Chapter 56
But before that, Shu Mo still had something to do.
The next day was Monday, and rooms for the new week would start to be booked. This time a completely new booking model was adopted: a portion of the guest rooms were reserved for Yao Yonghui, and booking was opened simultaneously at the hotel and the town entrance - in this way, players in the town could book rooms for future travel in advance without having to make an extra trip.
When the Arctic Fox bus returns every day, we will sort out the current vacant rooms and see which side has remaining vacancies, and then put them on the other side for sale. Until all rooms are sold out this week, reservations will be closed and will be open again at the same time next week.
The benefits of doing this are obvious. On the one hand, it saves players energy and time, as they don't have to go to a hotel specifically for a trip three days later. On the other hand, by opening reservations at a unified time, they don't have to come to the front desk from time to time to ask if there are any vacancies, and spend a lot of time squatting near the hotel, waiting for an extra vacancy that may become available at an unknown time.
The latter is almost the norm nowadays.
But there are also disadvantages.
The biggest problem is how to prevent scalpers from reselling the places at high prices.
The hotel front desk can check the players' transaction records, but it is impossible for Yao Yonghui to match every player. What's more, there may be many people who book rooms for their relatives and friends who are temporarily unable to come - it is almost impossible to distinguish these normal consumers from scalpers.
Unfortunately, room quotas are not like commodities, and the system cannot impose restrictions to prohibit secondary transactions, which becomes a big problem.
If nothing is done, scalpers will squat and make reservations in the future, which will inevitably disrupt the normal booking process, harm the interests of ordinary players, and even lower the reputation of the hotel.
So, we can’t just ignore it.
Shu Mo pondered for several days and finally found a solution.
She wanted Bai Rongrong as a "token" of reservation.
Each white fluff represents the right to stay in a room in the hotel on a certain day of the week, so Yao Yonghui only needs to bring a batch of white fluff to the town every day. After the reservation is completed, the player will take the white fluff away as a voucher, wait until the time comes, bring it to the front desk to check in, and return it by the way.
One velvet per room, convenient and reasonable.
The intelligence of White Fluffy is much higher than that of ordinary C-level monsters, and they can fully undertake the task of monitoring scalpers - if the player is making a reservation for a friend, they only need to hand over the White Fluffy to the other party. If any suspicious transaction is discovered, these clever little fur balls can sneak back.
Because the hotel only accepts room reservations for one week at a time, and many guests check in on the spot, there are not many white fluffs that actually need to be sent out.
Shu Mo currently has more than 600 on hand, and releasing one third of them may be enough.
They can even work in shifts.
When she thought of this idea, she felt like a little genius!
But unexpectedly, new troubles came again.
…
"You don't have to be away for too long. As soon as the guests check in, you can come back with them, and then you can rest until next Monday before going back to work... If you're lucky, you might be able to work two days and rest five days. Such a good job is rare these days!"
At night, Shu Mo squatted behind the dormitory building with his knees hugged, patiently persuading her.
The white fluffy things huddled together, listening to Shu Mo's speech. From a distance, they looked like a wrinkled fluffy carpet.
There was a slight language barrier between the two sides. Shu Mo struggled to explain for a long time, and gave them some time to understand their responsibilities before asking, "So, does anyone want to be the brave little fur ball and go to work first?"
After saying that, she was the first to raise her hand high.
The fluffy carpet in front of it rubbed against each other twice, becoming even more wrinkled. A ball was squeezed out by its companion with a puff, making a panicked "squeak!", and quickly found a gap to squeeze itself back in.
Shu Mo: “…”
She has a headache.
This method is good, but its biggest drawback is that the white fluffy creatures don't want to be separated from each other.
As "social" monsters, the white fluffs are accustomed to staying with their companions. If they are separated from the group for too long, the individuals will even slowly disappear.
Shu Mo had checked in advance and found that her group of white fluffs were very strong, and a week of separation would not be enough to make them disappear.
But they are still not happy.
To be precise, it's a bit timid.
Like the hobbits who never left the Shire, maybe they needed a little encouragement or a little prodding.
