Chapter 63: The Cub's Bath
"Hello everyone, I'm Xiao Zhou. You'll know from the title of the live stream that today I'm going to take you to experience the hot springs in Fantasy Park."
As a livestreamer whose livelihood depends on the Fantasy Park, Xiao Zhou certainly couldn't miss the park's newly opened hot springs. Before 2 p.m., he launched a livestream, showing online visitors around the gardens outside. The audience praised the gardens highly, generally agreeing that the only drawback was that it wasn't right next to their homes.
——The hot spring center in Fantasy Park is so thoughtfully designed. It even has a blind path, and in addition to stairs at the entrance, there is also a ramp for wheelchairs to go up and down.
——Yeah, I just noticed it too. It’s so rare.
Xiao Zhou, who was very concerned about the audience experience, certainly did not miss these two comments. As the host, he had to take care of the audience experience while finding a shooting angle to show the park's situation as much as possible. Therefore, he did not notice the problem of the blind path just now. Now reminded by the barrage, he looked down and found that there was indeed a row of stone bricks with concave and convex horizontal lines on the left side of the straight stone road leading to the hot spring hall gate. He could not help but feel surprised. Most entertainment venues in China have ramps for wheelchairs to go up and down, which is not surprising, but blind paths are rare. Even on the sidewalks outside, many have no blind paths or are haphazardly set up, leading to dead ends.
He moved the camera downwards, then walked out of the hot springs, only to discover that since some time ago, every road in the park, including the small paths in the corners, had a blind path. These blind paths ran through the entire park and were connected to the sidewalk outside the park.
Although they had been amazed by the Fantasy Park many times, when Xiao Zhou and the audience in the live broadcast room saw this blind path, they were still shocked by the Fantasy Park.
"The director is really so caring!"
They had already reached the entrance of the park and saw the familiar reporter Fang Jiu entering the park for an interview again.
Jinan City TV Station obviously attaches great importance to Fantasy Park. Every time Fantasy Park launches a new project, the TV station is always present for interviews.
Xiao Zhou found that the reporter was talking about topics related to the blind path, so he turned the camera towards the reporter.
The person Fang Jiu was interviewing at this time was an old man with gray hair.
Some sharp-eyed viewers in the live broadcast room recognized it and posted comments:
It's him! That's him! The guy who said he was going to complain about the park, but then turned against us as soon as he got into the haunted house!
——What do you mean by betrayal? He is a very flexible person.
The reporter then asked, "Uncle Zhang, what do you think about the installation of a blind path in the park?"
Uncle Zhang's expression remained stubborn as always. Hearing this, his eyes widened. "What do you think? Isn't it normal for parks to consider the tourists? I think the director is very service-oriented. He's considered the needs of special groups and fulfilled his responsibilities as director."
The reporter thought that Mr. Zhang would praise the director: ...
Xiao Zhou’s live broadcast room was also filled with laughter.
——Hahaha, the reporter’s expression made me laugh to death!
——I’ve taken a screenshot hahaha.
——Reporter: Think carefully about how you speak.
With this episode, the atmosphere in the live broadcast room became better than before. It was exactly two o'clock in the afternoon, and Xiao Zhou ran back to the hot spring hall to swipe his ticket to enter the park.
Ticket Validator: [Ding, your Merit List ranking is 96th, you can get a 70% discount, you must pay 150 yuan.]
Barrage:
——Wow, the park really does what it says and gives such a big discount!
——I’m curious, how obsessed is the director with killing monsters? In order to stimulate everyone to fight monsters and compete for rankings, he actually built such a big hot spring center!
—Haha, there's no business without profiteering. I think the hot springs are just a gimmick for the fantasy park. Just look at the scenery outside and the decor inside! How can they possibly make their money back with a ticket price of just over a hundred yuan? I work in the hotel industry, and even for just five hundred yuan, let alone a hundred, there's no way they could have so many features and services. Not to mention the cost of the holographic technology! Just the hot springs, the rooms, and the buffet—five hundred yuan alone wouldn't make their money back! Who in the world would do a business without any investment? They'll definitely make up for it somewhere else. Just wait and see! There won't be anything good on the buffet later.
Xiao Zhou and his friend had just excitedly received their receipts at the front desk when they saw this comment. Their excitement cooled a little and they both frowned.
