Su Yao still didn't know that the Wolf Pack Mercenary Group had set their sights on her again, but even if she did, she wouldn't be afraid.

The Wolf Pack Mercenary Group grew and expanded over the course of half a year, and during this time, the Peaceful Inn also made significant progress.

The image of the Golden Dragon deliveryman from Battle Star had already deeply ingrained itself in the hearts of the nearby residents. Even considering the hotel's own attack and defense capabilities, it was something the Wolf Pack Mercenary Group couldn't break through at the moment.

During this period, the staff worked together to gather materials, fend off evil spirits and beasts, and the inn's level quickly surpassed the level seven threshold. With a bunch of system reward cards and the application of Sharp's regional defense weapons, the inn's overall attack and defense power had both reached 5000.

When the figure of 5000 came out, Su Yao herself had no concept of it.

The system explained to her: [This is equivalent to five Level 6 mages attacking/defending together, or three Level 7 mages attacking/defending together.]

As for the □□-level mage... the system felt there was no need to mention it now, because not only had Su Yao never seen one, even the three master weapon smiths hadn't either. The Wolf Pack Mercenary Group was nowhere near that level, so there was no need to worry.

The hotel could basically be described as impregnable, and at the same time, Su Yao, as the manager, never stopped making progress.

The creation of weapons requires precise control over one's magical energy. During this process, Su Yao unexpectedly awakened a new personal skill on her own—turning stone into gold.

However, this "turning stone into gold" is different from the idiom "turning stone into gold." It is a simultaneous enhancement of both a weapon and Su Yao's magic experience points.

[Personal Skill: 3. Transmute Stone to Gold: Each time a weapon of superior quality is crafted, magic experience points increase by 100; with each successful enhancement, a portion of magical energy is infused into the weapon, thereby upgrading its quality from superior to superior+. ]

The knowledge related to weapon quality is available in the books provided by the system, categorized as: General, Good, Excellent, and Excellent+. This quality grading is closely related to the rating of weapon smiths. For instance, the requirement for a master-level weapon smith is not only to be able to produce weapons of level eight and above, but also to ensure that seventy percent of the weapons are of excellent quality.

Su Yao had crafted quite a few weapons, but no matter how she tried, she just couldn't achieve the "Excellent+" level. The three masters comforted Su Yao, saying that even at their current level, achieving "Excellent+" frequently was beyond their reach.

It was unexpected that Su Yao actually awakened the "Touch of Gold" skill, producing in one month the amount of top-grade weapons that took them over a decade to make!

Su Yao's weapon quality was enhanced with the help of skills, and during this period, her magic experience points successfully reached 13,030.

[Congratulations to the host for exceeding ten thousand magic experience points. Ten thousand experience points have been automatically deducted for an upgrade.]

[Upgrade successful, current magic level is 7 (Proficient Intermediate Mage), experience points 3030/20000. Congratulations to the host for receiving 5 card draws.]

……

After counting the improvements of the hotel and herself, Su Yao expressed her satisfaction, but the system did not agree.

The next second, the broadcast voice came.

[Next task: Complete a merchant transaction.]

[Accompanying Task: Convert three locals who have never encountered or heard of the Anxin Inn into staying guests.]

The merchant trading mission came unexpectedly, but it was in line with the system's habits.

Su Yao couldn't understand the accompanying task, "Why is there a condition to bring in new users? How do you expect Gerard to bring people back?"

Finding someone who has never heard of the inn to stay at it in the Misty Forest, this task is so crazy!

Su Yao had already decided who would bear this title, and it was Gerard. She couldn't even imagine how bewildered the reserved young Gerard would be upon receiving this task.

[The merchant task and its accompanying tasks will only trigger once. The host can first try being a merchant themselves, and later pass the title to Gerard.]

Su Yao crossed her arms, coldly staring at the system's light screen: "If Gerard can't, does that mean I can?"

[Please select your destination.]

It seems this task was mandatory, so Su Yao had no choice but to accept it.

After packing her luggage and explaining everything to the hotel staff, she opened the map provided by the system.

The map was still the same map, only this time Su Yao could jump to any place she clicked on.

The first stop, she chose to head southwest.

The geographical environment of Longyin Continent was modeled after the country where Su Yao originally lived, with its southwest direction also featuring complex terrain and a humid climate.

In modern society, with the development of technology, complex terrain is no longer a major obstacle to travel. However, for the current Longyin Continent, complex terrain and inconvenient transportation are still closely linked.

Su Yao chose to come here precisely because this place was untouched by the hotel business.

The towering mountains enclose the people of this place, whose lives are essentially self-sufficient. Even if there are things they lack, they only accept purchases made by their own people. Over the years, this has developed into a habit of exclusion, to the extent that even the guild for hiring tasks has not successfully established itself here. Without tasks, the food and potions from the Anxin Inn certainly wouldn't be sold here either.

The probability of encountering new customers in the southwest region is high, and under the premise of ensuring her own safety, Su Yao also wants to expand the market for the Anxin Inn as much as possible.

