There was such a place in the bustling city.
It was hidden among the tall buildings, as if it was isolated from the entire city. It was very quiet.
This was not something that could be achieved through any kind of magic. It was purely a matter of the ingenious use of space when it was designed.
The mottled walls, the fragmented sunlight, and the cool air.
This was the hotel recommended by the guidebook: Rose Mansion.
It was strange. The Rose Mansion was actually not small, but it gave people the feeling that they would miss the bustling streets if they were not careful.
A maid with bangs almost covering her eyes was holding a broom and leaning against the stairs in front of the door. She seemed to have fallen asleep.
The signboard of the mansion looked quite old … Traces of being bitten by insects could be vaguely seen.
"Hello!"
At this time, Nan Xiaonan directly walked to the front of the dozing maid and called out.
The reason why she took the initiative was that … her status was the lowest.
Although Miss You Ye always called herself a maid, Nan Xiaonan did not believe this nonsense at all. This maid was clearly the bad type.
However, the dozing maid in front of the door did not seem to hear the call. Nan Xiaonan had to gently pat her shoulder.
But she did not expect that with just a gentle pat, the maid would directly fall down the stairs.
Nan Xiaonan: "???"
— When did I become so powerful??
…
Under Boss Luo's instruction, Nan Xiaonan was helped by the maid into the lobby of the Rose Mansion and put on the sofa on one side.
The maid had actually fainted … the reason was unknown.
There were no customers in the hotel at this time … Except for the maid who fainted for unknown reasons, there were no other staff members.
Nan Xiaonan tried to feed the fainted maid water. "Did we come to the wrong place … I feel like this is not a popular hotel."
Although it was very quiet, very elegant, and very charming … at the same time, it also revealed a sense of poverty that was about to close down.
"No, this is the place." Miss Maid shook her head. "There used to be many customers here … But now it seems that it has really declined. However, from the peak to the decline, things will always develop this way. Even if it has become like this, there is nothing strange about it. "
'Isn't this the place you recommended?'
— — Why does it seem like you don't really care about it even though it has declined?
Nan Xiaonan suddenly couldn't understand what the maid was thinking … At this moment, the maid who fainted slowly woke up.
"Don't move." Nan Xiaonan quickly said, "Are you conscious? Look at how many fingers I have here. Also, look at me. Do I look good or not? "
"Two fingers." The maid was silent for a few seconds before she said in a low voice, "And … it's not pretty."
"… Looks like you haven't completely woken up yet!" Nan Xiaonan nodded. "Come on, close your eyes again. Let's start again. How many fingers are there?"
"Who … are you?" The maid turned her face and looked at Boss Luo and Miss Maid behind Nan Xiaonan with a trace of doubt. Then she seemed to think of something and her expression changed. She said with a helpless voice, "Boss didn't come back today. You may have come in vain."
"Boss didn't come back, so the door won't open," Boss Luo said indifferently, "We plan to stay here for the night. It seems that we have to find another place."
"Stay here for the night!" The maid instantly screamed and pushed Nan Xiaonan away. She jumped up like a catapult and said, "There's no problem with lodging! Dear guest, I'm Rose Mansion's maid, K er Lili. I'm here to serve you! As for the luggage, I'll carry it … Eh, where's the luggage? "
"We didn't bring much luggage. It's a simple trip." Boss Luo smiled.
Maid K er Lili nodded, "Then, I'll take you to your room first. Please follow me."
As she spoke, the maid walked forward. But just as she took two steps forward, her knees hit the floor. Then, her face hit the floor as well.
A person's facial features were undoubtedly three-dimensional … Therefore, Nan Xiaonan subconsciously pinched her nose at this time and secretly said, "So painful!"
"Are … are you okay?" Nan Xiaonan hurried to help her.
He saw that the maid of the mansion appeared weak and powerless even with help.
"No … nothing." K er Lili forced a smile, "I just … just didn't eat for four days."
…
"Boss, I just checked the kitchen … This is the only thing that looks edible." Nan Xiaonan pinched her nose and took out a clay pot, "Pickles."
"There's pickles!" K er Lili exclaimed in amazement.
"Is this the kitchen of your mansion?" Nan Xiaonan couldn't help complaining, "I actually heard the sound of happiness?"
K er Lili nodded solemnly, "Pickles go well with rice! We can eat a lot of rice. But … there's no rice. Rice, I want to eat … "
"How poor is your hotel …" Nan Xiaonan couldn't help sighing, "How can we stay if there's nothing? I just checked, the lights here can't be turned on. Is there no water or electricity? "
K er Lili sat on the sofa with a pitiful look, stammering, "Water … Yes, boss collected water from the sprinkler pipe outside …"
Nan Xiaonan rolled her eyes. Looking at the boss and the future lady boss, Miss Maid, she lowered her voice and said, "Boss, why don't we find another restaurant?"
"The environment here is good." Boss Luo smiled faintly, "The food problem is easy to solve … Please buy some food back."
Boss Luo handed the crystal card given by the maid to Nan Xiaonan.
"Also buy Miss K er Lili's food … When I came up, I saw a bakery and smelled the aroma of bread. It should be freshly baked bread. Also, buy some bottles of milk. Miss K er Lili hasn't eaten for a few days, drinking some milk will be better for her stomach. "
Little Nan, scum!
When they went out, Nan Xiaonan clearly saw the maid K er Lili swallowing her saliva … She rolled her eyes again. However, this boss of his was indeed very friendly to everyone.
Emmmm … At least it was better than looking at people with their chin no matter who they looked at.
…
…
"It seems that no one has stayed here for a while, right?"
Luoqiu's voice quietly sounded.
