"There are really a lot of capable people in the Twelve Realms."

Looking at the back half of the 4D Illusion Pavilion, the wall rumbled open, and Lin Sanjiu couldn't help but sigh to Teacher Yi in his heart.

Since coming out of the "Haunted House" on the Swan Road, she has followed the route that Arcol had planned for her, changing three paths in quick succession, completing the merry-go-round, the pirate ship, and the 4D fantasy on different paths - and sure enough, as Arcol expected, the three rides only took her a little more than a day.

The reason why he was able to clear the level so quickly was not because the difficulty of these three items was particularly easy - when it came to this question, Lin Sanjiu couldn't help but admire Arkol's careful thinking.

In addition to the League of Grown-ups, the Puppeteer, and Santa Claus, there are also some stragglers who heard the news out of nowhere and came in to exercise their skills - like Kurosawa, who accidentally broke in and didn't leave. Akol had already instructed all Growers to try to find a way to exchange information from their mouths once they met such a person - plus the Growers Alliance itself was quite a few members, so it was equivalent to saying that Arkol's eyes and ears had spread throughout the amusement park.

With such a wealth of information as the backing, it was naturally much easier for him to do things again than Lin Sanjiu.

After asking Lin Sanjiu in detail about the amusement projects she had experienced before, Arkol picked out three items for her that were somewhat similar to the previous games and that she already had experience in clearing customs; And they're all on the road to a large number of projects – and a lot of them often means a relatively low level of difficulty.

Although he didn't ask explicitly. But apparently Akol has spent a lot of time trying to figure out Lin Sanjiu; The projects he picked out happened to be the types that could pass the test by taking advantage of her advantages. Under the superposition of various conditions, it is not surprising that Lin Sanjiu can clear the customs so quickly.

“…… It's a trick after all," she remembered Arker telling her with a serious look before leaving, "...... It's impossible to get all the way to the end by such means, and at most it will only help you save a little bit of the road and catch up with the puppeteer sooner. After all, none of us have ever been to the end, and even I don't know what you're going to do after you come out of the 4D fantasy. ”

…… But it's enough to get here.

Lin Sanjiu took a deep breath. Walked out of the 4D Illusion Pavilion - almost at the same time as she stepped out. There was a shadow the size of a bug on the horizon; The shadow was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, the sound of "fluttering" gradually became louder, and it stopped on her outstretched arm, stopping her two paper wings.

After the paper crane "confirmed" the recipient of the message. From its body came Akol's voice.

“…… When you come out of the 4D fantasy. You should be able to get the news. "While the game is in progress. The crane is not allowed to enter the venue, so the two communicate between each project: "The puppeteer's position has not changed, and he is still on the pumpkin road...... He hasn't come out of the penultimate project yet. It seems like it should be difficult; When you get there, it's time to relax. ”

After simply responding with a "good", Lin Sanjiu casually released the paper crane; When the white origami bird disappeared from the blue sky, there was still no movement under her feet.

Tilting her head and thinking for a moment, she called out another paper crane from the card library. Thanks to Santa Claus, in order to be able to let her "bait" report the coordinates, she got a lot of these convenient origami birds.

"That...... Where are you now? ”

After saying this, she also didn't know whether to send it out or not; But in the end, with some hesitation, Lin Sanjiu still released the paper crane.

Originally, she was still a little worried about whether the other party would not receive it in the amusement project at this time, but fortunately, she didn't wait long, and the paper crane flew down from the blue sky with a body of sunlight again and appeared in her field of vision.

…… It sounded like Kurosawa was eating.

"I'm on the Velvet Cake Road, it seems like the fourth level here." After these words, Lin Sanjiu was very sure that he heard the sound of a metal spoon touching something coming from the paper crane, "...... Why? ”

Lin Sanjiu thought about it for a while, and then whispered to the paper crane for a while. She let out a long breath when she watched the crane disappear from the sky for the second time—and at this point, she couldn't help but be a little envious of Arkol's information.

