Elves are indeed the darlings of nature.

The moment Su Yao saw Ya, it was as if she saw the northern snow pines, the solitary smoke of the desert, the misty rain of Jiangnan, and the summer waves of the sea.

It was magical; the breathtaking scenery of nature unfolded before her eyes, and the elegance of its spirit surged straight into Su Yao's heart.

"Hello, welcome to the Anxin Inn."

"Thank you!"

Ya flapped her translucent little wings and flew to Su Yao's side.

Su Yao instinctively reached out and caught her.

[Affection +1]

[Name: Ya]

[Race: Elf]

[Magic Level: 5]

[Affection Level: 100 (Maxed Out)]

[Personal traits: face-conscious, likes to stick close, ??]

Su Yao's heart trembled, feeling like a domineering CEO encountering his first love.

What an absolutely beautiful little angel!

"Hello, shopkeeper. My name is Ya. What position do I need to take on?"

"The inn doesn't have many people right now, just one guest. Once he leaves, I might need to go out and level up by fighting monsters, and at that time, I'll need to trouble you, Ya, to help me watch the shop."

Ya shyly smiled: "Sure! I'm happy to help the shop owner, it won't be any trouble."

"Do you need me to show you around the hotel?"

"I can manage on my own. The moment I gained the owner's approval, I became a staff member and received the employee privileges assigned to me by the owner, which includes a 3D map of the inn. So, I can explore by myself without any issues. If you have things to attend to, please go ahead. Don't worry about me."

"Alright, alright." Su Yao and Ya couldn't help but join in, "Will the other employees also receive the privileges I share?"

Gerald is also a clerk.

Ya smiled and shook her head, "We are different; the shopkeeper's secret will not be revealed."

Su Yao felt relieved upon hearing this.

Ya went to visit the hotel, and Su Yao began synthesizing potions again.

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[Congratulations to the host for acquiring a special employee, you have earned one card draw.]

[Congratulations to the host for synthesizing 200 potions and obtaining 1 potion unlock card.]

[Potion Unlock Card: Single-use item, can be used to unlock a high-level potion recipe.]

[Next task: Build staff dormitories. The elves are small and don't need large dormitories, but can you bear to let the beautiful and fragile ones go without their own space?]

Su Yao: .....

The employee dormitory is only available in a three-star hotel, so she still needs to upgrade the hotel.

"Gerald is leaving tomorrow, I will definitely expand tomorrow."

Damn it, the system still got its hands on the money!

At seven in the evening, Gerard returned to the hotel on time.

"Shopkeeper, I'm ready to go back."

Although those afflicted with the curse of the evil spirit do not die immediately, Gerald had been away from home for almost a week, and he was quite worried. Now that the debt issue was resolved, Gerald wanted to return as soon as possible.

Su Yao had already anticipated this and handed him a new storage bag after listening.

Inside, there are thirty bottles of hemostatic potion, twenty bottles of regenerative potion, twenty bottles of blood-replenishing and energy-boosting potion, twenty bottles of exorcism liquid, and ten small packets of rice seeds.

"Are there any more firecrackers?"

"There are three left, that's enough."

Su Yao shook her head. "You paid for the firecrackers, and I won't refund you. Later, we'll just exchange it for food. This time, I'll give you a card engraved with a teleportation magic circle, which can be used three times. If you encounter danger, don't hesitate to use it. There will be new ones next time you come back."

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Gerald held the teleportation card, feeling a surge of emotion. His eyes glistened with tears as he silently vowed to earn more money for Su Yao!

Seeing Gerard off, Su Yao felt she had accomplished a significant task.

The next big thing was upgrading the inn.

"Level up! Level up!"

[Received!]

[After three seconds, 10,000 gold coins will be deducted for the upgrade. After the upgrade, the daily maintenance and cleaning fee will increase to 300 per day, and the manager's fee will be adjusted to unlimited self-transfer.]

The gold coins in Su Yao's personal account were used for drawing cards, while the gold coins in the inn were used for upgrades and maintenance. Before the inn reached level three, the two could be interchanged. However, there was no limit on transferring from personal to inn, whereas transferring from inn to personal could only be done once a day, with a limit of one hundred coins per transfer. If more needed to be transferred, Su Yao had to write a confirmation letter.

It's much more convenient now that there's no limit after the update.

[The inn has been successfully upgraded. Congratulations to the host for earning one card draw and unlocking the "Intermediate Book of Practical Magic."]

[The hotel has expanded, adding 1 single room, 1 luxury suite, and 1 ranch.]

[Ranch unlocked, congratulations to the host for obtaining a Level 3 Livestock Card*1, which can be exchanged for a chick*1 or a piglet*1.]

[The growth time for chicks is 158 hours per cycle, and the growth time for piglets is 240 hours per cycle.]

Su Yao chose the piglet. She was craving pork, and the meat in the steamed buns with sauce was simply not enough.

