Chapter 377 - A HELPFUL CLUE (1/2)
LUO YAN and Shen Ji Yun went to the labyrinth area next. They didn't plan to go around the labyrinth since it was a pretty big area and it might take more of their time. It's already more than an hour since they arrived at Tropical Land and they're still at the second area. If they wanted to at least go around the whole place, then they should manage their time properly.
According to Shen Ji Yun, the labyrinth was like a big garden maze. And some monsters would appear from time to time to impede the progress of the people riding on the cart that was going through the labyrinth. Of course, they wouldn't hurt the players. They would just make their journey a bit harder.
Luo Yan had no interest in the labyrinth since it's just like a maze version of the mystery coaster. So, he just suggested to Shen Ji Yun to ask the NPCs working there. In which the other readily agreed.
They went to the maintenance room where the NPCs maintaining the garden maze were. Seriously, Luo Yan wondered why there's still a need for things like this considering that this was all virtual anyway. It's not as if these NPCs were really maintaining the maze. He's sure there's a program that would automatically fix any damage done to any part of the amus.e.m.e.nt park.
Well, maybe it's just to give an illusion of reality. That this place was no different from the amus.e.m.e.nt parks found in real life. Though considering the rides here, it's highly unlikely that anyone would think that Tropical Land was just like any other amus.e.m.e.nt park out there.
The two were now inside the maintenance room talking to the third NPC since arriving at the labyrinth area.
”Have you seen a male elf with short blond hair that almost covered half of his face and was wearing glasses? He might have worked here for a couple of days. He should be very quiet and didn't like to interact with others. The work that he should have done would be one that didn't require him to interact with guests,” Luo Yan said to the male NPC in front of him. ”Was there someone like that who actually had worked here?”
He was already getting used to asking this question. He was no longer expecting much since they had been getting nothing but negative response since that one time he talked to that sous chef in the train at Dream Land. But when Luo Yan saw the NPC in front of him being silent, as if contemplating something, he suddenly felt a bit of hope. Maybe this NPC would give an unexpected answer.
And soon, he was proven right.
”Yes, I've seen to remember someone like that. He worked here about two weeks ago, cutting off the extra leaves on the garden maze,” the NPC answered after a while.
Luo Yan's eyes shone brightly when he heard that. If it was about two weeks ago, then it's possible that this was the last place Lhoris worked in before resigning. After all, the day that he resigned was exactly nine days ago. He looked at Shen Ji Yun who was also looking at his direction. Even though the other was wearing a rabbit mascot suit, he felt that they were probably thinking about the same thing.
He turned his attention back to the NPC. ”Have you noticed anything different about him?”
”Not really. Just like you said, he hardly talked with anyone. He kept to himself and hardly said anything.”
Luo Yan remembered his conversation with that sous chef. Lhoris also did the same when he worked as a dishwasher at the train. ”He didn't have any conversation with anyone at all?”
The NPC seemed to be thinking of an answer to that question, probably trying to remember if he did see Lhoris talking to someone or not. After a few seconds, he had a look like he finally remembered something.