Chapter 30
Shu Mo decided to go all out and placed an order for 450 units of bamboo forest, 30 units of lawn, and 20 units of bushes in one go.
These are all basic plants, and the mall price is all 20 points per unit. A single-digit amount evaporated from Shu Mo's account in an instant.
[Consumed: 10,000 points]
Shu Mo took a small breath.
Although I was prepared, it was still a bit thrilling when I saw such a large amount of consumption for the first time.
[Put in backpack]
Sure enough, there were three different small plant icons in the inventory of the backpack.
The first time you purchase something in the [Environment] section of the business mall, the system will automatically pop up a prompt.
[Tip: There are many ways to arrange the environment. In the "Map", you can choose to evenly arrange the area, adjust the density of trees, or fine-tune the position of each plant. 】
map?
The last time Shu Mo saw a map was when she first arrived in Guangming Town. At that time, the system reminded her that a new area had been unlocked.
She clicked on the small map icon on her personal panel, and a scroll made of kraft paper slowly unfolded before her eyes.
The areas that Shu Mo had already explored were lit up, including the hot spring hotel and the hill she had just visited that morning, Guangming Town, and a thin and narrow walking route connecting the hotel and the town.
All of these are drawn in black ink. The surrounding terrain and some frequently appearing monster species are vividly drawn on the map, giving it an RPG game atmosphere.
It’s a pity that Shu Mo has been to too few places, and the map is almost all gray, like an unknown area shrouded in thick fog.
The map can be zoomed in and out, but when the explored area is limited to a small area of the continent, the zoom function of the map will be limited. Shu Mo couldn't help but wonder how vast this entire continent was.
According to what I heard from Song Wei and the others before, after the game came into being, the world map was gradually changed. The ocean area has shrunk, many islands have sunk, and new land has risen. Residents have had to migrate everywhere, and all maps issued by the human world in the past have become invalid.
Ten years later, even for those players who love to travel and explore, there are still large areas of the map that have not been lit up.
There were even some high-end players who gathered together and tried to piece together a complete world map, but ultimately failed.
"Arctic Cold" is like an open world game with an extremely vast map area. No one knows what the world looks like now.
It is even more impossible to know what the "clearance conditions" of this game are.
As the game progresses, players gradually build a new life from the ruins, and many people have begun to believe that they will live with this game forever.
Shu Mo looked at the thick fog that seemed to swallow everything on the map that had been shrunk to the smallest size, sighed, and chose to zoom in again.
The map continued to zoom in with her as the center. Shu Mo could gradually see the continuous mountains surrounding the hotel drawn with just a few strokes, the small wooden house representing the hot spring hotel, and the pattern of a pool surrounded by huge rocks noted on it.
Several zigzag black lines were drawn above the pool, representing the rising hot air.
Finally, the image stopped at a motionless little stick figure, and the system reminded her that it had been zoomed to the maximum.
Shu Mo stared at the little matchstick man, his heart moved, and he walked a distance away with great interest. Sure enough, I saw the little round-headed stick figure on the kraft paper swaying twice.
——This map is actually updated in real time.
Interestingly, Shu Mo also saw a stick figure of a little black dragon on her map, in the wooden house behind her.
The little black dragon swung its tail leisurely like a stop-motion animation, and as if taking advantage of the fact that no one was watching, it opened its mouth and yawned slightly.
Shu Mo also saw a group of white fluffy creatures that were painted to be as light and soft as clouds. They were in a mist in the distance. In order to avoid bumping into pedestrians and causing unnecessary trouble, the group of white fluffy creatures followed Shu Mo's instructions and did not walk in a straight line.
In the blink of an eye, the white fluffy icon moved a distance away.
They have already walked more than half of the distance and it seems that they will soon reach Guangming Town.
I had never realized that this map had such a function before. Shu Mo felt like he had got Harry Potter's Marauder's Map. She looked at it with great interest for a while and found that there were no other player characters or monsters on the map except her and her summoned beast.
Her control over the barrier doesn't seem to be reflected on the map.
But that’s a good thing, otherwise a bunch of little stick figures crowded in the wooden house would block a lot of key information.
