Chapter 4 A Chance Encounter in the Stairwell
Of course, in the end, Shen Mu did not choose to open the apartment door.
I now have 15 Swadian recruits as my confidence in this monster-infested world, which is one thing.
But opening the door of the apartment and entering that dangerous world, eroded by the dead rules of the spiritual world, and full of undead monsters 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 on the bedside and waited with the 15 Swadia recruits in the room guarding the brazier until the next morning.
On the eastern horizon, the first ray of sunlight appears.
The morning sun rises in the east.
The darkness that originally dominated this world seemed to have reached a critical point in an instant and disappeared in just a few breaths.
There is only one piece of fish-white light rising on the horizon, gradually fading away from the darkness of the night.
This means that the rules of the undead world have disappeared.
"It's dawn." Shen Mu's hand was still holding the long sword that was rewarded by the system when loading the character template.
Looking at the dimness outside the window fading away, you can still vaguely see the building on the other side of the road, and a smile appears on your face.
It also means he is safe.
Daytime.
It is no longer the home of the undead rules and those monsters!
But before Shen Mu could feel lucky, his stomach growled and his stomach began to twitch slightly.
Having not dared to sleep much last night, even though he had arranged in advance for 15 Swadia recruits to take turns to stand guard and look after the brazier and candles, in the early morning, after he relaxed, he also felt To the point of deep exhaustion and tiredness, as well as a feeling of hunger.
"Let's cook porridge." Shen Mu turned to look at the corner. There were 5 bags of wheat rewarded by the system over there, which could be used as food.
Taking out half a bag is enough for 16 of them to cook porridge.
What's more, for Shen Mu, his predecessor still stored a lot of shelf-stable cans, hiding them under the bed, so that they could add some extra side dishes when eating these wheat porridge.
There is a stainless steel washbasin in the apartment room, as well as clean water collected by Shen Mu's predecessor and stored in plastic buckets.
The new recruits from Swadia were found one after another and got busy.
Tear open a bag of wheat.
I simply sifted the dust on it, poured it all into the basin, poured in water, put it on the fire pot and started cooking 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 it won’t be long before a pot of wheat porridge thick enough to fill your stomach will be cooked.
During this period, Shen Mu also went to the toilet in person and carefully collected the solid wax that had flowed down from the candles that had burned out last night.
These can be used repeatedly. As long as you find some cotton rope, you can make candles again.
Compared to braziers, these candles can effectively dispel darkness in a small area, last longer, and the flames are more stable.
It can be regarded as a necessity to maintain security in this world.
About half an hour passed.
The wheat porridge is ready.
Shen Mu first opened two cans of braised pork, chopped them all into pieces, and mixed them into the thick wheat porridge with distinct grains.
The snow-white fat and the smell of spices immediately mixed into the basin full of porridge, adding a special fragrance.
This was a can specially opened to celebrate the arrival of Swadia's new recruits.
Not much, but it can add some flavor.
"Thank you for your generosity, Lord Shen Mu!" These Swadia recruits also smelled the aroma of the canned braised pork mixed into the wheat porridge.
Even if they haven’t eaten yet, they all started to salivate due to the delicious smell.
But even so, they ate in batches.
After all, Shen Mu didn't have many tableware.
Anyway, whether it is a stainless steel rice bowl or a water cup, they are basically the dining tools of these Swadia recruits, who eat delicious food with big mouthfuls.
“Now that I have a mounted slashing system and so many Swadian recruits, I may be able to search this apartment to see what remaining supplies are left.”
Shen Mu was also thinking while eating wheat porridge.
The rule change three years ago directly caused 50 to 60 percent of Blue Star's population to disappear.
This also leads to the fact that supplies in many places are still abundant.
Especially those in shopping malls or warehouses.
Many of the sealed snacks or cans, and even dairy products, have been preserved intact.
Perhaps this should also benefit from the invasion of the rules of the undead world.
Blue Star, which originally had four distinct seasons, now has a relatively cold temperature, similar to the constant temperature in early spring.
Moreover, people nowadays have also discovered that as long as there is darkness or gray fog, time seems to be suspended for Blue Star's original items. Even a fresh apple, as long as there is no light shining on it, will always be able to maintain this state.
When others discover this apple, it will still be quite fresh, crisp, refreshing and juicy!
“If I remember correctly, the dozen cans of canned meat found by my predecessor were found in a closed warehouse of a supermarket.”