Logically, as the master, Shu Mo only needs to give orders and the summoned beast must complete the task, but she doesn't want to take such a strong approach.
So I could only squat here and try to reason with them.
Unfortunately, communication doesn't seem to be going smoothly at the moment.
"What are you doing?"
Just as Shu Mo was rubbing his solar plexus and thinking about what to do, a voice came from behind him.
You don't need to look back to know who it is.
She deliberately found a deserted place, and the only one who could find it so accurately was Mo Bai.
"You've come just in time. Please help me translate."
Shu Mo said this, turning his head away. After the young man squatted down beside him, he quickly explained the idea of using Bai Rongrong as a keepsake.
"If it really doesn't work, I can only send them in teams of two." Shu Mo sighed, very melancholy, "But if that happens, after the hotel expands for a while, I'm afraid the number of white fluff on hand won't be enough."
While they were talking, the white fur was still pushing and shoving each other, a group of little fur balls rubbing against each other, like children who refused to go to school.
Seeing them like this, Shu Mo felt a little sorry for them, "Why don't we group them in twos..."
At most, it looks a bit confusing.
When the number is not enough, the worst that can happen is to go and conquer another batch. Anyway, with Mo Bai as a walking monster map, there is no problem finding them.
Shu Mo made up his mind.
At this moment, Mo Bai suddenly said: "I have a way."
Shu Mo paused as he stood up, turned his head, and asked with sparkling eyes, "What?"
"I just discovered this recently, and I don't know if it's useful..."
Mo Bai pursed his lips when he was stared at by her.
"But maybe you can try."
*
The next morning, when the employees left the dormitory to come to work, they heard strange noises coming from the hall.
"Come on, come on, line up."
“Ball by ball, every ball has a share.”
"Hey! Don't grab it. Only those who have jobs can get the ball."
The occasional "chirp" sound made the hall seem very lively.
Yao Yonghui listened carefully and said, "It's the boss's voice."
But it wasn't open yet, so who was she talking to? It sounds like there's more than one person.
He was the first to step forward and push open the door, and paused when he saw the scene inside clearly.
"What's wrong?" Gu Xiao saw him stop at the door with an indescribable expression. He followed him in confusion and almost burst out laughing, "——Boss, what are you doing!"
In the hall, the white fluffy things were lined up together to form a long team. At the head of the team, Shu Mo was holding a bag of melon seeds and distributing them one by one to Bai Rongrong who was coming forward.
Bai Rongrong was very excited when he got the melon seeds: "Chi!"
It stretched out its two furry paws, struggled to hold the melon seeds, which were extremely huge to it, and walked away.
As the first person left, the next one in line, Bai Rongrong, quickly moved forward, and the team behind him also jumped and moved forward one space.
Some people couldn't wait and flew a little higher. Mo Bai stood beside them and reminded them, "Line up properly and don't cut in line."
Bai Rongrong, who was called, quickly returned to the team and said that he was definitely not the one who cut in line. "Chirp!"
This scene is exactly the same as when human players queue up to buy things. No wonder Gu Xiao couldn't help laughing out loud.
Looking around, there were at least a hundred white fluffy creatures in the team, and the remaining hundreds gathered behind Mo Bai.
The little ball of fur had no expression on his face, but everyone inexplicably felt that a strong low pressure was covering the area.
"It doesn't matter. If you didn't get the chance this time, it will be your turn next time." While looking at the team, Mo Bai also took some time to comfort the depressed group of white fluffy people behind him.
Liu Xueruo was confused, "What on earth is going on?"
Shu Mo just noticed someone coming. He straightened up and touched his head. He didn't know how to explain for a moment, "It's a long story..."
Last night, Mo Bai told her that the Bai Rongrongs seemed to be very interested in the melon seeds craze that had swept the hotel recently.
Occasionally (really just occasionally!) when he was practicing cracking sunflower seeds in private, he would be called away halfway through cracking them, and when he came back he would find that the handful of sunflower seeds that were left were gone.
This happened several times, and Mo Bai finally found out the mastermind behind it, it was Bai Rongrong.
But there were too many of them, and I could only get a few at a time, not enough to share.
