CHAPTER 960: CHAPTER 958: NEVER SKIMP ON THE MONEY THAT SHOULDN’T BE SAVED

"What sound is that?"

"No idea, it seems to be coming from within the city."

"I heard this city is apparently crafted from some kind of liquid metal, and through the central system, it can automatically change the city’s internal facilities and structures."

"How do you know that?"

"Just a few days ago, when we were here, my friend saw firsthand how it turned a warehouse into a sauna center, even had a Black Warrior scrub his back!"

"That bastard sure knows how to enjoy life."

"Maybe he’s building accommodations for us inside the city right now, after all, so many people can’t just sit on the ground like before for a long stay, it’s too chaotic. Look, the city has even been changed to a hotel name."

"Building us accommodations, you think he’ll be that generous?"

"Probably gonna charge us again?"

"Be confident, remove the word ’probably’; if he doesn’t charge, I’ll commit suicide on the spot!"

...

After quite a while, Zhang Menglong finally walked out from the city, with two imposing Black Warriors behind him, everyone looked at him with envy; with the protection of Black Warriors, even if Zhang Menglong parties in the wilderness at night, those ferocious beasts wouldn’t dare approach him.

In just a short time, many more people appeared, as the sky continued to darken, and those nocturnal beasts started waking up, their first thought was naturally towards this city, so everyone gathered here once again.

"Whoa, quite a crowd!" Zhang Menglong counted roughly, estimating about twenty to thirty thousand people, though more people were continuously making their way to the city.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I’m well aware of your situation," Zhang Menglong said, "as the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility, so I am willing to share this city and provide a safe haven for everyone."

This sounded quite noble, under normal circumstances, it would warrant a wave of flowers and applause, but as the saying goes, once bitten, twice shy, so they all calmly watched to see what Zhang Menglong would say next.

"First of all, to provide the best accommodation for everyone, I’ve rearranged the entire city’s internal structure, moving any warehouse-type areas underground, leaving the surface for your residences."

"Our Day Break Chain Base Hotel is divided into several categories!" Zhang Menglong used a large screen outside the base to display the different room types.

Cheap room type: A room for 4 people, bunk beds, private bathroom, total area 20 square meters.

Standard room: A room with two beds, total area 25 square meters.

Single cozy apartment: Total area 40 square meters, includes breakfast.

Single luxury apartment: Total area 100 square meters, includes breakfast and supper.

Luxury apartment: Total area 200 square meters, equipped with a personal mechanical butler, includes three meals a day.

Tuhao Apartment: Total area 400 square meters, panoramic view over the entire city, 24-hour full service, all kinds of facilities available.

Super Villa: Customizable to your needs, I can fulfill any request you have.

The screen also showed the overall plan of the city, Zhang Menglong divided it into three zones: housing area, entertainment and trading zone, and training zone, utilizing the city to the fullest.

Looking at these room types, everyone was thrilled.

They were all martial artists, having endured harsh conditions before, so there wasn’t any hardship they couldn’t endure, but if they could enjoy some luxurious treatment, why wouldn’t they?

During the day, they fought hard outside; having a comfortable and tidy, even luxurious, place to stay at night—wouldn’t that be nice?

"Mr. Zhang, what about the costs..." someone finally asked the question.

"Great question!" Zhang Menglong said loudly, "Now, let me announce some explosive prices: the cheapest cheap room, only 10 million Cosmic Coins a day, 10 million Cosmic Coins for a safe night’s sleep, can’t get a better deal, can’t get fooled!"

"That damn swindler!"

"Even the best hotels in Level Five civilizations only cost a few hundred thousand Cosmic Coins per night, this is already the price of several life planets."

"And that’s the most rundown room... four people cramped in 20 square meters, is this humiliation?"

"Hey, but let’s not put it that way!" Zhang Menglong believed the price was fairly reasonable, "In different places, prices are definitely not the same; you buy a bottle of water in a supermarket versus in a tourist area, are those prices the same? The costs are different, right?"

"And don’t underestimate these 20 square meters, on our planet, many schools have dorms where 20 square meters accommodate 8 students, this standard is quite high, and there’s a private bathroom too!"

"What about the others?"

"Another great question!" Zhang Menglong directly displayed all the prices.

Standard room: 66.66 million Cosmic Coins/night

Single cozy apartment: 88.88 million Cosmic Coins/night

Single luxury apartment: 168 million Cosmic Coins/night

Luxury apartment: 288 million Cosmic Coins/night

Tuhao Apartment: 666 million Cosmic Coins/night

Super Villa: 1 billion Cosmic Coins/night starting price

"Of course, I know you all might not have brought this much money here, and you can’t contact the outside world for transfers yet, but I’m quite flexible," Zhang Menglong said in an oddly sarcastic tone, "the treasures you’ve found in this Treasure Hunting Space can be exchanged for equivalent Cosmic Coins."

Zhang Menglong pointed to the enormous building at the center, "This is the temporary Day Break Chain Bank I’ve established, where you can cash in your findings. I’ve set up a professional system for value analysis."

Zhang Menglong’s vast savings could easily support these people’s transactions, as for the "professional system," isn’t it all under his control?

"Furthermore, today is the first day of our chain hotel’s grand opening, I’ve decided to hold a special opening event; those staying for their first time can enjoy a 98% discount, monthly packages at 95% off, annual packages at 90% off. Interested? Why not take action and become our residents now!"

"What a merchant, always thinking about making money!"

"No worries, we’ll just not stay at the hotel! Everyone can find a random corner in the city to sleep, right? We can handle this kind of hardship!"

"Exactly! He can’t force us to buy, right?"

"Another great question!" Zhang Menglong stated, "Every night, my Black Warrior patrol unit will patrol all streets in the city; if anyone sleeps in the streets and affects the city’s image, sorry, I’ll have them directly throw you out!"

"In this damn place, who cares about your city image?"

"Just admit you want to make money!"

"You’re force-selling to us!"

"Exactly, I’m force-selling, what can you do about it? Got the guts, come and kill me," Zhang Menglong flipped them a middle finger, "I enjoy seeing you want to kill me but can’t; if you don’t want to stay, stay outside, there’s plenty of people wanting to stay!"

"Oh, by the way," Zhang Menglong said, "please don’t wander near the city at night, as I’ve activated the comprehensive defense system; if life forms are detected, the city’s weapons will attack. I really hope you don’t get mistaken for beasts and get killed."

This statement left those freeloaders feeling cold, because of this city, the number of nearby beasts was scarce, and those powerful beasts dared not approach; actually, the empty space outside the city was already quite safe.

But Zhang Menglong didn’t leave even a hint of freeloading opportunity!

Zhang Menglong said earnestly, "Let me remind everyone again, some money shouldn’t be saved, never skimp on it!"