The Mission Is to Have a Mid-Gate Snipe-Off with Boss Chen!

"This is the first time I've ever seen a haunted house this unscary."

"The props are way too fake. I walked around the whole thing, and not only was I not scared, I even felt a little like laughing."

"Materialists fear nothing!"

"I already told you guys it was boring. We might as well have stayed in the dorms playing games—my Kun is already at 800 kills."

Outside the Western Outskirts Ghost House in Hanjiang City.

Several students rode away on shared bikes with looks of utter disdain.

However, not long after they left, they bumped head-on into a young man whose accent suggested he wasn't a local to JJ City.

"Excuse me, is Chen Ge's Haunted House in the amusement park up ahead?"

Hearing this, several students chimed in with advice:

"Bro, don't bother going to any haunted house. What era is this? You'd be better off doing escape rooms or VR. These haunted houses are completely pointless."

"The owner of that haunted house back there seems to be named Chen Ge. He's not scary at all, super boring."

"We just finished playing it, so we're definitely not lying to you!"

The young man smiled. "No worries, I'm a store-review streamer, just going to take a look."

"What a weirdo..." The students muttered as they left.

They failed to notice a trace of bitterness leaking from the corner of the young man's mouth.

The young man's name was Zhang Ze.

Last month, he had transmigrated into this world.

When he searched Hanjiang City and New Century Amusement Park on his phone, finding that a certain well-regarded haunted house was on the verge of bankruptcy, and internet rumors said the haunted house owner and his wife had gone missing years ago with the current owner surnamed Chen...

Zhang Ze was utterly numb!

Of all the worlds he could have transmigrated to, why this one?

Of all places, it had to be the world of I Have a Haunted House.

This world actually had ghosts.

His first reaction had been to run over and throw his lot in with Chen Ge—after all, it was easier to enjoy the shade under a big tree, and by latching onto this powerhouse, Zhang Ze could at least walk sideways through Hanjiang City.

Then the system activated.

And shattered his illusions.

[Terror World Haunted House System activated!]
[Please have the host build your own haunted house, ensuring the satisfaction rate, customer flow, and virality all suppress Chen Ge's Haunted House of the same period!]
[The host's haunted house must be opened in New Century Amusement Park, and the straight-line distance from Chen Ge's Haunted House must not exceed 200 meters!]

Zhang Ze:?

Doctor Gao, switch to your main account to speak!

Unfortunately, the system was the system.

It wasn't a reskin of some villain from the original novel.

Otherwise, Doctor Gao, Shadow Brother, or Director—any strange thing popping out could make Zhang Ze's vision go black.

[Completing tasks yields Roulette Draw chances]
[Prizes include but are not limited to, Fierce Ghost Tokens, Supernatural Place Tickets, and Urban Legend Props]
[Current Tasks]
[① (Daily): Acquire any pawnshop in New Century Amusement Park. The system will help the host convert it into a haunted house, freely controllable by the host's will. Reward: Roulette Draw counts ×1]
[② (Daily): Increase the haunted house Scream Index, making the haunted house's attraction exceed that of Chen Ge's Haunted House. Reward: Roulette Draw counts ×1]
[③ (Nightmare): You obviously already know whether ghosts exist in this world. Now you need to make others understand the answer to that question too.]

The month since Zhang Ze transmigrated.

Hadn't been completely wasted.

He had been dealing with the issue of his original body's parental inheritance.

Right as he transmigrated, his original body's parents had left behind an inheritance of two hundred thousand yuan before passing away from illness.

After finishing the funeral procedures, a little over one hundred thousand remained.

Zhang Ze seriously suspected that his transmigration was the system's doing, specifically picking an unlucky bastard whose parents were about to kick the bucket so he could start off with initial capital.

Regardless.

At least he was now completely on his own, with over one hundred thousand in massive wealth in his hands.

More than enough to buy a pawnshop and complete the system's daily tasks.

