["Ghost Lantern Converter" Description: Permanently bound props, the (accidental) combination of bamboo lanterns and ghost lanterns in hot spring hotels; Instructions for use: When lit, it can convert the surrounding yin qi into its own pleasure value (the initial effect is weak)]

This prop upgrade caught Qi Yan a little off guard, it turned out that the small skull lamp that was found cheaply could be transformed and upgraded in combination with the props in the dungeon, which was too pleasantly surprised.

[Because you perform well at work, the boss's satisfaction with you continues to improve]

While everyone was buying tickets, the old woman suddenly asked Qi Ji with interest: "Young man, are you a new employee of the hotel?" I remember that the little girl at the front desk used to come and guide the guests. ”

Qi Jiu: "Yes, I only joined the hotel as an intern yesterday. ”

The old woman sighed with emotion: "It's been a long time since I've seen a new employee join the hotel, it's really rare." ”

Qi Yan suddenly thought of something and replied: "Yes, the economy is sluggish now, and the hotel business is not very good, so my brother and I have worked hard to get this part-time job opportunity with the proprietress." ”

As he spoke, he took out his massage business promotional card again and handed it to the old woman with both hands, "Because my grandparents are wandering massage technicians, my brother and I have also been influenced by family culture since childhood, and learned from our grandparents the professional massage techniques that have been lost. ”

Due to the rules of the hotel, players cannot leave the hotel at will, and the time of the hot spring open day is relatively random, so players do not have the freedom to explore the map outside the hotel.

Now he must use his identity and skills to win more opportunities to leave the hotel, and this old woman in front of him is the best entry point.

It is also natural and reasonable to promote your services and craftsmanship as a massage artist.

"It's amazing to have a craft at a young age," the old woman seemed to appreciate the young man who lived by his own labor, she took the massage card handed by Qi Yan, looked at the old man with great interest, and finally squinted her eyes and smiled, "I should press this body well, but I have to guard the soup pool tonight, it is not very convenient, after the open day is over, I will definitely patronize your business after I am free." ”

"You are always welcome," Qi Yan added, "You can contact the hotel directly to make an appointment, and we will come and serve you in person, so that you don't have to walk so far." ”

The old woman smiled with satisfaction: "Great, then I'll trouble you then." ”

"You're welcome," Qi Yan said, turning his gaze to the side of the shrine and asking, "By the way, I want to ask you something, is the shrine next door closed now?" ”

The old woman shook her head with emotion: "It's been closed for several years, and now the economy is so sluggish, there are basically no tourists in the hot spring town, and no one is willing to spend spare money to repair this dilapidated shrine, and there is not enough incense and faith, the shrine can't be enshrined, and now only the "Yu-no-yu" is still open." ”

Qi Jiu: "That's it...... Was "Yu-no-yu" and the shrine the same before? ”

In Qi Jiu's dream, the male guests who come out of the "Yu no House" will go to the "Yu no Yu" to experience the bathing service, which is probably an after-the-fact show.

The old woman nodded and said, "There are many young guests who used to come to the hot springs, and they all like to stop by the shrine to see and worship." ”

After speaking, she smiled, looked at Qi Yan and said, "Young man, this is a shrine for marriage, do you also want to ask for marriage?" ”

Chapter 42: 404 Hot Spring Street (12)

Qi Yan scratched his head embarrassedly: "I've just come of age, and I don't plan to fall in love so early." ”

The old woman giggled: "Marriage is not up to the parties sooner or later, some people can't ask for it, some people can't break it, flowers come in clusters, and they go like duckweed......"

The old woman muttered a few words, then put the topic on the right track, and continued to explain to everyone: "There are male and female baths in the hot spring field, male left and female right, remember, don't make a mistake, "Yunoyu" does not allow mixed bathing of men and women. ”

After everyone finished paying, the old woman counted the survival coins and handed out a timer to everyone, after all, the "Bathing Rules" mentioned: "Please strictly follow the instructions of the soup pool to ensure the time, and it is forbidden to leave without permission before the arrival of the specified time of the selected soup pool".

"Let me first explain that there is only a simple bamboo fence in the middle of the men's and women's baths, and the men are not allowed to peep at it, let alone sneak through it," the old woman smiled sadly at all the men, "This kind of impoliteness has happened before, and it is very annoying." ”

"Everyone, please." After explaining the precautions, the old woman opened the door to the hot spring pool.

