I Become a Landlady in the Game World
Chapter 197 - 120: The More You Spend, the More Motivated You Are to Earn Money

Chapter 197: Chapter 120: The More You Spend, the More Motivated You Are to Earn Money

Thinking this, the look she cast towards the nearby shop shone even brighter.

This trip had indeed been the right decision.

Her plans for Hope Village were based on her existing knowledge, but clearly, relying solely on her experience in building in Blue Star City was not enough; native territories had their own advantages.

Her task was to perfectly integrate both, creating a territory suitable for both the Blue Star people and the native residents, attracting more people, and enhancing the territorial strength.

As always, before knowing the purpose of the Doomsday game system, she just needed to focus on strengthening her territory.

In this way, just strolling down one block, Zhou Bai and the others, driven by curiosity, spent quite some time.

Finally, after walking, they arrived at a concentrated area of hotels.

"This area is the busiest part of Bengala Town, where the mercenaries mostly stay, so numerous businesses have sprung up nearby, focusing mainly on leisure and entertainment," the guide, O’Casey, introduced.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Bai looked around and saw that the shops in front mainly involved food and entertainment, filled with people at this moment.

Throughout her journey, whether it was the square in front of the territory or the Commercial Street at the entrance of the territory gates, or here, there was no shortage of people.

The population benefits were evident at this time.

The territory’s tax revenue alone must be a huge figure.

Zhou Bai was instantly tempted.

She was already considering how to attract enough people to Hope Village.

While Zhou Bai was thinking this, O’Casey had already led them to the Isabella Inn.

"This is the Isabella Inn, from here to there, all these buildings belong to our hotel," O’Casey pointed to a row of buildings ahead, his tone proud.

Following the direction O’Casey pointed, they saw a row of continuous undulating white buildings, which transformed the originally flat plot into a mountainous shape, with the lowest point being the customer service center. Further up were winding staircases, with buildings of various sizes on either side of the stairs, some cylindrical, some with oval tops, and some cubic, all different shapes, haphazardly positioned yet orderly, some highly open and some highly enclosed, meeting a variety of needs.

Clearly, the higher up the stairs one went, the more the buildings leaned towards private suites, which likely meant high prices.

Compared to other inns, the existence of the Isabella Inn was indeed unique!

While he introduced them, O’Casey prepared to lead them to the hotel’s customer center, where the procedures for staying at the inn were handled.

Just bringing this group here meant he was half successful; although the commission rate was low, it was better than nothing.

At this moment, a group emerged from the customer center, each person’s face showing a bit of resignation.

"The cheapest room per night costs 30 silver coins, which is too expensive."

"The problem is that the rooms for 30 silver coins are very small, suitable only for one person."

"Moreover, staying in the hotel is only for a few short hours, it’s not suitable for us."

"Next time we come for a tour, it might be nice to stay for a day and enjoy the hotel."

"..."

Several mercenaries muttered as they walked past Zhou Bai and the others.

Hearing their muttering, O’Casey’s expression changed slightly, and he immediately gauged the reactions of Zhou Bai and the others.

It was obvious he feared that Zhou Bai, having heard their words, would choose not to stay.

Zhou Bai, hearing the prices, although she had anticipated them, was still severely shocked by the cost; staying in the cheapest room for one night was equivalent to a month’s rent of a wooden house in her territory.

The comparison indeed stung a bit.

But she was representing the face of Hope Village now, and the money had to be spent; besides, although she loved money, she never skimped on herself.

Since she was here, she might as well enjoy it.

Having spent money, she would later be motivated to earn more.

Thus, Zhou Bai’s expression remained relatively calm.

However, many who had not initially planned to stay here were deterred!

They would definitely manage a few nights with the money in their pockets.

But the biggest problem was... they hated to part with it!

With that money, they would rather buy more goods in Bengala Town!

Immediately, several people asked the guides nearby.

The guides, upon hearing the inquiries, instantly became spirited.

"Our hotel offers the cheapest room at only 200 copper coins a night."

