99: I need a thousand pairs of pants!

"System, open the panel!"

Waking up from a nap, the first thing Li Zhou did was call out to the system.

Yesterday, after half an hour of watching videos, he had fallen asleep.

He had slept soundly and hadn't had any nightmares.

As his voice faded, the familiar system panel appeared before him.

"horror employee system"

"host: Li Zhou"

"Current number of horror employees: 3"

"Current fright value: 3,155,261"

"Current Haunted House horror level: 3 (10 million fright value needed for upgrade)"

"Current number of available employees to recruit: 0"

"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 upgrade the Haunted House's horror level."

"For every level the Haunted House's horror level increases, the number of employees that can be recruited increases by one."

Three point one million fright value!

Overnight, the fright value had increased by nearly six hundred thousand again.

Li Zhou was very satisfied with this speed!

Even if the rate of increase slows down over the next seven days, breaking ten million would probably only take about ten days.

In a great mood, Li Zhou hummed a tune as he got out of bed after closing the panel.

Arriving at the washroom, he saw Song Yang with one hand on his hip and the other holding a toothbrush, brushing his teeth in front of the mirror.

Upon seeing Li Zhou, Song Yang tilted his head and greeted him.

Li Zhou nodded and, mimicking him, also brushed his teeth with one hand on his hip.

The sound of brushing continuously echoed.

Song Yang took a mouthful of water, gargled for a few moments, and then spat it out.

"Boss, I probably won't be at the shop for the next week."

"My livestream room has been banned, so I'll use this time to organize my future livestreaming ideas and also bring some other things over."

Song Yang said to Li Zhou as he started rubbing facial cleanser on his face.

Hearing his words, Li Zhou nodded casually.

Now that the livestream room was banned, it didn't matter whether the other party was at the Haunted House or not.

Moreover, he could now livestream himself.

And even if Song Yang didn't livestream at the Haunted House in the future, it wouldn't be a problem.

The reputation had already been established, and although some Streamers might be hesitant to come due to fear, there were still brave ones.

The livestream's effect yesterday was visible to the naked eye.

All four people gained a large number of new followers.

Especially Dai Xiaomei and Chen Ze, who experienced a second spring.

Li Zhou even estimated that new Streamers would come to challenge today or tomorrow.

After washing up, the two temporarily parted ways.

Li Zhou went to the main entrance, ready to open for business.

However, the moment he opened the door, the scene outside the Haunted House instantly made him freeze.

A dense crowd of people had gathered outside the Haunted House; at a glance, almost all of them were young.

Fortunately, the Haunted House was located in the suburbs, with ample space.

Otherwise, this group of people probably wouldn't have fit.

"Wow, it's finally open!"

"Move aside, I want to be the first!"

"Is this the owner of the Haunted House? I didn't expect him to be so young, and he looks quite handsome too."

"I've wanted to experience it for a long time. I want to see if it's really like what they say online, that you lose half your life just by going in!"

Seeing the Haunted House's door open, the crowd immediately became excited.

Some people even raised their phones and snapped away, not knowing what they were taking pictures of.

Looking at the scene before him, Li Zhou didn't hesitate. Under the bewildered gazes of the crowd, he directly closed the door again.

Turning around, he quickly took out his phone.

"Hello..."

Fang Xiaolu's voice sounded from the phone.

"Guests are here, hurry up and come out to receive them!"

Li Zhou said, urging her.

"Guests? I don't need any, thank you!"

Perhaps not fully awake yet, Fang Xiaolu's tone carried a hint of grogginess.

Before Li Zhou could speak again, she actually hung up the phone directly.

Read and replied randomly?

Looking at his phone, Li Zhou was stunned.

What was wrong with this girl?

Just as he was about to dial again, a pleasant voice suddenly sounded beside his ear.

"Boss, why don't I do it?"

Looking up, Red Spirit, dressed in red, smiled charmingly.

"I have experience."

…After a moment of silence, Li Zhou put away his phone.

Turning around, he opened the door again.

"Boss, what are you doing?"

"Why did you suddenly close the door? It's not closed for business again today, is it?"

"No, please don't! I drove for a whole day to get here!"

"I'll pay more, isn't that okay if I pay more?"

Seeing Li Zhou's figure again, the crowd outside the Haunted House immediately became noisy.

There were all sorts of comments, making Li Zhou's head buzz.

Quickly extending his hand in a downward pressing gesture, he shouted, "Everyone, don't worry, the Haunted House is open for business as usual today!"

"Please line up in an orderly fashion to sign the agreement!"

Hearing his words, everyone immediately relaxed.

Some of the more alert ones quickly moved to the very front of the door.

The others also started to follow suit.

Soon, a long queue formed again outside the Haunted House.

A rough estimate showed at least several hundred people!

And this was still early in the morning!

"You handle things here for a bit, I'll arrange some other matters!"

Turning around, Li Zhou said to Red Spirit.

"Boss, don't worry, I'll handle it well."

Red Spirit covered her mouth and chuckled, completely unfazed by the scene before her.

In fact, upon seeing so many people queuing, a hint of pleasure flashed in her eyes, intentionally or unintentionally.

The tens of people yesterday were still too few; she hadn't even given her all.

Today, she should be able to have a good time.

Adjusting her facial expression, Red Spirit displayed a beautiful smile and moved past Li Zhou to stand outside the Haunted House.

As she stepped out, the previously chaotic and market-like queue immediately fell silent.

What a beautiful young lady!

Many boys' eyes lit up, becoming even more excited.

They hadn't expected the employees of this Haunted House to be so attractive; they looked no different from female Celebrities!

Li Zhou felt relieved as he watched Red Spirit, who acted no different from a normal person.

Others might not know, but he was very clear about Red Spirit's true nature.

In broad daylight like this, if she accidentally revealed any abnormalities, it would be difficult to explain.

Soon, Red Spirit began to skillfully guide players to sign the agreement.

Her familiar demeanor made it seem as if she, like Fang Xiaolu, was an employee of the Haunted House.

Uh, no.

Strictly speaking, she really was an employee of the Haunted House!

However, that 'employee' needed to be put in quotation marks.

Shaking his head, Li Zhou picked up his phone again.

After some searching, he dialed another number.

"Hello?"

"Is this the clothing store? I need some disposable pants here. Do you have any in stock?"

"How many do you need? Please wait a moment, let me check."

"Uh... let's start with a thousand pairs."

"I'm not a scammer; my store is also in Nanshan. Just send them over!"