Chapter 132
"You are so unkind." The mayor of Weilan Town said in a sad voice, a little angrily.
She moved her chair towards Xia Ruihe, as if to say, "If you don't explain things clearly, I won't leave today."
"What on earth is going on with the transmission channel? Why haven't I heard anything about it?"
Xia Ruihe felt a headache and looked around. The participants from other small towns kept glancing in the direction of Qingshui Town and whispering to each other.
The people in Qingshui Town responded well. They drank the tea on the table with dignity, completely enjoying everyone's attention.
In any case, they have already won at the starting line. The transmission channel between Qingshui Town and Guangming Town is running well. It is almost full every day in the past few days, and a large number of players are transported back and forth.
Not only did the number of visitors to the hot springs increase sharply and significantly, but both towns also benefited greatly from it.
As lords, just like Shu Mo's management system, Xia Ruihe and Xu Hai can view the territory panel and facilities under their names.
Since the passage was opened, the hotel business in Guangming Town and Qingshui Town has been booming, and the daily trading volume in the market has also increased. After players obtain rare materials through buying and selling, they go to find blacksmiths and pharmacists to make equipment and potions, and the income of players in these two professions also increases.
All walks of life have been affected to varying degrees by this change.
For each transaction, the town would collect a very small amount of tax, which would accumulate over time.
If she could maintain this income, Xia Ruihe believed that she would be able to further upgrade the city walls and other fortifications of Qingshui Town in the near future.
Everything is moving in a positive direction.
The game has been around for ten years, and Qingshui Town has existed for seven or eight years. It went through a period of rapid development when it was first established, with changes taking place almost every day. But now, due to restrictions on the surrounding population and resources, its development has gradually stagnated.
For nearly two years, Qingshui Town has not added any large-scale facilities or made any drastic improvements and upgrades to the town.
Xia Ruihe didn't think anything of it.
This has been the fate of most territories.
Only those lucky territories - for example, those whose lords have some special adventure that is enough to drive the entire town, or those who "spawn" combat talents (world-class players) at the very beginning, or those who have terrain advantages and continuously spawn high-level monsters and high-level resource points, can continue to develop.
Most of the rest, like Qingshui Town, will stop at a certain stage and stay there.
The purpose of their existence is not to compete for the first place, but simply to provide a place for ordinary players to live.
——Xia Ruihe had already accepted this.
But to her surprise, Qingshui Town, which had stagnated in development, now seemed to have been revitalized by this transmission channel.
Slowly but surely it began to move forward again.
If this is the case with Qingshui Town, one can imagine how much benefit Guangming Town and Nuannuan Hot Spring, which are transit hubs, have gained from it.
Now, even Fengxi Town has to bow its head and ask Guangming Town for cooperation.
He also proposed such excellent conditions that it was impossible to refuse.
Xia Ruihe secretly clicked her tongue. She looked at Xu Hai's high-spirited appearance with envy for a few seconds, then turned to the mayor of Weilan Town and briefly explained the matter of the transmission channel and some of the specific rules of its operation.
As she was speaking, the tables around her fell silent at the same time. No one spoke, and everyone listened with bated breath.
“Nuannuan Hot Spring will provide all the minerals needed for teleportation…” Wei Yu, the mayor of Weilan Town, felt dizzy after hearing this.
Is she listening to some fairy tale?
What family can withstand such a huge consumption of minerals?
She turned her head and looked at the brightly lit commercial street outside, feeling a surge of envy.
I have worked diligently for so many years to build up the Blue Town, but my spending is not even one-tenth as generous as the hot spring owner.
But the level of Nuannuan Hot Spring is too far away for her. Apart from envy, Wei Yu can't think of anything else.
More importantly is Qingshui Town.
"You mean, you now have a fixed transmission channel with Guangming Town, and you can go back and forth once a day?"
She really didn't know what expression to make.
The lords who were eavesdropping at other tables all had sour looks on their faces, with their expressions slightly distorted.
If it weren't for his good relationship with Xia Ruihe, Wei Yu would probably have joined them by now.
