Should he give it a try? He tossed the question to Laplace.
Laplace looked at Glepnir.
Since Glepnir was the key to their success, Laplace decided to let Glepnir make the decision.
Glepnir did not answer right away. Instead, he closed his eyes and summoned a nebula.
His entire being seemed to have merged with the nebula, giving off a mysterious feeling.
When Gleipnir opened his eyes from the faintly discernible nebula, he finally gave an answer.
"I'll give it a try!"
…
"A new round of challenges has begun. This time, it's a fierce relay race!" The host, who was wearing a perfunctory clown makeup and a bright red suit, shouted under the spotlight, "And this time, we have a new challenger!"
Clank! Clank!
The host knelt on one knee and pointed at a certain spot in the darkness with both hands.
Following this, five spotlights descended from the sky and shone on the contestants.
There was a bunny girl in a black bunny costume, Laplace in a silver fox costume, Angor, Glepnir, and Luigi.
Angor remained calm. He had seen Laplace's experience before, so he knew what the prelude to the race would be like.
Glepnir did not seem to like the bright light in the darkness. He narrowed his eyes and remained silent.
Luigi, on the other hand, enjoyed the feeling of being "the center of attention". He could not see the audience, but hearing the waves of cheers in the darkness made him feel like he was standing on a stage with tens of thousands of people. As a performer, he loved these kinds of cheers.
Luigi could not move yet, but he already put on a professional smile and nodded to the crowd in the darkness.
If someone could hear Luigi's thoughts, they would probably be surprised. The little man in his mind was shouting excitedly, "Louder! Yes, that's it! Waves of cheers! Spin! Dance! Wah! "
Luigi was probably the only one enjoying the spotlight.
After the audience applauded, the host began his routine. "Challengers, please give yourselves a code name."
They had already discussed the code names before. The code names were basically related to the costume, so it was best to choose the most suitable costume according to the requirements of the race.
Luigi was the first to speak. "Red-tailed Frog."
The tailed frog was a very common animal. Its overall shape was similar to an ordinary frog, but the difference was that it had a slender tail like a mouse's.
The Red-tailed Frog, also known as the Red-tailed Frog, had the thinnest tail among the Red-tailed Frogs.
The reason why Luigi chose the Red-tailed Frog as his codename was because the Red-tailed Frog's tail was very thin and long. It could easily bind him and the Phantom Dolphin … Of course, he did not bind the Phantom Dolphin to prevent it from moving, but to maintain his balance.
According to Luigi, if he wanted to give a perfect performance, there would definitely be a choreography.
If he didn't fix himself and the dolphin properly, he was afraid that he would fall into the silver ocean in the middle of his performance. That would be the end of him.
In addition, another reason why Luigi chose the red-tailed frog as the code name was that the red-tailed frog's hands, or forelimbs, had obvious broken webbing. It could be understood that one finger was not connected to the other fingers.
The fingers of the red-tailed frog were rounded at the front and long at the back, which made them look like "microphones". Luigi did not have a harp to play, but he still hoped to have a microphone to help his performance, even if it would not increase the volume of his voice.
No one objected to Luigi's choice. The red-tailed frog was generally quite light, and the Ring of Fire Track was not too dangerous. Luigi could do whatever he wanted.
The host did not object either. He loudly called out, "Welcome the challenger, Red-tailed Frog!" and looked at the others.
Gleipnir was the second to speak. She chose the code name "White Bear."
It wasn't because she chose to wear a white bear costume just because she wanted to. It was just that the white bear costume was more likely to be heavier. When taming beasts, if they were bitten by beasts, the protective power would definitely be higher than other lighter costumes.
Besides, the White Bear costume was quite flexible, so it would not affect her ability to use a whip … as long as she could use a whip.
The White Bear was a very common animal. Many circuses would also raise bears for their performances, so no one objected to the code name.
In the end, the host looked at Angor again. "Let's see what the last challenger's code name will be."
