Chapter 65

The opening of the annex led to a surge in sales. At the end of the first day of business, Shu Mo sneaked in to add another facility after closing the store at 11 o'clock.

"Bang!"

Shu Mo took out a huge red machine from his backpack and placed it in the corner of the lobby of the villa.

——Every time she took out a disproportionately large object from her backpack like this, she felt like she was possessed by Doraemon.

【Name: Vending Machine】

[Description: Selling convenient and cheap small items, you don't need to hire service staff, but please remember to replenish the stock in time! 】

Shu Mo had wanted to buy a vending machine for a long time. When the annex opened this time, she deliberately did not set up a merchandise area at the front desk. Instead, she placed a vending machine in the lobby and the men's and women's bathing areas.

The annex is much larger than the main building and has three different facilities. Guests will stay longer and inevitably get thirsty and hungry. It is most appropriate to place the vending machine in the corridor between the large bath and the massage room.

In this way, guests can buy goods without changing clothes, which is convenient for customers and saves hotel manpower.

After setting up the three machines, Shu Mo looked up at his "new employee" with satisfaction.

On the mall's introduction page, the vending machine's product display area has five rows, and each row can hold four items. But for some reason, only the top row was lit at this time.

The remaining four lines are blocked by an opaque board with the words "Not yet unlocked" written on them.

Shu Mo: “?”

Compared to the specialty products area that can display fifteen items, the vending machines that can display twenty items are much cheaper - only 6,000 points per machine. Shu Mo found it strange when he saw it, but now he is more convinced that all the points saved do come at a price.

The profiteer system.

She muttered to herself and angrily clicked on the facility details.

【Types of goods that can be placed: 4】

[Currently owned product types: 0]

[Current transaction number: 0 times]

[Tip: After a certain number of transactions are completed at the vending machine, more product slots can be unlocked. Please place the vending machine in a place with high customer flow and upgrade it as soon as possible! 】

[Trade required to unlock the second row: 100 times]

[Trade required to unlock row 3: 500 times]

[Unlock row 4...]

Shu Mo blinked. He didn't expect the vending machine to be upgraded in this way. It was quite similar to the beverage area.

It’s good news that you don’t have to spend extra money like in specialty areas.

In addition to this, vending machines have an additional restriction.

[Tip: The upper limit of single purchase quantity is ≤10]

【Please replenish stock in time! Otherwise, customers will see empty containers><】

Vending machines are not like merchandise counters, where space is limited. Each item can only be placed in the small grid that contains it. To the naked eye, there are about ten items in a row.

Fortunately, the counter in the lobby is not far from the front desk, and there are dedicated staff in the men's and women's bathing areas who can replenish supplies at any time.

Shu Mo first brought in the charcoal she had been promised.

[Are you sure you want to unlock the item "Charcoal*10"? 】

【yes】

【Product purchase quantity: 10】

After deducting 200 points of the purchase price from the account, Shu Mo immediately set the retail price of a bag of ten charcoal pieces at 50 points.

In the lighted display area on the top level of the vending machine, the first box on the left was immediately filled up.

A new product icon popped up on the panel next to the display area: [Charcoal]

After thinking for a while, Shu Mo filled in the blank area below with a line of introduction text.

[Product Description: High-quality charcoal fire at 10 yuan a bag can be used to drive the [outdoor barbecue stove], bringing you up to 50 minutes of warmth~]

She immediately bought five bags.

The next second after pressing the confirm button, the sound of goods falling was heard from the pickup port below. In the display area above, the bagged charcoal is reduced by half.

Shu Mo took out the charcoal and continued the transaction, still five bags.

After the pick-up was completed this time, the display area was sold out. On the panel, the charcoal image turned gray and was stamped with a bright red "Sold Out" seal.

After trying to trade as a consumer and figuring out how the goods were displayed, Shu Mo switched to the facility details panel that was only displayed to operators.

Then I was somewhat disappointed to find that after two transactions, the current number of transactions was still 0.

It seems that like the beverage area, the vending machines are also set up so that you cannot swipe your own orders.

"It seems that I can only wait slowly..."

Shu Mo sighed, but didn't worry too much.

**

The next day, business at the hot spring villa was still booming.

"I didn't expect that the hot spring bath had so many different effects. It's really interesting."

"The grass defense and special status immunity of the Wormwood Pool are the most useful! But the effect of the Rose Bath is the most interesting."

