Translator: AnubisTL
Chen Jiang narrowed his eyes, immediately scanning his surroundings without speaking.
He could see a steady stream of alien race players descending into the area.
Their arrival method was strikingly similar to Scar Dog's phantom gate: a glowing circle materialized half a meter above the ground, and players dropped from within before the circle vanished.
The amusement park before them was vast.
Yet even with its size, it could never accommodate 96 races playing together.
Let alone 96 races.
It couldn't even accommodate one percent of the human race.
Especially with... the ticket seller standing at the entrance.
This woman clearly belonged to the amusement park.
In other words,
she wasn't a player but an employee of the park.
From the moment they arrived in this world, they had only heard the Ten Thousand Races Arena's mechanical, emotionless voice in their ears—a voice that was clearly not human.
Now, he was seeing a real person—a woman connected to the Ten Thousand Races Arena.
Chen Jiang narrowed his eyes, meeting the woman's gaze in the ticket booth without flinching. He returned her stare, carefully observing her.
A fake smile.
A perfectly manufactured smile.
This kind of smile was often seen on the faces of those in high-paying service industries.
He could see the subtle twitching of her facial muscles, which at least proved she was alive and not a meticulously sculpted corpse on display.
But he soon noticed something else.
Though the woman in the ticket booth appeared to be looking at him, she wasn't actually seeing him.
Her pupils were slightly dilated, unfocused, as if she were gazing at everyone simultaneously.
At that moment, the glowing circles around them stopped flickering.
Standing at the front of the crowd, Chen Jiang scanned his surroundings, roughly estimating there were fewer than 3,000 people present.
Among them were ape-men, elves, humans, mechanical race members, and a small fox-eared girl.
In addition to those, Chen Jiang also spotted three players who stood a full three meters tall, their arms nearly two meters long and hanging limply at their sides. Their entire bodies were emerald green, and their faces were inverted triangles.
He couldn't identify their race, so for now, he decided to call them the greenfolk.
The teleportation circle had stopped flashing, indicating no new players were arriving. Did this amusement park only accommodate fewer than 3,000 players?
Where had the other players been sent?
Probably to other amusement parks. There must be many of these parks, like parallel universes.
After gathering this information, Chen Jiang fell silent, patiently standing his ground.
He secretly wished someone bold would step forward and unload a clip into the ticket seller's forehead, just to see what would happen.
But unfortunately, everyone was either too timid or too cautious.
Nearly 3,000 players stood at the amusement park entrance, not a single one speaking or even shifting their feet.
This might have been the most heartwarming and harmonious moment ever shared by players from different alien races.
The woman in the ticket booth remained silent, her slightly stiff smile fixed as she quietly observed them.
An awkward silence hung in the air.
Before long—
A player who looked like he could be either human or mechanical mustered his courage and approached the ticket booth. Lowering his head, he murmured, "Um, hello. I'd like to enter the amusement park."
"Tsk," Scar Dog clicked his tongue in exasperation. "What a waste of that full-back tattoo."
Just then—
As the man finished speaking, the woman in the ticket booth finally spoke.
Her voice was crisp, bright, and cheerful, her words clear and distinct: "Players entering the park, please review the park rules first."
"Once you've read the rules, you may push the gate open and enter on your own."
Following the woman's pointed finger, the crowd's gaze shifted to a dusty whiteboard beside the iron gate. Several lines of elegant script were written on it.
[Amusement Park Rules]
[1. The amusement park has thirteen amusement park rides. Players who experience all thirteen rides may leave the park safely.]
[2. Experiencing all thirteen rides requires twenty-four game coins. Each player starts with eighteen game coins.]
[3. Players may not attack each other.]
[4. Players may not climb over the fences surrounding the amusement park.]
That was all.
Only these four rules.
Chen Jiang frowned as he stared at the rules before him, then glanced around again. Apart from the amusement park itself, every visible area was shrouded in thick white mist.
So, this global event was named Mist Paradise because it was a paradise within the mist.
A paradise within the mist, huh?
As he gazed at the rules, a thought couldn't help but surge within him.
Players may not attack each other.
But could players attack the amusement park itself?
What would happen if he leveled this amusement park to the ground?
Why isn't there anyone hot-headed enough to scout ahead for him? What's the point of being so cautious?
Chen Jiang couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
"Brother Jiang," Scar Dog suddenly remembered something. "Those mechanical race slaves we keep in the underground caverns—are they here for this event too?"
Chen Jiang paused, then realized the implication. "They should be."
"They can't die, right? It would cause a lot of trouble if they did."
"I don't know. I haven't seen them here, at least."
Just then—
The amusement park gates slowly creaked open.
Chen Jiang and his group exchanged glances, lingered no longer, and followed the crowd inside.
As soon as they stepped into the amusement park, they heard an elf race player hovering nearby, shouting loudly, "Everyone, listen up!"
"Inside this amusement park, players can't attack each other. This means our enemy isn't each other!"
"It's this amusement park."
"If we work together, unite our efforts, we can definitely all clear this amusement park successfully."
"I urge everyone here to temporarily put aside thoughts of the outside world and focus on cooperating with each other, ensuring everyone escapes this amusement park safely."
"Next..."
But before the elf race player could finish speaking, he suddenly fell silent, like a rooster having its throat squeezed.
He wasn't stopped by anyone else.
He stopped himself.
By this point, the crowd had rounded a corner and arrived at the first amusement park ride. Before the ride stood a luminous screen displaying several lines of text.
Clearly, these words made the elf race player realize how naive and embarrassing his earlier speech had been.
(End of the Chapter)
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