However, Qi Xu's expression didn't change at all. Without standing on ceremony, he casually took it.
"Then... thanks."
Qi Xu's lips curled up, raising an eyebrow slightly. "Endless Longevity said you are cunning and told me to be careful not to be fooled. Tell me, should I listen to her?"
"She's the one who is treacherous and evil. Not a single word out of her mouth is true."
Shadowkill didn't really want to mention Endless Longevity, hovering attentively around Qi Xu.
It was a pity that the queue was too short. Qi Xu soon reached the front and walked in.
The moment he turned around, all expression on his face vanished. Cotton candy, the key was the cotton candy!
Why was it that when riding the carousel, you couldn't hold on with both hands, nor with one hand, and the right hand had to be raised next to the head like holding a balloon?
Because he was holding cotton candy in his hand! It was also at this time that Qi Xu remembered that sitting on the carousel, there really was an angle where you could see the cotton candy stall outside!
Maintaining the correct clearance posture, Qi Xu silently counted...
Three and a half laps. Looking from the front angle, it was exactly the cotton candy stall!
The weather was probably quite hot, and the cotton candy melted quickly. The palms and fingers were sticky. He tried grabbing the railing and found "hands full of stickiness." This all matched up perfectly!
Shadowkill was really a nice guy!
Having figured out the secret of the carousel, Qi Xu actively cleared the level!
Casually stuffing away the returned game tokens, Qi Xu somewhat excitedly opened the note.
One character: "Terminal."
Now he had 5 characters.
"Little", "Illness", "Abandoned", "Was", "Terminal".
Roughly combining and associating them: "Little" could refer to a little child, the word "Terminal Illness" had already emerged, "Abandoned" could refer to being forsaken, and "Was", if placed as the first word, then it would be...
"An abandoned child with a terminal illness."
The bloody handprints on the lowest railing at the main gate were much smaller than an adult's. It was obvious that the evil soul entity was a child. The blood prints at the fingers were heavier than at the heel of the palm, and the door opened outwards, proving that he wanted to completely seal off the amusement park.
Qi Xu had completely figured out the overall general plot.
The most important thing next was to find the evil soul entity and kill him.
Qi Xu carefully recalled the broadcasted instance clearance rules: kill the evil soul entity. Also, the point mentioned by Bubbly Girl Guo Degang: everyone's physical stats were all at 10, yet the clearance rules were related to combat. It was very strange...
Looking at it now, it wasn't strange. It was possible that truly killing this evil soul entity would allow them to successfully escape the amusement park.
But it definitely wasn't the way to win with the highest score.
Qi Xu completely sorted out the intricate details. Various thoughts popped up in his mind, one after another.
And he took immediate action, spending another two game tokens to buy a new cotton candy.
He started searching the entire amusement park for a child...
To prevent other players from noticing any clues, NPC Qiqi made a reappearance. This time, the target was not the players, but that little child.
Whenever he met a child, Qi Xu would rush straight up to them, "Baby, do you want some cotton candy?"
Puppets couldn't communicate normally or control their emotions, nor could they understand this sentence. They would only interact in an incredibly monotonous way. Qi Xu could tell, so what he was looking for were the details.
He ran around from 10 AM straight to 4 PM. When he got hungry in between, he just bought a sandwich, eating while walking. Both his legs were numb from walking, but he still couldn't find any child with a special reaction.
He couldn't help but wonder if he was going in the wrong direction, but... that shouldn't be the case. How could there be such a coincidence? All the details matched up perfectly.
That evil soul entity must still be hiding in some corner.
Qi Xu always felt there were still details he had overlooked. Just when he was incredibly confused, he suddenly noticed that it was exceptionally lively up ahead.
A full twenty or thirty people had gathered. They weren't queuing, just constantly shouting something crazily at the entrance.
Qi Xu was a bit curious. He had never seen this kind of situation before, so he walked straight over, still holding a melting cotton candy in his hand.
He had already eaten 18 cotton candies today. Qi Xu was genuinely afraid of getting cavities.
"Her Highness the Princess is here! Quick, quick, quick, make way!"
The crowd that was crowding together just a moment ago instantly dispersed, very consciously moving to both sides of Qi Xu.
Qi Xu was utterly bewildered inwardly. He hurriedly glanced at the name of this amusement ride.
"Haunted House."
Good heavens, the lie he told before... karma had arrived. And what the hell was this "Her Highness the Princess"...
When encountering trouble, never panic. First, spin in a circle, raise both hands, look up at the sky, and ponder the meaning of life. The most crucial part was to use his peripheral vision to see if there was a slightly larger gap in the crowd, making it convenient to escape.
Right now, everyone's three-dimensional data values were all at 10 points. If he got ganged up on... even the top player on the server wouldn't stand a chance! He should run if he could.
"Brave human players, I didn't expect you to actually find your way here! I am very moved..."
Why did they have to stand so closely together? Not a single gap? How am I supposed to escape?
One second, Qi Xu's voice was still incredibly gentle and friendly, but the next second, his hands naturally dropped and gathered in front of his body. His expression instantly turned serious, and his sharp gaze swept back and forth through the crowd.
"If you have energy, why aren't you searching for the evil soul entity? Instead, you are clamoring and making noise here. Silence!"
Instantly, all the players urgently shut their mouths. Some players who hadn't traded with NPC Qiqi vaguely sensed that something was amiss, but they couldn't be sure at all, let alone dare to take a risk.
Finally, it was that not-so-bright young man who raised his hand again and said, "We threw all our extra game tokens at the haunted house, but out of so many players, not a single one has successfully cleared it! Everyone has also guessed the trick to passing.
Therefore, all of us players suspect that there is a problem with the settings of this amusement facility! We want the instance to give us an accurate answer."
Qi Xu smiled calmly. "Trickling streams eventually converge into the sea, and inch-long woods can form a fence. With unceasing daily effort, the mountain peak can naturally be reached.
Successfully killing the evil soul entity will bring salvation to us all. But some things are not so easily accomplished. We must have accumulation, we must have a foundation, and place all our hopes on the final link.
Do you understand? Disperse quickly, do not gather here, otherwise I won't be able to help everyone..."
After Qi Xu finished speaking, seeing that the crowd had no intention of dispersing, he didn't hesitate and turned straight into the haunted house. If worse came to worst, he could change back into his player clothes inside and find an opportunity to sneak out.
Today's three amusement ride attempts had already been completed. There was no way to play any other attractions.
But the moment he walked in, Qi Xu instantly felt a bone-chilling gust of cold wind...
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