Dimensional Hotel
Chapter 413: The New Residents of the Valley

Chapter 413: Chapter 413: The New Residents of the Valley

The valley welcomed new "residents" — and foreseeable, it would be a large group of long-term residents.

Mass-produced Erin dolls.

Swarms of Gothic Dolls appeared around the Teleportation Hub and in Fairy Tale Town, familiarizing themselves with the new home’s environment according to the orders from the "host," and their numbers were continuously increasing.

These little creatures, who looked a bit silly, quickly caught the attention of a large group of kid leaders in the town, even causing a small-scale chaos — fortunately, Little Red Riding Hood asserted parental authority in time to shoo the rowdy kids back, avoiding a spectacle of dozens of human brats chasing dozens of Erin dolls throughout the town.

The first batch of dolls was quickly sent to the power plant, followed by two more batches sent to the Black Forest Logging Camp and Star Port — of course, as this was quite sudden, and since the mass-produced dolls had just stepped off the "production line" and were far from ready to take over complex tasks, Yu Sheng was not sending them directly for work but to familiarize themselves with the environment and inform the current maintenance staff at each facility.

The replacement of maintenance staff at each facility is a complex and gradual task. Considering the height limitations of the Erin dolls, these little fellows could hardly replace human work entirely in a short time, so initially, Yu Sheng only planned for the mass-produced dolls to handle the most basic tasks — cleaning, warehouse management, assisting people, and so on. Once they were skilled enough, he would consider letting them tackle more intricate tasks.

"You really are something," on the rooftop of the castle at the end of Fairy Tale Town, Little Red Riding Hood sat on the eaves and looked at those mass-produced dolls walking back and forth in the town, saying somewhat helplessly to Yu Sheng beside her, "Shouldn’t this kind of thing be planned long in advance, involving lots of coordination before implementation..."

Yu Sheng’s face showed some embarrassment as he listened, but before he could speak, Erin sitting on his shoulder chirped up, "Oh, you’ll get used to it, Yu Sheng can’t hold back his ideas once they come up. When he dragged a spaceship down next to the Black Forest without giving any notice, that was a big deal — I even suspect he only knew about the mass-produced dolls one day earlier than you guys..."

The long-haired princess sitting on the other side of Little Red Riding Hood suddenly brightened her eyes, "Oh oh oh! I’ve heard that saying, most authors only know the plot one day earlier than the readers... No wonder he writes books."

Even Yu Sheng, with his usual composure, found himself struggling to maintain it amid the back-and-forth chatter next to his ears, "Well, it’s not to that extent. I usually have well-thought-out plans for things..."

But no one was listening to him.

After observing those mass-produced dolls for a good while, Little Red Riding Hood suddenly asked curiously, "These... where do the mass-produced Erin usually live?"

"I instructed them to return to the Hub Pyramid to standby when there are no tasks — the top four floors of that Great Pyramid are empty, with plenty of space," Erin replied casually, "Yu Sheng made it so big purely for the excitement, and now it’s proved useful."

"If the Pyramid can’t accommodate them in the future, we’ll set up a ’Puppet Town’ near the hub or on the edge of the town for them," Yu Sheng added promptly, "After all, those little guys don’t take up much space, building a bunch of small houses for them is way easier than constructing a pyramid."

"...I can hardly imagine what that would look like," Little Red Riding Hood, hugging her knees, tried to picture a ’Puppet Town’ filled with 66.6 cm tall mass-produced dolls, but after thinking for a long time, she could only scratch her head, "Anyway, I think it’s great, the valley’s going to become livelier again. With such a vast place only inhabited by us, sometimes it feels empty."

Listening to the girl’s muttering beside him, Yu Sheng just gave a slight smile, said nothing, and stretched long before lying down on the castle roof, squinting his eyes slightly.

As he lay down, Erin agilely climbed onto his chest, found a comfortable posture, and laid down as well.

Hu Li, who was sitting beside and gnawing on half a roast chicken, glanced back, tilted her head in thought, then scooted over to Yu Sheng’s side and covered him and Erin with a pile of tails.

Meanwhile, a bit further away, outside the town, Luna had just finished her work in the fields, looked up, and saw six Erins standing in a row on the path, staring at her blankly.

Knight/Saintess Miss was a bit bewildered.

At the Star Port beside the Black Forest, Sun, with a cigarette in his hand, stared dazedly at a group of Erin dolls running chaotically beneath the antenna tower, unaware that the cigarette was almost burning to his fingers.

In the common room at the southwest corner of Fairy Tale Town, Teacher Su looked at several volunteers who came to help clean up with a wry smile. After searching for ages, he couldn’t find brooms and mops that suited their size — it seemed more crucial to create appropriately sized tools for these mass-produced dolls before putting them to work.

At the edge of the Black Forest, the loggers summoned by the "King" stood confused on the clearing, while the Hunter stood among them, a squirrel perched on the Hunter’s shoulder — everyone’s eyes were on those Gothic dolls running around with massive axes.

