Chapter 56 What a Big Son
Although Hohoda was completely confused, he did not dare to ignore the request of Sal (the director), and after get off work that day he went back to his hometown through the teleportation array.
Of course, the dwarves did not have the authority to open the teleportation array at will, so he had to apply to Thrall for this trip home.
When he returned, the first town of the dwarves had been rebuilt. Chief Hohochi was leading the lords of various regions in celebration in the hall. When he found that the light of the teleportation array was on, he was surprised and confused.
Hohochi asked Hohoda, "Why are you back so soon?"
Hohoda conveyed Thrall's request to the patriarch.
Huo Huoqi found it unbelievable. "We're asking those human guests to pay to take care of our cubs? How is that possible?"
Although they knew that many humans liked furry animals, and many nobles in the Kingdom of Theodore kept pets, even so, they only played with them occasionally when they had time, and would never take care of the pets themselves, let alone pay for their care. This was simply unbelievable to the dwarfs.
Hohoda nodded, the few whiskers around his triangular mouth twitching in confusion. "But I don't dare ask Lord Sar again."
The two dwarves looked at each other and fell silent. The one next to them, whose hair was gray except for a tuft of white hair on his forehead, said, "Could it be a translation error?"
After hearing this, Huo Huochi and Huo Huoda suddenly understood. "Now that Huo Huochi said that, I understand."
After Hohoda and other dwarfs went to the fantasy park, they soon discovered that although they could communicate with human guests, and although those human guests spoke the common language of the continent, there were often discrepancies between their language and their lip movements. They were confused for a while, and then they quickly understood that the director must have used a translation-type supernatural skill. There are so many strange supernatural powers in the world, and there are also many translation-type skills. However, ordinary supernatural people can only use translation skills on a few people. For someone like the director who can use it on thousands of people at the same time, it is no longer just powerful to describe it.
Huo Huochi's reminder immediately cleared up their doubts, and Huo Huochi breathed a sigh of relief, "Wow, I said this would not happen. There should just be a small problem in the translation." In their opinion, a strong man like the owner of the park could not keep an eye on the maintenance effect of the extraordinary skills all the time. It is normal for the effectiveness of the extraordinary skills to weaken when the boss is negligent.
"In that case, then Sar's words should be understood in reverse," Huo Huoqi said. "The first part should be correctly translated, and the second part should be the one with the main points reversed."
"So, the director wants to open a hot springs center to serve the guests, and have us elf cubs scrub their backs, comb their fur, trim their nails, and provide them with our thick, warm fur for them to caress?"
Hohoda nodded. "That's right. After I came here, many human guests expressed their desire to stroke our fur. They found it very comfortable. So, Chief, should we agree?"
Huo Huoqi pondered for a moment and said, "What do you think?"
Hohoda said, "Every morning at dawn, someone delivers the freshest ingredients to the Big Boss's restaurant. The Big Boss says he'd rather throw away any unsold food than let his customers eat something stale. So, I don't think the Big Boss would mind us feeding the cubs with the leftovers."
Perhaps the dwarf elf cubs were more delicate in the past, but the current environment is incomparable to the past. In the past few decades, driven by monsters and forced to learn to live underground, the dwarf elf cubs are generally precocious. In order to survive better, most of them are weaned early and learned more survival skills.
The average lifespan of dwarfs is about sixty to seventy years. Now, the four or five-year-old cubs in the tribe can help the family with many things. When farming is not possible, the cubs will go to the forest in groups to pick fruits. Many of them are bitten by wild beasts because they are too playful and run to places where adult dwarfs cannot take care of them, but the dwarfs do not take this seriously. For a race like them that must guard the rift in the abyss, getting injured is commonplace.
In comparison, serving guests at the hot springs was so easy, and by sending the cubs there, the family could save a lot of food. You know, growing cubs are very greedy. And according to Hohoda's observation, the owner of the Fantasy Park was financially well-off. In addition to meeting the needs of the guests, there was also a lot of surplus food in the restaurant every day, and the owner generously allowed them to use those ingredients at will. The day before, when Hohoda and his friends came back, they used the remaining ingredients in the restaurant to make a lot of long-lasting food and brought them back.
Everyone checked the large amount of food that Hohoda brought back yesterday, and they were all amazed at the generosity of the park owner. The big boss was so wealthy that he could squander the food at will and would not have any intentions towards their poor dwarf elves. They had this opportunity to work because the guests must like their fluffy appearance!
Huo Huochi also said, "The cubs are weak and their claws aren't sharp. The park owner must have taken this into consideration. After all, guests have to take off their clothes when soaking in the hot springs, leaving them defenseless. If an adult dwarf were present, some important figures might worry about assassination. But the cubs are different. Furthermore, our cubs are very cute, and their appearance will surely please the guests."
The other dwarves also expressed their opinions and all agreed.
Huo Huoqi had actually wanted to agree from the beginning, but he was the clan leader after all, so he couldn't just blurt out the idea of sending the children to work. Now that the lords of each region had agreed, he felt relieved. He nodded and said, "I heard from Huo Huoda that the concentration of extraordinary factors in the paradise is higher. Living there, the cubs can bask in the sun every day, which is better than hiding in the cave."
