Chapter 57
The hotel also received points from room reservations one after another. When the two were added together, Shu Mo suddenly became a rich woman again.
If you do the math, after buying the sauna, you can still buy one more, making a total of three.
She clicked to buy casually.
[Obtain: [Small Sauna]*2]
[Put in backpack]
Shu Mo dragged out the two sauna rooms and placed them at both ends of the hot spring.
The fully transparent glass wall separates the heat, and inside are wraparound seats and wooden walls, with warm yellow light that is soft and dim.
The seats are two levels high, with a sauna stove in the middle. The metal outer wall is wrapped in a layer of wood to prevent guests from accidentally getting burned. The furnace was filled with stones and was burning hot. In the corner was a wooden bucket full of water and a long-handled wooden spoon next to it.
As soon as Shu Mo entered, he was enveloped by a humid and hot air. Within a few seconds, sweat began to seep out of his body.
She was still wearing her clothes, so she quickly went out and breathed a sigh of relief when she breathed in the fresh air outside. He raised his hand and touched his sweaty forehead. It was hard to imagine that he was in the extremely cold apocalypse.
There is only one last building left, and Shu Mo has an idea in mind.
She wants to build a massage parlor.
After soaking in the hot springs and having a sauna, you can change into the yukata bathrobe provided by the hotel and have a beautiful massage. The whole process couldn't be smoother.
Since we already have a sauna room, it would be inappropriate not to build a massage room.
Shu Mo made up his mind, opened the mall and searched directly.
[Hint: No building matching "massage room" was found! 】
Shu Mo: “?”
No massage room? How is this possible.
She changed the keywords again, such as spa, massage... and searched them one by one, but still found no relevant results.
For the first time, the all-inclusive mall had a shortage of goods, and Shu Mo was confused for a moment.
——————
At the same time, in Guangming Town.
"Hello, I would like to book a family suite for tomorrow night, the kind with a private bath."
The long line moved forward, and when it was his turn, the man immediately spoke impatiently.
Yao Yonghui checked and shook his head apologetically, "Sorry, Tuesday is fully booked, but Friday and Sunday are still available."
"Ah? It's booked so quickly?" The man was immediately anxious. "But our team is leaving on Thursday, and I can't go on Friday and Sunday. Can you make some adjustments?"
Yao Yonghui was helpless. "Sorry, there are really no rooms available."
The man refused to give up. "Can you let the person behind me who is not in a hurry switch with me?"
"You can book a later room first, and then go find the guest who booked a family room with private bath on Tuesday to exchange. If both parties agree and live in the same room type, you can exchange the token after I confirm it," Yao Yonghui said, "but because cancellations need to be processed in the morning of the day in advance, if you can't find someone willing to exchange, it may be too late to cancel."
The reason for requiring it to be processed in the morning is to leave time in the afternoon to resell the room. If it is left to look for a guest on the same day, there is a high probability that there will be a loss due to vacant rooms.
The man hesitated when he heard this.
Hundreds of points in one night, if he fails to find someone to exchange with in time, he will suffer a huge loss.
After thinking it over, he still didn't dare to buy it, and said regretfully: "Forget it, I'll come back next week..."
Even if I delay enjoying the hot springs for just a week, it feels like torture. But the team itinerary could not be changed without permission, so I had to give up with regret.
When leaving the team, his face was full of reluctance.
So much so that the player didn't even notice that someone had been following him until he returned to the town, when someone suddenly came up to him and poked him, "Hey."
The player was startled and turned around, "What are you doing?"
The man acted furtively, wearing a winter hat with the brim pulled down, covering most of his face, and said in a low voice: "Don't you want a room? Come with me."
When the player looked closely, he found that there were really a few balls of fur swaying around his body. As the morning went by, the white fur ball had almost become a symbol of the hot springs, "You have...?"
"Shh, don't talk here." Xiang Lei interrupted him hurriedly.
He looked around vigilantly and urged in a low voice, "Hurry up, follow me."
After Xiang Lei finished speaking, he took the lead and led the male players through several winding and narrow alleys before stopping in a dead end far away from the town entrance.
The surrounding buildings are crowded together, blocking the light in the alley. On weekdays, almost no one comes here, making it the most suitable place for covert transactions.
This is a great place that Xiang Lei had been looking for for several days.
There is no surveillance in the game, so he doesn't believe that he will be discovered if he hides here.
"Reselling of guest room quotas is strictly prohibited, and violators will be severely punished."
Thinking of this sentence that Yao Yonghui had emphasized just now when the transaction was completed, Xiang Lei sneered disdainfully.