They didn’t understand what logging meant, which seemed to require a bit of guidance over time.

"...They are quite strong."

The squirrel murmured on the Hunter’s shoulder.

"But their bodies aren’t even as tall as an axe," the Hunter murmured softly, "I think they’re not suited for logging... Let’s teach them how to pick mushrooms and berries later."

The squirrel’s eyes lit up: "And collecting hazelnuts and acorns!"

"Yes, and collecting hazelnuts and acorns."

The squirrel laughed happily, hopping around on the shoulders and heads of the hunters and loggers.

Meanwhile, in the distant Hub Pyramid, more mass-produced dolls were opening their eyes on the Alchemy Platform—knowledge and skills from early individuals flowed through their collective minds, as the Erin matrix, in its nascent chaos and obscurity, tentatively reached out to understand the world. Then, one by one, the small figures stepped out of the pyramid into the bright daylight, "Erins" all opening their eyes wide with curiosity.

The initial message from the "Erin Host" resounded in the simple minds of each doll, even if they could not fully grasp its meaning—it was Erin’s first words to every mass-produced individual, known only to Erin and the "Erins":

"Welcome to your home, this is a great place!"

The newly born mass-produced dolls had a long way to go in adapting to their "work."

But in any case, it was foreseeable that this valley was indeed going to become lively.

Regrettably, Yu Sheng didn’t have much time to continue enjoying his rural life in the valley—Luna took care of the farm, and he took care of the joy, which was also a kind of rural life.

On Feiyu 13b, there were more important matters.

Beyond the high orbital path of Shuji Planet, a silver-white glow silently cut across the dark space.

Hu Li deftly bypassed the stations and satellites on those paths, avoiding the monitored airspace, and accelerated all the way beyond Shuji.

Yu Sheng was carrying Erin (reinforced steel) on his shoulders, with Luna sitting beside him. The three of them sat on the back of a giant Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, embarking on a journey to a nearby planet.

Considering that there might still be more Black-clothed Cultivators or Hidden Monastery informants lurking on Shuji, they secretly left Mo City—the method was quite simple and straightforward. Yu Sheng directly opened a gate to outer space, with its landing point at a nearby stellar coordinate recorded during the approach of the Otherworld Inn to Shuji...

Ren Yunqingzi and those Hidden Monastery believers, no matter how powerful, could not detect this trick.

Meanwhile, Xuan Che and Master Yuan Hao stayed in Mo City, continuing their investigation while also being ready to inform Yu Sheng of any developments on Shuji Planet at any time.

Zheng Zhi was also temporarily left by Xuan Che’s side—for safety reasons. After all, even though the nephew had a strong "observational ability," his physique was quite fragile. Before understanding the basic situation of the destination, it’s best for him to remain in the rear awaiting orders.

"The place you’re heading to is officially called ’Guard-3,’ the third planet orbiting the sun here," Xuan Che’s voice came through the phone, explaining the basic situation of the destination to Yu Sheng, "Compared to Shuji, Guard-3 is even more desolate, with no valuable minerals, and it is itself a ’Deserted Star’ without any geomantic response, making it unsuitable for development or habitation. Apart from a few ’Heavenly Inquiry Pavilions’ at the poles used to enhance superluminal communication signals, the entire planet is devoid of human presence, maintaining a wild appearance.

"The place where Yun Qingzi once battled fiercely with an unknown enemy, located in the southern hemisphere of Guard-3, has an impact crater visible from space, which is quite easy to find.

"No one has been there for many years, and no one knows what the situation is. You must be extremely careful when you go there."

Listening to Xuan Che’s careful instructions on the other end, Yu Sheng suddenly felt curious: "Shouldn’t the place where a great being once fought and fell with an unknown powerful enemy be very important? Just leaving it unmanaged?"

Xuan Che seemed taken aback by Yu Sheng’s question: "Huh? Manage... what?"

"Shouldn’t it be designated as a protected or isolated area?" Yu Sheng casually remarked, "Or turned into a famous forbidden zone. That’s how it’s arranged in novels—a fallen great one would surely create an opportunity, whether a blessed land or a dire place. There should be something similar, with a hidden sect guarding it for generations, testing anyone who comes across, and during the test, not speaking human language..."

As he spoke, he couldn’t help but succumb to professional habits, letting his thoughts wander, while Xuan Che on the other end was momentarily dumbfounded. After a while, Xuan Che responded with a tone half-amused, half-exasperated: "What you’re describing... sounds like something from ancient records, but that’s because in ancient times, our pollution treatment technology was underdeveloped. When a great one fell, the lingering effects and remnants would pollute the world, and without proper isolation, they might endanger passersby—it’s no longer a concern now, as all sects have very refined funerary techniques. Even a thousand years ago, when Yun Qingzi died, special personnel were sent to Guard-3 to handle the aftermath...

"Otherwise, if every time a great one fell, it created a ’forbidden zone,’ considering the countless fallen powerful ones throughout history, even if the Feiyu Star Domain were vast, how many habitable planets would be left here?"

Yu Sheng: "..."