I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

Qin Tiantian jumped up and screamed as if she had been electrocuted. She instinctively tried to grab Lu Ban, but the clever and resourceful Lu Ban did not give her a chance. He picked up the girl, leaving her nowhere to escape.

The couple was also startled. The girl grabbed the boy's hand and looked over in a panic.

"Over here."

Lu Ban kindly reminded Qin Tiantian and the couple, and the three of them immediately screamed when they saw the NPC.

The NPCs were a bit confused.

After the initial shock, Lu Ban felt he had grasped a bit of the essence.

As he watched the NPC leave through the hidden door and prepare to follow the main group forward, he suddenly noticed something different.

A woman was standing in a corner, looking resentfully at the spot where the NPC had left.

Lu Ban initially thought the NPCs here were quite professional, knowing how to inflict secondary damage during the relaxation phase after everyone was frightened. However, upon closer observation, he discovered something.

That woman... she doesn't seem to be human?

Is there really a ghost in this terrifying locked room?

Lu Ban saw the woman walk into the half-open hidden door, as if she was going to chase after that NPC.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Ban looked back at Qin Tiantian and the others who were trembling as they explored forward in the darkness. He decided to follow the strange thing and see what it was all about.

Lu Ban passed through the hidden door and arrived at a room that resembled a boudoir.

Chapter 425 Pig Brain Overload

This was clearly the room they would go to in the secret chamber later. Lu Ban glanced around and discovered several mechanisms. One of them was a doll dressed in a red wedding dress that fell from the bed ceiling. Another was a mirror that was actually formed by the interaction of glass and light. When the light changed, the mirror would become transparent, revealing the face behind it.

These two mechanisms are frightening enough.

Lu Ban glanced over and saw the woman standing in the corner, seemingly muttering something.

"Madam, is there anything you'd like to say? You can talk to me about it."

Lu Ban spoke with the gentle guidance of a psychologist.

The woman looked at Lu Ban with eyes full of resentment and venom.

At that moment, the door to the room opened, and the NPC dressed in a wedding gown walked into the room.

He spotted Lu Ban in the room at a glance.

Holy crap!!!

He was startled and only recognized the guest after a few glances. He was wondering how the guest got here when he noticed what Lu Ban was saying.

"It's okay, I won't hurt you. You can trust me. Just tell me what's wrong. If there's anything I can do to help you, I definitely will..."

He seemed to be talking to the air next to him, as if, as if there was a person standing there!

The NPC initially thought there was someone standing in the shadows, but after rubbing their eyes and looking closely, they realized there was no one there!

"???"

As we all know, the NPCs in the secret room definitely know how many companions are in the room.

So when suddenly an extra person appears here... the problem becomes serious.

"Oh, I see."

Lu Ban nodded and looked at the NPC.

"This girl has been here for a long time. She saw how hard you work dressing up as a bride every day, so she wanted to cheer you on. And then she said..."

Lu Ban listened for a moment before continuing to speak.

"...She said she died of illness, not by hanging, and that you've got it wrong."

Upon hearing Lu Ban's words, the NPC's expression froze.

"Sir, you must be joking."

He also tried to think that Lu Ban was joking.

Just then, a colleague's voice came through the walkie-talkie used to communicate with the control room.

"Hey, Xiao Xu, is that a guest next to you? Why is there a woman in red standing there?"

Upon hearing this, the NPC looked around.

There was nothing there.

"N-no..."

His voice had begun to tremble.

"Don't worry, she means you no harm."

Lu Ban also offered some words of advice.

The NPC glanced at the spot next to him, the one Lu Ban was staring at.

There's really nothing there.

However, a chill ran down his spine.

The NPC guy's legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground.

……

"What a bunch of lame NPCs, they can't even run around properly."

Outside the secret room, Qin Tiantian patted her chest, which had nothing on it, and said smugly.

"So, you're quite brave?"

Lu Ban asked a question.

"Of course, I'm super brave, okay?"

Qin Tiantian answered without hesitation.

"If you're so brave, why don't you walk by yourself?"

Lu Ban glanced at Qin Tiantian, who was barely able to move her feet with his support. Her legs were still trembling and she couldn't stop.

"It's been too long, my legs are numb."

Qin Tiantian forced a smile.

After finding a seat, Lu Ban bought two cups of ice cream. It's said that eating something sweet to replenish sugar after being frightened can help relieve symptoms.

Lu Ban handed the ice cream to Qin Tiantian, took a bite himself, and found it to be icy cold and delicious.

It's September now, and Jiangcheng is still very hot. Qin Tiantian is wearing a t-shirt, shorts, and sneakers, which is very casual, but it still attracted some attention.

She took the ice cream and pointed to the other side of the mall.

"I just saw a teddy bear walk by. It must be so hot outside."

Lu Ban looked in the direction she was pointing, but saw nothing except some children holding balloons. They were probably staff members dressed as mascots selling balloons.

"Why did you suddenly decide to play escape rooms? I feel like the places you went to before were much scarier than escape rooms."

Qin Tiantian ate her ice cream with satisfaction and casually asked a question.

"I'm planning to make something similar."

Lu Ban spoke the truth.

"Finding material? You're making a movie about locked-room mysteries?"

Qin Tiantian saw the grilled squid skewers being sold in the distance, sizzling with oil and emitting a fragrant aroma, which made her mouth water.

"No, I want to create one, this is called a large-scale immersive real-world game."

Lu Ban corrected.

"what?"

Qin Tiantian belatedly realized what was happening and looked at Lu Ban.

"You're such a great director, and you're doing escape room stuff? Are you out of your mind?"

She speaks her mind.

Lu Ban is currently among the top five in global box office rankings and has won a grand slam of awards at the three major film festivals. In the entertainment industry, he could have already finished his work. With such an impressive background, why would he want to do such a small-scale escape room?

This is like a table tennis player who, after achieving two Grand Slams, suddenly announcing that he's going to play esports to rebuild the glory of an all-Chinese team – it's absurd.

"There is no distinction between high and low, noble and base forms; as long as they are suitable for expression, they are acceptable."

Lu Ban replied.

Movies are, in essence, an art of expression. The same story can be presented in completely different ways, through words, visuals, and dynamic effects.

Some stories are suitable for words to guide people's imaginations to boundless heights.

Some stories are best suited for film; only a powerful visual impact can truly move the audience.

There must be some stories that are suitable for this kind of puzzle game.

Lu Ban mainly felt that, in a purely cinematic way, the storyline of Stone and Liz would be difficult to integrate with the normal mystery-solving storyline. If the two were presented in parallel, the audience would quickly lose their sense of suspense, and if they were piled up at the end, it would feel rushed and lacking in groundwork.

However, if it is presented as a role-playing game with a strong sense of immersion, then the audience, or rather the players, will be able to experience the feelings of these characters and feel the atmosphere of the ruined city, and the effect will definitely be very good.

"So where are you planning to set up here? The rent for this place must be quite expensive. This place has three floors, so it must cost over ten thousand a month... Uh, if you're not short of money, then it's fine."

Qin Tiantian suddenly remembered that the guy sitting next to her was a damn rich man.

"Not only that, I plan to find an abandoned town and transform the entire town into a scene."

Lu Ban said simply.

While it may not be necessary to replicate the entire ruined city, at least most of the scenes should be recreated to create a sense of immersion.

Moreover, Lu Ban thought that this might be an opportunity.

Looking at the development trajectories of the strongest legal departments in the Western Hemisphere, it's not impossible to build a large amusement park when you have enough intellectual property.

"what???"

Qin Tiantian felt like her brain was about to overload when she heard Lu Ban's words.