NABC Chapter 97 So, you're just going to mess with me all by yourself?
Chapter 97 So, you're just going to mess with me all by yourself?
After the meeting, the entire Peace Hotel began to operate at high speed, like a machine.
This time, things were finally different from before, where Wang Xiao had to personally oversee everything.
Every "veteran" who joined the Peace Hotel began to faithfully fulfill their duties, just as Wang Xiao had invited them to move forward together that day.
After receiving the message, the department in charge of Zhao Yajun's mission began to do its best to collect information about the "door" and the insects among the survivors.
Various commissions related to "gates" and "abyssal monsters" were dispatched.
The generous points rewards even attracted a group of capable individuals, such as Wan Menghuai, to stay at the hotel.
Led by Xue Wu himself, the security team began to reinforce the hotel's defenses once again.
The security department, which used to patrol only at night, has now switched to 24/7 shifts.
The observation posts have also been manned more frequently, with people constantly monitoring the streets around the hotel using binoculars.
Wei Yan returned to his temporary office and, as soon as he sat down, began to work on a joint plan to contact the Qin Group and several other teams in the surrounding area that were already taking shape.
Based on his understanding of Wang Xiao, Wang Xiao was not a docile boss.
Based on Wang Xiao's past practices, he would never sit idly by and watch the insect swarm develop. He would definitely take action against the insects entrenched near the power maintenance center in the near future.
Taking the initiative is the Wang Xiao he knows.
As the hotel manager, Wei Yan knew he couldn't offer immediate combat assistance, but he could help Wang Xiao and the hotel in other ways.
Although Xiong Sanzhuang had many injuries, after being scolded by Wang Xiao, he was now in much better spirits.
At this moment, he is leading the remaining three members of the search team to begin compiling and drawing a more detailed map of the area surrounding the power maintenance center.
They are marking as accurately as possible the location and number of the insect swarm they encountered, as well as the approximate location before the "gate," for others to reference.
Inside the conference room on the sixth floor, Wang Xiao was also busy.
He was carefully reviewing the solutions proposed by the hotel staff.
It's clearly impossible for him to handle the insect swarm entirely on his own.
No matter how strong he is, it is impossible for him to face nearly a thousand mutated zombies by himself. That number is so large that even if they were standing still, it would take him some time to kill them, not to mention that these mutated zombies can cooperate.
The insects themselves are not very strong. As long as we gather everyone's strength to completely eliminate them before they fully mature, it will not be difficult to deal with them.
The challenge lies in how to resolve this issue once and for all, and in what preventative measures to take when encountering similar problems again.
These solutions could not have been conceived by him alone.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to distribute the hotel's permissions at all.
After noting down a few noteworthy points, Wang Xiao contacted Wei Yan via internal communicator.
"Wei Yan, I have a preliminary idea regarding the compensation and follow-up arrangements for the three fallen team members, Cheng Feng, Wang Hai, and Wang Yang."
First, in the name of the hotel, provide their families or designated beneficiaries with a sum of material compensation, distributed according to three months' worth of the highest compensation for a formal member of the search team.
In addition, tomorrow's burial ceremony must be formal. You are responsible for the specific arrangements, and just give me a list of what you need.
In addition, the risk allowance for this search team mission has been doubled and immediately distributed to Xiong Sanzhuang and the other surviving team members.
Wei Yan quickly transcribed on the other end of the communicator: "Understood, boss."
I will draft the list of supplies and the ceremony schedule for you to review as soon as possible.
This compensation plan should help stabilize morale at the hotel.
Wang Xiao lit a cigarette and said, "It's not 'should,' it's 'must'! For the hotel to survive, we can't let the workers be disheartened. You'll personally oversee this matter."
"yes!"
After dealing with the compensation matters, Wang Xiao's thoughts returned to the crisis at hand.
The threat from the swarms is imminent, and passive defense is not a long-term solution.
According to Xiong Sanzhuang and Liu Shan, the swarm expands extremely rapidly and possesses learning and organizational abilities.
