Qing Chen looked at him calmly: "Because that water ghost is still clinging to my back."
"To be precise, it's that ghost, still clinging to my back," Qingchen corrected.
Gouwa asked, somewhat puzzled, "Is there a difference?"
“Because it came out of the water, it’s no longer a water ghost,” Qingchen replied.
After a long pause, Gouwa finally managed to say, "...Strict."
But what does that have to do with whether you kill someone or not?
Chapter 920, Everything That Doesn't Exist
If a normal person had a ghost crawling behind them, they'd be lucky to even stammer out a sentence. But this big shot in front of them was actually pondering the definition of a ghost.
Is this the normal way of thinking?
Qing Chen smiled and said, "We need to be more careful in this amusement park. When I discovered that water ghosts were appearing one after another in the river, I started to wonder, do they really exist?"
"Uh?" Gouwa thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I wanted to tell you about this, but I was worried that you wouldn't believe me, and... most people don't believe what I say; they only believe what they see."
Qingchen continued, "So I used the Davos Cognitive Bias Rating Scale to test myself."
"Are people always watching me?"
"I avoid considering information that might undermine my opinion."
I don't go out after dark.
"I remain vigilant about danger."
The Davos Cognitive Bias Rating Scale has a total of 42 items for scoring and is a set of assessment methods used for patients with schizophrenia and paranoia.
Qingchen's mental stability has never changed; it has always remained the same.
However, he did a self-assessment in the rafting area... and his score changed.
He was influenced by his environment and began to develop some resentment.
When Gouwa heard Qingchen doing a cognitive bias assessment, he was speechless. Who in their right mind would casually do a cognitive bias assessment for themselves when they're out and about...?
Qingchen looked at Gouwa: "You can't see it, right? Just answer yes or no."
"right."
Qing Chen nodded. In fact, he had noticed during the rafting trip that some people were stiff, with all their muscles tense, and even their rowing movements were particularly awkward.
At that moment, he knew that the other person had encountered the exact same situation as him.
But he can only see his own, not others'.
So, do water ghosts really exist?
Qing Chen pointed at Gouwa's three henchmen and asked, "Are their mental states affected?"
Gouwa looked surprised: "Yes."
These three people participated in the Trojan Horse game and directly killed three new tourists.
Qing Chen: "Although I didn't do anything, because I stood by and watched, I'll also experience mental problems, right?"
"right."
"The problem isn't with the tree that they saw, it's with them, isn't it?"
"right."
Qingchen's questions and answers became increasingly unrestrained, gradually attempting to discuss the essence of the amusement park's rules.
It's simply because the visitor information did not mention the rule against discussing the amusement park!
Qingchen wasn't discussing the rules of Forbidden Land 001, but the rules of the amusement park!
So now he understands where all those lunatics in the town came from.
They either participated in the murder or witnessed it.
In this amusement park, killing someone or failing to help a teammate in distress will result in invisible punishment.
Therefore, water ghosts do not exist; they are illusions.
In the first level, after the Mount & Blade game ends, the pillar reminds you: "The rafting area is where one person rides a kayak, but if someone suddenly appears behind you, please paddle the kayak ashore immediately and leave the amusement park the way you came. Do not look back at the entire time."
This is not the rule.
This is a friendly reminder: your minds have been corrupted and you are no longer fit to continue playing the game.
But the strange thing about this amusement park is that its well-intentioned reminders act like a form of psychological suggestion, drawing you deeper and deeper into its trap. The more it reminds you, the more afraid you become.
Qingchen shouldn't have gotten this deeply involved, but he analyzed things more than others, which resulted in him receiving the most psychological suggestions.
The known rules governing this amusement park are as follows:
The first step is to fill the stone vat in each level with blood, which allows you to leave.
Secondly, after killing someone, one's self-perception will be affected; the more people one kills, the deeper the degree of "pollution" one's own body becomes.
The rules for passing each level are as follows: for example, in the Trojan Horse game, players must be three meters apart after dark; and in the rafting area, 23 people must reach the finish line.