It would be much more convenient if she could have enough information to map out a shortcut...... But this time, of course, she couldn't ask Arkol.

…… After all, she doesn't know this person, so she can't help but guard against it.

After the paper crane was released, she didn't hear back from Kurosawa for a long time - maybe it was because she had spent a long time just now, and the other party had already entered a certain amusement project; Or maybe it's Kurosawa's old mistake again, "If he doesn't think it's necessary, no one can make him speak."

Seeing that he couldn't wait any longer, Lin Sanjiu adjusted his breathing and walked forward.

According to Akol's calculations, the puppeteer was in the next arena she met.

…… The Pumpkin Trail was decorated in a different style than the previous ones she had seen. It seems to be in the style of Halloween, the pumpkin road is full of fake cobwebs and skulls, and the street lamps on both sides are replaced by jack-o'-lanterns carved with grimaces and candles; Occasionally, a whirring and screaming automaton would pop out from the back of the shop, around a corner—if it weren't for the dawn now, I'm afraid they would have been beaten to slag by Lin Sanjiu.

After making a little preparation as she thought, Teacher Yi muttered a little worriedly, "I don't know if the plan you think of will succeed in holding him back." ”

――It's not so much a plan, it's more like a method that Lin Sanjiu made up with a pat on the head. But anyway, now she has a plan to deal with it. There is also a way out, and only one puppeteer is missing......

After taking a few more steps, when her gaze fell on the arena at the end of the road, Lin Sanjiu's heart suddenly pounded violently several times.

Compared to other venues, this attraction looks pitifully small. In fact, if it weren't for the sign that read "Cartoon World Experience Hall" hanging on the outside of it, Lin Sanjiu would have almost thought that this was a toilet - between two small houses that looked like men's and women's toilets, one on the left and one on the right, were connected by a short corridor, and a guy who looked like a conductor was sitting cross-legged in the middle, looking as sluggish as the previous ones. There is no mental appearance at all.

…… Puppeteer. Is it really in this little house?

Walking slowly to the door of the "Cartoon World Experience Hall", Lin Sanjiu still had a sense of unreality in her heart - she looked around a little blankly; However, this experience hall looks like the other projects in the amusement park, and there is nothing special about the presence of the puppeteer.

"Are you going to buy a ticket to get in?" The man sitting in the middle of the short hallway raised his head, an angular face lifted from under a red hat. Facing Lin Sanjiu: "...... 5. Stamina value. ”

…… Although agreed to drag the puppeteer. But Lin Sanjiu was reluctant to try the Pumpkin Road amusement project with puppeteer difficulty.

"Nope. I don't buy a ticket yet," she waved her hand hurriedly—when it was over, she could go back and go the other way: "...... Excuse me. Is there anyone in there now? ”

"Yes," the male conductor immediately replied, "our program is very popular, especially parents and children, who like to come and see the cartoon world." ”

It's not the first time I've heard such a promotional word, Lin Sanjiu, Starry Sky Amusement Park always likes to lean on an ordinary playground like this. She looked at the male conductor twice, a little unsure if he would be like the female conductor in the haunted house, and refused to tell herself the truth: "...... Do your amusement parks have a rule that says you can't reveal your identity to others? ”

“…… This, no. He shook his head.

Relieved, Lin Sanjiu finally had a smile. "Can you tell me who is clearing the customs inside?"

The male conductor glared at her for a moment, as if it was the first time he had heard such a question; Lin Sanjiu hurriedly added, "I also rushed in, the difficulty is too high, I can't stand it", and the red hat opened his mouth.

"A girl just went in this morning, and she's the only one in the last few days. The last time I went in was five days ago, and it was a man, and he never came out...... I guess I was too obsessed with it. ”

Girl? Five days ago?

This is completely inconsistent with Akol's intelligence; The puppeteer five days ago probably hadn't gone deep into this place at all.

