Chapter 20
Likewise, there is massage.
Shu Mo looked at Song Si and the others who couldn't wait to get into the small pavilion, touched his chin, and fell into thought.
Hot springs sound high-end, but in fact they are just a place to take a bath.
Since it is a bath, of course there must be massage service.
As a pure northerner, Shu Mo thought honestly.
When the time comes, customers can come, soak in the hot spring, have a sauna, have a foot massage, and then have a full body massage - a one-stop service...perfect!
Being able to think of new directions for development every day, is this the fun of a high-degree-of-freedom simulation business game?
Shu Mo was almost moved to tears.
If this was a real game in the original world, she would definitely buy it all!
She has to take one step at a time, and sooner or later, she will have a hot spring resort of her own.
Song Si and his group were slowly and carefully soaking their feet in the boiling hot spring water, gasping for cool air and making hissing sounds as if they were both painful and pleasurable from being scalded.
It seems that she will not be of any use for the time being.
Before leaving, Shu Mo glanced at the small golden copper bells above their heads - once the bells were rung, a pop-up notification would appear at the counter, but Shu Mo was not going to deliver the food himself, and instead handed the job over to Mo Bai.
With the little black dragon's hearing ability, there is no need for pop-up reminders. As long as the bell rings, he can hear it no matter where he is in the cabin and rush over at the first possible moment.
After a whole morning of trial period, Shu Mo felt deeply that hiring Mo Bai was the best decision she had ever made.
The little black dragon has a simple personality, is passionate about work, and possesses the absolute loyalty of a summoned beast. He is one of the top ten employees that is hard to find even with a lantern. Leaving most of the physical work to him, Shu Mo enjoyed himself and relaxed.
She shook her head and walked slowly back to the wooden house, thinking about giving Mo Bai a raise in the future.
*
When the soles of his feet touched the raised pebbles embedded in the bottom of the pool, Song Si let out a long sigh and sweat broke out on his forehead.
Finally I soaked my whole foot.
"I haven't touched hot water for a long time, and I'm not used to the water temperature." The person next to him shouted.
Another person was so happy that he swore, "Fuck, this feels so good!!"
"Isn't it? These 30 points are really worth it."
"If the backpack wasn't insulated, I would have secretly packed some hot spring water back with me..."
"I heard that hotel guests can enjoy the hotel's hot springs for free as many times as they want!" One of them was so envious that he almost cried. "I thought we left early enough, but I didn't expect someone to leave yesterday. How can you be so competitive?"
Do you have to grab a number early in the morning to stay in a hot spring hotel these days?
A burly man shuddered, "I suddenly remembered that before the advent of the game, when I was still in college, I helped my then girlfriend grab concert tickets..."
"Fortunately, there is no internet in the game world." He still had lingering fears, "Otherwise, once online reservations were opened, I'm afraid scalpers would emerge."
Wouldn’t it be even more difficult for them to get a room then?
A group of people looked down at the hot water under their feet, and suddenly a sense of inexplicable gratitude rose in their hearts...
Although the foot bath pavilion is outdoors, it does not make people feel too cold. Accompanied by the vast scenery all around, the cold air is fresh and clean, and you can faintly smell the natural wood fragrance of wood that has been soaked in water. It is indescribably more comfortable and cozy than the stuffy indoor hot spring.
The water in the foot hot spring is not deep, just reaching the middle of an adult's calf. The hot spring water is dark brown, and the strong smell of sulfur rushes straight into the nose.
In the corner there is an inconspicuous spring and water outlet, which continuously replaces the hot water in the pool, solving the problem of poor water quality in foot hot springs and ensuring the cleanliness of the hot spring water.
Although the pavilion on the ground is inconspicuous, it must be connected to a very sophisticated facility underneath. After a brief observation, Song Si and his group were even more impressed by the owner's magical powers.
Chatting and laughing, half an hour passed quickly.
They lifted their red feet from the pool and wiped them dry with towels, but suddenly they noticed a flash of white light on their feet.
Song Si rubbed his eyes and the white light disappeared.
He was just wondering if he was hallucinating because of oversleeping, but then he thought the scene seemed familiar. Just as he was thinking about it, another player in the team suddenly had an idea and exclaimed.
