I Have a Five-star Seaside Hotel

At this moment, 

The term "old schemer" had become synonymous with the boss of Lion Lake Castle Hotel in Xiaoxiao's mind. 

"Was the entire amusement park built by your boss alone?" 

Xiaoxiao, breathing in the waves of heat, asked the accompanying staff beside him. 

"Not entirely!" The staff member replied earnestly. 

"Our boss probably only handled the design and oversight. Tasks like carrying cement, painting, and moving concrete were likely done by others." 

"..." Xiaoxiao was speechless. 

From the boss to the employees, this hotel seemed a bit off. 

But regardless, he had at least identified the key issue: 

The amusement park was designed entirely by the hotel boss. 

"Did your boss mention any precautions for these attractions?" 

Xiaoxiao pressed on, unwilling to give up. "For example, screaming if you're scared or something?" 

The staff member paused, a look of recollection on his face. 

"I don't remember the boss saying anything like that." 

"But I think he did say that as long as you close your eyes, you'll definitely make it out alive." 

Xiaoxiao: "..." 

Their conversation was directly broadcasted to the live stream. 

"This is insane. No wonder Lion Lake Castle Hotel gives out water, throat lozenges, and even clothes." 

"Other amusement parks want your money, but this one wants your life!!" 

"Hahaha, I've been to so many amusement parks, but this is the first time I've heard staff say you'll survive." 

"Are the employees at this hotel always this adorable?" 

The live stream viewers were amused by the staff's words, but Xiaoxiao keenly picked up on three key words: 

**Close your eyes.** 

Could it be that the key to surviving Flame Knight City's attractions is to close your eyes?? 

Analytical expert Xiaoxiao quickly began strategizing in his mind. 

By now, he wasn't just treating the amusement park as a place to unwind and have fun. Instead, he approached each attraction as if it were a puzzle to solve. 

"In Crazy Wizard City, screaming like crazy helped avoid the intensity of each attraction, allowing for a smooth landing." 

"But in Knight City, screaming clearly doesn't work." 

"Maybe... I should try closing my eyes?!" 

This thought flashed through Xiaoxiao's mind. 

Just as he was pondering this, he heard the staff beside him shout, "Are you ready? It's starting!" 

"OK!!!" 

As the attraction's warning bell rang, the seats on the drop tower began to ascend. 

Although the giant sword was nearly 100 meters tall, reaching the top didn't take long. 

Some drop towers could shoot up to the highest point in just a few seconds. 

Deciding to go all in, 

Xiaoxiao closed his eyes and lowered his head, ensuring that the live stream viewers could still see the ground from his perspective. 

After all, as a virtual travel host, 

Providing the most immersive visual experience for his viewers was his duty and responsibility. 

Even though he didn't dare open his eyes, 

He couldn't deprive his audience of the thrill of experiencing the drop tower!!! 

If we die, we die together!!! 

"Holy crap, this death angle!!" 

"Host, are you doing this on purpose?" 

"Just watching this makes me feel like I'm about to die." 

"Damn, my legs are weak. Is the lava below painted or some kind of dynamic screen effect?!!!" 

"Same here!! The lava looks so real!!" 

The live stream comments flooded in. 

Most drop tower live streams usually show a side view or occasionally a slow, unintentional glance at the ground during the ascent. Rarely does anyone deliberately focus on the ground. 

Xiaoxiao's approach of locking the camera angle on the ground was practically unheard of. 

If Xiaoxiao had opened his eyes at this moment, 

He would have seen that as the drop tower rose higher, the lava and sea of fire beneath him became increasingly realistic. 

The lava seeped into the earth, flowing over jagged rocks, leaving behind terrifying trails. 

Molten rock churned, revealing scorched mountain ridges. The hilt of the silver sword, sealed within the mountain crevice, seemed to be waiting for a brave soul to leap into the flames and pull it out! 

"Can someone explain what kind of technology this is?!" 

"The lava looks so real, even the hottest black lava is there." 

"Wait! I just realized," 

"This drop tower is literally the host jumping from the tip of the sword into the sea of fire to retrieve the sword!" 

