Trainer? I'm just an ordinary hot spring owner.

Today, the hot spring center has been renovated, and I heard that the facilities inside have been comprehensively upgraded. After all, the brand new exterior wall, the completely changed gate, and the cute little statue of Evil Dead at the door have all been seen by everyone. The neighbors have long been very curious about the improvements made to the hot spring center, and now that they see the hot spring center open, they naturally come in to take a look.

"Oh, Xiao Jiang, your hot spring center is good in every way except the opening hours. It's so erratic that we can't be sure when you'll open even though we wanted to come."

Holding a bottle of iced black tea in his hand, the neighbor uncle kept sighing to Jiang Cheng.

"I'm really sorry. I've been busy with some work during this period. I will try my best to ensure stable daily business hours." Jiang Cheng also knew that something was wrong with him. He had asked for too many days off in recent days. Many old customers came here excitedly, but all they saw was a notice of closure. Even for a place as casual as Alola, this was a bit too much.

"Jim, why are you making things difficult for the child? They just renovated this house. It's not easy for this child to take care of such a big hot spring house by himself."

An aunt nearby heard the conversation and immediately stood up for Jiang Cheng.

"I'm wrong, I'm wrong. I was just chatting casually... Hey, Xiao Jiang, your decoration is really well done. Which construction team did it? Can you introduce it to me?"

Looking at the shiny marble floor, the neighbors asked curiously.

In the quiet city of Malie, basically everyone is doing business. In the business world, they attach great importance to the appearance, especially when they are in the tourism industry. Now that Jiang Cheng's decoration effect is so good, everyone naturally has some ideas in their minds.

"This... is a collaboration between me and the company in Donghuang. If you want, I can help you with some advice."

"Oh, thank you so much..."

"Ahahahaha, Director Jiang! I've brought my friends here to support you!"

When Jiang Cheng and Jiefang were chatting casually, a loud laugh came from outside the door. The person had not arrived yet, but the laughter came first. Needless to say, Jiang Cheng knew who had come.

"Brother leader!"

Chapter 215: Fitness buddy

Jiang Chengying walked out of the door and saw the leader of the Ether Foundation waving at him. Today's leader was not wearing the white uniform, but a vest and shorts, and he looked like he had just come out of the gym. Beside him, there were many muscular men dressed similarly to him, looking at the pool of the hot spring curiously. Some of them even lay on the railings to look down, and even wanted to go down to swim a few laps.

"This pond is much cleaner and much bigger than the swimming pool in the gym. If I could go down and swim a few laps, wouldn't it be so refreshing?"

"Stop embarrassing yourself. This is someone else's viewing pool. How can I let you swim in it?"

"If the mount Pokémon can swim in there, why can't I?"

The team leader showed an embarrassed look on his face. He regretted not checking whether these guys' brains were working properly before bringing them here. However, he still forced a smile and introduced them to Jiang Cheng: "These are acquaintances I met in the gym before. They just happened to have finished lifting weights today, so I brought them here to take care of your business."

Jiang Cheng had guessed this before, and now it turned out to be true. These people were just like their leader, with bulging muscles and strong bodies. There were even a few powerful ones in the team.

However, what made Jiang Cheng feel relieved was that these people had diverse facial features and looked very diverse.

Don't be surprised by this, because some groups of people will look more and more alike. If you walk out, a dozen people will look like clones, which is very scary.

Especially since Jiang Cheng is the owner of a hot spring and B&B, who knows what those people will do with his shower head.

Very scary bro.

"Welcome, welcome. You're most welcome. I've been busy for several days since we last parted. You've really come at the right time today. I've just renovated the house these two days and this is the first day of business." Jiang Cheng hurriedly invited people to come in.

"Oh, what a coincidence! I must take a good look at it. Come on guys, let's experience the hot springs here!"

