Summer limited seaside shop
When Shu Mo announced that "vacation is over and it's time to get back to work", he felt a little embarrassed.
After all, this vacation ended too quickly.
She added: "We really need manpower to renovate the cabin. Once it's built, I'll give you a few extra days off as compensation."
No one thought there was anything wrong.
"Boss, please stop talking. This place is too dirty and really needs to be cleaned. Otherwise, we won't be able to stay here even if we want to go on vacation." Gu Xiao was very understanding.
Before coming here, no one expected that Bauhinia Town would be in such a situation, and it’s not Shu Mo’s fault.
Mo Bai even took out his own cleaning tools.
Liu Xueruo was lost in thought. "Boss, are you planning to open a store here?"
"Well, now that we're here, I've always wanted to expand the scope of the hot spring business." Shu Mo nodded and said half-seriously, "It's so hot now, how about selling some cold drinks?"
Gu Xiao immediately raised his hand, "I agree!"
Liu Xueruo did not object. "The residents of Bauhinia Town don't seem to use the teleportation array very often. We can't go to the water park to escape the heat. This hot weather must be very unbearable."
Even if Nuannuan Hot Spring provides free teleportation, the savings of these ordinary players are not enough to support their consumption in the hot spring.
It would be better to build a small grocery store next to the town, selling cheap cold drinks and summer desserts to help residents cool down.
Liu Xueruo thought about it and felt that she had guessed Shu Mo's thoughts.
Having just witnessed the desperate scene in the town, her mood for vacation had long since faded, and Shu Mo's proposal was exactly what she wanted.
Liu Yan was also thinking about the residents of the town. Yao Yonghui, who had visited Bauhinia Town before, did not want to see this beautiful town gradually decline, so he wanted to contribute. The few people quickly reached a consensus.
It will be easy if we work together. Shu Mo motioned for them to wait at the door for a while, "I'll go check out the situation first."
After saying that, he turned around and carefully opened the door.
The shabby wooden door was wobbly and its hinges were loose. Shu Mo was worried that he had pushed too hard, so he simply removed the door along with the handle.
The room was empty, with some broken wooden boards of unknown origin on the floor, all covered with a thick layer of dust, and spider webs in the corners of the ceiling.
Shu Mo: “…”
Good job.
She choked twice as she entered the door and quickly covered her nose.
They said they wanted to go into the house to check, but in fact the basic information and layout of the house could be found in the management system. It was just too abrupt to stand at the door and look at the panel, so she found an excuse to stay away from the crowd.
After a rough walk around the cabin, I found that it was not big, and the entrance hall took up half of the area. There is a corridor through the door of the hall, with two square bedrooms on each side and a small bathroom at the end. A narrow corner staircase next to it leads to a small attic above your head.
The whole wooden house looked like it would collapse if blown, but fortunately there were quite a few rooms, more than enough for several people to live together.
Shu Mo plans to use the front hall for business and the back room for living. After it's cleaned, it can be considered a beachfront holiday cottage.
She planned in her mind while standing in the corridor and opening the business panel.
[You currently own a total of 2 stores]
[Your location is detected: Zijinghua Town (suburbs)]
[Automatically switch to local business facility: Unnamed 1]
Looking at the pop-up reminder, Shu Mo suddenly realized a problem.
Since the system allows me to add new business routes, could it be the reason why there is such a building here?
She remembered the old man's words, "I don't know who left it here," and she became more certain.
In a doomsday game, even tall buildings can be destroyed overnight, so how could only a wooden house like this be left behind? Apart from the management system, she really couldn't think of anyone else who could do such a thing in the doomsday game.
...If that’s the case, could there be other “unlocked stores” on the map that haven’t been discovered yet?
Shu Mo's thoughts drifted further and further away.
She deeply felt that she would not be bored in the future.
But right now, there are more urgent things to do.
Shu Mo randomly named the current store "Seaside Shop" to replace the original sloppy "Unnamed 1".
The modification was completed, a light flashed, and the newly upgraded business panel slowly unfolded before his eyes.
The modules were no different from the previous ones, divided into basic information, shopping mall, employee information, etc. Shu Mo was already used to it and just glanced over them.
The only thing worth mentioning is that the settlement currency in the mall seems to have changed.
"What is this?" she asked, pointing at the strange symbol next to the number below the product.
In the original shopping mall, each product had a price in points under it, but this time, there was an additional light blue smiley face icon in front of the number.
