I started on a rocking horse and relied on watching ads to dominate the highway survival charts.

The original eight rules began to disappear one by one.

Huo Yunzhi ignored all of this, simply returned to the elevator, and then removed the safety zone that was stuck on the elevator door.

The elevator doors slowly closed, taking Huo Yunzhi back to the seventh floor.

When she entered the restaurant, the ghosts were already lined up at the entrance to greet her.

"Congratulations, Lord Ghost Messenger, on your successful advancement! It's truly an honor for our Lijing Hotel that you could break through here!"

Huo Yunzhi nodded slightly, and then unexpectedly saw the manager who should have been in the lobby.

"You don't have any restrictions on your activity area?"

The manager replied respectfully, "Replying to Your Excellency, the rules allow me to stay in the restaurant during the morning meeting."

"It's good that you're here too, saving me the trouble of looking for you." Surrounded by the vengeful ghosts, Huo Yunzhi sat down at the dining table. "As you can see, I've finished cleaning up the pollution at the Lijing Hotel. From now on, this area is one of my jurisdictions. Now, let's talk about the payment."

Upon hearing this, the head chef and the hotel manager exchanged glances, then nodded in unison to Huo Yunzhi.

"That's to be expected, but... Lord Ghost Messenger, the Lijing Hotel can only offer a maximum of 1 survival coins at the moment."

Huo Yunzhi was a little disappointed: "Only 1?"

In fact, what the manager said was within Huo Yunzhi's expectations.

In a service area that's ranked so low at the beginning, most players would probably just die if they went in, and it would be a miracle if the hotel receptionist even received any money.

Just as Huo Yunzhi was figuring out what supplies or props to use as collateral, the manager continued.

"But thanks to the Ghost Messenger, the Lijing Hotel did not become a completely polluted service area, and we were able to retain our sanity and not become faceless ghosts without self."

Therefore, the head chef and I have decided to transfer 19% of the hotel's shares to you, making you a shareholder of the Lijing Hotel.

"Shares?" Huo Yunzhi asked with interest. "Is this something you can decide directly?"

"It shouldn't have been possible originally."

As the manager spoke, he tried to suppress the corners of his mouth but couldn't help but smile: "Originally, the owner of the Lijing Hotel was the one in room 404, but because you cleaned the hotel too thoroughly, the hotel now only has one rule."

That person... naturally disappeared, so currently everything at the hotel is under the control of me and the head chef.

"Yes!" The ghost messenger rubbed his hands excitedly. "Lord Ghost Messenger, as long as you hold shares in the Lijing Hotel, you can receive survival coins as dividends every month, and you don't need to worry about the management."

Huo Yunzhi raised an eyebrow: "That's not bad."

Long-term benefits are always more worthwhile than a one-off deal.

"How much exactly is the dividend?"

"Well..." The head chef blinked, "Because we've just started to climb the rankings, the first month will be a bit less, maybe around 3000 survival coins."

Huo Yunzhi looked somewhat surprised: "3000?!"

Thinking Huo Yunzhi thought it was too little, the head chef quickly and humbly replied, "Lord Ghost Messenger, please don't mind! The first month's survival coins need to be invested in the hotel's renovation and equipment upgrades; there will be more and more later!"

In fact, 3000 survival coins per month is a sum that would make Huo Yunzhi smile.

But she still tried to appear calm: "Hmm...that makes sense, then let's do it your way."

Upon seeing Huo Yunzhi agree, the manager and head chef were overjoyed. They immediately handed her a token with "Lijing Hotel" written on it and added her as a friend on the spot.

[Congratulations to player "Crayon Shin-chan Eyes" for becoming a shareholder of Lijing Hotel! You have obtained the achievement "Angel Investor". With this title, you will receive 10% of Lijing Hotel's net profit as dividends every month and permanently gain +2 Luck.]

Hearing the system's announcement, Huo Yunzhi was extremely satisfied.

After she had eaten the sumptuous breakfast specially prepared by the chef, Huo Yunzhi got up and followed the manager to the lobby to check out.

The chef also specially prepared a new set of delicacies and packed them up, along with a lot of fresh fruits, vegetables, ingredients, and pastries as supplies. He also gave each player a whole box of seafood gift packs that were originally only given to one player.

"Check-out has been completed, Mr. Huo," the manager said respectfully.

Since acquiring shares, everyone in the hotel has started calling her President Huo.

Huo Yunzhi wasn't used to it at first.

But after listening to it a few more times... it's really good!

Huo Yunzhi returned to the parking lot and saw that it was completely empty, with no vehicles left. She smiled slightly, then put her warm outfit back on and walked towards her vehicle by the roadside.

Just as she was about to get into the vehicle.

"Bang!"

Fireworks burst open in the sky without warning.

Huo Yunzhi turned her head in confusion and saw more than a dozen giant hanging banners hanging from the exterior wall of the Lijing Hotel, a banner popping up at the entrance, and an electronic screen displaying various blessings in conjunction with fireworks.

"Respectfully seeing off Mr. Huo! Wishing you a safe journey!"

"Take care, Mr. Huo, and come home to visit often!"

"Wishing Mr. Huo all the best for the future and smooth sailing ahead!"

Huo Yunzhi twitched her lips. Needless to say, it must have been the head chef's idea again.

She stood there until the fireworks ended before turning around and getting into the vehicle.

It seems that Fufu kept the car on the fire, so the temperature inside was similar to that of the service area. Even though it was extremely cold outside, it was still warm and cozy inside.

Fufu was lying on the bed, breathing softly as she slept soundly.

After hearing the car door close, Fufu sat up and rubbed her eyes with her fluffy little paws: "Sister, you're back."

"Mm." Huo Yunzhi rubbed Fufu's head. "Continue to rest."

Fufu happily rubbed against Huo Yunzhi's palm before shaking her head to refuse her suggestion to continue resting: "No, Fufu still needs to drive for her sister."

As she spoke, Fufu walked to the driver's seat, gently turned the car key, and began her journey for the day.

With 400 karma points stored up, Huo Yunzhi didn't hesitate to use the Karmic Fire Red Lotus, directly spewing out flames to clear the snow that was already half a person thick on the road.

Even today, she still had the mood to park her car on the side of the road, get out and cut down trees, then use the Karmic Fire Red Lotus to burn the wood into charcoal and sell it.

As night fell, Huo Yunzhi began to check her mileage for the day.

Today was a very fruitful day. Not only did I complete all the mileage I was supposed to run at the last minute, but I also managed to trade quite a few items.

Huo Yunzhi suppressed her excitement, first setting up the water filter and reinstalling the safety zone outside the car, then sitting in the car herself, she solemnly washed her hands, wiped the table, and sprayed some floral water. Finally, she took out a blueprint from her backpack.

"With this, I won't be afraid even if it gets really cold outside!"