I Have a Five-star Seaside Hotel

"Creak, creak~~~" 

The old wooden door opened inward, emitting a piercing sound.

Xiaoxiao widened his eyes, staring in shock at the massive spider web nearby.

Wow, is this spider web real or fake? 

The room in front of him seemed like it hadn't been cleaned in ages. Spider webs were everywhere, broken chairs with missing legs, a chandelier hanging halfway from the ceiling, a fallen painting, and a rolled-away crystal ball. The entire room looked like a complete mess, as if no one had entered it for years.

Although the room was worn and tattered, the air wasn't dusty or suffocating, clearly indicating that it had been deliberately designed this way.

"The hidden project is upstairs," the amusement park employee said enthusiastically.

Upstairs?!Xiaoxiao's gaze fell on the staircase in the room.

The staircase was narrow, barely wide enough for two people to walk side by side. With no lights, it looked pitch black, making it impossible to see where it led.

"This feels a bit like a haunted house..."

Xiaoxiao's heart shuddered.

Thinking back to the 1703 paranormal room incident at Lion Lake Hotel, a chill ran down his spine.

Holy crap, is this hidden project just taking me through a haunted house?!

As he thought this, a "creak, creak" sound echoed again, startling Xiaoxiao. He quickly turned around—Only to find that the amusement park employee was simply closing the door.

"Sorry, sir, our door is a bit lacking oil. I'll contact maintenance to fix it later," the amusement park employee apologized sincerely.

Xiaoxiao: ??? So it's just lacking oil?I thought it was part of the show!

As the amusement park employee slowly shut the door, the light in the room was blocked, and the space grew darker. Just as the door fully closed—

The pitch-black room suddenly lit up like a starry sky. The once long, dark staircase now sparkled like a magnificent galaxy, and even the cobwebs in the corners shimmered with a silver glow.

What had once looked like a haunted house now felt like stepping into a celestial river, with mysterious unknowns swirling in the glimmering stardust, tempting people to climb the stairs and discover what world lay beyond.

"Is this the wizard's crystal ball?!"

Xiaoxiao looked around in amazement, his mind inexplicably conjuring this thought.

"This place is too beautifully decorated! Did Lion Lake Hotel stuff all the stars into this room?"

"This feels like Vikam's crystal ball when he was performing astrology!!"

"I suspect the end of that staircase leads to the darkness that corrupted Vikam."

"While everyone is discussing the plot, isn't anyone curious about what's making the room glow?!!"

"Glowing… it reminds me of the 5-yuan glow-in-the-dark stickers I bought. My bedroom ceiling is covered with those little stars, but they're not this bright."

"Damn, would such a big hotel really use 5-yuan stickers for decoration?"

"It's obviously movie effects and filming techniques. I bet there's a hidden professional light somewhere that makes the room shine like this."

"Then how do you explain the glowing spider webs?"

"Are you sure they're real spider silk? Maybe they're just electrical wires made to look like webs!"

While the live stream audience was having a serious debate about the glowing room, Xiaoxiao curiously stood by the staircase railing, staring at the shimmering spider silk.

When the amusement park employee wasn't looking, he puckered his lips and blew on the spider silk.

To his surprise, the shimmering web actually swayed slightly from his breath.

Real spider silk?!!

Xiaoxiao's eyes widened. Just as he was about to reach out and gently poke the web, the amusement park employee's enthusiastic voice rang out beside him:

"Let's go upstairs, Wizard."

"This way, please."

With that, the amusement park employee stepped onto the staircase, seemingly worried that Xiaoxiao might be scared, and prepared to lead the way.

The staircase wasn't long. After climbing twenty steps, Xiaoxiao felt like he had reached a landing. Then, the amusement park employee pressed a hidden button, and a large door in the wall ahead slid open like an elevator. The two of them walked in.

"Is this project indoors?" Xiaoxiao asked curiously as the elevator ascended.

"Yes, sir, our hidden project takes place entirely indoors," the amusement park employee said enthusiastically.

"Is this an indoor roller coaster?"

"Looks like it."

"Feels similar to the Wizard Zombie Mummy Chaos Battle at Magic Century Theme Park."

"Well, that's it. Once the streamer puts on the 4D glasses, our viewing experience is going to be cut in half..."

