Chapter 144 Water Entertainment (Exclusively Published on Jinjiang Literature City)
A group of people followed Lu Xuan to the outdoor area where it was still raining heavily.
Lu Xuan walked to the shore a little further away from where the three ships were moored and released the large device stored in the system.
The same loud splash that came when he first brought out the yacht startled everyone, who instinctively thought he had once again found a deity to exchange it for a larger boat.
But when they dodged the splashing water and saw the enormous thing in front of them, they were involuntarily horrified and exclaimed in shock, "What is this—!?"
"It's huge!"
Lei Yan stared wide-eyed and asked, "This is... a house?"
Lu Qing observed it carefully and exclaimed, "It looks like it's inflatable, just like a kayak?"
The other villagers looked at each other in disbelief.
"Houses can be inflatable?"
The existence of kayaks was already a rarity for them, but this thing in front of them was much larger than a kayak and even larger than the large boat they lived on, completely exceeding the villagers' imagination.
However, the viewers in the live stream recognized what it was at a glance.
Isn't this just an inflatable playground for children?
Yesterday, the streamer got two items from the gold blind box at once.
That's right, what Lu Xuan brought out was a children's playground similar to those often seen in modern shopping malls, an inflatable bouncy castle with matching slides, swings, trampolines, ball pits, balance beams, tunnels, large rollers, climbing walls and other play facilities.
The adults didn't quite understand the facilities, but the children, whose eyes were red and swollen from being beaten, had bright, alert eyes.
Their instincts told them that these things were fun!
Lu Chen couldn't help but tug at Lu Xuan's sleeve to confirm, "Brother, what is this?"
Lu Xuan said, "The amusement park we've provided for you has all the rides and attractions that you can enjoy."
He walked to the side and placed another amusement park, which looked slightly different, on the water as well. He then secured it to the shore with a safety rope to prevent it from being washed away by the current.
The first indoor playground is actually a land-based amusement park, but since it's an inflatable version, placing it on water doesn't have much of an impact.
The second one is different. It's also an inflatable park, but it's a real water park, and all the rides are filled with water before use.
Apart from the spiral tunnel slides commonly found in modern water parks, most of them are similar to the obstacle courses in a well-known obstacle course variety show.
Both the indoor playground and the water park have their own roofs and two-meter-high walls, so you don't have to worry about getting wet in the rain or falling into the water while playing. Safety is well guaranteed.
The two amusement parks each cover an area of 500 square meters, enough for more than 20 children in the village to play around in.
After securing the amusement park, Lu Xuan used his water-based supernatural abilities to fill it with a large amount of water.
During the rainy season, the air is rich in water, which greatly enhances water-based ability users. Filling the entire water park with water didn't consume much energy.
To prevent the water from getting too cold, Lu Xuan used his fire-based ability to warm it up and bought a thermostat heater from the store to ensure the water temperature could be maintained.
Just as Lu Xuan was about to tell Lu Chen and the other children that they could play, he saw that the little ones looked excited but also clearly hesitant.
Lu Xuan thought for a moment and said, "I'll demonstrate how to play for you."
With that, he lightly leaped inside and placed the energy stone into the switch of the challenge project. He then turned on the switch, and the rotating platform, the pendulum swing, the treadmill, and other obstacles on the challenge project started moving one after another.
Lu Chen's eyes lit up as he exclaimed, "It moved!"
Xiong Dabao, Li Kangbao, and the other children craned their necks, their eyes full of anticipation.
Amidst the expectant gazes of the children, Lu Xuan effortlessly traversed all the obstacles from the starting point, passing through one checkpoint after another as if walking on flat ground. He was not stopped by any of them, and after circling around most of the water park, he finally arrived at the finish line. He then quickly spun around twice while holding onto the climbing rope with one hand, using the momentum to jump onto the top platform and light up the green light that signified victory.
Suddenly, a cheering and applause music effect appeared on the small screen at the finish line.
