A leisurely life: I have a scenic area

Chapter 171 Claim rewards, open treasure chests, and trigger the "all-conquering" effect!
[Congratulations, host, you have received the mission reward:]

[Random skill *1, Random building *1]

[Random Skill: Sculpture Specialization (Stone Carving)] The host gains the ability to carve, especially excelling at carving on stone.

[Random Building: Water Curtain Cave, a modified waterfall landscape with a hidden cave inside]

After completing the previous viewership target, Qi Yue received two rewards.

Both of these rewards are quite good.

“I don’t really need to be a specialist in carving. After all, carving a piece of stone can take anywhere from one or two months to several years.”

"You can't finish this without real skill."

“But I don’t need it, I can share it with Master Huijue.”

Qi Yue pondered.

Huijue was a monk who practiced asceticism, the kind who cultivated his mind, and did not accept offerings or communicate with others.

The only things that can be done are chanting scriptures, reciting Buddha's name, and carving.

Every week, I would climb down the ladder from the top of the mountain, buy some food, and then go back up to the top.

He spent all his time at Leifeng Pagoda.

For ordinary people, living alone on a mountaintop every day without even a pet would be too torturous, like being in prison.

That's him.

Today, Huijue's employee loyalty rate is 100%.

He only wants to stay here.

Qi Yue was willing to share his skills with him, so he shared his expertise in carving with him.

Coincidentally, the west peak of Little Butt Mountain is quite large, with a bare little canyon. Just walk in for about twenty meters, and the walls on both sides are bare.

Qi Yue thought that if Master Huijue was free, he could come here to carve.

Master Huijue was filled with gratitude after receiving the skills shared by Qi Yue.

Qi Yue made a special trip to Leifeng Pagoda and also went to see the results of Master Huijue's carving over a month and a half.

He saw a toe.

In other words, after a month and a half of carving, the other party had only carved one toe.

For a moment, Qi Yue thought he had misread it.

Of course, he also understood that this was purely because Master Huijue's carving skills were not very high, so he polished it little by little.

So it was a bit slow.

Now that I have the new skill, my carving speed will be much faster.

Qi Yue stopped interfering with Master Huijue's life and let him keep busy.

In any case, not much has been developed in Xifeng yet, so there are relatively few tourists here.

As for the location of the Water Curtain Cave, Qi Yue chose the eastern peak of Little Buttocks Mountain.

This mountain is home to a troop of macaques, which fits the theme of the Water Curtain Cave.

Moreover, the mountain on the east side doesn't have a specific name, but it could be called "Huaguo Mountain" (Flower and Fruit Mountain).

Anyway, there are quite a few scenic spots in China now called "Huaguo Mountain", so one more won't make a difference.

He took out a model of the scenic area and arranged the Water Curtain Cave.

The system indicates that water curtain caves can only be set up in areas with abundant water resources, and also provides suggested locations.

One of the locations is on the eastern mountain peak.

So Qi Yue chose this place.

Next, the construction team moved in.

The mountain is very large, but the developed area is only a small part of it.

This time, steps and railings will also be built to facilitate the ascent of the mountain for tourists.

It's a new landscape again.

Life became easier.

The scenic area is bustling every day.

Some people are taking photos, while others are looking at the animals.

There are more birds over on the Green Green Grassland now.

There's plenty of food here, so birds come over. They're not afraid of people; they just stand in the grass and watch.

The entire area exudes vitality.

That afternoon, Master Huijue suddenly came to see Qi Yue.

Qi Yue was surprised to see that he had taken the initiative to contact him, so he asked what was wrong.

Huijue told him that since he learned the carving technique, he felt that the Buddha should not be carved in that remote canyon, because the feng shui there was bad.

Qi Yue hadn't considered that question, and instead asked him where he wanted the carving done.

Huijue said he wanted to buy a small boat and go deep into the river to carve on those deserted mountains.

Qi Yue doesn't need to worry about it; he just needs to use the small river.

The area Huijue mentioned is the area where giant dragon boats carry tourists to enjoy the scenery.

The scenery there is beautiful, with monkeys calling from both banks, making it a popular attraction in the scenic area.

Previously, Qi Yue felt that such landscapes always seemed to be missing something.

They were also thinking of creating some landscape features, such as building a tower or several temples.