"Xiao Qi, why did you choose this time to use [Swiftness]?"
Xiao Qi, the priest player in the team, looked confused and said, "I didn't do anything!"
[Agility], a priest skill, increases the agility of the designated player in a short period of time, and agility directly affects movement speed, attack speed and dodge speed.
This state is often used on assassins in team battles to increase the success rate of back attacks, or on less flexible professions such as priests and mages to ensure survival rate. However, in Song's fourth team, the frequency of Swiftness appearing is not very high. After all, no one cares about survival rate or movement speed.
That's why when the white light came on, people were unable to react immediately.
"No, [Swiftness] is a single-target skill, but my feet also lit up just now."
"Me too."
"Who used a group status skill on our entire team?"
Someone couldn't help but say, "[Group Agility] for more than ten people can only be learned by priests above Lv.70..."
Everyone looked at each other.
Level 70 is exactly the threshold for elite priests.
—that is, the rank that the haughty clergymen of the town's Senior Clergy Association are proud of.
These group skills can provide status enhancement for the entire team. They have long CDs and consume a lot of mana, and each one is extremely precious.
…………Who would be so bored as to choose to release themselves when others are soaking their feet? ? ?
Song Si's team was all stunned.
Someone subconsciously checked the panel, was shocked, and said tremblingly: "Look at your status!"
[Agility +6]
The countdown at the back jumped to 2h59min02s.
A minute ago, almost exactly when they took their feet out of the hot spring water.
A guess arose in Song Si's mind, "Is this the effect of the hot spring?"
Hot spring water cannot be put into the backpack, and the specific properties cannot be found, but Song Si and his friends are all veteran players. Although they find it hard to believe, once they think of the hot spring, they quickly guess the effect of the foot hot spring in their minds -
【Foot Spa】
[Effect: Agility +6 (Effect duration 3h)]
No wonder the voices of those who just saw the status trembled.
Agility +6! ! !
Song Si was horrified.
What is the concept?
Each time a player levels up, each basic attribute will increase by 2 points! At their level, it takes a very long time to upgrade. For elite players like Jiang Qing, it is not uncommon for it to take a month to upgrade one level, depending on their leveling efficiency.
Now they were just taking a hot spring bath, but it actually gave their entire team an agility buff of 6, which was equivalent to jumping a single attribute by three levels!
Although it is only temporary and cannot be released flexibly like a priest's skills, it lasts longer, and the 6-point bonus is slightly higher than the Elite Priest's [Mass Agility] Agility +5.
Three hours is enough time for them to move a long distance, not to mention that there is an advanced leveling area nearby.
Song Si thought of several application methods almost instantly, and the figures of several wild bosses appeared in his mind at the same time. He was so excited that his whole body was shaking slightly.
You know, for heavy-armored players like them, low movement speed is their biggest weakness. While heavy armor gives them defensive power, it also makes them easy targets to hit.
The improvement of agility is equivalent to filling the shortest board in the barrel, which will definitely bring a leap in strength!
——The reason why they seldom use the [Swiftness] skill is because the improvement of a single player has little impact on the overall strength of the team. It is better to let the priest save mana and use it elsewhere.
But if the whole team is given the buff at the same time...
A team of heavy-armored players with high movement speed and high attack speed can crush everything like a cannonball.
Song Si couldn't even imagine how horrible that scene would be.
He glanced at the sky and made a prompt decision, "Let's go! While this effect is still there, let's go and defeat the nine-headed python!"
"team leader?"
"Are you really going?"
"Now?"
The others were shocked.
The Nine-Headed Python is a boss-level monster about an hour's walk from here. As its name suggests, it is a giant snake demon with nine heads. Its body is slippery and it moves as strangely and flexibly as a snake. Its main means of attack are strangulation and spraying venom.
For a long time, Song Si has always wanted to add poison properties to his giant sword, and the fangs of the nine-headed giant python are one of the important and irreplaceable forging materials.
It's a pity that the nine-headed giant python is rare, and its fangs are hard to come by in the market. So when Song Si accidentally discovered a nine-headed giant python nearby during leveling, he was almost overwhelmed with ecstasy.
But after leading the team to challenge but getting frustrated, he gradually calmed down and began to feel that things were a bit tricky.
The nine-headed giant python was too restraining for them.
