Chapter 4: Encounter in the Stairwell Of course, in the end Shen Mu did not choose to open the door of the apartment. It is one thing that he now has 15 Swadian recruits to serve as his support in this world where monsters are rampant. But opening the door of the apartment and entering that dangerous world full of undead monsters, eroded by the rules of the dead spiritual world, shrouded in darkness and gray fog, is another matter! The remaining memories in Shen Mu's mind still made him choose to be cautious. So he leaned against the head of the bed, and waited by the brazier with the 15 Swadian recruits in the room until the next morning. The first rays of sunlight appeared on the eastern horizon. The morning light rises in the east. The darkness that originally dominated the world seemed to have reached a critical point in an instant and disappeared in just a few breaths. Only under the light of a ray of white light rising from the horizon, the darkness of the night gradually faded away. This means that the rules of the world of the dead have disappeared.
"It's dawn." Shen Mu's hand was still holding the long sword that the system rewarded when loading the character template. As the darkness outside the window faded away and I could vaguely see the buildings across the road, a smile appeared on my face. It also means he is safe. day. It is no longer the home ground of the undead rules and those monsters! But before Shen Mu could feel relieved, his stomach started to growl and his stomach began to twitch slightly. He didn't dare to sleep much last night, even though he had arranged in advance for 15 Swadian recruits to take turns standing guard and looking after the braziers and candles. However, in the early morning, after he relaxed, he still felt deeply tired and exhausted, as well as hungry. "Let's cook porridge." Shen Mu turned his head and looked at the corner, where there were 5 bags of wheat rewarded by the system, which could be used as food. Half a bag is enough for 16 people to cook porridge. What's more, for Shen Mu, his predecessor had stored a lot of long-lasting canned food, which he hid under the bed, so that they could have some extra side dishes when they ate the wheat porridge next time. There was a stainless steel washbasin in the apartment, as well as clean water collected and stored in plastic buckets by Shen Mu's predecessor. The Swadian recruits found their way and got busy. Tearing open a sack of wheat. He simply sifted the dust off the surface, poured it all into the basin, added water, and put it on the brazier to start cooking the porridge. As the flames licked the stainless steel basin, the water began to boil due to the heat, and the brown wheat grains began to roll in the basin. I believe that it won’t take long before a pot of thick wheat porridge that is enough to fill your stomach will be cooked. During this time, Shen Mu also went to the bathroom in person and carefully collected the solid wax that had flowed out from the candles that had burned out last night. These can be reused. Just find some cotton rope and make them into candles again. Compared to fire pots, these candles can effectively dispel darkness in a small area, and the flames last longer and are more stable.
It can be considered a necessity for maintaining the safety of this world. About half an hour passed. The oatmeal is ready. Shen Mu first opened two cans of braised pork, chopped it up, and mixed it into the thick wheat porridge with distinct grains. The snow-white fat and the smell of spices immediately mixed into the full basin of porridge, adding a special aroma. This can was specially opened to celebrate the arrival of the new Swadian recruits. It's not much, but it adds some flavor. "Thank you for your generosity, Lord Shen Mu!" These Swadian recruits also smelled the aroma of the canned braised pork mixed in the oatmeal porridge. Even though they hadn't eaten yet, everyone started drooling at the aroma. But even so, they eat in batches. After all, Shen Mu doesn't have many tableware. Anyway, whether it is a stainless steel rice bowl or a water cup, it is basically the dining utensils of these Swadian recruits, who eat with big mouthfuls of delicious food. "Now that I have the Mount and Blade system and so many new Swadian soldiers, maybe I can search this apartment to see if there are any remaining supplies left." Shen Mu was thinking while eating oatmeal porridge. The rule change three years ago directly caused 50 to 60 percent of Blue Star’s population to disappear. This also means that supplies are actually quite abundant in many places. Especially those in shopping malls or warehouses. Many sealed packaged snacks, canned foods, and even dairy products were preserved intact. Perhaps this is also due to the invasion of the rules of the undead world. The temperature on this blue planet, which originally had four distinct seasons, is now relatively cold, almost constant in early spring. People now have also discovered that as long as there is darkness or gray fog, it is as if time has stopped for the original objects on Blue Star. Even a fresh apple can maintain this state as long as there is no light exposure. By the time others discover this apple, it is still quite fresh, crisp, refreshing and juicy! "If I remember correctly, the dozen or so cans of meat that my predecessor found were found in a closed warehouse in a supermarket." Shen Mu took a big sip of oatmeal porridge and shoveled a piece of fatty braised pork into his mouth. He was also grateful that the supplies left to him by his predecessor were quite abundant. At least he didn't eat up all the good stuff before cutting his wrists out of despair. But at this moment, a new dialog box popped up on Shen Mu's retina. [Ding! Temporary task detected an event! ] [Task release: Clean up the floor. ] [Task Introduction: You are currently the only person living on the seventh floor of this apartment building. Now there are many new Swadian soldiers, so more rooms are needed to accommodate them, so you need to clean up the floors and rooms.]