The elevator doors slid open, and after walking down a short corridor, a long row of roller coaster-style seats appeared before Xiaoxiao.

The seating arrangement was quite long, with about 15 rows, each row seating two people.

All the seats were made of sleek, transparent material, but in the center of each transparent seat was a thin wooden broomstick handle. In the dim lighting, it really looked like people were about to ride broomsticks.

Hey!This design is pretty cool!

Xiaoxiao hopped onto the seat without hesitation and sat down. It was quite comfortable.

Although the benches were transparent, the amusement park employee took safety precautions very seriously, double-checking everything several times before asking:

"Sir, do you feel any discomfort in your seat?"

"No, thank you," Xiaoxiao replied, then looked around and asked, "Am I the only one playing this attraction? Aren't there any staff members joining me?"

He didn't dare to say the second part out loud.

It was dark inside, and he had no idea what lay ahead. If he were riding this alone, it would be genuinely terrifying.

"Wizard, this attraction requires at least four participants to start. There will be others joining you, so don't worry," the amusement park employee reassured him with a smile."Wizard, your adventure is about to begin. We hope you enjoy the ride."

With that, a ding-ling-ling sound signaled the start of the machine, and the ride beneath them slowly began to move forward.

Xiaoxiao blinked in confusion, turning back to glance at the empty seats behind him and the pitch-black track ahead, feeling a bit dumbfounded.

There are other people inside?In this 4D indoor ride, there are real people?Is he lying to me?!

Xiaoxiao had played similar 4D experiences at other amusement parks before. Even if the storylines were different, the overall experience was usually the same.

It typically involved a group of random strangers riding a themed vehicle, going through a story-driven attraction on a fixed track.

Once the story ended, the ride would exit the scene, and everyone would go their separate ways.

But he had never heard of a 4D ride where you'd meet actual real people inside.

At this moment, the ride track was eerily quiet. Apart from the sound of the wheels grinding against the rails, there was nothing else—no voices, no background music, no scripted dialogue.

The scenery on both sides still depicted a deep, mysterious starry sky, with nothing particularly eye-catching.

"Is this it?" Xiaoxiao muttered, a hint of confusion flashing across his face.

What's so 'hidden' about this?

By now, Xiaoxiao was practically immune to roller coasters. As the ride soared high into the air, he curiously looked around to see if there was anything he hadn't noticed yet.

Suddenly, a low, gentle, yet slightly aged voice echoed through the air:

"All my life, I have sought the greatest wisdom and magic from the stars… but I found nothing."

"Until one day, I discovered that star…"

"But the deeper I delved into wisdom, the more voices haunted me…""Now… they are disturbing me once again."

At that moment, the scene around him changed dramatically!

"Holy crap! What is this?!"

"Is that a wave… or another roller coaster?!"

Xiaoxiao stared in shock at the onslaught of visuals before him.

At first, he thought it was a wave, but then he saw a blue roller coaster in the center of the surging water, with a young man in a blue mermaid robe sitting on it.

"Awoo!!!!"Xiao Lang, sitting on the ocean wave roller coaster, excitedly waved his hands and howled at the top of his lungs.

"Vikam, your dad's here to beat you up!"

Blue bubbles surged forward, and as Xiao Lang's mermaid-themed roller coaster appeared, countless mermaids emerged from the ocean, mingling with the bubbles as they charged toward Xiaoxiao.

"Holy crap, is this the mermaids' revenge?!"

Xiaoxiao was completely stunned by the spectacle.

Before he could react, Vikam's deep incantations echoed through the air.

Two low, guttural roars erupted from behind him.

Two massive pythons rose from the ground, hissing as they slithered forward, their slitted pupils locked onto the approaching mermaids.

"Holy crap, I'm getting goosebumps all over."

"This is way too creepy. Two snakes crawling alongside me? Are they trying to scare people to death?!"

The live stream audience exploded with reactions, and Xiaoxiao's hair stood on end.

These two giant pythons were the same ones from Flame Knight City, the guardians of the Warrior's Shield under Vikam's command.

They looked terrifyingly real.

Their cold, overlapping scales glistened, their black crocodile-like mouths revealed deadly fangs, and even the rows of sharp, backward-facing teeth inside their jaws were visible.

