Chapter 848: Chapter 812: Chaotic Amusement Park Chronicles
Just as Gu Mian was searching everywhere for Lu Yi, Teacher Slaughter had already announced the ranking of the mysterious votes from last night.
It is worth mentioning that most of the fifty contestants voted for a few of the same people, so many in the back had zero votes.
Teacher Slaughter had no choice but to have those with the same number of votes draw lots to decide their order of appearance.
After finishing these trivial tasks, Teacher Slaughter finally breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to formally introduce the content of the second stage of the show.
He climbed up the Pyramid using both hands and feet.
Each step of the Pyramid was half a meter high, and since Teacher Slaughter was a bit short, his climbing looked somewhat comical.
Watching his back, a small burst of laughter erupted from the audience.
After a difficult climb, he finally reached the top of the Pyramid.
Standing on the high pinnacle, he spread his arms towards the audience below: "I announce, the second stage of our amusement park festival is now officially starting!"
Cannons fired alongside his voice around the stage, dozens of fireworks shot into the sky and exploded, but they were not very visible in the daytime. What stood out were the amusement rides that began to operate.
The Ferris wheel, half-submerged in the artificial lake, began to turn, with cabins emerging from the water one after another, filled with water, while new cabins sank into the water on the other side, releasing bubbles on the lake surface.
A roller coaster sped down from a high-altitude track, passing through steel-reinforced ring tunnels.
Not far from the stage, a drop tower was raised to the highest point, then started its free fall.
A colorful gridboard rose behind Teacher Slaughter at the top of the Pyramid.
Each square had a project written on it.
"Roller coaster, carousel, pirate ship..." 007 on the audience looked at the grid’s content and said, "It seems this stage is for the contestants to experience those facilities in the venue."
But these facilities looked deadly, and 007 doubted how many of the fifty contestants would still be alive after experiencing them.
"The program has grouped the fifty contestants according to the voting ranking just now, two per group, making a total of twenty-five groups."
With that, he began announcing the group members; two people with adjacent appearance orders would form a group: the first and second up were a group, the third and fourth up were a group.
Gu Mian was crowned first in the "Who do you want last to perform" poll, so he should have been grouped with the second-to-last.
And the second-to-last was number 1095.
But when Teacher Slaughter grouped, he swapped 1095 with Mr. Green, putting 1095 in the front group, and Mr. Green was placed in the back to form the last group with Gu Mian.
After dividing the groups, Teacher Slaughter maliciously said to Mr. Green: "What a pity, 1117. Originally you should be performing earlier, but based on your previous performance, we found you seem to be good friends with 1118, so the organizers specially made an exception to let you and your good friend be in the same group; you get to perform last all thanks to your good friend here."
He moved 1117’s performance order to the end, expecting 1117 to fume in silence or to hate 1118 directly.
Unexpectedly, the expected situation did not occur; instead, 1117 showed no complaint or anger, even looked at himself with gratitude, as if saying, "You are such a great person."
Teacher Slaughter looked at him like a ghost, feeling a bit gloomy, thinking that both 1117 and 1118 might not be right in the head.
He ignored these ominous two and turned to lead the different groups up the Pyramid according to their order; the earlier the group performed, the closer they were to the top.
The group closest to the pinnacle was the first to perform.
Beneath them was the second and third groups, this tier had two groups.
The lower the level, the more groups it contained, and Gu Mian and Mr. Green were at the bottom level, as expected.
"Among the two in each group, one will be the ’Judge,’ and the other the ’Executor.’ The Judge will select a project first, then the Executor will experience it..."
The contestants at the base of the Pyramid turned pale.
They had never been to an amusement park nor experienced its projects, but from the looks of it, none of these were right.
Take the Ferris wheel in the water, for instance. It turned slowly, estimated to take at least twenty minutes for a full revolution, but half of it was submerged in water! This meant being underwater for ten minutes in every full turn!
