While the capital city was undergoing dramatic changes, Huaixi City was preparing for the Lantern Festival after the New Year.
Originally, ordinary people did not have the custom of celebrating the Lantern Festival, but after hearing that the immortals would hold a fireworks display on this day, the idea of the Lantern Festival spread among the people, and they unanimously chose to celebrate with the immortals on this day.
When An Ge heard the news, she was deeply moved. She felt that she had not provided any direct help to the people, but the people were grateful to her, which made her feel unworthy of it.
After reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, she clearly felt the impact of merit on her cultivation. Although this plane clearly didn't have much spiritual energy, thanks to the love and respect of the people, she encountered relatively few obstacles in her cultivation.
According to Xiao Qi, a divine essence can absorb the power of faith, which can be converted into spiritual energy to accelerate cultivation. An Ge didn't know how much faith power she had, but the abundant spiritual energy in her dantian told her that this power was not to be underestimated.
"Another day of worrying about cultivating too fast." An Ge sighed. She thought she was still far from the Golden Core stage, but judging from the current situation, she would have to go to the Heavenly Demon City to cultivate ahead of schedule.
With the Lantern Festival drawing ever closer, the inn had made ample preparations for the fireworks display. Seeing the endless stream of people arriving, An Ge had a sudden inspiration: "That's it! Since the people want to celebrate the Lantern Festival, why don't I hand over the fireworks to the local governments? That way, they won't have to travel all the way to Xianyuan Town."
Without further ado, An Ge immediately went to the Prince Duan's residence and told him about her idea.
The Prince Duan's Mansion naturally had no objections. Although this seemed like a small matter, it represented the immortals' concern for the Prince Duan's Mansion and the people of Huaixi City. After the Prince Duan's Mansion made arrangements, the Prince Duan's prestige among the people would be further enhanced.
Soon, news spread throughout the fiefdom that the Prince Duan's mansion, entrusted by the immortals, would be holding fireworks displays in various locations. Even some remote areas learned of the news.
The news caused an uproar among the people. Some of them lived far from Xianyuan Town and could not easily reach the inn, but the order from the Prince Duan's Mansion relieved them of any worries.
According to the immortals, the Lantern Festival is only lively when there are lantern displays. All counties prepare various lanterns well in advance, and the curfew is lifted on this day.
On the Lantern Festival, people from all over flocked to the county town to participate in the lantern festival and watch the fireworks display.
The merchants in the county town were all smiles. They lived far from Xianyuan Town, and although business was much better than before, they could barely make ends meet. With such a big festival in the county, their business in just one day was almost equivalent to several months' worth in the past.
On the night of the Lantern Festival, lanterns and decorations were everywhere. County magistrates across the land put in their best efforts to make the festival a resounding success. Some even went to inns to inquire about Lantern Festival customs.
Therefore, in addition to eating glutinous rice balls and admiring lanterns, various places have added some interesting activities such as guessing lantern riddles, which makes people very curious.
"Bang!" A loud sound pierced the night sky, and the fireworks display officially began.
People looked up at the dazzling fireworks, their faces beaming with happiness.
An Ge and Hu Jiu sat in the office on the top floor of the inn, watching the dazzling fireworks. Neither of them spoke, but a warm atmosphere filled the air between them.
After the Lantern Festival, the New Year celebrations came to an end. The guests discovered that the inn had many new and interesting things to offer. In addition to the arena, the long-awaited amusement park and library were finally revealed.
Just as they had guessed, the amusement park was indeed a place for fun. They had originally thought it would be another place to clear their minds, like the Fairy Garden, but they were surprised to be immediately drawn to the enormous ship in front of them upon entering the amusement park.
According to the description, this is called a pirate ship, and it specifically states that people with poor health or weak mental resilience are not allowed to ride it.
Some people thought it was just a boat, what was there to be afraid of? Ignoring the warnings, they even chose a seat that was supposedly the most thrilling.
Then, these people experienced what true thrills are. The screams of the more timid echoed through the sky, startling the still hesitant tourists.
After one round, the tourists trembled as they disembarked from the pirate ship, some of the more timid ones even having suspicious fluid between their legs.
This is terrifying! This isn't an amusement park; it's a death trap!
The tour guide even said that this was already a relatively mild activity. Mild?
No wonder the inn specially invited a lot of doctors from the city after the amusement park opened. They used to find it strange, but now they understand.
Many people, after experiencing initial fear, found enjoyment in the experience and went on to try different thrilling activities.
This is probably what it feels like to have both love and hate.
But amusement parks aren't all about thrill rides; there are also many fun attractions that are very popular, especially with female visitors and children.
Some villagers living nearby followed the instructions and sold trinkets and snacks at stalls in the park, and their business was surprisingly good.
These stalls were specially prepared by An Ge for the villagers who relocated to Cangshan, and they were only charged a very small fee. These people basically have no farmland. Although they can barely make ends meet by doing odd jobs because of the guesthouse, their lives are still quite difficult.
I heard that the inn will set up some stalls for them, and these locals will use all their skills to win the right to rent the stalls. This healthy competition also allows tourists to experience more delicious snacks and more exquisite trinkets.
Visitors reluctantly left when the park closed.
The amusement park was so big, and there were so many rides, that they simply didn't have time to experience them all in one day. Some visitors decided to wait until the park opened tomorrow to try out the remaining rides.
To An Ge's surprise, when she looked at the revenue from amusement park projects on the management panel, the highest percentage came from haunted houses!
"Weren't the ancients the most superstitious? How come there are so many people in the haunted house?" An Ge was very curious about this.
She had experienced that haunted house before; after all, amusement parks are special buildings, and the haunted house was much more realistic than in her previous life. An Ge considered herself brave enough, but she was still quite frightened by the haunted house.
Unbeknownst to An Ge, influenced by "Journey to the West," everyone's curiosity about ghosts and monsters overcame their fear. They knew the amusement park would ensure their safety, and since it was a rare opportunity to see ghosts and monsters, they wanted to experience what it was like to be in the underworld.
Soon, those who entered the haunted house regretted it.
Why didn't anyone tell them beforehand that these ghosts were so scary?
Some of the more timid ones fainted and were eventually forcibly carried out by the staff.
But people have a natural curiosity. The more terrifying the haunted house is described by tourists who have experienced it, the more curious people become about it, thinking that they will definitely not be scared out of their wits.
Therefore, the number of tourists entering the haunted house has never stopped, and there is even a growing trend of increasing numbers.
However, a closer look reveals that most of them only received a trial card once, with very few repeat customers.
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