Chen Jianhai scrutinized Lion Castle's layout, but every potential café site felt wrong.
His original landscaping had been meticulously planned—every structure, every lawn blade placed with artistic precision.
Adding anything now would disrupt the harmony:
*"A hair's breadth more would be excessive; a sliver less would be insufficient."*
It would ruin the hotel's aesthetic.
"Where the hell do I put Summer Momo…" Chen muttered, then froze.
Wait—*the sky*?
Damn, I'm a freaking genius!
"System!"
"Can I build Lion Castle's Summer Momo café *in midair*?"
Excitement thrummed through him.
Lion Castle was a *magical* hotel, adjacent to the Magic Century Theme Park.
With "magic" as the premise—and the enchanted "cream path" precedent—
he could build a café *inside a mermaid's bedroom* and no one would bat an eye.
*Ding~*
[Request received. Calculating compatible options…]
[Please wait…]
The screen blacked out, then flooded with indecipherable code and equations.
Fifteen seconds later, the chaos settled.
*Ding~*
[Compatible structures identified:]
Ten bizarre designs appeared:
A UFO-esque disc, an olive-shaped hot air balloon, a diamond meteorite…
Even one resembling the *Ruyi Jingu Bang* cloud, just missing a Monkey King.
Chen frowned.
*Pathetic.*
"None suit Summer Momo's theme."
These would terrify guests, not entice them for coffee.
*"…DING!!!!!!"*
The system's shrill beep sounded almost *offended*.
The screen blacked out again, blue algorithms cascading violently.
Amid the digital storm, Chen—thanks to his 1.2 vision honed by years of exam cheating—
spotted flickering 3D blueprints.
"Wait… Is it *designing these on the spot*?!"
Ten agonizing minutes later (Chen's eyes now permanently imprinted with floating dots),
the display stabilized.
*Ding.*
[System upgrade complete. Please select your preferred structure.]
Chen scoffed. *"Upgrade"? More like emergency fabrication!*
But he wasn't about to argue with an AI.
His eyes landed on the new options:
- **Elven Sky Rose Garden Café**
- **Floating Wishing Pool Café**
- **Emerald Lake Mirage Café**
- **Guardian Lion Castle Café**
- …
*Holy shit. System, you glorious bastard.*
Each concept flawlessly integrated with Lion Castle's existing architecture.
**Elven Sky Rose Garden Café**
A spiral treehouse wrapping around the giant banyan by the rose garden,
its canopy blending seamlessly with the tree's natural umbrella shape—
a *Hobbit* dream home.
Chen ticked its checkbox. *"Shortlisted."*
**Floating Wishing Pool Café**
A 1:1 replica of the golden wishing pool,
with invisible steps along the fountain jets leading to a midair lounge.
[Note: Shares water supply with main pool. Post-construction, fountain height/range will double, creating an aerial water spectacle.]
Chen's pulse quickened.
*This could work.*
Though the elven treehouse was enchanting,
the floating café's trio of lion statues aligned better with Summer Momo's theme.
(Expanding to *six* lions? Epic.)
But…
"Would this make the area feel *too aggressive*?"
The wishing pool was meant for serenity, not *Lion King* vibes.
Hesitating, he moved on.
**Emerald Lake Mirage Café**
*Insta-skip.*
*Are you suicidal?!*
The mermaids had already decimated the lake's waterfowl population.
Building over their domain?
They'd flip their fins and slap the café into rubble.
Worse—if guests spotted *something* beneath the lake…
His hotel would become a government lab,
with him and the mermaids as test subjects.
**Guardian Lion Castle Café**
A colossal golden lion statue suspended beside the castle,
its mane rippling in an invisible wind, gaze fiercely protective.
*…This is* Lion Rock Mountain *incarnate.*
Chen's awe morphed into rejection.
Lion Castle already had enough feline motifs.
Summer Momo's theme needed more than just lions—
roller coasters, ponies, chipmunks, mermaids…
After deliberation,
Chen returned to the **Floating Wishing Pool Café**.
At 6-7 stories high,
it was accessible even for acrophobes.
Its proximity to the (already viral) wishing pool
guaranteed foot traffic.
As for the "aggressive aura"?
*Pfft.*
The six murderous mermaids in Emerald Lake were far scarier.
Let the aquatic and terrestrial predators glare at each other.
Decision made, Chen hit *Purchase*.
*Ding~*
[Floating Wishing Pool Café: 3,000 points. Confirm?]
"Confirm!"
*Ding~*
[Construction begins tonight at 2 AM.]
[Summer Momo wallpaper application synchronized.]
[Estimated duration: 2 hours.]
[**Architectural Prodigy** title activated: Build time halved.]
[New estimate: 1 hour.]
With this, all three Summer Momo cafés were set.
Opening his stats:
**Current Hotel Tier:** Luxury Grand Hotel
**Next Goal:** Ultra-Luxury (6-Star) Grand Hotel
**Lion Castle Progress:**
- Joy: 13%
- Comfort: 30%
- Haunted Room Nightmare: 17
**Remaining Points:** 340,000
Chen's mood dipped.
As a dual-attribute hotel,
Lion Castle required *both* joy and comfort at 100% to upgrade.
At this rate,
promotion might take *years*.
The haunted room's "Nightmare Value" was worse.
Reaching 100 before Halloween unlocked pumpkin-themed decor,
but three months remained.
The solution?
Forcing staff to sleep there nightly.
*…Too ruthless.*
Even he had limits.
*I'll brainstorm later.*
Switching tabs,
he checked the cross-park roller coaster project with Jin Pangzi.
Though technically complete (thanks to his **Architectural Prodigy** perk),
construction barriers and fake noises maintained the illusion of ongoing work.
Through the coaster's "eyes,"
Chen could spy on Magic Century's progress.
*Tch.*
"Business is *too* damn good."
Envy gnawed at him.