Straightening his attire, Zhang Ze entered New Century Amusement Park.

New Century Amusement Park had been running in the red for a long time. As an old-fashioned amusement park, its various facilities had already been played to death by tourists.

Today, many facilities lacked maintenance, and some high-investment projects had even been shut down long ago, leaving only the high ratings on the trending list of map apps to prove that this place had once been glorious.

Of course.

Zhang Ze knew very well that before long, New Century Amusement Park would become famous nationwide because of Chen Ge's Haunted House, becoming an internet-famous check-in spot for every paranormal enthusiast.

Because there were actually ghosts inside Chen Ge's Haunted House!

"Hello, visitors please use the visitor passage."

"Ticket promotion, only 50 yuan per person."

A middle-aged man wearing amusement park management attire reached out and stopped Zhang Ze, signaling Zhang Ze to go to the ticket booth.

Could this be Uncle Xu?

He looked quite honest and steadfast.

"I'm a college student, just graduated not long ago, and I want to find a place to invest and start a business. I heard that some projects in New Century Amusement Park were closed down long ago, which is really a pity."

"I want to take over and give it a try. I wonder if you can introduce me to someone?"

Uncle Xu's expression was somewhat surprised.

Having worked in the amusement park for over a dozen years, this was his first time encountering such a situation.

Everyone knew the amusement park was a project past its prime.

And yet you still ran over to invest and start a business?

Even if you really wanted to invest, the newest virtual technology amusement park in the East Outskirts of Hanjiang City clearly had more prospects!

After thinking for a moment, Uncle Xu still opened the door for Zhang Ze.

There was no help for it.

New Century Amusement Park was already barely holding on.

They also needed capital turnover.

Otherwise, with the current visitor traffic, they couldn't even pay the employees' wages, let alone venue maintenance fees, promotional expenses, and a series of other expenditures.

Zhang Ze's goal was clear.

He walked straight in front of Chen Ge's Haunted House.

The Haunted House was currently in operation.

Boss Chen stood in front of the counter himself, while Xu Wan, who had finished her makeup, chattered away with him about something.

Opposite the Haunted House was a bumper car project.

Bumper cars were also a high-cost-consumption project; vehicle maintenance, inspections, venue polishing, each one cost money, and nowadays very few people played this project.

Therefore, it had long been shut down.

All the bumper cars had been transferred and sold, leaving only a vacant hall.

"If I buy this hall and renovate it into a new project, how long will the procedures probably take?" Zhang Ze asked.

He needed to race against time.

Chen Ge was about to pick up that fate-changing Black Phone.

He must also quicken his pace.

Otherwise, it would be even harder to complete the system's requirement to suppress Chen Ge's Haunted House of the same period.

"Uh, at least five or six hundred thousand, and the land cannot be sold. Our amusement park's chairman has special feelings for the amusement park," Uncle Xu explained.

Damn.

Hearing this price, the corners of Zhang Ze's mouth twitched.

There were still plenty of places to spend money.

"What about renting? Deposit for one year and pay annually, can we sign the contract now?"

Uncle Xu thought about it.

For this kind of matter, if he went back and reported it to Director Luo, it would be approved before long, and there would even be a substantial sum of funds coming in. Why not do it?

"It's possible, but... what kind of project do you plan to open?"

"Seeing that you're young, let me remind you that business is not easy to do now. You should be careful about losing money, and it's best to do some low-cost projects to test the waters."

Uncle Xu earnestly persuaded him.

Zhang Ze said, "Open a Haunted House."

Uncle Xu:?

He glanced across the hall, at Chen Ge's Haunted House less than a hundred meters away.

He suspected whether the young man in front of him had a broken brain.

Or like Cao Cao in the Battle of Hanzhong, seeing a tasteless chicken rib, yet still uttering the words chicken rib.

Seeing Chen Ge's haunted house, he just opened his mouth to talk about haunted houses.

"My mind is made up, no need to advise further."

