Chapter 30 Fantasy Amusement Park (12)
On the projection screen in front of me, the countdown finally reached "0".
The radio sounded again.
"The first round of safety testing for the 'Eros Pendant' has begun. Testers, please step out."
The red team, Su Yue and his team, had already decided on their order of appearance, but the blue team wasn't as cohesive. However, they also had a method for determining the order of appearance: the absolute power of the Seekers.
The seeker glanced at the two testers in Group D. One of them had hardly spoken, and the other had just wanted to please the seeker but failed to bring Su Chen out.
He pointed at the one who hadn't said much and said, "You go."
The tester looked very bad. No one wanted to be the first to take the risk, but when he looked at the greasy green cricket cage in the seeker's hand, he knew that resistance would not end well, so he gritted his teeth, nodded, and walked to the control screen.
On the red team, Cang Zhi walked to the control screen.
The atmosphere among the testers was quite subdued, but as the two testers took their positions, cheerful music began to play over the radio, like the lively electronic music at an arcade about to begin a game. Simultaneously, pixelated orange-pink fonts appeared on both of their screens, with small, bubble-like pixels appearing and disappearing around the edges of the characters.
-The lottery will begin soon
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A burst of electronic fireworks crackled, and the projection screens in front of Cang Zhi and the testers in Group D transformed into a screen where they could click buttons and draw roses. In the upper right corner was a small digital countdown, 120 seconds. If they refused to draw after the expiration date, both testers would lose their qualification to test, effectively being eliminated.
The tester from Group D had a pale face and his fingers were shaking. Although the rules of the game seemed clear, no one could tell if there were any traps. It took a lot of courage to be the first to draw a rose.
He had already chosen the rose he wanted to draw, but he didn't dare to press the button first. He glanced at Cang Zhi out of the corner of his eye, wondering whether he should make a fake move and trick the other person into choosing first.
On the other side, Cang Zhi didn't have so many concerns, nor did he deliberately make things difficult for the tester opposite him. He waited for about three seconds and then drew the rose button No. 7 that Su Yue had already selected for him.
The moment he pressed the button, Rose No. 7 was pulled out of the pile of building blocks at a constant speed with a sound.
There are a total of 9 roses left. First remove the parts on the outside that are not under pressure. There will be no danger for at least two rounds.
After the rose was taken away, the Cupid statue shook slightly and then stabilized.
"The test was successful, testers please leave." The instructions came from the radio.
A line of light grating opened on the platform. Cangzhi walked down the platform, passed through the red light net, and followed the steps and the yellow guide lines on the ground to enter the safe zone.
The moment they saw him walk into the area safely, almost all the testers breathed a sigh of relief. This at least showed that as long as they could choose the right rose, there was a way to survive.
On the stage, the countdown continued. The other tester breathed a sigh of relief and quickly chose rose number 11.
Rose No. 11 was also pulled out safely, and the Cupid statue shook slightly.
Standing on the platform, the statue appears particularly tall because it is close and you need to look up, so every time it shakes, it feels like it will fall down in the next second.
After the broadcast announced that the test had passed, the tester made the sign of the cross on his chest, thanked himself for surviving the ordeal, and then rushed down the platform as if escaping. Looking at his posture, it seemed that his legs would go weak and he would kneel on the ground in the next second.
When they arrived at the safe zone, the tester hesitated for a moment and stood cautiously a few steps away from Cangzhi.
"Second round of safety testing begins. Testers, please step out."
As soon as the broadcast finished, the Seeker stepped forward and left the team. He might have overheard Su Yue's tactics. His gray-green eyes, like those of ancient rocks, stared silently at Su Chen, who was supposed to be the second to enter the game.
Su Chen flinched when he saw the look in his eyes, but finally stepped out bravely to face the seeker.
Before the Seeker stepped onto the platform again, he pointed expressionlessly at the member of Team D who had just tried to curry his favor, his voice as heavy as stone: "You'll be the last one to go up."
