Chapter 4: Pioneering the Immortal Island (2)

Qin Yueyan reopened the map. "Since we're hosting guests, the spot has to be by the seaside, somewhere visible as soon as they step ashore."

She dragged a little to the left, where there were fewer flowers, trees, and stones, making it easier to clear.

"How about here? Huhu, what do you think?" Qin Yueyan asked.

Huhu nodded in agreement. "I think it’s good too."

"Can we restrict the landing area to just this side?" Qin Yueyan inquired further.

"Of course. After setting permissions, any other areas will have invisible walls," Huhu said proudly.

"Huhu, you’re amazing!" Qin Yueyan praised. "Then... teleport!"

In the next moment, Qin Yueyan vanished from her spot and appeared at the chosen location.

Once steady, she used an appraisal technique on the objects before her.

[Common Wild Grass] [Common Wildflower] [Silver Jade Flower] [Celestial Spirit Fruit] [Common Stone] [Fragrant Fruit Tree] [Common Wild Fruit]

Qin Yueyan looked excitedly at the sudden flood of information. "Feels just like playing a game!"

There was even an exclamation mark she could click for details.

The Celestial Spirit Fruit was one of the ingredients for the Foundation Establishment Pill.

"Wow!" Qin Yueyan exclaimed and leaned closer. More information popped up.

[Ding! Celestial Spirit Fruit found. Harvest?]

"Harvest, harvest, harvest!"

[Celestial Spirit Fruit *5 harvested. Auto-learned harvesting skill.]

Her eyes sparkled as she gathered everything she could from around.

Then she took out an axe to chop trees. With several swings, the trees automatically decomposed into wood and went into her backpack.

Some trees bore fruit that decomposed into wood plus wild fruit.

"Huhu, what’s the max capacity per backpack slot?" Qin Yueyan wiped sweat from her brow and asked as she sat to rest.

Though it wasn’t strenuous like playing a game, running around was tiring.

Besides, her constitution was never strong.

"9999, little Yan. Though you only have thirty slots now, you can unlock more later with points!" Huhu replied.

"Oh, okay. Then after resting, I’ll start clearing grass and stones!"

After resting for about ten minutes, Qin Yueyan resumed her work.

[Obtained Wild Grass *10] [Obtained Withered Grass *20] [Obtained Stone *6] [Obtained...]

By half past noon, she had cleared a large area.

"Phew!" Qin Yueyan exhaled. "Finally done!"

"Little Yan, you’re the best!" Huhu floated around clapping. "If you place everything now, you can still catch lunch!"

"Great!" Qin Yueyan replied loudly. The busy feeling wasn’t bad at all, and she was growing more hopeful.

She pulled out the inn she had acquired and placed it in the chosen spot.

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[Spend Wood *500, Stone *300, Wild Grass *100 to build a Basic Inn? Yes/No]

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Qin Yueyan clicked yes, and soon a fenced construction site appeared before her with a ten-second countdown.

"Wait." She suddenly felt uneasy. "Will upgrades require these materials too?"

"Nope. For upgrades, once conditions are met and you have enough points, you can proceed. Also..." Huhu cleared his throat, "you don’t actually have to clear the area manually later, but since you don’t have points now, you have to do it manually. You’ll earn points as you go."

"Ah, that’s a relief," Qin Yueyan patted her chest with relief. "Otherwise, I’d have to chop trees and cut grass every day."

Besides, materials would definitely multiply later, with new types appearing. Just thinking about it made her head spin. Luckily, she didn’t have to worry about that yet.

The ten seconds passed quickly, and the construction site transformed into a gift box adorned with balloons.

Qin Yueyan clicked it, and after the unwrapping effect, a simple inn appeared before her.

Huhu circled her excitedly. "Little Yan, little Yan, come inside!"

With a thrilled heart, Qin Yueyan stepped in, and the screen popped up again.

[Congratulations on unlocking the Inn. Your information has been recorded.]

