Chapter 601: Rock Climbing
Translator: VinceStar Editor: PrisMiko
The game dealer had seized this psychological strategy, placing the red card in the most conspicuous place, but it was the most impossible place. Isnât there a saying? The most dangerous place is the safest place!
At this moment, Lin Zhiyun finally made up her mind. She wanted to use the hook to catch the bag from the second row.
âWait.â Yang Ming stopped her.
âWhatâs wrong?â Lin Zhiyun stopped and asked.
âLetâs catch a simple one. That is too far away. Iâm afraid you wonât be able to hook it, and then it will fall off. It might just waste a chance.â Yang Ming said.
â Ah ? Which one should I catch?â asked Lin Zhiyun.
âThis one!â Yang Ming pointed to the bag in front facing the two of them.
âThis⊠Do you think there is a card in this?âŠâ Lin Zhiyun shook her head with some disbelief. âThat will be a waste of an opportunityâŠâ
âGood girl, listen to me.â Yang Ming said.
â Oh âŠâ Lin Zhiyun heard Yang Mingâs tone which sounded like a couple. She suddenly was dazed as she picked up the hook and caught the bag that Yang Ming pointed out.
She grabbed the bag in her hand and opened it. Lin Zhiyun couldnât help but exclaim, âYay! We got the prize! Yang Ming, we caught it!â
âYes, just as I said. You should listen to me. Look. You didnât go wrong listening to me, right?â Yang Ming smiled.
â En âŠâ Lin Zhiyun nodded and happily handed the red card to the staff.
The staff member didnât expect someone to get a big prize shortly after they just opened their business in the morning. All the money they had earned wasnât enough to cover it. But, they had no other way to go about it. Credibility came first to them. There were still a few days left for the temple fair. If the promise wasnât fulfilled on the first day, then the business would be done for after that! Moreover, this temple fair was personally supervised by the Consumers a.s.sociation. The boss didnât dare to act rashly.
He handed the super big bear to Lin Zhiyun and said a few words of blessing. Then, the boss changed the grand prize. It was a big toy, too.
Lin Zhiyun was very happy as she took the prize. She left the game booth with Yang Ming.
âYes, Yang Ming, how did you know that there was a red card in the bag?â Amid her happiness, Lin Zhiyun asked in bafflement.
âI didnât know.â Yang Ming naturally wouldnât expose the matter that he had a special ability. Lin Zhiyun and he hadnât reached the same level as Xiao Qing yet. Hence, he couldnât just simply say it out. âBut, I guessed it would be a high probability!â
âHow did you guess it?â Lin Zhiyun asked curiously. âWhy couldnât I guess it?â
â Hehe , itâs actually simple.â Yang Ming said with a smile. âIâve observed a lot of peopleâs habit of playing this game. They always looked at the second row of bags. They tended to ignore the first row straight away.
âSo, I used reverse psychology here. I was thinking, if I was the boss, what would I do? The customers would lay their eyes on the second row, so then I would put the red card in the first row!
âIn the first row, the most unlikely position would be the bag that is facing the customers! Since it was so obvious, everyone would see it at first sight, but it was also the first one to be excluded.
âMost people didnât think that the bag in front of them contained a red card, so the most dangerous place was often the safest place. The boss was using this reverse psychology. I was just applying reverse psychology again on the bossâs strategy!â
â Ah ?â Lin Zhiyun was full of surprise and admiration after hearing that. âYang Ming, youâre amazing! You can even think of that!â
â Hehe , it was my impromptu thoughts.â Yang Ming said, âI noticed you were so distressed over the ten coins. A sudden inspiration came to me!â
âNonsense!â Lin Zhiyun shook her head helplessly.
The two of them continued to move forward. Although there were some mini-games to play on the roadside, because the price was cheap, there were a lot of people waiting in line. So, the two of them didnât wait.
These mini-games didnât matter much. There wasnât much fun to it and the prizes werenât ample enough.
â Ya , is that rock climbing?â Lin Zhiyun pointed to an artificial rock wall not far away and asked, âI saw it on TV. It was said to be a very special game project launched this year.â
â En , I have seen the introduction. This thing is very popular in the southern cities. We just got it here recently.â Yang Ming nodded. âLetâs go and take a look!â
âOkay!â Lin Zhiyun said. She was also curious about this novelty that she had never seen before.