Because their movement speed is too slow, heavily armored players will easily be entangled by the thick body of the nine-headed giant python. Once entangled, the weapons in their hands are far less sharp than short swords and long swords. Instead, the heavy swords rely on weight to win. Without room to swing, they become pieces of scrap metal, which makes it extremely difficult for them to break free.
One of the players in the team almost died of suffocation, but fortunately another person rescued him in time and he was barely out of danger.
But the horror of the nine-headed python lies in the fact that it has more than one head that can wrap around the player's body... but nine heads, enough to deal with nine players other than the priest at the same time.
The thick neck connected to the huge head was flying in the sky like a vine. Once entangled, it would be like falling into a quagmire, and you would only sink deeper and deeper until you were completely unable to move.
Whenever Song Si recalled that scene, he would feel a chill down his spine.
The movements of the Nine-headed Python were not actually as fast as those of the Lightning Leopard and other bosses, but it was more flexible in changing directions. Song Si and his companions often found that the giant python had circled behind them just when they raised their swords, just enough to avoid the sword's light. As a result, they were often dizzy in just a few minutes.
But now it's different.
The agility +6 buff is enough for them to catch up with the python's not-so-fast speed, and they are less likely to be entangled.
Song Si looked at his personal panel and his confidence soared.
"That's right, let's go now. We can finish the battle before dark and rush back to set up tents nearby. There's plenty of time." Song Si was so happy that he could not express his long-awaited fangs. He said proudly, "If we take down the boss, I will treat everyone to dinner tonight! It's at Nuannuan Hot Springs. You can order whatever you want!"
Everyone was immediately cheered up.
Once the captain gets the upgraded poison-attribute weapon, it will be a great help to their team, not to mention that there will be free dinner!
"What are you waiting for? Let's go!"
"If you finish fighting sooner, you can come back earlier for dinner!!"
"After dinner, let's take a hot spring bath, woohoo~"
"Captain, I must work hard when I fight monsters... so can I have an extra bun for dinner?"
*
On the third floor, in the family suite.
Fu Yiming lay leisurely in the huge bathtub alone and let out a long sigh of satisfaction.
It’s wonderful to have time without the kids!
Haohao fell asleep immediately after returning to the room after lunch. Fu Yiming suddenly had an idea and took advantage of this opportunity to quickly get into the private hot spring in the room. He finally succeeded in enjoying the leisure time of bathing alone.
During the soak, he heard a faint noise coming from downstairs, but he didn't pay much attention to it. He didn't take it seriously until he felt groggy. Then he took a brand new towel beside him to dry his body. After putting on his clothes, he casually looked downstairs.
This glance made him stunned for a moment.
Fu Yiming reacted and went into the room to wake up Jiang Qing who was in a light sleep.
The room is well soundproofed, and once the door is closed, the noise can no longer be heard. Jiang Qing was dragged to the fence by him in a daze, "What are you doing?"
"Look, it seems the owner has created something new."
Jiang Qing sobered up a little after hearing this. He stood on tiptoe and looked downstairs. He caught a glimpse of a round wooden spire. "Is that a... pavilion?"
"Well, I don't know what it does."
As they were talking, they suddenly saw a group of big men coming out of the pavilion and running away in a noisy manner.
The speed of the burst was totally inconsistent with what one would expect from a body of that size and equipment.
The couple looked at the group of agile fat people and began to doubt their lives.
After a long silence, Fu Yiming hesitated and said, "...Do you want to go and take a look?"
*
So half an hour later, it was Jiang Qing and Fu Yiming who became dazed.
The two men stood there frozen, holding up their wet feet, greatly shocked.
When they arrived in the morning, they had already rested all night and were fully energized, so they did not experience any of the hot spring's effects other than beauty and moisturizing. Just like this, Fu Yiming felt quite satisfied as he touched his smooth skin.
But now that they were soaking in the foot hot spring, they were really shocked.
Fu Yiming's feet were suspended in the air, not caring about his funny appearance, "...Fuck, Agility +6!"
Attribute points are even more valuable for people at their level, not to mention Fu Yiming, who is considered the strongest heavy-armored player in Guangming Town. This improvement can make his strength soar significantly. No wonder Fu Yiming lost his composure like that.
