He gulped, immediately looking at his status.

[Status]

Name: Finnick Altheus Solthar

Race: Human

Class: Innkeeper, Chef

Level: Awakened Tier 3

Awakening Type: Physical

Affinity: Fire, Earth, Wind

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VITALS

HP: 491/500

Mana: 490/500

Stamina: 480/500

Wallet: 14128 Gold

Hearth Points: 37882 Points

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Skills:

Active: [Ingredient Scan] [Dish Analysis] [Heated Arc] [Foraging] [Farming] [Assessment] [Feather Step] [Sticky Soil] [Blade of Fire] [Thunder Clash] [Stone Guard]

Passive: [Blade Proficiency - Growth Type (Lv 2)] [Monster Instinct]

[Strong Stomach] [Improved Palate] [Fire Resistance]

Condition: Normal]

Their money-grubbing ways paid off! Of course, he'd take this upgrade!

It was just that he lacked a bit of the last requirement, the cores, simply because he had been busy absorbing most of them.

He whipped his head to the newcomers, who definitely had some toughened-level cores on them at this time.

"Limited time only! Anyone who can trade me 1 toughened core will receive a C-Class Essence Food Lunch box, not included in the Adventure guild benefits!"

"I need 30 more," he said. "First-come, first-served!"

One toughened core is sold for 3 gold in the [Hearth Market] and in his inn. For this deal, he was willing to make food the equivalent of cores as if they were sold in the safe zone, which was six to ten gold and was the selling price of C-Class food to guests.

Obviously, his offer was too good to pass up. Even the toughened-level fighters and the resonant-level mages—both of whom needed these to level up—happily 'sacrificed' their training resources.

"Here!"

"ME!"

"I HAVE! BUY MINE!"

Some people literally threw him some since he added slots and stuff.

After receiving the needed cores, he didn't spare another moment and pressed [Yes], and Pang quickly ate up all the cores needed.

Nom! Nom! Nom!

People gaped when they saw it. Finn chuckled, and then when night came, he immediately went on to start the upgrade process.

It was impossible to hide the changes, but he preferred to answer fewer questions, which could be done when most people were asleep when it happened.

[Hearth Inn (Lv1) has been upgraded to Hearth Inn (Lv2)!]

[Area and Barrier Expanded]

[Building Shell Now Upgradable]

[Maximum limit for Basic Bedroom Increased]

[Maximum limit for Improved Bedroom Increased]

[New Rooms Available: Workshops, Luxury Bedroom, Staff Room, Staff Training Room, Inn Shop, Canteen, Paved Road, Expansion Modules, Delivery Room]

[New Room Upgrades Available]

[Special Section in Shop now Available!]

So his lot area expanded from 20 meters by 50 meters to a 100 meters by 100 meters area, multiplying his overall area by folds. He grinned and then excitedly clicked [Room] to read more about what he's got.

His eyes also twitched at the differences in cost compared to Level 1.

[Luxury Bedroom]

[Information: Luxurious Room with comfort enhancements, privacy wards, and personalized furnishings. Includes its own bathroom. Grants +40% Regeneration. Adds +5 Comfort, Cleanliness, and Ambiance Stat.

Size: 5 meters x 4 meters interior, 3 metersx 3 meters exterior (expandable by space folding)

Duplicates: 0/3

Cost: 200 Gold, 1000 Hearth Points]

Space folding? So he really was right. The rooms before had some degree of use, but it seemed like a luxury bedroom was further expandable!

That said, he hadn't even moved into the improved bedroom yet; it looks like he and Syl would be taking this type instead!

He calmed his palpitating heart and looked again.

[Blacksmith Workshop]

[Information: A durable, well-ventilated workspace with an enchanted forge, capable of handling both mundane and magical metals. +50% repair/crafting speed for weapons, tools, and armor. Includes temperature regulation and reinforced safety wards. Standalone building. Requirement to distribute <Blacksmithing> skills to staff members.

Size: 5 meters x 10 meters, 2 Storeys

Cost: 1000 Gold, 5000 Hearth Points]

[Alchemy Workshop]

[Information: A temperature-stable, magically-sterile workspace for brewing potions, infusions, elixirs, and salves. +30% success rate on rare or volatile recipes. Explosions are 80% less likely to destroy the structure. Standalone building. Requirement to distribute <Alchemy> skills to staff members.

Size: 5 meters x 10 meters, 2 Storeys

Cost: 1000 Gold, 5000 Hearth Points]

[Canteen]

[Information: Allows automatic preparation of set meals, provided the ingredients are placed in the built-in pantry. Three (3) initial recipe slots, changeable every day.

Size: 3 meters X 3 meters

Cost: 500 gold, 2000 Hearth Points]

[Paved Road]

[Information: Magically reinforced stonework path that can withstand long-term abuse. Can only be built within inn territory.

Size: 2 meter x 2 meter (dimensions adjustable)

Cost: 1 gold, 100 Hearth Points]

[Staff Room]

[Information: Private Space wherein staff can rest and recover energy.

Additional regeneration and clear mind buff, applicable per person. Increases chances of absorption from inheritance skills. Can only be used by registered staff.

Size: 3 meters X 3 meters (outer dimension). Expandable by space folding.

Cost: 500 gold, 2000 Hearth Points]

[Staff Training Room]

[Information: Allows Staff to train combat skills that can fit them.

Size: 4 meters X 4 meters, can only accommodate one person at a time.

Cost: 1000 gold, 3000 Hearth Points]

Hey, would his goblins learn to fight?

[Inn Shop]

[Information: Front-facing retail space for selling goods at the prerogative of the Innkeeper. Can auto-stock basic wares, provided stock is available in the assigned Storage Room.

Requirement: Building Shell

Size: 3 meters x 2 meters

Cost: 500 gold, 2000 Hearth Points]

[Expansion Module]

[Information: A small module expansion of the Inn lands. All functions, effects, including barrier effects, will be completely duplicated.

Duplicable Copies: 0/1000

Size: 1 meter x 1 meter

Cost: 100 gold, 1000 Hearth Points]

[Basic Delivery Room]

[Information: Secured Chamber housing a teleportation array linked to pre-determined locations. Innkeepers can set two locations, maximum.

Note: Usage cost is charged separately.

Maximum distance: 100 kilometers

Size: 2 meters x 2 meters

Cost: 1000 Gold, 10000 Hearth Points]

The last one sounded awesome, but… 100 kilometers? Was he going to get delivery from the dungeon or something?

Other than that, these were all exciting additions, and his heart palpitated at the sight of them. He was excited about their functions and also terrified of the cost—fortunately, he wasn't poor anymore!

…well—after buying all these things—he probably would not be staying like it for long.

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