Chapter 121
It just so happened that all three parties were there, and after some discussion, the three of them finally decided that the transmission channel between "Qingshui Town-Guangming Town" would be officially opened tomorrow.
As for the pricing, Shumo has temporarily set it at 50 points per person per time.
The round trip was 100 points in total, nearly twice as expensive as taking the Arctic Fox bus to and from the hot springs.
But considering the distance between the two towns and the time saved, it is still a very fair price.
"One ore can support the teleportation of ten people. According to this price, ten people will earn 500 points in tolls, but it will consume one ore worth 1,000 points. Is it really okay?"
As Xia Qing was calculating, he started to feel anxious for Shu Mo again.
Although the price of ore will fluctuate according to short-term demand, the market price of one ore is about 1,000 points in normal trading at the market.
Moreover, Shu Mo uses it in large quantities and for a long time.
This is equivalent to losing 500 points every time it is used. Xia Qing almost suffocated just thinking about it.
"It's okay." Shu Mo waved his hand nonchalantly.
These ores are not sourced from operating income, and even if they are sold in the mall, the points will only be transferred to the player's account. So, like monster materials, their actual value to her is not as high as it seems.
Putting them in a handicraft shop and asking Xie Qingyun to help forge them into goods, or using them to activate a teleportation array, may seem like a luxury to others, but for Shu Mo it is the only way to convert them into business points.
Only in this way can these minerals realize their true value.
Therefore, these 500 points should not be called a loss, but an investment.
Seeing Shu Mo's carefree look, Xia Qing didn't say anything more.
It is actually a good thing for ordinary residents that hotels take the initiative to lower toll prices. Originally, from the perspective of Qingshui Town, Xia Qing should have stood up and fought for some benefits, but who would have thought that as soon as Shu Mo opened his mouth, he took the initiative to lower the price to a number that she felt embarrassed about.
Now you don't even have to bargain.
Xia Qing was secretly grateful. She glanced at Mayor Xu next to her and felt that he probably had the same idea.
As the town's management, the two of them usually racked their brains to compete with others for benefits. It was very rare for them to feel indebted like they do now.
Moreover, they have received benefits from the hotel time and time again, but have not been able to get any corresponding returns.
They were a little overwhelmed, and after thinking it over again and again, they felt that the only thing they could do was to continue to promote the project in town - at least, they had to let those ordinary players who didn't know the value of the ore know about the boss's kindness.
Xia Qing made up his mind.
The tolls were also set in this way.
Shu Mo finalized some details with them, and then thought of a question, "How should the ore be paid for? Could it be that whoever sends the ore needs to provide the ore?"
If this is true, does she have to send an employee to every town in the future?
Shu Mo suddenly felt a little distressed.
Considering the price of the ore, she wouldn't feel comfortable leaving it in the care of anyone.
Fortunately, the two people in front of her heard her doubts and shook their heads at the same time.
"That's not the case."
"Why don't I just take you there to see it."
Mayor Xu simply stood up.
The three of them came to the small courtyard downstairs, where a plum tree was in full bloom. The branches of the flowers were still gorgeous in the cold weather, and reflected by the snow on the eaves, it looked quite charming.
There is a circular magic circle under the plum tree. There is a clear boundary between the rustic stone surface and the surrounding lawn covered with snow, which gives it the feeling of a teleportation circle in an RPG game.
Shu Mo's attention was attracted at first sight.
However, at this time the teleportation array was dim, with a gray surface, and some mysterious totems carved on it could be vaguely seen.
Mayor Xu took the lead and took two steps forward.
As the combat boots stepped on it, a circle of light golden light suddenly lit up around the teleportation array.
The light quickly moved along the complex magic patterns engraved on the teleportation array until it covered the entire teleportation array. The air vibrated, and a "buzz" sounded in Shu Mo's ears.
A light screen visible to the three of them appeared in front of them.
[3 players detected]
[This transmission requires resource points: 10]
[Currently owned resource points: 0]
【warn! The current teleportation array cannot be activated! 】
[You can ask the recipient to pay on your behalf (click to send the request, and the payment can be made directly after the request is approved)]
Shu Mo noticed the last line and thought, "So this transfer can be paid on delivery?"
Pay on delivery...
Mayor Xu savored the word and felt a little embarrassed. "That's right."
Shu Mo was relieved now.
Mayor Xu then moved aside a little and motioned for her to try it.
There is a big plus sign below the light screen, which seems to indicate that supplies can be dragged here.
Shu Mo opened his backpack and casually threw a high-level monster material into it.
There was a flash of light, and the text in front of him was refreshed.
[Currently owned resource points: 3.3]
Seems ok.
