Chapter Ch176.2 - Brave Rapids
translator: xiin
editors: apricot & juurensha
In the middle of the screen, the map of the amusement theme park slowly unfolded out in front of the audience. The most conspicuous rides were the Ferris Wheel, roller coaster, pirate ship, jumping machine, and so on. Each type of facility was painted and constructed with very different styles.
Amongst them, the high-rise jump machine had been directly installed on a hillside and stood out like a pair of crooked chopsticks.
However, most of the players’ progress was centered around the entrance of the amusement park.
The camera cut to show the current top three teams.
“Jingyi.” Blood Pigeon looked at the two people who’d entered the Brave Rapids and praised them, “There’s no problem here, they’re very stable.” Zuo Botang might be regarded as the successor for Jingyi’s old c-position, but he couldn’t be called a real ‘core c-position’ without Ming Yao.
“Raphael.” Ying Xiangxiang looked at the monitoring that showed the Azure People’s Entertainment trainee who was also at the Brave Rapids. Raphael had always been ranked in the top 10, but his camera time wasn’t significant, and his personality was particularly closed up. According to the Crosson Show’s usual practices, it was likely that Azure People’s Entertainment hadn’t given the show enough money.
For example, Wu Jin, Zoe, Zuo Botang, and Thin Fire were all trainees who had ‘special treatment’ from their own entertainment companies. Wei Yan and Wei Shi were powerful players who could take down the heavens, and there was no way to avoid giving them camera time. As for Ming Yao––he had a lot of money, and he was often tagged on the Star Blog by his fans, who reminded him to spend money to vote for himself.
“Raphael has always been a player with much potential.” Ying Xiangxiang said. It seemed that his performance was as expected, and there were fans in the scrolling comments who asked whether Raphael and the White Rose Vera from the previous round were from the same company, why they hadn’t formed a team together, and so on.
Ying Xiangxiang sighed emotionally.
Azure People’s Entertainment’s battle team currently only had one vacancy. Between Raphael and Vera, only one person could become a starter, and the other would enter the team as a reserve player. The competition between them was fierce, and Azure People’s Entertainment’s team culture had always been a high-pressure one––in the previous elimination match, Vera and Raphael hadn’t spoken much to each other at all.
“Raphael and Vera are friends.” Ying Xiangxiang thought for a moment, “At the trainee stage, they need to try out a larger array of different opportunities because they’ll end up as teammates in the future anyway.”
The camera finally cut to Wei Shi, then shifted to Wu Jin.
The scrolling comments suddenly grew lively: Hahahaha why is Little Witch’s hair suddenly so messy hahahaha did he give up on styling it––
Ying Xiangxiang’s keen gaze focused on Wei Shi.
Blood Pigeon thought about it for a moment and spoke suddenly, “It must be tactical. Otherwise, the big guys will be able to identify Contestant Wu from afar just by his hairstyle, and he’ll just become a target.”
Ying Xiangxiang: “......”
In the Crosson Show arena.
The fog continued to disperse, and visibility improved significantly.
Wu Jin sniffed, “Are the Brave Rapids really here? Aren’t we looking for water? On the way over, the dirt seems to have started to turn to sand.”
The sign pointed firmly in the direction they were heading.
On the way there, Wu Jin suddenly paused.
The sound of water in the distance could be heard through the mist.
The Brave Rapids, a water entertainment facility. Tourists would take a boat that rose and fell in the rapids, splashing out large amounts of water.
“Over there&#k2013;&#k2013;” Wu Jin ran over.
Along the way, the dirt changed from the red soil in the Ferris Wheel area to a completely dry and sandy, desert-like white soil. When they could see buildings in their view, Wu Jin suddenly looked up.
Several temples were arranged solemnly amidst the vast stretch of sand and soil. The further south one looked, the more magnificent the temples became. ‘Holy writing’, hieroglyphics, that almost nobody could understand were carved on the stone pillars and walls. And behind all the temples––
Wu Jin finally saw the Brave Rapids entertainment facility.
The huge pyramid was about 60 meters high. The brick walls were old and mottled with age. The top ten meters of the pyramid had been shaped into a Sphinx, and its huge mouth spat out water that filled the water channel used for the boats.
The rapids rushed forth, and half of it flowed into the pyramid while the other half remained outside.
“Ancient Egypt.” Wei Shi’s words were concise and to the point.
An Ancient Egyptian civilization themed zone.
Wu Jin suddenly understood, “Brave Rapids, Ancient Egypt.” Deserts and water were supposed to be separate, but they had been twisted together by man.
“Ancient Egypt was a hydraulic autocracy.” Wu Jin explained excitedly, “Water was a scarce resource, and the Pharaohs ruled by controlling water.”
Looking around, it seemed that the temples were also arranged in a pyramid shape. There were four smaller outer temples, three further inside, followed by two large temples, and the pyramid at the very end.
There was no shortcut that went straight through to the Brave Rapids.