"Ah, I remember that after taking a bath, your body will naturally emit different floral scents, which will last for 24 hours?"

Several women were standing in the changing area at the bathhouse exit, changing into free bathrobes while talking.

Yu Xue stretched out her arm to her companion, "The scent I drew yesterday was rose, but it's changed today, you can smell it."

Her companion bent down as she was told, sniffed her wrist gently, and looked up in surprise, "Is it the scent of jasmine? Such a light and elegant fragrance, so nice!"

"Really?" Yu Xue smiled and took her hand back, a little boastful, "I asked other people last night and heard that rose scent is the most common, about half of the time. In comparison, jasmine scent is hard to come by."

"That's great." Wen Tingting, her companion, showed an envious expression, "I still smell like roses today."

She thought that the bathhouse only had this one scent, but she didn't expect her good friend to be so lucky and draw an even rarer scent.

"But this rose smells pretty good too. I've felt like I smell really good since yesterday and I can't stop smelling it." Wen Tingting covered her face while speaking. "It was only once that I was accidentally seen by a passerby, and I felt like he or she looked at me like I was seeing a pervert..."

When their eyes met, she clearly saw the passerby shudder all over, and then he quickly quickened his pace and slipped away.

Now thinking back to the embarrassment at that time, she couldn't help but dig her toes into the ground.

Yu Xue was amused by the scene she described and laughed, "That's because you soaked in the pool for too long! You can't soak in this pool for too long. You have to get out after ten minutes at most, otherwise the fragrance will be too strong."

Fortunately, the various scents that come out of the rose bath are not those sweet and cheap floral scents. Even the classic rose scent, which appears most frequently, is a very elegant and mature scent, not gaudy, and will not make people feel bored after smelling it for a long time.

Although the rose pool does not have any additional effects on the game, when Yu Xue went to kill monsters with this fragrance yesterday afternoon, she couldn't help but bring herself into the female warrior in the movies of the past, with flaming red lips and the ability to kill one person every ten steps. She felt more imposing in battle.

——Why isn’t spiritual encouragement considered a kind of buff?

"So the design of this pool is that the longer you soak, the stronger the fragrance will be?" On the other side, Wen Tingting felt that something was wrong, "Are you sure it's not marinated?"

As soon as she used the word "marinated in flavor" Yu Xue suddenly burst into laughter without knowing what she was thinking of.

"You don't know! I have another friend - Wen Qin, do you know her? Her team has been engaged in high-intensity field operations these past two days. Last night, she was so tired that she accidentally fell asleep in the rose bath when she came to soak in the hot springs... When she woke up, she was soaked in the rose bath, and the fragrance spread far and wide."

"I met her at night and felt like I saw the walking Fragrant Concubine..."

Yu Xue was so happy that she didn't notice that Wen Tingting suddenly froze.

Yu Xue: "Why aren't you laughing? It's really funny!"

Before he finished speaking, a faint voice sounded behind him, "Yu Xue, just wait, next time I will push you into the rose pool and sink with me..."

Yu Xue: “???”

She turned back stiffly and met the kind smiling face of Wen Qin, the protagonist of the gossip.

Wen Tingting, who had already noticed Wen Qin coming, said: "..."

Is it that I don't want to laugh? It’s me who doesn’t dare to laugh!

"Why are you here? It's only four o'clock in the afternoon. Doesn't your team have to fight monsters today?" Yu Xue asked weakly.

I want to cry.

Is there anything more embarrassing in the world than being caught gossiping about someone behind their back?

In comparison, Wen Tingting suddenly felt that her embarrassment yesterday was nothing.

She felt greatly comforted when she saw her friend's expression of wanting to cry but unable to.

On the other side, Wen Qin picked up a bathrobe and put it on herself, still in a gloomy voice, "We are back early."

Yu Xue handed her the clothes in a servile manner. Wen Qin glanced at her, took it and put it on.

Yu Xue: "Did you complete the task ahead of schedule? Congratulations!"

"No..." Wen Qin sighed, "We were attacked by monsters."

"?" Wen Tingting beside her was puzzled. "Is it a very strong monster? I remember that the average level of your team is 65. You are not afraid of ordinary monsters, right?"

"They're not that strong, but just too annoying." Wen Qin recalled, still feeling a headache, "Since we set out in the morning, almost every ten minutes or so, a few insect monsters would appear out of nowhere and entangle our team, such as magic bees, ghost butterflies, giant beetles, etc. We couldn't drive them away, so we had to stop and kill them."

