What? You opened a resort on the battlefield of all races?

Chapter 17 Planting the Burning Tree, Forcibly Upgrading the Resort

"What I'm saying is, if everyone becomes like Candice, wouldn't my resort become a mercenary recruitment center for the battlefields of the heavens?"

Xu Tianlin sat on the bench behind the front desk, looking at the reward sign hanging on the money tree by the door and thinking.

"But it's not a big problem."

Xu Tianlin quickly figured out the key point.

First, guests must obtain your consent before posting a bounty, which can be a threshold.

For example, you need to spend a certain amount before you are eligible to post a bounty.

Secondly, the reward for a bounty mission must be the pre-deposited turnover of the Myriad Races Bank. To post a bounty, you must first deposit sufficient funds in the resort.

Regardless of who has the money, it will eventually be spent at the resort.

Neither option will affect my ability to make money.

"This little girl has unknowingly helped me come up with a way to make money."

Xu Tianlin said with a smile in a low voice.

Just then.

[Host, the seeds of the Burning Tree are plantable items. Do you wish to plant them using 20 construction points?]

"Plantable items?"

Xu Tianlin was taken aback, then shook his head and smiled. Tree seeds can certainly be planted!

What's the use of planting a Burning Tree?

"Is it possible to increase the concentration of elemental energy in the resort?"

【cannot. 】

However, it can enhance the resort's aesthetics.

[System reminder: Aesthetics are a mandatory requirement for later upgrades of the resort.]

"I see—"

Xu Tianlin stroked his chin and began to ponder.

He currently has over 30 construction points, and planting a Burning Tree, which is not currently of much use, is clearly a somewhat unprofitable deal.

There are still many facilities within the system that require construction progress to unlock.

"Let's not plant them for now."

Just as Xu Tianlin was considering giving up planting based on his principle of careful budgeting.

20W of construction sites is still quite a lot for him at the moment.

However, the image of Candice's adorable face suddenly appeared in his mind, and he thought about how much the little girl had experienced at such a young age.

Xu Tianlin was moved by compassion.

"The burning tree should make her feel more at home at the resort."

Xu Tianlin thought to himself.

"Anyway, the 30 construction points I have are basically contributed by Candice, so I'll just consider it a way of giving back to my customers!"

"Anyway, the system said we'll need it later."

"Plant!"

[Planting of the Burning Tree confirmed, construction points reduced by 20W.]

Then, the dark red seed suddenly appeared, and immediately afterward, another money tree at the entrance of the resort that had not been labeled by Candice was uprooted, and the seed of the burning tree floated into the empty flowerpot.

Money tree: Feed me peanuts!

"I wonder when it will grow?"

Xu Tianlin looked at the bare soil in the flowerpot and said somewhat speechlessly.

The 20 construction points were spent, and not even a drop in the ocean has been seen.

"Huh? What's the shop owner looking at?"

Candice appeared out of nowhere and landed directly on Xu Tianlin's shoulder.

"Shopkeeper, I sense a familiar presence!"

As Candice spoke, her big eyes searched around, and her gaze quickly settled on the flowerpot where the burning tree was buried.

She flew straight over, her little hands gripping the edge of the flowerpot, her big eyes filled with surprise.

"It's the mother tree!"

Candice's crisp voice rang out, and then she turned around and gave Xu Tianlin a sweet smile.

"Thank you, shop owner!"

Turning back, she stretched out her small hand and placed it above the flowerpot. A drop of golden blood dripped from her fingertip into the flowerpot.

After a flash of golden light, the soil inside the flowerpot churned.

The dark red buds broke through the soil and quickly grew into saplings over a meter tall.

The branches of the burning tree radiated a faint but steady heat, which was not scorching but rather added an indescribable sense of comfort to the air.

The seedlings grew thicker at a visible rate, sprouting more branches, and the flowerpot, the size of a washbasin, was about to be burst by the roots of the rapidly growing Burning Tree.

The current resort is incompatible with the Burning Tree; the resort is being forcibly upgraded!

"Huh?"

Xu Tianlin was dumbfounded when he heard the system voice that suddenly appeared in his ear.

Can you do this?

Given the nature of the system, upgrading a resort should require building a lot of facilities and spending a considerable amount of construction points, right?

Before Xu Tianlin's eyes, the entire resort began to undergo earth-shattering changes.

The ground beneath my feet trembled slightly.

A strange sense of "expansion" came over me, as if the originally compact space was being slowly pulled open from the inside.

The walls of the front hall silently slid outwards, widening the gaps between the windows that were originally very close together, making the space much brighter.

The ceiling height was subtly raised, and the lighting was no longer glaring, but rather appeared softer.

Art style: Youth hostel → Budget chain hotel.

"Tsk... If another time traveler came along, they'd probably think they'd stumbled into their old employer's 9 Days Inn!"

Xu Tianlin stood there and sighed softly.

The changes at the resort are not yet over.

Outside the glass doors, a new area has been unlocked—the courtyard.

Curiosity drove Xu Tianlin to go outside.

The ground beneath your feet is paved with neatly arranged stone slabs, the edges of which have fine granite patterns, so they don't hurt your feet at all.

Light green vegetation grows between the stone slabs, its height seemingly deliberately controlled, making it look very neat.

The courtyard isn't very big, about 30 square meters.

The burning tree is most prominently displayed in the center.

At this point, the Burning Tree had reached a height of over 3 meters, with a trunk diameter of approximately half a meter.

The lush branches were covered with fiery red leaves, which, under the sunlight, truly looked like a burning flame.

Candice's employment sign had been moved to the trunk of the Burning Tree at some point, right in front of the resort's entrance, making it very conspicuous.

The burning tree is surrounded by some open space, which allows people to move around without making it feel empty.

The corner of the courtyard was dotted with low green plants and a few unknown exotic plants, their colors dark, which created a subtle contrast with the surrounding environment, which was exceptionally bright because of the burning trees.

"It's finally starting to look like a resort!"

What a pleasant surprise!

We always say good deeds are rewarded!

Xu Tianlin had a beaming expression on his face.

Unexpectedly, a single drop of Candice's blood caused her resort to be upgraded by one level!

And before him appeared the resort's latest dashboard.

【Ethnic Minorities Resort】

[Level: 2]

[Location: Battlefield of the Gods, A4 Core Area.]

Security Level: God-level.

Housekeeping Department:

(!) Deluxe Cultivation King Room: 14/300.