456. Amusement Park Doesn't Need Philosophy
Seeing the Teddy Bear handing out balloons, Xiya offered a suggestion.
"Let's try leaving this Amusement Park and see if we can't get out of here."
The three people and the dog immediately moved in the direction of leaving the Amusement Park.
Lu Ban even saw the ticket seller recognize him and prepare to stand up and hit him.
"Want to try the Merry-go-round?"
Feng Yu pointed to the Merry-go-round in front of them and said to Lu Ban and Xiya.
"Want to give it a try?"
Xiya walked into the ticket checkpoint and got into the unicorn.
Feng Yu walked behind Xiya and found a carriage to sit in the back.
Lu Ban followed, and subconsciously looked back at Laika sitting on the ground.
The dog sat obediently in its spot, tongue lolling out, waiting for them.
He rode on a bear and had a pleasant ride on the Merry-go-round.
After leaving the Merry-go-round, the three of them looked back.
"This Merry-go-round doesn't seem to have anything special about it, nor does it seem dangerous. Should we ride it again?"
Xiya made the suggestion.
"You can give it a try."
Feng Yu nodded.
The three rode the Merry-go-round again. This time, Lu Ban sat on the unicorn, Xiya sat in the carriage, and Feng Yu found a big bear to ride.
The music stopped, and the three of them got off the Merry-go-round, glancing back at the joyful ride.
"Strange, there's nothing wrong with the gaming equipment here."
Lu Ban sensed something was wrong, but couldn't quite put his finger on it.
He picked up Laika on a leash, and the dog circled around the Lu Ban and rubbed against his trouser leg.
Is there any problem around here?
Lu Ban asked Laika.
"Aww!"
The corgi barked once and wagged its tail, seemingly indicating that everything was alright.
"Can we choose to leave and see what happens?"
After thinking for a moment, Xiya said.
"Or we could try other projects."
Lu Ban took Laika's hand and walked towards the Roller Coaster.
"Hmm, that works too."
Xiya nodded and walked behind Lu Ban with Feng Yu.
The three of them passed through the Roller Coaster's ticket checkpoint and boarded the simulated minecart Roller Coaster.
"Speaking of which, Xiya, have you ever ridden in something similar?"
Lu Ban suddenly had a strange idea and asked Xiya, who was beside him.
"When I was in the mountains, I once slid down from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain while sitting on a pot lid in order to avoid a mutated monster bear."
Xiya thought about it carefully and then answered.
That would definitely be incredibly exciting.
Before Lu Ban could finish speaking, the Roller Coaster started moving.
The car was going very fast, giving people almost no time to react before the Roller Coaster shot off.
Most Amusement Park Roller Coaster are not entirely driven by machinery. Instead, they use mechanical power to reach a high point and then accelerate by converting gravitational potential energy. Therefore, the design needs to take into account the mutual conversion between mechanical energy and gravitational potential energy to achieve the effect of running the entire course with minimal power.
Moreover, as tourists gradually move to the highest point, they become more and more nervous as they are affected by the surrounding scenery. Sometimes, the most frightening moment is not the moment of rushing down, but the moment of reaching the highest point and about to make the final sprint.
But this Roller Coaster clearly doesn't follow basic rules; it's extremely fast from the start, with almost no pauses, like a ghost pushing a cart.
"Call!"
Lu Ban joined the crowd in exclamations, echoing as the Roller Coaster spun and jumped.
Xiya remained calm as she sat next to Lu Ban.
Fortunately, there were no ropes on the Roller Coaster to cut off people's heads, and Lu Ban didn't see the gruesome scene of a steel wire harvesting heads in front of him. After the Roller Coaster came to a stop, the three of them got Roller Coaster.
"It was quite exciting."
Lu Ban concluded.
Are you scared?
Xiya was puzzled.
"It's alright, but how can you ride Roller Coaster without screaming!"
Lu Ban was to be expected.
"How strange. It's supposed to be Amusement Park, but we have to ride things that make people scream. What's so fun about that?"
Xiya was puzzled.
"Perhaps it's because people in this world live too comfortably that they seek out thrills they can't find in their daily lives. If people here were ravaged by war every day and had to guard against attacks from monsters, there probably wouldn't be anything like Amusement Park."
Feng Yu explained.
"Amusement Park don't need to preach so much philosophy."
Lu Ban interrupted Feng Yu's speech.
He saw the next group of tourists already on the Roller Coaster, their eyes full of anticipation. The Teddy Bear stood next to the last row, patting the head of the little boy who was about to cry, trying to comfort him.
Roller Coaster launched off, screams erupted once more.
The three of them stepped out of the Roller Coaster's canopy, but still couldn't find anything unusual about the Amusement Park.
Aside from the fact that the tourists are likely all people who went missing before, this place seems no different from any other Amusement Park.
Lu Ban decided to randomly select a lucky tourist.
He called out to a European girl standing nearby.
"What's your name?"
The girl was initially flustered when Lu Ban approached her, but she calmed down immediately after seeing Lu Ban's face and spoke.
"My name is Jenny, and I come from Third High School of Shangcheng."
The girl answered.
When are you planning to go back?
Lu Ban asked.
"Go back? Go back where?"
Jenny was a little confused. She seemed to be thinking of something else, and blushed.
"Leave this Amusement Park."
Lu Ban gave a hint.
"Oh, right, that's right. It's still early. We're here for an autumn outing, and we'll be going back in the evening."
Jenny replied as if she had just remembered something.
"Perhaps you could leave earlier. The traffic here is bad, and it will be difficult to drive at night."
Lu Ban advised.
At the same time, Silver Pen materialized in his right hand and wrote a line of text on Jenny's body.
I want to go home.
Jenny hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
"I'll go back right now."
Watching her leave, Lu Ban his chin on his hand in thought.
"It doesn't seem to have any effect on consciousness, making one unwilling to leave."
The words he just wrote don't have a strong commanding power over people. Apart from a simpleton like Qin Tiantian who might become a little smarter, if the words violate other people's subjective will, or if some kind of supernatural power is controlling human consciousness, then these words are unlikely to be effective.
However, the girl named Jenny was able to listen to Lu Ban's advice. At least when it came to leaving the Amusement Park, her consciousness was not greatly affected, and she did not experience any cognitive changes or think that the Amusement Park was her home.
"We could also try to see if we can leave."
Feng Yu pondered for a moment, then noticed the Teddy Bear handing out balloons again, and continued speaking.
The three people and the dog arrived at the gate. The ticket booth staff saw Lu Ban from afar and prepared to grab whatever was at hand and smash Lu Ban's dog head.
"Shouldn't we ask someone about the situation first?"
Feng Yu looked at the bustling Amusement Park. It was almost noon, and the sunlight pierced through the thin mist, shining brightly on the Ferris wheel.
People come and go; this place is like a paradise of joy.