Chapter 9: Monsters Attack! The System is Coming to Destroy Us! Let's Fight It! ...

The man was dressed neatly and did not look like he had just come out of the swimming pool.

Shu Yi drew an arrow from the quiver on his back, nocked it, and drew the string in one fluid motion. The arrow flew out like lightning, accurately hitting the bats that were trying to break through the barrier.

The arrows struck, piercing the bats' bodies, and they fell to the ground.

Seeing that others were also killing monsters, the banyan tree assumed they were trying to steal its spotlight and sped up as if facing a formidable enemy.

Before Shu Yi could use up all the arrows in his quiver, the remaining bats were strangled into data by the banyan tree spirit.

In less than fifteen minutes, the attacking swarm of bats disappeared. The banyan tree spirit kept Lin Nanxing's instructions in mind and shrunk to the size of a landscape bonsai.

Silence returned outside the barrier. Lin Nanxing watched as Shu Yi put away his bow and prepared to leave. Before she could even say thank you, she heard a commotion behind her.

"Brothers, grab your weapons! We can't let these monsters destroy the swimming pool."

"Damn it! I finally found a place to have fun in the game, and this stupid system has to ruin it. Let's get this!"

A group of people, dressed in their underwear and armed with weapons, were indignant and ready to fight, but what they found was a peaceful scene.

Mao Qindong was the most agitated just now. He looked at his boss, who was standing perfectly fine in front of him, and asked blankly, "Where's the monster? Could it be that we were mistaken just now?"

That's impossible. They were in the swimming pool just now, and through the transparent glass dome above their heads, they saw a huge swarm of bats covering the swimming pool. It couldn't have been a hallucination.

Before he knew it, Lin Nanxing saw a group of burly men wearing only swimming trunks. They were muscular, strong, and dripping with water. His eyes were somewhat shocked.

But she didn't show it. Instead, she put on her signature smile and reassured the guests: "Everyone, there's no need to panic. As long as it's within the operating area, the swimming pool can guarantee everyone's safety. You just need to enjoy yourselves."

"Just you alone?" someone blurted out instinctively, but immediately shut up. The facts were undeniable, leaving them no choice but to believe.

Lin Nanxing smiled but remained silent. Her hand casually touched the branches of the banyan tree spirit beside her, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Actually, even without the Great Banyan Tree, Lin Nanxing wasn't particularly worried about the attack. With the barrier in place, she could wear down these level 1 monsters.

"Since there's nothing here that we can help with, let's go in first." It was Mao Qindong who spoke up. Although he was big and burly, he was very thoughtful.

He noticed that the boss only glanced at them when they first came out, and then intentionally or unintentionally avoided their gaze.

He didn't understand at first, but when he saw the fully dressed man on the other side, he suddenly realized that he was only wearing underwear.

Mao Qindong's words reminded the people around him, and they finally realized what was going on. They put away their weapons and ran into the museum.

Seeing the white, naked body disappear from her sight, Lin Nanxing visibly relaxed. She called out to the archer who was also about to leave, and said quickly, "This guest, please wait a moment."

The man stopped and looked over, seemingly surprised that she had called out to him.

Lin Nanxing felt inexplicably flustered and stammered, "Um... um, thank you for your help earlier. Would you like some of these jellies?"

Shu Yi's gaze shifted to her raised hand. The woman's hand was beautiful, with long, slender, fair, and soft fingers. However, the few black, bat-shaped jelly beads on it actually ruined the beauty.

Lin Nanxing actually forced himself to hold the jelly in his hand despite feeling nauseous. The reason was simple: these things looked too real. Lin Nanxing wasn't afraid of cockroaches or snakes, but he was afraid of rodents.

Seeing that Shu Yi didn't move, she gritted her teeth, took a few steps forward, and forcefully stuffed the jelly into his hand.

Shu Yi obediently took the jelly and casually said, "How much is it? I'll transfer it to you."

"No, no, this is for you, it's free." Lin Nanxing waved her hand. Da Rong had just killed so many bats, and she still had 119 jelly balls in her backpack.

Looking at the bat icons in his backpack, Lin Nanxing felt nauseous and couldn't wait to use them up.

"However, I do have something to ask you." Lin Nanxing thought to himself that since Shu Yi was willing to accept the jelly he offered, their relationship had taken a step closer.

So she tentatively asked, "Our swimming pool has just opened, and many services are not yet perfect. Does that mean it doesn't quite meet your needs?"

When the swarm of bats attacked, Shu Yi came out quickly, dressed neatly, but it hasn't even been three hours yet, and he should still be swimming in the pool.

Shu Yi was very smart and naturally understood what she meant. He calmly shook his head and said, "No, it's just that I'm not used to being in the same pool with other people. It has nothing to do with you, boss."