Although Lu Xuan was very fast, he also briefly showed everyone the fun of each level, which made the group of kids excitedly shout.
"This is so much fun! I want to play too!"
Li Tie and others also exclaimed, "It does look quite interesting."
"So this is what the children of immortals played with from a young age?"
Lu Xuan quickly returned to the shore.
Xiong Dabao, Li Kangbao, and the other children eagerly asked, "Brother Lu Xuan, can we play too?"
Lu Xuan nodded, "Remember to wear a life jacket before you go."
Having received a definite answer, the group of children could no longer contain themselves. They quickly asked their elders for life jackets, put them on, and screamed as they rushed into the water park.
Then, the elders who remained on the shore witnessed all sorts of bizarre ways people fell into the water.
Slipping and falling off the roller coaster; being thrown into the water by the pendulum swing; the treadmill was so slow that not only did my shoes fall off, but I was also left hanging upside down, flipping back to the starting point and falling into the water...
The adults were initially taken aback, but soon burst out laughing.
"That's so stupid."
"Oh dear, how come I couldn't even get past the first platform that was turning around and I fell down?"
"Don't rush forward, seize the opportunity!"
The elders laughed and couldn't help but loudly point out the flaws in the country.
When Lu Qing saw Lu Chen fall into the water, she exclaimed in surprise, "I thought it would be easy for Ah Xuan since he seemed to be having such a good time. I didn't expect it to be so difficult!"
Lei Yan observed for a while and said, "It shouldn't be too difficult to pass after a few more tries. The children are just a little unfamiliar with this kind of thing because it's their first time playing with it."
However, compared to Lu Xuan's relaxed demeanor, the little ones' various mishaps were obviously more realistic and more intriguing.
Soon, Xiong Mao couldn't help but roll up his sleeves and stand up, saying, "Hey, these little brats are so stupid! Let me show them!"
"I'm going too!" Li Tuo quickly followed.
Other boys around Li Tuo's age, as well as younger boys like Li Miao, and Lin Man also quietly joined the queue at the back.
Li Tie had no objection to Li Miao and Lin Man going out to play, but he jokingly scolded Li Tuo and Xiong Mao: "You two are both grown ups and downs, why are you still joining in the fun?"
Li Tuo chuckled, "Didn't Brother Lu go play too? The kids don't know how to play, so we elders have to teach them properly."
However, when it was their turn, Li Tuo and Xiong Mao's performance was no better than the little brats'. In fact, because they were too heavy, the sound of them falling into the water and the splashing water were even louder, which attracted more ridicule.
"You're teaching kids? The kids play much better than you do."
At least the children who tried a second time had gained experience and most of them were able to get to the third level.
Xiong Mao and Li Tuo both fell in the first or second round, which was incredibly embarrassing.
Xiong Mao shouted defiantly, "I just didn't perform well just now, I'll definitely reach the finish line next time!" Before he could finish speaking, he was once again violently knocked away by the giant swing in the second round.
"Pfft, hahaha—"
"If you can't do it, let me do it!" Chen Rong also went up to join in the fun.
This is where the advantage of speed ability becomes apparent.
Both Xiong Mao and Li Tuo were also trying for the first time and lacked experience. They made a lot of mistakes, but Chen Rong used his superpower to quickly avoid danger at critical moments. Occasionally, he missed the best time to move forward, but he used his superpower to speed up and make up for his mistakes. In the end, he actually became the first person after Lu Xuan to reach the finish line and enjoy the cheers.
The villagers booed loudly: "Using superpowers is too much of a cheat!"
"Exactly! Using superpowers to compete with a bunch of kids, Chen Rong, I think you're the one who's no good."
"If you're capable, win with your strength!"
Chen Rong, however, did not feel guilty or ashamed at all, and said proudly, "My superpowers are also part of my strength."
Lu Chen, who had been itching to use his superpowers after a series of failures, saw Chen Rong's smug expression and silently gave up the idea.