They finally realized what they had missed, and understood why the mayor of Fengxi Town publicly showed goodwill to Guangming Town and proposed transaction conditions on such an occasion.
It is just to reserve a seat in advance like Qingshui Town.
In terms of financial resources, no one here can compare to Fengxi Town.
In terms of player strength, they were also crushed.
In addition, Fengxi Town had put forward the request very early and had such a humble attitude, so Guangming Town had to give him some face and it was impossible for it to trade with others first.
So because they were one step slower, the rest of the people present could only watch the two of them chatting.
Their hearts are bleeding.
"We hope to open a daily round-trip passage with Guangming Town." The mayor of Fengxi Town said with a smile. He stroked the jewelry bracelet on his wrist and sighed softly. "In fact, I have always been interested in Guangming Town. It's a pity that I'm too busy with work and don't have many opportunities to visit. This time I came and found that it really lives up to its reputation."
Xu Hai's eyebrows jumped and he was flattered.
The other party continued: "After the passage is opened, Fengxi Town and Guangming Town can also take this opportunity to exchange what they have. It will be very beneficial to both of us, don't you think?"
He paused here, thought carefully for a moment, and said with a smile, "I remember the forest near your town is the fixed spawning place for ghost butterflies, right? There is no such thing in Fengxi Town. I believe that players also have a great demand for butterfly wings."
The Lords: “…”
The ghost butterfly is just an ordinary A-level monster.
Although it is indeed one of the "specialties" of Bright Town due to its tricky refresh location, Fengxi Town is such a big town that it is not necessary to open a transmission channel just for the materials of A-level monsters.
It was difficult for him to rack his brains to pick out such an item that Fengxi Town didn't have from the meager resources near Guangming Town...
Everyone knows the real purpose of the mayor of Fengxi Town, but after all, the transmission channel is built between the two towns, so he can't show too much neglect of Guangming Town.
This deliberate display of importance has already made everyone in Guangming Town feel a little flattered.
In the past, they were marginal figures in the Lords' Conference. How could they have ever received so much attention?
It's really a changing world.
Xu Hai calmed himself down and said sincerely, "I am personally willing to facilitate this cooperation, but I still have to ask the boss for his opinion. If she says it's okay, the channel issue should be settled."
He always remembered who helped Guangming Town achieve its current status, and he was quite cautious.
The mayor of Fengxi Town didn't mind. Hearing this, his smile deepened. "Of course."
"Oh, right." He seemed to remember something and took out a few things from his backpack. "I came here in a hurry and didn't prepare any gifts. Could you please help me bring these to the owner of the hot spring? It's just a small token of my appreciation."
Xu Hai looked at the materials, his heart trembled, and he quickly took them.
Fengxi Town's attitude and sincerity are very good, so the boss should not refuse, and the cooperation is most likely settled.
He breathed a sigh of relief, but his breathing became unsteady when he thought about the upcoming mineral deal.
How could they have had such a good thing in the past? Not to mention 800 points, given the scarcity of iris stone, there are plenty of people willing to buy it at 1,600 points per piece.
Next time, find a random excuse to distribute some of the demon sparrow stone and several other minerals that are not temporarily needed to the hotel to reduce the pressure on the boss.
Xu Hai pondered.
Points are not a problem. The reason why ore is so precious is mainly because there are limited channels to obtain it.
Guangming Town was able to obtain the Iris Stone thanks to the hot springs, so naturally they needed to do something to show their appreciation.
By using the minerals that are in abundance to make replacements bit by bit and trying to increase the types of resources that you have on hand, Guangming Town will surely develop better and better in the future.
Xu Hai is now full of confidence in the future of the territory.
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Seeing that the deal in Fengxi Town had been concluded, the lords became a little restless.
"The teleportation array has a three-hour cooldown period for each use. Even if you teleport as soon as the cooldown is over, regardless of whether it's day or night, you can only teleport eight times a day. And one round trip takes one time each."
"If we travel back and forth to one town at a time, we can only visit four towns at most in one day. Qingshui Town and Fengxi Town alone now take up two spots."