Shu Mo was surprised. She didn't expect that the value of this material was much higher than she imagined.
She can harvest a lot of monster materials like this every day. It seems that even if the ore is used up in the future, she can still rely on the accumulated monster materials to survive for a while, and there is no need to rush to mine.
Mayor Xu next to him uttered a small "hmm" out of surprise, and his eyes quickly swept across Shu Mo's profile.
According to the exchange ratio he has mastered over the years, this many resource points correspond to monster materials worth at least seven or eight hundred points.
——She just took out such precious material from her bag?
Mayor Xu suddenly remembered what he had heard before about his boss's performance in the monster tide, and his surprise was suppressed.
The strength of the hot spring owner is indeed unfathomable...
Seeing Shu Mo's nonchalant look, the rumors were confirmed, and Mayor Xu became even more wary of her.
Fortunately, she doesn't seem to have any interest in becoming a lord, otherwise the position of mayor would probably have to be replaced...
He felt a chill on his back, and quickly took out a piece of ore, gesturing, "This is what the monster material is like, but if you put in the ore--"
After a pause, he returned the materials to Shu Mo, and then put in the green demon bird stone.
[Currently owned resource points: 10]
Not more, not less, just enough to meet the requirements.
Shu Mo watched with great interest and praised casually: "It's quite interesting."
Mayor Xu's expression froze when he heard this.
[Retesting...]
[Judgment successful!] The teleportation array can be activated! 】
【Please select your destination:】
The light around him grew stronger.
The page just jumped, and was replaced by a long list. Shu Mo took a quick glance and saw familiar names such as Qingshui Town, Longyan Town, Chihu Town, etc., all in the front row, probably sorted by distance by default.
The name of the teleportation point seemed to be able to be changed by itself. She even saw someone note: [xxx Town (not open yet, do not forward)].
Or: [yyy Town (the ore is sold out, try to summon the beast)].
There are also ones that come with their own sound effects, like a loud speaker: [zzz Town (urgently looking for large quantities of herbs/finished ointments, price negotiable!!)].
It feels like a server created by players in the past.
And judging from the notes, it seems that it can also play the role of communication across the entire map, and is a bit like the world channel of an online game.
Mayor Xu seemed to see what she was thinking and explained, "Unfortunately, the note is limited to 50 characters. There are many things that cannot be said clearly, so I can only pick up some keywords and write them down. In addition, there is a 24-hour cooling-off period for each name change, so the actual communication efficiency is very low."
"Plus, each transaction requires at least two pieces of ore, which is too expensive, so few people take advantage of this transaction. Once they do, they are all large orders."
Shu Mo listened attentively.
While listening, her hands kept moving and she continued to flip through the pages.
This list seems endless.
It can be seen that although the population has dropped sharply in the doomsday, if we look at the entire map, there are still many players alive.
This discovery made Shu Mo quite relieved.
Mayor Xu continued his demonstration only after she had almost finished flipping.
He returned to the top of the list, found Qingshui Town, and clicked on it.
[Are you sure you want to be transferred to "Qingshui Town"? 】
[This transmission will consume resource points: 10]
[Note: The other party has enabled the "Only players with permission can teleport" function. This teleportation requires the other party's consent. Do you want to send the application? 】
“That’s about it,” he said.
"The user of the teleportation array can set several options, such as 'Anyone can teleport', 'Only players with permission can teleport', or 'Strictly prohibit teleportation'. After submitting the application, we can transfer the teleportation after the other party agrees."
After this demonstration, it was indeed much clearer, and Shu Mo nodded.
There was nothing else to do, so she turned her gaze to Xia Qing and said softly, "Then please go back and make the arrangements."
*
After seeing Xia Qing off, Shu Mo reimbursed Mayor Xu for the piece of Demonic Sparrow Stone he had used, and then hurried back to the city gate on time.
The bus stop at the entrance of Guangming Town is quite eye-catching. A large sign reads [Round-trip bus pick-up point (Guangming Town - Nuannuan Hot Spring)]. There is also a small pavilion next to it for Yao Yonghui to rest.
Nowadays, most players are familiar with the route and know to go to the hotel front desk or the store in Guangming Town to buy tickets, but there are still a few who find out they need to buy additional tickets after arriving at the station. In this case, they can buy them from "Mr. Driver" here.
It was already a little after eleven, and a group of players had already gathered under the sign, waiting to board the Arctic Fox bus.
At this time of day ordinarily, the Beast Mimic would have already transformed into a bus to let everyone get on, but today there was no sign of him. Only Yao Yonghui was standing there quietly, with his arms folded, waiting for something.
The players couldn't help but murmur.
"Isn't it late today?"
