Chapter 63
Jiang Qing submerged his entire body into the pool water and stretched out his limbs comfortably.
The new bathing pool was large enough that even in the same pool, guests were far apart from each other, so she could completely relax and stretch her body.
I heard some children laughing and playing, and another voice interrupted me immediately, "Shh, keep quiet here. Look, the sisters and aunts are not talking loudly, right?"
Jiang Qing opened her eyes slightly and saw Xu Ruixi taking his gaze away from her daughter.
Xu Ruixi looked at his friend's relaxed and carefree appearance, with a face full of envy and jealousy, "You don't have to take care of the children, so you can show off."
"Momo is such a well-behaved girl, there's not much we need to worry about her." Jiang Qing glanced at Momo not far away.
In the center of the main bathing pool of the sulphur hot spring, there is a raised water outlet design, which continuously pours hot water from top to bottom, so that the hot spring water in the pool can flow and change continuously.
Momo and Qingqing were together at the moment. They had apparently treated the water outlet as a mini waterfall and were pretending to practice - the specific method was to stand under the water, holding their breath, and competing to see who could stay there longer.
Qingqing has been playing with Momo for a few days and is not so shy anymore. The two little girls jump up and down every day. The whole world seems to be their playground, with surprises hidden everywhere and adventures worth taking.
This made Xu Ruixi feel more and more that bringing Momo out was the right decision these days.
only……
"Next time I must come alone while Momo is sleeping."
Xu Ruixi gritted his teeth, "You don't know. When I took them to those pools just now, they only stayed in for a minute before they started clamoring to get out. Although I know the water temperature is too high and the children can't stay there... But this is not called a hot spring bath! This is like eating tripe in a hot pot!"
She loudly accused.
Jiang Qing: “…”
What a magical metaphor.
On the other side, Fu Yiming, who was left to take care of the child, was also biting his handkerchief.
"I can't even imagine how happy my wife would be living there alone."
He had a haggard look on his face, hugging his knees and drawing circles in the water.
Chen Hui, who was being held aside to listen to his complaints, nodded, "I understand."
"It's ok to stay in the room normally, but I really want to enjoy this high-end bathhouse by myself once." Fu Yiming looked up at the sky, his face full of despair. "And I just heard that there is a massage room here! But there are not enough people, and there is a long line inside. Haohao definitely doesn't have the patience to wait with me."
Chen Hui continued to nod, "I understand."
Fu Yiming was moved.
Suddenly I feel that having such a close friend by my side makes time not so difficult to endure.
He reached out to pat Chen Hui on the shoulder, sighing, "Brother, you really understand me..."
Before he finished his words, there was a loud crash.
Chen Hui stood up.
Fu Yiming stretched out his hand but hit nothing.
He looked up and watched Chen Hui drying himself, a little confused, "You're not going to soak anymore?"
"Oh, no..." Chen Hui said embarrassedly, "Isn't there a sauna room over there? I want to take a sauna for a while before coming back."
Fu Yiming: “?”
So you just left me like that?
Haohao was too young to go to the sauna, and Fu Yiming couldn't possibly leave him alone in the bathing pool, so he was destined to have no chance of going to the sauna.
He watched Chen Hui's figure gradually walk away, with the only two words left in his mind: "ruthless".
*
Chen Hui walked to the sauna room and found two people standing at the door, talking about something excitedly.
It was obvious that they had just come out. They were sweating profusely, and the sweat had soaked the towels, but for some reason they were extremely excited.
"How long have you been adding it?"
"Let me see... 1.1 times!"
"I have more than you, 1.3 times more. Damn, this is too amazing..."
"Do you want to go in and take another look?"
"No, I've already reached my limit. If I go in again, I'm afraid I'll faint. It would be embarrassing if I faint in there."
The two men whispered for a long time, and one of them finally said with regret.
What do you mean by 1.1 times or 1.3 times?
Chen Hui listened and was confused. Seeing the two people muttering something like "don't waste it" and "get out quickly" and walking towards the exit without even having time to rinse off the sweat, he touched his head and pushed open the door of the sauna room in confusion.
The heat wave that hit him almost knocked him over.
Just at this moment, someone stood up, added a spoonful of water into the sauna heater, poured the warm water on the red-hot stones, and hot steam instantly filled the entire room.
Staying inside, breathing becomes stagnate and sweat pours out layer by layer, but one feels exceptionally relaxed and refreshed, as if all the waste in the blood has been discharged.