The last one is the position with the highest mortality rate. The member of Group D looked at the insect cage in the seeker's hand with a deathly pale face, but could only nod.
Su Chen and Seeker walked to the projection screen together.
Su Chen could feel the seeker staring at her, she bit her lip and pretended not to know.
After the broadcast announced the start of the second round, he quickly chose the rose No. 2 that he had originally selected.
As soon as she pressed the button, the seeker immediately chose rose number 3.
Roses 2 and 3 were slowly pulled out one after the other, leaving only 5 of the 16 roses.
This time, the situation of the Cupid statue was even more dangerous. After both roses were pulled out, the statue took a long time to stop shaking.
Su Chen and the seeker also walked down the platform safely. Su Chen walked quickly to the safe zone and stood next to Cang Zhi. Cang Zhi had just been reminded by Su Yue, so as soon as Su Chen came down, he immediately went to pick her up.
The seeker kept staring at Su Chen like a perverted stalker.
But in the previous confrontation with Cang Zhi and Su Yue, he seemed to be a little afraid of these two people, so even though his eyes were almost fixed on Su Chen, he still did not go up to find her.
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Next is the third round of testing.
At this point, the situation on the field is extremely dangerous. There are only five roses left. Taking away any one of them may cause the Cupid statue to fall. In fact, even without any external force, the statue is already in a shaky state.
"Should I choose number 6 later?" Zhao Shuo asked Su Yue.
"Number 6 seems the safest," Su Yue said, "but the other party might also choose number 6. According to the rules, if two people choose the same rose at the same time, it will be locked for this round. Then you can only choose the second safest option. If another rose is locked, the situation for both of you will be very dangerous."
"So I should wait a little and see what he chooses, right?" Zhao Shuo said after thinking for a while.
"I think so." Su Yue said.
This is actually a strategy that puts oneself at a disadvantage. With only five roses left, one gives the initiative to the opponent, but it is also a strategy that ensures safety.
Now, after Su Yue and Zhao Shuo's observation, they found that there were only two roses left that could be guaranteed to be safe. Zhao Shuo had no way to ensure his hand speed. If one of them was locked, it would be a real disaster.
"Don't worry." Su Yue said, "If anything goes wrong, I..."
He wanted to say "I will protect you", but when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he remembered that if he really said that, Earring would definitely think that he had revealed his identity as a god and call the police, and then alert Supervisor Z, who was his predecessor.
Ever since he found out that Supervisor Z was his ex, Su Yue didn't want to have anything to do with him anymore. Others refused to come and see him in person before entering the game. If he still wanted to provoke others, he would lose miserably.
So when these words came to his lips, Su Yue swallowed them back.
Su Yue changed her words with a dignified look on her face: "I will pray for you."
Zhao Shuo: ???
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The two sides in the third round were Zhao Shuo and the tester from Group B. When this person walked onto the field, Zhao Shuo felt that his mental state was not right. He was dazed and his steps were not very steady. If he were to make an analogy, he would be like the person in the previous mountain village game who had been contaminated by witchcraft. He just didn't know how he became like this.
After the test started, Zhao Shuo deliberately waited for a while. As expected, just as Su Yue had discussed with him, the tester on the opposite side quickly chose Rose No. 6 when the bell rang.
Zhao Shuo waited until all the roses were taken away, then carefully observed the positional relationship between the four remaining roses.
He and Su Yue had previously thought that No. 12 should be a barely reliable option. Now it seems that with the remaining four roses arranged in three layers, No. 12 is indeed the only option with the least stress.
The rules of the game of Cupid's House are different from those of traditional building blocks. You cannot use your hand speed to quickly pull out the building blocks to ensure the stability of the building before Cupid reacts. The speed of pulling out roses here is constant, so you can only choose the one with a stable structure.
"30 seconds left."
Zhao Shuo looked back at Su Yue. The other person's eyes were fixed on him without blinking, which gave him great confidence.