Ke Lili stuttered, "Recently … recently, there have been fewer customers than the price."
Boss Luo's finger lightly scratched the back of the tea table … There was no dust on it after rubbing his finger, "Miss K er Lili is very serious about her work."
"Yes …" The maid nodded embarrassedly.
"Is there any problem with the business here?" Boss Luo asked casually, "I heard that this should be a popular hotel. There is a special introduction in the traveler's guide."
K er Lili was surprised, "Sir, how long ago did you read the traveler's guide? Ever since that incident … I don't think anyone would be willing to recommend Rose Mansion. "
Boss Luo said casually, "Maybe the version of the guide is a bit old … We don't live here, so the information about the Free City is a bit outdated. That incident, what do you mean? "
"It's not a secret." K er Lili shook her head and said, "You can ask around."
K er Lili began to talk about the rapid decline of Rose Mansion's business.
…
…
"Fallen?"
In the bakery, Nan Xiaonan was showing off her rare cuteness while chatting with the big-nosed auntie.
"Yes." The big-nosed auntie stuffed a few more pieces of freshly baked bread into the bag as she said, "Several guests have dropped in divine favor level because they stayed at Rose Mansion. One of them was a level 3 god's chosen one, but now he has fallen to the level of an ordinary god's chosen one … Don't you know? It was very sensational at that time! "
Nan Xiaonan took out the extra bread that the big-nosed auntie stuffed into her bag and put it back on the shelf while shaking her head and said, "We just came to the 'Saint City', so we don't know about this."
Nan Xiaonan found that the people here all liked to call Orleans City as [City of Saints] … or [Holy City of Orleans], or [Holy City of Orleans] for short, [Holy City]. Very few people would directly call it [Free City] … Only the boss and Miss Maid were like that.
The big-nosed auntie continued to take out the bread that Nan Xiaonan put into the bag and put it back. "No wonder you don't know because you're an outsider. I think you must have read some travel guide or something, so you specially came here, right? But it's a pity that Rose Mansion has been greatly affected since the 'Fallen' incident. At first, some people didn't believe it, but after more victims appeared one after another, no one was willing to stay in Rose Mansion anymore. Little girl, I advise you to find another place to stay. "
Nan Xiaonan gave up on taking the bread out of the bag and asked with a frown, "Does living in the Rose Mansion make me a Divine Favored?"
"That's not the case." The big-nosed auntie shook her head and said, "But no matter what, it's the same for one out of a few people and one out of a hundred people. After all, with such a possibility, who would dare to stay there? Take me for example. I've been praying since I was young, and now I'm barely an ordinary god's chosen one. What if I accidentally fall below god's chosen one? "
Nan Xiaonan shook her head and said, "In other words, this matter has never been proven. It's just a rumor that everyone spread?"
"In any case, the sheriff of the Holy City came to investigate. Although he didn't find anything, the sheriff said that this mansion has some strange words and ordered Rose Mansion to suspend business and reorganize … If you didn't ask about this matter, I wouldn't even know that Rose Mansion is open for business again."
"I see …" Nan Xiaonan nodded and said, "Thank you. Let's pay the bill. If you keep stuffing, the bag will burst."
The big-nosed auntie wasn't embarrassed at all. After chuckling, she reached out her hand to Nan Xiaonan and gently touched her face. "Then let's settle the bill. Thank you for the 337 liberty coins … You can pay with willpower. The exchange rate today is 1: 9.231!"
Nan Xiaonan couldn't help but blink. She didn't see anything, but she felt that the big-nosed auntie's gesture wasn't meaningless.
She couldn't help but think of the travelers she met at the airport who were arrested for littering. They seemed to have done something similar …
Could it be that one could only do this after becoming a Favored One?
But there was no doubt that she wasn't a god's chosen one, and wasn't even a resident of this Holy Light Kingdom … Nan Xiaonan calmly took out her crystal card, and indifferently said: "Use this to settle the bill."
The big-nosed auntie was shocked. "Crystal card with Volition?! Miss … No, respected Lord Petitioner, I didn't know you were … Oh, look at me, what have I done?! "
The big-nosed auntie looked at the full bag on the counter with annoyance.
Petitioner?
Nan Xiaonan found a new term.
…
…
"Our boss has a friend in the sheriff's office. It took a lot of effort to get the approval to reopen." K e Lili sighed. "But although we can reopen, the customers …"
"Dropped their Favored One level …" The servant girl suddenly asked, "Are you sure how they dropped their level?"
K e Lili nodded and said, "Every customer will register their personal information after they move in … Those customers did drop their level. After all, the volition they get from praying … can't lie. "
Boss Luo thought for a while and said, "Then these victims all stayed in the same room … or did they do the same thing? Or even, are they related to each other?"
K e Lili shook her head and said, "It's not a fixed room. These victims don't know each other … They didn't do anything strange during their stay. However, the Divine Favored's level dropping did happen, and it happened when they were praying in the mansion … That's why they believed that the Divine Favored's level dropping was cursed because the Rose Mansion itself had some kind of power that could corrupt people. "
Boss Luo suddenly said, "I want to take a look at the rooms these victims stayed in, can I?"
K e Lili was surprised, "This … Aren't you afraid that the Favored One level will drop? If, if it's really dropped, we have nothing to compensate. "
Boss Luo shook his head and said, "Don't worry, we're not the Favored One, so even if there's a problem, it won't affect us."
K e Lili was startled and said, "What, you're not …"
"That's strange." Boss Luo smiled casually and said, "Miss K e Lili, you're not the Favored One either."
The servant girl's face turned pale and said in horror, "You … How can you!!"
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