Chapter 167 - 115: Such a Person! Let’s Make a Bet

Chapter 167: Chapter 115: Such a Person! Let’s Make a Bet

(The author’s note has been omitted.)

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[Someone has cleared the Bamboo Maze at an incredible speed, taking a total of 48 minutes!]

Zhang Lin’s eyes went wide when he saw the notification.

’This is unbelievable.’

Right now, the show "Super Brain" was filming a special episode at the Bamboo Maze, focused entirely on solving it.

But over this time, the contestants from "Super Brain" had only managed to more or less figure out the first three stages!

Even so, they would still make mistakes, misremember the path, and run into other problems upon entering the Bamboo Maze, which ultimately wasted time.

The current record for completing the first three stages was 40 minutes, a time set just three days ago by Guan Hong, an annual champion from "Super Brain"!

This was all due to the maze’s Confusion +1 and Exploration Dumbing Down +1 attributes.

’It’s only been three days, and someone has already cleared the whole Bamboo Maze in 48 minutes? That’s only eight minutes longer than Guan Hong’s time for just the first three stages.’

Guan Hong was considered the best of the "Super Brain" contestants, and the most skilled of all the visitors so far.

’Did someone figure out the pattern of the Bamboo Maze?’

’But I don’t even know the pattern myself!’

"President Zhang, what’s wrong?" Lin Muxue asked, noticing Zhang Lin’s strange behavior.

Zhang Lin couldn’t explain directly. Instead, he said, "Muxue, let’s go check out the Bamboo Maze!"

It was only a matter of time before the Bamboo Maze was solved, and he was prepared for it.

However, he also wanted to see for himself who had managed to clear it.

"Why the sudden trip to the Bamboo Maze?" Lin Muxue was puzzled, but seeing that her boss was already on his feet, she stood up and followed him out of the office.

Outside the office building, Zhang Lin hopped directly onto his scooter and said to Lin Muxue, "Hop on!"

Lin Muxue didn’t seem to mind and got on the back. Before college, she used to ride a scooter just like this one herself.

’I haven’t ridden one since college, and I’ve definitely never been a passenger on one. This is a rare experience.’

Zhang Lin started the scooter and headed toward the Bamboo Maze with Lin Muxue.

If he had been riding the scooter alone, he wouldn’t have drawn much attention. He was handsome, sure, but his good looks paired with a mud-splattered scooter would make anyone shake their head.

But add a beautiful woman to the back seat—especially a mature, voluptuous beauty like Lin Muxue, with her great figure and stunning looks—and it was a completely different story.

It would even make other men subconsciously cry out, ’What’s he got that I don’t!’

Zhang Lin noticed this as well. As they rode along, plenty of busybodies were pointing their phones at him and Lin Muxue, taking pictures.

’If I’d known this would happen, I would’ve had Lin Muxue walk while I rode over by myself.’

When they arrived at the Bamboo Maze and parked the scooter, both Zhang Lin and Lin Muxue saw that a crowd of tourists had gathered at the entrance.

They were all crowded around, watching a livestream, their curious voices filling the air.

"So this is the stage four rest area! It’s so beautiful!"

"I’ve never seen it before!"

"This is unreal."

Zhang Lin glanced at the video. It showed the rest area for the fourth stage. All sorts of flowering plants grew there, along with a special bamboo pavilion. A stream even flowed through the area, crossed by a bamboo bridge for sightseers.

A refined-looking man in glasses was walking across the bamboo bridge.

’Looks like he’s the one who cleared the Bamboo Maze.’

Seeing this, Lin Muxue looked at Zhang Lin in confusion. "President Zhang, did you already know the Bamboo Maze had been cleared? Is that why you rushed over here?"

"How could I? I’m not an Immortal!" Zhang Lin quickly retorted, then immediately changed the subject. "Anyway, Muxue, we should start preparing for the award ceremony. After all, the first person to clear the maze gets a 200,000 yuan prize from our farm, 300,000 yuan from the Tourism Bureau’s promotional fund, and another 500,000 from ’Super Brain’!"

Lin Muxue snapped out of it. No longer dwelling on her previous question, she immediately pulled out her phone and called the operations department.

They had made preparations for the award ceremony long ago.

Now that someone had cleared the maze and won a one-million-yuan prize, they absolutely had to publicize it. This would generate a ton of buzz, easily rivaling the hype around the Black Bear Spirit.

The farm’s social media account already had 6.8 million followers; the next natural goal was to break the 10 million mark.

Zhang Lin soon spotted Chu Heng, the producer for "Super Brain." He was standing in front of some equipment, his mouth hanging open in a daze and a sour look on his face.

Confused, Zhang Lin walked over to greet him. "Mr. Chu, someone from your ’Super Brain’ team finally conquered the Bamboo Maze. You should be happy. Why the long face?"

"Boss Zhang!" Chu Heng looked even more miserable at Zhang Lin’s words. "That guy... he’s not one of ours. Filming for the show is almost over, so we wanted to shoot an interactive episode. We invited a few tourists to challenge the maze alongside Guan Hong to make things more dynamic. It was also supposed to highlight how incredible our ’Super Brain’ contestants are. But who knew one of the tourists would be faster than Guan Hong right from the start? He even cleared the fourth stage this quickly, finishing in just 48 minutes."

"Uh..." Zhang Lin was taken aback.

’So, "Super Brain" wanted to use a tourist as a foil to make their own contestant look good, but it backfired completely. Their guy ended up being the foil instead.’

’With so many tourists watching and filming, this has to be humiliating for them. Looks like "Super Brain" has a guaranteed spot on tomorrow’s trending list—for getting totally roasted.’

’Yikes... This is awkward.’