They were certainly confident in Fantasyland; after all, it hadn't disappointed them since its opening, but the comment wasn't without merit. A friend turned off their microphones and said, "Look at the decor inside this spa, and the view outside. It's obvious it's fake. If it were outside, it would definitely be a high-end club with a minimum stay of over a thousand yuan. But the spa has low ticket prices and offers so many discounts. Could there really be something wrong?"
Xiao Zhou was equally worried. He glanced up at the elegantly decorated lobby of the hot springs. At first glance, it wasn't as eye-catching as a grand hotel lobby, but anyone who'd worked in renovations knew that this style was truly a waste of money. While he knew that Fantasy Park was known for its generosity and the park's director was very kind, no one would believe it would be a charity. So, the two of them exchanged glances and went to the front desk to ask if they could go in and livestream.
This time, the host deliberately turned on the microphone to answer the question, which can be regarded as an explanation to the audience. After all, the anchor's livelihood depends on the audience's traffic and rewards.
In the live broadcast, in response to Xiao Zhou and his friend's question, a well-dressed staff member smiled and said, "Of course. Besides the hot springs and the bathing center, you can take photos or live stream anywhere else in our park's Fantasy Hot Springs."
Xiao Zhou and the other man finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The fans of Paradise in the live broadcast room finally stood up and confronted the audience who claimed to be in the hotel industry. The man did not show any weakness. There was even a group of passers-by who sided with him after discovering that he was indeed a hotel practitioner. The audiences on both sides had a fierce fight, and neither of them was willing to give in.
Soon, Xiao Zhou and his friend entered the buffet restaurant.
He first took some photos of the overall environment of the restaurant.
Xiao Zhou: "This restaurant is huge. You can't see the end of it. I estimate it's about 1,000 to 2,000 square meters! I don't have a very accurate idea of the area, but I can only tell you that it's really huge."
The audience in the live broadcast room also let out a series of wows. They had already felt it without Xiao Zhou saying anything.
Then Xiao Zhou and his friend went to take pictures of the food.
At this time, many tourists were already seated in the restaurant for dinner. As Xiao Zhou passed by them, his earphones also picked up the voices of these tourists.
"Although the food here is a little different from the Dwarf Elf Restaurant, it tastes just as good!"
“It’s so delicious!”
"Now that the Dwarf Elf Restaurant is famous, tables have to be reserved in advance. I guess this buffet is to relieve the pressure on the Dwarf Elf Restaurant!"
In order to have this buffet, Xiao Zhou and his friend deliberately skipped lunch. When they smelled the delicious food and heard the comments from those around them, their stomachs started to growl.
However, in order to justify the name of Fantasy Park and to continue to maintain the traffic of the live broadcast room, the two of them took pictures of the dishes first.
Xiao Zhou: "I just asked the staff, and she said that the buffet restaurant has a total of 360 kinds of food, including hot dishes, cold dishes, desserts, pastries, drinks, fruits, etc."
The camera swept across the long row of tables in the food pickup area, and the audience in the live broadcast room all slurped their saliva.
The hot dishes on the long table are kept warm by electrical appliances. Under the open lids, the round plates are filled with dishes that are all well-matched in color. Even after being turned over by customers with tongs, they still maintain the beauty of a food commercial, with an attractive sheen under the lights.
Soft and juicy pork elbows, crispy and fragrant vegetables, golden and soft cakes, freshly squeezed fruit and vegetable drinks, snow-white fish and shrimp, cute desserts, and milky white soup...
All of this proved that the buffet restaurant was no cheap, perfunctory affair. Fans of the theme park in the livestream immediately felt elated. They hadn't even been there, yet they felt as if they'd already tried everything at the buffet! Only the viewer claiming to work in the hotel industry kept commenting, saying, "It's impossible!" They couldn't believe the theme park could actually open a hot springs center at such a low price.
In the end, I could only say stubbornly: Even if there is nothing wrong with the buffet, there must be something wrong with other places!
Xiao Zhou has already started his food show, saying as he eats, "Although these ingredients aren't expensive, the taste is truly amazing. The chef's skills alone make it absolutely worth the price of admission! It's rare that all the dishes are well-balanced. They haven't deliberately increased the number of pastries at the expense of other dishes just to fill the customers' bellies! Thumbs up! As for any other issues, I'm sure Fantasy Park will live up to everyone's expectations. Don't worry, wait until I'm done eating, and I'll show you everything!"
When Xiao Zhou started to live broadcast his eating, Lin Lanlan and Meng Linlin had already left the buffet restaurant and came to the hot spring area. Considering that they would take a hot spring bath, they only ate until they were 70% full.