The more they thought about it, the more regretful they felt. They regretted not taking action earlier, and were also shocked: Qingshui Town had always been low-key, so how did it suddenly grab a spot without any notice?
Even earlier than Fengxi Town.
"Haven't you heard? Xia Ruihe has a permanent residence in Nuannuan Hot Spring, right next to the owner of the hot spring." Someone whispered gossip, "The two families are neighbors, so they must have a close relationship."
"What B&B area? How come I've never heard of it?"
"It's normal that you don't know. It takes a long time to get to the hot springs from your town. Who would go to Guangming Town normally? For the same distance, it's obviously more cost-effective to trade in Fengxi Town."
"Xu Hai is the same. He only knows how to send food but can't write more useful information..."
The lord who spoke appeared to be very annoyed.
The high-level people at the table looked at their noses and their hearts——
When the gift box was delivered, who was the happiest person eating it?
Oh, I have no idea. Pick up some food.
The lords were talking happily, and one of them sneered, "Only a fool would talk nonsense about such an important matter."
"Besides, I heard that only nine rooms were available in the B&B area at the beginning, and Guangming Town itself only managed to grab three. Look at Longyan Town, which is relatively close to the hot springs, but arrived a little later and only had one room left. The competition is so fierce, how could they tell this information to others?"
The rest of the people will understand after thinking about it for a while.
"This Qingshui Town is too cunning."
They managed to quietly grab three houses at the very beginning of the establishment of the homestay area. Now that they lived so close to each other, they could have dinner together, visit each other, and give each other small gifts, and the foundation of their relationship was established.
Later, the town of Fengxi had to invest a year's worth of rare minerals before they could enjoy the same treatment as them.
Qingshui Town made a lot of money this time!
Everyone felt emotional in their hearts.
After the information exchange, their minds became active.
The mayor of Longyan Town was the first to stand up. They had always been in fierce competition with Guangming Town. Now that he had something to ask of him, he didn't bother to flatter him. He said directly, "Old Xu, can we discuss whether we can open a fixed transmission channel with Longyan Town?"
"In exchange, I can send a team of elite blacksmiths to Guangming Town to help. You have earned a lot of ore recently, and I heard that Xie Qingyun resigned again. You should be short of manpower, right?"
He suddenly mentioned Xie Qingyun, and Xu Hai's expression froze, as if a sore spot had been touched.
He said indifferently, "I'll think about it."
A team of elite blacksmiths was indeed tempting, but it was far less attractive than the conditions offered by Windbreak Town.
The mayor of Fengxi Town is still watching.
The mayor of Longyan Town sat down angrily.
Another lord spoke up, as if he had been thinking for a long time, "Old Xu, you also know that the teleportation array has a cooldown period, and the number of times it can be teleported each day is limited. If everyone wants to teleport once a day, then the number of towns that can open the channel will be very small, at most four."
"So what I mean is, why not lower the transmission frequency so that more people have the opportunity to participate? This will also be good for Bright Town."
The small town he represents is of average strength, but using this method, he may be able to get a piece of the pie.
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Hai's eyes lit up.
He was originally still struggling with how to start the conversation, but now, he didn't have to bother saying it himself. He smiled and said, "I thought so too, and the hot springs cannot be fully enjoyed in one or two days. How about this, we will schedule a round trip once a week. Anyone interested can come to me."
Once a week is definitely not as good as Qingshui Town and Fengxi Town where you can travel back and forth every day.
Even then, they still have to pay for admission.
Xu Hai’s attitude was very clear: even if it was just to make Fengxi Town feel that their ore was not wasted, the rest of the people had to put forward sufficiently valuable conditions in order to participate in this game.
And no one wants to offend Fengxi Town.
This forced the lords to bite the bullet, curse in their hearts, and rack their brains to think about what kind of benefits they could offer in exchange.
As for the sentence in Xu Hai's words "set it as once a week first"... this "first" was also chewed over and savored by some people.
First, explain that there is still room for negotiation.
Want to improve your treatment and send more times? Then increase the bet.
If they surpass others, the spot will naturally be theirs.
The lords tragically found themselves completely manipulated.
