Chapter 389: Advanced Building: Wanfu Grand Restaurant |
Qin Ziwen took the cards and glanced at them.
[Advanced Building Card] Level 1 Wanfu Grand Restaurant
[Advanced Building Card] Level 1 Tongwu Grand Training Ground
Two genuine advanced building cards, their value was solid and substantial.
These were real hard currency; even if he didn't use them himself, he could trade them away.
"Please." Qin Ziwen gestured.
Bai Shu released his hand, staying a step behind Qin Ziwen, like old friends who hadn't seen each other for years. "This time, we were truly fortunate to have Lord Qin arrive with reinforcements in time. Otherwise, who knows how far things would have gone."
"A mere coincidence."
Bai Shu sighed. "Lord Qin, please don't be modest. I recall hearing you say this incident wasn't a natural disaster, but rather... a man-made calamity?"
Suffering two consecutive waves of attacks, not only were the losses in buildings and timber severe, but more importantly, nearly a thousand personnel were injured or killed.
If those giant leeches hadn't suddenly stopped entering the fortress later, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
"Saying it's a man-made calamity isn't wrong either, after all, fish-men also have the character for 'man' in their name." Qin Ziwen then explained the origins of the Dark Tide Fish-men.
After listening, Bai Shu's brows furrowed tightly.
He didn't ask why the Dark Tide Fish-men came to attack.
At this point, discussing the cause was meaningless.
Moreover, judging by this Lord Qin's meaning, he clearly had a use for their Bluestone Fortress.
Being used wasn't something to fear; being useless was.
"According to what you've said, Lord Qin, how should we return the favor?" Bai Shu asked casually.
"I have a general idea of those fish-men's location, but they live underwater. Even knowing their position, it's difficult for us to directly reach their lair."
Hearing this, Bai Shu nodded. These fish-men living underwater were indeed troublesome.
Qin Ziwen said, "Therefore, what Patriarch Bai needs to do is set up defenses on the shore, restrict their land activity range, while appearing relaxed externally but staying vigilant internally, waiting for them to come to us."
Bai Shu pondered for a long time before finally nodding. "Well said."
After the people of Bluestone Fortress dispersed.
Only then did Qin Ziwen take out the two advanced building cards he had obtained, first using Insight on the cards.
This was a new ability he discovered after Insight broke through to Level 7.
It could preview the effects of a building after construction, even before using the building card.
[Advanced Building Card·Level 1 Wanfu Grand Restaurant] Level 2 Fortune Gathering, Level 2 Talent Gathering (Special Effect: The restaurant contains the Wanfu Grand Wine Cabinet. Placing each unique type of wine on the cabinet enhances the restaurant's Fortune Gathering effect) (Recruitment Positions: Manager 0/1, Waiter 0/24, Cook 0/8, Accountant 0/2, Guard 0/15)
Fortune Gathering: Temporarily increases luck before consuming ingredients within the restaurant.
Area: 100*100 meters
[Advanced Building Card·Level 1 Tongwu Grand Training Ground] Level 2 Stamina Recovery, Level 2 Martial Training Efficiency Boost (Special Effect: The more people training on the ground, the faster the training efficiency)
Area: 500*300 meters
After reading the effects of the two buildings.
The most attractive was still the first building.
It was essentially an advanced version of a tavern.
It could continuously attract more talents for him.
As for the second building, its functionality overlapped with the Martial Training Ground.
This martial training efficiency referred to the learning speed of martial arts.
Higher efficiency meant faster learning speed.
The Martial Training Ground was about building a high foundation to grasp higher-level martial arts in advance.
The Tongwu Grand Training Ground was about rapid learning based on one's current foundation.
In terms of upper limit, the Martial Training Ground was definitely better.
Moreover, the Tongwu Grand Training Ground required an excessively large area; even if ordinary people had the card, they wouldn't have that much space to build it. No wonder this building card remained unused in Bai Shu's hands for so long.
As for why the first building card wasn't used, Qin Ziwen guessed the Bai family probably didn't know the restaurant's effects, as they had never built a tavern-type building before.
After all, he himself only knew the Wanfu Grand Restaurant's effects because he had high-level Insight. Without Insight, one could only view a building's effects and abilities through the Home interface after successfully constructing it.
After thinking for a moment, Qin Ziwen first came to an empty area, crushed the card, and a large expanse of white light covered the ten-thousand-square-meter area ahead.
[Detected similar lower-tier building. Merge?]
"Merge."
A building in the distance transformed into a beam of white light, merging into the building complex before him.
As the light gradually faded.
Eaves soared like wings, corners interlocked, large red lanterns hung high, and glazed tiles shimmered with a warm luster under the light.
A luxurious grand restaurant came into view.
This was the most extravagant building he had ever seen.
The vermilion lacquered gate was nearly twenty feet tall, its panels densely studded with bronze nails.
The plaque above bore the gilded characters "Wan Fu."
He paused outside the gate for a moment before pushing it open.
The front hall was spacious, capable of accommodating a hundred tables.
The floor was paved with large bluestone bricks, each polished as smooth as a mirror.
Lanterns and candlesticks hung between the tables.
Over a hundred pearwood Eight Immortals tables were arranged according to star constellations.
The hall rose from low to high, divided into six levels.
Light silk curtains hung from the second-floor corridor railings. The interior decorations were extremely luxurious.
The most eye-catching was the hundred-foot red sandalwood wine cabinet standing in the center of the grand restaurant's hall.
In appearance, it resembled a tree, with numerous empty compartments on its branches. The cabinet compartments were empty, waiting to be filled.
This was the new building, the Wanfu Grand Restaurant.
Qin Ziwen toured the place. Just the number of lanterns and candlesticks here was no small amount.
The interior was lavishly decorated, its only flaw being its emptiness and lack of people.
Such a scene meant for liveliness was eerily quiet, adding a touch of strangeness to it.
The number of people this restaurant could recruit was considerable. Including the manager, it could recruit fifty people in total.
This was equivalent to fifty new slots for binding newcomers.
"This restaurant is indeed extravagant." Du Yu looked around.
Since this restaurant was built, he could feel his "position" being transferred here.
Qin Ziwen was quite curious about the Wanfu Grand Restaurant's luck enhancement.
This was the first time he had seen a building related to luck.
Not just buildings, but among all cards, this was also the first time he had encountered something connected to such an elusive concept as luck.
To enhance luck, one only needed to dine within this restaurant. Moreover, the more varieties of wine placed in the central red sandalwood tree-shaped wine cabinet, the better the Fortune Gathering effect.
"Liangcai, does the Home currently have any wine?"
Jia Liangcai pondered for a moment before slowly shaking his head. "Master, the alliance's food supply is tight. There's no surplus grain for brewing wine. The previously stored wine is also almost completely consumed. However, perhaps the newly arrived hospital building might have some."
"Looking for wine in a hospital? Finding alcohol is more likely." Qin Ziwen was speechless. Other places might be fine, but finding wine in a place like a hospital was probably quite difficult.
But Qin Ziwen still said, "Go ask around more. See if anyone has any privately stored wine at home. If they do, buy it at a premium price."
"Yes."
Qin Ziwen then added, "Then find two cooks to go to the Wanfu Grand Restaurant's kitchen and prepare a meal. Don't make it too complicated; keep it simple."
After giving the orders, Qin Ziwen went to the Giant Beast Heavy Industry.
Since Jiang Shan consumed the canned food and broke through to the superhuman level at the Martial Training Ground, the canned food produced by the Giant Beast Heavy Industry had become a hot commodity.
Several groups of people gathered outside the heavy industry, all eagerly waiting.