"I'm sorry, I'd like to consult," Qi Yan asked the old woman a little embarrassed, "Can I bring this bamboo lantern into the vicinity of the soup pool?" It's a hotel thing, I'm just a part-time intern, I'm afraid I won't be able to afford to lose it. ”

The old woman seemed to have a good impression of the young guide, and waved her hand at him: "Bring it in, it's okay, just don't get the bamboo lantern into the soup pool." ”

"Thank you very much." Qi Jiu, who was carrying the ghost fire bamboo lamp, bowed lightly and thanked him.

He found that after coming to the "Yu-no-Yu", the flames of the ghost fire lanterns were burning more and more, indicating that the density of resentful spirits here was greater than that on the streets outside.

Soaking in a hot spring bath filled with ghosts is a truly novel experience.

Qi Yan and the other three men walked to the bathroom on the left, and when he confirmed that the shower room in the bathroom was separated, Qi Yan breathed a sigh of relief, because he was not used to bathing with strangers.

The "Rules for Bathing in the Bath" clearly stipulate that the body must be thoroughly washed before bathing, so everyone rinses very carefully, and it takes about six or seven minutes for the sound of the water in the shower head to gradually weaken.

Qi Yan changed into a new yukata prepared for the guests at the bathhouse, and just as he was about to walk towards the bath, he suddenly thought of something and turned back.

He reached into the pocket of his yukata change, and then took out the "call girl card" that had been thrown out of the door by an unknown dangerous object last night.

Qi speculated that since the shrine was a place of joy in the dream world, and the "Yu-no-yu" was originally one with it, it is likely that the "Yu-no-yu" was also used to serve the joyful guests.

What kind of place breeds what kind of resentful spirits, if you encounter a troublemaker in the process of bathing, maybe the "Call Girl Card" can come in handy.

Thinking about it like this, Qi Yan secretly stuffed the small card into his new yukata and walked towards the hot spring pool with the ghost fire lantern again.

Outside, there was a lot of mist, and the thick white obscured people's view.

There are a total of 12 baths in the men's section, which come in different shapes and sizes, and the edges of the pools are uniformly surrounded by unpolished black volcanic rock, which is used to store yukata and belongings for travelers.

The water quality of the hot springs in the pond is very good, with a thick, pure milky white color.

The rich smell of sulfur permeated the air, and I took a deep breath and my whole body became warm.

There seems to be no fire ban near the hot spring pools, and small oil lamps are hung above each pool, and the warm yellow light sways in the misty winter night, adding a chic tranquility.

If it weren't for the fact that they were currently in a dungeon of Nine Deaths, players would have to be delusional that they were on vacation at a hot spring resort.

The names of these hot springs are also unique, and the twelve hot springs are named Beginning of Autumn, Summer, White Dew, Autumn Equinox, Cold Dew, Frost Fall, Beginning of Winter, Light Snow, Heavy Snow, Winter Solstice, Small Cold, and Great Cold.

The naming rule is to arrange them in order according to the twelve solar terms in autumn and winter, and Qi Ji guessed that the female soup next door distributes the twelve solar terms in spring and summer.

Each pool also clearly stipulates the minimum duration and the number of people who can take a bath, the shortest of which is the "Great Cold" pool, which can leave after 20 minutes, and the limit is two people; The longest time is "Liqiu", which requires 31 minutes of soaking and is limited to five people.

Due to the rules and regulations, "Yu no Yu" is a must-check mission point for players, but the mission itself always comes with a crisis.

In the absence of a clear taboo, the player's first reaction is to look for the shortest soup pool, after all, there are many dreams at night.

Soon, the union leader and his followers had locked down the "Great Cold" soup pool, which only needed to be soaked for twenty minutes.

The young man of 102 originally wanted to choose the "Big Cold" pool, but because the soup pool limited the maximum number of people who could enter the pool, he didn't want to conflict with the big brother of the union, so he silently chose the "Little Han" on the side, the "Little Han" pool was only one minute longer than the "Big Cold" pool, and the problem should not be too big.

Qi Jiu, who was carrying a ghost fire lantern, was still wandering in the mist.

Qi Ji found that the duration of the twelve soup pools decreased from autumn to winter, and he did not think that such a time setting was randomly generated, nor did he think that the life of the soup pools of the twelve solar terms in autumn and winter was just for the pursuit of elegance.

The solar terms often symbolize changes in weather and temperature......

In a flash, Qi Zhen grabbed a word - "temperature".

Is it possible that the more the solar term symbolizes the cold, the colder the water will become?

If we extrapolate from this assertion, the situation on the Nyoyu side is just the opposite, and the hotter the solar term, the hotter the water in the pond will be.

If so, there is also a reasonable explanation for the setting of the soup pool time -

In order to achieve fairness between players, the more torturous the bathing environment, the shorter the time setting, and vice versa.

