32: Open the door to welcome guests

When Li Zhou walked out of the Haunted House holding a bone sign, he was immediately stunned by the scene before him.

Outside the gate, where not even a dog would usually pass, people were packed in a dense crowd.

In the distance, faint streams of traffic could still be seen heading this way.

"What's going on here?"

Li Zhou was a bit bewildered; when did this ghost of a place get so many people?

"Boss, you're finally out!"

Seeing Li Zhou appear, the crowd immediately became restless.

Several figures among them were the first to approach Li Zhou.

Fang Xiaolu looked at Li Zhou and said excitedly, "Boss, our Haunted House is finally popular!"

"All these people are here to play!"

"Play?"

Hearing Fang Xiaolu's words, Li Zhou reacted.

However, his face still showed a hint of surprise.

He remembered that it had only been less than two or three days since Song Yang's livestream, and it was already showing results so quickly?

"Boss, you've finally opened the doors."

"What's written on this sign?"

Song Yang, who was following behind Fang Xiaolu, looked at Li Zhou and greeted him with a smile.

Looking at the bone sign in Li Zhou's hand, he asked with some confusion.

"Uh, these are some new rules for the Haunted House that I set, that..."

Li Zhou came back to his senses, just about to put the sign away, when suddenly, he saw that besides his assistant, there was another person standing behind Song Yang.

"Hmm?"

"And this is?"

Looking at Dai Xiaomei, whose aura was somewhat unusual, Li Zhou asked curiously.

"Hello, Boss, my name is Dai Xiaomei."

Dai Xiaomei smiled and introduced herself.

"Boss, Dai Xiaomei specifically came to challenge the Haunted House; she's going to livestream with me today."

Song Yang chimed in.

Now, he no longer thought about an exclusive livestream with Li Zhou.

"Livestream together?"

"That's great, welcome, welcome!"

Hearing Song Yang's explanation, a smile immediately appeared on Li Zhou's face.

The more people who came to livestream at the Haunted House, the more exposure the Haunted House would get.

Moreover, the more fright value he would receive.

Compared to ordinary players, the revenue brought by Streamers coming to the Haunted House was still greater.

"Oh? Boss, our Haunted House has a new venue?"

Just then, Fang Xiaolu clearly saw the content on the bone sign and immediately exclaimed in surprise.

Hearing this, Song Yang and the others all looked curiously at the sign.

Only three sentences were written on it.

"[This establishment offers physical and virtual scenarios; players may choose freely]"

"[Entry requires signing an agreement]"

"[Assaulting employees is prohibited]"

Virtual scenario?

Looking at this term, Song Yang raised an eyebrow, and an ominous premonition inexplicably rose in his heart.

However, Dai Xiaomei's eyes lit up.

"Virtual scenario, that's great!"

She had originally been a little worried that the Haunted House would be too terrifying, but now that she saw there was a virtual scenario, she immediately became energized.

Compared to traditional scenarios, virtual scenarios are mostly VR experiences or scenes created with projectors.

In such scenarios, everything is fake; at most, one's mind might be harmed.

Dai Xiaomei had seen the Butcher's Eye; she couldn't guarantee that if she really stood in front of him, she would still be able to maintain her beautiful image.

"Wait, if it's a virtual scenario, then wouldn't I not be able to livestream?"

Suddenly, Dai Xiaomei thought of something.

"Don't worry about that; our store's virtual scenario is a bit different from other places."

"It's very simple to livestream; just take your phone."

Li Zhou smiled slightly.

He had already thought of this situation before.

He had originally worried that if all future scenarios were similar to Devils Castle, then wouldn't livestreams be impossible?

But after clearing Devils Castle and gaining permissions, he realized that his worry was completely unnecessary.

Devils Castle could project almost everything from reality into it, including mobile phones.

As long as Song Yang and Dai Xiaomei brought their livestreaming equipment when they entered, the audience in the livestream room would also be able to see the real scenes inside the castle.

Li Zhou could already imagine the reactions of those fans in the livestream room when they saw their Streamer being chased by the Butcher.

Especially when they saw the Streamer being killed, that effect would definitely make the fright value skyrocket.

In addition, Li Zhou also abandoned the idea of prohibiting players from bringing mobile phones.

When the audience in the livestream room saw the Streamer being killed, their first reaction would definitely be shock and fear.

After they reacted, they would probably choose to call the police.

However, during the time it took for them to react, the Streamer would respawn at the starting point.

So there was no need to worry about causing another false alarm.

As for the physical scenario, compared to Nanshan Police Station, which had experienced two false alarms, they should not dispatch officers casually.

At least they would give a heads-up beforehand.

"Why do I feel like this new venue isn't simple, Brother Yang..."

"We didn't watch all those horror movies for nothing, did we?"

Behind Song Yang, his assistant also had an ominous premonition.

As the first person on the entire network to discover the Tianfeng Haunted House, he knew that Li Zhou was completely different from other Haunted House owners.

If the custom-made NPCs were already so terrifying, the new scenario was absolutely not to be underestimated!

Perhaps it would be another new attraction that would cause a sensation across the entire network!

"Shh... so many people are watching behind us!"

"Stay calm!"

Song Yang took a deep breath, forcing a smile onto his face.

"Boss, I wonder about this new venue..."

"Want to know? Why don't you try it yourself?"

Li Zhou immediately saw through Song Yang's thoughts and interrupted him with a half-smile.

Waving Fang Xiaolu over to his side, he didn't pay any more attention to Song Yang.

Not far away, there were almost a hundred people who had come to the Haunted House.

It was fortunate that the Haunted House occupied a large enough area, and Devils Castle was not a virtual scenario in the traditional sense.

Devils Castle was a team-based escape scenario, allowing a maximum of six people to enter and challenge it at a time.

And when these six people entered, those behind them could continue to enter.

However, those who entered later would encounter vampires instead of Goethe.

"Xiao Lu, open the door, welcome the guests!"

After placing the sign in his hand, Li Zhou called out to Fang Xiaolu.

"Received, Boss!"

Fang Xiaolu replied enthusiastically, then turned to enter the Haunted House.

"What are you doing?"

Seeing her action, Li Zhou immediately reached out and grabbed the back of her collar.

Trying to run away?

If he had to entertain so many people all by himself, wouldn't he be exhausted?

"Boss, I'm going to turn on the equipment!"

Fang Xiaolu turned her head and blinked.

"No need for you to say, I've already set everything up."

Li Zhou pushed Fang Xiaolu forward.

"The task of receiving these people is up to you."

"Remember to make them sign an agreement before they can enter."

"Don't worry, you won't be working for free."

"From now on, your salary will be doubled!"

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