"That's not right. The delay should be when we came from Guangming Town. Mr. Driver has already arrived, how can he still be late?"
"So what are we waiting for now?"
They looked at each other.
Someone wanted to find Yao Yonghui to ask, but the next second he raised his head as if he had sensed something.
Sure enough, a young girl came running hurriedly from the city gate.
Shu Mo was panting. After she stood still, she quickly released the mimicry from her backpack. The snow-white monster appeared in front of everyone and rubbed her calves with its wet big nose very obediently.
Since they exchanged gifts, the relationship between the man and the monster has made great progress. In addition, super S-level monsters have been rampant in the hot springs recently, and the Mimic was kicked to the bottom of the food chain overnight, so he has been particularly aware of the current situation recently.
He clung to his master's thigh and refused to let go.
Shu Mo rubbed its big head and said, "Hurry up, get ready to go."
The mimic beast roared and transformed obediently. t
The huge bus twisted its body twice before it stopped and slammed open its door.
Yao Yonghui waited until Shu Mo got on the bus before he spoke. The lines he repeated several times every day echoed over the station, "The Arctic Fox bus will leave in 5 minutes. Please line up and get on the bus in an orderly manner with your tickets..."
The people waiting on the side were stunned.
So the boss came to Guangming Town to do some business and took the car with him?
*
Shu Mo went to Guangming Town alone to do business, so naturally he had to send a summoned beast to follow him.
Mo Bai originally wanted to go with them in person, but considering that Xia Qing was there too, Shu Mo rejected his kindness and instead asked the mimicry to transform back into its original form and stay in the backpack to prevent any accidents.
Anyway, even if something really happened, the short distance from the hot spring to the town can be reached in an instant with the movement speed of the super S-level monsters, so there is really no need to worry about anything.
After hearing her say this, Mo Bai reluctantly agreed.
The bus arrived at the hotel, Shu Mo had a quick lunch, and without waiting to rest, he began planning things for the water park.
With the coupon expiration date hanging in front of her, this was the first time she felt being chased by DDL since she traveled through time.
Once the entertainment area is opened, it will become the largest park in the hot spring, and how to plan it reasonably is still a big problem.
It is definitely impossible to complete it in one go. Even if you can buy a water park set from the system, it will only be the main entertainment facility.
——What if players want to eat inside? Do we need to build a small restaurant?
We can't let them come out to eat in their swimsuits.
Speaking of swimsuits, there must be a separate place to sell swimsuits and swimming equipment. This thing has never appeared in the extreme cold apocalypse.
There are a lot of miscellaneous facilities that need to be prepared.
Moreover, Shu Mo was not planning to just build a water park. She was also planning to build a mixed bathing area as well, and put it in the entertainment area to distinguish it from the previous leisure area. But these two are not the same thing in the game system.
Therefore, it is very important to decide which one to build first and which one to build later.
This coupon can only be used for a single item.
Shu Mo looked at the points in his account, hesitated for a long time, and finally made up his mind.
The homestay area is still expanding and renting out, and when the transmission channel is opened in the future, the income will increase significantly. Even if you spend all the points in your account at once now, you should be able to replenish them quickly, and there is no need to worry about the facilities being recalled in a short period of time due to inability to pay maintenance costs.
——She had to worry about this problem. After all, the hot spring now had to pay over ten thousand yuan in maintenance costs every day, and this was not counting costs such as employee salaries.
If you don't save points in advance, you will be in big trouble.
If the residents were sleeping and the guest room below them suddenly disappeared at midnight... Shu Mo couldn't bear to look at the scene just by thinking about it.
She counted the points and decided to use the discount coupon to buy the most expensive water park first, and then put it in her backpack without rushing to build it.
Once construction is complete, you'll have to start paying for maintenance.
The remaining points were barely enough for her to buy another large hot spring combination and build a mixed bathing area for the whole family, which she would open first to welcome new customers.
[This payment consumes [Coupon]*1, estimated saving is 400,000 points, do you confirm the payment? 】
Shu Mo swallowed it dryly, his heart pounding as he looked at the points he saved.
She nodded carefully.
[Payment: 1,600,000 points (Original price: 2,000,000 points)]
[Get: [Water Park (Entertainment Facility Set)]*1]
[Put in backpack]
From the thumbnail, the water park set looks like a small amusement park. The vast park is dotted with various entertainment facilities with ups and downs and colorful colors. It appears in the backpack, faintly glowing with a bright light.
This is the built-in special effect of the new storage item.
At the same time, the coupon disappears, the number of items in the backpack decreases by 1, and everything moves forward one space.
Shu Mo finally let out the breath he had been holding, "Luckily I made it in time..."
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