But as to whether it's worth it... They looked at the ingredients soaked in the soup pot and rolling up and down, and the hot pot bubbling, and sighed in their hearts.
How could it not be worth it?
The most crucial point in this matter is that no one can refuse to establish a stable transmission channel with the hot spring.
No matter how much you pay for it, it seems worth it.
Everyone gave up resistance, and the subsequent negotiations went unexpectedly smoothly.
A round trip once a week is enough to meet the needs of most of the territories present. Only Qi Fei was ripped off heavily, but no one sympathized with him.
Who told this guy to talk nonsense?
His eyes were red with anger, but he still honestly put forward his terms of exchange, and his arrogance just now disappeared completely.
After resolving the issue of the transmission channel, everyone felt relieved. They spent the remaining time chatting about other topics and then moved to another pavilion.
Before the meeting started the next day, Xu Hai made a special trip to get up early and visit Shu Mo, and gave her the list of towns of interest for her review.
Although Shu Mo agreed to let him handle the matter, he did not dare to put all the benefits into his own pocket. When compiling the list, he wrote down all the benefits proposed by the lords.
For the Guangming Town today, Nuannuan Hot Spring is more important than the four mineral veins, large medicinal herb fields, undeveloped game maps, elite bosses... and so on.
He didn't dare to offend Shu Mo at all, and even took the initiative to arrange it for her. "Like the elite blacksmith team, you can transfer them over to help Xie Qingyun. It's hard for him to take care of the whole store by himself, right?"
"There are also ores provided by several towns. After Guangming Town purchases them, it can donate some of them to Wenquan. It's too much pressure for you to bear the long-term operation of the teleportation array alone."
"Speaking of these monster materials..."
Shu Mo was speechless.
Isn’t this so thoughtful?
When she looked at Xu Hai, she always felt like she was seeing one of her subordinates. When facing her, there was gratitude and awe in his eyes, and the communication was not like that of an elder who was almost a generation older than him.
Especially recently, this feeling has become stronger and stronger.
Shu Mo put down the list, "No need for the ore, let's follow the original agreement and let Wenquan take care of it. But after a while, I may have to borrow some mining manpower from you."
The ore on hand can last for a while, but it will be exhausted sooner or later. At that time, we will definitely have to borrow people from Guangming Town to mine.
It still follows the old rules, with Guangming Town responsible for mining and transportation, and finally adopting a profit-sharing system.
Shu Mo doesn't have to worry about anything himself, as he can harvest a steady supply of ore and supply it to the teleportation array, thus attracting a large number of guests to the hot spring.
Xu Hai was stunned.
Borrowing a mining team... Does this mean that the boss has discovered a new mineral vein?
He was shocked, and looking at Shu Mo, he felt more and more unfathomable, and quickly lowered his head, "No problem, just tell me when you need it."
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With the promotion of all parties, Guangming Town established a fixed transmission channel with more than a dozen small towns almost overnight.
All the towns were rejoicing, of course, a few people were preparing for a rainy day and began to worry that their elite players would be snatched away by the hot springs and moved into the bed and breakfast area.
But then they thought, if they were the only ones who did not participate in the cooperation, then the elite players might move to other towns with teleportation channels. Wouldn't that be more uncomfortable than moving to hot springs?
Moreover, with the passage, players can go to the hot springs regularly, which has caused some players who might have left to choose to stay. Now that players have a goal to make money, they become more active in killing monsters, and with the addition of items purchased at the hot springs, their levels increase even faster.
Overall, the advantages of cooperation far outweigh the disadvantages.
Not to mention, these lords themselves and their families want to move to Nuannuan Hot Springs. The establishment of this channel is somewhat selfish.
After successfully obtaining the quota, they referred to Qingshui Town’s method and began to vigorously promote it. Before long, players in nearby towns all knew about this incredible hot spring hotel.
Nuannuan Hot Spring has ushered in an unprecedented period of traffic explosion.
When Shu Mo woke up early in the morning, he was stunned by the endless tents on the snowy fields around him.
It seems that in the next few years, she won't have to worry about the problem of customer flow...
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