Chapter 78 - 74: Mocked by the Game System?

Chapter 78: Chapter 74: Mocked by the Game System?

"He Rou, Top 10 Finalist from ’Super Brain,’ Posts on Social Media: Can’t Beat Li Yuan Farm’s Bamboo Maze!"

"Breaking News: Multiple ’Super Brain’ Contestants to Team Up and Challenge Li Yuan Farm’s Bamboo Maze!"

Zhang Lin’s face showed his surprise when he saw these two trending topics.

No wonder He Rou was the only visitor to complete the second stage of the maze, leaving that guy Ah Luo far behind.

So that was the kind of contestant she was.

Many people had heard of the show "Super Brain."

He really didn’t know who He Rou was, though. After all, he didn’t even know the winner, runner-up, or third-place finisher of "Super Brain," since he didn’t follow that kind of thing.

But for a contestant of her caliber to only complete the second stage... it just went to show how difficult the game-produced Bamboo Maze really was.

And now, it had attracted multiple "Super Brain" contestants who planned to team up.

So, it was only natural that Li Yuan Farm’s popularity exploded again.

This was also why Zhao Han had called him in such a hurry.

’But did these "Super Brain" contestants really have to go this far?’

’His Bamboo Maze has only been open for half a day, and you "Super Brain" contestants are already teaming up to take it on?’

’Isn’t this just bullying?’

But on second thought, it didn’t really matter. In fact, it would add a certain prestige to the Bamboo Maze.

Even if they beat it, the Bamboo Maze would become known as an attraction that even "Super Brain" contestants had to team up to conquer.

At that point, even if these people posted the solution online for everyone to download, it wouldn’t stop the flood of enthusiastic visitors.

Besides, he was certain that most visitors wouldn’t be able to clear it even with a map. With a path stretching across hundreds of acres, under the effects of the Dumbing Down attribute, they’d probably misread the map even while holding it.

There would definitely be many visitors who would try to memorize the path beforehand, only to meet their doom under the influence of the Dumbing Down attribute.

In a way, this actually gave ordinary visitors a glimmer of hope, fueling their enthusiasm.

As the hype exploded again, Zhang Lin also noticed that the number of followers on Li Yuan Farm’s account was growing even faster.

Naturally, Li Yuan Farm wasn’t the only one benefiting from this surge in popularity.

He Rou’s follower count on her Tiao Yin account also shot up in a short amount of time, a rate far exceeding the growth she got from promoting herself as a top 10 finalist from "Super Brain."

This was definitely a pleasant surprise for her.

In fact, this was one of the reasons the other "Super Brain" contestants wanted to team up.

Competing with He Rou was one reason; the massive hype and traffic was another.

It was all for personal gain.

Of course, the ones paying the closest attention to these trending topics were the ordinary visitors who had already tried the Bamboo Maze and had a miserable time.

Xiao Zhenjie had been utterly dejected. He’d been completely absent-minded while accompanying his fiancée to see the Flower Sea of rapeseed blossoms. Even at lunch in the farm’s restaurant, he’d been distracted, despite the Deliciousness +1 food in front of him.

However, when he saw the trending topics about He Rou and "Super Brain," he came back to life, exclaiming excitedly, "Zhu Li, look at this! A top 10 finalist from ’Super Brain’ couldn’t even beat this Bamboo Maze, so it’s no wonder that normal people like us can’t get through it."

Suddenly, his appetite returned, and he started wolfing down his food.

Some of the surrounding visitors who overheard Xiao Zhenjie’s words broke into knowing smiles, clearly agreeing with him.

Apparently, they were also visitors who had met their doom in the Bamboo Maze—the kind who had wandered around until they were on the verge of a breakdown.

The fact that even someone like He Rou couldn’t beat it was a huge psychological comfort to them.

After all, out of everyone in the entire country, how many could possibly qualify for "Super Brain"?

But the happiest of all was Ah Luo.

He’d been vindicated.

He had failed to clear the maze after his bold claims, and many people had flamed him for it. Now, seeing who He Rou was, he immediately pulled out his phone and started recording a selfie video. "I have to admit, Li Yuan Farm’s Bamboo Maze is seriously tough. It’s not that I suck—even a ’Super Brain’ like He Rou only finished the second stage. The fact that I completed the first stage is already pretty amazing!"

As he spoke, he wore a slightly proud expression.

Of course, there was someone who was very unhappy, even dejected: Ao Youda of the Noahda Bamboo Forest Maze. When he saw the news, he was completely crestfallen.

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「In the prefab steel office.」

After catching up on the situation online, Zhang Lin put down his phone and returned to his thoughts about walling off the core area.

One million bricks would only be enough to wall off part of the 165-acre plot, and he would also need things like cement.

However, it seemed he would have to use gray bricks, as red bricks had been banned.

The reason was simple: the production of red bricks caused significant damage to arable land, and everyone knew the country was now implementing a policy of returning forests to farmland.

The reason for returning forests to farmland was because the country still had to import nearly 200 million tons of grain annually, which accounted for almost 30% of its consumption.

’Therefore, the country was still facing a food shortage and was vulnerable to being constrained.’

’The conflict between the two ’bear’ nations and the subsequent sanctions on the larger one had been a major wake-up call, precipitating the policy of returning forests to farmland.’

’Otherwise, if they ever decided to discipline a wayward province, they might risk having their food supply cut off.’

’Hence the ban on red bricks to protect arable land.’

One million gray bricks was no small number in a small county town like You City. For this, he could probably ask Huang Tao for help.

Although the man’s main business was prefabricated steel buildings, the network for these kinds of construction materials was often interconnected. Many bosses in the industry were part of each other’s networks, so he could just have Huang Tao take care of it.