“……”

"A: 23 chickens and 12 rabbits."

"You're absolutely right."

Between questions and answers, Ronald passed the test of his initial entry, and the two clerks naturally let him go.

Continuing to walk inside, Ronald felt a lot more relaxed.

The classic problem of chickens and rabbits in the same cage appears, but it is similar to the previous mystery of the Sphinx, which finally has the original flavor of a maze picture book.

In the world of labyrinthine picture books dominated by Gwendoline, it is naturally good news to encounter such an 'original' experience.

At least except for the other party's obstruction and interference.

My own past experience can also come in handy here.

With that in mind, Ronald searched for the staircase up in the hallway behind the shop, then ...... Then he got lost.

The corridor where Ronald was located seemed normal at first.

But after several corners, the continuous, identical corridors, and the sight of no distinguishing references, Ronald knew that he was already in a labyrinth.

Want to find Heloin on the third floor.

The first problem he had to solve was to find an upward passage from the maze on this floor.

And in addition to this, Ronald has a doubt in his mind.

With the structure of the store changing so much, is Heloin still where she should be?

“……”

"Heloyinsi, can you hear me? If you hear it, reply to me! ”

Ronald shouted dryly.

Before, in the shopping street, he listened to the wailing along the way, and knew that the sound insulation of the buildings here was not good.

Then the way to confirm the situation is very simple.

The most basic function of human beings - shouting.

"I'm on the first floor of your store right now!"

"If you're really here, just reply and I'll find a way to find it!"

“……”

"Ronald, I'm in the living room on the third floor, but I can't get out!"

“……”

"Wait for me!"

After a few shouts, Ronald waited for a few seconds.

And to his peace of mind, Heloin was really responding upstairs, which proved that there was absolutely no problem with his actions!

Responding quickly, Ronald immediately began to raid the corridor maze on the first floor.

Although there doesn't seem to be any reference here that can help.

But in the past, countless people have already summed up the way to attack the maze - walk against the wall.

Choose a direction and persevere.

So as long as it's not a maze with an insidious structure, most of them can find an exit in this way. As for the staircase leading to the second floor......

When Ronald entered, he observed the changes in the layout of the entire building. I can't say I'm 100% sure of the location, but after figuring out the shape of the maze, it's no problem to find the stairs.

“……”

Next, Ronald is accompanied by a boring maze to explore.

He walked along the wall, then silently jotted down each turn, simulating a rough topographical map in his mind.

During this period, except for the occasional shouting with Heloin Yin Si to pass the loneliness, all that was left was the exploration and memory of the labyrinth.

Everything went well, and Ronald also spent a full half hour on the first floor.

When he finally confirmed the outline of the edge of the entire first floor, Ronald confidently groped his way into the depths of the maze in the southeast corner, referring to the entrance to the place.

Then, in a position surrounded on three sides, with only one direction revealing the passage, Ronald walked into it and saw the staircase going up.

I have to admit -

In terms of painting style, the maze picture book still maintains its same quality as always.

Although the surrounding corridors and walls are exactly the same, the staircase leading to the upper floor is perfectly integrated into the area with a subtle design, without giving people a sense of abruptness and incongruity.

“……”

Walking up the stairs to the second floor, Ronald's first instinct was to look around.

The second floor has also changed a lot, the corridor that originally connected the spaces has been greatly expanded into a large square corridor, and dozens of rooms with closed doors are lined up in exactly the same appearance.

How do you find the stairs to the third floor?

Confused, Ronald stepped forward and opened the door nearest to him at random.

Then, Ronald was speechless.

Behind the door is also a square circular corridor, where dozens of rooms are arranged in exactly the same way, so that no one can see any clues.

The entire second floor of the shop is filled with countless homogeneous structures.

If you lose your direction here, I'm afraid you won't even be able to guarantee that you won't get lost in the way you walk against the wall on the first floor.

“……”

You have to take a completely different approach to the first floor.

First of all, the original spell in the maze picture book fails, and Ronald loses the ability to confirm the direction at any time.

So in this case......

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration crossed Ronald's mind - he came up with a fairly simple way to crack it.

Although this kind of maze has a strong puzzle structure, it is extremely difficult to attack.

But I can't stand it, Ronald is a living man!

He can use some 'auxiliary tools' outside of the technical level!

So, Ronald raised his head and shouted directly to the ceiling:

"Heloyinsi, the maze on the second floor is very difficult, I need to make sure I don't lose my way at all times!"

“……”

It didn't take long for Heloin's response to sound from the ceiling:

"Ronald, I'm going to sit on my bed right now, and I'm sure nothing will change!"

"You can use the location from which my shout came to confirm your direction!"

With such assurance, Ronald boldly stepped forward and opened the door at random to confirm the situation on the other side.

Even if the picture that appears in front of you is exactly the same scenery.

But whenever something doesn't feel right, Ronald calls out to talk to Heloin on the third floor. Through the completely unchanging coordinate point of Heloyin, it only took him a quarter of an hour to find the passage to the third floor on the second floor.

Bang Bang –

Ronald confidently stepped up the stairs and prepared to go to the third floor to pick up Heloyin.

But at this moment.

Gwendoline's complaining voice rang in his ears:

"Ronald, you're cheating!"

"Don't you feel guilty about going through this difficult labyrinth in such an excessive way!"

“……”

Ronald froze.

He stood on the stairs and looked around, where Gwendoline himself did not appear, only voices came from the void.

Gwendoline's attitude......

made a judgment in his heart, so Ronald said confidently:

"I didn't break the rules of any maze picture books!"

"And the easiest way to deal with the most difficult situations - isn't that the fun of navigating the maze!"