Chen Hui found a place to sit down and closed his eyes to rest.
His body relaxed and his mind freed as well. He suddenly felt that the sauna process was a bit like the setting of "cleansing the meridians and removing the marrow" in the fantasy novels of the past - so after getting out, the next step should be a great improvement in his cultivation, right?
The group of players who are now the backbone of the game and in their prime were basically in high school or college ten years ago, which was the age when they loved reading novels the most, and Chen Hui was no exception.
He thought about it happily and even recalled the upgrade novels he had read before. It was not until he felt a little dizzy and exhausted that he stood up and prepared to go out.
Unexpectedly, before he had taken two steps, a player next to him suddenly grabbed him and said, "Don't go, the time is not up yet, sit for a while!"
Chen Hui almost stumbled, and looked confused when he heard this, "When is it?"
It's just a sauna, is there a time limit?
The other party was mysterious, "You will know in a moment! Then you will have to thank me for helping you."
He deliberately lowered his voice, giving off the air of a mysterious master, but his voice was extremely hollow.
Chen Hui felt something was wrong, looked carefully and was shocked.
The man looked like he had just been pulled out of the water. His eyelashes were covered with sweat and his whole body was staggering. He sat there with his teeth gritted, like an ascetic monk.
Chen Hui: “…” Good fellow.
Hey brother, you're almost fainting from the heat! Why don't you go out and get some fresh air instead of persuading others not to leave?
What do you think?
Seeing his elder brother swaying again, Chen Hui couldn't help but say, "Don't be so stubborn, get out now..."
It's just a sauna, there's no need to risk your life for it.
But the next second, a window suddenly popped up in front of him.
【Detection of sauna time exceeding 15 minutes】
[Get x1.1 times experience bonus, duration: 8h]
[Please keep up the good work!] 】
Chen Hui: “???”
What flashed by?
He was so shocked that he didn't care about the dizziness anymore. "Experience bonus? What did it just say about experience bonus?"
"It's what you were thinking!" said the shaky elder brother. He was still gritting his teeth and holding on. Perhaps because he was in so much pain, he spoke word by word. "It was discovered by a group of people who entered the sauna not long ago. I guess not many people know about it yet."
"After staying in this sauna for a certain period of time, you can actually gain experience bonuses. This setting has never appeared in the game before."
In past online games, in order to help players quickly get through the difficult leveling period, various experience rewards were often issued, such as signing in to get limited-time experience bonus cards, etc. But doomsday games are not so kind.
Every step of upgrading must be completed by the player himself through fighting monsters. At most, there will be some differences in upgrade speed depending on the efficiency and skills of killing monsters.
Who would have thought that this sauna room in the hot spring, which was not specially advertised, actually had such an incredible function.
Chen Hui was almost stunned by this unexpected surprise.
What is it like to let the novel setting shine into reality?
This boss is a very nice person, and the sauna room can really "cleanse your meridians and marrow".
——After going out, leveling up in a short period of time is more efficient, so how can it not be considered a huge improvement in cultivation?
Chen Hui stupidly looked at the x1.1 sign again and again, and only recalled the conversation between the two people he had just heard at the door. "Oh, by the way, why did I hear the person who just came out say that someone else got a 1.3 times reward? Is this random?"
"Of course... not."
The eldest brother held his breath for a long time, and his voice became weaker and weaker.
"Otherwise, why do you think... I am still... sitting here...?"
Chen Hui: “…”
Before he finished speaking, I don't know what the big brother saw, but an expression of relief suddenly appeared on his face.
With a bang, he rolled his eyes and fell heavily to the ground.
Chen Hui: “!”
He hurriedly dragged the man out of the sauna and made him lie down in a ventilated place outside to rest for a while.
"What's going on?"
Seeing a guest unconscious, the staff in charge of the men's bathing area rushed over.
With more and more customers, the number of employees is also increasing. In order to make it easier for guests to find hotel staff in time when they need help, Shu Mo took the opportunity of the opening of the villa to make a batch of employee uniforms.
There are two types, long-sleeved and short-sleeved, with the Nuannuan Hot Spring logo printed on them. The color is uniformly smoky pink, with no gender distinction.
Short sleeves are for employees who have to go in and out of the bathing area frequently. The indoor temperature here is too high, and wearing long sleeves will easily make you sweat. Long sleeves are worn by ordinary employees. Within the barrier, having one is enough to keep warm.
Of course, if they want, employees working outside can wear short sleeves, and those working indoors can wear long sleeves... Anyway, Shu Mo gave everyone two sets and let them wear whatever they like.
