walker

Chapter 285 The Flying Esports Chain Hotel Plan is Launched!
After bursting out of the Death Mine with a burst of bullets from a bomb gun, I looked up and saw a dark cannon muzzle. With a loud "bang," the armored vehicles of the Dark Tide surface army launched a close-range artillery barrage!
"Depend on!"

I cried out in despair, instantly activating both the Invincible Burst Skill and the Cloud Chaser Lightning Technique. My body was immediately enveloped in an invincible golden field, and I moved with incredible speed, rushing towards the northeast amidst the hail of bullets!

"That's 033! Kill him!"

In the distance, a masked Dark Tide commander was shouting at the top of his lungs.

Suddenly, a group of purple BOSSes wearing second-generation armor closed in from both sides, with heavy bomb guns and chainsaw swords roaring violently. Looking at the scene in front of me, my eyes turned cold. Relying on my invincibility, I directly swung the crimson flaming flame and swept through the crowd.

The moment they burst out of the crowd, many second-generation armored warriors behind them stood frozen in place. A second later, straight, fiery red cracks appeared on the power armor shells. Some had their hoods severed, while others were cut in half at the waist!
Not only does the Flame have high attack power, but as a power sword, its energy level is also much stronger than the first generation of power weapons. It's too powerful, instantly killing more than ten purple BOSSes!

Inside the storage space, more than a dozen purple treasure chests fell with a "plop, plop," but there was no time to open them now. He just kept speeding north and finally arrived at the river. He plunged into the cool river water with a splash.

After crossing the river in a matter of seconds, they quickly rushed to the north bank, with red bullets still whizzing past them. In the sky behind them, drones took off, ready to launch a search operation.

"Ah……"

I smiled slightly, then unleashed a burst of energy followed by a double attack of bio-optical stealth. The moment I charged into the jungle, my body disappeared from the enemy's sight, and I sped off to the north.

Eighteen seconds later, it plunged into the dense forest in the night, sped for a minute, and then entered optical stealth mode again. It repeated this process, leaving its pursuers behind one by one. After speeding for about five kilometers, it took out its off-road motorcycle and headed ostentatiously towards Xicheng.

Behind them, there were initially drones tracking them one after another, but as they approached Xicheng, these drones had to leave one by one. Dark Tide was currently unable to wage war against the Red Dragon Kingdom on the border of Xicheng, so it had no choice but to give up this pursuit!

……

Twenty minutes later, return to the phase teleportation array and go back to the player black market in Huaining City.

"Shh!"

The moment I stepped out of the teleportation array, I finally breathed a sigh of relief. I plopped down by the flowerbed and took out all the treasure chests I had looted on this trip. The bells rang incessantly in my ears. The best reward was indeed the cyan treasure chest dropped by the Avenger mech, which actually contained a Resurrection Tome. The other treasure chests mostly contained rewards such as experience, reputation, and expansion crystals.

The mission hasn't been settled yet, but overall, this trip has already been worthwhile.

"Demon King!"

Upon entering the black market, the Chaos Demon King was immediately spotted.

"Hey, Ding Han, just got back from outside?"

"Yes, I went out to complete a mission. Where is Alliance Leader Long? Is he in the black market?"

"Yes, he goes back and forth between three places every day: the black market, the company, and his sleeping place. Right now, he's reading and taking care of himself at the teahouse."

"Then I'll go find him myself."

"okay!"

So I went straight to the teahouse in the black market that was designated for Gunner Rulong. I pushed open the door and found him sitting in a rattan chair, holding a copy of "How the Steel Was Tempered" in his hands. There was sandalwood incense burning beside him, and he wore a bracelet on his wrist. Although he was only 29 years old, he had already awakened the soul of a middle-aged man.

"Hey, Ding Han, what brings you here?" He put down his book, a smile on his face. "Want some tea?"

"No, I won't drink."

I shook my head: "Alliance Leader Long, I came to see you this time because I have a very important matter that I would like you to decide on."

"Oh, what's the matter?"

Realizing the gravity of the situation, Gun Churu immediately pressed a button on the table. Instantly, a "click" sound came from the door, the curtains around the tea room fell down, and the signal jammer in the corner began to flash.

