Chapter 433: Endless Queues, Endless Waiting

At this moment, Chen Jianhai was purely speaking from the heart, driven by a simple and kind-hearted mentality of "planting trees for future generations to enjoy the shade." His eyes were filled with sincerity, and his gritted teeth conveyed his boundless expectations for the amusement ride. His face was full of earnest hope that the Magic Century Theme Park would continue to thrive and improve!

Just kidding...

Such a cool roller coaster, such exhilarating speed, such thrilling drops and water sprays—it had to stay! Not only should it stay, but its strengths should be further developed so that future visitors could fully experience it too!

In short, everyone had to experience it!!!

Although Chen Jianhai's words were sincere, the staff member looked at him with admiration and a hint of reverence, as if he were some profound and mysterious figure.

"Sir, you are the first person since our trial operation to find the 'Wizard Zombie Mummy Chaos Battle' not thrilling enough. Thank you very much for your feedback and suggestions. We will promptly relay your opinions to the park."

Chen Jianhai smiled slightly. "You're welcome."

The people around them, who had just had their suggestions noted, craned their necks, their eyes filled with question marks.

What?

His opinion gets thanked and acknowledged, while ours just get written down and ignored?

But while the "Wizard Zombie Mummy Chaos Battle" was thrilling and scary, it was also genuinely fun! Many people were already planning to ride it again before leaving that day. Even Chen Jianhai and Xie Zhu Long Xiong, after catching their breath, felt a strong urge to ride it a second time.

"So stress-relieving!!"

"After riding the 'Wizard Zombie Mummy Chaos Battle,' I feel like the air I breathe is so refreshing!"

Chen Jianhai walked out of the "Wizard World" with light steps, his shoulders feeling light and relaxed.

After experiencing the highly anticipated "Wizard Zombie Mummy Chaos Battle," the group naturally didn't want to waste any time and immediately headed for other attractions.

Since the Magic Park had six different themed zones, and the distance between each zone was quite large, even though Chen Jianhai and the others hurried along, they were still overwhelmed by the dense crowd when they arrived at the Ice Demon Peak Water World.

"Isn't this a trial run? Why are there so many people?!"

Xiao Lang's eyes widened as he looked at the snaking line that twisted left and right like a game of Snake. He was completely stunned.

"I read in the guide that the Giant Funnel Water Slide in the Water World is the second most thrilling and fun attraction in the park, after the 'Wizard Zombie Mummy Chaos Battle.' Of course, there would be a lot of people lining up for it."

Xu Bo spoke while looking down at his phone.

"Should we go line up for something else first?" Xie Zhu Long Xiong instinctively suggested.

"Let's just line up for this one!" Lin Suyang quickly interjected. "Look at the app. It shows that the Giant Funnel Water Slide currently has a 49-minute wait. The other attractions have at least a 10-minute wait, and this is the closest one to us. If we don't ride it now, we might not get a chance later!"

As he spoke, Lin Suyang held up his phone. Chen Jianhai and the others curiously looked at the screen, which indeed displayed the estimated wait times for each attraction. The Water World had the longest wait time, second only to the "Wizard Zombie Mummy Chaos Battle."

"Alright... let's line up for this one!"

Chen Jianhai puffed out his chest and spoke with confidence.

...

Fifty minutes later,

After navigating through the sea of people, Chen Jianhai finally stepped onto the stairs of the Giant Funnel Water Slide, his legs numb and his spirits nearly broken.

He was on the verge of tears.

Queuing was so hard...!

Since the Water World activity area was outdoors, the queueing area was also outside. In the vast space, even walking in a straight line from the entrance to the slide's checkpoint took at least six minutes. Not to mention, the area was divided into layers with small green barriers, forcing the crowd to move forward shoulder to shoulder, packed tightly together.

By the middle of the queue, it was truly a situation where people were surrounded on all sides, with no alternative path.

But all the hardships melted away the moment they saw the water slide!

The water slide in front of them was made up of a long, twisted blue pipe, resembling a winding underground sewer. At the bottom was a deep blue funnel-shaped pool. It was unclear how the Magic Century Theme Park had designed it, but from above, the center of the pool looked like a black hole in the ocean, as if it connected to an unfathomably deep trench. Anyone with thalassophobia would feel their legs go weak at the sight!

Chen Jianhai... also felt weak.

"Brother Hai! Hurry up, I'm waiting!!"

Xiao Lang's impatient voice rang out from behind.

Chen Jianhai looked at the height of the slide, gritted his teeth, and made up his mind. He stretched his two thick, hairy legs into the slide's passage, placed the sliding pad beneath him, and, closing his eyes, bent down and slid in like a man heading to his death!

...

"Whoosh~!"

After 18 seconds of pure joy,

Before Chen Jianhai could even react, he landed with a loud "duang" into the water.