When they first found out that the foot spa was not free for hotel guests, they were a little confused, but now they finally understand its specialness.
Jiang Qing remembered something, "The oden we had for lunch also increased the physical strength limit for a short period of time."
"And candied haws also have special effects." Fu Yiming immediately understood what his wife meant.
"The boss said during the day that only food and drink within the hot spring area have these effects..." Jiang Qing pondered, "Could it be that the meaning behind this sentence is that everything sold in the hot spring has special effects? Including the hot spring itself?"
And at present, it seems that these effects will not be weakened due to the increase in player level.
Advanced players all have a keen sense of smell, and Jiang Qing immediately realized the value of this sentence.
The change brought about by an agility +6 for a level 20 player is visible to the naked eye, but it will not be as horrific as that for a level 80 player.
Take the mage Jiang Qing for example. If this hot spring increased intelligence instead of agility, it would be enough for her to overwhelm the other two or three people and become the most powerful player in Guangming Town.
Jiang Qing hissed softly, "Luckily the boss doesn't sell a lot of items here, otherwise it would be really buggy."
There was a faint voice in her heart saying that if these things were used in the right place, they would be enough to bring about earth-shaking changes to the entire game situation.
Imagine that players eat and drink to their heart's content here, and after going out, all their attributes will be comprehensively improved. Isn't this equivalent to a war god manufacturing machine?
Fu Yiming: "..."
His eyes were complicated. "It's over, honey. The more you say it, the more I want to get an annual pass here..."
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In the cabin, the owner Shu Mo is working hard to improve what Jiang Qing calls "the types of things for sale."
It's time to build a restaurant.
【Account balance: 3509 points】
[Consumed: 3000 points]
[Obtain: [Small Restaurant]*1]
[Put in backpack]
Shu Mo walked out of the house as instructed and stood outside looking at the three-story building in front of him.
She selected [Small Restaurant] from her backpack, and at the same time, a pop-up window appeared in front of her.
[Do you want to upgrade the current building (add floors)? 】
Click Yes.
The small building was instantly enveloped by a cloud of white smoke, and from inside came the mixed sounds of construction work such as hammering nails and sawing wood, clanging and clanging, which was very vivid.
Jiang Qing and his wife, who had just come out of the foot bath pavilion, heard the noise, walked over quickly, and looked at the scene in front of them with their mouths wide open.
What new tricks is the boss up to?
Jiang Qing suddenly remembered that Haohao was still inside, and he became a little anxious, "Boss, this is..."
"Don't worry, it will be fine soon." Shu Mo smiled.
It looks impressive, but strictly speaking, it's just a cutscene - she used her gloves to merge the two buildings into one with a "pop". Some of the operations in this game are always magical. Why do you need a hammer and a saw to build a restaurant?
Maybe the system created this specially to increase the sense of reality for the guests?
Shu Mo muttered to himself: Quite attentive.
Sure enough, in just a few seconds, the smoke dissipated and a brand new small building appeared in front of the three people.
The exterior walls are still painted in bright wood tones, and the original two-story guest rooms have been moved to the third and fourth floors, with the additional restaurant occupying the entire second floor. The restaurant features large floor-to-ceiling windows, which provide excellent lighting. Some of the tables and chairs placed by the windows can be seen from the outside.
Compared to the original one-story cabin, the current four-story building is already a relatively tall building in the game world. Fortunately, after humans were transformed into players, their physical fitness generally improved, and climbing a few floors is not a problem for them at all.
However, Shu Mo herself was too lazy to climb the stairs. She planned to expand the annex or build an elevator as soon as the floors were higher.
Outside the house, Jiang Qing and Fu Yiming stared blankly for a long while before they remembered their son and hurriedly opened the door.
After getting up, Haohao complained that he was thirsty and wanted to drink rock sugar and snow pear soup, so they left Haohao in the lobby before going to soak in the foot hot spring. Jiang Qing walked into the room first and found Haohao still alive and well, sitting on the bench with a bowl of pear soup. He breathed a sigh of relief, but then realized something was wrong.
For some reason, Haohao sat up straight, his little face tense, his eyes looking straight ahead with a blank look, and he looked more well-behaved than ever before.
Jiang Qing: “?”