"Wow, that's professional..." I exclaimed in admiration.

He laughed heartily: "Please excuse my rudeness. What is it?"

So I took out a small red bottle from my storage space and said, "See this? This is the original strain of Pandora's Solution from Dark Tide. You can make Pandora's Solution using these strains."

"I go……"

As the spear was drawn, Long's body trembled in shock. He must have known how heavy the Pandora solution was, and asked, "The Pandora solution that triggered your bio-electromagnetic pulse mutation? Where did it come from?"

"Yes."

I nodded: "It was stolen from a Dark Tide base during an S-rank mission."

"What do you plan to do?" he asked, narrowing his eyes.

"This is the place where I want to discuss this with you."

I calmly said, "There are two options at present. One is to hand it over to the higher-ups of the Crimson Dragon Kingdom, and the other is to hand it over to the higher-ups of the players. I think both options are feasible, but I am not entirely at ease with either of them, so I came to ask for your advice."

"Well..."

Gunshot Like a Dragon pondered for a moment and said, "Ding Han, to be honest, I don't agree with handing it over to the Crimson Dragon Kingdom. Over the years, the Crimson Dragon Kingdom has sent out many spies to obtain this strain, but in the end, they all came up empty-handed. Moreover, I heard that the Pandora solution has a mortality rate of over 85% when used on ordinary people, so it would be of no use to them."

He raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "But players are different. Players can withstand Pandora's Solution and are guaranteed to survive 100%. So my suggestion is to hand over Pandora's Solution to the players' higher-ups, let the players' technical organization develop Pandora's Solution, and add it to the players' reward pool. What do you think of this?"

"Yes, that suits me perfectly!"

I nodded and smiled, "So who do you think would be the most suitable person to give it to?"

"The guide".

"Is he okay?"

I looked into his eyes, sharp as a dragon, and said, "Are you sure the Guide can be trusted? Unlike the Initiator, who is driven by selfish motives?"

"Their personalities are different."

"How should I put it? Based on my understanding of the guide, he is relatively young, straightforward, and still retains a childlike heart. I can feel that he sincerely wants to work together with the players to find our answers in 'Star Abyss' and then go home together."

"That's fine."

I smiled and said, "Let him come over."

"OK!"

Gunshot Like a Dragon made a phone call to the guide right in front of me. Shortly after, the door to the tea room opened, and the guide walked in wearing a cloak. But as soon as he sat down, he lifted his hood, revealing a rather young and innocent face.

I didn't expect him to be so young; he looks to be under 20.

The next moment, the guide reached down and removed the speech aid from his neck, laughing in a childish voice, "Ding Han, did you really get the original strain of Pandora's Solution?"

"Ah."

I nodded and took out all 12 bottles of the original strains from the storage space and arranged them in a row.

I originally planned to take 8 bottles and keep 4 as a backup, but I'm not a professional at cultivating bacterial strains. These things are very sensitive to temperature and humidity, and they may die quickly once they leave a comfortable environment. So I had no choice but to trust the guide this time.

"This is the original Pandora strain?"

The guide looked amazed and picked up one of the bottles to examine it closely.

"Leader, can our player organization really develop a new Pandora Solution using this?"

"It really can."

The guide nodded: "Ding Han, please believe me. The size of the player organization is far beyond your imagination. We have a lot of resources at our disposal. With the original strain in hand, developing the solution is just a matter of time."

He looked at me intently and said, "Ding Han, thank you so much for trusting me. I'm truly grateful! Of course, this gratitude can't just be empty words!"

As he spoke, he reached out and flicked his hand, and a deep blue light seeped into the void around me.

[Congratulations! The Guide has spent 500 World Contribution Points to upgrade the reward of your quest "The Mystery of Pandora's Solution" (S-rank) to the maximum level!]

The next second, the task was completed, and the reward was distributed!
[Congratulations! You have completed the main quest "The Mystery of Pandora's Solution" (S-rank)! Rewards: Character Experience +3600 million, Reputation Points +4000, Charm Points +1, and additional reward: "Pandora's Armor" (Quality: Pink)!]

……

A pink breastplate?!
In that instant, my heart skipped a beat. At that moment, I began to re-evaluate the guide. This person was straightforward; if there were benefits, he would give them directly, instead of just making empty promises.