[Welcome, Boss!]

[Ding! Novice Task Two completed. Novice Business Starter Pack has been sent to your inventory.]

Her personal information had changed—the “To Be Activated” status was gone.

[Personal Information (Basic)]

Name: Qin Yueyan

Age: 22

Business Level: 0/10 (Next level requires 100 points in revenue)

Identity: Central Immortal Island Owner, Innkeeper

Health: 3.4/5

Advanced Info: (Click for details)

Basic Skills: (Click for details)

Special Skills: Appraisal, Harvesting

"Hehe." Qin Yueyan grinned foolishly. "I’m a boss now!"

But besides losing the ‘To Be Activated’ status and gaining a business level, was there something else?

She felt something had changed but couldn’t pinpoint what.

After looking again and again, she gave up.

"Little Yan, what’s wrong?" Huhu asked, noticing her lingering over the screen.

"Nothing. Let’s have lunch!" Qin Yueyan said, thinking it was just her imagination.

"Okay!" Huhu summoned a menu for her. "Now you can choose whatever you want to eat."

"Yay!" Qin Yueyan cheered, hugging Huhu and kissing him a few times, humming happily as she picked her favorite dishes.

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Huhu was so dizzy from the kisses that the fur on his face flushed pink.

As soon as she finished choosing and was about to pick up chopsticks at the front desk, Qin Yueyan suddenly realized her hand was shaking.

Specifically, the hand holding the chopsticks trembled uncontrollably.

"Little Yan, what’s wrong with your hand?" Huhu cried in alarm.

"Nothing, just cutting grass, chopping trees, and hoeing stones for a long time," Qin Yueyan reassured him.

So she finished the whole meal with a trembling hand.

"Good thing there’s no timed tasks later, and running the business isn’t mandatory," Huhu yawned and stretched nearby.

"Ah? So you mean I can open it whenever I want, or not at all?" Qin Yueyan asked.

"Exactly, we’re quite human-friendly," Huhu said.

Qin Yueyan: "Indeed, very human-friendly."

"But little Yan, can you at least open a few days each month? Otherwise, I won’t have any income," Huhu looked at her with watery eyes, looking so pitiful.

Qin Yueyan patted his little head. "Don’t worry, I’ll work hard to run the business and earn points."

"Good. The tallest building is your residence," Huhu happily twirled again. "You can take a nap now."

Within the Immortal Island, Qin Yueyan could go anywhere, so the thought naturally took her to her room.

It had one bedroom, one living room, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a small balcony.

"After upgrades, it will expand. If little Yan doesn’t want to live here, you can buy blueprints to build new houses on the island, or just buy ready-made ones," Huhu added.

"This is already great. My previous rented place was just a tiny single room," Qin Yueyan said as she entered the room.

She wanted to lie down but remembered she had been working for hours and her clothes were probably dirty.

"I have a question. To go back home, do I need to return to the mid-mountain gate area?" Qin Yueyan suddenly asked.

"No," Huhu quickly changed form, wearing glasses and wielding tiger paws instead of cat paws, then pulled up the map and pointed to a cute little house at the bottom right. "Click here to teleport directly back."

After saying this, he awkwardly scratched his head. "But to come here, you still have to open the back door of your house for now."

"Can others come through the back door too? Does that mean I can’t use it anymore?" Qin Yueyan raised another question.

"Ahem, others definitely can’t. You’re basically the 'key' now, so only you can open the door," Huhu paused and added, "And you can still use the back door as long as you don’t use the 'key' identity."

"That’s great! Otherwise, this lazy person would have to take a long detour to get anywhere," Qin Yueyan laughed.

As for how to open the real back door exclusively, it’s just a matter of setting options when opening.

Currently, it defaults to open to the whole Immortal Island, but after configuring, it will change to:

1. Go to Immortal Island

2. Back Door

Qin Yueyan sighed: Ah! It really does feel like playing a game after all!