All the dwarves nodded.
The dwarves, based on their own logic, turned Thrall's meaning 180 degrees and thought that this was correct.
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At the same time, Sal also mentioned the matter of the hot spring center in front of Chi Yizheng.
"Dad, I remember you have an automatic hot spring pool in your warehouse, which would be perfect for building a hot spring center. Aren't you always worried about new projects?"
Chi Yizhen was indeed worried about the new project. He had previously left the hot spring pool, a game reward, untouched because he felt it wouldn't go well with the park. Now, after hearing what Sal said, he pondered, "Isn't that just like a big bathhouse combined with a cat cafe? It feels like a weird combination. Would anyone really enjoy bathing their furry friends in a pool?"
Thrall smiled and said, "Dad, you misunderstood. We're not bathing the dwarves in the pool. We're letting the guests sit in the pool and soak in the hot springs while enjoying the dwarf cubs' back scrubbing service."
Chi Yizhen was stunned for a moment and asked in surprise: "Are you so perverted? Letting a cub serve an adult?"
Any normal person wouldn't have the heart to do that, okay? Chi Yizhen couldn't help but imagine the scene of the dwarf elf cub being scolded and ravaged by the guests, and his heart began to ache.
Thrall's expression remained unchanged. He said, "Dad, what do you think of me? If our Fantasy Park simply combines a large bathhouse and a cat cafe, what's the point? Will the tourists be disappointed? But if we put up a sign and let the cubs scrub customers, the nature of the event will be completely different. Besides, this isn't slavery, but friendly mutual assistance between humans and dwarf cubs. The cubs scrub the guests and let them pet them, while the guests are responsible for combing the cubs' fur, feeding them, and playing with them... I'm starting with the cubs, so that the natives of this other world can establish a beautiful friendship with us Earthlings from a young age. Isn't this what you've always hoped for, Dad?"
This last sentence struck a chord with Chi Yizhen. As the hole in the world barrier grew larger, Chi Yizhen knew that sooner or later, the natives of the other world would discover Earth. This was one of the reasons he hired the natives of the other world, to establish good relations with them in advance and to minimize future conflicts. This would prevent humans from being stabbed in the back by other intelligent races before the battle with the monsters was even decided.
Seeing Chi Yizhen pondering, Thrall continued, "Father, you've seen the dwarfs' current living conditions. If we treat the dwarf cubs simply according to Earth's thinking, they will be terrified. On the contrary, if we let them send their cubs to work, they will be able to accept the paradise with peace of mind."
Chi Yi really thought Sal had a point, and the thought of a cute, fluffy cub rubbing his back made him feel a little tempted. But not every customer was well-mannered. What if they bullied the cubs? That problem was easy to solve. The blacklist system was already online, so the intelligent system could correct the problem immediately.
Seeing that Chi Yi was really interested, Sal continued, "Dad, what do you think about setting the ticket price for the hot spring hall at 500?"
Chi Yizhen was shocked, "This is ten times more expensive than the ticket!"
Thrall felt this was the lowest price he could accept. He said, "The guests won't feel shortchanged. The hot springs are right next to the restaurant. When guests are tired of fighting monsters, they can enter the hot springs and enjoy the dwarfs' service. They can also enjoy the dwarf restaurant's buffet, interact with the dwarfs, and finally have a good sleep in their company. Dad, haven't you always thought the Fantasy Park was too small? You could build a full-service hot springs like this, bigger, with food, drink, entertainment, and rest all in one... Dad, a king-size bed room in an ordinary hotel out there costs three hundred yuan a night!"
After hearing what Sal said, Chi Yizheng suddenly felt that five hundred yuan was really a bargain!
He was almost ready to agree, but wait! Hotels outside were expensive because they required a lot of investment, but his paradise didn't require him to spend much money at all. The hot spring pool was a system reward, and building the house required points. Fluffy was pure free labor, so charging him so much seemed unscrupulous! Chi Yizhen always remembered what his grandmother taught him since childhood: Don't be too greedy, because a person's blessings are limited.
He'd already thought about helping Jin'an develop its industrial chain, attracting more tourists and boosting the prosperity of its people. He'd also considered keeping prices affordable. If it gave more people a chance to relax, why not? Besides, with the threat of the otherworldly evil gods looming, what good would it do to earn so much money?
He said earnestly, "Sal, when we do business, we should take a long-term view."
Sal smiled, "Dad, I always have a long-term vision."
Chi Yizhen said: "Then what do you think about fixing the price at around 300 yuan..."
Before he could finish his words, Sal's face darkened.
It's true that a muscular and handsome guy like this can be quite scary when he looks gloomy. Sal stared at him for a while and said, "Forget it. If you're willing to live a hard life in a small security room, that's your business. I won't care about you anymore!"
After saying that, he stormed out.
Chi Yizhen was stunned. Was he worried that he was not living a good life?
My dear son, your father’s love for you is not in vain.
He paced back and forth, thinking that since this was the case, he might as well stop delaying and quickly build the new office area!
This saves Sal from thinking all day that his old father has no money to build a house.
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