The person on the Ferris wheel would drown!
Drowning was considered a gentler way to die.
Not far from them was the bumper car area, but only the contestant-driven one was a normal bumper car. Others were a van, a dump truck, and even a road roller!
You can imagine the outcome of playing bumper cars with those things.
Teacher Slaughter at the top of the Pyramid continued to introduce the show’s content: "If the Executor successfully completes the project chosen by the Judge, then they will advance directly."
No wonder Teacher Slaughter said having the advantage of earlier performance was significant; only ten players could advance in the second stage, and given this process, the ten advancing might already be decided before the ones at the back even participate in the show.
"If the Executor completes their project, the Judge will then choose a project for the Executor. If the Judge also completes the project, they will advance directly!"
Someone in the audience spoke up: "What if the Executor doesn’t pass the project chosen by the Judge at the beginning? Who chooses the project for the group’s Judge then?"
Hearing this, Teacher Slaughter’s face showed a meaningful smile: "Then there’s no need to choose any project; if the Executor fails the project chosen by the Judge, the Judge will advance directly into unforeseen circumstances!"
People in the audience whispered, discussing this rule.
"With this, the Judge has a massive advantage, not to mention it’s a no-brainer. As long as the Judge picks a deadly project for the Executor, the Judge can advance..."
talked to Chu Changge while looking around at the amusement facilities.
The Judge didn’t even need to be picky; each of these facilities looked deadly.
And by this process, at least one from each group could advance, making the top ten completely dominated by the first ten groups, with the last fifteen having no reason to exist.
Evidently, Teacher Slaughter also knew this; he raised a hand to signal everyone to quiet down.
"Of course, this would be unfair to the groups at the back; we can’t let people come all this way without a chance to perform. The organizers, in their fairness and justice, have considered this, offering later groups a chance to perform too;
"As I mentioned before, if the Executor doesn’t succeed in the project, the Judge will advance directly in unforeseen circumstances! Remember what I said: ’in unforeseen circumstances.’
Teacher Slaughter specifically emphasized the pronunciation of the words "unforeseen circumstances."
Unforeseen, meaning an unexpected occurrence.
Sure enough, he continued: "To give later groups a chance to perform, the organizers allow the existence of relay races;
"If the Executor doesn’t succeed in the project, people from subsequent groups may choose to replace the failed one, becoming the new Executor within that group, but the new Executor must complete one more project; i.e., Judges can choose two projects for the new Executor;
"If the new Executor still fails the challenge, those from later groups may continue to choose to replace the failed one as the second new Executor, needing to add one more project to the failed one’s count;
"If the new Executor succeeds, they will advance directly and select the same number of amusement projects for the Judge."
This long explanation confused the contestants, but they grasped some understanding.
"The later groups are not entirely without performance hopes; they can take over failed Executors’ challenges, becoming early group members but with increased project challenges," 007 understood but thought this akin to rushing to death.
The lower-class people also understood this truth, but if the later groups did not rush forward, they would not have a chance to appear; all their previous efforts would be for naught.
At this moment, Teacher Slaughter suddenly changed the topic on stage, offering another solution: "Actually, there’s a win-win solution, which is to give up. The Judge can waive their rights while choosing a project for the Executor, allowing the Executor to advance directly without participating in amusement projects."
This sparked numerous discussions among the contestants.
"Is there really such a good thing? The Judge can waive their rights, and the Executor will advance directly?"
"Will there be any punishment for the Judge after waiving their rights?"
A radiant smile spread across Teacher Slaughter’s face: "No punishment awaits the Judge who waives their rights, and the process proceeds as usual. The advancing Executor will normally choose a project for the waiving Judge, who, upon project completion, will also advance normally."
He paused momentarily, exhibiting an enigmatic expression: "Of course, the Executor can also waive their rights when deciding on a project, allowing the Judge to advance directly; truly a friendly win-win conclusion."