[Mission conditions: Clear all floors and rooms during the day to make sure there are no enemies.] [Task rewards: 5 pieces of bread; 1 acre of wheat field; 10 scroll for recruit upgrade (1 people). ] Looking at the contents on the dialog box, Shen Mu was slightly stunned: "Another new task!?" But this time, Shen Mu's eyes lit up. "Bread, wheat fields, and upgrade scrolls?" Isn’t this the food that Shen Mu lacks most at the moment, as well as a constant source of food, plus things that improve the combat effectiveness of the soldiers! This is like timely help for Shen Mu! And the requirement to complete is just to search and clean up the seventh floor of this apartment! Soon, the Swadian recruits gathered again. The long-handled sickle, one-handed axe, and long wooden shield have once again appeared on these young men who are full of desire for the future. "Let's go." Shen Mu came to the door of the apartment with his sword in hand. Then open the door to the outside. In the early morning, the still dim corridor of the apartment appeared in front of everyone as a breeze with a slightly foul smell rushed in. Two Swadian recruits were the first to rush out with scythes in hand, followed by the remaining three recruits. "Safe." The voice of the Swadian recruits came from outside. "Yeah." Shen Mu nodded, and then walked out with the remaining 10 Swadian recruits. The apartment building that Shen Mu's predecessor was looking for had a total of seven floors. The overall layout is mainly rectangular. The whole shape looks like the word "sun". Before the invasion of the undead world, it should have been a cheap apartment building with small property rights and low area for commercial office or residential use. Shen Mu's room is at the upper right corner of the word "sun". The one in the middle was once the elevator room. However, with the arrival of the dead spiritual world rules, the physical rules that once disappeared also included the electricity and electrical equipment produced by humans. Perhaps the only effective electricity now is naturally occurring lightning. "What a pity." Shen Mu had already led the team to inspect all the corridors on the seventh floor of the apartment. Standing in the elevator room and looking at the tightly closed elevator protective door, he felt quite sad when he thought about the past human technology. "Sir, everything is normal, no abnormalities were found." The Swadian recruit next to him asked. The Swadian recruits nearby also looked confused. They had all seen zombies and skeletons last night, so they were all very impressed by these terrifying undead creatures.
It was just this morning when they left the crowded apartment and planned to fight. But found nothing. I do feel a little weird. "Relax, there will be a chance to fight soon." Shen Mu knew very well what these young people were thinking, who were eager to try and want to stand out by fighting in the troubled times. Looking up at the neatly arranged apartment floors with a total of forty rooms surrounding the elevator, he pursed his lips. After inspecting the floors, the system did not prompt that the task was completed. So obviously. In these forty apartments, we also have to open the dusty and closed doors and go in to take a look! "Who's over there!" A Swadian recruit standing nearby suddenly shouted angrily, immediately alarming everyone. Including Shen Mu. The Swadian recruit followed the scythe and aimed it towards the fire escape, which was the direction of the stairs. "Be on guard!" Shen Mu said in a deep voice. 'Shuh! ' Right beside him, the 15 Swadian recruits had all pointed their scythes in that direction. The cold and shining sickle head is extremely intimidating. Especially when these Swadian recruits stood shoulder to shoulder and formed a spear phalanx, they looked quite imposing. "Relax, little brother." At this time, a surprised male voice came from the other side of the stairs. A middle-aged man wearing chain mail and holding a long sword in his hand raised his hand first and walked out of the stairwell. At the same time, behind him, two skinny creatures with hunched backs, holding rusty scimitars in their hands, but with jackal heads and staring with dark green eyes, walked out together. "Spirit world...soldiers!?" This word suddenly emerged in Shen Mu's remaining mind. (End of this chapter)