Chapter 147 The Embarrassment of the Four Seasons Church
Bai Jiyue wasn't interested in the places the tourists around her were talking about. She'd rather visit places like the Abandoned Park, Jasmine Town, and the Fantasy Haunted House. After all, her classmates talked about them every day, and she wanted to see if they were really that magical. Plus, there were monsters in these places, and there were chances to get items. These items could be returned to the park's mall, and she could earn some money for college tuition and living expenses.
Because she was sure that her family would not help her pay for tuition or apply for a loan.
Thinking of this, Bai Jiuyue's eyes lit up, and she finally felt the joy of winning the prize.
The Fantasy Park was bustling with activity! Everywhere was packed with people. She'd arrived at the Abandoned Park first. Ever since the park opened for item recycling, the number of people coming to fight monsters had increased significantly, and they were more enthusiastic. There was a long line at the Abandoned Park, and the staff told her that if she made an appointment now, it would be her turn in two hours.
But in two hours it will be 12:30 pm, and I heard that killing monsters is a strenuous job! I can't kill them if I haven't eaten, and it's not suitable to do strenuous exercise right after eating.
Seeing her unfamiliar face, the staff member said gently, "Is this your first time in the park? If you want to fight monsters, I suggest you go to the viewing corridor first. If you can't adapt to it, you won't be able to enter the abandoned park, Jasmine Town, and other places."
Bai Jiyue was a little nervous, "Then how do we know if we have adapted?"
Staff: "You need to scan your ticket to enter and exit the viewing corridor. If there is a green mark on your ticket stub when you exit, it means you have passed. If you don't have a physical ticket, you can open the park app to check it."
Bai Jiyue nodded and immediately went to the viewing gallery. Once there, she realized that what her classmates were discussing was real, and the realism was far more shocking than what she saw in the video.
When a monster with scarlet eyes pounced on the glass wall and roared at her, Bai Jiuyue took a step back in fear, her heart pounding and her cheeks flushed. She was a little scared, but more excited.
She didn't know where the excitement came from, maybe it was because she had witnessed the advanced technology, or maybe it was because she subconsciously discovered another possibility in life... She stayed in the viewing corridor for almost an hour before walking out. When she came out, she didn't forget to scan the QR code on the app on the ticket machine. Seeing the signal of approval displayed on the park app, she couldn't help but exclaimed in her heart.
The situation in Jasmine Town is similar to that in the Abandoned Park, with long queues. Moreover, there are level restrictions in Jasmine Town, and only those with an extraordinary level of 3 or above on the Merit List can enter.
The abandoned park was blocked by a gate and a wall, so nothing could be seen. However, Jasmine Town only had a fence. She stood outside and saw the tourists inside bravely fighting against the huge and terrifying monsters. She was a little frightened at first, but when she found that both they and the monsters had blood and blue bars on their heads, Bai Jiuyue's nervousness disappeared.
When she came over, this round of monster fighting had come to an end, so after just a few minutes, the monster was defeated by the tourists and turned into a pile of black and gray mist and dissipated, leaving a golden object in its place.
Seeing this, the tourists inside made sounds of joy.
"It's a level 2 item. What good luck!"
"I can earn 600 yuan by recycling it to the mall!"
"We all worked together to get this this time, so let's split it up!"
Bai Jiuyue looked at the items they'd collected with some envy. She opened the park's mall and took a look. Visitors couldn't see the number of items being recycled, but they could see the sales figures. Seeing the high sales figures, she felt a little relieved. She turned and headed for the Fantasy Haunted House. She'd already inquired about it; there were no level restrictions, so she'd run a few times to practice. They'd also heard that fighting monsters in the park was good for your health, and now that she had an annual pass, she didn't have to do the boring running every day.
However, Bai Jiuyue still couldn't reach the fantasy haunted house. She was stopped by a familiar voice. It was Zhang Minmin.
Zhang Minmin said, "You've finally come to the park! Whether you buy a ticket or an annual pass, you'll know when you come. One or two visits won't satisfy you. The annual pass is the most cost-effective."
Bai Jiuyue said, "Annual pass." Out of sensitivity, she did not tell Zhang Minmin that this was won in a lottery at the amusement park.
