I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

The group chat immediately erupted in chaos.

Lin Xiaohao checked online again and found that several people who had been selected had already announced it on social media.

Among them are modern European artists, high school detectives from island nations, and ordinary, silly netizens.

Among those whose identities are already known, the ratio of domestic to foreign nationals is approximately 2:1.

These people had no connection; several of them were ordinary citizens with no distinguished status.

Lin Xiaohao seems to be the only streamer.

"What exactly is the selection process Lu Ban used?"

Lin Xiaohao was completely baffled.

He could only quickly pack his luggage and board the plane to Jiangcheng.

Meanwhile, in Jiangcheng, after confirming whether all the selected candidates had participated, Lu Ban looked at the list in his hand.

His criteria for selecting participants were very simple.

It wasn't Lu Ban who chose who to participate; rather, it was the completed script that selected its readers. All fifteen people were chosen because they fit the script.

In this small town on the outskirts of Jiangcheng, these people will enter the script of "Glass Flower" and reenact this drama.

Lu Ban was merely helping to send out the invitation.

Global live streaming is how Lu Ban gained millions of positive reviews.

It's incredibly difficult for participants to garner millions of positive reviews based solely on their scripts. Even for a movie, millions of viewers would require hundreds of millions in box office revenue.

Since the mission specifies a unique form of expression, Lu Ban using a live stream is perfectly acceptable.

Now, the stage is set up, everything is ready, all that's needed is for the participants to arrive, drop them off in this small town, and the story will begin on its own.

To this end, Lu Ban also hired the most professional live streaming team, who had previously been responsible for the live streaming of the Olympics, and set up various camera positions throughout the town.

This is not just a murder mystery game in a locked room; it's a large-scale reality show!

Chapter 434 Global Live Broadcast: I Entered the Ruined City Town

"Ahem, shall we introduce ourselves?"

Lin Xiaohao sat in the chair and spoke with a bit of social arrogance.

It is now the afternoon of December 27th.

After staying at the hotel for a day, Lin Xiaohao did a live stream. He was originally just a small streamer with a little over a million followers, but after announcing that he would be participating in Lu Ban's "Glass Flower", his number of followers skyrocketed and is now close to seven million.

Lin Xiaohao received tens of thousands of yuan in tips just for broadcasting live from his hotel room for over an hour, talking about his experiences over the past few days.

Tonight, they will travel to the location of "Glass Flower". Before that, they only knew that it was a small town at the foot of Jiangcheng Mountain on the outskirts of Jiangcheng. The information from the past was very vague, and no one knew what the place was like now.

Next to the table, the camera had already started broadcasting live.

At this moment, Silent Media's account is streaming live on all domestic and international live streaming platforms. The number of viewers on Jiuri Video Network alone has reached number one, exceeding 500,000. With the total number of viewers across several platforms, it is conservatively estimated to be around four to five million.

This is only before the show begins.

Around the table sat the remaining fourteen people who had participated in the "Glass Flower" competition.

Most of them were between twenty and forty years old, with only one gray-haired but rugged-looking strong man and one teenage boy who looked like a high school student.

Everyone wears a real-time translator that can instantly translate other people's languages ​​into words they can understand.

You don't even know my name?

The teenage high school student retorted, speaking in the language of an island nation, and exuding arrogance and confidence.

Lin Xiaohao was a little embarrassed. Why was this foreigner so arrogant? He didn't know how to respond.

"...Who are you?"

At this moment, a thin man wearing glasses sitting next to Lin Xiaohao suddenly spoke up.

He was an ordinary citizen from Jiangsu Province, a freelancer, mainly a designer. Lin Xiaohao had exchanged a few words with this person before, and didn't have any other impressions, except that this guy was particularly good at talking and arguing, especially when he was online. He could comment on everything from astronomy and geography to the trivial matters of the neighbors, and write passionate articles about everything.

These are commonly known as keyboard warriors, trolls, or haters.

"...I am Manabu Kusanagi, a high school detective."

The high school student said something.

"If you don't study hard in high school, what are you going to do to become a detective? You'll regret it if you don't get into college."

The keyboard warrior seemed quite annoyed by this high school detective who liked to show off.

However, thanks to the interaction between the two, everyone gradually became familiar with each other.

When Lin Xiaohao was chatting with his friend who was a live streamer, he always held the view that there was a mole among these fifteen people.

There must have been some of them who were placed there by Lu Ban.

He observed the others, trying to find out who was behaving strangely.

Of course, nothing was gained.

After a brief self-introduction, the staff equipped each person with a motion camera and AR glasses.