It's just a threat. Could it be that the hotel has opened a third eye and can detect the private behavior of players?
When Xiang Lei saw the announcement on the bulletin board that the hot springs would soon be open for remote reservations, he came up with the idea of making money from this.
He got up early in the morning and arrived at the town entrance two hours in advance to queue up, and completed the transaction as he wished, becoming the third one.
Xiang Lei booked all the family suites with private baths for tomorrow night in one go.
On the one hand, guests who can book this type of room are generally wealthy, which makes it easy for them to raise the price. On the other hand, the news about hot springs has been very popular in town recently. Most people are unwilling to wait. After finally waiting for the rooms to be vacant in the new week, they can't wait to rush to the hot springs, so the rooms on Mondays and Tuesdays must be the most popular.
He specifically booked the date for Tuesday to give himself time to resell the goods.
Of course, Xiang Lei also knew that his action of booking several rooms at one time was too eye-catching, and the employee deliberately reminded him, probably because he saw something was wrong.
But he was confident that the hotel would not be able to find out, so when Yao Yonghui looked at him, he just looked back with his head held high and his chest puffed out, with an expression that said "what can you do to me?"
The hotel can't just arbitrarily accuse a guest if they can't find any substantial evidence, right?
Yao Yonghui glanced at Xiang Lei a few times at that time, then calmly completed the transaction without saying anything more.
Xiang Lei then felt that their reminders were just talk.
After making the order, he didn't leave in a hurry. Instead, he wandered around the queue for a while with these little fur balls. Soon, his first customer arrived.
Xiang Lei stopped and looked at the male player with an expression as if he was a fat sheep. Before he could say anything, he suddenly heard a few subtle noises coming from above his head.
Looking up, he found that the little fur balls had also stopped and were floating motionlessly in the air, as if they were sizing him up.
Bai Rongrong: “Chi——”
stare--
Xiang Lei was a little confused.
He thought it was just his own illusion, put on a sincere expression, and asked, "I have a family suite with a private bath for tomorrow night. Do you need it?"
The player was a little worried, "But I remember the hotel's rules say it can't be transferred."
"It's okay. I'll just say you're my friend and you couldn't make it this morning because of something else. I made the reservation for you, isn't that enough? This is the legitimate right of the customer." Xiang Lei said confidently, "After I made the reservation, my friend suddenly said he couldn't go, so I offered it to you. Do you want it? If not, I'll cancel it."
"If you cancel, the room will be returned and reopened to all players. If you want to reserve a room, you'll have to queue up. By the time it's your turn, you may not know if there's any room left. It's better to trade with me directly here."
Xiang Lei patiently persuaded the player, and seeing that the player was obviously interested, he changed the subject, "However, I also got up early in the morning to queue up, and it was not easy to get it. I'm afraid I can't give it to you at the original price."
The player came to his senses, looked at the pile of white pompoms, and realized that he had probably encountered a scalper. But he really wanted this room. Before leaving, he had promised his wife and children that he would take them to the hot springs tomorrow. Now that he failed to get it, he didn't know how to explain it when he got home.
Thinking of this, the player gritted his teeth and asked, "How much do you want to increase the price?"
Xiang Lei: "Not much. The original price of the room is 550 points. I will transfer 750 points to you. The extra 200 points will be my hard work fee."
"Seven hundred and fifty?" The player frowned and refused flatly, "It's too expensive, find someone else!"
Having said that, he didn't move.
Xiang Lei knew there was a chance, and his offer was higher than his psychological price, so he followed suit, "I waited in line for three hours to get this room, and it's a lake view room, the best room in the area, adding two hundred is not expensive--" Seeing that the player was unmoved, he stretched out his hand with a bit of pain and made a number seven, "How about this, seven hundred and twenty, it really can't be any lower."
Frowning, squinting, and showing a conflicted expression, Xiang Lei is a master at this.
But there were inexplicable rustling sounds in my ears, making it difficult for me to concentrate.
He secretly opened his squinting eyes a little, and found that it was the group of little fur balls. They took out a melon seed from somewhere and were rubbing it on the brick wall next to them.
When they noticed that he was looking at them, they stopped their movements, turned their bodies slightly, and stared at each other quietly for a few seconds.
Xiang Lei: “…”
Are you planning to watch the show while eating melon seeds? !
What's with that "you go on, leave us alone" look?
Countless comments flashed through his mind, and he froze for a moment. After a while, the white fluffs cautiously hid the melon seeds behind their backs.
Xiang Lei was angry.
Who are you looking down on? Can I steal your melon seeds? !