At a certain moment, he thought about whether he should leave number 12 to Su Yue, but then he realized that he did not have the ability to do so and if he insisted on being a good person, it would only cause more trouble for Su Yue, so he pressed number 12.
The rose was slowly pulled from its base, and this time the Cupid statue shook even more violently. For a moment it looked as if it would fall, but after a terrifying half-minute, the statue finally regained its stability.
"Test passed." The broadcast voice was as steady as usual. "Now we begin the fourth round."
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The security officer participating in the fourth round of testing was Su Yue, and the blue team was the tester from Group D who had just given him trouble. This was the most dangerous position in the entire security test.
It is easy to understand why Su Yue stayed, and the tester from Group D was specifically asked to stay by the seeker.
The reason was probably that he failed to bring Su Chen here, and as a result, not only was he not remembered by the seekers, but he was hated instead.
At this point, the Cupid statue was in danger of falling, as if it would fall down with the slightest gust of wind.
The three roses are the only support for the huge statue that is more than five meters high. Even without applying any external force, you can see the angel's small wings and the bow and arrow in his hand shaking slightly.
Standing on the platform, you are very close to the statue and can even see the slight graininess of the paint on it clearly. The pale plaster is cast in shadow under the dim dome, like a cold skeleton hidden in a dark room, with the oppressive feeling that a heavy object is about to collapse at any time.
The three roses are in completely intertwined positions. The top rose intersects with Cupid's toes at about 60 degrees, the middle rose is parallel to Cupid's toes, and the bottom rose forms a cross with the line of Cupid's toes.
"The test begins."
Along with the cold broadcast voice, the projection screen in the upper right corner entered the 120-second countdown again, but neither Su Yue nor the tester from Group D moved, because both of them knew that whoever took action first would most likely die.
Su Yue's gaze fell on the rose that formed a cross with Cupid's toes.
If Cupid's toes land directly on the rose, it seems that he can still stay stable. The rules of the game only say that two people cannot choose a rose at the same time, but do not say that two people cannot choose at the same time. It can be seen from the situation just now that pressing the button and drawing the rose are done at the same time. In addition, the game mode of this amusement park is obviously to avoid communication between players. It is highly likely that mutual cooperation can effectively improve the survival rate.
In other words, the only solution is to take away the two roses above at the same time.
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"Hey!" Su Yue raised his voice, "Friends over there!"
The tester from Group D heard the sound and looked up at Su Yue. His hand stopped on the projection screen. It was obvious that he was under great psychological pressure because his fingers were shaking.
"I may be able to help you pass the safety test, but you have to cooperate with me." Su Yue looked into his eyes.
Many times, he tried to cooperate with players in the game world, but not everyone believed him, and he didn't know whether the tester would believe him.
The other party had just had a friction with him, and was the kind of person who would do anything to survive. There were many uncontrollable factors, and Su Yue had no way to judge. He could only be as sincere as possible.
The tester from Group D also looked at Su Yue. His expression was very bad. He hesitated for a moment and asked, "How do we cooperate?"
"Let's remove the two roses at the top at the same time," Su Yue said. "The Cupid statue will fall directly onto the bottom rose. There's a certain chance it won't fall, but you have to come with me."
The tester on the other side listened without saying anything. The countdown board in the upper right corner was still turning. While they were talking, only 80 seconds were left.
"Is it okay?" Su Yue asked again, "This is our only chance to get out alive. Do you believe me?"
The other party hesitated for a long time, looked at the three roses and said, "What are you going to do?"
"I'll count to three, two, one, and we'll each press a button, and we must press them simultaneously," Su Yue said. "To show your sincerity, how about you choose the number first?"
The tester stared at the three roses for a long time, until the countdown board in the upper right corner showed only 30 seconds left.
Cang Zhi, Zhao Shuo and Su Chen from the red team all looked anxious, while the people from the blue team showed no emotion and just watched the situation on the field coldly.
"Okay." The tester finally said slowly, "I believe you."
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