148: Security Question

Song Yang had originally intended to ask how a Haunted House could have a river, as if it were outdoors?

But very quickly, he also noticed something was off.

At the end of the path, it really seemed like there was a river!

"No, didn't the boss only close for one day yesterday?"

"How did he even manage to create an underground river?"

The further down he went, the more certain Song Yang became that it was indeed a river!

Because he had already seen a small boat docked on the platform at the very bottom of the steps!

In an instant, his face was filled with astonishment.

He had already been very surprised when he entered the Haunted House earlier and saw the changes in the front hall.

He hadn't expected Li Zhou's actions to be so grand this time!

At first, he thought the surrounding cliffs and the rocks above were all virtual.

After all, he had witnessed Li Zhou's virtual technology in the shop before.

It would be too simple to create some fake scenes using projectors or similar equipment.

However, something like a river couldn't be faked!

Could it be that the Haunted House actually had an underground scene before?

They just didn't know about it?

"Did the boss hire a team of excavators yesterday?"

"No wonder he didn't let us stay in the shop!"

Dai Xiaomei was also shocked.

Unlike Mozi, she was already quite familiar with the Haunted House.

She couldn't imagine how Li Zhou managed to create such a large underground area in just one day!

Could it be that he invited all the excavators in Jinling last night?

Hey, there seems to be someone on that boat!

As they walked further down, the river became clearer.

However, everyone soon realized that this underground river seemed a bit too calm.

There was no sound of flowing water, no ripples, and not even a hint of sheen!

It was pitch black, gloomy, and bottomless!

The light they had just seen was merely the river's surface reflecting the glowing minerals in the rock crevices on both sides.

Additionally, everyone also saw the small boat where the water ghost was standing.

However, at first, they didn't notice the water ghost.

It wasn't until they walked down the steps to the bank that they clearly saw a figure standing on the boat.

Song Yang was still leading the way; he didn't get on the boat immediately, but instead walked to the riverbank and reached out to touch it.

"Holy moly, it really is a river!"

Looking at his wet hand, Song Yang was utterly shocked.

Everything before his eyes was not virtual; the river was real, and the surrounding environment was also real!

They were truly underground!

"How do we proceed now?"

"Do we get on the boat?"

Dai Xiaomei looked around but found no other path.

Looking at the small boat by the river, she asked.

"Of course, are we going to swim if we don't get on the boat?"

Shaking the water from his hand, Song Yang came back to his senses.

Although he was astonished that Li Zhou could transform the Haunted House into this state in just one day, he quickly felt a surge of excitement.

Aside from his beast-like courage, he was also very passionate about exploration, which quickly made him the top Streamer in outdoor adventure competitions.

The greater the changes in the Haunted House, the more he anticipated it.

After all, constantly facing Goethe and zombies wasn't a solution.

He couldn't beat them, nor could he run away.

The audience was also bored watching.

"Are we really going to get on the boat?"

"I can't swim, you know."

At this moment, Mozi also noticed the surging popularity in Dai Xiaomei's livestream room.

Coupled with the sounds starting to emerge from the platform above, indicating that the next batch of players had also begun to enter, she gradually became less afraid.

She pulled out her phone, ready to start her own livestream, but upon hearing the conversation between Dai Xiaomei and Song Yang, she suddenly seemed to remember something, and her tone became flustered again.

Yes, she couldn't swim.

There didn't seem to be any life jackets or anything similar around; if something unexpected were to happen, wouldn't she be doomed?

"Don't worry!"

"You might drown elsewhere, but here, you absolutely won't!"

Hearing Mozi's words, Song Yang, who was at the very front, suddenly spoke with a smile.

His tone was very confident, as if he was certain that even if Mozi fell into the water, there would be no danger to her life.

"Huh? Why?"

Mozi was stunned, somewhat puzzled.

"I can guarantee you that too."

Before Song Yang could speak, Dai Xiaomei also suddenly nodded.

"Although the boss is a bit abnormal, his bottom line has always been very clear."

"He told Song Yang and me before that in the Haunted House, it's normal to be scared unconscious, scared to throw up, or even scared to pee."

"But one thing, you won't be scared to death!"

"Not even a minor scratch is possible."

"Of course, excluding those we cause ourselves."

As soon as this was said, Mozi became somewhat skeptical.

"Really or fake?"

It wasn't that she didn't believe her good friend; the main reason was that no one could guarantee 100% that injuries and accidents wouldn't happen!

There were too many bizarre, low-probability events in this world; who could guarantee that nothing would go wrong?

On the other side, inside the Culture and Tourism Bureau.

Tang Shan and Peng Yu, who were watching the livestream, listened to every word of their conversation.

The two of them pricked up their ears in unison, and a hint of curiosity appeared on their faces.

Mozi's question was precisely what they cared about most.

Popularity, at times, could be completely hyped up.

But safety issues could not be taken lightly.

Many once-popular tourist attractions have seen a significant drop in traffic merely because of some fake, photoshopped videos online.

For example, cable car falls or shattered glass bridges, almost all of which are related to safety.

If they were to invite Celebrities to the Heavenly Wind Haunted House for a challenge, and safety issues arose, let alone Li Zhou, both of them would likely be implicated.

Originally, they had planned to take people to thoroughly inspect the Haunted House's safety measures in a few days.

Now that Song Yang and the others were livestreaming, they could take the opportunity to see how well Li Zhou handled safety.

In the livestream room, facing Mozi's rhetorical question, Dai Xiaomei nodded without hesitation.

"Of course it's true, do you think I would joke about my own safety?"

"You saw those two Black and White Impermanence outside just now, right?"

"The boss has at least several more NPCs of that realistic degree in his shop!"

"And, you saw that virtual Insect Tide just now, right?"

"Leaving aside everything else, do you think a Haunted House that can produce such realistic effects wouldn't consider the most basic safety issues?"

"Unless the boss of this Haunted House had his brain kicked by a donkey!"

Safety is the bottom line in any industry.

No one would be foolish enough to be careless in this regard.

Hearing Dai Xiaomei's words, Mozi nodded, seeming to understand but not fully.

It seemed what the other party said made sense.

Both the Insect Tide and the Black and White Impermanence outside the door indicated that Li Zhou's Haunted House was very capable!

Not to mention the identity of the several Streamers and the hundreds of thousands of people watching in the livestream room right now.

Even if something happened to ordinary players in the Haunted House, Li Zhou would probably be in deep trouble!

Such a problem indeed seemed not to require much worry.