He made up his mind to ignore this group of inexplicable little fur balls, but he also didn't want to play tricks anymore. He quickly negotiated with the players and finally decided to close the deal at 700 points.
After the transfer was completed, Xiang Lei looked up at the sky, ready to grab a ball of fur and give it to the other party.
The player was suspicious, "Do you know which room each one represents? Don't give the wrong one."
Xiang Lei waved his hand, "Hey, it's all the same, all the family suites for tomorrow are here."
Player: “…”
This means we will stop acting once the deal is done, right?
He felt a little disappointed when he thought that he had given money to the scalper. It is really impossible for normal people to queue up several hours in advance.
But if there were no scalpers, why would they get up so early?
This is real evidence that scalpers are destroying the market.
I just hope that the price won’t go higher and higher in the future.
Xiang Lei got the points and made a good start. Feeling very proud, he chose a white pompom that was close to him, stretched out his hand to grab it, but to his surprise, he caught nothing.
They dodged his hands precisely, as if they were deliberately playing hide-and-seek.
Xiang Lei: “?”
He didn't believe it, so he jumped up and tried twice more.
Still not caught.
The player was impatient, "What's going on?"
Xiang Lei jumped up and down on the spot, feeling a little embarrassed. He yelled with a red face and thick neck, "Get down here!"
The white fluffy ones didn't move, pretending not to hear.
Xiang Lei was angry.
He pulled out a lasso, a special tool used in the game to hunt monsters. No matter how big or small the monster is, it will bind it tightly once it is touched. Xiang Lei threw the monster rope towards Bai Rongrong.
In a flash, those white balls of fluff disappeared from where they were, and then reappeared about ten centimeters away.
They chirped, as if condemning him in unison.
"They can also teleport?" The watching players were surprised.
The white fluffs made quite a noise, and Xiang Lei was afraid that it would attract passers-by to check out the situation, so he moved even more anxiously. These white fluffs had limited magical powers, and after several rounds, he finally caught one.
Almost at the same time as the monster's rope tightened, the white fluff exploded like a scattered dandelion.
The remaining few paused, and the chirping sounds became louder.
They rose up together, and after cursing a few words, they flew towards the sky as if they were very angry.
"This, this..." Xiang Lei and the trading player were stunned, "The monster didn't cause any damage, so it exploded by itself?"
"No, forget about that. The little balls have flown away!" The player was shocked. "What should I do now? The token is gone. The hotel will definitely not recognize it when I check in."
Seeing the little balls flying farther and farther away, Xiang Lei became anxious, "I'll go catch them."
"No! Who knows if you planned this to cheat me out of my money? Transfer the points back first."
The player grabbed him by the collar and refused to let him go.
"I gave all my points, but the items are gone, and now you won't give me my points back. Is this how you do business? You liar!"
"I'm not a liar, let me go first--" Xiang Lei struggled desperately.
The two of them were in a stalemate, but the noise of their argument eventually attracted nearby players, and Bai Rongrong took the opportunity to disappear into the sky.
*
"The next one..."
At the entrance of Guangming Town, Yao Yonghui's voice suddenly stopped. He looked at Bai Rongrong, who was suddenly agitated, in confusion, "What's wrong with you?"
In fact, it was useless for him to ask, as he couldn't understand Bai Rongrong's reply anyway.
But soon, Yao Yonghui found out the reason.
In the sunlight in front of him, a small white dot suddenly appeared. It swayed twice in the air, then quickly puffed up and turned into a new white fluffy thing.
The fur is bright white, and because it has just been laid, it looks especially nice to touch.
Yao Yonghui: “Ah?”
His first impression was that the white fluff had reproduced on its own.
But then his mind turned around and he guessed that something unexpected happened to the white fluffy creature that was released, which led to the emergence of a new one where the group gathered. His expression immediately became serious.
Bai Rongrong has no sense of pain. As long as the spirit core is still there, it will grow back soon after the self-explosion, so they often use this method of escaping danger.
But it still means that the monsters in the inn are likely to have been attacked outside.
The mimic beast lying nearby also raised its head slightly and glanced sideways.
Yao Yonghui motioned the guest in front of him to wait for a moment and asked in a deep voice, "Who is it?"
He even had a sword in his hand.
Xiang Lei happened to run towards the team breathlessly at this moment. When he saw Yao Yonghui, he shouted loudly: "What's going on in your hotel?"
"The token you just gave me flew away by itself! They said I could check in with the token, but it actually ran away. Are they trying to trick me into paying again?"
