Chapter 12 Unlock the Housing Tent
She opened the store interface and searched for a long time in the two main modules of architecture and decoration. Finally, she found what she wanted in a small corner of the decoration interface. "Found it!"
[This item is worth 2000 game coins. Would you like to purchase it?]
Lin Nanxing chose yes without hesitation.
A minute later, a tent appeared outside the swimming pool.
Lin Nanxing unzipped the tent, revealing a more spacious interior than he had imagined, furnished with a simple bed and some basic necessities.
A grown man can live comfortably here.
Lin Nanxing nodded repeatedly.
The system only mentioned people who own a place to live, but it didn't say that the place to live had to be a house. The mall had all kinds of houses, including wooden houses, stone houses, and large villas, but looking at the prices that were over six figures, Lin Nanxing politely declined.
This tent is great! It only costs 2000 points, and the daily operating cost is only 20 points. It can meet the needs of overnight stays and save costs. She thinks it is the king of cost-effectiveness.
Shu Yi immediately checked into a hotel next to the swimming pool. Of course, it wasn't free. Lin Nanxing had taken into account the prices of the hotels she had stayed at before, and added a slight markup, charging 500 points per day and night.
Lin Nanxing's original words when promoting the property to Shu Yi were: "As long as you stay in Xingxing Territory, you can enjoy a comfortable temperature all day long, comparable to all-round air conditioning service. Not only that, the swimming pool in the territory is free to use. These 500 points are quite a bargain."
Linking accommodations with swimming pools is a common marketing tactic for hotels. As the first guest to check in, Lin Nanxing generously sold Shu Yi a bowl of spaghetti.
Just kidding, the store only sells nutritional mud. If Lin Nanxing wants to eat something delicious, he has to work hard to hunt monsters. I wonder which monster Da Rong killed to get this pasta. It tastes pretty good.
After dinner, Lin Nanxing glanced at the darkening sky outside, yawned, and went back to her room to rest. She was exhausted after a long day.
Lin Nanxing fell asleep immediately, but Shu Yi, in the other tent, tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
His wounds had mostly healed after being treated in the pool, and he lay on the cool, soft bed, feeling the slight breeze inside the tent.
Although the bed was simple, it was already a rare comfort for Shu Yi.
Outside the tent, the sounds of monsters attacking and banyan tree spirits tearing through the air echoed in the night sky. These sounds might normally make people uneasy, but at this moment, they became the background noise for Shu Yi to fall asleep, and he gradually became sleepy.
Congratulations, host, on successfully completing your second day of business! Settlement is now complete:
Today's income:
Swimming pool: Accommodated 17 guests, generating 2950 points.
Tent: Used by 1 guest, earning 500 points.
Commodity transactions: A total of 51 instant noodles, 119 bat jelly, 1 beer, 1 braised pork, and 1 spaghetti were sold, generating 10760 points.
Today's total turnover: 14210 points
Today's territory operating cost: 820 points
Total profit today: 13390 points
Congratulations, host, you have achieved a profit. No buildings were reclaimed today.
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Lin Nanxing was woken up by a system notification in the early morning.
[Congratulations, host! A temporary resident has been added to your territory, successfully unlocking the residential module in the mall!]
Unlock Bonus: The facilities where temporary residents live are temporarily defined as residences.
The residential module is now activated. You can go to the store to purchase related buildings, such as apartment buildings, villas, hotels, etc.
Please continue your efforts, host, and let's create a perfect territory together!
[Congratulations, host. You currently have three buildings: Swimming pool (level 1), Barrier (level 1), and Tent (level 1) (temporary).]
Simply entertain 28 guests and your territory will be upgraded to a Star Camp. We hope you will continue your efforts!
Lin Nanxing rubbed his sleepy eyes, sat up, looked at the message, and subconsciously pulled up the territory information interface.
To upgrade a shop to a campsite, the following conditions must be met.
[1. Host 50 guests. (22/50, Incomplete)]
2. Shop revenue reaches 10,000 game coins. (15710/10000 points, completed)
[3. Unlock 3 different buildings. (3/3, Completed)]
This is great news!
Yesterday, Lin Nanxing bought tents simply to retain Shu Yi, a major customer. Unexpectedly, things turned out differently, and the tents became a building by accident.
Although it was only temporary, Lin Nanxing was still very happy. She had been thinking about upgrading her territory, and the most difficult part was the building upgrade.
After yesterday's business, Lin Nanxing's savings exceeded 10,000 yuan. After unexpectedly unlocking the business module yesterday, he only needs 10,000 game coins to buy a shop-type building, which is exactly what he needs.
She had originally planned to use the money to buy a convenience store today. Although it overlapped with the function of a vending machine, the other buildings were not yet unlocked, and the purchase would cost 100,000, which she could not afford for the time being.
Unexpectedly, when she woke up, she didn't have to worry about the construction anymore.
Lin Nanxing got up in a great mood. While washing up, she glanced at her backpack. Not bad, Da Rong had worked hard again last night. She had gotten 745 game coins from hunting monsters, and the number of instant noodles had returned to x99. She also got a lot of other food.
The current food inventory in the backpack is: 99 instant noodles, 99 bottled water, 28 braised pork, 17 chocolates, 9 spaghetti, 46 beer, 5 apple buns, and 10 egg tarts.