The employee, who was wearing a pink uniform that could be seen from a distance, rushed over and asked, "What happened? Do you need help?"
Chen Hui was touched by the hotel staff's quick response and explained, "It's okay, he just stayed in the sauna for too long and fainted."
And you can't blame the hotel, after all, it was the customer who took the initiative to challenge the limit...
There was a row of lounge chairs at the edge of the bathing area. The staff helped move the brother who had fainted from the heat over there, and brought him a glass of water so that he could replenish his water after he woke up. Only then did they leave with some concern.
After a long while, the eldest brother slowly woke up.
The first thing I did when I woke up was to struggle to check my dashboard, "Have I added my experience?"
Chen Hui: “…”
At this time, are you still thinking about this?
"Experience bonus is important, but you can't ignore your health. Look at the big bump on your head..."
Chen Hui tried his best to persuade him, but the next second, he heard his elder brother crying with joy, "1.5 times! It's 1.5 times!!"
Chen Hui shut up suddenly.
——How many times did you say just now? ? ?
He thought he had heard it wrong, and his eyes widened, "How can it be so high!"
The 1.3 times bonus just now was already very enviable, and he thought that was the limit... but he didn't expect that there would be a higher experience bonus than this.
A 1.5x experience card that lasts for 8 hours means that a normal 90-hour day's work can be completed in just six or seven hours, which can completely make up for the gap in monster-killing efficiency between them and expert players.
And if you can take a sauna before going out to kill monsters in the wild every day, and go out with the buff, making this experience bonus a normal thing, then one month can last for one and a half months.
Two years is equal to three years, ten years is equal to fifteen years, a hundred years is equal to a hundred and fifty years...
It seemed as if a large number of numbers were floating in front of Chen Hui's eyes, making him dizzy.
Suddenly I felt that my body wasn't that important anymore.
"Hey, wake up."
The eldest brother was so thirsty that he picked up the cup of water beside him and drank it in two gulps. He became radiant again. He knew what Chen Hui was thinking at a glance, "Are you calculating how much time you can save if you come to the sauna every day?"
Chen Hui was almost fascinated. When he came to his senses, he felt a little embarrassed and asked, "How did you know?"
"Well, everyone has calculated it." The eldest brother held the cup and said coldly, "When we found the experience bonus function, we were almost crazy with joy. Everyone has dreams, but it's a pity that they can't be realized. It takes 100 points to enter the hot spring once. Even the top elite players in the town can't afford to squander like this every day."
A basin of cold water was poured over him, and Chen Hui suddenly woke up.
He suddenly felt a little regretful.
It feels like the hotel has prepared the meal and is feeding it to your mouth, but because you have no money, you can only watch it without being able to eat it. It is really uncomfortable.
"But don't be too depressed." The eldest brother had obviously thought about these problems while taking a sauna just now. He now told Chen Hui, "Although it is impossible to do it every day, at such a critical moment when preparing to fight a boss or kill an S-level monster, doing it once in advance can also gain a lot of experience."
"——Good steel should be used on the blade."
Chen Hui nodded after hearing this.
Hunting S-level monsters usually takes several days of preparation, so it is not necessary to do it every day.
He thought about it and couldn't help asking again, "By the way, how did you get that x1.5 experience just now? Why is it so high?"
"This is another discovery we made." The eldest brother showed excitement when he mentioned this. "The longer you stay in this sauna, the higher the experience multiplier you will get."
Chen Hui immediately remembered the reminder just now.
"I asked you to wait for a while because fifteen minutes is the threshold for obtaining the reward. Fifteen minutes is the starting point. For every fifteen minutes you persist, the bonus multiplier will increase."
The eldest brother counted, "According to my current test results, fifteen minutes corresponds to 1.1 times, thirty minutes corresponds to 1.3 times, and forty-five minutes corresponds to 1.5 times the experience bonus."
“…and this is probably not even the upper limit.”
His words were shocking.
Chen Hui was stunned. "How do you know this is not the upper limit?"
"Because of the prompt." The eldest brother analyzed calmly, "The prompts given at 15 minutes, 30 minutes, and 45 minutes are all exactly the same. You should have noticed that the last sentence of the system said that we should keep up the good work. This means that there are higher rewards for players to strive for."
"I suspect that by the time the hour is up, the bonus will be 1.7 times, and then even 2 times."
Double the bonus!
Chen Hui's heart skipped a beat.