So Mo Bai suggested that they could use melon seeds as wages to encourage Bai Rongrong to take the first brave step into society.
After thinking about it, the boss adopted the suggestion.
…and then there was this scene this morning.
Because this plan is still being implemented, only about one hundred white fluffs are needed at a time. As long as you sign up to participate, you can get a melon seed as a reward. After completing the task and returning, you can get another one.
Taking the size of Bai Rongrong into consideration, Shu Mo did not dare to give more. Unexpectedly, as soon as the salary system was announced, it immediately received a positive response from Bai Rongrong.
It took quite a bit of effort to decide on the first batch of job vacancies.
At this time, those white fluffy kids who had successfully competed for the jobs were happily holding melon seeds. They stuffed them into somewhere and the seeds disappeared into their little bodies. Those who failed to grab the item looked gloomy and sad, and stayed behind Mo Bai, forming a dark cloud of their own.
Gu Xiao stared at the disappeared melon seeds for a long time, but couldn't figure out where Bai Rongrong had stuffed them. "Did it eat the melon seeds?"
"No." Mo Bai glanced at it, "It has its own storage space, but it's very small."
It’s so small that it can be filled with just a few melon seeds.
Liu Xueruo was surprised, "Monsters also have backpacks?"
Judging from Yao Yonghui's expression, it seemed that even he was hearing about this for the first time. Several people looked at Mo Bai in surprise.
Mo Bai's expression froze slightly.
"Yes." Shu Mo, who was calmly handing out sunflower seeds, suddenly spoke up, "I saw the Mimic Beast in the bamboo forest when I was taking a walk the other day. I don't know where it came from. I took out a bunch of things, counted them one by one, and put them away again."
When counting, he would point them with his paws, and from time to time pull one out to admire.
Shu Mo didn't look at it closely, but judging from the looks of it, it should be drops from other monsters, game materials such as ores, and weapons and armor of human players.
The mimic beast, who was inexplicably called out to rescue the little black dragon, suddenly stiffened.
"I see." Liu Xueruo listened attentively, "I didn't expect the game to have such a hidden setting. It's very interesting."
"Yes, it's a little secret that only summoners know." Shu Mo said with a smile.
Mo Bai relaxed a little, but the other employees looked at him secretly when they heard what he said.
Mo Bai has never mentioned his occupation. Is he also a summoner like his boss?
People have always found this "old" employee of the hotel somewhat mysterious.
They could only sense that his relationship with his boss was unusual. Apart from that, they knew nothing about Mo Bai's background, preferences, family relationships, etc.
Mo Bai doesn't usually chat with people. He concentrates on his work most of the time. During his break time, he either strolls over to see what Shu Mo is doing, or stays with Bai Rongrong.
A very standard image of social phobia.
But now that he has been given a job setting as a summoner, everyone feels that many things make sense.
No wonder he would occasionally utter a few shocking words after the mimicry's roar, as if he was translating the mimicry's monster language. It turns out that as summoners, we all have a common understanding of monsters.
So, liking to be with white fluff is also a little quirk unique to my profession? Because I often have to deal with monsters, I subconsciously develop feelings for them.
"But Bai Rongrong is obviously the boss's monster...t"
They couldn't figure it out again.
Shu Mo pretended not to notice everyone's curious expressions and continued to pay wages to the Bai Rongrongs.
She couldn't say that Mo Bai liked to be with monsters not because of the messy reasons made up by the employees, but simply because: they were the same kind that he could chat with...
Only Gu Xiao touched his head. Because of Shu Mo's words, he fell into another level of confusion. "But I'm also a summoner. How come I don't know this little secret..."
Also, is the concentration of summoners in the inn too high? !
*
"Nuannuan Hot Springs rooms are open for booking this week. Players who need it, please queue up here."
The change in booking method had been announced on the bulletin board for several days in advance. At ten o'clock in the morning, when the bus arrived at Guangming Town, Yao Yonghui saw the crowd waiting at the town entrance at a glance.
After he saw the customers off in the car, he skillfully took out his sign and spoke loudly to everyone.
The players stared in silence at Yao Yonghui - and the little fur balls hanging all over his body.
