Tong Hua filled out the registration form and put the quill back. The instant its tip left the paper, the ink on the register seemed to come alive, shimmering with a faint blue light before returning to normal.
"Thank you for your cooperation." Indeedee bowed slightly. "A lady left you a message, asking that you leave the item you found in our safekeeping."
"Has she already left?" Tong Hua asked as he removed the Capture Styler from his wrist.
"Yes."
"I see..." Tong Hua felt a little disappointed. "I wanted to return it to her in person. I don't even know her name or where she's from."
"Sorry, but our rules prohibit us from disclosing our guests' private information."
Lanny, the elder Indeedee sister, gently accepted the Capture Styler from Tong Hua, her antennae glowing faintly. "Rest assured, once you become a guest of the hotel, there will always be opportunities to meet."
Just then, Tong Hua noticed that a tiny golden hourglass symbol had appeared beside the line he had just signed in the register, its sand slowly trickling down.
"What's this?" Tong Hua asked, pointing at the symbol.
"This is the service time remaining for your current stay. As a benefit for your first stay, there is no charge.
"When the hourglass runs out completely, it means your trip must end.
"But rest assured, at the hotel's rate of time, this amounts to three full days in the outside world."
"Service? Does this hotel offer some special services besides accommodation?"
The moment Tong Hua spoke, he saw the younger Indeedee brother's expression suddenly turn a little colder-
"Ahem." Butler cleared his throat and said solemnly.
"As we explained earlier, this hotel is rather like a train constantly traveling through time and space.
"The service we speak of is,