Evening.
The first hotel they stayed at on this trip was a hot spring hotel.
It had placed a lot of ads on a certain social media app. Although it was slightly suspected of over-marketing, Su Bai had asked friends who had been there, and the overall feedback wasn't bad. In fact, one could even say it was much better equipped than most hot spring hotels.
The facilities were complete, and the service was good.
Sure enough, as long as it was a hotel, it couldn't escape that basic rule:
The newer, the better.
Even for some old five-star hotels, the actual living experience wasn't as good as newly built high-end business hotels.
This might be a bit of an exaggeration, but the logic held true.
"By the way, how much would it cost to buy a hot spring?"
This question popped into Su Bai's mind while he was changing and taking a shower.
If he could own an entire hot spring all to himself, he could close off the whole place and bring the girls inside to play.
When tired, they could just lie down anywhere to rest. And if they wanted to do that... ahem, you know.
It would feel amazing!
At this moment, Su Bai's phone was still in a waterproof bag. Right through the bag, he excitedly sent a private message to Xia.
For the vast majority of people, this kind of question was completely outside their realm of knowledge.
Only a knowledgeable and experienced young lady like Xia Lin could possibly give an accurate and practical answer.
In her circle, there might actually be someone who had bought a hot spring.
[Crispy Big White Goose: Xia, about how much does it cost to buy a hot spring? Are the procedures troublesome?]
[Summer's Lin: It's okay, not too troublesome. It just takes time to choose a location and build it.]
[Summer's Lin: What, you want to buy a hot spring? You've been spending a bit wildly lately, little brother. Does your family really not mind?]
[Crispy Big White Goose: Nah, they don't mind. I'm just living within my means.]
[Summer's Lin: [Snicker]]
[Summer's Lin: That depends on what kind of special features you want for your hot spring.]
[Crispy Big White Goose: Good privacy, highly independent. Once it's built, it'll just be for me and you girls to use~]
[Summer's Lin: Oh my, you really know how to enjoy life, little brother!]
[Summer's Lin: [Facepalm shyly]]
[Summer's Lin: It shouldn't be a problem. The best way would be to find a small island with natural hot springs, buy it, and build on it yourself... It'll definitely be more expensive than buying a regular plot of land, but the advantage is that you'll have a lot of choices. Of course, the construction costs...]
Truth be told, Xia Lin was quite sensible and frugal, always considering things from a cost perspective.
However, Su Bai didn't have such worries.
Although his current savings of around four hundred million in cash could be spent in an instant on a slightly more expensive construction project.
But if it triggered his indulgent spending cashback, he would instantly be over the moon.
Excitedly discussing it with Xia, Su Bai went to the public area to soak for a while.
He didn't leave the public area until the Wan sisters called to summon him.
Soaking in the public area was naturally not what Su Bai wanted. The reason he chose to stay at this hot spring, apart from enjoying the atmosphere, was mainly for the luxury suite on the top floor.
At 15,888 a night, it came with its own private hot spring pool.
For most tourists, this room had too low of a cost-performance ratio to justify staying in, but for Su Bai, it was a breeze.
The room was huge. The outer area was for living and playing, the bedroom was on the side, and deep inside was a hot spring pool paved with a rock floor. It had a washing platform, a hydrotherapy room, a sauna, and even a food delivery hatch. You could order food from the buffet downstairs, and someone would send it up via a conveyor belt.
You have to admit, it was really something.
This price tag wasn't just for show; the service was actually quite impressive.
In fact, Su Bai felt that when spending money to enjoy yourself and the budget was high, the quality of service became a very important factor.
The cost of materials was just what it was; you understood that once you spent enough.
But this newly opened exclusive hot spring hotel really had flawless service.
As soon as he entered the room, Su Bai saw the beautiful scenery in the hot spring pool.
Hot mist swirled over the water's surface like a fairyland, and the silhouettes of two plump yet petite women were faintly outlined within.
Since it was a private room, they had taken off their swimsuits and were completely naked.
Because they had accidentally fallen asleep in their swimsuits earlier in the RV, they had been wearing them for a bit too long today. This made them feel a bit constrained, so right now, they craved the feeling of freedom!
Actually, most girls prefer to be a bit freer in private and don't like the feeling of fabric wrapped tightly around their bodies.
Oh, except for Chen Yusheng. She was already so used to having her legs wrapped in black pantyhose all the time that she would feel uncomfortable without them.
She really was a unique case.
"Brother Su Bai, come here quickly~ The water temperature here is great, much more comfortable than the public area downstairs. And it seems they added some secret bath salts; it feels incredibly comfortable to soak in," Wan Xinyan said.
"Really? Let me try."
If Xinyan said it was good, then it was definitely flawless in his eyes.
Sure enough, as soon as Su Bai dipped his foot in, he grimaced slightly.
Hiss~
So refreshing!
"Wow, what kind of magical formula is this? It couldn't have anything bad in it, right?" Su Bai's mind ran wild with speculation.
Holy crap, meth!
Wan Xinyan said, "You're overthinking it, brother. Before coming here, we asked Sister Xiaolu to check this place's qualifications. It's perfectly fine."
"Tsk!" Su Bai couldn't help but praise her in his heart. Zhou Jialu's time in the butler training course hadn't been in vain.
Ensuring that every step of a wealthy person's itinerary was safe and reliable was also an important duty of a butler.
This probably required the use of special channels, but just having channels definitely wasn't enough; it also required the butler to be patient and meticulous.
Not bad at all!
"Brother Su Bai, why are you still wearing your swimming trunks? There's no one else here," Wan Xinyan asked, pressing against his chest and blinking her bright, sparkling eyes as she watched him enter the bath.
At this moment, the twins' somewhat youthful and childish faces looked exceptionally charming in the hazy steam. Especially with their hair pinned up, it added a touch of allure to their endearing innocence.
"Ah, I just forgot. Why don't you girls help me out?"
Thus, the Wan sisters began to help Su Bai.
On the screen wall opposite the pool, there was a massive projection TV. Su Bai turned it on, getting ready to catch up on some recent anime.
Whether rich or poor, the anime you could watch every season was the same. Perhaps this was a blessing for lovers of arts and entertainment. Whether it was movies, TV shows, or anime, what everyone could watch was identical. Of course, buying merchandise was a different story.
For someone with Su Bai's personality, buying merchandise wasn't the essence; watching what he liked was.
Wang Haoran was much the same. The Gacha Sage had the spirit of an old-school otaku. Even though he was now starting a business with Su Bai and had plenty of money, he didn't go on a retaliatory spending spree buying tons of anime merchandise. Many of his habits remained exactly the same as before.

with countless casualties. As a top-tier gamer, Liu Xuan volunteered to join the fight, intending to dominate with his skills, but instead he obtained the hidden class: [Pacifist]. Unable to attack. Unable to use active skills. Fortunately, with each level gained, he acquired a new passive skill. And so, armed with a body full of passives, Liu Xuan slaughtered his way through the battlefield of ten thousand races! [You attacked Liu Xuan] [You gained the debuffs: 'Poison', 'Fear', 'Burning', 'Bleeding', 'Freeze', 'Silence', etc.] [Your attack speed has been reduced by 99%] [Your armor and magic resistance have been reduced by 99%] Warriors of the Ten Thousand Races: How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!

rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!

lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.

transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”