Perhaps it was the electrical interference, but every word spoken by that male voice sounded as though it were being torn apart over and over by the current. Grating noise and echoes mingled within it, sharp as a knife, piercing straight through the players' eardrums and stabbing viciously into their minds.
Some of the more sensitive players had even crouched down in discomfort, covering their ears with their hands.
Yet the grating voice over the loudspeakers continued, "To celebrate the grand opening of my new amusement park! I've decided-"
"Starting today, True Heart Amusement Park will be offering a grand opening special!"
"Before trying any attraction, visitors need only insert their Points Cards into the ticket slot at its entrance to enjoy that attraction for free!"
"Yes, you heard that right-every single attraction is completely free!"
"Completely free!"
It was amid that impassioned, static-filled cry of "completely free" that Mitian edged over to Bo Yi, feeling a little guilty.
While waiting for Bo Yi to log into the game, he had grown bored and started thinking about that dream again. Absorbed in wondering whether the dream was something he had imagined or an extension of forgotten memories buried deep in his mind, he had failed to notice that Bo Yi had already entered the game. By the time he came to his senses, it was the continuous "beep-" "beep-" of tickets being checked that had brought him back.
And by then, there were barely any players left queuing outside the ticket gates. In other words-Bo Yi had gone inside ages ago.
Mitian had no choice but to push the question of the dream back down for now. Hurriedly copying the other players, he took out his invitation, joined the queue, had his ticket checked, and entered the amusement park.
Then,