Chapter 34 Blacklist Newcomer Four-Leaf Clover

"What's wrong with touching it? Don't pretend to be so high and mighty!"

In the lobby of the swimming pool, a burly man was grabbing a girl's wrist with a frivolous expression, while several of his companions cheered and whistled around him.

Those around wanted to step forward to dissuade him, but out of fear of the drunk man's social standing, they simply stood by and watched.

"Let me go!" The girl who was being harassed smelled alcohol on him and felt like vomiting.

"If you agree to spend one night with me, I'll let you go immediately."

Lin Nanxing frowned, stood up, and strode over: "Stop."

The drunken man looked toward the source of the sound and, upon seeing a petite girl, sneered, "What's it to you? Mind your own business, little brat."

He reeked of alcohol, clearly having drunk quite a bit of beer from the vending machine.

Seeing his arrogant attitude, Lin Nanxing said coldly, "What do you care who I am? Let go of me right now! How dare you act like a hooligan in my territory!"

"Playing dirty tricks?" The man laughed exaggeratedly, then suddenly stepped forward to touch her face. "Is this little sister jealous, wanting her brother to pamper her too?"

The man wore tight swimming trunks, his skin loose and flabby, like a dough ball stuffed into a plastic bag. His arms and stomach were covered in fat that gleamed unhealthily under the lights.

Lin Nanxing felt like vomiting. Before she could even raise her hand to resist, a dark figure darted over from the side.

"Bang!"

A figure suddenly rushed over, shoving the man aside. Hu Ba stood in front of Lin Nanxing, his eyes sharp: "Bullying someone in broad daylight, are you looking for death?"

At this moment, Hu Ba showed none of the naive and foolish demeanor he displayed in front of his friends, his eyes sharp as he stared intently at the troublemaking man.

The man staggered a few steps, his already dizzy mind becoming even more confused. Enraged, he swung his fist and charged forward, but was stopped by the person next to him. "Brother Qiang, stop it, stop it, don't be impulsive."

The man was drunk and not thinking clearly, but the people around him who were egging him on didn't. They recognized that the man who spoke up was the younger brother of the mayor of Chixia Town, a big shot they couldn't afford to offend.

"Let go! Which bastard hit me just now?"

Just as Hu Ba was about to retaliate, Lin Nanxing raised his hand to stop him.

"This guest, you don't need to dirty your hands." A cold glint flashed in her eyes as she brought up the system interface and tapped it lightly.

[Warning! Player Zhang Qiang has violated the territory rules and has been blacklisted.]

"What..." Before the man could finish speaking, he was suddenly enveloped in a blue light and vanished from the pool in an instant.

"Ah...!!" A shrill scream came from outside the barrier.

Everyone rushed out of the swimming pool.

Outside the barrier, a man wearing only swimming trunks was kneeling on the scorching sand, rolling around frantically. The heat wave, with a surface temperature exceeding 100 degrees Celsius, instantly caused his exposed skin to develop terrifying blisters.

He frantically pulled out the burn ointment he had bought in the Star Territory from his inventory and poured it on himself with trembling hands.

As soon as the medicine touched the skin, the horrific burns began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Damn it!" he cursed as he put on his protective suit and turned to rush into the barrier, but as soon as he touched the edge of the barrier, he was violently bounced back by an invisible barrier.

[Notice: You have been blacklisted and are prohibited from entering the Star Territory. Your access to all territory goods purchases has been frozen.]

The man's face turned deathly pale instantly, and he sobered up considerably.

He then realized that he had not only permanently lost access to the constant-temperature barrier, but he could no longer buy those life-saving medicines and food.

Inside the barrier, everyone was as quiet as a chicken.

Lin Qiulan arrived late, but immediately understood what had happened. She looked around and her voice clearly reached everyone's ears: "Fighting is prohibited within Star Territory. Those who abide by the rules are guests; those who break the rules..."

She looked at the limp figure outside the barrier, "They're enemies; the territory will automatically blacklist them."

Aside from the chivalrous Hu Ba, Wei Feiyang and his two companions were standing in the crowd watching the commotion. The girl among them watched as those who had initially egged them on slunk out of the pool, a slight smile playing on her lips.

This territory is really interesting.

As the farce ended and the crowd dispersed, Lin Nanxing completely lost the will to entertain guests.

Even though she noticed that the high-level player brought by Shu Yi was standing not far away, she simply nodded her thanks as a greeting, and then handed the venue over to Lin Qiulan to clean up.

After calming the frightened girl, Lin Qiulan returned to the service desk, where Lin Nanxing retrieved a 3D map of the swimming pool and was examining its current layout.

Seeing Lin Qiulan approach, she took the initiative to say, "Sister Lan, do you think it's necessary to add another swimming pool and further separate the men's and women's pools?"

Lin Nanxing was currently feeling a tightness in his chest. The end of the world should have been a time for unity, but there were always people who exposed their worst traits. No matter where he went, he couldn't avoid those who bullied men and women.

Especially when she thought about the sight of that person's white, fat flesh rolling around on the sand, Lin Nanxing felt so nauseous that she lost her appetite for dinner.

Today's events also reminded Lin Nanxing that the swimming pool is still too rudimentary. As the first building since the establishment of the territory, and currently the most popular shop, Lin Nanxing has not paid enough attention to it.

Although the swimming pool is currently at Level 4, only three of the four pools are in use. The other one has been designated by Lin Nanxing as a reservoir for the Magic Plant and is not open for the time being.