Along the crowd, Yang Ming and Lin Zhiyun came to a big air cus.h.i.+on. In front of the air cus.h.i.+on was a very steep stone wall that was almost ninety degrees from the ground.
The rock climbing trend originated in Europe in the eighteenth century and became an independent sport in 1970.
Free climbing means not relying on any external a.s.sistance, and only relying on the climberâs own strength to complete the climbing process. Free climbing requires people to carry out thrilling movements such as turning, pulling-up, tossing and even jumping on the rock climbing wall of various heights and angles. It is a thrilling and beautiful extreme sport. It is known by the worldâs rock climbing fans as âBallet on the Cliff.â
Although rock climbing has gradually become a popular outdoor extreme sport in recent years, more and more people have experienced unique pleasures from rock climbing. The requirements for physical fitness, courage, body coordination and flexibility in free climbing are extremely high. It is undoubtedly dangerous for beginners who have not undergone systematic professional training.
However, rock climbing here wasnât so dangerous because the stone walls were artificially made, so there were no sharp edges on the top. Moreover, people who play games would wear special climbing gloves and clothing so that they wouldnât hurt their bodies. Even if they fell from above, there was an air cus.h.i.+on to support them.
In this way, the risk factor was reduced to a minimum. But even then, there would be accidents. If a person fell down headfirst, the person might be injured.
Therefore, those who partic.i.p.ated in this game must sign an agreement separately. They couldnât partic.i.p.ate directly in the game through coins, but rather, they were required to purchase tickets and insurance separately.
However, people who climbed to the highest point would be rewarded highly with the prize. It was a pair of cartoon Taurus necklace pendants made of pure gold. This year was the Year of the Ox [1]. Also, it was obviously a coupleâs accessories which made it very popular.
Since rock climbing was a new game in Song Jiang, the boss wasnât trying to make money. He just wanted to make it famous, so he had spent gold to create several sets of pendants, which would be awarded to those who could climb to the highest point.
However, the boss overestimated those who hadnât played these projects. From the morning to the present, there were very few people who could climb up to half the height.
But even then, many people were still eager to try. They did it for nothing else but just to show off in front of their girlfriends. If they could get the prize on their own, and then present it to their girlfriends, it would be something they could be proud of!
The advertising words in the TV commercials were especially provocative. Are you really a man? Are you brave? This game is for the brave. The winner will get the grand prize, and personally give it to his girlfriend ⊠and other words that stirred up emotions.
Therefore, after many couples came here, the man would take the initiative to try for it. Even if he failed, there was nothing to be embarra.s.sed about, since everyone was on par with each other. But if he emerged victoriously, then they could s.h.i.+ne!
Everyone was holding this kind of thought. Rock climbing was unusually hot.
Lin Zhiyun naturally also watched this TV commercial. Seeing other couples, the man had taken the initiative to win the prize for his woman. She couldnât help but look forward to it deep down in her heart.
But Lin Zhiyun also knew that this game was dangerous. She also didnât want to have Yang Ming take the risk for her.
It was a glorious thing to get the grand prize for his girlfriend. There were always people who failed in the front. There were new people rus.h.i.+ng from the back. Looking at the women who cheered for the men on top, Yang Ming laughed at Lin Zhiyun and asked, âDo you want the little Taurus?â
â Ah âŠâ Lin Zhiyun was caught by surprise before she said, âYou mean⊠you want to partic.i.p.ate, too?â
â Ya , what do you think? If you want it, I will get it for you.â Yang Ming said.
After Yang Ming said it, many people next to him directly took it as a joke. It was because many people also said this to their girlfriends before, and their results ended in failure.
This rock climbing seemed to be quite simple, but it wasnât easy to do it! However, that was only for ordinary people. For Yang Ming, this was simply too easy!
Not to mention that there were so many safety precautions. There was also a handcuffed position on the rock climbing wall. When Yang Ming was at school, he didnât use anything and climbed up to Chen Mengyanâs dormitory with just his bare hands!