Chapter 177: The New Public Facility Raft

Chapter 177: The New Public Facility Raft

This was likely the largest raft she had ever towed—even including the upgraded Plant Pavilion and Breeding Farm rafts.

When she first saw the words "amusement park," her mind instinctively conjured up images of the older community parks with designated children’s play areas, featuring electric seats, slide sets, seesaws, and small carousels. If it were a bit fancier, there might be a small pirate ship or a spinning small plane.

However, what appeared before her now on this large raft was a pyramid-like structure.

The building’s exterior was entirely silver-blue metal, both in color and texture, resembling the Water Resource Raft at the 10th towing position.

However, the Water Resource Raft was originally much smaller than a regular raft, while the Amusement Raft was more than three times the size of a standard raft. This created a stark contrast between the two sides of the raft row, making it look particularly uneven.

Because the Amusement Raft widened the gap between the front and back rows of rafts, a large new water deck pathway was added to the rear of the Water Resource Raft on the right.

With the addition of new public facilities on the raft and the early hour when some companions hadn’t started work yet, they were still in their pre-work leisure time. Thus, the sudden appearance of such a large raft immediately drew their attention.

By the time Shu Fu arrived, a crowd had already gathered in front of the pyramid-shaped amusement park.

No one knew what kind of raft this was, and the exterior walls looked seamless, as if there were no doors. So, everyone speculated that it might be another energy raft, but the Energy Raft and Water Resource Raft were already in place, and this one looked completely different.

"Is there really no door?" Yao Ruoyun curiously pressed her face against the silver-blue metal wall, trying to find any gaps.

"It looks quite beautiful. Could it be a marker-like raft?" Wu Shaoshan and Zhang Tian both had work today and were holding half-finished cups of soy milk.

Yao Ruoyun turned around and saw Shu Fu approaching, immediately smiling: "Senior! You’re here! What is this?"

"You’ll find out soon," Shu Fu teased, though she too didn’t know what was inside. Similarly, she couldn’t find the door either.

However, when she pressed her hand with the silver bracelet against the metal exterior, the building seemed to sense its owner’s presence, and text appeared on the metal, asking: "Activate use?"

This text was visible to everyone, not just her.

She clicked "Yes."

Then, the text changed again.

"Activating. Please select power source: 1. Energy Raft (full, requires removal); 2. Drift Island House (usage hours: 6:00–9:00; 12:00–14:00; 17:30–19:30; 22:00–23:00)."

She had just selected three output function rafts for the Energy Raft and didn’t want to change it now. Besides, the amusement park wasn’t a necessity for everyone. Since there was a towing spot available, she could keep it there for now. If a new raft needed to be towed, she would promptly store it away. For now, she only needed to select the power supply from the Drift Island House.

After all, the Drift Island House had quite a few power supply hours each day, and she felt that was sufficient.

After selecting the power source, a new prompt appeared: "After initial activation, the amusement park will remain open during power supply hours. To close, disconnect the power source."

Shu Fu confirmed the message, and then the silver-blue metal wall in front of her began to flash. A small opening slowly appeared in the center of the front facade.

It was an upward-sliding door, originally almost indistinguishable from the wall. If it hadn’t opened, even Shu Fu wouldn’t have noticed it was a door.

The door was quite wide, about two meters across. Since the building was pyramid-shaped, when it opened, it visually resembled a futuristic building opening a mysterious door to the crowd.

Inside, light music played, and the lights automatically turned on. As everyone stepped in, their expressions turned to astonishment.

This was an indoor amusement park, similar to the electronic amusement parks found in large shopping malls during peaceful times. It was also a condensed space, covering about 300 square meters.

The central area, with its high ceiling, housed some attractions that required more vertical space, such as a mini drop tower and a rock climbing wall...

There was also a small indoor Ferris wheel placed in the very center of the building. The Ferris wheel seats were not glass-enclosed but were open metal seats with railings, allowing only two people to sit facing each other. From the top, one could take in the entire amusement park.

Other areas were dominated by various shooting game machines, claw crane machines, dance dance revolution machines, DJ turntable machines, and racing simulator machines. There were also 360-degree suspended 5D motion simulator machines. By wearing a visor and sitting in a specialized seat, one could experience completely different sensory adventures, such as "Soaring Through the Primitive Jungle" or "Cretaceous Era Roller Coaster."

There are also some motion-sensing game machines that require wearing special goggles and equipping specialized game guns, letting players pick a perilous world to battle in, such as a zombie world, animal crisis world, and so on.

In addition, there are some small standing karaoke booths, photo machines, and more.

