Qin Lin controlled the Game Character into Mineral Town. When he reached the center of Mineral Town, the scenery had indeed changed.
A great many NPCs had gathered there, and banners were strung up all around.
The banners all mentioned the Mineral Town Marathon. It was clearly a major sporting event in Mineral Town.
Thomas was standing on the platform in the middle, with a huge exclamation mark above his head.
He had to be clicked on to start a conversation.
Qin Lin immediately controlled the Game Character to go over and click Thomas. The story dialogue appeared again.
[Haha, you came! I knew you'd take part in the race. With you competing, it'll be much more exciting!]
[You've successfully registered. Please get ready for the race!]
[Would you like to prepare for the marathon?]
Qin Lin immediately chose yes.
In an instant, the game screen changed, and an animated scene appeared—the kind that only showed up during story missions.
The Game Character was now on a track, wearing a set of athletic clothes.
Beside him were NPCs dressed in the same kind of sportswear.
They were all warming up, too.
When the race was about to begin, a prompt appeared on the screen, telling him to control the Game Character and get ready in one of the lanes.
Soon, a countdown to the start of the race appeared.
As the countdown reached zero, all the runners surged forward.
This story minigame was actually very simple. The faster you tapped the button, the faster the Game Character ran.
It was a feature in one version of Story of Seasons. The marathon really did feel like a marathon, because the race lasted a full ten minutes.
Could you imagine what it was like to keep pressing a button for ten minutes