Her eyes moved slowly and she saw Mo Bai squatting in front of Haohao, one hand hugging his knees and the other supporting his chin, he was slightly tilting his head and staring at Haohao without blinking.
His dark eyes were calm and his face was filled with the word "focus".
——Literally helping to “babysit”.
Shu Mo followed Jiang Qing and the others in. Seeing this, he remembered what he had asked before leaving: "Please help me keep an eye on him." He immediately felt ashamed.
"Mo Bai, go and do your thing. Thank you."
Mo Bai stood up immediately. He didn't feel any numbness in his legs, and he walked back to Shu Mo very swiftly.
Like a large, obedient dog.
The sense of déjà vu was too strong. Jiang Qing put his fist to his lips and coughed softly.
Mo Bai glanced at her, not paying attention, lowered his eyes to look at Shu Mo, and whispered, "I just heard some noise upstairs."
"Well, we have a restaurant now." Shu Mo said happily, "Would you like to come up with me to take a look?"
"good."
*
Shu Mo took Mo Bai upstairs, and Jiang Qing's family followed them curiously.
When you reach the second floor and turn the stairs, you will see the restaurant door.
Although it occupies an entire floor, Shu Mo's small hotel itself is not very large. For example, on the third floor, there are only four rooms on the first floor, so the size of this restaurant is completely incomparable to the restaurants commonly found in hotels in the past world. But its advantage is that the windows are bright and clean, the layout is simple and elegant, and the tables and chairs are arranged in a staggered manner, so as to accommodate as many customers as possible without making it crowded.
The setting sunlight shone obliquely into the house through the large floor-to-ceiling windows, making the entire restaurant extremely bright.
"The boss was very foresighted in choosing to build the hot spring outside the city. There is no need to be restricted by the building area, and each room is spacious and bright." Fu Yiming was deeply moved. "Eating in a place like this is much more appetizing than eating at home."
"Isn't it?" Jiang Qing also sighed.
They had only been in Nuannuan Hot Spring for less than half a day, but they already felt that the days when the family crammed in a cold, dark room and ate canned food seemed like a lifetime ago.
Now think about it, how can that be the life that human beings should live?
Shu Mo walked around the room and had a rough idea of the layout of the restaurant.
[Small restaurant] can accommodate about fifty people dining at the same time. With such a small area, it is naturally impossible to provide private rooms. There are three types of tables in total - the most common four-person table, a row of single tables by the window, and a round table in the center of the room, which is enough to meet the needs of different groups of customers.
There is a small room separated on the inside of the restaurant, probably used as a kitchen. There is a semicircular bar outside and a preparation table inside. There is a small door connecting the bar and the kitchen.
In the southwest corner, in an area without floor-to-ceiling windows, there are several empty long tables, which can be used to place tableware or drinks for guests to help themselves.
Shu Mo returned to the restaurant entrance and fell into deep thought. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Jiang Qing and his wife still standing there. "...The restaurant opens at 5pm. You can come back later."
Jiang Qing and the other two suddenly woke up and realized that this was a euphemism for seeing them off. "Oh, sorry, sorry. We'll go back to the room now."
They also felt embarrassed. The appearance of the restaurant before it opened is considered an internal secret, how could we allow them to see it casually? The two of them quickly dragged their son away.
Shu Mo smiled and asked Mo Bai to go downstairs to look after the store.
There is still about an hour until five o'clock, which is enough time for her to plan slowly.
The first priority is to familiarize yourself with the restaurant's operations.
She opened the dining room panel.
[Unlockable product types: 10]
[Currently owned product types: 0]
[Unlockable product list: Mapo tofu, sweet and sour spareribs, shrimp dumplings, steamed buns, egg custard, glutinous rice cake... [Click to view by category]]
Shu Mo frowned.
The content that pops up seems similar to that of simple stalls and mobile stalls... but there are only ten unlockable products in total?
Wouldn’t that mean you’ll get tired of it after a while?
According to the usual nature of this system, rice, porridge, and drinks are all counted as one type, for a total of ten types...which is indeed a bit too few.
Shu Mo was very dissatisfied. This restaurant cost her 3,000 points, which is most of her current wealth. Shu Mo was prepared to use it till the end of time, but who knew that the system would be so stingy.
