255: Chapter 255 Blind Box Matching!

"All players, please open the mysterious gift boxes in your hands."

An electronic female voice in the broadcast cut off Gu Zeyan's retching.

Li Li held the black box with the purple geometric pattern in one hand and flipped the lid open with his thumb.

A palm-sized round caramel cookie lay quietly in the center of the tin box. A neat groove was imprinted in the middle of the cookie, accompanied by a thin silver needle. A square.

Li Li tilted his head and glanced at Jiang Rumu.

In the female top celebrity's box, an exquisite umbrella pattern was clearly visible.

"What kind of hellish start is this?" Jiang Rumu stared at the umbrella with its highly curved handle and cursed directly. "It would be hard to carve even with a power drill!"

Surrounding players began opening their boxes.

Lin Shuyin pushed up her rimless glasses, her gaze sweeping across the scene.

"Squares, triangles, and circles each account for thirty percent, while umbrellas account for ten percent." She bit the end of her pen. "The probability distribution is uniform; it's purely up to luck."

The broadcast sounded again, the electronic voice echoing through the massive amusement park dome.

"Second Stage: Carve the Sugar Cookie."

"Rule One: Players must ride amusement facilities, and can only perform the carving operation while the facility is in motion."

"Rule Two: When the facility stops, you must stop immediately. Those who exceed the time limit will be eliminated."

"Rule Three: Do not ride the wrong facility, otherwise, you will be eliminated."

"One-hour countdown. The game begins."

"Beep—"

On the giant electronic screen, the blood-red [59:59] began to tick down.

Gu Zeyan hadn't listened carefully to the second half of the rules. He only heard the words "ride amusement facilities," and looking at the red roller coaster track piercing the clouds in the distance, his stomach churned violently again.

"Carousel... I want to ride the carousel..." This top entertainment industry star clutched his mouth with one hand and gripped the round sugar cookie tightly with the other, his legs moving fast as he charged toward the rotating carousel flashing with white light on the left.

He would rather die than ride those weightlessness attractions!

Surrounding players also reacted, and the swarming crowd ran frantically toward the nearest amusement facilities like madmen.

Li Li shoved the tin box into his pocket and lifted his leg, preparing to follow the main group.

"Stop!"

Lin Shuyin shouted sharply, grabbing the hem of Li Li's shirt.

This talented Tsinghua girl didn't look at the amusement facilities at all; instead, she stared fixedly at the backs of the heads of several foreign contestants running ahead.

"Don't run blindly, there's a trap." Lin Shuyin spoke at a rapid pace, directly calling over the remaining members of the China team and forming a circle.

"Look at the backs of the heads of those foreigners in front." Lin Shuyin pointed covertly.

Li Li looked in that direction.

On the GoPro headband of the Indian contestant in front, that palm-sized LED screen was glowing blue. The screen of a French contestant next to him was glowing red.

"Look at the signs at the facility entrances again." Lin Shuyin turned around and pointed to the carousel and the rafting river not far away.

The ticket machine at the carousel entrance was shining with a glaring white light. The entrance to the rafting river was yellow light.

"Rule Three, you cannot ride the wrong facility." Lin Shuyin's lenses reflected the light. "This crappy game is about blind box pairing. You can't see your own color; you have to rely on your teammates to report it."

Everyone suddenly understood.

"Quick, quick, quick! Look at each other!" Former Middleweight Boxing Champion was so anxious he was hopping, directly thrusting his bald head in front of Chu Lingfeng.

After a quick mutual check, the results were out.

Li Li and Lin Shuyin: white light.

Jiang Rumu, Lei Zhen, and Chu Lingfeng: yellow light.

Yin Ruoying, Gu Ya, and Lu Ye: blue light.

Former Middleweight Boxing Champion: green light.

"What am I? What am I?!" Gu Zeyan finally recovered from his retching, ran back to the main group, and eagerly turned his head.

Lin Shuyin stared at the red light on his head, then looked up at the insanely twisted red roller coaster track with three 360-degree loops.

"Red light." Lin Shuyin delivered the fatal sentence. "Roller coaster."

Gu Zeyan froze in place.

He looked at the round sugar cookie in his hand that required delicate operation, then looked at the roller coaster plunging vertically at 120 kilometers per hour.

"Blech—"

Gu Zeyan's knees went weak, and he knelt on the ground. The fried chicken, pizza, and cream pasta he had just eaten, after an hour of stomach acid fermentation, finally turned into a spectacular fountain, all of which was deposited on the plastic floor of the amusement park.

"No time to deal with him, scatter! Find your own facilities!" Lin Shuyin waved her hand, and the China team quickly broke up and ran wildly toward their respective facilities.

Li Li and Lin Shuyin ran frantically all the way, rushing to the carousel entrance.

Too late.

This two-story luxury carousel had a total of 130 seats and was already packed with people. Not only was it full, but there were dozens of players on the periphery who hadn't grabbed a seat, pushing and shoving frantically.