They exuded an icy aura, and as Xiaoxiao's coaster moved forward, he could even hear the subtle friction of their scales scraping against the ground.

"Holy crap, my ancestors!!"

"Even Anaconda didn't dare to film something like this!"

"How the hell did I ride those two python coasters back then?!"

As if sensing Xiaoxiao's thoughts, the ice-blue python on the left tilted its head, its thin, vertical pupil contracting into a black slit as it stared at Xiaoxiao hungrily, like a predator eyeing its prey.

Its forked tongue flicked out rapidly.

"Ahhhhhhh!!!!"

Xiaoxiao's heart skipped a beat, and he mentally cursed like crazy, feeling like he was about to ascend to heaven on the spot.

Oh my god!

Even though he knew all of this was fake—virtual, AI-generated, and controlled by the staff—

The graphics were so lifelike that Xiaoxiao was completely scared stiff.

"Holy crap, I can't take this anymore."

"Did the moderators add 4D effects to the live stream? These snakes look way too real."

"Same here!!"

While the audience was freaking out over the two giant pythons, they suddenly obeyed Vikam's command and lunged forward, hissing.

The dark wizard began chanting ancient and powerful spells.

Blazing flames erupted,

The deep black sea churned violently,

Eight massive tentacles rose from the depths, and a colossal deep-sea monster emerged, along with various creatures summoned by Vikam.

Like a raging flood, they instantly engulfed both land and sea in a storm of death and destruction.

Even though the sun hung high in the sky, Vikam's dark magic shrouded it, casting an ominous crimson glow over everything.

"Vikam is too insane!!"

"Wow, this is pure 'darkness conquers the world' vibes!"

"The siege battle in Middle-earth was already epic, but Lion Lake Hotel actually added a naval battle too?!"

For a moment, Xiaoxiao felt dazed, unsure if he was a theme park visitor or the Grand Wizard standing atop a tower, summoning storms with his wand.

The world was swallowed by the roar of the tides and howling winds. Just as darkness threatened to consume everything, Xiaoxiao suddenly caught sight of a golden light piercing through—

It grew brighter and brighter.

Suddenly, an unbelievably brilliant arrow shot through the battlefield,

Tearing through the darkness like a rising sun,

Severing the heads of the two monstrous pythons!

"The knights are here?!!"

Xiaoxiao snapped his head up.

Knights, covered in blood and clad in shining armor, charged down from the sky, wielding longswords as they rode massive golden lions.

Their razor-sharp blades cut through obstacles like a storm,

Decapitating the giant pythons before diving toward the deep-sea monster.

The towering waves crashed down onto the deep-sea behemoth's exposed flesh.

Beautiful mermaids soared like seabirds through the golden light, turning into bubbles that floated skyward.

"This is insane!!!"

Chen Jianhai shouted from atop a golden lion roller coaster, gripping his sword like a true knight as he charged at the deep-sea monster.

"Holy crap… the knights are awesome!!"

"This perfectly connects with the knights' journey to Mermaid City!"

"So that's where Lion Lake Hotel's golden lions come from!"

The live stream chat exploded with awe.

Since they had followed Xiaoxiao through Crazy Wizard City, Flame Knight City, and Romantic Mermaid City, they had a clear understanding of how each story intertwined.

"Where are the elves?"

"Where's my tragic and powerful elf prince?!"

With the knights battling on the sea, everyone was eager to know where the elves were.

Suddenly—

The monsters on land seemed to notice something in the blood-red northern sky.

In an instant, a storm of arrows rained down.

Proud and elegant elves, riding unicorns and bathed in holy white light, brandished their bows as they charged into battle.

The winds howled, horns blared, and arrows flew.

The elves, clad in close-fitting battle armor, fearlessly plunged into the flames and smoke, charging straight toward Vikam in the darkness.

In that moment, the four factions—wizards, knights, elves, and mermaids—collided in a breathtaking battlefield.

The tracks of their roller coasters intertwined, nearly colliding multiple times.

Xiaoxiao had never experienced a fully immersive, role-playing roller coaster like this before.

Nor had he expected the hotel to design such wild, high-speed intersecting tracks.

Several times, his ride narrowly avoided crashes, leaving him so stunned that he was practically numb with fear.