152: Holy crap, what is this thing?!

Hearing Song Yang and Dai Xiaomei's comforting words, Mozi's inner fear gradually dissipated a little.

She looked up and saw Dai Xiaomei holding her phone towards her, and a blush immediately rose on her face.

Because the two often interacted, almost all of Dai Xiaomei's livestream room viewers knew Mozi.

Upon seeing the usually bold and outgoing Mozi now timid and reliant like a small bird, many viewers started to mock her.

"I say, why don't you start a livestream too?"

"Looking at the bullet comments, maybe you won't be so scared."

Looking at Mozi, who was still clinging to her, Dai Xiaomei suggested.

Although everyone was underground, the mobile phone signal was not affected at all.

Dai Xiaomei was genuinely thinking of her best friend; if she didn't livestream in this situation, when would she?

Not to mention Song Yang, the current number of online viewers in her livestream room had already exceeded 100,000.

Whether it was Huya or TikTok, the livestreaming industry hadn't been doing well in recent years.

There was no other way; China was just like that.

It was incredibly competitive.

In any given field, only those at the top received traffic.

As for the rest, they could only barely survive.

But now, things were different.

Outdoor livestreams had always existed, but very few in the outdoor exploration category had gone viral.

After all, outdoor exploration was somewhat dangerous, and few Streamers dared to risk their lives for a livestream.

Even if there were, they were usually scripted.

Some Streamers went to places that looked thrilling and terrifying, but in reality, people were already surrounding them.

In recent years, only Song Yang had managed to reach the ranks of a major Streamer, thanks to his beast-like courage.

It could be said that the horror livestreaming niche was still a blue ocean.

Those like her or Mozi, who already had a fan base, would find it easier to break through in this field.

Hearing Dai Xiaomei's suggestion, Mozi was silent for a moment and thought it made a lot of sense.

She quickly took out her phone, fiddled with it a few times, and then started her livestream.

Soon, her livestream room also saw a continuous influx of viewers.

Watching the bullet comments scroll, Mozi's nervousness immediately dissipated significantly.

"That's more like it."

In the monitoring room, Li Zhou watched everyone on the boat.

Seeing Mozi finally take out her phone and start livestreaming, he nodded with satisfaction.

If she didn't start a livestream, where would he get fright value from?

Without fright value, how could he upgrade the Haunted House?

If the Haunted House wasn't upgraded, how could players have a better experience?

"I hope you all can hold your own."

"Getting wet isn't a pleasant feeling."

Looking at the surveillance screen, Li Zhou shook his head and chuckled softly.

He had thought of everything last night.

Even if a player really fell into the water, it actually wasn't a big deal.

Firstly, this underground river looked very deep, but in fact, its deepest point was only about two meters.

Moreover, this two-meter-deep location was not on the wooden boat's route.

If a player was 1.9 meters tall, they could almost easily stand in the water.

Of course, if one was short, there was nothing to be done.

Li Zhou also wanted it to be safer, but an underground river that was too shallow wouldn't work either.

Two meters was already the most basic depth.

Additionally, at the end of the underground river, Li Zhou had arranged an employee specifically to dry off players who fell into the water.

This ensured that players would not have their subsequent experience affected by getting wet, nor would they catch a cold or other symptoms.

On the underground river, the small boat continued to move unhurriedly forward.

At the stern, the Water Ghost rowed the boat methodically.

Looking at everyone in front of him, he appeared extremely calm on the surface, but in reality, his heart was constantly shouting.

How he wished someone would greet him right now!

Only if a player actively sought his help or interacted with him could he reveal his true face.

Otherwise, he could only maintain this state until he delivered everyone to the shore.

Originally, the Water Ghost didn't really care much about whether he scared people or not.

Because he didn't have a salary, he only needed to do his part.

If someone tried to talk to him, he would show his true form and scare them.

If not, he was happy to be at leisure.

However, after Li Zhou purchased all the employees last night, he specifically instructed them.

If they could successfully scare players, these employees would also receive fright value rewards!

fright value had many uses for these employees, but the greatest use was undoubtedly that it could wash away the resentment from their bodies!

Each of these employees was almost overflowing with resentment, preventing them from reincarnating.

If they could wash away the resentful spirits from their bodies, they could be reborn as humans again!

To motivate the employees, Li Zhou also specifically stated that he wouldn't make them work forever.

As long as someone could earn fright value through their own efforts and thus wash away their resentment, they could completely resign and reincarnate!

Upon hearing that they could actually reincarnate, the many horror employees Li Zhou bought from the system store were all invigorated.

The Water Ghost was naturally no exception.

Did they really think they wanted to be ghosts?

If they could be human, they would have reincarnated long ago.

What was good about being a ghost? The Water Ghost himself was a clean freak in life.

After becoming a Water Ghost and seeing his appearance, he wished he could cut off all the putrid skin from his body.

But there was no way; he had been soaking in the water for half a month after his death.

It was already very difficult to maintain his current appearance.

Earlier, when he saw Mozi looking at him, the Water Ghost's expression remained calm on the surface, but in reality, he was already prepared to give everyone a surprise.

He hadn't expected such a good opportunity to be ruined by Song Yang.

Seeing the fear on everyone's faces diminish, the Water Ghost silently lowered his head and looked at Song Yang in front of him.

"You fatso, just you wait!"

The Water Ghost thought fiercely in his heart.

"Hiss, why does it feel a bit cold?"

Song Yang, who was bragging to the viewers in his livestream room, inexplicably shivered.

Scratching his head, he looked around, a hint of suspicion on his face.

Just now, he felt as if he had been stared at by something terrifying.

It couldn't be that he was always this unlucky, could it?

There were so many people on this boat!

It must be his imagination!

Shaking his head, Song Yang stopped thinking about it.

Looking at the livestream room camera again, he didn't notice that the Boatman behind him had already begun to have wisps of black mist seeping from his body along the boat's edge, drilling down into the water.

If there was no opportunity, then he would create one himself!

The fright value needed to wash away the resentment from his body was considerable, and the Water Ghost didn't want to miss any chance to earn rewards!

The rules didn't say he couldn't make some small moves.

Moreover, the boss had also said that as long as the players weren't injured, these employees could mess around however they wanted, without rigidly following the rules.

After all, rules were just a matter of his word; they could change at any time.

As the black mist from the Water Ghost's body drilled into the water, soon, the originally calm water surface began to show abnormalities!

The Corpse Beetles that had been surrounding the small boat, as if stimulated by something, began to constantly jump out of the water like fish gasping for air!

Because Song Yang was closest to the stern, the water surface around him was the first to show movement.

He subconsciously turned his head for a look, and upon seeing what was jumping out of the water, his pupils contracted, and he immediately jolted.

"Holy crap, what is that?!"