"Because they came so frequently, we were forced to stop after a short while. In the whole morning, we didn't even cover one-third of the distance we had yesterday."

"When we stopped to rest at noon, we analyzed it and found that it was probably because of the fragrance of flowers on everyone that attracted so many insect monsters. It would be too inefficient to continue moving forward. There was no choice but for the captain to order us to return."

Wen Qinsheng has nothing to love.

Wen Tingting was very surprised when she heard this. "The fragrance of the rose pool has this effect?"

So should she soak less? After all, it will affect leveling.

Although Wen Tingting likes these scents, they are just spice of life. For her, killing monsters and fighting are the most important things.

Unexpectedly, Wen Qin immediately shook her head after hearing her say that, "No need! Your level of soaking is nothing at all."

Wen Tingting scratched her head and realized, "That's right, after all, you've been pickled like a Fragrant Concubine..."

"Cough cough!" Yu Xue coughed loudly.

Wen Tingting: “…”

"Do you think I'm going too far?" Wen Qin ignored Yu Xue's winking gesture and chuckled, "You never expected it, right? The guys in my team are more active in flirting than I am."

Yu Xue was like a supporting actor, "What do you mean?"

Wen Qin: "It's like those guys have a broken nose. When they smell something, they can't wait to soak themselves from head to toe. From the concentration I smelled, I felt like they stayed in there for at least half an hour... What a waste."

"——Perfume smells good only when it is barely visible!"

Wen Qin was very disappointed with his friend.

Yu Xue imagined that scene and hallucinated on some men who used to apply their wives' high-end skin care products on their faces as if they were treasures.

"After we came back, we asked several other teams, and they also used the rose pool, but they didn't encounter this situation, so the captain ordered that our team's soaking time in the rose pool could not exceed ten minutes in the future."

Wen Qin said finally.

The other two nodded, taking this lesson to heart.

Wen Tingting thought for a moment, "But this effect isn't entirely bad, right? If you need to kill a special monster, such as the wings of a ghost butterfly, the pincers of a giant beetle, or the poisonous sting of a demon bee, you can go to their habitats after taking a bath. This way, you should have a higher chance of getting the corresponding materials."

To some extent, the fragrance effect of the rose hot spring still provides players with a buff that increases the chance of encountering designated monsters.

Whether it is a good thing or a bad thing depends on how the players use it.

Wen Tingting actually welcomes this special effect in her heart.

Sometimes it is very frustrating to refine weapons and equipment but you just need one monster material but it takes a long time to come out.

Wen Qinshen agreed. She quickly put on her clothes and changed the subject. "By the way, what scent did you smell today? I soaked it again and it just washed away the smell of yesterday. Today it's gardenia..."

The subtle scent of gardenia, mixed with the moist vapor wafting from the bath, reminds one of flowers just picked in the morning, covered in dew and exuding a refreshing fragrance.

Wen Qin deliberately only soaked for a few minutes today, and the faint fragrance on her body made people want to get closer to smell it.

"Gardenia?!"

Yu Xue was surprised. "I asked several people yesterday, and no one got this scent. Besides rose, jasmine and lavender are the most popular."

Wen Qin was stunned, "There is such a thing?"

"You got the hidden edition." Yu Xue was envious. She pulled Wen Qin's arm and took a deep breath, intoxicated. "Is this the smell of the hidden edition? So high-end! So nice!"

Wen Qin: “…”

Wen Tingting: “…”

Suddenly I had a new realization. It turns out that smelling yourself is not the most perverted thing. Smelling others is the real perverted thing...

*

In addition to Yu Xue and the other two, there were many other people in the bathhouse also talking about the rose pool.

Many people smell a different scent when they come back to bathe in the hot spring after a night, and only then do they realize that the aroma attached to the rose pool can actually change.

So they excitedly asked the players around them and started chatting.

"I don't know how many scents there are. It's like picking a blind box. It's so interesting."

"Woo woo, I've been in the hot springs for two consecutive days. I was planning to save some money tomorrow and come back in a few days. Who would have thought that I would be hooked by this scent blind box - I must win the lavender scent tomorrow!"

"Damn it, I've been taken advantage of."

"Actually, I think rose smells pretty good... It's pretty convenient if you like this scent, and the chance of getting it wrong is almost 1 in 50, so it's not easy to get it wrong..."

