Kicking the box of drinks on the floor, Lu Heng rummaged through his room for his bank card.
He remembered that after his parents passed away in his previous life, they left him an inheritance: six hundred thousand in cash and two properties in first-tier cities.
Although the two houses weren't large, he hadn't returned to that city to live after starting his job, so he had sold them long ago.
Including the cash left by his parents and the money from selling the houses, Lu Heng had at least nearly four million in his bank account.
Once the apocalypse arrived, this money would be worthless.
However, since he now had a space that could continuously provide him with supplies, there was no need to hoard those things anymore.
He needed to find a safe gathering point for himself before the apocalypse began.
After the apocalypse started, with the appearance of zombies, the number of zombies in areas near the city center would increase. Those with some ability would choose to leave the city and flee towards the suburbs.
In his previous life, Lu Heng had also left the apartment building he was renting, as the population in this area was too dense, and the zombies were also very concentrated.
Lu Heng didn't know if his space had location restrictions, meaning it could only be used in his current apartment.
This was because when he had traversed between the space and the real world earlier, the space's initial displayed location was his room.
He wanted to test if the space could still be used normally if he left here. If it could only be used by staying in his current apartment, then fate had truly given him a lonely existence.
Thinking about it, if he could only live confined to the space in the future, with no one to talk to inside, what would be the meaning of his rebirth?
Moreover, the ancient well downstairs in the space also seemed peculiar.
Grabbing his car keys, Lu Heng exited the apartment building.
Standing on the street, looking at the passing traffic and pedestrians, Lu Heng felt a sense of having lived through another life.
He hadn't seen such a scene in eight years.
Driving away from his apartment, Lu Heng went to the best hotel in the city and booked a standard room with his card.
Why a standard room and not a presidential suite?
Firstly, Lu Heng felt that although the money would become worthless in a few days, there was no need to waste it. Money was meant to be spent, but not on useless things.
Secondly, although the hotel was large, it didn't have a presidential suite. The best the entire hotel had were a few suites with living rooms.
After checking in at the hotel, Lu Heng entered the room with his room card.
Closing the door, Lu Heng looked around the room. Although it was a chain of upscale hotels, there was still a chance of hidden cameras.
It was better to be cautious, especially since his current ability to disappear out of thin air was something he didn't want others to know.
After searching various places, Lu Heng confirmed that the room was relatively safe and found no such suspicious items.
Sitting on the bed, Lu Heng willed himself, and he entered the space again.
Indeed, the space was still his apartment. Lu Heng felt a slight relief from his anxiety.
Looking down from the apartment within the space, the ancient well was still downstairs.
The street scene outside was the same as when he had entered before.
Having confirmed that the space could be used elsewhere, Lu Heng exited the space again.
Sitting by the bed, Lu Heng pondered for a moment. Since he could enter the space from other locations, could he also reach any arbitrary location within the space?
Thinking of the cola he had driven to the supermarket to bring back that day, Lu Heng's mind focused on that supermarket.
Then, he indeed reappeared in a different place, standing in front of that row of beverage shelves. He couldn't help but laugh heartily to the sky again.
"Hahaha..."
Heaven truly favored him.
Having confirmed that the space could be used freely and that he could reach any location within it, Lu Heng, in a good mood, left the hotel room after trying a few more places.
Standing in the hotel lobby on the first floor, the front desk lady looked at him with surprise.
It wasn't surprising, who would check out of a hotel less than five minutes after checking in?
The hotel manager also walked over and spoke into the intercom, "Xiao Wang, go check room 618. Search the room, the guest is checking out."
"Okay," came a young male voice from the intercom.
After putting down the intercom, the hotel manager smiled at Lu Heng.
"Sir, please wait a moment. We'll process your checkout after we've inspected the room."
"Alright, but please hurry."
The hotel manager smiled at Lu Heng again, took the intercom, and walked away from the front desk towards other parts of the hotel.
As soon as he turned to a place Lu Heng couldn't see, the hotel manager spoke into the intercom again, "Xiao Wang, search thoroughly, especially for any hidden cameras. That person checked in and is checking out after only five minutes."
It couldn't be blamed on the manager for being wary. After all, someone checking into a room and then checking out so soon, without giving a reason or causing a disturbance, was indeed suspicious.
Based on the hotel manager's more than ten years of experience, he had never encountered someone who checked in and then checked out so quickly, as installing a camera would take at least twenty minutes.
After about seven or eight minutes, the front desk lady received instructions from the manager and was able to process Lu Heng's checkout.
The front desk lady looked at Lu Heng and said with a smile, "Sir, although you only stayed for less than half an hour, we still need our cleaning staff to disinfect and clean the room, so we cannot refund the full room fee."
"Mm, it's fine. Can you process the checkout?" Lu Heng didn't care about such small amounts of money.
Seeing that the guest wasn't making things difficult, the front desk lady breathed a sigh of relief.
She processed the checkout for him as quickly as possible and informed him that the refund would be credited to Lu Heng's card the next day.
Lu Heng nodded, indicating he had no objections. He had limited time now and many things to do, so he couldn't waste it.
Leaving the hotel, Lu Heng found a nearby real estate agency.
He needed to rent a house in the suburbs, preferably a place with few people and easy access.
After looking for a long time at the agency, Lu Heng spotted a villa for rent.
The villa was located halfway up a mountain, with mountains and water nearby, belonging to a high-end villa area.
Because it was a place where wealthy people lived, the roads in the pictures looked wide and flat.
Since the villa was built halfway up the mountain, each villa had its own surrounding wall, and the walls were also equipped with electric fences, making them look very secure.
However, after the apocalypse began, those electric fences would probably be useless. By then, electricity worldwide would be cut off, and everyone would return to a more primitive way of life.
Originally, the owner of this villa was selling it, but it had been listed online for half a year without finding a buyer.