Chapter 1 Activating the System - Outdoor Swimming Pool

In the desolate desert, an abnormally high temperature enveloped the land, and the sun, like a giant fireball, hung high overhead, radiating suffocating heat.

In the boundless desert, it seemed impossible to find a single living creature.

Suddenly, a person appeared out of thin air, and the woman fell from the sky, landing awkwardly in the sand.

Lin Nanxing felt a burning sensation on her body and jumped to her feet. However, less than five seconds later, a searing pain shot through the soles of her feet. "Ahhh, it's so hot! It ...

The quicksand beneath his feet felt like touching a red-hot iron plate. Lin Nanxing was so burned that he lifted his left and right feet back and forth, but with little effect. The soles of his shoes gradually melted under the intense heat and were about to be burned through.

"My God, what kind of place is this?!"

Lin Nanxing was almost in tears. Just a second ago, she had jumped into the hotel swimming pool to save a drowning guest, and before she could even close her eyes, she found herself in this desolate desert.

She did a good deed by saving people; surely she shouldn't have to go to the eighteenth level of hell after she dies?!

In Lin Nanxing's eyes, this place was hell.

She looked around. The sky was clear and there was nothing to block her view. All she could see was sand. The reality was despairing.

Just when Lin Nanxing thought he was about to be burned to death by the combined attack of the sun and the scorching sand, a cold, mechanical voice rang out in his mind.

[Ding! Host has arrived at the target location. The Lord Management Game has been activated. Due to an incorrect landing environment, the management direction has been changed, and the unlocked shop is now a swimming pool.]

As soon as the system's voice finished speaking, a swimming pool appeared out of thin air in front of Lin Nanxing, the clear water carrying the distinctive smell of disinfectant.

The sudden water source was like sweet dew. Regardless of what game she was running, Lin Nanxing felt like a well-done steak that was about to be cooked. She rushed to the edge of the pool, jumped at zero frames, and plunged in.

The cool water moistened her skin, the intense burning sensation dissipated, and she finally felt alive again.

From the moment she crossed over to the moment she jumped into the swimming pool, the entire process took less than ten seconds. Even so, she suffered burns of varying degrees all over her body, with her feet being the most severely affected.

Just as Lin Nanxing was worrying about her injuries, she was surprised to find that the pain had subsided, and her swollen skin had returned to its fair color after being soaked in the pool water. Her mouth involuntarily opened wide: "This swimming pool has healing properties?"

With this effect, is the swimming pool some kind of spiritual spring from a cultivation world?

No, the voice she just heard said that this is a swimming pool in a game, not a cultivation world.

Only then did Lin Nanxing's thoughts become clear. She hadn't died, nor had she gone to hell. Instead, she was bound to a management system that allowed her to manage some kind of territory.

Lin Nanxing leaned against the edge of the pool and looked around. It was empty. She was the only living person she could see within a ten-mile radius. There wasn't even a single plant, let alone a person.

The so-called swimming pool in the system can only be described as "primitive".

The entire site consists of only one outdoor swimming pool of less than forty square meters, standing there all alone, with no shelter around it and completely exposed to the natural environment.

The outdoor swimming pool looked newly built, with rough cement edges and no supporting facilities around it, not even a parasol.

If it weren't for the cement, people who accidentally wandered in here would probably think it was just a large puddle with clearer water.

Lin Nanxing couldn't believe it; they actually called this thing a swimming pool?!

Starting a business from this rudimentary outdoor swimming pool is like entering hell from the very beginning.

Lin Nanxing slapped the surface of the pool twice in frustration, splashing water out of the pool and landing everywhere.

"I don't want to think about it anymore. Since there's a system, there must be a way! Hmm!" Whatever, something is better than nothing. Lin Nanxing, who has been self-reliant since childhood, quickly sorted out his thoughts and accepted this absurd reality.

After soaking in the water for a while, Lin Nanxing slowly emerged from the pool. As soon as she came out, a whirlpool appeared at the bottom of the pool and began to clean itself.

Lin Nanxing turned around and saw this scene, and was very satisfied. The game was quite user-friendly in this respect; she didn't have to clean up. She called out in her mind, "System, system."

[Host, I'm here.]

Do you have a beginner's guide here that I can take a look at?

Forgive Lin Nanxing for asking this question. The only game she has ever played on her phone is Candy Crush. She doesn't even know the most basic logic of management games. Even now that she has the system, she doesn't know where to start.

The system seemed surprised by its host's novice nature, remaining silent for nearly three minutes before speaking again: "[Apologies, it was my oversight. The game framework has been redesigned for you.]"

As soon as the system's voice finished speaking, a virtual screen appeared in front of Lin Nanxing's eyes; it was her player panel.

The interface is simply divided into four categories: personal information, backpack, shopping mall, and world channel. Personal information occupies two-thirds of the screen, and the system thoughtfully displays the time and temperature in the upper left corner.

[Game date: October 6, 2011, 8:00 AM, Autumn, Sunny]

[Surface temperature 100 degrees Celsius, comfortable climate, suitable for travel]

Lin Nanxing stared in astonishment at the phrase "suitable temperature." If the ground temperature is 100 degrees Celsius, the perceived temperature is at least 60 degrees Celsius. Is this a suitable temperature? Are you crazy?