He had just been scolded by that player, his collar and hair were all messed up, and he was laughed at by the passing players, making him very angry. Now he finally found an opportunity to return the curse intact.
A righteous look.
Yao Yonghui remained calm, "You said Bai Rongrong ran away by herself?"
His eyes fell on the white fluffy thing. There were a few more white fluffy things around it now, which were the companions that were taken away by Xiang Lei.
"Hurry up and give me a few more, otherwise your hotel is a liar... What are they doing?"
Xiang Lei was halfway through his accusation when Bai Rongrong started shouting in anger, the chirping sound breaking the sky.
He felt as if he had fallen into a noisy frying pan. Before he could open his mouth, the white fluff flew over Xiang Lei's head and made a big X.
Xiang Lei: “???”
"What is this for!" Xiang Lei looked at the huge cross in the air and quickly dodged, but the white fluff seemed to be staring at him. The X moved with it and was firmly nailed on Xiang Lei's head, like a bad guy mark.
The people around him looked at him with strange eyes, and Xiang Lei panicked, "Hurry up and let them go."
"Maliciously booking a room and attacking hotel staff..." Yao Yonghui looked at him coldly, "Nuannuan Hot Spring does not welcome such guests."
The mimic beast bared its teeth at the right time.
A reminder popped up in front of Xiang Lei:
【Refund received: 2600 points】
His face suddenly turned pale.
Yao Yonghui looked at Xiang Lei deeply, as if he wanted to memorize his appearance in his mind, then he erased the 0 somewhere on the sign next to him and changed it to 5 with a marker.
"Five family suites with private baths are available on Tuesday. Customers who need them can make reservations now."
The players who were watching the fun quickly pushed Xiang Lei away.
"Great! I was just worried that I couldn't get it."
"Go away, go away, don't block the road."
"Hello, I want to book a room!"
Some people even stepped on the door with gloating eyes when passing by, saying, "You were maliciously speculating on the property, and now you've been blacklisted by the hotel. You deserve it..."
*
In the newly built annex of Nuannuan Hot Spring, Shu Mo was still standing there.
She was really confused. How could a hot spring management game not have a massage room?
—It even has an artificial lake and Poké Balls! !
This is unscientific.
Shu Mo refused to believe it.
But from the beginning till now, she has stubbornly flipped through more than 200 pages manually... and still hasn't found the massage parlor she was looking for, and finally she felt a sense of disillusionment that her dream had been shattered.
Shu Mo: Wow, her massage...
"Boss? Boss!"
Shu Mo was feeling sad when he suddenly heard a few distant calls.
Gu Xiao poked his head out from the other side of the hot spring. He was sweating from running. When he finally spotted her, he was delighted and said, "Boss, you're here!"
She hurried over and looked at the newly built hot spring along the way, and was amazed, "Is this the new area we are about to open? It's so high-end."
And it’s so big.
After saying that, he saw the steaming sauna next to Shu Mo, "We also have a sauna!!"
Gu Xiao's eyes were full of stars. "Boss, can the employees use it too?"
Shu Mo weakly raised his hand and waved, "Okay."
Without the massage room, she could only think of some other facilities - but she felt that none of them were as suitable as the massage room, which made Shu Mo a little unenthusiastic.
Gu Xiao looked around for a while at this moment and clapped his hands, "This place is absolutely perfect for a massage area!"
Shu Mo: “…”
When she was reminded of the sad story, she became sad and asked, "Xiaoxiao, what on earth are you doing here?"
Did he come here specifically to poke her wound?
"Oh, right." Gu Xiao finally remembered the business and said hurriedly, "Boss, there's an applicant for the front desk job."
"She said she was a professional masseuse before the advent of the game. When she heard that we had opened a hot spring here, she wondered if she could go back to her old job." Gu Xiao reported excitedly, "I've arranged for her to wait in the restaurant."
These are the professionals that hot springs are in urgent need of!
Gu Xiao felt that since the boss had even hired someone who grilled fish, and he had finally found someone with the right professional background, he had to keep him.
So as soon as he heard the other party introduce himself, he rushed over to find Shu Mo.
After hearing this, Shu Mo became even sadder: "I even bought an outdoor barbecue grill! But I can't buy a massage room that can accommodate a masseur!"
She was so sad that it took her a long time to get up with a sad face.
"Forget it, now that we are here... let's go meet him."
It is indeed difficult to find professional masseurs. If the problem is not solved, the worst that can happen is that she can ask the other person to stay in the hot spring and be her personal masseur.
Anyway, with Shu Mo's current income, he can't afford large facilities, so it's easy to hire more people.
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