After finishing the meal, Qi Xu finally felt much more comfortable. He didn't actually think the food tasted that great, but it not only quickly replenished his stamina and energy, but also successfully earned him a VIP membership card.
The membership card offered various services. He could order breakfast to be delivered to his accommodation, use the amusement park sightseeing shuttle for free once a day, and enjoy a 20 percent discount if he rested at the Wonder Station. Qi Xu couldn't be bothered to wander around anymore.
He directly hailed a sightseeing shuttle and took another tour around the amusement park. The players who were still rushing about outside were clearly panicking; most of them had vacant eyes and stumbled as they walked.
Some realized Qi Xu was a player and directly called out for help, but Qi Xu regretfully ignored them. It was obviously a competitive relationship, and this was no time to be a good Samaritan.
Finally, Qi Xu headed to the core area of the amusement park, planning to check out the carousel.
Just as he arrived, he saw a player coming out of the exit with a face full of joy.
Qi Xu raised his eyebrows slightly. He had run into this silly young man again. Business was open for the day, and his first customer was him!
He seemed very easy to fool.
"Hi, got a moment to chat?"
The young man was excitedly holding the gold coins and a slip of paper that had just been returned to him. Hearing this inquiry, he inexplicably felt the voice was somewhat familiar.
But when he looked up and thought hard for a good while, he still couldn't recall who this person was. He just guarded himself and stuffed all the gold coins and the slip of paper into his pocket.
"What do you want?"
"I just want to ask you a few questions. In exchange, I can tell you a method to clear another amusement ride," Qi Xu said with utmost sincerity.
The player nodded. "Sure!"
Qi Xu directly asked the question he was most interested in: "When you were riding the carousel, did anything unusual happen around you?"
The player thought seriously for a moment, but still shook his head. "No, the game just started. There wasn't anything unusual."
"What about the tourists around? Were there any special entities?"
"No. Don't you know? Each ride only allows one player to enter at a time."
The young man felt Qi Xu was acting strangely and offered, "Are you trying to ask for the way to clear the carousel? Just say it directly. I'll tell you. You just need to trade me the clearance method for another ride."
Qi Xu shook his head. "No need. The way to clear the drop tower is to scream frantically into the microphone in front of the seat. As long as the decibel level meets the requirement, you can successfully pass."
The young man immediately nodded in excitement. "Thanks! Any other questions? If not, I'm going to ride the drop tower! I still have one more to clear today."
Qi Xu took out another five game tokens. "Tell me, what are the words on your slip of paper?"
The young man hesitated for a moment. "Alright, but I haven't even looked at it yet. Let me read it first."
After reading it, the young man spoke the word out loud, but the audio Qi Xu heard was encrypted. Furthermore, when the young man flipped the paper over, it was still just a blur, completely illegible.
Well, anything related to clues was completely impossible to communicate or trade.
The young man clearly realized this too, and reluctantly took back out the five game tokens he had just pocketed.
Although Qi Xu took them back, he still escorted the guy to the base of the drop tower before returning to the accommodation area.
When night completely fell, the cheerful laughter in the amusement park suddenly faded significantly.
Even the amusement park's broadcasting system suddenly rang out.
[Emergency Notice: Attention all tourists and friends. Due to a sudden malicious incident in the amusement park, we will now be clearing the area. All customers please quickly leave the amusement zone, but please do not leave the amusement park! Under the guidance of the staff, please proceed in an orderly manner to the accommodation and food areas.]
Qi Xu knew there might be special circumstances at night, so he stopped wandering blindly around the park and directly took the sightseeing shuttle to the Wonder Station.
He also ordered tomorrow's breakfast along the way. A discounted luxury single room cost 62 game tokens. Qi Xu couldn't help but sigh; between food and drink, over 100 game tokens were gone just like that. There were cheaper options, but the environment was poor.
This place felt like it was on a mountain peak. There was an oversized terrace outside the room, perfectly positioned to observe the situation in the amusement park outside.
Now, the amusement park staff had already begun driving out the players and tourists. The colorful amusement park, which had been like a dream kingdom during the day, once again transformed into black and white.
However, by eight or nine o'clock in the evening, Qi Xu felt he could hardly keep his eyes open.
He was extremely sleepy. He had originally wanted to use the evening to gather some information or briefly communicate with other players staying at the Wonder Station, but even opening his eyes was difficult.
Let alone going out. He forced himself back to bed and fell completely dead asleep in less than ten seconds.
"The carousel spins and spins, stopping at three and a half rounds..."
The nursery rhyme from before they entered the amusement park repeatedly echoed through the park again. Players who didn't have enough funds for accommodation and food, as well as those who had not successfully completed three amusement rides, slowly lost consciousness amidst this singing.
Becoming true puppets...
Qi Xu slept soundly until broad daylight. He stretched, and his bones let out a series of cracks.
He was initially still a bit groggy, but upon noticing a new notification in the upper right corner showing the current number of survivors, he instantly stood up.
Yesterday it was 10,000 people, and now there were only 6,000 left! Nearly 4,000 people had been directly eliminated on the very first day?!
This statistic was too exaggerated. As night approached, if three amusement rides truly hadn't been completed, one could have successfully passed just by finding someone at random to trade with.
Moreover, after playing yesterday, he found that the overall difficulty seemed much simpler than expected. Was basic survival really this hard?
Unless... you were directly eliminated if you didn't have money for accommodation.
It didn't take long for breakfast to be delivered. When Qi Xu opened the door, he found that the person staying opposite him was the girl from yesterday who had been so weak she kept coughing up blood.
The two didn't say anything else; they merely nodded to each other, which counted as a greeting.
After eating, Qi Xu headed straight for the amusement area. As the sun rose, the amusement park transformed back into a brightly colored fairy-tale kingdom. Tourists ran around with bright smiles, taking photos, having fun... It was like a completely different place compared to the night.
The closest attraction to the accommodation area was the Trivia Room, which only cost 10 game tokens. Qi Xu felt the difficulty here shouldn't be high. He walked in full of confidence and came out looking ashen.
Barely two minutes had passed from start to finish.
Qi Xu continued walking forward, cursing under his breath. What kind of questions were those?
"Where is Ultraman Tiga's hometown?"
How am I supposed to know where his hometown is? Isn't this just a cartoon? Since when do Ultramen have hometowns?!
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