If we wait for them to fully develop, it will be much harder to deal with them later.
Wang Xiao muttered to himself, "We must take the initiative and act quickly. We must not give them time to develop and evolve."
However, before taking action, we must at least find out their background and locate the possible 'nest' or command center... But who should we send?
Insects are very sensitive to human scent. If there really is a king or something similar among the insects, sending multiple people along would only alert them.
After a moment's thought, Wang Xiao quickly came up with a general candidate in mind.
If asked who would be most suitable to carry out this mission, Wang Xiao couldn't think of a second suitable candidate besides Yue Man.
In terms of combat power, Yue Man, this gifted stat monster, is second to none in the entire Peace Hotel and surrounding forces.
It wasn't that he underestimated Qin Huai'an; in front of Yue Man, this monster, Qin Huai'an might not actually be his match.
With him on the reconnaissance mission, even if he encounters danger, he shouldn't have a hard time getting away if no one is holding him back.
However, sending him alone is still too risky.
What if we add another person to him?
But who can cooperate with him?
Yue Man's personality has always been a major problem.
He was confident he could persuade Yue Man, but not so confident he could convince Yue Man to team up with others.
After thinking for a moment, Wang Xiao got up and went to the fourth floor. After persuading the guest in room 402 with a generous reward, he went to the third floor and knocked on Yue Man's door.
Yue Man was lying on the bed playing a game console when he heard the knock on the door. Without looking up, he said, "Boss Wang, you have a key. I'm busy, so I won't open the door for you."
Upon hearing this, Wang Xiao, who was outside the door, also used the hotel key to open the room door and then pushed the door open to enter.
Seeing Yue Man's relaxed demeanor, Wang Xiao didn't rush to speak. He pulled up a chair from the side, sat down, and quietly waited for Yue Man to finish the game.
About two minutes later, as Yue Man's game character fell to the ground and died, he put down the game console, stretched, and said:
"Boss Wang, you're such a busy man, coming all this way to see me can't be for anything good. So, what task do you have for me this time?"
Yue Man has gradually gotten used to Wang Xiao contacting him whether he needs something or not.
Wang Xiao cut to the chase: "There is indeed something I need to do, and after thinking it over, you're the most suitable candidate. I need you to conduct an in-depth reconnaissance mission in the area near the power maintenance center. Here's the information."
As Wang Xiao spoke, he handed the documents in his hand to Yue Man.
Yue Man took the document, carefully examined its contents, and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Don't you have a search team in your hotel?"
Wang Xiao said in a deep voice, "This situation is special. Yesterday's operation caused significant losses to their entire team. Everyone is still injured. More importantly, the insects have memorized their scent. If they reappear in that area, they will probably be found by the insects immediately."
Yue Man said irritably, "So what? You're just targeting me and messing around with me?"
Wang Xiao selectively ignored Yue Man's complaints and continued, "You're different. If you want to run, those bugs can't catch you."
And I need you to figure out three things.
First, the exact location of the insect nest; second, the approximate size and distribution of the swarm; third, whether there is a commander-like entity among the insects, and if so, to locate it.
Yue Man said helplessly, "No, Boss Wang, I haven't agreed yet!"
Wang Xiao rolled his eyes at him and said, "If you don't go, then I'll have to run away with the people in the hotel. At that time, you can only pray for good luck. All the delicious food and good stuff will probably have to be said goodbye to you."
Yue Man was silent for a moment, then laughed in exasperation at Wang Xiao's unreasonable behavior: "What about the payment? You know I've raised my fees recently."
Wang Xiao took out the prepared Swift Shadow combat suit and said, "Try it on."
Yue Man glanced at it, looking suspicious, and said, "Isn't this the outfit you wore last night? You're just trying to get rid of me with this?"
Wang Xiao replied, "It's new, never worn. As for whether it's just to get rid of you, try it on and see."
Yue Man frowned and asked, "Really?"
Wang Xiao raised his hand in a gesture of swearing and said, "I guarantee this to you in the name of the owner of the Peace Hotel."