CHAPTER 244: CHAPTER 244 ORIGINAL SIN 53

The villager rowing the boat, noticing the interest on Liu Siyu’s face, proactively explained before she could ask, "If you like these ancient costumes and headpieces, you can rent them from Red Dust. They have all kinds of costumes, headdresses, and wigs. You just need to pay a deposit of a thousand and can leave dressed up. The daily rental fee for clothes is five hundred yuan. If the clothes are not damaged or soiled, the deposit will be fully refunded. However, if there’s damage, the deposit won’t be refunded, and if there’s dirt, fifty yuan will be deducted for cleaning."

While saying this, the villager also pointed to a quaint pavilion not far away and said to Liu Siyu, "If you want to take pictures, you can go there. You can either rent a camera to take photos yourself, or have us boatmen help you. However, we aren’t that skilled at photography. If you want pictures as beautiful as those on that sign, either bring your own camera or hire a professional photographer from Red Dust. But professional photography is quite expensive, a set of artistic photos can cost several thousand yuan, though it’s definitely worth it!"

At this point, the villager revealed an honest smile and said somewhat proudly, "Of course, you don’t have to worry about us charging extra on the pretext of taking photos for you. We were trained not to overcharge before starting our business. We aim to be the most honest people!"

Seeing Liu Siyu’s face showing a hint of surprise, the pride on the villager’s face grew stronger, "We used to be honest farmers and never did anything against our conscience. Now, we definitely wouldn’t do anything unethical just to make money."

Hearing this, Liu Siyu truly admired the man, couldn’t help but give him a thumbs up, saying, "Big brother, your mentality and character are really admirable, stronger than many who have studied for over ten years. You are the epitome!"

The villager, a bit embarrassed by Liu Siyu’s praise, scratched the back of his head, "There’s nothing strong about it, these are just the basic principles of being human."

Liu Siyu sighed a little, "You consider these the basics, but many people in this world can’t uphold these principles."

Liu Siyu couldn’t help but think of those with utterly bad character that she’s met in her years working in sales, who appear upright on the surface.

And her ex-boyfriend, whose character was far inferior to even a farmer who hadn’t studied much. Liu Siyu suddenly felt that she had been shamefully downcast for so long over such a person! At the same time, that hollow, restless feeling inside her dissipated quite a bit for some reason!

Liu Siyu decided to go to Red Dust to find a professional photographer to take a set of beautiful photos for her to change her mood!

Red Dust was the tallest building here, and Liu Siyu spotted it at a glance. Seeing that it wasn’t far, she walked towards it while enjoying the scenery, only to be drawn in by a bustling crowd gathered in a circle along the way!

With her mood much improved, Liu Siyu’s curiosity was piqued. She squeezed through the crowd and eventually saw what they were surrounding—a giant earthen pit filled with foam balls, and above them an array of amusement equipment that Liu Ying had never seen before.

The reason it was described as a set was because it consisted of multiple parts.

A man ran a few steps on a platform and then leapt to hug a huge foam-covered pillar. He spun halfway around the pillar and leaped onto a platform, then walked onto a shaky plank that tilted to either side, which could easily cause one to fall into the pile of foam balls below if they lost their balance.

The man was wobbly walking on the plank amidst the crowd’s exclamations and cheers. Luckily, he crossed the plank safely and landed on a giant spinning disk, on which foam hammers were also pounding down as it spun!

If someone gets hit by these foam hammers, they won’t get hurt, but they would inevitably fall off the disk into the foam heap. This man, not paying attention, got struck by one of the hammers and fell from the disk!

Instantly, boos were heard all around, assuming someone else had failed the course again, and some were eagerly ready to replace him for the challenge!

But instead of falling completely, at the last moment, this man managed to grab the edge of the disk, and with sheer strength of his waist, climbed back up!

The unexpected turn fired up the crowd, who shouted jubilantly, "Come on! You gotta make it!" "Brother, hold on, don’t embarrass us men!" "Kid, crawl across when you get up, it’s easier!" Cheers, encouragement, threats, advice—the bystanders shouted all sorts of things! Those not in the game seemed more enthusiastic than those participating!

The man on the disk endured another foam hammer without getting knocked off, and actually followed the advice given, crawling to the next stage.

The next stage was a floating bridge, but instead of planks, it consisted of seven large colorful spheres evenly spaced apart! Once again, the man managed to perilously race across the spheres!

After running across the sphere bridge, the final challenge awaited: putting on a harness for freehand rock climbing. Falling meant failure, but successfully climbing allowed him to earn a reward waiting at the top of the rock—a free meal card for Red Dust’s BBQ or hotpot, his choice!

Once the man reached the top, a pretty female attendant, dressed as a lady, handed him the free meal card and announced through a loudspeaker, "Today’s first successful challenger has claimed the prize!"

The man looked thrilled, and the surrounding crowd applauded. Although he’d been the day’s first winner after several hours, most people were more drawn to the challenge itself than the reward; hoping for a prize merely added to the fun of the game.

Liu Ying, initially heading to Red Dust, was also captivated by the game, so she dashed over to join the long queue. She waited a whole hour for her turn.

Unexpectedly, Liu Ying was off to a bad start, falling off at the second stage into the foam heap. Frustrated, she pounded a foam ball hard—she’d queued an entire hour, only to fall in less than a minute!

Before she could finish feeling dejected, someone fell in next to her, having fallen at the same place. He was a man wearing glasses, looking quite refined. Liu Ying immediately thought he must work in an office or engage in research, quite unfit, otherwise, how could he fall so quickly, completely forgetting she had just done the same.