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Chapter 88: The territory's population surpasses 10,000; a bizarre rule is established: only th
Lin Xian was wide awake by the village chief Wang Fugui's pig-like voice and sat up irritably from the rocking chair.
He casually swiped his finger in mid-air, and the holographic projection screen instantly unfolded, locking onto the surveillance footage outside the special zone.
After just one glance, Lin Xian felt his scalp tingle and his trypophobia was about to kick in.
The desolate mountains and wilderness surrounding Qingshui County are now completely covered with colorful tents and top-of-the-line RVs, as if a bizarre global beggars' convention is being held.
The place was packed with people, a cacophony of arguments in various languages and the honking of luxury cars, making it a hundred times noisier than a vegetable market.
"These people have spent their whole lives hustling outside, making a pittance, and now they're coming to my territory to grab longevity spots."
Lin Xian sneered. He hated people who brought anxiety and infighting everywhere.
His Azure Water Divine Kingdom was specially built for people to relax and enjoy life. If all these workaholics were put in, the air would be filled with the suffocating smell of KPIs.
Mu Qingxue walked quickly to the screen in her high heels, her brows furrowing slightly as she looked at the familiar faces of the entrepreneurs.
"Boss, these people outside control 60 percent of the world's wealth. If we forcibly drive them away, it will probably cause a significant backlash from the outside world."
Su Qinghan, having recovered from the earlier farce, reverted to her usual aloof and dignified demeanor, and coldly echoed her sentiments.
"There are too many people. Even if the security team uses electric batons to drive them away, it will probably take three days and three nights."
Lin Xian yawned and casually grabbed a handful of mutated melon seeds from the fruit plate on the table.
"Why rush them? That's too much effort. Since they want to come in, let's give them a chance."
He closed his eyes and controlled the helmet with his mind, directly issuing the latest infrastructure construction instructions to the system.
"System, install the highest level of emotion spectrum detection gates at all entrances to the Qingshui County Special Zone."
"Set a single rule for passage: If the brainwaves contain more than one percent of anxiety, calculation, or involution, they will be identified as a source of contamination and physically ejected."
"Only those who truly know how to enjoy life and are optimistic with pure joy in their hearts can obtain a temporary residence permit in the Special Administrative Region."
The moment the command was given, the invisible gravitational barrier surrounding Qingshui County flickered with a soft blue light.
At the entrances of several main roads, holographic arches radiating futuristic light appeared out of thin air.
Upon receiving the notification, Ma Hualong immediately grabbed a megaphone, stood on the gatehouse, and shouted the absurd rule to the million-strong army outside.
A commotion erupted from the crowd, and the domineering CEOs worth hundreds of billions looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Emotional detection? What kind of evaluation standard is that? Don't they look at proof of assets and educational background?!"
An investment banking elite, dressed in an expensive suit and with a receding hairline, pushed through the crowd and confidently walked toward the first archway.
He's known on Wall Street as a workaholic; he once stayed up for half a month straight without sleeping in order to secure a multi-billion dollar project.
He held his head high, straightened his tie, and strode confidently into the sensor area in front of the archway.
Just as one of his feet stepped across the blue light curtain, the alarm light at the top of the archway flashed a blinding red light.
"Beep—High concentration of 'involution anxiety' radiation detected, severely polluting the air environment of the Special Administrative Region. Eviction proceedings initiated!"
Before the cold, mechanical voice had even faded, the investment banking elite felt as if a high-speed train had slammed into his chest.
A gentle yet irresistible repulsive force suddenly erupted, sending him flying like a ball.
He gesticulated wildly in mid-air, drawing a parabola before crashing heavily into a muddy puddle fifty meters away.
His bespoke suit was covered in mud, and his expensive gold watch had its dial smashed. His disheveled appearance drew laughter from those around him.
Other skeptical business elites and financial tycoons lined up to try it out.
Without exception, the red light in front of the archway flashed incessantly like a police siren.
A real estate tycoon, who was scheming to resell properties in the special economic zone, was thrown and hung on a crooked tree on the outskirts.