"My name is Lin Nanxing, you can just call me by my name. Are you leaving now?"

Since the swimming pool was unusable, the swimming hall was useless to him. Lin Nanxing noticed that Shu Yi had not yet put away his bow and arrows, so he was probably about to leave.

"Shu Yi, um."

The first two words were a response to Lin Nanxing's self-introduction, and the last word was a reply to her question. Lin Nanxing strangely understood them.

To prevent him from not coming back next time, she offered, "How about this, you have one hour left on your bracelet. I'll add it up here for you, and when you come back next time, we'll start timing from there."

As she spoke, she opened the system's interface and began operating it clumsily.

This is a high-level, generous customer, and Lin Nanxing doesn't want to lose this client.

Shu Yi watched her actions, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, before nodding and accepting her suggestion: "Then I'll trouble you."

Lin Nanxing breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed this important client wouldn't leave easily. "Then I won't see you off. Welcome to visit again next time."

"Okay, goodbye."

After Shu Yi left, Lin Nanxing immediately fell into thought. The current swimming pool was indeed too rudimentary. The shower room and toilet could only be used by one person at a time, and the swimming pool could only accommodate less than twenty people at most if squeezed in.

If they encounter a customer like Shu Yi, who has a slight obsession with cleanliness, is particular and has money, they will only use a single-person pool, and Lin Nanxing's pool cannot meet their needs, so this part of the customer base will be lost.

That won't do.

But upgrading the swimming pool requires 10,000 game coins. How can she raise so much money in such a short time?

Just as Lin Nanxing was deep in thought, another group of people approached the swimming pool.

"Boss, what are you doing out there?" a familiar voice called out.

Upon hearing this, Lin Nanxing looked over and saw the four guests who had come yesterday. She was somewhat surprised, but put on her standard smile and said, "Welcome!"

"Boss, you're so fast! Yesterday it was an outdoor pool, and today it's a swimming pool!"

Li Ziqi and her companions saw a house rising in the desert from afar, and the shock they felt was indescribable.

Lin Nanxing smiled modestly: "I just made some decorations. The actual use is not much different. I only saw your captain come over at nine o'clock. I thought you weren't coming today."

"How could that be? We agreed to come together today," the blond-haired man said with a grin.

After the team disbanded yesterday, everyone initially planned to take a good rest for a day.

But lying in bed at night, feeling the continuous high temperature and the protective suits that they couldn't take off even while sleeping, the stuffiness and discomfort made it difficult for them to fall asleep.

It is difficult to go from luxury to poverty, and they always recall the comfort of being enveloped in the pool water.

So as soon as it was light in the morning, they hit it off immediately, quickly packed their things, and headed to the swimming pool without hesitation.

However, when they went to find the captain, his sister-in-law said that the captain had already gone out. They thought that the captain was working so hard, even hunting monsters on his day off, so it turned out that he had come ahead of time without telling them.

They'll have to give him a good scolding later for abandoning his teammates to enjoy himself.

"Is it the same price as yesterday?" Lin Nanxing had no idea what the guests were thinking and was still diligently serving them.

The sharp-eyed Li Ziqi noticed the unfamiliar equipment next to the swimming pool entrance and turned to ask Lin Nanxing, "Boss, is that a new facility you added?"

Lin Nanxing followed her gaze and nodded, saying, "This is a portable shower. Just step on the pedal to get water. 10L only costs 5 game coins. Waiting guests can easily take a shower."

Li Ziqi suddenly spoke up, "Couldn't this be used to wash clothes?"

Hmm? This was a way of using it that Lin Nanxing hadn't thought of, but once she paid, she wouldn't care how the 10L of water was used, so she smiled and nodded: "Of course."

Seeing that the boss didn't mind, Li Ziqi's mind started to wander.

If the shower is only used for cleaning oneself, it is actually quite wasteful. After all, people who come to the swimming pool pay to enter the pool. There are free shower rooms available, so why waste 5 points to use the shower?

According to Li Ziqi's exploration yesterday, this swimming pool has extremely many restrictions on water: it cannot be drunk or taken away; the water in the shower room can only be used for showering; the water in the toilet can only be used for flushing; and the water in the pool can only be used for swimming.

But if the water from this shower could be used to wash clothes, it would be much more practical. In the system, 500ml of drinking water costs 100 game coins, and 2L of domestic water also costs 100 points. You can be extremely frugal with water usage.

Here, 10L of water only costs 5 game coins.

This Star Swimming Pool is located in a remote area, requiring at least two hours to walk from the town, and most players are not strong enough to reach it.

If they set up a stall in town offering to clean items for 200 points, the market prospects have always been very good.

After Li Ziqi told the team what she had discovered, the team suddenly realized that this was a very profitable business, much better than hunting monsters.