"Black Cat."
Angor only had one choice: flexibility.
The cat costume was obviously a smart one. The reason why he chose the "black" cat was because everyone else's code names had a color in them. He didn't want to stand out from the group, so he had to come up with some color as well.
As for the color of the cat, as long as it was not an orange one, Angor was fine with it.
When he answered, he thought of Keely's Midnight Ferocious Cat, Luna. Its mimicry was a standard black cat. So he simply said "Black Cat".
"Here are the code names for all challengers: Silver Fox, Black Rabbit, Red-Tailed Frog, White Bear, and Black Cat! And that is the lineup for the relay race. Loyal audience of Sunshine Circus, are you looking forward to it? " The host's voice was quite infectious. Even though most of the audience did not know who the new challengers were, they still cheered excitedly.
"It seems like the audience can't wait to see the performances of the challengers. However, before this performance, I'd like to give everyone a simple introduction." The host looked at the crowd with a hint of mockery in his eyes.
Everyone felt an inexplicable sense of foreboding.
One had to know that when Laplace and the bunny girl were competing in the individual competition, the host did not say anything. But this time, he suddenly wanted to do an introduction. Could it be that … there was a change?
The host smiled. "There are five tracks in the relay race. Each track can only have one runner, and the same runner cannot go on the same track twice.
"Those who haven't shown up yet will wait there." The host pointed at the sky.
Everyone looked in the direction of the host's finger and saw that about fifty meters in the air, spotlights suddenly appeared. Wherever the spotlights shone, there were five seats floating side by side.
There was a life-like animal statue on the back of each seat. Obviously, these statues represented the challengers' code names.
Right in front of the seats was a long table, which happened to include the seats of the five people.
"All challengers who haven't shown up yet will sit there. There, you can communicate, exchange, or trade … Oh right, the exchange and trade here are limited to gifts from the audience. You can't exchange other items. "
Gifts from the audience? Everyone looked confused. Was the relay race this complicated? Why would the audience give them gifts?
Angor thought to himself, So this is what the hologram tablet meant by … gift-giving?
And it's a live broadcast?
Angor's expression changed. Before, he would at most think about it or complain about it. But as he learned more about Wonderland, he felt that it was very trendy.
Or rather, it was more like the trend of Earth's civilization.
Dungeons, linked dungeons, forced plot kills, rewards for clearing a stage, and now gift-giving. Individually, they did not seem to be much. They were just some kind of mechanism. But when combined together, it became interesting.
One could be a coincidence. But when all of them were combined together, could it still be a coincidence?
Angor pondered in his mind. Why would something like this happen? He did not believe it was a coincidence. The only possible explanation was that he had mastered the most important authority — the Tree of Authority. The Tree of Authority was rooted deep in his mind space. Perhaps it was because of this that the Tree of Authority began to merge with his mind and personality, giving birth to the Tree of Authority in Angor's style.
And the authority on the Tree of Authority was more or less influenced by Angor's style, which led to some subtle changes.
Was Dream in Wonderland the product of such a change?
Angor had a feeling that this guess might be the answer.
So … now that there was a relay race in Wonderland, he was dragged into it, and he was the culprit in the end?
Angor's mood became complicated when he thought about this.
Angor looked at the people around him and muttered to himself … Guess, guess. Even if it was true, there was no proof. No matter who said it in the future, except for Jon, Angor had to believe that it was just a guess. This was to prevent himself from becoming a target if someone really got trapped in Wonderland in the future.
As Angor pondered, the host spoke again, "The rules of a relay race are different from a single race. Every match will be scored by the audience. The maximum score is 20 points. "
"As for the scoring method, you can see that —" The host pointed to the sky again.
New spotlights came on. Under the spotlights, there were two rows of neon lights, each of which contained ten neon lights. These neon lights were not far from the hovering seats. They were about ten meters away, enough for the contestants to see them clearly.
