Chapter 92 Only Liang Yan is left on the carousel.

The layers of pine needles, when blown by the wind, do not make a rustling sound; instead, they feel more like a toothpick box being shaken.

The staff member in green pulled her collar up, her shoulder-length black hair fluttering in the wind, making her face appear even whiter.

Upon hearing Gu Keke's question, the staff member in green tossed her hair.

“Perhaps,” she replied expressionlessly. “We have to do whatever we’re assigned to do.”

Without making a sound, she pulled the little boy, who was still jumping up and down, behind her.

"The staff member you mentioned selling tickets may be me, or it may not be me—I can't remember."

Jiang Zhiling glanced at the girl in green who was about the same age as her, and then looked at Liang Jun and Gu Keke standing in front of her.

"You two know each other?" she asked, slightly curious.

"It was the staff member who sold us the tickets for our first project at the foot of the mountain."

Luo Chuange turned slightly to answer her question, "But she probably doesn't remember us—which is normal, after all, many days have passed."

Jiang Zhiling nodded and didn't say anything more.

Whether they were players or staff, the adults present maintained an extreme level of composure and calmness.

The only source of noise was the yellow-clad child huddled behind the girl in green, constantly struggling and screaming.

"I don't want them to ride the carousel!"

The child looked as if someone had snatched away their most beloved toy, and was about to burst into tears almost immediately, shouting, "I don't care! I don't care who it was! I just can't play with it—"

The girl in green silently turned away. Her slender, well-defined fingers gripped the child's shoulder tightly.

“You must listen to me,” the girl’s voice was exactly like her appearance, both cold and icy. “They are tourists, and it is only natural for them to experience the amusement park rides.”

Even with earnest persuasion from their own family, the child still wouldn't listen.

He seemed to be used to being arrogant and domineering, and struggled to escape the girl in green's grasp.

"No matter what you say, the carousel is mine! I don't care who they are, they can't touch my carousel!"

"If you keep doing this, I'm going to tell everyone your secret."

The girl in green was originally half-squatting, but after saying those words with a hint of viciousness, she reflexively looked around.

She moved a little further away with the child, seemingly trying to avoid the crowd. Even so, Liang Jun, who was relatively close to them, could still hear snippets of their conversation.

"No one else knows, but I do."

The girl in green whispered a threat: "That person has been looking for you... If they find you, you know what will happen to you."

The child in the yellow shirt visibly flinched. "But what if they pass..."

"Don't worry," the girl in green lowered her voice again, "didn't you call me here?"

After the riddle-like exchange, she stood up, supporting herself on the child's shoulders, her face still expressionless, as if nothing had happened.

The child in the yellow shirt also behaved unusually, becoming well-behaved, no longer making noise, and no longer expressing any dissatisfaction to the crowd.

Liang Xuan's confusion deepened.

Her eyes kept darting back and forth between the two of them, determined to find some clue.

Before she could examine it closely, the staff member in green patted the child in yellow on the shoulder twice, and then, as if receiving a signal, the child ran into the depths of the pine forest without looking back.

"Hey—"

Old Ren waved as if to stop him, but to no avail. He then stared at the green-clad staff member with a resentful look on his face and asked, "Why did you let him get away?"

“He is no longer needed here, and I can easily take his place.”

The girl in green seemed to want to give a standard, polite smile, but her stiff expression prevented her from making such a warm gesture, so she could only lower her eyes again, making her single eyelids and triangular eyes even more obvious.

Her slender ankles shifted backward, moving further away from the crowd.

"Please wait here for a moment while I go and prepare the information leaflet for the carousel."

After saying that, without waiting for the players to react, she slipped away like the child in yellow.

However, their directions were not the same. The staff member in green went into the back half of the carousel, the area hidden by dense pine needles.

Tang Cailei was somewhat dissatisfied that after all that effort, he still hadn't been able to experience the project.

He paced back and forth, thinking, "This inefficiency is so bad, how much time has been wasted for no reason?"

Old Ren, on the other hand, was very unceremonious and simply sat down cross-legged on the ground.

"What's the rush? Didn't she go get the rules for us?" Old Ren, sitting on the ground, glared at Tang Cailei. "What? You dare to force your way in without the rules?"

Tang Cailei paused, instantly enraged. "You..."

"Then go in now," Old Ren snorted, withdrawing his gaze. "I still respect you as a man."

Before the two could finish their bickering, the girl in green, who had been inside for a short while, came out carrying a stack of flyers.

Old Ren gave Luo Chuange a look and, with the latter's help, stood up from the ground.

The staff member in green merely glanced at the little incident, pretending nothing had happened, and walked straight up to Liang Jun and the others.

