Chapter 120
While thinking, Shu Mo recalled many details that she had overlooked in the past.
No wonder, when the homestay area was open before, Xia Qing was able to rush to the hot spring the day after she replied to Xia Ruihe.
At that time, Shu Mo thought that she happened to be on business in Guangming Town, and learned about the rental news through the summoned beast, so she temporarily changed her location and came to the hot spring, so he didn't think about it too much.
But now when she recalled it again, she realized that Xia Qing must have used the teleportation array at the beginning.
...Otherwise it would be hard to explain why the old father of the mayor of Longyan Town could also run so fast.
Thinking of this, Shu Mo suddenly felt a little annoyed: How good would it have been if I had asked one more question at the beginning?
Fortunately, it’s not too late to find out now.
On the other side, Xia Qing was still immersed in heartache, "In fact, this teleportation array is not used very often. The number of mineral veins is very scarce, and the surrounding towns are basically not rich. In addition, the ore is widely used in the game and the demand is high. The supply is always insufficient to meet the demand, so people are usually reluctant to use it for teleportation."
"Go southwest from Guangming Town all the way to the seaside. There is a coastal town called Bauhinia. It is extremely unlucky. I heard that it has not produced any mineral veins for four consecutive years. As a last resort, it can only use monster materials as a substitute."
"But the cost of monster materials is too high. It's really not worth it. So they've appeared less and less frequently in the past two years. I don't know what's going on in the town."
If the teleportation array cannot be activated, the town will be isolated from the outside world. In the long run, its supplies and intelligence will lag far behind the surrounding areas.
Even if time goes on for a while, it will be forgotten by residents of other towns and the mainland.
In the end times, this is the most terrifying thing.
So when Xia Qing thought of what happened to the Bauhinia Town, he felt a little sad.
Qingshui Town is lucky in this regard. Small resource points are constantly appearing in the surrounding area, and it also has a firm grasp on a large mineral vein, which is enough to sustain its life when resources are scarce.
Of course, when it comes to luck, no one can be better than Guangming Town.
"But even though I know the teleportation array is so important, I still feel bad when using it..." Xia Qing changed the subject and leaned over the table with his wallet in his hand, "If this ore is made into a staff, it can be used for several years. But when it is used for teleportation, it disappears in a flash."
She muttered several times.
Shu Mo didn't say anything. He silently opened his backpack and swiped around a few times.
After skipping over a large area of high-level monster materials, some hot spring delicacies, and various types of furniture, the backpack page finally stopped at a rather gorgeous picture.
Monster Sparrow Stone*99
Monster Sparrow Stone*99
Monster Sparrow Stone*78
…
Thunder Stone*99
Thunder Stone*99
Thunder Stone*99
…
Ice Soul Stone*99
…
Shu Mo: “…”
There has never been a moment when I realized so clearly how rich I am.
For fear of any unexpected events during the process, Guangming Town has focused its main efforts on mining the mineral veins during this period.
In addition to the town's official mining team, the town also temporarily assembled a group of players with proficient mining skills to form several mining teams, funded by the town. Under the protection of the combat group, several mines were put into operation at the same time, bringing ore back to the town in a steady stream.
And these minerals were delivered to the warm hot springs on time every week according to the previously agreed ratio.
After deducting Xie Qingyun's salary and the small demand for the handicraft shop, there was still a lot left, which was all piled in Shu Mo's backpack.
A grid in the game backpack can only hold 99 items. Many ores even occupy several grids in a row. If all types are added together, the backpack cannot hold all the items on one page.
He hadn't looked at it carefully before, but now he suddenly realized the importance of the ore. After looking at it again, Shu Mo was almost dazzled.
Suddenly I feel that becoming bigger and stronger is no longer a dream.
Closing his backpack, Shu Mo calculated the time and asked, "What time will you go to Guangming Town tomorrow?"
Xia Qing raised his head and said, "Let's take the bus this morning. What's wrong?"
"I'll go with you. I have something I want to talk to the mayor of Guangming Town about, so I'd like to trouble you to introduce him to me."
"No problem, it's a piece of cake..."
"As a reward, I'll cover the travel expenses this time."
Before Xia Qing could finish speaking, Shu Mo added with his eyes squinted and a bright smile.
Xia Qing paused: "Toll? Oh, you mean the bus?"
She figured it out quickly and said cheerfully, "Okay, okay."
Shu Mo just stood up and threw two bowls into the sink. He turned on the faucet, and the sound of running water floated back to him, "No, it's the fare for the whole trip."
Xia Qing: “……?”
She was stunned for two seconds.
Xia Qing: “!!!”
“The boss is generous!!”
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The next day, as expected, Xia Qing, with a backpack full of hot spring "local specialties", and Shu Mo, who was dressed in a relaxed manner, stood at the gate of Guangming Town Office.
After going back and forth several times, she became familiar with many of the people here. The player guarding the gate did not try to stop her. He came up to her, greeted her, nodded, and was ready to let her pass.
But the next second, he suddenly noticed that there was someone behind Xia Qing, "Hey, wait, this is..."
"Oh, this is..." Xia Qing just opened his mouth.