"Every time a lantern lights up, it represents a point. The scoring method is based on how enthusiastic the audience is. The more enthusiastic the audience is, the higher the score! "
At this point, the host gave an example. He told a few jokes in quick succession. To the audience, the jokes were very cold, but inexplicably, the audience liked it very much and let out enthusiastic screams.
At the same time, the neon lights were lit up one by one. In the end, there were eighteen lights.
The host chuckled and said to the challenger, "Do you see that? That represents 18 points. There will be a score for each race, and the total score must exceed 75 points to be considered a success. "
"If the score is lower than 75 points, your challenge is considered a failure. As for the punishment for failure … Hehe, Black Rabbit and Silver Fox should know. You can ask them later. "
The contestants couldn't help but curse in their minds.
It would be fine if it was just a trial. But the relay race was also based on the score?!
Without a doubt, the score was the so-called exploration rating. If a track had 20% exploration rating, to reach 75%, each track would have to have an average of 15% exploration rating.
In other words, they had to try their best to please the audience while completing the race?!
This was definitely not easy.
Angor looked around. Apart from Luigi, everyone looked serious. Laplace, in particular, looked extremely gloomy.
It was the first time Angor saw such an expression on the woman's face.
She must be regretting her decision. If she knew there was a scoring system for the relay race, she wouldn't have chosen it.
She could just stay in Sunshine Circus with the bunny girl and wait for someone to pass the trial alone so that they could get out. As for whether it would take a long time … She had been drifting in the Sea of Mirrors for so many years. She couldn't bear the loneliness anymore.
However, it was too late to regret anything now.
She had already decided to join the relay race, and everyone else had been pulled into Sunshine Circus. They were all in the same boat now. There was no way she could change her mind now.
Since she couldn't return, Laplace had to think about how to reach the 15% exploration rating.
She chose the swamp track. She was glad that she got 14% exploration rating when she passed the race. If the audience gave her a score of 14, she would be one point short of passing.
However, according to the information she received, it was easier to get exploration rating in a single-person race than in a relay race. Taking this into consideration, her exploration of the swamp racetrack seemed to be 14%, but it might be even lower.
Was there any way to increase it?
To please the audience? To perform? … Forget it. Maybe I should talk to Luigi later and ask him to get a full score. Maybe he could make up for his low score.
As Laplace was thinking about Luigi's plan, the host spoke again, "By the way, I mentioned that the audience will give you a certain number of points based on the value of the gift. These points are extra points that can be exchanged. So, the challengers with lower scores can ask for gifts from the challengers with higher scores. That way, you'll be closer to 75. "
The host put on a serious expression. "But I'm sure you're not aiming for 75 points. You're aiming for full score, or even higher!
"Now, let's show the audience what you're capable of!"
With that, the spotlight above the host's head disappeared, and he disappeared into the darkness.
Angor knew that the host had already left the glass cabinet and went outside. They were still inside the glass cabinet.
The dark curtain was slowly pulled open, and the contestants slowly rose into the air.
As they ascended into the air, dolls began to appear on their bodies. Just as they had guessed, the style of the dolls all corresponded to their code names.
Luigi's red, long-tailed frog costume combined with his green hair gave him an indescribable sense of absurdity.
Gleipnir's white bear costume was indeed very sturdy. From the back, he looked rather charmingly naïve, but from the front … his wrinkled face, coupled with his plump and furry body, was quite strange.
So was Angor himself. Since he chose the black cat, he put a black, furry bodysuit on the cat, which also had an upturned tail on its back.
The cat also had a pair of fleshy paws on its hands and feet. It was nimble, but a little embarrassing.
Laplace and the bunny girl had already experienced it once, and everyone was used to it in the illusion, so overall, they looked much more normal than the others.
Ignoring the discomfort, the contestants arrived at the floating seats in the air.
They took their seats according to the animal statues.
After taking their seats, the dark curtain was completely lifted, revealing the first track — Knife Hill Track!
(End of Chapter)
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