Hot Pot was a great success.

The most requested thing in the new Suggestion Book was fresh meat for the hot pots but sadly fresh meat wasn't unlocked until Level 4. With 10k EXP to reach before then, Stiles had a ways to go before then.

New customers came and got hot pot too.

All requesting more ingredients for the hot pot than just noodles and the base.

But Stiles had some priorities she needed to get first "Rice" and "Flashlights" and then "Cabbage" for an extra ingredient for people's soups.

That night the rest area welcomed an elderly couple, they were split up between the female (A1) and male (A2) rooms but they were still very happy with the arrangement.

The elderly couple had been living with their son and his wife along with her parents. So the two set of elderly couples circulated through the hosted rooms through the week. The son and daughter-in-law even came to visit their relief to having some privacy evident in their faces. Eventually one of the elderly couples decided to head back to their home town.

Stiles decided the next Facility card she got she'd spend on getting more rooms.

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In the following days, things continued to go smoothly but Stiles didn't dare say it not wanting to jinx it.

By the time three days past she'd seen all the survivors who lived in the area around her store at least once.

Her XP had climbed to 462/10000.

Next she unlocked "Flour".

There were several accidents with the stove on the first floor. People had tried using it to make things themselves which led to a couple disasters one including a small fire. So two new rules were posted.

The small stove on the first floor now cost 5 points per use.

2nd floor residents could use it for free.

Stiles continued unlocking items as the points came in.

Watermelon

Cucumber

Potatoes

Dried Fruit

Some more clothing like "Sweatshirts" and "Towels".

For necessity and semi-weapon she unlocked "Utility Knives."

The watermelons were another hit. So many not having the juicy and sweet melon in so long.

Her points and XP jumped higher.

By end of the day her point balance had reached 7,659.

She'd also unlocked multiple new product categories with new variety as well.

And plus the 100% local customers in the area as a result she got one Facility Card and one Item Card.

Now with all the local survivors reached she would need to make up a plan to reach further.