...The question is, how to use the map to arrange the environment?
Shu Mo clicked tentatively on the map, but no actionable page popped up.
She stopped and thought for a moment.
Keeping the map page open, Shu Mo opened his backpack as well, carefully dragged out the extra bamboo forest icon, and moved it to the map.
[Do you want to place the "bamboo forest" in this area?] 】
【·Manually select the planting range】
【·The system automatically selects the planting range】
really!
Shu Mo excitedly chose the first option.
With a pencil in his hand, Shu Mo held the pen and, under the guidance of the system, used it to mark out a small area on the map, avoiding buildings and paths, and including the area around the hotel and the foot bath, and then quickly painted it in black.
Press OK.
Suddenly, a large lush bamboo forest appeared in front of me. Each bamboo was more than ten meters tall, with lush green leaves. The thick shade covered the sky and cast mottled light and shadows. A light breeze blew, making the leaves rustle and emitting a pleasant bamboo fragrance.
Screams were heard from all over the hotel.
[“Bamboo Forest” has been established!] 】
[Unlocked dishes: bamboo tube rice, bamboo tube rice dumplings, braised spring bamboo shoots, rice dumplings, dried bamboo shoots... (can be added to the restaurant menu)]
Shu Mo was stunned for a moment.
Are there such benefits to growing plants?
If these dishes were made from bamboo grown around the hotel, the taste would probably be different.
——Perhaps it can be sold as a special dish of the hotel and with a slightly higher price.
She imitated the previous operation and planted bushes at the entrance of the hotel and around the path, and laid green lawns to cover the muddy snow that was trampled.
[Completed: Side quest "The view outside the window"! 】
[Task requirements: Arrange at least 500 units of ornamental plants around the hotel (500/500)]
[Reward: Card draw opportunity*1]
After the greening was completed, the entire hotel looked brand new, and there was no longer that abrupt feeling of a building suddenly appearing on the bare snow field.
When you open the window of the guest room, you can see a large green bamboo forest. The lush green leaves sway in the wind, forming a perfect scene with the white snow in the distance. There is a patch of low shrubs at the entrance of the hotel. The warm yellow light casts a layer of light on the leaves. When you step into it, you really feel like you have arrived at a resort hotel.
Shu Mo was extremely satisfied with this arrangement.
If there is anything that is really flawed, it is probably that the colors are too monotonous - it would be even better if there were fresh flowers, or even a flower bed surrounded by a fence.
But it’s not that there are no shrubs with colorful flowers for sale in the mall; it’s just that Shu Mo can’t afford them at the moment. So she didn't think too much about it and just happily admired the fruits of her labor for a while.
At this time, a few tourists came over from the foot bath pavilion and were amazed to see her.
The few trees in the game are all naturally generated. After being destroyed, they will automatically regenerate after a period of time. Players can obtain [wood] from the trees to forge weapons and create tools, but they cannot transplant them elsewhere.
When Guangming Town was first established, a small area with plum trees was deliberately selected and the entire town was built around it. Now Merlin is stuck in the "high-end area" in the city center, surrounded by rich and powerful players.
Even the mayor of Guangming Town does not have the ability to create such a large bamboo forest out of thin air like Shu Mo did.
In their eyes, the owner of this hot spring hotel is increasingly looking like a hidden master.
After standing and chatting with the guests for a while, Shu Mo stopped a few people when they were about to enter.
She could sense that everyone in the hot spring had come out, so she simply sent a notification through the system.
At the same time, all the guests in the hotel, whether they were eating oden and chatting in the lobby, or had just changed their clothes in the locker room, or had just woken up from a drowsy sleep in the room, all had a light screen in front of them.
At this time, for the guests who have not yet woken up, soothing music sounded in their ears, gently awakening them from their deep sleep.
However, it was already past three o'clock, and there were only one or two people still taking a lunch break. Most people had already finished their lunch break and started their afternoon activities.