After all, there are far too many leaders who habitually make empty promises.

He hurriedly looked down into the interdimensional storage space and saw a piece of armor with a pinkish hue lying there. His gaze lingered for a moment, and its attribute data appeared before his eyes—

Pandora's Armor (Quality: Pink)
Rank: Fifth Tier

Defense: 800
Strength: +60
Physical strength: +58
Spirit: +56
Blessing: Damage reduction +4%
Specialty: Attack damage +17%
Blessing: Mighty Force - II, increases attack power by 600 points.
Blessing: Divine Armor-III, increases defense by 900 points.
Blessing: Resilience, increases your maximum health by 7500 points.

Burst Skill: [Transformation] - Uses elemental energy to draw upon the magical power within the armor, transforming oneself into an imaginary small animal for 60 seconds. Consumes 30 elemental energy points. Cooldown: 10 minutes.
Biography: The Pandora Armor, a relic from the ancient planet Pandora, was crafted by master artisans. It is extremely sturdy and is said to contain unimaginable magical powers.
Strength required: 900
Required Agility: 400
……

"Fuck..."

Looking at the stats of the Pandora Armor, I was slightly taken aback. These attributes are truly domineering. Not only are the damage increase and damage reduction maxed out, but the attack and defense attributes have also been added. Moreover, this is the first time that the third-level defense attribute "Divine Armor-III" has appeared, adding as much as 900 points of armor in one go!
Even without the burst skill, this armor is enough to make top-tier players drool!
What's more, it actually comes with a burst skill called Transformation, which turns you into a small animal. It may seem useless, but it's actually very useful.

For example, who would have thought that it could turn into a rabbit, a mouse, or a cockroach while escaping?

When attacking or ambushing, you can transform yourself into a small animal to deceive the enemy's attention. If necessary, you can even transform into a hawk or a titmouse and launch a top-down attack from the air, giving the opponent an unexpected surprise. Just thinking about it is exciting!

"Clap!"

I immediately equipped the Pandora Armor, replacing my previous top-tier chest armor, the Forest Whisperer Armor. That thing was actually also extremely rare, and it would be a shame to sell it. I'll give it to Ruolin; I wonder if she's saved any money during this time.

In an instant, its armor reached 4500+, its base stats were only slightly inferior to the pink BOSS, and its total health was close to 8 points, making it almost an unkillable cockroach!
"okay."

I stood up and said, "Mission complete, Guide, Dragon Alliance Leader, I'm leaving now. I need to spend two days in the wilderness and get a good night's sleep."

"Ding Han".

The guide stood up, extended his hand, and smiled, "You don't need to call me 'guide' when we're alone. My name is Zhou Jihuan, I'm from Beijing. I hope we can become good friends!"

"So it's Master Jing..." I was slightly shocked and reached out to shake his hand.

The guide was both amused and exasperated: "What 'Master Jing'? In the original world, he was just a loser college student from a second-tier university who studied hard after being rejected by a senior student..."

"Hahaha~~~"

I smiled from the bottom of my heart: "Nice to meet you. My name is Ding Han. I'm from Suzhou and I'm a master's student at a 211 university. After we go back, you must study hard and not waste your university years!"

"sure!"

Gun Chu Rulong stood by, laughing and shouting "Give me, give me, give me!" without stopping.

……

It was around 10 p.m. at night.

"Click~~~"

When I opened the door, Lin Qingying was sitting on the sofa having a conference call. She turned around and looked at me in surprise.

Oh no, I forgot to tell her about the Pandora solution when I got back.

She slowly got up and walked over, asking in a low voice, "When did you get back?"

"I just got back. Something important got me distracted, and I forgot to tell you. Don't worry about it."

"It's good to be back safely."

She leaned forward and sniffed the scent on the collar, then couldn't help but laugh, "Smell this, why don't you go take a shower?"

"okay!"

I smiled slightly, took a clean set of clothes to take a shower, while Lin Qingying continued the meeting.

After taking a shower, she also ended the meeting. The two said goodnight to each other and went to their respective rooms to sleep.

Midnight, twelve o'clock.

Just as I was getting sleepy, the system updated.

