parentshiftbook Chapter 79 Weapon Research Platform
Chapter 79 Weapon Research Platform
Perhaps because he was about to unlock the weapon development station, Wang Xiao did not go to bed early after dinner as usual.
I sat on a chair by the window, looking at the night view outside.
As many people have already checked into the hotel, the once pitch-black night is now dotted with scattered lights.
Wang Xiao drank his beer while waiting for the daily settlement to arrive at midnight.
[Investigating all properties under the host's name.]
[Currently held property: Peace Hotel.]
Daily settlements are being processed based on the hotel's availability.
Based on your performance that day and the hotel's overall situation, you are awarded +82 hotel support points, +172 experience points, and +1 agility.
Wang Xiao was quite surprised to see that the daily settlement this time gave him ability points.
Wang Xiao thought to himself, "Yesterday it was a lottery chance, today it's points, next time it won't be blueprints, will it...?"
Your level has been increased to level 6.
[All stats have increased by 1.6, and free attribute points have been increased by 1.]
Wang Xiao didn't pay too much attention to the level increase. Although he was somewhat surprised that his ability value hadn't increased this time, his attention was now focused on the points.
Current points: 1004.
Using the hotel's daily maintenance points, Wang Xiao successfully met the construction requirements for a Level 1 weapon research platform.
Filled with excitement, Wang Xiao grabbed his coat and went up to the sixth floor of the hotel.
After some thought, Wang Xiao chose a room that was located further inside.
[Do you want to select this room for renovation?]
Yes.
[This upgrade of the Level 1 weapon research platform consumed 1000 points, which has been deducted. Current points: 4.]
[Estimated time for this renovation: 8 hours.]
[Note: During the hotel room renovation, to prevent accidents or injuries, access to this room will be temporarily disabled.]
Seeing the notification from the system, Wang Xiao knew that he wouldn't see the finished product tonight.
Although he was eager to see what was so special about the item that cost him 1000 points, the entire room was now completely locked by the system and he couldn't open it at all.
Wang Xiao tried to use external force, but was separated by a layer of blue transparent force field.
Wang Xiao was somewhat shocked to see this new gadget.
After confirming that no one could enter before the renovation was completed, Wang Xiao did not continue to guard the door and wait for the renovation to be completed. Instead, he returned to his guest room on the third floor, lay on the bed, and quietly closed his eyes to sleep.
After all, the room is there and it's not going anywhere. No matter how anxious he is, he has to wait until the countdown ends to see the finished product.
The next morning, just as dawn broke, Wang Xiao sat up in bed.
He glanced at the time: 6:20 a.m.
There are less than three hours left before the weapons development station is completed.
As usual, the first thing Wang Xiao did after getting up was to open the window to let in some fresh morning air.
On the street outside the hotel, several zombies, who seemed to have wandered there from who-knows-where, were howling in the morning light. Perhaps because they were disturbing others' sleep, the survivors quickly and happily sent them away after only a few howls.
Since the zombie horde crisis passed, a small human settlement has gradually formed around the Peace Hotel.
Although small in scale, compared to the chaos and despair of the early post-apocalyptic period, it has begun to show a rare sense of order.
After briefly observing the situation outside and confirming that there was nothing unusual, Wang Xiao went into the bathroom to wash up.
After a quick wash, Wang Xiao went to the hotel cafeteria alone and found that Lu Ran had already started preparing the hotel's breakfast in the kitchen.
Seeing Wang Xiao enter, Lu Ran asked with some surprise, "Boss, so early today?"
"I woke up a little early, so I came down to take a look."
Wang Xiao casually agreed, found a table to sit down, took out a cigarette from his cigarette case, and lit it.
Wang Xiao took a deep drag on his cigarette, pondering his next plan.
Once the weapons development platform is completed, he can begin to study how to improve existing weapons and even develop new equipment suitable for ordinary people to deal with mutated zombies.
As the development of Night Abyss Rose nears completion, the hotel's signature products will be officially launched to the survivors.
At that time, the channels for redeeming ability users, equipment, and special products with points will be more complete, and the influence of the Peace Hotel will be further enhanced among the survivors.
During the meal, Wang Xiao did not forget to inquire about the progress on Lu Ran's side.
Lu Ran took the opportunity to hand over the list of personnel he had selected to Wang Xiao, and at the same time reported Ye Yuanmei's situation to Wang Xiao.
Unlike the security department, which recruited more than 10 people at once, Lu Ran submitted a list of only two people, both of whom had certain skills. This alleviated the pressure of Lu Ran's manpower shortage to some extent.
Regarding the trial products from Ye Yuanmei, Lu Ran said that they would be available for initial sale to the survivors this afternoon.
Therefore, Lu Ran specially invited Wang Xiao to attend.
Wang Xiao nodded in agreement.
At eight o'clock in the morning, Wang Xiao appeared alone on the sixth floor.
Because the hotel had a rule prohibiting non-staff members from going up to the sixth floor, the guests who chose to stay at the hotel were very tactful and did not violate Wang Xiao's rules in order not to offend Wang Xiao and the hotel.
After a patient wait, the system finally sent a new notification.
[The Level 1 weapon development station has been upgraded and all restrictions have been lifted. The host may now enter and view it.]
With the removal of the access control to the modified room, the blue field that had been blocking the door instantly disappeared.
After confirming that everything was back to normal, Wang Xiao tried to open the door, and a prompt came to his mind.
[Reviewing the target person's permissions...]
This scene prompted Wang Xiao to exclaim in admiration: "Indeed, something that costs 1000 points is more high-end than something that only costs 100 points."
[The target person is the hotel's highest-ranking individual; this review has been approved.]
Only after the announcement that everyone had passed through did Wang Xiao successfully open the door.
Upon entering the room, Wang Xiao discovered that the interior had been completely transformed.
The original ordinary guest room was transformed into a research and development studio of about 60 square meters.
The walls were covered with various tools, and in the center of the room was a large metal workbench.
The workbench was covered with intricate grooves and fixing devices, and next to it were several precision instruments that Wang Xiao couldn't name.
At the far end of the room was a device resembling a 3D printer. The device was entirely silver-white and connected to various pipelines, making it look extremely sophisticated.
After a brief look around, Wang Xiao walked to the metal workbench in the center of the room.
[Weapon Research Station (also known as: Multi-functional Equipment Research Station) (Level 1)]
[Effect]: Consume points and materials to modify, analyze, upgrade, and research weapons to a certain extent, resulting in various effects.
[Currently available functions]: Simple weapon crafting, simple armor crafting.
[Currently unlockable plugins]:
Basic weapon upgrade (100 points required to unlock).
Simple Armor Modification (100 points required to unlock)
Equipment Analysis and Deduction (1000 points required to unlock).
[Evaluation]: This is a workbench with extremely high automation capabilities. It can automatically recognize blueprints for manufacturing, assisting developers in in-depth research and development. It is the perfect work partner that every weapons and equipment developer dreams of.
After briefly trying out the device's functions, Wang Xiao was quite satisfied.
However, the extra features that require points to unlock are very much in line with the style of this erratic system.