“I wonder if I could ask the boss to announce the chances of winning different scents?”

“…”

Even the corridor was filled with such discussions. Liang Can looked back at the two players passing by behind him, secretly memorized the effects of the rose pool in his heart, then took a step forward and stepped into the room in front of him.

After purchasing the admission ticket, she only took a quick soak in the sulfur hot spring to restore her strength. Before she had time to experience other hot springs, she came to the massage room first.

Liang Can was almost ecstatic when he heard last night that the hotel’s new wing offered massage services.

If the business hadn't closed at 11pm, and it hadn't been past 10pm when she heard the news, Liang Can would have wanted to rush over right away.

After waiting for most of the day, Liang Can finally rushed to the hot spring when the team activity ended.

When she stepped into the room, the first thing she saw was the paper pasted on the wall on the right.

Above are the portraits of the three masseuses in the women's bathing area, as well as their names and basic introductions.

Liang Can noticed the masseur named Yue Wenjun at a glance. He looked older than the other two, and the word "senior" was written on his qualifications.

It looks reliable at first glance.

At this time, a girl in a pink uniform came over and greeted her with a smile, "Hello, currently all three masseuses need to wait in line. You can make an appointment with me first, get the corresponding number plate, and your number will be called when it is your turn."

"Oh, ok, thank you for your help."

Liang Can saw that the small box in her hand contained three bracelets of different colors, "I want to make an appointment with the lady named Yue."

"Master Yue, there are a lot of people queuing up right now, so you may have to wait for about an hour and a half..." the girl said apologetically, "Excuse me, is this acceptable to you? If you choose the other two masseuses, the waiting time will be shorter. Our masseuses are all professionally trained and qualified before they start working, so you don't have to worry."

However, there is definitely a difference in qualifications, and the hotel did not hide this fact, and it was clearly written on the information board at the door.

After hearing this, Liang Can's eyes lit up.

Doesn’t the fact that there are so many people queuing up further prove that the craftsmen have great skills?

She shook her head decisively, "It's okay, I can wait."

"Okay, this is your number plate, please keep it." The girl stopped trying to persuade him and handed over a bracelet with a red plate on it with the number 16 written on it. "When the previous massage is about to end, the system will send you a reminder five minutes in advance, so you don't have to worry about missing the call."

Liang Can carefully accepted the bracelet and wore it together with the entry permit for the women's bathing area.

"You can go back to the bathing area and soak in the hot spring while waiting, or you can rest for a while on the bench here. There is a vending machine in the corridor outside with snacks and drinks."

After the girl in pink finished speaking, seeing that Liang Can had no other questions, she politely left to entertain the next guest.

The back figure looks very busy.

Liang Can followed her recommendation and went back to the bathhouse first.

I tried different baths with great interest, and then went to the sauna, and didn't return to the massage room until an hour later.

There was still about half an hour before the agreed time, so Liang Can simply went to check out the vending machine.

After soaking in the hot spring for such a long time and taking a sauna, she was indeed a little hungry.

I've lost water in my body and my lips are a little dry, so I might as well buy some water to moisten my throat and find something to eat to fill my stomach.

After paying the 100-point entrance fee, all services in the annex can be experienced for free, except for the vending machines, which require customers to pay separately.

There are only four kinds of products in the vending machine, namely hot spring eggs, red bean buns, brown sugar ginger tea and milk ice cream.

Liang Can was so excited by the dishes that he ordered one of each.

Especially the milk ice cream, which almost immediately attracted her attention.

The corridor is very warm, and the temperature is comfortable even if you wear a yukata with short sleeves and shorts. Liang Can had just come out of the bath, her body still dry and covered with sweat. She was surprised to find that for the first time in ten years, she wanted to eat something cold.

After selecting the product and pressing the payment button, four "bang bang bang" sounds were heard from below.

A little worried that the ice cream and hot spring eggs would be damaged, Liang Can quickly bent down and took out the four items from the delivery opening one by one.

She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that each item was individually packaged.

The hot spring egg is already peeled and placed in a bowl-shaped container with a tightly closed lid. A bag of soy sauce is also included. The milk ice cream was covered with a transparent cone-shaped lid. There was no bumps when it fell, and the shape inside was still beautiful. There was a layer of frost on the lower wrapping paper, which gave off bursts of cold air.

