Chapter 1019: Chapter 773: Tourism Project
Tourism promotion is quite common in the Human Realm. Some less wealthy countries or regions without abundant resources have no way to generate wealth, but if they possess unique and interesting cultural aspects or landscapes, that changes everything. The curiosity factor can make people willing to spend money and travel long distances to a strange place just to catch a glimpse of something they have never seen before.
In the Human Realm, almost every country was actively developing tourism projects, except for the Black Dragon Empire. The White Dragon Empire, on the other hand, had become a top destination for travel and shopping thanks to its strong commercial capabilities.
Thus, Tilian was no stranger to the idea of developing tourist attractions. However, this particular tourism project was indeed very special.
"Do you think people will come to such a dangerous place?" Tilian asked.
"Why wouldn’t they?" Elsa countered.
"Because they fear it," Tilian said.
"No, on the contrary, it’s precisely because they fear it that they will come here," Elsa replied. "After all, this is the Heaven Realm, where no one is a coward... or rather, no one would admit to being a coward."
The topic of Elsa spread far and wide, nearly becoming common knowledge. Although very few actually believed Elsa would do anything detrimental to the Heaven Realm, Sajia didn’t care.
Because as long as a few believed, his objective was achieved, and these few would make many more believe. Rumors would also keep morphing into various versions, and when it reached the point where it couldn’t be explained away no matter what, Elsa would be finished.
But clearly, Elsa was far more patient than Sajia. As days went by, Elsa showed no intention of addressing the rumors from the outside world. Unlike before, this time Sajia wasn’t in a rush; he quietly waited because the longer it took, the more the rumors would mutate, making them more troublesome to explain later on. Sajia and his advisers had discussed why Elsa remained in the old Imperial City to research the Ghost Spirits, but those advisers were unable to present any plausible possibilities.
After all, no one truly understood the Ghost Spirits.
One day, during the Imperial routine morning meeting, all the ministers were surprised to find that Elsa had also arrived.
As the two hosts of the morning meeting, Sajia and Selena had arrived at the scene early, but neither of them noticed when Elsa had come. Nim, unsurprisingly, stood beside Elsa, and when he saw Sajia, he greeted him from a distance with a friendly bow. But since the last incident, Sajia had come to hate Nim to the point of death; if it weren’t for the crowd, Sajia would not bother to maintain a smiling face.
Out of sight, out of mind, he immediately turned his gaze away and looked towards Elsa.
Because of the recent rumors, almost all the ministers were curiously looking at Elsa. It was clear from Elsa’s habits that if she didn’t plan to say or do something, she would never have appeared here. Everyone was speculating on what she might say or do, and some of the ministers from Selena’s faction looked at Sajia as if watching a joke. Based on past experience, Elsa was someone very adept at making a small issue big.
Even Sajia, who had initially been full of confidence, couldn’t help but feel a bit of tension. The last time, Elsa had soundly kicked his nose, and if such a thing happened again under the public eye, he would lose all face.
The ministers gathered, and the meeting’s affairs proceeded one by one in an orderly manner. Both Selena and Sajia who were hosting the meeting performed flawlessly. Especially Sajia, whose face bore a meaningful smile, as if he had everything under control.
Until the meeting was almost over, Elsa had been looking down, silent the whole time.
It was Sajia who couldn’t help himself in the end; when the last topic concluded, Sajia approached Elsa with a warm smile, "It’s been a long time, my dear sister. Did you come to this morning meeting just to listen in? Don’t you have anything you’d like to say?"
Sajia’s expression was tempered to perfection, making himself look more like a brother rather than an oppressive host.
All the ministers were now gazing in their direction, thinking that the ’anything you’d like to say’ was probably prompting Elsa to respond to the rumors.
Elsa raised her head, looked at Sajia, and smiled broadly, "I didn’t originally have anything to say, but since you’ve asked, I suppose I could mention something."
Sajia smiled and stepped aside for Elsa. At the same time, Nim also came forward, revealing a thick stack of posters from his personal space and handed the first one to Sajia. Sajia took it and saw it was an image of the old Imperial City, surrounded by Ghost Spirits. At the bottom, in bold letters, it read: ’The old Imperial City occupied by Ghost Spirits, a grand adventure of courage and strength!’
"What is this?" Sajia asked loudly.
"It’s very clear on there, this is a promotional poster for the old Imperial City adventure tourism project," Nim said, smiling broadly.