"Dear visitors, this is the information leaflet for the carousel. Please take a look."

Her words appeared respectful on the surface, but there was not a trace of goodwill in them.

The staff member in green handed out the information leaflets one by one to everyone, and then held the extra leaflets tightly to their chest with their arms.

The paper used for printing was of poor quality and had a background of light pink clouds.

The colorful back of the flyer first caught Liang Jun's eye. She flipped through it briefly, and after finding no useful clues, she shifted her focus to the front of the flyer.

The front is covered with a large amount of blurry ink text, as if the printing press had suffered a mechanical failure during the printing process. The second half of each rule is covered by a large amount of thick blue-green ink and cannot be read.

【Rules of the Carousel at Wuxie Amusement Park——】

[1. There are no fixed seats on the carousel; you can choose your favorite ride according to your own wishes.]

2. When the music plays, the equipment operates; when the music stops, the equipment stops.

3. During facility operation, there is a possibility of unidentified objects appearing. Please do not panic excessively, but do not touch them directly.

4. The carousel features a story-driven segment; we have provided relevant props for your use. Please use them responsibly.

5. Have a great time at Wuxie Amusement Park!

Five simple rules.

After Liang Jun scanned the entire document word for word, the system displayed a notification that the data had been successfully entered.

Unfortunately, the latter part of each rule is unknown.

Liang Jun leaned forward to compare it with the leaflet in the hands of others, only to find that the edges covered by the ink were not exactly the same.

In other words, this doesn't seem like a system design, but rather something intentional.

Perhaps the blue-green ink can be wiped off—

Liang Jun lifted her sleeve with her fingers, intending to use the fabric to wipe away the still-wet ink, when the previously silent staff member in green spoke up again.

Please do not wipe the instruction leaflet.

Her shoulder-length hair was messy, with nearly half of the black strands covering her fair face, resembling half an eerie black mask.

"Why?"

Qi Zhixia also noticed the suspicious points in the obscuring area, but she wasn't as quick to act as Liang Jun. She simply raised her question, "It's obvious that there are many rules behind the scenes that we can't see. Why are they deliberately keeping them from us?"

Like squeezing toothpaste, everyone asked a few questions, and the girl in green would give a few clues in return.

“Because it was an outdated and flawed rule,” she replied expressionlessly, “so we adopted this approach to avoid misleading people—but that doesn’t matter.”

Looking around and seeing that no one was studying the leaflet carefully anymore, the girl in green retreated to the carousel gate area, gently pushed it, and the candy cane-shaped gate creaked open slowly.

The sweet, colorful aroma of candy wafted out from this small door.

Liang Xun frowned at the smell, while Gu Keke's eyes lit up. "It's so sweet! It smells delicious!"

"Wake up."

Wang Jianping pushed the wheelchair past her, saying, "Not everything is edible; this is a dungeon."

"Oh, I know, I know, I was just saying..."

Gu Keke stuck out her tongue shyly and followed the others into the carousel area.

"Tell me your choice, and I'll turn on the machine for you."

Once the players had all entered the gate, the green-clad staff member completely reverted to his most basic form.

An impatient and indifferent tone resurfaced, "Hurry up, I want to get off work as soon as possible."

Despite the staff's urging, the players in the park continued to choose their vehicles at a leisurely pace.

The rules state that they can choose whatever they like, so since they have such a great opportunity, they naturally want to choose their favorite.

The carousel seems to have a great magic power; whether you are old or young, you can always find your truest self in front of it.

The middle-aged men seemed to share the same taste. Lao Ren and Tang Cailei tacitly chose the only bronze sled in the entire venue and could only sit side by side.

Luo Chuange and Ge Lin were clearly more playful; each of them rode a warhorse clad in armor, like warriors about to go into battle.

Just to be on the safe side, Wang Jianping and Qi Zhixia chose to stay together and opted for a conventional horse-drawn carriage.

Gu Keke and Jiang Zhiling snatched a princess-themed float, leaving only one seat. She originally wanted to invite Liang Jun to sit there, but Jiang Chunhua beat her to it.

Jiang Zhiling sighed softly, "Sister, this seat was originally meant for Sister Jun..."

Jiang Chunhua couldn't stand these words. "What? Can you really bear to see your sister all alone out there?"

After much deliberation, only Liang Yan remained.

Gu Keke was a little worried and leaned out of the window of the float.

"Sister Jun, what are you going to do?"

Liang Jun's gaze shifted slightly, landing on the giant pumpkin carriage located behind the float and in front of the warhorses.

"It's okay, I'll sit here."

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Author's Note: We're about to move on to the copywriting section!