Because of awakening her ability, Si Suying generally wouldn't act together with the other players unless necessary. She had a rather cold and serious personality, yet the ability she received… every time she activated it, she had to let out a meow, and during its use she would also grow cat ears and a cat tail. The only "good news" was that she could still decide whether cat claws appeared or not—though that was actually the prerequisite form for another attack skill.
Her ability was called [Wow! Kitty Is So Cute], and it completely exposed her identity as a "cat lover." However, Si Suying truly couldn't understand what the Nirvana Space was thinking when she awakened this ability. Yes, she did like cats, and yes, when she saw them she would feel such an exclamation in her heart. But! But that didn't mean she wanted to turn into a catgirl!
If she could just turn into a little white cat directly, Si Suying wouldn't feel so embarrassed.
Therefore, since entering the game until now, she had never actively added any player as a friend. Coupled with her naturally aloof demeanor, other players rarely took the initiative to be especially friendly. As for the occasional enthusiasm… from suitors, Si Suying was completely uninterested.
This time, it was her first time feeling the desire to add friends. First, after spending time together, these two female players had great personalities and good character, and could be trusted as teammates. Second, whether it was Mu Anqi with her powerful control or Zhao Guoguo with her natural good fortune, both players had very practical abilities. If there were chances to cooperate in the future, it would surely be as pleasant as it was now. Thirdly…
Mu Anqi was really a super big client.
Si Suying felt that if she put more effort into improving her grenade-making skills, or learned other crafting skills in the future, Mu Anqi would definitely be willing to maintain long-term cooperation with her.
Si Suying even thought that in the future, when she set up a stall in Nirvana Space, she might be able to cooperate with Mu Anqi by leaving a product slot for Mu Anqi's candies. After all, Mu Anqi's candy canes could be produced infinitely without any cost. These candies could also be brought into the game—although a single piece might not sell for many points, what if she sold one hundred pieces for a single point? Anyway, her main business would still be selling crafted items, with candies as a side product; there was no way she could lose. As for candy profits, splitting them sixty-forty with Mu Anqi would be fine.
After hearing about this cooperation, Mu Anqi immediately said that before the game ended, she was willing to give Si Suying a backpack full of candies for free as a gift to take back and eat.
"Right now we still don't know what's going on with the other players—we haven't run into them the whole way here," Zhao Guoguo said, rubbing her chin. "I hope they don't have bad intentions."
Thinking of her own 194.6 points and 4,040 guansi, Mu Anqi replied, "Even if they do have bad intentions, I'm not afraid."
Not to mention using points as a last resort to bribe players—she could also use guansi to bribe ghosts and have them hunt down players… that was perfectly feasible.
They found the amusement park map and confirmed the route to the restaurant on it. Then they discussed which attraction would be better to go to after eating.
"First, we rule out the roller coaster and the swing ride," Mu Anqi said. She had a big shadow in her heart about the swing ride from that time it flung a ghost right in front of her—she felt that if she herself were thrown off the swing ride, she definitely wouldn't be able to just pat the dust off, pick up her head, put it back on, and continue having fun.
As for the roller coaster, she didn't even want to try a regular one, let alone the "death" roller coaster in the All Things Amusement Park.
"Is there any other facility that's relatively safe?" Zhao Guoguo recalled. "Something suitable for kids?"
"How about… the haunted house?" Si Suying said hesitantly. "Mu Anqi has items, Zhao Guoguo, you have good luck, and I have quick reflexes… In the haunted house, we might be able to eliminate a large number of ghosts."
"But eliminating employees doesn't give tokens, right?" Mu Anqi said. "Scaring and eliminating visitors is the job of the haunted house staff… Wouldn't we be stealing someone else's livelihood?"
Si Suying was stunned for a moment, about to think it over, when she heard Mu Anqi nod and say with a smile, "That would be just perfect!"
Si Suying: "…"
"Then it's decided! First, we eat and drink our fill, then we head to the bumper cars. After so long, those ghosts must think it's safe. Once we're done eating, we'll catch them completely off guard!" Mu Anqi's face lit up with excitement. "How many grenades do you have left?"
"About twenty." Si Suying glanced at her backpack and replied. The crude, clay grenades she made were generally useless in most cases—their killing power wasn't very high, there was a bit of delay, and it was less convenient than just using her skill. But since the skill's activation condition made her extremely embarrassed, she always stockpiled a batch of grenades after each game as backup.
Mm, but she never had a chance to use them.
This amusement park dungeon was actually helping her clear out her inventory.
After eating and drinking their fill at the restaurant, Mu Anqi went to pay the bill. She found that guansi was still quite valuable here—three people eating a meal only cost 147 guansi. After paying and returning, she received trade requests from both Si Suying and Zhao Guoguo; they were trying to transfer 20 points to her.
