Chapter 485 Balloon Shooting (2/2)
The booth owner had a bad temper; he glared at Li Du and said, ”Rules are rules. If he won in accordance with the rules, I would give him his prize and he could touch and hug it all he wanted. As for now? Just move aside!”
The owner's words were unpleasant and his tone was harsh. Li Du was somewhat irritated.
Sophie tugged his sleeve and whispered, ”Don't be fooled by him. Don't be impulsive. He deliberately provoked you so you would spend money to buy more shots.”
Li Du understood the situation after Sophie pointed that fact out. No wonder he felt that the owner had a short temper and that his attitude could drive customers away. His original intent was actually to try and provoke the children's guardians.
He smiled and asked, ”You wanted the teddy bear, right?”
Sophie nodded. ”Yeah, but what do you want to do? Didn't you say that you've never used a gun before?”
”Right, but I'm good with something else.”
He handed a ten-dollar bill to the booth owner. He chose a crossbow and ten plastic bolts.
The booth owner quietly smiled to himself upon seeing that. Apparently he thought that his plan had worked on Li Du.
Li Du smiled as well. He loaded the bolts and lifted the crossbow. With a tilt of his head and his eyes, the crossbow and the balloon fell in one line before him.
An onlooker commented, ”I have the feeling this dude is an expert in this area. Go for it!”
Swish! Li Du pulled the trigger. The bolt fired but it didn't hit any balloon.
The balloons on the wall were very small. From where he was shooting, they were the size of baby fists. The balloons were also somewhat far away from one another, so it was a quite a feat to burst a balloon.
Li Du continued to pull the trigger. Another bolt fired but it didn't manage to hit any balloons either.
Li could hear the children sighing around him. Sophie was anxious as well. She squeezed her fists and cheered him on.
Five bolts were shot but all five of them missed the balloons.
The booth owner laughed; his body leaned over the counter and teased, ”Hey lad, you act like an expert but you sure don't shoot like one. You need to brush up on your marksmanship!”
Li Du reloaded the bolts and asked casually, ”There's a prize for hitting five balloons, right?”
”Yes,” Sophie said, ”you get the grade E reward.”
The plushie rewards were categorized by five grades:
Five balloons – Grade E reward
Six balloons – Grade D reward
Eight balloons – Grade C reward
Nine balloons – Grade B reward
Ten balloons – Grade A reward
The size of the plushie was directly proportional to the reward. The higher the grade, the larger the plushie. The teddy bear that Sophie wanted was a Grade B reward.
Li Du nodded and lifted the crossbow again. He activated Time Deceleration in his mind and everything around him became slow motion. He adjusted his aim to perfection and pulled the trigger:
Swish!
Pop!
A bolt flew out of the crossbow and burst a balloon!
Sophie clapped cheerily. ”Nice!”
Li Du's hands were as solid as rocks. He reloaded with one hand while the other pulled the trigger. Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Four bolts were fired and burst four balloons!