The fees of Jiang Cheng's hot spring center are slightly higher than before. After all, the quality of the hot springs has improved, and there are more facilities in the center, so the fees must also increase. However, Jiang Cheng's price increase is not large, and he also explained the reason for the price increase in detail in the announcement. The residents are very accepting of it. After all, the magnificent pond just after the entrance is obviously expensive. For such a high-end place, a price increase is reasonable. Otherwise, everyone is worried that this place will not be able to continue operating in two months and will go bankrupt.

Once inside the hot spring hall, the scene is completely different compared to the scenery outside. The team leader and his companions are like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, looking around at various places inside the room.

"It's much cooler inside than outside. I felt comfortable instantly."

“Yes, it’s fragrant and smells good.”

"Hey, there's a vending machine here that sells sports drinks and juice!"

"Let me see? Hmm... zero-sugar sparkling water, electrolyte water, freshly squeezed juice... and tea, skimmed milk... it's such a complete range!" For fitness enthusiasts like them, high-sugar drinks must be controlled and the intake of dairy products must also be watched. As a result, there are very few categories to choose from when buying drinks outside, and the things in Jiang Cheng's vending machine really scratch their itch.

The drinks in this world are actually a bit similar to Japanese drinks. Tea is tea, pure tea flavor, unlike the sweet tea in China. These categories were added by Jiang Cheng through the system. Who of you has seen this stuff? Forget about Alola. I won't brag to you, brother. Just scan and listen. The whole world is unique.

"Because many people will be dehydrated after taking a hot spring bath, I specially added these drinks to help customers replenish the water lost by taking a hot spring bath and sweating more quickly."

Jiang Cheng explained with a smile.

"So good? Give me a bottle, I just finished lifting weights and I'm thirsty."

“I want a bottle too.”

"What is this sugar-free sparkling water?" someone asked Jiang Cheng

"As the name suggests, it is sparkling water with the sugar removed," Jiang Cheng explained patiently.

"How can I drink it then? It doesn't taste sweet at all."

"The drink uses xylitol, which has no sugar at all, but retains the sweetness. Guests can try it, you will definitely not be disappointed."

"Really? Let me try it." It's only about a hundred yuan, so I'll give it a try. I've wanted to try sparkling drinks for a long time, but I have to control my diet all the time, which is so uncomfortable.

He threw a coin in, the drink fell, and he held it in his hand. It felt cold. He unscrewed the bottle and took a sip. The fitness guy's eyes widened on the spot.

"How is it? Is it unpalatable?"

Several colleagues were already waiting nearby.

"It tastes really good, tasty and healthy. I will buy drinks here from now on! It's really good, wow"

Jiang Cheng smiled slightly and said nothing. The various foods in the hot spring center have become one of the main sources of income for the center. Many people do not use credit cards to pay after entering the hot spring center, but come to buy ice cream, water and snacks. Jiang Cheng has no objection to this. When running a business, there is no bottom line that must be adhered to. As long as you can make money, that's all.

Of course, the beverage machine was not the only thing that interested them in the hot spring center. They observed inside and soon someone discovered something new.

"Hey, what is this?" He pointed to several strange-looking single sofa chairs in an area. One of them had someone lying on it, with the whole body sunk into it, as if he was nestled in an egg.

"That's a massage chair. We haven't hired any masseurs yet, so customers who need a massage can use a massage chair instead. The massage chair will adapt to your body shape and perform a fully automatic massage specifically for your body to relax your muscles and neck and shoulders."

"This is good, this is good!" An old man couldn't wait to sit on it, but when he found no reaction, he stared at Jiang Cheng blankly.

"You need to press the button here, and the massage chair will start to adapt to your body shape."

Jiang Cheng pressed the button on the side of the massage chair, and immediately, the massage chair began to move. The black soft leather mount began to expand until it touched the customer's body.

"Now we are in the body adaptation phase. Once the massage chair confirms your body shape, the massage will begin. Just relax and enjoy it."

"Oh, this is good. After exercising, we need to have a massage to relax our muscles..." Several gym buddies smiled happily.

"You have brought us to a wonderful place, old Sam."