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"Mom, why can't we go out?" The little girl with braids, tears in her eyes, threw herself in front of her mother. "Why can sister go out, but I can't? Dad is so mean, I don't want to talk to him anymore!"

Wan Yi held her daughter close, gently patting her back, and coaxed, "Daddy isn't stopping you from going out. Our little Shandy can go out, can go anywhere, but you have to wait until little Shandy grows into big Shandy before you can go out. Your sister wasn't allowed to go out when she was little either; she was only allowed to go out once she grew up."

Sandy cried and shook her head: "Mom, you're lying! Dad didn't say that just now, he said I would never be able to leave the mountains in my lifetime!"

Wan Yi paused her actions upon hearing her daughter's words, "Did Daddy really just say that?"

Sandy noticed the change in her mother's mood and didn't know how to respond for a moment. Wan Yi suppressed her anger and coaxed Sandy, but Sandy still repeated what had just happened.

After listening to the whole story, Wanyi was truly angry. She immediately stood up, sent Sandy away, and prepared to go talk to her husband.

Sandy, after hearing Wanyi's words, indeed ran out of the house, but stopped again after just three steps.

She heard it, Mom was arguing with Dad.

Sandy suddenly felt scared, and her freshly cleaned little face was once again dirtied by tears and snot.

When Su Yao arrived at the small town of Lü'er, she was met with this scene: a dirty little girl squatting in the corner, crying loudly, her feet shifting back and forth, yet ultimately not taking a single step forward.

She walked over to Sandy and gently asked, "Little girl, what happened? Why are you crying so hard?"

Sandy heard the voice and looked up, ready to respond, but froze immediately upon seeing Su Yao.

She had never seen such a beautiful sister!

Su Yao handed a tissue to the little girl, trying to bring back her lost spirit.

Sandy came to her senses when her fingertips touched the tissue. She awkwardly wiped her face and nose, her earlobes already flushed red.

"Hello, pretty sister, it's the first time I've seen you in town..."

After being cleaned up, Sandy was still a pink and adorable child, and with her polite speech, Su Yao became more patient.

She handed the little girl a piece of candy and took the opportunity to ask about the town: "Is this Green Town? Did you grow up here? Are there not many people in the town, so you know everyone?"

"My mom doesn't let me take things from others." Sandy didn't take the candy, but she still answered Su Yao's question, "This is Green Town. I've been here since I was born. I'm five years old this year and have never been out. There are 1, 2, 3... 11 families in the town. I often go to play, and I know them all!"

Sandy answered very logically, following the order of Su Yao's questions.

Su Yao never expected that the small town she randomly chose would be so deserted, with only a dozen or so households. No wonder she hadn't seen any houses or residents along the way.

"Sister, may I ask why you are sitting here crying?"

Being looked at by such a beautiful sister, Sandy instinctively touched her face again, making sure there were no tears before shyly saying, "I-I'm actually not much of a crier, there was another reason today."

Seeing that the little girl had a bundle, Su Yao didn't continue to ask questions but changed the subject instead.

The purpose of her talking to the little girl was also this topic: "So, little girl, can you tell me something? Just introduce the customs and traditions here. I just arrived and don't know much about them."

Sandy was taken aback by Su Yao's words. She blinked and asked, "Are you from outside, sister?"

"Do you dislike people from outside here?" Su Yao asked the question already knowing the answer in her heart; surely, they would reject her arrival.

At this moment, she was also a bit anxious, wanting to quickly learn more about the local situation and rules, and then find a small town with slightly more communication with the outside world as a place to settle.

But for some reason, Sandy didn't answer the question this time. Instead, she enthusiastically started asking her questions.

"What is the outside world like? Is there an ocean? Is the ocean beautiful? Can I go out to see it when I grow up? Do I have to be as tall as you, sister, to go out?"

"Have you never been out?" Su Yao immediately caught the key point. "The outside world is very rich, the sea is beautiful, and it's not just the sea. There are many beautiful sceneries, each place has its own unique features, not exactly the same. Little girl, have you never been out? Have your family members been out?"

It seems that, as the outside world says, they don't communicate much with others, neither letting people in nor liking to go out.

Sandy nodded, "My dad won't let me go beyond this stone wall."

Su Yao looked in the direction Sandy was pointing..

Wait! The stone wall does exist, but isn't it just a few steps away?

"My mom hasn't gone out either, but my dad and sister have."

"Your mother can't leave this stone wall either?" If it's to prevent children from getting lost, not allowing her to run out is normal, but if even the child's mother can't go out, that doesn't make sense. "When your father and sister go out, where do they usually go? Why can't your mother go out?"

"Going out is just going out. But I don't understand why Mom can't go out either," Sandy said. "Dad won't let us go out."

Su Yao sensed something was off; why did this feel a bit like trafficking?

"System, does the Longyin Continent have this kind of setting too?" Su Yao's expression was serious; she didn't like such dross being included in the game.

[No, host, your guess is in the wrong direction.]

[Time-limited task issued: Please investigate the secrets of Green Town within seven days. Countdown: 185:59:59.]