"There are indeed many capable people in the twelve realms."
Watching the second half of the wall of the 4D Fantasy Hall rumble open, Lin Sanjiu couldn't help but sigh to Teacher Yi in his heart.
Ever since she came out of the "Cowards Training House" on the Swan Road, she followed the route Akol planned for her, changing three roads in one go, completing the carousel, pirate ship and 4D fantasy on different roads -
—Sure enough, just as Akol expected, the three rides only took her just over a day.
The reason why he was able to clear the level so quickly was not because the difficulty of these three projects was particularly simple - when it came to this issue, Lin Sanjiu couldn't help but admire Akol's careful thinking.
In addition to the Growers Alliance, the Puppet Master and Santa Claus, there are also some stragglers in this dungeon who heard the news from somewhere and came in to practice their skills - like Kurosawa Ji who broke in unintentionally and then didn't leave.
. Akol has already told all the growth types that once they meet such people, they must try their best to exchange information from their mouths - plus there are many members of the Growth Alliance itself, so this way
, which means that Akol’s eyes and ears have spread throughout the amusement park.
With such a wealth of information as his backing, it would naturally be much easier for him to do things than Lin Sanjiu.
After asking Lin Sanjiu in detail about the rides she had experienced before, Akol picked out three rides for her that were somewhat similar to previous games and that she already had experience in clearing; and they all had the same number of rides.
On the road with more paths - more numbers often means that the difficulty is relatively low.
Although he didn't ask explicitly, it was obvious that Akol had put a lot of thought into figuring out Lin Sanjiu; the projects he picked out happened to be the type that could be passed by taking advantage of her strengths. Various conditions were added up.
Under this circumstance, it is not surprising that Lin Sanjiu was able to clear the level so quickly.
"...This method is a trick after all." She still remembered that before leaving, Akol told her with a serious face, "...It is impossible to reach the end all the way with this method. At most, it is impossible.
I can only help you save some distance and catch up with the puppet master earlier. After all, none of us have been to the end. Even I don’t know how you will go after you come out of the 4D illusion."
...But just being able to get here is enough.
Lin Sanjiu took a deep breath and stepped out of the 4D Illusion Pavilion - almost as soon as she stepped out, a shadow the size of a bug appeared on the horizon; the shadow was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye it was "pounce"
The sound gradually became louder and stopped on her outstretched arm. Two paper wings stopped.
After the paper crane "confirmed" the recipient of the message, Akol's voice came from its body.
"...You should be able to receive this news when you come out of the 4D illusion." While the game is in progress, Paper Crane cannot enter the venue. Therefore, the two communicate between each event.
: "The puppet master's position has not changed, he is still on the Pumpkin Road... He has not yet come out of the penultimate project. It seems that it should be quite difficult; when you get there, you can just wait for your work."
After simply saying "Okay", Lin Sanjiu let the paper crane fly; when the white origami bird disappeared from the blue sky, her feet still did not move.
She tilted her head and thought about it for a while. She called out another paper crane from the card library. Thanks to Santa Claus, in order to let her "bait" report the coordinates, she got a lot of these convenient origami birds.
.
"Um...where are you now?"
After saying this, she was a little unsure whether she should send it out; but in the end, with some hesitation, Lin Sanjiu released the paper crane.
Originally, she was a little worried that the other party would not be able to receive it in the rides at this time. But fortunately, she did not wait long, and the paper crane once again flew down from the blue sky and appeared in the sun.
into her sight.
...It sounds like Kurosawa Ji is eating.
"I'm on the road to velvet cake. It seems to be the fourth level here." After these words, Lin Sanjiu was sure that he heard the sound of a metal spoon hitting something from the paper crane, "...
…what?"
Lin Sanjiu thought about it for a while, and then whispered to the paper crane for a while. When she watched the paper crane disappear from the sky for the second time, she let out a long breath - at this time,
She couldn't help but feel a little envious of Akol's information.