"Of course. How can the place recommended by Sam be bad?" The team leader breathed out through his nose, with a proud look on his face, as if this store was opened by him.

Chapter 216: Qualifications for Housing Pokémon

The existence of the massage chair is undoubtedly very popular among fitness buddies, and they are vying to experience it. Several strong ones and even a strange one in the team also wanted to experience it, but were stopped by Jiang Cheng.

"Strange?"

Seeing the puzzled looks on the faces of the big guys, Jiang Cheng smiled and said: "The massage chair is specially adapted for human body shape. The massage equipment for Pokémon is over here. Please follow me."

Jiang Cheng took them to the Pokémon relaxation area, where two Pokémon massage machines were quite conspicuous: "This is a device specifically for Pokémon massage. Just lie on it, and the machine will start to work automatically."

"Strange!"

Guai Li nodded towards Jiang Cheng, stepped forward and laid on the massage machine, and the machine quickly detected the arrival of the Pokémon.

[Pokémon detected: Humanoid group, super strength, start targeted massage]

The machine quickly started to move, taking care of the strange power's body, thighs, and even its four hands. The strange power was pressed to the ground, and Jiang Cheng left the room with a smile.

When we got outside, the tour leader was already waiting there.

"Your hot spring center is really nice... I was worried before that it might be too sudden to bring people here rashly. Now it seems that I was worrying too much."

Jiang Cheng couldn't help but laugh and said, "Uncle leader, when you open a business, there is no such thing as sudden changes. The business conditions here are the same every business day, so you don't have to worry too much."

"Hahaha, I'm a little too stingy. I knew that Director Jiang, who is so mature in dealing with people, would definitely not be vague about opening a store."

"Thank you for the compliment." Jiang Cheng smiled slightly and waited for the other party's next words.

"Would you mind taking me to the back?"

"Of course." Jiang Cheng stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation.

"The hot spring center just underwent an expansion two days ago. It added a Pokémon leisure room, an entertainment area, a reading area, and several healing rooms..." Jiang Cheng introduced slowly as he led the team.

"As the store expands, more customers come. Many customers choose to order some drinks and snacks in the hot spring hall after soaking for a while, and sit in the entertainment area or leisure area for a while. For this reason, they even came to me specifically and asked me to extend the business hours. I thought about it and agreed."

The original business hours were 4:30 p.m., but Jiang Cheng advanced it to 2:30 p.m., because Zhen Yifa had already started working at 2 p.m. Don't underestimate the diligence of an elf who has a family to support.

Looking at Zhen Yifa's expression, Jiang Cheng felt embarrassed to be a lazy dog ​​alone, so he simply opened the shop earlier.

"Of course, now that the store is bigger and there are more customers, my staff is a bit stretched. I am still trying to find a way to increase the number..."

The leader looked around thoughtfully but said nothing.

"Go up to the second floor on the right. The second and third floors are all accommodation areas. They can accommodate customers for short or long stays. Some tourists will stay overnight after the hot springs and go to other places in Alola the next day."

"The back is the back garden. On the left is the open-air hot spring pool, and on the right is the pure garden. I just added some green plants to this part. In fact, it has always been empty..."

The team leader nodded repeatedly and turned to look at Jiang Cheng: "Master Jiang, you have introduced so much to me, I am afraid you have already seen my purpose."

"That's right. In addition to introducing my old friends to your hot spring, I also came to investigate the place you applied for in our Aether Foundation to become a Pokémon relief area."

Of course Jiang Cheng guessed it. When he went to get the mount Pokémon, he said that his hot spring center could be used as a place to shelter and rescue Pokémon. It was a token of his allegiance. Although he didn't get the mount Pokémon, there were indeed many real benefits. He had to do what he said. Now that the team leader had entered the door and had been observing the furnishings of Jiang Cheng's hot spring center, Jiang Cheng could naturally see what he was doing.

The team leader looked at Jiang Cheng with a sincere expression: "Although we have a good relationship, this involves some issues of principle, and the inspection is still a necessary step. I hope you can understand, Master Jiang..."

