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Chapter 66: The Maze Has Its Own Sky!
Chapter 66: The Maze Has Its Own Sky!
Zhao Han suddenly felt very embarrassed.
He seemed to have lost his way.
It had only been a few intersections, so why couldn't he remember the first two?
That shouldn't be the case.
His memory wasn't that bad.
Actually, it wasn't just him; Wei Yuan and Lin Mengxi were in the same boat.
Although Zhao Han was leading the way, these people were also secretly trying to remember the directions based on what he said.
Unfortunately, after just a few intersections, they had already forgotten the ones they had noted down.
"This one, we should take this path!" Zhao Han could only lead the group down one of the paths, despite his uncertainty.
Zhang Lin smiled at this.
He knew that Director Zhao was definitely affected by the Exploration Dumbness +1 attribute.
So, now that he had gotten the intersection wrong, there was no way he could remember the path or adjust their direction. only luck on luck,. luck on it by the luck.
After just three more intersections, the group found that the surroundings seemed completely identical.
"Didn't we just pass here?" Zhao Han asked, looking bewildered, as the scene before him felt familiar.
Lin Mengxi immediately nodded. "It does look like we've been here. There are three paths, and the middle one has a curved distribution of cobblestones."
"Sure enough, we took the wrong turn to the left last time, so this time, let's go right!" Zhao Han said, leading the group to the right.
Zhang Lin silently followed behind, thinking to himself how subtly the Exploration Dumbness +1 attribute was affecting them.
Director Zhao and the others hadn't even considered whether these identical scenes were intentionally designed. Not only one, but several places were set up like this, making it easy to get confused and think they were back at a previous intersection.
And that was exactly what was happening.
They hadn't walked this path before.
Unfortunately, under the influence of the Exploration Dumbness +1 attribute, no one gave it much thought. The design was so clever that, with the added Confusion +1 attribute, the misleading effect was even even stronger.
Finally, after a few more intersections, Zhao Han completely lost his sense of direction. He turned left and right, feeling like a headless fly.
"Well, that was a mistake," Zhao Han finally sighed.
Wei Yuan laughed. "Mr. Zhang, it seems your bamboo maze is truly well-designed. Director Zhao, you're already stuck here."
"It was a mistake!" Zhao Han repeated, then hurriedly said to Zhang Lin, "Let's follow the safe path out and try again from the beginning!"
"Director Zhao, there's no need for that. Just follow me back," Zhang Lin smiled, looking at the map in his mind, then turned to walk back.
Zhao Han and the others followed.
But after just three intersections, he was stunned to see the entrance right in front of him.
In other words, all his left and right turns had led him back to the third intersection, where he had started.
...
"Let's go in again. This time, I won't make a mistake," Zhao Han said, feeling a bit discouraged but also eager to try again.
Wei Yuan and Lin Mengxi, along with the others from the agricultural bureau, all nodded in agreement.
They, too, felt a strong desire to explore and wanted to try again, driven by the Exploration Desire +1 attribute.
Zhang Lin followed Zhao Han back into the bamboo maze.
"This time, I won't go wrong," Zhao Han said solemnly, focusing intently and walking through over a dozen intersections without a mistake.
This time, Wei Yuan and Lin Mengxi thought Zhao Han was finally performing as expected, not making any errors.
Until they reached another intersection, and he suddenly stopped.
This intersection had only two paths, left or right.
Wei Yuan asked, "Old Zhao, which way now?"
Zhao Han turned around, looking embarrassed. "Well, I seem to be lost again."
?”
“???” Wei Yuan was taken aback, retorting, "Old Zhao, didn’t you say you were a professional? Didn’t you claim you were good at these maze games? Is this what you call being good?"
Zhao Han couldn’t argue back and instead praised the bamboo maze, "I really am good, but Boss Zhang’s bamboo maze is truly incredible. The intersections are incredibly deceptive, and the surroundings create a sense of urgency that makes you tense up and perform poorly."
He clearly had his reasons well-prepared. He continued, "It’s not that I’m bad. I’ve played plenty of mazes like this when I was younger, and they were all easy. I never had any trouble back then."
Wei Yuan looked at Zhao Han with a scrutinizing gaze, as if silently watching his performance.
"Don’t look at me like that. This maze is really difficult," Zhao Han said, feeling a bit defensive. "Even if Boss Zhang created this maze, he’d find it hard to complete it!"
Hearing this, Wei Yuan and Lin Mengxi exchanged glances and looked at Zhang Lin.
"Boss Zhang, is that true?" Lin Mengxi asked curiously.
.
"This bamboo maze is indeed very difficult. I designed it to surpass the Miao tribe’s bamboo maze, but as the creator, I wouldn’t make it so challenging for myself. Come, I’ll show you something!" Zhang Lin said, gesturing for them to follow as he led the way down a path.
"..." Zhao Han fell silent, feeling that Boss Zhang might be showing off a bit.
He had genuinely found the maze difficult twice in a row and couldn’t believe that Zhang Lin could memorize all the paths in a 1,000-acre bamboo maze, even as the designer.
"Old Zhao, feeling a bit defeated?" Wei Yuan teased.
"I’m not that fragile!" Zhao Han rolled his eyes at Wei Yuan and continued, "However, a project that’s challenging yet addictive will definitely become popular!"
"I agree!" Wei Yuan nodded.
Considering their age and status, they weren’t usually obsessed with games unless they found them truly engaging. The fact that they were so eager to explore this bamboo maze meant that other visitors, especially younger ones, would be even more attracted.
There might even be discussions about the bamboo maze’s gameplay on the internet.
"This bamboo maze was built with the support of the Tourism Bureau. I was quite forward-thinking," Zhao Han said, a hint of pride in his voice.
"Tch!" Wei Yuan dismissed it, "As if our Agriculture Bureau didn’t waive the first year’s rent for this project."
"That just means we both had the foresight!" Zhao Han laughed.
Wei Yuan finally agreed, "Old Zhao, I have to agree with you on that!"
Zhang Lin overheard their conversation and smiled. He found these two bureau chiefs quite amusing; their personalities made interacting with them much more relaxed.
Zhang Lin kept an eye on the game map in his mind and navigated through several intersections. Zhao Han and the others followed closely behind. Suddenly, they came across a very different intersection. There was a bamboo archway with vines entwined around it, and wildflowers were planted on both sides.
After seeing so many similar intersections, this sudden change was a refreshing surprise.
Seeing Zhang Lin walk into this intersection, Zhao Han and the others followed. As they passed through the entrance and saw the inside, they were all amazed by the sight.
There was a whole new world inside, completely different from the previous paths and intersections they had seen before. If visitors found this place, they would be thrilled.
(End of Chapter)
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