"I can't believe we did it," the old man whispered, looking at the completion banner in a daze. Although he had only attempted one challenge before, he understood how low the completion rate in this place was. He'd seen so many people studying so seriously, discussing the most efficient ways to go through the courses.
Entire groups were formed only to study and analyse the patterns of the challenges, because the prestige that came with completing a challenge could not be understated. The reason it was informally called the Playground of Legends was because those who completed it were considered legends!
Yet now, what was meant only as a way to pass the time ended up with him completing the challenge. The incredible part was that it wouldn't have been possible if he had focused solely on the objective. It was the well dressed young man, taking his time to learn the lore and appreciate the intricacies of the maze, that ended up serving as the key to success in the end.