There are three swimming pools, divided into men's, women's and mixed pools, but the facilities are not complete. There is no family area, nor are there deep and shallow water areas.

Before Lin Qiulan could speak, Lin Nanxing continued, "Currently, the ratio of men to women who frequent swimming pools is about six to four, and families with children account for 20% of them. Public swimming pools are still not very convenient."

Upgrading a swimming pool to level five only costs 10,000 yuan, but according to previous practices, only one more pool will be added. This seems unlikely to prevent incidents like today's harassing man from causing such a nuisance.

Lin Nanxing looked at the introduction about the swimming pool, tapping lightly with his fingertips, seemingly lost in thought.

Suddenly, she noticed a line of small print that she hadn't noticed before.

When the swimming pool reaches level 5, a full upgrade of the shop is possible.

Lin Nanxing was somewhat stunned, then frowned and asked, "System, what does 'comprehensive upgrade' mean? Why haven't I seen this notification before?"

[Host, once the building reaches level 5, it meets the advancement requirements. A full upgrade can be performed by spending 20,000 game coins, unlocking advanced facility configurations, including intelligent zoning, enhanced security, and additional entertainment functions.]

Lin Nanxing's eyes lit up, and he excitedly said to Lin Qiulan, "Sister Lan, I have a solution."

Lin Qiulan didn't have a chance to say a word throughout the whole process, but seeing how excited Nanxing was, she knew that Nanxing knew what was going on, so she just smiled and nodded.

By 6:30, the swimming pool was closing, and there were no other guests inside except for Lin Qiulan and Lin Nanxing.

Lin Nanxing skillfully clicked to upgrade the swimming pool.

Purchase successful. 10,000 game points consumed.

[The swimming pool has met the requirements for advancement. Would you like to spend 20,000 game coins to advance?]

[Upgrade Path: Swimming Pool Lv5 → Water Park Lv1]

Lin Nanxing clicked to confirm, and 20,000 points were immediately deducted from his balance.

[This upgrade will take 6 hours. Please move outside and wait patiently.]

The familiar sound of construction work reached his ears, and Lin Nanxing clapped his hands in satisfaction. "Alright, the money's spent, now we just wait for it to be finished."

She called out to Lin Qiulan, "Let's go, Sister Lan, it's time to get off work, go home and rest."

As Lin Qiulan emerged from the swimming pool, she noticed a crowd of onlookers. Some of them, naturally friendly, approached her curiously and asked, "Sister Lan, what's going on at the swimming pool? There's been a lot of clanging and banging."

Lin Qiulan smiled and waved to the crowd: "Don't worry, everyone. The swimming pool is being upgraded and expanded. You'll see a brand new look tomorrow morning."

"Upgrade?" A young girl with a ponytail asked, her eyes lighting up. "Is it to add new facilities?"

Honestly, while swimming pools are nice, doing nothing but swimming for a whole month can easily get boring. I wonder...

“That’s right.” Lin Qiulan winked mysteriously. “You’ll find out tomorrow. The Xingxing Swimming Pool will be renamed Xingxing Water Park then.”

A water park?!

The crowd immediately started discussing, with some asking for more details. Although it was already past closing time, Lin Qiulan, adhering to her professional ethics, patiently answered their questions.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to her, Lin Nanxing secretly slipped away.

The joy of spending money made Lin Nanxing forget her bloated belly, and she hummed an unknown tune as she walked home.

"Shh—" A series of rapid rustling sounds came from behind.

Before Lin Nanxing could turn around, something gently patted his calf.

Looking down, she saw the coriander spirit excitedly waving its leaves and whipping her calves.

The movement didn't hurt; in fact, it was a little itchy.

"Xiao Xiang, what's making you so happy?" Lin Nanxing squatted down, letting the soft leaves brush against his palm.

Seeing that he was ignoring her, the impatient coriander spirit suddenly wrapped a branch around her wrist and dragged her towards the farmland.

"Slow down, you're going to trip me!"

Lin Nanxing stumbled along, being pulled along by the impatient coriander spirit, passing through several fields before finally reaching their destination.

In the experimental field specially cultivated for magical plants, a crystal-clear four-leaf clover is swaying gently in the breeze.

"Huh, isn't this the field where you planted the seeds you gave me? What is this...?" Lin Nanxing held her breath, a thought forming in her mind.

The coriander spirit proudly straightened its stem and pushed her forward.

The moment my fingertip touched the leaf, the system notification arrived as expected:

Congratulations to the player for successfully capturing the Four-Leaf Clover Spirit!

【Four-Leaf Clover Spirit: Lv.1, born in the Star Territory farmland, possesses the attribute of luck】

The little four-leaf clover seemed to know it had been bound by a contract, and affectionately pressed its delicate leaves against its owner's finger.

Sure enough! This is a successfully cultivated magical plant.

From Xiao Ye's words, Lin Nanxing learned that these companions were all branches of the coriander spirit, but they were all clover.

This particular clover, perhaps because it was born on farmland provided by the system and had ample water, mutated and became a four-leaf clover.

Legend has it that encountering a four-leaf clover is a sign of good fortune, and this magical plant happens to have the attribute of luck. Lin Nanxing suddenly remembered the eggs that were hatching.

The system says there's only an 80% chance of hatching a chick. If I put a four-leaf clover next to the incubator, will the hatching rate increase?

After confirming that the four-leaf clover was mature and no longer needed to be planted in the soil, Lin Nanxing carefully picked it up by the roots, turned around and left, saying, "Come on, baby, let's go live in the big house."