[Nuannuan Hot Spring will begin upgrading at 3:30 pm, and the estimated duration of the construction is ten minutes. 】
Please do not stay in the building during this period. 】
[To make up for the inconvenience we have caused, after the construction is completed, each guest can receive a free dessert "Mango Glutinous Rice Cake" at the restaurant on the second floor during dinner time. Thank you for your understanding. 】
[Click to confirm: I have received the reminder. 】
The customers who were originally dissatisfied about not being able to continue their lunch break felt relieved when they saw that they could get free desserts.
The players staying in the hotel walked out one after another, and Mo Bai was the last one to come out.
Players are somewhat curious about how the inn was constructed. A few people stayed where they were and refused to leave, wanting to watch. More people were shocked by the sudden appearance of the bamboo forest, and after obtaining Shu Mo's permission, they all went for a walk in the woods.
It’s only ten minutes, just right for a stroll.
Shu Mo ignored everyone's curious gazes and just lowered his head to fiddle with the management panel.
The light screen in front of the players can only be seen by themselves. Shu Mo clicks on [Small Indoor Hot Spring] and chooses to upgrade.
[Consumed: 3000 points]
[Successfully upgraded the "small indoor hot spring" to a "medium-sized indoor hot spring"! 】
[The hot spring area has been expanded, the number of customers that can be accommodated has increased, and the supporting facilities have been upgraded! 】
[Congratulations, you can now choose new types and temperatures of hot spring pools! 】
A small firework exploded in front of her. Two 2D animated figures cheered and threw petals at her. The background music in her ears was light and cheerful.
The sound of clanging and banging construction sounded, then stopped after a moment. Smoke rose and dissipated, and the entire building expanded visibly in all directions.
The crowd took a few steps back in surprise.
Shu Mo left Mo Bai to guard the door while he pushed open the wooden door and went in to check the situation.
There is no change in the hall, except that as the area of the hot spring has expanded, the overall area has become larger. After all, one of the walls is right next to the hot spring. The layout, which had originally seemed compact after the placement of several benches, became empty again.
Shu Mo entered the women's bathing pool along the right passage.
The supporting facilities are still the toilet, changing room and shower room, but the number of cubicles in the toilet has increased. Half of the squat toilets have been upgraded to cubicles with toilets that can be used by the elderly and people with mobility impairments. The wall is marked with "Automatic cleaning, safe to use".
There was no dirty water on the floor and no stains on the walls. It looked very clean. The whole bathroom exudes a faint fragrance, and the indoor ventilation is excellent, so there will be no odor no matter how long you use it.
Shu Mo touched the newly added toilet seat with his hand and found that it actually had an automatic heating function.
...I have to say, that's very thoughtful.
A handheld shower head has been added under the fixed shower head in the shower room, which can better clean the whole body.
A swimming pool-like foot disinfection pool has been added on the way to the bathing pool.
The number of lockers in the dressing rooms has also been increased.
Shu Mo took in these changes one by one, and finally stepped into the bath.
The area of the bathing pool has more than doubled, from one pool to two pools close together, each slightly larger than the previous pool. Shu Mo estimated that the two pools could accommodate about fifteen people.
In other words, the number of customers that a medium-sized indoor hot spring can accommodate at the same time has increased from ten to thirty.
This is two times more than in the past and is enough to temporarily meet current needs.
She moved closer and a temperature control panel appeared in front of her.
You can also choose the type of pool water, such as medicinal bath pool, milk pool, rose pool, fish therapy pool...but without exception, you have to pay extra.
Shu Mo hasn't decided to raise the price yet. She silently clenched her empty wallet, a little reluctant to provide additional services at the current price, so she just adjusted the temperature of the two pools.
One is slightly higher, the other is slightly lower, and a wooden sign is erected next to them to mark them.
After doing all this, Shu Mo walked out of the bathtub, dragged out the guest rooms stored in the backpack one by one, built them, and adjusted the subtle layout with gloves.
After the upgrade, the double rooms alone occupy two entire floors, the third and fourth, totaling twelve rooms. The three family suites are on the fifth floor, which is relatively quieter, with better views outside the windows and a spacious viewing terrace.
The hotel renovation is officially completed.
What's left is...
Shu Mo shifted his gaze to the shiny lottery ticket that he had just put into his backpack.
It’s her third card draw. I wonder what she will get this time?
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