The pasta stock is still low, it seems to be dropped by rare monsters. But what is this apple bag?
Lin Nanxing hadn't eaten fruit for several days, and she refused to eat nutritionally balanced purees. Her only source of plant-based nutrition was the vegetable packet from instant noodles.
She knew perfectly well that her body couldn't take it if things continued like this, but she had no other choice. After all, in this impoverished environment, it was already difficult enough to satisfy her taste buds and fill her stomach.
After washing up, Lin Nanxing eagerly rummaged through her backpack to find the 'apple bag,' only to be greatly disappointed. The 'apple bag' was just a cream-colored bag shaped like an apple, without a single trace of plant fiber.
At first glance, it really does look like an apple.
However, these custard buns have a soft and chewy texture and a sweet filling, making them a good choice for breakfast.
After eating three in a row, Lin Nanxing finally felt full. With a fourth apple in her mouth, she walked out of the lounge and saw that Shu Yi had already gotten up and was organizing his equipment.
Lin Nanxing walked over quickly, a warm smile on her face: "Good morning, Shu Yi. How did you sleep? Is your wound healing well?"
"Good morning, I slept well, and my injuries have mostly healed," Shu Yi replied politely, but his gaze unconsciously fell on Lin Nanxing's mouth.
Under the intense gaze of others, Lin Nanxing hesitated slightly as she took a bite of the apple bun. Feeling embarrassed to continue eating alone, she took out the last apple bun from her backpack. "This is the last one. Do you want it?"
Shu Yi didn't know where Lin Nanxing's food came from, but he knew how hard it was to get food these days. "How much? I'll transfer it to you?"
"The price is 150 points, but since you're my first customer to open a single tent, I'll give you a friendly price of 100 points." Lin Nanxing was very satisfied with Shu Yi's clear pricing.
As for why Shu Yi came back covered in injuries yesterday, he didn't say, and Lin Nanxing wisely didn't ask any further questions.
After exchanging pleasantries, Lin Nanxing went to the vending machine to restock. This time, she put all the instant noodles from her backpack on the machine, leaving only enough for herself to eat for two days.
In addition to 90 boxes of instant noodles, she also added 5 chocolates, 20 bottles of beer, 10 plates of braised pork, and 2 egg tarts.
The price is uniformly set at 150 game coins.
"Do you want to limit the number of purchases?" Shu Yi's voice suddenly came from behind.
Why did you come here?
"I came here to buy food."
A single apple bun wouldn't be enough to fill Shu Yi's stomach. His gaze fell on the vending machine, and he couldn't help but remind him, "You may not realize it, but the food here is a resource that the whole world lacks. People who aren't short of money will buy it all, which is not good for your shop's development."
Lin Nanxing was very clever and immediately understood Shu Yi's meaning. He turned around and began to set rules: each person could only buy one serving of other food items per day, except for five boxes of instant noodles.
Burn repair medicine is limited to one dose per day.
After Lin Nanxing finished setting it up, he turned around and handed over the bottled water he had taken out in advance, saying, "As a reward for your suggestion, this bottle of water is on you."
Drinking water is available for purchase in the player store, so Lin Nanxing did not put mineral water in the vending machine, but it is actually very suitable as a gift in a water-scarce environment.
Lin Nanxing's observation revealed that Shu Yi was one of the wealthy people he mentioned who could buy all kinds of food.
But he didn't do that; instead, he took the initiative to remind Lin Nanxing.
In her view, Shu Yi was sacrificing his own interests to help her run the business, so she was willing to befriend him.
Seeing that Shu Yi readily accepted the bottled water, Lin Nanxing was even more satisfied. "Coincidentally, I wanted to ask you something. I'm new here and don't know much about the surroundings. Do you know any ways to attract customers?"
There are still too few customers at the swimming pool; she needs to find a way to attract more.
"If possible, I would suggest you open your shop in a different location."
Shu Yi's words were clearly well thought out: "Your shop is poorly located. It's too deep in the desert, far from towns, and surrounded by monsters, making it inaccessible to most people."
"No matter how good your place is, they won't risk their lives to come here, and since there's no transportation available, some people are unwilling to travel far."
Although Shu Yi was a man of few words, he was very observant and immediately saw the drawbacks of the current operation of swimming pools.
Lin Nanxing certainly wanted to move the swimming pool closer to the town, but the original location was fixed, and she couldn't move it.
If the most fundamental problem can't be solved, how can she attract customers?
Just as Lin Nanxing was worrying about the number of customers, a message was spreading like wildfire in Yunpei Town.
"Have you heard? In the eastern part of our town, a big shot opened a swimming pool. As long as you pay, the water is free, and there are all kinds of delicious food to eat. You don't need to eat any nutritional supplements at all."
"No way, where did you hear this prank from? I haven't heard of any water source appearing anywhere in all these years."
"It's probably a lie. There are a lot of monsters in that place. With our strength, wouldn't we just become food for them?"
Someone passing by saw them discussing the swimming pool and joined in, saying, "A friend of a friend of mine has been there, and he said it's true! I heard the water is so refreshing, and soaking in it has health benefits. Plus, within the swimming pool's operating area, you don't even need to wear protective clothing."
Some people questioned it, some were interested, but most people were still willing to take a look. The gaming world was too boring, so when there was something new, even if it was just a rumor, everyone was willing to find out.
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