He was really greedy.
...It would be great if I could live in a sauna.
The eldest brother admired Chen Hui's dazed look for a while - he had the same expression when he was listening to the first group of people who discovered the wonderful uses of the sauna. Things have changed, and now it is finally his turn to shock others.
After appreciating it enough, he continued, with a rather regretful tone, "Unfortunately, I couldn't hold on any longer after forty-five minutes."
As soon as he saw the new pop-up window pop up, he fainted immediately without any hesitation.
Chen Hui: "After coming out, can't I go in again? Will the rewards be refreshed?"
"No one has tried it yet, but I guess even if I go in again, the ending won't be much different." The eldest brother shook his head, still feeling terrified. "Forty-five minutes is really too torturous. I don't know if it's a deliberate setting by the system to increase the difficulty in order to give players enough challenges. Anyway, from the beginning of the half hour, every second felt like an age. It's almost impossible to last an hour."
In the last few minutes, he was in a trance and was only able to hold on by willpower.
I finally managed to hold on for forty-five minutes. If I went in again, the points multiplier would be refreshed. But in the end, I couldn't even hold on for forty-five minutes. The 1t.5 times turned into 1.3 times. Who can I cry to?
The eldest brother was very determined and was not prepared to go in again.
"However, I will definitely come back to try it when I have time." He then added, "I have a feeling that it's like long-distance running. If I can maintain a certain frequency and insist on coming here to steam, the more times I do it, the longer I can persist. Sooner or later, I will be able to reach an hour."
Even if it is just to increase the time, you have to be diligent.
In his mind, he had already considered this as an initial investment in order to obtain a double experience card.
Seeing that Chen Hui was still in deep thought, the eldest brother waved his hand and said, "Okay, just sit there and take your time. I'm going out first. I have to go out and fight monsters in the afternoon. These 100 points can't be wasted."
But on second thought, he spent a hundred points, enjoyed the hot springs and sauna, and gained several buffs and experience bonuses, so he actually made a profit.
The eldest brother was so happy that he completely forgot that he had a big bump on his head.
The countdowns for those buffs were flashing brightly before his eyes, which was simply the most effective reminder. He didn't think any more about it, stood up and said goodbye to Chen Hui, and soon disappeared from the exit.
Chen Hui sat there for a while, various thoughts running through his mind.
The longer you stay, the higher the reward, but the big brother didn't say what determines the length of time you stay in the sauna.
He felt a little regretful that he had not asked clearly. He looked up and unexpectedly discovered that his stamina bar had dropped by half without him noticing.
"Sauna will consume your energy..."
Chen Hui murmured.
By the way, before the advent of the game, taking a sauna was a very physically demanding activity.
Does the length of time one can persist depend on the player's physical strength?
...Then if I temporarily increase my physical strength, wouldn't I be able to hold on for longer?
His eyes lit up.
As a veteran customer of the hot spring, Chen Hui clearly remembered the functions of most of the goods sold here, among which there happened to be items that could temporarily increase physical strength. In addition, there are products like coffee milk and latte that can reduce the rate at which your physical strength decreases.
As long as you stack the effects of these and then enter the sauna, it shouldn't be difficult to last for an hour.
When Chen Hui thought of this, he slapped his thigh excitedly, feeling that he had discovered a loophole in the hot spring setting.
It's a pity that he can't go out to buy things now. He looked around and decided to test how long his basic physical strength can last in the sauna, so that he can have a reference when stacking the effects in the future.
Fortunately, there is a sulfur hot spring right after you come out of the sauna. After soaking in it for a while, your physical strength will be restored in just a few minutes.
Otherwise, if you are outside, you will have to wait for several hours in vain.
Chen Hui entered the main sulfur bath and happened to meet Fu Yiming.
When the latter saw him, his eyes were dim and somewhat resentful, "You are finally back."
Chen Hui: “…”
Oh no, I talked with that big brother for too long and almost forgot my previous promise.
He laughed dryly and said, "But I gained a lot from this trip."
Chen Hui did not hide anything and told Fu Yiming the function of the sauna room, and also told him his own guess -
"This should be of greater help to elite players like you. To stack up your stamina, you have to spend a lot of points. Ordinary players can't afford such consumption."
As for Chen Hui himself, he just wanted to try it once and didn't plan to keep doing it this way.
After all, it was he who came up with the method, and he was also very curious whether it would work.
"Experience bonus?" Fu Yiming was also shocked after hearing this.