"Get lost! This is my horse!" A burly black man grabbed a skinny Latino by the collar and threw him out directly.

"Fuck! I was here first!"

The scene was chaotic.

Lin Shuyin stood on the periphery, her gaze sweeping over the backs of the players on the carousel.

Red light, blue light, green light, yellow light... colorful, everything was there.

"At least half of the people have the wrong color." Lin Shuyin made a quick judgment. "I'll go remind them to give up their seats; it's mutually beneficial."

She had just taken half a step when her collar tightened.

Li Li hooked her back collar with two fingers and dragged her back.

"Did solving problems make you stupid?" Li Li put one hand in his pocket, his gaze sweeping over the players fighting tooth and nail to grab seats, and he smiled, pulling at his skin.

"They rushed up without even understanding the rules, which means they don't have reliable teammates." Li Li articulated clearly. "Everyone on this carousel with the wrong color will be headshot by a tranquilizer gun."

"If we go to remind them now, not only will we have to waste breath explaining, but we also have to guard against them getting angry and taking us down with them." Li Li pointed to the empty waiting area nearby. "It's better to just watch the show here. In ten minutes, there will be plenty of empty seats."

Lin Shuyin paused.

She carefully observed the situation in the entire arena.

Sure enough, Hunter and Mia from Team USA were sitting steadily on the facilities corresponding to their colors; Anya and Ivan from the Russian team had also found the right place. Those teams from major countries had basically completed color mutual recognition.

And those fighting tooth and nail over the carousel, which looked like the safest and most stable facility, were all individual players or those whose teammates didn't care if they lived or died.

"Social Darwinism." Lin Shuyin bit her pen, silently retreating behind Li Li. "I like your tactics."

The two leaned on the railing and waited quietly.

Li Li's gaze swept over the carousel in boredom, his eyes locking onto a white horse on the inner circle of the second floor.

A middle-aged man wearing an exquisite Arab robe and a headscarf was sitting squarely on the wooden horse.

Oman Chief, Sayyid.

Two horses away from him, that bodyguard Sama, who wore a headscarf and was extremely agile, was also sitting on it.

Li Li narrowed his eyes.

Sayyid's head was glowing red, and Sama was glowing green. Both of them were sitting on the wrong rides.

This old fox was Delia's biological father; although Delia was dead, he still had to give some face on the surface, after all, the man had shown goodwill at the beginning.

Li Li patted Lin Shuyin on the shoulder, signaling her to go together. He climbed over the railing himself, relying on his agile movements to weave through the crowded crowd, and successfully made it to the second floor of the carousel.

"Mr. Sayyid." Li Li climbed onto the railing with one hand and leaned next to the white horse.

Sayyid turned his head, and upon seeing Li Li, a smile immediately piled up on that elegant face.

"Oh, Li Li. My dear friend, what a coincidence." Sayyid's posture was elegant; one couldn't tell at all that he was participating in a life-or-death survival game.

"Long story short." Li Li pointed at the back of Sayyid's head. "This game is about color pairing. You have a red light on the back of your head; you need to go ride the roller coaster. Your bodyguard has a green light; she needs to go to the drop tower. Sit here, and you'll be eliminated in ten minutes."

Sayyid was stunned for a moment.

This calculating Middle Eastern tycoon clearly hadn't expected such a trap hidden in the rules. He turned his head to look at Sama not far away.

Sama said nothing, just nodded at Sayyid.

Sayyid immediately rolled off the horse, straightened the folds of his robe, and clasped his hands together to salute Li Li.

"Thanks for the reminder, my friend. You've helped me a lot again." Sayyid thanked him sincerely, without any flaws.

"You're welcome. Go quickly." Li Li waved his hand, preparing to retreat and occupy these two vacated seats.

Sayyid took Sama toward the stairs.

Li Li and Lin Shuyin sat on the carousel.

The amusement park's electronic music was deafening, but Li Li's hearing, enhanced by the system, still acutely captured a few syllables drifting in the wind.

Sama lagged half a step behind Sayyid and said a sentence quickly in Arabic.

"He actually helped us."

Sayyid chuckled and replied in Arabic as well: "After all, it's because of Delia. Alright, you go to your color, and I'll go to my color. Let me play this game; it's really exciting."

This conversation sounded extremely normal, completely fitting the disguise of an old-school politician.

Li Li was just about to withdraw his attention when Sama stopped at the corner of the stairs, turning to head toward the drop tower.

She spat out a few syllables at Sayyid's back.

Li Li's feet were frozen in place.

The noisy electronic music around, the cursing of the crowd, and the roar of mechanical operation seemed to be sucked into a vacuum at this moment.

The Chief and President of Oman, why would his personal bodyguard address him as "Your Highness"?

This is a form of address for a prince.

This title is like a provincial governor who is also a river chief, and you call the person River Chief. A father-in-law who is also an old codger, and you call the person Old Codger.

You can call him Chief, you can call him Mr. President, how can you call him Your Highness?

Li Li fell into deep thought until the carousel lights turned on.

The game began.