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

A slightly salty sea breeze blew by, ruffling the stray hairs on Xu Tianlin's forehead.

Huh?

What's going on?

How did I meet the upgrade requirements?

Xu Tianlin stood at the lobby entrance, still a little dazed as he listened to the system notification in his ear.

The Chaotic Ocean Core Crystal is gone; what about the Ocean Source Pearl?

Is that the pearl that the whale just spat out?

That is to say-

This bead is actually a legendary treasure?

hiss--

Isn't it said that such legendary items are extremely rare?

Xu Tianlin looked at Luo Yurou and the others with suspicion.

How come it feels like if these people went out for a stroll, they could find a few of them?

Who is the main character after all?

Then, he looked towards the sea, where half of the massive body of the bluefin whale was visible, resembling a small island on the coast.

Xu Tianlin asked in confusion:

"What's going on with this fish?"

"That's right, shop owner."

After looking at the bluefin whales swimming happily in the sea, Rong Jing turned to face Xu Tianlin and slowly began to recount what had happened.

……

After hearing Rong Jing's explanation, Xu Tianlin scratched his head, unsure of what to say.

Row!

6!

He couldn't help but give Liu Bo and the others a thumbs up.

They lured back a bluefin whale with a few skewers of lamb.

This deal is like Qin Shi Huang touching an electric shock gate—he's won so badly he's completely blinded by greed.

At this moment, Luo Yurou silently stepped forward.

She kept her head down, her jaw clenched tightly, her hands gripping the hem of her clothes tightly, and her eyes were a little red.

"Sir, shopkeeper..."

Luo Yurou's voice was filled with deep self-reproach.

"I'm so sorry, we didn't get the Chaos Ocean Core Crystal you needed."

She suddenly bent down and bowed deeply to Xu Tianlin.

Guilt clung tightly to her heart like vines.

How could she not feel guilty?

Ever since she first stumbled upon this seemingly dilapidated resort, the owner has been helping her.

That bottle of Marrow Cleansing Elixir helped her reshape her meridians, transforming her from an ordinary martial artist with mediocre talent into a true genius.

That book, "Burning Techniques," was an extremely rare martial art that she never dared to dream of.

Without the shop owner, Luo Yurou might still be struggling in the Rock Realm.

This kindness is as heavy as Mount Tai.

However, when the shop owner asked them for help for the first time, they messed it up.

Hai Xinjing was fused with that big guy named Qingshan.

They returned empty-handed.

Luo Yurou bit her lower lip tightly, waiting for Xu Tianlin's punishment.

"fine."

Xu Tianlin's cheerful voice rang out above her head.

Luo Yurou paused for a moment, then slowly raised her head.

Xu Tianlin smiled, waved casually, and then pointed with his index finger to the newly formed sea outside the courtyard.

"Isn't this good too?"

Xu Tianlin looked at the magnificent sea and was in a great mood.

"You guys not only didn't mess things up, you actually helped me a lot."

Xu Tianlin withdrew his finger, his gaze falling on Luo Yurou, Liu Bo, and Rong Jing, his smile widening.

"We've granted you access to the villa as promised. You can move in now."

The hall fell silent for a moment after these words were spoken.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Bo gasped.

"real?!"

"Um."

Xu Tianlin said with a smile.

"This bluefin whale pearl is called the Ocean Source Pearl, a treasure of the same level as the Chaos Ocean Heart Crystal."

"That works for me too."

"That's good!"

Liu Bo's mouth was stretched so wide it reached the back of his head.

A faint smile appeared on Luo Yurou's face.

"I'm so glad I could help the shop owner!"

Luo Yurou smiled happily.

At this moment, Liu Bo, who was standing to the side, jumped more than a meter high as if he had been sprung up.

"Aww—"

It let out a wolf howl and turned to run away.

"Where are you going?!"

Rong Jing called out.

Liu Bo completely ignored her, his legs moving incredibly fast as he dashed off towards the food stall.

A few minutes later, he was holding at least a hundred skewers of grilled lamb in his arms.

"We're able to live in a villa all thanks to the giant whale!"

"These are the meat skewers I promised him!"

Liu Bo stood on the edge of the steps by the sea and shouted at the bluefin whale that was leisurely swimming in the water:

"Come, Brother Fish!"

With a powerful swing of his arms, Liu Bo tossed the large bag of lamb skewers in his arms into the sea like a net.

"Thanks to you, I'm able to live in a villa! From now on, I'll take care of all your meals!"

Hearing the noise, the bluefin whale leaped its massive body out of the water.

It opened its gaping maw, wide enough to swallow a small mountain, and swallowed hundreds of lamb skewers that were scattered in the air in one gulp.

"Huff."

Its massive body then crashed heavily back into the sea, splashing water everywhere, and even wagged its tail with satisfaction.

Xu Tianlin stood on one side of the steps, looking at this bizarre and comical scene, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

He turned his head and glanced at the blood elves busy in a corner of the resort.

Let's take another look at this bluefin whale in the sea.

Before he knew it, his little shabby shop had become home to both elves and sea creatures.

It's slowly starting to resemble a "resort for all ethnic groups".

Xu Tianlin stretched his shoulders and turned around in a cheerful mood.

His gaze passed over Liu Bo and the others who were cheering, and landed on several figures standing behind them.

Wei Peng.

Xiao Qiong.

And the heads of the three prefectures of Haichuan, Qinglan, and Wuyue.

At this moment, these usually high-ranking figures, whose every stomp could shake the entire Cangyun Prefecture, were standing frozen in place.

Wei Peng and Xiao Qiong are in a slightly better situation.

After all, they had already witnessed the resort's amazing features.

Wei Peng and Xiao Qiong simply took a deep breath and silently wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads.

However, the other three prefects did not have such good self-control.

The prefect of Haichuan Prefecture stared so wide-eyed it almost popped out of their sockets, and it took a great deal of effort to maintain his composed demeanor.

Xu Tianlin smiled. The upgraded resort should have a lot more room available.

There's no need for these big shots to be jumping up and down in a panic here.

Thinking it over, Xu Tianlin brought up the system panel.

At the end of a long list of information about various facilities, I found the upgrade button.

[Resort upgrades available!]

Upgrade Cost: 1,000,000,000 Construction Points

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To seize the young?

Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, ?, !, ￥%***

Ten small goals?!

I've never seen so many zeros except in Chengdu!