He thought of something, his joking expression disappeared, and he fell into deep thought. It took him a long while to come back to his senses. He said tactfully: "But I think the loophole in the hotel may not be so easy to exploit."
Chen Hui, however, believed in the efficacy of hot spring products and said optimistically, "Who cares? Let's try it first. If it doesn't work, we'll talk about it later."
The two people have different opinions, but their actual ideas are the same, which is based on their trust in the hot spring.
Seeing this, Fu Yiming stopped trying to persuade him.
A few minutes later, Chen Hui's strength was restored. He took a deep breath and went back to the sauna room.
This time, there were more people inside, and several of them had discovered the benefits of the sauna and were excitedly talking to each other about it.
However, talking loudly in such a hot and humid environment was too tiring, so they soon shut up and concentrated on counting the seconds.
Chen Hui sat down and stared closely at his stamina bar.
As time passed, the physical strength value above my head dropped rapidly. After about twenty minutes, it turned into a precarious deep red.
"How could it drop so quickly?"
Chen Hui felt dizzy. If this continued, he might not even be able to last half an hour, let alone forty-five minutes.
When his strength was running out and there was still a short distance to thirty minutes, Chen Hui gritted his teeth and simply closed his eyes, no longer looking at the glaring scarlet.
Out of sight, out of mind.
From this moment on, every minute and every second seemed extremely long, but unexpectedly, Chen Hui maintained this state and persisted for several minutes.
【Detection of sauna time exceeding 30 minutes】
[Get x1.3 times experience bonus, duration: 8h]
[Please keep up the good work!] 】
Chen Hui raised his head and found that there was only a thin gap left on the stamina bar above his head, but it seemed to be hanging by something and had not dropped to the lowest level.
Could it be that physical strength is just a superficial cover, and what the sauna really tests is not the player's physical strength?
The thought flashed through his mind, and Chen Hui looked at the pop-up window. When he realized that he had achieved his goal, the pressure in his heart loosened. His body swayed, his eyes went dark, and he lost consciousness the next second.
When I opened my eyes again, I was facing Haohao's concerned face.
He lay beside Chen Hui, and when he saw him wake up, he shouted in surprise: "Uncle is awake!"
Fu Yiming, who was standing by, approached immediately, "Are you okay?"
He hesitated, "Your forehead... do you want to go to the mall and buy a potion to remove it?"
Chen Hui raised his hand and felt a big bump on his head, "..."
It didn't hurt, and I don't know if it was a special game effect created to show that he had fallen.
"What are the test results?" Fu Yiming asked.
Chen Hui sighed, "Good news, even if you don't have enough physical strength, you can still extend your time in there by relying on willpower."
"Bad news. Since the sauna tests willpower, all that physical strength is useless."
He felt a little embarrassed because he thought he had discovered the loophole of the hot spring, but it turned out to be completely wrong in the end.
Fu Yiming thought for a moment, "However, testing willpower... this method is better than testing physical strength."
"After all, physical strength is fixed, and it is easy for players to see where their upper limit is. If they know they can't meet the requirements, they won't challenge it. But I'm afraid no one is willing to admit that their willpower is not as good as others."
"Players all think they are special. Even if they fail a few times, they will find all kinds of excuses. If they keep doing this, their consumption will naturally go up."
When he said this, he couldn't help but sigh, "How smart."
But seeing through all this, won’t he go?
Of course not!
On the contrary, Fu Yiming felt that his desire to win was stimulated.
He really didn't believe it. Who said he couldn't be the first person to hold on for an hour by relying on willpower!
When other people brush the brush repeatedly, it means they don’t know themselves, but when you brush the brush yourself, it means you are brave enough to challenge - the two are completely different things!
Fu Yiming was confident.
He rubbed his hands and asked Chen Hui: "Can you help me watch Haohao for a while? I'll go in and try too."
Chen Hui: “…”
It seems like I have seen the ending.
But he nodded and said, "Go ahead."
…
More than half an hour later, Fu Yiming was carried out naked with a big bump on his head.
Chen Hui leans back——
What does it mean to score three goals?
The employee in charge of the move was panting. He put Fu Yiming on a recliner and left. "There are two more people waiting to be carried inside!"
I didn't tell him when he applied for the job that this was actually a physical job!
"I'm so sorry to bother you."
Chen Hui apologized and sent the employees away. He turned around and sat down, covering Fu Yiming, who had stars in his eyes, with a towel.
While sighing.
"Look, this is the fate of not believing in evil..."
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