Mu Anqi: "…"
Mu Anqi refused. Mainly because a hundred or so guansi simply wasn't worth that many points—in her eyes, at least. She could spend 100 guansi to bribe a ghost without batting an eye, but she couldn't so casually spend 50 points to bribe a player. Even spending 20 points would make her heart ache.
"When I said I'd treat you, I meant it. We've been working together for so long just now, so there's no need to be polite." Mu Anqi waved her hand, rejecting the trade requests, and said, "Come on, let's go see if the bumper cars have lined up yet~"
The plant trio slipped into the bumper car queue area like assassins, acting extremely low-key. Before the ghosts could figure out who they were, they quickly used their VIP player status to enter the bumper car attraction and drove bumper cars to continue camping in a corner.
The ghost in charge of the bumper cars, not sure whether to announce the start of the game: …
What sin had he committed today? Even if bumper cars were fun, they couldn't just keep targeting him, a single ghost, over and over!
The ghost in charge shed tears, while the ghosts watching and lining up hadn't yet noticed anything unusual. The ghosts who had been brutally slaughtered had already stayed far away—about eight hundred meters from the bumper car attraction. As for those who had been "fortunate" enough to witness it before, they faintly felt a sense of familiarity, but where exactly did it feel familiar? Why hadn't the bumper cars started yet?
The ghosts already seated in the cars grew impatient and urged the ghost in charge outside the arena. They couldn't wait to mess with the players!
The ghost in charge sighed and started the ride anyway. As a burst of pleasant music played, the ghosts inside the arena watched as the three players each pulled out their items and weapons… the offense and defense instantly reversed!
It was only then that they remembered the bumper car massacre from not long ago.
But it was too late to get out now.
After one round, Mu Anqi earned 72 tokens. Si Suying's mark count rose to 31, and Zhao Guoguo, that damn luck goddess, had 48 tokens.
The plant-type bully trio didn't keep hogging the bumper cars—after all, if they stayed any longer, no ghost would likely fall for it again. Unless some powerful ghost couldn't stand it anymore and decided to deal with them. Mu Anqi and the others went straight to the haunted house attraction to begin their exploration.
The haunted house building in this amusement park was an abandoned hospital, located at the very northern edge of the park.
When Mu Anqi and the others arrived at the haunted house, they found that there weren't many ghosts in line here, and still not a single player.
Hmm… thinking about it rationally, there were ghosts inside the haunted house, and among the participating visitors there were also ghosts—this attraction was practically a ghost paradise. So it was perfectly normal that players wouldn't want to come here for an adventure, right?
What facilities were those players even trying out? Since entering the amusement park, Mu Anqi felt she had only ever run into players once—those who had gotten hurt on the Ferris wheel and fled in embarrassment. Surely there weren't actually players brave enough to directly try thrill rides like the roller coaster or the drop tower?
What Mu Anqi didn't know was that those players had indeed tried the same attractions they had, just in different rounds, so they never ran into each other. And after one player used a missile to eliminate a ghost in the go-kart attraction and thus opened the door to a new world, he waited at that attraction's entrance until other players arrived, then proposed a cooperation.
Because the identity cards were unknown, and the benefits of cooperation among players outweighed those of killing each other, the players hesitated only briefly before agreeing. Of course, such cooperation usually lasted only about two rounds—once players had enough tokens to clear the stage, no one could guarantee that a temporary "teammate" wouldn't suddenly stab them in the back. Especially if that teammate turned out to be a plant-type.
…
"Terror Ward…" Mu Anqi glanced at the haunted house theme, then continued reading the rules.
"Visitors play the role of adventurers exploring the ward. After entering, visitors must find the underground passage and the key to open it in order to clear the stage."
Uh, why did they have to go through an underground passage after entering the ward? Couldn't they just leave through the main door? Mu Anqi touched her chin—could it be that as soon as they went in, it would turn into a ghost-chasing, scare-and-kill mode?
"How many people can go in at once for this attraction?" Mu Anqi looked at the ghost in charge of the project and asked.
"One team of 8 people, and the ward can hold a total of 3 teams of visitors. Once a full team of visitors clears the stage or is eliminated, we'll send in another team of players after 20 minutes," the ghost in charge said with a smile. "Don't worry, it definitely won't affect your gaming experience."
"If a visitor gets emotional and accidentally hits one of the haunted house staff, what happens then?" This part wasn't written in the rules, so Mu Anqi asked again. "Would they have to pay compensation?"
"Don't worry, our haunted house staff are all professionals and have undergone training. Our amusement park has purchased insurance for every… every single staff member." The ghost in charge showed a proper smile. "Visitors do not need to compensate. Of course, if anything happens to a visitor during the haunted house experience, our haunted house will not be held responsible."
Mu Anqi followed with a relieved smile. "Then I'm at ease~"