My House Of Horrors
2: A Curious Daily Mission
The app with the Haunted House icon looks similar to many popular management mobile games; however, instead of managing a hotel, aquarium, or pet store, it is managing a haunted house.
Chen Ge stared at the screen, and one question was on her mind. Why does the phone left by my parents have this weird app?
He looked through the application interface, and all the information in it matched the actual condition of the Ghost House such as the number of daily visitors and available scenarios. This gave Chen Ge a strange sensation, as if Haunted House succeeded in the game no different from the one he managed in real life.
"Could this game be built using my Haunted House as the base? Then does this mean that if there is a change in the game, it will also happen in real life?" Chen Ge muttered.
Chen Ge continued reading; the current Ghost House scenario, Night of the Living Dead, was brutally criticized. Even the Minghun scenario that rose onto the paper earlier had only managed to obtain a 0.5-star rating.
"If Minghun only gets 0.5 stars, I'm horrified to imagine how terrifying that unopenable scenario would be." He tries to click on the option, and when he does, a window appears on the screen, telling him that he needs to complete a number of daily missions before he can unlock the scenario.
"It seems like daily missions are the key to this; only by completing daily missions will I be able to unlock haunted scenarios. By opening up more scenarios, I will be able to attract more customers and, consequently, expand the haunted house." Chen Ge is a player who likes to play mobile games, so he immediately understood the rules of the game — daily mission completion rate will affect the development of the Haunted House.
After clicking Daily Mission, three options appear:
Easy Missions: There are three main elements in a good Haunted House design — Stories, Scenarios and Moods. The Ghost House without a story is a Soulless Ghost House, complete the background story for two scenarios, Night of the Living Dead and Minghun.
Normal Mission: Fix all the dolls inside the Haunted House before midnight.
Nightmare Missions: I know you're still not entirely sure about the existence of ghosts in the world; in that case, what about the little game? The truth will be revealed when you open your eyes.
Daily Missions will be refreshed every day at midnight. Users can only apply for one mission each day, and reward it according to the difficulty of the mission.
(Beware! The more difficult the mission, the more dangerous it is, so please choose carefully!)
After looking through the details of the mission, Chen Ge gasped in surprise. "In-game missions need to be completed in real life? Isn't this perfect proof that this game can affect real life—"
To test this speculation, he decided to choose a mission. Since the reward was given according to the difficulty and he could only choose one every day, for the sake of the greatest reward, he had to choose the most difficult mission. However, the warning attached to the end of the mission did make Chen Ge worried.
"It's hard to choose. The description for the Nightmare Mission was very vague; it was just talking about a trap. Why don't I start with Normal Mission? Fixing all props will be difficult but not impossible."
Chen Ge was the one in action, after he made his decision, he started to make a move. He took out his toolbox and a bucket of unopened fake blood and began to inspect all the puppets around the Ghost House.
The night has come. To save electricity, Chen Ge did not even leave the lights in the corridor open. Squeezing the flashlight on his armpit, Chen Ge twisted the haunted mansion, fixing all the puppets that needed his attention.
If any outsiders saw this, they would probably be so frightened that they would call the police directly.
"I really didn't expect so many puppets would need treatment; I shouldn't slack off earlier!"
At 11:45 p.m., Chen Ge received a mission completion warning on his phone. "You have completed the Normal Mission. Paying attention to detail will contribute to the perfect eerie atmosphere. Congratulations, you've got the mission reward - Background Music, Black Friday."
"What kind of mission is this, don't tell me it's all some kind of joke?"
He clicked on the CD image, and a melody he had never heard started playing beside his ear. The melody talks about darkness, melancholy, and loneliness. Chen Ge felt the world around him fall down, and he landed in a long corridor without end.
When the song ended, Chen Ge's back was soaked. She was grateful she didn't choose to repeat the song or she really thought she wouldn't be able to escape the influence of her own music.
"F* ck, this is real! This is supposed to be an original song!" After completing the mission of the game, he actually earned a reward that he could use in real life. This gave Chen Ge a glimmer of hope. He stopped the music and kept it carefully.
After dealing with everything, Chen Ge returned to the dugout to rest.
Lying on the bed, even though she was tired, she did not feel sleepy at all. After all, the things he experienced that day required a little time to digest.+
Unknowingly, it was soon past midnight, and Chen Ge was still staring aimlessly at the ceiling.
"Can't sleep at all!" The bored man went out of his mind taking out a black cell phone. "The middle of the night has passed, so there should be a new set of Daily Missions, right?"
He opened the app, and as he expected, there were some changes to the Daily Mission screen.
Easy Missions: If you want to give visitors a scary experience, then you should first pay attention to the rhythm and tempo of their experience at Haunted House. Flaming on fear too early might cause visitors to lose interest, so I suggest you install some sound detectors or surveillance cameras at Ghost House to track your visitors' progress.
Normal Missions: One hand cannot clap; a good Haunted House needs a good team to run it. Recruit more talent to help on your journey.
Nightmare Missions: I know you're still not entirely sure about the existence of ghosts in the world; in that case, what about the little game? The truth will be revealed when you open your eyes.
Daily Missions will be refreshed every day at midnight. Users can only apply for one mission each day, and reward it according to the difficulty of the mission.
(Beware! The more difficult the mission, the more dangerous it is, so please choose carefully!)
The three new Daily Missions put some kinks in Chen Ge's plan.
The easy mission is to install a new surveillance device in the Haunted House; this can be done with money, but the problem is .. Chen Ge's current budget is limited.
Normal missions were not easy for Chen Ge either. Two of his senior workers, who had gone through difficult times with him, had just resigned. Even if he went to create a recruitment ad right this time, it would take several days to complete the training. When the new employee was able to help out at the Ghost House, the place might have already been closed.
Since an easy mission and a normal mission were impossible, Chen Ge's eyes were fixed on the last Daily Mission.
"Because the harder the mission, the better the reward, will I try this Nightmare Mission?"