[System updated!]

[Optimization update: The Star Chart function will no longer consume experience points for conversations; instead, it will consume 10 Star Coins per second!]

……

This is a fairly reasonable optimization. Previously, using the star map to find people and conduct regional dialogues was indeed too costly. Now, changing it to ten yuan per second is much more reasonable. It only costs 600 star coins per minute, and players at this stage will not lack this money unless they are too lazy.

In this way, many large-scale battles can be commanded using star charts, which will be much more convenient!

Aside from optimizing the star map function, there were no other updates, so I just went to sleep and didn't bother with it.

……

The next morning, I slept soundly and woke up to the sound of my alarm clock.

"Brother, are you awake yet?"

The voice of Wuyuyuyu echoed in my mind.

"Hmm, you're awake, Xiaoyu. Why are you up so early?" I asked.

"We've changed our flights and boarded now. We'll be flying directly to BH City soon. I heard there's been trouble in the Northern Region, and it's very likely that we players will need to step in again."

What happened in the North?

Do you remember that map of the permafrost?

"of course I remember!"

“Take a look at this video.”

She sent me a video of about 4MB, which was only a dozen seconds long. It was a drone's overhead shot, showing the undulating permafrost mountains standing as usual. But a few seconds later, the mountains suddenly cracked open, and several enormous tentacles extended from the mountains. The entire permafrost instantly turned into dust. Then the drone was attacked, the signal was cut off, and only a snowflake remained.

"Holy crap, what is this?!"

After reading it, I was greatly shocked.

"The Great Devourer, a Tier 10 Zerg unit, also known as the Zerg Emperor."

Wu Yuyu said worriedly, "Tenth-tier units, that's way too advanced. It's simply beyond what we players can handle. To even have a chance against the Great Devourer, we'd need to reach level 100 and have a full set of S10 or higher gear. It's too early now..."

"It's definitely too early."

I took a deep breath: "Xiaoyu, even if BH City issues a notice ordering players to fight the Great Devourer, you and your people should not go. Going now is suicide. Remember that."

"Well, I listen to you!"

She continued, "The flight is about to take off. The appearance of the Great Devourer has already made the morning news. You can search for more information. I'll talk to you later!"

"Okay, have a safe journey!"

After ending the call, I frowned and opened my social media app on my phone. Sure enough, the top news was that a terrifying giant devourer had appeared in the north of the Great Wall Watchers. According to the decay detection of the Great Wall Watchers, this giant devourer had been lurking on the home planet for more than 10,000 years. It had been lying dormant under the permafrost, waiting for the opportunity for the Zerg to rise!

And so, with the release of Rise of the Zerg 3.0, this Great Devourer has finally awakened and is making its move...

Damn, this is getting serious. I don't want to face the Great Devourer. Let whoever wants to go, go. The Tier 5 Zerg are already cyan bosses, and Tier 6 will definitely be pink bosses. This Tier 10 Great Devourer is ridiculously overpowered!

After washing up, I accompanied Lin Qingying to eat breakfast at the breakfast stall downstairs.

I was watching the news, and she was watching the news too.

"The Zerg have always operated only outside the Wall of Life. This Tier 10 Zerg..." Lin Qingying looked at the tip of the iceberg of the Great Devourer in the video and showed a fearful expression. She said, "Can our Northern Legion really withstand it?"

"Don't worry, don't underestimate the power of human technology."

I offered my honest comfort, but deep down I was also quite worried.

"Um……"

Lin Qingying was somewhat worried, but continued eating.

……

Early morning at Feiyang Internet Cafe.

Chen Xiaoman, Zhao Yihang, Lao K, and Xiao Mei stood in front of the bar watching the morning news footage of the Great Devourer. Their faces were all quite grim.

In fact, whether it is the Crimson Dragon Kingdom or the Star Maple Federation, the people living on their home planet seem to be living in peace and prosperity, but they are always shrouded in gloom. No one knows when those insects and alien species will break through the wall of life and then invade and devour the human homeland.

"Brother, come quick!"

Zhao Yihang's voice trembled slightly: "A huge insect has appeared north of the Great Wall... According to the energy level detection of this insect, it is marked as a tenth-order insect. My God, it is said that what is shown in the news footage is less than one-tenth of its body..."

