Chapter 13 Hot Spring Bath (1)
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Considering that in the previous game, I not only made the room a mess, but also demolished a wall. According to conservative estimates, the workload of the staff will increase 30 times.
Therefore, after being teleported to the level, Yi Han was waiting to see what kind of crazy debuff the system would give him in this round.
After waiting for several seconds, there was no prompt.
Yi Han suddenly had a reasonable suspicion: Was it because he had demolished the wall and the system's shoddy work was discovered, so they suddenly felt too embarrassed to retaliate against him...
Even so, Yi Han did not take it lightly. This game was very cunning and there might be other traps waiting for him.
The place where Yi Han is now should be the lobby of the hot spring bath.
The lighting was bright, the room was spacious and clean, with a red carpet on the floor. Next to it was the front desk registration desk. A female NPC stood behind the desk, waiting with a smile.
There were a few people around Yi Han, who should all be players in this game. Apart from them, there were no other guests in the hall.
After taking a rough look at them for a few times, Yi Han secretly memorized the identities of the other seven people: a family of three, a pair of best friends, and a couple.
This identity should not be assigned by the system, because Yi Han could tell at a glance that they should have formed a team in advance. It seemed that except for himself, everyone had already turned on the friend and group functions, and they all found fixed teammates who they thought were reliable before challenging the difficult mode together.
As the only single person, Yi Han was the first to feel everyone's admiring gazes. It seemed that none of them had thought that someone could accumulate enough points to open the difficult mode after only completing a one-star dungeon once, so they all thought that this person must be confident in his own abilities to dare to come here alone.
"Guests, please register your information here." The female NPC behind the reception desk urged softly, obviously not intending to leave time for the players to exchange information.
However, there should be a lot of time left in this round, and everyone probably still has time to spend together. After looking at each other, they took turns to step forward and communicate with the NPC.
Yi Han was the last in line, and by the time it was his turn, everyone had finished registering.
"What's your name or code name?" the NPC asked while operating the computer.
...Code name? Yi Han was slightly stunned.
The NPC would ask this question if someone among the previous players had not concealed their real personal information, forcing the NPC to ask everyone this question... It was just a reminder to them: there are some definitions for "real names" in this game.
Yi Han had seen a movie like this before. If a person's real name was known by ghosts, he would be targeted and chased endlessly... Maybe this game would also have a game mechanism based on the name.
To be on the safe side, Yi Han did not reveal his real name, but instead casually said the first letter of his last name, "Y".
The NPC receptionist operated on the computer for a while, then said, "Okay, Mr. Y, the information has been registered. This is your bracelet. Now you can go over there to change your shoes. The bathroom and changing room are inside. I wish you all have fun."
She gave Yi Han a bracelet with a number on it and a shoe clip.
When Yi Han turned around, he found that other players were still waiting for him.
"Have you registered your real name?" a player asked him quietly.
"What?" Yi Han didn't trust them, so he didn't answer, but asked casually.
"We didn't register our real names because when she asked us that, it gave us the impression that we couldn't reveal our real names. But this guy just shared some information," another player said with a complicated expression, pointing at the 30-year-old father with the child. "He said that he had two different dungeon experiences before, and both had similar registration procedures, but the judgment methods for those two dungeons were completely different."
"Once I wrote down true information, and based on that, the NPC assigned me a difficult mandatory task that targeted my personal weaknesses. I almost failed that game. The second time I encountered a similar situation, I falsely reported information. As a result, the NPC later cancelled my chance to get a reward on the grounds of 'lying.'" The young father took over the conversation helplessly and recounted his tragic experience.
"..." Yi Han suddenly understood that the NPC's question just now was not a hint...it was just a malicious attempt to confuse people.
The "registration information" game process is not intended to test the player's caution and judgment, but rather an excuse to tease the players. No matter whether you fill in the information truly or falsely, the system can find a reason to bully you.
"So what did you fill in this time?" Yi Han asked helplessly.
"Kana..." the young father sighed, probably feeling sorry for the treasure he missed because of his "lie". "What about you?"
Yi Han spread his hands, and then the other players sighed together.
"It seems that all of us filled in fake names this time."
"If it's the same as your last dungeon, the system will save 8 rewards..."
"Too damn cunning, stingy and cunning."
It seems that Yi Han is not the only one, other players have also been full of complaints about this game system.
While talking in low voices, the group changed their shoes at the side of the hall, and then followed the instructions on the doorplates and walked into the changing rooms.
"I don't know if there are any staff NPCs in the bathroom. There is not even a shower room in our small house. My family hasn't taken a shower for several days..." The young father complained to his teammates.
"Yeah, me too. It's so dirty." Another male teammate immediately responded and agreed.
"Alas... and every time I pass the checkpoint, I'm covered in sweat." The young father said, and then turned to his own child, a 5-year-old boy, who followed him into the men's bath, "Son, let's have a good bath later, and then daddy will give you a full bottle of milk essential oil."
My 5-year-old son probably didn’t know what milk essential oil was, but when he heard that he could use it to take a bath, he immediately said happily, “Sure, sure! I want to take a bath! I want milk!”
The two adults and the child were chatting happily, quickly taking off their clothes, locking the closet door, and rushing to the bathroom. At this time, Yi Han hadn't even started to take off his shirt...
"Little brother, we'll go first. We'll help you rub your back when you come back later." The young father called out, and the three of them disappeared immediately.
Yi Han: “…”
It's really hard to hold back from complaining.
Yi Han had already found the locker corresponding to his bracelet number, but he was not in a hurry to change clothes because he wanted to search the changing room. As the first scene after entering the bathhouse, he intuitively felt that there should be some useful information here.
After walking around the rows of clothes cabinets several times, I found a small stack of brochures in the corner of the table by the wall.
Yi Han picked up a book and flipped through it, and immediately saw the zoning plan of the hot spring bath.
This bathhouse is located near a hot spring in the suburbs and covers a large area. Yi Han is in the first area after entering from the main hall, which is the bathroom + changing room. After bathing in this area, when you go out, there is a dining area on the left, next to which is the indoor hot spring area and sauna room. Going out from the door on the right is the outdoor hot spring area.
Behind these areas, the largest area is the water park, which has water slides, surfing pools and other recreational facilities, as well as places to rest. According to the description in the manual, this hot spring bath can accommodate up to 3,000 tourists every day.
Items in this type of game scene cannot be stored in the system inventory. Yi Han couldn't take the booklet with him, so he had to remember this information firmly in his mind.
The dressing room was quite large, but after walking around and getting all the information about the room, there seemed to be no other information except the floor plan. Yi Han returned to his closet and prepared to change his clothes.
"Brother, do you have a bath ball in your room? Help us get one!"
"And a bath towel!"
"Yes! Come here, brother, the water is really hot, and there is actually milk essential oil! It's a pity that there are no NPCs to scrub your back - come here, we will scrub your back!"
When Yi Han heard two loud voices coming from the door of the shower room next door, he stopped taking off his shirt.
Emmm, how can I describe this feeling?
Yi Han: ...I often feel out of tune with you players because I am not relaxed and open-minded enough. :-)
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