Fortunately, Zhang Minmin didn't ask any further questions. She said enthusiastically, "This is your first time here, right? I'll be your tour guide. Where are you going?"
Bai Jiuyue finished speaking, and Zhang Minmin shook her head. "Although there's no level limit in the Fantasy Haunted House, it's very difficult to pass any dungeon if you've never fought a monster before and haven't spent money on items. Otherwise, you'll just be scraping for a long time, like scraping, and the experience is terrible. Everyone goes to the Deserted Park first to join a group of 20 or 30 people to fight, and then they kill a few monsters and reach level 1 before challenging the Fantasy Haunted House."
Bai Jiuyue couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. It seemed that she wouldn't be able to earn any money from props in the next two days.
So Bai Jiuyue let Zhang Minmin take her out to play. They first went to the Purple Lake. The beautiful scenery made Bai Jiuyue feel refreshed. When they left the Purple Lake, her face was less gloomy and her mood was much brighter.
Then Zhang Minmin took her to Fantasy Ranch, which was the third map of the previous Frost Descent event. It was renamed after the event ended.
The Fantasy Ranch, with an area of more than 600 acres, looks very large, but after putting in one hundred ground dragons and one hundred puff birds, plus a large number of tourists, it is obviously a bit crowded. At a glance, there are people everywhere.
Fortunately, this does not affect everyone's interest in playing.
"The ground dragon here offers a riding service. Ordinary tourists who want to ride a dragon have to pay ten yuan for a ten-minute experience. A box of fruits and vegetables to feed the dragon is also ten yuan."
As soon as Bai Jiuyue walked into the fantasy ranch, she couldn't take her eyes off it. The ground dragon looked quite mythical, and its scales sparkled in the sun, like they were made of gems.
At this moment, a little kid, accompanied by staff, was riding a ground dragon passing by them. When the ground dragon saw them, its warm eyes blinked at them, as if greeting them.
Bai Jiuyue became excited, "It can even say hello!"
Zhang Minmin just laughed, "What's the big deal?"
At this time, she took out the app and clicked a few times. Not long after, a girl came towards them riding a dragon. Zhang Minmin thanked her, and the girl jumped off the dragon and left. Zhang Minmin asked her if she wanted to try it.
Bai Jiyue asked doubtfully, "Don't you have to pay?"
Zhang Minmin shook her head. "This is a reward my friend received for participating in the Frost Descent event. Today is her turn to ride it for free. She's had enough fun today, so she's giving the rest of the ride to us."
"That's so great!" Bai Jiuyue was not so excited about the Fantasy Park before, but now she can't help but feel a little regretful. It would have been great if she could have come to the Fantasy Park earlier.
The ground dragon ran quite fast, but very steadily. What was even more terrible was that it could actually spit out white clouds into the air while running upwards on the white clouds. It didn't take long before it sent them to a place about ten meters above the ground. Bai Jiuyue was so scared that her body froze and she dared not move.
Zhang Minmin told her to relax, saying that it was okay to fall from this height because there were white clouds below to catch her.
As they were talking, a tourist did something dangerous: he jumped from a cloud in the sky and landed in the white cloud on the ground. The cloud bounced him up dozens of centimeters like a trampoline. The whole place was filled with laughter.
Seeing this, Bai Jiuyue slowly relaxed, and then she discovered that there were countless piles of white clouds below. Many tourists were concentrating on using the white clouds to make castles, slides, and decorations to wear on their heads. There was also a big bird with white feathers and a green crown flying in and out of the white clouds, and then it turned into a big beauty flapping its wings amid everyone's exclamations.
In addition, there are also sparkling elves accompanying tourists, wearing fairy garlands on their heads...
It’s simply... "How fantastical!" Bai Jiuyue couldn’t help but exclaim. Before coming to the Fantasy Paradise, she had never imagined that this place was actually worthy of its name. No, this place is more magical and beautiful than she had imagined!
Infected by the happy factor in the air, Bai Jiuyue couldn't help but smile.