"I already know, this is a giant devourer."

I nodded: "Now let's hope that our northern legion can defeat it..."

"I hope..."

Chen Xiaoman said, "If this thing can breach the Wall of Life, our good days are probably over..."

"No, don't worry unnecessarily."

I smiled and said, "Sister Xiaoman, our Red Dragon Kingdom has so many legions, so many mechs, and so many brave and skilled warriors. The opponent is just an insect. Taking it down will definitely not be a problem."

"Ok!"

Chen Xiaoman nodded vigorously and continued watching the news.

"Old K, stop looking, take Xiao Mei to chop up your Legendary game."

I patted Old K on the shoulder and laughed, "When soldiers come, we'll deal with them; when water comes, we'll dam it. Resisting the Zerg invasion is the Northern Legion's mission. It has nothing to do with us ordinary folks. We should just live our lives, pay taxes to the country, and contribute our strength."

"It makes sense."

Old K, being easygoing, took Xiao Mei's hand and went back to playing games.

……

Upstairs, after writing some code, I closed my eyes and entered the star map.

The Star Chart was incredibly noisy at this moment, with many players discussing the topic of the Great Devourer.

"My god, they're releasing Tier 10 Zerg units right now? Who are they trying to kill?"

"Should we head to the northern region to provide reinforcements now?"

"Support my ass! Whoever wants to go can go, but I don't want to go and die..."

As everyone was in chaos, Gun Out Like a Dragon coughed and said, "Brothers and sisters, stop arguing and listen to me. According to reliable information I have, there are two latest developments. First, the videos you have seen are from several hours ago. According to the latest news, the Great Wall Watch Legion used a large number of bombers, high-yield bombs, and even orbital bombardment and nuclear attacks. An hour ago, this part of the Great Devourer's body had already shrunk deep into the Everfrost Tundra."

"What the hell?"

Cai Cai asked, "Did it get blown away?"

"Not really."

Gunshot Like a Dragon said, "I heard the Guides analyze that the Great Devourer is an alien life form that came to the mother planet and hibernated for ten thousand years before awakening to accumulate power. The reason it sank was not to avoid orbital bombardment and nuclear bombs. Those attacks were just tickles to it. The real purpose of the Great Devourer's descent is most likely to devour the core of the mother planet, completely colonize this planet, and turn it into a star nest of the Zerg!"

"I rely on!!!"

"So, the Zerg are planning to wipe out all of humanity?" Yu Shi Wu Zheng exclaimed in shock.

"if not?"

"But devouring the star core is a long process, which should give us players a long time to grow. So don't panic too much. We still have time. We can reach level 100 before the Great Devourer completely devours the star core, get a full set of equipment, and then send a few hundred top players into the depths of the star core to kill the Great Devourer. That's all."

His words of comfort were very powerful, making the group of players feel much more at ease.

"And the second piece of news, Alliance Leader Long?" I asked.

“Yes, yes, what’s the second piece of news?” Cai Cai asked as well.

"Cough cough..."

Gunfire Like a Dragon said, "The second piece of news is very new. In no more than ten minutes, after the Great Devourer entered the Star Core, the Zerg's activities have become very active. A total of six large Zerg hives have appeared within the territory of the Star Maple Federation. The Star Maple Federation is now in complete chaos. The players we know, such as Moon Soil, Blood and Sand, and Glass, are currently too busy to bother the Chinese players in the wilderness."

"This is not good news."

Shen Jin said, "The Zerg's activities have become more active with the emergence of the Great Devourer. While attacking the Star Maple Federation, they may also attack our Crimson Dragon Kingdom."

"Correct!"

"In short," said the spear-wielding expert, "everyone should be prepared for battle at any time."

It was too noisy in the Star Chart, so I quit. After calming down Ruolin, Koumei, and the others in the team channel, I continued coding. Worrying was useless; it was more important to focus on the task at hand.

……

Before I knew it, it was noon, so I went downstairs to eat my boxed lunch.

The midday news featured extensive reports on the activity of insect swarms, reminding citizens not to leave the city unless absolutely necessary, and especially not to go to the wilderness. Some domestic experts predict that the wilderness will become a battlefield between insect swarms and alien species for a long time to come.