Afterward, Nim distributed the posters to every minister. Some ministers turned pale upon seeing them, while others laughed out loud.
Elsa stepped up to the speaker’s position, "As everyone is aware, we have reclaimed our land, but the old Imperial City, which has been in ruins for too long, has lost the necessity to be reclaimed. So I thought, how can we make this old Imperial City useful again? That’s why I devised this plan—I have trained the Ghost Spirits to be scary but harmless staff, filling the old Imperial City with dangerous fun. I believe the brave will be fearless, right?"
"Absurd!"
Elsa had barely finished speaking when Sajia immediately shouted and threw the poster to the ground, "To think of turning that place swarming with Ghost Spirits into a tourist attraction? Are you out of your mind?"
"I’m not crazy, but I do seem to have spotted a coward having a meltdown here," Elsa said with a smile.
"I am not a coward!"
"I didn’t say it was you."
"..."
Sajia immediately calmed down, knowing that the shock of the matter had made him lose his judgment for a moment. Of course, he was not a coward; in fact, he had visited the old Imperial City several times, though he was not sure if Elsa was aware of that. Although it was full of Ghost Spirits, they didn’t attack proactively, merely observing with curiosity.
However, if that place really became an adventure tourism project, wouldn’t his rumors be rendered completely useless?
"First of all, the old Imperial City is where our Imperial dynasty originated. Even if it is occupied by Ghost Spirits, it should not be treated as a tourist project open to outsiders, as this is disrespectful to the Imperial family. Second, the old Imperial City is still occupied by Ghost Spirits, and you simply cannot guarantee that they won’t attack us again. Just these two points are enough for me to oppose!" Sajia said loudly.
However, Elsa shook her head, "A piece of land from ten thousand years ago, and you speak of the Imperial family? If it belongs to the Imperial family, why haven’t you reclaimed it within these ten thousand years? As for the Ghost Spirits, of course, I can guarantee they will not attack anyone. Moreover, regarding your opposition... I’m not here to seek your advice. I’m merely advertising to everyone. That place is mine, and it’s not your place to agree or oppose whatever I want to do there."
The content beforehand was one thing, but Elsa’s last statement completely infuriated Sajia. Sajia had habitually expressed his opposition, but Elsa simply did not care about it.
"Just now, I arranged for a few people to distribute these posters. Although I don’t think too many people will go initially. However, I believe there are a significant number of brave souls across the entire multiverse," she said.
Having said that, Elsa left the speaking position. Sajia wanted to stop her, but he couldn’t find any reason to do so. Was Elsa really intending to end the rumors with such an indifferent approach?
What a dream!
Imperial City Adventure! A true adventure for the brave!
Almost the entire Heaven Realm was buzzing overnight. The war between the Celestial Clan and the Ghost Spirits was common knowledge throughout the Heaven Realm, and the formidable and terrifying strength of the Ghost Spirits was equally renowned. Yet, now, just shortly after the cessation of the war, that very Princess Elsa who had led the Celestial Clan to defeat the Ghost Spirits, had come up with such a scheme!
Who would dare to go?
Most importantly, the cost of venturing into the old Imperial City was not small!
"Paying money to court death? Are there really such fools in this world?" Sajia scoffed at the idea.
However, on that very day, three people went there. All three were legendary warriors who, confident in their strength, decided to try the adventure. Upon their return, they had nothing but praise for the whole experience of the old Imperial City! Thrilling! Exciting! Worth every penny! Since the old Imperial City was vast and a single visit only allowed one to explore a small portion, those three legendary warriors actually paid to go again!
With such examples, curious folks, those wishing to impress their companions, and even some artists seeking inspiration, all started to open their wallets. Suddenly, venturing into the old Imperial City had become the standard by which a man’s bravery was judged!
The number of visitors was not large, but due to the exorbitant fees, Elsa still managed to earn a considerable income.
Tilian stayed here for a few days and had to admit that Elsa was indeed a genius.
But Elsa told Tilian that it was all Long Yi’s idea. Once, she had shared with Long Yi various things about the Heaven Realm, including the Ghost Spirits, but Long Yi said that if one could develop a ghost region exploration tourism project, it would definitely make money. At the time, it just seemed like a joke from Long Yi, but Ai Lin took it seriously. And now, it appeared to have been a success. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