"Sign the contract."

Zhang Ze said.

No one would go against money.

Two hours later.

A venue rental contract landed in Zhang Ze's hands.

Zhang Ze read through it carefully. The annual rent was 30,000 yuan, which could be considered a quite conscientious price, with a deposit of one and payment for one. During the rental period, the amusement park side would not interfere with any of Zhang Ze's remodeling actions unless safety accidents were involved.

Zhang Ze signed his name on the contract.

And transferred 60,000 yuan to Uncle Xu.

[Quest completed]

[① (Daily): Acquire any pawn shop in New Century Amusement Park, the system helps the host remodel it into a haunted house, which can be freely controlled by the host's will, reward Roulette Draw counts × 1]

Pushing open the dust-covered door.

Zhang Ze entered this Bumper Car Venue.

Quiet, dim, exuding a moldy smell of long neglect.

Even without ghosts, it still made people feel a trace of unease.

Zhang Ze opened the system page.

Roulette Draw.

A disk that only he could see appeared before his eyes, evenly divided into a dozen or so small sections, with each section placing a terrifying old object.

A kitchen knife stained with blood.

A damaged videotape.

Rusted coffin nails...

Use one draw opportunity.

The pointer spun rapidly.

Passing by prize after prize, finally the speed became slower and slower.

Finally stopping, pointing at a pair of severed human hands.

The prize immediately appeared in front of Zhang Ze.

Severed human hands.

The skin was pale and the fingers were slender, looking at a glance like a woman's hands, yet the wrists had been abruptly chopped off by something, the cut flesh and blood blurred.

Damn, so hardcore?

Zhang Ze was stunned.

What use was giving him hands?

He wasn't Kira Yoshikage.

Did he need to lack this hand?

[Triggered Supernatural Place Quest!]

[Complete the quest, and you can turn this supernatural place into a haunted house attraction!]

[Murderous Painting: Scream Index 2 stars]

[A gifted artist had her hands chopped off by her own parents, she completed her final painting with her own blood, yet this painting was used by her parents for hype and sold at a high price. The eerie thing was that every buyer passed away shortly after, and some people said that behind this painting connected another world...]

2 stars?

Zhang Ze's expression instantly turned into a bitter melon.

You must know Chen Ge originally started with venues of half a star.

He started right off the bat with 2 stars?

Could this still be played!

But things had already reached this point, this pair of hands suspected to belong to a Fierce Ghost had already been given to Zhang Ze, so Zhang Ze had no choice but to first find a plastic bag to wrap them up, and then started searching the internet for news about the Murderous Painting.

At the same time.

Inside Chen Ge's Haunted House.

Chen Ge had already obtained the Black Phone left behind by his parents.

When seeing the various tasks provided by the Black Phone, Chen Ge cast his gaze toward the Nightmare Mission.

Which was going to the bathroom in the middle of the night to play a spiritualism game.

He still hesitated somewhat, not quite daring to make up his mind.

"Chen Ge, I have some not-so-great news to tell you." Uncle Xu found Chen Ge.

"Go ahead, Uncle Xu, I'm listening."

Uncle Xu gathered his thoughts. "Do you remember that bumper car venue across from the haunted house? A young man came by today and rented the space to start a business."

"That's a good thing, the park lacks money and needs some capital flow." Chen Ge didn't understand.

Uncle Xu continued:

"The project he chose... is also a haunted house!"

Chen Ge:...

"Uncle Xu, you're worried he'll steal my customers, but don't worry, I inherited this haunted house mainly for my parents, and no matter what, I'll run it well."

Uncle Xu understood the subtext in Chen Ge's words.

Chen Ge's family heritage was running a haunted house, a craft passed down by his mom and dad.

Zhang Ze opening a haunted house right across from him, whether intentional or not, was a provocation to Chen Ge.

Chen Ge originally still had some hesitations in his mindset.

Now he was even more determined to execute the nightmare-difficulty mission.