It would be much more convenient if she could also have information that allowed her to plan a shortcut... But this time, of course, she couldn't ask Akol.
…After all, she doesn’t know this person well, so she has to be on guard against him.
After the paper crane was released, she didn't receive a reply from Kurosawa Kaguya for a long time - maybe it was because she took too long just now, and the other party had already entered a certain amusement park; or maybe it was Kurosawa Kazuya's old habit.
He committed the crime again, "No one can make him say anything he thinks is unnecessary."
Seeing that he could no longer wait where he was, Lin Sanjiu adjusted his breathing and walked forward.
According to Akol's calculations, the puppet master was in the next venue she met.
...The decoration style of the Pumpkin Road is different from the previous ones she has seen. It seems to be in the style of Halloween. The Pumpkin Road is covered with fake spider webs and skulls, and the street lights on both sides are also made of a
A pumpkin lantern with a carved face and candles on it instead; occasionally, a screaming automatic ghost toy would pop out from the back of the store from a corner - if it weren't for the bright light now,
I'm afraid they have been beaten into pieces by Lin Sanjiu long ago.
After making a little preparation as she thought, Teacher Yi muttered a little worriedly: "I don't know if the plan you thought of can successfully delay him."
——It's not so much a plan as it is a way that Lin Sanjiu came up with. But no matter what, now she has a countermeasure and a way out, all she needs is a puppet master.
…
After walking a few more steps, when her eyes fell on the venue at the end of the road, Lin Sanjiu's heart suddenly beat violently several times.
Compared with other venues, this amusement park looks small and pitiful. In fact, if it weren't for the sign that read "Cartoon World Experience Center" hanging outside, Lin Sanjiu would have almost thought it was a restroom.
- Two small rooms on the left and right that look like men's and women's toilets are connected by a short corridor. A guy who looks like he should be a conductor is sitting cross-legged in the middle. He looks the same as the one before.
All of them had dull faces and no energy at all.
...The puppet master is really in this little house?
Slowly walking to the door of the "Cartoon World Experience Hall", Lin Sanjiu still felt a bit unrealistic in her heart - she looked around blankly; but this experience hall looked just like other projects in the amusement park.
, there is nothing special about it because of the existence of the puppet master.
"Do you want to buy a ticket to enter?" The man sitting in the middle of the short corridor raised his head. An angular face lifted up from under a red hat and faced Lin Sanjiu: "...5
Physical value."
...Although he agreed to hold off the puppet master, Lin Sanjiu was not willing to try the Pumpkin Road attraction with the puppet master's level of difficulty.
"No, I won't buy a ticket just yet." She waved her hand hurriedly - when this matter is over, she can turn around and change the way and go forward: "...Excuse me, is there anyone inside now?"
"Yes," the male conductor immediately replied, "Our project is very popular, especially parents and children, who all like to come and see the cartoon world."
This was not the first time Lin Sanjiu had heard such promotional slogans. Starry Sky Amusement Park always liked to lean into ordinary amusement parks like this. She looked at the male conductor and was a little unsure whether he looked like someone from a haunted house.
The same as the female conductor, who refused to tell the truth: "...Doesn't your amusement park have regulations that say players' identities cannot be revealed to others?"
"...Well, no." He shook his head.
He breathed a sigh of relief. Lin Sanjiu finally smiled a little. "Then can you tell me who are the people inside who are clearing the level?"
The male conductor stared at her for a while, as if it was the first time he heard such a question; Lin Sanjiu quickly added, "I also went in hastily. The difficulty is too high and I can't stand it." Then the red hat spoke.
"A girl just came in this morning. She is the only one in the past few days. The last time someone came in was five days ago. She was a boy and he never came out...probably because he was having too much fun.
You're fascinated."
Girl?Five days ago?
This is completely inconsistent with Akol's intelligence; the puppet master from five days ago may not have gone far enough here yet.
