Ten minutes later, a blinding iron signboard appeared before the camera in the live broadcast, hanging outside the entrance of the Ancient Evil Spirit Castle.
Then came the second, third, and fourth signs, displaying: [Sexy Corpses' Hot Dance], [In But Not Out, Absolutely Thrilling], [A Variety of Healthy Drinks Free Raffle! Join Now!]...
[Are you lonely?]
[Do you need someone to accompany you in this solitary Hell?]
[Asia's largest zombie nude chat center is online now!]
Red, blue, and yellow lights alternated on the signboards like a free seizure-inducing rave, flickering wildly in moments of passionate song bursts, incredibly eye-catching.
Next up was [Evil Spirit Night Club] in five characters radiating brilliant light. At the very end, there was an advertisement board even bigger than the main signboard, as if afraid people wouldn't see it clearly.
—[Yingzhou Deer Hall operates with integrity!]
To produce so many signboards, Huai Shi had put in a lot of effort. Fortunately, all the light tubes were made of metal; the rest he could handle with his rudimentary alchemy skills.
But he would have never imagined that the broken skill [Illegal Organization Management] he learned when he first read the records would actually come in handy here!
Even if it was only level four or five, as Huai Shi contemplated, an endless stream of brilliant ideas sprung forth from his mind. In just half an hour, he had transformed the entire eerie and terrifying castle into a village disco.
Once the preparations were complete, with a snap of his fingers, countless zombies rushed out like wild dogs released from their cages, pouncing on the puzzled adventurers who had stopped to watch outside.
They enthusiastically wrapped their arms around their prey, rubbing their luxuriant chest hair against their arms, and squeezing out sincere smiles on their swollen, rotting faces, "Big brother, come and play!"
"New store opening, all services at a bone-crushing discount!"
"Strong men dancing just for you to rave to!"
They'd grab someone without any warning, pounce, and while two zombies pinned their arms and two pinned their legs, they'd be swiftly dragged into the castle and thrust into the bustling hall.
After just five minutes under the influence of the zombies' scorching song and dance, and the enthusiastic hospitality of countless bacterial strains, there were no adventurers left.
For a moment, the stagnant sales figures started to soar again, causing the girl with the Prajna ghost mask in the vast world to look up in shock and then growl angrily.
Then she furiously added another tally to her mental notebook. Stealing my kills, snatching my performance... this grudge is irreconcilable! Someday, I'll mess you up!
"Ah, Amber must be fuming..."
As he watched the revenues begin to skyrocket, Huai Shi tilted his head back and took a sip of the ice-cold Apocalypse Happy Water, reveling in the joy of soaring performance.
Indeed, a horse doesn't get fat without extra fodder, and a person doesn't get rich without night grass. Once the illegal organization starts operating, the performance just skyrockets. Not just the performance, but the proficiency of the skill [Illegal Organization Management] also began to surge… It instantaneously leveled up twice, reaching the professional realm of level six. In the Current Circumstances, it wasn't clear how many years that would be worth!
Realizing that this was Hell and that there were no cops around to offer warmth, Huai Shi became even happier.
Hell is such a wonderful place!
After finishing a can of Apocalypse Happy Water, he suddenly paused, sensing something was off, but unable to pinpoint exactly what.
It wasn't until he quietly opened the Book of Fate and saw that, without any warning, three BUFFs had silently appeared on his status page:
[Intrinsic Intelligence: Due to certain reasons, your ability to strategize and plan in response to situations has moderately improved.]
[Unfailing Success: Due to certain reasons, your plans will encounter fewer obstacles.]
[Sweet and Bitter Together: Due to certain reasons, your luck will increase, but the severity of failure will also escalate after a setback.]
"Shocking! What the hell is this!" Huai Shi was so startled he jumped to his feet. And what in the world are 'certain reasons'?!
These three powerful BUFFs had descended from nowhere, frightening him. It's just bizarre. It couldn't possibly be that someone watching through a screen wishes me luck and it actually happens, could it? That's just too weird.
Just reading the description let him know that with these three BUFFs, even an African could become a European Emperor.
And when he saw that each BUFF still had twenty minutes remaining, his first reaction was to pull out his phone, open the game, and start a mad spree of drawing cards...
Then he felt like he had gone blind.
He threw in all the Stone he had saved up these past few days—three "Ten in a row" summons—and couldn't even get a guaranteed four-star! Moreover, in a pool where the lowest rarity was supposed to be three stars, he somehow drew several two stars. Can you believe it!
Quickly learning from this bloody lesson, he finally realized what "Sweet and Bitter Together" meant.
Indeed, his luck would improve a bit, but if he failed, the consequences would be drastically worse... and Huai Shi's luck, even when boosted, wasn't good enough to hit the 'one percent' five-star draw rate advertised by the game. After being judged as a failure, the system defaulted to stuffing him with a bunch of two stars...
"Fine then." Huai Shi put down his phone. It seemed that the meaning of these BUFFs was not to act recklessly but to be steady. With calm in the face of danger, he could counter every move carefully. Naturally, he would be unfailingly successful; by staying cautious, he wouldn't lose everything... Huai Shi never imagined that one day he would actually learn a lesson in life from a few BUFFs.
Thanks to the effects of these three powerful BUFFs, his soliciting business ran unbelievably smoothly. Those challengers who feared difficult obstacles or dreaded failure were dragged in one after another by the zealous persuasion and kidnapping of the zombies.
The less skillful were sent straight to the dance hall, while those stronger individuals who tried to resist were taken care of by Huai Shi with a single swing of his axe. There were scares, but no actual harm.
In just half an hour, his performance had soared to eight hundred. Given the current trend, it was now almost impossible for anyone behind him to catch up.
First place was secured!
Then, he heard screams coming from outside the castle. Amidst the heavy footsteps of the zombies, another unfortunate soul was dragged in. Despite having his hands and feet pinned down, the guy was still screaming at the top of his lungs, his voice full of terror and laced with sobs.
"It wasn't me who bumped into it, really, it wasn't me..."
The wretched individual struggled fiercely, exclaiming, "I've cleaned up after Little Cat! I've made contributions to the amusement park! You can't treat me like this... I want to see Little Cat! Let me go! I want to see Little Cat..."
A few zombies beside him were comforting him, "Little brother, don't be afraid."
"As long as you dance with us once, we'll be best friends for life..."
"Don't panic, it will all be over once you count all the stains on the wall."
"..."
The more Huai Shi listened, the more familiar the screaming voice sounded. He flashed his light closer for a better look and saw Yuan Zhao's pale face, which left him in shock, "Why is it you!"