The men's and women's baths in the hot spring area are completely separated and located in two directions, minimizing the possibility of male and female tourists going in the wrong direction.
As soon as they entered, the overhead broadcast sounded again.
Welcome to the hot spring area, which features a hot spring pool, bathing rooms, restrooms, a sauna, and a pet-friendly area. Please follow the signs to receive your disinfected bathing set, which includes a bathrobe, towel, hair drying cap, comb, shower gel, and shampoo. Children and adults will be separated. Parents with children should use the left aisle.
Lin Lanlan and Meng Linlin received their toiletries and, as instructed by the staff, deposited their personal belongings in the locker before wrapping themselves in bath towels and preparing to go to the hot spring pool.
The young staff reminded them, "Please do not use shower gel and shampoo in the hot springs. The chemicals in them may react with the minerals in the hot springs. The shower gel and shampoo provided by our park are for guests to use when they go to the bathing center to rinse their bodies and hair before entering the hot spring pools."
Lin Lanlan and Meng Linlin nodded in agreement, and then actually walked into the hot spring area. Even though they already knew the content, when they saw the scene inside, Lin Lanlan and Meng Linlin still opened their eyes wide and stood there in a daze.
By the huge hot spring pool, female tourists were either sitting stiffly, or leaning against the pool in relaxation, or lying comfortably with their elbows supporting their chins. Without exception, there was a fluffy little animal beside them, giving them a massage!
Fluffy is massaging?
They both rubbed their eyes.
Unlike the adults in the dwarf restaurant, the furry creatures serving here were all small. When their round eyes looked at them through the hot spring mist, the two of them felt their hearts melt.
Perhaps the two of them looked too stupid standing there motionless, and soon two furry cats came running towards them with bath towels on their heads. The wet pink bath towels were draped over their furry heads, even pressing down their curled ears.
“Woo yo woo yo~~”
The furry creatures here can't even speak, they can only make tender calls.
They ran in front of the two of them, then half stood up, and hugged their calves with a pair of furry paws. Feeling the touch of the paw pads, Lin Lanlan and Meng Linlin were both shocked.
“Woo yo woo yo~~”
The two little guys were still calling out to them. The two were at a loss when a guest who was enjoying himself not far away laughed and said, "Oh, how pitiful! They are trying to attract customers. Come on, follow them!"
As soon as she finished speaking, another girl next to her exposed her, "Come on, you looked stupid when you just came in, didn't you?"
Lin Lanlan was still in shock, but Meng Linlin had already picked up the little one from the ground and rubbed him, "Wow, so cute! How could I bear to let you rub my back!"
Then she unceremoniously carried the little guy to the bathing center next door. There was a curtain between them, and the shadow was cast on the curtain. Lin Lanlan could see clearly that the little guy was very responsible. When the hot water came down, he quickly grabbed the bath towel above his head and began to serve her diligently.
Lin Lanlan looked around and saw that every girl here had one or two furry creatures beside them to help them take a bath, some gave them massages, some handed them drinks, and some swam around them... She felt that this scene was very familiar. After a moment, she remembered that this was the luxurious life she had seen in TV dramas when she was a child, where emperors would embrace their concubines and play with them in the pool.
She was brought into the bath center by the little guy, biting a corner of the bath towel.
The next second, hot water rushed down from above, and the little guy jumped onto a wooden board in the compartment. The board was adjustable. After kicking a few times, it quickly rose to the height of Lin Lanlan's back. Then a small force brought a bath towel to scrub her back. Lin Lanlan turned her head to look at the little cutie's round blue eyes, and immediately felt flattered.
"Thank you, thank you." She stammered, "But I can do it myself."
She really couldn't feel at ease enjoying the service of a furry little cutie, so she tried to get the bath towel. She pulled it again and again, but it didn't move.
Lin Lanlan widened her eyes in shock. The technology of the park was so amazing!
Woo woo woo am I dreaming? Is this really something that holography can do?
The dwarf elf cub opposite Lin Lanlan called out twice: "Woo yo woo yo~~"
This human doesn't want my service? Is she trying to send me back? Or is she trying to complain to the manager? No, no! I have to make her feel my passion for service!
The fluffy cub, with a lot of water splashed on its body, stood on the pedal, held the bath towel with its two paws and rubbed it hard, rubbing a long and thin line of black mud from Lin Lanlan's arm.
Lin Lanlan: ...
She looked left and right, and quickly flushed the black mud into the sewer.
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