Chapter 439: I Dare to Challenge the System!
"What did you say?!"
Chen Jianhai slammed on the brakes.
"Ah!"
A series of screams and the clattering of falling luggage echoed from the carriages behind.
Even though each of them weighed over 100 pounds, the sudden brake sent them swaying left and right. If it weren't for Shuinuai grabbing the handrail in time, he would have almost kissed the gardener sitting across from him.
"What happened?"
"Did something go wrong with the train?"
"Let's get off and check!"
Dozens of male employees quickly got off the train to see if there was an issue with the mini train.
Nowadays, the hotel didn't have much, but it had plenty of people.
Even if the train broke down, they could just push it all the way to the hotel!
But as soon as they got off,
before they could even assess the situation,
they saw Chen Jianhai frantically jump down from the train's front and run to the junction between two carriages, looking up.
There, an empty birdcage hung.
The bamboo latch on the cage door had somehow been opened, and the bird inside was nowhere to be seen.
"What's wrong?"
"What happened?"
"Boss, did your bird go missing?"
The employees, noticing Chen Jianhai's distress, gathered around to ask.
But asking only made things worse.
Upon hearing the words "bird gone,"
Chen Jianhai's eyes turned red, and his whole body trembled.
He fell to his knees with a thud,
spreading his arms wide and letting out a despairing roar:
"Qiu!! Ya!!!!"
"No…!!!"
...
The bird had flown away on its own after leaving Chen Jianhai's sight, having pried open the cage.
The buttocks, on the other hand, were swollen after Chen Jianhai kicked Sheng Yupian just as he started singing "Snowflakes Drifting."
Reason returned only after Chen Jianhai finished kicking Sheng Yupian's butt.
Since Chen Jianhai had previously placed maps on every seat of the mini train, clearly marking the various locations and castle structure of the Zaomen hotel,
after driving the train into the park,
Chen Jianhai let the employees roam freely to familiarize themselves with the environment while he prepared to take the train back to search for the bird.
But before he could step on the accelerator, a familiar yet unfamiliar voice sounded in his mind:
"Ding!"
"The system detects that the hotel's lucky mascot has moved more than 5 kilometers away from the hotel."
"The 15% negative attribute influence attached to the host has been successfully removed."
"The system will now recalculate the host's current achievements."
"Recalculating…"
...
Chen Jianhai was stunned.
What did this mean?
Before he could process it, the system's familiar, cold voice sounded again in his mind:
"Ding!"
"The system detects that the host has illuminated the golden map of Zaomen and successfully built a hotel on it."
"Reward: 80,000 points."
"The system detects that the number of employees at the Zaomen hotel exceeds 800."
"Reward: 30,000 points."
...
"Ding!"
"Based on the system's recalculation results,"
"the host has gained the Insightful Eye: the ability to better sense employees' emotions while working, providing them with a more comfortable and pleasant work environment."
"Title obtained: Courageous Leader, Construction Expert."
"Courageous Leader (Rare): When equipped with this title, the host gains the Pioneer Aura. Every decision you make for the hotel will receive the full support and follow-through of your employees."
"Construction Expert: When equipped with this title, the host's construction time for hotel props is reduced by 50%."
"Ding,"
"The system detects the host's current hotel level: Luxury Hotel."
"Next stage goal: Ultra-Luxury Hotel (Six-Star Hotel)."
"Upgrade condition: Strive to bring customers comfort and joy, which is the most beautiful meaning of a hotel's existence."
"The system detects that the host has built a dual-attribute hotel. Please continue to collect customers' joy and comfort values."
"When both joy and comfort values reach 100%, the hotel can be upgraded to an Ultra-Luxury Hotel (Six-Star Hotel)."
...
A series of clear system reward notifications appeared on the panel, leaving Chen Jianhai utterly bewildered.
Since he had obtained the system, he had never received so many rewards at once!
Chen Jianhai, afraid he had misheard,
double-checked the system reward page.
Then, with a dark expression, he gritted his teeth and cursed:
"Good!"
"No wonder I, a top-tier player, couldn't even reach Gold rank,"
"Turns out I had a 15% debuff on me all along!"
"That damn myna bird flew away from the hotel, and the 15% debuff on me was removed."
"And you still have the nerve to call it the hotel's super lucky mascot??"
"Shouldn't you compensate me for this?!"
The mere mention of this made Chen Jianhai's chest explode with anger!
Back when he was on "Little Horse," he had worked hard to exceed the hotel's social influence and earned a chance to draw from the super mysterious hotel lucky mascot blind box.
He had originally drawn a golden box,
but somehow, a malfunction occurred, and instead of a golden prize, he got a Level 10青春疼痛丧文学 myna bird!!
Not only did he gain no luck, but he also missed out on the normal rewards!
Faced with Chen Jianhai's ferocious expression, the system once again chose to play dead.
"Fine."
Chen Jianhai, gnashing his teeth in frustration, took his hands off the mini train's steering wheel and adopted a laid-back, indifferent attitude. With a sarcastic smile, he said:
"You want to play dead?"
"Then stay dead."
"Anyway, I already have three hotels. I have everything I need. Even if I don't do any more tasks, the money from these three hotels is enough for me to live on for the rest of my life."
"I'll just lock that set of keys in the Langai Hotel basement and weld the door shut."
"You can stay in that little black room forever!"
As soon as he finished speaking,
the system panel in front of him suddenly flickered violently, as if the signal had been interrupted.
"Heh, scared now, huh?!"
Chen Jianhai glared fiercely at the system, snorting coldly in his heart.
The man and the system were locked in a silent battle of wills.
It was like a quarrel between close friends, where neither was willing to speak first, as doing so would mean admitting fault.
Although Chen Jianhai knew that challenging a system was pointless, he couldn't help but feel angry!
Moreover, what he had just said truly came from the heart.
The Langai Hotel, the island hotel, and the Zaomen hotel—everything in them was earned through his hard work, exchanged with points, and built with real money.
The hotel employees were hired one by one by him.
The hotel's reputation and service were built day by day through word of mouth.
Huang Baichuan, Su Jie, Gao Qiao, Xiao Lang, Xu Bo, Xu Yong, Yang Ruying—they were all good friends he had made through his own efforts!
Even without the system,
he could now maintain and develop the hotel perfectly well on his own!!