I held a chicken leg rice bowl, eating the chicken leg while watching the news.

After the news about the insect swarm finished airing, the economic news came on. At one point, I saw an economic news report about "Hanhai Transportation Group suffering a huge loss"!

If I remember correctly, this Hanhaitongyun Group is the company of Lu Xiaobei's father, Lu Changzai!

Zhao Yihang, Chen Xiaoman, and the others didn't notice this and continued chatting amongst themselves. I quickly finished my meal, went upstairs, sat down, and took out my phone to send a message to Lu Xiaobei: "Xiaobei, have you eaten?"

"just ate."

She sent a puppy emoji and said, "What's wrong?"

How's the album recording going?

"It's going very smoothly. We've already recorded three versions, and we only need to record two more."

"it is good."

I hesitated for a moment, but finally braced myself and asked, "When I was watching the news just now, I saw that your father Lu Changzai's Hanhai Transportation Group has been suffering continuous losses. What is the current situation of his company?"

"I rarely talked to him about this kind of thing, and it didn't go very well..."

Lu Xiaobei said, "According to the information I have, Lao Lu and his partner Gu Jinsheng have had some unpleasantness in recent years. It seems that they have disagreements on the group's strategy. It should be nothing serious. Lao Lu has been starting his business for quite some time now. It's just a minor setback."

"Okay, that's good. Good luck recording the album. I'm going to get busy here too."

After ending the chat, I continued writing code.

……

Before I knew it, it was evening. Lin Qingying messaged me saying she had to work overtime, so I didn't plan to go home too early. I opened a webpage and started searching for information about Hanhaitongyun. I even hacked into their group's internal database. What I found was shocking. I discovered that Hanhaitongyun's losses were exceptionally severe. If they continued to lose money like this, Lao Lu would probably have to pawn his underwear in three years.

After much deliberation, it was finally decided that Lu Xiaobei should prepare in advance so that he would have no way to deal with the situation if Hanhaitongyun were to go bankrupt.

"Xiao Bei, are you free for a voice chat?" I sent her a message.

"Well, wait a minute."

A few minutes later, Lu Xiaobei called.

"I asked the staff accompanying the recording to leave work early, and we'll record again tomorrow. What do you need me to do, and do you absolutely have to call me?"

"It's not a big deal."

I smiled and said, "I just wanted to discuss something with you, Xiao Bei. Do you remember when I asked you to separate the Feiyang Esports Hotel chain trademark from Feiyang Internet Cafe?"

"Of course I remember, the trademark is still in my possession."

“Very good. I think the time is ripe. With the entry of our Feiyang chain internet cafes, the internet cafe economy in major first-tier cities in China is basically saturated. We must open up a new battlefield. Feiyang e-sports chain hotels should be put on the agenda!”

"Ah, so fast?"

Lu Xiaobei seemed a little happy: "But I'm recording in BH City right now and can't go back for the time being. How about this... you wait a few days, and when I get back we can discuss it further together?"

"Okay."

I nodded: "But considering the time constraints, let me go and choose a location for our first e-sports hotel first. Once we've chosen the location, you can simply take the trademark to apply for the license when you come back. That would be simpler."

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you. When I get back, I'll treat you to a big meal."

"No need for that. I have something else I'd like to discuss with you."

"Oh, you said?"

"Xiaobei..."

I took a deep breath and said, "When we opened the Feiyang chain internet cafes before, you were always the one in charge and you were the real boss. This time, when we open our first Feiyang chain e-sports hotel, I want to be the boss. I want to invest more and take more than 51% of the shares. You invest a portion and I'll give you about 40% of the shares. How does that sound?"

"You want to experience what it's like to be CEO Ding?"

Lu Xiaobei chuckled: "Of course I can. I'd be happy as long as I can start a business with you. As for who's the boss, I don't really care."

That silly girl, she never thinks about herself, she's too naive.

"Okay, it's settled then. I'll start planning the hotel location."

"Okay, it's up to you!"

……

The old house at night.

I cooked instant noodles with a free-range egg; it was incredibly delicious. Lin Qingying and I each had a bowl, ostensibly to give her extra food, but actually to satisfy my own cravings.

