boyutpedia Chapter 23 The Divine Tree Appears, Wonderland Special Effects
Chapter 23 The Divine Tree Appears, Wonderland Special Effects
"Oh my god..."
"This is so beautiful..."
"I cried, what an amazing place this is!"
Everyone rushed out, raising their phones to take pictures like crazy.
In Xia Tian's live stream, the number of viewers skyrocketed from tens of thousands to over two hundred thousand. The chat was so busy that it was impossible to read the comments.
"Are these real fireflies? Or not special effects?"
"Where would fireflies come from this time of year? Fireflies are for summer!"
"What's going on with this place? Not only do all four seasons coexist, but even fireflies appear out of season?"
"I don't care, I want to go! I want to go right now!"
"Please provide the address! Please provide the phone number for reservations! I'm begging you!"
Lin Yi stood at the back of the crowd and opened the system to check.
Authenticity: 43700.
Today, the eighty fans, combined with the traffic from Xia Tian's live stream, contributed nearly six thousand genuine views to his account. He has already exceeded his goal of forty thousand.
Popularity score: 87/2500.
With eighty new followers, plus those already accumulated, his popularity has steadily increased.
The Nottingham City training experience is just 150,000 realism points and 2,400+ popularity points away from opening.
Lin Yi turned off the system, looked at the forest illuminated by fireflies, and smiled slightly.
This is just the beginning.
After the 80-member fan group left, the popularity of Qing Shi Village did not decrease, but continued to rise.
Xia Tian's video of the mountain trail garnered over five million likes and more than 300,000 comments within three days. Kuaishou's operations team was alarmed and immediately featured the video on their homepage.
The topic of "mountain trails that thrive in all four seasons" saw its search popularity on Kuaishou surge nearly tenfold.
Lin Yi's Kuaishou account, "Boss Lin of Qingshi Village," saw its follower count jump from 800,000 to 1.3 million. The basic likes alone bring him a stable income of over 2,000 real points every day.
But he knew that relying solely on guesthouses and mountain trails wouldn't be enough to handle the upcoming influx of visitors.
Xia Tian's second fan healing camp is already fully booked. Originally planned for 30 people, the number was increased to 50 due to fans' insistence. Including individual customers who came spontaneously through Kuaishou videos, the number of reservations for the next month has exceeded 200.
More than twenty guest rooms are simply not enough.
Besides, guests need activities to enjoy. The mountain trails are indeed breathtaking, but a single hike only takes half a day. We can't just let everyone sit and drink tea for the rest of the time, can we?
New experiential projects must be added.
Lin Yi turned his gaze to the abandoned old ancestral hall in the village.
The old ancestral hall in Qingshi Village is located at the east end of the village. It occupies a considerable area and is an old building from the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China period. The main hall has three bays, plus the side rooms and courtyard, with a total area of over 500 square meters. A few years ago, the village built a new ancestral hall, and this old one was abandoned and has been empty ever since.
Lin Yi went to find Zhao Dashan.
"Uncle Dashan, are you selling that old ancestral hall in the village?"
Zhao Dashan was drinking tea when he heard this and almost choked: "You want to buy it again? Isn't contracting the mountain road enough?"
"It's not enough," Lin Yi said with a smile. "There are too many guests, not enough room for everyone to stay or have fun. I'd like to buy the old ancestral hall and transform it into a 'Martial Soul Awakening Experience Hall'."
"A Martial Soul Awakening Experience Hall?" Zhao Dashan looked completely bewildered. "What's that?"
Lin Yi had already prepared his explanation: "It's one of those immersive experience projects. Young people like to play these kinds of games nowadays. I designed a process that lets guests experience the feeling of 'Martial Soul Awakening'—you know, the kind of experience where you discover you have some special talent."
Zhao Dashan nodded, seemingly understanding, "Alright, that old ancestral hall is just sitting idle anyway. How much are you offering?"
"It will be the market price, whatever it is. The procedures will follow the proper process, and the village will hold a meeting of village representatives to vote on it."
Zhao Dashan thought for a moment: "The old ancestral hall is village collective property, and it would indeed require a village representative meeting to sell it. But with your current prestige in the village, it won't be difficult. Your inn and mountain path have brought prosperity to the village, and even Old Li's son has returned from the city to prepare to open a farmhouse inn. Everyone remembers your kindness."
He paused, then said, "I'll help you make the arrangements and hold a meeting to vote as soon as possible."
"Thank you, Uncle Dashan."
Three days later, the village representative assembly unanimously approved the plan to sell the old ancestral hall.
Lin Yi acquired the property rights to the old ancestral hall and surrounding courtyards for 800,000 yuan.
On the same day the formalities were completed, he took Sun Desheng, an old carpenter from the village, to the old ancestral hall.
Sun Desheng is sixty-three years old this year. He has been a carpenter all his life, and his skills are well-known in the surrounding villages. He walked around the old ancestral hall, marveling at it as he looked at it.
"The beams and pillars of this old ancestral hall are made of high-quality materials, century-old fir wood, which is stronger than any wood available on the market today. Although it looks old on the outside, the frame is in perfect condition. With proper care, it can last another hundred years without any problems."
Lin Yi nodded: "Uncle Sun, I'll give you the renovation plan in a couple of days. The main structure will remain the same; it's mainly about the interior decoration and atmosphere. The sooner the better."
"Okay, you decide." Sun Desheng readily agreed.
......
That evening, Xia Tian suddenly sent Lin Yi a WeChat message.
"Boss! Check out the trending topics on Kuaishou!"
Lin Yi opened Kuaishou and found a new topic on the trending list: "Qingshi Village Starlight Fireflies".
Upon clicking, I found it was a video posted by a female guest who had stayed at the hotel yesterday.
The video was filmed at night on the back mountain. Fireflies danced in the darkness, their pale green light resembling a flowing galaxy. In the center of this flowing galaxy, a pale golden halo emanating from a hollow in an ancient tree floated silently like a star.
The scene was so beautiful it seemed unreal.
The video was accompanied by the text: "On the second night of my stay in Qingshi Village, I saw the most beautiful starry sky of my life. Not the stars in the sky, but the stars on the ground."
This video has received over 800,000 likes.
In the comments section, countless people are asking the same question.
"This is Qing Shi Village? The village of that guy who awakened his martial soul?"
"Holy crap, these fireflies are so beautiful! How can there be fireflies at this time of year?"
"I've been to Qingshi Village! The light in that tree hollow is real! I saw it with my own eyes!"
"Upstairs, what exactly is that light?"
"I don't know, but the light from that tree hollow was warm and felt really comfortable on my skin. I heard from the villagers that it was a miracle from the sacred tree."
"A divine tree and fireflies—is this village some kind of magical effect?"
Lin Yi watched the video and suddenly had an idea.
He sent Xia Tian a message: "Come to the old ancestral hall tomorrow, I have something to discuss with you."
......
Lin Yi was standing in the courtyard, looking at the old building that was about to be renovated.
"Boss, what do you want to transform this place into?" Xia Tian asked curiously.
"Martial Soul Awakening Experience Hall"
Xia Tian was taken aback: "Martial Soul Awakening?"
"Yes." Lin Yi nodded. "I plan to turn this place into an immersive experience space. After guests enter, they will go through a series of processes—testing, guidance, awakening—and finally 'awaken' their own 'Martial Soul'. Of course, it's all for entertainment purposes, just for fun."