Shen Mu took a big sip of wheat porridge. He shoveled another piece of plump braised pork into his mouth, feeling that the supplies left by his predecessor were quite abundant.
At least I didn’t just eat up all the good stuff before I cut my wrists and leave because I couldn’t think about it.
But at this moment, a new dialog box popped up on the retina in front of Shen Mu. 【bite! Temporary task detected event occurred! 】
[Task release: Clean the floor. ]
[Mission introduction: You are currently the only one living on the seventh floor of the apartment building where you are. Now that there are many more Swadian recruits, more rooms are needed to accommodate them, so you Floors and rooms need to be cleaned. 】
[Task conditions: Clean all floors and rooms during the day to make sure there are no enemies. 】
[Task reward: bread × 5; wheat field × 1 mu; recruit upgrade scroll (10 people) × 1. 】
Looking at the content on the dialog box, Shen Mu was slightly startled: "A new task has come!?"
But this time, Shen Mu's eyes lit up.
“Bread, wheat fields, and upgrade scrolls?”
Isn’t this the food that Shen Mu is short of most at the moment? Isn’t there a steady source of food, plus things that can improve the combat effectiveness of soldiers? !
For Shen Mu, this is like giving timely help!
The requirement to complete is exactly to search and clean up the seventh floor of this apartment!
Soon, the Swadia recruits gathered again.
The long-handled scythe, one-handed axe, and long wooden shield have all appeared again on the bodies of these young men who are full of desire for the future.
“Let’s go.” Shen Mu held his long sword and came to the door of the apartment.
Then open the door to the outside.
In the early morning, the still dark corridor of the apartment appeared in front of everyone with a slight putrid smell of breeze coming in.
Two Swadian recruits rushed out first with scythes, and then the remaining three recruits filed out.
"Safe." The voice of a Swadia recruit came from outside.
"Yes." Shen Mu nodded, and then walked out with the remaining 10 Swadia recruits.
The apartment building Shen Mu's predecessor was looking for had a total of seven floors.
The overall layout is mainly rectangular.
The whole thing looks like the word "日".
Before the erosion of the undead world, it should have been a low-cost apartment building with small property rights and low area for commercial offices or residences.
Shen Mu’s room is in the upper right corner of the word ‘日’.
The one in the middle was the former elevator room.
However, due to the arrival of dead spiritual rules, the physical rules that once disappeared also include electricity and electrical equipment produced by humans.
The only electricity that can take effect now may be naturally occurring lightning.
"What a pity." Shen Mu had already led a team to inspect all the corridors on the seventh floor of the apartment. He stood in the elevator looking at the closed elevator protection door. Thinking of the past human technology, he was quite sad.
"Sir, everything is normal, no abnormalities were found." The Swadia recruit next to him asked.
The Swadia recruits next to them also looked puzzled.
They had all seen zombies and skeletons last night, so they were still deeply impressed by these terrifying undead creatures.
It was just when they left the crowded apartment this morning and planned to come out to fight.
But found nothing.
I feel a little weird indeed.
"Relax, there will indeed be a chance to fight in a while." Shen Mu knew the thoughts of these young people who were eager to try and get ahead through fighting in troubled times.
Looking up at the neatly arranged apartment floors with a total of forty rooms surrounding the elevator, I pursed my lips.
After inspecting the floors, the system did not prompt that the task was completed.
So obviously.
In these forty apartment rooms, you also have to open the dusty and closed doors and go in to take a look!
"Who's over there!" A Swadia recruit standing nearby suddenly shouted angrily, alarming everyone.
Including Shen Mu.
Following the Naswadia recruit raised his scythe and pointed it at the fire escape, which is the direction of the stairs.
"Be alert!" Shen Mu said in a deep voice.
‘Whoosh! ’
Right next to him, the 15 Swadia recruits had all pointed their scythes over there.
The shimmering sickle head is extremely intimidating.
Especially when these Swadia recruits line up side by side, forming a spear phalanx, they look even more powerful.
"Relax, little brother." A surprised male voice came from the other side of the stairs.
A middle-aged man wearing chainmail and also holding a long sword raised his hand first and walked out of the stairwell.
At the same time, behind him, two skinny, hunched-over creatures with jackal heads and rusty scimitars in their hands came out together with glaring green eyes.
"Spirit world...soldier!?" This word suddenly appeared in Shen Mu's remaining mind.
(End of this chapter)