I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

Qin Tiantian's eyes lit up.

Lu Ban seriously considered whether to write another "smart" on Qin Tiantian's forehead.

After having hot pot, Lu Ban took Qin Tiantian back to her home. They took a walk downstairs for a while before entering her house.

Standing in front of the computer, Lu Ban opened the folder named "Glass Flower".

The unusual format bothered him, and he decided to review the materials before making any plans.

He saw that in addition to his own experiences with Old Cui and Xia, the material also included some of Stone, Liz, and Io's past.

Lu Ban wasn't Tristana after all; he hadn't seen everything in his dream. He carefully read through the parts he hadn't seen.

Lu Ban had some inspiration, but he still couldn't grasp the overall idea.

He decided to slack off and relax.

Sometimes, if a person works too hard, their mind will become increasingly dull.

A little bit of relaxation and slacking off is needed to better unleash one's initiative.

Of course, it would be even better if you could slack off all the time and not work.

Lu Ban opened the old video website and casually browsed the recommended videos.

He follows many different sections, and his recommendations are quite varied, including animation, movies, food, and cute pets. The last review he gave was from the technology review section.

After glancing at it for a couple of seconds, Lu Ban suddenly saw a video.

[Warning: High-energy content ahead! The Daredevil will take you on a thrilling adventure into the most terrifying escape room!]

He saw that it was a video of exploring a store from a hidden room.

Lu Ban hadn't been to an escape room in a long time; the last time was in his past life.

The escape rooms he remembered were the kind where you'd be thrown into a room and had to guess numbers, find patterns, or play arcade games to get to the next room. In modern terms, that's called a mechanical escape room.

There are also high-end escape rooms with storylines, where you need to solve puzzles by reading the dialogue.

Some escape rooms even have NPCs who will suddenly come and chase you; playing an escape room is more tiring than running a kilometer.

Then, derived from these locked rooms, there are also some mystery-type locked rooms that don't rely on mechanisms but only on the plot's progression.

Then came murder mystery games that didn't even include escape rooms anymore, leaving only the script.

With a spirit of learning in mind, Lu Ban clicked on the video to watch.

Normal escape rooms are meant to be experienced by players; only by experiencing them in person can you truly enjoy them. However, some people are timid, or their cities don't have escape rooms with similar themes, or they are simply students who don't have enough money, so they choose to watch videos online.

In modern society, everything can be done online. You can raise cats online, watch other people's game videos to complete them online, and even escape rooms can be accessed online.

This video is a video of exploring an escape room. The uploader had already spoken with the escape room owner and brought a camera inside to film. Lu Ban watched it and found that the key puzzles and illusions were not captured; only the general plot was shown. After watching it, viewers are eager to try it themselves.

Lu Ban found it quite interesting.

He searched for related information again and found that there were even more impressive ones.

Some large-scale murder mystery games book an entire building, allowing hundreds of players to role-play and experience an immersive performance.

Some are even more outrageous, where players rent out an entire town with ordinary residents and NPCs, and then stay there for two or three days to experience the story.

Just like games are to movies, entertainment projects that viewers can choose and control themselves are definitely more immersive than those that they can only watch.

The core selling point of many of Lu Ban's previous films was that they allowed the audience to experience the atmosphere as if they were there.

He couldn't help but think that if these mission experiences could be turned into a script-based murder mystery or escape room game with audience participation, wouldn't the sense of immersion be even stronger?

With this in mind, Lu Ban contacted a professional friend and inquired about the relevant knowledge.

This model is now called large-scale immersive real-world games, and many are set up in places like movie theaters and filming bases. Many companies now choose similar activities for team building, as they are more trendy and fashionable than simply sightseeing.

"It seems pretty good."

Lu Ban thought that, like the scenario of "Glass Flower," it would be quite interesting if players could take on the roles of him, Old Cui, Sia, Stone, Liz, and others.

Most importantly, the materials create an immersive experience when viewed or read, allowing the audience to become fully engaged. For players, this makes them even more able to understand Stone's ideas, resulting in an explosive sense of immersion.

"We should conduct an on-site inspection first."

Lu Ban immediately sent a message to Qin Tiantian.

[Still motionless]: Shall we go find an escape room to play with tomorrow?

Chapter 424 I'm Super Brave

[Wangchuan]: A locked room? Are you underestimating your own intelligence or mine? Do you think I'm the kind of person who can escape a locked room?

[Standing still]: Quite confident.

[Wangchuan]: Absolutely. When I was in college, when my class went to the secret room to do the side quest, I was the only one who didn't escape.

[Standing still]: That's amazing.

[Wangchuan]: Which secret room should we go to?

【Motionless】: This.