“…… What kind of girl? Lin Sanjiu suddenly remembered the secret of the puppeteer he had inadvertently discovered, and asked with suspicion.

After all, [when the spring flowers are brilliant, your laughter seems to soften the world] once reminded that he is only half a man...... It is for this reason that the puppeteer has to hunt her down.

"I can't keep staring at other girls," said the red hat as a matter of course, "but she doesn't look good, the bags under her eyes are big, and her face is very long; Whether the level is high or not, I don't know. ”

…… It doesn't sound like a puppeteer's face.

Lin Sanjiu was full of suspicion when he landed - could it be that the girl was a puppet?

But that's not true.

The puppet controlled by the puppeteer, even if there is one like Bai Xiaoqiang who retains his sanity, cannot change the fact that it is no longer an independent living entity; Not to mention that it is also a part of the puppeteer's ability - just like Lin Sanjiu's [Flat World] and the Yi Teacher in his head, no matter how many sanities he has, he will not be recognized by the amusement park as an individual player; Walking on the road will not get the player number, and following up the amusement project can only be regarded as a vassal of the ability owner.

In this way, there is only one explanation left-Lin San didn't respond to the male conductor at the mention of wine, turned around and ran in the direction he came from-although it was a little difficult to explain, but it must have been Akol who lied!

She didn't know what his purpose was in tricking herself into the pumpkin road, and what was there about her that was worth his attention, but since the puppeteer wasn't here, she didn't know what was going on next - she had to go back to the previous venue and ask for a change of way!

However, after just a few steps, Lin Sanjiu suddenly stopped.

…… Like several other roads, the Pumpkin Road has a number of shops of all kinds; Lin Sanjiu quickly swept his gaze, and then immediately pounced into a barbecue restaurant; In order to block the people from the road, she kicked the glass door behind her.

"You make a price," she slammed the table full of plates of meat as she rushed in, and sure enough, the shopkeeper was shaken out from behind the cash register, "I'm going to ask for a player's coordinates!" ”

The boss is a woman with a charming face and a petite body, who speaks unhurriedly; After frowning and looking at her for a while, she slowly wiped her hands and walked out from behind the counter: "...... Looks like you've asked our colleagues about people before. ”

"That's right," Unexpectedly, he met a chronic son, Lin Sanjiu forcibly suppressed his anxiety, and spoke quickly: "...... Do you know the player coordinates? How much stamina do you cost? ”

"You're lucky, I just know." After the proprietress said this, she found a chair and sat down with great charm: "It's not good for me to take your physical strength for nothing, which plate of meat is good, grill a few plates and eat it...... Then let's talk about it. ”

It seems that the employees here are all "doing business" as their first priority - even if Lin Sanjiu knows that she doesn't have much time now, she can't do anything with the dungeon creatures in the amusement park; Suppressing her breath, she roasted a plate of pork neck meat that cost 15 points of stamina, and asked the proprietress "Is this okay?" I'm going to ask a guy named Akol, where is he now? ”

"This player, he seems to be in the fifth project on the Big Bear Road." The proprietress glanced at her barbecue and finally spoke slowly.

Lin Sanjiu was stunned.

The last time he corresponded to Arkor, he said the same thing himself; Because of the planning of the route, after he came out of the Great Bear Road, it would be more convenient for him to gather the people of the Elder Alliance to pick up Lin Sanjiu - that is to say, his current position is part of the plan.

If Akol is still honestly going according to plan......

Lin Sanjiu shuddered suddenly, a little afraid of the second thought that suddenly came to his mind.

"That'...... I have another person I want to inquire with you," she involuntarily lowered her voice, "...... Do you know a player called a puppeteer? Where is he now? ”

The charming proprietress didn't answer, just tilted her head and glanced behind her.

Lin Sanjiu's heart sank suddenly.

"You're going back." From the shopkeeper's rosy lips, he spat out such a sentence. "He's outside the door." (To be continued.) )

PS: Ahhhh