"Why are Ying Hong and Ying Bai's names appearing directly in the employee roster?" Chen Ge stared at the information on his black phone, genuinely surprised. "Could it be because I completed all the Twilight Sun Middle School tasks? They're connected to Twilight Sun Middle School after all—they're the old principal's granddaughters."
Chen Ge didn't dwell on it. More employees was a good thing. He scrolled through his phone and opened the remaining unread messages.
"Optional Task — Heartfire: Completed. Obtained Zhang Ju's blessing."
"Optional Task — Dismembered Love: Completed. Obtained Zhu Long's blessing."
"Warning! Blessings from Red-clothed ghosts may bring misfortune, but they will also earn their friendship and assistance."
"Optional Task — The Red-Clothed Club: Completed. Successfully established a club within the Spirit-Sensitive Ghost School. Obtained the Stamp of the Nobody Club."
"Stamp of the Nobody Club (Special Item): Before you came along, not a single living person had ever set foot in this club."
"Optional Task — My Name Is Lin Sisi: Completed. Obtained task reward: Lin Sisi's Phone."
"Lin Sisi's Phone: This model of phone is not commonly found on the market. It contains a record of his life. Additionally, the phone is capable of photographing fierce ghosts!"
"Optional Task — Zhang Ya's Choice: Completed. Rather than saying she chose you, it's more accurate to say you saved her. Obtained task reward — Zhang Ya's Bedtime Storybook."
"Zhang Ya's Bedtime Storybook (Special Item): Fierce ghosts only fall asleep after consuming large quantities of obsessions and remnant souls. Trust me — this book is more terrifying and horrifying than anything you've ever seen."
"Main Quest completion reached ninety percent. Optional tasks exceeded expectations! Lucky favored one of the fierce ghosts — congratulations, you have obtained a hidden reward: the Spirit-Sensitive Ghost School Diploma!"
"Spirit-Sensitive Ghost School Diploma: You are the finest student I have ever encountered. Carry this with you, and you will be able to sense the presence of the Door. You will need it, because I know that one day, you will surely return."
"Lucky favored one of the fierce ghosts! Congratulations on successfully unlocking the four-star horror scenario — Spirit-Sensitive Ghost School! The scenario will complete its expansion tomorrow night. All quest reward items will appear in the props room. Additionally, the special building — the Fierce Ghost Dressing Room — will have new uniforms added from Twilight Sun Middle School, Xicheng Private Academy, Hanjiang Forensic Medical College, and the Spirit-Sensitive Ghost School!"
"Lucky favored one of the fierce ghosts! Congratulations on unlocking a four-star scenario for the first time! Obtained random special building reward — Urban Legend Classroom."
"Urban Legend Classroom (Special Building): Appears randomly within the Spirit-Sensitive Ghost School scenario. Each night, it will generate an urban legend related to the ghost school. Note: This urban legend will not cause harm to anyone, nor will it consume any Screams collected by the haunted house. The more Screams the haunted house has accumulated, the more terrifying the generated urban legend will be."
It took Chen Ge a long time to carefully read through all the information on his black phone. This accidental infiltration of the four-star scenario — the Spirit-Sensitive Ghost School — had yielded tremendous gains. The rewards far surpassed those of any three-star scenario.
"With a four-star scenario like this in my arsenal, taking on the Virtual Future Paradise isn't impossible. But my haunted house will need quite a while to digest everything."
The haunted house expansion, the wealth of new rewards, the addition of special buildings — Chen Ge was brimming with confidence.
"The Stamp of the Nobody Club and Zhang Ya's storybook — I don't know what they're used for yet. Lin Sisi's phone can photograph fierce ghosts, but I already have the Yin Eye so I have no use for it. Still, I could give it to Zhang Jingjiu. When he's in charge of the Xinhai Haunted House in the future, he can carry it on him. That diploma is actually important to me, though. If I want to return to the Spirit-Sensitive Ghost School, carrying it will let me sense the Door's location. Very convenient." Chen Ge planned to head back and study everything slowly once the expansion was complete. He put his phone away and tried to sit up.
The moment his legs moved, searing pain shot through every part of his body, even though there were no visible injuries on his skin.
"So strange." Pain in his hands was manageable, but pain in his legs meant he couldn't run if he needed to flee. Without hesitation, Chen Ge opened his backpack and pulled out the comic book.
Only after receiving a response from his employees did he feel at ease enough to move his body.
"Nothing much has changed in the sickroom. Just a lot of mirror shards on the floor." Chen Ge rubbed his head, which felt like it was about to explode. "These mirrors must be what I brought out from the Spirit-Sensitive Ghost School. The Smileless is hiding inside..."