Fourth, each time you enter the next level, the number of players must be one less, and only one less (to be determined).
Fifth, no tools can be used.
These are just notices, not rules. For example, the rule that you cannot enter the maze area after sunrise and before sunset is not a rule, but a warning!
Qingchen looked at Gouwa: "The syringe in Buddha's hand is a forbidden item, and it can eliminate mental pollution, right?"
"right."
"So that's why your subordinates, Boss Wang, have been fine all this time. The others went crazy and were dismembered and their organs sold, but Boss Wang controlled you with syringes to keep you safe."
Gouwa looked at the Qing family head in front of him with a complicated expression.
When he was young and inexperienced, he thought that those people in high positions in the world were just luckier than him. He thought that if he had a good background and good luck, he could do the same.
But he only felt powerless when he stood opposite Qing Chen.
There should be a water ghost clinging to the other person right now, but the other person is completely unaffected when analyzing the situation, remaining relaxed and calm.
“I thought that after successfully passing the level, this state would be eliminated, but it seems that won’t work. I still need to get the syringe from Buddha,” Qingchen said. “Let’s go to the next level.”
As he spoke, he dragged the kayak toward the turnstile.
"Huh? Aren't you looking for Buddha?" Gouwa asked.
Qing Chen said nonchalantly, "They'll die in the amusement park sooner or later, and then it'll be easier for us to take it from their corpses."
Anyway, syringes can't be used in amusement parks.
At this moment, Qingchen thought for a moment and said, "We need to leave one person behind, right? Gouwa, you choose someone to stay behind, and then have him give the oar to Niu Laosan so that he can go and knock on Buddha's door."
Gouwa: "..."
This guy is really ruthless. Even though you're not in this level anymore, you still have to leave something behind to annoy the Buddha.
How incredibly unethical is that?!
Qingchen walked back to the racetrack and whispered a few words to Niu Laosan: "If you can't win, you'll spend your whole life in the car."
After saying that, he entered the turnstile to proceed to the next level.
Gouwa, following beside him, asked curiously, "What did you tell Niu Laosan? What did you want him to do?"
Qing Chen smiled and patted the water ghost's head on his shoulder: "Let the bullets fly for a while."
Gouwa felt a chill run down his spine. Although he couldn't see the water ghost, he knew what was on Qingchen's shoulder.
No wonder parents of children who keep water ghosts as pets can raise such ruthless individuals.
The next moment, Qing Chen looked at Niu Laosan sitting in the bumper car: "Give it to me."
Niu Laosan was horrified: "What the hell? What do you want?"
"Give me all the prayer plaques."
Gouwa: "!!!"
Grab a prayer plaque!
Qing Chen knew that this thing would definitely come in handy, but he just didn't know where to use it for the time being.
Niu Laosan and his gang now hold the power of life and death in their own hands. So what if they didn't kill anyone and just took some prayer plaques?
Ten minutes later, Gouwa followed behind Qingchen, and his scalp tingled as he looked at the red string blessing plaque on Qingchen's waist that swayed with every step he took.
...
...
Standing before the stone tablet in the rafting area, Buddha looked at the Chen family experts and said politely, "It's time for us to set off as well."
"Let's go," the expert from the Chen family patted his buttocks and got up. "I wonder if Niu Laosan is dead or not. Let's go in and check the situation."
As everyone scanned their irises to enter, they were all amazed by the grandeur of the racetrack. When they were kids, they had never played on such an awesome bumper car racetrack.
At this moment, Buddha saw Niu Laosan: "Where is Qingchen?"
"They beat us up and left."
Buddha: "..."
Chen's expert: "..."
This is a bumper car, how can you start hitting people like this?
Buddha and the others also sat down in the bumper cars and listened to the game's scoring rules.
As the safety latch clicked shut, Buddha saw Niu Laosan pull a paddle out of the car...
Buddha: "..."
So that's how you beat someone up!
Ever since Qing Chen arrived, the amusement park's atmosphere has changed...