Different machines emit various music and flash colorful lights, attracting their gaze. If one ignores the world before entering this amusement park, it feels just like a mall arcade from the good old days, far removed from all the troubles of the outside world.

For a moment, even the well-traveled residents of the raft were surprised and showed astonished expressions.

They approached, touching this machine, peeking at that one, and discovered that each machine had a small screen displaying the Raft Points required for each play. Any raft resident could play by simply swiping their wristband.

The prices were not expensive, 1 Raft Point, 2 Raft Points... the most expensive 5D motion-sensing machine was only 5 Raft Points per play, affordable for everyone.

The brothers, Chen Fa and Lu Zheng, hearing the commotion, also came over to join the fun. Lu Ce was stunned upon entering, unable to say anything but "Wow" with his mouth wide open. Chen Fa, after entering, quickly scanned the area and saw another top-up machine behind the exchange machine at the entrance.

The top-up methods were simple, divided into daily, weekly, and monthly cards, each requiring different Raft Points, but if one came to play often, it would definitely be cheaper than paying per machine.

The choice of payment method was up to each person.

Shu Fu used the bracelet on her left wrist near the small screen on the game machine, and sure enough, it directly activated the machine. Just like before, everything on her raft island was free.

After his exclamation, Lu Ce excitedly ran over to ask Shu Fu how long this raft would stay, wondering if it would be packed up like the previous park raft and pool raft.

Shu Fu calculated how long Han Lan would need to finish the mission, find Fang Zhuo Wen, explain some things, and then smoothly bring her back to the raft, and replied, "If we're lucky, it probably won't be packed up again."

After completing the hidden mission of towing ten people, the remaining towing positions could be left for Energy Rafts and Public Facility Rafts.

Lu Ce let out another "Wow," then turned and rushed to the nearest motion-sensing game machine, chose the zombie world after paying, put on the goggles, and started playing the game with real excitement.

That morning, any companions on vacation or raft residents with free time came to the amusement park to join the fun. Shu Fu saw that everyone was still enthusiastic at 9 o'clock and went back to the Drift Island House once to extend the electricity card's usage time.

Even if some people didn't like game machines, staying inside, listening to the lively music, and watching the flashing lights gave them a long-lost feeling.

It was the lively buzz of peaceful days.

**

In the late afternoon, Shu Fu went to the attic control room at the back, had a quick chat with Liu Shuang, and then went to the back shelter house. She stood on the outer circular deck and called Feng Lü on the walkie-talkie.

He was inspecting several public areas in the hall, checking for cleanliness and proper arrangement of items. If there were any issues, he would find the person responsible for the hygiene of those areas according to the duty roster, inquire about the situation, and then solve the problem.

Punish when needed, praise when earned, with no favoritism whatsoever.

"Why didn't you come in today?" Feng Lü quickly walked onto the deck; she usually went straight into the hall when coming to the shelter house.

Members of both teams respected and were friendly to her because the glory of the Sacred Mini Raft was too great, and several children would unconsciously drool every time they saw her—because they thought of lollipops.

She never disappointed them, first asking Feng Lü or Feng Lü's deputy—a female team member named Yezi, his deputy, and whenever they proposed praise, she would give out candies, occasionally some small toys.

The praise was pretty straightforward, nothing more than who cleaned the room today, who wiped the tables and chairs clean, who ate neatly, and so on.

Shu Fu was very clear that she could always play the role of the aloof and distant owner of the Sacred Mini Raft in front of these survivors, but in that case, they would respect her more than trust her.

These children were the most cherished soft spot for all the team members, the reason they struggled to survive until now. No matter whose children they were in the team, they had now become the children of the entire team.

Therefore, she didn't need to be familiar with every member; she just needed to be kind to these children and show them goodwill. Over time, others would naturally trust her.

The ins and outs of human connections, she had been in the entertainment industry for many years, no one understood better than her.

The sentiment was genuine, but it also required careful nurturing.

Feng Lü walked to her side, saw her leaning against the railing looking forward, and maintained the same posture as her.

From Shu Fu's perspective, the area a little further ahead of the railing of the shelter is the power supply raft at the 13th docking position. The small raft, with its silver-blue rectangular block reflecting slightly, is similar to the water supply raft.

From Feng Lü's perspective, there should be other things besides the water area, but he doesn’t care.

Shu Fu turned to face him: "Have you told your teammates about the raft?"

"Yes, I started with the assistant team leader and a few teammates who have been with me the longest. After they accepted it, I occasionally took things out from my backpack slots. When people saw it, I admitted it. I didn’t specifically tell others, but eventually, everyone found out."

Shu Fu nodded: "Good, so—" She pointed to the front of the water area, "Are you ready to see a wider world?"