Are the people here some kind of lava people?

As soon as Lin Nanxing approached the swimming pool, she immediately noticed that the scorching heat surrounding her had disappeared, replaced by a very comfortable temperature. Even the sand blown by the wind outside was blocked by an invisible barrier two meters away from the swimming pool, preventing it from getting in.

It is obvious that there is an insulating barrier here.

After observation, it was determined that the barrier could accommodate at least twenty people. Lin Nanxing felt a little relieved. It still had some selling points. Even if they didn't run a swimming pool, there should be a market for it as a place to relax and escape the summer heat within the barrier.

A competent swimming pool manager has already begun to plan his business strategy.

The first step for her was to thoroughly understand the game. The player information was located in the upper left corner, which included Lin Nanxing's personal information, territory information, and a map.

Player Name: Lin Nanxing

[Class: Summoner]

[Level: 0]

Experience points: 0/10

[Attributes: Strength 1, Speed ​​1, Stamina 3]

Summoner? Lin Nanxing didn't know what this profession meant, but that didn't stop her from asking, "System, system, what do these data mean?"

After a half-second wait, the mechanical voice sounded again, its wording extremely concise: [Summoner is a very unique profession. Host, you can form contracts with various powerful creatures to assist you in battle. Your current level is 0; you need to accumulate 10 experience points to advance.]

Strength determines damage output, Speed ​​determines movement speed in combat, and Stamina determines health and stamina.

Looking at the bunch of 0011 values, Lin Nanxing knew without the system saying anything more that she was the weakest of the weak. She was also quite confused about the system's explanation of the Summoner class.

Just as Lin Nanxing was concentrating on studying the other sections of the panel, a gust of hot wind suddenly blew in from outside the barrier, interrupting her thoughts.

She instinctively looked up, and the scene that met her eyes almost made her heart stop!

"What the hell is this?!"

Suddenly, an extremely ugly creature appeared outside her barrier.

The creature was only up to Lin Nanxing's waist in height. It was brownish-black all over, but had sparse hair on its head. Its eyes were scarlet, and it was panting heavily with its pig-like snout pointing upwards. It was scratching the barrier with its claws.

The system appears at the right time, providing information about the monster.

Monsters: Goblins

[Level: lv1]

Health Points: 20

Lin Nanxing stood inside the barrier, her heart pounding like a drum. She had no interest in paying attention to the panel that popped up.

The barrier is currently preventing the goblin from getting close to her, but since the barrier has operating costs, it means it will break down eventually. She can't just sit idly by and wait for it to breach the barrier.

Looking around, all he could see was sand. The room he had just set up was a fixed structure. Lin Nanxing gritted his teeth and his gaze fell on the only movable folding chair.

She ran over in small steps, almost tripping over her own feet and falling because of her nervousness. After regaining her balance, she picked up the folding chair and rushed towards the goblin.

The heavy weight in her hands gave her a slight sense of security.

After getting up close to the goblin, Lin Nanxing realized that the monster was so ugly it was unbearable to look at.

She wiped the sweat from her palms to prevent herself from accidentally throwing the chair when she swung it later, which would leave her truly unarmed.

A transparent barrier separated the two sides. One side was scratching at the barrier with its sharp claws, while the other side was holding a chair and looking for a suitable point of attack. The two sides were only half a meter apart, and the scene was somewhat comical.

Lin Nanxing prepared himself mentally, took a deep breath, and with both hands, swung the folding chair outwards. The folding chair passed through the barrier and crashed heavily onto the goblin.

Goblin's health -1

The attack was successful!

The goblin seemed unconcerned about the attacks landing on it, continuing to focus intently on attacking the barrier.

Standing still and attacking without worrying about being attacked is much easier. Lin Nanxing swung his sword dozens of times and finally depleted the goblin's health.

The monster, half a person's height, collapsed with a crash, its corpse slowly disappearing without leaving any trace.

bite--

You have killed 1 goblin.

[Kill Experience: 1 point]

[Game Coins Dropped: 3]

Food drops: 1 bottle of mineral water, 1 serving of instant noodles

[The dropped item has been placed in your inventory. Congratulations on your first successful monster kill! Reward: Short Sword x1]

The folding chair was unusually heavy. Lin Nanxing was panting heavily. He didn't bother to check his game coins and food. He quickly found his backpack on the control panel. Without even checking the other items in the backpack, he quickly took out the short sword he had just obtained.

The reason was simple: she spotted two more goblins approaching from not far away!

Lin Nanxing quickly adjusted his breathing and stood inside the barrier until the goblin arrived.

The short sword is still more effective than the folding chair. It used to take twenty swings to kill a goblin, but now Lin Nanxing only needs to stab it five times to kill a goblin.

When attacking the first goblin, Lin Nanxing was a little timid, but by the third one, she was already quite adept at it.

Lin Nanxing successfully killed two goblins, but before he could even feel relieved, another goblin appeared not far away.

"Seriously?! More?!" The system said this was a management game, so why are there so many monsters?!

A note from the author:

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