Chapter 6 Newbie Gift Pack Indoor Swimming Pool

As the sun set and darkness enveloped the territory, Lin Nanxing finished his dinner of instant noodles early.

Looking at her open territory and listening to the rustling of the banyan tree's branches, she felt a little uneasy. She quickly went into the shop and spent 50 points to buy a desk lamp with its own battery.

The warm yellow light made her feel much more at ease.

Without a cell phone, without internet, and even without light, the only living thing beside him was a silent banyan tree. Lin Nanxing lay on the folding chair, lost in thought, and pulled out the control panel again.

While buying the desk lamp, Lin Nanxing finally realized that he had overlooked something: when the swimming pool made its first purchase, the system seemed to have notified him that he had received a newbie gift pack.

Given the system's stinginess, it has no idea what's in this gift pack.

[New Player Gift Pack: Fully Furnished House x1, Bath Set x1, Bedding x1]

A house? Upon seeing the details, Lin Nanxing forgave the system's stinginess and was glad that she hadn't had time to shop yet, otherwise the extra household items she bought would have been a waste.

Just as Lin Nanxing was about to click "Confirm Open," she suddenly looked up at her surroundings. For safety's sake, she called over the banyan tree spirit, walked to a position near the barrier, and then confirmed opening the newbie gift pack.

Lin Nanxing heard the sound of a hammer striking nails again. Her vision blurred, and the surrounding scenery became indistinct, shrouded in a thick fog. It wasn't until five minutes later that the fog dissipated.

What comes into view is a small, brightly lit indoor swimming pool.

Lin Nanxing pushed open the door and stepped inside. Finally, he stepped not on loose sand, but on hard, clean ceramic tiles.

The swimming pool is currently divided into two rooms. Pushing open the door, you see a not-too-large lobby. The cashier is placed in the center of the lobby and has been renamed the service counter. It is no longer an empty shelf; a box of wristbands is placed on it.

Lin Nanxing picked up the bracelet and examined it. It had an oval-shaped plastic pendant hanging from it. The pendant had a smooth surface and looked like some kind of high-tech material. It also had a display screen that flashed red numbers, showing the remaining time.

Lin Nanxing recalled seeing similar bracelets on the wrists of guests eating at the buffet when she worked part-time at a hotel before. This thing is quite authentic.

Through these details, Lin Nanxing finally felt the reality of opening a shop.

Behind the cashier's counter was a small room labeled 'Staff Break'. Lin Nanxing went in and took a look. It was called a break room, but it was really just a bed frame made of wooden planks.

Of course, the only advantage is that it has its own bathroom, so Lin Nanxing no longer has to worry about competing with guests for toilets and showers.

She casually placed the toiletries and bedding from her backpack into the small rest room.

With a place to sleep, Lin Nanxing was in a great mood and became even more enthusiastic about exploring other parts of the swimming pool.

To the left of the service desk is a large door. Opening the door reveals that the original open-air swimming pool is now covered by a transparent glass dome. It is still open-air, but there is no need to worry about wind and sand.

Waterproof tiled walls have been added around the pool, and stainless steel handrails have been installed around the edge of the pool to make it easier for guests to get in and out.

To the left of the main entrance are the shower room, changing room, and toilet that Lin Nanxing originally set up. Because the swimming pool has not been upgraded, there is still only one room, which can only accommodate one person at a time.

Lin Nanxing walked out of the pool area and looked at the empty hall, various thoughts swirling in her mind.

Other vacant areas in the lobby are yet to be utilized and developed. I imagine that in swimming pools I've visited before, the lobby would at least have a rest area and a merchandise sales area.

The rest area needs to have chairs and a tea cabinet, while the merchandise area is usually for selling swimwear and swimming equipment, as well as some snacks and drinks. Thinking about it, that's another big expense.

Lin Nanxing was still considering whether to add a batch of lockers, since everyone here was wearing protective suits and would need to take them off to swim. However, since this was a game world, players would have backpacks and wouldn't need lockers.

[Host, your swimming pool is currently only at level one. These features are not yet unlocked. Once you upgrade your swimming pool, the corresponding equipment will be added, so you won't need to purchase anything extra.]

"Is it really that convenient?" Lin Nanxing, a gaming novice, exclaimed in surprise, his eyes wide with disbelief.

The system was somewhat withdrawn. The host it had chosen was actually good in every way, except that she had no concept of games. She was playing a lord management game, not a single-shop management game. At her current pace, it would take forever to complete the game.

The system is sad, the system is anxious, the system doesn't want to talk anymore.

Lin Nanxing didn't plan to communicate with the system too much. After a busy day, her body had reached its limit.

She asked the banyan tree spirit for a while and found that it preferred to stay outside, so she didn't arrange another place for it to stay. She then washed up and lay comfortably on the bedding that still seemed to carry the scent of sunshine, and fell asleep peacefully.

Of course, she turned off the barrier's access permissions before going to sleep. She didn't want to be startled awake by uninvited guests in the middle of the night, especially since it was the middle of nowhere.

At midnight, the system automatically begins the settlement process.

Congratulations, host, on successfully completing your first day of business! Settlement is now complete:

Today's income:

Swimming pool: Accommodated 5 guests, generating 750 points.

Commodity trading: Sold 5 packs of instant noodles, earning 750 points.

Today's total turnover: 1500 points

Today's territory operating cost: 490 points

Total profit today: 1010 points

Congratulations, host, you have achieved a profit. No buildings were reclaimed today.