The senior player who was in charge of guarding the gate stopped in front of Shu Mo, looked at her with a stern face for two seconds, and his expression suddenly changed.
A smile appeared on that serious and dignified face, "Isn't this Boss Shu?"
"..."Xia Qing wisely shut up.
She suddenly felt a little glad that she didn't say "she is with me".
Shu Mo was a little surprised: "Do you know me?"
The player guarding the door enthusiastically said, "How could I not know him? I just took my wife and kids to the hot springs for two days a few days ago, and we even had dinner at the same restaurant!"
He paused, "And the mayor specifically told me that if you come, you can just let you go without stopping or questioning - I didn't see it clearly just now, you can go in quickly."
He smiled like a flower, without any trace of his previous seriousness.
Mayor Xu had actually thought of this in advance. I don't know how long ago he gave the instructions, but he only waited for Shu Mo's visit today. She was a little surprised, nodded slightly, thanked him, and followed Xia Qing in.
The town hall has three floors and is quite impressive compared to other buildings in the town. However, in order to make full use of the land, the area of each room is still not large, which can be seen from the distance between the doors in the corridor.
Xia Qing was familiar with the route, and took Shu Mo around in turns, finally knocking on a door.
"Come in."
Hearing the sound coming from inside, she pushed the door open.
The middle-aged man was sitting behind a desk, staring at a document in a daze. Shu Mo had sharp eyes and saw at a glance that there was a bag of white peach oolong tea in the cup beside him.
A very girly peach scent filled the room.
That slight sense of tension also dissipated instantly.
Mayor Xu picked up the water cup and drank his white peach oolong tea peacefully. He squinted his eyes in enjoyment. When he saw Xia Qing, his eyes lit up. "Xiao Qing, you are here. Would you like some cakes?"
In front of Xia Qing, he was like a kind elder.
After saying that, he turned his eyes and saw Shu Mo next to him, "This is..."
"She is Ms. Shu from the hot spring. She wants to see you about something, so I brought her here." Xia Qing said frankly.
Mayor Xu's eyes lit up instantly.
It was several watts higher than when I saw Xia Qing just now.
Shu Mo smiled and said at the right time: "I was too busy before and didn't have time to visit you. I didn't expect it would take so long to meet you."
"No, it's not too late to meet you now. The boss is really a handsome man. No wonder the hot spring is developing better and better now!" Mayor Xu laughed and said a few compliments. Then he said, "I heard from my parents that they are very happy staying at your place. I was planning to relax for two days after I finished my work. I thought I would visit you later, but I didn't expect you to come here first."
In fact, the reason why Mayor Xu was so busy that he couldn't spare any time was also due to Shu Mo's contribution.
The reputation of Nuannuan Hot Spring has spread farther and farther. In recent days, many small towns that have not been in contact for a long time have sent summoned beasts to send letters to inquire about the situation, and even some large towns with larger populations and richer surrounding resources.
You know, in the past, these towns looked down on small towns like theirs and rarely interacted with them.
But now they are coming up to Guangming Town eagerly, begging for information. How can this not make people happy?
Coupled with the profits from the mine, Mayor Xu has been humming songs while working overtime recently.
I change a bag of tea every day, and take out the packed food at noon, feeling happy.
The many souvenirs he had bought at the hot spring before also came in handy. During this period, summoned beasts kept flying in and out, delivering the pastries to various towns.
Then, bring back the mayors' replies.
Appreciating the rare expressions of shock on the faces of those usually calm and composed guys has become one of Mayor Xu's great pleasures lately.
These souvenirs seem to be given away for free, but they also serve to promote the hot springs, and eventually, they will all benefit the nearest Guangming Town.
Even if it is only one-tenth or one-twentieth of the direct profit of Nuannuan Hot Spring, it is still a considerable income for Guangming Town.
Especially when he heard that several people from other towns had come to Guangming Town to buy houses recently, the business of the town's hotels had also improved, and the tax revenue for the new month had increased significantly, Mayor Xu felt more and more that he had made the right decision.
When he saw Shu Mo at this time, his expression was extremely friendly.
Xia Qing who was standing next to her clearly noticed that when Mayor Xu was facing her, he treated her with the care of an elder looking at a younger person, but when facing Shu Mo, who was only a few years older than her, he communicated with him with an equal attitude.
Even, with a little bit of admiration.
Guangming Town has always been in need of Nuannuan Hot Spring and has offered many benefits to it. Now, when Mayor Xu heard that Shu Mo actually wanted to ask him for help with something, he was delighted and very serious.
"So, what was it you were talking about?"
Shu Mo said seriously, "I just want to ask if I can borrow the teleportation array in Guangming Town?"
Mayor Xu blinked.
Two seconds later, he realized what was going on and immediately laughed, "Oh, I thought it was a big deal."
"Go ahead!" He waved his hand. "Turn right after you go out, go downstairs and walk along the corridor to the middle. There is a courtyard. It's in the yard."
Shu Mo: “……?”
This reaction made her feel that she was not borrowing a large territory building, but rather borrowing a toilet in his house.
It seems that what Xia Qing said about the teleportation array being rarely used and covered in dust is true...