“Let’s go.” Wei Shi led Wu Jin inside.
Only by walking all the way through the temples to the innermost pyramid could they discover the time puzzle for ‘Ancient Egypt’.
“Jingyi should have already arrived.” Wu Jin reminded him, then, when he patted the big boss’s thigh, he did a pokeball throwing action.
Go, Pika-Wei!
Wei Shi found a dead corner from the cameras and mussed up Wu Jin’s hair again.
Wu Jin cried out ‘woah’, and tidied up his hair.
There were four temples that acted as starting points towards the pyramid, but only one of them was mechanically operating. It was undoubtedly Jingyi’s handiwork.
Soon, the mechanical sounds stopped ringing out as Jingyi finished the first small level.
On their side, Wu Jin had randomly selected another small temple.
The central axis of the temple was symmetrical, and its height was less than 6 meters tall. The inner room was well ventilated, and the lighting was warm and bright. The stone pillars at the gate held countless hieroglyphic symbols and murals.
Wu Jin looked over the mural carefully, “... It’s a temple for clerical offerings, the sacrificial rites include transcribing statutes, medical techniques... The clerical priest is kneeling at the very end, meaning that it probably has the lowest status... what kind of entertainment facility is this?”
Wei Shi purchased two single tickets, “A paradise for bows and arrows.”
Wu Jin nodded. It was probably the same kind of logic as the balloons and air guns in the amusement park. The two of them checked in through the door, and Wei Shi skillfully picked up a bow and some arrows.
Wu Jin’s eyes brightened.
The big boss looked like the most handsome elf king with a bow on his back!
Wei Shi raised his eyebrows.
The targets were a row of straw men on the wall with different hieroglyphs over their heads. The rules were extremely simple. Wei Shi had to stand 20 steps away and shoot the arrow quickly at the target according to the hieroglyph that lit up above them. It didn’t take long for him to finish off most of the task.
Wu Jin guessed that if it was him doing it instead, he’d be shooting for half an hour.
This kind of cold steel weapon training needed to be pushed up on his agenda!
Taking advantage of the time when the big boss was shooting arrows, Wu Jin hid himself in a corner without cameras and dallied with the big boss, unable to keep his hands to himself.
The big boss didn’t protest at all. Getting the wedding certificate was really useful!
Wei Shi glanced at Wu Jin, then suddenly took out the test paper he’d snuck into the competition from his pocket and pasted it on Wu Jin, his expression remaining unchanged as he peeled it off. The test paper was soon snatched away by Wu Jin, and then stuck onto Wei Shi’s body.
The color changed to a dark, purple-black.
“There are six more targets to go––” Wu Jin had only spoken half his sentence when he stopped suddenly and looked sideways towards the entrance of the temple.
Wei Shi nocked an arrow, then moved to stand in front of the targets.
At the entrance, two people were chatting happily with each other.
Caesar: “Wow, what a big pyramid! It can’t be that you can go in from any of the three sides, right!”
Red corrected him tactfully, “A pyramid has four sides. There’s also a surface at the bottom!”
Caesar slapped his forehead, “Oh, right!”
Wu Jin: “......” Wasn’t a pyramid a square cone with five sides!?
Wei Shi didn’t pay any attention to them. He finished up the last six targets, set down the bow, and prepared to leave. One second before he picked up Wu Jin––
At the exit to the temple, two shots suddenly rang out!
Wu Jin, who was still holding onto two shotguns, suddenly paused.
Wei Shi preempted him and stepped over first, his face expressionless as he half hugged Wu Jin to him to avoid the shots. The man picked up the bow and arrow that he’d just set down, pulling the bow back as he nocked an arrow onto the string. The hand with the thick gun calluses held the curve of the bow as the other hand drew back into position––
The arrow was released from the string, whistling as it broke through the air!
Wu Jin: “It’s Jingyi!”
There was a rush of footsteps at the exit. It was obvious that even Zuo Botang hadn’t expected that Wei Shi could use a bow like a hunting gun. From behind them, Red, who’d heard the commotion, stuck his head in, gleefully holding up his gun.
Caesar: “Holy shit, you’re starting to fight Little Witch so early! Don’t do it, we just finished with the Ferris Wheel...”
Red corrected him, “We’re attacking Brother Wei so that he has an opportunity to show off in front of Little Witch––”
Inside the temple.
Wu Jin managed to refrain from giving the big boss a warm round of applause. The arrow he’d shot just now was so handsome! Wu Jin lifted his head––
Wu Jin stilled.
Wu Jin suddenly came to attention.
Wu Jin: “Brother... Brother Wei? You-you...”
Wei Shi’s eyebrows twisted and drew together, his eyes emptied out gradually, as though forcefully replaced by something––
Wu Jin was going crazy, “Don’t! Not now! Cub, don’t come out, ahhh, cub!!”
Juurensha: Hahahaha, poor Little Witch, stuck managing both WSs!
xiin: bahahaha
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