Hotel Name: Anxin Inn

Rating: 3/10 (A well-equipped little inn)

Experience: 100/300

Boss: Su Yao

Employee:

Gerard: Responsible for specialty product sales and experimental field projects

2. Ya: Front Desk

Funds: 12159

Attack: 350

Defense: 850

Special Status: None

Farmland: Crop maturity countdown 133h

Ranch: Livestock maturity countdown 359h

[There are plants in the field, and animals in the pen. Congratulations to the host for achieving "Master of Farming and Animal Husbandry," reward: 1 lottery draw.]

[Hotel upgrade task completed. Congratulations to the host for receiving two renovation gift packs. Please feel free to decorate your dormitory and the staff dormitory!]

Before opening the home renovation gift package, Su Yao thought it would be like the previous sofa and bedside table, just some home furnishings.

But after opening it, she immediately got excited. This big gift package turned out to be a renovation set.

In Ya's dormitory, Su Yao directly chose a forest fairy style. After applying it, the entire room instantly transformed into a small treehouse. The exterior was adorned with clusters of flowers, and the interior was exquisite and cute, perfectly fitting Ya's body size.

"My God, Ayao, you're amazing!" Ya noticed the upgrade of the hotel and immediately ran from the lobby to the staff dormitory.

"Yao?" Su Yao felt her heart melt upon hearing such a sweet voice calling her.

Ya blinked and blushed again, "Can I call you Ayao? I feel like it would make us closer."

"Of course, I would also like to be closer to Aya!"

Ya did not expect Su Yao to use this format to call her as well. For a moment, Ya felt as if she had returned to her mother's embrace.

"Before I came, they all mocked me, wanting to see me make a fool of myself, thinking humans wouldn't treat us kindly... But they didn't! I'm so lucky, I love you, A-Yao!"

If Su Yao had any affection for Ya, it would definitely reach 999+ at this moment!

"Ah Yao, what will your room look like? I want to see it."

Su Yao actually had an idea.

Her dormitory didn't need to be overly fancy; cozy and quiet would suffice. So, she opted for the commonly seen cream style of modern society.

The system's small gift package is also very intelligent. Not only did it transform the walls and bed into a set, but it also changed the color of the sofa and other furniture items obtained from card draws, placing them in more aesthetically pleasing positions.

Yaya flew around everywhere, looking at this and touching that.

"What a beautiful color, it looks so soft and warm!"

Su Yao felt the same way; she really liked it!

Next, Su Yao and Ya went to the livestock farm again.

The size of the livestock farm was about the same as the farmland, and fortunately, the little pig wasn't a real pig, just a palm-sized chibi image; otherwise, it wouldn't have been possible to raise it.

Three icons were lit up on the fence of the ranch: one for "Add Water," one for "Add Meal," and the last one for "Purchase Feed."

Feed Direct System Mall: One bag of feed costs 15 points and can feed a piglet for three days.

"From now on, there's one more task."

Ya was quite interested: "I haven't raised pigs before, so I'll take care of it from now on."

Su Yao once again felt relieved that this was just a picture. If Ya had to raise real pigs, she would be the first one who couldn't stand it!

However, Su Yao had another question, "You can click to add water for raising pigs, so why do I have to personally fetch a basin for the farmland?"

The system was also rarely stumped.

It chose to change the subject.

[Next task: Unlock five evil spirits and beasts from the "Illustrated Guide," no level restrictions.]

[Limited-time task: Mechanical item creation. You've been itching to work on mechanical cards for a long time, so why delay any further? Do you really need a task to get it done? Countdown: 47:59:59.]

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"What did you say? There's an inn in the Misty Forest?"

The middle-aged man in the tailcoat revealed a shocked expression.

Jennifer laughed, "Father, you are even more inexperienced than we are!"

When they entered the hotel, they were indeed shocked, but they hadn't shown such exaggerated expressions yet.

Beck counted the gold coins, and after confirming there were no issues, he tucked them into his clothes.

Jennifer's father tapped her on the head, asking her to move aside; he wanted to ask Baker.

"Is everything Jennifer said true?"

Beck nodded, "That's right, there is an inn. The owner's abilities are unfathomable, and they likely have a wide network of friends."

"In the shop, we didn't see anyone else, but their works were on display. Whether it was potions, weapons, or magic circles, they were all very impressive."

Jennifer's father fell into deep thought.

These young people are ignorant of the vastness of the world; they only know that others are formidable, but they have no idea what kind of status such people hold.

How could such a person appear in a southern city? And why would she choose to open an inn in the Misty Forest?

"Beck, stay in Lingcheng for a few more days."

"Do you need me to guide you to the Peaceful Inn?" Baker shook his head. "We teleported back using a magic circle, so we're safe. But if we don't take shortcuts and go directly to the Misty Forest, I'm afraid..."

Beck didn't continue speaking; he knew the other person had already understood what he meant.

"No matter what, I still hope you can wait a little longer. I need to think about the specifics."

Having come this far in the conversation, Baker naturally wouldn't refuse.

Jennifer's father was not someone they could afford to offend.

After Beck left, Jennifer's father sent her away as well. Jennifer cheerfully stuck close to Beck again.

However, this time he didn't have the time to talk about Jennifer; he had more important matters to attend to.

Dressed in black, Jennifer's father hurried towards a castle.