This camera can capture images in real time and transmit them to the central control center via the network, broadcasting them live to all live streaming platforms around the world.

AR glasses can provide basic information display and receive announcements, etc.

On the live streaming platform, the main stage will continuously switch between the perspectives of fifteen people.

This is definitely a great opportunity to gain followers, Lin Xiaohao thought.

If I perform well in a murder mystery game and demonstrate my personal charm, the focus will definitely be more on me. I estimate I'll have at least tens of millions of fans, and maybe even transcend social classes and no longer be limited to a single platform.

After they were ready, they boarded the car.

Everyone rides in a different car. As soon as he got in, Lin Xiaohao noticed a document next to his seat.

"This is the information about the role you will be playing. Please read it carefully before the game begins."

The driver, who was also a staff member, said something.

Lin Xiaohao saw the document and then understood why he needed to wear these AR glasses.

The information is quite extensive, including the character's birth history, personality traits, attitudes and reactions to certain events, and even what they like to eat.

Normal people simply can't remember it.

Fortunately, AR glasses can provide some information.

As Lin Xiaohao looked at the documents, he felt his head gradually becoming dizzy. The information in the documents was like a spider web, sticking to the crevices of Lin Xiaohao's brain, giving him a feeling that transcended reality, as if he had become that person.

To be precise, although he was still Lin Xiaohao, he had gained some additional memories, which seemed to be innate, but had always been hidden in the deepest part of his brain.

The two are a perfect match, like another version of myself in the world.

Even without the AR glasses, Lin Xiaohao felt he could completely embody the character.

When the car arrived at its destination, Lin Xiaohao got out and didn't see anyone else.

"Everyone will start the script from a different place. Please follow the instructions on your AR glasses."

Upon hearing what the driver said, Lin Xiaohao walked into the building in front, and words appeared in his glasses.

Location: Ruins of the Capital

[Occupation: Stage actor]

You are an unknown stage actor in a ruined city. By a twist of fate, you are drawn into a murder case. You yearn to make a name for yourself through this crime, and finding the murderer seems to be the best way to achieve it. You believe you are clever enough to find the answer, and you begin your investigation.

The guiding text led Lin Xiaohao forward. He walked through the building's passageway and stood in front of a door.

At this very moment, outside, millions of people are watching the live stream. At the headquarters of Old Days Video Network, the head of the live stream department is also watching the live stream, fearing that something might happen. Their load was already very high just now, but fortunately, some servers were urgently switched over, otherwise it might have crashed.

If he can't capture this kind of traffic, he'll have to quit on the spot!

He looked at the barrage of comments on the screen; if the density of these comments wasn't adjusted, it would be enough to cover the entire screen in thousands of layers.

With such a grand display, Lu Ban is making a killing this time.

[We don't know who the murderer is—an NPC or one of the participants?]

The website has updated some basic character information; I think there's something fishy about these gangs.

[Detectives, police officers, stage actors, and what's with the Taoist priests and bards? Do these characters have to do acrobatics?]

I'm a little curious, will they broadcast it directly if these people go to the toilet?

[That high school detective, I looked him up and he seems pretty good. If he's not the murderer, he'll probably be able to find out who else is.]

Stop chatting, let's begin!

As the clock struck midnight, the door in front of Lin Xiaohao opened.

The reality show "Glass Flower" has officially opened.

Chapter 435 Urban Life: I Encountered an Evil Spirit While Out.

Qin Tiantian is watching Lu Ban's global live stream of escape room murder mystery games.

In other categories, this kind of nested behavior—where a streamer watches other streamers' streams, or a streamer watches other streamers' streams—might be considered as slacking off and not creating valuable content. However, in the virtual streamer category, it is quite common.

There's even a specific type of live streaming content called video appreciation, where the host and viewers watch interesting videos together, or even food documentaries or "The New Three Kingdoms".

Watching others watch your live stream can sometimes lead to unexpected connections and even develop into storylines like "the three of us".

Qin Tiantian doesn't have to go to work today because most of the company's staff went to the site to help out. As the mascot, she's staying home and doing a live stream.

"I guess I've managed to generate some buzz!"

She was perfectly justified.

Surprisingly, her live streams were quite popular, attracting significantly more viewers than her usual large-scale live streams.

Sometimes viewers have strange psychology. Watching videos or live streams alone can be boring, but watching them with the streamer can be fun.

Qin Tiantian sometimes really wonders just how much free time some people have.

After midnight, the live stream officially began. Most people were in the introduction phase. Some were in a detective agency, some were sleeping in their own dilapidated apartments, and some were in big houses. The players also looked different.