Soul Land 5: The Rebirth of Tang San

Chapter 357: Room Reservation

The group of five approached the counter, where several young fox demon girls stood. Each was strikingly attractive, their stunning appearances catching everyone's attention.

Wu Bingji said, "We need five rooms, please."

The fox demon girls behind the counter examined them closely, at first showing shock, but gradually, they regained their composure and tentatively asked, "Are you humans?"

Wu Bingji paused before replying, "Isn't that obvious?"

The fox demon girl exhaled and said, "You startled me! I thought some VIPs had arrived. It's impressive that you are nobles at such a young age. What kind of rooms would you like? We have standard rooms, VIP rooms, deluxe VIP rooms, Demon King Suites, and the most prestigious, the Demon Emperor Suites."

Without thinking, Wu Bingji looked at Tang San, marveling at the Ancestral Court's uniqueness—such a variety of hotel rooms!

Tang San asked, "How much do the rooms cost?"

The fox demon girl explained, "A standard room costs one naturae coin per day, two for a VIP room, five for a deluxe room, and ten for a deluxe VIP room. Only a Demon King is qualified to stay in a Demon King Suites, and a Great Demon King in the Demon Emperor Suites. The price for those is the same as the deluxe VIP room."

Wu Bingji couldn't help but say, "Usually, hotels charge in aetherhorn coins. Why does even the most basic room here require naturae coins? That's way too expensive."

They had fought life-and-death battles in the Great Beast Fighting Arena, and one naturae coin each had been the reward for their first fight—the reward for risking their own lives! Staying here for one night in one room costing one naturae coin was excessively expensive.

The fox demon girl's expression subtly changed, and her smile was tinged with pride as she said, "The basic currency in the Ancestral Court is the naturae coin. We don't use aetherhorn coins here."

"Uh..." Wu Bingji suddenly felt slighted and quickly said, "Then give us five standard rooms, please."

"Okay, please hold on a moment while I check." After a quick search, the fox demon girl said, "Sorry! We only have three standard rooms left, so..."

Wu Bingji immediately asked Tang San, "Should we find another place?"

Tang San replied, "Let's stay here. Reserve two VIP rooms, eldest brother. You and sister Zicheng can have one each."

"Alright then," Wu Bingji said, wincing at the cost as he booked two VIP rooms and three standard rooms.

However, once the rooms were booked, Wu Bingji stubbornly refused to stay in the VIP room, insisting that Tang San take it. In his heart, although Tang San was young, he had long been both a mentor and a friend. They all knew very well that they wouldn't have made it this far without Tang San.

Tang San could only agree, seeing no way to refuse.

As expected given its high price, the hotel was the most luxurious they had ever seen. Even the standard rooms were sixty square meters, effectively small suites with a living room, a bedroom, and a spacious, comfortable bathroom. There was even a dedicated cultivation room. The cultivation room was filled with a richer spiritual energy that seeped in through openings in the walls. Likely, the hotel had something like a Spirit Summoning Array that drew in the spiritual energy from outside, and even more importantly, it was filtered.

Upon seeing this cultivation room, even Wu Bingji, who had been pained by the cost, fell silent. In terms of spiritual energy, this place was comparable to Golden Valley, though it fell far short in terms of life energy.

The VIP rooms were even larger, at ninety square meters, and the spiritual energy in their cultivation rooms was even denser and purer, genuinely illustrating the principle of "you get what you pay for." The rooms also came with a supply of fresh fruit.

Judging purely by the density of the spiritual energy in the cultivation rooms, the cost-effectiveness was higher than that of the standard rooms. Though pricier, cultivating in such a place would yield results twice as good with half the effort.

With two VIP rooms, all five of them could practice their cultivation. Wu Bingji quickly thought that if that was the case, they only needed two rooms, as they could take turns cultivating and resting!

However, Tang San dismissed this idea. One reason was that everyone had their privacy, and cultivating together could easily lead to disturbing each other. It was better to have separate rooms. Moreover, their primary purpose in coming to the Ancestral Court wasn't just to cultivate; there were many other tasks to accomplish.

After settling in, Tang San returned to his VIP room, stood by the window, and could just see the vast palace of the White Tiger Demon Emperor in the distance. This view was likely designed intentionally.

Tang San took out a delicate metal ring from his storage bag. The ring was oval-shaped, with a small metal sphere attached at the center, engraved with complex patterns.

Tang San channeled his bloodline power into it, placed it on his ear, held his breath, and concentrated, guiding it with his spiritual power.

Soon, he heard a voice in his ear.

"Have you all settled in?" a familiar voice asked.

Tang San infused his thoughts into the device using his spiritual power and responded, "We've settled in at the White Tiger Hotel. Can you sense the location of this communicator?"

"Yes, I can. Wait for me. I'll be right over."

"The hotel is quite unique. There are special perks for those above the Demon King level. I suggest you get a Demon King Suite. The cultivation room inside should be even better."

"Alright."

"It's a bit pricey," Tang San cautioned.

"Heh, do I worry about expenses now? I've got plenty of money."

The voice on the other end was, of course, Zhang Haoxuan. The communicator Tang San was using on his ear had been inspired by an item he had received from the Aetherhorn Deer Demon King—a portable audio transmission array. Tang San studied that communicator and created an even more sophisticated one. It could transmit sound over greater distances through the infusion of spiritual power and also had a positioning feature, making it much more functional.

However, creating this device was quite troublesome and required precise craftsmanship. He had made just one pair, which he used to stay in contact with Zhang Haoxuan.

Zhang Haoxuan was quite wealthy now because of selling Spirit Summoning Array discs. Even Tang San didn't know how much money his master had, but it had to be substantial given the latter’s carefree attitude about spending.

It didn't take long before the communicator rang again. "I've checked into the Demon King Suite. It's unbelievable, really unbelievable! Ah..., it's quite something. Come over. I'm in room 666 on the sixth floor."

As Tang San headed to the sixth floor, he was stopped by two guards at the staircase entrance.

He learned that to access the sixth floor, one either needed a room card or a cultivation level of at least Demon King.

Tang San had no other choice but to contact his master again using the communicator.

Zhang Haoxuan came to the staircase to personally escort him to his room 666.

Upon entering the room, even Tang San felt like exclaiming, "666 [1]."

He was greeted by a vast, lavishly decorated living room a hundred square meters in size. One side of the living room featured floor-to-ceiling windows that opened to a balcony of the same size. Half of the balcony was taken up by a large hot tub or perhaps it was better to call it a swimming pool, while the other half featured sofas and a lounge area, surrounded by a ring of vegetation.

This was just... absolutely stunning.

Besides the living room, there was a twenty-square-meter cultivation room, where the spiritual energy was so dense it almost felt tangible. Even more astonishingly, the aura emanating from this cultivation room nourished one's spiritual consciousness.

Was the price of ten naturae coins expensive?

Truly, it was not expensive at all.

1. In Chinese, the number 6 is a homonym for the word 溜, which means "smooth" or "skilled". It's used to express awe and respect for good gameplay, and has no connection to the devil. For example, Chinese gamers might type "666" in the chat after seeing another player demonstrate an impressive skill. They might also use "777" to mean "666 but better" ☜