With Chen Rong and Xiong Mao leading the way, others stopped being reserved and more and more adults joined in the fun, their enthusiasm no less than that of the children, and some even becoming more engrossed in it.
The viewers in the live stream laughed heartily.
[The children's playground is a bit childish for little kids, but it's just right for adults.]
[It looks really fun, so I couldn't resist downloading a mini version from the StarNet Mall.]
Seeing that they were having a great time, Lu Xuan took out some supplies and said that anyone who could reach the finish line would receive a prize.
The rewards are meager, such as a bag of candy, a pound of fruit, or a can of fruit or dried meat. There are thirty rewards per day, and each person is limited to one reward per day. People with special abilities are not allowed to receive any.
With the incentive of prizes, both adults and children became more enthusiastic, and even some people who had not planned to try before were tempted.
Why not have fun and earn some extra cash at the same time?
Especially for newlyweds from families with limited means, they don't mind if the amount of fruit or dried meat is small; if they eat it sparingly, it's enough to last for several days.
Unfortunately, not everyone is agile.
Some students are rather clumsy, and since these challenges also require a certain amount of luck, after failing several times in a row, some who felt they lacked talent quickly gave up and went to play in the shallow water area next door instead.
For those seeking a more thrilling experience, the rotating tunnel slide is a great option. Sitting in an inflatable boat, you'll be spinning down the water from a height of seven or eight meters, enough to make even the most seasoned ancient people scream with excitement.
While most people's attention was focused on the water park, the indoor playground wasn't entirely ignored.
Because young girls, who were naturally reserved and not very comfortable playing water activities in public, as well as younger children like Fang Yuan, Zhang Xiuxiu, and Wei Yunyun, preferred the facilities at the indoor playground.
More reserved adult women also prefer this kind of activity.
Lu Xuan did not deny that the water obstacle course was quite fun, but for him, those obstacles were not very challenging.
Adults should try something more exciting.
So he spent hundreds of thousands of points in the system shop to buy several other good items that he had his eye on.
Two days later, a rare sunny day arrived. When the weather finally cleared up and the raging floodwaters subsided, Lu Xuan took out all the newly purchased equipment.
Knowing that Lu Xuan was going to show off his new tricks today, Xiong Mao, Zhang Chengming, and the others looked at the things he put in the water or on the shore and asked, "What are these?"
Xiong Mao pointed to two 'boats' in the water that didn't look quite like kayaks and asked, "These don't seem to be kayaks?"
Lu Xuan nodded, "These are jet skis and wave boats, more for entertainment than practicality."
Zhang Chengming picked up the board, which was much larger than the suspension board, and asked, "Is this board also for standing in the water? Won't it flip over if someone stands on it?"
Lu Xuan said, "That's a surfboard. It's not easy to maintain your balance by simply stepping on it. You need a wave generator to help you."
Besides surfboards, there are also parachutes for parasailing and seaplanes, which are devices often seen in coastal cities that have a pipe and two water jets attached to the bottom and can carry people up and down in the air.
The Star Alliance's equipment is more advanced; it doesn't have that pipe and is driven solely by the recoil force of the water spray device.
Looking at these objects, whose functions were even more difficult to discern than those in a water park, Lei Yan asked, "How do you play with all of these? Ah Xuan, can you demonstrate them for us again?"
Lu Xuan nodded.
He bought these things primarily for his own enjoyment; the villagers were merely byproducts.
Lu Xuan had Lei Yan board the wave-making boat and start the waves. He then jumped off the boat with his surfboard, stepped onto the surfboard in mid-air, landed in the waves, and demonstrated how to wake surf while holding onto the safety rope.
This type of surfing involves using artificially created waves from wave generators to propel the surfboard through the water.
The correct way to play is to first wait in the water with the board, then step onto the surfboard and stand up once the wave boat moves forward, and finally release the safety rope.