Zhang Minmin looked at her and smiled, feeling happy too. At this moment, a large white bird flew over from a distance and landed beside them. It quickly transformed into a handsome and gentle young man with a green hat on his head.
Zhang Minmin greeted him, "Hello, Daoque!"
"Good afternoon, Miss Zhang Minmin." Daoque raised his wings and saluted her, then asked, "Excuse me, have you seen Miss Xia Qingqing?"
Seeing Zhang Minmin shaking her head, he flew away with a little disappointment.
Time passed quickly. After playing in the Fantasy Ranch for more than an hour, the two were about to go out for dinner when they suddenly heard many tourists talking about the door of the church being opened.
Zhang Minmin pulled her along and said, "Let's go take a look."
The Four Seasons Church is located just behind the Fantasy Ranch, separated by a fence and two rows of trees.
"The door here was closed in the morning, but it's open now!"
"Someone filmed a video through the fence a while ago, and it looked good. It must be under development, so there hasn't been an announcement yet."
"Then if we come now, can't we get first-hand information?"
Bai Jiuyue followed Zhang Minmin and the crowd inside. She didn't see any church, but she saw a group of people in simple robes on the open grass. These people were old and young. The oldest one was obviously a pastor. He wore a hat of four colors on his head and held a book in his arms. His beard was a little gray and his face looked extremely solemn.
Seeing so many tourists coming, these people in long robes looked obviously happy.
The oldest one spoke, "Good day, guests from the New World. I am a clergyman of the Church of Four Seasons. You may address me as Bishop Mofanwo. Now, I would like to introduce you to our benevolent Lord, the great Goddess of the Four Seasons. She is the controller of the four seasons. She..."
Bai Jiuyue didn't know much about this and felt that she had never heard of this sect before. However, some tourists behind them had already started talking about it.
"The Goddess of the Four Seasons? The Church of the Four Seasons? Isn't that the same as the Church of the Evil God?"
"Keep your voice down! They're performing! It'd be rude if they hear us."
"Isn't this the Church of the Evil God? Damn it, Atelan and Azhenlan were both killed by them!" Someone quickly put themselves in their shoes.
Everyone's whispered discussions mixed together, forming a buzzing noise.
The clergy were clearly displeased by this, and Bishop Mo Fanwo's gentle smile faded. He said in a deep voice, "Please be quiet. This is a blasphemous act against the Goddess of Four Seasons."
Tourists: ...
I don't know who started laughing first, but soon the laughter in the crowd grew louder and louder, and someone even said loudly, "That's quite realistic!"
Clergy of the Four Seasons Church: ...
Bishop Mo Fanwo held down a subordinate who was about to attack and said in a deep voice, "Calm down. These are uneducated fools. We should first let them witness the might of our goddess."
Bishop Mo Fanwo put away the scriptures and said, "I know you don't believe it now, but please look, this is the moment to witness a miracle."
Then, Bishop Mofanwo and the five clergymen beside him raised their hands at the same time, chanted spells, and began to jointly perform extraordinary skills.
This skill can build a church on flat ground within a few minutes. By then, these ignorant mortals will no longer dare to underestimate the majesty of God.
Seeing that the main event had begun, Bai Jiuyue and Zhang Minmin looked over attentively, and the other tourists gradually quieted down.
"Get up!" The people from the Four Seasons Church shouted towards the open space in front of them.
At the same time, Bai Jiuyue vaguely heard a few mosquito-like voices shouting "prank".
And then, nothing happened. The people from the Four Seasons Church practiced for a long time, their faces turned red, and nothing happened before their eyes.
"Tsk~~" The tourists made disappointed sounds and walked out one after another.
"You're not ready yet!"
"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have come here. It would be so nice to play on the ranch!"
"I even borrowed a high-definition camera to get firsthand information! If I had known earlier, I would have gone to film the Puccino."
"It's time to eat."
Bishop Mofanwo: ...
What's going on? Why is the skill not working?
Wait, wait, wait, don't leave! We paid for the data plan!
Although they were shouting in their hearts, the clergy of the Four Seasons Church had always been arrogant and could not bring themselves to do things like "recruiting customers". They could only watch as one gold coin after another left their sight.
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