Lin Nanxing, still half asleep, seemed to hear the system's voice. She turned over groggily and went back to sleep.

The next morning, Lin Nanxing was awakened by the sunlight shining directly on his eyelids.

I forgot to close the window last night.

Sleeping in unfamiliar surroundings, with rustling sounds coming from all around, Lin Nanxing didn't sleep well all night. She sat up groggily, her mind still not fully clear.

It wasn't until she saw the endless yellow sand outside the window that she remembered: "Oh, I've transmigrated, I didn't die, and I even got a management system with some amazing advantages."

The first thing Lin Nanxing did after waking up was to confront the culprit. She opened the door and searched everywhere, eventually finding her newly created summon by the pool.

Looking at the obediently waiting banyan tree spirit, Lin Nanxing's tone was filled with resentment from not sleeping well, "Big Banyan, what were you doing last night? You were making a lot of noise, never stopping."

The banyan tree spirit sensed that its master was angry. Since it couldn't speak, it could only carefully shake its branches, trying to calm Lin Nanxing down.

After walking around for a long time, Lin Nanxing was fully awake. Seeing it like this, he lost his temper. He thought, why should he argue with a tree? Even if it had gained consciousness, it was still just a child's intelligence.

"This is probably just your lifestyle, so I'm not angry. It's just that you were a bit too noisy and kept me from sleeping. I hope that in the future..."

As Lin Nanxing was talking to the banyan tree spirit, he opened the player panel to take out a bottle of mineral water from his backpack. Before he could finish speaking, the panel was flooded with data.

You have killed 2 goblins.

You have killed 5 goblins.

You have killed 3 desert scorpions.

You have killed 5 sandworms.

......

A long list of kill notifications caused her Summoner level to jump directly from Lv.3 to Lv.7.

Moreover, after the outdoor swimming pool was converted into an indoor swimming pool yesterday, the operating cost of the swimming pool jumped from 40 to 150. In addition, with the number of banyan trees consumed, the total operating cost is 490 points.

Yesterday's income and expenditure consisted of 63 points from monster kills, 1010 points from shop profits, and 150 points from expenses.

Logically, her account balance should be 923 points, but it has inexplicably broken through 2,000 points and reached 1,753 points.

Even my backpack has a lot more food. The 99 slots for instant noodles and bottled water are full, and I've also got 15 braised pork, 10 chocolates, 5 spaghetti, and 20 beers.

The food was incredibly varied and completely irregular.

Lin Nanxing immediately realized what was going on. She looked at the banyan tree spirit, who was still a little nervous, and softened her tone by eight degrees, "Did you kill monsters all night last night?"

The banyan tree spirit hesitated and tapped a branch.

"I'm sorry, I misunderstood you. You didn't do anything wrong; on the contrary, you protected me."

Come to think of it, she was constantly busy fighting monsters during the day, and the game didn't say that monsters wouldn't appear at night. She had been too relaxed. If it weren't for the banyan tree spirit, she wouldn't have been able to get any sleep at all.

Thinking of this, Lin Nanxing waved his hand and pointed to the swimming pool, saying, "Go drink water! Drink as much as you want, it's all you can eat!"

As soon as Lin Nanxing finished speaking, the banyan tree spirit, seeing that she wasn't angry, immediately ran off happily to drink water.

Seeing how impatient this guy was, Lin Nanxing felt a pang of sadness. It seemed he hadn't had enough to drink yesterday.

After a painless upgrade overnight, Lin Nanxing gained 6 more free attribute points, which she allocated to her stamina attribute. Her current stats are as follows:

[Attributes: Strength 1, Speed ​​1, Stamina 13]

Lin Nanxing glanced at the time at the top:

[Game date: October 7, 2011, 7:10 AM, Autumn, Sunny]

It's only seven in the morning. She looked up at the already bright sky, sighed, and said that people who love to sleep in hate getting up early.

Feeling melancholy, she went to the restroom to relieve herself.

On the other side, the banyan tree spirit began to slow down its drinking speed. Obviously, it was finally about to be full. Lin Nanxing was shocked to see the operating cost jump to 500. However, since she had told the banyan tree spirit to drink as much as it wanted, she naturally wouldn't say anything more. She was just thinking that she should work hard to make money.

Just like yesterday, Lin Nanxing cooked a packet of instant noodles for breakfast and then sat at the service counter to wait for customers to arrive.

The banyan tree spirit, having drunk its fill of water, sprouted many new buds. It happily wandered around, and Lin Nanxing let it play as it pleased, since there were no guests and he wasn't worried about scaring anyone.

As it turned out, while others weren't frightened, the banyan tree spirit itself was. While playing, it ran outside the enclosure, and before Lin Nanxing could call it back, it came running back in, its body trembling with fear.

Lin Nanxing was somewhat surprised. Looking at the large creature that had rushed into his arms, he subconsciously patted its branch. "What's wrong?"

The banyan tree spirit trembled, its fear transmitted to Lin Nanxing.

That won't do. Since the problem occurred outside, she should go and take a look.

Before stepping out the gate, Lin Nanxing still felt uneasy and took the dagger into her hand. This dagger had helped her kill quite a few goblins yesterday, and it was a very handy weapon.

After making thorough preparations, Lin Nanxing cautiously peeked out of the swimming pool. There was nothing terrifying outside, except for a person carrying a bow and arrows.

Thank goodness, it's just a human.

Huh? Wait, isn't it just dawn? Why is someone waiting outside the barrier?

A note from the author:

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