I Forged the Myth of the Ancient Overlords
Chapter 464 - 464 463. The toy bear cannot walk_1

Chapter 464: 463. The toy bear cannot walk_1 Chapter 464: 463. The toy bear cannot walk_1 Lu Ban didn’t rashly run out because according to the bizarre Rules, he would surely be chopped up again and packed into a small cart.

He chose to go back.

The toy bear was still having a staring contest with Feng Yu who would occasionally shift his gaze to keep an eye on the toy bear, to prevent it from running around or attacking him.

Shia went to the restaurant for a meal, and night had fallen.

As night arrived, the visitors became more restless. Their individual times were slightly different, and after communication, many had realized they were in some strange environment.

They tried to call the outside world, but most of their phones were out of service. After all, this was their past selves, yet in the mystery, it had become their present.

“Now, there are two lines of thought. One is that there are indeed amusements we haven’t experienced yet and we can only leave safely after finding and experiencing them. The other is that the amusement experiences are just a facade and there are other Rules to follow.”

While watching the toy bear, Feng Yu said.

“I think it’s the former, but we also need to summarize a set of Rules.”

Lu Ban picked up a pen and began to jot down some ideas on the note paper on the table.

“The Time Worm cannot leave here, we must at least ensure that the Time Worm cannot leave this eeriness; otherwise, those who mistakenly enter the amusement park are likely to die.”

Since the Time Worm could put the amusement park into an endless loop, Lu Ban believed it was perfectly feasible to bind it here as well.

Compared to dying directly due to the eerie Rules, it seemed more blissful to stay here and ride the Ferris wheel endlessly; that’s what Lu Ban thought.

Of course, it would be better to ensure an escape under certain conditions.

He looked at the first Rule he had written down.

[Rule ①: One must experience all the attractions to leave the amusement park]

Then, Lu Ban was ready to add some Rules for the Time Worm.

First, those who encountered the Time Worm would inevitably see it as a toy bear and lose attention to it, so Lu Ban decided to remind these tourists.

[Rule ②: The toy bears in the amusement park do not walk. If you see a toy bear walking, please immediately contact the nearest staff member]

When he got to this point, Lu Ban thought about it. Worker’s uniforms came in two colors: yellow was for ticket booths, amusement attractions, and restaurants, while red was for those who would block the visitors on their way out. Clearly, the workers in red uniforms could pose a significant danger, so this Rule should be changed to seeking out staff in yellow uniforms.

Through communication with the staff, visitors should then realize that their cognition had been affected and, in the amusement park, the primary manifestation of affected cognition was a discrepancy in the perception of the “toy bear.”

So Lu Ban wrote down the third point.

[Rule ③: Please make sure that the toy bear has a round head, with two ears on top of its head, brown and fuzzy. Should you notice that the toy bear at the counter doesn’t look like this, please contact staff dressed in yellow]

Moreover, since the Time Worm would attack those trying to leave and those who became aware of its anomalies, when tourists realize that their perception of the toy bear differs from other things, they need to keep a low profile so as not to be detected by the toy bear.

Lu Ban wrote down the fourth Rule.

[Rule ④: The grand parade does not include a toy bear performance. If there is one, please do not question it and after the performance is over, contact staff dressed in yellow]

The Time Worm’s image could lead to the emergence of a new Time Worm, so taking photographs inside the amusement park, especially those capturing the toy bear, should be banned.

[Rule ⑤: Please do not take photos with the toy bear. If the toy bear expresses an intent to take a photo with you, please delete the photo after taking it, and if you encounter special problems and cannot delete it, please contact the nearest staff member in yellow]

Sometimes taking pictures might unintentionally capture the toy bear, in which case staff should check and promptly delete them.

[Rule ⑥: When you are about to leave the amusement park, let staff dressed in yellow check your photos, remove any that captured the toy bear, and you can request compensation from the staff]

Furthermore, if visitors encounter staff wearing red clothing, it may indicate that they have already reached the boundary of the amusement park. At that time, the Time Worm might have been restrained in some other form by other visitors and unable to reset the time of this visitor, placing them in danger.

Therefore, Lu Ban quickly wrote down two Rules.

[Rule ⑦: The staff’s clothing is yellow. If you encounter staff wearing clothing of other colors, stay calm and return to the amusement attraction closest to you.]

[Rule ⑧: If you encounter staff in different colored clothing, and they have already shown hostility and given orders, immediately look for a walking toy bear.]

Under these two Rules, visitors who complied would either continue playing in the amusement park or draw the attention of the Time Worm, who would then steal their time. In any case, they would not be torn apart.

Having written this, Lu Ban felt that only one last Rule was missing, which was how to leave the amusement park.

While adhering to these Rules, they had largely controlled the Time Worm and had encountered the staff in red clothing. As long as they completed all the attractions, they could leave, but Lu Ban was unclear about what the final attraction was.

As dusk deepened, the panic among the visitors worsened.

The staff in yellow clothing were attempting to soothe the visitors, acting indistinguishably from normal people.

Lu Ban stood up, pondering the ultimate purpose of this amusement park.

The Horror Cinema required you to follow the movie-watching Rules, to watch a movie through to the end.

So the purpose of this amusement park was…

At this moment, Lu Ban saw the uneasy visitors staring at him, men and women, adults and children alike.

A blonde girl was holding a cute toy bear, clutching it tightly.

“A toy?”

Lu Ban seemed to have caught onto something.

He approached the girl and asked,

“Where did you get this toy from?”

Under normal circumstances, a high school girl would not casually bring a toy to an amusement park, let alone the toy bear she held, which was akin to the park’s mascot. Even though in her mind it had turned into a strange creature, it definitely must have been acquired from within the park.

“Souvenir shop, the souvenir shop is next to the restaurant.”

She answered timidly, pointing towards the restaurant.

Lu Ban immediately made his way through the crowd to the restaurant; next to it, indeed, there was a souvenir shop where a staff member in red clothes waited behind the check-out counter for customers.

“The amusement park guide doesn’t mention a souvenir shop, but it is indeed a part of the park, so do we have to buy something here to leave?”

Because a souvenir shop was so expected, Lu Ban had subconsciously overlooked it.

Moreover, it’s not guaranteed that one would buy something in the shop when visiting an amusement park.

Lu Ban walked into the shop and saw the shelves stocked with toy bear dolls. Besides those, there were human limbs, remnants, and heads.

He now knew that the place the staff in red intended to take him in the cart was not the restaurant but this souvenir shop.

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