137: That ten million in shock value was definitely worth it!

Over 10.5 million fright value!

After so many days of waiting, Li Zhou finally accumulated enough.

He nodded in satisfaction and closed the system panel.

He didn't choose to upgrade immediately.

Song Yang, Dai Xiaomei, and the others were still inside the Haunted House; he had to wait until they all left the Haunted House.

At Fang Xiaolu's notification, everyone soon walked out of the Haunted House, looking bewildered.

"What's going on?"

"Boss, is the Haunted House closing again today?"

Looking at Li Zhou, Dai Xiaomei seemed to recall something unpleasant, a trace of unnaturalness flashing across her face.

She remembered the last time the Haunted House was renovated and upgraded, her first challenge of Devils Castle had been a real ordeal.

"That's right. Due to the loud renovation noise and some other reasons, you all can't stay in the Haunted House today."

"So, you can all go do whatever you need to do now."

Li Zhou leaned one hand on the bone signpost and said with a smile to everyone.

Hearing this, Song Yang, who had been a bit dispirited, suddenly perked up.

His main purpose in coming early this time was a hunch that Li Zhou might be making a big move.

He didn't expect to actually guess correctly.

"Boss, I really didn't misjudge you."

"You're clearly someone who does great things!"

Song Yang wholeheartedly approved of the Haunted House's renovation and expansion.

For no other reason, the better the Haunted House performed, the more content he could stream.

Additionally, he understood Li Zhou's request for everyone to leave the Haunted House.

Leaving aside the noise, given the current popularity of the Haunted House, it was time to maintain an air of mystery.

Whether it was new venues, new facilities, or new gameplay, everything could wait for the right moment to be revealed to the public.

"Xiao Tao, let's go!"

Song Yang took the lead, pulling his still somewhat confused assistant and striding towards the parking lot.

It was only one day, not a month.

Song Yang was still a bit down because Red Spirit had been taken away by Li Zhou yesterday, so he might as well go to the city to relax.

"Boss, can't I stay?"

"I'll just stay in my room, I promise not to run around."

Watching Song Yang genuinely leave with his assistant, Mozi looked at Li Zhou with a pitiful expression and spoke.

She had only just arrived last night and hadn't slept well because she had chatted with the Old Woman until midnight.

Now she truly didn't want to move.

If Dai Xiaomei hadn't insisted on pulling her up, she would still be lying in bed right now.

"No."

Li Zhou shook his head.

The system was his biggest secret and could never be known by a second person.

Even if Mozi truly just stayed in her room and didn't come out, it still wouldn't work.

After all, buying a new venue only required selecting a location, and the system would install it directly without any fuss.

How would he explain it when Mozi came out of her room then?

"Alright, since the boss wants us to leave, he must have his reasons."

"I don't have many clothes recently, so let's go buy some new ones."

Dai Xiaomei pulled her good friend closer.

At the same time, she also pulled Fang Xiaolu to her side and said with a grin:

"Xiao Lu, you come with us too."

"Buy new clothes?"

Hearing Dai Xiaomei's words, Mozi and Fang Xiaolu immediately became interested.

Indeed, every woman couldn't resist new clothes.

Mozi wasn't someone who lacked a sense of priority; after seeing Li Zhou reject her, she decisively nodded to Dai Xiaomei.

"Then, Boss, Sister Weiwei and I are leaving."

Fang Xiaolu waved at Li Zhou.

Soon, the three of them also left the place.

Outside the Haunted House, only Li Zhou remained.

"Let's get to work!"

Rubbing his hands, Li Zhou walked into the Haunted House.

The daily foot traffic now reached several hundred, with players arriving early in the morning.

To avoid being disturbed later, he also locked the main door.

"System, I want to upgrade!"

Suppressing his excited feelings, Li Zhou spoke to the system.

As his voice fell, he heard a pleasant notification sound.

"Ding, one million fright value consumed, Haunted House upgraded successfully!"

"Ding, detected that the Haunted House level has broken through Level 3, unlocking the Junior employee Store, and updating props and venues!"

"horror employee system"

"host: Li Zhou"

"Current number of horror employees: 3"

"Current fright value: 561,113"

"Current Haunted House horror level: 3 (1 billion fright value required for upgrade)"

"Current number of employees that can be recruited: 1"

"Note: Tourists scared by the Haunted House can generate a certain amount of fright value. fright value can be used to purchase items from the store, pay employee salaries, and increase the Haunted House's horror level."

"For every level the Haunted House's horror level increases, one additional employee can be recruited."

Upgrade successful!

Hearing the system prompt, Li Zhou first felt a pang of heartache for the fright value, but then immediately became excited.

He didn't expect that after upgrading to Level 3, not only could he unlock the employee store, but props and venues could also be updated!

Previously, he could only purchase three props, and there weren't many places where they could be used.

He hoped this time there would be some good things!

Rubbing his hands again, Li Zhou didn't choose to recruit another horror employee immediately; instead, he opened the system store.

The familiar panel appeared before him, and soon, Li Zhou noticed an additional category in the store.

"employee: Drowned Ghost"

"Horror Level: 0.2"

"Purchase Price: 500,000 fright value"

"employee: Hanged Ghost"

"Horror Level: 0.2"

"Purchase Price: 500,000 fright value"

"employee: Starved Ghost"

"Horror Level: 0.2"

"Purchase Price: 500,000 fright value"

...One familiar Ghost name after another came into view.

Besides these, there were many more expensive employees, but the highest horror level was only 0.4.

None exceeded the Zombie.

Seeing these employee names and descriptions, Li Zhou nodded in satisfaction.

Although the horror level was only 0.2, it was definitely enough to scare ordinary players!

It was just a bit expensive; any of them started at 500,000 fright value.

But it was still within an acceptable range.

Speaking of which, the system was really dark!

Any prop or other item in the store cost thousands or even tens of thousands.

However, the salaries for Goethe, Zombie, and Red Spirit were calculated in the hundreds.

Leaving aside the other two, just Goethe alone had been working harder than an ox or horse these past few days.

He hadn't stopped from opening to closing.

Shaking his head, Li Zhou looked at other categories in the store.

Besides the addition of an employee category, many new items also appeared in the store's props and venues.

After a few glances, Li Zhou suddenly seemed to see something incredible, his pupils dilating instantly.

At the same time, he couldn't help but exclaim,

"This ten million fright value was really worth it!"