Perhaps upgrading to a "medium" or "large" restaurant would help?
But anyway, ten! This is too much!
Shu Mo was just about to call the system out to complain, but he didn't expect that when he moved his finger, the pop-up box actually slid down a bit, and several new lines of content suddenly appeared.
[Tip: The system will automatically reset the unlocked product categories after 0:00 every day. Players can put the unlocked products into the menu, and the products on the menu will not be affected by the reset operation. 】
【Customized menu: breakfast/lunch/dinner】
【Customized menu: Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday】
[Customized menu: X month 1st/X month 2nd/X month 3rd...]
[Set menu classification method by yourself]
Shu Mo read it twice, was stunned, and finally understood what the system meant.
Those ten types actually refer to the number of meals that can be unlocked in a single day?
In other words, every day, she can change a batch of dishes in the restaurant?
Shu Mo: “…”
I'm sorry, she was just too loud.
——This is so cool! !
Shu Mo curled up the corners of his mouth and quickly planned the dishes for tonight's dinner.
"Rice, braised spareribs, stir-fried pork with peppers, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, cream of mushroom soup, barley tea, egg tarts..."
Shu Mo ate several dishes that he had been craving for a long time at once.
I originally planned to take up all ten types, but then I changed my mind and gave up.
In the end, I restrained myself and chose only these seven.
But compared to the miserable situation before when I could only eat buns, it is much better now!
There is a combination of meat and vegetables, not only staple food, soup, tea, but also dessert after the meal.
It’s a pity that the restaurant’s dishes are mainly home-cooked stir-fries, and there is no hot pot, maocai or barbecue, which makes Shu Mo quite regretful.
She speculated that some specific types of diets might still need to be unlocked by specialized stores.
Click OK and a sentence will pop up automatically:
[Do you want to save the above dishes as a menu? 】
Shu Mo pressed "No".
After pricing each dish, Shu Mo looked at the time. There was still some time until five o'clock, so she was not in a hurry to serve the dishes. She went downstairs to check the situation first.
The team that had just arrived had already soaked in the hot springs and were sitting in the lobby, chatting and laughing while eating. In addition, there were a few new faces.
"A new group of guests just arrived. The hot springs are full now and they are waiting." Mo Bai reported in a low voice when he saw her.
"Is the footbath full too?" Shu Mo asked in surprise.
Mo Bai nodded and added, "A lot of people came here one after another just now."
Shu Mo thought about it and realized that if he set out from the town at dawn in the morning, including the time for lunch break, he would arrive around this time. So around 4pm should be the peak time for guests to arrive.
She checked her account and found that she had earned more than a thousand points in less than an hour. The spending power of this group of high-level players should not be underestimated.
Most of those people had lined up to buy oden before and knew Shu Mo. They greeted her with a smile as soon as they saw her.
Some people also complained about the lack of guest rooms. "Boss, the snow outside is full of tents. If you don't know, you would think this is a camping site!"
"Yes, boss, don't you feel guilty?" Another person beat his chest and stamped his feet, saying miserably, "I see on the price list that there are rooms with private baths, is that true?"
"I don't know which lucky guy got it, it's better not to let me see it." A tall and thin boy waved his fist fiercely and threatened in a half-joking tone.
Shu Mo raised his eyebrows when he heard this.
If I tell him that the couple living in the family suite are Jiang Qing and Fu Yiming, I wonder how this guy would react.
Taking advantage of the large number of people present, Shu Mo cleared his throat and said, "The restaurant on the second floor serves dinner from 5 o'clock every day. The dishes are rich, delicious and inexpensive. Don't miss it."
Someone immediately pricked up his ears, "Restaurant? What dishes are there?"
Shu Mo pretended to be mysterious, "You'll know at five o'clock."
"Isn't there going to be another fight?" One person said without hesitation, "I'd better wait until after dinner to take a shower. Now I'll go line up first."
"Let's go too!"
They had just missed the guest room and were regretting it, fearing that they would miss something because they were too late. Immediately, a group of people followed them and got up.
Shu Mo was stunned. Was it because her previous hunger marketing left too deep an impression on people? It feels like they are all going to have PTSD.
She stopped him with a look of confusion, "Don't worry, there's enough food for everyone."
If they really had to line up, the stairs would be blocked.
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