In addition, the items in the mall are pitifully few and far from as rich and diverse as in the past.
System: [This side quest adopts the “mood value” settlement method. You can collect mood points by meeting visitor needs and improving their mood index. Mood points can be used in a variety of ways, such as purchasing goods, replenishing stocks, upgrading facilities, etc. 】
"What about the currency that customers use when they make purchases?" she asked.
System: [Customers still use game points to settle their purchases. You can choose to merge the points into the operating account of the main store "Nuannuan Hot Spring". 】
Shu Mo seemed to be thinking about something.
So, she couldn't use the points in her account to purchase facilities and had to start from scratch.
But once it's through the start-up phase and things are getting better, the seaside shop will have high profits because it has almost no operating costs (it still has to pay employees' salaries). This part of the profit will be transferred into your own account.
Even if she waits until the end of the game and changes the currency for settlement, it will not affect her income.
but……
Shu Mo frowned and looked at the pitiful 0 in the account.
There are not many facilities in the mall. Any checkout counter costs 30 points, and a shelf costs 20 points, not counting the prices of the goods.
How could she afford it?
Even if you don't need shelves and just sell the products on the ground, you still need money to purchase the goods.
Why does it feel like this store is going to die before it even gets off the ground?
Shu Mo always felt that this scene was familiar. Thinking of the past lessons, he immediately became alert: "It won't be that we won't make enough money after midnight this time, so we have to recycle the facilities, right?"
System: [Host, don't worry. You don't need to pay maintenance fees while the branch line is in progress. 】
System: [In addition, this update also introduces a new feature - Summer Heat Value. 】
A huge arrow popped up on the panel, pointing straight to the upper right corner.
Only then did Shu Mo notice that there was a small orange sun on the account, but it was also 0 o'clock.
System: [The heat is unbearable, employees and guests are suffering, find a way to dissipate the heat and collect the dropped heat points! 】
System: [Summer points can be used for Gachapon, new products and facilities are waiting to be unlocked. 】
After saying that, it spit out a machine.
[Obtained: [Childhood Gachapon Machine]*1]
Shu Mo dragged the machine out and took a look.
It is a common style of gashapon machine, about chest height for an adult, with a red body and the upper part being a huge sphere covered with glass, filled with fist-sized gashapon.
The capsule toy opens and closes up and down, and is shaped like a Pokémon ball. It has a translucent plastic shell on the top and markings of different colors on the bottom, so the contents inside cannot be seen from the outside.
Turn the knob on the fuselage and the capsule will randomly roll out from the exit below. It is marked next to it [10 heat values (little sun) once].
Shu Mo was very interested in the name of this machine.
The childhood capsule toy machine...it really fits her positioning of this store.
Shu Mo does not plan to develop this branch store into a super-large chain business like hot springs, serving hundreds of millions of potential customers around the world.
It just stays as it is - just like a small, common grocery store in childhood.
A large sticker was affixed to the bright red body of the capsule machine. The sticker was the same light blue as the ocean, and read [Summer Special!!].
Shu Mo looked around and put it away for the time being.
I also have an idea of the business model of the new store.
It is like a DLC that is unlocked after completing the main storyline, and the gameplay and content are different from before. But overall, it is not as complicated as the main storyline.
Facilities can be unlocked using capsule toys, no wonder there are so few types of goods in the mall.
But no matter how little, she can't afford it at the moment.
...Shu Mo was helpless.
There was still more to explore as to the mood value, but if the house was not cleaned before tonight, they would have to sleep in a tent.
Shu Mo came out of the front hall, opened the door, and called back a few people who were sitting in the shade of a tree not far away.
It was only a few steps from under the tree, but Gu Xiao's whole face was wrinkled, like a female ghost who was exposed to the sun and had nowhere to hide, and she kept shouting "It's so hot, so hot".
Coming out of the main entrance, there is a platform in front of the house, and after the platform are three steps. This design is probably to raise the foundation to prevent moisture. Shu Mo looked at her like this and prepared to go back and set up a parasol on the platform and put some benches for guests to rest.
From the platform, you can directly see the beach and sea below. The view is excellent. It would be a shame not to take advantage of such a good location.
"Thank you for your hard work. Please clean the house first. We will be staying here tonight."
She will distribute the cleaning tools she received from the system.
Standing by the window with a rag in his hand, there was a layer of dust on the window, turning the good glass into an opaque frosted texture. Shu Mo stared at the few pieces of yellow-green mold in the corner and uttered a disgusted "Ugh".
