"The Modern Age of the Mysterious (

"What are you talking about..." Aunt Sarah blinked in disbelief, "I have a friend who has been to Ocean City, how could this be a scam?"

"I'm sorry, my lady." Christopher shook his head and said regretfully, "Ocean City doesn't have many tourists, and they must have a way to get some people to lie to them.

"I wouldn't be at all surprised if their staff sincerely apologized to you later!

"As a compensation, they will likely give you a small amount of Ocean City stock, and you can also participate in dividends. And, I believe those dividends are enough to make you forget the unpleasantness of the 'journey'."

Sarah and Nash looked at each other and were speechless for a moment.

Anna, who was holding her, looked up, looking at her grandfather for a while, and her grandmother for a while. Although she couldn't understand what the adults were saying, there was already some disappointment in her eyes.

Everyone fell into silence, carefully recalling everything about Ocean City that they had come into contact with.

Giant aquariums, black and white propaganda films, airships with flyers...

Ocean City's propaganda offensive is too violent.

Such vigorous propaganda seems very suspicious at this moment.

Affected by Christopher's remarks, people who wanted to feast their eyes suddenly realized that they could no longer confirm whether Ocean City really existed.

Sean frowned, he made no comments, and decided to wait and see.

The taciturn Carmen spoke up: "If that's the case, why would they invite me to the show?"

"You still believe them?" Christopher firmly believed that there was a negotiator from "Ocean City" in the lighthouse, and was waiting to appease and explain, "Ma'am, when we arrived at the dock just now, there was an obvious and strange thing, you Didn't you find it?"

Carmen frowned. Victor, the bodyguard, didn't like the tone of Christopher's words to Carmen. He leaned over and squinted at the stockbroker.

The expression on Solomon's face was also not very relaxed: "He is right, I also felt strange just now...

"The Bronze Giant passed through Avalon Island, only we landed on the island, and there were no tourists on the outlying islands.

"This is very unreasonable!"

Christopher nodded again and again, as if he had just discovered a wise man: "Also, we have come this way without a single one...

"If it wasn't a set or a hoax, who would believe it?"

The haze on everyone's faces became heavier, and there was even a trace of fooled anger on Aunt Sarah's face...

It has to be said that Christopher's suspicions are well-founded.

but……

Sean walked to the double-opening wooden arch and rang the bell hanging next to it: "Even if you want to receive a stock bribe, you can only get it if you go in."

With a click, the wooden arch slowly opened.

Inside the lighthouse is a hall with a chandelier illuminating the interior.

Following Sean, the group walked into the lighthouse.

This hall is about 100 square meters in size. Opposite the door is a closed double-opening iron door. Above the iron door, there is a gray black and white TV screen.

Eight iron doors with round portholes surround the hall.

However, the round portholes are all closed at the moment, and the scene inside cannot be seen.

After the last Sarah's family entered the door, the door slowly closed behind her.

Just when Sean was about to say "Is there anyone?", the black and white TV in front of him lit up.

After the snowflakes dissipated, the middle-aged man who appeared on the billboard in Ocean City, with a delicate oil head, white teeth, and attractive eyes, appeared on TV.

He was wearing a tuxedo and a bow tie.

A slightly exaggerated voice sounded in the loudspeaker: "Welcome to Avalon Island!

"I'm the chairman of the Ocean City Corporation, Fuller Verne!

"I'm sure you have a lot of questions in your mind.

"I fully understand how you are feeling right now - but, please believe that I will answer your doubts in the near future..."

"However, before that, I want to play a game with you guys."

On the screen, Verne blinked his right eye: "This game is very simple, called - 'discussion and voting'!

"Next, you will have a fifteen-minute discussion, after which voting rooms will be allocated according to the cabin you are in.

"In that room, you vote on the issues discussed.

"The game requires only one thing - that everyone votes the same.

"If you can do it, then everyone will be rewarded with a share of Ocean City stock."

"If not, then the majority who voted for the same option will be punished, and their reward will be divided among the minority - because you failed to convince everyone!"

Christopher shook his head and sneered: "I guessed everything."

Everything after landing on the island was a little weird, and the bodyguard Victor was a little uneasy at this time. He didn't look at the screen, he protected Barbara Carmen behind him, and swept his fierce eyes around the hall.

"Fifteen minutes later, the issue you will be voting on is very simple."

With a mysterious smile, Verne said, "The issue is—

"Ocean City, does it really exist?"

After calling everyone to start a discussion, the TV screen went out.

It was still Christopher who spoke first: "Is this worth thinking about?" The stock broker spread his hands and said, "We just need to vote unanimously that it doesn't exist.

"They're playing tricks, some psychological tricks.

"Want to justify their actions when they finally explain and bribe us.

"How could it be possible for them to play with one share? In addition to the game rewards, we also need more compensation!"

"Only by resolutely debunking their lies will we be able to gain more benefits when we negotiate later."

Solomon scratched his forehead gently, as if caught in confusion: "No, it's not quite right..."

"What's wrong?" asked the young stockbroker.

"The purpose of my coming here is to accomplish what my friends have entrusted to me..." Solomon squinted and said ~lightnovelpub.net~ If Ocean City doesn't exist, then where should I go to accomplish what he wants me to do? "

Christopher shook his head and said, "Your friend may just want you to make some extra money!"

After going through everything just now, Sean fell into contemplation.

He now faces two problems.

The first question is this game that Verne speaks of.

Obviously, if everyone is allowed to vote, then they, a group that has not reached a consensus, will definitely not be able to meet the requirements of the game and cast a unanimous result.

And Sean doesn't see the consequences of game failure like anyone else -- he smells a tinge of danger.

He didn't know what this slightly crazy "Ocean City Company" would do to them.

"The punishment may be more than just losing shares..."

The second question is the issue raised by Verne: "Does Ocean City really exist?"

This question may be viewed differently by others.

But for Sean, the answer is unquestionable.

Because both Arthur Merlin and the Explorers Association have already assigned tasks that can only be accomplished in Ocean City.

Sean squinted and immersed himself in his world of thinking again: "So, the key to this question is not whether it exists - but, where is it!"

"Ocean City officials have always claimed that Ocean City is located on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, and Avalon Island is the transit point to Ocean City...

"Maybe this statement is only half true!"

Sean's eyes lit up and suddenly thought of a possibility.

In order to ensure the smooth passage of the game, Sean said loudly: "Gentlemen, don't jump to conclusions, I have an idea."