Lu Xuan didn't want to wade into the muddy flood, so he used a more elegant method.
Zhang Chengming and the others had never seen such a unique way of playing before, and they couldn't help but exclaim in surprise when they saw Lu Xuan release the rope connecting the wave-making boat in the water.
"careful!"
"Why did the rope loosen? What if you fall down—" Before he could finish speaking, Lu Xuan gracefully glided through the waves for over a hundred meters.
Everyone: "!!!"
This seems more interesting than a children's playground!
Lu Xuan pointed out the direction to Lei Yan with his finger, and then swam around in the water in various ways.
At first, the people on the shore were worried that he would fall into the water, but the more they watched, the more envious they became, wishing they were the ones gracefully standing on the board.
The kids in the neighboring water park were also drawn to the spectacle, peeking out from behind the inflatable wall like a human pyramid, constantly exclaiming in amazement as Lu Xuan glided across the water.
Wow! Brother Lu Xuan is so amazing!
"I want to play this too!"
Lu Xuan circled around for a long time before returning to the shore. Just as the wave-making boat stopped and the waves subsided, he jumped ashore before he was about to fall into the water.
[666, the streamer is so handsome!]
[Actually, although it looks dangerous, it's not difficult to do at all. Even a child can easily master it. The only difference is the length of the slide.]
[It still requires some skill for beginners; a clumsy person might fail ten or more times.]
I don't care about technique, I just want to know why the streamer didn't fall into the water!
[Haha, don't you understand? The streamer thinks the water is dirty!]
[Tsk, I thought I'd get some wet and sexy stuff, what a letdown.]
Lu Xuan: "..."
I'll sell my art, not my body, understand?
Besides, what's so interesting about getting wet in the mud?
Zhang Chengming and the others exclaimed in amazement, "That's incredible! How did you manage to glide on the water using only one board?"
Xiong Mao said impatiently, "Teach me quickly! I want to go for a spin on the water too!"
Su Ying, who had just come from the water park, frowned slightly. "Isn't it too dangerous? What if someone falls into the water?"
Doesn't Xiong Mao have any idea of his own abilities?
I struggled dozens of times over the past two days before finally managing to reach the top of the challenge once. I'm so clumsy.
If you use this surfboard, you'll fall off ten or eight times, right?
Although the current is not as rapid as before, it is still easy to be swept away if you fall into the water.
Lu Xuan said, "There's a safety device underneath the board. If there's a risk of it flipping over, the surfboard can quickly lift the person up into the air." The surfboard instantly transforms into a hoverboard.
Although its performance is not as good as a real hoverboard and its load-bearing capacity is not high, and people on it will be hanging upside down in the air, it is good that it can prevent people from falling into the water, right?
Su Ying's brows relaxed.
Oh, there's no danger. Then it's alright.
Let her hang there; it's not her who's embarrassed.
Lu Xuan didn't rush to let them play on surfboards, but instead showed them parasailing and seaplanes.
There's not much to say about parasailing. You just sit on it and get lifted into the air. It's safe and easy, and women, children, and even daring elderly people can all give it a try.
The truly exciting and fun experience is the water jetpack.
Using the recoil force generated by the water jets underfoot, you can step onto the aircraft and soar into the air to perform various skillful flips. Both the visual effects and the actual operating experience are far superior to other equipment.
The villagers stared in disbelief as Lu Xuan spun 360 degrees in mid-air, more than ten meters high, without any safety measures, and didn't fall.
Midway through, Lu Xuan used his wind-based superpower to pull Lu Chen, who was waving at him from the shore, up and tumbled in the air with him in his arms.
"Hahaha—this is so much fun!!!"
Lu Chen laughed shrilly, both scared and excited. Lu Qing and Lei Yan on the shore watched with trepidation, wanting to shout "Be careful!" several times, but afraid of disturbing Lu Xuan, they dared not speak.
