Finishing the bathroom sparked a playful streak in Su Su, making her feel that this was far more interesting than any management simulation game she had played before.
With a grand wave of her hand, she spent all the points she had earned that day.
She spent three hundred points to select a “Basic Warm and Comfortable” style from the various renovation plans provided by the system.
The moment she confirmed it, a desert mural appeared on the white walls of the room. The setting sun at dusk cast an orange-red glow over the boundless sands, dyeing everything in sight with the color of sunlight. It formed a stark contrast with the sea view outside the window, instantly adding a splash of color to the previously monotonous walls.
The bed, bedside table, desk, and wardrobe were also completely renewed, all in a uniform walnut wood color.
The floor was made of light-colored cedar, enhancing the brightness of the room.
A four-piece set of mattresses, pillows, quilts, and bedsheets was also included.
The yellowed, thin mattresses disappeared, replaced by two new ones over ten centimeters thick. Both beds were visibly raised by a significant margin, and the dusty bedsheets with clear signs of use were replaced with clean, crisp ivory white ones.
Su Su also carefully noted that several small items had been added to the room, such as disposable slippers, toothbrushes and toothpaste, and towels and bath towels for the guests to use.
With the renovation complete, the room finally looked fit to be opened to the public.
Naturally, the price also instantly soared to fifty points per night.
Satisfied, Su Su nodded and ended the renovation.
She snapped back to reality and looked toward the double room from behind the cashier counter. She noticed that even the room door had been replaced with a new one, making it look quite out of place in the simple and unadorned lobby.
Su Su sighed. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to redecorate the lobby; she was simply too short on funds.
Having spent most of her points, Su Su found herself idle.
Among the new guests today, everyone stayed in the communal dormitory except for their leader, who stayed in a single room.
The ten beds in the dormitory were almost not enough; they were exactly at capacity.
At this moment, all the guests were busy settling into their rooms, leaving her alone in the lobby.
As day turned to night, the calm sea began to ripple, and the surrounding temperature gradually dropped.
Feeling bored sitting behind the counter, Su Su carried her chair out to the platform and placed it near the edge.
The sunlight was no longer piercing. As she watched the gentle movement of the waves, Su Su’s eyelids began to droop.
She was eventually jolted awake by the system’s frantic shouting.
—Host, stop sleeping! We have guests.
“What?”
Su Su snapped her eyes open, startled, and it took a moment for her to process what the system was saying.
She turned her gaze toward the sea. Sure enough, the blurry silhouette of a ship appeared in her sight.
While she was watching the ship, the people on board were also watching her.
On a white sailboat, a telescope over a meter tall stood on the front deck.
A young woman was chewing something as she observed through the lens.
“How is it? See anything?”
Someone walked out of the cabin and approached the young woman, patting her on the shoulder.
“That lighthouse inn might be real. I saw someone.”
The young woman continued to chew, looking quite nonchalant. In contrast, the woman who had just walked out looked very serious.
“Let me see.”
The two swapped places.
Just as the young woman had said, she saw a seated figure on the lighthouse platform through the telescope.
How could such a structure suddenly appear in the middle of the sea?
She had passed through this area two months ago and was absolutely certain that there was no lighthouse here back then, let alone an inn.
There had been nothing but endless seawater and the occasional passing ship.
This sudden development disrupted the woman’s original plans. She fell silent, the relaxed expression long gone from her face.
“Are we still going over?”
The young woman stood beside her, their expressions forming a sharp contrast—one serious, one casual.
“Yes,” the older woman said firmly after a long pause.
If they didn’t keep moving, their ship would soon be overtaken by that group of people.
Expressionless, she pulled her gaze away from the telescope and stared at the blurry silhouette of the lighthouse in the distance.
“Sigh, I wonder if there are enough rooms left.”
Su Su waited for nearly an hour before she saw the boat dock at the lighthouse.
Sitting behind the counter, she saw two people push open the door and walk in.
“Hello, are you the boss of this establishment?”
The speaker was a woman in her thirties. Dressed in black workwear, she looked very capable. The woman behind her was younger, wearing a white tracksuit with her hands in her pockets, looking quite carefree.
“Yes, I am the boss of the surface inn. If you have any questions, you can read the notice board over there first.”
Su Su didn’t give them special treatment just because they were neatly dressed with healthy, clean complexions.
The two women quickly read the information on the board, their internal surprise hidden behind calm expressions.
“Boss, is it true what’s written on this board—that the interior of the inn is ‘absolutely safe’?”
The woman wasn’t surprised by the conditions inside the inn. After all, she had seen places ten or a hundred times more luxurious than this. However, the claim of “absolute safety” on the board exceeded her expectations.
Even the office of the base commander at a Grade-A maritime base wouldn’t dare make such a guarantee.
How could an ordinary inn make such a bold claim?
“If I can write it, I can naturally achieve it. Why? Do you not believe me?”
Su Su raised her eyes calmly, showing no trace of fear.
“No, I just wanted to confirm.”
The woman didn’t back down either, meeting her gaze steadily.
The two stared at each other for a full minute until Su Su suddenly burst into a laugh.
“Fine. Since you’re worried, you can try to do something inside this shop.”
At Su Su’s words, the woman’s expression finally flickered. Her pupils constricted, and her slightly upturned lips flattened.
“Very well. Since the boss agrees, I won’t refuse.”
Before the words had even fully left her mouth, the woman suddenly reached out and thrust her hand forcefully toward the ceiling fan. Then, the air suddenly fell silent for a moment.
Because nothing happened.
“How is this possible?”
The woman’s eyes widened in shock. She withdrew her hand and tried to release her special ability with more force. Unfortunately, it was as if her ability had suddenly vanished; no matter what method she used, she could not manifest it.
“This… how is this possible? Who exactly are you? Who sent you?”
The woman’s previous composure vanished, and she questioned Su Su agitatedly.
Su Su, on the other hand, was quite calm and rubbed her ear.
“Who else could I be? Just an innkeeper. Now, do you two guests need a room?”