139: Waiting for the door to open

"Hey, what are you talking about?"

"I think this guy is pretty normal!"

Perhaps because of his boldness, Song Yang's perception was somewhat dulled.

He didn't feel uneasy like his assistant; instead, he thought the young man in front of him looked quite normal, except for his peculiar way of speaking.

Moreover, it was still early.

Since he was just idle anyway, he might as well chat with the other party.

The young man seemed to have heard their conversation, and the smile on his lips grew even wider.

The assistant looked at the smile on his face and found it increasingly familiar.

When he was being chased by Goethe, he looked back.

At that moment, Goethe's eyes were very similar to those of the man in front of him now.

However, Goethe's were purer, while the man's were not so direct.

Was it an illusion?

The assistant was a bit unsure.

But since Song Yang had said so, he couldn't say much.

He could only secretly remain vigilant.

His intuition told him that this young man in front of him was very unusual!

Soon, Song Yang and the young man started chatting again.

As time passed, the originally hazy sky gradually began to brighten.

Finally, players started appearing in the distance, heading towards the Haunted House.

The young man saw more and more players arriving and began to bid farewell to Song Yang.

Without waiting for Song Yang to say anything, he turned and left directly.

Watching his retreating figure, Song Yang scratched his head, not paying it much mind.

He was just chatting with the other party to pass the time; whether the other party entered the Haunted House or not had little to do with him.

"Hmm? Isn't that Song the Bold?"

After the young man left, the arriving players quickly recognized Song Yang.

Many of these people were Song Yang's fans, and they enthusiastically greeted him.

Some even took the opportunity to ask Song Yang if there were any tips for clearing the castle.

It had been over a week since the castle opened.

Yet, after all this time, no player had successfully challenged the castle.

Now on TikTok, there were even people making strategy videos for the Tianfeng Haunted House.

Among them, guides for the castle scene were the most numerous.

But most of them stopped after reaching the first floor.

During this time, many players successfully reached the first floor and, with Ellie's reminder, obtained all the parchment.

However, no one yet knew what the final phrase on the parchment, 'Death is also liberation,' truly meant.

"Ahem, as everyone knows, I'm friends with the Haunted House owner."

"He specifically instructed me not to reveal certain things about the Haunted House."

"Please understand, everyone, as this concerns the Haunted House's business."

"What's more, an immersive puzzle-solving experience is definitely more satisfying than spoilers."

Facing everyone's questions, Song Yang shook his head and did not reveal the key to clearing the castle.

He wasn't foolish; the Haunted House's popularity was so high precisely because no one had successfully cleared it yet.

He wouldn't be so foolish as to reveal the true method of clearing it.

The more mysterious the Haunted House, the more the audience wanted to understand it...

The more they wanted to understand, the more they would watch his livestream.

Hearing Song Yang's words, the questioning players thought it made sense and stopped asking further.

Time passed by, and soon, Dai Xiaomei and Mozi, bringing Fang Xiaolu, also arrived outside the Haunted House.

The three bypassed the many players and went directly to the very front of the Haunted House.

Upon seeing Song Yang and his assistant, Mozi exclaimed, "You two arrived quite early."

"Ahem, not bad, I guess."

Song Yang awkwardly coughed and said.

He looked up and saw many players pulling out their phones, and he sighed helplessly internally.

He had originally planned to ask the boss what exactly had been renovated in the Haunted House before anyone else arrived.

He didn't expect to wait from dusk till dawn, and Li Zhou still hadn't opened the door, with a long line already forming outside.

It seemed impossible to get information beforehand now.

Now, almost everyone was on the same starting line.

"Hey, what do you guys think the boss will come up with for a new area this time?"

Dai Xiaomei looked at the closed door and suddenly asked curiously.

Hearing her words, Mozi shook his head, Song Yang spread his hands, and only Fang Xiaolu blinked, thoughtfully saying, "I feel like the boss will probably renovate a few areas."

During this period, she was mainly responsible for receiving players.

So, she had also heard a lot of player feedback.

Almost ninety-nine percent of players would give the Haunted House's thrill level a perfect score.

However, many of these players were visiting for the second time.

Some, feeling hopeless about clearing the castle, chose to explore the areas outside the castle.

The areas outside the castle, compared to inside the castle, were simply not on the same level.

Of course, this was without considering the NPCs.

Many people still remembered the fear of being chased by zombies.

Although they knew the zombies were fake, that fear was no less intense than in the castle.

When leaving, some players suggested to Fang Xiaolu that more new areas could be created.

The previous areas of the Haunted House could only be described as decent, with nothing particularly outstanding.

Players being scared was almost entirely due to Red Spirit and the zombies.

After hearing the players' feedback and suggestions, Fang Xiaolu also told Li Zhou.

Soon after, Li Zhou closed the doors again for renovations.

Therefore, Fang Xiaolu guessed that her boss probably listened to the player feedback and was preparing to create more new areas.

"I don't think so!"

After hearing Fang Xiaolu's words, Dai Xiaomei and Mozi both subconsciously nodded.

Only Song Yang, at this moment, was stroking his chin and shaking his head.

As if Detective Conan had possessed him, he frowned and adopted a pensive look.

"While the Haunted House's scenes are important, I feel that one day isn't quite enough time to renovate an area that allows players to explore to their heart's content."

"I suspect, given the boss's personality, it's very likely that he has rearranged many new robot NPCs within the Haunted House!"

If it were just about the scenes, almost no scene in the Tianfeng Haunted House could instill fear in Song Yang.

Not even the castle.

But NPCs were different.

To date, almost every time he was genuinely scared, it was because of those robot NPCs.

Song Yang guessed that Li Zhou had probably imported some new robot NPCs from somewhere this time.

After all, using these things to scare people was much more convenient and effective than any new scene.

"Oh, who cares?"

"Won't we know once we go inside later?"

Dai Xiaomei rubbed her hands, her face showing an excited expression, just like Song Yang when he first arrived at the Haunted House.

She couldn't be bothered to guess what Li Zhou had renovated this time.

She only knew that her livestream room had been unblocked.

And her fans were urging her to start the livestream.