The sound of bubbles and splashes echoed in his ears as he surfaced, nearly choking on the water.

"That's it? It's over already?!"

Chen Jianhai looked back at the giant slide in disbelief, feeling cheated.

What the hell...

Fifty minutes of queuing for 18 seconds of fun?!

Why don't you just rob me instead?!

Chen Jianhai slapped the water in frustration, torn between anger and the lingering thrill. It was scary, but it was also super fun and exciting!!

He hadn't had enough!

Soon, Xu Bo, Xiao Lang, and the others slid down one after another. The five of them looked at each other in stunned silence.

Such a tall slide,

and in less than two minutes, they were all gathered in the pool?!

How could it be so disappointing?!

"I didn't get enough! I want to ride it again!!" Xiao Lang was furious. He climbed out of the pool and charged toward the entrance.

"Me too!"

Chen Jianhai's face was dark, a strange sense of frustration building in his chest. The two of them, like a pair of bulls, charged out without a second thought.

But before they could get far, Lin Suyang's voice called out from behind:

"Calm down, boss! The app now shows that the wait time for the Giant Funnel Water Slide is two and a half hours. Two and a half hours for 18 seconds of fun—it's not worth it!!"

Chen Jianhai and Xiao Lang's steps halted instantly.

"How long?! Two and a half hours?!"

The two of them stared in disbelief at Lin Suyang's phone screen. On the waterproof case, the wait time for the Ice Demon Peak Water World Giant Funnel Water Slide was clearly displayed as 2 hours and 35 minutes.

Swallowing hard,

the frustration and indignation in Chen Jianhai and Xiao Lang's hearts were instantly extinguished by the harsh reality.

"Boss, how about we go try the Lava Cave Goblin Adventure?" Lin Suyang suggested cautiously. "This one has the shortest wait time right now... only 1 hour and 22 minutes..."

...

If there was one thing the Magic Century Theme Park taught Chen Jianhai, it was the profound versatility of the Chinese language.

For example:

"The Fire Dragon Lava Banana Boat has a wait time of 'only' 2 hours and 23 minutes."

"The Pancake Man Witch Castle Escape has a wait time of 'only' 1 hour and 56 minutes."

"The Crazy Elf Tailor's Soul Mushroom World Adventure has a wait time of 'only' 1 hour and 34 minutes."

...

At first, when Chen Jianhai heard the word "only," he naively thought it meant "only 10 minutes" or "only 3 minutes." But after a full day at the park, even two hours could be described as "only."

The people at the Magic Century Theme Park... were insane.

And Chen Jianhai was going insane too.

After queuing for nearly two hours but only experiencing one and a half minutes of fun on the Magic Carpet Escape, Lin Suyang looked at the exhausted and furious Chen Jianhai and cautiously asked:

"Boss, the Alice Mirror World Afternoon Tea currently has a wait time of 'only' 1 hour and 40 minutes. Should we line up for it?"

Chen Jianhai gritted his teeth. "Line up!"

He had come to a realization.

This place—if you come, you'll regret it for a lifetime.

If you don't come, you'll also regret it for a lifetime!

Unless you don't have to queue, Chen Jianhai would never come here a second time in his life!

Since that was the case, he might as well steel his heart and endure the torment of this day, so that he wouldn't have any regrets when looking back on it later!

Just as Chen Jianhai, with a determined gaze, strode toward the queue area for the "Alice Mirror World Afternoon Tea," a familiar and cold voice rang out in his mind:

"Ding!"

"The system has detected that the host's 'Striver Who Refuses to Be Ordinary' title has taken effect, increasing the success rate by 10%."

"The system is now calculating the success outcome."

Chen Jianhai's steps halted, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Was the system's title really this powerful?

Could it even affect something like queuing??

Chen Jianhai's spirits lifted instantly.

He raised his head and looked at the dense crowd of people queuing in front of him, his face filled with confusion.

In this situation, unless a freak gust of wind blew everyone ahead away,

or unless he became the park's luckiest visitor with the privilege of skipping the line,

there seemed to be no third shortcut to success.

Just as Chen Jianhai was burning with curiosity about how the system would resolve this, the system's voice rang out again:

"Ding!"

"Due to objective and uncontrollable factors, the host's success rate verification has failed."

"This value will be automatically accumulated and settled at an appropriate time."

The light of excitement in Chen Jianhai's eyes dimmed.

In this world, is there anything more painful than having hope given to you, only to have it taken away?

In this world, is there anything more despairing than thinking you don't have to queue, only to be slapped in the face by harsh reality and forced to keep queuing?

In this world, is there anything more grating to the ears than, "Boss, it's time to move forward"?

No.

"****!!!"

Chen Jianhai let out a furious curse!