However, the construction team couldn't get in, and large machinery couldn't get in either; only large ships could.

Because construction was difficult, Qi Yue temporarily gave up.

"Okay, no problem, you can go if you want."

"Those mountainous areas are all uninhabited, so please be careful."

Qi Yue said to Master Huijue. Master Huijue was wearing a gray monk's robe, very unassuming.

He bowed slightly to Qi Yue in thanks, and then left.

Qi Yue didn't know what he was going to do.

Just a month later, the employees who ran the dragon boat reported that there was a person hanging on a mountaintop.

Qi Yue then learned that Master Huijue had bought rock climbing equipment and was hanging down from the mountaintop with ropes to carve a Buddha head on a rock face.

He was quite alarmed, fearing something might go wrong.

However, Huijue insisted on going, saying it was fine, and Qiyue couldn't do anything about it.

During the summer vacation, Qi Yue earned a lot and accumulated a lot of favorability chests.

The profits he made during this period were enough for him to have a prosperous New Year.

With more tourists, the number of animals has increased significantly.

For example, the pet park has now been divided into several areas.

There are areas for capybaras, alpaca feeding and interaction, miniature horse riding, pigs running around, sheep territory, and cow petting, among others.

Zhu Kun took charge of this area and managed it better and better, even expanding and renovating it once.

Today, it is a top tourist attraction at the foot of Qingfeng Mountain.

Their main business is making money off children.

This evening.

Qi Yue checked the system.

I have accumulated 12 Favorability Chests.

It was also what he had saved up during this period.

I must mention the day I performed "From This Green," I accumulated 2.5 favorability chests in one day, bringing my total to 12.

Since it's been a while since I've unpacked anything, I'll open two to see how they are.

[Host has opened the Favorability Chest and received a random reward.]

Please select your reward:

[1. Pure white peacock*1, a rare pure white peacock, an angel from heaven]

[2. Pure White Snake*1. A pure white snake with scales like jewels. It has a gentle, non-venomous, and harmless nature and prefers to live in forest areas.]

[3. Pure white fox *1. This pure white fox is not an Arctic fox, but an albino variety of the red fox, and is extremely rare.]

Qi Yue's eyes lit up when the first box was opened.

Although they weren't from the Golden Legend, Qi Yue liked all of these animals very much.

Each one is more beautiful than the other.

If Qi Yue had to choose, he would still prefer the white peacock.

The white peacock, lacking any other colors, resembles a white phoenix and is exceptionally beautiful.

At this moment, the system beep sounded.

[Congratulations, host, for triggering the special reward "All-Out Attraction," obtaining all rewards from this treasure chest.]

Upon seeing this notification, Qi Yue instantly became excited.

"Holy crap! It triggered a clean sweep at this moment!"

"Cool!"

He doesn't usually get this excited unless the reward is really good.

He probably wouldn't have reacted this way if it were a regular monetary reward.

But if he could only choose one of these animals, he would struggle with the decision for a long time.

I want them all.

Even though it's a white snake, Qi Yue doesn't like snakes. He always finds them scary. He's put insect and snake repellents on all the buildings in the mountains, just in case snakes come near.

But the pure white snake's scales are like jewels.

Then he wanted to see for himself.

Besides, the white snake lives in the mountains, it's not a pet, so there's no problem.

He receives all three rewards at once, and then he can withdraw them once he chooses to accept them.

You can pick it up within 12 hours; after that time, it will automatically appear in Qi Yue's courtyard.

Qi Yue didn't claim it yet, and opened another favorability chest.

This time it was just ordinary.

Qi Yue simply chose one of three brands of athletic shoes, based on the claim that they were suitable for running, and opted for a pair of white running shoes.

There are 10 favorability chests left.

He naturally intended to use these 10 treasure chests to recruit employees.

The rewards from the Favorability Chest vary too much.

Some of the monetary rewards were only so-so.

I barely managed to satisfy him.

But the employees are all genuinely useful.

Moreover, as the scenic area develops, the longer it remains, the greater the role of the employees becomes.

So he opened the employee recruitment shop.

Choose to recruit the next employee.

The eminent monk Master Huijue, folk singer Lin Ran, animal trainer Han Hu, and secretary Yuan Fang.

Qi Yue was filled with anticipation as he wondered what the next employee's identity would be.

(End of this chapter)