Unlike ice cream, the brown sugar ginger tea was still a little hot, and the red bean buns were steaming as if they had just come out of the oven.

Liang Can felt a mixture of ice and fire in his arms. He looked up in surprise at the inside of the vending machine.

——These products seem to be placed close to each other, but they can still maintain different temperatures. Isn’t it incredible?

Holding the snacks, she found a bench in the waiting area of ​​the massage room and sat down.

There were also some people around eating food bought from vending machines. Only then did Liang Can notice the careful consideration that the hotel put into selecting its food.

These four things have little taste and make little noise when eaten, so they won’t disturb others or get food all over the place.

She exclaimed inwardly and couldn't wait to unwrap the hot spring egg.

The principle of making hot spring eggs is to choose the appropriate water temperature based on the different coagulation temperatures of egg white and egg yolk. The yolk is wrapped and still in a shaking liquid state, but the egg white has already solidified slightly, which looks very magical.

Liang Can didn't pour soy sauce at first, but took a bite directly. The taste was sweet, tender and smooth, and she could also taste the light saltiness of the hot spring water used to boil the eggs. She didn't expect it to taste like this, and she opened her eyes wide in surprise.

I ate half of it, then poured a little soy sauce on it for seasoning and finished the rest.

After swallowing the last bite with a bit of reluctance, Liang Can threw the garbage of the seasoning packet and the packaging bag into the trash can next to the seat, and came back to unpack the ginger tea and red bean bun.

After eating something salty, it’s a good time to have something sweet to change the taste. The red bean paste in the red bean bun is sweet and dense, but not overly sweet. After eating a bun and drinking the spicy and warm brown sugar ginger tea, your stomach will feel full.

They would have to go back to the hotel for dinner later, so what they were eating now could at most be considered a snack for afternoon tea. Liang Can thought the portion was just right.

Even if you go back to the hot spring to soak for a while, you won’t feel uncomfortable due to too much food in your stomach.

She couldn't help but admire the spa owner's carefulness and thoughtfulness in selecting the products.

There was only one item left in his hand, and Liang Can looked down at the milk ice cream.

It had been almost ten minutes since he took it out of the vending machine. The thin layer of frost on it had not melted yet and it was still chilly, but Liang Can had adapted to the temperature of the apocalypse and no longer felt his hands were cold.

Several players who were waiting nearby noticed the ice cream in her hand and couldn't help but look over.

Most of them were holding packages of vending machine products in their hands, but not one of them chose ice cream.

They could still accept candied haws, but ice cream was a bit too much for them.

Most people would think, after finally being able to eat warm food, why go back to eating cold food?

Seeing Liang Can holding the ice cream, everyone looked at him with curiosity mixed with shock.

Liang Can didn't think too much about it. She directly opened the lid and took a sip of the milky white tip.

I thought the ice cream hadn't melted for so long and must have been quite hard, but I didn't expect it to be so sweet and soft. It melted as soon as I took a sip, and a slight cool breeze passed around my lips and teeth as I breathed. The rich milky aroma then spread across my tongue.

“It’s delicious…”

Liang Can couldn't help but exclaimed softly, but the next second he realized something, and quickly covered his mouth, raising his head in panic to look at the quiet surroundings.

Sure enough, a lot of people were looking at her.

Liang Can couldn't help but feel a little ashamed. Just as she was about to apologize, a girl next to her poked her with her fingertips out of curiosity, "Excuse me, is this really that delicious?"

"Hmm?" Liang Can was stunned, nodded heavily, and said in a whisper, "The milk flavor is particularly strong, and the taste is very delicate. There is no cheap additive taste. You can tell it is made from natural milk as soon as you taste it."

She solemnly recommended, "Highly recommended!"

"Really?" The girl swallowed her saliva. "I like dairy products the most - never mind, I'll buy one too. It'll be colder, thank you..."

She convinced herself and got up and went out.

Although the voices of the people involved were deliberately kept low, it was obvious that everyone around heard it.

They all swallowed at this point.

Gulp.

Liang Can sent the girl away. Knowing that she was not upset by him, he breathed a sigh of relief and continued to eat ice cream. As I was licking, I suddenly noticed that there were fewer and fewer people around me.

Not long after, those who had left came back with satisfied expressions on their faces, and everyone was holding an ice cream in their hands.

After opening the package and taking the first bite, I immediately showed a happy expression.

Liang Can: “?”

She looked up and around in confusion.

……what happens?