"This amusement park is so boring. I'm never coming back!"
"The equipment is old, and some of it clearly shouldn't even be in use anymore!"
"Ugh, what bad luck. I finally get a weekend off, and I waste it coming to this place!"
A few visitors walked out of Starlight Amusement Park, looking both frustrated and annoyed.
Anyone would be upset in their situation!
They'd planned to spend their weekend relaxing at an amusement park with friends.
But instead of having fun, they were met with malfunctioning equipment and a generally unpleasant experience.
Jake Johnson watched the departing figures, sighed deeply, and turned to look at Starlight Amusement Park behind him.
Time seemed to rewind before his eyes!
The desolate and dilapidated Starlight Amusement Park gradually filled with people. Adults held children's hands as they played on new, shiny rides, their faces lit up with genuine smiles!
Starlight Amusement Park once had a glorious history in Riverdale!
In the 1990s, when people in the U.S. lacked much awareness of entertainment, Jake Johnson's parents invested in building Starlight Amusement Park with remarkable foresight!
Although Starlight Amusement Park didn't have large-scale rides like roller coasters, in an era with limited entertainment options, it was enough to captivate the men, women, and children of Riverdale!
As times changed, larger amusement parks and new forms of entertainment emerged, gradually leading to Starlight Amusement Park's decline.
Eventually, Starlight Amusement Park's revenue wasn't even enough to cover the basic operational costs of the park!
Jake Johnson's parents, in an effort to attract investment and revitalize Starlight Amusement Park, frequented various business dinners with potential investors.
Tragically, not only did they fail to secure investment, but Jake Johnson's parents also died in an unfortunate car accident!
At the age of 18, fresh out of high school, Jake Johnson became the new owner of Starlight Amusement Park.
Five years have passed since then.
During these five years, Jake Johnson hasn't sold Starlight Amusement Park. Instead, he has worked hard to keep it running.
However, fate hasn't been kind to Jake Johnson's efforts, and Starlight Amusement Park's situation has worsened day by day.
Now, there are days when not a single visitor comes to the park!
"Should I just give up?" Jake Johnson murmured to himself, his eyes filled with reluctance as he looked at the outdated and dilapidated equipment.
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Making this decision was difficult.
For him, Starlight Amusement Park represented more than it seemed on the surface. He truly didn't want to make the decision to close the park unless absolutely necessary.
He grew up here.
He used to play here happily with his parents.
This place is his home.
Jake Johnson's face was pale. He took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and took a deep drag.
At the same time, his other hand swiped across the screen of his phone, which was filled with missed calls and unread text messages.
These were all from business people interested in acquiring Starlight Amusement Park.
Of course, they were only interested in the land. Once they acquired it, they would demolish everything and rebuild, and what they would do with it was beyond Jake Johnson's knowledge.
Jake Johnson scrolled to a missed call and hovered his finger over the dial button, hesitant about whether to call back.
A moment later, Jake Johnson dropped the cigarette butt and exhaled a cloud of smoke.
He had made up his mind.
But for some reason, his hand began to tremble.
It was a simple action, but he couldn't bring himself to press the button.
Just then, a cold, mechanical, synthesized voice rang out in the air.
"Super Amusement Park System activated successfully!"
"Who's there?" Jake Johnson jerked his head up and looked around, but he couldn't see anyone.
"This system has no physical form. It exists only in the host's mind!"
"System?" Jake Johnson's expression turned bewildered, his eyes wide.
He'd read a lot of online novels when he was bored, so he knew what a system was.
He just never thought that systems were actually real, and that he would encounter one!
Jake Johnson took a deep breath and said, "System, your name is Super Amusement Park System. Does that mean you can bring my amusement park back to life?"
Jake Johnson didn't care what the system was or where it came from.
"Ding! The system doesn't have such a direct function. It can only provide assistance. If you want to revive the amusement park, you must rely on your own efforts!"
Jake Johnson was disappointed and snorted. "Then what good are you?"
"The system can sell various magical amusement facilities, facilities that definitely don't exist anywhere else in the world. They can bring unprecedented experiences to all visitors!"
Jake Johnson paused, instinctively asking, "Magical amusement facilities? How magical can they be?"
The next second, a blue projection screen appeared before Jake Johnson's eyes.
The screen displayed a series of amusement facilities, with descriptions and the Fame Points needed to purchase them listed below.
[Hyper Velocity Coaster]
Level: Two-Star
Description: A hyper-velocity coaster that can reach speeds of up to 310 mph (500 km/h), allowing visitors to experience extreme speed. It can make people lose their minds even without loop-de-loops!
Exchange Price: 10,000 Fame Points
Note: All equipment sold by this system has special effects that ensure visitors' lives are never in danger.
"A roller coaster that can reach 310 mph? Is this even a roller coaster anymore?" Jake Johnson jumped back, shocked and speechless!
As someone who worked in the amusement park industry, he knew how fast roller coasters usually went.
Normal roller coasters typically have speeds of just over 60 mph (100 km/h)!
Even the fastest roller coaster in the world has a top speed of only 150 mph (240 km/h)!
The system's Hyper Velocity Coaster has a speed of 310 mph (500 km/h). At that speed, your body is flying at the front and your soul is chasing from behind!
Jake Johnson continued to look down the list, and as he saw one unbelievable amusement facility after another, he stood rooted to the spot, unable to say a word, completely dumbfounded.
[Interstellar Voyage]
Level: Five-Star
Description: After the spaceship launches, all visitors inside the ship will be transported to the Andromeda Galaxy through space warp technology. You can cruise through the cosmos, viewing stars, neutron stars, magnetars, and all manner of celestial bodies along the way!
Exchange Price: 1,000,000 Fame Points
Note: All equipment sold by this system has special effects that ensure visitors' lives are never in danger.
At this moment, only one thought remained in Jake Johnson's mind.
"Damn you, system. Are you kidding me?"
"Are these really the kinds of rides that should be in an amusement park?"