There was no choice but to press the rag on.
After rubbing it up and down, the entire piece of glass gradually became transparent.
Shu Mo: “?”
She moved her arms again in confusion, and large patches of mold were obediently brushed away until the last trace of dust disappeared, and a "ding" sound came from her ears.
[Cleanliness +3%]
Shu Mo was shocked.
Just cleaning the house, there is real-time numerical feedback!
Moreover, she didn't put in much effort just now, and she only wiped a small area from beginning to end, but it worked on the entire window. It seems that the cleaning process has been simplified, just like the normal game.
Isn’t that simple?
She suddenly became motivated.
Shu Mo waved the rag, sweeping across every window like a whirlwind. Wherever I passed, the window glass was so clean that it blingbling and reflected the sparkling sea surface. Stretch out the broom and poke the spider web in the corner. With a turn, the corner will be as clean as new.
The stubborn stains on the wall were removed piece by piece, revealing the original color of the wood. The wooden boards piled on the ground were put into backpacks, and bags of garbage were thrown away... This process was so healing.
Before I knew it, the house looked brand new.
【Cleanliness: 100%】
Shu Mo carefully dusted off the last bit of dust and finally heard this refreshing reminder.
【You have completed the store cleaning work】
[The environment has become clean and sanitary, and the mood of players in the current area has improved! 】
Several arrows appear in front of you with special effects of rising up.
[Mood value +50]
The numbers on the account jumped, and Shu Mo breathed a sigh of relief.
【Facility upgrade! 】
[[A dilapidated house] → [Small wooden house (normal)]]
[Description: A plain little house with the owner's living area at the back. 】
After the facilities were upgraded, Shu Mo received several gifts from the system.
She took a look and saw a few single beds and bedside tables and other furniture that could be used to decorate the bedroom at the back.
Shu Mo quickly allocated four bedrooms and a loft.
Liu Xueruo and Liu Yan were in one room, Shu Mo, Gu Xiao and Yao Yonghui were in one room each. The attic was spacious, but inconvenient to go up and down, so it was given to Mo Bai and Mimic Beast.
The room is small, but it has excellent lighting. It is very bright after being tidied up, and you can see the sea when you open the window. Shu Mo suddenly had an idea and opened all the doors and windows of the house.
The sea breeze passed through the hall, and the air in the room circulated slowly, blowing on the skin surface covered with sticky sweat, which immediately made people feel refreshed.
The perceived temperature dropped significantly.
[Heat value +10]
The two points were finally no longer 0, and Shu Mo was satisfied.
There was no guaranteed prize for the gashapon, so she just drew it directly.
The knob made a rattling and intermittent sound when it was turned. When it was turned to the end, my hand suddenly felt light and a plastic ball rolled out from the exit.
[I drew "Orange Soda"!] 】
[The product has been unlocked and can be purchased in the mall. 】
It takes a lot of energy to unlock products, but simply purchasing them is very cheap.
Shu Mo was thankful for his good luck and without hesitation, he spent 40 points to buy a refrigerated display cabinet.
——Ordinary wooden shelves don’t have refrigeration function, so how can we drink soda at room temperature?
Her expression didn't change at all. After making the purchase, she spent another 10 mood points to purchase 10 bottles of orange soda, which she neatly displayed in a row.
Gu Xiao and others went into the house to tidy up their bedrooms. When they came out, they saw a large refrigerator suddenly appeared in the corner of the empty front hall. Their eyes widened.
"Boss, you've performed magic again!"
Shu Mo opened the refrigerator, and a blanket of cold white air immediately came out.
She was almost reluctant to close it.
After hesitating for a while, he took out a bottle of orange soda and said, "Come here, one bottle for each of you."
A group of people rushed forward.
The soda was in a long and thin glass bottle. When it came into contact with the hot and humid air outside, a layer of water droplets immediately condensed on the surface. When I held it in my hand, my palms were wet with water. The bottle cap was pried open a crack, and the slightest sound of air flow could be heard. Cool air came out and a faint orange scent lingered at the tip of my nose.
After rushing on the road and being busy for a long time, they were already thirsty.
Some people were so impatient that they pried open the bottle cap and poured the liquid into the bottle.
The iced soda flowed down my throat, saving my smoking throat and soothing the heat along the way. Shu Mo drank half the bottle in one breath and felt refreshed all over.
This is what summer should be like!
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