"I feel like if you threw a rock down now, it would instantly melt in the lava." 

"Commenter above, throwing objects from high altitudes is not allowed!!" 

Xiaoxiao couldn't see the live stream comments, but he could clearly hear the screams and chatter of the accompanying staff. 

"Huff!!" 

"Ahhhh…" 

"Holy crap, holy crap, what has the boss done?! If we fall, will we burn to death?!!" 

"I've ridden so many drop towers, but this one feels like it's going to plunge straight into the ground!" 

"Don't you feel the heat?" 

"I swear I can feel hot air currents blowing at me…" 

Sweat was already dripping down Xiaoxiao's neck. 

Because he kept his eyes closed, he was more sensitive to his surroundings. 

From the start, he felt that the temperature here was much higher than in other areas, as if there was a real heat source below. 

Now, hearing the staff's conversation, he couldn't help but wonder, 

"This hotel boss really pays attention to detail!" 

"Not only are the visual and sound effects on point, but even the temperature, which is easy to overlook, is perfectly simulated." 

"Speaking of which… I'm really curious what it looks like down there~~~" 

Just as he was thinking this, 

The drop tower suddenly jolted to a stop! 

"It's coming, it's coming!! The waiting-to-die moment is here!" 

Xiaoxiao nervously gripped the handrails, his eyes tightly shut. 

This was the worst part!! 

Being lifted to the highest point, knowing you're about to plummet, but not knowing when. 

The agonizing wait, filled with dread, only to suddenly drop, leaving you too terrified to scream the moment you feel the weightlessness! 

One second, two seconds, three seconds… six seconds passed. 

Time dragged on as if he had spent an entire sleepless night lying in bed. 

Just as Xiaoxiao couldn't take it anymore and was about to sneak a peek, 

A sudden, intense weightlessness hit him, and he felt like he was free-falling. 

"Ahhhhhhh!!!!!" 

The accompanying staff's screams echoed around him. 

Xiaoxiao, with his eyes closed, was fine, but the live stream viewers were practically scared out of their wits. 

"Holy crap, is this a high-altitude dive straight into lava?!" 

"What the hell is this special effect?! I swear I just saw a few drops of lava splash up from below." 

"I thought I was the only one who saw that, but you saw it too!" 

"...Damn!! Did we actually go underground?" 

At that moment, 

The live stream footage seemed to distort from the heat waves. 

Bright red lava churned in the sea of fire, violently flowing over the scorched mountain walls. Every now and then, bubbles would burst, splattering onto the surrounding rocks, leaving behind blackened holes. 

Although the viewers weren't physically on the drop tower, 

As the camera angle plunged faster and faster, it felt as if an air current was pressing down from above, parting the lava to reveal the hilt of the sword hidden within. 

It almost felt like they could reach out and pull the hilt from the depths. 

"I'm stunned!" 

"It's called the Sword of Fearlessness, and they actually created a lava sea effect to jump into and retrieve the sword." 

"This visual effect is absolutely insane!!" 

"...Do you really think this is just an effect???" 

"???" 

"Have you considered that if it were just an effect, what we're seeing would only be a flat, recorded image from the camera?" 

"But what we're seeing now is clearly a fully immersive experience!!!" 

As the live stream viewers marveled at the special effects of Lion Lake Castle Amusement Park, a dissenting voice suddenly appeared. 

"What do you mean?" 

"Most cameras nowadays are wide-angle, so they can capture everything in front of them." 

"What's the issue with that?" 

Some viewers rebutted and questioned, but the dissenter continued: 

"True, cameras can capture the entire scene." 

"But filming the ocean from a helicopter is completely different from throwing the camera into the ocean to film, right?!" 

This statement left the live stream viewers dumbfounded. 

"Holy crap, did the drop tower send the host straight to hell?!" 

"Hard to believe, but the comment above makes sense!" 

"Why isn't the host screaming? Is he already dead?" 

The live stream viewers joked amidst their fear. 

While the explanation made sense, no one actually believed that Xiaoxiao and the others had been plunged into real lava. 