The other children watched with envy, their eyes reddening, and they all shouted that Lu Xuan should take them to heaven as well.
Lu Xuan hadn't had enough fun yet, so he didn't refuse and took them up for a ride one by one.
As for Zhang Chengming and the other young adults who also expressed a desire to play?
Lu Xuan: "If you want to play, learn it yourself."
He had no interest in standing next to a man so close together; it was an eyesore.
He didn't bring any women of his own generation along because it wasn't appropriate; if anyone wanted to play, they could have their husbands or brothers learn.
As for the men being too stupid to learn?
If the food doesn't meet your wife's needs, isn't it your own fault for being scolded?
The jet ski was the only item that Lu Xuan did not specifically showcase.
Because this thing doesn't need any demonstration. If you can drive a kayak, you can drive this. It doesn't require much skill. Men who don't understand watercrafts can switch to driving this. Everyone has their own fun.
The store had already unlocked diving equipment.
But the floodwaters were too dirty, and there wasn't much to see underwater, so Lu Xuan selectively ignored it.
It won't be needed during the rainy season, but there will naturally be a suitable time to use it later.
...
Water recreation for adults is more challenging than that for children. Although there are safety devices so there is no need to worry about falling into the water, it is still not easy to master the game in a short period of time.
Aside from wake surfing, which is indeed relatively easy and many people have successfully enjoyed it, jet skiing, which requires considerable strength in the waist, balance, and even courage, is not a sport that everyone can handle.
Even though the young and strong found it exciting to watch Lu Xuan play, quite a few of them backed down when it was their turn to go up against him.
Of course, there are also quite a few who are bold and enjoy challenges.
For example, Li Tuo failed to complete the challenge on the first day, but even though it started raining again the next day and the difficulty increased further, it did not stop them from challenging the high difficulty.
At first, the viewers in the live stream were enjoying the entertainment, but as they watched them fail repeatedly, they quickly lost interest.
Fortunately, Lu Xuan still takes the little ones up to fly a few times every day, which ensures that the audience can enjoy the show.
The children's playground facilities were somewhat interesting, but real men definitely need to play on the more thrilling rides!
[Unfortunately, the men of Yunlu Village are no good. For several days now, only Lei Yan and Wu Yang have been able to stand on the aircraft, unable to flip around as easily as the streamer.]
It's easier said than done; anyone who's tried it knows it's not something everyone can handle.
I tried the same water ride yesterday, and to be honest, for those who know how, it's incredibly exhilarating to go on a few spins! It's so relaxing!
【!! You reminded me, I need to order too!】
Damn! The same water park rides I looked for are all fully booked these days.
[This project wasn't very popular before, right? People usually preferred going to the mecha experience center, so could it be that all the bookings were made by people in this livestream?]
Our planet's seaplane project is also completely full...
You animals move so fast!
The water park owner should pay the streamer to boost the sales of one of their attractions.
[Not only that, but even inflatable children's playgrounds have sold out in the past few days.]
[Ahem, I'll be honest, I was one of the buyers.]
I thought I was the only one buying this; it was just for my child to play with, even though I don't have any kids, hehe.
...
The viewers in the live stream, just like the people of Yunlu Village, were completely captivated by the water entertainment, and were thrilled by Lu Xuanxiu's performance every day.
It wasn't until two days later, during the third mushroom harvest, that I suddenly realized something seemed wrong.
Aren't they watching a live stream of survival against an ancient natural disaster?
On the left side of the screen, Zhang Chengming and Li Tuo were surfing side by side, while on the right, Lu Xuan was performing somersaults and tricks with Lu Qing in the air. Above, the village chief and his wife were enjoying parasailing with smiles on their faces, and laughter and cheers could be heard from the water park next door.
Why do you care about survival?
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Author's Note:
Today's special thanks list:
SUN threw a rocket launcher.
A landmine was thrown into Changyu Mountain.
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Let's change the title and cover first, and we still need to think about the copy. [doge]
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