“What are the Zoo Urban Legends?”
At noon, at the restaurant in the central zone of the zoo, Nan Jiayu curiously asked the Golden Fox beside her.
Su Tianqing was eating a plate of food in small bites. Hearing the Cat Girl’s question, she was about to answer, but the Rabbit Girl across the table spoke first:
“It started with a post on a certain forum. A netizen created a series of zoo rules, and many people began to deduce the hidden information within these rules, creating a feeling of profound creepiness.”
“Hmm… Is it similar to a horror story?” Nan Jiayu couldn't imagine what it was, so she quickly pressed for more details.
Fox Fox Rabbit Rabbit exchanged glances and, with a tacit understanding, searched for the consolidated web version of the Zoo Urban Legends on their phones, showing it to the Cat Girl in front of them.
Nan Jiayu read it from beginning to end and said with admiration,
“It’s quite interesting. It feels like this zoo is entangled by some powerful magic, but everyone doesn’t know what it is. They just act according to the ‘rules’ in the urban legends, leading to a huge sense of insecurity.”
“Right? When I first saw it, I also thought it was super amazing.” Su Tianqing wagged her tail with a smile.
“Using a whole set of rules, plus many fragmented perspectives, and the conflicts and broken wholeness between various different rules, creates a bizarre and deeply creepy horror atmosphere—this is the essence of Rule-Based Urban Legends!”
“This should be called… 【Unspeakable Unknown Horror】, right?” Nan Jiayu tried to give her own summary.
“It’s a bit like that, and it’s really interesting, so I planned to design such a zoo trip for Hyacinth and the others, to let them experience it firsthand.”
The Golden Fox stood her tail up, put her hands on her hips, and puffed out her flat chest.
“Then let’s aim for that. I also think it’s quite interesting.” Nan Jiayu nodded contentedly, her cat tail also standing high.
“But it wouldn’t be much fun if we just watched Hyacinth and the others solve the puzzles themselves, so I plan to have the three of us join in and play the ‘hunters’ of this Rule-Based Urban Legend!”
After speaking, Su Tianqing looked at the tiger enclosure fenced off by a curtain wall not far away, glancing at the big tiger sleeping in the middle of the grass.
Nan Jiayu also followed her gaze, but the tiger quickly got up and left the moment its eyes met the Cat Girl’s, as if it had seen something terrifying.
The Cat Girl raised an eyebrow and sighed helplessly.
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To set up a Rule-Based Urban Legend scenario, it naturally requires meticulously arranging a huge magic barrier throughout the entire amusement park.
“So we absolutely must tour the entire zoo today!”
“Ah… Tianqing, your stamina is truly strangely abundant at times…”
Xia Taotao scratched her Rabbit ears with a wry smile, and Nan Jiayu also shrugged, but still followed the Fox Fox’s pace.
They were strolling along the edge of Swan Lake, where the shimmering water reflected the light, and swans rested on the surface. Their elegant postures made tourists stop, raising their phones and cameras to take continuous pictures.
“This place is quite suitable as an ambush spot for you, Rabbit.”
Looking at the wooden hut rest area on the other side of the lake, Su Tianqing said.
The three looked at the wooden hut and each imagined the scene that would unfold:
In the pitch-black zoo, even the beautiful Swan Lake of the daytime turned dark and eerie, with only a light symbolizing safety shining in a wooden hut by the lake.
The lost Magic Girls would rush in as if they had found a savior, only to discover a note recording new rules in the corner of the hut—
“And the fear that arises from that, isn’t that what you like, Rabbit?”
“Ah…”
Xia Taotao stared blankly at the Golden Fox beside her, who was saying terrifying things with a brilliant smile, then looked at the wooden hut across the lake, and a crescent smile, like that of the Cheshire Rabbit, gradually appeared on her face.
“Hehehe… At that time, I can ambush outside the wooden hut and bring profound fear to the Magic Girls who violate the rules…”
“Oh, I’m sorry, I accidentally got lost in my own world… I’m sorry…”
Suddenly realizing that she was not the Cheshire Rabbit yet, Xia Taotao took a sharp breath, her face red, almost shrinking into a ball.
But the Rabbit Girl’s gaze towards the Golden Fox became even more filled with reverence.
Following Fox Fox, I can indeed gain unprecedented joy! I, Rabbit, have decided to follow Fox Fox to the death!
Nan Jiayu and Su Tianqing also noticed the Rabbit Girl’s reaction, and the two exchanged glances, both feeling a bit embarrassed.
Taotao Tongxue (Taotao classmate)… is truly a good candidate for a villainous Magic Girl, Su Tianqing thought.
While continuing to stroll by Swan Lake and set up the barrier, the familiars were also busy in the magical space, flipping through the secret codex and organizing items, making full preparations for the possible plan tonight.
And while flipping through the secret codex, they didn't forget to collect the large pile of items and mission rewards accumulated recently.
Red Rose's critical incident, Little Fish's Star Shadow form, as well as the troublemaking mission and exploration mission, scattered here and there, also collected many interesting big items.
But there was still one mission left unfinished—
【Mission: Red Rose Exploration】
【Find Red Rose and learn the secret of Star Shadow】
This mission to unlock the secret codex shop page has not yet been completed. It seems I can only talk to Senior Red Rose in detail after her vacation ends.
And using the points and items accumulated from the missions, Su Tianqing indeed bought many interesting items from the shop:
“First, this!”
The Golden Fox pulled out a small badge from under her skirt, with a fox carrot logo printed on it.
“What is this?” Nan Jiayu tilted her head curiously and asked.
“This is Fox Fox’s latest masterpiece, 【Super Powerful Magic Sealing Barrier ProMaxPlus】!”
After reciting a name that was a bit awkwardly long, Su Tianqing herself couldn't help but crack a smile.
“In short, this thing can prohibit Magic Girls from using magic within the entire zoo, and with my Mindscape World, they must strictly follow the zoo’s rules!”
“What a powerful item…” “Just hearing it sounds…”
Catcat Rabbitrabbit exclaimed simultaneously, greatly surprised by Su Tianqing's unfathomable strength.
But Fox Fox often pulled out wonderful little items from under her skirt, so the two were used to it and let it go.
“Where should we go next? Monkey Mountain or Africa Park?”
“The Koala Park is also very nice, I want to see koalas.”
“Then let’s take the small train from Africa Park to Giraffe Plaza! We can see koalas along the way!”
The three immediately agreed and set off on their way.
Meanwhile, somewhere in the zoo, Nan Xiaofeng was also leaning against the railing with great interest, handing a leaf to the giraffe in front of her.
“Oh, oh, oh, it ate it.”
“It even uses its tongue to roll it up, so smart.”
“…”
Li Kexin also held a branch full of tender leaves, stunned ed for a long time, then tentatively brought the branch closer to the approaching giraffe.
Watching it eat the leaves, Li Kexin also showed a few smiles on her face.
It’s quite happy to hang out with friends.
Speaking of which, can I really count Nan Xiaofeng and the others as friends?
…Probably.
“Kexin Senior, if you feed them all the leaves at once, you’ll lose many opportunities for interaction.”
Hua Ling smiled and leaned closer to Li Kexin, saying to her senior.
“Look, if you pick the leaves like this, you can interact with them many times…”
“Oh, so that’s how it is, let me try… Hey! It took them all!”
The girls’ laughter rose and fell, seemingly blending with the whistle of the Africa Park’s small train.
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Mercury’s Secret Words: Although it seems to have a scary atmosphere, it will be very joyful in the end, so feel free to watch tonight.