Therefore, if you choose from the perspective of "temperature", it will be safer to choose spring and autumn weather.

However, this does not mean that there is only a test of "temperature" in the bathing process, and there may be more unknown hidden dangers over a long period of time......

After analyzing the pros and cons, Qi Yan walked to the six soup pools that symbolized autumn, and after hesitating for a while, he finally placed the ghost fire bamboo lamp on the side of the "White Dew" pool.

The mist that filled the night grew thicker and thicker, so thick that it was almost impossible to see the small oil lamp that flickered on the top of the pool.

Qi Zhen untied the yukata he had just put on, folded it, and pressed the "Call Girl Card" under the yukata.

He was the only one in the "White Dew" pool, and under the cover of the thick fog, he lightly descended into the soup pool, as if he did not want to alarm the unknown objects hidden in the thick fog.

The water temperature of the hot spring pool was just right, and the spring water filled with the rich smell of sulfur soaked his tired body, and Qi Yan rested his head on the volcanic rock, breathing a sigh of relief very lightly.

The twelve pools in the hot spring area were obviously very close to each other, but at this moment he could no longer hear the voices of the other three men.

The thick white mist was like an enchantment, enveloping him in a pool of square inches.

All the sounds were swallowed up by the fog, so quiet that only the sound of the water mist flowing.

Qi Jiu, who closed his eyes and recuperated, could even hear the sound of time passing.

The little ghost lantern placed by the pool is constantly absorbing the yin qi nearby, increasing Qi Jiu's pleasure value by 0.1 every three minutes.

Although slow, the little ghost lamp is like a diligent little employee, constantly swallowing yin qi, and tirelessly transforming them into pleasure points that can maintain the mental health of the owner.

About fifteen minutes later, there was a sudden "whoosh" sound on the water not far from Qi Yan.

Qi Yan's eyelids jumped, and then he felt the water lines on the surface of the pool slowly fluctuate.

Something "dirty" got into the water.

As the other party approached, the shaking of the water surface became more and more violent, and the pervasive smell of sulfur was gradually covered by a strange smell of rot.

At the same time, Qi Jiu's pleasure value, which had been rising, began to decline.

Presumably, it was this "uninvited guest" who polluted the water in the soup pool, and Qi Jiu, who was immersed in it, was also disturbed.

There is a rule in the "Hot Spring Rules" that you should not stare at the travelers who come to the hot springs for a long time, so Qi Jiu, who was closing his eyes and recuperating, only cracked his eyes to check the movement.

But the white mist was so thick that the "uninvited guest" was blurred into a shadow with irregular edges, and this shadow was moving from the opposite side of the pool towards Qi Yan at the moment.

"It's so comfortable, this water temperature is so comfortable..."When the uninvited guest gradually approached, Qi Zhen finally heard what was muttering in its mouth.

Sure enough, the water in the pond with a comfortable temperature is easy to attract dirty things, and it is rare in the world to have both.

As the uninvited guests approached, Qi Jiu's pleasure value went crazy like raindrops of "-1", and the replenishment effect of the little ghost lamp became minimal.

[The system detects that there is a filth approaching, please leave the soup pool as soon as possible, otherwise it will cause a serious drop in pleasure value!] The system issues a warning.

[The current pleasure value drops at a rate of 15 points/min]

Qi Jiu: ...... It doesn't take more than five minutes for your pleasure value to fall below the critical value, and you can't last up the rest of your bathing time.

But from the system's warning, Qi Yan also found a hidden clue.

"Aside from the pleasure points, will this filth attack me, right?" Qi Yan asked tentatively.

[The system detects that the uninvited guest in the soup pool is not an active attacking filth, but do not let your guard down, the filth will (continuously) cause mental pollution to travelers] The system reminds again.

Qi Zhen was very satisfied with this answer.

Non-aggressive filth - This means that it is unlikely to actively attack the player as long as it is not excessively provoked, and will only unknowingly release substances that pollute the player's mind.

When encountering such goblins with no attack value and only pollution, the usual way to "leave" them is to seal and overkill.

This is easy for psionic skill players and players with relevant items, but unfortunately, Qi Jiu has nothing.

The only breakthrough Qi Zhen can think of right now is to use the "Chilling Ice Machine" that he bought cheaply to make the water of the "White Dew" pool cold, so that the filth will leave on its own because it is not used to the water temperature.

Because the monster has just kept repeating "It's so comfortable, this water temperature is so comfortable...", indicating that it came in because it likes the water temperature of the "White Dew" pool.

However, after confirming that the filth has no active offensive tendencies, Qi Ju decides to sacrifice a little pleasure value to get information.