Feng Lü looked in the direction she pointed, then turned back to meet her gaze again. He felt a spark ignite within him, as if with a slight nod, the door to a new world would open before him.

However, he still had some worries and concerns.

Shu Fu could probably guess his concerns, so she continued: "You are special, so today I will only take you there. After you spend a night adapting and getting used to it, ten evacuees will gain access tomorrow, and two days later, eight more will gain access. The rest will follow gradually.

The personnel list is entirely decided by us, and we will try to be fair and reasonable, but there is also some personal judgment. Among these eighteen people, there will be your most trusted teammates, as well as Ke Chen and a few people he trusts the most.

In addition, a few children are also on the list of eight people two days later. Each child will have a family member on the list. If this family member successfully finds a job later, it is recommended to leave the child temporarily in the shelter for others to take care of during working hours.

Of course, this is just the initial arrangement. After you go there today, I will discuss it with you in detail. I hope that after today, you will become the liaison between my side and your side." At this point, Shu Fu paused, her tone and expression becoming slightly more serious, "I know that your two teams of sixty-eight people have come a long way, and each team is very united internally. But I hope that starting tomorrow, you can gradually forget the past of the Fire Dragon Team and the Ice Dragon Team. Regardless of the past, good or bad, in the future, I will treat everyone equally here.

I hope that each of you can stay here for a long time and have a peaceful and tranquil life, but once someone breaks the rules three or more times, I will not hesitate to expel them. Think about what happened on my small raft before. I believe you understand that I am someone who sticks to their word. And all of this, I will only communicate with you. As for how to explain and handle it with others, it’s entirely up to you. On my side, I only judge by the outcomes."

Shu Fu paused for a while before speaking again: "Now, tell me, are you ready?"

**

Half an hour later, Feng Lü, waiting at the railing of the shelter deck, looked down at his wrist. The originally white wristband slowly turned into a light brown color.

Suddenly, he felt something unusual. When he looked up again, a water channel that should have been there but he had never noticed before gradually became clear in his eyes.

The water channel was about ten meters long, not very wide, but with handrails on both sides, looking very sturdy and safe.

At the other end of the water channel was a raft, similar to the rafts of people with special abilities he had seen before, except for the appearance of the building on the raft, which was a wooden house with a triangular attic and lattice windows.

Further ahead, he could only see another raft with a very strange style, which didn’t seem to be inhabited. Further ahead were rafts of similar appearance.

There should be other rafts ahead, although his view was blocked by the raft directly in front, but he could see some taller and more bizarre buildings peeking out from behind.

That silver-blue huge spire is... a pyramid?

A little further away, he also saw a big tree and... a treehouse?

And at the very front, the unique height and striking black cylindrical building, with arched windows high up... is that a lighthouse?

Feng Lü thought he was ready, but when he saw all this, he understood why Shu Fu had spoken so seriously to him earlier, why she had asked him to go alone today, and why she said he would need a night to adapt.

Feng Lü looked back and nodded to Ye Zi and a few other teammates near the sliding door of the shelter. They also nodded seriously at him.

Then Feng Lü turned around, stepped onto the water channel, and walked towards the raft world that had always existed but was now within reach for the first time.

**

At ten o'clock in the evening, Shu Fu's walkie-talkie crackled with Feng Lü's voice.

She paused the movie, slowly got up from the sofa, and went to the control panel to tow Feng Lü's raft.

"Docking position: Feng Lü's raft (connection level: 80).][Initial shared functions: Option 1 (defensive shield); Option 2 (power supply); Option 3 (wastewater treatment)][Special: Upgrade Set (bathhouse)] (Note: If the raft is untowed, the Upgrade Set will automatically fall off and disappear, and the upgraded levels will be reset to zero.)"

Since they had discussed it beforehand, Shu Fu directly selected the shared functions for Feng Lü this time.

Currently, there are two water supply rafts on the raft island. One can solve the water supply problem for five functional rafts. After supplying Feng Lü's raft, there is still one vacant position, just reserved for the last towed raft in the future.

Although the power supply is now limited-time, the bathhouse was originally limited-time in its operation, and the residents on the raft basically have places to bathe. Even if they visit the bathhouse in the future, it will be for entertainment purposes, so the current time limit is sufficient.

On the water surface in the night, rain poured down, and inside the defensive shield, most of the raft residents had fallen asleep.

Shu Fu walked along the water deck channel between the two rafts towards the back. On the decks of the several rafts with 24-hour power supply, the decorative lights emitted a soft yellow light, lighting up the path in front of her.

She walked all the way to the side of the Raft Pharmacy. At the 8th docking position, Feng Lü's raft cabin had undergone a complete makeover.