"Of course," Jiang Cheng replied, "When it comes to the lives of Pokémon, especially the future well-being of Pokémon that may have been harmed by humans once, it is never too much to pay attention to it. I can understand that very well."

Animal welfare is an extremely important condition for animal conservation. In the past, even though the country that killed countless squids had poor policies and refugees everywhere, its achievements in animal conservation are still a benchmark for the world. It established an Animal Welfare Act specifically for animal breeding, and made clear provisions for the minimum breeding conditions for various creatures. This is very worth learning.

When it comes to life, we must adopt a responsible attitude, especially in the Pokémon world.

"That couldn't be better," the team leader smiled happily, "Gym Leader Xiao Jiang is indeed a very gentle person towards Pokémon."

"I've also seen your hot spring center. There's plenty of space, whether it's the huge pond in the front yard that's over 20 meters deep, or the backyard garden, or indoors. There's plenty of space for Pokémon to move around. Even though this is open to the public and people come and go, Pokémon still have their own living area and are not disturbed by humans. That's great."

"But I have a concern. Based on your current business hours and business volume, if Pokémon are assigned to your hot springs to work, will there be a problem of too long working hours?"

"You don't have to worry about that," Jiang Cheng replied with a smile. "My own Gastly is also an employee of my hot spring spa, but he basically sleeps in the ghost healing room, and eats when he wakes up. My external business operations may indeed require the participation of some Pokémon, but there will never be a situation where they are asked to work for a long time. Everything is voluntary. If they work for a certain period of time, I will let them rest and then go for some delicious food."

"I understand." The leader nodded and smiled again: "Well, congratulations, Director Jiang, my review is over. I think you and your hot spring center are fully qualified to receive rescued Pokémon."

Jiang Cheng also smiled. The other party's words meant that Jiang Cheng had the qualifications to recruit Pokémon employees, and even specially dispatched employees from the Ether Foundation.

Of course, there may be some Pokémon that you need to raise yourself, but how much does it cost to raise a Pokémon?

Compared with the accompanying benefits that come later, it’s not worth mentioning!

Chapter 217: Sloppy Guests

After chatting with the tour guide for a while, the tour guide, who had finished his duties for the day, began to immerse himself in enjoying the facilities and services in the hot spring center.

It is true that I came here for the inspection with a mission. Now that the mission is over, it is naturally time for leisure. I have been looking at the guys in the gym having fun and I can’t wait.

Having taken a reassurance pill, Jiang Cheng naturally became more relaxed. This is how a hot spring spa is. After opening, the only things the owner needs to do personally are the cashier and handing out cards. It is boring and monotonous, but it has to be said that it is indeed a very leisurely and convenient business.

No investment, huge profits, more money, less trouble.

It is especially convenient with the system's automatic refill of towel consumables and the Rotom cleaning machine.

Even the stocking of snacks and drinks is fully automatic. It's truly a fool-proof operation. Even Xiaozhi can manage the operation of this hot spring spa.

Of course, this business is not all easy.

“Excuse me——!!”

The hot spring center's welcome bell rang as the door opened. Jiang Cheng turned his head and his pupils contracted slightly.

A person of the same age as him appeared in front of him, with a youthful face and clear yet foolish eyes, revealing his identity as a trainer.

His ordinary, featureless labor camp hairstyle reflects his identity as a passerby.

You know, whether in Pokémon or any other two-dimensional animation, the "Shamatte" hairstyle and unique hair color are symbols of strength. If your head is completely bald, I can admit that you are a strong man, but you have a few inches of stubble, and whether you are bald or not, it can be said that you have cut off all the conditions to become a strong man.

But those are not the point. Jiang Cheng doesn't care whether the guests are strong or not. No matter how awesome you are, can you be as awesome as Shirona?

If you have the guts, can you call that dark-skinned gym student from Galar to me?

What concerned him was the personal hygiene of the child in front of him, which was really a bit...