It's like wearing a coat full of pompoms, and it's actually quite cute.
It's just too inconsistent with this big brother's temperament.
But Yao Yonghui still had a serious face, making people wonder whether he did it on purpose or not, and they were too embarrassed to ask.
The player ranked first couldn't help but take a few more glances before stepping forward and saying, "Hello, I'd like to book a double suite for tomorrow night."
The sign in Yao Yonghui's hand clearly stated the current room vacancies, as well as the hotel's room types and prices. Everything was clearly marked, and he made a decision at a glance.
After completing the transaction, Yao Yonghui took a small white pompom from the fur coat and said, "This is your reservation voucher. Please keep it safe."
Bai Rongrong held the melon seeds in her arms, stood with her head held high in Yao Yonghui's palm, and was handed out.
Player: “?”
You call this a voucher? ? ?
With a confused look on his face, he accepted the white ball of fluff that exuded an air of pride (?), held it in both hands, and began to doubt his life.
Yao Yonghui continued calmly, "When you arrive at the hotel, you will need to check in with the token, so please be sure to keep it safe. If you need to cancel your reservation, please bring the token to cancel at least one day in the morning before. The canceled rooms will be reopened to all customers."
Inspired by his calmness, the player said, "I see. Your token is quite unique."
He examined it carefully and noticed the melon seed. "What is this melon seed? Is it a free sample pack?"
It's quite thoughtful.
When the white fluff in the palm of his hand heard this, it was stunned for two seconds, and then exploded with a bang.
Angry to the point of swelling.jpg
Bai Rongrong accused: "Hehe!"
The bad guy who steals other people’s wages!
Yao Yonghui: “That’s not the case…”
After racking his brains to come up with an excuse, Yao Yonghui sent away the guest who was still confused before leaving. He then quickly poked the white fluffy creatures who were holding on to the melon seeds and were reluctant to let go.
"How can you hold your salary in your arms and show it off? Put it away quickly."
I only got two melon seeds as my salary, and one of them was snatched away by an unsuspecting player. I had no place to cry.
*
When the Arctic Fox bus left, Shu Mo stood at the door of the hotel and watched it go for a while, looking worried.
Only when the tail of the bus disappeared over the horizon did she sigh and look away.
When she turned around, she found that Mo Bai had been standing beside her without her noticing. His face was solemn, and he looked more like a parent watching his child go to school on the first day than she did.
In her hand, she was still holding the half bag of melon seeds that Shu Mo had left.
Shu Mo: “…”
"Okay, okay, go back to work. They will be back in a few days." She patted Mo Bai's shoulder.
At most there are a few who stay longer, but never longer than a week.
There is little work at the moment, and the Bai Rongrongs have taken the initiative to request that fairness must be ensured and a shift system be implemented so that every ball has a chance to get the coveted melon seeds.
Those who have worked this week will be forced to take a rest next week and spend some time with the lonely little dragon at home.
…
When Mo Bai returned to his post with heavy steps, Shu Mo rubbed his hands and prepared to start building the villa.
The first step is site selection.
This was simple. Shu Mo found a vacant lot not far from the main building, estimated the area, and then bought the hot spring set that he had liked before in the mall.
Drag out the backpack and click to place it.
A huge construction fence rose from the ground, and through the high edge, you could see piles of wood and earth inside.
Rhythmic banging sounds of construction could be heard from inside the fence.
There were no workers to be seen, but occasionally a flying hammer or saw could be seen.
You know what, it looks quite realistic.
It seemed that the cutscene would take a while to play, so during this time, Shu Mo entered the [Environment] section of the mall again, found the stone road, and clicked to buy. The main road connecting the main building and the annex is paved with wide gray stone slabs.
Then place street lights on both sides of the road to prevent players from stepping on empty space.
When the lights are on at night, reflecting the snow below, it should be very beautiful.
However, after being connected, the annex still seems a bit abrupt. The main reason is that the main building has undergone a period of development and is now surrounded by lush trees, with mobile stalls and benches outside, while the annex is bare, and both sides of the main road also look empty.
