chapter 2
Chapter 2
After ten minutes, the darkness before his eyes faded away.
A sci-fi style Drop Tower appeared before him.
Zhang Bei quickly sat down, watching as the brand-new seat was activated.
“Whoosh!”
The wind whistled past his ears as the Drop Tower slowly ascended to the very top.
The entire Drop Tower was thirty meters high and could seat a hundred people around it.
Accompanied by the rushing wind, the Drop Tower began its operation.
The thirty-meter height dropped in an instant, and even Zhang Bei, the designer, broke out in a cold sweat.
After five minutes, Zhang Bei steadied himself against a steel pipe and sat down on the ground.
A carefully designed Drop Tower was, of course, not so simple.
But Zhang Bei didn’t plan to personally try out those other features.
[Drop Tower first experience successful.]
[Mission: Trial Play!]
[A good attraction must be tested: Find ten trial players, satisfaction rate must reach above fifty percent.]
[Reward: First Aid Medical Room.]
Zhang Bei raised his eyebrows, surprised that the System could actually issue missions.
Trial play?
Zhang Bei stroked his chin and dialed a number.
“Heizi, what have you been up to lately?”
“Brother Bei, you’re okay now?”
“Yeah, I’m fine. Are you free tomorrow?”
“Just say it, what do you need me to do?”
“Bring your group of buddies over to try out the equipment.”
“Is the amusement park about to open?”
“That’s right. Can you bring ten people?”
“No problem!”
After chatting with Heizi for a while, Zhang Bei hung up the phone.
Heizi’s full name was Qiu Xingwen, considered a rich second generation.
The two were middle school classmates, and also high school classmates.
Over the years, they could be called brothers who wore the same pair of pants.
The next day at noon, Zhang Bei stood in front of the Drop Tower, watching luxury cars pull up one after another.
Heizi glanced at the Drop Tower: “Just this?”
A mysterious smile appeared on Zhang Bei’s face: “Want to try?”
“Sure!”
A dozen grown men sat on the Drop Tower, and Zhang Bei helped each one fasten their safety belts.
“How tall is this thing?”
“Thirty meters.”
“What’s the fun in that? Give me fifty meters!”
“Don’t worry, that’s coming.”
“Is it really necessary to wrap so many safety belts?”
“It’s necessary, and very important!”
…
After explaining everything, Zhang Bei pressed the start button on the remote control.
The Drop Tower slowly rose into the air, then suddenly plummeted down.
Except for two timid guys, the rest didn’t react much.
Zhang Bei stroked his chin. This group’s tolerance was pretty good; time to start the Second Stage.
Looking at the red button on the remote, he pressed it without hesitation.
A mechanical rumble came from the central pillar of the Drop Tower.
Then it slowly rose higher.
In just a few seconds, the thirty-meter Drop Tower became sixty meters tall.
Sixty meters was equivalent to a fifteen-story building!
This time, the drop was even faster, and screams rang out one after another.
Zhang Bei pulled over a chair and sat down. Now this was more like it!
But as a graduate in architectural design, Zhang Bei couldn’t possibly have designed just this.
With another press of the red button,
the Drop Tower changed once again.
The height instantly became ninety meters, and the seats beneath everyone were retracted.
At this moment, everyone finally understood why there were so many safety belts!
Ropes suspended everyone in midair, and then the central pillar slowly began to rotate.
Piercing screams echoed from ninety meters above the ground.
Zhang Bei scratched his ear-this was the last experiment.
Hope you all can hold on.
He pressed the final button, and the entire Drop Tower slowly came to a halt.
Then, everyone hanging in midair felt the rope around their waists tighten.
Zhang Bei looked up, his face full of smiles: “Have you ever seen a yo-yo?”
A dozen people were flung down from ninety meters high, just like yo-yos.
Then, the safety ropes around their waists pulled them back up.
The whole process repeated three times before finally coming to a stop.
Ten minutes had passed, and the Drop Tower began to slowly retract its apparatus.
A minute later, Zhang Bei looked at the group in front of him and scratched his head.
Heizi was pale as a sheet, kneeling on the ground.
The rest weren’t much better-several couldn’t even stand and were lying on the ground.
Even the two bravest had weak legs and were slumped over the railing.
Zhang Bei helped Heizi up: “How do you feel?”
Heizi seemed to have lost the ability to speak and weakly waved his hand.
Zhang Bei helped Heizi into the sunlight, then turned to help the next person.
This guy was a full 1.9 meters tall, and even Zhang Bei struggled to support him.
Looking at his face, all color had drained away, and there were faint tears at the corners of his eyes.
The rest were no better, all sitting limply on the ground, faces deathly pale.
[Detected project satisfaction rate at ninety percent, First Aid Medical Room has been issued.]
Hearing the voice in his mind, Zhang Bei became even more cheerful.
It took half an hour for the group to recover.
Zhang Bei smiled: “Did everyone have fun?”
“Hehehe.”
“Hehe.”
“I had so much fun!”
Listening to their gritted teeth, Zhang Bei shrank his neck.
“Want to play again?”
At these words, the atmosphere instantly fell silent.
Heizi was the first to stand up: “Had a great time today, goodbye!”
“Thank you, goodbye!”
“Goodbye!”
Watching the luxury cars disappear from sight, Zhang Bei smacked his lips.
Goodness, I really have to say, goodness.
Wasn’t it just letting you experience the upgraded Drop Tower? Did you have to run so fast?
But their reactions gave Zhang Bei confidence-barring any surprises, this Drop Tower was a success.
Leaning against a roadside tree, Zhang Bei let his consciousness sink into the System.
A familiar light screen appeared before his eyes. Looking at the rewards, he chose to claim them directly.
A three-dimensional map of the entire Amusement Park appeared on the screen.
Zhang Bei hesitated for a moment, then set the First Aid Medical Room next to the Drop Tower.
Black light enveloped the area, and a few minutes later, a white building appeared on the empty lot.
Zhang Bei walked around the building and pushed open the door.
Inside were several hospital beds and a series of emergency medical equipment.
There was also a whole cabinet of emergency medicine, enough for daily use.
With this Emergency Room, all the needs of the Amusement Park were met.
Once the staff were assembled, business could begin.
Looking at the phone in his hand, Zhang Bei hesitated for a while.
Staring at the familiar number, he finally dialed.
The ringtone rang only twice before it was answered. Zhang Bei organized his thoughts.
“Sister Nan, are you doing well?”
“It’s you. What made you think to call me?”
“The Amusement Park is about to reopen. Will you come back?”
The voice on the other end of the line instantly fell silent.