"...What kind of girl?" Lin Sanjiu suddenly remembered the puppet master's secret that she had accidentally discovered, and asked with suspicion.
After all, [Your laughter seems to soften the world when the spring flowers are blooming] once reminded me that he is only half a man... It is precisely for this reason that the puppet master has to hunt her down.
"I can't keep staring at other people's little girls," Red Hat said matter-of-factly, "But she looks really ugly. She has bags under her eyes and her face is very long. I don't know if she's good or not.
.”
...That doesn't sound like the appearance of a puppet master.
Lin Sanjiu was immediately filled with suspicion—could that girl be a doll?
But this isn't right either.
Even if a puppet controlled by a puppet master retains its sanity like Bai Xiaoqiang, it cannot change the fact that it is no longer a living body; not to mention that it is still part of the puppet master's ability - just like Lin Sanjiu
[Flat World] is the same as Mr. Yi in his mind. No matter how much sanity he has, he will not be recognized as an individual player by the amusement park; he will not get a player number when walking on the road, and following the attractions can only be regarded as
A vassal of the ability master.
In this case, there is only one explanation left - Lin Sanjiu mentioned it heartily, did not respond to the male conductor with a word, turned around and ran in the direction he came from - although the explanation is a bit unclear, it must be Akol
Told a lie!
She didn't know what his purpose was in deceiving her to come to the Pumpkin Road, and what was there about her that was worthy of him spending so much time on, but since the puppet master wasn't here, she didn't know what was waiting for her next.
situation - now we have to immediately return to the previous venue and ask to change paths!
However, just after running a few steps, Lin Sanjiu suddenly stopped.
...Like several other roads, there are many various shops on the Pumpkin Road; Lin Sanjiu glanced quickly, and then rushed into a barbecue restaurant; in order to block some of the people coming from the road
Man, she kicked the glass door shut behind her.
"Make a price." As soon as she rushed in, she suddenly slapped the table filled with plates of meat, which shocked the store owner out from behind the cashier. "I want to find out the coordinates of a player!"
The boss was a woman with a charming face and a petite figure. She spoke in a leisurely manner. After frowning and looking at her for a while, she slowly wiped her hands and walked out from behind the counter: "...It seems that you have been there before.
Ask our colleagues about the person."
"Yes," Lin Sanjiu suppressed her anxiety and spoke quickly: "... Do you know the coordinates of the player? How much stamina do you want for me?"
"You're lucky, I happen to know." After the boss lady said this, she found a chair and sat down gracefully: "It's not good for me to use your physical strength for nothing. Which plate of meat is better for you? How many plates should you grill?
Well…then we’ll talk.”
It seems that the employees here put "doing business" as their first priority - even though Lin Sanjiu knew that she didn't have much time now, she couldn't do anything about the replica creatures in the amusement park; feeling depressed, she
I grilled a plate of pork neck that cost 15 points of stamina, and asked the landlady: "Is this okay? I want to ask about a person named Akol, where is he now?"
"This player, he is on the Road to the Big Bear. He seems to be on his fifth project now." The landlady glanced at her barbecue and finally spoke slowly.
Lin Sanjiu was stunned.
When he communicated with Akol last time, he said so himself; because of the planned route, after he comes out of the Big Bear Road, it will be more convenient to gather people from the Growers Alliance to meet Lin Sanjiu-that is,
Said that his current position is exactly part of the plan.
If Akol is still carrying out the plan honestly...
Lin Sanjiu suddenly trembled, a little afraid of the second thought that suddenly occurred to him.
"Then... I have another person I want to ask you about," she lowered her voice involuntarily, "... do you know a player called the Puppet Master? Where is he now?"
The charming lady boss didn't answer, she just tilted her head and glanced behind her.
Lin Sanjiu's heart suddenly sank.
"Look back." The words came out from the shopkeeper's red lips. "He is outside the door." (To be continued...)