Lu Ban shared a link.

Qin Tiantian clicked on it and immediately saw a woman dressed in a red wedding gown, with a pale face and black eyes without any whites, looking at her resentfully.

"I'm awesome!"

Qin Tiantian couldn't help but curse, and her phone almost hit Qin Tiantian's face as she lay on the bed.

Picking up her phone, she saw that it was a horror-themed escape room called Red Candle, which was touted as the scariest escape room in Jiangcheng and considered the pinnacle of horror escape rooms.

There are many locked-room mysteries with wedding themes, and most of them are just variations on the same theme. The plot is nothing more than that the man wronged the woman many years ago, causing her death, and the woman's ghost haunts the man's descendants. Or there are only minor changes in the details, and they are all very similar.

But it's really scary.

Some students might say, "I usually watch horror movies like I'm eating or drinking, I don't even blink, so why would I be afraid of this kind of thing?"

However, when you are actually in a locked room, the atmosphere created and the instinctive fear of darkness can still make you shudder. Coupled with some classic scary elements, it's definitely possible to take the opportunity to hold a girl's hand.

It could even be said that the rise of horror-themed escape rooms is similar to taking your girlfriend to see a horror movie before – both are ways to increase interaction.

If it were anyone else inviting her to such a secluded room, Qin Tiantian might have wondered how bored they were, but since it was Lu Ban, she was instantly relieved.

[Wangchuan]: Sure, no problem!

Qin Tiantian readily agreed.

If she continues to stream with her face showing, then this could become another filler video.

Thinking of this, Qin Tiantian immediately searched for information related to this secret room.

Some escape room games allow users to upload solutions and plot summaries. While this might spoil the mystery and ruin the suspense, it's perfect for guys who want to impress their girlfriends.

After all, you don't want your girlfriend to be scared before you're the one who gives in.

Qin Tiantian quickly found a video that happened to be a visit to this escape room.

She clicked play, clutching her shark-shaped pillow, and watched intently.

After a while, Qin Tiantian couldn't help but press the pause button.

"This is terrifying!"

This escape room not only features puzzles and side quests for solo exploration, but also NPCs chasing the player, with the game ending if caught. Putting everything else aside, just running wildly in that unfamiliar, enclosed space is enough to get your heart racing.

Qin Tiantian suddenly felt a little regretful.

Is the game no longer fun, or is the bed not warm enough? That's why I'm making this thing myself.

However, since I've already agreed, I'd be laughed at if I stood him up at the last minute.

Moreover, based on Qin Tiantian's observation, Lu Ban must be hiding something from her.

Although she was curious, Qin Tiantian knew a principle: in a normal story, the more you know, the faster you die, so she decided to pretend that she knew nothing.

The next day, at a commercial plaza near Jiangcheng city.

This commercial plaza is a project developed by Jiangcheng Industrial, so, roughly speaking, he's Lu Ban's colleague.

Besides various shopping, food, and movies, this secret room is also part of the plaza.

Lu Ban had booked a show of "Red Candle" in advance, but the secret room required at least four people to form a group, so Lu Ban and Qin Tiantian went in with the others.

The other two were a young couple, who looked to be around college students. They didn't recognize Lu Ban, but they whispered that Qin Tiantian was quite cute, which made the little guy very happy.

Upon entering the secret room, the surroundings darkened. Lu Ban observed that it was a typical Chinese-style setting, but the scene was rather rough. If the lights were turned on, it would look very fake, relying entirely on the dark environment.

The plot is simple: the player's grandfather suddenly dies, and the player has to go back to inherit the old house, where they encounter a haunted house.

With a learning mindset, Lu Ban carefully examined the arrangements.

Thanks to the [True Vision], Lu Ban could see everything clearly even in this environment.

As he watched, he suddenly saw a person sneakily crawling out of a cabinet behind him.

Since it's completely dark there, it's normally impossible to see anything.

Lu Ban saw that the person was wearing a red wedding dress, had long black hair, but was muscular, so he should be a man.

It's probably an NPC.

To ensure a better gaming experience for other players, Lu Ban pretended not to see it.

The NPC approached the trembling Qin Tiantian from behind, baring its teeth and brandishing its claws.

However, Qin Tiantian seemed a bit slow to react; the NPC made expressions for a long time without attracting her attention.

This happens when people are too nervous; their attention is so focused that they tend to overlook the dangers around them.

Seeing this, the NPC looked at Lu Ban again.

Then he saw Lu Ban's eyes.

"..."

The two exchanged a glance, and the NPC even waved his arm in a mock manner.

Lu Ban couldn't stand it any longer, so he tapped Qin Tiantian on the shoulder.

"Whoa!!!"