"Xiao Ying".

I mentioned the Flying Esports Hotel chain and said, "I've already discussed it with Xiao Bei, and we're about to launch the first Flying Esports Hotel project. Where do you think would be a good location for this hotel?"

"Well..."

Without hesitation, she said, "If it's a hotel related to e-sports, it's naturally better to open it near a university. Actually, the location is similar to that of Feiyang Internet Cafe. The South District, Donghu District, and New District are all options. However, in terms of customer traffic, Donghu District is the best. If you can find a location that is close to the university town and has a lake view, that would be the best choice. An e-sports hotel like that would definitely do well."

"Okay, I understand..."

I took a sip of soup and said, "Cheng Shuang is currently in charge of the Cheng Group's Donghu International Hotel project. She has extensive experience in hotel catering and a wide network of contacts. I'm planning to ask her to give me some advice. What do you think?"

"of course can."

Lin Qingying smiled faintly and said meaningfully, "I trust you in this regard, you don't need to tell me everything."

"Ha ha……"

I gave an awkward laugh, touched my nose, and didn't say anything more.

Afterwards, I called Cheng Shuang and asked her to help me choose a location for the e-sports hotel.

"Sure, I don't have any plans for tomorrow."

Cheng Shuang said, "Come over sooner, and I'll take you for a few more laps around East Lake. We're sure we'll find a house that suits our taste."

"it is good!"

Afterwards, I went to sleep, and that night, my dreams were filled with all sorts of things related to starting a business; it was very fulfilling.

This kind of life is enjoyable.

……

The next morning, instead of going to the internet cafe, I took a taxi directly to Cheng Shuang's company.

At 9:00 AM sharp, we waited downstairs at the Donghu International Hotel project building.

Inside the building, two figures emerged. One was Cheng Shuang, dressed in a business suit, and the other was her assistant, a professional woman whose looks were at least an 8 out of 10. However, standing next to Cheng Shuang's stunning beauty, she paled in comparison.

"Mr. Cheng, are you really not going to attend the meeting this morning?" the assistant asked.

"Cough cough..."

Cheng Shuang said, "I have more important arrangements. Tell Director Huang of the district committee that this meeting should be rescheduled for tomorrow. There's no rush anyway."

"Ok."

My assistant looked at me and smiled, "Ding Han, hello there, I've heard so much about you."

I felt a little embarrassed.

"Alright, that's enough. Go ahead and get busy."

Cheng Shuang took the car keys from her assistant and waved to me: "Let's go, let's hurry."

"it is good!"

I was still driving her MC20. After we got in, I briefly explained my requirements for the location of the e-sports hotel. First, it should be near a university campus, since students might not want to take a taxi to a hotel far away. They need to save their energy and use it where it's needed. Second, it should ideally have lake view rooms, since lake view rooms are scarce and we can sell them for a higher price.

"Ding Han".

Cheng Shuang said, "Actually, you could also consider opening a guesthouse. The tourism industry in Donghu District is very developed. During the peak tourist season, the price of lake-view rooms can even increase two or three times."

"So exaggerated?"

I smiled and said, "Let's choose a location first. If the location is particularly good, we can indeed consider investing more money to transform the building into a combination of an e-sports hotel and a lakeside inn. We can then select some lakeside rooms as boutique rooms to serve those with financial means, and the rest as regular rooms to serve students who don't have much money."

Cheng Shuang nodded in agreement, indicating that she had no objections.

……

Soon after, the car arrived at the East Lake Campus of Huaining University. The school's location was good, with a main gate only a few hundred meters away from East Lake, separated only by a lakeside park. Land near East Lake is extremely valuable, and most of it has already been occupied by clusters of guesthouses or tourist areas, leaving very few locations available for selection.

They wandered around until noon, still unable to find a good location, so they found a small restaurant and treated Cheng Shuang to a dish of pickled fish.

I continued wandering around in the afternoon.

Around 3 p.m., Cheng Shuang slowly parked the car in front of a chain hotel by the lake. The hotel sign read "Keyi Chain Hotel". It was a three-story building, but it looked like it was doing very little business, with not a single car in front of it.

(End of this chapter)