About two weeks later, Meng Xia announced her departure.
An Ge was somewhat surprised; she had thought Meng Xia would stay a little longer. "There's no time limit for your stay here, so why are you in such a hurry to go back?"
"I'm a woman who suffered serious injuries while building this planet. If I stay any longer, I'll be so happy I won't want to leave. As your contractor, I can't let you down. Anyway, there will be plenty of opportunities to come, so there's no rush."
An Ge wasn't surprised to hear Meng Xia's words. Although Meng Xia seemed unreliable, she always had her own ideas.
"Then be careful when you get back. If you need anything, just tell me. You said it yourself, I am your contractor, so it is only right that I help you."
Meng Xia was so moved that her eyes welled up with tears. "The best thing I've ever done in my life is meeting you. Xiao Ge'er, you're so wonderful, I'm almost falling in love with you."
Seeing Meng Xia's antics, An Ge chuckled, opened the management interface, credited Meng Xia with a large number of points, and said in a domineering CEO tone, "Take these points, buy whatever you need."
Meng Xia rested her chin on her fists and said, "Yes, Mr. President." She was indeed short of points right now, so she wouldn't be polite when she shouldn't be.
After Meng Xia left, An Ge returned to her usual lazy and indifferent state.
Thanks to the holographic ring, the alternate dimension, and the teleportation array, the inn has recently experienced another surge in revenue. The holographic ring, in particular, caused a sensation as soon as it was released.
The holographic ring can transmit not only sound but also images. Originally, everyone thought that such a thing only existed in legends. Now that the legend has become a reality, how can people not be excited?
Unfortunately, holographic rings are limited in number and extremely expensive. Even some powerful and wealthy people have to think long and hard before buying one, and even if they have the money, they may not be able to buy one.
Ange has no intention of expanding production. After all, the holographic ring is far ahead of this era, and it can be used outside the inn, which may become an unstable factor in development.
As for who to give the holographic ring to, An Ge considered it for a long time before deciding on the candidate.
First, each of Ango's core employees must have one. This way, even if they are in different places, they can still contact each other within the same dimension.
When the holographic ring was taken out, even the usually composed Hu Jiu couldn't help but be surprised.
According to Hu Jiu, there are image-recording stones in the Tianxuan Continent that can communicate over long distances, but they are extremely rare. Only major sects have them, and even the demon race only has one in their own territory.
I never imagined that such a miraculous object would be so common in interstellar space.
Hu Jiu had never been particularly enthusiastic about technology, but after seeing the holographic ring, he immediately became extremely interested.
Seeing Hu Jiu's shocked expression, An Ge felt a little smug. "Because of limitations, the holographic ring can only function as the tip of the iceberg. If you're interested, I'll take you to see interstellar space next time."
"When our inn develops to a certain stage in the future, the holographic technology you mentioned will definitely appear. There's no need to rush."
"Hu Jiu, I feel like our thoughts are becoming more and more alike." Coincidentally, that's what she thought back then too.
“After all, it’s normal for a husband and wife to have the same ideas when they are of one mind,” Hu Jiu said matter-of-factly.
An Ge rolled her eyes. She noticed that Hu Jiu often took advantage of her verbally. They had just become lovers, and he already made others call her "Young Madam," and now he constantly used terms like "husband and wife."
What's frightening is that she actually started to accept it.
Even though they've only been dating for a short time, why do they always seem like an old married couple?
"By the way, you said you wanted azurite last time, and Jon brought it with him this time." As he spoke, he took out a jade-green stone.
An Ge was somewhat surprised. She remembered mentioning it to Hu Jiu only once, and Hu Jiu had taken it to heart. She had originally planned to go to the Tianxuan Continent or, if she had the chance, to the Western Fantasy World to find the Azure Stone again, but she almost forgot that Qiao En was in the Western Fantasy World and could ask him to help bring it over.
"Hu Jiu, you're so good to me, what will I do if I leave you in the future?"
Hu Jiu grinned broadly. "Then you'd better hold on tight to me."
An Ge accepted the azure stone, feeling a warm glow in her heart.
Compared to passionate, dramatic love affairs, she preferred the slow and steady relationship she had with Hu Jiu.
With the lapis lazuli in hand, Ango went to the foundry and gave it to Hogg.
Hogg examined the stone and said after a moment, "The quality is excellent. Rest assured, shopkeeper, leave it to me. I can make it for you in less than three days." He knew that elves had come to the inn, so he wasn't surprised that he could obtain the lapis lazuli.
An Ge felt somewhat apologetic towards Hogg. Although she now understood Fang Yuanyuan better, she still couldn't find a way to cross dimensions. Despite Hogg's usual activities of forging and drinking, An Ge knew he was suppressing something deep inside.
"This is special equipment after all. Just name your price." Ange gave Hogg the greatest freedom, and in return, he needed to earn his own living to make a better life.
"It won't cost much. Ever since the manager restricted my drinking, I haven't been able to use up my points. How about this, in the future, if you ask me to create something, you don't need to give me points. Just let me have a few more drinks every day."
Seeing Hogg's pitiful look, Ange felt somewhat helpless. It wasn't that she was deliberately making things difficult for Hogg; it was just that he had made a lot of mistakes because of drinking.
Putting aside the assassination attempt, he almost burned down the foundry because of drinking.
Fortunately, the foundry was built with special materials and there were no other buildings around, otherwise Hogg would have experienced the feeling of spending his life in jail.
"From now on, you can have two bottles a day, no more than that."
Hogg smacked his lips. "Alright, better than nothing. By the way, manager, since the arrival of these visitors from another world is related to the inn, does my presence here mean that people from my dimension might also come?"
"The pattern of the guests' arrivals is just my guess, so I can't be sure." Seeing Hogg's downcast look, Ange quickly added, "The next opening of the spatial gate is not far away. We'll be able to confirm it once another wave of guests arrives."
The Gate of Space is the name An Ge gave to that magical door.
An Ge felt that his guess was very likely. You see, there are countless planes. Just the ones we know of are three thousand great worlds, three thousand medium worlds, and three thousand small worlds. Each of these worlds is further divided into three thousand realms, not to mention those unknown and mysterious planes.
In countless planes of existence, if it weren't for the Elf Garden, it would be harder than climbing to heaven for an inn to have elf guests.
Fearing that Hogg would be disappointed, Ange did not voice her guess.
Hogg perked up. "An optimistic dwarf won't be discouraged by this. Even if there are no visitors to my plane, it doesn't matter. I believe the shopkeeper will be able to send me back."
"Don't worry, I will definitely take you home," An Ge assured her.
To Ange's surprise, Hogg's guess turned out to be a prophecy. When the portal opened, the visitor from another world was actually from his own plane.
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