Shu Mo thought that he would save some money and expand the bamboo forest after a while, and then see how to build on both sides of the road.
At this moment, she heard a sound prompt that the construction was completed. She turned around and found that the fence had been removed and a brand new and imposing building stood in the sun.
The annex continues the decoration style of the main building, still mainly made of wood. The large glass exterior wall of the lobby provides a transparent visual effect. At night, when the lights are on, it will appear very lively.
Currently, the annex has only a front desk and two separate hot spring combinations for men and women. The number of facilities is far less than that of the main building, but the area it covers is no smaller than that of the main building, which shows how big the upgraded new hot spring is.
Shu Mo suppressed his excitement, pushed open the glass door and walked in.
The annex is divided into two floors. The first floor is the lobby and the men's bath. The women's bath is placed on the second floor for privacy reasons. There are staircases on both sides of the hall.
When male guests reach the stairs, they will receive a reminder "No Entry Ahead", while female guests can go through unimpeded.
Shu Mo went up the stairs to the second floor, and followed the instructions to walk through the locker room, toilet, and shower room. He checked the facilities one by one, and found that they were no different from the past.
Because the new hot spring has a larger activity area, in addition to the usual towels, this time the door also provides plastic slippers in three sizes of large, medium and small. A recycling basket is also set up. It looks clean and free of moisture, so guests don't have to worry about cleaning issues.
Leaving the shower room and turning the corner, there is an open space.
Several pools of different shapes and forms are scattered throughout this area, dotted with a variety of potted plants and boulder landscapes. The air was filled with humid water vapor, creating a dreamlike effect, and the dim lighting from the overhead spotlights also appeared hazy.
Shu Mo walked past the pools and found four large characters "Sulfur Hot Spring" neatly written on them, with the benefits of the hot springs also included at the bottom.
Ten identical reminder cards stood in front of him. Shu Mo: "..."
It seems like there are a lot of them, but in fact they are all the same kind of pools.
She would feel embarrassed to start her business if she didn't quickly get the hot spring ball combination from the mission reward.
However, apart from the consistent water content, the shape of the pool has made great progress compared to the previous square hot spring pools. The area is spacious enough, and some of the hot spring pools even require you to step down the escalator on the side, which makes it look very high-end.
The indoor ventilation is also good, allowing people to stay warm without feeling too stuffy.
Shu Mo turned around and still felt very comfortable, so he was completely relieved.
She checked the task panel. The latest task she received had a green round stamp after the title, with the words [In Progress] written on it:
[Task requirements: Build a second business building for the hot spring hotel and ensure that there are no less than three new facilities in the building (1/3);
At the same time, at least one of the three buildings should be a hot spring facility (1/1, completed)]
——There are still two facilities missing.
Shu Mo seemed to be thinking about something.
She looked at the empty walls around the hot spring and suddenly had an idea.
【Are you sure you want to purchase [Small Sauna]*2? 】
【yes】
The next second after the click, a line of large characters suddenly popped up in front of him, followed by a heavy "thump" sound in his ears.
[Insufficient balance, purchase failed! 】
【Please recheck your balance before purchasing. 】
Shu Mo: “…”
I knew I was poor, but I didn’t expect I was so poor.
My eyesight is getting worse and worse. I can’t even see the money when I open my wallet QAQ.
…
But the advantage of placement games is that even if you stand still and wait for a while, the money in your account will slowly increase.
Shu Mo stared at the balance panel, feeling sad for a while, and saw the points on it kept jumping up, "+30", "+600", "+145"... It can be seen that new transactions have been completed at the front desk and the restaurant.
If these increasing points were like a trickle at the beginning, flowing into Shu Mo's account continuously, then at a certain moment, it was like a reservoir releasing a flood, suddenly starting to increase exponentially at a terrifying speed -
Before long, it went from a pitiful four digits back to five digits, and is still growing.
Shu Mo glanced at the time and understood.
The Arctic Fox bus arrived in the town, and the room reservation at Yao Yonghui's place began.
She wiped the non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes, stood up happily, and felt that she was fine again.
·
What? No money?
Business player: Then sit down and wait (manual dog head).
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