A tech upstart, whose mind was preoccupied with the rise and fall of his company's stock price, was directly overturned by the force field and rolled more than ten meters away on the ground.
Tens of thousands of urban elites who are usually high and mighty were bounced around and left looking for their teeth in front of the testing gate, with cries of pain filling the air.
Their proud social status and wealth became utterly worthless in the face of Lin Xian's bizarre rule.
Just as this group of elites were beating their chests and questioning their existence, a middle-aged man wearing a tattered jacket and carrying a snakeskin bag slowly walked over.
His name is Lao Zhang. He is an older bachelor who has worked on construction sites for half his life. Because he has a very laid-back personality, he spends his earnings on drinking and fishing and has never saved up any money to get married.
Old Zhang was watching the commotion outside with great interest when he saw that no one could get in, so he decided to get closer to see what this glowing door was all about.
He hummed an unknown tune and stepped into the blue light curtain without warning.
The indicator light at the top of the archway instantly turned a soft green and emitted a pleasant notification sound.
"A state of 100% pure relaxation has been detected. Welcome this joyful soul to the Azure Water Divine Kingdom."
Amidst the astonished gazes of tens of thousands of wealthy individuals, Old Zhang passed through the gate unscathed and was respectfully picked up by a smart hovercar.
Immediately afterwards, an old man who collected recyclables with a constant smile and a slightly chubby homebody who only knew how to eat and drink both easily passed the test.
Those capitalists who were thrown to the ground watched this scene with such rage that they pounded the ground and cried.
They struggled their whole lives, only to find that they were not even as good as a scrap collector, and had even lost the ability to experience happiness.
With the screening process at the gate, those money-grubbing, competition-driven maniacs were completely shut out and could only slink back home in disgrace.
A group of salted fish residents who truly know how to enjoy life have arrived in the Qingshui County Special Zone.
These new residents were assigned to clean and comfortable floating apartments, where they received free mutated ingredients from the system every day and lived a carefree life.
The atmosphere in the special economic zone became more harmonious than ever before. There were no more conflicts of interest or workplace infighting. Every day, people would get together to grow flowers and plants, drink tea, chat, play chess, and fish.
Lin Xian lay on the holographic beach chair, watching the peaceful utopian scene on the monitor, and stretched his limbs with satisfaction.
This is the retirement life he wanted, surrounded by like-minded optimists, with an air of languid comfort that makes your bones feel sore.
Su Xiaoxiao, carrying a plate of freshly cut fruit, sat obediently next to Lin Xian and massaged his shoulders.
The lesson she learned from that "bamboo shoot stir-fried with pork" meal made her completely put away her scheming thoughts and become much more obedient.
The two big stars, Chu Yiyi and Shen Youran, are picking through a pile of scripts and discussing how to make their next movie easier.
Zhong Xiaoai and Tang Wu were still immersed in the laboratory, conducting in-depth research on that superconducting material.
The plasma defense towers surrounding the manor shimmered with a ghostly blue light, firmly protecting the entire Qingshui County Special Zone.
As night fell, a small artificial moon hung quietly in the sky above the special economic zone, casting a soft silver glow.
After finishing his last patrol, Ma Hualong returned to his post and brewed a strong cup of mutated goji berry tea.
Just as the emotion detection gate was running smoothly and everything seemed perfectly peaceful.
A tiny drone, smaller than an ordinary fly and gleaming with a metallic sheen, silently approached the outer wall of the manor under the cover of night.
This miniature drone is coated with a special radar-absorbing coating, which not only allows it to evade conventional radar scans but also minimizes the noise from airflow during flight.
Like a real fly, it slowly climbed into the manor through the cracks in the brickwork.
Just as it was about to climb over the holographic fence, the big yellow dog that had been dozing by the door suddenly perked up its ears.
The big yellow dog's eerie green eyes flashed with a hint of wariness in the night. It lowered its body and let out a low whimper.
Hearing the commotion from the big yellow dog, Ma Hualong, who was drinking tea in the guard post, immediately put down his thermos and gripped the stun gun at his waist.
"Who sent this robotic fly to swarm around Master Lin's corner in the middle of the night? I'll knock it down with this stick!"