Common sense: If anyone jumped into a volcano, they'd be incinerated instantly by the high temperatures. How could they still scream so loudly? 

Although Xiaoxiao wasn't screaming in the live stream, 

The high-quality audio equipment perfectly captured the accompanying staff's terrified shrieks, leaving no room for doubt. 

"Regardless, this visual effect is way too realistic." 

"I really want to experience this in person… It must feel amazing." 

"Right!" 

"Riding this drop tower feels like jumping into lava. Just thinking about it is thrilling!" 

At this moment, Xiaoxiao, with his eyes tightly shut, had no idea about the heated discussion in the live stream. Instead, he clung even tighter to the handrails, his face filled with terror. 

Damn… the speed of the drop tower's second ascent feels off!!! 

Typically, drop towers operate in two ways. 

One is where the seats slowly ascend to the top, then suddenly drop, letting you experience the thrill of weightlessness as the wind rushes past your feet. 

The other involves the seats being rapidly propelled to the top in under two seconds, reaching heights of about 60 meters, before being yanked back down. 

Since it's not a free fall but a rapid descent, 

The combination of hypergravity and weightlessness can send your blood rushing to your head. 

Initially, Xiaoxiao thought Lion Lake Castle's drop tower was the gentler, free-fall type. 

But during the second ascent, the speed noticeably increased. 

In less than five seconds, Xiaoxiao experienced a brutal cycle of plummeting dozens of meters, rapidly ascending, and then plunging again! 

This drop tower combined free fall with rapid ascent! 

And every time the drop tower descended, Xiaoxiao could hear the crackling of flames and feel the waves of heat, as if he were truly leaping into a sea of fire and lava. 

Even the background sound effects were perfectly synced… 

This boss is trying to kill us!!!! 

In an instant, Xiaoxiao's lips went numb, and his mind went blank. 

"Holy crap, I'm going to throw up." 

"Am I the only one feeling suffocated?" 

"As someone with acrophobia and severe nearsightedness, watching this is scarier than actually riding a roller coaster." 

Many live stream viewers were terrified by the sudden ups and downs of the drop tower, and the chat descended into chaos. 

"Damn, the host is so brave, actually reaching out to touch the sword hilt!" 

"The host is too daring!" 

"If it were me, I'd have peed myself. No way I'd dare to reach for the hilt." 

The live stream viewers were completely stunned. 

In that brief moment, Xiaoxiao's hand suddenly reached out toward the hilt of the sword in the lava. 

Although it was just a split second, the sight of his hand stretching out shocked everyone. 

"Is this the true power of the Pendulum Ride King?" 

"I'm impressed. Truly impressed." 

A flood of gifts and virtual peaches filled the screen. Planes, yachts, peach trees, peach swords, and peach darts flew across the screen, so dense that the actual footage was almost obscured. 

In reality, Xiaoxiao's hand had slipped from the handrail due to the sudden intensity of the ride, accidentally landing near the hilt of the sword in the lava. 

This gave the illusion that he was deliberately reaching for it. 

The drop tower ride was short, lasting less than a minute, but it felt like an eternity to Xiaoxiao. 

Even as the drop tower slowed and descended, 

Xiaoxiao kept his head down and eyes shut, not daring to open them. 

He was afraid the hotel boss had designed some last-minute surprise to scare him. 

Finally! 

As the drop tower landed smoothly, 

A group of staff rushed over, crowding around Xiaoxiao. 

"Sir, sir!! Wake up!!" 

"Sir!!!!" 

The accompanying staff on either side were also pale, but not from the drop tower—they were terrified for Xiaoxiao. 

From the moment the ride started, the staff noticed that the guest in the middle, wearing the wizard robe, kept his head down and remained motionless. 

Unlike the others who looked around or screamed, he seemed completely unresponsive, as if he had passed out. 

Especially during the final drop, when Xiaoxiao's hand slipped from the handrail and swung down, everyone panicked. 

Fearing that the guest might have been overwhelmed by the ride, 

As soon as the drop tower stopped, a group of staff and medical personnel rushed over.