"Although our hotel is a bit more expensive at 500 copper coins, it includes a meal."

"Our hotel has a great view."

"Our hotel is conveniently located, and also only costs a few hundred copper coins."

"..."

The guides vigorously promoted their own hotels.

They had seen this scene countless times before; many tourists, upon arriving, instinctively wanted to choose the best hotel but, after touring, those without much financial power often opted for other hotels with better value for money.

One way or another, didn’t this mean that the guides of other hotels were earning more?

Also, since Isabella Inn took the boutique route, they didn’t mind this situation. After all, those willing to leave were certainly not willing to spend the money. Keeping such people around was pointless; it was better to send them off and create goodwill, achieving a win-win situation, which was fundamental to good business.

Thus, the entire group of more than 200 people headed to different hotels with the team as the center. They would continue their activities in Bengala Town in the form of teams. Even as individuals, with the prior hint from Maria, no one was likely to do anything inappropriate.

After the dispersal of the people, the ones remaining were Zhou Bai and his group.

O’Neill and the other Beastmen had been sticking close to Zhou Bai, naturally following him into the hotel. As for Ellis, he had been kept behind by Zhou Bai.

It must be said, throughout this journey, Ellis had definitely been a huge help, and Zhou Bai was more than willing to have these experienced mercenaries lend a hand.

Ellis and the others had already planned to enter Hope Village, and with Zhou Bai’s enthusiastic demeanor, they naturally decided to stay and were prepared to spend a substantial amount of money to stay here for a few days.

Being mercenaries for many years, they had their savings, and staying a few days wouldn’t break the bank.

After the others left, Zhou Bai immediately turned to O’Casey, "Let’s continue!"

Ao Kaixi, looking at the remaining twenty or so people, was almost moved to tears and promptly became even more attentive towards Zhou Bai, "This way, my lord, please."

Regardless of the person’s identity, addressing them as ’lord’ was never wrong.

Soon, Zhou Bai and his group entered the customer center.

As they walked in, they were warmly greeted and led to a reception table set apart in the hall, where various fruits and drinks were attentively offered.

Besides that, there were Sheepskin Scrolls about the rooms in the hotel, detailing the types of rooms available.

Much like the rooms at the Hope Village Tavern, there were single rooms, double rooms, and an emphasis on four-person rooms. The single room prices distinctly varied, the most expensive being 3 gold coins a night and the cheapest being 30 silver coins. Obviously, the location must have had a clear difference, among other slight variations, with prices ranging between 30 silver coins and 2 gold coins.

Having read the introduction, Zhou Bai made his decision on the spot.

"I want the best single room for myself and 11 double rooms," Zhou Bai said without hesitation.

Upon hearing Zhou Bai’s words, O’Casey, acting as host, instantly widened his eyes.

The best single room, 3 gold coins a night, double rooms, all costing from 1 gold coin upwards, adding up to more than 14 gold coins for a night—how wealthy must one be to spend like that!

What was most important was, aside from the Beastmen being Zhou Bai’s Guard Team, the rest, such as Ellis, were clearly hired mercenaries, yet Zhou Bai clearly was taking them along.

And O’Neill as well as Ellis and others, listening, were also flustered and thrilled.

They were going to stay in such good rooms? And for free?

The staff member who came to serve upon hearing Zhou Bai’s words, without caring if there was any backstory, her first action was to quickly finalize the arrangements.

Zhou Bai paid right away, and after some hustle, the staffer quickly arranged all the rooms.

In the next moment, a group of employees lined up in two rows in front of Zhou Bai and his group, evidently, each room would have its own personal butler.

Zhou Bai’s personal butler was clearly more high-end.

In that instant, Zhou Bai and his group became the center of attention.

Staying at the hotel alone was not remarkable, what was remarkable was the fact that this person had booked rooms for his own guards.

Once Zhou Bai and his group had checked in, the reputation of Zhou Bai’s group instantly spread within a certain range.

A team from Hope Village had arrived in the territory.

And the leader of this team was someone with more money than sense!