"Is this... the bathroom?"
Zhang Chen was shocked.
Good heavens, he had never entered a women's bathhouse in his life. This time, Tang Xueyao had brought him in, and so openly.
"In principle, it should be called a hot spring! Master!"
Ming Wang Gu reminded Zhang Chen to look at his surroundings.
He saw many small open-air pools, surrounded by stones containing energy.
Looking up, he could see the stars twinkling in the night sky.
"A hot spring? Tang Xueyao actually brought me to a hot spring!"
Zhang Chen lowered his head and happened to see Tang Xueyao's fair skin, slender legs, and her small feet kicking in the water, humming a song.
It seemed she was in a good mood today.
Of course, after beating up those who bullied her and finally holding her head high, she was bound to be in a good mood?!
"True God, you're awake?"
Tang Xueyao sensed Zhang Chen's consciousness and quickly stood up, saying with reverence.
Splash~!
The clear, warm hot spring water flowed down Tang Xueyao's body, crossing mountains and valleys, traversing a rugged and perilous path, and finally returning to the pool.
"Mmm, just be at ease. No one else can see me, so you don't need to be so formal! Just pretend I don't exist, do as you please."
"Moreover, I will be accompanying you for a long time to come, so you need to get used to it!"
Zhang Chen said from the side.
"Yes, True God, I will try my best to relax!"
Tang Xueyao said.
Because Zhang Chen had no physical body, only an unobservable spiritual form, coupled with historical fragmentation, dozens of generations of True God Cult leaders had never seen the True God's appearance.
Thus, the descriptions of Zhang Chen's image became more and more outlandish.
Currently, the True God lineage that Tang Xueyao understood included the True God, Demon Emissaries, the Goddess of Nature, and the Goddess of Infinity.
She didn't know what these goddesses did, and related descriptions were all lost.
The most absurd was that the True God was a transcendent being, beyond gender, without the low-level definition of male or female.
Therefore, for Tang Xueyao, let alone bathing with Zhang Chen, doing anything was a matter of no taboo.
Tens of minutes later, Tang Xueyao finished bathing, wiped herself dry, and changed into a fresh set of clothes before going to the front desk to pay.
"Your total bill is 80 yuan, thank you!"
The receptionist said with a smile.
"80?"
Hearing this number, Tang Xueyao's eyes widened in surprise.
"Isn't it 60? This is your promotional flyer, and there's a discount coupon. It clearly states 60 yuan!"
Tang Xueyao argued.
"I'm sorry, last week it was indeed 80 yuan, but recently many lost souls have appeared around the town, and the surrounding transportation has been blocked."
"Until the empire's army clears out these lost souls, all resources in the city, including freshwater supply, are very tight. Therefore, price increases are normal. I hope you can understand!"
"Of course, this discount coupon can be used, giving you a 50% discount, so you only need to pay 40 yuan!"
The receptionist patiently explained with a smile.
In her opinion, this wasn't a big issue. 50% off 80 is 40, and 50% off 60 is 30. It was only a 10 yuan difference, and Tang Xueyao should not fuss about it anymore.
However, Tang Xueyao, blushing, rummaged through her pockets for a long time before pulling out 38 yuan.
"No way, you're too poor!"
Ming Wang Gu couldn't even bear to watch.
Following Zhang Chen, he had never seen a situation where money couldn't be produced. In the apocalypse, Zhang Chen had inexhaustible supplies.
This was the first time he had seen such a predicament.
"Well... the money is all in the church, but the church was ransacked, so there's no money left... I thought I could finally hold my head high this time and enjoy myself, but I didn't expect this..."
Tang Xueyao felt extremely wronged.
"Never mind, this is not a big deal. Spread out the currency of this world for me to see properly."
Zhang Chen asked.
"Yes, True God!"
Tang Xueyao, blushing and lowering her head, spread out the banknotes one by one.
Then, she explained the origin of these banknotes to Zhang Chen.
The banknotes in this world are made from the hides of mutated creatures, and the writing on them is dyed with the blood of mutated creatures.
Therefore, the banknotes have no security features or serial numbers because the hides and blood of mutated creatures are valuable in themselves.
Even if someone brings out only the hide and blood of mutated creatures, they can exchange it for banknotes of equivalent value.
This is because mutated creatures reproduce very quickly. Mutated insects lay tens of thousands of eggs at a time, and mutated creatures give birth to over ten offspring per litter, and several litters a year.
What's even more terrifying is that mutated creatures have a short juvenile period. Within a month, or at most half a year, they reach adolescence and can reproduce.
Even juvenile mutated creatures possess offensive capabilities.
This is much more efficient than humans who have a ten-month gestation period and then nurture their children for more than ten years before they become capable.
To curb the threat posed by the reproduction of mutated creatures to humanity, someone proposed making banknotes from the hides, carapaces, and blood of mutated creatures.
This has now become a globally accepted practice.
"This is simple!"
Zhang Chen smiled slightly.
Creating a conscious life was indeed a bit difficult.
But simply creating the hides and blood of mutated creatures, which is a direct and simple creation of protein combinations, is completely without difficulty.
"Catch this with your hands!"
Zhang Chen suddenly said.
"What?"
Tang Xueyao didn't understand what he meant.
However, in the next moment, a thick stack of fur appeared in Tang Xueyao's hands, almost soaked in blood.
"So much!"
Tang Xueyao looked at the heavy fur in her hands in disbelief, it weighed at least one to two hundred pounds.
"This..."
The receptionist was stunned upon seeing this.
You're so rich, and you're still using a discount coupon?! It's true that the richer people are, the stingier they are!
"Manager, Manager!"
The receptionist, having never seen such a situation, hastily called for the manager.
Soon, a middle-aged man in a well-fitting suit walked over. Upon seeing these mutated creature hides, his face immediately broke into an exaggerated smile.
"Distinguished guest, so you are a distinguished guest! Are these to be exchanged for currency? Our establishment charges a mere 1% handling fee for currency exchange!"
After speaking, he directly took the heavy hides from the stunned Tang Xueyao.
A moment later, he handed Tang Xueyao a thick stack of banknotes and said with a smile:
"This is one million, please take it."
"O-one million?"
Tang Xueyao was completely shocked and stood there, not reaching out to take the money.
"Alright, as expected, I couldn't fool you. The total is 1.5 million. After deducting the 15,000 handling fee, some blood could not be identified as belonging to a magical beast, so its value was not calculated. 1.485 million, this is your money!"
The manager guiltily took out the remaining money and stuffed it into Tang Xueyao's hands.