Shu Mo sweated a little.
"No, what I mean is that I hope to discuss with you and seek the long-term use rights of the teleportation array - of course, it will not delay the normal use of Guangming Town." She said.
"Long-term use?" Mayor Xu repeated, and suddenly thought of something. "Do you want to use the teleportation array to allow customers from other towns to travel to and from the hot springs conveniently?"
Like the Arctic Fox bus?
After the two round-trip buses were opened every day, it became much more convenient for residents of Guangming Town to go to Nuannuan Hot Spring, so much so that people often even forget that the distance between Nuannuan Hot Spring and Guangming Town is not as close as everyone imagined.
The land is vast and sparsely populated in the doomsday, and for the residents, the hot springs that can be reached by an hour's bus ride are like being right at their doorstep.
And now, Nuannuan Hot Spring is preparing to do the same thing again?
Mayor Xu became slightly excited.
In fact, when this thought first came to his mind, his first reaction was to be shocked.
Before this, Mayor Xu had never thought of using the teleportation array to transfer players on a long-term and large scale. This was too extravagant.
But he thought again, before the bus was launched, no one had thought of using S-level monster mimics to transport nearly a hundred players over long distances.
What Shu Mo has been doing seems to be turning the "impossible" in the eyes of these players into possible.
What made Mayor Xu even more excited was that he soon realized that Nuannuan Hot Spring really had this ability!
Nuannuan Hot Spring took half of the ore mined from those mines, but unlike Guangming Town, which needed to supply tens of thousands of people, Nuannuan Hot Spring simply did not have the need to use that much ore.
There is no need to refine equipment to arm the team, nor is there a need to keep in touch with other towns to exchange information. The total amount of ores from several large mines would be a astronomical figure!
There will be no situation where you need to use it in a tight spot like they do.
Maintaining the daily use of the teleportation array for one or two years should not be a problem.
Even if we can no longer provide the supply in the future, at least the income in the next one or two years will definitely increase exponentially, so it will not be a loss no matter how you calculate it.
Mayor Xu didn't even know that with Mo Bai around, Shu Mo's ore was inexhaustible.
Even the part that he already knew made Mayor Xu feel like he had more than enough.
You can never spend it all.
Mayor Xu could hardly hide his excitement. He didn't expect that the first time he met Shu Mo, the innkeeper would casually give him such a big surprise.
He could fully imagine how the mayors of other towns would react when the teleportation channel was opened in the future!
As expected, Shu Mo spoke in his expectant eyes: "While ensuring the daily use of Guangming Town, I hope to establish transmission channels with other towns to transport customers to Nuannuan Hot Spring. As for the ore required for transmission, it can be provided by the hot spring."
"Of course, just like the fare of the Arctic Fox Bus, I will also charge a certain fee for out-of-town tourists who rely on teleportation to Guangming Town, and then take a portion of it to give to Guangming Town as compensation for the inconvenience - after all, so many tourists may disturb the normal life of the town, and I will do my best to coordinate it." Shu Mo pondered.
Upon hearing about the compensation, Mayor Xu rejected it reflexively: "No need for compensation. More tourists are a good thing for us. Besides, this teleportation array is not used by many people normally."
Just like some well-known scenic spots in the past, the tourism industry alone is enough to support the residents of an entire town. Once this channel is opened, the residents of Guangming Town will definitely benefit a lot.
Mayor Xu himself felt embarrassed to ask for compensation.
In addition, he had always wanted to please Shu Mo, and he felt that now was the time to show it.
"How can that be possible?" Shu Mo felt that something was wrong. "The teleportation array is a building of the territory. I can't use it for nothing."
Mayor Xu thought for a moment and cautiously suggested, "How about this, if you really want compensation, can you let Guangming Town decide which towns will have the passage open? Of course, after the list is finalized, it will be given to you for your review and the final decision."
There is a lot of room for maneuver here.
Shu Mo didn't know whether she could guess what Mayor Xu was thinking, but it didn't make much difference to her which town opened the passage, so she smiled and said, "Sure."
Mayor Xu breathed a sigh of relief and suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, "Then let's settle it. Guangming Town can start at any time!"
"That's great." Shu Mo couldn't help it, a hint of joy appeared in his eyes.
She glanced around the room and her eyes stopped at Xia Qing. "Xia Qing is here, so why don't we use Qingshui Town as a pilot and try to open the route between Qingshui Town and Guangming Town?"
Unexpectedly, there was also something for him to do. Xia Qing let out an "ah" and raised his head in confusion.
When she saw that Shu Mo had no intention of avoiding her when talking, she just listened quietly beside him without making any noise to disturb him, but she was actually very envious in her heart.
He even secretly thought that if he had a chance to chat with Shu Mo privately later, he might as well try to get a spot on this transmission channel.
Even if it costs a little.
But I didn't expect that such a good thing would happen to me in the next second.
Xia Qing was originally sitting on the sofa eating the cakes given by Mayor Xu. At this moment, he stood up suddenly, unable to hide his excitement. "Is it okay? Thank you, boss!"
She said it’s useful to have a good relationship with the boss!
Isn’t this the benefit?
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